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Literary letters and letter-prayers

The objective here is to provide links to the CDLI catalogue sources for the literary works given by ETCSL. The notes also tie the etcsl catalogue numbers to the corresponding Q-catalogue numbers (used in CDLI as composite id's). In principle, the etcsl web-pages list the cuneiform sources for each of the literary works considered. However, in practice, there are sometimes difficulties in relating the sources listed by etcsl to those in the CDLI catalogue and so notes are included considering some of these difficulties. Peterson's study of sumerian literary fragments (BPOA 9) post-dates ETCSL and adds a lot of new information.

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etcsl 3.1.01 = Q000539: Letter from Aradĝu to Šulgi about Apillaša

UET 6/2, 174 is now joined to UET 6/3,557. BM 54327 is joined to BM 82993. UCLM 9-1815 is listed in CDLI as HMA 9-01815. Peterson adds N 6672. Attinger on-line adds MS 2199/1 & MS 3275.

etcsl 3.1.02 = Q000540: Letter from Šulgi to Aradĝu about Apillaša

BM 54327 is joined to BM 82993. UCLM 9-1820 is listed in CDLI as HMA 9-01820.

etcsl 3.1.03 = Q000541: Letter from Aradĝu to Šulgi about irrigation work

There is some confusion with the numbering of the Penn. N 1210-27 fragments; Gerardi OPBF 8, 238, draws a distinction between N 1210-27 Inanna B and N 1212a + N 1218a which is correspondence; the photo of CBS 7787 includes a fragment numbered N 1210-27a. It seems likely that this represents many small fragments, probably including N 1212a + N 1218a (listed on etcsl 3.1.11). N 1210-27a is also included on etcsl 3.1.20.

etcsl 3.1.04 = Q000542: Letter from Aradĝu to Šulgi about the country

etcsl 3.1.05 = Q000543: Letter from Aradĝu to Šulgi about Aba-indasa's missing troops

etcsl 3.1.06 = Q000544: Letter from Aradĝu to Šulgi about the fortress Igi-ḫursaĝa

etcsl 3.1.06.1 = Q000545: Letter from Šulgi to Aradĝu about Aba-indasa's letter

etcsl 3.1.07 = Q000546: Letter from Puzur-Šulgi to Šulgi about the advance of the enemy

etcsl 3.1.08 = Q000547: Letter from Šulgi to Puzur-Šulgi about the fortress Igi-ḫursaĝa

etcsl 3.1.10 = Q000548: Letter from Šulgi to Puzur-Šulgi about waterways

etcsl 3.1.11 = Q000549: Letter from Aradĝu (?) to Šulgi about bandits and Apillaša

For N 1212a+ see the discussion under 3.1.03 above.

etcsl 3.1.11.1 = Q000550: Letter from Ur-DUN to Šulgi about Apillaša

etcsl 3.1.13.1 = Q000553: Letter from Šulgi (?) to Aradĝu about troops

etcsl 3.1.13.2 = Q000554: Letter from Šulgi to Išbi-Erra about the purchase of grain

etcsl 3.1.15 = Q000555: Letter from Šarrum-bāni to Šu-Suen about keeping the Martu at bay

etcsl 3.1.16 = Q000556: Letter from Šu-Suen to Šarrum-bāni about digging a trench

etcsl 3.1.17 = Q000557: Letter from Išbi-Erra to Ibbi-Suen about the purchase of grain

etcsl 3.1.18 = Q000558: Letter from Ibbi-Suen to Išbi-Erra about his bad conduct

etcsl 3.1.19 = Q000559: Letter from Puzur-Šulgi to Ibbi-Suen about Išbi-Erra's claim on Isin

In CDLI: CBS 6987 (+) N 3603 (+) N 4154; CBS 6987 now includes CBS 7663. UET 6 *264 = UET 6/3, 558. CDLI also includes Ist Ni 9463. Peterson adds N 6551.

etcsl 3.1.20 = Q000560: Letter from Ibbi-Suen to Puzur-Šulgi hoping for Išbi-Erra's downfall

In CDLI, CBS 14230 + N 2964 + N 3003. For the discussion of N 1210-27 see the discussion under etcsl 3.1.03 above.

etcsl 3.1.21 = Q000561: Letter from Aba-indasa to Šulgi about his neglect

In CDLI, N 3210+ now joined to N 3310, N 3431 and N 7134. In CDLI N 3301 now joined to CBS 15091+. Peterson adds CBS 10069.

etcsl 3.2.01 = Q000562: Letter from Sîn-illat to Iddin-Dagan about confronting the Martu

Comments for N 3210+ as above. In CDLI, CBS 2231 + UM 29-15-384.

etcsl 3.2.02 = Q000563: Letter from Iddin-Dagan to Sîn-illat about the troops

Comments for N 3210+ & CBS 2231 as above.

etcsl 3.2.03 = Q000564: Letter from Nanna-ki-aĝ to Lipit-Eštar about Gungunum's troops

Comments for N 3210+ & CBS 2231 as above. CDLI also includes UET 6/3, 564. Peterson adds N 7442+.

etcsl 3.2.04 = Q000565: Letter from Lipit-Eštar to Nanna-ki-aĝ about driving away the enemy

Comment for N 3210+ as above. Peterson adds CBS 7132.

etcsl 3.2.05 = Q000566: Letter from Sîn-iddinam to the god Utu

In the CDLI photo, CBS 7072a is joined to N 3147.

etcsl 3.3.01 = Q000573: Letter from Ur-saga to a king fearing the loss of his father's household

The tablet given in etcsl as Edin 09-405-32 is given in CDLI as NMS A.1909.405.32. UET 6 *149 = UET 6/3, 560. Comment for N 3210+ as above. Peterson adds N 6394.

etcsl 3.3.02 = Q000574: Letter from Lugal-nesaĝe to a king radiant as the moon

In etcsl, Ni 9701 is the same tablet that is quoted elsewhere in etcsl as N 3210+ (although N 3210 is omitted on the occasion). Ni 13225 is given in CDLI as Ni 2269 + Ni 2796 + Ni 4499 + Ni 13225.

etcsl 3.3.03 = Q000575: Letter from Lugal-nesaĝe to a king radiant as the sun

In CDLI, CBS 2206 + UM 29-15-341. In etcsl, it should be UM 29-13-20 + UM 29-13-24 (not 29).

etcsl 3.3.04 = Q000576: Letter from Ur-Enlila to a governor and temple administrator

etcsl 3.3.05 = Q000577: Letter from a governor and temple administrator to a king

etcsl 3.3.06 = Q000578: Letter from Aba-taḫ-lugalĝa to his brothers

etcsl 3.3.07 = Q000579: Letter from Ugubi to his mother

In etcsl, CBS 13895 should be CBS 13985.

etcsl 3.3.08 = Q000580: Letter from Šamaš-ṭāb to Ilak-ni’id

Peterson adds 3N-T905,218.

etcsl 3.3.09 = Q000581: Letter from Lugal-nesaĝe to Enlil-massu

In CDLI, CBS 13307 is described as a MB administrative ledger, temple record. Peterson adds CBS 10334.

etcsl 3.3.10 = Q000582: Letter from Inanaka to the goddess Nintinuga