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A praise poem of Lipit-Eštar (Lipit-Eštar B) (Q000482)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A praise poem of Lipit-Eštar (Lipit-Eštar B) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000482 |
| 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 | {d}li-pi₂-it-eš₄-tar₂ lugal saŋ il₂ nun barag-ga | Lipit-Eštar, king who raises up the prince on the dais |
| 2 | he₂-du₇ {ŋiš}isimu₂{sar} nam-lugal-la | the perfect one, the kingship plant |
| 3 | {d}utu-gin₇ du še-er-zid kalam-ma | like Utu, who makes the land tremble |
| 4 | nam-nun-še₃ mah me gal-la u₅ | The supreme princeliness of the great mes |
| 5 | ub-da 4 uŋ₃ ki ŋar-ra | 4 ubda squares 4 ½ |
| 6 | še-ga {d}en-lil₂-la₂ {d}nin-lil₂-le ki aŋ₂ | The one who reveres Enlil, Ninlil |
| 7 | šul zid igi gun₃ barag-ga tum₂-ma | True hero with bright eyes, fitting for the dais |
| 8 | men aga zid saŋ me-te-ŋal₂ | a crown with a good crown, firmly established, |
| šibir šu du₈ saŋ gig₂-ga du₇ | Hand-lifting scepter, perfect in strength and strength | |
| 10 | nun {d}li-pi₂-it-eš₄-tar₂ dumu {d}en-lil₂-la₂ sipad igi-ŋal₂-tuku | prince Lipit-Eštar, son of Enlil, the shepherd who watches over |
| 11 | uŋ₃ lah₅-lah₅-e ŋissu dug₃-ga ud IŠ-e ni₂ dub₂-bu | “If he slips through the cracks, if he is ill, he will be afflicted by fear. |
| 12 | en alim mah an-ne₂ ki aŋ₂ | Lord, exalted bison of heaven, creator of the earth, |
| 13 | ŋiškim-til₃-zu-um ama {d}nin-lil₂-la₂ | Biškimtilum, the mother of Ninlil |
| 14 | {d}li-pi₂-it-eš₄-tar₂ a₂ nun hu-mu-te-ŋal₂ | Lipit-Eštar, may the princely powers be carried off. |
| 15 | ka lal₃-gin₇ dug₃ mu ka-ge du₇ | The mouth is sweet like honey, the breath is sweet. |
| 16 | šag₄-ge de₆-a dam {d}inana | the one who is to be carried off, spouse of Inana |
| 17 | {d}en-ki-ke₄ ŋeštug₂ daŋal saŋ-e-eš rig₇-ga | Enki has presented a šutu-garment for the carrying of sab offerings |
| 18 | {d}nisaba munus ul-la gun₃-a | Nisaba, the exalted woman |
| 19 | munus zid dub-sar nin niŋ₂-nam zu | The righteous woman, the scribe, the lady who knows herself |
| 20 | si-zu im-ma si ba-ni-in-sa₂ | Your horns are placed in a clay pot, |
| 21 | šag₄ dub-ba-ka gu-šum₂ mi-ni-in-sag₉-sag₉ | He made the šaĝ-tablets favorable |
| 22 | gi-dub-ba kug-sig₁₇-ka šu mu-ni-in-gun₃ | He decorated it with gold reed mats |
| 23 | gi-1(diš)-nindan eš₂-gana₂ za-gin₃ | a reed mat for a lapis lazuli field |
| 24 | ŋiš-as₄-lum le-um igi-ŋal₂ šum₂-mu {d}nisaba-ke₄ šu daŋal ma-ra-an-dug₄ | “Išḫāslum, the eye-witness of Nisaba, the hand of the eyewitness, was pleasing to you. |
| 25 | {d}li-pi₂-it-eš₄-tar₂ dumu {d}en-lil₂-la₂-me-en | Lipit-Eštar, you are the son of Enlil |
| 26 | niŋ₂-zid niŋ₂-gen₆-na pa bi₂-e-e₃ | He made it appear as if it were a dream, an oath. |
| 27 | en sag₉-zu an-zag-še₃ na-dul | Your good lord should not be covered on the horizon |
| 28 | {d}li-pi₂-it-eš₄-tar₂ lugal umuš gal-gal-la ad gi₄-gi₄ | Lipit-Eštar, king of the great wisdom, counsellor |
| 29 | inim-ma nu-kuš₂-u₃ gal-zu ka-aš bar uŋ₃-e si sa₂ | Your wise word is one that does not tire |
| 30 | ŋeštug₂ daŋal niŋ₂-nam gal-le-eš zu | You are the one who knows how to carry a scepter of greatness |
| 31 | di kur-kur-ra-ke₄ si sa₂-sa₂-e-de₃ | to make the omens of all the lands right, |
| 32 | inim šag₄-ga ŋal₂-la lul zid-bi mu-e-zu | You know the false and righteous words spoken in the open country |
| 33 | {d}li-pi₂-it-eš₄-tar₂ lu₂-erim₂-ra guru₅-uš mu-e-ta-ab-ed₂-de₃-en | Lipit-Eštar, you are to be greeted by the enemy |
| 34 | ka šer₇-da-ka ŋiri₃ saga₁₁ dug₄ lu₂ zi-zi-i mu-e-zu | In the mouth of the wild cow, you know how to make the good biru-flour known to the rising man |
| 35 | nam-tag dugud ka garaš₂-kam lu₂ til-le mu-ni-in-zu | The one who knows how to end the heavy sins of the mouth |
| 36 | a₂-tuku sa gaz nu-mu-un-ši-ak-e | (Sum) The one who has power, he cannot escape (Akk) The powerful one, the one who cannot escape, cannot escape |
| 37 | kalag-ga sig₉-ga še₂₉-eš₂ nu-mu-un-ak-e | The strong one, the good one, does not act kindly |
| 38 | niŋ₂-si-sa₂ ki-en-gi ki-uri-a mu-ni-ŋar | In Sumer and Akkad he set up a nīšiš. |
| 39 | su kalam-ma mu-dug₃ | he satisfied the flesh of the land. |
| 40 | {d}li-pi₂-it-eš₄-tar₂ lugal i₃-si-in{ki}-na lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri-me-en | Lipit-Eštar king of Isin and king in Sumer and Akkad am I. |
| 41 | nibru{ki}-še₃ dub sar-re-me-en | I am the scribe of Nippur. |
| 42 | e₂-kur-re e₂ {d}en-lil₂-la₂-še₃ {d}li-pi₂-it-eš₄-tar₂ saŋ us₂-bi za-e-me-en | To the Ekur, the house of Enlil, Lipit-Eštar, you are its foundation. |
| 43 | {d}en-lil₂ {d}nin-lil₂-ra ki aŋ₂ šag₄-ba-me-en | For Enlil and Ninlil I am the one who makes the earth tremble |
| 44 | ur-saŋ {d}nin-urta maškim kalag-ga-zu-um | hero Ninurta, your mighty guardian |
| 45 | {d}nuska sukkal-mah a₂-tah inim-ma-zu-um | Nuska, the supreme vizier, your word |
| 46 | išib keš₃{ki}-še₃ {d}nin-tur₅-re zid-de₃-eš pad₃-da-me-en | I am the one chosen by Nintur in Keš |
| 47 | urim₂{ki}-še₃ ŋal₂-la šul ŋiš tuku {d}suen-na-me-en | In Urim, I am the one who has the strength of a bull, Suen |
| 48 | {d}en-ki-ke₄ eridug{ki}-ta aga zid šum₂-ma-me-en | Enki, you are the true crown from Eridug |
| 49 | ki unug{ki}-ga kug {d}inana-ra {d}li-pi₂-it-eš₄-tar₂ hi-li šag₄-ga-na-me-en | I am Lipit-Eštar of the land of Uruk, the silver of Inana, his allure |
| 50 | {d}nin-i₃-si-in-na-ke₄ i₃-si-in{ki}-na barag mah-zu mi-ni-in-ri | Ninisina has adorned Isin with your supreme dais |
| 51 | i-lu šag₄-ga mu bal sag₉-ga | The lament of the open country is a good name |
| 52 | nun-e nun uru₁₆ dirig gal mah-bi | The prince, the prince who surpasses the city, whose greatness is supreme |
| 53 | ad-da-zu {d}iš-me-{d}da-gan lugal kalam-ma-ke₄ | Your father Išme-Dagan, the king of the land |
| 54 | {ŋiš}gu-za-na suhuš-bi mu-ra-an-ge-en | He established the foundations of his throne for you |
| 55 | inim dug₄-ga an {d}en-lil₂-la₂-ta | by the good word of An and Enlil |
| du₁₇ nim kur-kur-ra si-a mu-ni-in-ŋar mu-e-ni-ŋar | He made the thunder of all the lands bow down, he made it bow down. | |
| 57 | {d}li-pi₂-it-eš₄-tar₂ dumu {d}en-lil₂-la₂-me-en | Lipit-Eštar, you are the son of Enlil |
| 58 | niŋ₂-gen₆-na-zu ka-ga₁₄ mi-ni-in-ŋal₂ | He has carried your aura into the mouth |
| za₃-mi₂-zu e₂-dub-ba-a-ka im mu-e-ni-dug₄-dug₄ im-e nam-da₁₃-da₁₃ | When you praise your name in the scribal school, the clay is heaped up. The clay is to be poured out. | |
| 60 | dub-sar-re a-le he₂-em-ši-ak-e gal-le-eš he₂-i-i | May the scribe do what he deems best, may he be wise. |
| 61 | ar₂-zu e₂-dub-ba-a-ka muš₃ nam-ba-an-tum₂-mu | Do not bring snakes into the school |
| 62 | sipad gu₂-tuku šul dumu {d}en-lil₂-la₂ | shepherd who trusts in the strength of Enlil, |
| 63 | {d}li-pi₂-it-eš₄-tar₂ za₃-mi₂ | Lipit-Eštar, praise! |
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