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CDLI Literary 000458 (Ishme-Dagan H) composite (P479869)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000458 (Ishme-Dagan H) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P479869 |
| 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 | [...] x IM u5 nun dingir-re-e-ne [...] me szar2?-ra-ba dur2 gar | ... princely oil of the gods ... in its numerous mes |
| 2 | {d}nu-nam-nir en a2 ag2-ga2 zi-da me gal-gal-la szu du7 | Nunamnir, lord of the righteous command, perfecting the great cosmic powers |
| 3 | a-a {d}en-lil2 ni2-zu an ki-a pa e3 sza-ba-ni-e3 | Father Enlil, when you yourself appear in heaven and earth, |
| 4 | dingir an-na an-na bi2-su8-ug mu du10 im-mi-in-sa4 | The god of heaven calmed heaven, he named it with a sweet name. |
| 5 | x x KA x lugal-ba igi mu-ni-si-si | ... looked at the king. |
| 6 | [...]-bi NE x ZU | ... ... |
| 7 | {d}a-nun-na dingir gal-gal-bi igi-zu-usz si mu-sa2-e-esz | The Anuna, the great gods, look favorably upon you. |
| 8 | {d}en-lil2 inim ku3 du11-ga mah-zu-sze3 gizzal im-szi-ma-an-ak-esz | Enlil, with your holy word and supreme command they made a reed mat for me. |
| 9 | {d}nu-nam-nir? an ki nigin2-na-bi dili-zu-ni mah-me-en | Nunamnir, you alone are supreme in heaven and earth |
| 10 | [...] x {d}a-nun-na-ke4-ne {gesz}rab3 mah kur-kur-ra | ... of the Anuna, the supreme yoke of all the lands |
| 11 | [...]-zu su3-u4 en nig2-nam-ma-ni dib du11-ga-ni nu-kam3-me-dam | ... your ... is long, the lord whose command cannot be altered |
| 12 | [...] gal-la-a me-zu me?-a diri a-ra2-zu nig2 galam-ma-am3 x nam-kal kur ki su3-ra2-sze3? sipa zi-bi za-e?-me-en | ... great, your cosmic powers are surpassing, your arazu prayer is a great thing, you are the mighty one, to the distant land and the distant place You are its true shepherd |
| 13 | a-a {d}en-lil2 ki-ur3 {d}ur-an-ki sza3-ge pa3-da-za | Father Enlil, in the Ki’ur of Uranki your chosen heart |
| 14 | ZU? x e2-kur ki ag2-zu szu-mu-ra-an-du3 bara2 mah-zu szu-mu-un-ri | May your beloved Ekur be built for you, may your supreme dais be fashioned for you |
| 15 | esz3-za me-bi me kal-kal-a-am3 szu-luh zi-bi mah-am3 | In your shrine, its divine powers are numerous divine powers, its life is supreme. |
| 16 | garza-bi ku3-ku3-ga-am3 nig2 ka-ge dib-ba-am3 | Its rites are pure, it is something that crosses the mouth. |
| 17 | e2-kur-ra sza3-bi galam kad4-am3 nig2 lu2 nu-zu-am3 | In the Ekur, its inside is a gala-demon, something that no one knows. |
| 18 | {d}isz-me-{d}da-gan gesz-hur me zi-bi si ha-ra-ab-sa2-sa2-e | Išme-Dagan, may his righteous divine powers be arranged for you |
| 19 | sa-gid2-da-am3 | it is a sagida |
| 20 | {d}en-lil2 {d}isz-me-{d}da-gan dumu ki ag2-za nam-lugal-la-a-na bala-bi ha-ra-su3-u4 | Enlil and Išme-Dagan, your beloved son, may their reign be prolonged for you. |
| 21 | gesz-gi4-gal2 sa-gid2-da-bi-im | It is its sagida instrument. |
| 22 | {d}en-lil2 en gal dingir-re-e-ne ug3 szar2-ra-bi-sze3 il2-la | Enlil, the great lord of the gods, raising up all the people |
| 23 | [...] en gal dingir-re-e-ne ug3 szar2-ra-bi-sze3 il2-la | ... great lord of the gods, raising up the multitude of the people |
| 24 | [...] inim mah du11-ga-zu x sag-ba du-am3 | ... your supreme command is ... at its head |
| 25 | [...] nig2 nu-kur2-ru du11-ga-zu ki-bi-sze3 gar | ... your command, which is unalterable, is placed at its place |
| 26 | [...] x tuku sag us2 e2-za-ra | ... who has ... for the head of the Eza temple |
| 27 | [...] UN-sze3 nam du10 tar-mu-ni-ib | ... determine a good fate for the people |
| 28 | {d}isz-me-{d}da-gan dumu {d}en-lil2-la2-ka [...] RI | Išme-Dagan, son of Enlil |
| 29 | [...] an ki za3 til-be2-esz [...] he2-em-mah | ... the heavens and earth that are at their end, may they be great. |
| 30 | [...] x-bi he2-bad-bad | ... may its ... be destroyed |
| 31 | [...] ki kur he2-em-szi-gam-e | ... may he make the foreign land tremble |
| 32 | [...] {d}isz-me-{d}da-gan [...] he2-me-en | May you be Išme-Dagan |
| 33 | [...] x he2-me-en | May you be ... |
| 34 | [...]-sub2-ba | ...-subba |
| 35 | [...] he2-me-en | May you be ... |
| 36 | [...] he2-en-gal2 | ... may there be ... |
| 37 | [...] ZI he2-szi-mah | ... may ... become great. |
| 38 | [...] sag-e-esz he2-rig7 | ... may he present to you. |
| 39 | [...] ga2-la nu-dag-ge he2-me-en | ... may you be the one who does not wander around. |
| 40 | [...] x ki ku3 ki sikil x [...] im-mi-ib2-gal2 | ... the holy place, the pure place ... was present |
| 41 | sa-gar-ra-am3 | it is a saŋara |
| 42 | [...] {d}a-nun-na-ke4-ne | ... the Anuna gods |
| 43 | [...] {d}a-nun-na-ke4-ne | ... the Anuna gods |
| 44 | [...] x x x bala du10 mu nam-he2 | ... good reign, years of abundance |
| 45 | [...] sag-e-esz rig7-mu-ni-ib2 | ... he presented to him. |
| 46 | u18-ru12-bi-im | It is its uru |
| 47 | a-da-ab {d}en-lil2-la2-kam | It is the Adab of Enlil |
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