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CDLI Literary 000699 (Ningeshzida A) composite (P478917)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000699 (Ningeshzida A) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P478917 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
Transliteration (ATF)
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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.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
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| 1 | ur-sag en sza3-tum2 a-gar3 ur-mah kur su3-da | Hero, lord of the šatum, in the meadows, lions of the faraway mountains. |
| 2 | {d}nin-gesz-zi-da musz-mah uszumgal-a-da tab-ba | Ningešzida, the great snake with the dragon, |
| 3 | am gal szen-szen-na gaba guz-a-ba a-ge6 x [...] | The great wild bull of battle, on its right breast, a flood ... |
| 4 | ama-ni ki ag2 {d}nin-girid2-da-a sza3 hi-li-a tu-da | his beloved mother Ningirida, born in the midst of allure |
| 5 | ubur ku3-ga-na ga zi gu7-a usz11 pirig sub-sub-ba | In his holy womb he eats the righteous milk, the lion's corpse is smothered with blood. |
| 6 | abzu-a bulug3-ga2 iszib mah-am3 esz2-da ku3 szu du8 | In the Abzu, the reed bed is a lofty išib-demon, the holy ešda-vessel is set up. |
| 7 | sag5-ga2 dub kal-ga-ba nig2-zi zu2 kesz2-da | The one who is struck by a mighty tablet, the one who binds everything together, |
| 8 | lugal am ur5 un3 eme si sa2 nig2-erim2-e hul gig | The king, the wild bull with a horn and a tongue whose horns are firmly set against evil, |
| 9 | uru2 idim hur nu-mu-un-gi4-gi4 szu suh3-a di-de3 | City that does not turn back its spring, to be plundered. |
| 10 | {d}nin-gesz-zi-da idim hur nu-mu-un-gi4-gi4 szu suh3-a di-de3 | Ningešzida, he does not turn back the reed-beds, (he is) to be held back by a hand. |
| 11 | erim-erim-ma szu-zu ma-ra-szi-gal2 | Your hand is in the enemy's hands. |
| 12 | sipa sag ge6-ga szid-bi mu-e-zu | Shepherd of the black-headed people, you know their work. |
| 13 | u8 sila4-bi kin-kin-de3 ma-ra-szi-gen | The ewe and its lamb go to work for you. |
| 14 | ud5-de3 masz2-bi gidru u4 su3-ra2 tum2-tum2-mu-bi mu-e-zu | You know how to bring the goat and its kid to the scepter of distant days. |
| 15 | {d}nin-gesz-zi-da gidru u4 su3-ra2 tum2-tum2-mu-bi mu-e-zu | Ningešzida, you know how to bring a scepter for long days. |
| 16 | lugal sza3-la2 sug4 sza3-ta e3-a inim szudu3-zu szu-a he2-eb-gi4 | May the king, the one who emerges from the womb, return your prayer to your hand. |
| 17 | nam-ti u3-tu za-da sza-mu-un-gal2 | (Sum) The life of the one who gives birth to (you) is present. (Akk) Life is present for you. |
| 18 | nun hi-li su3-su3 {d}nin-gesz-zi-da | prince who exudes allure, Ningešzida |
| 19 | bara2 ki-tusz mah-a tusz-a-ni en dingir szul a2 zi-da | When he sits on his supreme dais, lord of the gods, youth at his right side, |
| 20 | x x-zu-ur tug2 mur10 gidru za-gin3 szu u3-mu-e-ti | ... a lapis-lazuli šangû-garment ... |
| 21 | szir3-nam-szub ad mi-ri-ib-du11 ni2-te-na mi-ni-ib-be2 | She sings a song of abandonment, she says in her own voice. |
| 22 | [...] | |
| 23 | [...]-bi ka lul-la bala-bala-am3 sza3 mu-na-te-en-te-en | ... its ... is a false mouth, it soothes the heart for him |
| 24 | x x szar2-szar2-ra sza-mu-szub{ub}-be2-en izi-gin7 ba-ra-ma5-ma5-an | You will fall like fire in the numerous ... |
| 25 | lugal en sza3 su3-ra2 bara2 mah-za nam du10 mu-ri-in-tar | The king, the lord, decreed a good fate for you on your supreme dais. |
| 26 | dingir nig2-si-sa2-e ki ag2-e inim du10-bi mu-un-e | The god of justice loves him, he speaks good words. |
| 27 | igi-du gal-zu ukken-na PA-PA-a he2-du7 | May your great eyes be perfect in the assembly. |
| 28 | lugal ni2 ri-a ildum2 u4-bi sag-ba du-a | The king with fearsomeness, who goes at the beginning of the day, |
| 29 | an-bar an-ta a-ba de-gen-ne2 a-na an-da-sa2-a | Who will come out from the outer horizon? What will be equal to what is equal? |
| 30 | ur-sag me3 igi gal2 tak4-a kur un3-na i3-a-e3 | Hero, who sees the battle, emerges from the uncultivated land. |
| 31 | {d}nin-gesz-zi-da me3 igi gal2 tak4-a kur un3-na i3-a-e3 | Ningešzida, who saw the battle, went out into the open country. |
| 32 | lugal ki gu-la a2 ag2-ga2 tum2 ki DU-bi tum2-mu-de3 | To bring the king of the great place, to bring the command of the place where he goes, |
| 33 | szul dingir tuku ki a2 ag2-ga2-ni igi-bi ma-ra-szi-gal2 | The young man, the one who has a god, his beloved spouse, is there for you. |
| 34 | lugal ka lal3 dingir-re-e-ne {d}en-ki za3-mi2 | king of the mouths of the gods, honored by Enki |
| 35 | {d}nin-gesz-zi-da dumu {d}nin-a-zu | Ningešzida, son of Ninazu |
| 36 | a-a {d}en-ki za3-mi2 | Father Enki, praise! |
| 37 | bala-bala-e {d}nin-gesz-zi-da-kam | It is the balabala of Ningešzida. |
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