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CDLI Literary 000565 (Letter from Lipit-Istar to Nanna-kiag) composite (P473735)
Literary letter and letter-prayer, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000565 (Letter from Lipit-Istar to Nanna-kiag) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P473735 |
| 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 | {disz}{d}nanna-ki-ag2 ra-bi-si2-ka3-tum-ma | Nanna-kīag, the chief surveyor, |
| 2 | u3-na-du11 | said to him: |
| 3 | {disz}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar lugal-zu na-ab-be2-a | Lipit-Ištar, your king, should say: |
| 4 | mu erin2 lu2-kur2-ra-ke4 lugal u3-na-du11 szu mu-e-tak4 | year: “The troops of the enemy commanded the king, and he took them. |
| 5 | _mat-ta2-ma-nu-um_ lu2 lugal-a-ni-ir bi2-in-sa6-ge | Mattamanum, the man of his king, praised. |
| 6 | dirig-zu-sze3 arad lugal-a-ni-ir na-x | To your superior, the servant of his king ... |
| 7 | a-na-asz-am3 ge26-e x nu-zu-gu10-ta za-e szu gar lugal-zu li-bi2-in-gi4 | Why do you not know my ...? Your king should return it to you. |
| 7a | ne-esz2 erin2 mu-un-ga2-ga2-e | he will put the troops to the sword. |
| 8 | a2-sze 2(disz) li-mu-um erin2 lu2 {gesz}szukur | labor, 2 laborers, šukur-workers, |
| 9 | 2(disz) li-mu-um erin2 lu2 {gesz}pan | 2 equids, labor-troops, man of the bow |
| 10 | 2(disz) li-mu-um erin2 lu2 dur10-tab-ba im-mu-e-szi-sar | 2 eponymy of the labor-troops, the men of Durtaba he wrote. |
| 11 | lu2-kur2 iri-gibil-a al-dur2-ru-ne-esz | The enemy dwelled in Iri-gibil. |
| 12 | ki-tusz-bi-ta sar-bi2-ib | write down from its residence. |
| 13 | x x szu? i3-gar-re-ne nam bi2-x [...] | They placed ... ... |
| 14 | iri dili-dili za3-ba? za3?-za en-nu-ug3-bi ak?-x-ab | The city alone, at its border, the guard |
| 15 | iri-bi szu-zu-ta la-ba-ra-e3 | Its cities have not been brought out from your hands. |
| 16 | nam-lu2-ulu3-zu gar-bi2-ib | put your humanity in order. |
| 17 | a-ma-ru-kam | It is an amaru. |
Sources & licences
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