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CDLI Literary 000581, ex. 007 (P356322)
Literary letter and letter-prayer, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000581, ex. 007 |
|---|---|
| ID | P356322 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [{disz}]{d}en-lil2-mas-[su dimma ad gi4 sa6 ka lal3] inim [gun3-gun3-ra] | Enlil-massu, a god with a beautiful face, whose mouth is full of honey and full of words |
| 2 | u3-na-[a-du11] | said to him |
| 3 | dumu dingir-ra-[ni-ir gub-ba] a-a [ama-ni ni2 te-ge26-ra] | the son of his god, stationed, father, his mother, fearing |
| 4 | u3-na-[de3-tah] | he shall remove. |
| 5 | {d}alad [{d}lamma] dingir kal-la-mu ulutim2 [alan zil2-zil2-i] | Alad, the protective spirit of my precious god, a statue of radiance |
| 6 | [me]-te nam#-[dub-sar-ra] | suitable for the scribal art |
| 7 | ni2# [te-te-mu-ta sza3-mu usz2 lugud ba-si] | Because of my fear, my heart was filled with sorrow. |
| 8 | en3# [tar-tar-re-de3 zi ba-ir] | to inquire about it faithfully |
| 9 | ki nam [tar-ra-sze3 nu-ub-da-gen-na-asz] | because he did not go to the place where fates are determined |
| 10 | du11-ga [{d}en-lil2-la2-ta musz3-me-zu igi he2-bi2-ib2-du8] | By the command of Enlil may your face be seen |
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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