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Letter from Ugubi to his mother

Sumerian literature (ETCSL) · 3 - Literary letters and letter-prayers · 11 sections

1. 1

   lu2 di du lu2 di ⌈du⌉ ama-ĝu10-ra

   Traveller, traveller, say to my mother what Ugubi says:

2. 2

   u3-na-dug4

3. 3

   uguugu4-bi {m}uguugu4-bi na-ab-be2-a

4. 4

   urim2{ki} iri giri17-zal {d}nanna-kam

   Urim is the joyful city of Nanna. But I sit behind the door of the chief musician's house in Eridug, the abundant city of Enki. Longing consumes me. I don't want to die because the bread is never fresh and the beer is never fresh. Send a messenger to me at once. It is urgent.

5. 5

   eridug{ki} iri ḫe2-ĝal2 {d}en-ki-ka3-ka

6. 6

   ĝe26-e eĝer {ĝiš}ig e2 nar-gal-ka al-tuš-en

7. 7

   igi-tum3 la2 mu-gu7-en

8. 8

   nam-ba-da-ug7-en

9. 9

   ninda ba-ra-gibil-la2 kaš ba-ra-gibil-la2

10. 10

    lu2 du kaskal-e šu taka4-ma-ab

11. 11

    a-ma-ru-kam

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