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CDLI Literary 000455 (Ishme-Dagan E) composite (P479870)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000455 (Ishme-Dagan E) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P479870 |
| 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 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] sza3 ku3-ga x [...] | ... in the holy heart |
| 3 | inim se3-se3-ge inim-ma-ni u18-ru esz-bar-e x [...] | When he decides a case, his word ... a decision. |
| 4 | x x x igi-du dingir-re-e-ne nig2-nam-ma gal-zu [...] | ... the one who sees the gods, everything that you know |
| 5 | x x {d}en-ki sza3 kusz2 an ku3-ga ad gi4-gi4 kur gal [...] | ... Enki, the angry heart of holy An, the voice of the great mountain |
| 6 | [...] igi-du dingir-re-e-ne nig2-nam-ma gal-zu [...] | ... the one who sees the gods, everything that you know |
| 7 | x x {d}en-ki sza3 kusz2 an ku3-ga ad gi4-gi4 kur gal [...] | ... Enki, the angry heart of holy An, the voice of the great mountain |
| 8 | sa2 pa3-de3 du11-ga-ni nu-kam3-me a-ra2-a-ni ni2 [...] | Whose command cannot be changed, whose way is fearsome |
| 9 | sza3 su3-u4-gal2 me szar2-ra u5-a {d}en?-lil2-gin7 [...] | The exalted heart, the multitude of cosmic powers, like Enlil(?) |
| 10 | {d}nu-dim2-mud bara2 ku3 si-par3-si-par3 AN [...] | Nudimmud, the holy dais, the sippar-sipar of heaven |
| 11 | en ni2 guru3 an urasz-e tu-da pap gal [...] | Lord, fearsome one, born by An and Uraš, great ... |
| 12 | lugal a-ra2 zu {d}en-lil2-la2 sag en3 tar [...] | The king who knows the ways of Enlil, the one who inquires after |
| 13 | [...] za3 dib dumu-sag an ku3-ga me-ni szu nu-te-ga2 [...] | ... the first-born son of holy An, whose divine powers cannot be altered |
| 14 | {d}en-lil2 ban3-da du11-ga zi-da gesz-hur-e x [...] | Enlil, whose command is true, the design ... |
| 15 | {d}nu-dim2-mud en nam tar-tar-re kalam ge-en [...] | Nudimmud, the lord who determines fates, I am the ... of the land |
| 16 | {d}en-ki gu4 gal eridu{ki}-ga il2 [...] x x | Enki, the great bull of Eridu, raising |
| 17 | x bulug3 diri {d}a-nun-ke4-ne [...] | ... surpassing the Anuna gods |
| 18 | x NU DUB UN KA? [...] | ... ... |
| 19 | [...] u8?-gin7 [...] | ... like a ewe |
| 1 | [...] x gal2-la [...] | ... there is ... |
| 2 | {d}isz-me-{d}da-gan [...] | Išme-Dagan |
| 3 | [...] x UD HA [...] | ... ... |
| 4 | [...] NE e2? {d}en-lil2 [...] | ... the temple of Enlil |
| 5 | [...] {d}en-lil2-la2-ra KA [...] du11-ga-ni? [...] | ... for Enlil his command(?) |
| 6 | [...] sza3 kusz2 an ku3-ga [...] | ... the furious heart of holy An |
| 7 | [...] x ZI TA DU? | ... ... |
| 1 | {d}nu-dim2-mud [...] | Nudimmud |
| 2 | en eridu{ki} [...] | lord of Eridu |
| 3 | {d}isz-me-{d}da-gan [...] | Išme-Dagan |
| 4 | dumu {d}en-lil2-la2 [...] | son of Enlil |
| 5 | a2?-zu mu-da-[...]-ag2 [...] | Your power(?) is given to you |
| 6 | igi-gal2 pa3 [...] | The one who sees |
| 7 | gesz-hur tuku [...] | Who has a divine plan |
| 8 | ku3-zu nig2-nam-ma [...] | Your silver, everything |
| 9 | kig2? mah [...] | a great work |
| 10 | x x [...] | |
| 1 | [...] me diri [...] | ... surpassing cosmic powers |
| 2 | [...] AGA? TUM LI [...] | ... ... |
| 3 | x x kurun2 {kasz}uluszin3 x [...] | ... beer, emmer beer |
| 4 | |KI.LUGAL.GUB|-a szu si ha-ra-[...]-sa2 [...] giri17 szu ha-ra-[...]-gal2 | May the king's throne be perfect for you, may it be pleasing to you |
| 5 | [...] sizkur2-ra ma-ra-ni-ib2-be2 x [...] | ... utters a sizkur prayer to you |
| 6 | {d}isz-me-{d}da-gan dumu {d}en-lil2-la2-ke4 nam-ti-la-na u4 zi-ga u4 ha-ba-ni-ib2-su3-u4 x | Išme-Dagan, the son of Enlil, for his life a bright day, a long day may he be ... |
| 7 | a-a {d}en-ki {d}isz-me-{d}da-gan dumu {d}en-lil2-la2-ke4 nam-ti-la-na u4 zi-ga u4 ha-ba-ni-ib2-su3-u4 x | Father Enki, Išme-Dagan, son of Enlil, for his life a day of rising and a time of diminishing |
| 8 | gesz-gi4-gal2-bi-im | It is its gešgigal. |
| 9 | bala-bala-e {d}en-ki-ka-kam | It is the balabala of Enki. |
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