Unread Atlas
CDLI Literary 000416, ex. 001 (P345841)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
Open in the reader & map →See it among all tablets
| Designation | CDLI Literary 000416, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345841 |
| Museum no. | LB 0963 |
| Collection | de Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, The Netherlands |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | lugal# ma2# na-mu-u5 | the king should not barge |
| 2 | [ki unu{ki}]-gi# me# nam#-nun-na-sze3 | to the place Uruk for the divine powers of princeship |
| 3 | [ki-en]-gi# ki#-uri# u6 mu-e | Sumer and Akkad I admire. |
| 4 | kar# kul#-aba4{ki}-ba#-ke4 ma2 na-ga-am3-mi-in-us2 | At the quay of Kulaba he moored the boat |
| 5 | am gal hur-sag-ga2 a2 il2-il2-la-da | The great wild bull of the mountain range raising his arms, |
| 6 | udu en zi-de3 szu-a la2-a-da | sheep entrusted to the righteous lord |
| 7 | masz2 si4? masz2 za la2 gaba-a tab-ba-da | a male kid, a female kid that has been seized on the chest, |
| 8 | {d}inanna-ra esz3 e2-an-na-ka mu-na-da-an-ku4-ku4-u3 | For Inanna he brought them into the shrine Eanna. |
| 9 | sipa zi szul-gi-re sza3 ki-ag2 {tug2}ma6 tug2 mu-mu4 | True shepherd Šulgi, beloved by his heart, fashioned a boat-garment. |
| 10 | hi-li men-sze3 sag-ga2 mi-ni-gal2 | he placed allure on her head. |
| 11 | {d}inanna-ke4 u6 mu-ni-du11 | Inanna admired it. |
| 12 | ni2-te-ni-sze3 szer3 ba-szi-ni-ra | for himself a lament was set. |
| 13 | en3-du-sze3! im-e | As for the one who goes(?) to the temple(?) |
| 14 | lugal!-ra u3-mu-un-ra | For the king, for the lord |
| 15 | a mu-na-tu17-a-gin7 | like one who sprayed water for him, |
| 16 | su!-ba du5-mu-zi!-ra a mu-na-tu17!-a-gin7 | As if she was bathing in water for the sheepfold of Dumuzi |
| 17 | im# da-gu10 szu tag-ge4 du11-ga#-gin7 | As if I had smeared my side with clay |
| 18 | u3# szembulug3-ga giri17-gu10 gun5-gun5-na-gin7 | And like a šembulug instrument, my nose is adorned(?) |
| 19 | szembi2 zi i3-bi2-ga2 mi-ni-mar-mar-ra-gin7 | Like a true šembi plant that has been placed on my eyes, |
| 20 | szu na-am2-sza-ga-na-ka | in the Hand of Namšana |
| 21 | ib2-ib2-gu10 mi-ni-dim2-dim2-ma3-gin7 | Like one who made me tremble, |
| 22 | u3-mu-un i3-nu2 ku3 {d}inanna{na}-sze3 | the lord, to the holy bed of Inanna |
| 23 | su-ba du5-mu-zi-de3 | the shepherd Dumuzi, |
| 24 | ur2#-ra ga i3-du8#-a-na-gin7 | Like the milk in the lap of her doorkeeper |
| 25 | x IM# a2!#(DA) gi-rin-ga2 [gi4] in#-tex(GUR8)-tex(GUR8)-na-gin7 | Like the ... of my reed bundles that have been piled up |
| 26 | [x x sag] kasz# sag#-gin7 | ... like a head of head beer |
| 27 | [mu]-usz? mu-tag#-ga-gin7 | like one who has sinned(?) |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | siki ur2-gu10 ga2-an-suh3#-[suh3-a-gin7] | As if I had stripped my hair from my body |
| 2 | siki pa-gu10 a-ne in-da-an-du11-ga-gin7 | As if he was speaking to me about my hair, |
| 3 | gal4 ku3-ga2 szu bi2-in-ma#-ra-gin7 | Like one who has taken care of my pure vagina |
| 4 | sza3 ze2-ba!-ga2 u3-x-x-bi i3-gal2-x-a-gin7 | Like the ... of my sweet heart |
| 5 | ma2 ge6-ni-gin7 mu-x-x-gin7 | Like his boat of night ... |
| 6 | ma2 sal-la-ni-gin7 mu-un#-til-til-la-gin7 | Like a boat that is finished, like one which is finished |
| 7 | ki-na2-a mu10 ga2-ni-du11-ga-a-gin7 | like the one who utters a cry in the bedroom, |
| 8 | u3-mu-un-ra mu10 da-an-du11 | I want to speak kindly to the lord |
| 9 | na-am2 ze2-eb2 du10-mu#-ni-ib2-tar{ar} | The good thing that you have decreed for me |
| 10 | sipa zi szul-gi-ra mu10 da-an-du11 | I want to praise the good shepherd Šulgi. |
| 11 | na-am2 ze2-eb2 du10-mu-ni-ib2-tar{ar} | he decreed a good fate for me. |
| 12 | a2-gar3-ra-na mu10-esz2 da-an-du11 | In his meadows I will praise him. |
| 13 | na-am2-sipa kur-kur-ra | the shepherdship of all the lands |
| 14 | na-am2#-sze3 du10-mu-ni-ib2-tar{ar} | “Because of what happened to me(?) |
| 15 | nin su3-ra2-ag2 an-na | the exalted lady of heaven, |
| 16 | hi#-li sag-ge6-ga | allure of the black-headed people |
| 17 | munus szul-la ama-ni-ra diri-ga | the young woman surpassing her mother, |
| 18 | a-a-ne2 me ba-a | his father, who created the divine powers |
| 19 | {d}inanna dumu {d}suen-na-ke4 | Inanna, son of Suen |
| 20 | szul-gi dumu {d}nin-sun2-ka-ra | for Šulgi, son of Ninsun, |
| 21 | nam mu-ni-ib2-tar-re | determines a fate for him. |
| 22 | me3-a igi-sze3 du-zu ge26-me-en3 | I am one who goes before battle. |
| 23 | szen-szen-na sahar-gin7 tukul la2-zu-me-en3 | You are the one who has no opponent in battle, like dust. |
| 24 | ukken-na inim mud-gal2-zu-me-en3 | In the assembly, you are the one who speaks a bitter word. |
| 25 | har-ra-an-na zi-sza3-gal2-zu ge26-me-en3 | I am the one who gives you life on the road. |
| 26 | sipa sza3-ge pa3-da x ku3-ga-me-en3 | I am the shepherd chosen in the heart, the pure ... |
| 27 | lugal u2-a zi e2-an-na-me-en3 | I am the king, the faithful provider of the Eanna. |
| 28 | szuba3 iri12-gal an-na-me-en3 | I am the šuba stone of the great city of An, |
| 29 | du-du-e ba-ab-du7-u3 | Dudu is made perfect for you |
| 30 | bara2 mah-ha sag il2-la-a ba-ab-du7-me-en3 | I am adorned with a supreme dais, raised head. |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | sag-zu# men gun3-a ba-ab-du7-u3 | Your head is perfected with a speckled crown |
| 2 | bar-zu-sze3 {tug2}suluhu su3-de3 ba-ab-du7-u3 | To your outside the šuluḫ-garment was made perfect. |
| 5 | mitum-ma a2 il2-de3 ba-ab-du7-u3 | The dead one, whose arms are raised, are made perfect. |
| 6 | {gesz#}tukul#-a du10 bad-bad-de3 ba-ab-du7-u3 | It was made perfect(?) with a good weapon |
| 7 | ti su3# {gesz}ban si sa2-de3? ba-ab-du7-u3 | The “strength of the sea’, the balancing of the bow(?) |
| 8 | {gesz}ilar {kusz}eb2-ur3-ra za3 kesz2-ra2-a ba-ab-du7-u3 | The arrow and the arrow were bound at the edge of the rope. |
| 9 | szu-zu-sze3 gidri ku3-ge ba-ab-du7-u3 | To your hand the pure scepter is made perfect, |
| 10 | giri3-zu-sze3 {kusz}e-sir2 ku3#-ge# ba-ab-du7-u3 | On your feet, the pure sandals were made perfect |
| 11 | du10-tuku-me-en3 har-ra-an-na kas4 di-de3 ba-ab-du7-u3 | You are the one who makes the road perfect for traveling on foot. |
| 12 | amar za-gin3-na-gin7 du8 ku3-ga2 a-ne di-de3 ba-ab-du7-u3 | Like a lapis lazuli calf stretched out in my pure womb, it was made perfect for you. |
| 13 | sza3 ki-ag2-zu-u3 u4 he2-em-su3-ra2-e | May your beloved heart be long-lasting. |
| 14 | an-ne2 mi-ri2-in-ak na-a-da#-ab-kur2-re | An made it perfect for you, do not change it |
| 15 | {d}en-lil2 lu2 nam tar-tar-re-de3 szu na#-an#-ni#-ib2#-bala-e | Enlil, the one who determines fate, should not alter it |
| 16 | {d}inanna-ke4# mu10# mu#-ni#-in-du11 | Inanna spoke a lament |
| 17 | sza3# hul2#-la {d}nin#-e2#-gal-ka zu | knows the joyful heart of Ninegal |
| 18 | masz2# ge6 umbin ba-an-kin | The black kid sat on the mat |
| 19 | masz2 babbar2 a ba#-an-tu17-tu17 | The white kid bathed |
| 20 | am hur#-sag-ga2 giri17#-sze3 ba-an-la2-la2 | Wild bull of the mountain range, stretched out towards the nose |
| 21 | e2 ninda2 mah gu3 nun# di-dam | The temple, the supreme bread that shouts a loudly(?) |
| 24 | szul# {d}utu-u3 x-sag zalag-ga-ni mu-szi-ib2-zi-zi# | Youth Utu raises his shining ... |
| 25 | szul#-gi sipa zi# ki-en#-[gi-ra] nam# mu-ni#-[ib2-tar-re] | For Shulgi, the loyal shepherd of Sumer, he decreed a fate. |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [lugal] giri17# gun3-gun3 igi sa6-sa6 | king with a beautiful face and beautiful face |
| 2 | ur-sag kal-ga pirig-sze3 tu-da | the mighty hero born to the lion |
| 3 | sun2 tur nam-szul-ba gub-ba | the young sun, stationed in youth, |
| 4 | lipisz-tuku ne#-ne2-e nu-kesz2-du | The one who trusts in you will not be put to shame |
| 5 | hur-sag gal-gal-la giri3-ni gar | He set his foot on the great mountain range |
| 6 | ur-sag kur-ra mu-ri-ri-ge-esz2 | Hero of the netherworld, they have gathered you. |
| 7 | bara2-bara2-ge giri3 sa-ga i3-mi#-du11# | At the threshing floors, he swore an oath |
| 8 | mu-zu za3 an-na-sze3 mu-u3-gar | Your name is placed at the edge of heaven. |
| 9 | lugal-zu {d}asz-im2-babbar2-ra silim-ma gen-na | Your king Ašimbabbar, go in peace! |
| 10 | enegir3{ki} iri me-lam2#-ma du3-a | Enegir, the city built in splendor |
| 11 | ma2 nam-ga-am3-mi-in-us2 | did not establish a boat for me |
| 12 | a nun-ne2 sza3 ku3-ga ru-a!(ZA) kur szubax(|MUSZ.SZA|) tu-da-a | O princely water, born in the pure heart, the mountain of šuba stone |
| 13 | {d}nin-a-zu gu4-sun2 nag-a ad-ba gu3 di-gin7 | Ninazu, drinking oxen, roaring like a lion |
| 14 | na# [...] | sunrise to moonset: ... |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
Cite the original edition and translator. Page generated by Unread Atlas from the public corpus export of 2026-10-18.