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CDLI Literary 000566, ex. 001 (P357118)
Literary letter and letter-prayer, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000566, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357118 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian; Sumerian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Literary letter and letter-prayer |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
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 | ||
| 1a | [{d}utu lugal-mu-ur2 di-ku5] mah# an ki-a | Šamaš, Lugal-mur, supreme judge of heaven and earth |
| 1b | _[...] s,i#-i-ru sza2 AN-e u KI-ti3_ | ... exalted ... of heaven and earth |
| 2a | [sag-en3-tar kalam-ma] ka#-asz mu-un-bar-bar-ra | She is the one who pours out beer in the land |
| 2b | _[...] pa#-ri-is pu-ru-us-se-e_ | ... a reed mat for a dog. |
| 3a | [dingir zi lu2 ti-le-de3 ki-ag2] a-ra-zu gesz-tuku | True god, who sustains man, beloved, who listens to prayer |
| 3b | _[x i]-ram-mu-sze-mu-u2 tas,-li-ta_ | ... they will listen to the prayer. |
| 4a | [arhusz su3 sza3 gur-ru] nu-un-zu-a | who has no fearsomeness and a furious heart |
| 4b | _[x] la#? mu-du-u2_ | did not know |
| 5a | [nig2-si-sa2 ki-ag2 nig2-zi bar-tam-ma?]-ra#? u3-mu-un-ne-du11 | He spoke to the one who loves justice and life |
| 5b | _[... kit]-ti qi2-bi-ma_ | ... truth, speak! |
| 6a | [su6-mu2 dumu {d}nin-gal su6 {na4}za-gin3] ba#?-la2-e | Sūmu, son of Ningal, adorned himself with lapis lazuli |
| 6b | _[... uq]-ni#-i zaq-nu_ | … is surrounded by a clearing. |
| 7a | [tak4-la2 {gesz}si-gar an ki kukku2] zalag-sze3 gar | to be seated on the throne of heaven and earth, to shine brightly |
| 7b | _[... x] uk-la ana na-ma-ru#_ | ... ... to the torch. |
| 8a | [en sag-kal asza-a-ni pa e3-a nam-mah-a-ni] za3 nu-di-[a?] | The lord who makes his field resplendent, whose greatness is unrivaled |
| 8b | _[...]-szu2 la isz-sza2-an#?-[na-nu]_ | ... his ... is not šananu |
| 9a | [ur-sag dumu {d}nin-gal-e tu-da me sag]-x ur4#?-[ur4] | Hero, son of Ningal, born by ... divine powers |
| 9b | _[...]_ | ... ... |
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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