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CDLI Literary 000483 (Lipit-Ishtar C) composite (P479860)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000483 (Lipit-Ishtar C) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P479860 |
| 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 | en mah za3 dib me galam u18-ru | The supreme lord, the one who passes by at the edge of the cosmic powers, |
| 2 | pa-bil2-ga en-en-e-ne | the lords of Pabilga |
| 3 | bar-su3-am3 | is its outer wall. |
| 4 | sag il2 diri ninda2 numun i-i | The one who raises the head, the seed ... |
| 5 | mu idim ni2 gal-le-esz ri-a | year: “The clay-worker, with great fearsomeness, |
| 6 | mah du11-ga-ni sag2 di nu-zu | His exalted command has no rival. |
| 7 | kur me sikil-la ni2 mu-ni-in-guru3 | The mountain of pure mes he entrusted to him. |
| 8 | bara2 gal-la dur2 im-mi-in-gar | He sat on the great dais. |
| 9 | an lugal dingir-re-e-ne-ke4 | An, king of the gods, |
| 10 | sza3-ba-tuku-am3 | It is the šabatuku. |
| 11 | igi zi su3-ra2-sze3 mu-un-szi-in-bar | He looked at you with a long-lasting face. |
| 12 | nun {d}li-pi2-it-esz4-tar2-ra igi zi mu-szi-in-bar | Prince Lipit-Eštar looked faithfully at him. |
| 13 | nam-ti su3-ra2-sze3 mu-na-an-szum2 | for a long life he gave to him. |
| 14 | nun {d}li-pi2-it-esz4-tar2-ra nam-ti su3-ra2-sze3 mu-na-an-szum2 | Prince Lipit-Eštar gave for the sake of his life. |
| 15 | an-na du11-ga-ni inim ki-bi-sze3 gar-ra | When he speaks in heaven, he establishes a word on earth. |
| 16 | dingir na-me sag la-ba-ab-szum2-mu | No god can give me over. |
| 17 | {d}a-nun-na dingir kilib3-ba-bi | The Anuna, the gods of all |
| 18 | ki nam tar-re-da gu2 mu-na-si-si-esz | They shook their necks to the place where fates are to be decided. |
| 19 | sza3-ba-tuku-am3 | It is the šabatuku. |
| 20 | me gal-gal-la pa mu-ni-in-e3 | He made the great mes manifest. |
| 21 | dingir an-na mu-na-su8-ge-esz | The gods of heaven stand before him. |
| 22 | bar-su3 2(disz)-kam-ma | It is the 2nd barsu. |
| 23 | gesz-hur-bi si mu-ni-ib-sa2-sa2 | and made its design perfect. |
| 24 | dingir ki-a mu-na-gam-e-esz | the gods of the netherworld, |
| 25 | me mah-a me sag-ki-a-ba | In its supreme cosmic powers and cosmic powers, |
| 26 | nam-lugal nig2 kal-kal-la-am3 | a kingship that is precious |
| 27 | {d}li-pi2-it-esz4-tar2 dumu {d}en-lil2-la2-ra | for Lipit-Eštar, son of Enlil |
| 28 | an gal-e sag-e-esz mu-ni-in-rig7 | He presented it to the great An. |
| 29 | sa-gid2-da-am3 | it is a sagida |
| 30 | an gal-am3 dingir pa e3 gal-am3 | It is great An, it is the great deity manifesting himself. |
| 31 | an u18-ru lugal {d}li-pi2-it-esz4-tar2-ra geszkim-ti-la-ni na-nam | An, the mighty one, king Lipit-Eštar, his word is indeed his. |
| 32 | gesz-gi4-gal2-bi-im | It is its gešgigal. |
| 33 | an-e sza3 gu2-bi gi4-a-na lugal mu-ni-in-pa3 | An chose him as king in his angry heart. |
| 34 | sza3-bala-bala nam-lugal-la-ra gu3 zi mu-na-an-de2 | He spoke to the ša-bala-bala of kingship: |
| 35 | {d}li-pi2-it-esz4-tar2 a2 szum2-ma-gu10-me-en gu2 an-sze3 he2-zi | Lipit-Eštar, I am the one given strength, I shall raise my neck to heaven. |
| 36 | u4 gu3 di sag-bi zi-zi-gin7 su zi he2-me-da-ri | May the storm, whose voice rises like a rising wind, bring forth the righteous man. |
| 37 | gu2-erim2-gal2 kur nu-sze-ga-zu u18-lu-zu he2-em-dul | May your enemy, the unsubmissive land cover your storm. |
| 38 | nig2-si-sa2 ki-en-gi ki-uri mu-ni-gar su kalam-ma mu-du10 | he established justice in Sumer and Akkad, he made the flesh of the nation good. |
| 39 | {d}li-pi2-it-esz4-tar2 dumu {d}en-lil2-la2 u4-gin7 dalla he2-ni-e3 | Lipit-Eštar, son of Enlil, may he shine like daylight. |
| 40 | iri a2-dam masz-gana2 ki gar-ra gu3 tesz2 hu-mu-ra-ab-se3 | May the city, the settlements, and the fields that were established cry out together for you. |
| 41 | ug3 sag ge6-ga u8-gin7 lu-a us2 zi hu-mu-ra-ab-si-ge5 | May the black-headed people, like ewes, stand at your right side for you. |
| 42 | {d}li-pi2-it-esz4-tar2 kur ki su3-ra2-sze3 lugal-bi he2-me-en | Lipit-Eštar, may you be the king of the distant land. |
| 43 | {gesz}gu-za mah nam-nun-na he2-du7 gi16-sa nam-lugal-la | The supreme throne of princeliness, fitting for treasure and kingship |
| 44 | {d}en-lil2-le zi-de3-esz ma-ra-an-szum2 suhusz-bi hu-mu-ra-ab-se3 | Enlil gave it to you faithfully so that its foundations may be firmly established for you |
| 45 | {d}suen aga sag-za mi-ni-in-ga-na musz3 nam-ba-an-tum2-mu | Sîn, when he has adorned your head with a crown, should not be afraid. |
| 46 | {d}en-ki-ke4 me nam-nun-na-ka sze-er-ka-an hu-mu-ra-ni-in-du11 | Enki directed the divine powers of princeliness towards you. |
| 47 | {d}inanna tug2 nam-nun-na-ka za-e-da hu-mu-x-de3-gub | May Inanna stand with you in the garment of princeliness. |
| 48 | {d}udug sa6-ga {d}lamma e2-kur-ra he2-me-da-su8-su8-ge-esz | May the good udug and protective spirit of the Ekur stand with you. |
| 49 | nidba {gesz}gesztin ga? il2-la-zu szu he2-em-da-gal2-gal2 | May your libations of wine and milk(?) be in your hands |
| 50 | dumu nig2-dim2-ma {d}en-lil2-la2-me-en nig2 hu-mu-ra-ab-du10-du10 | I am the son of the creation of Enlil, may everything be pleasing to you. |
| 51 | [...] | |
| 52 | [...] | |
| 53 | sa-gar-ra-am3 | it is a saŋara |
| 54 | dingir ni2 guru3 sza3-ge pa3-da dumu {d}en-lil2-la2 nig2 ha-ra-ab-gu-ul-gu-ul | May the god with fearsomeness chosen by the heart, son of Enlil, destroy everything for you. |
| 55 | gesz-gi4-gal2-bi-im | It is its gešgigal. |
| 56 | an-e du11-ga-ni nam du10 tar-ra-am3 | An determines a good fate by his command. |
| 57 | an gal-e du11-ga-ni nam du10 tar-ra-am3 | When he speaks to great An, it is a good fate. |
| 58 | {d}li-pi2-it-esz4-tar2 dumu {d}en-lil2-la2-ra szu [...] | Lipit-Eštar, son of Enlil |
| 59 | u19-ru12-bi-im | It is its uru. |
| 60 | a-da-ab an-na-kam | It is an adab prayer of An. |
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