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An adab to An for Lipit-Eštar (Lipit-Eštar C) (Q000483)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | An adab to An for Lipit-Eštar (Lipit-Eštar C) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000483 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| barsud A, | ||
| 1 | en mah zag dib me galam u₁₈-ru | The supreme lord, the one who crosses the boundary of the mes, the exalted one, |
| 2 | pa-bil₂-ga en-en-e-ne | the lords of Pabilga |
| 3 | bar-sud-am₃ | It is a barsud. |
| cagbatuku B, | ||
| 4 | saŋ il₂ dirig ninda₂ numun i-i | who raises up the heaps of grain, who heaps up seed |
| 5 | mu idim ni₂ gal-le-eš ri-a | year: “The god with the great fearsomeness |
| 6 | mah dug₄-ga-ni sag₂ di nu-zu | His exalted splendor does not know how to turn back. |
| 7 | kur me sikil-la ni₂ mu-ni-in-guru₃ | The mountain of pure mes he entrusted to him. |
| 8 | barag gal-la dur₂ im-mi-in-ŋar | He sat on the great dais. |
| 9 | an lugal diŋir-re-e-ne-ke₄ | An, king of the intertwined world, |
| 10 | šag₄-ba-tuku-am₃ | It is a šagbatuku |
| cagbatuku C, | ||
| 11 | igi zid su₃-ra₂-še₃ mu-un-ši-in-bar | He looked at you with a long-lasting face |
| 12 | nun {d}li-pi₂-it-eš₄-tar₂-ra igi zid mu-ši-in-bar | Prince Lipit-Eštar looked faithfully at him. |
| 13 | nam-til₃ su₃-ra₂-še₃ mu-na-an-šum₂ | he gave him as a long-lasting life |
| 14 | nun {d}li-pi₂-it-eš₄-tar₂-ra nam-til₃ su₃-ra₂-še₃ mu-na-an-šum₂ | Prince Lipit-Eštar gave him as his own life. |
| 15 | an-na dug₄-ga-ni inim ki-bi-še₃ ŋar-ra | In heaven, his utterance is the word of the earth |
| 16 | diŋir na-me saŋ la-ba-ab-šum₂-mu | There is no intertwined court, there is no dividing line |
| 17 | {d}a-nun-na diŋir kilib₃-ba-bi | The Anuna, all of the cult centers |
| 18 | ki nam tar-re-da gu₂ mu-na-si-si-eš | They roared at the place where fates are to be decided |
| 19 | šag₄-ba-tuku-am₃ | It is a šagbatuku |
| barsud D, | ||
| 20 | me gal-gal-la pa mu-ni-in-e₃ | He made the great mes manifest. |
| 21 | diŋir an-na mu-na-sug₂-ge-eš | They stood in the ‘Bird of Heaven’ |
| 22 | bar-sud 2-kam-ma | It is the second barsud. |
| sa-gida E, | ||
| 23 | ŋiš-hur-bi si mu-ni-ib-sa₂-sa₂ | he arranged its “finger-nail’. |
| diŋir ki-a mu-na-gam-e-eš mu-na-dur₂-ru-ne-eš | They brought the Ibir into the earth, they sat down for him. | |
| 25 | me mah-a me saŋ-ki-a-ba | In its supreme cosmic powers, in its pure cosmic powers |
| 26 | nam-lugal niŋ₂ kal-kal-la-am₃ | The kingship is a mighty thing |
| 27 | {d}li-pi₂-it-eš₄-tar₂ dumu {d}en-lil₂-la₂-ra | for Lipit-Eštar, son of Enlil |
| 28 | an gal-e saŋ-e-eš mu-ni-in-rig₇ | Great An presented it to him. |
| 29 | sa-gid₂-da-am₃ | it is a sagida |
| 30 | an gal-am₃ diŋir pa e₃ gal-am₃ | An is great, Ibir emerges, it is great. |
| an u₁₈-ru lugal {d}li-pi₂-it-eš₄-tar₂-ra ŋiškim-til₃-la-ni na-nam mah-di | An, the mighty one, king Lipit-Eštar, is indeed his exalted companion. | |
| ŋiš-gi₄-ŋal₂-bi-im ŋiš-gi₄-ŋal₂ sa-gid₂-da-bi-im | It is an incantation, it is a recitation. | |
| sa-jara G, | ||
| 33 | an-e šag₄ gu₂-bi gi₄-a-na lugal mu-ni-in-pad₃ | An chose him as his king in the midst of his storm |
| 34 | šag₄-bal-bal nam-lugal-la-ra gu₃ zid mu-na-an-de₂ | He spoke to the šagbalbal priest of kingship: |
| 35 | {d}li-pi₂-it-eš₄-tar₂ a₂ šum₂-ma-ŋu₁₀-me-en gu₂ an-še₃ he₂-zig₃ | Lipit-Eštar, you are the one who gives orders, raise your neck to heaven! |
| 36 | ud gu₃ di saŋ-bi zi-zi-gin₇ su zig₃ he₂-me-da-ri | May the storm, whose voice rises like a rising wind, rise high! |
| 37 | gu₂-erim₂-ŋal₂ kur nu-še-ga-zu u₁₈-lu-zu he₂-em-dul | Your enemy who does not conquer the foreign lands, may your storm cover them. |
| 38 | niŋ₂-si-sa₂ ki-en-gi ki-uri mu-ni-ŋar su kalam-ma mu-dug₃ | He conquered Sumer and Akkad in fear, he satisfied the flesh of the land. |
| 39 | {d}li-pi₂-it-eš₄-tar₂ dumu {d}en-lil₂-la₂ ud-gin₇ dalla he₂-ni-e₃ | Lipit-Eštar, son of Enlil, may he shine like daylight. |
| 40 | iri a₂-dam maš-gana₂ ki ŋar-ra gu₃ teš₂ hu-mu-ra-ab-sig₁₀ | May the city, the settlement, and the field tremble together for you |
| 41 | uŋ₃ saŋ gig₂-ga u₈-gin₇ lu-a us₂ zid hu-mu-ra-ab-sig₉-ge₅ | May he ... for you a furious wind like a ewe on the right side. |
| 42 | {d}li-pi₂-it-eš₄-tar₂ kur ki su₃-ra₂-še₃ lugal-bi he₂-me-en | Lipit-Eštar, may you be its king in the distant land. |
| 43 | {ŋiš}gu-za mah nam-nun-na he₂-du₇ gi₁₆-sa nam-lugal-la | The supreme throne of princeliness, fitting for the treasure of kingship |
| 44 | {d}en-lil₂-le zid-de₃-eš ma-ra-an-šum₂ suhuš-bi hu-mu-ra-ab-sig₁₀ | Enlil has faithfully provided for you, may he make its foundation firm for you |
| 45 | {d}suen aga saŋ-za mi-ni-in-ga-na muš₃ nam-ba-an-tum₂-mu | Sîn, when you have adorned your crown with it, do not take hold of it |
| 46 | {d}en-ki-ke₄ me nam-nun-na-ka še-er-ka-an hu-mu-ra-ni-in-dug₄ | Enki made the divine powers of princeliness perfect for you. |
| 47 | {d}inana tug₂ nam-nun-na-ka za-e-da hu-mu-X-de₃-gub | May Inana stand with you in the garment of princeliness. |
| 48 | {d}udug sag₉-ga {d}lamma e₂-kur-ra he₂-me-da-sug₂-sug₂-ge-eš | May the good udug and protective deities stand with you in the Ekur. |
| 49 | nidba {ŋiš}ŋeštin ga il₂-la-zu šu he₂-em-da-ŋal₂-ŋal₂ | May he carry your libation of wine and milk with him. |
| 50 | dumu niŋ₂-dim₂-ma {d}en-lil₂-la₂-me-en niŋ₂ hu-mu-ra-ab-dug₃-dug₃ | I am a child created by Enlil, may it be pleasant for you. |
| 53 | sa-ŋar-ra-am₃ | It is a sabar. |
| 54 | diŋir ni₂ guru₃ šag₄-ge pad₃-da dumu {d}en-lil₂-la₂ niŋ₂ ha-ra-ab-gu-ul-gu-ul | May the dibir priestess, whose fearsomeness is found in the open country, the son of Enlil, rejoice for you |
| 55 | ŋiš-gi₄-ŋal₂-bi-im | It is an extispicy |
| uru I, | ||
| 56 | an-e dug₄-ga-ni nam dug₃ tar-ra-am₃ | An determines a good fate for him. |
| 57 | an gal-e dug₄-ga-ni nam dug₃ tar-ra-am₃ | The great An decides a good fate for him. |
| 58 | {d}li-pi₂-it-eš₄-tar₂ dumu {d}en-lil₂-la₂-ra šu x | Lipit-Eštar son of Enlil |
| 59 | u₁₉-ru₁₂-bi-im | It is its uru. |
| 60 | a-da-ab an-na-kam | It is an adab prayer of An. |
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