Home › Tablets › Q000506

Sîn-iddinam and Iškur (Sîn-iddinam E) (Q000506)

Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE

Open in the reader & map →See it among all tablets

Designation	Sîn-iddinam and Iškur (Sîn-iddinam E)
ID	Q000506
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)
1	{d}iškur en ud piriŋ x ud gal an ki	Iškur, lord of the storm, ..., great storm of heaven and earth
2	nam-mah-a-ni-še₃ nir-ŋal₂	to carry off his greatness
3	saŋ-kal ka-mud-ŋal₂ dumu an-na	regular offering of Kamudbal, son of An,
4	saŋ er₉-ra gu₂ e₃-a	whose neck is stretched out in tears
5	en saŋ huš ud gal-la X-bi-a gaba-šu-ŋar nu-tuku	The fierce lord of the great storm, who has no rival
6	dungu sir₂-re
7	mir-a kaš₄-kaš₄ X-da-ni	His ... of the mira and the kaškas
8	ki mu-un-da-tuku₄-e	he made the earth tremble.
9	an daŋal-la tum₉ mah gu₃ ru-ru-gu₂	An, the exalted one, roaring like a wild bull,
10	za-pa-aŋ₂-bi he₂-ŋal₂-am₃	Its šapābu may be carried off.
11	šeg₁₀ gi₄-ni-še₃ kalam hur-saŋ gal-gal	Restored to its place the land, the great mountains
12	ni₂-bi ba-an-da-ab-gi₄	he himself turned away.
13	ur-saŋ gal šibir-ta šu dab₅-e	Great hero, seized by hand
14	nam-nir-ra zag keše₂	a scepter on the right side
15	a-ab mur ša₄-ni	whose heart is like the sea
16	me-lem₄ kalam-ma dul-la-še₃	The radiance of the Land, to the work
17	na₄ gal-gal BAD₃ šeŋₓ(\|IM.A\|) gilim	large hailstones, a wall of reed
18	X X-ba mu-un-na-gub-be₂-eš	... stood for him
21	gi-gin₇ X X X	Like a reed ...
22	ni₂-bi ŋal₂-la-ni-še₃	because of his fearsomeness
23	X DI mu-un-na-il₂	... carried for him.
24	uŋ₃ šar₂-ra-ba igi-bi im-ši-ŋal₂	Its king looked at it
25	en nam-he₂ giri₁₇-zal lu-lu-lu	Lord of abundance and joy, all of you!
26	zi kalam-ma šum₂-mu	The life of the land is mine
27	nun šag₄ gur-ru šu niŋin₂-bi dug₃	Prince, laid low, whose hand is pleasing to himself
28	an-dul₃ larsam{ki}-ma	the canopy of Larsam,
29	a₂-tah {d}suen-i-din-na-am ki me₃-ka	the help of Sîn-iddinam in the battle site
30	šen-šen-na erin₂ zag-ga-na gub-bu	In the evening, the troops stationed at his side
31	en gal ku₃-ŋal₂ an {d}en-lil₂-ka	Great lord, holy one of An and Enlil,
32	nam-ma-ni zag nu-sa₂	whose fate is unalterable,
33	lugal-a-ni-ir	his master
34	{d}suen-i-din-na-am nitah kalag-ga	Sin-iddinam, the mighty man
35	nun sun₅-na ni₂-tuku {d}en-lil₂-la₂	noble prince who reveres Enlil
36	he₂-am₃ e₂-kur-ra-kam	May it be the Ekur!
37	šul mu dug₃ sa₄ {d}nanna-ke₄	the šul-priest, the one chosen by Nanna,
38	u₂-a urim₅{ki}-ma	provider of Urim,
39	lugal larsam{ki}-ma	king of Larsam
40	lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri-ke₄	king of Sumer and Akkad
41	ŋeštug₂ daŋal igi-ŋal₂ dirig šum₂-ma	The “sheep-of-the-mound, the she-goat, the herdsman, the wild bull,
42	{d}nu-dim₂-mud-ke₄	Nudimmud,
43	bal dug₃ til₃ ud su₃-ra₂ he₂-ŋal₂ niŋ₂ nu-til-e	May a good reign that lasts for a long time be carried off, whose fearsomeness cannot be ended.
44	{d}iškur diŋir-ra-ni	Iškur, his intercession ritual
45	saŋ-e-eš-e rig₇-ga	presented (this object)
46	ŋiš-hur eridug{ki}-ga si sa₂-sa₂	The foundation of Eridug was rightly placed
47	nidba	food offerings
48	diŋir-re-e-ne šu du₇-du₇	Who perfects the intercessors
49	gal-an-zu me libir	Your wise one, the old divine powers
50	ki-bi bi₂-in-gi₄-a	he restored.
51	x X uŋ₃ šar₂-ra-ni	... his king
52	zid-de₃-eš	faithfully
53	mu-un-pad₃-da	he found.
54	{ŋiš}gu-za mah	a supreme chair
55	x me-dim₂-ta dirig	... surpassing by means of a medim
56	diŋir-ra-ni-ir sig₁₀-ga	whose ... is reddish,
57	x kug luh-ha	[x] shiny [silver];
58	gal-le-eš ak
59	x KA an sig₇-ga	... green heaven
64	me-te nam-u₁₈-ru-ka-ni	who is appropriate for his divinity,
65	dub₃ ŋal₂-le bi₂-du₇-a	“If he is able to lift up the throne,
66	šag₄ la-la-ŋal₂-la-na	In her womb that is to be carried off
67	kiŋ₂-bi im-mi-in-til	he finished its place.
68	ud-bi-a {d}iškur diŋir-ra-ni	At that time, Iškur, his messenger,
69	{ŋiš}gu-za ka silim-ma-ka-na	In her throne of peace
70	gal-bi dur₂ mi-ni-in-ŋar	She sat on its great throne
71	ud-a ud ul-le₂-a-aš	The day, the night
72	me-dim₂-bi im-mi-in-dirig	he made its divine powers surpassing.
73	ŋiš-hur me mah-bi	whose supreme divine powers
74	ki-bi mi-ni-in-kiŋ₂-kiŋ₂	he has made its place tremble
75	2 am gal ki aš-te	2 large wild bulls from Ašte
76	erim₂ lugal-la du₇-de₃	to make the king’s enemies happy
77	zid-da gab₂-bu-bi	the right and left of it
78	sig-ta im-mi-in-x	... from the south.
79	\|ERIN₂.PIRIG\| X X X x x	the ṣābu-officer
80	he₂-ŋal₂-la {d}a-nun-na	May the Anuna carry it off!
81	me-še₃ an-ur₂ x	The waters of the horizon
82	mu-un-na-da-sug₂-sug₂-ge-eš	they stand with him
83	alan-bi mi-ni-in-x	Its statue ...
84	du₁₀-ub-ba im-mi-in-x	He ... the Duubba.
85	x im-mi-x	...

Sources & licences

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) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)

Cite the original edition and translator. Page generated by Unread Atlas from the public corpus export of 2026-10-18.