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An adab (?) to Enki for Išme-Dagan (Išme-Dagan D) (Q000454)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | An adab (?) to Enki for Išme-Dagan (Išme-Dagan D) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000454 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| unknown A, | ||
| 1 | en gal mah X diŋir-re-e-ne di-zu galam u₁₈-ru | Great lord, supreme ... of the intertwined ..., your judgment is supreme. |
| 2 | a-a {d}en-ki nir-ŋal₂ ušum zag dib nam ki-bi-še₃ tar-re | Father Enki, exalted hero, whose right side is split, determines the fate of his place |
| 3 | me lu-lu-a-ba dur₂ ŋar-ra še-er-zid-de₃-eš gun₃-a | In its numerous mes, the šērzid demons are speckled on the outside. |
| 4 | nun gal saŋ keše₂ diŋir-re-e-ne x X an kug-ga | Great prince, ... of the intercessors ... holy An |
| sa-gida B, | ||
| 1 | X X IM x | ... ... |
| 2 | KA ki-zu x | Your place ... |
| 3 | nam tar-ra-zu ki-bi-še₃ ši-ŋar {d}en-lil₂ ban₃-da-me-en | You are the one who decrees your fate at its place |
| 4 | {d}a-nun-na diŋir gal-gal-e-ne me šu mu-ni-ib₂-hal-ha-X | The Anuna, the great judges ... their divine powers. |
| 5 | ki-ur₃ ki-tuš kug mu-ne-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ nir saŋ il₂-bi-me-en | In the Ki'ur, the holy dwelling, you are the one who raises a mighty horn for him |
| 6 | nam-mah-zu niŋ₂ šu nu-teŋ₃-ŋe₂₆-dam A DU X x | Your greatness is something that cannot be approached |
| 7 | abzu kur me nun-na du₃-a ki sikil-la x | The Abzu, the mountain of the princely cosmic powers, the pure place ... |
| 8 | sug gal sug muš-a la₂-a eridug{ki} eš₃ x | The great marsh, the marsh of the snake, Eridug, the shrine |
| 9 | sa-gid₂-da-am₃ | it is a sagida |
| 10 | a-a {d}en-ki {d}iš-me-{d}da-gan x ki tur gal he₂-X x | Father Enki, may Išme-Dagan ... the small place |
| 11 | ŋiš-gi₄-ŋal₂ sa-gid₂-da-bi-im | It is its sagida |
| sa-jara D, | ||
| 12 | {d}en-ki en dumu-saŋ an-na x | Enki, the lord, the daughter of An |
| 13 | {d}nu-dim₂-mud gud gal abzu-a X x | Nudimmud, the great ox in the abzu |
| 14 | nitalam-zu kug {d}dam-gal-nun-na x he₂-me-da-an-x | May your spouse, the holy Damgalnuna, |
| 15 | a-a {d}en-ki gu₂-da hu-mu-e-X-la₂ X šag₄ hu-mu-da-ab-kuš₂-u₃ | Father Enki, may he ... with you on the bank, may it be covered with ... |
| 16 | inim sag₉-ga {d}iš-me-{d}da-gan-na x | the good word of Išme-Dagan |
| 17 | nam-šita₂ lugal-la₂ su₃-ra₂ x | the long life of the king |
| 18 | gu₃ zid de₂-a {d}en-lil₂-la₂ X x | True voice of Enlil, |
| 19 | {d}iš-me-{d}da-gan sipad inim-ma x dumu {d}en-lil₂-la₂ x | Išme-Dagan, the shepherd of words son of Enlil |
| 20 | me-lem₄-a-ni kalam-ma šu mu-ra-an-x an ki zag X x | His radiance covers the land |
| 21 | nir he₂-ŋal₂ kur-kur lu-a-ba gaba gi₄ na-X-tuku | May he carry a slanderer in all the lands! |
| 22 | {d}iš-me-{d}da-gan sig-da igi-nim-še₃ x | Išme-Dagan, the one with the lowland |
| 23 | mu-na-ab-du₇ diŋir kalam-ma-ke₄ šir₃-re x | He made the Ibir of the Land perfect for him, ... in the midst |
| 24 | {id₂}idigna {id₂}buranuna-e si hu-mu-X X-sa₂ X he₂-ŋal₂ hu-mu-na-ab-tum₂-mu | May the Tigris and Euphrates bring forth ..., may they bring forth for him. |
| 25 | ubur an-na-ke₄ ŋal₂ hu-mu-na-ab-da₁₃-da₁₃ buru₁₄-bi he₂-na-x | May the breast of heaven float for him, may its harvest ... for him. |
| 26 | gana₂ gal-gal-la še ziz₂ gig gu₂-nida x he₂-na-X | May he ... the grain of the great fields and the wheat and emmer on the throne. |
| 27 | guru₇(|X.MAŠ.U|) PU₂-e gu₂ ha-mu-na-ab-gur {d}ezina₂ hu-mu-X-x | May he turn the well into a pitfall for him, may Ezina |
| 28 | sa-ŋar-ra-am₃ | It is a sabar. |
| 29 | a-a {d}en-ki {d}iš-me-{d}da-gan nam-lugal x bal he₂-ŋal₂-la saŋ-eš₂ X-rig₇ | Father Enki, Išme-Dagan, may kingship ... be carried off and presented. |
| 30 | ŋiš-gi₄-ŋal₂ sa-ŋar-ra-bi-im | It is the “seizing-of-the-mouth’-festival |
Sources & licences
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