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CDLI Literary 000492, ex. 001 (P345363)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000492, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345363 |
| Museum no. | AO 05384 |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| 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 | ur-sag uszum ni2 ri ni2 husz dirig gal#-[di] | Hero, ušum warrior, possessed of fearsomeness and terrifying aura |
| 2 | {d}nin#-urta mar-uru5 szu zi-ga GIRI3# u4# [...] | Ninurta, the maruru-priestess, whose hands are raised, the foot of the storm |
| 3 | kalag-ga usu mah tuku kur nu-un#-ta#-[e3] | The powerful one, possessing a great strength, did not leave the land |
| 4 | a2 nam-ur-sag sza3-ta tum2-a gaba gi4 nu#-[tuku] | The strength of heroism, brought from the womb, has no rival |
| 5 | bar-sud-am3# | It is a barsud |
| 6 | iri{ki} a2-dam nu-gal2-la ki-bal hul-gal2 ak# | In a city that has no settlements, the rebel land has done evil. |
| 7 | {d}nin-urta pirig husz hu-luh-ha-gin7 | Ninurta, like a furious lion that has been destroyed |
| 8 | DU-zu-ne u4 e3-ta u4 szu2-usz an ki szi-im-tuku4-e | When you go, when the day comes out, the day reaches heaven and earth, |
| 9 | di-ku5! nir-gal2 usu mah tuku-gin7 ki-bal du7-du7-zu# | Your authoritative judge, who makes the rebel land tremble like a mighty strength |
| 10 | u4 i3-du7 ge6 u3-na szi-im-ma#-zi ki-bal-e szi-im-nu2-e | The day of the idug ritual, the night of ninnu-festival, the šimmazi ritual of the rebel land, the bed |
| 11 | igi il2-i-zu hur-sag gal tesz2-ba szi-im-da-tu!-ku | When you raise your eyes to the great mountain range |
| 12 | sza3-ba-tuku-am3 | It is the šabatuku. |
| 13 | en iri? nam {d}nu-nam-nir-ra giszkim-til3 a-a-na | The lord of the city, the fate of Nunamnir, the protection of his father |
| 14 | {d}nin-urta# a2 zi-da kur gal-la-asz sza-mu-un-til3-la-ni-me-en | Ninurta, you are the right arm of the great mountain that keeps him alive |
| 15 | esz-bar du11-ga-ni ki-bi-sze3 ga2-ga2 di-di-bi mu-e-zu | When he makes decisions, I know how to make them come to this place. |
| 16 | bar-sud 2(disz)-kam-ma | It is the 2nd Barsud. |
| 17 | en bara2#-bara2# ni2# er9-be2-ne giri3 saga11 x [...] x x [...] | The lords of the dais(?), in their tears, the good foot(?) |
| 18 | hul-du erim2-gal2# nu#-mu-un-e3 [x]-e bi2-ib2#-x [...] | Evildoers did not come out, they ... the ... |
| 19 | kur ma-da dagal igi zi bar-ra-zu nam-he2-a ma#-ra-an-du8 | Your wide-spread land that looks faithfully upon you has been cleared for you in abundance |
| 20 | {d}ur-{d}nin-urta szul za-sze3 gal2 ugula zi gesz tuku-zu-um | Ur-Ninurta, youth to you, open foreman who listens |
| 21 | ub-da an ki ug3 ki gar-ra-ba sag-e-esz mu-ni-rig7 | In the corner of heaven and earth, where the people were placed, he presented it to him. |
| 22 | gesztug2 szum2-ma {d}en-ki-ka3 KA tum2-tum2-mu-bi mu-e-zu | You know how to bring the wisdom given by Enki into the mouth. |
| 23 | sag#-ge6 udu#-gin7 lu-a-bi hu-mu-gal2-e us2-zu he2-bi2-ib2-dab5-be2 | May the black-headed ones, like sheep, be present, may they seize your strength |
| 24 | sa-gid2-da-am3 | it is a sagida |
| 25 | ur-sag gal {d}ur-{d}nin-urta-ra nu-sze-ga-ni zar-re-esz sal-mu-na-ab | Great hero Ur-Ninurta, if only he could equal you! |
| 26 | gesz-gi4-gal2 sa-gid2-da-bi-im | It is its sagida instrument. |
| 27 | u4-ta-u18-lu en dumu {d}en-lil2-la2 hur-sag-ta e3-a | When the lord, the son of Enlil, came forth from the mountain range |
| 28 | {d}nin-urta nam-mah dugud-da-zu a-re-esz du11-ge-esz2# | Ninurta, your great strength is exalted |
| 29 | nam-nir-gal2 nam-mah kalag-ga-zu sza3 kur-kur-ra-ka | Your authority, your mighty power in the midst of the lands, |
| 30 | u18-lu me-lem4-ba u4 e3 u4 szu2-usz ug3 szar2-ra szi-im-dul#-[e] | The one of the radiance, the storm coming out, the wind blowing, covering the multitude of people |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-a ugu-zu sipa dingir-re-ne en {d}nu-nam-nir-re | Your birth father, shepherd of the gods, lord Nunamnir |
| 2 | me gal-gal an ki-a sag kesz2-bi szu-za ma-ra-ni-in-ge-en | I set the great mes of heaven and earth in your hands. |
| 3 | nam-nir nam-za3-dab mu-ra-an-szum2 gaba gi4 nu-mu-ri-in-tuku | He gave you authority and authority, but he did not have a right breast. |
| 4 | {d}nin-lil2-la2 hi-li sza3-ga-na-me-en ki-ig gal im-ma!-ra-an-ag2 | Ninlil, you are the splendor of her heart, he loves you greatly |
| 5 | a-ra2 nig2 ak-zu hul2-la-da ni2 am3-il2-il2-i | He raises his self in joy at the way your actions are done. |
| 6 | a-ba za-gin7 dingir pa e3-a#?-e#? mu#-ni an-za3#-sze3 | Who, like you, will make a god appear? His name will reach to the horizon |
| 7 | szul si sa2 ug3 dagal-la pa3#-[da gesz] du11#-ga kur gal-la | The young man chosen by the broad population, the one who heeds the commands of the great mountain |
| 8 | {d}ur-{d#}nin#-urta# [...] la#-la# gu3 zi de2-a-zu | Ur-Ninurta, you are the one who cries out faithfully |
| 9 | igi x [...]-ke4 DU [... mu]-un#-ne-szum2 | He gave ... before ... |
| 10 | bara2#? [...]-en# GIR#? za-gin3 sag#-[e]-esz# mu-ni-in-rig7 | I am the one who ... the dais(?) and the lapis lazuli feet(?) |
| 11 | {d}ur#-{d#}nin#-urta-ra# bal mu [giri17]-zal-la mu-un-ne-tah | For Ur-Ninurta, he adorned it with a radiant name. |
| 12 | iri{ki} masz-GAN2# a2-dam ki gal2-la-ni he2-gal2-la sza-mu-un-du3 | He built the city, the field of the settlements, his place of abundance. |
| 13 | sag-ge6-ge# {d#}utu e3-[gin7] igi#-bi he2-me-szi-gal2 | May the black-headed people look upon you like Utu coming out |
| 14 | {gesz}tukul kur gu2#-erim2-gal2 [...] x x ki tuku4#-tuku4-da x-ke4 | The weapon of the enemy land, the “weapon-of-the-mood-demon"(?) |
| 15 | u3-mu-un#-szum2 a2#-dam nu#-sze#-ga#-ni# sug#-za3#!-ge4# bi2-ib#-gu7#-e | Umunšum, whose command is unalterable, eats in the street |
| 16 | u4-ta#-u18-lu ur-{d}nin-urta-ra szu he2-me-de3-ni#-gal2-gal2 | May the storm be in the hands of Ur-Ninurta |
| 17 | sa-gar-ra-am3 | it is a saŋara |
| 18 | ur-sag gal {d}ur-{d}nin-urta-ra sag-tab SI MA A he2#-e-me-en# | Great hero Ur-Ninurta, you are a ... horn(?) |
| 19 | gesz-gi4-gal2 sa-gar-ra-bi-im | It is its gešgigal instrument. |
| 20 | en nam tar-ra-zu sag2 nu-di inim# ku3-zu uru2{+ru} | Lord, your decreed fate is not to be altered, your holy word is to be uttered in the city |
| 21 | {d}nin-urta en nam tar-ra-zu sag2 nu-di inim ku3-zu# uru2{+ru} | Ninurta, lord, your decreed fate is not to be altered, your holy word is the city |
| 22 | {d}ur#-{d}nin-urta nam# dug3 mu nam-til3-la | Ur-Ninurta, a good fate, the name of life |
| 23 | du-ri2-sze3 [nu]-kur2-ru nam-e-esz tar-mu-ni-ib# | He decreed a fate for him forever. |
| 24 | uru2{+ru}-bi-im a-da-ab {d}nin-urta-ka-kam | It is the city of Ninurta |
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