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CDLI Literary 000438 (Ishbi-Erra B) composite (P479877)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000438 (Ishbi-Erra B) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P479877 |
| 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 | [...] x [...] | |
| 2 | [...]-ku4-ku4-de3 [...] | ... to enter ... |
| 3 | a2 zi-da a2 gab2-bu-bi pirig im-da-nu2 [...] | The right arm, the left arm ... a lion |
| 4 | [...]-ib2-du11 inim {d}en-lil2-la2-ta | By means of the word of Enlil |
| 5 | [...] iri{ki} du6-du6-da szid-e-de3 | In order to ... the city to be built on a hill |
| 6 | [...]-de3 nam im-ma-ni-in-tar | ... decreed a fate for him |
| 7 | [...] bala {d}en-lil2 a2-tah-bi-im | It is the bala of Enlil, its helper |
| 8 | ki-ru-gu2 1(disz)-kam | 1st kirugu |
| 9 | [...]-ra {d}en-lil2-le | For the ... of Enlil |
| 10 | [...] mu-na-an-e3 | ... came forth for him. |
| 1 | [...]-in-in-bi-da ba-[...] | ... with its ... ... |
| 2 | [...] x{ki} mu-na-an-szum2 a2-ni nu-ga2-ga2 | ... gave to him ..., but he did not place his power |
| 3 | [...] LU ul nam-nun-na-e sig-ga ba-szi-in-DU | ... the one who does not ... princeliness ... |
| 4 | musz-gin7 usz7 ze2 guru5-a-ni erim2-ma im-mi-in-te | Like a snake, he approached the enemy. |
| 5 | x x-ma ki-en-gi-ra-ka szu mi-ni-ib-ur3-ur3-re | ... in Sumer he is tearing out. |
| 6 | x x x{ki} larsa{ki}-ma x x x edin? uri2{ki}-ka | ... Larsa ... the plain(?) of Ur |
| 7 | x-e mah mi-ni-in-BAD a2-ni la-ba-ra-e3 | He ... the great ..., but his arm did not come out. |
| 8 | gu2-erim2-gal2-le ka tar-ra-bi x [...] igi-ni bala | The enemy's mouth ... his face ... |
| 9 | {d}isz-bi-er3-ra x x KU [...] | Išbi-Erra |
| 10 | [...] x DU x-am3 za3 bi2-in-gi4 | ... replied to you. |
| 11 | [...] ba-an-szub szu suh3 ha-ba-ab-du11 | ... he fell, he smeared him with a stinging hand |
| 12 | [...] im-da-an-zi x x sag3-ge nu-ga2-ga2 | He raised ..., he did not place ... |
| 13 | [...] im-ma-ni-in-kur2 | ... changed |
| 14 | [...] x GI SZA KI | ... ... |
| 15 | [...] x x x x | |
| 1 | [...] x iri-da x [...] | ... with the city |
| 2 | [...] du11-ga mar-ha-szi{ki} [...] | ... of Marḫaši |
| 3 | [...] ma-da-ma-da [...] | ... with me |
| 4 | ba-szi-mi{ki} gaba a-ab-ba [...]-ta za3 za-ab-sza-li{ki} [...]-sze3 | From Bašimu to the edge of the sea from Zabšali to |
| 5 | a-ra-wa{ki} sag-kul elam{ki}-ma [...]-ta za3 mar-ha-szi{ki} [...]-sze3 | Arawa, head of Elam, from the border of Marhaši to |
| 6 | ki-in-da-tu lu2 elam [...] | The kiʾindātu priestess of Elam |
| 7 | i3-si-in{ki} bulug gal an ki [...] | Isin, great reservoir of heaven and earth |
| 8 | lugal-la me3-bi nu-mu-[...] | The king did not ... its battle |
| 9 | me3 elam{ki}-ma ki-en-gi [...] | The battle in Elam and Sumer |
| 10 | gaba a-ab-ba-ka [...] MU [...] | On the shore of the sea ... |
| 11 | ma-da hu-uh2-nu-ri [...] | The land of Huhnuri ... |
| 12 | masz2-ansze nig2-ur2-4(disz)-[...] | (for) the donkeys, ...-tax |
| 13 | lugal-e me3-a [...] | The king of battle |
| 14 | ki-ru-gu2 2(disz)-kam-ma-am3 | It is the 2nd kirugu |
| 1 | {gesz}gigir mah [...] | The supreme chariot |
| 2 | lugal-e i3-si-in{ki} [...] | the king of Isin |
| 3 | di nig2-gi-na x [...] | Judge of justice ... |
| 4 | {d}isz-bi-er3-ra [...] | Ishbi-Erra |
| 5 | an sag-ta? [...] | From the top of heaven(?) |
| 10 | {d}en-lil2-le [...] | Enlil |
| 11 | ug3 [...]-un-gar arad [...] | ... the people ... servant ... |
| 12 | buru5{muszen}-gin7 sze im-ma-[...] | Like a sparrow he ... barley |
| 13 | pu2-{gesz}kiri6 pu2-{gesz}kiri6 [...] | The orchard |
| 14 | [...] da BI [...] | ... beside ... |
| 1 | [...] x x x AN x x | ... ... |
| 2 | [...] gur?-ru-de3 im-mi-in-x | ... to return(?) |
| 3 | ku3-sig17 nig2-gur11 gi16-sa-a-bi bara2-sze3 mu-un-du3 | He built the throne with gold and its treasures. |
| 4 | zi-nu-um lu2 szu-ta szub-ba-bi {d}en-ki maszkim-bi-im | “Favorable one, who has fallen from his hands, Enki is its enforcer. |
| 5 | {i7}buranun-na {i7}idigna {i7}kir11-sig {i7}kisz{ki} za3-bi im-mi-in-gu7 | The Euphrates, the Tigris, the Kirsig, and the Kiš rivers were consumed at its edge. |
| 6 | edin bar-rim4 lil2 bu-bu-da enmen-e mi-ni-in-ug7 | The outer steppe, a haunted place, Enmen killed it. |
| 7 | ki-in-da-tu lu2 elam{ki}-ma-ra inim-bi ba-an-na-de6 | The Kindatu, the man of Elam, brought his words. |
| 8 | an-sza4-an{ki}-e szimaszgi{ki} szeg11 ba-ab-gi4 kur im-ma-an-te | In Anšan, Šimaški returned the bricks, and the mountain approached. |
| 9 | ugnim-ma-ni pu-uh2-ru-um-bi inim mu-na-ni-ib-be2 | His army speaks a word to him in the assembly. |
| 10 | ki-ru-gu2 3(disz)-kam-ma-am3 | 3rd kirugu |
| 11 | {d}isz-bi-er3-ra-gu10 engar {d}en-lil2-le | My Išbi-Erra, the farmer of Enlil |
| 12 | x x a2 mah mu-na-an-szum2 | ... gave him supreme strength. |
| 13 | gesz-gi4-gal2-bi-im | It is its gešgigal. |
| 14 | [...]-bi {d}en-lil2 A an nin x x x | ... Enlil, son of An, lady |
| 15 | [...] {d}nin-lil2-la2 A x x x | ... Ninlil |
| 1 | [...]-gi4-am3 | ... is restored |
| 2 | [...]-sze3 im-ma-an-gar | ... he placed |
| 3 | [...] mu-un-ur4 | ... he covered. |
| 4 | [...] gar | ... set |
| 5 | [...] a2 im-mi-in-ag2 | ... gave orders |
| 6 | [...] BA? ASZ im-szi-in-[...] | ... he ... |
| 7 | [...] ki-bala-sze3 x [...] | ... to the rebel land |
| 8 | [...] nu-mu-un-gal2-la [...] | ... did not have ... |
| 9 | [...] szimaszgi{ki} | ... Šimaški |
| 10 | [...] mu-un-du11 | ... spoke |
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