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A tigi to Ninurta for Šulgi (Šulgi T) (Q000412)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A tigi to Ninurta for Šulgi (Šulgi T) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000412 |
| 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 | en nam-ur-saŋ-ŋa₂ šu du₇-a ki aŋ₂ x | Lord of heroism, perfect in strength, |
| 2 | {d}nin-urta {ŋiš}meš₃ pa mul daŋal-la x | Ninurta, the šūmu-priests, the star of the crossroads |
| 3 | tukul me₃ ak-še₃ kuš₃ tag-ga kur x | Armed with weapons of war, bound with fearsomeness, the mountain |
| 4 | ušum igi huš muš-šag₄-tur₃ ki-bal-a uš₁₁-bi x | The terrifying face, the horned snake of the rebel land |
| 5 | x x X gaba zig₃ piriŋ zag e₃ X X x | ... facing upwards, a piriŋ drum coming forth ... |
| 6 | {d}nin-urta nun gal {d}en-ki-da x | Ninurta, the great prince, Enki |
| 7 | lugal-ŋu₁₀ iri-za eš₃ nibru{ki} tir X x | Lugal-bu, your city, shrine Nippur, ... forest |
| 8 | e₂-šu-me-ša₄ ki šu mu-ra-x | The Ešumeša, the place of ... |
| 9 | en nam-lugal-e šu mu-ra-ab-du₇ x | The lord of kingship made perfect for you |
| 10 | ad gi₄-gi₄ ušumgal kalam-ma KA X x | “Admire, lord of the land, ... |
| 11 | {d}nin-urta bad₃ gal nibru{ki}-a X x | Ninurta, the great wall of Nippur |
| 12 | lugal-ŋu₁₀ me sag₂ nu-di ur-saŋ x | Lugal-bu, whose divine powers cannot be altered, hero ... |
| 13 | piriŋ gaba-ŋal₂ NE MU{ŋiš} šu bar-bar x | “Seizing the throat, removing the hand, ... |
| 14 | lugal ŋeštug₂ daŋal an ki-a u₂ x | king of the garments of heaven and earth |
| 15 | ŋidru mah kalam-e zag dib-ba ki x | The supreme throne of the land, ... on its side, |
| 16 | {d}nin-urta lu₂-erim₂ ri X X x | Ninurta, the enemy |
| 17 | sa-gid₂-da-am₃ | it is a sagida |
| sa-jara B, | ||
| 18 | ur-saŋ en ni₂ er₉ gaba zig₃-ga x | Ursa, the lord who weeps and rises |
| 19 | {d}nin-urta ud huš izi er₉-ra nam-x | Ninurta, the furious storm ... the fire |
| 20 | ud hu-luh-ha sumur-ra₂ ki-bal-a piriŋ x | (Sum) The storm that destroys the enemy land, the ... of the rebel land (Akk) The terrifying storm, the furious storm, ... in the rebellious land |
| 21 | ušum ni₂ ri en gaba gi₄ nu-tuku igi x | Hand of fearsomeness, en-priestess who has no rival |
| 22 | lugal ŋeštug₂ daŋal {ŋiš}rab₃ diŋir-re-e-ne | king of the scepter of the intercessors, |
| 23 | x x-e a₂ mah šum₂-ma x | ... supreme strength |
| 24 | x X zid šul-gi-ra x | ... for Šulgira ... |
| 25 | x X X X X MU NI X NE x | ... ... |
| 26 | x ni₂-te-na-ka šag₄-ge ba-e-ni-pad₃-x | In the ... of her own free will she was chosen. |
| 27 | x TE A {d}nin-urta za₃-mi₂ | ... of Ninurta, praise! |
| 28 | sa-ŋar-ra-am₃ | It is a sabar. |
| 29 | x šul-gi-re til₃ su₃-ud mu nam-he₂ saŋ-e-eš rig₇-ga X | ... of Šulgi, life long, years of abundance, presented ... |
| 30 | ŋiš-gi₅-ŋal₂-bi-im | It is an extispicy |
| 31 | ti-gi {d}nin-urta-ka-kam | It is the tigi of Ninurta. |
Sources & licences
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