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An adab to Enlil for Šulgi (Šulgi G) (Q000401)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | An adab to Enlil for Šulgi (Šulgi G) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000401 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| sa-gida A, | ||
| 1 | {d}en-lil₂ gal-di en me-te-na niŋ₂-dug₄-ga-ni zid | Enlil, the wise one, the perfect lord, his utterance is true |
| 2 | {d}nu-nam-nir sipad da-ri₂ kalam-ma kur gal-ta e₃-a | Nunamnir, the everlasting shepherd of the Land, coming forth from the great mountain |
| 3 | sa₂ gal pad₃-de₃ gu₂-gal an ki me ša-ra u₅-a | The one chosen by the great stature, the throne bearer of heaven and earth, who makes the mes of the universe rejoice |
| 4 | en nam-nun-na-ni-še₃ ni₂ gal im-guru₃ mul-an šu du₇-a | The lord of his princeliness, with great fearsomeness, perfecting the stars of heaven |
| 5 | me ul me saŋ₅-e gal kiŋ₂-ŋa₂ dili-ni diŋir mah | The great cosmic powers, whose singularity is supreme in the universe, |
| 6 | en ud til₃ kur-zag til-la-še₃ uŋ₃ dub₃-us₂ dili-a tum₂ | Lord, as long as the day is finished, to the end of the mountain range, a single sitting throne is brought |
| 7 | sa-par₃ mah an ki šu₂-a eš₂ kur-kur-ra la₂-a | The supreme net of heaven and earth, the foundation of all the lands |
| 8 | {d}en-lil₂-da a-ba a₂ mu-da-an-aŋ₂ a-ba-ga-an-da-sa₂ | Who can compete with Enlil? |
| 9 | gal bi₂-dug₄ šag₄-ga-ni id₂ mah a-na-am₃ de₆-a-bi | What did his heart say? What did the great river say? |
| 10 | inim kug-ga-na LIL₂ lal₃-ŋar-ra-bi e₂-ta nam-ta-e₃ | Its pure words and syrup came out from the house. |
| 11 | niŋ₂-bi niŋ₂ kug-ga-am₃ niŋ₂ šen-nam me e₂-kur-ra-kam | Its fearsomeness is pure, it is pure. It is the divine powers of the Ekur. |
| 12 | šeg₁₂ zid nam tar-ra abzu sa-dur₂-ra niŋ₂ kal-kal-la-am₃ | The righteous brickwork, determined by the fates of the Abzu, the sadur shrine, is a mighty aura |
| 13 | e₂-kur lu₂ zid-de₃ i₃-du₃-e mu da-ri₂-kam | He built the Ekur, the righteous man, forever. |
| 14 | dumu lu₂ zid-da-ke₄ ŋidru mi-ni-ib₂-su₃-ra₂ {ŋiš}gu-za-bi nu-kur₂ | The son of the righteous man shook the throne, its thrones were not changed. |
| 15 | nam-bi-še₃ e₂-kur-ra sig₇ mi-ni-ŋar {d}aš-im₂-babbar-re | Because of this, he decorated the Ekur with reddishness, Ašimbabbar |
| 16 | a-a-ni {d}en-lil₂ inim-ma bi₂-sig₁₀ ama di-da mi-ni-in-de₆ | His father Enlil uttered a supplication, the mother who was to be judged, brought it to him. |
| 17 | e₂-dug₃-ga {d}nanna dumu nun-ne₂ niŋ₂ al ba-ni-dug₄ | In the Eduga, Nanna, the princely son, was satisfied. |
| 18 | en-ne₂ a šag₄-tur-še₃ ŋal₂-la-na lu₂ zid mi-ni-u₃-tud | The en priestess gave birth to a true man in his ‘water of the small intestine’. |
| 19 | {d}en-lil₂ sipad a₂ kalag-ga-ke₄ meš₃-e pa bi₂-e₃ | Enlil, the shepherd with the mighty arm, made the divine powers manifest. |
| 20 | dumu nam-lugal barag-ge₄ he₂-du₇ šul-gi lugal-am₃ | son of kingship, fitting for the dais, Šulgi is king. |
| 21 | a piriŋ-ŋa₂ e₂-kur šu daŋal-la dug₄-dug₄ ki aŋ₂ {d}nin-lil₂-la₂ | Water of the piri canal of the Ekur, hand of the transgressor, favoured by the father of Ninlil |
| 22 | e₂-kur-ta nam-nir-ŋal₂ šum₂-ma lugal urim₅{ki}-ma | From the Ekur Namnirbal if king of Urim |
| 23 | šag₄ zalag-zalag sipad {d}lamma kalam-ma mu-ni bi₂-in-dug₃ | He named him “the shining one, the shepherd, the protective spirit of the land. |
| 24 | šul-gi {d}en-lil₂-le šag₄ kug-ge bi₂-pad₃ kalam šu-ni bi₂-si | Enlil chose the šulgi-priestess and filled his hand with gold. |
| 25 | šibir ešgiri₂ a₂-na mu-ni-la₂ sipad kur-kur-ra-kam | It is the shepherd of all the lands who raises his arms. |
| 26 | ŋidru {d}nanna šu nu-bal-e šu-ni-še₃ mu-ŋar | The throne of Nanna, whose hand cannot be changed, he smote it. |
| 27 | dur₂ nam-lugal sag₂ nu-di-da gu₂ an-še₃ mi-ni-zig₃ | The throne of kingship, which cannot be changed, raised its neck high |
| 28 | ud šudu₃-dam ŋi₆ nam-šita-am₃ kalam u₂-sal-la-am₃ | It is the day of the harvest, it is the river that sustains the land |
| 29 | sipad he₂-ŋal₂-la šul-gi mu gi₁₆-sa lugal asilₓ(EZEN)-le₂ | May shepherd Šulgi, whose name is treasure, the king who rejoices |
| 30 | kalag-ga a lu₂ zid-de₃ ri-a {d}en-lil₂ mu-i-i | The mighty one, the water of the righteous man, Enlil calls out. |
| 31 | sa-gid₂-da-am₃ | it is a sagida |
| 32 | šul-gi lugal uru₁₆ x ku-kur silim-e-eš₂ dug₄-ga | Šulgi, the mighty king, the one who makes the foreign lands happy |
| 33 | lugal X aga₃-kar₂ {d}inana ki-bal-a bi₂-sig₁₀ | the king, the conqueror, Inana, in the rebel land he struck down. |
| 34 | ŋiš-gi₅-ŋal₂ sa-gid₂-da-kam | It is a sagida prayer |
| sa-jara C, | ||
| 35 | {d}en-lil₂ zid-da-am₃ inim-ma-ni mah-am₃ | Enlil is true, his word is supreme |
| 36 | nam dug₃ tar-ra-ni saŋ-bi-še₃ e₃-a-am₃ | His decreed good fate is to come forth in abundance |
| 37 | gu niŋ₂ kalag mu₂-mu₂ še niŋ₂ kalag mu₂-mu₂ | He grew a strong neck, he grew an agressive head |
| 38 | šul-gi e₂-kur-ra u₂-a-bi na-nam | The šulgi of the Ekur is indeed its provider |
| 39 | gu-bi gu na-nam še-bi še na-nam | Its branches are indeed branches, its barley is indeed barley |
| 40 | niŋ₂-u₂-rum {d}nanna ama-tud e₂-kur-ra | Nanna, the birth mother of the Ekur, |
| 41 | šag₄-ta mu pad₃-da {d}nin-lil₂-la₂ na-nam | The one chosen by Ninlil from the reedbed is indeed |
| 42 | šul-gi sipad kalam-ma saŋ {d}en-lil₂-le zu | Šulgi, the shepherd of the land, who knows Enlil |
| 43 | e₂-a lu₂-bi na-nam ud he₂-em-ma-ab-su₃-re₆ | In the house that man is indeed living there, may he prolong the day. |
| 44 | urim₅{ki} iri{ki} dug₃ nun-ne₂ ki ŋar-ra | Urim, the princely city, the place of the prince |
| 45 | šag₄-bi dub-šen kug abzu igi nu-bar | Its inside is a holy shrine that cannot be seen in the Abzu |
| 46 | nam-išib dug₃-ga-kam šu-luh dadag-ga-kam | It is a good omen, a pure šuluh prayer |
| 47 | nidba gal-gal-bi e₂-kur hul₂-le-de₃ | To please the Ekur with its great offerings, |
| 48 | {d}en-lil₂-le gu₃ ba-an-de₂ dug₄-ga zid-zid-dam | Enlil cried out, “It is enough, it is enough!’ |
| 49 | sipad nam-lugal-la barag mah-ha tum₂-ma | Shepherd of kingship, fitting for the supreme dais |
| 50 | šul-gi nam-en-na tug₂-ba₁₃ sud-sud-am₃ | Šulgi, the en priestess is adorned with a cloth. |
| 51 | bur an-naₓ(AN) he-nun-na sug₂-sug₂-ga-ni-še₃ | In the bowl of An, in the midst of abundance |
| 52 | unu₂ e₂-kur-ra-ka kiŋ₂-sig gub-ba-ni-še₃ | In the dining hall of the Ekur, where he stands on his elevated dais |
| 53 | {d}en-lil₂ nam-nun-na mu-ni-in-tar-e | Enlil decreed the princeliness. |
| 54 | an-gin₇ sig₇-ga-ni X x-e | Like An, his greenery ... |
| 55 | {d}nanna lugal-am₃ x-am₃ | Nanna is king, ... |
| 56 | ki-ur₃ ki gal-la x dug₃ mu-na-šum₂ | The Kiʾur, the great place, he poured good ... for him |
| 57 | {d}en-lil₂-la₂ KA x mu-ši-daŋal-e | Enlil ... the utterances |
| 58 | kur a nun gi₄-a gu₂-un-gu₂-un mu-na-ab-za | The mountain, where the princely waters return, he heaps up for her. |
| 59 | ma-da mu-gen₆-ge-en₆ uŋ₃ ŋiri₃-ni-še₃ mu-nu₂ | He made the land tremble, lying down in his sheepfold. |
| 60 | šul-gi sipad lu₂-lal₃ nibru{ki} ki aŋ₂-am₃ | Šulgi, shepherd of the honey-bearers, Nippur is the place of abundance |
| 61 | šeg₁₂ {d}en-lil₂-la₂ ŋissu-bi dug₃-ga-am₃ | The brickwork of Enlil is good. |
| 62 | sipad zid šul-gi-re ni₂ he₂-em-ši-ib₂-ten-ten | May the righteous shepherd Šulgi tremble with fear |
| 63 | sa-ŋar-ra-am₃ | It is a sabar. |
| 64 | šul-gi bal-za {d}en-lil₂-le ud dug₃ ma-ra-ni-in-e₃ | Šulgi, in your reign Enlil has brought forth a good day for you |
| 65 | ŋiš-gi₅-ŋal₂ sa-ŋar-ra-kam | It is a sabarru prayer |
| uru E, | ||
| 66 | an-na lugal-be₂-e ki-a kur gal-be₂-e | In heaven, the king, on earth, the great mountains |
| 67 | a-a {d}en-lil₂ an-na lugal-be₂-e ki-a kur gal-be₂-e | Father Enlil of heaven, king of earth, great mountain |
| 68 | gal bi₂-dug₄ šul-gi bal zid-da šag₄-ge-eš i-pad₃ | He praised the great one, Šulgi, the righteous bale, he found. |
| 69 | u₁₈-ru₁₂-NI-bi-im | It is its uru. |
| 70 | a-da-ab {d}en-lil₂-la₂-kam | It is the Adab of Enlil |
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