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CDLI Literary 000485 (Lipit-Ishtar E) composite (P481739)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000485 (Lipit-Ishtar E) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P481739 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
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 | {d}nin-i3-si-na dumu gal an-na e2-gi4-a gal nir gub?-bu | Ninisina, the great daughter of An, the wise bride, standing by(?) authority |
| 2 | {d}li-pi2-it-esz4-tar2 u2-a-zu he2-am3 e-ne-ra mu-na-an-du11 | Lipit-Eštar, may you be your provider, he said to him. |
| 3 | sza3-ba-tuku-am3 | It is the šabatuku. |
| 4 | ka-ta e3-a-ni {d}en-lil2-la2-sze3 | when he leaves his mouth to Enlil, |
| 5 | {d}nin-i3-si-na-ka-sze3 gesztu2 ba-szi-in-gub sun5-na-bi mu-na-ni-ib-gi4-gi4 | To Ninisina he listened and answered her with a supplication. |
| 6 | a-a {d}en-lil2 dingir mu pa e3 i-bi2 mu-lil2-la2-sze3 | Father Enlil, the god who makes the name manifest, to the face of Mullil |
| 7 | en x x me-zu me-a umusz a2 ag2-zu a2 ag2-ta KAL | Lord ..., where is your divine power? Your command, your command ... |
| 8 | sipa zi sza3 |PA.NIM| sza3 da-ba | True shepherd, whose heart is like the heart of a ..., |
| 9 | [...] u3-mu-un {d}li-pi2-it-esz4-tar2-ra | ... for the lord Lipit-Eštar |
| 10 | [...] x x SI BA u3-mu-ni-in-ze2-eg3 | ... gave to him. |
| 11 | [...] x [...]-ra-ab-su8-e | ... he will bring it to you |
| 12 | [...] HI? ki-tusz ug3 mu-ni-in-gar su kalam-ma mu-e-du10 | ... he established the people's dwelling, he made the flesh of the land good |
| 13 | igi nam-ti-la-zu mu-un-szi-bar na-ag2 zi tar-mu-ni-ib | He looked at your life and decreed a good fate for you. |
| 14 | ki-ru-gu2 3(disz)-kam-ma | 3rd kirugu |
| 15 | {d}nu-nam-nir nun {d}li-pi2-it-esz4-tar2-ra nam-ti u4 su3-ra2 sag-e-esz rig7-ba-ab | For Nunamnir, prince Lipit-Eštar, grant me a long life. |
| 16 | gesz-gi4-gal2-bi-im | It is its gešgigal. |
| 17 | inim du11-ga {d}nin-isin2{si}-na-ka-sze3 | to the words spoken by Nininsina |
| 18 | kur gal {d}en-lil2-le gesztu2 ba-szi-in-gub | Great Mountain Enlil listened. |
| 19 | lugal-ra gu3 zi mu-na-an-de2-e nam mu-ni-ib-tar-re | He spoke to the king and decreed a fate for him. |
| 20 | {d}li-pi2-it-esz4-tar2 mu pa3-da-gu10-me-en ug3-ga2 sag mi-ni-in-il2 | Lipit-Eštar, I am the one chosen by my name, raised my head among the people. |
| 21 | zi-gal2-e ama a-a ugu-bi-gin7 igi-bi he2-en-szi-gal2-le-esz | May they be there for you like their birth mother and birth father. |
| 22 | kal-ga sag en3 tar e2-kur-ra ensi2 esz3 mah-a | the mighty one who inquires after the Ekur, ruler of the supreme shrine, |
| 23 | u4-ta-u18-lu ki szen-szen-na-ka a2-tah-zu he2-am3 | May the storm be your helper in the place of battle. |
| 24 | hul-du-zu sim{muszen}-gin7 ha-ra-ur4-ru zar-re-esz ha-ra-ab-sal-e | May your evil be scattered like a swallow for you, may it be spread out like sheaves for you. |
| 25 | ki-ru-gu2 4(disz)-kam-ma | It is the fourth song. |
| 26 | nun {d}li-pi2-it-esz4-tar2 {d}nu-nam-nir-ra | prince Lipit-Eštar, Nunamnir |
| 27 | en du11-ga nu-kur2-ru-de3 ug3 szar2-ra-ba mu-ni im-mi-mah | The lord, whose command cannot be changed, made his name great among all the people. |
| 28 | gesz-gi4-gal2-bi-im | It is its gešgigal. |
| 29 | {d}en-lil2-me-en an-sze3 il2-me-en ki-sze3 en me szar2-me-en | I am Enlil, I rise high above, I am the lord of many cosmic powers. |
| 30 | {d}li-pi2-it-esz4-tar2 nam du10 mi-ni-ib-tar-re nig2 nu-kur2-ru he2-am3 | Lipit-Eštar has decreed a good fate, may it be something unalterable. |
| 31 | szir3-nam-gala {d}nin-i3-si-na-ke4 | The širnamgala of Ninisina |
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