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CDLI Literary 000582 (Letter from Inannaka to Nintinuga) composite (P473741)
Literary letter and letter-prayer, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000582 (Letter from Inannaka to Nintinuga) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P473741 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary letter and letter-prayer |
Transliteration (ATF)
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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 | {d}nin-tin-ug5-ga agrig zi e2-kur-ra | Nintinuga, the true steward of the Ekur |
| 2 | a-zu kalam-ma-ra u3-na-a-du11 | The physician of the Land said to him: |
| 3 | nin tu6 du11-ga-ni ug3 szar2 ti-le | Lady whose incantation makes the many people live, |
| 4 | mu7-mu7-ma-ni ug3 sa6-ga | whose radiance makes the good people rejoice, |
| 5 | nin sza3-ne-sza4 lu2 ti-ti szudu3-de3 ki ag2-ra | Lady of wailing, who loves prayer and supplication, |
| 6 | sza3 gur-ru sza3-la2 sug4 a-ra-zu gesz tuku-gu10-ur2 | The heart is returned, the heart is shattered, the arazu prayer is uttered to me |
| 7 | u3-na-de3-tah | he shall remove for him. |
| 8 | ti-la ug5-ga en3 tar-bi za-e-me-en | You are the one who inquires after the life of the dead. |
| 9 | lu2-ku5-lu2-ku5-ba du7-du7 gal-bi-me-en | I am the one who makes the liars great, |
| 10 | {disz}{d}inanna-ka dumu-munus {d}en-lil2-a2-mah | Inanna-ka, daughter of Enlil-amaḫ |
| 11 | geme2-zu na-ab-be2-a | “Your female worker, what should I say? |
| 12 | ki-nu2 szub-ba-gu10-da 2(disz)-kam-ma-bi | It is the 2nd time that I fell in my bed. |
| 13 | u2-u8-a-u8-a al-gen-na-gu10 a-ra2-bi nu-zu | My ewes who came, their ways are unknown. |
| 13a | [...] mu-da-an-TAR [...] ra x [...] x | ... he ... |
| 14 | nin-gu10 e2 ma-an-du3-ma igi la2-bi ba-tusz-en | My lady, I built a house for me and I sat before it. |
| 15 | zu-a kal-la-gu10 giri3 kur2 ba-an-dab5-be2-esz | They took a different path away from my precious wisdom. |
| 16 | lu2 en3 tar-re la-ba-an-tuku | The one who inquires does not have. |
| 17 | im-ma-si im-ma-dirig-ga-ta | After he washed himself and shaved himself, |
| 18 | zi al-ir-ir-re-en | I am able to give life |
| 19 | tukum-bi nin-ga2 an-na-kam | If my lady is of An, |
| 20 | a2-sag3 su-ga2 gal2-la su-ga2 ib2-ta-an-zi | He raised the asag-demon in my body, he raised the sug. |
| 21 | ki-in-du nam-ti-la-ka giri3-gu10 he2-bi2-ib-gub-be2 | May my foot stand at the foundation of life. |
| 22 | u3 ge26-e geme2-zu he2-me-en | And I am your slave-girl! |
| 23 | e2-za-a kisal-luh-bi he2-me-en igi-zu-sze3 he2-gub | May you be its courtyard in your house, may it stand before you. |
| 24 | u3-ba-sa6-ge nin-gu10 lu2-ku5-da du7-du7 | Ubasaga, my lady, perfect one of the thieves. |
| 25 | mu-zu ga-am3-mi-ib2-sa4 | I want to name your name. |
Sources & licences
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