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A prayer to Enki for Ḫammu-rābi (Ḫammu-rābi B) (Q000519)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A prayer to Enki for Ḫammu-rābi (Ḫammu-rābi B) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000519 |
| 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}lugal-šubur{ki} men edin-na nam-lugal-la saŋ-ŋa₂ hu-mu-ra-an-ŋal₂ | May Lugal-šubur carry for you the crown of the plain and kingship. |
| 2 | {d}en-ki-ke₄ en nam-til₃-la nam-til₃-la he₂-eb-X | May Enki, lord of life and life, |
| 3 | e₂-u₆-nir e₂ ŋiš-hur an ki-a me šar₂-ra u₅-a | The Eunir, the temple that makes heaven and earth rejoice |
| 4 | suh₁₀ nam-en-na-zu ni₂ me-lem₄ ha-ra-dul-e | May your lordship cover you with fearsomeness and terror. |
| 5 | me nam-lugal-la pa e₃ ha-ra-ab-ak-e | May the divine powers of kingship be made manifest for you. |
| 6 | ŋiš-hur nam-en-na gi₁₆-sa-še₃ hu-mu-ra-ab-la₂ | May the lordship of the treasures be carried away for you |
| 7 | mu₇-mu₇ nam-til₃-la-kam mi₂ zid hu-mu-ri-in-dug₄ nam su₃-ud-ŋal₂ ha-ra-ab-tah-e | May he lavishly provide you with a life of long days and a long life. |
| 8 | mu pad₃-da-ni-gin₇ mu pad₃-da-zu su {d}en-ki-ke₄ ha-ba-ni-dug₃ | Your chosen name, your chosen name may Enki be glad on account of you. |
| 9 | ŋeštug₃ ŋizzal šu zid ha-ra-an-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | May the righteous hand be bound for you |
| 10 | niŋ₂ du-ri₂-še₃ nu-ub-kur₂-ru-gin₇ mu nam-lugal-zu | Like one who does not change his mind, your kingship |
| 11 | a-a {d}en-ki mu nam-til₃-la-zu ha-ba-ni-sud-sud | Father Enki, may your years of life be long lasting. |
| 12 | kur-kur kilib-ba-bi nam-en-bi ha-ra-ab-rig₇-ge | May the lordship of all the lands be presented to you. |
| 13 | {d}ha-am-mu-ra-bi lugal-ŋu₁₀ | Hammurabi, the king |
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)
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