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CDLI Literary 000422 (Shu-Suen A) composite (P480979)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000422 (Shu-Suen A) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P480979 |
| 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 | ku3-ga-am3 in-tu-ud ku3-ga-am3 in-tu-u4 | He gave birth to pure, he gave birth pure. |
| 2 | nin-e ku3-ga-am3 in-tu-ud | The lady gave birth to a pure child. |
| 3 | a-bi-si2-im-ti ku3-ga-am3 in-tu-ud | Abi-simti, the pure one, gave birth. |
| 4 | nin-e ku3-ga-am3 in-tu-ud | The lady gave birth to a pure child. |
| 5 | gesz-gi-na tug2 nam-sa6-ga-gu10 a-bi-si2-im-ti-gu10 | My Abi-simti of the reedbed, my beautiful garment, |
| 6 | {gesz}sag-du tug2 dun-na gal2-la-gu10 nin-gu10 ku-ba-tum | My headdress with a fitting garment, my lady, Kubatum |
| 7 | suhur-e du7 u6 di-de3 x gub-ba-gu10 u3-mu-un {d}szu-{d}suen-gu10 | My ..., my lord Šu-Suen, |
| 8 | inim-ma x [...] x x x-gu10 du5-mu {d}szul-gi-ra-gu10 | My ..., my son of Šulgi |
| 9 | bi2-du11-ga-ke4-esz bi2-du11-ga-ke4-esz u3-mu-un-e ag2 ma-an-ba | Those who speak, those who speak the lord's things, |
| 10 | me-e a-al-la-ri bi2-du11-ga-ke4-esz u3-mu-un-e ag2 ma-an-ba | When I said "Alas!", the lord gave me what I asked for. |
| 11 | bulug ku3-sig17 {na4}kiszib3 za-gin3-na u3-mu-un-e ag2 ma-an-ba | The lord gave me the gold and lapis seals. |
| 12 | har ku3-sig17 har ku3-babbar u3-mu-un-e ag2 ma-an-ba | The lord gave me a gold bracelet and a silver bracelet. |
| 13 | u3-mu-un ag2-ba-zu na-ag2-x sug4-ga-am3 igi-zu ha-ma-ab-il2-il2 | Lord, your thing is a ... that is abandoned, may he lift your eyes for me. |
| 14 | {d}szu-{d}suen ag2-ba-zu na-ag2-x sug4-ga-am3 igi-zu ha-ma-ab-il2-il2 | Šū-Sîn, your thing is a ... that is abandoned, may he lift your eyes for me |
| 15 | [...] u3-mu-un x [...] u3-mu-un [...] | ... the lord ... |
| 16 | [...] x sa6-gin7? x [...]-gu10 KU-gin7 mu-[...] | ... like a good ..., my ... as if ... |
| 17 | uru2-zu ku5-da-gin7 szu he2-eb2-mu2? u3-mu-un {d}szu-{d}suen-gu10 | My lord, Šu-Suen |
| 18 | ur-nim-gin7 giri3-zu-sze3 he2-nu2 du5-mu {d}szul-gi-ra-gu10? | May my son Šulgi lie at your feet like a dog! |
| 19 | AN x x x-gu10 za-bi-tum-ma kasz-a-ni ze2-ba-am3 | ... my ... is sweet, his beer is sweet. |
| 20 | kasz-a-ni-gin7 gal4-la-ni ze2-ba-am3 kasz-a-ni ze2-ba-am3 | Like her beer, her vagina is sweet, her beer is sweet. |
| 21 | ka-ga14-a-ni-gin7 gal4-la-ni ze2-ba-am3 kasz-a-ni ze2-ba-am3 | Like her mouth, her vagina is sweet, her beer is sweet. |
| 22 | kaszbirx(|A.SUD|)-a-ni kasz-a-ni ze2-ba-am3 | His beer is sweet, his beer sweet. |
| 23 | {d}szu-{d}suen ba-sa6-ge-na-gu10 | My Šū-Sîn who is beautiful, |
| 24 | ba-sa6-ge-na-gu10 ba-zil2-zil2-i-na-gu10 | My beautiful one, my one who is pure, |
| 25 | {d}szu-{d}suen ba-sa6-ge-na-gu10 | My Šū-Sîn who is beautiful, |
| 26 | ki ag2 {d}en-lil2-la2 {d}szu-{d}suen-gu10 | beloved of Enlil, my Šu-Suen |
| 27 | lugal-gu10 dingir kalam-ma-na | My king, the god of his land, |
| 28 | bala-bala-e {d}ba-ba 6(disz)-kam | It is the 6th balabala of Baba. |
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