Q000564 CDLI Literary 000564 (Letter from Nanna-kiag to Lipit-Ishtar) composite

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Witness translations

4 witnesses, 1 aligned to the composite text

lugal-ga2 u3-na-du11

{disz}{d}nanna-ki-ag2 ra-bi-si2-ka3-tum-ma

arad-zu na-ab-be2-a

e2-danna{da-na}{ki} lugal-gu10 ba-an-da-bala

sza3 e2-danna{da-na}-sze3 6(disz) me-at ugnim gu-un-gu-nu-um

mat-ta-ma-an-nu-um ba-ni-in-ku4

7.		ugnim-bi iri-sag-an-na libir-ra-sze3 ku4-ku4-de3 la-ba-szum2
P346601 ex. 002 (Ur)	obv. 1'.	[...] ku4#-ku4-de3# [...] I(?) did not allow this army to enter the ancient upper part of the city

8.		iri{ki}-gibil-am3 al-dur2-ru-ne-esz
P346601 ex. 002 (Ur)	obv. 2'.	[...] iri{ki} gibil-bi-am3#? [...] They are dwelling in the city that is new(er)(?)

9.		ugnim-bi gu2 i7-amar-{d}suen-ka-ta
P346601 ex. 002 (Ur)	obv. 3'.	ugnim#-bi gu2# [...] ...

10.		x du3-u3-de3 du-un-nu-um{ki} ak-de3
P346601 ex. 002 (Ur)	obv. 4'.	szeg12# du3-u3-de3 du#-[...] ...

11.		[...] x x-al-e-de3 ba-gen
P346601 ex. 002 (Ur)	obv. 5'.	u3# i7 ba-al-[...] This army, at the (far?) bank of the Amar-Suen canal, serves(?) by constructing brickwork, working/fortifying Dunnum(?), and excavating the canal

12.		tukum-bi lugal-gu10 NIM {gesz}pan? {gesz}gag-pan
P346601 ex. 002 (Ur)	obv. 6'.	tukumbi# lugal#-[...] ...

13.		{gesz}ma2 tur-tur szu-ku6 x x x
P346601 ex. 002 (Ur)	obv. 7'.	[{gesz}]pana# {gesz}gag pana!? {gesz#}[...] ...

14.		{kusz?}a-ga2-la2 kesz2-da-bi {gesz}tukul {gesz}x {gesz}szu?-kar2
P346601 ex. 002 (Ur)	obv. 8'.	[{gesz}]ma2# tur-tur szu-ku6#-[...] ...

15.		a2 me3 [...] nu-um-ta-[...] DU
P346601 ex. 002 (Ur)	obv. 9'.	[...]-la2 kesz2#-[...] ...

16.		ugnim [...] gu2 i7-amar-{d}suen-ka-ta
P346601 ex. 002 (Ur)	obv. 10'.	[...] x-ke4 [...] If my king has not brought out from ... Elam(ite troops), bows, arrow, small boats bound with sacks for the “fishermen,” weapons, ..., (all) the furnishings of battle.

17.

szeg12 ba-du3-e x [...] x x-e u3 i7 x al-ba-al-e

18.

lugal-gu10 nam-ba-e-sze-ba-e-ne

19.

a-ma-ru-kam

Witnesses not aligned to the composite text

P343401 CDLI Literary 000564, ex. 001 (Nippur)
P281173 CDLI Literary 000564, ex. 003 (Nippur) (no transliteration available)
P463984 CDLI Literary 000564, ex. 004 (Sippar-Yahrurum) (no transliteration available)

Cite this Artifact

CDLI contributors. 2026. “Q000564 CDLI Literary 000564 (Letter from Nanna-Kiag to Lipit-Ishtar) Composite.” Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. October 7, 2026. https://cdli.earth/artifacts/composites-score/Q000564.

CDLI contributors. (2026, October 7). Q000564 CDLI Literary 000564 (Letter from Nanna-kiag to Lipit-Ishtar) composite. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. https://cdli.earth/artifacts/composites-score/Q000564

CDLI contributors (2026) Q000564 CDLI Literary 000564 (Letter from Nanna-kiag to Lipit-Ishtar) composite, Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. Available at: https://cdli.earth/artifacts/composites-score/Q000564 (Accessed: October 7, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-07]},
	author = {{CDLI contributors}},
	year = {2026},
	month = {oct 7},
	title = {Q000564 {CDLI} {Literary} 000564 ({Letter} from {Nanna}-kiag to {Lipit}-{Ishtar}) composite},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/artifacts/composites-score/Q000564},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/artifacts/composites-score/Q000564},
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DA  - 2026/10/7/
PY  - 2026
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M1  - 2026/10/7/
TI  - Q000564 CDLI Literary 000564 (Letter from Nanna-kiag to Lipit-Ishtar) 
composite
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Cite this Artifact

@misc{CDLI2026Q000564,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-07]},
	author = {{CDLI contributors}},
	year = {2026},
	month = {oct 7},
	title = {Q000564 {CDLI} {Literary} 000564 ({Letter} from {Nanna}-kiag to {Lipit}-{Ishtar}) composite},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/artifacts/composites-score/Q000564},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/artifacts/composites-score/Q000564},
}

TY  - ELEC
AU  - CDLI contributors
DA  - 2026/10/7/
PY  - 2026
ID  - temp_id_764390215648
M1  - 2026/10/7/
TI  - Q000564 CDLI Literary 000564 (Letter from Nanna-kiag to Lipit-Ishtar) 
composite
UR  - https://cdli.earth/artifacts/composites-score/Q000564
ER  -