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CDLI Literary 000492 (Ur-Ninurta C) composite (P480124)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000492 (Ur-Ninurta C) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P480124 |
| 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 uszum ni2 ri ni2 husz diri gal-di | Hero, ušum creature with terrifying fearsomeness and a furious aura, |
| 2 | {d}nin-urta mar-uru5 szu zi-ga GIR3 U4 [...] | Ninurta, the šangû-priestess, raised his hand, |
| 3 | kal-ga usu mah tuku kur nu-un-ta-e3 | The strong one, who has a great strength, does not leave the land. |
| 4 | a2 nam-ur-sag-ga2 sza3-ta tum2-a gaba gi4 nu-tuku | The strength of heroism, brought from the womb, has no rival. |
| 5 | bar-su3-am3 | is its outer wall. |
| 6 | iri ki a2-dam nu-gal2-la ki-bala hul-gal2 ak | In a city where there was no settlement, the rebel land was destroyed. |
| 7 | {d}nin-urta pirig husz hu-luh-ha-gin7 | Ninurta, like a furious lion that has been destroyed |
| 8 | DU-zu-ne u4 e3-ta u4 szu2-usz an ki szi-im-tuk4-e | When you go, from sunrise to sunset, you make the heavens and earth tremble |
| 9 | di-ku5 nir-gal2 usu mah tuku-gin7 ki-bala du7-du7-zu | Your authoritative judge, like one who has great strength, who makes the rebel land perfect, |
| 10 | u4 i3-du7 ge6 u3-na szi-im-ma-zi ki-bala-e szi-im-nu2-e | “Day of the perfect, night of the uŋa drum, šimmazi drum, the rebel land lies down, |
| 11 | igi il2-i-zu hur-sag gal tesz2-ba szi-im-da-tu-ku | When you raise your eyes to the great mountain range, |
| 12 | sza3-ba-tuku-am3 | It is the šabatuku. |
| 13 | en iri? nam {d}nu-nam-nir-ra geszkim-ti a-a-na | The lord of the city, the fate of Nunamnir, his father |
| 14 | {d}nin-urta a2 zi-da kur gal-la-asz sza-mu-un-ti-la-ni-me-en | Ninurta, you are the right arm of the great mountain. |
| 15 | esz-bar du11-ga-ni ki-bi-sze3 ga2-ga2 di-di-bi mu-e-zu | When he makes decisions, I know how to make them come to this place. |
| 16 | bar-su3 2(disz)-kam-ma | It is the 2nd barsu. |
| 17 | en bara2-bara2 ni2 er9-be2-ne giri3 saga11 x [...] x x [...] | The lords of the daises, in their tears, the good foot ... |
| 18 | hul-du erim2-gal2 nu-mu-un-e3 x-e bi2-ib2-x [...] | Evildoers did not come out ... |
| 19 | kur ma-da dagal igi zi bar-ra-zu nam-he2-a ma-ra-an-du8 | Your broad land that looks faithfully upon you has been plundered for you. |
| 20 | {d}ur-{d}nin-urta szul za-sze3 gal2 sipa zi gesz tuku-zu-um | Ur-Ninurta, youth who is ready for you, true shepherd who listens |
| 21 | ub-da an ki ug3 ki gar-ra-ba sag-e-esz mu-ni-rig7 | In the corner of heaven and earth, where the people were placed, he presented it to him. |
| 22 | gesztu2 szum2-ma {d}en-ki-ka3 KA tum2-tum2-mu-bi mu-e-zu | When you have learned the wisdom of Enki, |
| 23 | sag ge6 udu-gin7 lu-a-bi hu-mu-gal2-e us2-zu he2-bi2-ib2-dab5-be2 | May the black-headed ones, like sheep, be there for you, may they seize your limbs. |
| 24 | sa-gid2-da-am3 | it is a sagida |
| 25 | ur-sag gal {d}ur-{d}nin-urta-ra nu-sze-ga-ni zar-re-esz sal-mu-na-ab | Great hero Ur-Ninurta, if only he could equal you! |
| 26 | gesz-gi4-gal2 sa-gid2-da-bi-im | It is its sagida instrument. |
| 27 | u4-ta-u18-lu en dumu {d}en-lil2-la2 hur-sag-ta e3-a | When the lord, the son of Enlil, came forth from the mountain range |
| 28 | {d}nin-urta nam-mah dugud-da-zu a-re-esz du11-ge-esz2 | Ninurta, your heavy greatness is exalted |
| 29 | nam-nir-gal2 nam-mah kal-ga-zu sza3 kur-kur-ra-ka | Your authority and mighty power in the midst of all the lands |
| 30 | u18-lu me-lem4-ba u4 e3 u4 szu2-usz ug3 szar2-ra szi-im-dul-e | The storm, the radiance of the storm, a storm that covers all the people, |
| 31 | a-a ugu-zu sipa dingir-re-ne en {d}nu-nam-nir-re | Your birth father, shepherd of the gods, lord Nunamnir |
| 32 | me gal-gal an ki-a sag kesze2-bi szu-za ma-ra-ni-in-ge-en | I set the great mes of heaven and earth in your hands. |
| 33 | nam-nir nam-za3-dib mu-ra-an-szum2 gaba gi4 nu-mu-ri-in-tuku | He gave you authority and freedom, but he did not give you a firm positive answer. |
| 34 | {d}nin-lil2-la2 hi-li sza3-ga-na-me-en ki-ig gal im-ma-ra-an-ag2 | Ninlil, you are the splendor of her heart, she loves you greatly. |
| 35 | a-ra2 nig2 ak-zu hul2-la-da ni2 am3-il2-il2-i | He raises his self in joy at the way your actions are done. |
| 36 | a-ba za-gin7 dingir pa e3-a?-e? mu-ni an-za3-sze3 | Who, like you, may a god appear, his name to the horizon(?) |
| 37 | szul si sa2 ug3 dagal-la pa3-da gesz du11-ga kur gal-la | The young man chosen by the broad population, the one who heeds the commands of the great mountain, |
| 38 | {d}ur-{d}nin-urta [...] la-la gu3 zi de2-a-zu | Ur-Ninurta, ... your true clamor |
| 39 | igi x [...]-ke4 DU [...] mu-un-ne-szum2 | ... gave to him |
| 40 | bara2? [...]-en GIR? za-gin3 sag-e-esz mu-ni-in-rig7 | I ... the dais(?) ... with a lapis lazuli arrow(?) |
| 41 | {d}ur-{d}nin-urta-ra bala mu giri17-zal-la mu-un-ne-tah | for Ur-Ninurta a reign of joy he made surpassing. |
| 42 | iri{ki} masz-gana2 a2-dam ki gal2-la-ni he2-gal2-la sza-mu-un-du3 | He built the city, the ‘field’ of the settlements, his place of abundance. |
| 43 | sag ge6-ge {d}utu e3-gin7 igi-bi he2-me-szi-gal2 | May the black-headed people, like Utu coming out, be seen. |
| 44 | {gesz}tukul kur gu2-erim2-gal2 [...] x x ki tuk4-tuk4-da x-ke4 | The weapon of the hostile land ..., the place that was seized |
| 45 | u3-mu-un-szum2 a2-dam nu-sze-ga-ni sug-za3-ge4 bi2-ib-gu7-e | Umunšum, whose settlement is unfavourable, will devour the marshes. |
| 46 | u4-ta-u18-lu ur-{d}nin-urta-ra szu he2-me-de3-ni-gal2-gal2 | May the storm be in the hands of Ur-Ninurta! |
| 47 | sa-gar-ra-am3 | it is a saŋara |
| 48 | ur-sag gal {d}ur-{d}nin-urta-ra sag-tab SI MA A he2-e-me-en | Great hero Ur-Ninurta, you are the one who ... horns |
| 49 | gesz-gi4-gal2 sa-gar-ra-bi-im | It is its gešgigal instrument. |
| 50 | en nam tar-ra-zu sag2 nu-di inim ku3-zu uru2{ru} | Lord, your decreed fate is not to be altered, your holy word is the city |
| 51 | {d}nin-urta en nam tar-ra-zu sag2 nu-di inim ku3-zu uru2{ru} | Ninurta, your lord whose fate is determined, whose word cannot be changed, your holy word, the city |
| 52 | {d}ur-{d}nin-urta nam du10 mu nam-ti-la | Ur-Ninurta, the good name of life |
| 53 | du-ri2-sze3 nu-kur2-ru nam-e-esz tar-mu-ni-ib | You decree a fate that cannot be changed forever. |
| 54 | uru2{ru}-bi-im | and that city |
| 55 | a-da-ab {d}nin-urta-ka-kam | It is the Adab of Ninurta. |
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