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CDLI Literary 000427 (Shu-Suen F) composite (P480981)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000427 (Shu-Suen F) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P480981 |
| 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 | sze-er-zi bad-ta [...] | From the outer šerzi ... |
| 2 | an-na ni2-bi x [...] | The fear of heaven ... |
| 3 | x GA2? kal [...] | ... all |
| 4 | {d}suen [...] | Suen |
| 5 | {d}szu-{d}suen [...] BAD MU x x x | Šu-Suen |
| 6 | {d}nanna sza-mu-u8?-da-an-u5 AN [...] | Nanna, the šamudu priestess(?) |
| 7 | bar-su3-am3 | is its outer wall. |
| 8 | hi-li an-na nun urasz-a-x | The allure of heaven, prince ... |
| 9 | szul {d}suen u18-ru u4 an ki | Youth Suen, storm of heaven and earth |
| 10 | mu he2-gal2-la x x du10 ki-bi-sze3 zal-e | ... good ... passing to its place. |
| 11 | {d}nanna en iti-da u3-tu-x | Nanna, lord of the month ... |
| 12 | {d}szu-{d}suen-gu10 mu-un-u3-tu | My Šu-Suen gave birth. |
| 13 | sza3-ba-tuku-am3 | It is the šabatuku. |
| 14 | pesz10-gal2 ne3 gal dingir gal-e-ne | Great hero of the great gods, |
| 15 | a-a {d}nanna di-zu esz-bar galam | Father Nanna, your case is a decision. |
| 16 | {d}nu-nam-nir-da nam gal tar-re | Nunamnir, who determines the great fates |
| 17 | {d}asz-im2-babbar szul ki ag2-ga2-na | Ašimbabbar, his beloved youth |
| 18 | {d}szu-{d}suen-gu10-ur2 nam mu-ni-ib-tar-re | Šu-Suen decreed a fate for me. |
| 19 | bar-su3 2(disz)-kam-ma-am3 | It is the 2nd barsu. |
| 20 | u4 ge6 du10-du10 mu zu2 kesze2-de3 | the days of good sleep, the years of binding together |
| 21 | {d?}nanna? aga3 an ku3-ga-ke4 | Nanna, the crown of holy An, |
| 22 | x x x x-ni {d}szu-{d}suen-gu10 | My ... of Šu-Suen |
| 23 | x x x x x x zu ki-zu ka? | ... your place |
| 24 | x x x x A sag MU x [...] | ... ... |
| 25 | sza3-ba-tuku 2(disz)-kam-ma-am3 | It is the 2nd šabatuku. |
| 26 | x {d}nanna? en? gal an ki-a-ka | of Nanna, the great lord of heaven and earth |
| 27 | x x x x x pa bi2-in-e3 | ... made appear. |
| 28 | [...] x al-bara3-ge | ... is to be set up. |
| 29 | [...] x x x x | |
| 30 | [...] x x | |
| 31 | [...] | |
| 32 | [...] x NAM [...] | ... ... |
| 33 | [...] x x x x [...] | |
| 34 | [...] kisal? aga zi an-na x x | ... the courtyard, the true crown of heaven |
| 35 | [...] x sag-ga2 na mi-ni-in-de5 | ... he imposed ... on the head |
| 36 | {d}szu-{d}suen-gu10 nun kalam-ma-ka | My Šu-Suen, prince of the land, |
| 37 | sa-bar-su3-da-am3 | it is sabarsuda |
| 38 | [...] u4?-da?-a-ni {d}szu-{d}suen-gu10 su3-u4-mu-un-szi | ... his(?) day, my Šu-Sîn, he will be the one to proclaim(?) |
| 39 | {d}szu-{d}suen-gu10 an-da mu2-a | My Šu-Suen, born with An, |
| 40 | gesz-gi4-gal2-bi-im | It is its gešgigal. |
| 41 | en dumu an-na [...]-a | Lord, child of An |
| 42 | si mul-mul-da? [...] x-ka | The horns of the stars(?) |
| 43 | {d}nanna gal-di [...] NE | Nanna, the wise one ... |
| 44 | KA-KA-ga nig2 x PA x x x | ... ... |
| 45 | u4 gesz-he2-a u4 urasz-a | The storm of abundance, the storm of Uraš |
| 46 | su-lim-ma-ni ug3-e du10 bar-bar-re | His supplications make the people rejoice. |
| 47 | en {d}asz-im2-babbar uszum pa e3 | Lord Ašimbabbar, who makes the dragon emerge |
| 48 | szul {d}suen musz3 ku3 ki us2-sa | Youth Suen, whose holy radiance is established on the ground |
| 49 | {d}nanna an ki-a u5?-a e3{e} | Nanna, coming forth from heaven and earth |
| 50 | {d}szu-{d}suen kalam-ma am3-mi-in-u5 | Šū-Sîn sat down in the land. |
| 51 | x x ni2? gur3?-ru an-e uszumgal | ... carrying a fearsomeness, An is the dragon |
| 52 | x x x ni2 gur3-ru an-na x | ... carrying fear in heaven ... |
| 53 | x x x nun {d}szu-{d}suen-gu10 nir sza-mu-u8-da-gal2-la | My princely ... of Šu-Suen, whose radiance is supreme |
| 54 | [...] gu2-da mu-ni-in-la2-la2 | ... he hung it on the neck |
| 55 | x x x x kur-kur nig2-dagal-ba? | ... all the lands |
| 56 | gidru u4 su3-ra2 x x x x | The scepter of distant days ... |
| 57 | ug3 ki-bala-a x x BI x | The people of the rebel land ... |
| 58 | kilib3-ba-bi HI x |DU.DU|-e | its entirety ... |
| 59 | dumu nun zi-le {d}en-lil2-la2-sze3 | the righteous princely son of Enlil |
| 60 | {d}szu-{d}suen szu-ni-a x mi-in-si | Šū-Sîn filled his hand |
| 61 | lugal-gu10 EZEN x-la | My king, ... |
| 62 | {d}szu-{d}suen giri17-zal x x x-ka | Šū-Sîn, joy of ..., |
| 63 | sa-gar-ra-am3 | it is a saŋara |
| 64 | {d}szu-{d}suen-gu10 u4 ti-la [...] | My Šū-Sîn, the days of life |
| 65 | gesz-gi4-gal2-bi-im | It is its gešgigal. |
| 66 | en an-na du10-gal2 ki [...] | The lord of heaven, the good one of the earth |
| 67 | szul {d}suen en an-na-kam x [...] | Youth Suen, lord of heaven |
| 68 | {d}szu-{d}suen x x x [...] | Šu-Suen |
| 69 | u18-ru12-bi-im [...] | It is its uru |
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