A tigi to Suen for Ibbi-Suen (Ibbi-Suen A) (Q000432)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A tigi to Suen for Ibbi-Suen (Ibbi-Suen A) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000432 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Nippur |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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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 me sag₂ nu-di i-lim u₅ men gal-la | Lord who does not scatter the mes, ilim priestess, great crown |
| 2 | šul {d}suen ud ŋiš-he₂ e₃-a-še₃ {d}en-lil₂-le il₂-la | Enlil raised the head of Suen in those distant days. |
| 3 | su-lim daŋal idim-e dirig {d}nin-lil₂-le tud-da | The strong one, the foremost of the gods, born by Ninlil, |
| 4 | diŋir muš₃-a-ni UN-UN unken kur-kur-ra DU x | The Ibir temple, his face ... the sanctuaries of the lands |
| 5 | iti₆ X {d}i-bi₂-{d}suen-ŋu₁₀ X X X X mu-un-x | Month ..., Ibbi-Suen ... |
| 6 | me nam-nun-na-ni an-da gu₂ la₂-am₃ | The divine powers of his princely majesty are bound to heaven. |
| 7 | u₁₈-ru-ni giri₁₇-zal ki us₂-sa-am₃ | His radiance is joy, it is the foundation of the earth. |
| 8 | {d}dil-im₂-babbar-re {d}i-bi₂-{d}suen-ŋu₁₀ | Dilimbabbar, Ibbi-Suen-bu |
| 9 | kalam-ma ku₆-ŋal₂-bi-še₃ uŋ₃ daŋal-la X x | In the land, its fisherman ... |
| 10 | {d}nanna men zid-da dalla mu-X-e₃ | Nanna, adorned with a righteous crown |
| 11 | ŋidru ud du₆ ul-la {d}dil-im₂-babbar x | “Dilimbabbar, day and night, |
| 12 | {d}i-bi₂-{d}suen-ŋu₁₀ uŋ₃ daŋal-la gu₂ X x | Ibbi-Sîn-būn |
| 13 | ub-da an ki-ka kalam dug₃-ga ŋiri₃-na x | In the midst of heaven and earth, the good land, in its midst |
| 14 | {d}nanna kur-kur-ra me-ni am₃-x | Nanna, in all the lands his divine powers ... |
| 15 | an ki niŋ₂-daŋal-ba pa MU X X x | In heaven and earth ... |
| 16 | an-e nir GI-ba {d}aš-im₂-babbar x | An, whose radiance is Ašimbabbar |
| 17 | {d}nanna nam-šul-la X hu-x | Nanna ... supremacy |
| 18 | ul-še₃ me ud til₃-la X X mu-ni-x | Long ago ... the mes of the distant days |
| 19 | {d}i-bi₂-{d}suen-ŋu₁₀ X hu-mu-na-ni-x | Ibbi-Sîn-būni |
| 20 | dug₄-ga-ni u₁₈-ru gal sag₂ nu-di-dam | His utterance is a great storm that cannot be undone. |
| 21 | {d}i-bi₂-{d}suen šu mah-a-ni im-dab | Ibbi-Sîn seized his supreme hand |
| 22 | zid-de₃-eš-še₃ mu-na-an-ak mu dug₃ sa₄-a-ni | he made it right for him and named it good. |
| 23 | sa-gid₂-da-am₃ | it is a sagida |
| sa-jara B, | ||
| 24 | urim₂{ki} iri me nun šul {d}suen-na-kam | Urim, the city of the princely cosmic powers of Suen |
| 25 | an {d}en-lil₂ pap gal {d}nu-dim₂-mud | An, Enlil, great pap nudimmud |
| 26 | ama {d}nin-tur₅ kalam-ma šir₃-ra-ni mah-am₃ me-teš₂ he₂-i-i | Mother Nintur, in the land his heart is supreme, may she be praised. |
| 27 | eš₃ urim₂{ki} iri me nun šul {d}suen-na-kam | It is the shrine Urim, the city of the princely cosmic powers of Suen |
| 28 | an {d}en-lil₂ pap gal {d}nu-dim₂-mud | An, Enlil, great pap nudimmud |
| 29 | ama {d}nin-tur₅ kalam-ma šir₃-ra-ni mah-am₃ me-teš₂ he₂-i-i | Mother Nintur, in the land his heart is supreme, may she be praised. |
| 30 | {d}a-nun-na X X X X x | the Anunna gods |
| 31 | {d}en-ki x | Enki |
| 32 | {d}X x | For , |
| 33 | {d}x | To the god |
| 34 | {d}x | To the god |
| 35 | unken ki X x | Ring of ... |
| 36 | EZEN X x | ...; |
| 37 | sa-ŋar-ra-am₃ | It is a sabar. |
| 38 | tigi {d}suen-na-kam | It is a tigi of Suen |
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