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CDLI Literary needed, ex. 002 ? (P345390)
Literary letter and letter-prayer, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary needed, ex. 002 ? |
|---|---|
| ID | P345390 |
| Museum no. | AO 06708 |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary letter and letter-prayer |
| Find spot | uncertain (mod. uncertain) |
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 | mu 5(disz)-kam-ma-ta iri-ga2 nu-me-a sag-gin7 im#-x-x | From the 5th year, when I was not my city, ... like a head |
| 2 | sag-sag3-zu musz3-me-ga2 i3-in-kur2 su-mu-ug-ga GAM-sze3 mu-un-lah5 | Your ‘head-shaking’ has turned into my face, he has carried away the slumber of the land. |
| 3 | nig2-me-gar szu-mu ba-bir-bir KA ab-ba-mu x-zu | My possessions are scattered, my ... is scattered. |
| 4 | nam-ab-ba u4-bi til-la-gin7 banda3{da} tak4-mu ama5-mu ba-bir-bir | In the midst of the sea, as if it had finished its days, my little ones were abandoned, my chambers were scattered. |
| 5 | muszen gesz-bar dab5-ba-gin7 amar-bi gud3-ta ba-ni-ib-sikil-a | Like a bird caught by a trap, its calf was purified from its nest. |
| 6 | dumu-dumu-mu bar-ta ba-bir-bir lu2 kin kin-bi la?-ba-tuku | The sons of my grandsons are scattered from the outside, the work-troops do not have |
| 7 | x-mu la-la-bi nu-mu-un-gu7-a tu{muszen}-gin7 sze mi-ni-ib-sza4 | My ... did not eat its splendor like a swallow. |
| 8 | ninda gu7-mu i-si-isz-bi ma-la2-la2 ur5-sze3 nu-te-en-te-en | (Sum) My bread that I eat, its sour cream is not sweetened (Akk) The bread which I ate, its sweet cream does not cool down |
| 9 | zi-in-BU nig2-gig-ga-mu im-ma-ab-du11 sikil du3-a-sze3 ba-an-ku4 | He spoke to me about my sins and brought me into a pure place. |
| 10 | ki-mu sag-ga2 bi2-ib2-gub-be2-en | I will stand at my head as if on my own. |
| 11 | nig2-szu-a gizzal ak-ab | “I have made a reed basket for it, |
| 12 | tug2 geme2-mu la-ba-dim2 AN SAR? im#-ma-an-mu4 a-ba inim hu-mu#-ri#-du11 | He did not make a garment for my female laborers, he made a šaru garment for me, who would say a word to you? |
| 13 | er2 a-nir-ra-zu ga2 im-ma-szir3 ga2-ra im-ma-an-dur2-nu | I weep over your anirra-laments, I sit down for you. |
| 14 | u4# nam-lu2-ulu3 la-ba-ni-ul4-la-ta u4 nam-ti nu-du10-ga KA#-mu la#-ba#-[...] | Because of the day that no man can sleep, because of the unfavorable day, my mouth cannot speak |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | e-ne-esz2 an {d}en-lil2 bi2-in#-du11#-[ga] [...] kur za3-til-la-bi!?-sze3 szu-zu-sze3 [mu-un-gar?] | When An and Enlil had spoken to him, he set the land at its end in your hands |
| 2 | zabala{ki} ki-tusz-gin7 bad3{ki} iri-mu x [...] | Zabalam, like a dwelling place, my city |
| 3 | iri lu2-ulu3?-gin7 ki-tusz na-me x-[du10] igi iri-mu-sze3 hu-mu-un-[du8] | Like a man's city, it is indeed a dwelling place ... I made it perfect for my city. |
| 4 | [...] e2-mes-lam dingir min-a-bi du11-mu-na-ab# ka-tar-zu he2-si-il-le# | ... the Emeslam temple, its two gods, speak to him, may your praise be praised |
| 5 | u3 im-ri-a-mu-ke4 za3 gi4-mu-un-na-[ab] | and Imriamu, may he say to him: |
| 6 | du11-ga-zu-ta KA hu-mu-ra-ab-du7# | May your utterance be perfect for you |
| 7 | ur5-zu nam-mah-zu inim-mu sag hu-mu-ni-us2 | May your strength and your greatness be established in my head. |
| 8 | kur su3-ra2 za3 til-la-bi u4 a-ga-sze3 nam-ba-da-ha-lam-e | The distant mountain, whose edge is finished, may it not be destroyed forever! |
| 9 | im gid2-da du3-du3#?-x iti sig4-a u4# 2(u) 8(disz)-kam | long tablet of Dudu, month: "Bricks," 28th day |
Sources & licences
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