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CDLI Literary 000582, ex. 009 (P356653)
Literary letter and letter-prayer, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000582, ex. 009 |
|---|---|
| ID | P356653 |
| Museum no. | OIM A30221 + OIM A30237 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | {d}nin-tin-ug5-ga agrig zi e2-kur#-[ra] | For Nintinuga, the true steward of the Ekur temple |
| 2 | a-zu kalam#-ma-ra u3-na-du11 | The physician of the land spoke to him |
| 3 | nin tu6# du11-ga-ni ug3 szar2 [ti-le] | Lady whose incantation makes the many people live |
| 4 | mu7-mu7-ma-a-ni [ug3 sa6-ga] | his roar, the good people |
| 6.b | ki-ag2-ra sza3 gur-ru sza3-la2 BU | beloved, the heart returned, the stomach ... |
| 6.c | a-ra-zu gesz tuku-mu-[ur2] | who listens to prayers |
| 7 | u3-na-de3-[tah] | he shall remove. |
| 8 | ti-la ug5#-ga en3 [tar-bi za-e-me-en] | You are the one who inquires after the life of the dead |
| 9 | lu2-ku5-lu2-ku5-ba du7-du7 gal-bi-[me-en] | I am the one who makes all the cult centers great |
| 10.a | [{disz}]{d}inanna-ka dumu-munus {d}[en-lil2-a2-mah] | Inanna-ka, daughter of Enlil-amaḫ |
| 10.b | geme2-zu na-ab-[be2-a] | "Your female worker, what should I say? |
| 11 | [ki]-nu2# szub-ba-mu-da 2(disz)-kam-ma-bi | It is the 2nd bed of Šubammuda |
| 12 | [u2-u8-a-u8-a] al-gen#-[na-mu a-ra2-bi nu-zu] | When I go, I do not know its way. |
| 13 | nin#-mu e2 ma-an-du3-ma igi la2-bi ba#-tusz#-en# | My mistress built a house for me and I dwelled in its shadow |
| 14 | zu#-a# kal-la-mu giri3 kur2 mu-da-an#-dab5#-be2#-esz# | They took a different path away from my limbs |
| 15 | lu2# en3 tar-re la-ba#-an#-tuku# | The one who inquires does not have |
| 16 | im-ma-si mu-da-ab-diri-ga#-ta# | After he had piled up heaps of grain, |
| 17 | zi al-ir-ir-re-en# | You are the one who carries the life |
| 18 | tukum#-bi nin#-ga2# an#-na#-kam# | If my lady is of An |
| 19 | a2#-sag3# su#-ga2 gal2-la# su#-ga2# ib2-ta-an-zi | He raised the “asag-demon of my body‽ in my body |
| 20 | ki-in-DU nam-ti#-[la-ka] giri3-mu he2-bi2-[ib-gub-be2] | May my feet stand at the foundation of life. |
| 21 | u3# ge26-e geme2-ni he2-me#-en# | And I am his slave woman |
| 22 | e2#-a-ni kisal-luh-bi he2#-me#-en# igi-ni-sze3 ga-gub# | May you be his temple's guardian angel, stand before him |
| 23 | u3#-ba-sa6-ge nin-mu x-ku5-du du7-du7# | Ubasaga, my lady, perfect(?) |
| 24 | mu-sze3-a ga-an-sa4 | I want to name it. |
Sources & licences
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