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CDLI Literary 000562 (Letter from Sin-tillati to Iddin-Dagan) composite (P473733)
Literary letter and letter-prayer, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000562 (Letter from Sin-tillati to Iddin-Dagan) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P473733 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary letter and letter-prayer |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | lugal-ga2 u3-na-du11 | he said to my king: |
| 2 | {disz}{d}suen-illat ra-bi-si2-ka3-tum-ma | Sîn-tillati, the rabi-sikatum |
| 3 | ARAD-zu na-ab-be2-a | “Do not speak to your servant! |
| 4 | ka-ku-la-tum{ki} gaba-ri gid2-da-mu-ne | and Kakkulatum, long-standing rivals, |
| 5 | mar-tu {gesz}tukul-bi-ta szubtum6-ta im-ma-an-zi | He raised the Amorite from its weapon. |
| 6 | ge26-e zi-ga-mu-ne | I, when I rise |
| 7 | 1(gesz'u) i3-gaz 2(gesz'u) i3-tusz | 10'u killed, 20'u sat down, |
| 8 | ka-ku-la-tum{ki}-sze3 ba-ni-in-ku4 | to Kakulatum he brought in. |
| 9 | tukum-bi lugal-mu | If my master |
| 10 | ugnim-ma tusz-u3-bi ab-be2 | he speaks of the troops dwelling there. |
| 11 | {kusz}a-ga2-la2 kesz2-da-bi szu he2-mi-ib-da13-da13 | May the agala sandals be bound. |
| 12 | tukum-bi lugal-mu ugnim-ma nu-tusz-u3-bi ab-be2 | If my king does not dwell in the army, he speaks as follows: |
| 13 | he2-em-ma-su8-be2-esz lugal-mu he2-en-zu | May they make him bow down, may my king know it. |
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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