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CDLI Literary 000469 (Ishme-Dagan S) composite (P479863)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000469 (Ishme-Dagan S) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P479863 |
| 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 | {d}en-lil2 du11-ga u18-ru di zu galam dagal-la-am3 | Enlil, whose utterance is a roaring storm, who knows how to widen his understanding |
| 2 | ka-asz bar e3 du11-ga-ni nu-kam3-me-da umusz x szu-ni-sze3 gar | The one whose speech cannot be changed, whose ... is placed in his hand. |
| 3 | {d}isz-me-{d}da-gan gurusz kal sa su pirig szul kal ni2-gal2-la | Išme-Dagan, the mighty young man, lion, youth, who has no rival |
| 4 | dili-x-ni mah en mu du10 sa4-a-ni kur szar2-ra pa3-da | His exalted ..., lord whose good name is chosen by a multitude of foreign lands, |
| 5 | e-ne-da zi-gal2-la im-mi-in-lu?-a | The one who grew up with the righteous man |
| 6 | a2-bad3 ug3 dur2-ru-na-bi-sze3? sag ge6 szu mu-na-szum2-ma | He gave the black-headed people to the fortresses where they dwell. |
| 7 | nesag kur-ra-da si sza-mu-na-ni-ib-sa2-asz | When he makes the nesaŋ offering of the netherworld perfect, |
| 8 | e2-gal du10-ga-na ki la-ba-na-tag-ge | In his good palace he does not touch the ground. |
| 9 | u4-ba {d}isz-me-{d}da-gan szul ur-sag er9 du10-gal2-e-ne-ke4 | At that time, Išme-Dagan, youth and hero of sweet tears, |
| 10 | nibru{ki} iri numun ug3 szar2-ra i-i ti-le u3-tu gal2-la-sze3 | To Nippur, the city where the seed of the many people lives, to which there is life |
| 11 | kasz4 di hu-luh-e ge6 an-bar7-ba gub-bu musz3 nu-tum2-mu | (Sum) The storm, the terrifying storm, stands at the edge of the horizon (Akk) The terrifying storm stands at its edge, it does not cease |
| 12 | u4 szu2-usz nig2-nam tum3 di gal-e-esz na-an-gar | He did not establish a day of abundance, a time of great decisions. |
| 13 | zi-ga-ni u18-lu a-ma-ru tu15 sumur-ba du-a | When he rises, the storm, the flood that blows in the wind, |
| 14 | a2-na ba9-ra2-a-ba ga2-ga2-ga2-da-na su3-u4-bi-sze3 gir2-gir2-re | When he goes at his right side, he flies at his left side. |
| 15 | pirig husz edin-na-gin7 usu nam-szul-ba du-a | Like a furious lion in the steppe, with strength and youth |
| 16 | du10 kaskal-la bad-bad-da-ni-a gesz-la2 me3 [...] | The good one, when he travels on the road, the weapon of battle |
| 17 | {ansze}si2-si2 har-ra-an-na kun su3-su3-x | The horns of the road are ..., |
| 18 | masz2-dara3-gin7 kasz4-kasz4-e x x x x | Like a wild goat ... |
| 19 | du10-ub szu bar-ra nu-kusz2-u3 x | The one who does not tire of wailing outside, |
| 20 | dumu nig2 tum2-tum2 {d}en-lil2-la2-ka | the son brought by Enlil, |
| 21 | nig2 sza3 hul2-hul2 {d}nin-lil2-la2-ka | that which makes the heart of Ninlil rejoice, |
| 22 | lugal-e esz3 za-gin3-na-sze3 musz3 la-ba-ra-tum2-mu | The king does not fear the lapis shrine. |
| 23 | u4-ba {d}isz-me-{d}da-gan {urud}alan mer-re-e kasz4-kasz4-e hu-luh-ha-na | At that time, Išme-Dagan, the alān axe, the merre weapon, his terrifying weapon |
| 24 | e2-ni2-guru3 bara2 kal-kal-la-na | In his Eniguru temple, his mighty dais |
| 25 | mu-ni-in-gub sze-er-zi-de3-esz bi2-in-gun3 | he set it up and decorated it with a šerzide. |
| 26 | nun gal za3 an-na en du11-ga nu-kam3-me-da | The great prince at the edge of heaven, the lord whose command cannot be changed, |
| 27 | sag-ki zalag igi zi il2-la-na | When he lifts his shining forehead, |
| 28 | he2-en-szi-ni-gal2 sipa zi tu-da-ni-sze3 | may there be for him, his faithful shepherd who bore him. |
| 29 | lugal a2 nig2-hul dim2-ma ib2-szi-ag2-e-a | the king who decrees evil, |
| 30 | mu-sar-ra-ba szu bi2-ib2-ra-a mu-ni bi2-ib2-sar-a | If he erases its inscription, if he writes his own name there, |
| 31 | asz2 bala-a-ba-ke4-esz lu2-kur2 szu ba-an-zi-zi-i-a | Because of this curse a stranger has raised his hands. |
| 32 | lu2-ba {d}en-lil2 lugal-gu10 {d}nin-lil2 nin-gu10 nam ha-ba-an-da?-ku5-ru-ne | That man, may Enlil, my king, and Ninlil my mistress curse him. |
| 33 | {d}en-ki {d}iszkur {d}ezina2 {d}szakkan2 en he2-gal2-la-ke4-ne | Enki, Adad, Ezina and Šakkan, the lords of abundance |
| 34 | he2-gal2 an ki-a a-ba-da-an-gi4-esz hul-bi ha-ba-[...] | May the abundance of heaven and earth be restored for you, may its evil ... |
Sources & licences
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