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CDLI Literary 000615 (Asarluhi A) composite (P478846)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000615 (Asarluhi A) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P478846 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | [...] | |
| 4 | [...] | |
| 5 | [...] | |
| 6 | x x gibil?-la [...] | New ... |
| 7 | inim mah [...] | The supreme word |
| 8 | i7-lu2-ru-gu2 a-ra2 mah x x AN [...] | The Ilurugu canal, the supreme canal ... |
| 9 | mu-sze3 mu-ri-in-sa4 | he named it for you. |
| 10 | lu2 zi3 ku3-sig17 mu-un-dadag-ge-en | I am the one who cleans the flour and gold. |
| 11 | lu2-erim2-e u4 za-ha-al-e ba-ab-szum2-mu-un | The enemy gave me the storm that will blow. |
| 12 | umusz galga dim2-ma ga zi3-de3-esz gu7-a | who eats milk and milk with a discerning mind, |
| 13 | e-ne ad gal du11-du11 | He speaks great words, |
| 14 | gal-zu mah dumu-sag {d}en-ki-ke4 | Your greatness, supreme, first-born son of Enki |
| 15 | [...] u3-tu4 kilib-ba-bi mu-e-szum2-mu | ... gave birth to all of the ... |
| 16 | {d}asar-lu2-hi gesztu2 bad a-a-ni-gin7 gal-zu | Asalluhi, your wise one, like his father, |
| 17 | igi-gal2-tuku nig2-nam bur3-bur3-e e-ne-ra nig2-nam [...] | (Sum) You are the one who sees everything, what is it that you see? (Akk) You see everything, everything is that which you see |
| 18 | nir-gal2 dumu abzu gesztu2 ku3 szu du7 {d}marduk galga tum2 | the authoritative one, the child of the Abzu, perfect in wisdom, Marduk, the wise one, |
| 19 | alan mah an ki-a me nig2-nam-ma igi zu-zu | The supreme statue of heaven and earth, who knows everything, |
| 20 | dumu gesztu2 dagal szu du7 a-ra2 si gal gi hal-hal-la-ke4 | The child with wide intelligence, perfected in the great ways, the reeds of the halhal, |
| 21 | {d}asar-lu2-hi uru5 mah nam gal tar-re | Asalluhi, supreme city, determined a great fate |
| 22 | szu bar a-ra2 nig2-nam nu-zu-zu | Who does not know the way of the hand, |
| 23 | an gal an ki-sze3 me ba-a | Great An, heaven and earth ... |
| 24 | mu7-mu7 mu-e-szub-esz | They screamed, they fell. |
| 25 | dingir igi sa6 igi ni10-ni10 nam-lu2-ulu3 | The god with the beautiful face, the one who sees humanity, |
| 26 | uludim2 hi-li su4 tibira{ra} gal-an-zu kin2 gal-le ak | Your radiance, allure, splendor, your great Tibira work is done in a great way. |
| 27 | ad gal di-ku4 esz3 mah-a inim-ma nu-kam3-me | The great counsellor, the judge of the supreme shrine, did not make a claim. |
| 28 | a-ra2-ni mah szir3-ra-ni ga-am3-e3 mu-ni pa ga-am3-e3 | I want to utter his exalted aria and song, [I want to make his name resplendent]. |
| 29 | sag gun3-gun3-nu abzu sukkal-mah eridu{ki}-ga | the speckled head of the Abzu, the chief minister of Eridu, |
| 30 | {d}asar-lu2-hi nir-gal2 | Asalluhi, authoritative one |
| 31 | enkum nenkum | Enkum, enkum |
| 32 | abgal abrig2 |MUNUS.LAGAR.BAD| |MUNUS.LAGAR.ME| EN x x x [...] | The abgal priestess, the agrig priestesses, (and) the lagar priesteses, lords |
| 33 | ka ku3 ba-a-zu igi-bi hu-mu-un-szi-gal2 | May your holy mouth, when opened, be there before you. |
| 34 | u4 szu2-usz-e e3-bi za-ra hu-mu-ra-an-se3-ka | May the storm that comes out roar for you. |
| 35 | szu sikil giri3 sikil nig2-nam ku3-ku3-ug szu-luh dadag-ga | Hand of pure hands, foot of pure things, pure šuluh prayer, |
| 36 | nam-szita4 e2-abzu zu2 kesz2-bi za-e-me-en | You are the one who binds the šita-priestship of Eabzu. |
| 37 | kuara{ki} iri ki ag2 sza3-ge pa3-da-zu | Your Ku'ara, beloved city chosen in the heart |
| 38 | hul2-la hu-mu-u8-da-an-tusz | may he dwell with you in joy. |
| 39 | {d}asar-lu2-hi nun sza3 dagal mu-sze3 mu-ri-in-sa4 | Asarluhi, the prince with wide heart, named it for you. |
| 40 | musz2-bi-sze3 MI NI bi2-in-ak? | he made ... at its base |
| 41 | [...]-ba-an nam-nin-e [...] | ... ladyship |
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