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A praise poem of Išme-Dagan (Išme-Dagan AA) (Q000476)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A praise poem of Išme-Dagan (Išme-Dagan AA) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000476 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | x-ta AN X x | from ... |
| 2 | x ma-ra-an-e₃ x | ... came out for you ... |
| 3 | x nam tar-re A x | ... deciding fate ... |
| 4 | x MU BI X barag gu-za mah kug-sig₁₇ tum₂-ma-am₃ X gal-bi ma-ra-ni-in-gub X x | ... the dais, the magnificent throne, suitable for gold, he set up for you ... |
| 5 | x-ge-bi inim sag₉-ge ki-en-gi ki-uri{ki}-še₃ X gaba-ba ma-ra-ni-in-sug₂-x | Its ..., the good word of Sumer and Akkad, stood before you |
| 6 | x-ge-bi a naŋ erim₂ e₂-kur-ra KA-KA nidba₂-ra-am₃ X ki-ba ma-ra-ni-in-sa₄-x | ... the enemy of the Ekur ... gave ... to you. |
| 7 | x im-mi-ib₂-X X X e₂-kur-ra til-e x X-ge-gin₇ ak X x | ... finished ... in the Ekur ... |
| 8 | x X ma-ra-x-X-da a₂ zid-za bi₂-in-gub x | ... stands at your right side. |
| 9 | x X {d}iškur X IN NU še e₂-kur-ra šu X la₂-bi x | Iškur ... the Ekur hand ... deficit |
| 10 | x gu-za mah-ba dur-ba ma-ra-an-gen₆ X x | ... in its supreme throne he brought it for you ... |
| 11 | x URUD X X mah ni₂ gal-le-eš ri-am₃ X | ... supreme ... with great fearsomeness |
| 12 | barag kug-za bi₂-in-x uŋ₃-e u₆ di-de₃ X | He ... the dais of your holy throne, ... admiring the sun. |
| 13 | kiŋ₂ gal unu₂ gal-za ud ul-le₂-a-še₃ sa₂-dug₄-še₃ ma-ra-ni-x X | In your great place, in your great dining hall, in distant days ... for you. |
| 14 | {ŋiš}mi-tum saŋ 50 ki-bal gul-gul-lu a₂ mah-zu-še₃ pad₃-da | The fifty rebel lands destroyed by your supreme strength |
| 15 | i₃-si-in{ki} iri nam-lugal-la-ka | In Isin, the city of kingship |
| 16 | {d}iš-me-{d}da-gan-e kiŋ₂ gal-eš₂ ma-ra-an-x | Išme-Dagan ... the great place for you |
| 17 | mu 50 ma-ra-an-sa₄ X | year 50 of Aransa, |
| 18 | nibru{ki} iri ul ki ŋar-ra-ba i₃-si-in{ki}-ta ma-ra-an-X X | Nippur, the ancient city, from Isin ... for you |
| 19 | e₂-šu-me-ša₄ ki-tuš mah ni₂ X x X | The Ešumeša temple, the supreme residence ... fearsomeness |
| 20 | kan₄ igi-šu-galam ki nam tar-re-dam | The gate of the Igi-šugalam, the place where fates are to be decided |
| 21 | u₆ di-de₃ ma-ra-an-x | To admire, ... for you. |
| 22 | {d}iš-me-{d}da-gan u₂-a nibru{ki}-a | Išme-Dagan, provider of Nippur |
| 23 | saŋ us₂ urim₂{ki}-ma | the border of Urim |
| 24 | ud-da gub eridug{ki}-ga | stationed daily in Eridug, |
| 25 | en unug{ki}-ga lugal i₃-si-in{ki}-na | lord of Uruk and king of Isin |
Sources & licences
- 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) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)
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