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CDLI Literary 000459 (Ishme-Dagan I) composite (P479868)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000459 (Ishme-Dagan I) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P479868 |
| 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.
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| 1 | {gesz}gigir mah {d}en-lil2 en gesztu2-ga a-a dingir-re-e-ne-ke4 | The supreme chariot of Enlil, lord of wisdom, father of the gods |
| 2 | e2-kur esz3 mah-a-na dim2-me-za bi2-in-du11 | He spoke to you in the Ekur, his lofty shrine. |
| 3 | {d}isz-me-{d}da-gan sipa gal-zu mu du10 sa4-a | Išme-Dagan, your great shepherd, named with a good name |
| 4 | sza3 ama sig7 u3-tu mas-su2 kalam-ma-ka | The heart of a beautiful mother, the child-bearing mother of the Land |
| 5 | me ku3 sikil-zu pa e3 ak-de3 a2-bi mu-un-da-an-ag2 | To make your pure divine powers manifest, he gave orders. |
| 6 | szu mu-ra-de6 ga2-la nu-mu-e-ta-dag-ge | He brought it to you, but you will not approach me. |
| 7 | [...] {na4}za-gin3-na mi-ni-in-sig7-ge-en | I adorned it with lapis lazuli |
| 8 | [...] x-a-ta ba-an-gub-be2-en | ... I stand at ... |
| 9 | [...] x x x x MA 2(disz)-bi nig2 u6 di gal2-me-en | ... I am the one who sees 2 things |
| 10 | {gesz}szu-kar2-zu dalla mah im-e3 {gesz}tir szim {gesz}erin-na-gin7 | Your šukar tree grows a magnificent crown, like a forest of aromatic cedar |
| 11 | {gesz}ma-gid2-zu _ni-ir-ki_ a-gar3 ab-sin2 gal2 tak4-a he2-gal2 sze gu-nu | Your scepter of Nir, surrounded by a meadow of furrows, abundance of barley, |
| 12 | su-din-zu dungu sir2-zu | Your sheepfold is a heap of dust. |
| 13 | x an-na gu2 tesz2 la2-a-me-en | I am the one who ties together the ... of heaven |
| 14 | {gesz}erin2-zu-ta {gesz}rab3 mah-zu nu-e3 erim2 szu ri-ri-me-en | From your cedar tree, your supreme reed tree does not come out, you are the one who encircles the enemy |
| 15 | {gesz}gag sa11 la2-zu sa-par4 gal nu2-a an ki-ta? la2-a-me-en | You are the one who has a “seal-of-the-throat', a great net stretched out from heaven and earth, |
| 16 | [...]-zu gu2 pesz-a [...]-me-en? | ... you are the one who stretches out(?) your neck |
| 17 | [...] | |
| 18 | x ZU A AB DU [...]-e-me-en | ... you are |
| 19 | {gesz}sag-kul husz-ba _szi-ik-szu ki x_ | a furious yoke, its bolt |
| 20 | [...]-ka-a se3-ga-zu kur erim2 gam-gam-e-me-en | When you rise up in the ..., you are the enemy land. |
| 21 | x {gesz}sag-kul husz-ba-zu [...] x-me-en | You are the ... of your furious bolt |
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| 28 | sahar-gi4-zu {d}utu an-ur2 [...] SU giri3 e2 nam [...] | Your sahargi drum, Utu, the horizon ..., the path of the house ... |
| 29 | sag-ki sahar-gi4-zu he2-du7 [...] A x x TE? dib-ba-me-en | May your sagki (and) šargi be perfect(?) |
| 30 | a2-szita4-a-zu {d}nanna an-sza3-ga hi-li du8-du8-me-en | Your ašita priestess, Nanna, you are adorned with allure in the midst of heaven |
| 31 | {gesz}gag-a-zu _za-ra_ kar2 x x x a-ge6 sur-sur-re-me-en | Your yoke is the ... of the quay, I am the one who makes the flood surge. |
| 32 | e2-su-lum-ma-zu usan3 x x x ansze i-sze3 zi-zi-i-x-me-en-zi?-zi | Your Esulum temple |
| 33 | {gesz}DUB-zu {sa}szu2-usz-gal ba9-ra2 erim2-du nu-e3-me-en | You are the one who does not come out of your tablet with the šu’uszgal drum |
| 34 | gaba-gal2-zu me mah nam-nun-na-kam gal-bi kig2-kig2-ga2-me-en | You are the one who searches for your great mes of princeliness. |
| 35 | {u2}|KI.KAL|-zu ur-sag-e-ne tesz2-ba du7-du7-me-en | I am the one who makes the warriors tremble together in your field. |
| 36 | gab2-il2-zu gu4-ab2 a2 kal-ga nig2 dugud il2-il2-me-en | You are the one who raises your chest, the bull with strong arms, carrying heavy things. |
| 37 | sza3-su3-zu gurusz sul-sul-e-ne gu2-da la2-la2-me-en | Your heart is like that of a young man clad in sweat. |
| 38 | da-da-zu ki [...] tesz2-a x x-me-en | Your Dada, together ... |
| 39 | giri3-gub-zu [...] x [...]-me-en | Your foot ... I am |
| 40 | {gesz}gu-za-zu [...]-me-en | I am the one who ... your throne |
| 62 | u4-ba disz-me-{d}da-gan x x | At that time, Išme-Dagan |
| 63 | lugal-a-ni {d}en-lil2-ra {gesz}gigir-e | for his master Enlil the chariot |
| 64 | ku3-babbar ku3-sig17 {na4}za-gin3-na szu mu-na-ni-tag | he decorated it with silver, gold, and lapis lazuli. |
| 65 | sa-gid2-da-am3 | it is a sagida |
| 66 | ezen gal-a-ni szu du7-a {gesz}gigir-ra giri3-ni gub-gub-ba-ni-ta | When his great festival was completed, when he set his foot on the chariot |
| 67 | ama {d}nin-lil2 nitalam-ma-ni gu2-da mu-ni-in-la2 | The mother of Ninlil, his spouse, stretched out a net for him. |
| 68 | {d}nin-urta ur-sag kal-ga-ni | Ninurta, his mighty warrior |
| 69 | {d}a-nun-na ki {d}en?-lil2-la2-ka egir-ra-a-ni im-us2 | The Anuna, in the place of Enlil, followed behind him. |
| 70 | {gesz}gigir nim-gin7 gir2-gir2-re x x mur sza4-bi du10-ga-am3 | Like a flying chariot, its roaring ... is sweet. |
| 71 | dur3{ur3}-a-ni erin2-na la2-am3? | his young male donkeys were in the army |
| 72 | {d}en-lil2 {gesz}gigir ba mah-a-ni-a zalag-ga-ni na-e3 | Enlil, his exalted chariot, came forth brightly. |
| 73 | geszkim-ti a-a-na {d}nin-urta-ke4? har-ra-an mu-na-ab-sa6-ge | The sign of father Ninurta(?) makes the road good for him |
| 74 | ki ur5 sa6-ge ki a nam tar-ra im-ma-ti-a-ra | For the one who drew near the beautiful place, the place where fates are determined, |
| 75 | lugal x x ku3?-ta nam-ta-an-e3 ezen na-mu-un-gar | The king came out from the pure ..., he set up the festival. |
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| 81 | [...] sza3? hul2 x x | ... joyful heart(?) |
| 82 | [...] x {gesz}szu-kar2 gana2 x-sze3 um-ta-a-e3-a-am3 | ... came out from the šukar tree on the field |
| 83 | {gesz}al-e {gesz}apin-e gesz nam-erin2 a-da-min3 ha-mu-ra-an-e | May the hoe, the plow, and the wood of the labor-troops make a rivalry for you. |
| 84 | lugal-e inim {d}en-lil2-la2-sze3 gizzal ba-szi-in-ak | The king acted in accordance with the word of Enlil. |
| 85 | {d}nin-urta-ke4 {gesz}apin ku3-ge si nam-mi-in-sa2 gana2 zi na-ur11-ru | Ninurta placed the holy plow in order, so that the true field could be found. |
| 86 | guru7-du6 guru7-masz {d}en-lil2-la2-ke4 | of the silo and silos of Enlil, |
| 87 | gu2 gur-gur-ru-de3 numun zi na-mu-gar | To make the necks bend down, to establish the right seed, |
| 88 | szul ur-sag e2-kur za-gin3-na sag il2-la mu-un-ku4 | Youth and hero entered the lapis lazuli Ekur. |
| 89 | en {d}nin-urta-ke4 {d}en-lil2-ra sizkur mu-na-ab-be2 | The lord Ninurta spoke to Enlil a sizkur prayer |
| 90 | {d}isz-me-{d}da-gan sipa szu du7-a? unu6? giri3-za si-ga-ra | For Išme-Dagan, the shepherd who perfects(?) the flock, the one who secures your feet in the dining hall |
| 91 | lugal {gesz}gigir-ra ma-ra-an-dim2-ma-ra igi zi bar-mu-un-sze | For the king who made the chariot perfect for you, look faithfully at me! |
| 92 | {d}inanna dumu gal ki ag2-zu nitalam-sze3 szum2-mu-an | Inanna, your beloved grandchild, give to the spouse |
| 93 | u4 ul-sze3 gu2-da ha-mu-ri-in-la2 | May he carry it with him forever!” |
| 94 | hi-li nig2 ku7-ku7-da ur2 ku3 | with allure and sweet things, a pure lap |
| 95 | nam-ti si-a-na u4 ha-ba-ni-ib-su3-re6 | May he prolong the days of his life. |
| 96 | sa-gar-ra-am3 | it is a saŋara |
| 97 | tigi {d}en-lil2-la2-kam | It is the tigi of Enlil |
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