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CDLI Literary 000483, ex. 001 & 000494, ex. 002 & 000627, ex. 003 & 000691, ex. 001 (P343004)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000483, ex. 001 & 000494, ex. 002 & 000627, ex. 003 & 000691, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P343004 |
| Museum no. | VAT 07025 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | uncertain (mod. uncertain) |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | [en] mah za3 dab me galam u18#-ru# | Exalted lord, who enlarges the mes, who illuminates the darkness |
| 2 | pa#-bil2-ga en-en-e-ne | The lords of Pabilga |
| 3 | bar-sud-am3 | It is a barsud. |
| 4 | sag il2 dirig ninda2 numun i-i | The one who raises the head, the seed ... |
| 5 | mu idim ni2 gal-le-esz ri-a | year: “The clay-worker, with great fearsomeness, |
| 6 | mah du11#-ga-ni sag2 di nu-zu | His exalted command has not been known |
| 7 | kur me sikil#-la ni2 mu-ni-in-gur3# | He carried fear in the mountain of the pure me |
| 8 | bara2 gal-la dur2 im-mi-in-gar | He sat on the great dais. |
| 9 | an lugal dingir-re-e-ne-ke4 | An, king of the gods, |
| 10 | sza3-ba-tuku-am3 | It is the šabatuku. |
| 11 | igi zi su3-ra2-sze3 mu-un-szi-in-bar | He looked at you with a long-lasting face. |
| 12 | nun {d}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar-ra igi zi mu-szi-in-bar | Prince Lipit-Ištar looked faithfully at him. |
| 13 | nam-til3 su3-ra2-sze3 mu-na-an-szum2 | he gave to him for the sake of his life. |
| 14 | nun {d}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar-ra nam-til3 <su3-ra2-sze3 mu-na-an-szum2> | Prince Lipit-Ištar gave to him for the well-being of Suen |
| 15 | an-na du11-ga-ni inim ki-bi-sze3 gar-ra | When he speaks in heaven, he establishes a word on earth. |
| 16 | dingir na-me sag la-ba-ab-szum2-mu | No god can give me over. |
| 17 | {d}a-nun-na dingir kilib3-ba-bi | The Anuna, the gods of all |
| 18 | ki nam tar-re-da gu2 mu-na-si-si-esz | They shook their necks to the place where fates are to be decided. |
| 19 | sza3-ba-tuku-am3# | It is a šabatuku |
| 20 | me gal-gal-la pa mu-ni-in-e3 | He made the great mes manifest. |
| 21 | dingir an-na mu-na-su8-ge-esz | The gods of heaven stand before him. |
| 22 | bar-sud 2(disz)-kam!-ma | It is the 2nd Barsud |
| 23 | gesz-hur#-bi si mu-ni-ib-sa2-sa2 | Its design is perfect for him |
| 24 | dingir ki-a mu-na-gam-e-esz | the gods of the netherworld, |
| 25 | me mah-a me sag-ki-a-ba | In its supreme cosmic powers and cosmic powers, |
| 26 | nam-lugal nig2 kal-kal-la-am3 | a kingship that is precious |
| 27 | {d}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar dumu {d}en-lil2-la2-ra | for Lipit-Ištar, son of Enlil |
| 28 | an gal-e sag-e-esz mu-ni-in-rig7 | He presented it to the great An. |
| 29 | sa-<bar>-gid2-da-am3 | it is a sabargida |
| 30 | an gal-am3 dingir pa e3 gal-am3 | It is great An, it is the great deity manifesting himself. |
| 31 | an u18-ru lugal {d}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar giszkim-til3-la-ni na-nam | An, the mighty one, king Lipit-Ištar, is indeed his protection. |
| 32 | gesz-gi4-gal2-bi-im | It is its gešgigal. |
| 33 | an-e sza3 gu2-bi gi4-a-na lugal mu-ni-in-pa3 | An chose him as king in his angry heart. |
| 34 | sza3-bala-bala nam-lugal-la-ra gu3 zi mu-na-de2 | He spoke to him faithfully in the ša-bala-bala of kingship. |
| 35 | {d}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar a2 szum2-ma-gu10-me-en gu2 an-sze3 he2-zi | Lipit-Ištar, I am the one given strength, I shall raise my neck to heaven |
| 36 | u4 gu3 di# sag-bi zi-zi-gin7 su zi he2-me-da-ri | May the storm, whose horns are raised like a rising storm, make the righteous man bow down |
| 37 | gu2#-erim2-gal2 kur nu-sze-ga-zu u18-lu-zu he2-em-dul | Your enemy, the unsubmissive land, may your storm cover it |
| 38 | nig2-si-sa2 ki-en-gi ki-uri mu-ni-gar su kalam-ma mu-dug3 | He established justice in Sumer and Akkad, he satisfied the heart of the Land. |
| 39 | {d}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar dumu {d}en-lil2-la2 u4-gin7 dalla he2-ni-e3 | Lipit-Ištar, son of Enlil, may he shine like daylight. |
| 40 | iri# a2-dam masz#-GAN2 ki gar-ra gu3 tesz2 hu-mu-ra-ab-sig10 | May the cities of the settlements and the fields that were established cry out together for you |
| 41 | ug3 sag-ge6-ga u8-gin7 lu-a us2 zi hu-mu-ra-ab-sig9-ge5 | May the black-headed people, like ewes, stand by you faithfully. |
| 42 | {d}_li-pi2-<it-esz18-dar>_ kur ki su3-ra2-sze3 lugal-bi he2-me-en | Lipit-Ištar, may you be the king of the land of the distant place. |
| 43 | {gesz}gu-za mah nam-nun-na he2-du7 gi16-sa nam-lugal-la | The supreme throne of princeliness, fitting for treasure and kingship |
| 44 | {d}en-lil2-le zi-de3#-esz ma-ra-an-szum2 suhusz-bi hu-mu-ra-ab-sig10 | Enlil gave it to you faithfully, may he seal its foundations for you |
| 45 | {d}suen aga sag-za mi-ni-in-ga-na# musz3# nam-ba-an-tum2-mu | Sîn, when he has adorned your head with a crown, should not bring a mourning cry |
| 46 | {d}en-ki-ke4 me nam-nun-na-ka sze-er-ka-an hu-mu-<ra>-ni-in-du11 | Enki made the divine powers of princeliness shine forth for me. |
| 47 | {d}inana nin nam-nun-na-ka za-e-da hu-mu-u8?-de3-gub | May Inana, the lady of princeliness, stand with you |
| 48 | {d}udug sa6-ga {d}lamma e2-kur-ra# he2-me-da-su8-su8-ge-esz | May the good udug-demon and the protective spirit of the Ekur stand with you |
| 49 | nidba {gesz}gesztin ga# il2-la-zu# szu he2-em-da-gal2-gal2 | May your libations of wine and milk be present with you |
| 50 | dumu nig2-dim2-ma [{d}]en-lil2-la2-me-en nig2 hu-<mu>-ra-ab-dug3-dug3 | I am the son of creation of Enlil, may it be pleasing to you. |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | sa#-[gar-ra-am3] | it is a sagar |
| 2' | dingir ni2# gur3# sza3#-ge# pa3#-da# dumu# {d#}en#-[lil2-la2] nig2 ha-ra-ab-gu-ul-[gu-ul] | May a god whose fearsomeness is chosen by the heart of the son of Enlil destroy for you |
| 3' | gesz-gi4-gal2-bi-im# | It is its gešgigal |
| 4' | an-e du11-ga#-ni nam dug3 tar-[ra-am3] | The command of An determines a good destiny |
| 5' | an gal-e du11-ga-ni nam dug3 [tar-ra-am3] | Whose command great An determines a good destiny |
| 6' | {d}_li-<pi2-it-esz18-dar>_ dumu {d}en-lil2-la2-ra szu [...] | Lipit-Ištar, son of Enlil |
| 7' | u19-ru12-bi-im a-da-ab-an#-[na-kam] | Its uru is Adabanna |
| 8' | an u18-ru gal dingir-re-e-ne# | An, great flood of the gods |
| 9' | an nir-gal2 dingir pa# e3-a | Beloved of An, manifest god |
| 10' | an lugal-la nam gal tar-ra-ni | When An, the king, decreed a great fate, |
| 11' | {d}ur-<{d}nin-urta>-ra szu zi hu-mu-na-ab-gar | For Ur-Ninurta he gave him the right hand. |
| 12' | bar-sud-am3 | It is a barsud. |
| 13' | za3 kur-kur-ra-sze3 dili-ni dab | to the border of all the lands, seized alone. |
| 14' | {d}a-nun-na-ke4-ne sag kesz2-bi na-nam | The Anuna gods are indeed its bound head. |
| 15' | me gal-gal-la za3 mu-ni-in-kesz2# | He bound the great mes at his side. |
| 16' | me szar2-ra giri3-ni nam-mi-in-gar | he set his feet upon the many mes. |
| 17' | dingir gal-an-zu nun nam tar-re-de3 | The great gods, rulers who decide fates, |
| 18' | gu3 zi mu-na-an-de2 an-ne2 {d#}ur-<{d}nin-urta>-ra gu3 zi <mu-na-an-de2> | An spoke to Ur-Ninurta, he spoke to him |
| 19' | kalam-ma mu-ni-in-mah an-ne2 [{d}ur]-<{d}nin-urta> <mu-ni-in-mah> | He made it great in the land. An made Ur-Ninurta great |
| 20' | {gesz}gu-za nam-lugal-la ul-sze3 suhusz# gi-na | The throne of kingship, forever, with a firm foundation |
| 21' | szibir mah! me kalam-ma ur4-ur4 | The supreme šibir priestess, who makes the divine powers of the land grow |
| 22' | gidru nig2-gi-na# ug3 szar2 lah5-lah5-e | The scepter of justice, who gathers the many people |
| 23' | {d}ur-{d}nin-urta-ra mu-na-an-tah | he added for Ur-Ninurta. |
| 24' | an ku3-ga ki nam tar-ra-ni | When he determines the fates in the holy heavens, |
| 25' | dingir an-na ba-su8-ge-esz-a | the gods of heaven who stood by me, |
| 26' | {d}a-nun-na-ke4-ne gizzal# ba-an-ak-esz | The Anuna set up a reed mat. |
| 27' | sza3-ba-tuku-am3 | It is the šabatuku. |
| 28' | ukken gar-ra-ba he2-am3 ba-ni-in-ne-esz | They erected a scepter for it. |
| 29' | iri du3-du3 a2-dam ki gar-ra | A built-up city, a settled settlement |
| 30' | kur gam-e kalam suhusz gi-na | who conquers the foreign lands, who establishes the foundations of the land, |
| 31' | mu he2-gal2 bala u4 sud-da | years of abundance and a reign of long days |
| 32' | {d}ur-<{d}nin-urta>-ra mu-na-an-szum2 | he gave to Ur-Ninurta. |
| 33' | sa-gid2-da-am3 | it is a sagida |
| 34' | an-na igi su3-u4-bi bar#-ra-ni sipa zi mu-ni-in-il2 | In heaven the one who sees him is a faithful shepherd who raises his eyes. |
| 35' | {d}ur-<{d}nin-urta> dumu ki-ag2-ga2-ni mi2 zi-de3-esz sza-mu-un-e | Ur-Ninurta, his beloved son, listened faithfully to the lord |
| 36' | ni2 me-lem4-za tesz2 he2-gal2 u4 gal-gin7 u5-bi | Your fearsomeness and radiance, together abundance, like a great storm, its wind |
| 37' | nam-szul-zu gaba gi4 na-an-tuku-tuku-un ma-da he2-de3-gal2 | May your youth not have a rival, may there be a land for you. |
| 38' | mu-zu kur-kur-ra he2-em-mah-en sa6-zu he2-di | May your name surpass all the lands, may your good name flourish. |
| 39' | ma-da ni2-ba nam-ra-an-gam-e gu2 gesz hu-mu-ra-ab-gar | May the land not be taken away by itself, may it be put to the sword for you. |
| 40' | {d}ur-<{d}nin-urta> a2 gal szum2-ma-gu10 mu-gu10-sze3 nir he2-gal2 | Ur-Ninurta, given strength by my name, may there be fear for my name. |
| 41' | inim-zu {gesz}rab3 mah-gin7 hul-gal2-e szu# he2-em-ri-ri | May your word, like a supreme yoke, be released from evil |
| 42' | a2 ag2-ga2-zu ki-bala-a ha-ba-te giri17 szu ha-ma-an-gal2-esz | May your command reach the rebel land, may they have mercy on me. |
| 43' | nam-nun-zu sag an-sze3 he2-eb-il2 ug3-e# ha-ma-dug3-ge | May your princeliness raise its head to heaven, may the people be satisfied |
| 44' | nig2-gi-na za-e lu2-bi he2-me-en a2-tah-zu he2-a | May you be the one of truth, may you be your helper. |
| 45' | nig2-si-sa2 sza3-ta e3-a-me-en {d}utu ba-gub-ba | I am the one who brings justice out of the womb, Utu stationed |
| 46' | {d}inana ki-ag2-zu na-nam nam-til3 ha-ra-ab-sud-de3 | Inana, you are indeed your beloved, may life be prolonged for you |
| 47' | {d}lamma sa6-ga nam-en nam-lugal-la zi-de3-esz ha-ra-su8-ge-esz | May the good protective deities of lordship and kingship stand faithfully for you. |
| 48' | <mu> sa4-a ki-en-gi#-ra#-me-en {d}ur-<{d}nin-urta>-gu10# | I am the one chosen by Sumer, my Ur-Ninurta |
| 49' | esz3 nibru{ki} dur#-an#-ki-ka# sag il2-la gen-i3 | In the shrine Nippur, in Duranki, I am the one who raises the head |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | kadra#-zu# szeg12 e2-kur-ra-ke4 szu-bi im-gid2 | Your kadra, the brickwork of the Ekur, has been extended |
| 2 | sipa ni2 gur3 nidba gal-gal-la-ni e2#-sze3 ha-ma-gub-be2 | May the shepherd whose fearsomeness and great food offerings stand before you in the house |
| 3 | sa-gar-ra-am3 | it is a saŋara |
| 4 | 1(asz) dingir-re-ne me gal-gal-la i3-me-en | I am one of the gods of the great mes. |
| 5 | an lugal 1(asz) dingir-re-<ne me gal-gal-la i3-me-en> | I am An, the king, one of the gods who has great cosmic powers |
| 6 | {d}ur-<{d}nin-urta> ka-ta e3-a-gu10 ul-sze3 na-ra-kur2-ru# | Ur-Ninurta, when I come forth from the mouth, do not change it forever |
| 7 | u18-ru12#-bi-im a-da-ab an-na-kam | Its uru is the adab of An |
| 8 | a#-gu10# an# ma-an-ze2-eg3 ki ma-an-ze2-eg3 | He gave me my water, he gave me the earth |
| 9 | me-e {d#}ga-sza-an-an-na-gen | I am Gašanana |
| 10 | ma-ra dim3-me-er tesz2 mu-da-sa2-a | To me, the god, I have gathered together. |
| 11 | {d}mu-ul-lil2-le an ma-an-ze2-eg3 ki <ma-an-ze2-eg3> | Enlil gave me heaven, he gave me earth |
| 12 | me-e {d}<ga-sza-an-an-na-gen> | I am Gašanana |
| 13 | na-ag2-u3-mu-un# ma#-an#-ze2#-eg3 | The lord gave me |
| 14 | na-ag2-ga-sza-an# ma#-an#-ze2-eg3 | She gave me ladyship |
| 15 | me3# ma-an-ze2#-eg3# [szen]-szen#? ma-<an-ze2-eg3> | He gave me battle, he gave me combat |
| 16 | mar-uru5 ma-an-ze2-eg3# dal#?-ha#-mun ma-<an-ze2-eg3> | He gave me the marsh, he gave me salt |
| 17 | an men sag-ga2 mu#-ni#-in-ma-al | An set up the crown on my head. |
| 18 | ki# {kusz}e-sir2 me-ri-ga2 mu-ni-in-sig9 | He decorated the place of my feet with a sandal |
| 19 | tug2-ba13 ku3 su-ga2 mu-ni-in-la2 | He adorned my body with a holy robe. |
| 20 | {mu}gidru ku3 szu-ga2 mu-ni-in-ma-al | He placed the holy scepter in my hand. |
| 21 | dingir buru5-me-esz me-e mu-tin-gen | The gods of the harvest, I am the one who is young. |
| 22 | {d}a-nun-na di-da-me-esz me-e sumun2 zi-gen | I am the one who goes with the Anuna gods, I am a wild cow. |
| 23 | sumun2 zi a-a {d}en-lil2-la2-gen | I am the true wild cow of father Enlil |
| 24 | u3-sumun2 zi sag-ga2 di-a-ni | His true wild bull who goes at the head, |
| 25 | e2-kur-ra e2 {d}mu-ul-lil2-la2-sze3 ku4-ku4-da-gu10-ne | When I enter the Ekur, the house of Enlil, |
| 26 | i3-du8-e gaba-gu10 szu li-bi2-ma-ma | The doorkeeper did not open my chest, |
| 27 | sukkal-e il2-la2 na-ma-ab-be2 | The vizier should not say to me: |
| 28 | an ga2-a-kam ki ga2-a-kam me-e ur-sag-gen | Heaven is mine, earth is mine; I am the hero. |
| 29 | unug{ki}-ga e2-an-na ga2-a-kam | In Uruk the Eanna is mine, |
| 30 | zabala{ki} gi-gun4-na ma-a-kam | In Zabalam the Giguna is mine. |
| 31 | nibru{ki}-a dur-an-ki <ma-a-kam> | In Nippur, Duranki is mine |
| 32 | urim2{ki}-ma e2-dilmun-na <ma-a-kam> | In Ur the Edilmuna is mine |
| 33 | gir2-su{ki}-a esz2-dam#-ku3# <ma-a-kam> | In Girsu the Ešdamkug is mine |
| 34 | adab{ki}-a e2-szar-ra <ma-a-kam> | In Adab the Ešara is mine |
| 35 | kisz{ki}-a hur-sag-kalam-ma <ma-a-kam> | In Kiš the Hursagkalama is mine |
| 36 | kisiga!{ki} amasz-ku3-ga <ma-a-kam> | Kisiga, the pure sheepfold is mine |
| 37 | akszak{ki}-a an-za-gar3 <ma-a-kam> | In Akšak the Anzagar is mine |
| 38 | umma{ki}-a ib-gal <ma-a-kam> | In Umma Ibgal is mine |
| 39 | a-ga-de3{ki}-a ul!-masz ma-a-kam | in Agade Ulmaš is mine |
| 40 | ma#-ra# dim3#-me#-er tesz2 mu-da-sa2-a | For me, the god put together |
| 41 | [x x x] {d}inana-kam | ... of Inana |
| 42 | [...] x szu# du7-a | ... perfected |
| 43 | [...] x [x] | |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | ku6 gidru# szu-na na!(KI)-mu-un-gal2 me ($ blank space $) | The fish in his hand should not be in the scepter |
| 2 | ku6 {kusz}e#-sir2 giri3-na na-mu-un-sig9 me ($ blank space $) | The fish ... the sandals on his feet |
| 3 | ku6 izi ab-sza3-ga na-mu-un-zalag-ge me ($ blank space $) | May the fish shine like fire in the midst of the sea! |
| 4 | ku6 sur9-re mu-na-an-du12-am3 | The fish of the marshes sang for him. |
| 5 | ku6 gud-de3 gu3 nun mu-na-ab-be2 | The fish calls out with a loud voice for him. |
| 6 | ku6 tug2-ba13 sza3-ge4 nam-mi-in-la2 | She adorned the fish with a cloth. |
| 7 | kas4-kas4{ku6}-e kas4 mu-na-ab-kar-re | The fox chases the fox for him |
| 8 | gur4-gur4{ku6}-e ab mu-na-ab-gur4-gur4 | The gurgur fish makes the sea grow for her. |
| 9 | gir2{ku6}-e ab mu-na-ab-gir2-re | The gir-fish makes the seas tremble for him |
| 10 | agargara{ku6} zar!-re-esz mu-un-du8-du8 | The agargara fish were smashed like sheaves |
| 11 | ku6-sze6 ab-ba mu-na-ab-mu2-mu2 | he made fish grow for her in the sea. |
| 12 | ku6 sim{muszen} mu-na-ab-dal-dal-le-ne | The fish and the swallow fly for him. |
| 13 | ga-sza-an-gen {gesz}ma2-gur8-sze3 da-an#-u5# me-e e2-sze3 da-an#-u5# | I am the lady, I want to sail to the barge, but I also want to go to the house |
| 14 | {gesz}ma2 si-bi da-an-u5 me-e e2-sze3 da-an-u5 | I want to sail the boat with its horns, I will sail to the house. |
| 15 | a2-sumur3-bi ku3-sig17 szim {gesz}erin-da | its base of gold and cedar resin, |
| 16 | ab-ba sza-mu-na-ab-gir2-gir2-re-dam | The elders shall make it tremble for him. |
| 17 | gesz-hum-bi iti6 giri17-zal-am3 | Its harrow is a joyous moonlight. |
| 18 | ab-ba sza-mu-na-ab-dadag-ge | May the sea pacify for him. |
| 19 | mu-u4-na-gu10 mu-un-ku5 ab-ba-ka | When I was born, when I was cut off in the sea. |
| 20 | u3-mu-un-dar#-a mu-un-ku5 ab-ba-ka | Umundara, the one who cut off the abba priest |
| 21 | e2 u4-bi | the house of its days |
| 22 | a-a | father |
| 23 | bala-bala-e {d}nansze-kam | It is the balabala of Nanše. |
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