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CDLI Literary 000580, ex. 003 (P356753)
Literary letter and letter-prayer, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000580, ex. 003 |
|---|---|
| ID | P356753 |
| Museum no. | IM 058533 |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| 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 | i-la-ak-ni-id u3-na-[du11] | Ilak-nid spoke to him |
| 2 | {disz}{d}UTU-DU10-e na-ab-be2-a | Šamaš-ṭāb says: |
| 3 | kaskal iti 1(disz) u4 15(disz)-kam u4 ni2-za he2-bi2-DU | The journey is 1 month 15 days, the time of relaxation. |
| 4 | sza3 ni-qum-ma-sze3 a-na-sze-am3 iti-u4 da 3(esz5)-kam-ma-bi | Why, in the third month, beside the three eš5 fields? |
| 5 | bar-zu en3 bi2-in-tar giri3-zu si ba-ab-sa2 | He inquired after your body, he determined your path. |
| 6 | 2(min) ansze-gisz-a ku3-bi 4(limmu5) gin2 | 2 donkeys, their silver: 4 thousand shekels |
| 7 | 1(disz) sza3-ga-du3 gada kug-bi masz gin2 | 1 ša-ga-du-garment, its silver linen, with a shekel of silver, |
| 8 | a2 {gisz}ma2-zu 1(disz) gin2-e | labor of your boat: 1 shekel |
| 9 | a2 ma-zu ma-zum 1(disz) 1/3(szuszana) gin2 | the labor of Mazu: 1 1/3 shekels |
| 10 | a bi2-si-ig# | he filled with water. |
| 11 | zi-ga didli-zu sza3-bi-ta nu#-[gal2] | Your numerous rises are not present in their midst |
| 12 | 2(asz) gun2 siki da-gal-tum-ma ku3-bi ha-ra-da-szid | 2 talents of broad wool, may its silver be counted for you. |
| 13 | [nig2]-sa10#-am3 1(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na-ka nagga gi4-ma-ni-ib | for 1 2/3 minas of lead, return it to me! |
| 14 | {na4}du8-szi-a {na4}nir7-igi {na4}nir7-musz-su3 du? | Dušia-stone, nirigi-stone (and) nikušsu-stone |
| 15 | gesztug2-zu he2-gal2 | may there be wisdom for you. |
| 16 | ku3 didli-zu sag-bi ha-ra-ab-dab5 im-ma hu-mu-ra-ab-tag | May your numerous silver be seized, may it be engraved for you. |
| 17 | u4-da-ta a2 ag2-ga2-zu he2-em-tum3 | Since daybreak, may your command be carried off. |
| 18 | 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
- electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich · MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified · electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich, https://www.ebl.lmu.de/ ; Zenodo dataset (MIT)
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