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CDLI Literary 000566, ex. 002 (P345400)
Literary letter and letter-prayer, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000566, ex. 002 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345400 |
| Museum no. | AO 06718 |
| 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)
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 | lu2-su dingir-ra-ni nu-gig lukur il2-la# nu-mu-un-zu-a | His personal god is a mistress, a nadītu who does not know raising a son |
| 2 | erin2-a-ni u2-gin7 lu-lu#-am3 numun-bi dagal-la | His troops are numerous as if they were plants, their seed wide |
| 3 | za-lam-gar ti-la ki dingir-re-e-ne-ke4 nu-mu-un-zu-a | The one who does not know the life of the place of the gods, |
| 4 | u2-am-gin7-nam u5 zi3 siskur2 il2-la nu-mu-un-zu-a | As if it were grass, he did not know how to raise oil and flour. |
| 5 | nam-tar hul-gal2 a2-sag3 nig2-gig-ga nu-mu-na-te | The evil fate, the asag-demon, the evil-doer did not approach him. |
| 6 | lu2 MU-AN-SAL-LA#-bi nig2-gig-ga i3-gu7#-e ugnim-bi silim-ma | The enemy will eat evil, its army will be well |
| 7 | mu-ia2-kam#-ma-ta iri{ki#}-ga2 szen-szen-na la-ba-du8 nam-usz2-a a2-bi nu-ga2-ga2 | From the year “My city was not destroyed in battle, it was not put to death. |
| 8 | eden-na ur-mah-e ad6 gu7!-e nu-mu-ni-il2-la2 | In the steppe the lion does not raise a lion's carcass(?) |
| 9 | dingir# KA# sa6#-sa6#-de3#? nu-mu#-un#-zu#-a# ga2#-e# im#-ma-da#-kesz2 | The god who does not know how to beautify the mouth has bound me |
| 10 | [dingir] gal#-gal-e-ne siskur2 u4-szu2-usz-e al-gub KA sa6-sa6-ge-mu mah# | The great gods set out daily a siskur offering. |
| reverse | ||
| 11 | [szul {d}utu nam-bi]-sze3# iri{ki}-zu larsa{ki} [igi zi] bar#-mu#-un#-szi-ib | Youth Utu, look faithfully upon your city Larsa |
| 12 | [a iri-zu] du11#-ga-ab | Say "Alas, your city!" |
| 13 | [a esz3? x x] du11-ga-ab | Speak to the water of the shrine ... |
| 14 | [arhusz su3 larsa]{ki#}-[ma szu te]-ba#-ab | Exalted one of Larsa, you are the one who holds your hand. |
| 15 | [nig2-gig]-ga# ak-bi en3 tar-bi | The evil that he has done, his inquiries |
| 16 | [iri] larsa#{ki}-ma e3-i3-ib | the city of Larsa went out |
| 17 | [x] nig2-gig-ga sza3-bi zi-ab?-ta | ... evil, from within it rises |
| 18 | [x husz-a sza3 larsa{ki}-ma-ka szu x] | the furious ... of Larsa |
| 19 | [un] tak4-a szu nam-usz2-ta ba-e#-szub#-bu-de3 | The one who has sinned, you fall from the hand of death |
| 20 | he2-til-le-esz numun-bi he2-mah | may they finish it, may their seed be great. |
| 21 | lu2#? tak4-a-ba [ka-tar]-zu# he2#-si-il-le | May your praise be praised by the one who has left |
| 22 | u3 ga2-e# ni2#-te#-ga2# nam-ti szum2-mu-na-ab | And I myself, give life to him |
| 23 | zi su3-ud gal2# nig2#-ba-esz2# ba-mu-na-ab | Give him a long life and a gift |
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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