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CDLI Literary 000435 (Ibbi-Suen E) composite (P480984)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000435 (Ibbi-Suen E) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P480984 |
| 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' | me?-zu NE [...] | Your(?) me |
| 2' | a-a {d}nanna x x [...] | Father Nanna |
| 3' | ug3-ga2 mi-ni-pa3 AN? [...] | He chose me among the people, |
| 4' | szul {d}suen |KI.LUGAL.GUB|-zu ku3 [...] | Youth Suen, your kingship is pure |
| 5' | an aga zi men sag-ga2-zu za-e [...] | An, your true crown, the crown of your head ... |
| 6' | ki bara2 gal mah dur2 gar-ra-zu zi? [...] | At the place where the great dais, the supreme seat, is established, your true(?) |
| 7' | ka ku3 ba-a-zu u18-ru gal me pa [...] | Your holy mouth that was opened, great lord of the divine powers |
| 8' | aga nam-lugal-la men ku3 suh10-gir11 [...] | The crown of kingship, the holy crown of the šuḫgir priestess |
| 9' | {gesz}gu-za me ur4-ur4 bara2 sag il2 x [...] | The throne raising the mes, raising the head on the dais |
| 10' | pesz10-gal2 nam bara2-ga numun zi [...] | Who determines the destiny of the dais, the righteous seed |
| 11' | {d}i-bi2-{d}suen-gu10 an ku3-ta nam x [...] | My Ibbi-Sîn, from holy An ... |
| 12' | en me ku3-ku3-ug me sikil szu-luh zalag nam [...] | Lord of the pure divine powers, purifying the divine powers with radiance |
| 13' | si mul-mul su3-ra2-ag2 an-na szul {d}suen [...] | The bright horns of heaven, youth Suen |
| 14' | u4 te-esz-e gal idim-ma hi-li-bi? ki [...] | The storm, the great flood, its allure(?) |
| 15' | nibru{ki} a2 tal2-tal2 {d}nanna sza3 ku3 [...] | In Nippur, the mighty one, Nanna, the holy heart |
| 16' | nun zi-le an ki szu2-a-ba iti6 x [...] | The true prince, when heaven and earth were abandoned, moonlight ... |
| 17' | gud? pa e3 {d}en-lil2-da mah dib HI x [...] | The ox(?) emerges with Enlil, the great one passes by |
| 18' | x x x AN [...] x x MU? UD? [...] | ... ... |
| 19' | [...] x [...] | |
Sources & licences
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