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CDLI Literary 000775 (Lu-dingira to Mother) composite (P478963)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000775 (Lu-dingira to Mother) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P478963 |
| 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 | lu2 kas4-e lugal-la har-ra-an-na gen-na | The messenger of the king goes on the road. |
| 2 | nibru{ki} ga-e-gi4 inim-bi du11-ba-ab | I want to return to Nippur, speak its word! |
| 3 | kaskal su3-ra2 i-im-du-de3-en | We go on a long journey. |
| 4 | ama-gu10 mud-am3 u3 nu-mu-ni-ku?-ku | My mother is blood, she does not sleep |
| 5 | ama5-a-ni ka-giri3 al-gib-ba | His cella, the gate of Algib, |
| 6 | lu2 du kaskal-la silim-ma-gu10 en3 al-tar-tar-re | The one who goes on a good journey is asking questions. |
| 7 | u3-na-a-du11 silim-ma-gu10 szu-ni-sze3 gar-i3 | "My well-being has been established in his hand. |
| 8 | ama-gu10 hul2-hul2-la-am3 sze-er-ka-an mi-ri-in-du11-ga | My mother is happy, she has sex with you. |
| 9 | tukum-bi ama-gu10 nu-e-zu geszkim ga-mu-ra-ab-szum2 | If you do not know my mother, I will give you the sign. |
| 10 | mu-bi sza-at-esz18-dar TE e MU | Its name is Šāt-Ištar ... |
| 11 | alan musz2-a me-dim2 bar szu-ta gar-ra | a statue of a snake, fashioned by hand, |
| 12 | dingir sa6-ga dag-gi4-a-ka-ni | his good deity, Agia, |
| 13 | u4 tur-ra-ni-ta nam-ma-ni tar-ra-am3 | The fate of her young one is to be determined. |
| 14 | ne3 ni-te-am3 e2 uszbar-ra-ni si sa2 mu-un-ak | He made the house of the weavers bow down at his own accord. |
| 15 | dingir nin-a-ni-sze3 sun5-na-sze3 gub-ba | standing at the side of the god, his lady, |
| 16 | ki {d}inanna-ke4 kin-kin mu-un-zu | He knows the work of Inanna. |
| 17 | inim lugal-la-ke4 inim-bi li-bi-gu-ul-e | The word of the king should not be delayed. |
| 18 | szu dim4-ma-am3 nig2-gur11 mu-un-szar2-szar2 | He multiplied the possessions and possessions. |
| 19 | ki ag2 mi2 du11-ga zi-sza3-gal2-la-am3 | Beloved one, whose speech is life-giving, |
| 20 | sila4 i3 du10-ga lal3 i3-nun zal-le sza3-ga-ke4 | The lamb with good oil, honey and butter that goes around in the heart, |
| 21 | geszkim ama-gu10 2(disz)-kam-ma ga-mu-ra-ab-szum2 | I want to give you the sign of my mother for the 2nd time. |
| 22 | ama-gu10 su3-ra2-ag2-gin7 an-na lu-lim hur-sag-ga2 | My mother, as if it were a distant place in heaven, luxuriant one of the mountain range, |
| 23 | mul a2-gu2-zi-ga u4 MASZ dagal-la-ke4 | The star of Aguzi, the day of the broad MAŠ, |
| 24 | {na4}gug kal-la {na4}du8-szi-a mar-ha-szi{ki} | mighty gug-stone, dush-stone of Marḫaši |
| 25 | gi16-sa szesz lugal hi-li du8-du8-a | The treasure, brother of the king, full of loveliness. |
| 26 | {na4}kiszib3 nir2-a {d}utu-gin7 he2-du7-a | may it be perfected like Utu’s seal. |
| 27 | har nagga szu-gur an-ta-sur-ra | a gold bracelet, a ring for the Antasura, |
| 28 | lagab ku3-sig17 ku3-babbar zalag-ga-kam | It is a lagab-vessel of gold and shining silver. |
| 29 | nig2-zi-gal2 nig2 zi pa e3 zi bur2 HAR-HAR | “Anything that is true, made manifest, made right, ... |
| 30 | {d}lamma {na4}gesz-nu11-gal ki-gal {na4}za-gin3-na gub-ba-am3 | The protective deity of the ziggurat and the lapis lazuli pedestal stand there. |
| 31 | dim3-ma zu2 til-la | whose mind is full of ideas |
| 32 | geszkim ama-gu10 3(disz)-kam-ma ga-mu-ra-ab-szum2 | I want to give you the sign of my mother for the 3rd time. |
| 33 | ama-gu10 szeg14 an-na a numun sag-ga2-ke4 | My mother, the brickwork of heaven, the water of the first seed, |
| 34 | buru14 he2-nun sze gu-nu mu2-a | a harvest of abundance of barley and a threshing floor, |
| 35 | {gesz}kiri6 me-a i-si-isz la2-la2-e | “Where is the orchard that is to be filled with abundance? |
| 36 | {gesz}u3-suh5 a de2-a {gesz}li szu tag-ga | a reed-bed poured with water, a roof-beam loosened |
| 37 | gurun za3-mu-a nig2-tu-hu-um nesag-ga2 | “Gift of the zamu’a-priest, nigtuḫum-offerings of the first-fruit offerings, |
| 38 | pa5-szita3 mu2-sar-re a hi-li-a de6-a | In the pāšita he writes. Woe, allure! |
| 39 | zu2-lum dilmun-na ku7-ku7 zu2-lum sag kin-kin-e | sweet dates of Dilmun, dates of the beginning of work |
| 40 | geszkim ama-gu10 4(disz)-kam-ma ga-mu-ra-ab-szum2 | I want to give you my mother's sign for the 4th time. |
| 41 | ama-gu10 ezem siskur2-re asil-la2 si-a | My mother, at the festival of siskur offerings filled with joy, |
| 42 | siskur2 a2-ki-tum igi du8-de3 husz-a | offering of the akītu-festival, to be seen fiercely, |
| 43 | lu-lu-gu-na dumu lugal-la i-lu he2-gal2-la-kam | Lulluna, son of the king, it is an lament of abundance. |
| 44 | ki-e-ne-di hul2-hul2-le gar-ra | who makes the earth rejoice, |
| 44a | [...] gurun he2-gal2 [...] | ... fruit, abundance |
| 45 | ki ag2 sza3 ki ag2 la-la nu-gi4-gi4-da | Beloved, beloved by the heart, who does not turn back. |
| 46 | inim de6-a lu2-nam-ra ama-ni-sze3 gur-ra-am3 | It is the word of a nobleman, returned to his mother. |
| 47 | geszkim ama-gu10 5(disz)-kam-ma ga-mu-ra-ab-szum2 | I want to give you my mother's sign for the 5th time. |
| 48 | ama-gu10 {gesz}geszimmar ir-si-im du10-du10-ga | My mother, a fragrant date palm |
| 49 | gigir szim-li {gesz}mar-szum {gesz}taskarin | a šimlu-wood chariot, a wagon, and a boxwood |
| 50 | tug2 sa6-ga i3 gu-la ak-a | a good garment made with great oil, |
| 51 | ga-ra-an he2-me-du gu2 me-er-me-er-re-da | I want to bring ... with me. |
| 52 | {dug}szagan nunuz ga-nu11{muszen} i3 sag sza3-bi dirig | a šagan-bowl with churned cheese, a raven whose head is full of oil, |
| 52a | munus sa6-ga {d}lamma tuku-a mu-x [...] | The beautiful woman, who has a protective deity |
| 52b | munus da-ru-ru arhusz mu-ra-an-szum2 [...] u3-tu [...] | The woman Aruru gave to you with compassion ... |
| 53 | geszkim a-ra-du11-ga-gu10 igi dalla-bi gub-za | My sign of araduŋa prayer stands proudly. |
| 54a | {disz}lu2-dingir-ra dumu ki ag2-zu silim-ma e-ne-ra du11-na | Lu-dingira, your beloved son, speak kindly to him |
| 54b | geszkim a-ra-du11-ga-gu10 ulutim2 an-szum2 | My sign of araduŋa prayer (is) long life. |
| 54c | munus sa6-sa6 {d}lamma-{d}lamma tuku-am3 e-ne-am3 ama-gu10 | Beautiful woman, who has a protective spirit, what is it that my mother says? |
| 54d | gesztu gal2-la sze-en hul2-le-esz du-mu-un? | The one who has wisdom, the one who rejoices, the lord |
| 54e | {disz}lu2-dingir-ra dumu ki ag2-ga2-zu silim?-ma? [...] szum2? gi4 | Lu-diĝira, your beloved child, ... given a firm positive answer(?) |
| 54f | [...] e-ne-ra du11-[...] | ... speak to him |
| 54g | x x NE? ga-mu-szum2 x [...] | I want to give |
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