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CDLI Literary 000580, ex. 004 (P343802)
Literary letter and letter-prayer, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000580, ex. 004 |
|---|---|
| ID | P343802 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ni 09533 |
| 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 | sza3 ni-qum{ki}-ma-sze3 a#-ne?-[sze-am3] iti-u4 da 3(esz5)-kam-ma-bi | to the interior of Niqum - why? It is the third month. |
| 2 | a2 ag2-ga2-zu na-ma-tum3 | You should not bring your command. |
| 3 | bar-za en3 bi2-in-tar# giri3-zu si ba-ab-sa2 | He inquired after your body, and your feet were straight |
| 4 | 2(min) ansze-gisz-am3 ku3-bi 4(limmu5) gin2 | 2 donkeys, its silver: 4 thousand shekels; |
| 5 | 1(disz) sza3-ga-du3 gada kug-bi masz gin2 | 1 ša-ga-du-garment, its silver linen, with a shekel of silver, |
| 6 | a2# {gisz#}ma2-[zu 1(disz) gin2] | labor of the boat: 1 shekel |
| 7 | nig2#-[sa10-ma ku3 1(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na-kam nagga-a gi4-ma-ni-ib] | the purchase price of 1 2/3 minas of lead, return it to me! |
| 8 | {na4}[du8-szi-a {na4}nir7-igi {na4}nir7-musz-gir2] | Dušia, nirigi-stone, nikiptu-stone |
| 9 | gesztug2-[zu he2]-en-gal2# | may he have wisdom |
| 10 | ku3 didli-zu sag#-bi ha-ra-ab-dab5 im#-ma# hu#-mu-ra-ab-tag | May your numerous silver be seized for you, may it be deposited for you |
| 11 | u4-da-ta a2 ag2-ga2-zu he2-em-tum3 | Since daybreak, may your command be carried off. |
| 12 | [a]-ma-ru-kam | It is an amaru |
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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