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CDLI Literary 000574, ex. 009 & 000575, ex. 015 (P345097)
Literary letter and letter-prayer, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000574, ex. 009 & 000575, ex. 015 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345097 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ni 02376 |
| 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)
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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 | i-si-isz sila nibru{ki}-ka mu-KA-e-en | In the street of Nippur you ... |
| 2 | iri kur2 iri-ga2 mu-da-an-kur9 lu2 en3 tar-re la-ba-tuku | The enemy city turned into my city, no one inquired after it. |
| 3 | e2 kur2 e2-ga2 mu-da-an-kur9 ugu-ga2-asz ba-ab-dun | He turned the hostile house into my house, he dug it for me. |
| 4 | iri-ga2 sag-gin7 u4 la-ba-ni-DU siki sag mu-x ba-la2 | In my city like a headless storm ... hair ... |
| 5 | gu5-li du10#-sa ki-a kal-la-mu | My good gula priest on earth |
| 6 | lu2 dili gu7-u3-gin7 igi tur mu-gid2-i-esz | Like one who eats alone, they look at him with a small eye. |
| 7 | ama! ugu-mu u4-sakar ubur-ra-bi | The mother who bore me, whose breast-bone is a sakar-demon |
| 8 | du10-ge-esz x-x x-x TU-mu-ta ba-an-kar | Good ... he took away from ... |
| 9 | a-a-mu sza3 ur2-bi-ta mu-un-gur3-a ki-ta ba-an-gar-re-en | My father, when he returned from its roots, he placed me on the ground. |
| 10 | nin arhusz!-a-mu e2-bi x-x igi nu!-mu-un-szi-in-bar-re | My mistress, my heart’s desire does not look at the house |
| 11 | gisz hul# x nu-x lu2# na-ma!-szi-hul2-e | The evil tree does not ..., no one should rejoice |
| 12 | gibil-gibil-me-x {gisz}isimu2{sar!} nu-tuku-me-en ur5-re nam-ba-tum2 | I am a newcomer, I am one who does not have a date palm(?), it will not be brought to an end(?) |
| 13 | lugal-mu en3-mu he2-tar-re ki-ur3-mu-sze3 he2-em-mi-ib-gi4-gi4 | May my king inquire after me, may he return to my place. |
| 14 | lugal {d}utu-gin7 sza3-ab kalam zalag-ga-x | Like king Utu, the heart of the bright land |
| 15 | u3-na-du11 | said to him: |
Sources & licences
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