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CDLI Literary 000433 (Ibbi-Suen B) composite (P480982)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000433 (Ibbi-Suen B) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P480982 |
| 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' | x x x x x [...] | |
| 2' | x x me-tesz2 szi-im-x [...] | (Sum) ... ... (Akk) The ... of the ... |
| 3' | x zi-sza3-gal2-la-ke4 sza3-zu im?-[...] | The true ..., your heart |
| 4' | {d}mesz3-lam-ta-e3-a su3-u4-ra2 x [...] | Meslamta’ea, long ago |
| 5' | ki-ru-gu2 4(disz)-kam-ma-am3 | 4th kirugu |
| 6' | a2 mah nun {d}i-bi2-{d}suen-gu10 | My supreme power, Ibbi-Suen, |
| 7' | gesz-gi4-gal2-bi-im | It is its gešgigal. |
| 8' | szi-im-diri-ge-en lugal-gu10 szi-im-diri-ge-en ne-zu an-za3-sze3 | You are surpassing, my king, you are exceeding, your utterance reaches to the horizon. |
| 9' | en {d}lugal-er9-ra szi-im-diri-ge-en ne-zu an-za3-sze3 | Lord Lugal-Erra, your utterance is surpassing to the horizon |
| 10' | me-zu me galam-ma me nu-se3-ge5-da | Your divine powers are divine powers that cannot be altered. |
| 11' | ab ku-kur gal2-la ni2 husz ri-a-me-en | I am the one who carries a furious fearsomeness in the deep waters. |
| 12' | dingir er9 kalam-ma ti-la-me-en | I am a god who lives in the land. |
| 13' | ni2 gal an ki-a dul-la-me-en | I am the great fearsomeness of heaven and earth, |
| 14' | ki-ru-gu2 5(disz)-kam-ma-am3 | 5th kirugu |
| 15' | nam-mah-zu ga-i-i | I want to proclaim your greatness |
| 16' | szi-im-diri-ge-en lugal-gu10 szi-im-diri-ge-en ne-zu an-za3-sze3 | You are surpassing, my king, you are exceeding, your utterance reaches to the horizon. |
| 17' | gesz-gi4-gal2-bi-im | It is its gešgigal. |
| 18' | ur-sag zi me-tesz2-e ga-i-i | I want to praise the true hero, |
| 19' | en {d}lugal-er9-ra me-tesz2 ga-i-i | I want to praise the lord Lugal-Erra. |
| 20' | {gesz}rab3 gal mah dingir-re-e-ne-me-en | I am the great throne of the gods, |
| 21' | ni2 gal kalam-ma sza-mu-ri-a-me-en | I am the great fearsomeness of the land, |
| 22' | ku-kur dugud kur-ra du6-ul-la-me-en | I am the heavy mountain of the netherworld. |
| 23' | i7-zu i7 kal-ga-am3 i7 nam tar-ra-am3 | Your river is a mighty river, a river whose fate is decided. |
| 24' | i7 mah ki u4 e3 igi nu-bar-re-dam | The great river, the place where the storm rises, cannot be seen. |
| 25' | ma2-gur8 mah a ku-kur-ra u5-a | The supreme barge, bathing in the water of the mountains, |
| 26' | gu2 si-a nam-lu2-ulu3-ka | on the right side of humanity, |
| 27' | en {d}lugal-er9-ra giri3-zu um-mi-gub | Lord Lugal-Erra, stand at your feet! |
| 28' | nun kur-ra-ke4-ne sza-mu-e-szi-gam-e-de3-esz | The princes of the netherworld will praise you. |
| 29' | bur3-ra u4 zalag sza-mu-un-ne-ri-ib-e3 | May he bring forth a bright day for you in the bowl. |
| 30' | x U ra szu-zu-sze3 sza-mu-u8-gal2 | ... is present in your hand. |
| 31' | en {d}lugal-er9-ra an-za3-sze3 mah-me-en | Lord Lugal-Erra, you are supreme above. |
| 32' | ki-ru-gu2 6(disz)-kam-ma-am3 | 6th kirugu |
| 33' | a2 mah nun {d}i-bi2-{d}suen-gu10 | My supreme power, Ibbi-Suen, |
| 34' | gesz-gi4-gal2-bi-im | It is its gešgigal. |
| 35' | lugal-gu10 nam-mah-za ga-am3-du11 | My king, I want to praise your greatness! |
| 36' | en {d}lugal-er9-ra nam-mah-za ga-am3-du11 | Lord Lugal-Erra, I want to speak of your greatness |
| 37' | za-e mah-me-en dili-zu i3-mah-me-en | You are magnificent, you alone are magnificent. |
| 38' | dingir er9-ra dingir-re-e-ne-er rib-ba | the weeping gods of all the gods, |
| 39' | lugal sukux(SUKUD)-ra2 an-ne2-e us2-sa | king of the assembly, An established. |
| 40' | dingir er9 en zi ni2-te-na | The god of tears, the true lord, by himself |
| 41' | {d}i7-lu2-ru-gu2 sza3 dingir-re-e-ne | Ilumugu, in the heart of the gods |
| 42' | en ka-asz bar nig2-erim2-e hul gig | The lord, the one who pours out bitter beer against evil, |
| 43' | {d}suen-gin7 nig2-si-sa2-e ki ag2 | Like Suen, beloved in justice, |
| 44' | en nam tar-tar-ra an {d}en-lil2-la2-me-esz | The lords who determine the fates of An and Enlil |
| 45' | nig2-nam an ki gal2-gal2-la-a-ba | everything that exists in heaven and earth, |
| 46' | nam tar-re-bi gal-bi mu-un-u2-us2 | Its fates are decided in a great way. |
| 47' | x x {d}en-lil2-le sag-e-esz mu-un-rig7 | Enlil presented ... |
| 48' | x x nun-e-ne {d}i-bi2-{d}suen-gu10 | My princely ..., Ibbi-Suen |
| 49' | x x x nam-ma-ni mah bad3 gal kur KU-KU | ... his greatness, the great wall of the land ... |
| 50' | me gal-gal szu du7 dumu {d}en-lil2-la2-ka | the great cosmic powers perfected by the son of Enlil |
| 51' | {d}lugal-er9-ra-gin7 hul-gal2 sag |KAxX|-|KAxX| | Like Lugal-Erra, evil ... |
| 52' | {d}mesz3-lam-ta-e3-a a2 mah-a-na gal-bi | Meslamtaea, with his great strength |
| 53' | a2 mah-a-na gal-bi szi-im-mi-DU | With his exalted strength he ... |
| 54' | x x AN? ka du8-a kur-ra szu ur3-ur3 | ... opening the mouth of the mountain, |
| 55' | x x tar-re erim2 zar-re-esz i3-sal-le | ... the enemies are scattered like sheaves. |
| 56' | en {d}lugal-er9-ra a2 mah-a-na gal-bi | Lord Lugal-Erra, whose great strength |
| 57' | a2 mah-a-na gal-bi szi-im-mi-in-DU | ... with his great strength. |
| 58' | x x x NE geszkim sa6-ga | ... the good sign |
| 59' | x x-ga lugal-la-me-esz | they are kings |
| 60' | [...] szu ga2-ga2-me-esz | They are the ones who hold ... |
| 61' | [...] x ME? x [...] | ... ... |
| 1 | ur-sag gal-me-esz nam-mah-bi a-ri-a sug4-ga-am3 | The great heroes, whose greatness is resplendent in the open country, |
| 2 | 2(disz)-na-ne-ne lugal i7-da-me-esz | 2 kings of Idameš |
| 3 | {d}i7-lu2-ru-gu2 lu2 zi dadag-ga-am3 | Ilurugu is a true and pure man |
| 4 | lu2-erim2 {gesz}rab3-gin7 szu ri-ri-a-me-esz | They are the criminals who tremble like a reed mat |
| 5 | kisiga{ki} iri ul ki gar-ra-ba | In Kisiga, the ancient city established on earth, |
| 6 | zi-du nu-dab5-be2 erim2-du nu-dib-be2 | It does not seize the righteous man, it does not pass through the wicked. |
| 7 | ki sza3 kusz2 an {d}en-lil2-la2-me-esz | the place where the heart of An and Enlil is exhausted, |
| 8 | ki ni2 dub2 RU AN x x x-me-esz | They are ... |
| 9 | ki gal an-sze3 AN? x x x x-me-en? | Great place, towards the sky I am |
| 10 | ki nam tar-re an {d}en-lil2-la2 [...] | The place where the fates are determined by An and Enlil |
| 11 | me-bi ku3-ku3-ga-am3 x [...] | Its divine powers are pure ... |
| 12 | [...] NI lu2 nu-[...] | ... no one |
| 13 | [...] x [...] | |
| 1 | me-bi? x x hu-ul-hu-le-esz sig7-ga-am3 | Its divine powers(?) are evil, yellow-green |
| 2 | me 7(disz)-na |LAGABxX| gal-le-esz gar-ra-am3 | It is the seven mes that were established. |
| 3 | me sze-er-ka-an nun-e abzu-ta nun x x sze-er-ka-an du11-ga-am3 | The princely me, the princely one, from the Abzu ..., it is uttered in the morning. |
| 4 | {d}mesz3-lam-ta-e3-a en {d}lugal-er9-ra | Mešlamta-ea, lord of Lugal-Erra |
| 5 | nam-ur-sag-bi kur-re ba-x-a | Its heroism ... in the mountains. |
| 6 | nam-mah-bi za3 an ki-sze3 za3 an ki-sze3 pa e3 ak-a | Its greatness is made manifest at the border of heaven and earth, at the borders of heaven (and) earth. |
| 7 | ki-ru-gu2 1(u)-kam-ma-am3 | It is the 10th kirugu |
| 8 | a2 mah nun {d}i-bi2-{d}suen-gu10 | My supreme power, Ibbi-Suen, |
| 9 | gesz-gi4-gal2-bi-im | It is its gešgigal. |
| 10 | kal-bi u4 kalam-ma szu ur3-ur3 | Its strong one, the storm that sweeps over the Land, |
| 11 | {d}mesz3-lam-ta-e3-a en {d}lugal-er9-ra za3-mi2-zu du10-ga-am3 | Mešlamta'ea, lord Lugal-Erra, your praise is sweet. |
| 12 | ki-szu2-bi-im | It is its end. |
| 13 | szir3-nam-gala {d}mesz3-lam-ta-e3-a u3 {d}lugal-er9-ra | The širnamgala prayer of Mešlamtaea and Lugal-Erra |
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