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CDLI Literary 000434 (Ibbi-Suen C) composite (P479878)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000434 (Ibbi-Suen C) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P479878 |
| 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 an ki su3-ra2-ag2 bi2-mu2-mu2 | ... makes heaven and earth tremble. |
| 2 | x x x nun? zi ib-ta-e3-a | the righteous prince(?) has left |
| 3 | {d}suen kur gal-e en nun-sze3 tu-da | Sîn, the great mountain, the princely lord, born |
| 4 | x x x SAR?-a x AN DA DI | ... ... |
| 5 | gaba-gal2 an ki-a lugal-bi na-nam | It is indeed the frontier of heaven and earth, its king. |
| 6 | en {d}asz-im2-babbar su3-ra2-ag2 bi2-mu2-mu2 | Lord Ašimbabbar, he made it grow thick for you. |
| 7 | {d}suen su3-ra2-ag2 bi2-mu2-mu2 | Sîn made it shine brightly for you. |
| 8 | {d}x su3-ra2-ag2 bi2-mu2-mu2 | he made the mighty ... grow. |
| 9 | dingir u4-da su3-ra2-ag2 bi2-mu2-mu2 | The gods of distant days he made grow. |
| 10 | gaba-gal2 an ki-a lugal-bi na-nam | It is indeed the frontier of heaven and earth, its king. |
| 11 | an sikil-la mu-un-x ki-sze3 pa am3-e3 | He ... pure heaven, he makes the earth tremble. |
| 12 | esz-bar an-na-kam sa2 gal mu-un-ga2-ga2 | The decision of heaven was made. |
| 13 | temen si sa2-a me szar2 mi-ni-in-ed2-e | I have poured out numerous mes on a firm foundation. |
| 14 | szul nun-sze3 il2-la di-bi-{d}suen-gu10 | My princely youth, raised to the yoke, |
| 15 | bala su3-u4 nam-he2-a im-ma-ni-in-pa3-de3 | He chose a long reign of abundance. |
| 16 | en {d}asz-im2-babbar ki-sze3 pa am3-e3 | Lord Ašimbabbar, he made it appear on earth. |
| 17 | esz-bar an-na-kam sa2 gal mu-un-ga2-ga2 | The decision of heaven was made. |
| 18 | temen si sa2-a me szar2 mi-ni-in-ed2-e | I have poured out numerous mes on a firm foundation. |
| 19 | szul nun-sze3 il2-la di-bi-{d}suen-gu10 | My princely youth, raised to the yoke, |
| 20 | bala su3-u4 nam-he2-a im-ma-ni-in-pa3-da | He chose a long reign of abundance. |
| 21 | ki nim-ma kur-za3-sze3 gal-bi mu-ni-ib-e3 | he brought the great ones out to the highlands and mountains. |
| 22 | me ku3-bi szen-am3 gesz-hur nam-mi-ni-in-du7 | Its pure divine powers were perfected with a divine plan. |
| 23 | nig2-nam sze-er-ka-an-ba igi su3-u4 mi-ni-in-il2 | He has looked at everything that is in its šerkān, |
| 24 | aga du7 me u4 su3-ra2 du11-ga nu-kam3-me-de3 | To make perfect the crown and the mes of distant days that cannot be altered, |
| 25 | di-bi-{d}suen-gu10-ur2 ti sza-mu-e-da-ab-su3-u4-de3 | Ibbi-Sîn, to make life long for you |
| 26 | en {d}asz-im2-babbar gal-bi mu-ni-ib-e3 | The great lord Ašimbabbar came out. |
| 27 | me ku3-bi szen-am3 gesz-hur nam-mi-ni-in-du7 | Its pure divine powers were perfected with a divine plan. |
| 28 | nig2-nam sze-er-ka-an-ba igi su3-u4 mi-ni-in-il2 | He has looked at everything that is in its šerkān, |
| 29 | aga du7 me u4 su3-ra2 du11-ga nu-kam3-me-de3 | To make perfect the crown and the mes of distant days that cannot be altered, |
| 30 | di-bi-{d}suen-gu10-ur2 ti sza-mu-e-da-ab-su3-u4-de3 | Ibbi-Sîn, to make life long for you |
| 31 | en gesz-nu11 an ki x x x [...] | Lord, the light of heaven and earth ... |
| 32 | un3-e gesz-he2-a me-te [...] | The wild bull, fitting for the reedbed |
| 33 | E? HI DU dagal DU-bi he2-x [...] | ... wide ... |
| 34 | me szar2-bi mi-ni-ib-si ag2 x [...] | I filled its numerous mes with ... |
| 35 | {d}i-bi2-{d}suen-gu10 AN x x [...] | My Ibbi-Suen |
| 36 | en {d}asz-im2-babbar men-bi [...] | Lord Ašimbabbar, his face |
| 37 | un3-e gesz-he2-a [...] | The wild bull ... in abundance |
| 38 | E HI DU dagal DU-bi [...] | ... wide ... |
| 39 | me szar2-bi [...] | whose numerous mes |
| 40 | {d}i-bi2-3(u)-gu10 AN x x [...] | My Ibbi-Sîn |
| 41 | sa-gid2-da-am3 | it is a sagida |
| 42 | an-ne2 u4 du10 x DU ASZ ku3 mu-[...] x x | An, a good day ... holy ... |
| 43 | aga zi me u4 su3-ra2 gidru nam-lugal-la | True crown of the distant cosmic powers, the scepter of kingship |
| 44 | {d}en-lil2-le ki ag2 nam-en nam mu-un-tar | Enlil decreed a fate beloved by the lord. |
| 45 | nam-ur-sag ba-tu pa e3 am3-mi-ni-mah | Heroism has been made manifest, it has become great. |
| 46 | {d}en-ki-ke4 nam-he2 u4 giri17-zal mu2-mu2 | Enki made abundance and joy abundant. |
| 47 | {i7}idigna {i7}buranun-na a-u3-ba dagal x | The Tigris and Euphrates, the wide watercourse |
| 48 | {d}nin-tu numun i-i sag? zi-gal2 u3-tu | Nintu, he who sees the seed(?) has given birth to a good head |
| 49 | iri a2-dam ug3 lu-a ni2-bi-a ASZ BAR USZ | The city, the settlement of the people, by itself ... |
| 50 | {d}nanna u4 zu2 kesze2 gesz-hur gi-ne2 | Nanna, when the ‘times’ are set right, the plans are regular |
| 51 | iti zal-le mu da-ri2 u4 ki-sze3 |DU.DU| | month: “Festival, forever, day at the place of ... |
| 52 | sag-kal nam-nun-na {d}i-bi2-3(u)-gu10 | My foremost of princeliness, Ibbi-Sîn, |
| 53 | sig nim za3 an ki e-ne-er ni2 ba-x-e | The lowland, the border of heaven and earth ... fear. |
| 54 | {d}i-bi2-3(u) a2 mah kal-ga nam-ur-sag-ga2 | Ibbi-Sîn, mighty strength of heroism, |
| 55 | nam-szul-la za3 dib kur-re giri3 saga11 di | Youthlessness, slander of the mountains, good footing, |
| 56 | esz-bar-e kig2-ga2 ug3-e galga szum2-mu | The decision is made, the people are given counsel. |
| 57 | {d}utu nig2-si-sa2 nig2-du7-e bi2-in-DU | Šamaš ... justice and good things. |
| 58 | nin zi {d}nin-irigal ama kul-ab{ki}-a-ke4 | the true lady Ninirigal, the mother of Kulaba |
| 59 | nam-szita a-ra-zu mah? u4 ki-bi szu? x E? x | The šita prayer, the supreme arazu prayer |
| 60 | x x x nin mu mah x x x x x x | ... the lady, the exalted name |
| 61 | x x zi su3-u4-gal2 | ... full of life. |
| 62 | sa-gar-ra?-am3 | it is a sa-gar |
| 63 | x x x IG x x szul {d}suen-na x | ... youth Suen |
| 64 | sag-esz2 mu-ni-in-rig7 lugal an-na-ra | he presented it to the king of An. |
| 65 | gesz-gi4-gal2-bi-im | It is its gešgigal. |
| 66 | x A? un3-na su3-ra2-ag2-bi na-nam | The ... of the womb is indeed its sūrātu. |
| 67 | x x x gesz-he2-a su3-ra2-ag2-bi na-nam | It is indeed a ... in abundance. |
| 68 | {d}i-bi2-3(u)-gu10 bala su3-ra2 mu nam-he2 | My Ibbi-Sîn, a long reign of abundance |
| 69 | x x ti sza-mu-e-da-ab-su3-de3 | ... to make it stand up for you. |
| 70 | u18-ru12-bi | Its yoke |
| 71 | a-da-ab {d}suen-na | the father of Suen |
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