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CDLI Literary 000566 (Sin-iddinam to Utu) composite (P479853)
Literary letter and letter-prayer, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000566 (Sin-iddinam to Utu) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P479853 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary letter and letter-prayer |
Transliteration (ATF)
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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) |
|---|---|---|
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| 1 | {d}utu lugal-gu10-ur2 di-ku5 mah an ki | Utu, my king, supreme judge of heaven and earth |
| 2 | sag en3 tar kalam-ma ka-asz mu-un-bar-bar-re | The one who inquires after the Land pours beer. |
| 3 | dingir zi lu2 ti-le-de3 ki ag2 a-ra-zu gesz tuku | True god, who listens to prayer and supplication, |
| 4 | arhusz su3 sza3 gur-ru? mu-un-[...]-zu-[...] | With a long-lasting heart and a rejoicing heart |
| 5 | nig2-si-sa2 ki ag2 nig2-zi bar tam-me NE [...] u3 [...] du11 | Beloved of justice, wise one, ... speaking |
| 6 | sun4 mu2 dumu {d}nin-gal sun4 {na4}za-gin3 x x x [...] | The young man, the son of Ningal, the young man of lapis lazuli |
| 7 | tak4 la2 {gesz}si-gar an ki ku10-ku10 zalag ga2-ga2 | “The one who is bound, the one who holds the bolt of heaven and earth, shining light, |
| 8 | en sag-kal dili-a-ni pa e3-a nam-mah-a-ni za3 nu-sa2 | The mighty lord, whose alone is resplendent, his greatness is unrivaled. |
| 9 | ur-sag dumu {d}nin-gal-e tu-da me sag kesz2 ur4-ur4 | Hero, child born by Ningal, who binds the divine powers |
| 10 | dingir zi nun nam tar-tar-re a-a sag ge6-ga lugal-gu10-ur2 u2-na-de3-tah | The true god, the prince who determines fate, the father who engendered me in the night, will praise my king. |
| 11 | {disz}{d}suen-i-din-nam lugal larsa{ki}-ma arad-zu na-ab-be2-a | Sîn-iddinam, king of Larsa, is your servant. |
| 12 | iri-zu larsa{ki}-ma sza3-ge pa3-da-zu nig2-gig-ga im-ma-an-ak | Your city Larsa, your chosen heart has done evil. |
| 13 | sila dagal eszemen u4 zal-zal-la si-ga im-ma-an-si | In the broad street, the ešemen-tree, the storm that was passing, he filled it with silence. |
| 14 | erin2 sa6-ga-zu gu2 gar-gar-ra gi gi-sig?-ga-gin7 si-il-si-le-de3 ba-an-til?-le-esz | Your good troops, who are piled up like reed bundles, are finished(?) |
| 15 | gurusz-zu sze u4 a2-ba-gin7 ab-gur10 ba-an-szab-esz gurun? gibil?-gin7 mu-x-dub2-usz | Your young man, like the barley of a distant time, sat on the throne like a new young man |
| 16 | ug3-ga2 alan im-gin7 im-ma-an-gul-lu-usz ni2-bi-a ba-an-til-[...] | The people were destroyed like clay statues, they died by themselves |
| 17 | di4-di4-la2 ur2? ama-be2-ne-ta u4 hul ba-an-da-kar-x x | The little ones, from the lap of their mother, a terrible storm ... |
| 18 | ug3-ga2 gesztu HAR-re musz3-bi ba-an-kur2 x [...] | The ears of the people were turned away by their silence |
| 19 | erin2 ka3 an-sza-sza szu bar-ra-am3 kalam zid2-gin7 |KAxSZU| e3? [...] | The troops of the gate of Anšaša are free, the land is free like flour |
| 20 | szul {d}utu iri-za larsa{ki}-ma lu2-kur2-gin7 bar-ta ba-da-gub | Youth Utu stood outside your city Larsa like a stranger. |
| 21 | kur elam{ki}-ma x{muszen}-gin7 mah-bi lu2 usz2-a nu-gal2-la | The land of Elam, like a great ... bird, no one can escape it. |
| 22 | su-bir4{ki} muru9 dugud-da dingir-re-e-ne ni2 te-ge26 nu-zu-a | Subir, the heavy rain that the gods did not know, |
| 23 | ma-da-bi nu-ub-ta-be4 u4-bi nu-gal2-la | Its land does not speak, its days do not exist. |
| 24 | szimaszgi-e ki dingir-re-e-ne-ke4 nu-gig lukur nu-mu-da-il2-e | Šimašgi, the place of the gods, the nugig priestess does not raise a nadītu. |
| 25 | erin2-a-ni u2-gin7 lu-lu-a numun-a-ni dagal-la | His troops, clad in splendor, his seed wide, |
| 26 | za-lam-gar ti-la ki dingir-re-e-ne-ke4 nu-mu-un-zu-a | The one who does not know the life of the place of the gods, |
| 27 | u2-ma-am-gin7-nam u5-a zid2-esza? siskur2 nu-mu-un-zu-a | Like an eagle, he does not know the supplication(?) that is to be performed(?). |
| 28 | nam-tar hul-gal2 a2-sag3 nig2-gig-ga nu-mu-un-na-tum3? | The evil fate, the asag-demon brought no evil. |
| 29 | lu2 mu dingir sal-la-bi nig2-gig-ga i3-gu7-e ugnim-bi silim-ma | (Sum) The one who eats the food of a good god, its army is well. (Akk) The man who drinks the food(?) of an evil god. |
| 30 | mu 7(disz)-kam-ma-ta iri-ga2 me3 szen-szen la-ba-an-tuku usz2 da-bi nu-ga2-ga2 | From the 7th year onwards, in my city there was no battle and combat, its side was not established. |
| 31 | edin-na ur-mah-e lu2 gu7-e nu-mu-ni-ib-la2-x | In the steppe the lion does not ... the one who eats. |
| 32 | dingir inim sa6-sa6-ge-de3 nu-zu-a ge26-e im-ma-an-ak-x | The god who does not know how to make beautiful words ... |
| 33 | dingir gal-gal-e-ne siskur2 u4 szu2-usz-e al-gub-be2-en inim sa6-sa6-ge-gu10 mah-am3 | The great gods, you set up a siskur offering at the appointed time. My beautiful words are magnificent. |
| 34 | szul {d}utu nam-bi-sze3 iri-zu larsa{ki}-ma igi zi bar-mu-un-szi-ib | Youth Utu, look faithfully upon your city Larsa! |
| 35 | a iri-zu du11-ga-ba-ab | Say "Alas, your city!" |
| 36 | a esz3 x x du11-ga-ab | Say "Alas, shrine ..." |
| 37 | arhusz su3 larsa{ki}-ma szu te-ba-ab | a long life of Larsa, you have taken in hand. |
| 38 | nig2-gig-ga ak-bi en3 tar-bi-ma | The evil that he has done, he inquires after it. |
| 39 | x x x larsa{ki} e3-ni-ib | ... Larsa, come out! |
| 40 | [...] x nig2-gig-ga sza3-bi zi-ab-ta | ... the evil ... from within it rises |
| 41 | x husz?-a sza3 larsa{ki}-ma-ka szu? x [...] | The furious(?) ... of the inner city of Larsa |
| 42 | x tak4-a szu nam-usz2-ta ba-e-szub-bu-de3 | ... which was seized, you fall into the hands of death. |
| 43 | x-til-le-esz numun-bi he2-mah | ... may its seed be abundant. |
| 44 | a2? tak4-a ka tar-zu he2-si-il-le | May he/she say to you(?) “your uttered command(?) is pure |
| 45 | u3 ge26-e ni2 te-ge26-gu10-usz nam-ti szum2-mu-na-ab | And I myself, give me life! |
| 46 | zi su3-u4-gal2 nig2-ba-e-esz2 ba-mu-na-ab | “Favorite one, give him a gift! |
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