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CDLI Literary 000532 (Abi-Eshuh A) composite (P481153)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000532 (Abi-Eshuh A) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P481153 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | uncertain (mod. uncertain) |
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 me an ki-bi-da-ke4 ab-ur4-ra dumu sag-kal {d}en-ki-ke4 | The king of the divine powers of heaven and earth, Urra, the foremost son of Enki, |
| 2 | {d}marduk en er9-ra ur-sag sza3 1(asz)-sza4 igi-du {d}nun-gal-e-ne | Marduk, the lord of tears, the hero, the one who sees the princes |
| 3 | a2-gal2 {d}a-nun-na-ke4-ne dingir gal-gal-e-ne gi esz-bar ab-szum2-szum2-mu-a | the power of the Anuna, the great gods, the reeds of decision making |
| 4 | nun gal sza3-bala-bala an ku3-ga-ke4 en nam tar-tar dab-ba nig2-nam-ma | The great prince, the šabala-priestess of holy An, lord who determines fates, who decides everything, |
| 5 | gal-an-zu sza3-zu mah nam-dingir-bi pa e3-a sag en3 tar igi im-bar-ra-ke4 | Your greatness, your exalted heart, whose divinity is made manifest, the one who inquires after you, |
| 6 | pa-bil2-ga-zu an lugal dingir-re-e-ne-ke4 nam-en-zu an ki um?-ma-na-bi ib2-ta-an-gal2 | Your pabilga priestess, An, the king of the gods, has established your lordship in heaven and earth |
| 7 | a2 ag2-ga2 gal mah an ki-bi-da-ke4 sag kesze2-da-bi ma-ra-an-szum2 szibir kur-kur-ra gamx(GURUN)-ma szu he2-em-mi-la2-am3 | The great command, the supreme command of heaven and earth, he gave to you. The shepherd of all the lands shall be full of loveliness. |
| 8 | dingir gal-gal-e-ne ib2-diri-ga gidru lugal garza dingir-re-e-ne si sa2-sa2-esz-a mu-ra-an-tah | The great gods rejoiced, and the king's scepter, the rites of the gods, were properly performed for you. |
| 9 | {d}en-lil2-le nam-lugal kisz an ki-bi-da-ke4 nam-sze3 mu-ni-in-tar za3 sza4 la-ba-an-tuku | Enlil decreed the fate of the kingship of the universe of heaven and earth, but he had no rival. |
| 10 | {d}a-nun-na-ke4-ne mi-ri-ib2-gu-ul nam-mu-ru6-na ak-de3 mu-ra-an-szum2 | The Anuna gods destroyed it and in order to save it they gave it to you. |
| 11 | ki-ru-gu2 1(disz)-a-kam-ma | It is the first song. |
| 12 | {d}marduk nun a-bi-e2-szu-uh dumu ki ag2 sza3-zu-ke4 nam-en-bi {d}utu-gin7 an ub-ta pa e3 ha-ba-ak-esz za3 sza4 nu-un-tuku-tuku | Marduk, prince Abi-ešuḫ, beloved son of your heart, whose lordship, like Utu, has made manifest in the midst of heaven, has no rival |
| 13 | gesz-gi-gal2-bi-im | It is its reed screen. |
| 14 | ur-sag nam-kal-ga du8 mah sug4-ga nam-en-bi an ki-bi-da szi-ib2-gu-lu {d}marduk nam-kal-ga du8 mah sug4-ga nam-en-bi an ki-bi-da szi-ib2-gu-lu | The hero, the mighty one, the lofty throne, whose lordship surpasses heaven and earth, Marduk, the powerful one, [the lofty and mighty thrones], whose priesthood exceeds heaven (and) earth, |
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