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A šir-namgala to Ninisina for Lipit-Eštar (Lipit-Eštar E) (Q000485)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A šir-namgala to Ninisina for Lipit-Eštar (Lipit-Eštar E) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000485 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Ur |
| Coordinates | 30.9607, 46.1063 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| cagbatuku A, | ||
| 1 | {d}nin-i₃-si-na dumu gal an-na e₂-gi₄-a gal nir gub-bu | Ninisina, the great daughter of An, the bride who is a great hero stationed |
| 2 | {d}li-pi₂-it-eš₄-tar₂ u₂-a-zu he₂-am₃ e-ne-ra mu-na-an-dug₄ | Lipit-Eštar, may he be your provider for him. |
| 3 | šag₄-ba-tuku-am₃ | It is a šagbatuku |
| 4 | ka-ta e₃-a-ni {d}en-lil₂-la₂-še₃ | his coming out from the mouth of Enlil |
| 5 | {d}nin-i₃-si-na-ka-še₃ ŋeštug₂ ba-ši-in-gub sun₅-na-bi mu-na-ni-ib-gi₄-gi₄ | To Ninisina he dressed himself and returned it to her. |
| 6 | a-a {d}en-lil₂ diŋir mu pa e₃ i-bi₂ mu-lil₂-la₂-še₃ | Father Enlil, the dibir temple, whose name has been proclaimed, to the face of Mullil |
| 7 | en X X me-zu me-a umuš a₂ aŋ₂-zu a₂ aŋ₂-ta KAL | Lord ..., where is your strength? Your strength is great! |
| 8 | sipad zid šag₄ |PA.NIM| šag₄ da-ba | The righteous shepherd, the ... of the land, the one who is to speak |
| 9 | x u₃-mu-un {d}li-pi₂-it-eš₄-tar₂-ra | ... lord Lipit-Eštar |
| 10 | x X X SI BA u₃-mu-ni-in-ze₂-eŋ₃ | ... he gave it to him. |
| 11 | x X x-ra-ab-sug₂-e | ... stands for you. |
| 12 | x HI ki-tuš uŋ₃ mu-ni-in-ŋar su kalam-ma mu-e-dug₃ | He made the ... of the dwelling shine forth, he made the people of the land happy. |
| 13 | igi nam-til₃-la-zu mu-un-ši-bar na-aŋ₂ zid tar-mu-ni-ib | Look upon me with your life-giving eyes, so that I may speak the truth to you |
| 14 | ki-ru-gu₂ 3-kam-ma | It is the third song. |
| 15 | {d}nu-nam-nir nun {d}li-pi₂-it-eš₄-tar₂-ra nam-til₃ ud su₃-ra₂ saŋ-e-eš rig₇-ba-ab | Nunamnir, prince of Lipit-Eštar, grant me a long life! |
| 16 | ŋiš-gi₄-ŋal₂-bi-im | It is an extispicy |
| 17 | inim dug₄-ga {d}nin-isin₂{si}-na-ka-še₃ | to the favorable words of Nininsina |
| 18 | kur gal {d}en-lil₂-le ŋeštug₂ ba-ši-in-gub | Great Mountain Enlil wore a cloak |
| 19 | lugal-ra gu₃ zid mu-na-an-de₂-e nam mu-ni-ib-tar-re | He spoke to the king and determined a fate for him. |
| 20 | {d}li-pi₂-it-eš₄-tar₂ mu pad₃-da-ŋu₁₀-me-en uŋ₃-ŋa₂ saŋ mi-ni-in-il₂ | Lipit-Eštar, you are the one whose name was proclaimed, raised up the heavens. |
| 21 | zi-ŋal₂-e ama a-a ugu-bi-gin₇ igi-bi he₂-en-ši-ŋal₂-le-eš | They shall cast it upon the mother, the father who begot her like a child. |
| 22 | kalag-ga saŋ en₃ tar e₂-kur-ra ensi₂ eš₃ mah-a | the powerful one, the one who inquires after the Ekur, ruler of the supreme shrine |
| 23 | u₄-ta-u₁₈-lu ki šen-šen-na-ka a₂-tah-zu he₂-am₃ | May you be your helper in the storm, in the midst of the darkness. |
| 24 | hul-du-zu sim{mušen}-gin₇ ha-ra-ur₄-ru zar-re-eš ha-ra-ab-sal-e | May your evil be released like a snake for you, may it be scattered for you. |
| 25 | ki-ru-gu₂ 4-kam-ma | It is the fourth song. |
| 26 | nun {d}li-pi₂-it-eš₄-tar₂ {d}nu-nam-nir-ra | prince Lipit-Eštar, Nunamnir |
| 27 | en dug₄-ga nu-kur₂-ru-de₃ uŋ₃ šar₂-ra-ba mu-ni im-mi-mah | To the lord who does not change the good deed, his name is supreme |
| 28 | ŋiš-gi₄-ŋal₂-bi-im | It is an extispicy |
| unknown F, | ||
| 29 | {d}en-lil₂-me-en an-še₃ il₂-me-en ki-še₃ en me šar₂-me-en | I am Enlil, I am elevated to the sky, to the earth I am the lord of the divine powers, |
| 30 | {d}li-pi₂-it-eš₄-tar₂ nam dug₃ mi-ni-ib-tar-re niŋ₂ nu-kur₂-ru he₂-am₃ | Lipit-Eštar has decreed a good fate for you, may it be an unalterable fate. |
| 31 | šir₃-nam-gala {d}nin-i₃-si-na-ke₄ | the širnamgala of Ninisina, |
Sources & licences
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