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CDLI Literary needed, ex. 001 ? (P345645)
Literary letter and letter-prayer, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary needed, ex. 001 ? |
|---|---|
| ID | P345645 |
| Museum no. | HS 1522 |
| Collection | Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany |
| 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 Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
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) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | {m}diŋir-ma-an-šum₂ a ri-a umuš sag₉-ga {d}lamma lu₂ mu-un-[...] diŋir-ra-ni in-na-an-ŋar-ra-ar u₃-na-a-dug₄ | Bīr-manšum, the one who ... good advice, the protective spirit of the man ... his dīri-demon he shall release and he will be satisfied. |
| 2 | lu₂ sun₅-na šudu₃ umun₂ ak inim bala-a-bi gi-na | The humble man, the šudu-priest who does the words of his reign faithfully |
| 3 | inim sag₉-sag₉-ge ka-inim-ma-še₃ ŋal₂-la keš₂-da-na di-di-bi dug₄-am₃ | In order to make good words, in order to carry out his utterances, it is a good thing |
| 4 | ŋeštug₂ daŋal šag₄ gur₄(GIŠ-)ta e₃-a di-da bi₂-ib-dug₄ igi-ni zalag₂-ga | He was able to make his bright face shine like the light of the storm that came forth from the deep. |
| 5 | saŋ keš₂ tuku ki-gub-ba-ni-še₃ ud kukku₅-ga-še₃ muš₃ nu-tum₂-mu-a | The one who trusts in his standing place, the one who does not fear the storm |
| 6 | lu₂ diŋir-diŋir tuku-a im-ri-a daŋal-la-na nam zid-bi tar-ra | (Sum) The one of the ziggurat, who has a righteous fate, whose fate is determined by the river(?) (Akk) The man of the diŋirdibir-demon, who possesses a wronged fate, who determines its fate |
| 7 | u₃-na-a-de₃-tah | he shall take away. |
| 8 | {m}gu₃-de₂-a-{d}en-lil₂-la₂ dub-sar dumu lu₂-diŋir-ra bisaŋ-dub-ba {d}en-lil₂-la₂-ke₄ gi₄-me-a-aš-zu na-ab-be₂-a | Gudea-Enlila the scribe son of Lu-dibira, the archivist of Enlil, may he say to you “Ask me!" |
| 9 | ga-ra-ab-dug₄-dug₄ ki-us₂ libir-ra lu₂ igištu-me-ne i₃-re₇-eš-a | I want to utter an arabdug prayer to you. The old kiŋuš priests who go before you |
| 10 | ki-gub nam-ša₃-tam-ma-ta arad i₃-sug₂-ge-eš ni₂-te-a-ne-ne mu-un-[...] | From the place where fates are decided, the servants who stand by themselves ... |
| 11 | ud-da nesaŋ-bi-a lu₂ diš-e ŋiri₃-ni ba-da-ze₂-er | On the day of the nesa offering, the man ... his sheepfold. |
| 12 | ki-ma-an-ze₂-er-ba sahar-⸢ra⸣ [x-x-x]-x-x-x im-e₁₁-de₃-de₃ la-ba-na-šum₂-[mu-uš] | In order to bring out the sahar-eraba drum, he did not bring it to him. |
| 13 | inim e₂-gal-la sa₂ he₂-en-na-ab-be₂ nam-la₂-bi mu-ni-ib₂-duh-u₃-ne [...] | May he say to him a good word about the palace, and they will make him requite himself |
| 14 | lu₂-u₃ lu₂-ra nam-a₂-tah in-ak-e niŋ₂-zid niŋ₂-gi-na inim ab-bala | (Sum) The one who smite(?) a man, the one who has smote a woman (Akk) The man who ensnares a person, he has spoken a word of slander |
| 15 | [x]-⸢ta⸣-am₃ nam-til šag₄ bi₂-in-si-eš nam-lu₂-ulu₃ in-ak-eš | ... he made the life of the land complete and made mankind flourish |
| 16 | [ki]-⸢us₂⸣ suhuš gi-na in-tuku-uš-am₃ mu nam-⸢ne⸣-x-[...] | The foundation of the scepter is firm, the name of ... |
| 17 | [...]-še₃ eren₂ eren₂-da la₂ en-na lu₂-⸢u₃⸣ [...] | ... the army with the army, until Lu-eu-e23 |
| 18 | [...] i₃-sug₂-ge-en-de₃-⸢en⸣ [...] | ... we stand ... |
| 19 | [...]-x-me-ra šu kara₂ ba-[...] | ... hand at the quay |
| 20 | [...]-x ⸢mu⸣-[...] | ... emu-e- |
| r | ||
| 2' | [...] x-a u₃-bi₂-[...] | ... ... |
| 3' | inim a-ra-ab-be₂-a-aš x [...] | I will speak to you |
| 4' | nin-ŋu₁₀ nin lu₂-u₃-ne PI-[...]-x-ra x [...] | Lady, lady of men ... |
| 5' | lu₂ en₃ tar-ra nu-un-tuku x-[...]-x bi₂-in-[...] | The one who does not have a enquire, ... |
| 6' | iti ezem siskur₂ lugal-⸢la-kam⸣ [x]-x ⸢igi-na AN⸣ ba-ab-la₂-[...] | It is the month of the festival of the siskur offering of Lugal-ela |
| 7' | mu-ni he₂-ni-pad₃ šag₄-ga hul-hul-lu-de₃ nam-ba-e-⸢šum₂-mu⸣ | May he šurp his name. In order to destroy the land, do not return it! |
| 8' | nam-zu nu-e-ŋar bar-ra-zu an-na-gig-ga-a ŋiri₃-ni na-ab-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | Your fate is not decreed, your liver is not affected by ana-gig. |
| 9' | igi {d}nin-urta-ke₄ šudu₃ ha-ra-ab-ša₄-ša₄ u₃ ŋa₂-e ; ud da-ri₂-še₃ tam-ma-zu he₂-me-en | In the presence of Ninurta may sheep be grazed for you, and may you be the judge forever! |
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
- Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)
- electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich · MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified · electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich, https://www.ebl.lmu.de/ ; Zenodo dataset (MIT)
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