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CDLI Literary 000391, ex. 001 (P345525)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000391, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345525 |
| Museum no. | BM 078183 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | [ur₃]-bad₃ kug-ga-ta hi-li gur₃-ru | From the pure ur-daŋ, carrying allure |
| 2 | ⸢urim₂⸣{ki} uš-u₂-zu he₂-ŋal₂ ki us₂-sa | “Urim, your command may it be carried off to the place where it was carried off.’ |
| 3 | asil₃-la₂-a uru₂ u₃-mu-un-zu he₂-a-u₅ | May your lord bring joy to the city. |
| 4 | {d}ur-{d}namma he₂-a-u₅ | Ur-Namma, may it be. |
| 5 | sun₄ za-gin₃ sud₄-sud₄ he₂-a-u₅ | May the lapis lazuli wind blow! |
| 6 | gu₂-en-ta en sukud-da e₃-de₃-bi-ta nir-ŋal₂ | From the Gu’en, the supreme lord, the one who goes out from it, he carried it off. |
| 7 | abula-zu e₃-<a> a mah gaba-šu-ŋar nu-tuku | When your gate comes out, he has no rival |
| 8 | eš₃ urim₂{ki} šag₄-zu kur he₂-ŋal₂ bar-zu hur-⸢saŋ⸣ he-<nun-na> | Shrine Urim, may the land carry your yoke, may your liver be full of joy |
| 9 | e₂-kiš-nu-ŋal₂ hur-saŋ galam-ma šag₄-bi lu₂ nu-zu | The Ekišnubal temple, the mountain range of the gala temple, whose inside no one knows |
| 10 | e₂-zu kur gi-rin-na mu-zu šag₄ gur-ra | Your house is a wild mountain, your name is laid low! |
| 11 | en-zu en sig₇-ga mu pad₃-da | Your lord, chosen by the beautiful en priestess, |
| 12 | dumu {d}nin-sumun₂ me-te kur-kur-ra | son of Ninsumun, suitable for all the lands |
| 13 | e₂ me gal-zu rab₃ diŋir-re-e-ne kalam-ma la₂-am₃ | Temple, your great divine powers are numerous among the intertwined powers of the land. |
| 14 | kan₄-zu diŋir-zu diŋir sig₇-ga mu pad₃-da | Your gate, your dividing line, your crossing line, chosen by name, |
| 15 | ŋal₂ da₁₃-da₁₃-bi(GA) {d}utu an-ur₂-ta ud mi-ni-in-ŋar-ra | Its “playing-of-the-throat'-offerings, Šamaš has departed from the horizon. |
| 16 | ⸢gi⸣-sa₂-zu ki nam tar-ra diŋir-re-e-ne di si sa₂ ku₅-ru-de₃ | Your reed-bed, the place where fates are determined, to render just verdicts |
| 17 | {[d]}[a]-⸢nun⸣-na diŋir an ki-ka ad mi-ni-in-gi-gi-ne | The Anuna gods of heaven and earth have sworn an oath |
| 18 | [...] X-zu-ta munus zid giri₁₇-zal a-a gu₂ peš-a | ... from your ... the righteous woman, the joyous one, the father who raised you |
| 19 | [šag₄-ga-zu-ta] ŋeš-hur kug-ga-a hul-ŋal₂ [nu]-⸢mu⸣-[un]-dab₅-be₂ | Because of your sin, you cannot escape the holy rites. |
| 20 | [e₂ gi]-⸢gun₄⸣-na ninda-ba-bi ki-bal kuš₇ [su₃-su₃] | In the house of the reed screen, its bread spreads over the rebel land |
| r | ||
| 1 | [dub-la₂]-⸢mah⸣ ki nam tar-re-za | Dubla-emaḫe, the place where fates are determined |
| 2 | [diŋir] ⸢gal⸣-gal-e-ne nam mi-ni-tar-re-ne | They decreed a fate for the Ibir and Egal. |
| 3 | ki-en-gi ki-uri uŋ₃ saŋ gig₂-ga | Sumer (and) Akkad, in a heap of bitter lumps |
| 4 | {d}ur-{d}namma {d}suen šag₄-ge ba-ni-in-pad₃ | Ur-Namma chose Suen in the heart |
| 5 | lugal hi-li gur₃-ru me-lem₄ kalam-ma dul-la | The king carrying allure, the splendor of the land, |
| 6 | me-e {en}u₃-mu-un-ra mi₂ zid-de₃-eš | I want to kiss the lord |
| 7 | {d}ur-{d}namma ga-an-i-i-de₃ | I want to speak to Ur-Namma |
| 8 | {d}ur-{d}namma hi-li gur₃-ru me-lem₄ kalam-ma dul-la | Ur-Namma, carrying allure, the radiance of the land, |
| 9 | {d}ur-{d}namma {d}dil-im₂-babbar šag₄-ge ba-ni-in-pad₃ | Ur-Namma chose Dilimbabbar in the heart. |
| 10 | {ŋeš}rab₃-ba kur-kur-ra im-mi-in-ŋar | He made the foreign lands bow down at its throne. |
| 11 | si-ŋar kalag-ga im-mi-in-gib-ba lugal {d}suen-ra tum₂-ma-am₃ | The strong sibar drum was sounded, it was appropriate for the king Suen. |
| 12 | niŋ₂-erim₂ igi-ni-še₃ nu-dib₂-be₂ | The enemy does not pass before him. |
| 13 | niŋ₂-si-sa₂ {d}ur-{d}namma niŋ₂-gur₁₁ sa₂ bi₂-in-dug₄ | Ur-Namma was satisfied with his own strength. |
| 14 | za-pa-aŋ₂-ŋa₂-ni-še₃ kur erim₂-ma bi₂-in-ŋar | He made the enemy land tremble at his feet. |
| 15 | ki-bal-bi mu-un-sig₁₀ {d}ur-{d}namma maškim im-me | Ur-Namma, the enforcer, said: |
| 16 | lugal-e e₂ {d}suen-na-ke₄ | the king of the house of Suen |
| 17 | {id₂}idigna {id₂}buranuna {d}ur-{<d>}namma-ke₄ nam mu-ni-ib₂-<<BI>>-tar-re | The Tigris and Euphrates, Ur-Namma decreed a fate |
| 18 | {[d]}⸢utu⸣ an-ur₂-ta e₃-a-ba | When Shamash came forth from the horizon |
| 19 | [nam]-⸢lu₂⸣-ulu₃ hu-mu-ši-ib₂-daŋal-e-ne | they shall carry him off as a slave. |
| 20 | [...] {[d]}nin-sumun₂-ka hu-mu-ni-in-dib₂-dib₂-be₂ u₆ di X X | ... may he pass by Ninsumun |
| 21 | [nin]-⸢bi⸣ nin niŋ₂-gur₁₁-e ki aŋ₂ | Nin-ebi, lady of abundance, place of abundance |
| 22 | [ki] ⸢aŋ₂⸣-ŋa₂-na-ke₄ {d}ur-{d}namma-ke₄ nam mu-ni-ib-tar-re | Ur-Namma decreed a fate for him in the place of Ea-e-bana. |
| 23 | {[d]}⸢nin⸣-gal nin-bi nin niŋ₂-gur₁₁-e ki aŋ₂ | E-nin-egal, its lady, the lady of abundance, the place of labor |
| 24 | [munus a] nun-na-ke₄ {d}ur-{d}namma-ke₄ nam mu-ni-ib-tar-re | The woman of the princely waters, Ur-Namma decreed a fate. |
| 25 | ⸢sipad⸣ {d}ur-{d}namma-ke₄ il₂ e₂ {d}suen-na-še₃ sun₄ za-gin₃ sud₄-sud₄ | The shepherd Ur-Namma raised the roof of the temple of Suen and covered it with lapis lazuli. |
| 26 | [...] {d}nin-X hu-mu-ni-ib-dib₂-dib₂-be₂ | ... may Nin-X pass by. |
| 27 | [...] X dug₃-ga-am₃ hi-li-ba ku₇-ku₇-dam | ... is sweet, its allure is sweet. |
| 28 | {[d]}⸢nin⸣-lil₂-le ud-da u₃-tud-da-gin₇ | Like one who has given birth to a child by Nin-elil |
| 29 | [dumu] {[d]}⸢nin⸣-sumun₂-na-ke₄ za-e hu-mu-ra-u₃-tud | May you be the son of Eninsumun. |
| 30 | sipad-da an kug-ga hu-⸢mu⸣-[...] | May holy An ... with the shepherd |
| 31 | sipad {d}ur-{d}namma-da saŋ [...] | Shepherd Ur-Namma |
| 32 | šir₃-nam-ŋešba {d}nanna-⸢kam⸣ | The širnam priestess of Nanna |
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