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CDLI Literary 000472 (Ishme-Dagan W) composite (P491658)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000472 (Ishme-Dagan W) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P491658 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) |
| Coordinates | 30.9607, 46.1063 |
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 | iri{ki} me-lem4-zu | Your radiance in the city |
| 2 | an ki-a dul4 | the work of heaven and earth |
| 3 | u18-ru-zu mah dib2 | Your great radiance passes by, |
| 4 | esz3 nibru{ki} | the shrine of Nippur |
| 5 | ki an a-na-szu2-a-asz | to the place where An cries out |
| 6 | ne3-zu | Nezu, |
| 7 | za3-bi-sze3 gal2 | at its border |
| 8 | szeg12 kilib3-ba | bricks of all kinds |
| 9 | kalam-ma ki gar-ra | in the land established, |
| 10 | szeg12-zu szeg12 sag-bi-im | Your brickwork is its top brickwork. |
| 11 | kur-kur-re | all the lands |
| 12 | iri{ki} a-na-du3-a-ba | and the city that he had built |
| 13 | me mah szu mi-ni-ti | He has given me the supreme divine powers. |
| 14 | me mah-zu-gin7 | like your supreme divine powers |
| 15 | mu-zu mah-am3 | Your name is supreme |
| 16 | mu-zu-gin7 | like your name |
| 17 | sahar-zu sahar du10-ga-am3 | Your soil is good soil. |
| 18 | iri{ki} an ki-a | the city, heaven and earth |
| 19 | mu-zu diri-ga-am3 mu-zu | Your name is surpassing, your name |
| 20 | us2-sag | first part of the night |
| 21 | sig igi-nim-ma | the lower front, |
| 22 | dim gal ug3 szar2-ra-me-en | I am the great judge of the many people, |
| 23 | me-zu me galam-ma | Your divine powers are divine powers, |
| 24 | me nu-sag2-dam | the divine powers that cannot be dispersed |
| 25 | gesz-hur-zu-u8 | your design |
| 26 | abzu si-ga-gin7 | like a ... in the Abzu |
| 27 | ni2 gal szi-im-du8-du8 | great fearsomeness, |
| 28 | nam-mah-zu | your greatness |
| 29 | {d}urasz sig7-ga-gin7 | like a green Uraš |
| 30 | na-me nu-zu-zu-dam | nobody knows. |
| 31 | nam-tar-ra | fate |
| 32 | sag-bi-sze3 e3-a-zu | when you rise above it, |
| 33 | nig2 ar2-re-esz dib-ba | that which was passed by quickly |
| 34 | hur-sag sukux(SUKUD)-ra2 | mountain range of the suku |
| 35 | szu nu-te-ge26-me-en | I am one who does not fear |
| 36 | sag il2 za3 dib-ba | raised head, passing at the side, |
| 37 | an-ne2 us2-sa-me-en | I am the one who makes heaven tremble |
| 38 | sza3-zu u18-ru-me-en | Your heart is a storm. |
| 39 | bar-zu | your liver |
| 40 | ni2 gur3-ru-me-en | I am a fearsome one |
| 41 | {d}a-nun-na-ke4-ne-er | of the Anuna gods |
| 42 | u2 nam-ti-la-bi-sze3 | and for his own life |
| 43 | za-e | you |
| 44 | szi-im-ma-ab-du3-en | I will make it perfect for you. |
| 45 | gu7 nag-bi-sze3 | to eat and drink |
| 46 | szi-im-ma-sig7-ge-en | I am a šimmageen |
| 47 | amasz zi-bi-sze3 gal2-me-en | I am the one who is in charge of the true sheepfold. |
| 48 | a2-zu-ta | from your arms |
| 49 | gu sa-par4 gid2-gin7 | like a long net |
| 50 | nig2-nam la-ba-ra-e3 | nothing has been brought out. |
| 51 | esz3 nibru{ki} | the shrine of Nippur |
| 52 | a-ra2-zu nig2 mah-am3 | It is an exalted prayer. |
| 53 | nig2 ka-ge dib-ba | that which passes through the mouth |
| 54 | me hal-ha-zu | your scattered divine powers |
| 55 | gesz-szub zi-da | the true scepter |
| 56 | nig2 sag2 nu-di-dam | that which cannot be changed |
| 57 | iri{ki} sza3-zu | the city, your heart |
| 58 | ku3-ga-am3 | is pure, |
| 59 | bar-zu szen-szen-am3 | Your body is a battle |
| 60 | su-bar-ra-zu | your subar |
| 61 | me-lem4 gur3-ru-am3 | carrying radiance, |
| 62 | ki-zu ki suh-ha-am3 | Your place is a distant place |
| 63 | en gesztu2-ga | lord of wisdom |
| 64 | kur gal {d}en-lil2-le | Great Mountain Enlil |
| 65 | sza3-zu-a esz3 bi2-in-du3 | He built a shrine in your heart. |
| 66 | esz3-bi | its shrine |
| 67 | esz3 za-gin3 | lapis lazuli shrine |
| 68 | esz3 nam tar-re-dam | shrine where fates are to be decided |
| 69 | e2-kur | the Ekur |
| 70 | e2 za-gin3 | the lapis lazuli temple |
| 71 | e2 nam tar-re-dam | the house where fates are to be decided |
| 72 | nun-zu | your ruler |
| 73 | {d}nu-nam-nir | for Nunamnir |
| 74 | ninda2 me ru-a | bread made with divine powers |
| 75 | ama {d}ninx(EGI2)-lil2 | mother Ninlil |
| 76 | ninx(EGI2) gal ki-ur3-ra-za | the great lady of your Kiʾur |
| 77 | ninx(EGI2) me u3-tu-da | the lady who bore me, |
| 78 | e-ne-e-ne-gin7 | like them |
| 79 | kalam-ma | of the country |
| 80 | dingir a-ba | who is the god? |
| 81 | mu-un-ti | he lived. |
| 82 | a-ne-ne | and them |
| 83 | TUG2 x kislah temen | [a ...-garment] for the foundations, |
| 84 | szu bi2-in-gur-ru-usz | he turned him over. |
| 85 | GIR3?-bi | its ...(?) |
| 86 | bi2-in-dur2-ru-ne-esz | they sat down |
| 87 | me zi me gal | True me, great me |
| 88 | me ar2-re-ka | of the distant mes, |
| 89 | dur2 im-mi-in-gar-re-esz | they sat down. |
| 90 | {d}a-nun-na-ke4-ne | of the Anuna gods |
| 91 | ama a-a ugu-bi-gin7 | like the mother who bore their father |
| 92 | igi-bi im-szi-gal2 | looked at it. |
| 93 | inim ku3 kal-kal | the precious word |
| 94 | zi-de3-esz di-bi | whose words are true |
| 95 | gizzal | reed basket |
| 96 | szi-ma-an-ke4-esz | the fates |
| 97 | {d}en-lil2 | Enlil, |
| 98 | {d}ninx(EGI2)-lil2-bi | and Ninlil |
| 99 | an-na | of heaven |
| 100 | igi im-mi-in-gal2-esz | they looked at him. |
| 101 | ki-a | on earth |
| 102 | za3 mi-ni-in-gar-re-esz | they placed at their side. |
| 103 | u4-bi-a | At that time |
| 104 | an gal | great An |
| 105 | ki dagal-ba | in its broad place |
| 106 | sza3-bi mu-un-e3-a | he made come out of it. |
| 107 | dingir {d}a-nun-na | god of the Anuna gods |
| 108 | an ki-ke4-ne | of heaven and earth |
| 109 | kig2 ib2-gi4-gi4-ne | they will answer him. |
| 110 | {gesz}al | hoe |
| 111 | {gesz}dusu | a kind of wood |
| 112 | nig2 iri ki ga2-ga2 | property of the city that is to be established |
| 113 | szu? BA? NA? | Hand of a Man |
| 114 | mu-un-gal2 | he had it. |
| 1 | [...] x x [...] | |
| 2 | sag x x A BA MU x [...] | ... ... |
| 3 | an ki kilib-ba a2 ag2-ga2-bi [...] | Heaven and earth, all of them, their commands |
| 4 | lugal-la gesztu2 bad nig2-nam zu [...] | The king who knows everything |
| 5 | inim ku3 du11-ga ama a-a ugu-bi-gin7 igi-bi im-szi-gal2 | Like a pure word spoken by a mother, the father who begot him, he sees it. |
| 6 | {d}a-nun-na ub-szu-unken-na [...] | The Anuna in the Ubšuna |
| 7 | {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra sub2-su8-ub [...] | For Enlil and Ninlil he sat down |
| 8 | e2-kur esz3 mah-sze3 igi-bi x [...] | Before the Ekur, the supreme shrine |
| 9 | a2 ag2-ga2 dugud {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2 [...] | The strong command of Enlil and Ninlil |
| 10 | mah du11-ga-ni-sze3 an ki tuk4?-tuk4? x [...] | Because of his supreme command, heaven and earth were smitten(?) |
| 11 | ur-sag gal en {d}nin-urta-ra szu-ni im-mi-in-si-ge-esz | The great hero, the lord Ninurta, held him in his hand. |
| 12 | ka-ga-ni i3 li ku7-ku7-da-gin7 x [...] | His mouth like a sweet oil ... |
| 13 | mu-un-dul-le-esz me an-na me ki szu-ni im-mi-in-si-ge-esz | They covered him with the divine powers of heaven and earth. |
| 14 | {d}nin-urta ur-sag gal a2-tuku MU x [...] | Ninurta, great hero with strength |
| 15 | szul kur gam en iri lah4 x SZE3? AN [...] | Youth who ... the mountain, lord who seized the city |
| 16 | a-a {d}en-lil2 ama gal {d}nin-lil2 [...] | Father Enlil, great mother Ninlil |
| 17 | [...] e2-kur-ra-ka mi-ni-in-[...] | ... in the Ekur ... |
| 18 | [...] x x KI [...] | ... ... |
| 1 | [...] EN [...] | ... lord |
| 2 | [...] BA EN SA [...] | ... until ... |
| 3 | [...] BA tesz2-ba [...] | ... together ... |
| 4 | {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-bi UGU ku4? | Enlil and Ninlil imposed upon it. |
| 5 | [...] ki-bi [...] | ... its place |
| 6 | [...] TA [...] | ... from ... |
| 7 | [...] x-bi dur2 gar x [...] | ... sat down ... |
| 8 | [...]-bi su3-su3-u4 [...] | ... its ... is covered |
| 9 | x [...] x abzu-sze3 [...] | ... to the Abzu |
| 10 | {d}nusku en [...] gub [...] | Nusku, lord, stand(?) |
| 11 | {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-bi sag-e-esz mu-ni-in-rig7-esz | Enlil and Ninlil presented it to him. |
| 12 | nibru{ki} en nin-zu-gin7 dingir na-me nu-dib2 | Nippur, like the lord and your lady, no god can pass by. |
| 13 | e-ne-ne nun er9-me-esz dingir pa e3-me-esz | They are princes who weep, they are gods who appear. |
| 14 | {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-gin7 dingir na-me nu-dib2 | No god can pass by without Enlil and Ninlil. |
| 15 | e-ne-ne nun er9-me-esz en nam tar-re-me-esz | The princes are weeping, the lords are decreeing fates. |
| 16 | sza3-zu-a sukkal {d}nusku-ra me mu-na-ni-in-szum2-mu-usz | In your heart the minister Nusku gave him divine powers. |
| 17 | nibru{ki} szir3 ku3-zu nig2 kal-kal a-re-esz-sze3 dib2-am3 | Nippur, your holy song is an abundance of abundance. |
| 18 | {d}isz-me-{d}da-gan-me-en du-ri2-sze3 ka-ga14 mu-ni-gar | I am Išme-Dagan, I set my mouth towards the road. |
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