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CDLI Literary 000412 (Shulgi T) composite (P479889)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000412 (Shulgi T) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P479889 |
| 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 | en nam-ur-sag-ga2 szu du7-a ki ag2 [...] | Lord who perfects heroism, beloved by |
| 2 | {d}nin-urta {gesz}mesz3 pa mul dagal-la [...] | Ninurta, the meš tree, the wide star |
| 3 | tukul me3 ak-sze3? kusz3 tag-ga kur [...] | With the weapon of battle, a furious one, ... the mountain |
| 4 | uszum igi husz musz-sza3-tur3 ki-bala-a usz11-bi [...] | Ušum, furious face, snake of the rebel land, its evil ... |
| 5 | x x x gaba? zi pirig za3 e3 x x [...] | ... true lion coming out at the side(?) |
| 6 | {d}nin-urta nun gal {d}en-ki-da [...] | Ninurta, the great prince of Enki |
| 7 | lugal-gu10 iri-za esz3 nibru{ki} tir x [...] | My king, in your city the shrine Nippur the forest |
| 8 | e2-szu-me-sza4 ki szu mu-ra-[...] | The Ešumeša temple ... for you |
| 9 | en nam-lugal-e szu mu-ra-ab-du7 [...] | The lord of kingship made perfect for you |
| 10 | ad gi4-gi4 uszumgal kalam-ma KA x [...] | ... dragon of the land ... |
| 11 | {d}nin-urta bad3 gal nibru{ki}-a x [...] | Ninurta, the great wall of Nippur |
| 12 | lugal-gu10 me sag2 nu-di ur-sag [...] | My king who does not fear the mes, the hero |
| 13 | pirig gaba-gal2 NE MU{gisz?} szu bar-bar [...] | Pirig ... a wild lion(?) |
| 14 | lugal gesztu2 dagal an ki-a u2 [...] | The king who broadens the understanding of heaven and earth |
| 15 | gidru mah kalam-e za3 dib-ba ki [...] | The supreme scepter of the land, the one who crosses the boundary of the earth |
| 16 | {d}nin-urta lu2-erim2 ri x x [...] | Ninurta, the enemy |
| 17 | sa-gid2-da-am3 | it is a sagida |
| 18 | ur-sag en ni2 er9 gaba zi-ga [...] | Hero, lord whose fearsomeness rises on the breast |
| 19 | {d}nin-urta u4 husz izi er9-ra nam-[...] | Ninurta, the furious storm that burns with fire |
| 20 | u4 hu-luh-ha sumur-ra2 ki-bala-a pirig [...] | The terrifying storm, the wild lion in the rebel land, the lion |
| 21 | uszum ni2 ri en gaba gi4 nu-tuku igi [...] | Ušum, fearsome one, lord who has no rival |
| 22 | lugal gesztu2 dagal {gesz}rab3 dingir-re-e-ne | the king with wide understanding, the throne of the gods |
| 23 | x x-e a2 mah szum2-ma [...] | ... given great strength |
| 24 | [...] x zi szul-gi-ra [...] | ... true ... of Šulgi |
| 25 | [...] x x x x MU NI x NE [...] | ... ... |
| 26 | [...] ni2-te-na-ka sza3-ge ba-e-ni-pa3-x | In the ... of his own free will he was chosen in the heart |
| 27 | [...] TE A {d}nin-urta za3-mi2 | ... the praise of Ninurta |
| 28 | sa-gar-ra-am3 | it is a saŋara |
| 29 | [...] szul-gi-re ti su3-u4 mu nam-he2 sag-e-esz rig7-ga [...] | ... Šulgi, the life of the sūtu-priestess, the year in which abundance was presented ... |
| 30 | gesz-gi5-gal2-bi-im | It is its gešgigal. |
| 31 | ti-gi? {d}nin-urta-ka-kam | It is the Tigi of Ninurta |
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