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CDLI Literary 000558 (Letter from Ibbi-Suen to Ishbi-Erra about Conduct) composite (P478843)
Literary letter and letter-prayer, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000558 (Letter from Ibbi-Suen to Ishbi-Erra about Conduct) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P478843 |
| 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 | {d}isz-bi-er3-ra-ra u3-na-a-du11 | Išbi-Erra said to him: |
| 2 | {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal?-zu? na-ab-be2-a | Ibbi-Suen, your king, should not say |
| 3 | en-na {d}en-lil2 lugal?-gu10 me-sze3 i-im-gen-ne-en | How long until Enlil, my king, comes? |
| 4 | za-e ur5-gin7 ka i3-bala-e | You, like a dog, turn your mouth away. |
| 5 | u4-da {d}en-lil2-le ga2-a-ra hul ba-an-gig | When Enlil cursed me, |
| 6 | dumu-ni {d}suen-na-ra hul ba-an-gig | His son Suen was sickened. |
| 7 | uri2{ki} lu2-kur2-ra bi2-in-szum2-mu | Ur was given to a stranger |
| 8 | ki sza3-ba nu-me-a lu2-kur2 im-zi-ge kur-kur im-suh3-suh3 | Without a heart, a stranger rises, the lands are scattered. |
| 9 | u4 {d}en-lil2-le dumu-ni {d}suen-na-ra im-me-gur | When Enlil returned to his son Suen |
| 10 | za-e inim-zu giszkim im-ma-an-tuku | You, your word has a sign. |
| 11 | 2(u) gun2 ku3-babbar sze sa10-e-de3 szu ba-e-ti | 20 talents of silver for buying barley he received. |
| 12 | 2(disz) sze gur-ta-am3 ku3-babbar 1(disz) gin2-e bi2-in-sa10-sa10-e | 2 kor barley, 1 shekel of silver he bought. |
| 13 | ga2-a-ra 1(disz) sze gur-ta-am3 za-e mu-un-ge | For me, 1 kor of barley, you set it up. |
| 14 | puzur4-{d}nu-musz-da sza3 ina bad3 igi-hur-sag-ga2 | Puzur-Numušda, in the wall Igihursag |
| 15 | mar-tu lu2-kur2-ra sza3 kalam-ma-gu10-sze3 a-gin7 im-da-an-ku4-re-en | Amurru, the enemy, how can I enter into the heart of my Land? |
| 16 | en-na {gesz}tukul sag3-ge-de3 nam-mu-e-szi-in-gi | As long as he does not return with weapons, |
| 17 | lu2 sag-du nu-tuku kalam-ma i3-gal2-la | The one who does not have a head is in the land. |
| 18 | a-gin7 mar-tu-e an-ta nam-mu-szi-in-gi | Like the Martu, do not turn back from heaven! |
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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