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CDLI Literary 000424 (Shu-Suen C) composite (P480980)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000424 (Shu-Suen C) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P480980 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Nippur (mod. Nuffar) |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | siki-gu10 hi-iz{sar}-am3 a im-ma-an-du11 | He watered my hair and lettuce. |
| 2 | hi-iz gakkul3-sar-am3 a im-ma-an-du11 | He poured water on the lettuce and kukulsar-beer. |
| 3 | su-hu-uh2-hu-ub4-bi ba-tag-tag x | Its limbs are shattered ... |
| 4 | emeda{da}-gu10 mah mu-un-x-x x | My nursemaid ... supremely |
| 5 | siki-gu10 a-a-lum im-mi-in-ak | He made my hair shine like the sun. |
| 6 | suh tur-tur-bi mu-un-dub-dub | he heaped up the small reeds. |
| 7 | he2-em-du-gu10 si im-sa2-sa2-e | He arranged my rites correctly. |
| 8 | he2-em-du siki-gu10 hi-iz{sar} nisi sa6-sa6-ga-am3 | May my hair be trimmed, my hair is a beautiful vegetable garden. |
| 9 | szesz-e igi bar lu2 ti-la-na im-ma-ni-in-ku4-re-en | The brother brought me into the presence of his living man. |
| 10 | {d}szu-{d}suen sag?-ba? lu2 sa6-ga im-ma-ni-in-pa3-de3-en | Šū-Sîn has chosen me as a good man on its head. |
| 11 | x x x x hi-li-gu10 nu-til-le-dam | ... my allure is not finished. |
| 12 | [...]-re-dam | ... is to be destroyed |
| 13 | [...] | |
| 14 | [...] | |
| 15 | [...] | |
| 16 | [...] | |
| 17 | [...] | |
| 18 | u3-mu-un-me he2-me-en u3-mu-un-me he2-me-en | “May you be our lord, may you be us! |
| 19 | ku3 {na4}za-gin3-na u3-mu-un-me he2-me-en | You are our lord of silver and lapis lazuli. |
| 20 | mu-un-gar3 sze mah tum3-me he2-me-en | You are our farmer who brings the great barley. |
| 21 | igi-ga2 lal3-bi-im sza3-ga2 hi-li-bi-im | In my eyes it is honey, in my heart it is allure. |
| 22 | u4 nam-ti-la he2-en-na-e3 {d}szu-{d}suen [...] | May the day of life come forth for him, Šu-Suen |
| 23 | bala-bala-e {d}inanna-kam | It is a balabala of Inanna. |
Sources & licences
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