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CDLI Literary 000581, ex. 001 (P345119)
Literary letter and letter-prayer, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000581, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345119 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ni 02271 |
| 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 | [{disz}{d}en-lil2-mas-su] dimma ad gi4 sa6 [ka] lal3# inim gun3-gun3-nu-ra u3-na-a-du11 | Enlil-massu spoke to him with a good ear, a mouth full of honey and speckled words |
| 2 | [dumu] dingir#-ra-ni-ir gub!-ba a-a ama-ni x x-ra u3-na-de3-tah | The one who stands before his god, father and mother, ... for him |
| 3 | {d}alad {d}lamma dingir kal-la-mu ulutim2 alan zil2-zil2-i | Alad, the protective spirit of the precious gods, a statue of radiance |
| 4 | me-te nam-dub-sar | suitable for the scribal art |
| 5 | he2-du7 e2-gal-la | the perfect one of the palace, |
| 6 | ur-sag sza3 zalag-de3 a2 ag2-ga2 ki-bi gar3 | Hero, to brighten the heart, whose command is established. |
| 7 | sza3 lugal-a-ni du10-du10-ge-ra u3-na-de3-pesz | and make his king's heart happy. |
| 8 | {disz}lugal-nesag-e nu#-esz3# {d}en-lil2-la2 lu2 zu2 bir9 lugal-la | Lugal-nesage, the nu’eš priest of Enlil, the man who the royal tooth |
| 9 | dumu {d}en-lil2-al-sa6 um-mi-a nibru{ki}-a-ke4 | son of Enlil-alsa, the mother of Nippur |
| 10 | ad-da-zu na-ab-be2-a | Your father should not say: |
| 11 | u4 tak4-en-na-zu ba-hu-hu-bu-usz-en | (Sum) When you make the storm pass by (Akk) When your storm passes by |
| 12 | sza3-mu mu-da-szub | my heart abandoned me. |
| 13 | enmen2 szagar-mu ba-tur | Enmen’s Šagarmu has been reduced. |
| 14 | nam-zu ib2-gu7-en [i-si-isz-zu ib2-si-ge-en] | (Sum) You eat your fate, (Akk) You make your fate favorable |
Sources & licences
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