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OB catalogue in the Louvre (L) (Q000322)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | OB catalogue in the Louvre (L) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000322 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | uncertain |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
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) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | {d}en-lil₂ su₃-ra₂-še₃ | to Enlil, the exalted one |
| 6 | nam₂ nun-e | the princely fate |
| 7 | ud re-a | At that time |
| 8 | in-nin me huš-a | Lady of the furious divine powers |
| 9 | e₂ ud huš an ki | House, furious storm of heaven and earth |
| 10 | en-e kur lu₂ til₃-la-še₃ | The lord, to the mountain of the living |
| 11 | hur-saŋ an ki-bi-da-ke₄ | The mountain range of heaven and earth |
| 12 | saŋ-ki gid₂-da | long sa-ki |
| 13 | edin i-lu ŋar-u₃ | The steppe, a lament, |
| 14 | ud re-a | At that time |
| 15 | ud re-a 2(MAN) | At that time, 2 MAN |
| 16 | e {ŋiš}al-e al-e | “Ha! The hoe is there! |
| 17 | lugal-e mu-ni niŋ₂-ul-e | The king speaks his own name. |
| 18 | lugal ud me-lem₄-bi nir-ŋal₂ | The king, the storm whose radiance is terrifying |
| 19 | iri na-nam | indeed a city |
| 20 | ud ul re-ta | from distant days |
| 21 | ki-ur₃ gal-e | the great Kiʾur |
| 22 | ud ul an ki-ta | In distant days, from heaven to earth, |
| 23 | lugal-ban₃-da | Lugalbanda |
| 24 | iri gud huš | city roaring with oxen |
| 25 | šeg₁₂ kur šuba-ta | From the roof of the mountain of the šuba stone |
| 26 | tur₃-ra-na | in his cattlepen |
| 27 | tur₃ me nun-e | The cattlepen, the princely divine powers |
| 28 | iri me zid-da | City whose divine powers are just |
| 29 | ud šu bal ak-de₃ | In order to make the storm go out in the wind |
| 30 | an-ne₂ nam-nir-ŋal₂ | An should not carry it off. |
| 31 | e₂-u₆-nir | the Eunir temple |
| 32 | en mah-di an ki | the supreme lord of heaven and earth, |
| 33 | an gal-ta ki gal-ta | from great heaven, from great earth, |
| 34 | in-nin me gal-gal-la | Lady of the great mes, |
| 35 | nam₂ nun-e saŋ na-an-il₂-ta | Because of the princely majesty that cannot be equalled |
| 36 | nam₂ nun-e e₂-kur-ta e₃-a | Princeliness, coming forth from the Ekur, |
| 37 | šul me₃-ka | mighty one of battle |
| 38 | i₃-a lum-lum | oil of Lumlum |
| 39 | nin me zid-da | lady of the true divine powers |
| 40 | in-nin₉ šag₄ gur₄-ra | Lady, laid low! |
| 41 | en gal me gur₃-ru kul-aba{ki} | Great lord, carrying the divine powers of Kulaba |
| 42 | en-e an ki-a | the lord of heaven and earth |
| 43 | an-gin₇ dim₂-ma | fashioned like heaven |
| 44 | an-ta e₃-a-ra | for the one coming forth from heaven |
| 45 | lu₂-ulu₃ nam-mah diŋir-re-e | The one who the greatness of the intertwined world |
| 46 | me-a diŋir-ŋa₂ | Where is the Ibirba temple? |
| 47 | šul diŋir-zu-ur₂ | head of a birzūru-container |
| 48 | ku₆-ŋu₁₀ e₂ du₃ | a built-up house fish |
| 49 | u₅ ŋiš-gi kug-ta | oil from a gold reed |
| 50 | ud gal piriŋ an-na | Great storm, piri of heaven |
| 51 | ud huš an-ur₂-ra | furious storm sweeping the horizon |
| 52 | ud huš ki-en-gi-ra | Furious storm of Sumer |
| 53 | ŋiš-gi X a-na X gu₃ mu-un-de₂ | ... spoke to ... |
| 54 | {d}šu-{d}suen lugal en gaba-ŋal₂ | Šū-Sîn, king, lord of battle |
| 55 | šul an gal | mighty one of great An |
| 56 | ud-bi-ta | at that time |
| 57 | ud an-ne₂ | when An |
| 58 | {d}en-lil₂ dirig-še₃ | who surpasses Enlil |
| 59 | iri me-lem₄-zu | City, your radiance |
| 60 | {d}nin-lil₂ nin diŋir-re-e-ne-ke₄ | Ninlil, the mistress of the intercession rituals |
| 61 | {d}en-lil₂ temen an ki-bi-da | Enlil, foundation of heaven and earth |
| 62 | iri mu-bi-gin₇ | Like its name the city |
| 63 | lugal-me-en₃ am a₂ pad₃-da | I am the king, the wild bull chosen by the arm |
| 64 | ud he₂-ŋal₂-la mu-tum₃ | If he dies or flees, he will bring it. |
| 65 | ki dug₃ ama he₂-ŋal₂-la tud-da | born in a favorable place, by the birth mother, |
| 66 | lugal šag₄-tur₃-gin₇ | like a king of the cattlepen |
| 67 | nin-ŋu₁₀ suh za-gin₃ X X | Lady ... lapis lazuli ... |
| 68 | 14 na-du₃-a | 14 - built. |
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