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CDLI Literary 000494 (Ur-Ninurta E) composite (P479859)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000494 (Ur-Ninurta E) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P479859 |
| 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 | an u18-ru gal dingir-re-e-ne | An, great flood of the gods, |
| 2 | an nir-gal2 dingir pa e3-a | Beloved of An, manifest god, |
| 3 | an lugal-la nam gal tar-ra-ni | When An, the king, decreed a great fate, |
| 4 | {d}ur-{d}nin-urta>-ra szu zi hu-mu-na-ab-gar | For Ur-Ninurta I had it placed in good hands. |
| 5 | bar-su3-am3 | is its outer wall. |
| 6 | za3 kur-kur-ra-sze3 dili-ni dib | to the border of all the lands, he passed by alone. |
| 7 | {d}a-nun-na-ke4-ne sag kesze2-bi na-nam | The Anuna gods are indeed its heads. |
| 8 | me gal-gal-la za3 mu-ni-in-kesze2 | he bound the great mes at his side. |
| 9 | me szar2-ra giri3-ni nam-mi-in-gar | he set his feet upon the many mes. |
| 10 | dingir gal-an-zu nun nam tar-re-de3 | The great gods, rulers who decide fates, |
| 11 | gu3 zi mu-na-an-de2 an-ne2 {d}ur-{d}nin-urta>-ra gu3 zi mu-na-an-de2 | An spoke to Ur-Ninurta, and he spoke to him. |
| 12 | kalam-ma mu-ni-in-mah an-ne2 {d}ur-{d}nin-urta mu-ni-in-mah | He made it great in the Land. An made Ur-Ninurta great. |
| 13 | {gesz}gu-za nam-lugal-la ul-sze3 suhusz gi-na | a throne of kingship for ever with a firm foundation |
| 14 | szibir mah me kalam-ma ur4-ur4 | The supreme šibir priestess, who makes the divine powers of the land grow, |
| 15 | gidru nig2-gi-na ug3 szar2 lah5-lah5-e | The scepter of justice, who gathers all the people, |
| 16 | {d}ur-{d}nin-urta-ra mu-na-an-tah | he added for Ur-Ninurta. |
| 17 | an ku3-ga ki nam tar-ra-ni | When he determines the fates in the holy heavens, |
| 18 | dingir an-na ba-su8-ge-esz-a | the gods of heaven who stood by me, |
| 19 | {d}a-nun-na-ke4-ne gizzal ba-an-ak-esz | The Anuna gods set up a reed mat. |
| 20 | sza3-ba-tuku-am3 | It is the šabatuku. |
| 21 | unken gar-ra-ba he2-am3 ba-ni-in-ne-esz | They shall be the ones who set up the assembly. |
| 22 | iri du3-du3 a2-dam ki gar-ra | A built-up city, a settled settlement |
| 23 | kur gam-e kalam suhusz gi-na | who conquers the foreign lands, who establishes the foundations of the land, |
| 24 | mu he2-gal2 bala u4 su3-da | years of abundance and a reign of long days |
| 25 | {d}ur-{d}nin-urta-ra mu-na-an-szum2 | he gave to Ur-Ninurta. |
| 26 | sa-gid2-da-am3 | it is a sagida |
| 27 | an-na igi su3-u4-bi bar-ra-ni sipa zi mu-ni-in-il2 | In heaven, when he sees his own face, he raises the righteous shepherd. |
| 28 | {d}ur-{d}nin-urta dumu ki ag2-ga2-ni mi2 zi-de2-esz sza-mu-un-e | Ur-Ninurta, his beloved son, treated kindly. |
| 29 | ni2 me-lem4-za tesz2 he2-gal2 u4 gal-gin7 u5-bi | Your fearsomeness and radiance, together abundance, like a great storm, its wind |
| 30 | nam-szul-zu gaba gi4 na-an-tuku-tuku-un ma-da he2-de3-gal2 | May your youth not have a rival, may there be a land for you. |
| 31 | mu-zu kur-kur-ra he2-em-mah-en sa6-zu he2-di | May your name surpass all the lands, may your good name flourish. |
| 32 | ma-da ni2-ba nam-ra-an-gam-e gu2 gesz hu-mu-ra-ab-gar | May the land not be taken away by itself, may it be put to the sword for you. |
| 33 | {d}ur-{d}nin-urta a2 gal szum2-ma-gu10 mu-gu10-sze3 nir he2-gal2 | Ur-Ninurta, given strength by my name, may there be fear for my name. |
| 34 | inim-zu {gesz}rab3 mah-gin7 hul-gal2-e szu he2-em-ri-ri | May your word, like a great reed tree, be released from evil. |
| 35 | a2 ag2-ga2-zu ki-bala-a ha-ba-te giri17 szu ha-ma-an-gal2-esz | May your command reach the rebel land, may they have mercy on me. |
| 36 | nam-nun-zu sag an-sze3 he2-eb-il2 ug3-e ha-ma-du10-ge | May your princely majesty raise its head to heaven, and may the people be glad. |
| 37 | nig2-gi-na za-e lu2-bi he2-me-en a2-tah-zu he2-a | May you be the one of truth, may you be your helper. |
| 38 | nig2-si-sa2 sza3-ta e3-a-me-en {d}utu ba-gub-ba | I am the one who brings justice out of the womb, Utu stationed |
| 39 | {d}inanna ki ag2-zu na-nam nam-ti ha-ra-ab-su3-de3 | Inanna, your beloved is indeed life for you |
| 40 | {d}lamma sa6-ga nam-en nam-lugal-la zi-de3-esz ha-ra-su8-ge-esz | May the good protective deities of lordship and kingship stand faithfully for you. |
| 41 | mu sa4-a ki-en-gi-ra-me-en {d}ur-{d}nin-urta-gu10 | I am the one chosen by Sumer, my Ur-Ninurta |
| 42 | esz3 nibru{ki} {d}ur-an-ki-ka sag il2-la gen-i3 | In the shrine Nippur of Uranki I went, raising my head. |
| 43 | kadra!-zu szeg12 e2-kur-ra-ke4 szu-bi im-gid2 | Your kadra(?), the brickwork of the Ekur, was extended(?) |
| 44 | sipa ni2 guru3 nidba gal-gal-la-ni e2-sze3 ha-ma-gub-be2 | May the shepherd who has fearsomeness and great food offerings stand before you in the house. |
| 45 | sa-gar-ra-am3 | it is a saŋara |
| 46 | 1(asz) dingir-re-ne me gal-gal-la i3-me-en | I am one of the gods of the great mes. |
| 47 | an lugal 1(asz) dingir-re-ne me gal-gal-la i3-me-en | I am An, the king, the one of the gods who has great cosmic powers. |
| 48 | {d}ur-{d}nin-urta ka-ta e3-a-gu10 ul-sze3 na-ra-kur2-ru | Ur-Ninurta, when I emerge from the mouth, may it not be changed forever! |
| 49 | u18-ru12-bi-im | It is its uru |
| 50 | a-da-ab an-na-kam | It is an adab prayer of An. |
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