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CDLI Literary 000529 (Samsu-iluna F) composite (P481150)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000529 (Samsu-iluna F) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P481150 |
| 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 | lugal igi-du an-na sza3 ku3-ge pa3-da | king who sees heaven, chosen in the holy heart, |
| 2 | sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal igi-du an-na sza3 ku3-ge pa3-da | Samsu-iluna, the king who sees heaven, chosen by the holy heart, |
| 3 | TI NI bala ga-ar-za UM MU-MU DI mah-ha | ... a reign of abundance ... |
| 4 | KAL ZU? sza hu-la sag-be2-esz ha-pa-DU sag us2-sa-a | ..., whose head is swollen by the storm, |
| 5 | {gesz}gu-za ku3-sig17 gar-ra DI nam-lugal-la sag il5-la | a throne of gold, ... of kingship, head raised high! |
| 6 | sza3-bi? a2 nam-ur-sag-ga2-ki-im mah-bi tusz-sza-a | Its inside is the great strength of heroism that dwells there |
| 7 | sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal kal-ga an-ne2 di-ku5 mah an-ne2 nam gal mu-re-tar | Samsu-iluna, the mighty king, An decreed a great judgment for him. |
| 8 | aga gi-na ti-il5-la mu-ra-ni-in-zal | He sat down for you on a pure throne. |
| 9 | lu2 {d}en-lil2 NAM GUR A? IR ESZ SZI nam-sipa ug3 da-ga-an-ni-szi mu-un-na-szum2-ma-dah | The man who Enlil ... ... the shepherdship of all the people he gave to him |
| 10 | sipa kig2? nibru{ki} sag us2 e2-kur-ra | shepherd who takes care of Nippur, foremost of the Ekur temple |
| 11 | engar gi-na e2 da-sa-lim-a-ka-am | the faithful farmer of the house of Asallim, |
| 12 | nig2-nam nu-si-li-ge18 e2-sag-il5-la-ak-ki-im | Nothing equals Esagil. |
| 13 | {d}en-lil2 me nam-sipa-zu kalam-ma ak-ka kur giri3-zu-usz mu-gar | Enlil, the divine powers of your shepherdship are established in the land, the foreign lands are set at your feet. |
| 14 | sze-ga {d}utu-ke4 kig2? {d}inanna-ke4 | agreeable one of Utu, attentive one of Inanna |
| 15 | sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal nam nu-ug-ru {d}en-lil2 lugal-ga2-ta | Samsu-iluna, the king whose fate was not decided by Enlil my master |
| 16 | inim du11-ga {d}en-lil2 {d}en-ki-ka3-ta u2 da-sa-lim {d}za-ba-ba {d}lugal-gu2-du3-a lugal e2-a mu-du3-a | by the command of Enlil and Enki and Asallim Zababa Lugalgudua the king of the temple built. |
| 17 | x x x x kur ki-bala GU2 LU DI x [...] x | ... rebel land ... |
| 1 | {d}iszkur? sa kur-kur-ra [...] | Iškur, ... of all the lands |
| 2 | kur-kur-re me-te-esz he-i kal-ga si-ig x x pa3 mu-na-e3 | He made the lands bow down at his feet like a mighty storm. |
| 3 | sa-am-su-i-lu-na mu-u2-a sa3 nir-gal2 kalam-ma-an-ni | Samsu-iluna, the young man, the authoritative one of his land, |
| 4 | gal-zu ka-asz pa-ar kalam-me si bi-sa | (Sum) Your wise one, the one who makes the land tremble(?) (Akk) The wise one who sets the land in order |
| 5 | sa-am-su-i-lu-na gu2 {i7}idigna gu2 {i7}bur-na gu2 a-a-ba?-asz-szi DU gu da-a-bi-sza2 lu2 mu-na-a-IGI | Samsu-iluna on the bank of the Tigris, on the banks of the Euphrates, on (the) bank of Aya-bāši ... on (its) side. |
| 6 | e2-kur-re e2 {d}en-lil2-la2-ta NI IGI pa-la-ak sza3 hu-la-ka-ni? mu-un-ni-tusz | From the Ekur, the temple of Enlil, he sat on the throne of his joy. |
| 7 | {d}en-lil2-la2 za-am-me-en-zu du10-ga | Enlil, your praise is sweet |
| 8 | {d}en-lil2 lugal-gu10 nam zal-ga mu nam-ti-la szu-mu | Enlil, my king, the fate of passing, the name of life |
| 9 | zi u2 su-u4-ga2-al nig2-ba-asz-szi-i ba-am-ma | (Sum) The life of the one who eats the food is a gift. (Akk) (The life of) the one with the abundant food is the gift. |
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