CDLI Literary 000566, ex. 007 & 000584, ex. 006 (P345806)

Literary letter and letter-prayer prism excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1922-0258

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Prism

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.02.05 Letter from Sîn-iddinam to Utu (witness); ETCSL 3.3.12 (witness) Letters)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

223.0 mm × 88.0 mm

Witness

object prism
surface a1
1. [{disz}lugal-ibila]-ra u3-na-du11
2. [{disz}inim-{d}]inanna#-ke4# na-ab-be2-a
3. [eme-gi-sze3] gu2-zu na-an-szub-be2-en
4. [2(disz)-kam-ma]-sze3 eme!(KA) si sa2-bi lu2 mu-e-szi-in-gi4-gi4#
5. [...] he2-gal2
6. [lu2-tur igi-zu-sze3 al?-du?]-ru-nam#
7. e2#-[dub-ba-a-ta] na-ab-ta#-e3
8. na-an#-ga#-[ma] lu2# na-me# [lul] i#-ri#-ib-se3-ge5
9. ugu ad#-[da-na-sze3 ga-am3-gen a-ra]-ab-e-a
10. en#-na# [geszkim ge26-e u3] za#-e# NE#-en-de2-en
11. lu2# mu#-[e-szi-in]-gi4-gi4-a
12. [lu2]-tur szu# nam#-ba-e-bar-re-en
13. lu2#-tur silim-ma-ni ad-da-[x] KA-za in-tuku
14. a-ma-[ru]-kam
15. {d}utu lugal-mu-ur2# di-ku5 mah# an# ki
16. sag-en3#-tar kalam#-[ma ka-asz] mu#-un#-bar#-bar-re
17. dingir zi lu2 ti-le#-[de3 ki-ag2 a-ra]-zu# gesz-tuku#
18. arhusz su3 sza3# gur#-ru# mu-un-zu#-a#
19. nig2-si-sa2 ki-ag2# nig2-zi# [bar]-tam#-me NE u3#?-na#?-du11#?
20. su6-mu2 dumu# {d#}nin#-gal# su6# {na4#}za#-gin3# x-x-x
21. tak4 si-gar [an ki] x zalag ga2#-ga2#
22. en [sag-kal asza-a-ni pa e3-a] nam#-mah-a-ni za3 nu-di
23. ur-sag [dumu {d}nin-gal-e] tu#?-[da] me# sag-kesz2 ur4#?-ur4#?
24. dingir# zi [nun nam tar-tar]-x? [a-a sag-ge6]-ga lugal-mu#-ur2
25. [{disz}{d}suen-i-din-nam lugal larsa{ki}-ma] arad#-zu na-ab-be2-a
26. [iri-zu larsa{ki}-ma sza3-ge pa3-da-zu nig2]-gig#-ga im-ma-an#-ak
27. [sila dagal eszemen u4 zal-zal-la si-ga im-ma-an]-x
28. [erin2 sa6-ga-zu gu2 gar]-gar#-ra#-ni# gi#-[gi-sig-ga-gin7 si-il-si-le-de3 ba-an-til-le-esz]
29. gurusz#-[zu sze u4 a2-ba]-x bi2-in-x [ba-an-szab-esz] gurun? gibil#?-gin7# mu-[...]-ru#?-usz
30. un#-[ga2 alan im-gin7] im#-ma#-ab?-gul#?-lu#?-[usz ni2-bi-a ba-an-til-le]-x
31. [di4-di4-la2 ur2] ama#-bi-ta u4 hul ba#-an#-da#-kar#-[re-esz]
32. [un-ga2 igi hur]-re# musz3-bi ba-an-kur2-re#?-[esz]
33. erin2# ka#-[an-sza-sza] szu# bar-ra kalam zi3-gin7# U4 x
34. szul {d}utu# iri#-[za] larsa#{ki}-ma lu2 kur2#-gin7 bar-ta ba-da#-gub
35. kur elam{ki}-ma# [buru5?]{muszen}-gin7 mah-bi# ad6-a nu-zu-la
36. su-bir4{ki} muru13# dugud-da dingir-re-e-ne ni2-te-ga2 nu-zu#-a
37. ma#-da-bi nu-ub-ta-ba? x x nu-gal2-la
38. lu2-su-e ki# dingir-re-e-ne#-ke4 nu#-gig lukur nu-mu-da-il2#-e#
39. erin2-a-ni u2-gin7 lu-lu-a numun-a-ni dagal-la
40. za-lam-gar ti-la ki dingir#-re#-e#-ne-ke4# nu#-zu-a
41. u2-ma#-am-gin7-nam# u5-a# zi3#-esza#? siskur2# nu-mu#-un-zu#?-a#?
42. nam#-tar hul-gal2# a2#-sag3 nig2-gig#-ga# nu-mu#-un#-na-te#-[ga2]
43. lu2 MU-AN-SAL#-LA-bi# nig2-gig-ga#? i3-gu7#-e ugnim# silim#-ma#
44. mu-imin-kam-ma-ta# iri-ga2 me3 szen#-szen# ba#?-an-tuku usz2 a2!-bi# nu-ga2-ga2
45. eden-na ur-mah# lu2#? gu7-e nu-mu-ni-ib-la2-e#
46. dingir KA sa6#-sa6-ge# nu-zu-a ga2-e im-ma-an-ak-en#
47. dingir gal-gal-e-ne# siskur2# u4-szu2-usz-e al-gub-be2-en KA sa6-sa6-ge-mu mah-am3
48. szul {d}utu nam-bi-sze3 iri#-zu# larsa{ki}-ma igi zi bar-mu-un#-szi-ib#
49. a# iri-zu du11-ga-ba-ab#
50. a esz3? x x du11-ga-ab
51. arhusz su3# [larsa]{x}-ma# szu te-ba-ab
52. nig2-gig-ga# ak#-bi# en3# tar#-bi-ma
53. iri# larsa#[{ki}-ma] x x na#-an-ta-szub-e#
surface a2
1. [...] nig2#-gig#-ga# ki# larsa#[{ki}-ma] [...]
2. x husz#-a sza3# larsa{ki}-ma-ka szu# x [...]
3. un# tak4#-a#-bi szu nam-usz2-e# ba#-e#-szub#-bu#-[de3]
4. [he2-til-le-esz] numun-bi-e [he2-mah]
5. [lu2? tak4]-a-bi ka-tar-zu# he2-si-il#-[le]
6. u3# ga2#-e ni2#-te#-ga2#-mu-usz nam-ti x-[mu-na-ab]
7. zi# su3#-u4 gal2# nig2-ba-e-esz2 ba-mu-[na-ab]
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8. lugal-mu-ra u3-na#-[a-du11]
9. {d}ri-im#-{d}suen en3#-tar# banda3#{da} sza3# {d}en-lil2-la2-ke4# x x [...]
10. sipa zi un szar2-ra tum2-tum2-mu-de3 en gal# [{d}nin-urta-ke4] zi#-de3#-esz#?-e [pa3-da]
11. gesztu2# dagal# igi#-gal2-bi diri-ga nig2-nam# kin#?-kin#
12. ad#-gi4#-gi4# umusz#-bi sze23?-sze12 nig2-su3-ra2-bi#-sze3# [igi nu-bar-re]
13. di#-ku5# [nig2]-gi#-na# {d}utu-gin7 lu2 zi-de3-esz# ki#-[ag2]
14. u3#-ne-de3-[dah]
15. [sza3]-x-x ma#-da-bi dagal#-la# ur#-sag szu-gar-[gi4 iri ki-x]
16. [am du7-du7] sag10# me3# szen#-szen#-na# ur-sag# x [sag-il2]
17. lipisz# tuku ki-us2-sa#-gi4 a-ba#-bi# gi4#?-[gi4-da nu-zu]
18. nir-gal2-e igi-ni-sze3# lu2 nu-[gub-bu a2-gal2 nu-si-sa2]
19. nun# sag# mah# u3#-[ma-ni sa2-sa2 ud5-sag nam-lugal]
20. kal-ga a-RU-ub {gesz}tukul# lu2#? [kur2-ra-ke4 kesz2-di nam-ra]
21. dumu tu-da en {d}nergal#-[ta sza3-ta nam-gal-ta]
22. u3-ne-[de3-pesz]
23. [x nin]-sza3#-ta-pa3#-da# {munus}[dub-sar]
24. [NIN-dingir {d}mes-lam-ta]-e3#?-[a]
25. [dumu] {d#}suen#-[ka-szi]-id# lugal# unu#[{ki}-ga]
26. [...]
27. [larsa{ki}] iri# [hur-sag]-gin7# il2-la a2#?-[bi sa2 x]
28. [inim an {d}]en#-lil2#-la2#-ta mu-un-da-zi#-ga?-ta? [a2 x mu]-un-dab-be2#?
29. x unu#?[{ki}]-ga# iri# ud5#-sag# kur-kur-ra-ke4 am#-gin7# si# tu11#-tu11#
30. a2# mah#-zu# lugal#-[bi] e#-ne-bi [hul-bi mu-un-dab5]
31. ugu# nam#-lu2-u8-lu-bi szu# gar x-im-[gar-ra] x x-[ga szum2]-x-[x]
32. sag# dumu ga-[gin7] [...] usz2 nu-mu-un-e3#-[a nig2-gig-ga nu-mu-un-ak]
33. nam-lu2#-u18-[lu]-bi [ku6-gin7] a# [lu]-ga# szub#-[ba-bi u4-sze3 mu-ni-in-tak4]
34. ur#-sag# {gesz}tukul-e# igi-zu#-[sze3 im-mi]-ga-gub szu sa2 am3-mi#-[du11]
35. nam#-usz2-a mu-da-[kar-re-esz] ka#-tar#-zu# he2#-si-il#-[le-esz]
36. unu{ki}-ga-a geszkim#?-[bi] hul2#-la#? mu#-un#-ku4# i-{d#}utu#-[bi] mu#-un#-[e3]
37. nu-siki nu-mu-un-kusz# x x u2#-a# lu-lu mu-un#-[gar] u2-sal# mu#-un#-dur2#-ru#-ne-[...]
38. [u4]-szu2-usz-e un# kur-kur bar#-bi#-ta# zu2# im-mi-gub
39. mu sa6-ga-zu sza3-la2-[su3-me-esz] kur#-kur im-gen-[na]
40. [u4]-ul-li2#-a-ta lugal [za]-e#-gin7#? me3? a-ba-a igi# mu#-ni-du8#-a?
41. [ur5]-sze3#-am3 {d}utu e2-babbar-ra-ka u4 nam#-ti#-la# mu-un-[KU-x]
42. [e-ne-esz2 ga2-a-ra igi zi bar-mu-un-szi-ib ka]-ba-zu# [kukku2 hu-mu-un-zalag-ge]
43. mu-5(disz)-kam-ma iri-ga2 nu#-me-a sag#-gin7# im-ma#-an#-ti# lu2# gesztu2 nu#-tuku#
44. sag#-sag3-zu#-e musz3#-me?-ga2# ba#-ni-kur2 su#-mu-ug GAM-GAM-e# im#-lah5
45. nig2#-me-gar szu-mu da-lam#? im#-ib2#-ra# KA ab#-bi#-mu nu-zu#
46. nam#-ab#-ba u4#-ba# ti#-la-gin7 banda3{da} tak4#-a ama5#-mu# ba-ab-bir#-[bir]
47. muszen# gesz-bur2-ra dab5#-ba-bi-gin7 amar-bi gud3!-ta ba-ni-x-[sikil-a]
48. [dumu]-dumu-mu bar-bi# al-bir-bir-re lu2# kin# ak-de3 la#-ba#-[an]-tuku
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surface a3
1. [sig4-mu] la#-la-bi nu-mu-un-gi4-gi4-[a tu{muszen}-gin7 sze mi-ni-ib-sza4]
2. [ninda gu7-mu i-si-isz-bi] mu#-un#-la2#-la2# ur5#-sze3# [nu-te-en-te-en]
3. [zi-in-BU nig2]-gig#-ga im-ma-da-du11#? [sikil du3-a-sze3 ba-an-ku4]
4. [ki-mu] sag#-ga2# bi2#-ib-gub-be2-en
5. nig2#-[szu-a gizzal ak-ab]
6. [tug2 geme2]-mu la#-ba-dim2# TUG2? im#-ma#-mu4 a-ba# [inim hu-mu-ri-du11]
7. [er2 a]-x-[ra-zu ga2] im-ma-an-szir3# ga2#-ra# x-[ma-an-dur2-nu]
8. [u4 nam-lu2-ulu3 la]-ba#-ni#-ul4#-la#-BA nam#-ti#? [nu-du10-ga KA-mu la-ba]-[...]
9. [e-ne-esz2 an {d}en-lil2] ni#-ib#-[du11] TUKU [...] [kur za3-til-la-bi-sze3 szu-zu-sze3 mu-un-gar]
10. [zabala{ki} ki-tusz-gin7 bad3{ki}] iri#{ki#}-mu gal# [...]
11. [iri lu2-ulu3?-gin7 ki-tusz na]-me# nu-du10 igi iri#-mu#-x [hu-mu-un-du8?]
12. [...] e2#-mes-lam# dingir min-[a-bi du11-mu-na-ab ka-tar-zu he2-si-il-le]
13. [x]
14. [...] im#-mi-in-du11 [KA] hu-mu-un-na#-du7
15. [ur5-zu gesztu2 tuku]-bi-am3 inim-mu usz? hu#?-mu#-un#-us2-en
16. [...] x-mu-un-[x]-x [...] x x x x x-me-en
  (rest not transliterated)

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Prism
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 223.0 high × 88.0 wide
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  • history: OECT 5, 25

    [Gurney1976OECT5] Gurney, Oliver R., and Samuel N. Kramer. 1976. Sumerian Literary Texts in the Ashmolean Museum. Oxford Editions of Cuneiform Texts 5. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

  • history: Hallo, Studies Kraus, p. 96,

    [sec87458] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Ashm 1922-0258
  • Accession No.:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2018-01-09 at 19:33:22 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-02-22 at 17:00:46 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-11-21 at 08:56:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-19 at 12:11:14 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-11-16 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Guerra, Dylan; Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000566, Ex. 007 & 000584, Ex. 006 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345806.
CDLI Literary 000566, ex. 007 & 000584, ex. 006 artifact entry (No. P345806). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345806 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000566, ex. 007 & 000584, ex. 006 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345806 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000566, ex. 007 & 000584, ex. 006 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345806},
}

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