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CDLI Literary 000592 (Gudea to Personal Deity) composite (P479845)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000592 (Gudea to Personal Deity) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P479845 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
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 | dingir-ga2 u3-na-du11 | said to my god: |
| 2 | {disz}gu3-de2-a arad-zu na-ab-be2-a | Gudea, your servant, should say: |
| 3 | udu-gin7 sipa gi-na nu-tuku | Like a sheep, no shepherd has a regular offering. |
| 4 | na-gada gi-na nu-mu-un-tum2-tum2-mu | The nāgada priest does not bring the regular offerings. |
| 5 | dam-gar3 sag du3-du3 nu-zu bala-sze3 mu-x-ak | The merchant who does not know the head-lifting, ... to the bala. |
| 6 | ansze-gin7 {kusz}usan3 hul-gal2-la hul-gal2-la bi2-in-x | Like a donkey, he ... evil, evil. |
| 7 | sag i3-tuku inim nu-um-me igi tuku igi mu-[...]-un-x | He who has a head does not have words, he who has eyes ... |
| 8 | nig2 ak-a-gu10 igi? a-ra2 7(disz)-e nu-un-DU x x | My act(?) does not ... in the seven directions |
| 9 | za3-ba a-ra2 7(disz)-e nu-mu-un-da-pa3-x-x | At its edge, seven times, he does not find ... |
| 10 | dingir-gu10 lu2 kur2 di nu-me-en sza3-zu ki-bi ha-ma-ab-gi4-gi4 | My god, you are no stranger, may your heart be restored to its place for me. |
Sources & licences
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