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A praise poem of Ḫammu-rābi (Ḫammu-rābi A) (Q000518)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A praise poem of Ḫammu-rābi (Ḫammu-rābi A) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000518 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Seg.A, | ||
| 1 | x-še₃ mu-un-X x | ... to the ... |
| 2 | x nam-en-bi ak-de₃ mu-un-x | ... to exercise its en-ship ... |
| 3 | x šu iri x | Hand of the city |
| 4 | x X ZI hul-da X-ni-me-en | ... evil ... I am. |
| 5 | x X nu-mu-un-tuku x | ... did not have |
| 6 | x keše₂-ni-me-en | I am ..., |
| 7 | x X MAR A BU A₂ UR X GIŠ ZI | ... ... |
| 8 | x GU TU UM DI U₃ DA-DA SU | ... ... |
| 9 | x X X DI nam-da-X-a-ni-še₃ | ... his ... |
| 10 | x-zu X um-ma-ri saŋ gig₂-ga X IM en GIL | (Sum) ... (Akk) Your ..., ... bitterly ... |
| 11 | X x {id₂}buranuna KU X X X X ki-bi-da-ke₄ ha-ba-da-x | ... the Euphrates ... in its place |
| 12 | {id₂}idigna X IM AN x | the Tigris |
| 13 | gu₂ {id₂}ir-ni-na-ta garaš₂(|KI.KAL.BAD|) bi-ib₂-du₃ x X | From the bank of the Irnina canal he built the garaš. |
| 14 | ha-am-mu-ra-bi lugal {d}gibil mu-X x | Hammurabi king of Gibil |
| 15 | {d}en-lil₂-le nam-a-ni-še₃ X X x | Enlil ... his fate |
| 16 | {d}en-ki-ke₄ nam-ur-saŋ x | Enki, the hero |
| 17 | {d}suen-na mu-un-x | Suen ... |
| 18 | {d}utu maš-maš x | Šamaš, exorcist |
| 19 | ka piriŋ A x | mouth of ... |
| 20 | niŋ₂ šag₄-ge de₆-a-ni x | When he goes to the sand dunes |
| 21 | {d}iškur nam-ur-saŋ x | Adad, heroism |
| 22 | {d}marduk nam-kalag IM X la-x | Marduk, mighty ... |
| 23 | {d}inana me X X X x | Inana ... |
| 24 | ni₂-tuku x | fearsomeness |
| 25 | X x | |
| Seg.B, | ||
| 1 | X x | |
| 2 | AN x | Mars? |
| 3 | X x | |
| 4 | X x | |
| 5 | X x | |
| Seg.C, | ||
| 1 | x AB KID X NI X x | ... ... |
| 2 | x e-ri nam-lu₂-ulu₃ x | ... humanity ... |
| 3 | x a-ri nam-zu x | ... your fate ... |
| 4 | x X X-me-en | I am ... |
| 5 | x X-zu-e sag₃-ge | Your ... is scattered. |
| 6 | x HAR nam-zu E AN X | Your fate ... |
| 7 | x X X-ke₄ saŋ X tah-tah | ... will be scattered. |
| 8 | x X kur gal X-le-ne | ... the great mountain ... |
| 9 | x X mu-un-dug₄-eš | ... they agreed |
| 10 | x me lugal-la-ke₄ | the ... of the king |
| 11 | x X NA RA SI X | ... ... |
| 12 | x {d}en-lil₂ saŋ x | Enlil ... |
| 13 | x PA IM AŠ | [x] PA, IM, AŠv |
| 14 | x nam-en-bi ak | ... its en-ship |
| 15 | x-bi ak | ... done. |
| 16 | x X ib₂ NE X X DI | ... ... |
| 17 | x X x | |
| Seg.D, | ||
| 1 | X X X x | |
| 2 | x {d}en-ki-ke₄ | of Enki, |
| 3 | x X-zu kalam-ta e₃-a | ... coming forth from the Land. |
| 4 | x X me-te nam-diŋir LAGAB | [x litres], the square-side of a square. |
| 5 | x KA ib₂-ni X | ... built ... |
| 6 | x X BI RI X EN IG A X | ... ... |
| 7 | x X X X X X ŋar-ŋar-ra | [......] ... |
| 8 | x-gin₇ niŋ₂-hul₂-e X X | ... joy ... |
| 9 | x-ra en₃-du-bi i-i-e | ... the song ... |
| 10 | x GI alan-zu la-ba-da-an-kur₉-re | ... will not bring your statue to me. |
| 11 | x ud-da-ni-še₃ | ... his days |
| 12 | x X X zu šu mi-ni-ib₂-|DU.DU| | He ... his hand |
| 13 | {d}en-lil₂ šag₄-zu mu-un-na-dim₂ | Enlil fashioned your image for him |
| 14 | x ba-da-an-kur₉-re | ... he brought. |
| 15 | x nam kal-kal x | ... the mighty |
| 16 | x X RI DA lu₂ X X x | ... the man ... |
| 17 | x X x | |
| Seg.E, | ||
| 1 | X x | |
| 2 | lu₂ X x | a man |
| 3 | E x | ... |
| 4 | X x | |
| Seg.F, | ||
| 1 | X x X X x | |
| 2 | nun-bi {d}marduk lu₂ mu-un-x | Its prince, Marduk, the man |
| 3 | aš₂ gig-ga x | The sick one |
| 4 | ib₂-ba gu-la {d}marduk x | Great anger of Marduk |
| 5 | mu-ru-ub diŋir gal-gal-e-ne | who binds the great gods, |
| 6 | AN X X an-še₃ x X X DU x nam ha-x | ... to the sky ... |
| 7 | x {ŋiš}tukul X x KA mi-x | a weapon |
| 8 | GIŠ X GAR X x | ... ... |
| 9 | šeg₁₂-X ni₂ te-a-ni x | ... his fearsomeness ... |
| 10 | x x X X X X X x | |
| 11 | x x NI AN X X X X x | ... ... |
| 12 | x x X X X x | |
| 13 | x x X x | |
| 14 | x x X x | |
| 15 | x x X x | |
| 16 | x x X x | |
| 17 | x X X x x | |
| 18 | x-ta hul KIŊ₂ x X E | ... evil ... |
| 19 | X X x X GA nam ha-la X | ... share |
| 20 | x X X X X X X mu-un-na-DU-X | ... ... |
| 21 | saŋ gig₂-ga X X X NI X X X X x | bitter lumps ... |
| 22 | x x X X GAR x | ... is present. |
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