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A tigi to Enki for Ur-Ninurta (Ur-Ninurta B) (Q000491)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A tigi to Enki for Ur-Ninurta (Ur-Ninurta B) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000491 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | uncertain |
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 | en me galam-ma umuš ki ŋar-ra šag₄ su₃-ud niŋ₂-nam zu | Lord of the gala mes, creator of the distant place, who knows a long life, |
| 2 | {d}en-ki ŋeštug₂ daŋal mas-su mah {d}a-nun-na-ke₄-ne | Enki, the scepter of the great masu priests of the Anuna gods |
| 3 | gal-an-zu tu₆ ŋar inim-ma sig₁₀-ga eš-bar-ra igi ŋal₂ | Your wise one, who sees the incantation of favorable words, who looks at the decision |
| 4 | sa₂ pad₃-de₃ ud e₃-ta ud šu₂-uš-še₃ ŋalga šum₂-mu | To find the right place, from sunrise to moonset, <it is favorable>. |
| 5 | {d}en-ki en dug₄-ga zid-zid-da me-teš₂-e ga-a-i-i | I want to praise Enki, the steadfast lord, |
| 6 | a-a-zu an lugal en numun i-i uŋ₃ ki ŋar-ŋar-ra | Your father, An, king, lord, seed ... |
| 7 | me an ki saŋ keše₂-bi-še₃ ma-ra-an-sig₁₀ nun-bi-še₃ mu-un-il₂-en | I have raised up the divine powers of heaven and earth as high as a net for you, I raised up their princes. |
| 8 | {id₂}idigna {id₂}buranuna ka kug-bi du₈-u₃ niŋ₂ giri₁₇-zal si-si | The Tigris and Euphrates, whose mouths are pure, are filled with joy. |
| 9 | dungu sir₂-re a he₂-ŋal₂-la šum₂-mu a-gar₃-ra šeŋ₃-šeŋ₃ | May the širru-flood carry water, may the grass grow in the meadows |
| 10 | {d}ezina₂ ab-sin₂-na saŋ il₂-il₂-i u₂-šim edin-na TAR x X | Ezina, raised up in the furrows, ... in the steppe |
| 11 | pu₂-{ŋiš}kiri₆ lal₃ ŋeštin ki tag-ga tir-gin₇ sud-sud-e | So that the orchards with honey and wine are planted like a forest, |
| 12 | an lugal diŋir-re-e-ne-ke₄ a₂-bi mu-e-da-a-aŋ₂ | An, king of the intertwined lands, you know its power. |
| 13 | {d}en-lil₂-le mu mah saŋ-kug-ŋal₂ ni₂ gal gur₃-ru-ni | Enlil fashioned his supreme name with great fearsomeness. |
| 14 | šu ma-ra-an-ba en niŋ₂-nam u₃-tud {d}en-lil₂ ban₃-da-me-en | Whose hand was given to me, lord who bore me, I am the eldest son of Enlil |
| 15 | an ki-a dili-ni diŋir-ra-am₃ dub-us₂-a-ni za-e-me-en | You are the one who divides heaven and earth in a single battle. |
| 16 | e-ne-gin₇ nam sig igi-nim-ma tar-tar-re šu-zu-še₃ ša-mu-u₈-ŋar | As if fate were to be determined in front of the stars, may it be released from your hand |
| 17 | eš-bar zid ka-ta e₃-a-zu uru₂{+ru} dib-ba-am₃ | Your true decision coming forth from the mouth is passing by the city |
| 18 | {d}sa₂-bar-a kur-zag til-la-aš uŋ₃ daŋal dur₂-ru-na-ba | When Sabara, who is finishing the lands, sits on the throne |
| 19 | gu₇ naŋ-bi-še₃ im-da-kuš₂-u₃-de₃-en a-a zid-bi za-e | I am tired of eating because of this, you are its true father. |
| 20 | en diŋir-bi-gin₇ nam-mah-zu me-teš₂ im-mi-i-i-ne | Lord, your greatness is praised like a rainbow |
| 21 | sa-gid₂-da-am₃ | it is a sagida |
| 22 | {d}nu-dim₂-mud {d}ur-{d}nin-urta-ra inim kug dug₄-ga mah-zu | For Nudimmud, Ur-Ninurta, your supreme and pure word |
| 23 | nir he₂-ŋal₂ gaba gi₄ na-an-tuku-tuku | May he carry an aura, may he not have a chest. |
| 24 | ŋiš-gi₄-ŋal₂-bi-im | It is an extispicy |
| sa-jara C, | ||
| 25 | en mah an ki-a zag bi₂-dib mu-zu pa bi₂-e₃ | The exalted lord passes by in heaven and earth and makes your name appear. |
| 26 | {d}en-ki me a-na ŋal₂-la mu-u₈-ur₄-ur₄ abzu-še₃ mu-u₈-ŋar | Enki, you bring the divine powers to an end, you make the Abzu tremble |
| 27 | ki-tuš kug šag₄-ge bi₂-pad₃-da-zu abzu eš₃ mah-a X X | When you have chosen your holy residence, the Abzu, the supreme shrine |
| 28 | me-bi me-a dirig ŋiš-hur-bi a-re-eš gub-ba-me-en | I am the one who stands by its divine powers, whose divine powers are supreme |
| 29 | ŋissu-bi ud e₃-ta ud šu-uš kur-kur-ra ši-im-dul | Its limbs are covered with a cloth from the storm, the storm that covers all the lands |
| 30 | ni₂ me-lem₄ muru₉ dugud-da-gin₇ an kug-ge ib₂-us₂ | Like a fearsome aura, he sat in holy heaven. |
| 31 | e₂-kur ki-tuš kug an {d}en-lil₂-la₂ su zig₃ im-du₈-du₈ | The Ekur, the holy residence of An and Enlil, is adorned with splendor |
| 32 | šag₄-ba ŋidru šum₂-mu me hal-hal-la diŋir gal-gal-e-ne-še₃ | In its midst, a reed-bed is the favorite of the great mes. |
| 33 | X numun šar₂-ra im-dim₂-e nam-lu₂-ulu₃ u₃-tud til₃-le i₃-ŋal₂ | ... fashioned the seed of the king. Humanity, born alive, carried off. |
| 34 | a-a {d}en-ki barag nam-tar-ra-za dur₂ ŋar-ra-zu-ne | Father Enki, when you sit on your dais of fate |
| 35 | sa-ŋar-ra-am₃ | It is a sabar. |
| unknown D, | ||
| 36 | lugal {d}en-lil₂-le nir šum₂-ma {d}ur-{d}nin-urta-ke₄ | The king whom Enlil chosen with the authority of Ur-Ninurta |
| 37 | e₂ ŋeštug₂-ga nam-gal-an-zu dirig-še₃ niŋin ŋal₂-la-za | In your house of garments, your greatness is surpassing, |
| 38 | ŋal₂ u₃-bi₂-in-taka₄ saŋ gig₂-ga mas-su gal-bi he₂-em | (Sum) He has slain him, may he be afflicted with a bitter sickness (Akk) He slackened himself, he is affligated with an ill health |
| 39 | su zig₃ me-te nam-diŋir-ra ur-mah nam-lugal-la | The one with a raised brow, the lion of kingship, |
| 40 | niŋ₂ šu dug₄-ga ud saŋ-ŋa₂-na til₃-la-še₃ pa e₃-ni-ib | May he make a favorable decision concerning his well-being today |
| 41 | gu₂-un dugud a-ab-ba sig igi-nim-ma saŋ-e-eš u₃-mu-e-ni-rig₇ | I presented to him a heavy (?) talent of water from the sea in front of him. |
| 42 | {d}ur-{d}nin-urta-ke₄ he₂-ni-ib-ku₄-ku₄ e₂-kur za-gin₃-še₃ | Ur-Ninurta may he enter, to the lapis lazuli Ekur |
| 43 | {d}en-lil₂-le igi hul₂-hul₂-la-ni e-ne-ra u₃-mu-un-ši-in-bar | Enlil looked at him with pleasure. |
| 44 | bal-a-na ud dug₃ mu giri₁₇-zal nam-til₃-la ha-ma-ab-tah-e | In his reign, may a good day, a joyful year of life be extended for me. |
| 45 | a-a {d}en-ki nam-gal ni₂ ri-a ka-ge dib-ba-zu-uš | Father Enki, your speaking with great fearsomeness |
| 46 | {d}a-nun-na diŋir šeš-zu-ne he₂-me-da-hul₂-hul₂-le-eš | May the Anuna rejoice with you when you cross the river |
| 47 | dumu an-na mah nir-ŋal₂-bi tuku za₃-mi₂-zu dug₃-ga-am₃ | The exalted child of An, whose aura is pleasing, your praise is sweet. |
| 48 | tigi {d}en-ki-ka₃-kam | It is the tigi of Enki. |
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