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CDLI Literary 000507 (Sin-iqisham A) composite (P481128)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000507 (Sin-iqisham A) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P481128 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | uncertain (mod. uncertain) |
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 | en gal sza3 zi-ta nam du10-ge-esz tar-ra | Great lord, determined a good destiny by means of his true heart. |
| 2 | {d}nu-musz-da en gal sza3 zi-ta nam du10-ge-esz tar-ra | Numušda, great lord, determined a good destiny from the heart |
| 3 | numun ku3 [...] a {d}suen-e bi2-in-ru-a | The pure seed that Suen had planted |
| 4 | {d}nin-gal-le [...] mi-ni-in-dim2-dim2 | Ningal fashioned it |
| 5 | kur sikil-la he2-gal2-e u3-tu-da | who gave birth to abundance in the pure mountain, |
| 6 | gurun kiri6 sig7-ga gu7-a | who eats fruit from the green orchard |
| 7 | an {d}en-lil2-bi mu du10 sa4-a | An and Enlil named it with a good name |
| 8 | nin gal {d}nin-lil2-le mi2 zi-de3-esz du11-ga | The great lady, Ninlil, who loves you faithfully |
| 9 | {d}nu-musz-da dumu nun-na musz3 me-lem4 du8-du8 _ma-lu?-u2?_ | Numušda, the princely son, the one who makes the radiance and the splendor manifest(?) |
| 10 | sumun2 gal ki-bala si mul di | The great wild cows of the rebel lands, shining stars, |
| 11 | {d}nu-musz-da en gal | Numušda, the great lord |
| 12 | sza3-ba-tuku-am3 | It is the šabatuku. |
| 13 | pirig guru5-usz bur2 me3-sze3 u3-na gub-bu | The lion stands at the silo for the battle. |
| 14 | musz-sza3-tur3 gu2-erim2-ra szeg11 i-ni-in-gi4 | The muššatur bird returned fire to the enemy. |
| 15 | uszumgal mah? tu6 ku3-ga al-gi4?-a | The supreme dragon in the pure incantation(?) is returning(?) |
| 16 | im2-ma du10 nu-silig-ga | the good clay that is not to be broken, |
| 17 | i-zi hu-luh-ha na-me gaba nu-ru-gu2 | There is no frightened izhu-demon, |
| 18 | a e3-e mah pesz10 ur4-ur4-re? | “Alas, come out supremely, raise your yoke! |
| 19 | u4 iri mu-un-til x x nu-mu-gi4 | The storm that ended the city did not return. |
| 20 | dingir sag-mud-gal2 gaba-szu-gar nu-tuku | The god who has no rival, |
| 21 | sag-kal nam-ur-sag-ga2 a-ba e-da-sa2-am3 | Who equals you in heroism? |
| 22 | igi-zu pirig-am3 _la-bu_ giri17 _ap-pu_ musz-husz ni2 ri | Your face is a lion, your nose is an apsû-demon, your aura is fearsome. |
| 23 | {d}nu-musz-da | Numušda |
| 24 | sza3-ba-tuku 2(disz)?-bi | Its 2nd šabatuku |
| 25 | a2-zu sa-par3-am3 kur sze nu-zu-ba | Your arms are nets, the foreign lands that do not know barley. |
| 26 | umbin-zu umbin hu-ri2-in-na lu2 hul-gal2 ha-ha-x _i-ta-ma-ah_ | Your nails are the nails of a hurīnu-bird, the evildoer ... |
| 27 | nam-nir-gal2-zu-sze3 sag na-me nu-szum2-mu | No one can give a firm positive answer to your authority. |
| 28 | nam-mah nam-gur4-zu ar2-re-esz ka-ge dib | The greatness of your greatness is shattered in the mouth. |
| 29 | inim du11-ga-zu sag2 di nu-zu | Your spoken words are unceasing. |
| 30 | [...]-zu A sag?-ba du x | ... your |
| 31 | dingir-gu10 lugal-ra kur nu-sze-ga-na szu-ni-sze3 si-bi2-ib | For my god, the king, let the unfavourable mountain pass by in his hand. |
| 32 | {d}nu-musz-da nun {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am kur nu-sze-ga-na szu-ni-sze3 si-bi2-ib | Numušda, prince of Sîn-iqīšam, who does not agree with the foreign lands, may he release him. |
| 33 | sa-gid2-da gesz-gi4-gal2 | the saŋida of the gešgigal |
| 34 | ur-sag usu er9-ra me galam-ma szu du7 | Hero, strength of tears, perfecting the divine powers, |
| 35 | {d}nu-musz-da ur-sag usu er9-ra me galam-ma szu du7 | Numušda, hero with strength and strength, perfecting the divine powers |
| 36 | dingir me-dim2 gu4-alim? igi bar-bar-re-de3 du7 | God who makes the medim and oxen look at each other |
| 37 | a-a-zu {d}suen-gin7 zi ti-le ki ba-e-a-ag2 | Your father Sîn loves you as if you were life. |
| 38 | nig2-zi-de3 bar tam-me _szi?-te-a-x_ nig2-erim2 u4?-za-ha-al ak _tu-ha-la-aq_ | “The evil of the sea, the šitā-disease, the wickedness of the day, the destruction of the night, |
| 39 | e2-kisz-nu-gal2 ki-tusz ku3 nam-nun-na | Ekišnugal, the pure residence of princeliness, |
| 40 | me-zu me kal-kal szu-luh-zu dadag-ga-am3? | Your divine powers are mighty powers, your cleansing rituals are pure |
| 41 | {d}nu-musz-da ur-sag usu er9-ra me galam-ma szu du7 | Numušda, hero with strength and strength, perfecting the divine powers |
| 42 | {d}nu-nam-nir en nam tar-tar-re | Nunamnir, the lord who determines fates |
| 43 | kur nig2-dagal-la-ba mu-zu im-mi-in-mah | In all the lands, your name is exalted. |
| 44 | iri nam-he2 ki du10-ga gar-ra | City established in abundance and good place |
| 45 | ka-zal-lu{ki} kur he2-gal2-la ki-szu-pesz mi-ri-in-zu _ma-ha-az-ka u2-we-di-ka_ | Kazallu, the land of abundance, the kišupēṣu-shrine, the mound of your cult centers, I surrounded you. |
| 46 | kun4-sa-tu bara2 nam-en-na-zu | Your throne of lordship, |
| 47 | inim nu-kur2-ru-da-na u3-tu-ba bi2-in-du11 | When he gave birth to an unchangeable word, |
| 48 | gesz-hur ha-lam-ma-a-bi pa e3-a ak-de3 | To make its destroyed plans manifest, |
| 49 | iri szub-szub-bu-da-bi ki-bi gi4-gi4-de3 | In order to restore the fallen cities, |
| 50 | a-a {d}en-lil2 sza3-ga-ni nam-de6 | Father Enlil, his heart was carried off. |
| 51 | sipa zi lu2 gesz-hur-zu ki ag2-ga2 | The true shepherd, the one who loves your divine plans, |
| 52 | nun {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am a2-bi mu-da-an-ag2 | Prince Sîn-iqīšam gave orders. |
| 53 | iri a2-dam-zu ki-tusz ne-ha bi2-in-tusz | In your city your settlements he sat peacefully. |
| 54 | i7-zu mu-ba-al-ba-al eg2 pa5 si mi-in-sa2 | You fill your canals, you make the canals right. |
| 55 | a he2-gal2 du-ri2-sze3 nu-til-le-da | With water and abundance that cannot be ended forever, |
| 56 | kalam?-za mi-in-gar nig2-du7 pa bi2-in-e3 | he placed in your land, made a fitting thing resplendent |
| 57 | inim sa6-sa6-ge-da-ni-sze3 igi zi bar-mu-szi-ib | Look faithfully at his beautiful words. |
| 58 | nun {d}suen-i-qi2-sza-am-ra igi zi bar-mu-szi-ib | Look faithfully upon prince Sîn-iqīšam. |
| 59 | lugal sza3 hul2-la u4-da-ni he2-su3-u4 | May the king, whose days are filled with joy, |
| 60 | {d}nu-musz-da | Numušda |
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