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Letter from Aba-taḫ-lugalĝa to his brothers

Sumerian literature (ETCSL) · 3 - Literary letters and letter-prayers · 13 sections

1. 1

   šeš-ĝu10-ne u3-na-dug4

   Say to my brothers what Aba-taḫ-lugalĝa says:

2. 2

   {m}{d}a-ba4-taḫ-lugal-ĝa2-ke4 na-ab-be2-a

3. 3

   al-su3-ud kaskal i-im-re7-de3-en

   We are to go on journeys that are long and now the just king, our king, draws near (?). Journey is to be added to journey after journey. I shall not be able to look after our mother. Take great care that the sun does not set over our neighbourhood before you have …… one litre of salt, one litre of mustard (?) , …… from the hand, and one …… garment for travellers. Our journeys will be long. It is urgent.

4. 4

   u3 lugal gen6-na lugal-me ⌈?⌉ ba-an-⌈us2⌉

5. 5

   kaskal-kaskal-e kaskal ba-an-taḫ

6. 6

   ama-me en3 li-bi2-in-tar-re-de3-en

7. 7

   dag-gi4-me ud ⌈na⌉-an-šu2-uš-a lul-aš

8. 8

   1(DIŠ) sila3 mun 1(DIŠ) sila3 gazi

9. 8A

   [X] UŠ šu-ta e-[…]

10. 9

    1(DIŠ) šag4-ga-du3{tug2}

11. 10

    lu2 du ḫu-mu-⌈?⌉-[X]

12. 11

    kaskal-me al-su3-ud

13. 12

    a-ma-ru-kam

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