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CDLI Literary 000584 (Inim-Inanna to Lugal-ibila) composite (P479846)
Literary letter and letter-prayer, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000584 (Inim-Inanna to Lugal-ibila) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P479846 |
| 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 | {disz}lugal-ibila u3-na-du11 | Lugal-ibila said: |
| 2 | {disz}inim-{d}inanna-ke4 na-ab-be2-a | Inim-Inanna should say: |
| 3 | eme-gi7-sze3 gu2-zu na-ab-szub-be2-en | You should not abandon Sumerian! |
| 4 | 2(disz)-kam-ma-sze3 eme si sa2-bi-sze3 lu2 mu-e-szi-in-gi4-gi4 | For the 2nd time, when the tongues were in order, a person replied to you: |
| 4a | [...] he2-gal2 | ... abundance |
| 5 | lu2-tur igi-zu-sze3 al-durun-na | Young man, standing before you, |
| 6 | e2-dub-ba-a-ta na-ab-ta-e3-en | Do not leave the scribal school! |
| 7 | na-an-ga-ma lu2 na-me lul i-ri-ib-se3-ge5 | Do not be negligent, no one should be negligent! |
| 8 | ugu ad-da-na-sze3 ga-am3-gen a-ra-ab-be2 | I want to go to his father, and he will speak to you. |
| 9 | en-na geszkim ge26-e u3 za-e inim i3-bala-en-da-na | As long as I am a sign-bearer, but you, when you change the word |
| 10 | lu2-u3 mu-e-szi-in-gi4-gi4-a | “If a man will return it to you, |
| 11 | lu2-tur szu nam-bi2-bar-re-en | Do not release a child! |
| 12 | x ma? bi2-tuku a-ma-ru-kam | ... is mine, I will see. |
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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