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CDLI Literary 000573, ex. 008 (P349118)
Literary letter and letter-prayer, Old Babylonian, Uruk · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000573, ex. 008 |
|---|---|
| ID | P349118 |
| Museum no. | VAT 21575 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary letter and letter-prayer |
| Find spot | Uruk (mod. Warka) |
| Coordinates | 31.3234, 45.6395 |
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 | lugal gu4 igi gun3 su6 {na4}za-gin3 la2-mu-ur2# | King, bull with speckled eyes, adorned with lapis lazuli |
| 2 | u3-na-du11 | said to him: |
| 3 | alan ku3-sig17 u4 du10-ga tu-da | a gold statue born on a good day |
| 4 | ab2-za-za amasz ku3-ga# bulug3-ga2 sza3 ku3 {d}inanna#-ka pa3-da | The cows that are gathered in the holy sheepfold, chosen by the holy heart of Inanna |
| 5 | en nir-gal2 {d}inanna-mu#-ur2 u3#-ne?-de3?-dah | Lord, authoritative one of Inanna, you are to be praised(?) |
| 6 | za#-e dim2-ma#-zu# dumu# an-na-me-en# | You are the son of An |
| 7 | du11#-ga-zu inim# dingir-ra-gin7 ur5 nu-gi4-gi4-de3 | Your command, like a word of a god, cannot be reversed |
| 8 | inim#-zu im# an-ta# szeg3-ga2-gin7# szid nu-du12-du12 | Your word, like a rainstorm blowing from the sky, cannot be sung(?) |
| 9 | {disz}ur-sa6-ga ARAD2#-zu na-ab#-be2#-a | Ursaga, do not speak to your servant |
| 10 | lugal-mu bar-ga2 en3 li-bi2#-in-tar dumu uri2-ma-me-en | My king inquired after me: I am a citizen of Ur |
| 11 | tukum#-bi lugal-ga2 an-na#-kam | If my king is of An |
| 12 | e2 ad-da-ga2 lu2 nam#-ba-an-tum3 | No one should take away my father’s house |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ki-ur3 e2 ad-da-ga2# lu2 nam#-mu-da-an-kar#-re# | The Kiʾur, my father’s house, no one should take it away |
| 2 | lugal-mu he2#-en-zu | may my king know |
| 3 | ($ blank space $) im# le#-x-in-i3-li2# dumu? x x | Tablet of ...-in-ili, son of |
| 4 | ($ blank space $) szid#-bi# 1(u) 3(disz) | its work: 13 |
| 5 | ($ blank space $) u4# 2(u)# [n-kam] | 20th day |
Sources & licences
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