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CDLI Literary 000599 (Inim-Enlila to king) composite (P479842)
Literary letter and letter-prayer, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000599 (Inim-Enlila to king) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P479842 |
| 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 | lugal inim sa6-sa6-ge dingir-re-e-ne-er gub-ba | The king who stands before the gods in good words, |
| 2 | ninda nidba si bi2-sa2 u3-na-a-du11 | She arranged the bread and bread for him, |
| 3 | alan sukud-da dim2-ma ad gi4-gi4 in-tuku | He has fashioned a statue, a reed screen, and a voice. |
| 4 | sza3-la2 sug4 sza3 kalam-ma du10-ga | the šala prayer, the sweet heart of the Land, |
| 5 | u3-ne-de3-tah | he will remove it. |
| 6 | {disz}inim-{d}en-lil2-la2 dub-sar dumu {d}suen-pa-lil2 | Inim-Enlila, scribe, son of Sîn-palil |
| 7 | arad-zu na-ab-be2-a | “Do not speak to your servant! |
| 8 | nam-tag-gu10 nu-zu nam-tag-ga2 gesztu2 la-ba-szi-gal2 | My sin that I do not know, my sin is not heard. |
| 9 | nam im-ri-a hi-isz6-szi i-si-isz-bi ib2-gu7-en | (Sum) You are the one who eats the fruit of the reed-bed(?) (Akk) You eat the fruit(?) of the vineyard |
| 10 | giri3-pad-ra2-gu10 sza3 iri kur2-ra-sze3 a nam-ma-an-tum3? | My foot did not bring water to the heart of a hostile city |
| surface b | ||
| 1 | [...] x x sza3 [...] | ... heart ... |
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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