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CDLI Literary 000584, ex. 001 (P356232)
Literary letter and letter-prayer, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000584, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P356232 |
| Museum no. | Penn — |
| Collection | Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 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 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) |
|---|---|---|
| tablet | ||
| 1 | [lu2-tur igi-zu-sze3 al-durun]-u3-nam | Young man, you are standing before you. |
| 2 | [e2-dub-ba-a-ta na]-ab#-ta-e3 | did not bring out from the scribal school |
| 3 | [na-an-ga-ma lu2] na#-me | “Do not be negligent, no one should be negligent! |
| 4 | [lul i-ri-ib]-sa6-ge | falsely he makes good |
| 5 | [ugu ad-da-na]-sze3 | against his father |
| 6 | [ga-am3-gen] a-ra-ab-be2-en-ma | I am going, I will speak to you |
| 7 | [en-na geszkim ge26-e] u3# za-e [KA i3-bal-en]-da-na! | As long as I am the one who enforces the contract, but you will not violate the contract |
| 8 | [lu2 mu-e-szi-in]-gi4-gi4-ma | a person who you have sent back |
| 9 | [lu2-tur szu nam-bi2]-bar#-re | Do not let a child be handed over |
| 10 | [silim-ma bi2]-tuku | he had peace |
| 11 | [a-ma-ru]-kam | It is an amaru |
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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