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The message of Lu-diĝira to his mother

1. lu2-kaš4-e lugal-la ḫar-ra-an-na ĝen-na
2. nibruki ga-e-gi4 inim-bi dug4-ba-ab
3. kaskal su3-ra2 i-im-du-de3-[en]
4. ama-ĝu10 {mud-am3 u3 nu-mu-ni-/ku?\-[ku]} {(1 ms. has instead:) u3 DU-da u3 ku-ku-ba}
5. {ama5-a-ni} {(1 ms. has instead:) ama5 saĝ gi4-a} ka-ĝiri3 al-gib-ba
6. lu2 du {kaskal-la} {(1 ms. has instead:) ḫar-ra-an-na} silim-ma-ĝu10 en3 {al-tar-tar-re } {(1 ms. has instead:) nu-tar-tar-re}
7. u3-na-a-dug4 silim-ma-ĝu10 šu-ni-še3 ĝar-i3
8. ama-ĝu10 ḫul2-ḫul2-la-am3 še-er-ka-an mi-ri-in-dug4-ga
9. tukum-bi ama-ĝu10 nu-e-zu ĝiškim ga-mu-ra-ab-šum2
10. mu-bi {ša-at-eš4-tar2} {(1 ms. has instead:) ši!-ma!-at-eš4-tar2} {inim-bi-ta} {(some mss. have instead:) MUNUS-bi-ta} TE E MU
11. alan muš2-a me-dim2 bar šu-ta ĝar-ra
12. diĝir sag9-ga dag-gi4-a-ka-ni
13. ud tur-ra-ni-ta nam-ma-ni tar-ra-am3
14. ne3 ni-te-am3 e2 ušbar-ra-ni si sa2 mu-un-ak
15. diĝir nin-a-ni-še3 sun5-na-še3 gub-ba
16. ki dinana-ke4 kiĝ2-kiĝ2 mu-un-zu
17. {inim lugal-la-ke4} {(1 ms. has instead:) gu3 de2 lugal} inim-bi li-bi-gu-ul-e
18. šu dim4-ma-am3 niĝ2-gur11 mu-un-šar2-šar2
19. ki 2 mi2 dug4-ga zi-šag4-ĝal2-la-am3
20. sila4 i3 dug3-ga lal3 i3-nun zal-le šag4-ga-ke4
21. ĝiškim ama-ĝu10 2-kam-ma ga-mu-ra-ab-šum2
22. ama-ĝu10 su3-ra2-aĝ2-gin7 {an-na} {(1 ms. has instead:) an-ur2-ra} lu-lim ḫur-saĝ-ĝa2
23. mul a2-gu2-zig3-ga {ud MAŠ daĝal-la-ke4} {(1 ms. has instead:) ud-ud ĝa2-ĝa2}
24. na4gug kal-la na4du8-ši-a mar-ḫa-šiki
25. gi16-sa šeš lugal ḫi-li du8-du8-a
26. {na4kišib nir2-a dutu-gin7 ḫe2-du7-a} {(1 ms. has instead:) gi16 na4gug-am3 bibra ḫe2-du7-a} {(1 ms. has instead:) X gi4 DU gug na4nir2 ḫe2-du7-a} {(1 ms. has instead:) gi16-gi16-/sa\ […]-/am3 bibra sig7\-ga-a}
27. ḫar nagga šu-gur an-ta-sur-ra
28. lagab kug-sig17 kug-babbar zalag-ga-kam
29. {[niĝ2]-zi-ĝal2 niĝ2 zi pa e3 zi bur2 ḪAR-ḪAR} {(1 ms. has instead:) ĝišpu2 E? zal-le niĝ2 zi pa-an2-pa-an2} {(1 ms. has instead:) [] /NE\ ki X []}
30. dlamma na4ĝiš-nu11-gal ki-gal na4za-gin3-na gub-ba-am3
31. {dim3-ma zu2 til-la} {(2 mss. have instead:) dim3-ma til3-la} {ḫi-li šu ĝiri3 gur3-ru-a} {(1 ms. has instead:) ul MAŠ niĝ2 ur2-re} {(1 ms. has instead:) ul (ul-63;u2-u2) gur3-ra}
32. ĝiškim ama-ĝu10 3-kam-ma ga-mu-ra-ab-šum2
33. ama-ĝu10 šeĝ14 {an-na} {(1 ms. has instead:) ud a2-ba} a numun saĝ-ĝa2-ke4
34. buru14 ḫe2-nun {še gu-nu mu2-a} {(1 ms. has instead:) še! ba-til-la gu-nu dirig} {(1 ms. has instead:) guru5-gu2 X an-na} {(1 ms. has instead:) bu-lu-ug ba-til gu2 []}
35. ĝiškiri6 {me-a} {(1 ms. has instead:) la-la} {i-si-iš la2-la2-e} {(1 ms. has instead:) asil-la2 si-a}
36. ĝišu3-suḫ5 a de2-a {ĝišli} {(1 ms. has instead:) ĝišše u3-suḫ5} šu tag-ga
37. gurun zag-mu-a {niĝ2-tu-ḫu-um} {(1 ms. has instead:) u2-ĝiškiri6} nesaĝ-ĝa2
38. pa5-šita3 mu2-sar-re a ḫi-li-a de6-a
39. zu2-lum dilmun-na ku7-ku7 zu2-lum saĝ kiĝ2-kiĝ2-e
40. ĝiškim ama-ĝu10 4-kam-ma ga-mu-ra-ab-šum2
41. ama-ĝu10 ezen sizkur2-re asil-la2 si-a
42. {sizkur2} {(1 ms. has instead:) ezen} a2-ki-tum igi du8-de3 ḫuš-a
43. {lu-lu-gu-na} {(1 ms. has instead:) lu-li-gu2-na} {(1 ms. has instead:) lu-/lu-bu\-na} {dumu} {(1 ms. has instead:) dumu-munus} lugal-la i-lu ḫe2-ĝal2-la-kam
44. ki-e-ne-di ḫul2-ḫul2-le ĝar-ra
{
(1 ms. adds 1 line:)
44A. [] gurun ḫe2-/ĝal2\ []
}
45. ki 2 šag4 ki 2 la-la nu-gi4-gi4-da
46. inim de6-a lu2-nam-ra {ama-ni-še3} {(1 ms. has instead:) giri17-zal-še3} gur-ra-am3
47. ĝiškim ama-ĝu10 5-kam-ma ga-mu-ra-ab-šum2
48. ama-ĝu10 ĝišĝišnimbar ir-si-im dug3-dug3-ga
49. gigir šim-li ĝišmar-šum ĝištaškarin
50. {tug2 sag9-/ga\} {(1 ms. has instead:) ŠE3 UD dug3-ga} i3 gu-la ak-a
51. ga-ra-an ḫe2-me-du {gu2 me-er-me-er-re-da} {(1 ms. has instead:) gu2 me-er-me-re-de3 du7}
52. {(1 ms. adds:) ama-ĝu10} dugšaĝan nunuz ga-nu11mušen i3 {saĝ} {(1 ms. has instead:) šim} {šag4-bi dirig} {(1 ms. has instead:) šag4 bi2-si}
{
(1 ms. adds 2 lines:)
52A. munus sag9-ga dlamma tuku-a mu-X []
52B. munus da-ru-ru arḫuš mu-ra-an-šum2 [] u3-tud []
}
{
53. ĝiškim a-ra-dug4-ga-ĝu10 igi dalla-bi gub-za
54. mlu2-diĝir-ra dumu ki 2-zu silim-ma e-ne-ra dug4-na
}
{
(instead of lines 53-54, 1 ms. has:)
A. /ĝiškim\ [a-ra-dug4]-/ga\-ĝu10 ulutim2 an-šum2
B. munus sag9!-sag9! dlamma-dlamma tuku-am3 e-ne-am3! ama-ĝu10
C. ĝeštug ĝal2-la še-en ḫul2!-le-eš DU-mu-un?
D. mlu2-diĝir-ra dumu ki 2-ĝa2-zu /silim?-ma?\ [] SUM? GI4
E. [(…)] /e\-ne-ra /dug4\-[…]
F. X X /NE?\ ga-mu-šum2 X []
}

Print sources

Çıǧ and Kramer 1976: score transliteration, handcopy, commentary, translation

Cooper 1971: composite text, commentary, translation (ll. 21-39)

Nougayrol 1968: commentary, score transliteration, translation, handcopy (310-319, 443-44, a late trilingual version)

Electronic sources

Krecher 1996a: composite text, translation

Cuneiform sources

Ni 2759 (Belleten 40 between pp. 416-417)

CBS 1554 (JNES 23 6)

AO 6330 (TRS 39)

LB 2112 (TCLB II 5)

BM 17117 (CT 42 46)


Revision history

26.v.2000: GZ, editor: standardisation
30.ix.2000: JAB, editor: proofreading
04.x.2000: GC, editor: SGML tagging
13.x.2000: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
13.x.2000: ER, editor: web publication
01.vi.2003: GC/JE, editor/technical developer: XML/TEI conversion
30.iii.2005: GC/JE, senior editor/technical developer: lemmatised version published

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