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A tigi (?) to Ninurta for Šu-Suen (Šu-Suen D) (Q000425)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A tigi (?) to Ninurta for Šu-Suen (Šu-Suen D) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000425 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| barsud A, | ||
| 1 | ur-saŋ ul gal-le-eš nir gaba-ŋal₂ zag piriŋ ul sig₇-ga | The hero, whose strength is great and whose aura is bright (and) whose face is bright |
| 2 | {d}nin-urta X mar-uru₅ ug gal šen-šen-na ru-ru-gu₂ | Ninurta, the ... of the mountain, the great ug creature of the mountains, roaring |
| 3 | a₂-ŋal₂ uŋ₃ erim₂ X RA SU uru₂ gul-lu a₂-dam sahar-re-eš gi₄ | The enemy ... the destroyed city, the ruin heaped up with dust. |
| 4 | {d}nin-urta am gal gud-si-AŠ bad₃ gal |ŠU.KAD₄|-|ŠU.KAD₄|-e | Ninurta, great wild bull Gudsi-ASv, great wall |
| 5 | bar-sud-am₃ | It is a barsud. |
| cagbatuku B, | ||
| 6 | a-ma-ru ki-bal-še₃ hu-luh-ha gaba-šu-ŋar nu-tuku | The flood that destroys the rebel land has no rival |
| {d}nin-urta i-lim u₅ su niŋ₂-ŋir₂ ud ŋar A MUŠ₃ x su-lim gur₃-ru ud ŋar erim₂ X X | Ninurta, o god, ... a šubû-vessel, a stormwind ... the stormwind, the enemy ... | |
| 8 | lugal {d}šu-{d}suen uŋ₃ daŋal-la mu-ni X-zu | The king, Šū-Sîn, his name is ... |
| 9 | e₂-šu-me-ša₄ ki-tuš kug igi-šu-galam ki nam tar-re-za | The Ešumeša, the pure residence, the place where fates are determined |
| 10 | kisal mah-ba gud gal udu gal-e si um-ma-ni-sa₂ | In its supreme courtyard, the great oxen and the great sheep were placed in order. |
| 11 | |KI.LUGAL.GUB| kug-ba šu ha-ra-ni-in-mu₂-mu₂ x | May the king’s throne be made perfect for you |
| 12 | {d}šu-{d}suen-na šu ha-ra-ni-in-mu₂-mu₂ x | May Šū-Sîn bless you! |
| 13 | {d}nin-urta til₃ ud su₃-ra₂-ka NA X x | Ninurta, in the end of distant days ... |
| 14 | {d}šu-{d}suen-na til₃ ud su₃-ra₂-ka NA gu₂ x | Šū-Sîn, in the end of distant days ... |
| 15 | šag₄-ba-tuku-am₃ | It is a šagbatuku |
| barsud C, | ||
| 16 | x x a₂-ni sud-sud X x | ... his arm ... |
| 17 | x X X X x | |
| 18 | {d}nin-urta dumu-saŋ {d}en-lil₂-la₂ su-lim-ma X x | Ninurta, the daughter of Enlil, is well. |
| 19 | x X gu₂-e me ŋar TE X X DI X x | ... ... |
| 20 | x X X X x | |
| 21 | bar-sud 2-kam-ma-am₃ | It is the second barsud. |
| sa-gida D, | ||
| 22 | x X šu nu-te AB-AB x X X | ... hand ... |
| 23 | x x X X si gal-a-ni NA X x X RA | (If) a man ... . |
| 24 | x X huš-am₃ an-ur₂ X x X I | ... fierce ... the horizon |
| 25 | {d}nin-urta kalag-ga uₓ(PA)-a mah {d}nin-lil₂-le tud-da | Ninurta, the powerful one, the exalted one of Ninlil, born |
| 26 | i-lim u₅ X X X {d}šu-{d}suen {d}en-lil₂-še₃ ŋal₂-la | Ilim, ... of Šū-Sîn and Enlil |
| 27 | {d}nin-urta bad₃ gal-a-ni he₂-me-en igi dug₃ hu-mu-ni-du₈ | Ninurta, may you be his great wall. Look upon me with favor. |
| 28 | {d}šu-{d}suen bad₃ gal-a-ni he₂-me-en igi dug₃ hu-mu-ni-du₈ | May you be Šū-Sîn, his great wall, and look favorably upon him. |
| 29 | sa-gid₂-da-am₃ | it is a sagida |
| 30 | {d}nin-urta {d}šu-{d}suen-ŋu₁₀-ur₂ a₂-tah {ŋiš}tukul-a-ni he₂-me-en | May Ninurta and Šū-Sîn-bur be his helpers. |
| 31 | ŋiš-gi₅-ŋal₂-bi-im | It is an extispicy |
| sa-jara F, | ||
| 32 | x LU tir KA galam-ma kur-šag₄-še₃ dub₃ bar-re | ... the open ... of the mountain range, torn out |
| 33 | {d}nin-urta ulu₃ mah ki-bal-a kuš₇ lu₂-ra su-su | Ninurta, supreme south wind blowing in the rebel land, |
| 34 | sa₂-ŋar me e₂-kur-ra šu du₇ ŋiškim-til₃ a-a-na | Who makes perfect the divine powers of the Ekur, who perfects the omens of his father |
| 35 | {d}nin-urta tir KA galam-ma kur-šag₄-še₃ dub₃ bar-re | Ninurta, the mountain, the open ‘mouth’ of the netherworld, torn out, |
| 36 | {d}nin-urta ulu₃ mah ki-bal-a kuš₇ lu₂-ra su-su | Ninurta, supreme south wind blowing in the rebel land, |
| 37 | sa₂-ŋar me e₂-kur-ra šu du₇ ŋiškim-til₃ a-a-na | Who makes perfect the divine powers of the Ekur, who perfects the omens of his father |
| 38 | lugal-ŋu₁₀ a₂ mah {d}en-lil₂-la₂ kur šu-ni nu-e₃ | Lugal-bu, the exalted arm of Enlil, his hand did not leave the land |
| 39 | {d}šu-{d}suen X X a₂ mah šum₂-ma a-a {d}en-lil₂-la₂-ra | For Šū-Sîn, ..., who has great strength, father Enlil |
| 40 | {d}nin-urta me₃ šen-šen-na šar₂ ša-mu-na-an-gul-e | Ninurta, may the king destroy the battles of the four quarters |
| 41 | {d}nin-urta a₂ mah {d}en-lil₂-la kur šu-ni nu-e₃ | Ninurta, the exalted arm of Enlil, did not leave the land |
| 42 | {d}šu-{d}suen X X a₂ mah šum₂-ma a-a {d}en-lil₂-la₂-ra | For Šū-Sîn, ..., who has great strength, father Enlil |
| 43 | {d}nin-urta me₃ šen-šen-na šar₂ ša-mu-na-an-gul-e | Ninurta, may the king destroy the battles of the four quarters |
| 44 | lugal-ŋu₁₀ me ul dili ša-ba-ak kiŋ₂ gal-le-eš rib-ba | Lugal-bu, the one who makes the divine powers manifest in a single place, |
| 45 | {d}nin-urta u₂-sa₁₁-an sig₇-ga kalam-ma ni₂ ru-ru-gu₂ | Ninurta, the yellow-green grass of the land, fearsomely |
| 46 | {d}uraš kug-gin₇ ušum su-lim-ma izi-ŋar huš il₂-il₂-i | Uraš, like a holy reed, raising a furious fire |
| 47 | {d}nin-urta me ul dili ša-ba-ak kiŋ₂ gal-le-eš rib-ba | Ninurta, the pure divine powers, the one who makes the earth tremble |
| 48 | {d}nin-urta u₂-sa₁₁-an sig₇-ga kalam-ma ni₂ ru-ru-gu₂ | Ninurta, the yellow-green grass of the land, fearsomely |
| 49 | {d}uraš kug-gin₇ ušum su-lim-ma izi-ŋar huš il₂-il₂-i | Uraš, like a holy reed, raising a furious fire |
| 50 | lugal-ŋu₁₀ mah-di ur-saŋ gal ne-ni-da nir-ŋal₂ | The supreme king, the great hero, the wild bull |
| 51 | {d}šu-{d}suen ŋiškim hu-mu-un-til₃-en en {d}nin-urta-ra | May Šū-Sîn, the en priestess of Ninurta, live! |
| 52 | lugal {d}en-lil₂-le ma-ra-an-šum₂-ma-a maškim-zu he₂-a | May the king whom Enlil has chosen be your guardian. |
| 53 | {d}nin-urta mah-di ur-saŋ gal ne-ni-da nir-ŋal₂ | Ninurta, exalted one, great hero, fierce one, |
| 54 | {d}šu-{d}suen ŋiškim hu-mu-un-til₃-en en {d}nin-urta-ra | May Šū-Sîn, the en priestess of Ninurta, live! |
| 55 | lugal {d}en-lil₂-le ma-ra-an-šum₂-ma-a maškim-zu he₂-a | May the king whom Enlil has chosen be your guardian. |
| 56 | x X {na₄}nir₇-a kug su-lim-ma kiŋ₂ gal-le-eš rib-ba | ... of nir7-stone, a pure silver, in a great place |
| 57 | x X-gin₇ a₂ mah-za im-mi-in-DU mu-zu im-mi-in-sar | Like ... he ... your supreme power and wrote your name there. |
| 58 | x ul-še₃ nam-til₃-la-ni en-nu-uŋ₃ ši-im-X-ak | In the future, for his well-being, watch ... |
| 59 | {d}šu-{d}suen-na kug su-lim-ma kiŋ₂ gal-le-eš rib-ba | O Šū-Sîn, holy and exalted silver are at your disposal. |
| 60 | x x-gin₇ a₂ mah-za im-mi-in-DU mu-zu im-mi-in-sar | Like a ... he ... your supreme power and wrote your name there. |
| 61 | x ul-še₃ nam-til₃-la-ni en-nu-uŋ₃ ši-im-X-ak | In the future, for his well-being, watch ... |
| 63 | sa-ŋar-ra-am₃ x | It is a sabar. |
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