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CDLI Literary 000444 (Shu-Ilishu A) composite (P479875)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000444 (Shu-Ilishu A) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P479875 |
| 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 | en u4 husz du7-ru kur2-kur2 suh3-e kalam-ma ni2 mah x du8? | Lord, furious storm, destroying all the foreign lands, who ... supreme fearsomeness in the Land |
| 2 | {d}nergal kar gal an ki tud2 KU zi-gal2 szar2-ra | Nergal, great quay of heaven and earth, born with abundance, |
| 3 | en igi husz il2-la-ni ug3 lu-a se3-ge erim2 x {gesz?}tukul? du8? | When the lord raises his furious face towards the people, the enemy ... weapons |
| 4 | {d}nergal a2-tuku an ki-a ug3 x GI zar-re-esz | Nergal, the powerful one of heaven and earth, who makes the people bow down |
| 5 | bar-su3-am3 | is its outer wall. |
| 6 | en u4 gal me mah-zu du7-ru {tu15}u18-lu kalam-ma dul-lu | Lord, great storm, your supreme divine powers are exhausted, the south wind is blowing in the land |
| 7 | {d}nergal erim2 nam ku5-ra2-ni tu15 u8 tu11 lil2-e sag3-ge | Nergal, his enemy’s curse is a wind that scatters ewes and ghosts. |
| 8 | en sukux(LIL)-ra2 kal-ga kiszib-la2 tuku na-me e-ne-ra nu-gub-bu | The strong en priestess, who has a sealed document, who does not stand by him. |
| 9 | {d}nergal dagal il2 u18-ru er9 gur3-ru gal nig2 ar2-re-esz e | Nergal, who raises the broad sky with great weeping and great tears, |
| 10 | diri szul gal-e-ne nam-ur-sag-ga2-ni GIR3-e nam-ur-sag-ga2 | Extra, the great youths, his heroism, the sword of his heroes, |
| 11 | {d}nergal an ki za3 til-bi-sze3 nam-mah-a-ni dul-la | Nergal of heaven and earth, whose greatness is finished to its full extent, |
| 12 | sza3-ba-tuku-am3 | It is the šabatuku. |
| 13 | ur-sag sag il2 en nir-gal2-lu dumu gaba zi a-a-na | Hero who raises the head, noble lord, child born by his father |
| 14 | {d}nergal ab hu-luh ni2 husz ri na-me gaba ru-gu2 nu-zu | Nergal, the terrifying sea, who has no fearsomeness, |
| 15 | szul zi-ga-ni mer a-ma-ru kur-kur un-tu11-be2 | His rising youth, the sea, the flood of all the lands, roared. |
| 16 | {d}nergal uszumgal u3-mun dul4-lu usz2 zi-gal2-la na8-na8 | Nergal, the dragon, the salt of the work, the blood of the life-giving force, he drinks. |
| 17 | bar-su3 2(disz)-kam-ma-am3 | It is the 2nd barsu. |
| 18 | en a-a ugu-ni {d}nu-nam-nir-gin7 ti mud e-ne-da gal2 | The lord, his father who begot him, like Nunamnir, the blood was flowing |
| 19 | {d}nergal e2? da-ri2 iri11-gal {d}en-lil2 ban3-da-me-en | Nergal, you are the eternal temple, the great city of Enlil |
| 20 | nam tar-re di ku5 ka-asz bar-re-da za-a-da sza-mu-e-da-gal2 | You are the one who decides a case, who pours out beer with you. |
| 21 | {d}nergal a-ra2 gal me husz-bi szu mah-zu-usz im-si | Nergal, great “foreigners’ of the furious cosmic powers, your supreme hand shook. |
| 22 | garza mah na-me nu-zu-ba za-a-ra si ma-ra-ab-sa2 | The supreme rites, which no one knows, are arranged for you. |
| 23 | {d}nergal gesz-hur szu-luh ug3-ba sag en3 tar-bi-me-en | Nergal, you are the one who inquires after the plans and luxuriance of the people |
| 24 | sza3-ba-tuku 2(disz)-kam-ma-am3 | It is the 2nd šabatuku. |
| 25 | ki u4 szu2-a {d}utu ma-ra-an-e3 bara2 ni2 gur3-ru ma-ra-an-ri | In the place where the sun rises, he brings out the dais with fearsomeness for you |
| 26 | {d}nergal |DU.DU|-e-bi tum2-mu-bi en za-a-da gal2-me-en | Nergal, you are the lord with whom you are at peace. |
| 27 | ki u4 e3 en DIM4 u5 IL2-bi ni2 gal husz gur3-ru-me-en | I am the one who makes the earth tremble and raises the lord's horns with furious fearsomeness. |
| 28 | {d}nergal za3-mi2 a-re-zu ni2 su zi bar-re-dam | Nergal, your praise is exalted, your utterance is a true expression of yourself |
| 29 | bar-su3 3(disz)-kam-ma-am3 | It is the 3rd Barsu. |
| 30 | sipa gi-ne szul zi {d}utu-gin7 di si sa2 ku5-ku5 | The faithful shepherd, like Utu, makes the right decisions. |
| 31 | {d}szu-i3-li2-szu nun me ul pa e3 {d}a-nun-na-ke4-ne | Šu-ilīzu, prince who makes the pure divine powers manifest, the Anuna gods |
| 32 | {d}nergal e-ne-ra hul-du-ni zar-re-esz sal-mu-na-ab | Nergal, when he has sinned against him, smite him like a lamb. |
| 33 | {d}szu-i3-li2-szu za-a-ar nir hu-mu-u8-de3-gal2 hul2-la hu-mu-di-ni-ib-tum2 | Šu-ilīzu, may he bring joy to you and bring you joy. |
| 34 | sipa ha-ba-du {d}utu-gin7 ug3-ba mu-ni he2-em-mi-i-i | May shepherds be scattered like Utu, may their names be named among the people. |
| 35 | {d}szu-i3-li2-szu kur-kur ug3 lu-a zi-ni he2-em-mi-ib2-ag2 | Šu-ilīzu, may all the lands give life to those who trust him. |
| 36 | bar-su3-da-am3 | Barsuda |
| 37 | {d}nergal nun {d}szu-i3-li2-szu geszkim-ti-la-ni u4 su3-ra2-sze3 he2-me-en | Nergal, prince of Šū-iliša, may you be his guarantee for a long time. |
| 38 | gesz-gi4-gal2 sa-gid2-da-bi-im | It is its sagida instrument. |
| 39 | en kur gal-la nig2 ul4-le-esz-e ak u3-ma husz erim2 dub2?-bu | The lord of the great mountain who makes things abundant(?), the furious storm that afflicts the enemy |
| 40 | {d}nergal dub-bu dili-e-bi nu-sze-ga zi ir ni2 er9-e-ne | Nergal, whose single tablet is not to be heeded, the life of tears and wailing |
| 41 | en nir-gal2 mesz3 {d}nu-nam-nir-ra u3-tu-da ki gar-ra-ni x [...] | The noble lord who gave birth to the meš of Nunamnir, his established place |
| 42 | {d}nergal sza3 mer {d}en-lil2-la2 a sed su3 | Nergal, the heart of Enlil, full of soothing water, |
| 43 | en gal giri3 kur sag dub2-ba x x [...] {gesz}GAL-zu x-ru-usz i3-gal2 | Great lord, who ... the foot of the mountain, ... your ... is there. |
| 44 | {d}nergal me3-sze3 gub-be2 nir sag il2-i | Nergal stationed in battle, raising his head high |
| 45 | en gu2-erim2-ma pirig-gin7 ka sza-an-ta |ZA.LAM| za-ra gi4 nu-sze-ga | Lord of the enemy, like a lion, from the mouth of the šangû-priestess, who does not turn back to you |
| 46 | {d}nergal {sa}szu2-usz-gal hul-du szu szu2-ur gu2-erim2-gal2-la | Nergal, the evil sašûgal-demon, the one who removes the hand of the enemy, |
| 47 | ur-sag kur a-a-zu-sze3 nu-sze-ga u4 husz gal-bi-me-en | I am a hero who does not fear the mountain of your father, a furious storm. |
| 48 | {d}nergal iri-bad3 a2-dam-bi ni2 um-szi-te | Nergal, the Iri-bad, whose settlements are filled with fear, |
| 49 | am-gin7 giri3-za ba-szi-gub-be2-en si gal-zu bi2-tu11 | I stand at your feet like a wild bull. |
| 50 | {d}nergal szeg12-bi in-dal-gin7 an-na um-mi-gu7 | Nergal, like a stormwind blowing against the brickwork of heaven, ate it. |
| 51 | igi husz-u3 i3-gur3-u3 igi nu-bar-re kalam-ma um-mi-gar | The furious eye turned, the unfavorable eye set its gaze on the Land. |
| 52 | {d}nergal u3-mun-bi szeg14-gin7 sur3-sur3-ra i-ni-in-de2 | Nergal poured out its oil like a rainstorm. |
| 53 | ug3 gu2-erim2-ma u8 i-ne2-gar zi szar2 kar i3-bi2-du11 | The enemy's people were slaughtered, and the ewes were killed. |
| 54 | {d}nergal szul za-a-da kar-bi ar2-zu szi-im-galam-e | Nergal, youth of Zada, your quay is a šiŋar. |
| 55 | en szu gar {d}en-lil2-la2 mu-u8-gi sza3 a-a-na mu-un-sed | The lord who has been appointed by Enlil, the en priestess, soothes the heart of his father |
| 56 | {d}nergal kal-ga dumu kur gam {d}nu-nam-nir-ra-kam | Nergal, the mighty one, the child of the hostile land, is Nunamnir. |
| 57 | sipa an-ne2 ug3 szar2-ra pa3-da szul zi il2 kur gal-la | Shepherd chosen by An among the many people, true youth raised in the great mountains, |
| 58 | {d}szu-i3-li2-szu szu-luh pa e3 ak-de3 {d}nin-lil2-le tu-da | Šu-ilīszu, to make the šuluh ritual come forth, Ninlil having given birth, |
| 59 | hu-mu-un-tah-e szen-szen me3-a GIR3 gesz gesz-e la2-a | May he take away the battle, the sword, the arrow, the tree. |
| 60 | {d}nergal e-ne-ra hul-du-ni sim{muszen}-gin7 za-e ur4-ur4-u4-mu-na-ab | Nergal, when he has destroyed it like a swallow, you should ... it for him |
| 61 | kur nu-sze-ga-na u18-lu husz bi2-dul gesz-gaz-bi he2-me-en | You are the one who covers the furious storm in his unfavourable land. |
| 62 | {d}szu-i3-li2-szu du6-ul-mu-na-ab iri e-ne-sze3 nu-gal2 | Šu-ilīzu, Du’ulmunab, the city is not there for him |
| 63 | sa-gar-ra-am3 | it is a saŋara |
| 64 | en er9 a-a ugu-na nam-nir-gal2 szum2-ma | The lord who weeps, his father who begot him, given authority. |
| 65 | {d}nergal en {d}nu-nam-nir-re nam-nir-gal2 szum2-ma | Nergal, lord Nunamnir, given authority |
| 66 | {d}szu-i3-li2-szu zi su3-u4-gal2 nam-ti-la-ni esz3 e2-mesz3-lam-ma ul-sze3 sza-mu-ra-ab-mu2-mu2 | Šu-ilīzu, long life, his shrine Emeshlam forever may it be for you. |
| 67 | u18-ru12-bi-im | It is its uru |
| 68 | a-da-ab {d}nergal-ka-am3 | the father of Nergal, |
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