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CDLI Literary 000564, ex. 001 (P343401)
Literary letter and letter-prayer, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000564, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P343401 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ni 01281 + Ist Ni 09708 |
| Collection | Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary letter and letter-prayer |
| Find spot | Nippur (mod. Nuffar) |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | lugal-[ga2] u3-na-du11 | he spoke to my king |
| 2 | {disz}{d}nanna-ki-ag2 ra-bi-si2-ka3-tum-[ma] | Nanna-kīag, the chief surveyor |
| 3 | arad-zu na-ab-be2-[a] | “Do not speak to your servant |
| 4 | e2-danna#[{ki} lugal-mu ba-an-da-bala] | my master overturned the E-Nanna |
| 5 | sza3 e2-danna{ki}-[sze3 6(disz) me-at] ugnim gu-un-[gu-nu-um] | to the E-Nanna: 600 troops of Gungunum |
| 6 | {disz}at-ta2-ma-an-nu-um ba#-[ni-in-ku4] | Abattamnum entered |
| 7 | ugnim-bi iri-sag#-[an-na libir-ra-sze3] ku4-ku4-de3 la-ba-[szum2] | To bring its army to Irisaĝanna of the old he did not give. |
| 8 | iri [ki?] gibil-am3 al-dur2-ru-[ne-esz] | They were dwelling in a new city |
| 9 | ugnim-bi gu2 i7-[amar-{d}suen-ka-ta] | its army from the bank of the Amar-Suen canal |
| 10 | [szeg12 du3]-u3-de3 du-[un-nu-um{ki} ak-de3] | to build the brickwork of Dunnum |
| 11 | [u3 i7 ba]-al-[e-de3 ba-gen] | and he went to the canal that had been dug. |
| 12 | [szeg12 ba-du3-e X du-un-nu-um ba-ak-e u3 i7 al-ba-al-e] | He built bricks, he built a fortress, and he dug a canal. |
| 13 | [lugal-mu] nam#-ba-e#-sze-ba-e-ne | my king, do not send him. |
| 14 | a#-ma#-ru#-kam | It is an amaru |
| 15 | lugal gu4 igi gun3 sum4 za-gin3 la2-a-mu-ur2 u3-na-du11 | The king, the bull with a speckled face and a lapis beard, spoke to him: |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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