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CDLI Literary 000578, ex. 002 (P356834)
Literary letter and letter-prayer, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000578, ex. 002 |
|---|---|
| ID | P356834 |
| Museum no. | OIM A30297 |
| 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 | [szesz]-mu-ne u3-na-du11# | I spoke to my brothers |
| 2 | il2#-a-ba4-tah-lugal-ga2-ke4 na-ab-be2-a | Ilaba-taḫ-lugal should not say: |
| 3 | al-su3-u4 kaskal i-im-re7-de3-en | (Sum) We go on a road that is too far away for you (Akk) The road is too distant for you, we go on the road |
| 4 | u3 lugal gi#-na# lugal-me NI [ba-an-us2] | and the king, faithfully, our king ... |
| 5 | kaskal-e [kaskal ba-an]-tah | The road has been taken away. |
| 6 | ama-me en3 li#-bi2-in-tar-re-de3-en# | Our mother inquired after us |
| 7 | dag-gi4-me u4 na-an-szu2-usz-a LUL-[ASZ] | (Sum) We are angry, we do not sleep (Akk) Our anger is a storm that cannot be undone |
| 8 | 1(disz) sila3 mun 1(disz) [sila3 gazi] | 1 sila3 of malt, 1 qû of ghee |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) sza3-ga-du3[{tug2}] | 1 Šagadu |
| 2 | lu2-gir7 hu-mu-e#-gi4# | may Lu-gir return. |
| 3 | kaskal-me al-su3-u4 | Our journey is exhausting. |
| 4 | 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
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