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CDLI Literary 000478 (Hymn to Ninurta for Ishme-Dagan) composite (P491669)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000478 (Hymn to Ninurta for Ishme-Dagan) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P491669 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Nippur (mod. Nuffar) |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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}en-ki en dumu-sag an ku3-ga | Enki, lord, first-born son of holy An |
| 2 | nam-{d}en-lil2-ban3-da-asz mu-ni-in-il2-i-isz an ki-a du7 mah-e-esz | He raised up Enlilbanda and made heaven and earth great. |
| 3 | ki pa3-de3 gesztu2 7(disz)-bi sag-e-esz mu-ni-in-rig7-esz | They presented it seven times to the place chosen by the divine powers. |
| 4 | ad gi4-gi4 nam gal tar-tar-re | ... deciding the great fates, |
| 5 | u4 e3 x x x-sze3 igi-gal2 szum2-mu gi16-sa-sze3 mu-ni-in-ak-esz | When they went out to ..., they gave the appearance of a treasure. |
| 6 | abzu ku3 e2 szeg12-bi KA x bar-bi sza3 kusz2-u3 | The holy Abzu, its brickwork ... its outside is exhausted. |
| 7 | sza3 x x [...] x igi-ni-sze3 ga2-ga2 | The heart ... is brought before him. |
| 8 | [...] x x x | |
| 1 | e-ne-ne nun er9-me-esz en nam tar-re-me-esz | The princes are weeping, the lords are decreeing fates. |
| 2 | sza3-zu-a en {d}nin-urta-ra me mu-na-ni-in-szum2-mu-usz | He gave the divine powers to Lord Ninurta in your heart. |
| 3 | nibru{ki} szir3 ku3-zu nig2 kal-kal a-re-esz dib-ba-am3 | Nippur, your holy song is a mighty thing passing by. |
| 4 | {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. |
Sources & licences
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