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CDLI Literary 000491 (Ur-Ninurta B) composite (P480123)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000491 (Ur-Ninurta B) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P480123 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | en me galam-ma umusz ki gar-ra sza3 su3-u4 nig2-nam zu | Lord of all the divine powers, who establishes the foundations, who knows everything, |
| 2 | {d}en-ki gesztu2 dagal mas-su mah {d}a-nun-na-ke4-ne | Enki, broad wisdom and supreme wisdom of the Anuna gods |
| 3 | gal-an-zu tu6 gar inim-ma se3-ga esz-bar-ra igi gal2 | Your wise one, who sees the incantation of a supplication and decision, |
| 4 | sa2 pa3-de3 u4 e3-ta u4 szu2-usz-sze3 galga szum2-mu | To choose the righteous one, from sunrise to sunset, give a firm positive answer! |
| 5 | {d}en-ki en du11-ga zi-zi-da me-tesz2-e ga-a-i-i | Enki, lord whose command is truthful, I want to praise you. |
| 6 | a-a-zu an lugal en numun i-i ug3 ki gar-gar-ra | Your father, An, king, lord, who sees the seed, who places the people in the earth, |
| 7 | me an ki sag kesze2-bi-sze3 ma-ra-an-se3 nun-bi-sze3 mu-un-il2-en | I have brought the divine powers of heaven and earth to you, I raise up the prince for you. |
| 8 | {i7}idigna {i7}buranun ka ku3-bi du8-u3 nig2 giri17-zal si-si | The Tigris and Euphrates, whose pure mouth is filled with joy |
| 9 | dungu sir2-re a he2-gal2-la szum2-mu a-gar3-ra szeg3-szeg3 | So that the šerû-flood, the water of abundance, is given, it rains in the meadows. |
| 10 | {d}ezina2 ab-sin2-na sag il2-il2-i u2-szim edin-na TAR [...] x | Ezina, raised head in the furrows, aromatics in the steppe ... |
| 11 | pu2-{gesz}kiri6 lal3 gesztin ki tag-ga tir-gin7 su3-su3-e | In the orchards filled with syrup and wine, like a forest, |
| 12 | an lugal dingir-re-e-ne-ke4 a2-bi mu-e-da-a-ag2 | An, king of the gods, gave me this power. |
| 13 | {d}en-lil2-le mu mah sag-ku3-gal2 ni2 gal gur3-ru-ni | Enlil's supreme name, a head-lifting aura |
| 14 | szu? ma-ra-an-ba en nig2-nam u3-tu {d}en-lil2 ban3-da-me-en | I am the en-priestess who gives birth to everything, Enlil. |
| 15 | an ki-a dili-ni dingir-ra-am3 dub-us2-a-ni za-e-me-en | You are the one who alone makes heaven and earth tremble, the god. |
| 16 | e-ne-gin7 nam sig igi-nim-ma tar-tar-re szu-zu-sze3 sza-mu-u8-gar | As if fate were to be determined in front of you, you should set it in your hand. |
| 17 | esz-bar zi ka-ta e3-a-zu uru2{ru} dib-ba-am3 | Your true decision coming forth from the mouth is passing through the city. |
| 18 | {d}sa2-bar-a kur-za3 til-la-asz ug3 dagal dur2-ru-na-ba | When Sabara was finished in the midst of the mountain, and the extensive people were sitting there, |
| 19 | gu7 nag-bi-sze3 im-da-kusz2-u3-de3-en a-a zi-bi za-e | I am exhausted from eating and drinking. You are its true father. |
| 20 | en dingir-bi-gin7 nam-mah-zu me-tesz2 im-mi-i-i-ne | “Lord, like its god, your greatness is exalted. |
| 21 | sa-gid2-da-am3 | it is a sagida |
| 22 | {d}nu-dim2-mud {d}ur-{d}nin-urta-ra inim ku3 du11-ga mah-zu | For Nudimmud and Ur-Ninurta, your supreme holy command |
| 23 | nir he2-gal2 gaba gi4 na-an-tuku-tuku | May he not have fear of abundance on his chest. |
| 24 | gesz-gi4-gal2-bi-im | It is its gešgigal. |
| 25 | en mah an ki-a za3 bi2-dib mu-zu pa bi2-e3 | The exalted lord passes by at the side of heaven and earth and makes your name resplendent. |
| 26 | {d}en-ki me a-na gal2-la mu-u8-ur4-ur4 abzu-sze3 mu-u8-gar | Enki made the divine powers available to him, he brought them to the abzu. |
| 27 | ki-tusz ku3 sza3-ge bi2-pa3-da-zu abzu esz3 mah-a x x | Your holy residence, chosen in the heart, the Abzu, the supreme shrine ... |
| 28 | me-bi me-a diri gesz-hur-bi a-re-esz gub-ba-me-en | I am the one who stands by its divine powers, its divine plans surpassing. |
| 29 | gissu-bi u4 e3-ta u4 szu-usz kur-kur-ra szi-im-dul | Its branches, from sunrise to sunset, cover all the lands. |
| 30 | ni2 me-lem4 muru9 dugud-da-gin7 an ku3-ge ib2-us2 | Like a fearsome aura, he sat in holy An. |
| 31 | e2-kur ki-tusz ku3 an {d}en-lil2-la2 su zi im-du8-du8 | The Ekur, the holy residence of An and Enlil, is adorned with life. |
| 32 | sza3-ba gidru szum2-mu me hal-hal-la dingir gal-gal-e-ne-sze3 | In it, the šumu-priestess who gives the divine powers to the great gods, |
| 33 | x numun? szar2-ra im-dim2-e nam-lu2-ulu3 u3-tu ti-le i3-gal2 | He fashioned numerous seeds, and mankind was alive. |
| 34 | a-a {d}en-ki bara2 nam-tar-ra-za dur2 gar-ra-zu-ne | Father Enki, when you sit on your dais of fate, |
| 35 | sa-gar-ra-am3 | it is a saŋara |
| 36 | lugal {d}en-lil2-le nir szum2-ma {d}ur-{d}nin-urta-ke4 | king whom Enlil gave authority to Ur-Ninurta |
| 37 | e2 gesztu2-ga nam-gal-an-zu diri-sze3 nigin gal2-la-za | In your house of wisdom, where greatness is surpassing, |
| 38 | gal2 u3-bi2-in-tak4 sag ge6-ga mas-su gal-bi he2-em | he opened it up. May the black-headed people be its great captives. |
| 39 | su zi me-te nam-dingir-ra ur-mah nam-lugal-la | The righteous one, fitting for divinity, lion of kingship, |
| 40 | nig2 szu du11-ga u4 sag-ga2-na ti-la-sze3 pa e3-ni-ib | May he make the things that were commanded manifest in his headdays of life. |
| 41 | gu2-un dugud a-ab-ba sig igi-nim-ma sag-e-esz u3-mu-e-ni-rig7 | I presented to him the heavy talents of the sea, the lowland and the highlands. |
| 42 | {d}ur-{d}nin-urta-ke4 he2-ni-ib-ku4-ku4 e2-kur za-gin3-sze3 | Ur-Ninurta may enter, to the lapis lazuli Ekur |
| 43 | {d}en-lil2-le igi hul2-hul2-la-ni e-ne-ra u3-mu-un-szi-in-bar | Enlil looked at him with pleasure. |
| 44 | bala-a-na u4 du10 mu giri17-zal nam-ti-la ha-ma-ab-tah-e | In his reign, may a good day, a joyful year of life be extended for me. |
| 45 | a-a {d}en-ki nam-gal ni2 ri-a ka-ge dib-ba-zu-usz | Father Enki, when you pass by in greatness and fearsomeness, |
| 46 | {d}a-nun-na dingir szesz-zu-ne he2-me-da-hul2-hul2-le-esz | May the Anuna, the gods of your brother rejoice over you. |
| 47 | dumu an-na mah nir-gal2-bi tuku za3-mi2-zu du10-ga-am3 | The son of An, who has authority, your praise is sweet. |
| 48 | tigi {d}en-ki-ka3-kam | It is the tigi of Enki. |
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