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CDLI Literary 000413 (Shulgi U) composite (P479888)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000413 (Shulgi U) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P479888 |
| 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' | {d}nergal [...] | Nergal |
| 2' | ni2 gal i ganzer x IGI x x [...] | Great fearsomeness, Ganzer ... |
| 3' | ni2 me-lem4-ma-bi sa-bar-ra AN x [...] DU | The aura of its radiance ... |
| 4' | an-ne2 ki-e ni2-bi ba-ni-x x | Heaven and earth ... in fear. |
| 5' | sza3-ba-tuku 2(disz)-kam-ma-am3 | It is the 2nd šabatuku. |
| 6' | ur-sag am a2 gur-gur ab2-gin7 in-[...] | Hero, bearded bull, like a cow |
| 7' | mu husz-zu ni2 su zi bar-re-dam | Your furious name is to be admired. |
| 8' | ulu3-gin7-nam ki-bala szub-szub-bu-me-en | I am the one who abandons the rebel land like the south wind. |
| 9' | kur nig2-dagal-ba si-gar-bi-me-en | I am the gatekeeper of the wide land. |
| 10' | e2-mesz3-lam za-e tusz-a-zu-ne | When you sit down in the Emešlam, |
| 11' | hul2-hul2-le sza3-ge8 guru6 SUD-me-en3 | You are the one who makes the heart rejoice, you pound the silt. |
| 12' | ug3-e gu2 szi-im-si giri3-zu-sze3 | The people ... to your feet. |
| 13' | bar-su3 2(disz)-kam-ma-am3 | It is the 2nd barsu. |
| 14' | ki-bala-e nam-nir-gal2-zu {d}mesz3!-lam-ta-e3-a | Your authority over the rebel land, Meslamtaea |
| 15' | ki-bala-e szul szi-im-mi-nigin2-nigin2 | In the rebel land, youth is circling around. |
| 16' | {d}nergal nam-nir-gal2-zu ki-bala-e | Nergal, your authority over the rebel land |
| 17' | a-a-zu ki gal-bi szi-im-ma-an-ag2 | Your father loves this great place. |
| 18' | nam-ur-sag-zu ug3-e im-mi-zu | Your heroism knows the people |
| 19' | a-a-zu {d}en-lil2-le ki gal-bi szi-im-ma-an-ag2 | Your father Enlil gave you a great place. |
| 20' | nam-ur-sag-zu ug3-e im-mi-zu | Your heroism knows the people |
| 21' | ur-sag ug3-e TAR-TAR dingir kur-ra nigin | Hero, the people ... the gods of the netherworld. |
| 22' | ki-bala-e x-da ba-ni-du11? | The rebel land ... spoke(?) |
| 23' | {d}nergal ug3-e TAR-TAR dingir kur-ra nigin | Nergal, the people ... the gods of the nether world |
| 24' | ki dib-ba-zu erin2 tesz2-bi-sze3 hul mi-ni-x x | When you pass the place, you ... evil among the troops. |
| 25' | an-sza4-an ki ti-da-nu-um-ma x | Anšan, the place of Tidanum |
| 26' | {d}nergal ki dib-ba erin2 tesz2-bi-sze3 hul mi-ni-x x | Nergal, the one who passes by, together with his troops, ... evil. |
| 27' | sa-gid2-da-am3 | it is a sagida |
| 28' | ur-sag szul-gi-ra zi [...] | Hero Šulgi ... |
| 29' | a2 szi-im-szi-x [...] | ... arms ... |
| 30' | gesz-gi4-gal2-bi-im | It is its gešgigal. |
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