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CDLI Literary 000583, ex. 004 & 000791, ex. 006 (P356626)
Literary letter and letter-prayer, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000583, ex. 004 & 000791, ex. 006 |
|---|---|
| ID | P356626 |
| Museum no. | OIM A30201 |
| Collection | Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, 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 | {disz}lugal-nesag-e dumu zu-zu um-mi-a nibru#[{ki}-ke4] | Lugal-nesage, son of Zuzu, the mother of Nippur |
| 2 | tu6-ni-lu2-sa6 ur kig2-gi4-a-ka-ni {d}nin-tin-ug5-ga-ra mu-na-an-dim2# | He fashioned for Nintinuga Ṭunilusa, the dog of the messenger. |
| 3 | nam-bi-sze3 ur-e nin-a-ni-ir kun mu-na-ab-gun3-gun3 KA mu-na-ab-gi4# | Because of this, the enemy adorned his mistress with a tail and turned her away. |
| 4 | nin an ki-bi szukur2 sum-ma agrig {d}en-lil2-la2# | Lady of heaven and earth, suma prayer, steward of Enlil |
| 5 | akan{a-ka-an} du10 kur-kur sza3 si-si nam-hi-a DU-DU | The good place of all the lands, a place of relaxation ... |
| 6 | a2-sag3 simx(GIG)-ma sza3-bi bar ak giri3-pax(PAD)-ra2 igi bar-re | (Sum) The asag demon, the one who looks at its interior with a ... eye (Akk) The šim demons, the ones who look at its inside |
| 7 | sa nam-ti-la sa nam-usz2-a-ka igi sag5-sag5 nig2-kesze2-bi sa6-ge | The one who sees the net of life (and) the net(s) of death, the one who looks at the good things, |
| 8 | nig2 ra-ah-a du11-ga zi ir-ra ki gig-bi zu-zu | That which is uttered in a bitter way, you know how to soothe the sick. |
| 9 | a-zu sa6-ge szim-mu2 du2-ra-ta sza3 lu2-ulu3 igi du8 | After you have poured out the aromatics of the good physician, the heart of a man is opened. |
| 10 | nin-mu mu-un-dim2-en-na | my mistress who fashioned me, |
| 11 | tu6-ni-lu2-sa6 mu-sze3 mu-un-sa4 | He named it Tunilusa. |
| 12 | X ba-an-sa6-ga mu-sze3 mu-sa4-a# | ... made beautiful, named it for him |
| 13 | [X]-ga-DI zi#-pa-ag2 u3-mu-ni-[X X] a2-sag3# zi ba-an-da#-[X] | ... the asag demon ... with him |
| 14 | mu#-mu mu-zu-ta im-da-an-pad3# | He has sworn by the name of your name |
| 15 | nam#-gur4#-[ra]-zu# [ki-zu i3-kig2-ge26] | Your strength will be heard in your place |
| 16 | [tu6-ni-lu2-sa6 mu-sze3 mu-un-sa4?] | he named it Tunilusa. |
| 17 | [u4 til3-la-ga2 igi hu-mu-un-du8?] | May my days of life be long! |
| 18 | [u4 ba]-ug7-e-[en kur-ra] a si-ga hu-mu-[un-na8-na8] | When you die, may he drink pure water in the mountains. |
| 19 | [{disz}{d}]en#-lil2-[mas]-su [u3]-na-a-du11# | Enlil-massu spoke to him |
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