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CDLI Literary 000562, ex. 009 (P502931)
Literary letter and letter-prayer, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000562, ex. 009 |
|---|---|
| ID | P502931 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 502931 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary letter and letter-prayer |
| Find spot | uncertain (mod. uncertain) |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | lugal-ga2 u3-na-a-du11# | I spoke to my king |
| 2 | {disz?}{d}suen-illat-ma na-ab-be2-[a] | Sîn-tillati should not say |
| 3 | ka-ku-la-tum{ki}-sze3 gaba-ri gid2-da-mu-ne# | to Kakkulatum, they are long-standing rivals |
| 4 | mar-tu {gesz}tukul-bi-ta# szubtu6-ta im-ma-an-zi# | He raised the Amorite from its weapons in the šubtu-house |
| 5 | ge26-e zi-ga-mu-ne | I, when I rise |
| 6 | 1(gesz'u) i3-gaz 2(gesz'u) i3-dab5 | 10'u killed, 20'u seized; |
| 7 | ka#-ku-la-tum{ki}-sze3 ba-ni-kux(KWU636) | to Kakulatum brought. |
| 8 | tukum-bi lugal-mu | If my master |
| 9 | ugnim-ma tusz-u3-be2 ab-be2 | The army that dwells there is roaring. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | {kusz}a-ga2-la2 kesz2-da-be2 szu he2-em-da13-da13 | May the agala sandals be bound. |
| 2 | tukum#-bi lugal-mu ugnim-ma nu-tusz-u3-be2 ab-be2 | If my king does not dwell in the army |
| 3 | he2-em#-ma#-su8#-be2#-esz# lugal#-mu# he2#-en-zu | They shall make him submit, my king shall know. |
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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