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A lullaby for a son of Šulgi (Šulgi N) (Q000406)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A lullaby for a son of Šulgi (Šulgi N) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000406 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Nippur |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | u₅-a a-u₃-a | Woe, aua! |
| 2 | u₃-ru-ru-ŋa₂ he₂-em-ma-gur₄-e | May he turn it into a flood. |
| 3 | u₃-ru-ru-ŋa₂ he₂-em-ma-buluŋ₃-e li-iš-mu-uh | May the ururu priestess fill it with abundance. |
| 4 | {ŋiš}i-ri₉-na-gin₇ ur₂ he₂-gur₄-re lim-X-X | Like a wild bull, may it be ... on his lap! |
| 5 | {u₂}šakir₃-ra-gin₇ pa he₂-tal₂-tal₂-e | like a juniper may it grow forth. |
| 6 | u₃-mu-un ne-ta mu-e-zu me-ta-me | Lord, you know me by name. |
| 7 | {ŋiš}hašhur zal-le id₂-de₃ la₂-a-ba | The rushes flowing in the river |
| 8 | lu₂ di-de₃ šu-ni ha-ma-an-peš-e | May the one who goes may he make his hand tremble |
| 9 | lu₂ al-nu₂-a šu-ni ha-ma-ab-zi-zi-i | May the one who lies down rise up for me. |
| 10 | du₅-mu-ŋu₁₀ u₃-sa₂-ge ša-mu-un-ku₄-ku₄-ku₄ | I want to bring in the child-bearing one |
| 11 | u₃-sa₂-ge ša-mu-un-ŋa₂-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | (Sum) I am the one who makes the land tremble(?) (Akk) The one who breaks the trudge |
| 12 | u₃-sa₂ ŋa₂-nu u₃-sa₂ ŋa₂-nu | “Woe, woe! |
| 13 | u₃-sa₂ ŋa₂-nu ki du₅-mu-ŋa₂-še₃ | to the place of the son |
| 14 | u₃-sa₂ kul-u₃ ki du₅-mu-ŋa₂-še₃ | ... to the place of the son |
| 15 | igi lib₄-lib₄-a-ni u₃ ku-ni-ib | Look at him, look at him! |
| 16 | igi gun₃-a-ni šu-zu ŋar-bi | His speckled face is yours, its outside |
| 17 | u₃ eme za ma-li-li-ka-ni mu-ṣa-ba-rum | And the tongue of your ... is mūṣarum. |
| 18 | za ma-al-li-li u₃ na-gul-e | (Sum) You are the one who destroys and destroys(?) (Akk) You, you are the ones who destroy and destroy |
| 19 | imŋaŋa₃ ur₂-za hu-mu-ra-an-si | May the clay fill your lap for you. |
| 20 | ga-ar₃ tur-tur ŋe₂₆-e ga-mu-ra-da-ab-dug₃ | I want to libate small cheeses for you |
| 21 | ga-ar₃-bi a-zu lu₂-ulu₃-kam | Its cheese is the physician of a man. |
| 22 | a-zu lu₂-ulu₃ du₅-mu u₃-mu-un-na-kam | The physician is the son of the lord. |
| 23 | du₅-mu u₃-mu-un-na {d}šul-gi-ra-kam | The son of the lord is Šulgi. |
| 24 | {ŋiš}kiri₆-ŋu₁₀ hi-iz{sar}-am₃ a im-mi-dug₄ | The orchard was full of juniper and lettuce. |
| 25 | hi-iz{sar} gakkul-am₃ ma₈ im-mi-dug₄ | It was a lettuce and a kukullu-vessel, and it was good for a boat. |
| 26 | hi-iz{sar}-bi u₃-mu-un-e he₂-gu₇-e | May the lord eat its lettuce! |
| 27 | u₃-ru-ru-ŋa₂ dam ga-an-na-an-ze₂-eŋ₃ | I want to kiss the spouse of Ururu. |
| 28 | dam ga-an-na-an-ze₂-eŋ₃ du₅-mu ga-an-na-an-ze₂-eŋ₃ | I want to give him a spouse, I want [to give him] a child. |
| 29 | emeda(|UM.ME|){da} šag₄ hul₂-la hu-mu-un-da-e | May the nursemaid pacify the heart for you |
| 30 | emeda(|UM.ME|){da} šag₄ hul₂-la ga he₂-ni-gu₇-e | May the female nursemaid eat sweet milk. |
| 31 | me-e du₅-mu-ŋa₂ dam ga-mu-un-x | I want to ... the spouse of my child. |
| 32 | du₅-mu aŋ₂ ze₂-ba he₂-en-ši-X-tud | May he give birth to a child with sweet wrath |
| 33 | dam ur₂ kum₂-ma-na he₂-en-nu₂ | May the spouse lie down in her soiled lap. |
| 34 | du₅-mu a₂ tal₂-tal₂-la-na he₂-en-nu₂ | May the one who has a child lie down in his bed. |
| 35 | dam he₂-en-da-ze₂-eb | may he have a spouse. |
| 36 | du₅-mu he₂-en-da-ze₂-eb | may he have children with him. |
| 37 | dam tur ur₂-ra-na ha-ba-hul₂-e | May the young wife rejoice in her lap. |
| 38 | du₅-mu du₁₀-ub ze₂-ba-na ha-ba-buluŋ₃-e | May the sweet child be brought out for you. |
| 39 | zi mu-da-i-ir | he gave to him. |
| 40 | ba-ni-in-kuš₂-u₃-en | I am exhausted |
| 41 | im-ma-si-in mul-e igi bi₂-du₈-ru-un | He surrounded it, he saw the star. |
| 42 | ud-sakar igi-ŋa₂ am₃-bar-bar-re | The storm sweeps before it. |
| 43 | ŋiri₃-pad-ra₂-zu bad₃-da he₂-eb-la₂ | May your ziggurat be carried off to the wall. |
| 44 | lu₂ bad₃-da-ke₄ er₂ ha-ra-še₈-še₈ | May the one of the wall rejoice for you |
| 45 | še-en-gilim₂{+še-X-li} balaŋ-balaŋ ha-ra-sag₃-ge | Šēn-gilim, may your reign be prolonged for you |
| 46 | muš-da-gur₄-e te ha-ra-hur-e | The serpent, how will he turn back? |
| 47 | nim-e nundum-a-ni ha-ra-ze₂-e | May the highlands rejoicing for you. |
| 48 | eme-šid-e eme-a-ni ha-ra-suh-e | May his tongue be swollen for you! |
| 49 | u₃-a-lum-e he₂-me-lum-lum-e | May it be abundant, may it be plentiful! |
| 50 | u₃-a-lam-e he₂-me-lam-lam-e | May the uaʾalam be encircled. |
| 51 | lum-ma-zu-ne lam-ma-zu-ne | When you are bright, when you are beautiful, |
| 52 | dun₅ {dug}šakir₃-ra X x-ra-zu-ne | When you ... the dough in the churn, |
| 53 | u₃-sa₂ aŋ₂ ze₂-ba X x | ... sweet labor ... |
| 54 | ki-nu₂ aŋ₂ ze₂-ba X x | The bed, the sweet labor ... |
| 55 | gu₂-un u₈-a X x | the talents of the ewes |
| 56 | MU RI niŋ₂-hul₂-la-da x | ... joy ... |
| 57 | dam šukur₂-zu he₂-a du₅-mu x | Whether it is your spouse or your son, |
| 58 | du₅-mu ha-la-zu he₂-a | May your son be your share! |
| 59 | še nir-ra mu-ud-na-zu he₂-a | May your spouse be a noble one |
| 60 | {d}ezina₂-{d}ku₃-su₃ a₂-tah-zu x | Ezina-Kusu, your helper |
| 61 | inim sag₉-sag₉-ge {d}lamma tuku he₂-me-en | May you be a protective deity with good words. |
| 62 | bal ud sag₉-ga a₂ e₃ he₂-me-en | May you be the one who brings forth a favorable reign. |
| 63 | ezen saŋ-ki zalag-ga he₂-me-en | May you be a festival of shining sakku-garments. |
| 64 | du₅-mu-ŋu₁₀ |DAG.KISIM₅×X|-am₃ aŋ₂ nu-un-zu | The child-bearing father did not know the scribal art |
| 65 | libir-ra-na šid-bi nu-un-zu | His old one did not know its depth |
| 66 | x X ki-tuš-bi nu-un-zu | ... did not know its dwelling |
| 67 | x X-ga ha-ba-an-pad₃-de₃-en | ... we shall find ... |
| 68 | x he₂-gu₇-e | may he eat ... |
| 69 | x-a | ...; |
| 70 | x-RI-be₂-en | I am ... |
| 71 | x ha-ba-te | [x] habatu-vessels, |
| 72 | x he₂-me-en | May you be ... |
| 73 | x he₂-me-en | May you be ... |
| 74 | x X-la-an | ...; |
| 75 | x X-la-an | ...; |
| 76 | x X-e | ...; |
| 77 | x X | |
| 78 | x mu-un-u₅ | ... he hung. |
| 79 | x mu-un-u₅ | ... he hung. |
| 80 | x ki mah x | ... supreme place |
| 81 | x maš₂ udu anše X mu-un-u₅ | ... goats and donkeys feed |
| 82 | x mu-un-KAL A ŋiš x x mu-un-u₅ | he ..., son of ... he stretched out. |
| 83 | {d}nin-ka-si gakkul-a x x mu-un-u₅ | Ninkasi ... the mash tub |
| 84 | x A ZI SAR x | ... ... |
| 85 | {d}NE x | May NE |
| 86 | {d}nanna X x | Nanna |
| 87 | X X MA zid-de₃ x | True ... |
| 88 | dam mu-un-X x mu-x | The spouse ... |
| 89 | dam sipad-da u₅ gu₂-na mu-un-u₅ | The spouse of the shepherd spreads oil on her neck. |
| 90 | X ki-luh mu-nim-mar-ra mu-un-u₅ | ... the kiluh ritual he performed for him. |
| 91 | peš-tur-ZI nesaŋ-bi-a mu-un-de₆ | He brought the small ones into their nesa offerings. |
| 92 | u₃ za-e u₃-sa₂-ga nu₂-i₃ | And you, lying down in a heap, |
| 93 | mu-nim-mar-zu pa la₂-la₂-de₃ | Your shining radiance is to be admired. |
| 94 | {ŋiš}peš₃-gin₇ asila he₂-la₂ | May he rejoice like a fig tree |
| 95 | urim₂{ki} zag-bi-še₃ u₃-dub₂-ba gub-bi₂ | standing at the edge of Urim, |
| 96 | unug{ki}-ga zag-bi-še₃ ne-mur-ra gub-bi₂ | In Uruk, at its edge, a nemur statue stands. |
| 97 | ur-ra ka-na bal-e-gin₇ dab₅-ba-ni | Like a dog seized in his mouth, |
| 98 | gi-sa-gin₇ a₂-na la₂-ba-ni | Like a reed fence, his arms are bound. |
| 99 | ur-e igi-zu ni₂ u₃-ba-ni-ib-te | (Sum) The dog, when you look at your face, he is terrified (Akk) The dogs, when they look at you with fear |
| 100 | murgu-zu barag-gin₇ he₂-si-il-le | May your neck be raised up like a dais. |
| 101 | u₃-šub-bi x x X X X X X | Its release ... |
| 102 | kaš SUM x X X X | beer given |
| 103 | an-za-gar₃ x X X | Anzagar ... |
| 104 | eŋer x | E’ber |
| 111 | x x X X x | |
| 112 | amar X nu-dar-dar x | a calf that cannot be separated ... |
| 113 | til₃-la TI X x | (If) he lives ... . |
| 114 | lu₂-gin₇ na-x | Like a man ... |
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