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CDLI Literary 000559 (Letter from Puzur-numushda to Ibbi-Sin) composite (P473757)
Literary letter and letter-prayer, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000559 (Letter from Puzur-numushda to Ibbi-Sin) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P473757 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal-gu10-ra | For Ibbi-Suen, my king |
| 2 | u3-na-a-du11 | he said to him |
| 3 | {disz}puzur4-{d}szul-gi ensi2 ka-zal-lu{ki} ARAD2-zu na-ab-be2-a | Puzur-Šulgi, governor of Kazallu, is your servant. |
| 4 | lu2-kin2-gi4-a {d}isz-bi-er3-ra ugu-gu10 i-im-gen | The messenger Išbi-Erra came to me. |
| 5 | igi-ni ma-an-gar-ma | he placed before me, and |
| 6 | {d}isz-bi-er3-ra lugal-gu10 ugu-zu-sze3 kin2-gi4-a im-mi-in-gi4 | Išbi-Erra, my king, sent messengers to you. |
| 7 | {d}en-lil2 lugal-gu10 nam-sipa kalam-ma KA-KA-ni ba-an-szum2 | Enlil, my king, gave the shepherdship of the land to his utterance. |
| 8 | gu2 {i7}idigna gu2 {i7}buranun gu2 {i7}ab2-gal u3 gu2 {i7}me-{d}en-lil2-la2 | on the bank of the Tigris, on the banks of the Euphrates, on both banks of Mount Abgal and on both bank(s) of the Me-Enlil canals |
| 9 | iri{ki}-be2-e-ne dingir-be2-e-ne u3 ugnim-be2-e-ne | The gods and army of their cities |
| 10 | ma-da ha-ma-zi{ki}-ta en-na a-ab-ba ma2-gan-na{ki}-sze3 | from the land of Hamazi to the sea of Magan |
| 11 | igi {d}nin-isin2{si}-na-ka-sze3 ku4-ku4-de3 | to enter before Nininsina |
| 12 | i3-si-in{ki} nam-ga2-nun {d}en-lil2-la2-sze3 ga2-ga2-da mu-sze3 tuku-tuku-de3 | In order to acquire a name for Isin and the princeship of Enlil, |
| 13 | nam-ra-ak-ne-ne-a ak-de3 iri{ki}-iri{ki}-bi tusz-tusz-u3-de3 | To do their work, to dwell in their cities, |
| 14 | {d}en-lil2-le ga2-a-ra ma-an-du11 | Enlil said to me: |
| 15 | a-na-asz-am3 gu2 mu-da-ak-e | Why do you tremble? |
| 16 | mu {d}en-lil2 lugal-gu10 u3 {d}da-gan dingir-gu10 i3-pa3 | year: “Enlil, my king, and Dagān my god were chosen. |
| 17 | ka-zal-lu{ki} szu-ga2 sa2 he2-eb-be2 | Kazallu should be placed in my hands. |
| 18 | iri ma-da {d}en-lil2-le ma-an-du11-ga | Enlil has said to me “The city of the land!" |
| 19 | sza3 i3-si-in{ki}-na-ka za3?-us2? x-ne-ne-a ga-bi2-ib-du3-du3 | In the middle of Isin, I want to build the ... of their ... |
| 20 | esz3-esz3-a-ne-ne-a ga-am3-ak | I want to do the ešeşš rituals. |
| 21 | alan-gu10 szu-nir-gu10 en nin-dingir-gu10-ne?-ne? | My statue, my šunir priestess, lord of my gods |
| 22 | ge6-par4-ra-ne-ne-a ga-bi2-ib-dur2-ru-durunx(|KU.KU|) | Let me dwell in their gipars |
| 23 | igi {d}en-lil2-la2-sze3 sza3 e2-kur-ra | before Enlil, in the Ekur |
| 24 | igi {d}nanna-sze3 sza3 e2-kisz-nu-gal2-la | before Nanna, in the Ekišnugal temple |
| 25 | TUR-TUR-ma?-ke4 sizkur2-bi he2-eb-be2 | May the small ones(?) utter their prayers |
| 26 | u3 za-e lu2 giszkim-ti-zu-um | And you, the messenger, |
| 27 | sza3 ma-da-ni-ta ga-am3-ta-gub-bu | I want to stand with him in his land. |
| 28 | i3-si-in{ki}-na bad3-bi ga-am3-du3 | I want to build the wall of Isin. |
| 29 | i-di-il-pa-szu-nu mu-sze3 ga-an-sa4 | I want to call out to Idil-pašunu: |
| 30 | bi2-in-du11-ga-gin7-nam | as he had said |
| 31 | i3-si-in{ki}-na bad3-bi ba-an-du3 | In Isin the wall was built. |
| 32 | i-di-il-pa-szu-nu mu-sze3 ba-an-sa4 | he named it Idil-pašunu. |
| 33 | nibru{ki} ba-an-dab5 en-nu-ga2-ni ba-an-gar | Nippur was seized, his guard was placed. |
| 34 | u3 {disz}nig2-du11-ga-ni sagga nibru{ki} | and Nigdugani, temple administrator of Nippur |
| 35 | {disz}zi-in-nu-um ensi2 su-bir4{ki} szaga-a i-ni-in-dab5 | Zīnum the governor of Subir in the eunuchship seized. |
| 36 | ha-ma-zi{ki} nam-ra-asz im-mi-in-ak | Hamazi was made into a ruin heap. |
| 37 | {disz}nu-ur2-a-hi ensi2 esz3-nun-na{ki} | Nur-ahi, governor of Ešnunna |
| 38 | szu-{d}en-lil2 ensi2 kisz{ki}-a | Šū-Enlil, ruler of Kish |
| 39 | u3 {disz}puzur4-{d}utu-tu ensi2 bad3-zi-ab-ba{ki} | and Puzur-Šamaš, governor of Badziabba |
| 40 | ki-ni-sze3 ba-an-gur-ru-usz | they returned him to his place. |
| 41 | za-pa-ag2-ga2-ni-ta ma-da [...] x-gin7 i3-dul? | Because of his utterance, the land covered like a ... |
| 42 | {d}isz-bi-er3-ra igi erin2-na-sze3 i3-|DU.DU| | to Išbi-Erra before the troops |
| 43 | bi2-in-du11-ga-gin7-nam | as he had said |
| 44 | gu2 {i7}idigna gu2 {i7}buranun gu2 {i7}ab2-gal u3 gu2 {i7}me-{d}en-lil2-la2 ba-an-dab5 | The bank of the Tigris, the bank of Euphrates, the banks of the Great One and the bank(s) of the Me-Enlil canal were seized. |
| 45 | mi-din ma3-al-gi4-a{ki}-a ba-ni-in-ku4 | the servant of Malgium he brought in. |
| 46 | {disz}gir-bu-bu ensi2 GIR2-kal{ki}-ke4 | Girbubu, governor of Šep-kal |
| 47 | gu2 in-da-ak-e {kusz}gur21-ni ba-an-ku4 u3 e-ne ba-an-dab5 | He smashed the neck, he brought in his sandals, and he seized him. |
| 48 | za-pa-ag2-ga2-ni im-ma-an-du11 | he said to him his prayer. |
| 49 | ugu-gu10-usz igi-ni ma-an-gar | He placed his face upon me. |
| 50 | {lu2}tab-ba nu-tuku lu2 nu-mu-un-da-sa2-e | The one who does not have a partner, no one compares with him. |
| 51 | szu-ni sa2 nu-mu-un-da-ab-du11-ga-ta | Because he did not put his hand on it, |
| 52 | u3-mu-un-szub ga-am3-ma-gen | I want to go to the lord of the fallen, |
| 53 | lugal-gu10 he2-en-zu | may my king know! |
Sources & licences
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