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A balbale to Bau for Šu-Suen (Šu-Suen A) (Q000422)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A balbale to Bau for Šu-Suen (Šu-Suen A) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000422 |
| 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 | kug-ga-am₃ in-tu-ud kug-ga-am₃ in-tu-ud | He gave birth to a gold, he gave birth (to) a silver. |
| 2 | nin-e kug-ga-am₃ in-tu-ud | The lady gave birth to a pure child. |
| 3 | a-bi-si₂-im-ti kug-ga-am₃ in-tu-ud | Abi-simti gave birth to silver. |
| 4 | nin-e kug-ga-am₃ in-tu-ud | The lady gave birth to a pure child. |
| 5 | ŋiš-gen₆-na tug₂ nam-sag₉-ga-ŋu₁₀ a-bi-si₂-im-ti-ŋu₁₀ | Abi-simti-bu |
| 6 | {ŋiš}saŋ-du tug₂ dun-na ŋal₂-la-ŋu₁₀ nin-ŋu₁₀ ku-ba-tum | a sadu-garment, a dunnu garment, “Balābu-disease, ninbû (and) kubatum |
| 7 | suhur-e du₇ u₆ di-de₃ X gub-ba-ŋu₁₀ u₃-mu-un {d}šu-{d}suen-ŋu₁₀ | To admire the roof beams, ... lord Šū-Suen |
| 8 | inim-ma X x X X x-ŋu₁₀ du₅-mu {d}šul-gi-ra-ŋu₁₀ | Word of ..., son of Šulgi-rabu |
| 9 | bi₂-dug₄-ga-ke₄-eš bi₂-dug₄-ga-ke₄-eš u₃-mu-un-e aŋ₂ ma-an-ba | The one who says "It is enough", the one that says "it is enough," the lord, who can know of it? |
| 10 | me-e a-al-la-ri bi₂-dug₄-ga-ke₄-eš u₃-mu-un-e aŋ₂ ma-an-ba | I, the one who is pleasing to the ala drum, the lord ... |
| 11 | bulug kug-sig₁₇ {na₄}kišib₃ za-gin₃-na u₃-mu-un-e aŋ₂ ma-an-ba | The lord ... gold and lapis lazuli bracelets. |
| 12 | har kug-sig₁₇ har kug-babbar u₃-mu-un-e aŋ₂ ma-an-ba | The lord gave me a gold bracelet and a silver bracelet. |
| 13 | u₃-mu-un aŋ₂-ba-zu na-aŋ₂-X sug₄-ga-am₃ igi-zu ha-ma-ab-il₂-il₂ | Lord, do not ... your water, it is a swamp, may your eyes be lifted up for me. |
| 14 | {d}šu-{d}suen aŋ₂-ba-zu na-aŋ₂-X sug₄-ga-am₃ igi-zu ha-ma-ab-il₂-il₂ | Šū-Sîn, your arm is ..., it is covered, may he lift your eyes. |
| 15 | x u₃-mu-un X x u₃-mu-un x | ... lord ... |
| 16 | x X sag₉-gin₇ X x-ŋu₁₀ KU-gin₇ mu-x | Like a good ..., like ... |
| 17 | uru₂-zu kud-da-gin₇ šu he₂-eb₂-mu₂ u₃-mu-un {d}šu-{d}suen-ŋu₁₀ | May your city prosper like a long road, lord Šu-Suen |
| 18 | ur-nim-gin₇ ŋiri₃-zu-še₃ he₂-nu₂ du₅-mu {d}šul-gi-ra-ŋu₁₀ | Like a dog you should lie down in your city. The son of Šulgirabu |
| 19 | AN X X X-ŋu₁₀ za-bi-tum-ma kaš-a-ni ze₂-ba-am₃ | ... his beer is sweet. |
| 20 | kaš-a-ni-gin₇ gal₄-la-ni ze₂-ba-am₃ kaš-a-ni ze₂-ba-am₃ | Like her beer, her vagina is sweet, her beer is sweet. |
| 21 | ka-ga₁₄-a-ni-gin₇ gal₄-la-ni ze₂-ba-am₃ kaš-a-ni ze₂-ba-am₃ | Like her mouth, her vagina is sweet, her beer is sweet |
| 22 | kašbirₓ(|A.SUD|)-a-ni kaš-a-ni ze₂-ba-am₃ | His beer is sweet, his beer sweet |
| 23 | {d}šu-{d}suen ba-sag₉-ge-na-ŋu₁₀ | Šū-Sîn is good. |
| 24 | ba-sag₉-ge-na-ŋu₁₀ ba-zil₂-zil₂-i-na-ŋu₁₀ | You who are beautiful, you who are pure, |
| 25 | {d}šu-{d}suen ba-sag₉-ge-na-ŋu₁₀ | Šū-Sîn is good. |
| 26 | ki aŋ₂ {d}en-lil₂-la₂ {d}šu-{d}suen-ŋu₁₀ | from the father of Enlil, Šu-Suen-bu |
| 27 | lugal-ŋu₁₀ diŋir kalam-ma-na | Lugal-bu, the judge of his country |
| 28 | bal-bal-e {d}ba-u₂-kam | It is the balbale of Bau. |
Sources & licences
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