CDLI Literary 000582, ex. 004 (P346265)
Literary letter and letter-prayer, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000582, ex. 004 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346265 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary letter and letter-prayer |
| Find spot | Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) |
| Coordinates | 30.9607, 46.1063 |
English translation
By Peterson, Jeremiah · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | When to Nintinuga, the true steward of the Ekur temple, |
| obverse 2 | the physician of the land speak, |
| obverse 3 | The lady whose performed spell sustains the many people, |
| obverse 4 | whose incantations/murmuring betters the people |
| obverse 5 | Lady of compassion who sustains a man and loves šud prayers |
| obverse 6 | Relenting, filled with pity, who listens to arazu prayers |
| obverse 7 | When you repeat to her |
| obverse 8 | You are the one who inquires after the living and the dead |
| obverse 9 | You are the great one who makes cripples viable(?) |
| obverse 10 | It is Inannakam, daughter of Enlilamah |
| obverse 11 | Your maidservant, who speaks (thusly) |
| obverse 12 | Two times (in?) my inner bedroom(?) |
| obverse 13 | (My going about making) cries of woe knows no direction |
| obverse 14 | My mistress built a house for me (and) I dwell (in it) suspiciously(?) |
| obverse 15 | My acquaintances and friends wandered away |
| obverse 16 | No one has had (reason) for inquiring (after me?) |
| obverse 17 | After (the situation) has become “full” and (then) too much |
| obverse 18 | I am profoundly distressed |
| obverse 19 | If it is amenable to(!) my lady |
| obverse 20 | She (should) raise the Asag demon that is in my body from my body |
| reverse 1 | And set my foot (back) on the “earth” of life |
| reverse 2 | I will be your maidservant |
| reverse 3 | And therefore I will be the courtyard sweeper in your temple who(?) stands before you |
| reverse 4 | After (I!?/the situation) improves, my lady, as the one who makes cripples viable |
| reverse 5 | I will invoke your name |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [{d}]nin#-tin-ug5#?-ga agrig zi e2-kur-ra | |
| 2 | a#-zu# kalam-ma-ra u3-na-a-du11 | |
| 3 | nin tu6-du11-ga-ni ug3 1(szar2) ti-le | |
| 4 | mu7-mu7#?-a-ni ug3 sa6-ge | |
| 5 | nin sza3-ne-sza4# lu2# ti#-ti# szud3#?-de3 ki ag2-ra | |
| 6 | sza3 gur-ru sza3-la sug4 a-ra-zu gesz tuku | |
| 7 | u3-na-de3-tah | |
| 8 | ti-la ug5-ga-bi en3 tar-bi za-e-me-en | |
| 9 | lu2-ku5-lu2-ku5-bi du7-du7 gal-bi-me-en | |
| 10 | {disz}{d}inanna-kam dumu-munus {d}en-lil2-a2-mah | |
| 11 | geme2-zu na-ab-be2-a | |
| 12 | ki-nu2 sza3-ba-gu10 min-ta-am3 | |
| 13 | u8#-e-a-e a-ra2-bi nu-zu-u3 | |
| 14 | nin-gu10 e2 ma-an-du3 igi# la2-bi ba-tusz-en | |
| 15 | zu-a kal-la-gu10 giri3 x ba-an-dab5-be2-esz | |
| 16 | lu2# en3 tar-re# la-ba-an-tuku | |
| 17 | im#-ma-an-si im-ma#-diri-ga-ta | |
| 18 | [zi]-gu10 al-ir#-ir | |
| 19 | tukumbi# [...] an-na-du10 | |
| 20 | [...] su gal2-la# [...]-ga2# ib2-ta-an#?-zi#? | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ki? nam-ti-la-ka giri3-gu10 he2-bi2-ib-gub-be2 | |
| 2 | u3 ga2-e geme2-zu-me-en | |
| 3 | e2-za-a kisal-luh-bi he2-me-en igi-zu-sze3 he2-gub | |
| 4 | u3#?-ba-sa6-ge nin-gu10 lu2-ku5-da du7-du7 | |
| 5 | mu#-zu ga-am3-mi-ib2-sze21 | |
Sources & licences
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