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CDLI Literary 000454 (Ishme-Dagan D) composite (P479871)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000454 (Ishme-Dagan D) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P479871 |
| 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 | en gal mah x dingir-re-e-ne di-zu galam u18-ru | Great lord, ... of the gods, your judgment is supreme. |
| 2 | a-a {d}en-ki nir-gal2 uszum za3 dib nam ki-bi-sze3 tar-re | Father Enki, authoritative one, the ušum creature, who crosses the border, determines the fates for this place. |
| 3 | me lu-lu-a-ba dur2 gar-ra sze-er-zi-de3-esz gun3-a | In its numerous mes, adorned with a speckled radiance, |
| 4 | nun gal sag kesze2 dingir-re-e-ne [...] x an ku3-ga | The great prince who binds the gods ... holy An |
| 1 | x x IM [...] | ... wind |
| 2 | KA ki-zu [...] | ... your place |
| 3 | nam tar-ra-zu ki-bi-sze3 szi-gar {d}en-lil2 ban3-da-me-en | Your decreed fate, I am the šigar priest of Enlil. |
| 4 | {d}a-nun-na dingir gal-gal-e-ne me szu mu-ni-ib2-hal-ha-x | The Anuna, the great gods ... the divine powers. |
| 5 | ki-ur3 ki-tusz ku3 mu-ne-ga2-ga2 nir sag il2-bi-me-en | You set up the Kiʾur, the holy residence for him, you are the one who raises his head high. |
| 6 | nam-mah-zu nig2 szu nu-te-ge26-dam A DU x [...] | Your greatness is something that cannot be changed |
| 7 | abzu kur me nun-na du3-a ki sikil-la [...] | The Abzu, the mountain of the princely cosmic powers, the pure place |
| 8 | sug gal sug musz-a la2-a eridu{ki} esz3 [...] | The great marsh, the marsh of the snake ... Eridu, the shrine |
| 9 | sa-gid2-da-am3 | it is a sagida |
| 10 | a-a {d}en-ki {d}isz-me-{d}da-gan [...] ki? tur gal he2-x [...] | Father Enki, Išme-Dagan |
| 11 | gesz-gi4-gal2 sa-gid2-da-bi-im | It is its sagida instrument. |
| 12 | {d}en-ki en dumu-sag an-na [...] | Enki, lord, first-born son of An |
| 13 | {d}nu-dim2-mud gu4 gal abzu-a x [...] | Nudimmud, the great bull of the abzu |
| 14 | nitalam-zu ku3 {d}dam-gal-nun-na [...] he2-me-da-an-[...] | May your holy spouse Damgalnuna |
| 15 | a-a {d}en-ki gu2-da hu-mu-e-x-la2 x sza3 hu-mu-da-ab-kusz2-u3 | Father Enki, may he ... with you on the bank, may his heart be exhausted. |
| 16 | inim sa6-ga {d}isz-me-{d}da-gan-na [...] | The good word of Išme-Dagan |
| 17 | nam-szita2 lugal-la2 su3-ra2 [...] | The long life of the king |
| 18 | gu3 zi de2-a {d}en-lil2-la2 x [...] | True voice of Enlil |
| 19 | {d}isz-me-{d}da-gan sipa inim-ma [...] dumu {d}en-lil2-la2 [...] | Išme-Dagan, the shepherd of words, son of Enlil |
| 20 | me-lem4-a-ni kalam-ma szu mu-ra-an-[...] an ki za3 x [...] | His radiance covers the land, heaven and earth ... |
| 21 | nir he2-gal2 kur-kur lu-a-ba gaba gi4 na-[...]-tuku | No one should have the authority of abundance in all the lands. |
| 22 | {d}isz-me-{d}da-gan sig-da igi-nim-sze3 [...] | Išme-Dagan |
| 23 | mu-na-ab-du7 dingir kalam-ma-ke4 szir3-re [...] | He made it perfect for him, the god of the Land, in song |
| 24 | {i7}idigna {i7}buranun-e si hu-mu-x [...]-sa2 x he2-gal2 hu-mu-na-ab-tum2-mu | May the Tigris and Euphrates ... abundance for him |
| 25 | ubur an-na-ke4 gal2 hu-mu-na-ab-da13-da13 buru14-bi he2-na-[...] | May the breast of heaven be open for him, may its harvest |
| 26 | gana2 gal-gal-la sze ziz2 gig gu2-nida [...] he2-na-[...] | May the grain of the great fields and the wheat and emmer of the throne ... for him |
| 27 | guru7 TUL2-e gu2 ha-mu-na-ab-gur {d}ezina2 hu-mu-x-[...] | May he turn the silo into a bowl for him, may Ezina |
| 28 | sa-gar-ra-am3 | it is a saŋara |
| 29 | a-a {d}en-ki {d}isz-me-{d}da-gan nam-lugal [...] bala he2-gal2-la sag-esz2 [...]-rig7 | Father Enki, Išme-Dagan, the kingship ... a reign of abundance ... presented |
| 30 | gesz-gi4-gal2 sa-gar-ra-bi-im | It is its gešgigal instrument. |
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