CDLI Literary 000373 (History of the Tummal) composite (P469677)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000373 (History of the Tummal) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P469677 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| surface a 1 | En-me-barage-si, the king, |
| surface a 2 | built the Iri-nanam in Enlil's temple. |
| surface a 3 | Aga, son of En-me-barage-si, |
| surface a 4 | made the Tummal flourish |
| surface a 5 | and brought Ninlil into the Tummal. |
| surface a 6 | Then the Tummal fell into ruins for the first time. |
| surface a 7 | Meš-Ane-pada built the Bur-šušua in Enlil's temple. |
| surface a 8 | Meš-ki-aĝ-nuna, son of Meš-Ane-pada, |
| surface a 9 | made the Tummal flourish |
| surface a 10 | and brought Ninlil into the Tummal. |
| surface a 11 | Then the Tummal fell into ruins for a second time. |
| surface a 12 | Gilgameš built the Numunbura in Enlil's shrine. |
| surface a 13 | Ur-lugal, son of Gilgameš, |
| surface a 14 | made the Tummal flourish |
| surface a 15 | and brought Ninlil into the Tummal. |
| surface a 16 | Then the Tummal fell into ruins for a third time. |
| surface a 17 | Nanni built the Lofty Garden in Enlil's temple. |
| surface a 18 | Meš-ki-aĝ-Nanna, son of Nanni, |
| surface a 19 | made the Tummal flourish |
| surface a 20 | and brought Ninlil into the Tummal. |
| surface a 21 | Then the Tummal fell into ruins for a fourth time. |
| surface a 22 | Ur-Namma, built the E-kur. |
| surface a 23 | Šulgi, son of Ur-Namma, |
| surface a 24 | made the Tummal flourish |
| surface a 25 | and brought Ninlil into the Tummal. |
| surface a 26 | Then the Tummal fell into ruins for a fourth time. |
| surface a 27 | From the years of Amar-Suena |
| surface a 27a | of Amar-Suena |
| surface a 28 | until King Ibbi-Suen |
| surface a 29 | chose En-am-gal-ana by extispicy as the high priest of inanna of Uruk, |
| surface a 30 | Ninlil came regularly to the Tummal. |
| surface a 31 | Written according to the words of Lu-inanna the chief leatherworker of Enlil. |
| surface a 32 | Išbi-Erra, who looks after the E-kur, |
| surface a 33 | built the storehouse of Enlil. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | en-me-bara2-ge4-e-si lugal-e | |
| 2 | iri-na-nam e2 {d}en-lil2-la2 in-du3 | |
| 3 | ag-ga dumu en-me-bara2-ge4-e-si-ke4 | |
| 4 | tum-ma-al{ki}-e pa bi2-i-e3 | |
| 5 | {d}nin-lil2 tum-ma-al{ki}-sze3 in-tum3 | |
| 6 | a-ra2 1(disz)-a-kam tum-ma-al{ki} ba-szub | |
| 7 | {1(disz)}mes-an-ne2-pa3-da bur-szu2-szu2-a e2 {d}en-lil2-la2 in-du3 | |
| 8 | {1(disz)}mes-ki-ag2-nun-na dumu mes-an-ne2-pa3-da-ke4 | |
| 9 | tum-ma-al{ki}-e pa bi2-i-e3 | |
| 10 | {d}nin-lil2 tum-ma-al{ki}-sze3 in-tum3 | |
| 11 | a-ra2 2(disz)-a-kam tum-ma-al{ki} ba-szub | |
| 12 | {d}|GESZ.BIL2.GA.MES|-e |ZI&ZI.LAGAB|-bur-ra bara2 {d}en-lil2-la2 in-du3 | |
| 13 | mur-lugal dumu {d}|GESZ.BIL2.GA.MES|-ke4 | |
| 14 | tum-ma-al{ki}-e pa bi2-i-e3 | |
| 15 | {d}nin-lil2 tum-ma-al{ki}-sze3 in-tum3 | |
| 16 | a-ra2 3(disz)-a-kam tum-ma-al{ki} ba-szub | |
| 17 | na-an-ni {gesz}kiri6 mah e2 {d}en-lil2-la2 in-du3 | |
| 18 | 1(disz) mes-ki-ag2-{d}nanna dumu na-an-ni-ke4 | |
| 19 | tum-ma-al{ki}-e pa bi2-i-e3 | |
| 20 | {d}nin-lil2 tum-ma-al{ki}-sze3 in-tum3 | |
| 21 | a-ra2 4(disz)-a-kam tum-ma-al{ki} ba-szub | |
| 22 | {d}ur-{d}namma-ke4 e2-kur in-du3 | |
| 23 | szul-gi dumu {d}ur-{d}namma-ke4 | |
| 24 | tum-ma-al{ki}-e pa bi2-i-e3 | |
| 25 | {d}nin-lil2 tum-ma-al{ki}-sze3 in-tum3 | |
| 26 | a-ra2 5(disz)-a-kam tum-ma-al{ki} ba-szub | |
| 27 | mu {d}amar-{d}suen-ka-ta | |
| 27a | {d}szu-{d}suen-ta | |
| 28 | en-na mu di-bi2-{d}suen lugal-e | |
| 29 | en-am-gal-an-na en {d}inanna unu{ki}-ga masz2-e in-pa3-de3 | |
| 30 | {d}nin-lil2 tum-ma-al{ki}-sze3 i-gen-gen | |
| 31 | inim lu2-{d}inanna aszgab gal {d}en-lil2-la2-sze3 sar-re | |
| 32 | {d}isz-bi-er3-ra e2-kur igi gal2-la2 | |
| 33 | e2-|GI.NA.AB.DU7| {d}en-lil2-la2 in-du3 | |
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