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CDLI Literary 000467 (Ishme-Dagan Q) composite (P479864)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000467 (Ishme-Dagan Q) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P479864 |
| 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 KI x [...] | ... ... |
| 2 | {d}a-nun-na dingir gal-gal-e-ne [...] | The Anuna, the great gods |
| 3 | e2?-gal ku3 ki-tusz IM x BU mu-x [...] x | The holy palace, the residence |
| 4 | nam-sukkal-mah-a-ni mu-ra-an-szum2 en {d}nu-nam-nir-re | his office of chief minister he gave to you, Lord Nunamnir |
| 5 | gidru ku3 szu-za ma-ra-ni-in-ge-en mu-zu dalla bi2-in-e3 | You have made your holy scepter secure in your hand, your name shines brightly. |
| 6 | gesz-hur e2-kur-ra szu du7-du7 nig2 galam-galam-ma-bi | The design of the Ekur, perfected, all of it, |
| 7 | szu-luh garza mah-bi us2 zi dab5-be2 ku3-ge sikil-e-bi | Its exalted šuluḫ priestess, whose right arm is seized, is pure and pure. |
| 8 | me lu-lu-a me diri-ga-bi pa e3 mah ak-bi | Whose cosmic powers are numerous, whose cosmic powers surpassing, who make supreme, |
| 9 | szu szi-bi2-du7-du7 du11-ga nam-gal-la? u4 ti-la-sze3 za-a-am3 | It is you who make perfect the šibidudu ritual(?) of greatness(?) for the sake of life |
| 10 | {d}nusku nun na de5 e2-kur-ra za-e szi-bi2-in-ga-me-en-nam | Nusku, you are the ruler who decrees the Ekur. |
| 11 | an ki szu2-a kur nigin2-na-ba dili-zu i3-mah-me-en | You are the one who makes heaven and earth tremble and the whole of the foreign lands rejoice. |
| 12 | ub-szu-unken-na ki di gal ku5-ru a2 ag2-ga2 gal-gal-la-sze3 | In the Ubšu-unkena, the place of the great judgments, to the great orders, |
| 13 | {d}a-nun-na dingir ki a-na me-a gu2 ma-ra-si-si-de3-esz | The Anuna, the gods of heaven and earth, roared for you |
| 14 | esz-bar du11-ga u18-ru {d}en-lil2-la2 za-e szu mu-ne-ri-ib-x-en | The decision that Enlil made, you ... for him. |
| 15 | inim ku3 an-gin7 szu nu-te-ge26-zu-sze3 igi-bi szu-mu-e-szi-gal2 | May you be attentive to the holy word that cannot be altered like heaven. |
| 16 | x mah ni2 guru3 ki us2-a-bi nam-bi igi-bi ib-zu-zu-un | “Exalted ..., whose fearsomeness is the foundation of the earth, its fate has become known. |
| 17 | sa-gid2-da-am3 | it is a sagida |
| 18 | x x {d}isz-me-{d}da-gan-na ki? x [...] | Išme-Dagan |
| 19 | [...] he2-a ASZ? ag2 [...] | ... may it be(?) |
| 1 | [...] x x [...] | |
| 2 | x x x me he2-na-x [...] | ... may he |
| 3 | [...] | |
| 4 | [...] | |
| 5 | en gal x {d}nusku sag en3 tar dingir gal-gal-e-ne | Great lord Nusku, foremost of the great gods |
| 6 | {d}nusku nun nir-gal2 e2-kur-ra sag en3 tar x x | Nusku, authoritative prince of the Ekur, who inquires after ... |
| 7 | szul a2 ag2-e gal-zu esz-bar x x | Youth, your great command ... decision ... |
| 8 | dingir? zi x x x ki ag2 x szudu3 gesz tuku | True god, beloved ..., who listens to prayers |
| 9 | u4 e2-kur za-gin3 esz3 me i-i ezen-gin7 du3-a-ba | When the lapis lazuli Ekur, the shrine of the divine powers, ... like a festival, |
| 10 | {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-bi hi-li-a mu-un-dur2-ru-ne-esz-a-ba | When Enlil and Ninlil dwell in allure |
| 11 | inim sa6-ga {d}isz-me-{d}da-gan-na ka ku3-zu he2-em-tum3 | May Išme-Dagan bring your pure mouth to the good word. |
| 12 | i3-ne-du11 u4 szu2-sze3 e-ne-ne-er su3-ra2-sze3 hu-mu-ne-du10 | he said to him, “In those distant days, may they be sweetened for you.’ |
| 13 | u4 e2 {d}en-lil2-la2 esz3 me i-i ezen-gin7 du3-a-ba | When the temple of Enlil, the shrine of divine powers, built like a festival, |
| 14 | {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-bi hi-li-a mu-un-dur2-ru-ne-esz-a-ba | When Enlil and Ninlil dwell in allure |
| 15 | inim sa6-ga {d}isz-me-{d}da-gan-na ka ku3-zu he2-em-tum3 | May Išme-Dagan bring your pure mouth to the good word. |
| 16 | i3-ne-du11 u4 szu2-sze3 e-ne-ne-er su3-ra2-sze3 hu-mu-ne-du10 | he said to him, “In those distant days, may they be sweetened for you.’ |
| 17 | szudu3 a-ra-zu-a szu mu2-mu2-da-ni igi du10 hu-mu-ni-du8-usz | May he look at him with good eyes in prayer and supplication. |
| 18 | ti nig2 du10 bala du10 mu giri17-zal-la za-e e3-mu-na-ra-ab | You will bring to him a life of good things and a good reign of joy. |
| 19 | en-en gal-gal sig nim-ma-ke4-ne nun il2-bi he2-a | May the great lords of the highlands raise their princes. |
| 20 | nam-nun zi-gal2-la kur-kur ug3 lu-a ul-sze3 he2-ak-e | May the mighty princeship of all the lands make the people live forever! |
| 21 | {d}isz-me-{d}da-gan dumu {d}en-lil2-la2-ka igi du10 hu-mu-ni-du8-usz | Išme-Dagan, son of Enlil, looked at him favorably. |
| 22 | ti nig2 du10 bala du10 mu giri17-zal-la za-e e3-mu-na-ra-ab | You will bring to him a life of good things and a good reign of joy. |
| 23 | en-en gal-gal sig nim-ma-ke4-ne nun il2-bi he2-a | May the great lords of the highlands raise their princes. |
| 24 | nam-nun zi-gal2-la kur-kur ug3 lu-a ul-sze3 he2-ak-e | May the mighty princeship of all the lands make the people live forever! |
| 25 | [...] an {d}nusku | ... An and Nusku |
| 26 | [...] x-a-ni he2-me-en UD x [...] | May you be his ... |
| 27 | [...] x x [...] | |
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