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An adab (?) to Utu for Šulgi (Šulgi Q) (Q000409)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | An adab (?) to Utu for Šulgi (Šulgi Q) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000409 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| sa-gida A, | ||
| 1 | šul {d}utu x im-ma-an-ri | the head of Šamaš he imposed. |
| 2 | ur₅-ra-aš-ta X x mu-e-tum₃-tum₃ | After you bring ... to him |
| 3 | še-er-zid piriŋ gal x X ur-saŋ an-šag₄ kug-ta e₃-a | ... hero, coming forth from the pure midst of heaven |
| 4 | ud me-lem₄-ni kalam-ma bi₂-dul₄ ni₂ gal mu-da-ri | When his radiance covers the Land, he carries a great fearsomeness. |
| 5 | {d}utu lugal niŋ₂-si-sa₂ a zid-de₃-eš₂ tum₂-ma | Šamaš, king of justice, fitting for the righteous water |
| 6 | šen-na dalla mu-na-ni-in-e₃ sipad zid šul-gi-ke₄ | He brought forth allure for her, the true shepherd of Šulgi |
| 7 | am gal an kug-ta šul {d}utu izi-ŋar-gin₇ ŋa₂-ŋa₂ ud kalam-ma igi-ŋal₂ | Great wild bull from the pure heavens, king of Utu, like a blaze burning in the storm that sweeps over the land |
| 8 | kur-kur-ra me-lem₄ ur₅-ra-aš | All the lands are filled with radiance |
| 9 | diŋir si sa₂ {d}a-nun-ke₄-ne ušumgal kug sud-sud | The balaŋ drums of the Anunna gods, the mighty one, the pure one, |
| 10 | dumu-saŋ {d}suen-ne₂ mi₂ dug₄-ga en dug₄-ga tud-da | The daughter of Sîn, loving, loving lord, born |
| 11 | šul-gi-ra {d}utu-u₃ nam-lugal kalam-ma mu-na-an-šum₂ | Šulgira, Utu, the kingship of the country, gave to him. |
| 12 | piriŋ zag 3-gin₇ kur u₃-mu-tuku₄-tuku₄ ki-bal mu-hul-X | Like a three-headed piriŋ priestess, he made the foreign lands tremble and destroyed the rebel land. |
| 13 | lu₂ gu₂-erim₂-ŋal₂ {d}nanna-a-ka gu₂ X x | The enemy of Nanna ... |
| 14 | x X saŋ-ŋa₂ x X gal diŋir-re-ne | ... large ... of the bīr-demons |
| 15 | x-a-ni x X RA aŋ₂ x | his ... |
| 16 | x E x-ge-eš x | ... ... |
| 17 | {d}utu sipad šag₄ x X-ni-ir x | Šamaš, shepherd of the ..., |
| 18 | šul-gi niŋ₂-si-sa₂ x | The šulgi priestess, the one who reveres |
| 19 | gug-kal-la AN x | Gukalla ... |
| 20 | dumu {d}nin-sumun₂ x | son of Ninsumun |
| 21 | uŋ₃-e ni₂ gal x hu-mu-ra-x | May the storm ... great fearsomeness for you |
| 22 | X šu dug₄-ga X x na-me lu₂ x | Hand of good ... |
| 23 | sa-gid₂-da-am₃ | it is a sagida |
| 24 | {d}utu x lugal-ra nam dug₃ tar-mu-ni-ib | For Utu, the ... of the king, decree a good fate. |
| 25 | ŋiš-gi₅-ŋal₂ sa-gid₂-da-kam | It is a sagida prayer |
| sa-jara C, | ||
| 26 | x X mah-am₃ | ... is magnificent. |
| 27 | x-na-gin₇ x bi₂-i₃-sag₉-sag₉ | Like ..., he is beautiful. |
| 28 | x sipad šul-gi piriŋ x pad₃ ki-bal-a X x | ... shepherd Šulgi, ... of the rebel land ... |
| 29 | iri en-na nu-huŋ ni₂-bi-a x | The city, as if it were not for him, its fearsomeness |
| 30 | šul {d}utu uŋ₃ u₈-gin₇ lu-a x | The head of Utu, like a ewe ... |
| 31 | eš₃ kug za-gin₃-na hul₂-la-da X-ba hu-mu-x | May he ... with the joyful shrine of gold and lapis lazuli |
| 32 | a-ab-x saŋ il₂ gal-še₃ x | The ... of the great ... |
| 33 | a-ab-x ab₂-šilam-gin₇ saŋ il₂ x | ... like a cow raised ... |
| 34 | x X-ni hu-mu-ra-ab-x | ... may he |
| 35 | x ni₂-bi-a pa hu-mu-X-e₃ | ... may he appear in his own ... |
| 36 | x X BI x | ... |
| 37 | šul-gi {d}utu x | Šulgi, Utu |
| 38 | tir šim {ŋiš}erin-na-da x | the forest of cedar |
| 39 | lugal en an-na me-lem₄ sud₄-sud₄ x | The king, the lord of heaven, exuding radiance, |
| 40 | barag mah an-na ki kug-ga-ta ud X x | From the supreme dais of heaven to the pure place ... |
| 41 | en-ne₂ kur-kur-ra an kug-ta si mah x | The lord of all the lands ... supreme horns from holy An. |
| 42 | šul {d}utu niŋ₂ nam-sikil-la-zu-ta mu-na-da-lug-ga | Because of your reverence for Šamaš, |
| 43 | nam-til₃ niŋ₂ dug₃ ha-la-zu he₂-am₃ dumu {d}nin-sumun₂-ka | May your share be well-being, son of Ninsumun. |
| 44 | sa-ŋar-ra-am₃ | It is a sabar. |
| 45 | šul {d}utu sipad šag₄-ge bi₂-i₃-pad₃ | The head of Utu, the shepherd of the desert, was chosen. |
| 46 | šul-gi sipad zid lugal mu he₂-ŋal₂-la₂ nam-še₃ tar-ra-am₃ | Šulgi, the righteous shepherd, the king, whose name was decreed |
| 47 | sipad zid {d}utu-u₃ nam tar-ra-ra | True shepherd, Utu, deciding fates, |
| 48 | {d}en-lil₂-le eš₃-e nibru{ki}-ta saŋ-e-eš₂ mu-ni-rig₇ | Enlil presented it from the shrine Nippur. |
| 49 | ŋiš-gi₅-ŋal₂ sa-ŋar-ra-kam | It is a sabarru prayer |
| unknown E, | ||
| 50 | en me gal-gal-la {d}nin-gal-e tud-da | Lord of the great mes, born by Ningal |
| 51 | šul {d}utu en me gal-gal-la {d}nin-gal-e tud-da | The head of Utu, the lord of the great mes, Ningal, born |
| 52 | x X pad₃ | chosen ... |
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