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A prayer to Enlil for Rīm-Sîn (Rīm-Sîn A) (Q000508)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A prayer to Enlil for Rīm-Sîn (Rīm-Sîn A) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000508 |
| 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}en-lil₂ lugal an ki-a niŋ₂-dug₄-ga-ni zid inim-ma-ni x | Enlil, king of heaven and earth, whose utterance is true, his word |
| 2 | {d}ri-im-{d}suen sipad NU UŠ x x ud gi₄-a lugal-ŋu₁₀ X x | Rīm-Sîn, the shepherd who does not know ..., when Lugal-bu |
| 3 | niŋ₂-gu₇ zi til₃-la nibru{ki} du₃ x X in-na-an-šum₂-ma X šudu₃ he₂-en-na-ša₄ | The one who eats faithfully, who builds Nippur ... shall bring him sheep |
| 4 | {d}ezina₂ lu₂ sag₉ nam-lu₂-ulu₃ saŋ-e-eš he₂-en-na-rig₇ | May Ezina, the kind man of mankind, present to him. |
| 5 | mu gi-bi ma-da-na-ka šag₄ hul₂-la ud he₂-en-na-ab-zal-zal-e | May he spend the day in rejoicing over this young woman in her land |
| 6 | {d}ri-im-{d}suen lugal-ŋu₁₀ mu-da-an-GUD-GUD-ne | Rīm-Sîn, the king, ... |
| 7 | {ŋiš}gu-za nam-lugal-bi he₂-en-na-gen₆ bal-bi he₂-en-na-su₃-ud | May he bring about the attainment of kingship, may he prolong its life. |
| 8 | ŋidru-ni sig igi-nim-ma he₂-en-e-dug₄ | May he be satisfied with his “finger-nail"(?). |
| 9 | lugal gu₂-zal-a-bi he₂-en-na-ab-gam-e | may the king of Guzala make it for him. |
| 10 | nidba {d}ri-im-{d}suen lugal-ŋu₁₀ tur mah-e nibru{ki} e₂-kur x | Food offerings of Rīm-Sîn the mighty young king of Nippur the Ekur temple |
| 11 | šu-si-bi-ta lal₃ i₃-nun-gin₇ al-biz-biz-ze₂-e ŋe₂₆-e dumu lu₂ 1(DIŠ)-gin₇-nam lal₃ i₃-nun-na | From the šu-sîbi-vessel like honey and butter, <(it is)> as if it were the son of a man of 1 (shekel of) butter and butter. |
| 12 | nidba lugal-ŋu₁₀ asila-ŋu₁₀-ta šu li-bi₂-ib-sub | May he not subdue the offerings of Lugal-būšu and Lamentation |
| 13 | dumu nu-u₈-gin₇ 2 ŋanun kug-babbar ma-an-šum₂-mu-uš | Like a child not born, he has given me 2 banun of silver |
| 14 | X X X x x X dili-ŋu₁₀ al-DA | ... alone ... |
| 15 | sukkal dumu lu₂-u₃ ŋe₂₆-e-me-en | I am the minister, the son of a man. |
| 16 | da dumu lu₂-u₃-ne mu-da-la₂-e-en | I sit with the people's children. |
| 17 | igi bar mu-u₈-dug₄ he₂-ri-ib-X x | May he look at you favorably. |
| 18 | dili-am₃ {d}ri-im-{d}suen lugal-ŋu₁₀ lal₃ i₃-nun-gin₇ šu sub saŋ x | a single Rīm-Sîn, the king who like honey and butter |
| 19 | inim-ŋu₁₀ si bi₂-ib-sa₂ e₂ ad-da-ŋu₁₀ in-zu hu-mu-ak-e | (Sum) The house of the father-in-law is well. (Akk) He knows how to make the house of his father well. |
| 20 | 1(DIŠ) {d}en-lil₂ kur gal-a-ni mu-zu-gin₇ {d}ri-im-{d}suen kur gal-a-zu he₂-me | 1 Enlil, his great mountain is like your name, may Rīm-Sîn, your great mountain, be yours |
| 21 | nam-til₃-zu šag₄ {d}nin-urta X E X hul₂ he₂-em-dug₄ {d}nin-nibru{ki} nin uru₂ ki ŋa₂-ŋa₂ x | Your well-being, the heart of Ninurta, may it be pleasant. Ninnibru, the lady of the city, the place of ... |
| 22 | arhuš₂ šag₄-la₂ sug₄-gin₇-nam X-ga-bi ba-niŋin₂-niŋin₂ nam-til₃-še₃ he₂-ri-ib-niŋin₂-niŋin₂ | May he bring about the well-being of the people, like a reed thicket, into their ... |
| 23 | {d}nin-šubur an igi {d}nanna-ke₄ ba-dug₄-x | Ninšubur, An, before Nanna |
| 24 | niŋ₂ sag₉-ga saŋ-zu-še₃ he₂-em-X-a nam-til₃-zu he₂-eb-be₂ | May he/she say to you “May your well-being be ..., may your life be well |
| 25 | igi-zu ib₂-ba-a-du₈ šag₄ la-ba-an-x | Your eye has been smashed, it has not ... |
Sources & licences
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