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CDLI Literary 000421 (Amar-Suen A) composite (P480685)
Literary, Middle Babylonian, Ur · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000421 (Amar-Suen A) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P480685 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Middle Babylonian · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) |
| Coordinates | 30.9607, 46.1063 |
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 | {d}alad x [...] | Alad |
| 2 | {d}amar-{d}suen [...] sza3 mu-un-x [...] | Amar-Suena ... his heart |
| 3 | lu2 {urud}ha-zi-in-na e2-e KU x [...] | The man of the hazinnu weapon ... the house |
| 4 | {d}amar-{d}suen-na esz3-e abzu-a [...] | Amar-Suena in the shrine Abzu |
| 5 | ku3-sig17 du3-a {na4}za-gin3 szu tag x [...] | Finished with gold and lapis lazuli |
| 6 | e2-e du3-u3-de3 szu-ni mu-un-gar | He set his hands on building the temple. |
| 7 | {d}amar-{d}suen-na lugal-e e2-e du3-u3-de3 szu-ni mu-un-gar | Amar-Suena the king built the temple and placed his hand on it. |
| 8 | lugal-e? ug3-e ba-da-an-bala kur-ra x [...] | The king turned away the people, ... in the mountains |
| 9 | e2-e mu 1(disz)-kam-ma ba-an-szub ki-bi-sze3 nu-mu-un-gi4 | The house, for the 1st year, fell into disrepair, it did not return to its place. |
| 10 | {d}amar-suen-na me nam-lugal-la-na x [...] | Amarsuena, the divine powers of his kingship |
| 11 | mu 2(disz)-kam-ma ba-an-szub ki-bi-sze3 nu-mu-un-gi4 | for 2 years he abandoned it and did not return to its place. |
| 12 | {d}amar-{d}suen-na lu-bu-usz-tum nam-lugal-la-ka-ni tug2-mu-dur7-ra ba-an-x | Amar-Suena, the lubuštum garment of his kingship ... a mud towel. |
| 13 | mu 3(disz)-kam-ma ba-an-szub ki-bi-sze3 nu-mu-un-gi4 | the 3rd year he abandoned it and did not return to its place. |
| 14 | {d}amar-{d}suen-na gesz-kin2-kin2-na geszkim-bi nu-bur2?-ru | Amar-Suena, the “worker of the work-assignment"(?) is not released |
| 15 | mu 4(disz)-kam-ma ba-an-szub ki-bi-sze3 nu-mu-un-gi4 | the 4th year he abandoned it and did not return to its place. |
| 16 | abgal-e du11-ga u3-na-du11 gesz-hur e2-e pa e3 nu-mu-un-ak-e | The agrig priestess spoke to him, but he did not make the plans of the temple manifest. |
| 17 | mu 5(disz)-kam-ma ba-an-szub ki-bi-sze3 nu-mu-un-gi4 | the 5th year he abandoned it and did not return to its place. |
| 18 | esz3-e abzu-am3 kal-ga-sze3 szu mu-ra-ra-e-ne | They hand him over to you in the shrine Abzu, the mighty one. |
| 19 | mu 6(disz)-kam-ma ba-an-szub ki-bi-sze3 nu-mu-un-gi4 | the 6th year he abandoned it and did not return to its place. |
| 20 | gesz-hur e2-e mu-un-kig2-kig2-e nu-mu-ni-in-pa3-de3 | The design of the house is searched, it does not find it. |
| 21 | mu 7(disz)-kam-ma ba-an-szub ki-bi-sze3 nu-mu-un-gi4 | the 7th year he abandoned it and did not return to its place. |
| 22 | {d}en-ki-ke4 e2-bi-sze3 e2 nu-me-a ba-an-na-du11 | Enki said to him: “It is not a house, it is not.’ |
| 23 | mu 8(disz)-kam-ma e2 du3-u3-de3 szu-ni mu-un-gar | The 8th year he set his hands on building the temple. |
| 24 | mu 9(disz)-kam-ma-ta {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e | from the 9th year of Amar-Suena the king |
| 25 | e2-udun-na en? gal-an-zu HAR-ra-gin7 ba-du3 | The E-uduna, like a great en priestess, was built |
| 26 | u4-ba en-e e2 ni2-te-na-ka | At that time, the lord in his own house |
| 27 | en gal {d}en-ki ki-bi ba-da-an-hul? | The great lord Enki destroyed its place |
| 28 | x-a-ni mu-un-|DU.DU| [...] | ... his ... |
| 29 | kusz2?-a ki-a |DU.DU| gaba x [...] x x [...] | (Sum) I am the one who ... on the ground(?) (Akk) On the ground ..., on the chest |
| 30 | a-a {d}en-ki eridu{ki?} [...] mu-un-dim2? [...] | Father Enki fashioned Eridu |
| 31 | sukkal-a-ni [...] GI?-GI? gal? mu-[...] nu-kusz2? [...] x IL2 [...] | His minister |
| 32 | [...] x [...] | |
| 1' | x GIR3 su3-su3-u4 x [...] | ... furious ... |
| 2' | sag kesz2 ki dagal-la [...] | The one who binds heads in a broad place |
| 3' | {d}en-ki-ke4 igi il2-la-a-ni [...] | Enki, when he lifts his eyes |
| 4' | e2-bi um-ta-e3-a abzu?-a [...] | After the house has been brought out, in the Abzu |
| 5' | u4-ba nam-lu2-ulu3 szu nu-sa6-ga DI nam [...] | At that time, humanity was not good, ... |
| 6' | gizzal su3-a inim gesztu2 nu-du11? [...] | The short reed fence that does not speak a word(?) |
| 7' | ba-DUN-DUN umbin ru-gu2-ni nu-du8-e | (Sum) He did not tie his nails to the nail (Akk) The nail(?) of his nail was not tied to his nail |
| 8' | sza3 hul dim2-dim2 nig2-erim2 ak-ak sa6-ga | The evil heart, the evil machinations, the good things |
| 9' | {d}amar-{d}suen-na e2 {d}en-lil2-la2-sze3 du3-u3-de3 | To Amar-Suena, to build the temple of Enlil |
| 1 | en [...] x x [...] | Lord ... |
| 2 | e2 {d}en-ki-ka3-sze3 du3-u3-de3 masz2-e szu mu-un-gid2-da-a | In order to build the temple of Enki, the goat tended it. |
| 3 | masz2-bi-ta e2 du3-a nu-mu-na-ab-be2 szu-ni la?-ba-szi-in-gar | Because of its interest he did not say “It is a built-up house,' and his hand did not place (it). |
| 4 | lugal-e mu-ni u4 su3-ra2-sze3 ga2-ga2-de3 [...] | The king, to make his name long lasting |
| 5 | {d}amar-{d}suen mu-ni u4 su3-ra2-sze3 ga2-ga2-de3 mu-[...] | Amar-Suena, whose name is to be established forever, ... |
| 6 | x mu e2 {d}en-ki-ke4 [...] | year: “The house of Enki was erected.{v} |
| 1 | en nun gal-an-zu x [...] BI? x [...] | Lord, wise prince |
| 2 | x [...] | |
| 1 | lu2? URUDU HA RI? x IN? [...] sza3 [...] BA x x [...] | The man(?) ... copper |
| 2 | {d}amar-{d}suen lugal nam-tar-ra?-ni sza3-bi [...] nu-mu-un-ba-ba | Amar-Suena, the king whose fate has not been decided |
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