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CDLI Literary 000701 (Ningeshzida C) composite (P478919)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000701 (Ningeshzida C) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P478919 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1' | x x x x x ma-ra-x [...] | ... ... |
| 2' | x x-da a-ge6 i7-da kusz7 su-gin7 su-su | ... the water in the river is cold like a rainstorm. |
| 3' | lugal-gu10 SZID-zu-ta im-mi-ni-DU [...] | My king, from your hand ... |
| 4' | lugal u3-tu-zu-ta he2-gal2-la sag [...] | Because of your birth king, abundance |
| 5' | {d}nin-gesz-zi-da za3-mi2-zu du10-ga-am3 x x | Ningešzida, your praise is sweet |
| 6' | ki-ru-gu2 1(disz)-kam-ma-am3 | It is the first kirugu |
| 7' | en {d}nin-gesz-zi-da x x [...] | Lord Ningešzida |
| 8' | x [...] x [...] x [...] | |
| 9' | ur-sag x ki ag2 an ku3-ga | Hero, beloved of holy An, |
| 10' | AN? en x [...]-da kur szuba4 gal u3-tu-da | ..., the mountain of great šuba stones, born |
| 11' | en x x x igi gun3-nu hi-li nam-gurusz-a | Lord ... with a speckled face, allure of young manhood, |
| 12' | ur-sag gal me3 sahar-ra-ka a2 zi-da lugal-la | Great hero of the battles of the dust, at the right side of the king |
| 13' | en {d}nin-gesz-zi-da za3-mi2-zu du10-ga szir3-re-esz am3-mi-ni-in-ne | Lord Ningešzida, they sing your praises sweetly |
| 14' | ki-ru-gu2 2(disz)-kam-ma | 2nd kirugu |
| 15' | ur-sag ki?-a kul-lu-de3 | To make the hero dwell in the earth |
| 16' | {d}nin-gesz-zi-da ki ag2 an ku3-ga | beloved of holy An, Ningešzida |
| 17' | i7-da a-esztub he2-e-da-gal2 {d}en-ki he2-e-da-hul2 | May there be a flood in the river, may Enki rejoice with him. |
| 18' | a-sza3-ga sze gu-nu he2-e-da-gal2 x x x he2-e-da-hul2 | May there be horned barley in the field, may ... rejoice with him. |
| 19' | x x an-sze3 sag il2-la en {d}nin-gesz-zi-da | raising its head to heaven, lord Ningešzida |
| 20' | x x he2-e-da-de2 en {d}nin-gesz-zi-da | May the lord Ningešzida |
| 21' | [...] he2-e-da-su3-u4-de3 umbin he2-e-da-gid2-de3 | ... may he be able to cover with a ..., may the nail be long |
| 22' | en {d}nin-gesz-zi-da za3-mi2-zu du10-ga-am3 x x | Lord Ningešzida, your praise is sweet ... |
| 23' | ki-ru-gu2 3(disz)-kam-ma-am3 | 3rd kirugu |
| 24' | x x a zi mu-ri-in-ri | ... he filled it with true water. |
| 25' | {d}nin-gesz-zi-da-ra {d}en-lil2-le silim-ma mu-na-ab-be2 | Enlil spoke to Ningešzida: |
| 26' | x x-ga?-ke4 mu-un-zu-zu kalam-ma mu-e-szi-u3-tu | She knows ..., she gives birth to the Land |
| 27' | x x x SAR-gin7 u3-tu-da | ... born like a ... |
| 28' | x x x x hul2?-la-zu mu-un-szi-bar-bar-re | Your joyful ... is being released(?) |
| 29' | en {d}nin-gesz-zi-da za3-mi2-zu du10-ga szir3-re-esz | Lord Ningešzida, your praise is sweet, the songs |
| 30' | am3-mi-ni-in-ne | where are they? |
| 31' | ki-ru-gu2 4(disz)-kam-ma | It is the fourth song. |
| 32' | ur-sag u3-ma sa2-sa2 x nam-nun-na x x | Hero, lord ... princeliness ... |
| 33' | x x x NAM [...] x x x ku3 AN x [...] | ... holy ... |
| 34' | x x x x x x GA2 e pa3 lugal-gu10 x [...] | ... my king |
| 35' | x zi [...] mu-un-szi-[...] | ... faithfully ... |
| 36' | x x x [...] igi-nim [...] | ... before |
| 37' | [...] x x x x [...] | |
| 38' | en {d}nin-gesz-zi-da za3-mi2-zu du10-ga szir3-re-esz | Lord Ningešzida, your praise is sweet, the songs |
| 39' | am3-mi-ni-in-ne | where are they? |
| 40' | ki-ru-gu2 5(disz)-kam-ma | It is the fifth song. |
| 41' | x x x RA-RA DA? ma [...] | ... ... |
| 42' | x x e2 AN-za-ka nam-ti [...] | ... of the house of heaven, life ... |
| 43' | {d}nin-gesz-zi-da e2 AN-za-ka [...] | Ningešzida in the temple of ... |
| 44' | [...] x x ki gal-ta [...] | ... from the great place |
| 45' | [...] x bara2 x [...] | ... dais ... |
Sources & licences
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