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CDLI Literary 000543, ex. 001 (P356953)
Literary letter and letter-prayer, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000543, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P356953 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ni 04586 |
| Collection | Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| object composite text | ||
| 1 | lugal-gu10-ra u3-na-du11 | I said to my king: |
| 2 | ARAD2-gu10 ARAD2-zu na-ab-be2-a | My servant, what should be your servant? |
| 3 | ma-ba-in-da-sa2-a ugula erin2 zu2 kesze2 lugal nig2 x mu-da-an-gi4 | Ma-bān-dasâ, the foreman of the labor-troops, ... the king ... |
| 4 | lugal-gu10 bar inim-ma ha-ba-zu-zu-de3 | My king, may you know the meaning of words. |
| 5 | u4 zi-mu-dar-ra-sze3! igi-gu10 bi2-ib-gar-ra | When I set my eyes on the rising storm |
| 6 | kaskal lugal-gu10 erin2 zi-ga-gu10 | My king's road, my zigga troops |
| 7 | ma-ba-in-da-sa2-a erin2-bi igi u3-bi2-in-kar2 | After he had brought it to me, he looked at its troops. |
| 8 | 2(disz) li-mu-um erin2-bi nu-gal2 | 2 (mana wool for) Lipum, its workers are not present; |
| 9 | sag?#-ga2?# nu-un-DU igi? nu-un-GI | He did not raise his head, he did not look at his face |
| 10 | ha-ra-kal lugal-gu10 mu-un-x [...] mu-un-dab5 | Harakal, my king ... seized him. |
| 11 | [...] x-bi szer7-da lugal [...] nu-ASZ | ... the king ... |
| 12 | [...]-ba szu [...] | ... hand |
| 13 | [...] ka# NI x [...] gar | ... placed |
| 14 | nig2 lugal-gu10 ab-be2-na-gu10 | my king's possessions |
| 15 | lugal-gu10 he2-en-zu | may my king know! |
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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