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CDLI Literary 000611 (Ku-Nanna to Ninshubur) composite (P479841)
Literary letter and letter-prayer, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000611 (Ku-Nanna to Ninshubur) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P479841 |
| 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 | ||
| 2 | u3-na-a-du11 | he said to him |
| 3 | ad gi4-gi4 en3 tar-tar x [...] | The one who inquires after ... |
| 4 | dingir me ba-a inim du10-du10 u3-luh gi-rin sag-ga2 x x | The god who engendered me ... good words, the uluḫ priestess of the head ... |
| 5 | dingir gada la2 abzu sanga gal ba-an-gi4 sa6 du11-ga-ni sag-ba du | The god, the linen of the Abzu, the great temple administrator, returned, and his good command went at its head. |
| 6 | igi dara3 abzu uru17-bi en gesztu2 dagal til-la-ni | The lord, his broad wisdom finished before the wild goat of the Abzu, |
| 7 | lagar3 ad-hal an-na zu-a dingir na-me nu-mu-e-da-sa2 | The threshing floor of Adḫalana, known in heaven, no god equals you. |
| 8 | en {d}lamma-{d}lamma igi du10 gal nir gub-bu | Lord Lamma-Lamma, who has a good eye and great fearsomeness |
| 9 | nidba szum2 {d}a-nun-na dingir gal-gal-e-ne | the food offerings of the Anuna, the great gods |
| 10 | na de5 e3 utah-ha-ke4 ku3 {d}inanna-ra tum2-ma | The one who brings out the nadītu and utaḫha prayer, fitting for holy Inanna |
| 11 | e-ne-da nu nam-en nam-lugal-la {gesz}gidru mah la-ba-an-szum2 | He did not give him the lordship and kingship of the great scepter |
| 12 | {d}nin-szubur dingir sza3-la2 sug4 szudu3 a-ra-zu gesz tuku u3-ne-de3-tah | Ninšubur, the exalted god, the one who prays an arazu prayer to you |
| 13 | {disz}ku3-{d}nanna szim-mu2 dumu lugal-ka-gi-na arad-zu na-be2-a | Ku-Nanna, aromatiser, son of Lugal-kagina, is your servant. |
| 14 | x x-me-en szu-gi4 nu-silim-me-en gesz-szu dab5-be x x x-me-en | You are ..., you are a šugi-priestess who is not strong, the seized tree ... you are. |
| 15 | [...] x x x AN NE x x [...] | ... ... |
| surface b | ||
| 1 | [...] x x [...] | |
| 2 | [...] x gul-gin7 NIG2 x x x LAGAB x [...] x-ga2 mu-ni-ib2-gul-gul-e | ... like a destroyed ... ... destroys my ... |
| 3 | SZESZ x x MU x nam-usz2 kur2-ra igi tur-gu10 ba-an-du3 A MI BI ak-gu10 in nam-ma-ga2-ga2 | My brother ... a new death has been set before me. |
| 4 | gu5-li-gu10 e-sir2-ra ka nu-mu-un-ba gu2 ki-sze3 bi2-in-gar | My friend did not open the door in the street, he sat down on the ground. |
| 5 | tukum-bi dingir-gu10-ra an-na-kam | If it is for my god, it is of An. |
| 6 | sza3 ib2-ba-zu ga-ab-hun-e ur5-zu he2-bur2-e | I want to soothe your angry heart, may it be released. |
| 7 | maszkim hul ga2-ga2-da he2-eb2-si-il su-ga2 he2-da-ab-dal | May the evil maškim demon be released from my body! |
| 8 | a2-sag3 gesz-ge-en-gi-na-gu10 he2-eb2-zi-zi u4 ku10-ku10-gu10 he2-NE-en-zalag | May my asag-demon rise, may my dark days shine! |
| 9 | nir dugud-da-zu nu-mu-da-il2 ab-gul du11-ga-ab | Your heavy awe cannot be extinguished, speak to the deluge! |
| 10 | arad sun5-na-me nam-mu-til-e-de3? ab-gul du11-ga-ab | Do not kill our humble servant, destroy the enemy! |
| 11 | ga-gin7 GA2 LI za-ra-ta [...] x [...] nam-gur4-zu [...] | Like milk, from the ... of your ... |
| 12 | ki-gu10-sze3 ha-ba-x [...] | May ... to my place |
| 13 | x x x x [...] | |
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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