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An adab to Enlil for Būr-Suen (Būr-Suen B) (Q000498)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | An adab to Enlil for Būr-Suen (Būr-Suen B) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000498 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| unknown A, | ||
| 1 | x X an ki-še₃ dili-ni dib | ... passing by alone in heaven and earth |
| 2 | saŋ il₂ palil {d}a-nun-na-ke₄-ne | the one who raises the horns of the Anuna gods |
| 3 | ka-ta e₃-a-ni sag₂ nu-di | When he comes out of the mouth, he does not scatter. |
| 4 | {d}nu-nam-nir eš-bar dug₄-ga nu-kur₂-ru | Nunamnir, whose decision is unalterable |
| 5 | saŋ-kug-ŋal₂ ni₂ su zig₃ ri-a | The sa-kug-bal instrument, whose horns are raised high, |
| dili-a-ni-še₃ saŋ il₂ nun-gal-e-ne dili-a-ni il₂ saŋ-kal | In his alone he is the one who raises the princes, in his alone (he is) the one that sustains | |
| 7 | eš₃ nibru{ki} dur-an-ki-a-ka | In the shrine of Nippur, in Duranki |
| 8 | e₂-kur e₂ nam tar-tar-re-da | With the Ekur, the house where fates are determined, |
| 9 | e₂ kug za-gin₃-na dur₂ bi₂-in-ŋar | She sat down in the silver and lapis lazuli temple |
| 10 | ama {d}nin-lil₂ kur gal-da zag ša₄ | Mother Ninlil, the great mountain, |
| 11 | x x X-a-ni gu₂-da u₃-mu-ni-in-la₂ | ... stretched out his ... |
| 12 | x X inim mu-na-ab-dug₄-ge | ... speaks to him. |
| 13 | x šag₄-ge pad₃-da x | ... chosen by the demon |
| sa-jara B, | ||
| 1 | iri a₂ aŋ₂ x | City, labor of labor ... |
| 2 | zu₂ keše₂-bi x | its knots |
| 3 | {d}en-lil₂-me-en dug₄-ga-zu mah-am₃ | I am Enlil, your praise is supreme |
| 4 | diŋir na-me nu-mu-e-da-bur₂-re | There is no bīr-disease, it will not be released. |
| 5 | nam i-ri-tar pa e₃ ga-mu-ra-ab-dirig | I want to show you the fate that has been decreed! |
| 6 | nam-til₃-zu nam-til₃ ga-mu-ra-ab-tah | I want to prolong your life for you. |
| 7 | {d}utu-gin₇ ud-zu ga-ra-ab-sud-su₃-ud | Like Utu, I want to prolong your days for you |
| 8 | kur-kur-ra diŋir-bi za-e-me-en | You are intertwined in all the lands. |
| 9 | sa-ŋar-ra-am₃ | It is a sabar. |
| 10 | en nam tar-re-me-en {d}bur-{d}suen ŋiškim lugal mu-e-til₃-le-en | I am the en-priestess who determines fates, Bur-Sîn, the governor, the king, I live. |
| 11 | ŋiš-gi₄-ŋal₂-bi-im | It is an extispicy |
| uru D, | ||
| 12 | niŋ₂-zid niŋ₂-gen₆-na pa bi₂-a-e₃ su kalam-ma mu-dug₃ | He made the land tremble, he made it shine like the sun. |
| 13 | {d}bur-{d}suen X AB ud šu₂-uš mu-zu he₂-em-hul₂ | Bur-Sîn ... may your name rejoice |
| 14 | x x E NE saŋ-zu he₂-ni-in-il₂ en saŋ-bi-še₃ he₂-pad₃ | ... may he raise your yoke, may the lord of yokes be chosen. |
| 15 | u₁₈-ru₁₂-bi-im | It is its uru |
| 16 | a-da-ab {d}en-lil₂-la₂-kam | It is the Adab of Enlil |
Sources & licences
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