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Išme-Dagan and Enlil's Chariot: a tigi to Enlil (Išme-Dagan I) (Q000459)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Išme-Dagan and Enlil's Chariot: a tigi to Enlil (Išme-Dagan I) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000459 |
| Language | Sumerian; Akkadian |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| sa-gida A, | ||
| 1 | {ŋiš}gigir mah {d}en-lil₂ en ŋeštug₂-ga a-a diŋir-re-e-ne-ke₄ | The supreme chariot of Enlil, lord of garments, father of the intercessors |
| 2 | e₂-kur eš₃ mah-a-na dim₂-me-za bi₂-in-dug₄ | In the Ekur, his lofty shrine, he praised your deeds. |
| 3 | {d}iš-me-{d}da-gan sipad gal-zu mu dug₃ sa₄-a | Išme-Dagan, your great shepherd, named you with a good name |
| 4 | šag₄ ama sig₇ u₃-tud mas-su₂ kalam-ma-ka | The one who gives birth to the beautiful mother, the herdsman of the land |
| 5 | me kug sikil-zu pa e₃ ak-de₃ a₂-bi mu-un-da-an-aŋ₂ | When you make your pure divine powers manifest, he gives orders to you. |
| 6 | šu mu-ra-de₆ ŋa₂-la nu-mu-e-ta-dag-ge | He brought the hand for you, but you will not approach him. |
| 7 | x {na₄}za-gin₃-na mi-ni-in-sig₇-ge-en | I adorned it with lapis lazuli |
| 8 | x X-a-ta ba-an-gub-be₂-en | ... you stand. |
| 9 | x X X X X MA 2-bi niŋ₂ u₆ di ŋal₂-me-en | ... I am a two-sided ... |
| 10 | {ŋiš}šu-kar₂-zu dalla mah im-e₃ {ŋiš}tir šim {ŋiš}erin-na-gin₇ | Your šukar prayer is exalted, like the scent of cedar |
| 11 | {ŋiš}ma-gid₂-zu ni-ir-ki a-gar₃ ab-sin₂ ŋal₂ taka₄-a he₂-ŋal₂ še gu-nu | Your scepter is a nirki-demon, a field of furrows may it be brought out, may it bring out the barley. |
| 12 | su-din-zu dungu sir₂-zu | Your sheepfold is a heap of dust. |
| 13 | X an-na gu₂ teš₂ la₂-a-me-en | I am the one who is bound by the neck of heaven |
| 14 | {ŋeš}erin₂-zu-ta {ŋiš}rab₃ mah-zu nu-e₃ erim₂ šu ri-ri-me-en | From your cedar tree, your supreme reed stalks will not come out, you are the one who encircles the enemy |
| 15 | {ŋiš}gag sa₁₁ la₂-zu sa-par₄ gal nu₂-a an ki-ta la₂-a-me-en | You are the one who buys things, who sleeps in a great net, from heaven and earth. |
| 16 | X-zu gu₂ peš-a X-me-en | ... you are ... |
| 18 | x ZU A AB DU x-e-me-en | I am ... |
| 19 | {ŋiš}saŋ-kul huš-ba ši-ik-šu ki X | a reddish sakul stone |
| 20 | x-ka-a sig₁₀-ga-zu kur erim₂ gam-gam-e-me-en | Your ... is a hostile land. |
| 21 | x {ŋiš}saŋ-kul huš-ba-zu x X-me-en | You are the ... of your fierce sakul drum |
| 28 | sahar-gi₄-zu {d}utu an-ur₂ x SU ŋiri₃ e₂ nam x | Your sahargi drum, Utu, ... the horizon, the inner city, the house of ... |
| 29 | saŋ-ki sahar-gi₄-zu he₂-du₇ x A X X TE dib-ba-me-en | May your sahar-reed be perfect ... I am. |
| 30 | a₂-šita₄-a-zu {d}nanna an-šag₄-ga hi-li du₈-du₈-me-en | Your shepherd Nanna, you are full of loveliness in the midst of heaven. |
| 31 | {ŋiš}gag-a-zu za-ra kar₂ X X X a-ŋi₆ sur-sur-re-me-en | I am the one who ... your breast for you, a reed mat ... |
| 32 | e₂-su-lum-ma-zu usan₃ X x X anše{i-še₃} zi-zi-i-X-me-en{zi-zi} | Your Esulum temple ... you are the one who raises the donkey |
| 33 | {ŋiš}DUB-zu {sa}šu₂-uš-gal ba₉-ra₂ erim₂-du nu-e₃-me-en | Your tablet is a šu’usgal-container, but you are not an enemy. |
| 34 | gaba-ŋal₂-zu me mah nam-nun-na-kam gal-bi kiŋ₂-kiŋ₂-ŋa₂-me-en | You are the one who makes supreme the divine powers of princeliness in the universe |
| 35 | {u₂}|KI.KAL|-zu ur-saŋ-e-ne teš₂-ba du₇-du₇-me-en | I am the one who makes your path perfect among the heroes |
| 36 | gab₂-il₂-zu gud-ab₂ a₂ kalag-ga niŋ₂ dugud il₂-il₂-me-en | You are the one who raises your chest high, carrying a powerful arm, |
| 37 | šag₄-sud-zu ŋuruš sul-sul-e-ne gu₂-da la₂-la₂-me-en | You are the one who binds your limbs with the šulsul drums |
| 38 | da-da-zu ki x teš₂-a X X-me-en | Your Dada ... together |
| 39 | ŋiri₃-gub-zu x X X-me-en | You are the ... of your station. |
| 40 | {ŋiš}gu-za-zu X-me-en | I am the throne bearer |
| 62 | ud-ba {d}iš-me-{d}da-gan x x | At that time, Išme-Dagan |
| 63 | lugal-a-ni {d}en-lil₂-ra {ŋiš}gigir-e | for his master Enlil a chariot |
| 64 | kug-babbar kug-sig₁₇ {na₄}za-gin₃-na šu mu-na-ni-tag | He presented him with silver, gold, and lapis lazuli. |
| 65 | sa-gid₂-da-am₃ | it is a sagida |
| sa-jara B, | ||
| 66 | ezen gal-a-ni šu du₇-a {ŋiš}gigir-ra ŋiri₃-ni gub-gub-ba-ni-ta | When he made his great festival perfect, when he set up his chariot |
| 67 | ama {d}nin-lil₂ nitalam-ma-ni gu₂-da mu-ni-in-la₂ | The mother of Ninlil, his spouse, stretched out a net for him. |
| 68 | {d}nin-urta ur-saŋ kalag-ga-ni | Ninurta, his mighty warrior |
| 69 | {d}a-nun-na ki {d}en-lil₂-la₂-ka egir-ra-a-ni im-us₂ | The Anuna, in the place of Enlil, followed behind him. |
| 70 | {ŋiš}gigir nim-gin₇ ŋir₂-ŋir₂-re x x mur ša₄-bi dug₃-ga-am₃ | Like a chariot flying like lightning, its ... is sweet. |
| 71 | dur₃{ur₃}-a-ni erin₂-na la₂-am₃ | his young donkeys were cut down in the army. |
| 72 | {d}en-lil₂ {ŋiš}gigir ba mah-a-ni-a zalag-ga-ni na-e₃ | Enlil, his exalted chariot, his shining one, came out. |
| 73 | ŋiškim-til₃ a-a-na {d}nin-urta-ke₄ har-ra-an mu-na-ab-sag₉-ge | “At the end of the day, father Ninurta makes the road pleasant for him. |
| 74 | ki ur₅ sag₉-ge ki a nam tar-ra im-ma-ti-a-ra | For the one who has chosen a beautiful place, a place where fates are determined, |
| 75 | lugal X X kug-ta nam-ta-an-e₃ ezen na-mu-un-ŋar | The king should not come out from the silver, he should not enter the festival. |
| 81 | x šag₄ hul₂ X X | ... joyful ... |
| 82 | x X {ŋiš}šu-kar₂ gana₂ X-še₃ um-ta-a-e₃-a-am₃ | ... he has gone out to the field ... |
| 83 | {ŋiš}al-e {ŋiš}apin-e ŋiš nam-erin₂ a-da-min₃ ha-mu-ra-an-e | May the hoe, the plow, and the troops gather together for you. |
| 84 | lugal-e inim {d}en-lil₂-la₂-še₃ ŋizzal ba-ši-in-ak | The king acted in accordance with Enlil's command. |
| 85 | {d}nin-urta-ke₄ {ŋiš}apin kug-ge si nam-mi-in-sa₂ gana₂ zid na-ur₁₁-ru | Ninurta placed a pure plow in it, a fertile field should be cultivated. |
| 86 | guru₇-du₆ guru₇-maš {d}en-lil₂-la₂-ke₄ | the silo of Enlil's silos, |
| 87 | gu₂ gur-gur-ru-de₃ numun zid na-mu-ŋar | In order to bind the necks, one should not scatter the true seed. |
| 88 | šul ur-saŋ e₂-kur za-gin₃-na saŋ il₂-la mu-un-kur₉ | The hero entered the lapis lazuli Ekur. |
| 89 | en {d}nin-urta-ke₄ {d}en-lil₂-ra sizkur mu-na-ab-be₂ | The lord Ninurta spoke to Enlil a sizkur prayer |
| 90 | {d}iš-me-{d}da-gan sipad šu du₇-a unu₆ ŋiri₃-za sig₉-ga-ra | For Išme-Dagan, the shepherd whose hand is perfect, in your beautiful sanctuary |
| 91 | lugal {ŋiš}gigir-ra ma-ra-an-dim₂-ma-ra igi zid bar-mu-un-še | For the king who has made a chariot for you, look faithfully at him |
| 92 | {d}inana dumu gal ki aŋ₂-zu nitalam-še₃ šum₂-mu-an | Inana, the great child of the place of Azu, the spouse of the young man |
| 93 | ud ul-še₃ gu₂-da ha-mu-ri-in-la₂ | May the days of distant days be long upon me. |
| 94 | hi-li niŋ₂ ku₇-ku₇-da ur₂ kug | whose allure is sweet, whose aura is pure, |
| 95 | nam-til₃ si-a-na ud ha-ba-ni-ib-su₃-re₆ | May he prolong the days of his life. |
| 96 | sa-ŋar-ra-am₃ | It is a sabar. |
| 97 | tigi {d}en-lil₂-la₂-kam | It is the tigi of Enlil |
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