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CDLI Literary 000526 (Samsu-iluna D) composite (P481147)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000526 (Samsu-iluna D) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P481147 |
| 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-e {gesz}gu-za bara2 mah-a dur2 gar-ra-zu-ne | When you sit on the lord’s throne, the supreme dais |
| 2 | ki-tusz nam-lugal-zu ha-ba-gi-ne2 | may your kingship residence be restored for you. |
| 3 | sa-am-su-i-lu-na {gesz}gu-za bara2 mah-a dur2 gar-ra-zu-ne | When you set up Samsu-iluna on the supreme throne |
| 4 | ki-tusz nam-lugal-zu ha-ba-gi-ne2 | may your kingship residence be restored for you. |
| 5 | szibir? nam-en-na dab5-a-zu-ne | When you are seized by the šibir(?) of en-ship |
| 6 | {gesz}gu-za-zu suhusz-bi he2-ge-en | May your throne be firm on its foundations |
| 7 | ki ku3 ki sikil-la ni2? mu2-mu2-da-zu-ne | When you bring yourself to the holy place, the pure place |
| 8 | me nam-nun-na szu gal-bi he2-ni-du7 | may the divine powers of princeliness be perfected. |
| 9 | bara2 ku3 nam-lugal-ke4? x x-ne-da-zu-ne | When you ... the holy dais of kingship |
| 10 | nam-nir-gal2-la gu2 an-sze3 he2-ni-zi | may he raise his neck to heaven in authority. |
| 11 | me-lem4 nam-lugal-la mu4-mu4-da-zu-ne u4-gin7 mul-mul x x x x x | When you ... the splendor of kingship like a storm ... |
| 12 | me mah me gal-gal-la szu du7-a-zu-ne | When you perform the supreme cosmic powers and the great cosmic powers, |
| 13 | ni2 gal nam-lugal-la-ka tug2-ba13-gin7 he2-en6-mu4 | May he make the great fear of kingship shine like a garment. |
| 14 | u4 zalag-ga-gin7 dalla e3-a-zu-ne | When you shine like a bright day, |
| 15 | an-e {d}en-lil2-bi nam gal ha-ra-ab-tar-re-ne | may An and Enlil determine a great fate for you |
| 16 | {d}nanna-gin7 kalam-sze3 e3-a-zu-ne | When you come forth like Nanna to the Land |
| 17 | nun gal {d}en-ki-ke4 sza3 gu2-bi gi4-a-na szudu3 hu-mu-ri-ib2-sza4 | The great prince, Enki, may he pray to you in his angry heart. |
| 18 | aga-zu {d}utu-gin7 kalam-ma he2-eb-zalag-ge | May your crown shine like Utu in the land |
| 19 | {gesz}gidru-zu ug3 szar2-ra si he2-ni-ib-sa2-sa2-e | May your scepter make the many people bow down. |
| 20 | {d}suen-e zi-gal2 he2-ni-ib-lah4-lah4-e | Suen, may he bring forth life for him |
| 21 | szibir-zu ki-en-gi ki-uri he2-ni-ib-tum2 ama a-a-bi-gin7 | Your shepherd will bring Sumer and Akkad like the mother of their father. |
| 22 | ug3 dagal-la ug3 gu3 tesz2-a se3-ga-zu | Your wide-spread people, the people roaring together, |
| 23 | ma2-gur8 an-na-gin7 zalag-ga-zu-sze3 giri17 szu ha-ra-ab-gal2-le | May your face be as bright as the barge of heaven for you |
| 24 | kur ni2-ba tusz-a dingir-bi he2-me-en | You are the one who sits on a mountain of fearsomeness, its god. |
| 25 | {d}utu-gin7 e3-a-zu-sze3 asila? x [...] | When you come forth like Utu, joy |
| 26 | ama a-a ugu-bi-gin7 igi-bi [...]-gal2 | Like a mother who bore a father, its eye is ... |
| 27 | u2-gu7 dagal-la-zu-sze3 zi-bi [...] | Because of your wide food offerings, its life ... |
| 28 | a nag he2-gal2-la-zu-sze3 x [...] | Because of your abundance of drinking water |
| 29 | ug3 sag ge6-ga [...] | The black-headed people |
| 30 | gissu-zu-usz ni2 [...]-te-en-te-en | (Sum) Your limbs are encircled with fear(?) (Akk) Your arms are filled with fear |
| 31 | nam-sipa-zu [...] | Your shepherdship |
| 32 | x x x x x [...] | |
| 33 | [...] | |
| 34 | [...] | |
| 35 | [...] he2-i-i | ... may he |
| 36 | [...] nam-lugal-la u4 da-ri2-sze3 he2-eb-ge-en | ... of kingship forever. |
| 37 | [...] x-me-en | I am ... |
| 38 | [...]-me-en | I am |
| 39 | [...] dadag-ga-me-en | ... I am pure |
| 40 | sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal-gu10 | Samsu-iluna, my king, |
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