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CDLI Literary 000409 (Shulgi Q) composite (P480682)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000409 (Shulgi Q) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P480682 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Nippur (mod. Nuffar) |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
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' | szul {d}utu [...] im-ma-an-ri | The young man Utu ... |
| 2' | ur5-ra-asz-ta x [...] mu?-e-tum3-tum3 | After you bring(?) the urraš ritual |
| 3' | sze-er-zi pirig gal [...] x ur-sag an-sza3 ku3-ta e3-a | Great lion ..., hero coming forth from the holy midst of heaven |
| 4' | u4 me-lem4-ni kalam-ma bi2-dul4 ni2 gal mu-da-ri | When his radiance covers the Land, he carries a great fearsomeness. |
| 5' | {d}utu lugal nig2-si-sa2 a zi-de3-esz2 tum2-ma | Šamaš, king of justice, fitting for the true water |
| 6' | szen-na dalla mu-na-ni-in-e3 sipa zi szul-gi-ke4 | He brought forth radiance for her, the true shepherd Šulgi. |
| 7' | am gal an ku3-ta szul {d}utu izi-gar-gin7 ga2-ga2 u4 kalam-ma igi-gal2 | Great wild bull from pure heaven, youth Utu, set up like a torch, the storm that is seen in the Land |
| 8' | kur-kur-ra me-lem4 ur5-ra-asz | In all the lands, where the radiance is excessive, |
| 9' | dingir si sa2 {d}a-nun-ke4-ne uszumgal ku3 su3-su3 | The gods whose horns are the Anuna gods, the majestic dragon |
| 10' | dumu-sag {d}suen-ne2 mi2 du11-ga en du11-ga tu-da | The first-born son of Suen, who is loved by the lord, who has been engendered |
| 11' | szul-gi-ra {d}utu-u3 nam?-lugal kalam-ma mu-na-an-szum2 | For Šulgi, Utu gave the kingship of the land. |
| 12' | pirig za3 3(disz)-gin7 kur u3-mu-tuk4-tuk4 ki-bala mu-hul-x | Like a three-tailed lion, he conquered the foreign lands and destroyed the rebel land. |
| 13' | lu2 gu2-erim2-gal2 {d}nanna-a-ka gu2 x [...] | The enemy of Nanna ... |
| 14' | x x sag-ga2 [...] x gal dingir-re-ne | ... the great ... of the gods |
| 15' | [...]-a-ni [...] x RA ag2? [...] | ... his ... |
| 16' | [...] E [...]-ge-esz [...] | ... they ... |
| 17' | {d}utu sipa sza3? [...] x-ni-ir [...] | Šamaš, shepherd who ... the heart(?) |
| 18' | szul-gi nig2-si-sa2 [...] | Šulgi, justice |
| 19' | gug-kal-la AN [...] | The gugkalla-demon |
| 20' | dumu {d}nin-sumun2 [...] | son of Ninsumun |
| 21' | ug3-e ni2 gal? [...] hu-mu-ra-[...] | May the people ... great fearsomeness for you |
| 22' | x szu du11-ga x [...] na?-me lu2 [...] | ... uttered(?) |
| 23' | sa-gid2-da-am3 | it is a sagida |
| 24' | {d}utu [...] lugal-ra nam du10 tar-mu-ni-ib | May Utu decree a good fate for the king |
| 25' | gesz-gi5-gal2 sa-gid2-da-kam | It is the ŋešgigal instrument of the sagida drum. |
| 26' | [...] x mah-am3 | ... is supreme |
| 27' | [...]-na-gin7 x bi2-i3-sa6-sa6 | Like ... he made it beautiful. |
| 28' | [...] sipa szul-gi pirig [...] pa3 ki-bala-a x [...] | ... shepherd Šulgi, lion ... of the rebel land |
| 29' | iri en-na nu-hug ni2?-bi-a [...] | The city that has not been pacified by the lord |
| 30' | szul {d}utu ug3 u8-gin7 lu-a [...] | Youth Utu, like a ewe ... |
| 31' | esz3 ku3 za-gin3-na hul2-la-da x-ba hu-mu-[...] | May he ... with joy in the holy and lapis shrine |
| 32' | a-ab-[...] sag il2 gal-sze3 [...] | ... to the great head raising |
| 33' | a-ab?-[...] ab2-szilam-gin7 sag il2 [...] | ... raised head(?) like a cow |
| 34' | [...] x-ni hu-mu-ra-ab?-[...] | ... may ... for you(?) |
| 35' | [...] ni2-bi-a pa hu-mu-[...]-e3 | May ... make resplendent in its own(?) |
| 36' | [...] x BI [...] | ... ... |
| 37' | szul-gi {d}utu [...] | Šulgi, Utu |
| 38' | tir szim! {gesz}erin-na-da? [...] | with a forest of aromatic cedar |
| 39' | lugal en an-na me-lem4 su13-su13? [...] | The king, the lord of heaven, full of radiance |
| 40' | bara2 mah an-na ki ku3-ga-ta u4 x [...] | From the supreme dais of heaven, the pure place, |
| 41' | en-ne2 kur-kur-ra an ku3-ta si mah [...] | The lord of all the lands from holy An ... supreme horns |
| 42' | szul {d}utu nig2 nam-sikil-la-zu-ta mu-na-da-lug-ga | Youth Utu, because of your pure deeds he has brought it to him. |
| 43' | nam-ti nig2 du10 ha-la-zu he2-am3 dumu {d}nin-sumun2-ka | May your share be a good life for the son of Ninsumun. |
| 44' | sa-gar-ra-am3 | it is a saŋara |
| 45' | szul {d}utu sipa sza3-ge bi2-i3-pa3 | Youth Utu, shepherd chosen in the heart |
| 46' | szul-gi sipa zi lugal mu he2-gal2-la2 nam-sze3 tar-ra-am3 | Šulgi, the loyal shepherd, the king, who determines the years of abundance, |
| 47' | sipa zi {d}utu-u3 nam tar-ra-ra | True shepherd Utu, deciding fates, |
| 48' | {d}en-lil2-le esz3-e nibru{ki}-ta sag-e-esz2 mu-ni-rig7 | Enlil presented it from the shrine of Nippur. |
| 49' | gesz-gi5-gal2 sa-gar-ra-kam | It is the gešgigal instrument of the saŋar. |
| 50' | en me gal-gal-la {d}nin-gal-e tu-da | Lord of the great mes, born by Ningal |
| 51' | szul {d}utu en me gal-gal-la {d}nin-gal-e tu-da | Youth Utu, lord of the great mes, born by Ningal |
| 52' | [...] x pa3 | ... chosen |
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