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CDLI Literary 000406 (Shulgi N) composite (P479893)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000406 (Shulgi N) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P479893 |
| 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 | u5-a a-u3-a | Woe, aua! |
| 2 | u3-ru-ru-ga2 he2-em-ma-gur4-e | may he turn back to my city. |
| 3 | u3-ru-ru-ga2 he2-em-ma-bulug3-e _li-isz-mu-uh_ | may he pacify my heart. |
| 4 | {gesz}i-ri9-na-gin7 ur2 he2-gur4-re _lim-x-x_ | like a juniper, may it be ... on his lap. |
| 5 | {u2}szakir3-ra-gin7 pa he2-tal2-tal2-e | like a šakir plant may it sprout. |
| 6 | u3-mu-un ne-ta mu-e-zu me-ta-me | Lord, you know me by name. |
| 7 | {gesz}haszhur zal-le i7-de3 la2-a-ba | The rushes that flow in the river |
| 8 | lu2 di?-de3? szu-ni ha-ma?-an-pesz-e | May the one who is to speak(?) his hand(?) to me |
| 9 | lu2 al-nu2-a szu-ni ha-ma-ab-zi-zi-i | May the one who lies down raise his hand to me. |
| 10 | du5-mu-gu10 u3-sa2-ge sza-mu-un-ku4-ku4-ku4 | My child, may he enter into a pasture for you. |
| 11 | u3-sa2-ge sza-mu-un-ga2-ga2-ga2 | I want to make it perfect for you. |
| 12 | u3-sa2 ga2-nu u3-sa2 ga2-nu | Come, come, come! |
| 13 | u3-sa2 ga2-nu ki du5-mu-ga2-sze3 | Come on, come to the place of my child! |
| 14 | u3-sa2 kul?-u3 ki du5-mu-ga2-sze3 | ... to the place of my child |
| 15 | igi lib4-lib4-a-ni u3 ku-ni-ib | Look at him, look at him! |
| 16 | igi gun3-a-ni szu-zu gar-bi | whose speckled face is set in your hand, |
| 17 | u3 eme za ma-li-li-ka-ni _mu-s,a-ba-rum_ | and the tongue of Alilikāni, the muṣabāru-official |
| 18 | za ma-al-li-li u3 na-gul-e | (Sum) You are the one who destroys and destroys(?) (Akk) You, you are the ones who destroy and destroy |
| 19 | imgaga3 ur2-za hu-mu-ra-an-si | May he fill your lap with a scepter. |
| 20 | ga-ar3 tur-tur ge26-e ga-mu-ra-da-ab-du10 | I want to make good small cheeses for you. |
| 21 | ga-ar3-bi a-zu lu2-ulu3-kam | Its cheese is the physician of a man. |
| 22 | a-zu lu2-ulu3 du5-mu u3-mu-un-na-kam | The physician is the son of the lord. |
| 23 | du5-mu u3-mu-un-na {d}szul-gi-ra-kam | The son of the lord is Šulgi. |
| 24 | {gesz}kiri6-gu10 hi-iz{sar}-am3 a im-mi-du11 | My orchard is a garden of lettuce. |
| 25 | hi-iz{sar} gakkul-am3 ma8 im-mi-du11 | He sailed on a boat of lettuce and groats. |
| 26 | hi-iz{sar}-bi u3-mu-un-e he2-gu7-e | May the lord eat its lettuce! |
| 27 | u3-ru-ru-ga2 dam ga-an-na-an-ze2-eg3 | I want to give her a spouse in my city. |
| 28 | dam ga-an-na-an-ze2-eg3 du5-mu ga-an-na-an-ze2-eg3 | I want to give her a spouse, I want [to give her] a child. |
| 29 | emeda{da} sza3 hul2-la hu-mu-un-da-e | May the nursemaid soothe her joyful heart |
| 30 | emeda{da} sza3 hul2-la ga he2-ni-gu7-e | May the nursemaid eat the milk of her happy heart |
| 31 | me-e du5-mu-ga2 dam ga-mu-un-[...] | I want to marry my child |
| 32 | du5-mu ag2 ze2-ba he2-en-szi-[...]-tu | May the sweet child ... |
| 33 | dam ur2 kum2-ma-na he2-en-nu2 | May the spouse lie down in her soiled lap. |
| 34 | du5-mu a2 tal2-tal2-la-na he2-en-nu2 | May the one who has a child lie down in his bed. |
| 35 | dam he2-en-da-ze2-eb | may he have a spouse. |
| 36 | du5-mu he2-en-da-ze2-eb | may he have children with him. |
| 37 | dam tur ur2-ra-na ha-ba-hul2-e | May the young wife rejoice in her lap. |
| 38 | du5-mu du10-ub ze2-ba-na ha-ba-bulug3-e | May the sweet child grow up for you. |
| 39 | zi mu-da-i-ir | he gave to him. |
| 40 | ba-ni-in-kusz2-u3-en | I am exhausted. |
| 41 | im-ma-si-in mul-e igi bi2-du8-ru-un | He surrounded it, he saw the star. |
| 42 | u4-sakar igi-ga2 am3-bar-bar-re | The equinox is in front of me. |
| 43 | giri3-pax(PAD)-ra2-zu bad3-da he2-eb-la2 | May your feet be carried off to the wall. |
| 44 | lu2 bad3-da-ke4 er2 ha-ra-sze8-sze8 | May the one of the wall weep for you! |
| 45 | sze-en-kilim{sze-x-li} balag-balag ha-ra-sag3-ge | Šēn-kilim, may the balag-lament be sung for you. |
| 46 | musz-da-gur4-e te ha-ra-hur-e | The serpent, how do you turn back? |
| 47 | nim-e nundum-a-ni ha-ra-ze2-e | May the highlands rejoicing for you. |
| 48 | eme-szid-e eme-a-ni ha-ra-suh?-e | May the tongues of the emešid and his tongues be loosened for you |
| 49 | u3-a-lum-e he2-me-lum-lum-e | May it be abundant for you! |
| 50 | u3-a-lam-e he2-me-lam-lam-e | May the uaʾalam be encircled. |
| 51 | lum-ma-zu-ne lam-ma-zu-ne | When you are bright, when you are beautiful, |
| 52 | dun5 {dug}szakir3-ra x x-ra-zu-ne | When you ... the dough in the churn, |
| 53 | u3-sa2 ag2 ze2-ba x [...] | The one who ... sweet things |
| 54 | ki-nu2 ag2 ze2-ba x [...] | The sweet bed ... |
| 55 | gu2-un u8-a x [...] | The talents of the ewes |
| 56 | MU RI nig2-hul2-la-da? [...] | ... joy |
| 57 | dam szukur2-zu he2-a du5-mu [...] | Whether it is your spouse or your šukur prayer, the child ... |
| 58 | du5-mu ha-la-zu he2-a | May your son be your share! |
| 59 | sze nir-ra mu-u4-na-zu he2-a | May it be your nirra barley that has grown abundant for you. |
| 60 | {d}ezina2-{d}ku3-su3 a2-tah-zu [...] | Ezina-Kusu, your helper |
| 61 | inim sa6-sa6-ge {d}lamma tuku he2-me-en | May you be a protective deity of beautiful words. |
| 62 | bala u4 sa6-ga a2 e3 he2-me-en | May you be the one who brings out the power of a good reign. |
| 63 | ezen sag-ki zalag-ga he2-me-en | May you be a festival with a shining head. |
| 64 | du5-mu-gu10 |DAG.KISIM5xX|-am3 ag2 nu-un-zu | My son, he did not know anything. |
| 65 | libir?-ra-na szid-bi nu-un-zu | He did not know his old age |
| 66 | [...] x ki-tusz-bi nu-un-zu | ... did not know its dwelling place |
| 67 | [...] x-ga? ha-ba-an-pa3-de3-en | ... we shall find |
| 68 | [...] he2-gu7-e | ... may he eat |
| 69 | [...]-a? | ...a(?) |
| 70 | [...]-RI?-be2-en | ... you are |
| 71 | [...] ha-ba-te? | ... may ... arise(?) |
| 72 | [...] he2-me-en | May you be ... |
| 73 | [...] he2-me-en | May you be ... |
| 74 | [...] x-la-an | ... ... |
| 75 | [...] x-la-an | ... ... |
| 76 | [...] x-e | ... ... |
| 77 | [...] x | |
| 78 | [...] mu-un-u5 | ... he spread out |
| 79 | [...] mu-un-u5 | ... he spread out |
| 80 | [...] ki mah [...] | ... supreme place |
| 81 | [...] masz2 udu ansze x mu-un-u5 | ... goats and donkeys ... |
| 82 | [...] mu-un-KAL A gesz? x x mu-un-u5 | ... he ... water(?) ... |
| 83 | {d}nin-ka-si gakkul-a x x mu-un-u5 | Ninkasi ... the mash tub |
| 84 | [...] A? ZI? SAR? [...] | ... ... |
| 85 | {d}NE? [...] | NE(?) |
| 86 | {d}nanna x [...] | Nanna |
| 87 | x x MA zi-de3? [...] | True ... |
| 88 | dam mu-un-x [...] mu?-[...] | The spouse ... |
| 89 | dam sipa-da u5 gu2?-na mu-un-u5 | The spouse of the shepherd carries oil on her neck |
| 90 | x ki?-luh mu-nim-mar-ra mu-un-u5 | He hung a kiluḫ-demon in the horizon(?) |
| 91 | pesz-tur-ZI nesag-bi-a mu-un-de6 | ... carried off its first-fruit offering. |
| 92 | u3 za-e u3-sa2-ga nu2-i3 | And you, lying down in a heap, |
| 93 | mu-nim-mar-zu pa la2-la2-de3 | Your shining radiance is to be admired. |
| 94 | {gesz?}pesz3-gin7 asila he2-la2 | like a peš tree may there be joy |
| 95 | uri2{ki} za3-bi-sze3 u3?-dub2-ba gub-bi2 | Ur, standing at its edge, |
| 96 | unu{ki}-ga za3-bi-sze3 ne-mur-ra gub-bi2 | In Uruk, at its edge, a ne’mur was stationed. |
| 97 | ur-ra ka-na bala-e-gin7 dab5-ba-ni | Like a dog seized in his mouth, |
| 98 | gi-sa-gin7 a2-na la2-ba-ni | Like a reed fence, his arms are bound. |
| 99 | ur-e igi-zu ni2 u3-ba-ni-ib-te | (Sum) The dog, when you look at your face, he is terrified (Akk) The dogs, when they look at you with fear |
| 100 | murgu-zu bara2-gin7 he2-si-il-le | May your neck be raised up like a dais. |
| 101 | u3-szub-bi? x x x x x x x | abandoned ... |
| 102 | kasz SUM? [...] x x x | beer ... |
| 103 | an-za-gar3 [...] x x | Anzagar |
| 104 | egir? [...] | behind(?) |
| 105 | [...] | |
| 106 | [...] | |
| 107 | [...] | |
| 108 | [...] | |
| 109 | [...] | |
| 110 | [...] | |
| 111 | x x x x [...] | |
| 112 | amar x nu-dar-dar [...] | ... calf that cannot be separated |
| 113 | ti-la? TI x [...] | ... life(?) |
| 114 | lu2?-gin7? na-[...] | Like a man |
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