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CDLI Literary 000337 (Enlil and Sud) composite (P469519)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000337 (Enlil and Sud) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P469519 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
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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.
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| 1 | [...] zi-de3-esz gar-ra u6 di hi-li gur3-ru | ... established faithfully, adorned with splendor |
| 2 | x x x dumu nun a-ba e-ne-gin7 an {d}en-lil2-da za3 sza4 | ... princely son, who is as angry as An and Enlil? |
| 3 | x x {d}ha-ia3 a ku3-ga sza3-ga mu-ni-in-ri | ... Haya filled the heart with pure water. |
| 4 | x x x {d}nun-bar-sze-gu-nu zi-de3-esz mu-ni-in-tu-u4 | ... Nunbaršegunu gave birth faithfully. |
| 5 | x x x-na mu-ni-in-bulug3 ubur ga du10 mi-ni-in-gu7 | ... he adorned it with ... and ate sweet ... |
| 6 | x x ki-sikil-la ba-gur4-gur4 hi-li ma-az ba-an-du8-du8 | ... the young woman was carried away, she was adorned with allure. |
| 7 | x x x {d}nisaba-ka-ke4 ka2 e2-za-gin3-na | ... of Nisaba, at the gate of the Ezagina temple |
| 8 | x x x ab2 mah sig7-ga-gin7 u6-e am3-ma-gub | ... like a magnificent cow stands at the horizon. |
| 9 | u4-ba {d}en-lil2-le e2-kur-ra dam nu-mu-na-ba-am3 | At that time, Enlil did not marry in the Ekur. |
| 10 | {d}nin-lil2-le mu-ni ki-ur3-ra pa nu-um-mi-in-e3-am3 | Ninlil did not make her name resplendent in the Ki'ur. |
| 11 | za3 an ki ki-en-gi nigin2-na-ba igi x x na-me sag mi-ni-ib-il2 | In the middle of heaven and earth, in Sumer, he raised his head ... |
| 12 | kur gal {d}en-lil2-le kalam kin-kin-da-ni erisz2{ki}-a bi2?-in-gub | The great mountain Enlil set up his work in Eriš. |
| 13 | igi i-ni-in-bar munus sza3-ga-na-ke4 im-ma-ni-in-pa3-de3 | She looked at him, the woman of her heart chose him. |
| 14 | mu-un-na-te sza3 hul2-la dirig-na inim mu-un-da-bala-e | He approached him, he was arguing with him in a happy heart. |
| 15 | {tug2}pala3 nam-nin-a ga-ba-ab-du7-un e-sir2-ra un-gub-bu ba-x | I want to make the pala garment suitable for queenship stand in the street |
| 16 | nam-zil-zil a2-sze3 nir im-te-gal2 lu2 tesz2 nu-tuku-tuku-un | (Sum) The ziggurat is there at the side, no one can rival it (Akk) It is there in the side of battle, no man can rival you |
| 17 | {d}sud3-e {d}en-lil2-ra a2 nam-tur-ra-ta inim mu-na-ni-ib-gi4-gi4 | Sud replied to Enlil: |
| 18 | me-e ka2-me-a sze-er-ma-al-bi da-gub a-ba szu mu-un-kar2-kar2 | I, standing at our gate, who can rival me? |
| 19 | za-e ta-zu i-bi2 mu-ma-al ta-asz gu2-usz im-di-di-in | You, what do you know? Look at me! Why do I keep wandering about? |
| 20 | [...] bi2-ib-la2 i-bi2-gu10-ta | ... carried away, from before me |
| 21 | [...] a-sza-an-gar3 mu-un-ak-ne urgu2 mu-un-na-ne | ... they act as farmers, they sit on their thrones. |
| 22 | [...] {d}en-lil2-le {d}sud3 mu-un-na-ni-ib-gi4-gi4 | Enlil replied to Sud: |
| 23 | [...] BI mu-na-da-gub-am3 | ... stood for him. |
| 24 | gen? ga-ra-ab-du11 inim mu-un-da-bala-en nitalam-gu10 he2-me-en | I want to speak to you, but you have changed my mind, may you be my spouse |
| 25 | ne su-ub-ma-ab nin9 igi sa6-sa6-gu10 ur5 szu-zu-sze3 na-nam | ... is indeed my sister with beautiful eyes. |
| 26 | inim ka-ka-na nu-um-ma-ra-e3 igi-ni-sze3 e2-a ba-ku4 | He did not come out of his mouth, he entered the house before him. |
| 27 | en gal-an-zu sza3 ni2-te-na-ka dum-dam mu-un-da-ab-za | The great lord, in his own womb he has seized you. |
| 28 | gu3 ba-an-de2 u4-ul a-ra-zu {d}nusku a2-ba mu-un-da-ag2-e | He spoke, “It is not an arazu prayer for Nusku’s, I will give it to him. |
| 29 | ga-e-gi4 erisz2{ki} iri {d}nisaba-sze3 iri ki-ur3 mah-bi | I want to return to Eriš, the city of Nisaba, its magnificent Ki-ur. |
| 30 | nam-ba-ra-gi4-de3-en nig2 a-ra-ab-be2-en-na-gu10 e-ne-er u3-ne-de3-tah | Do not return to me, my thing that I said to you, come back to me! |
| 31 | gurusz-me-en igi il2-la-gu10-ne mu-e-szi-in-gi4-in | I am a young man, when I raise my eyes, |
| 32 | dumu-munus-zu nam-dam-sze3 ga-tuku gi-na-zu szum2-ma-ab | I want to marry your daughter, give your regular offerings to her. |
| 33 | mu pa3-da-gu10 ga-mu-ra-ab-il2 nig2-de2-a-gu10 [...] | I want to raise my name for you, my gift |
| 34 | {d}en-lil2-me-en pa-bil2-ga u3-tu-da an-szar2 mah-di en an ki-a-me-en | I am Enlil, the one born by Anšar, the supreme lord of heaven and earth. |
| 35 | x dumu-zu mu-ni {d}nin-lil2 he2-em kur-kur he2-em-me-KASZ4? | “May the name of your child be Ninlil, may all the lands be pacified(?) |
| 36 | ga2-gesz-szu2-a nam-erim3-na-sze3 sa12-e-esz ga-na-rig7 | I want to present to him the Ĝa-geš-šaŋa, as a gift, |
| 37 | ki-ur3-ra ama5 ki ag2-ga2-ni-sze3 nig2-ba-asz ga-na-an-ba | I want to give a gift to the Kiʾur, her beloved chamber. |
| 38 | e2-kur bara2 nam he2-em-mi-ib2-tar-re | May he decree a fate for the Ekur, the dais. |
| 39 | {d}a-nun-na dingir gal-gal-e-ne-er me he2-en-ne-eb-hal-ha | May the Anuna, the great gods, destroy the me |
| 40 | u3 za-ra zi sag ge6-ga szu-zu-sze3 ga-mu-u8-gar | And for you, I want to put the righteous head of the black-headed ones in your hands. |
| 41 | du-a-zu-ne munus hi-li-a pa3-da-gu10 ama-a-ni ha-ra-ab-la2-e | When you go, may the woman chosen in allure curse her mother. |
| 42 | sug4-ga nam-szi-du-un szu ki-ta-za gi16-sa de6-an-na | (Sum) You are the one who holds the scepter, the hand of your earth, the treasure of heaven (Akk) The one who sustains you, your hand of earth is treasure |
| 43 | u4 na-am3-zal-zal-e-en ul4-la-bi inim-ma-ni gur-ma-ab | Do not pass the day, turn around and speak his word! |
| 44 | kingal {d}nusku a2 ag2-ga2 {d}en-lil2-la2 szu ba-an-ti-a-ta | After the kingal of Nusku, by the command of Enlil, had received |
| 45 | u4 x x nam-zal erisz2{ki}-sze3 giri3-ni na-am3-mi-gub | When ... was going to Eriš, he set his foot there. |
| 46 | e2-za-gin3 ki-tusz {d}nanibgal-sze3 mu-na-da-an-ku4-ku4 | he brought him into the lapis-lazuli temple, the residence of Nanibgal. |
| 47 | x x x zi {d}nanibgal bara2-ga-na ki mu-na-ni-ib-za | The true ... of Nanibgal on his dais he places for him. |
| 48 | x x {d}en-lil2-la2-ka x x x gub en3 mu-ni-ib-tar-tar-re | In the ... of Enlil ... inquires after ... |
| 49 | [...] a-na A [...] | ... to |
| 50 | [...] | |
| 51 | [...] | |
| 52 | [...] | |
| 53 | [...] | |
| 54 | [...] | |
| 55 | [...] | |
| 56 | [...] | |
| 57 | [...] KA x [...] | ... ... |
| 58 | [...] ga KA [...] {d}sud3 la2-a ma-ra-ab-x | ... ... Sud ... for you |
| 59 | nig2 ma-ab-be2-en-na-zu de6-ma-ab x [...] x-ab-gi4 | May he/she say to you "I want to return what I have given you" |
| 60 | in-ga-na-tah {d}nanibgal sukkal-ra inim mu-na-ab-sa6-sa6 | Inga-na-taḫ for Nanibgal the vizier he spoke to him. |
| 61 | ad gi4-gi4 lugal-bi-ir tum2-ma? igi nigin2 musz3 nu-tum2-mu | The voice of the king, fitting for his king(?), whose face is awe-inspiring, is not suitable |
| 62 | a-ba za-gin7 kur gal-da u4-da sza3 kusz2-u3 | Who is as exhausted as you in the great mountains? |
| 63 | kin lugal szubur bi2-in-dab5-ba me-e a-na a-da-min3 i3-ak | After the king had seized the šubur-worker, me, what have I done? |
| 64 | nig2 mu-e-du11-ga-za gi-na he2-em nig2-lul nam-me-a | May what you say be true, it is not an evil thing! |
| 65 | mah dirig lu2 szu gi4-gi4 a-ba hul ba-an-gig | The supreme one, the one who is to be repaid, who will suffer evil? |
| 66 | [...] ur5 sza3 mu-ni-in-hul2 ga-nam i3-UD bi2-du11 | ... rejoiced over him, saying: "It is enough!" |
| 67 | nig2-de2-a mu pa3-da de6-de6-da szu kar2 im-ma-ab-gi4-gi4 | “The gift, chosen by name, will be returned to its place. |
| 68 | u3-na-du11 uszbar3-gu10 he2-me-en nig2 sza3-za ak-e-sze | I say to him: "You are my ušbar-demon, do what is in your heart!" |
| 69 | kur gal {d}en-lil2-ra u3-na-a-du11 nig2 sza3-za ak-e-sze | To the great mountain Enlil he spoke to him: “Do what is in your heart! |
| 70 | gu2-re-ta nin9-a-ni he2-en-du gu2-e-ta he2-en-da-du | May he go with his sister from the throne, may he also go with her from the neck. |
| 71 | da-ru-ru e-ri-ib-a-ni na-nam e2 he2-na-ra-ab-la2-la2 | Aruru is indeed his servant, may he fill the house for him. |
| 72 | lugal-zu-ur2 ki-ur3 mah-a-ni ur5-gin7 du11-mu-na-ab | Speak to Lugalzuŋur, his lofty Kiʾur: |
| 73 | {d}en-lil2-ra itima ku3 si-ga-na u3-ga-na-de3-tah | For Enlil, in his pure chamber, he sat down for him. |
| 74 | [...]-ra a2 mu-da-an-ag2-ta | After he gave orders to ... |
| 75 | [...] DU {d}nusku dur2 bi2-in-gar | ... Nusku sat down |
| 76 | [...] | |
| 77 | {d}nanibgal [...] gu3 mu-na-an-de2 na mu-ni-ib-de5-ge | Nanibgal spoke to him, he said a word to him |
| 78 | lu2-tur-gu10 sza3 nu2 [...] ku3-ga-zu ama5 du10 | My child, lying down in the midst of the holy ..., your holy chamber is a good one |
| 79 | e2-|GISZ.TUG2.PI.AN.NISABA|-ka-kam [...] e3-a-me-en | I am the one who goes out into the E-gipian-NISABA temple |
| 80 | [...] x kin ti-la ku3-zu gal-an-zu-am3 | ..., your holy work of life is great. |
| 81 | x igi-ni-sze3 na-an-|DU.DU| kasz de2-mu-na-ni-ib | Do not ... before him, pour beer for him! |
| 82 | du11-ga ama-na-sze3 szu bi2-in-luh zabar szu-na bi2-in-gar | He washed his hands to the utterance of his mother, he placed bronze in his hands. |
| 83 | szu ki-ta-ni sukkal mu-un-szi-in-bar gi16-sa mu-na-an-szum2 | His hand touched the ground, the vizier approached him, and he gave her a treasure. |
| 84 | [...] x-ka-ni nig2-nam gar-gar igi-ni-sze3 mu-na-an-gub | ... he set everything in place before her. |
| 85 | [...] umbin nig2-ba szu bi2-in-ti | ... he seized the ... of the nail. |
| 86 | [...] nibru{ki}-sze3 giri3 ba-an-dab5 | ... took the path to Nippur |
| 87 | [...] x {d}en-lil2-ra mu-un-su-ub | ... stood for Enlil |
| 88 | x x x-e? nin gal [...] x-ni-in-du11 | ... the great lady |
| 89 | a2 mu-da-ag2-e [...] x gi4 | He gave orders to ... |
| 90 | ad gi4-gi4 lugal-bi-ir tum2-ma igi nigin2 musz3 nu-tum2-mu | The voice of the king, fitting for his master, is a roaring one that does not cease. |
| 91 | a-ba za-gin7 kur gal-da u4-da sza3 kusz2-u3 | Who is as exhausted as you in the great mountains? |
| 92 | kin lugal szubur bi2-in-dab5-ba me-e a-na a-da-min3 i3-ak | After the king had seized the šubur-worker, me, what have I done? |
| 93 | nig2 mu-e-du11-ga-za gi-na he2-em nig2-lul nam-me-a | May what you say be true, it is not an evil thing! |
| 94 | mah dirig lu2 szu gi4-gi4 a-ba hul ba-an-gig | The supreme one, the one who is to be repaid, who will suffer evil? |
| 95 | x x [...] ur5 sza3 mu-ni-in-hul2 ga-nam i3-UD bi2-du11 | ... rejoiced over him, saying: "It is enough!" |
| 96 | nig2-de2 mu pa3-da de6-de6-da szu kar2 im-ma-ab-gi4-gi4 | “Anything that has been named has been returned to its place. |
| 97 | u3-na-du11 uszbar3-gu10 he2-me-en nig2 sza3-za ak-e-sze | I say to him: "You are my ušbar-demon, do what is in your heart!" |
| 98 | kur gal {d}en-lil2-ra u3-na-a-du11 nig2 sza3-za ak-e-sze | To the great mountain Enlil he spoke to him: “Do what is in your heart! |
| 99 | gu2-re-ta nin9-a-ni he2-en-du gu2-e-ta he2-em-ta-du | May he go from the throne, his sister, may he come from the neck. |
| 100 | da-ru-ru e-ri-ib-a-ni na-nam e2 he2-na-ra-la2-la2-e | Aruru is indeed his servant, may he adorn the house for him. |
| 101 | lugal-zu-ur2 ki-ur3 mah-a-ni-a ur5-gin7 du11-mu-na-ab | Speak to Lugalzur in his exalted Kiʾur: |
| 102 | {d}en-lil2-ra itima ku3 si-ga-ni u3-ga-na-de3-tah | For Enlil, in his pure chamber, he sat down for him. |
| 103 | [...] ba-du10 {d}en-lil2 sza3-ga-na hul2-hul2-e im-de6 | ... was good, Enlil rejoiced in his heart |
| 104 | [...] sag mu-ni-il2 kuszum4 mu-un-tag-tag-ge | ... raised his head, he touched the sandals |
| 105 | x x masz2-ansze nig2-ur2-4(disz)-e edin ni2-ba lu-a | ... the donkeys, the ... of the steppe, in their own right, |
| 106 | [...]-zu hur-sag gal2-la-ba szu im-ma-ni-tag | Your ... touched the mountain range |
| 107 | am lu-lim am-si dara3 masz-da3 az szeg9 szeg9-bar-ra | Wild bull, liar, wild bull, dara, gazelle, wild goat, wild sheep. |
| 108 | su-a ka5-a su-a-ri ur-szub5 udu kur-ra ab2-za-za {ugu}ugu4-bi | “Sua, the canal inspector, Uršub, the sheep of the netherworld, the cowherds, their herdsmen |
| 109 | gu4 niga a2 gur-gur-ra gu3-bi bi2-in-se3-se3 | He roared at the grain-fed oxen with bent arms. |
| 110 | immal amar-bi am si hal-ha saman3 [...] | The wild bull whose calf is full of horns, the saman-demon |
| 111 | u8 sila4 ud5 masz2 zur-zur-re [...] | ewes, lambs, goats and kids to be slaughtered |
| 112 | masz2 gal sun4 la2 umbin sud2-sud2 sila4? x [...] | large billy goats, tanned with wool, lambs |
| 113 | udu nam-en-na-ba si ba-ni-in-sa2 {d}en-lil2 erisz2{ki}-sze3 | Enlil to Eriš the sheep of the en priestess |
| 114 | ga-ar3 gal-gal ga-ar3 gazi ga-ar3 tur-tur [...] | Large cheeses, cheese made with gazelle flour, small cheeses |
| 115 | ga nunuz-te sze6-ga2 ga i-ti-ir-da [...] | Milk of the cows in my sheepfold, milk of the itarirda demon |
| 116 | lal3 had2 lal3 hab2 ku7-ku7-da HI x x x x [...] | Sweet honey, sweet honey, ... |
| 117 | x x x gur-gur gal-bi si ba-ni-sa2 {d}en-lil2 erisz2{ki}-sze3 | Enlil to Eriš |
| 118 | x x zu2-lum {gesz}pesz3 {gesz}nu-ur2-ma gal {gesz}x x | dates, juniper, big pomegranate |
| 119 | gesz-ge6-par4 {gesz}szennur {gesz}ha-lu-ub2 {gesz}eszx(LAM) {gesz}al-la-nu-um | The gešgepar, the šennur, the halub, the beetroot, the allanum, |
| 120 | zu2-lum dilmun-na gur-da dab5-ba an zu2-lum za-gin3-na | The dates of Dilmun seized, the dates of the lapis lazuli heaven |
| 121 | {gesz}nu-ur2-ma gal pu2-ta szu su-ub-ba {gesz}gesztin ga-ra-an gal nim | The great pomegranate from the well, the šubūbu-tree, the grapes, the big grapes |
| 122 | gesz kur gi-rin-na gesz sza3 {ki}kiri6 gesz HI UD x [...] en-te-en-e gu2 pesz-a | The trees of the mountain of reeds, the trees in the middle of the orchard, ... trees |
| 123 | gurun {gesz}kiri6-a si ba-ni-in-sa2 {d}en-lil2 erisz2{ki}-sze3 | he placed the fruit in the orchard and Enlil to Eriš |
| 124 | ha-szum ha-ra-li kur ki su3-ra2 erim3-ma nig2 sza3 [...] | Hašum, Harali, the mountain of the distant place, the storehouse, that which ... the heart, |
| 125 | {na4}du8-szi-a ku3-sig17 ku3-babbar [...] | ... of duši-stone, gold and silver |
| 126 | gu2-un igi-nim-ma [...] | (Sum) The ... of the netherworld |
| 127 | gu2-un dugud-da-bi si ba-ni-in-sa2 {d}en-lil2 erisz2{ki}-sze3 | Enlil to Eriš |
| 128 | mu pa3-da egir-bi nig2 lah4 [...] {d}nin-mah sukkal a-ab-x | nominated by the following: ... Ninmaḫ, the envoy of ... |
| 129 | sahar giri3-bi muru9 szeg3-ga2-gin7 an-sza3-ga i-ib-us2 | Its footing is like a rainstorm in the midst of heaven. |
| 130 | erisz2{ki}-sze3 nam-mi-ni-in-tum3 nig2-de2-a gal-gal {d}nanibgal [...] | he brought to Eriš. The great gifts of Nanibgal |
| 131 | sza3 bar iri-ba im-mi-in-si-si? [...] szu nam-pesz-pesz-dam | The outer heart of the city he filled with tears(?), it is to be undone |
| 132 | da13-da13-bi giri3 bar?-ra x [...] kur-bi [...] | Its battle lines, the outer path ... its mountain |
| 133 | an sig7?-ga x [...] | The beautiful heavens |
| 134 | [...] | |
| 135 | U2 x [...] BI [...] | ... ... |
| 136 | U2 A x [...] {tug2}aktum [...] | ... a cloak |
| 137 | uszbar3{bar?} {d}en-lil2-le munus szu ba-kar2-kar2 {d}nanibgal mi2 mu-un-e | The ušbar priestess of Enlil, the woman who was seized, Nanibgal treated him well. |
| 138 | nin zur-zur-ra-ke4 mu-un-da13-da13 gu3 mu-un-na-an-de2 | The lady of Zurzur screamed, |
| 139 | {d}en-lil2 dam tam-ma-ni he2-me-en du10-ga he2-ne-da-ab-be2 | Enlil, may you be his beloved spouse, may he say good things about you. |
| 140 | sa6-sa6-ge gu2-da hu-mu-ri-in-la2 ki ag2 bad-bad-e ha-ra-NE | (Sum) I want to bring the beautiful one(?) with me to the river bank, love it! (Akk) May he bring it to you in a beautiful way, may he be loved! |
| 141 | hi-li-a e-ne-bi szu nam-bar-re-en-ze2-en u4 su3-u4 ba-re-en-ze2-en | This allure, do not give it to me! Do not give me a long life! |
| 142 | 2(disz)-na-ne-ne du6-ta NE-NE-en-ze2-en u4-da-ta tu-u4-en-ze2-en | Two of them ... from the Dug, from the Day ... |
| 143 | e2-a ku4-ra tusz-u3-de3 igi-zu-sze3 he2-gal2 he2-em a-ga-zu-sze3 giri17-zal he2-em | In order to enter the house, in order to dwell before you, may abundance be present, may joy be in your body. |
| 144 | giri3 us2-sa-zu-ne ug3 si ha-ra-ab-sa2 ug3 ni2-ba ha-ra-NE | May the people be placed at your feet, may the people ... by themselves. |
| 145 | nam i-ri-tar-ra-gu10 he2-em-szi-gal2 sag il2-la e2-mah-sze3 gen-na | May my fate be decreed, I am going to the Emah with a raised head. |
| 146 | szu-ni im-ma-an-dab5 da-ru-ru esz3-mah-sze3 mi-ni-in-kar | He seized Aruru and took him to the Ešmah. |
| 147 | e2-kur e2 {d}en-lil2-ke4 mu-un-szi-ib2-ku4 x [...] | He entered the Ekur, the temple of Enlil |
| 148 | e2 ki-nu2-a gesz-nu2 gi-rin-na {gesz}tir szim {gesz}erin-gin7 [...] | In the bedroom, the bed of reeds, the forest like cedar aromatics |
| 149 | {d}en-lil2 nitalam-a-ni gesz3 bi2?-[...] mu-ni-in-hi-li-[...] | Enlil, his spouse, listened to him(?) |
| 150 | [...]-ka MU [...] | ... your |
| 151 | en du11-ga-a-x x-ru nin [...] | Lord whose command ... lady |
| 152 | {d}nin-tu munus u3-tu [...] | Nintu, the woman who gave birth |
| 153 | {d}en-ba-tibira musz3-me [...] | Enbatibira, weeping |
| 154 | x x x nig2-nam [...] NE x x nu-bar-re-dam | ... nothing ... is to be removed. |
| 155 | ki-ni gar me ki ti-le sa6-ge sa12-e-esz [...]-rig7 | The place where he establishes the divine powers, the place of life that is pleasing, he presented it to me. |
| 156 | u4-da-ta munus |EDIN.BAR| he2-em munus bar lu2 e2 he2-em | At that time, may there be a woman in the open country, may the outside of the man’s house be. |
| 157 | lu2 dam se3-ga-gu10 mu-un-u3-tu ku3 {d}nisaba-ke4 | The one who gave birth to a beautiful spouse, holy Nisaba, |
| 158 | {d}ezina2 {d}ezina2 mu2 zi ki-en-gi-ra he2-em | May Ezina, Ehina, be the life of Sumer! |
| 159 | ab-sin2-na ki-sikil sa6-ga-gin7 ni2 pa e3 ak-za | In the furrows, like a beautiful young woman, you make yourself manifest. |
| 160 | {d}iszkur ku3-gal2 u2-a-zu he2-em a ki-ta mi-ri-in-de2 | Iškur, may your abundance be plentiful, may water flow from the ground for you |
| 161 | za3-mu-a gu sag gibil-gibil-za sze sag gibil-gibil-za | In your praise, when your head is firmly fixed, when you are firmly planted, |
| 162 | {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-bi kurku2-a he2-mu-ni-tu-tu-de3-esz | may Enlil and Ninlil give birth to them in a pure place. |
| 163 | lu2 li-bi2-in-du11-ga-gu10 lu2-erim2-bi he2-em usu ug3-bi tu-lu-ab | My one who did not speak, may its enemy be its strength, its people live! |
| 164 | buru14 ezem gal {d}en-lil2-la2-x sag an-sze3 mi-ni-il2 | The harvest, the great festival of Enlil, raised its head to heaven. |
| 165 | nam-dub-sar-ra dub mul-la gun3-a gi-dub-ba gesz-dub-dim2 | The scribal art is a bright, speckled tablet, a reed mat. |
| 166 | nig2-szid szudum zi-zi-i ga2-ga2 esz2 za-gin3 x [...] | “Property of the righteous hand, set up, lapis lazuli ... |
| 167 | sag {gesz}gag gi-1(disz)-ninda bulug se3-ge5 [...] | The head of a reed mat, a one-column measuring vessel, was smashed |
| 168 | szu mi-ri-in-du7 ensi2 [...] | Hand of Irindu, ruler of |
| 169 | munus sag il2 nun-gal-e-ne [...] | The woman who raises her head among the princes |
| 170 | u4-da-ta {d}sud3 [...] {d}nin-lil2 [...] | At that time, Sud, Ninlil |
| 171' | szir3 ku3 mi2 du11-ga [...] {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-bi-da x x | The pure song performed by Enlil and Ninlil |
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| 1 | [...] du6-da zal-zal-le-ze2-en MU x [...] | ... I want to pass the day in the open country |
| 2 | [...] ku4-ra-ba-ni igi-zu-sze3 he2-gal2 he2-em [...] | ... when he enters, may there be abundance before you |
| 3 | [...]-zu-sze3 ug3-e si ha-ra-ab-si ug3 ni2-bi ha-ra-NE | May the people ... to your ..., may they ... their own people |
| 4 | [...] i-ri-tar-ra-zu he2-em-szi-gal2 sag il2-la esz3-mah [...] | ... may ... be present for you, raising head high, Ešmah ... |
| 5 | x-ni mi-ni-in-dab5 da-ru-ru esz3-mah-a-sze3 mi-ni-in-[...] | He seized his ... Aruru to the Ešmah |
| 6 | e2-kur za-gin3-na mu-ni-in-ku4 i3 sag igi-ni mi-ni-in-de2 | He entered the lapis Ekur and poured oil on his head. |
| 7 | e2 ki-nu2 gesz-nu2 gi-rin-na tir erin-na-gin7 du10 | The house, the bed of the reed bed, like a forest of cedars, |
| 8 | {d}en-lil2 nitalam4-a-ni gesz3-a-ni x im-mi-in-nir mu-ni-ib-hi-li-hi-li | Enlil, his spouse, ... his limbs ... he filled for him. |
| 9 | bara2 nam-{d}en-lil2-la2-ka-ni mu-ni-in-x x szudu3 mu-ni-in-sza4 | He ... his dais of Enlil and sang šudu. |
| 10 | en du11-ga-ni urux(|URUxURUDA|) nin munus tam-tam-ma-ni nam he2-ni-ib-tar-re | May the lord determine a fate for her utterance, the lady, the woman of the sea. |
| 11 | {d}nin-tu-re nin u3-tu nin du10 bad mu-sze21 mu-ni-in-sa4 | Nintur, the lady of birth, the good lady, decorated it for her. |
| 12 | {d}en-ba-tibira musz3-me mi-ni-in-sig7 igi x dim2-dim2 | Enbatibira has ceased there, her face has been fashioned |
| 13 | [...] nu-gig-ga nig2-nam munus-e-ne lu2 igi nu-bar-re | ... the nugig priestess, everything that women do not see |
| 14 | ki-ni i3-gal2 gi ti-le x sa12-e he2-na-rig7 | He has a firm foundation, a stable reed ... may he present to him. |
| 15 | u4-da-ta munus |EDIN.BAR| he2-em munus lu2 nin e2-e-ke4 | At that time, may the woman be a woman, the lady of the house |
| 16 | lu2 dam tam-ma-gu10 u3-tu-da? ku3 {d}nisaba-ke4 | The one who gave birth to my own spouse, holy Nisaba |
| 17 | {d}ezina2 {d}ezina2 zi kalam-ma he2-em | May Ezina, Ezinu, be the life of the land. |
| 18 | [...] ki-sikil sig7-ga-gin7 ni2 pa e3 ak-ne | ... like a beautiful young woman, they make fear come forth. |
| 19 | [...] gal2 u2-a-bi he2-me-en a ki-ta nag-nag | May you be ..., may you drink the water from the ground |
| 20 | [...] sze sag mu2-mu2-ne gu sag mu2-mu2-ne | ... they grow barley, they grow flax |
| 21 | [...]-in-du11-ga-zu lu2-|NE.DU|-bi sza3-nam usu ug3-bi dul-la-ab | ... your utterance, this man, the heart, the strength of its people, do the work |
| 22 | buru14 ezem gal {d}en-lil2-la2 ug3 HAR se3-ge he2-me-en | The harvest, the great festival of Enlil, may you be the one who binds the people. |
| 23 | [...] gi-ninda-na bulug si-ga e pa5 dab5-dab5-be2 | ... in his ginninda ... seized. |
| 24 | szu mi-ri-in-du7 ensi2-ke4 ulul2-la szu-zu im-mi-in-gi | The ruler has made your hand perfect for you, he has returned your attention. |
| 25 | munus sag il2 kur-ra za3 dib igi il2-la-zu-ne pa3-de3 | The woman who raises her head in the mountain, when you raise your eyes, |
| 26 | u4-ta {d}su-u4 {d}en-lil2 lugal-bi {d}nin-lil2 nin-bi he2-em | When Sū, Enlil, its king, and Ninlil its mistress |
| 27 | dingir mu nu-tuku mu gal tuku u2-gu7 rig7-ga | god who has no name, who has a great name, fed and presented food, |
| 28 | x x x-na bara2 za3 an-ne2 gar nidba szum2-szum2-mu | ... the dais at the edge of heaven, given food. |
| 29 | sag? en3 tar-bi [...]-ga za-e nam he2-tar | Who inquires after(?) ..., may you determine a fate |
| 30 | esz3 nibru{ki} sa12-e-esz rig7-ga-ba | In its shrine Nippur, which was presented as a gift, |
| 31 | szir3 ku3 mi2 du11-ga du11-ge-e {d}en-lil2 lugal kur-ra-ke4 x x | The pure song performed by Enlil, the king of the netherworld |
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