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CDLI Literary 000574, ex. 002 (P356752)
Literary letter and letter-prayer, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000574, ex. 002 |
|---|---|
| ID | P356752 |
| Museum no. | OIM A30262 |
| 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 | lugal zalag-ga-a-ni iti-gin7 kur-kur-ra pa e3-a u3-na-du11 | His shining king spoke to him like a month in all the lands: |
| 2 | lugal {d}utu-gin7 di si sa2 ku5-ku5-de3# esz-bar {d}isztaran-gin7 si sa2-sa2-e-ra | To make the king, like Utu, decide a case correctly, to make the decision, like Ištaran, make it right |
| 3 | lugal szud3-de3 gesz tuku-mu-ur2 u3-na-de3-tah | “The king who listens to prayer, he will be able to soothe him. |
| 4 | {disz}lugal-szu2 dumu nibru{ki} ARAD2-zu na-ab-be2-a | Lugalšu, citizen of Nippur, is your servant. |
| 5 | udu-gin7 ka u2 gu7-mu mu-e-pa3 naga dub2-ba i-ni-bad | Like a sheep he found food in the mouth, he poured out a libation bowl. |
| 6 | gu4 {gesz}szudul4-a nu-ha-za la2-gin7 eden-na ba-ab-gen-ne-en | Like a ox without a roof, you went to the steppe. |
| 7 | ab2 amar-bi nu-ub-da-la2-a-gin7 gu3 arhusz-a im-me | Like a cow whose calf is not suckling, she cries out bitterly. |
| 8 | u8 sila4-bi e2-ubur-ra dab5-ba-gin7 szu-ni ba-ab-dab5-be2 | Like a ewe and its lamb were seized in the ubur temple, their hands were bound. |
| 9 | muszen-gin7 gud3-ga2 lu2 szu ba-ni-ti | Like a bird in my nest, a man has received it. |
| 10 | {gesz}ma2 kar ge-na-am3 li-bi2#-tak4-tak4-a-gin7 tum9-e ba-ab-diri-ge | Like a boat floating at the quay, it is brought to an end |
| 11 | i-si-isz sila nibru{ki}-ka mu-gu7-e-en | I eat in the street of Nippur. |
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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