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A balbale to Enki for Išme-Dagan (Išme-Dagan E) (Q000455)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A balbale to Enki for Išme-Dagan (Išme-Dagan E) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000455 |
| 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, | ||
| 2 | x šag₄ kug-ga X x | ... pure ... |
| 3 | inim sig₁₀-sig₁₀-ge inim-ma-ni u₁₈-ru eš-bar-e X x | (Sum) His good word, his word, the storm(?) of the decision(?) |
| 4 | x X X palil diŋir-re-e-ne niŋ₂-nam-ma gal-zu x | ... the one of the intertwined ... |
| 5 | x x {d}en-ki šag₄ kuš₂ an kug-ga ad gi₄-gi₄ kur gal x | ... of Enki, the pure womb of holy An, the voice of the great mountain |
| 6 | x palil diŋir-re-e-ne niŋ₂-nam-ma gal-zu x | ... the one of the intertwined ... |
| 7 | x x {d}en-ki šag₄ kuš₂ an kug-ga ad gi₄-gi₄ kur gal x | ... of Enki, the pure womb of holy An, the voice of the great mountain |
| 8 | sa₂ pad₃-de₃ dug₄-ga-ni nu-kam₃-me a-ra₂-a-ni ni₂ x | (Sum) The one chosen by fate is not good, his way is fearsome. (Akk) His way is not pleasing, his ... |
| 9 | šag₄ su₃-ud-ŋal₂ me šar₂-ra u₅-a {d}en-lil₂-gin₇ x | The šudbal prayer of the divine powers of the king, ... like Enlil |
| 10 | {d}nu-dim₂-mud barag kug si-par₃-si-par₃ AN x | Nudimmud, the holy dais, the sipparsipar ... |
| 11 | en ni₂ guru₃ an uraš-e tud-da pap gal x | Lord, fearsome one, born by An and Uraš, great ... |
| 12 | lugal a-ra₂ zu {d}en-lil₂-la₂ saŋ en₃ tar x | The king who knows the ways of Enlil, the one who inquires after |
| 13 | x zag dib dumu-saŋ an kug-ga me-ni šu nu-teŋ₃-ŋa₂ x | ..., the daughter of pure An, his divine powers that cannot be altered |
| 14 | {d}en-lil₂ ban₃-da dug₄-ga zid-da ŋiš-hur-e X x | Enlil, the mighty one, the righteous one, |
| 15 | {d}nu-dim₂-mud en nam tar-tar-re kalam ge-en x | Nudimmud, the lord who determines fates, I am the ... of the land |
| 16 | {d}en-ki gud gal eridug{ki}-ga il₂ x X X | Enki, the great ox of Eridug, raised |
| 17 | X buluŋ₃ dirig {d}a-nun-ke₄-ne x | the foremost of the Anunnaki |
| 18 | X NU DUB UN KA x | ... ... |
| 19 | x u₈-gin₇ x | ... like a ewe |
| unknown B, | ||
| 1 | x X ŋal₂-la x | ... carried ... |
| 2 | {d}iš-me-{d}da-gan x | Išme-Dagan |
| 3 | x X UD HA x | ... ... |
| 4 | x NE e₂ {d}en-lil₂ x | ... the house of Enlil |
| 5 | x {d}en-lil₂-la₂-ra KA x dug₄-ga-ni x | For the ... of Enlil, his ... |
| 6 | x šag₄ kuš₂ an kug-ga x | ... skin of holy An |
| 7 | x X ZI TA DU | ... from ... |
| unknown C, | ||
| 1 | {d}nu-dim₂-mud x | Nudimmud |
| 2 | en eridug{ki} x | the lord of Eridug |
| 3 | {d}iš-me-{d}da-gan x | Išme-Dagan |
| 4 | dumu {d}en-lil₂-la₂ x | son of Enlil |
| 5 | a₂-zu mu-da-X-aŋ₂ x | Your strength ... |
| 6 | igi-ŋal₂ pad₃ x | “Seal of the engraver’s |
| 7 | ŋiš-hur tuku x | who has ..., |
| 8 | kug-zu niŋ₂-nam-ma x | Your silver is indeed |
| 9 | kiŋ₂ mah x | the supreme place |
| 10 | X X x | |
| unknown D, | ||
| 1 | x me dirig x | ... surpassing ... |
| 2 | x AGA TUM LI x | ... ... |
| 3 | x X kurun₂ {kaš}ulušin₃ X x | ... beer and wine |
| 4 | |KI.LUGAL.GUB|-a šu si ha-ra-X-sa₂ x giri₁₇ šu ha-ra-X-ŋal₂ | May the king's throne be ... for you, may ... be carried away for you. |
| 5 | x sizkur₂-ra ma-ra-ni-ib₂-be₂ X x | ... utters a sizkur prayer to you ... |
| 6 | {d}iš-me-{d}da-gan dumu {d}en-lil₂-la₂-ke₄ nam-til₃-la-na ud zig₃-ga ud ha-ba-ni-ib₂-su₃-ud x | Išme-Dagan, the son of Enlil, for his well-being may a bright day be overturned for him. |
| 7 | a-a {d}en-ki {d}iš-me-{d}da-gan dumu {d}en-lil₂-la₂-ke₄ nam-til₃-la-na ud zig₃-ga ud ha-ba-ni-ib₂-su₃-ud x | Father Enki, Išme-Dagan, son of Enlil, for his well-being may a bright day be overturned for him. |
| 8 | ŋiš-gi₄-ŋal₂-bi-im | It is an extispicy |
| 9 | bal-bal-e {d}en-ki-ka-kam | It is the balbale of Enki. |
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