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CDLI Literary 000425 (Shu-Suen D) composite (P479882)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000425 (Shu-Suen D) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P479882 |
| 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 | ur-sag ul gal-le-esz nir gaba-gal2 za3 pirig ul sig7-ga | The hero who has great strength, the fierce one, the lion with red fury, |
| 2 | {d}nin-urta x mar-uru5 ug gal szen-szen-na ru-ru-gu2 | Ninurta, the ... of battle, the great ug creature of battle |
| 3 | a2-gal2 ug3 erim2 x RA SU uru2 gul-lu a2-dam sahar-re-esz gi4 | (Sum) The army of the enemy ... (Akk) The city is destroyed, the settlements are piled up in dust |
| 4 | {d}nin-urta am gal gu4-si-ASZ bad3 gal |SZU.KAD4|-|SZU.KAD4|-e | Ninurta, great wild bull, oxen-driver, great wall |
| 5 | bar-su3-am3 | is its outer wall. |
| 6 | a-ma-ru ki-bala-sze3 hu-luh-ha gaba-szu-gar nu-tuku | The flood that afflicts the rebel land has no rival. |
| 7 | {d}nin-urta i-lim u5 su nig2-gir2 u4 gar A MUSZ3? [...] | Ninurta, o mighty god, who establishes days of abundance(?) |
| 8 | lugal {d}szu-{d}suen ug3 dagal-la mu-ni x-zu | King Šū-Sîn, whose name ... the wide people |
| 9 | e2-szu-me-sza4 ki-tusz ku3 igi-szu-galam ki nam tar-re-za | In the Ešumeša, the pure residence, the Igišulam, the place where fates are determined, |
| 10 | kisal mah-ba gu4 gal udu gal-e si um-ma-ni-sa2 | In its supreme courtyard, the great bulls and the great sheep were gathered. |
| 11 | |KI.LUGAL.GUB| ku3-ba szu ha-ra-ni-in-mu2-mu2 [...] | May he make the holy kingship grow for you |
| 12 | {d}szu-{d}suen-na szu ha-ra-ni-in-mu2-mu2 [...] | Šū-Sîn ... for you |
| 13 | {d}nin-urta ti u4 su3-ra2-ka NA x [...] | Ninurta, a life of distant days |
| 14 | {d}szu-{d}suen-na ti u4 su3-ra2-ka NA gu2? [...] | Šū-Sîn, in the days of distant days ... |
| 15 | sza3-ba-tuku-am3 | It is the šabatuku. |
| 16 | x x a2-ni su3-su3 x [...] | ... his arms are bound ... |
| 17 | [...] x x x [...] | |
| 18 | {d}nin-urta dumu-sag {d}en-lil2-la2 su-lim-ma x [...] | Ninurta, first-born son of Enlil, ... in peace |
| 19 | x x gu2?-e me gar? TE x x DI x [...] | (Sum) The one who ... the divine powers(?) ... (Akk) ... ... |
| 20 | [...] x x x [...] | |
| 21 | bar-su3 2(disz)-kam-ma-am3 | It is the 2nd barsu. |
| 22 | [...] x szu nu-te AB?-AB? [...] x x | ... does not approach(?) |
| 23 | x x x x si gal-a-ni? NA? x [...] x RA | ... his great |
| 24 | x x husz-am3 an-ur2 x [...] x I | The furious ... of the horizon |
| 25 | {d}nin-urta kal-ga ux(PA)-a mah {d}nin-lil2-le tu-da | Ninurta, the mighty one, the exalted one, born by Ninlil |
| 26 | i-lim u5 x x x {d}szu-{d}suen {d}en-lil2-sze3 gal2-la | “Ilim, the oil ... of Šu-Suen and Enlil, |
| 27 | {d}nin-urta bad3 gal-a-ni he2-me-en igi du10 hu-mu-ni-du8 | Ninurta, may you be his great wall! Look at me with favor! |
| 28 | {d}szu-{d}suen bad3 gal-a-ni he2-me-en igi du10 hu-mu-ni-du8 | Šū-Sîn, may you be his great wall! Look at me with favor! |
| 29 | sa-gid2-da-am3 | it is a sagida |
| 30 | {d}nin-urta {d}szu-{d}suen-gu10-ur2 a2-tah {gesz}tukul-a-ni he2-me-en | Ninurta, my Šu-Suen, may you be his helper. |
| 31 | gesz-gi5-gal2-bi-im | It is its gešgigal. |
| 32 | [...] LU tir KA galam-ma kur-sza3-sze3 du10 bar-re | ... the mountain, the open ..., to the midst of the netherworld. |
| 33 | {d}nin-urta ulu3 mah ki-bala-a kusz7 lu2-ra su-su | Ninurta, supreme south wind blowing in the rebel land, |
| 34 | sa2-gar me e2-kur-ra szu du7 geszkim-ti a-a-na | who perfects the divine attributes of the Ekur, who listens to his message, |
| 35 | {d}nin-urta tir KA galam-ma kur-sza3-sze3 du10 bar-re | Ninurta, the mountain, the open ‘mouth’, to the midst of the netherworld |
| 36 | {d}nin-urta ulu3 mah ki-bala-a kusz7 lu2-ra su-su | Ninurta, supreme south wind blowing in the rebel land, |
| 37 | sa2-gar me e2-kur-ra szu du7 geszkim-ti a-a-na | who perfects the divine attributes of the Ekur, who listens to his message, |
| 38 | lugal-gu10 a2 mah {d}en-lil2-la2 kur szu-ni nu-e3 | My king, the supreme strength of Enlil, his hand cannot escape the mountain. |
| 39 | {d}szu-{d}suen x x a2 mah szum2-ma a-a {d}en-lil2-la2-ra | To Šū-Sîn, ..., given supreme strength by father Enlil |
| 40 | {d}nin-urta me3 szen-szen-na szar2 sza-mu-na-an-gul-e | Ninurta, who destroys all battles for him |
| 41 | {d}nin-urta a2 mah {d}en-lil2-la kur szu-ni nu-e3 | Ninurta, the great strength of Enlil, did not leave the land. |
| 42 | {d}szu-{d}suen x x a2 mah szum2-ma a-a {d}en-lil2-la2-ra | To Šū-Sîn, ..., given supreme strength by father Enlil |
| 43 | {d}nin-urta me3 szen-szen-na szar2 sza-mu-na-an-gul-e | Ninurta, who destroys all battles for him |
| 44 | lugal-gu10 me ul dili sza-ba-ak kig2 gal-le-esz rib-ba | My king, the pure mes that are in the midst of the great work, |
| 45 | {d}nin-urta u2-sa11-an sig7-ga kalam-ma ni2 ru-ru-gu2 | Ninurta, the yellow-green grass of the land, fearsomely |
| 46 | {d}urasz ku3-gin7 uszum su-lim-ma izi-gar husz il2-il2-i | Like a pure Uraš, a furious fire is raging(?). |
| 47 | {d}nin-urta me ul dili sza-ba-ak kig2 gal-le-esz rib-ba | Ninurta, whose pure divine powers are unrivaled and whose great work is supreme |
| 48 | {d}nin-urta u2-sa11-an sig7-ga kalam-ma ni2 ru-ru-gu2 | Ninurta, the yellow-green grass of the land, fearsomely |
| 49 | {d}urasz ku3-gin7 uszum su-lim-ma izi-gar husz il2-il2-i | Like a pure Uraš, a furious fire is raging(?). |
| 50 | lugal-gu10 mah-di ur-sag gal ne-ni-da nir-gal2 | My king, great hero, noble one, |
| 51 | {d}szu-{d}suen geszkim hu-mu-un-ti-en en {d}nin-urta-ra | For Šū-Sîn, the sign of Ḫunti, lord Ninurta |
| 52 | lugal {d}en-lil2-le ma-ra-an-szum2-ma-a maszkim-zu he2-a | The king whom Enlil gave to you may be your overseer. |
| 53 | {d}nin-urta mah-di ur-sag gal ne-ni-da nir-gal2 | Ninurta, supreme, great hero, authoritative one |
| 54 | {d}szu-{d}suen geszkim hu-mu-un-ti-en en {d}nin-urta-ra | For Šū-Sîn, the sign of Ḫunti, lord Ninurta |
| 55 | lugal {d}en-lil2-le ma-ra-an-szum2-ma-a maszkim-zu he2-a | The king whom Enlil gave to you may be your overseer. |
| 56 | [...] x {na4}nir7-a ku3 su-lim-ma kig2 gal-le-esz rib-ba | ... of nir7-stone, pure and šulma-gold, whose work is great |
| 57 | [...] x-gin7 a2 mah-za im-mi-in-DU mu-zu im-mi-in-sar | ... like ... he ... your supreme power, he wrote your name. |
| 58 | [...] ul-sze3 nam-ti-la-ni en-nu-ug3 szi-im-[...]-ak | ... forever, for his life, guards ... |
| 59 | {d}szu-{d}suen-na ku3 su-lim-ma kig2 gal-le-esz rib-ba | Šū-Sîn, the holy and šulma-priestess, the one who has great wisdom |
| 60 | x x-gin7 a2 mah-za im-mi-in-DU mu-zu im-mi-in-sar | Like a ... he ... your supreme power and wrote your name there. |
| 61 | [...] ul-sze3 nam-ti-la-ni en-nu-ug3 szi-im-[...]-ak | ... forever, for his life, guards ... |
| 62 | [...] | |
| 63 | sa-gar-ra-am3 [...] | The saŋara |
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