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An ululumama to Suen for Ibbi-Suen (Ibbi-Suen D) (Q000435)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | An ululumama to Suen for Ibbi-Suen (Ibbi-Suen D) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000435 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Seg.A, | ||
| 1 | en gal ud ŋiš-he₂-ta saŋ il₂ še-er-zid X-a | Great lord, rising up from the darkness, raising up ... |
| 2 | {d}suen ušum saŋ-kal kur un₃-ta uŋ₃ ud ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | Sîn, first-born son of the land, from the faraway land, day and night |
| 3 | su₃-ra₂-aŋ₂ an bad-da men DU BU giri₁₇-zal a-a ugu-na | ... joy of his birth father. |
| 4 | dumu gal-di {d}nin-lil₂-le tud-da nir-ŋal₂ e₂-kur-ra | The wise son born by Ninlil, the herald of the Ekur |
| 5 | an-bar₇-a dalla e₃ šul {d}suen ud zu₂ keše₂ an-na | At sunrise, brightening the day, Suen, the light of heaven |
| 6 | su-lim-ma-ni an-bar₇-gana₂ ud ŋiš-nu₁₁ uŋ₃ saŋ gig₂-ga | His body, when he lies down in the ‘sunset,’ is full of tears. |
| 7 | a-a {d}nanna |U.GA.HI| bad-ta ŋi₆ dug₃-dug₃ gal-zu | Father Nanna, “From the far side of the river, your great luxuriance |
| 8 | nir-ŋal₂ nun pa e₃ ak-a še-er-zid an-na-kam | The princely nirbal priestess who makes the appearance pleasing is the šēzid priest of heaven. |
| 9 | urim₂{ki} iri ud₅-saŋ ki-en-gi-ra me-bi nu-kur₂-ru-dam | Ur, the city of the nanny goats of Sumer, whose divine powers cannot be changed |
| 10 | temen an ki-bi a-a {d}nanna ŋi₆ u₃-na pa e₃ | Foundation of heaven and earth, father Nanna, emergent in the river |
| 11 | mu mu-un-pad₃ hi-li šag₄-ge bi₂-in-si {d}i-bi₂-{d}suen-ŋu₁₀ | he had sworn by the name “Ibbi-Sîn-būn has filled the heart with allure. |
| 12 | eš₃ nibru{ki} šag₄-bi kur he₂-ŋal₂-la ki-tuš ki-ur₃-ra-ke₄ | The shrine Nippur, whose interior is a mountain filled with abundance, the dwelling of the Ki'ur |
| 13 | nam-nun-na an-ta su-lim-ma-ni kalam-ma mu-un-barag₂-ge | (Sum) The princely majesty rises from heaven (Akk) He reaches the princeliness of the land |
| 14 | kisal mah-e su-lim-ma X-bi nu-til-e nam gal tar-re-de₃ | In order to determine a great fate in the supreme courtyard, ... |
| 15 | a-a ugu-na u₁₈-ru gal an ki en {d}nu-nam-nir-e | The great hero of heaven and earth, lord Nunamnir, |
| 16 | {d}suen-e ub-šu-unken-na-ka u₃-gul mu-na-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | Suen erected a fortress in the Ubšuna. |
| 17 | ku₆-ŋal₂ nun barag-ga nun me til₃-la šag₄-ge pad₃-da-zu | Princely fish, princely on the dais, your chosen one of the sanctuaries |
| 18 | eš₃ urim₂{ki} ki-tuš mah lugal-la zi-šag₄-ŋal₂ kalam-ma | The shrine Urim, the supreme residence of the king, the lifter of the nation |
| 19 | šilam {e₂}tur₃-ra dur₂ ŋar-ra i₃ ga-bi nu-til-e | The šilam priest of the cowshed does not finish its milk in the stall. |
| 20 | i₃ šar₂-šar₂-re ku₆ mušen u₃-tud urud kug-sig₁₇ ib₂-ŋal₂-le | The king's oil, the fish born by a snake, carried copper and gold |
| 21 | iri{ki} numun i-i me-bi nu-kur₂-ru MU {d}i-bi₂-{d}suen-ŋu₁₀ | The seed of the city, whose divine powers are unalterable, is the name of Ibbi-Sîn. |
| 22 | nam-lugal-ba pa ha-ma-ni-in-e₃ nam-til₃ he₂-ni-ib₂-su₃-ud-de₃ | May he make his kingship manifest, may he prolong (his) life. |
| 23 | barag gal-ba suhuš-bi mu-ra-an-ge-en dur₂ an-še₃ bi₂-in-ŋar | He made the foundations of the great dais firm for you, and made the throne reach the sky. |
| 24 | dalla he₂-ni-in-e₃ me nam-lugal-la-ba a₂ nun he₂-em-ta-e-ŋal₂ | May he bring forth radiance, may he carry the powers of kingship with him. |
| 25 | inim mah ul-le₂-a-še₃ nu-kur₂-ru-da {d}i-bi₂-{d}suen-ŋu₁₀ | Without the exalted command of Ibbi-Sîn, |
| 26 | {d}dil-im₂-babbar-me-en an ki niŋin₂-na-ba | I am Dilimbabbar, in whose radiance heaven and earth |
| 27 | nam-nir-ŋal₂ pa ba-ni-in-e₃ | he made a crown of greatness appear. |
| 28 | si sa₂ šag₄ kug-ta mu pad₃-da {d}i-bi₂-{d}suen-ŋu₁₀ | chosen by the horn of the silver, year: “Ibbi-Suen-bu |
| 29 | {d}nanna-ar KA GUD X mah AN-gin₇ pa e₃ X | Nanna ... like a great ... appearing |
| 30 | {d}suen-e ka-ta e₃-a-ni e₂-kur X X X X x | Sîn, when he comes forth from the mouth, the Ekur |
| 31 | an {d}en-lil₂ nam kalam-ma tar-re kur gal {d}en-lil₂ x | An and Enlil determine the fate of the land, great mountain Enlils |
| 32 | X x X NI X x | [......] |
| Seg.B, | ||
| 1 | nam tar-ra x | fates ... |
| 2 | {d}dil-im₂-babbar x | Dilimbabbar |
| 3 | me nam-lugal-la x | the divine powers of kingship |
| 4 | dalla mu-e-e₃ x saŋ il₂ X x | You rise up high ... |
| 5 | {d}nanna-{d}suen-e x | Nanna-Suen |
| 6 | giri₁₇-zal en pa e₃ an uraš-a X x X | Joy, lord who makes the heavens and earth tremble |
| 7 | ŋiškim-til₃ dumu {d}nin-lil₂-la₂ he₂-du₇ X X X | “Iškimtil, son of Ninlil, perfect one, |
| 8 | {d}nanna en KA kug mu mah-am₃ zi-šag₄-ŋal₂ kalam-ma | Nanna, lord of the pure mouth, whose name is supreme, the one who makes the nation tremble |
| 9 | nun hi-li sud šag₄ kug-ŋa₂ pad₃-da {d}i-bi₂-{d}suen-ŋu₁₀ | Prince, full of allure, chosen by the holy heart, Ibbi-Suen |
| 10 | uŋ₃ šar₂-ra-ba mu-ni su₃-ra₂-še₃ ka-aš bar kalam-ma X X | The name of this lord is “The mouth of the land ... |
| 11 | bal dug nam-he₂ šar₂ kug-zu-me-en ŋanun mah-še₃ ŋeštug₂-zu | You are the bal-vessel, the vessel of abundance, your holy king, your supreme basket |
| 12 | a-a {d}nanna šag₄-ge pad₃-da-zu X-ŋal₂ šum₂-ma | Father Nanna, your chosen one is indeed a ... |
| 13 | en giri₁₇-zal numun zid-de₃ X X | The lord, the joyous one, the true seed ... |
| 14 | me gal-gal-la mah-di {d}en-lil₂-da eš-bar X x ŋal₂ | The great cosmic powers, the supreme cosmic powers of Enlil, the decisions ... |
| 15 | gud dili du-de₃ en pa ed₂-dam {d}suen za₃-mi₂ | The lord who makes the oxen bow down, Suen, praise! |
| 16 | u₃-lu-lu-ma-ma {d}suen-na-kam | It is the ululuma of Suen |
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