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CDLI Literary 000471 (Ishme-Dagan U) composite (P491668)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000471 (Ishme-Dagan U) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P491668 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| object composite text | ||
| 1' | e2-kur-ra e2 [...] | In the Ekur, the temple of |
| 2' | szu il2-la-zu-sze3 dingir gal-gal-e-ne [...] | Because of your raised hands, the great gods |
| 3' | ur2 ku3 ti nig2 du10 diri-zu-sze3 [...] | In your holy lap, a life exceedingly good |
| 4' | bala? du10-bi-sze3 gal2-gal2-la AB x [...] | there being a good reign(?) |
| 5' | {d}isz-me-{d}da-gan dumu {d}en-lil2-la2 [...] | Išme-Dagan, son of Enlil |
| 6' | e2-gal-mah e2 nam-nin-a-za UL [...] | Egalmah, your house of ladyship ... |
| 7' | x nun-ne2 {gesz}mesz3 pa mul-la x [...] | ... princely ... meš tree with a sparkling face |
| 8' | nam-ti-la-ni du10-ge dagal {d}isz-me-{d}da-gan [...] | His wide life, Išme-Dagan |
| 9' | [...] ki? |DAG.KISIM5xX| ku3 dumu an-na KA x [...] | ... holy ..., son of An |
| 10' | [...] x egir-bi [...] | ... behind |
| 11' | [...] di ku5-ba kur-re he2-si? [...] | ... may the foreign lands ... the judgment |
| 12' | [...] x igi bar szeg12 e2-kur-ra-ka [...] | ... the brickwork of the Ekur |
| 13' | sa-gar-ra-am3 | it is a saŋara |
| 14' | {d}da-gan sipa {d}isz-me-da-gan-na dumu {d}en-lil2-la2-x {tug2}pala bar-sze3 szu? [...] | Dagan, shepherd of Išme-Dagan, son of Enlil ... the pala garment outside |
| 15' | gesz-gi4-gal2 sa-gar-ra-bi-im | It is its gešgigal instrument. |
| 16' | en mah me an-na me ki KA HI? gal [...] | The supreme lord, the divine powers of heaven and earth |
| 17' | {d}da-gan en mah me an-na me ki KA HI gal [...] | Dagan, supreme lord of the divine powers of heaven and earth, great ... |
| 18' | {d}isz-me-{d}da-gan kalam-ma mi-ni-in-suh [...] szu hu-mu-e-[...] | Išme-Dagan has stripped off the land, may he ... |
| 19' | u18-ru12-bi-im | It is its uru |
| 20' | a-da-ab {d}da-gan-kam | It is the Adab of Dagan. |
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