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CDLI Literary 000506 (Sin-iddinam E) composite (P491670)

Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE

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Designation	CDLI Literary 000506 (Sin-iddinam E) composite
ID	P491670
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)
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1	{d}iszkur en u4 pirig [...] u4 gal an ki	Iškur, lord of the storm, lion ..., great storm of heaven and earth
2	nam-mah-a-ni-sze3 nir-gal2	for his greatness, authority
3	sag-kal ka-mud-gal2 dumu an-na	the foremost, the kalû-priest, child of An,
4	sag er9-ra gu2 e3-a	The one with a weeping head coming out,
5	en sag husz u4 gal-la x-bi-a gaba-szu-gar nu-tuku	The furious lord of the great storm, whose ... has no rival
6	dungu sir2-re
7	mer-a kasz4-kasz4 x-da-ni	... his ...
8	ki mu-un-da-tuk4-e	he approached the earth.
9	an dagal-la tu15 mah gu3 ru-ru-gu2	In the broad sky a great wind roars.
10	za-pa-ag2-bi he2-gal2-am3	Its utterance is abundance.
11	szeg10? gi4-ni-sze3 kalam hur-sag gal-gal	For his faithful rain, the land, the great mountain ranges
12	ni2-bi ba-an-da-ab-gi4	he himself turned away.
13	ur-sag gal szibir-ta szu? dab5-e	Great hero, seized by the arrow(?)
14	nam-nir-ra za3 kesze2	a scepter of greatness at the side
15	a-ab mur sza4-ni	whose roaring waters
16	me-lem4 kalam-ma dul-la-sze3	To the splendor of the Land,
17	na4 gal-gal BAD3 szegx(\|IM.A\|) gilim	large hailstones, the city wall covered with rain
18	x x-ba mu-un-na-gub-be2-esz	... stood for him.
19	[...]
20	[...]
21	gi?-gin7? x x x	like a reed
22	ni2-bi gal2-la-ni-sze3	because of his fearsomeness
23	x DI mu-un-na-il2	... carried for him.
24	ug3 szar2-ra-ba igi-bi im-szi-gal2	The multitude of people looked at it.
25	en nam-he2 giri17-zal lu-lu-lu	Lord of abundance and joy, all of you!
26	zi kalam-ma szum2-mu	give life to the nation!
27	nun sza3 gur-ru szu nigin2-bi du10	Prince, whose heart is rejoicing and whose whole hand is sweet,
28	an-dul3 larsa{ki}-ma	the canopy of Larsa,
29	a2-tah {d}suen-i-din-na-am ki me3-ka	the help of Sîn-iddinam in the battle site
30	szen-szen-na erin2 za3-ga-na gub-bu	In battle, the troops stationed at his side
31	en gal ku3-gal2 an {d}en-lil2-ka	Great lord, holy An and Enlil
32	nam-ma-ni za3 nu-sa2	whose fate is unalterable
33	lugal-a-ni-ir	his master
34	{d}suen-i-din-na-am nitah kal-ga	Sîn-iddinam, the strong man
35	nun sun5-na ni2-tuku {d}en-lil2-la2	noble prince who reveres Enlil
36	he2-am3 e2-kur-ra-kam	May it be in the Ekur!
37	szul mu du10 sa4 {d}nanna-ke4	youth, good name of Nanna
38	u2-a uri5{ki}-ma	provider of Ur,
39	lugal larsa{ki}-ma	king of Larsa,
40	lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri-ke4	king of Sumer and Akkad
41	gesztu2 dagal igi-gal2 diri szum2-ma	given broad wisdom and greater understanding,
42	{d}nu-dim2-mud-ke4	Nudimmud,
43	bala du10 ti u4 su3-ra2 he2-gal2 nig2 nu-til-e	a good reign, long days, abundance that cannot be ended,
44	{d}iszkur dingir-ra-ni	Adad, his god
45	sag-e-esz-e rig7-ga	presented it (this statue).
46	gesz-hur eridu{ki}-ga si sa2-sa2	the divine plans of Eridu firmly established,
47	nidba	food offerings
48	dingir-re-e-ne szu du7-du7	who perfects the gods
49	gal-an-zu me libir?	Your wise one, the old me
50	ki-bi bi2-in-gi4-a	he restored.
51	[...] x ug3 szar2-ra-ni	... his numerous people
52	zi-de3-esz	faithfully
53	mu-un-pa3-da	he found.
54	{gesz}gu-za mah	a great throne
55	[...] me?-dim2-ta diri	... surpassing
56	dingir-ra-ni-ir se3-ga	his personal god
57	[...] ku3 luh-ha	... pure ...
58	gal-le-esz ak	he did greatly.
59	[...] KA an sig7?-ga	... green heaven(?)
60	[...]
61	[...]
62	[...]
63	[...]
64	me-te nam-u18-ru-ka-ni	who is appropriate for his divinity,
65	du10 gal2-le bi2-du7-a	who perfects good things,
66	sza3 la-la-gal2-la-na	in his wailing heart
67	kig2-bi im-mi-in-til	and finished its work.
68	u4-bi-a {d}iszkur dingir-ra-ni	At that time Iškur his god
69	{gesz}gu-za ka silim-ma-ka-na	in his throne with a sound mouth
70	gal-bi dur2 mi-ni-in-gar	he sat on its great throne.
71	u4-a u4 ul-le2-a-asz	Day and night
72	me-dim2-bi im-mi-in-diri	Its mes were surpassing.
73	gesz-hur me mah-bi	whose divine plans and supreme powers
74	ki-bi mi-ni-in-kig2-kig2	he searched for its place.
75	2(disz) am gal ki asz-te	2 large wild bulls at the place of the throne,
76	erim2 lugal-la du7-de3	to make the king’s enemies happy
77	zi-da gab2-bu-bi	the right and left of it
78	sig?-ta im-mi-in-x	from the lowland
79	\|ERIN2.PIRIG\|? x x x x x	(for) the ṣābu-officer
80	he2-gal2-la {d}a-nun-na	the abundance of the Anuna gods
81	me-sze3 an?-ur2? [...]	To the horizon(?)
82	mu-un-na-da-su8-su8-ge-esz	they stand with him.
83	alan-bi mi-ni-in-[...]	Its statue ...
84	du10-ub-ba im-mi-in-[...]	He ... in the Duubba
85	[...] im-mi-[...]	... ...
86	[...]
87	[...]
88	[...]

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