Letter from Sîn-iddinam to the god Utu
Sumerian
Ur III / Old Babylonian (c. 2100–1600 BCE)
7 pages
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King Sîn-iddinam confronts the god Utu for abandoning his city to the cruelty of invaders. This raw lament challenges the silence of the divine in the face of human suffering.