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A prayer for Samsu-iluna (Samsu-iluna C) (Q000526)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A prayer for Samsu-iluna (Samsu-iluna C) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000526 |
| 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 | en-e {ŋiš}gu-za barag mah-a dur₂ ŋar-ra-zu-ne | Lord, when you sit on your supreme throne |
| 2 | ki-tuš nam-lugal-zu ha-ba-gen₆-ne₂ | May they bring him to your residence of kingship |
| 3 | sa-am-su-i-lu-na {ŋiš}gu-za barag mah-a dur₂ ŋar-ra-zu-ne | Samsu-iluna, when you sit on the supreme dais |
| 4 | ki-tuš nam-lugal-zu ha-ba-gen₆-ne₂ | May they bring him to your residence of kingship |
| 5 | šibir nam-en-na dab₅-a-zu-ne | When you take the šibir-office of en-ship |
| 6 | {ŋiš}gu-za-zu suhuš-bi he₂-ge-en | May your throne be firm on its foundation |
| 7 | ki kug ki sikil-la ni₂ mu₂-mu₂-da-zu-ne | When you make the pure place and pure place tremble, |
| 8 | me nam-nun-na šu gal-bi he₂-ni-du₇ | May the great divine powers of princeliness be perfected |
| 9 | barag kug nam-lugal-ke₄ x X-ne-da-zu-ne | When you ... the holy dais of kingship, |
| 10 | nam-nir-ŋal₂-la gu₂ an-še₃ he₂-ni-zig₃ | May he raise his neck to the sky in splendor. |
| 11 | me-lem₄ nam-lugal-la mu₄-mu₄-da-zu-ne ud-gin₇ mul-mul X X X X X | When you ... the radiance of kingship like a storm. |
| 12 | me mah me gal-gal-la šu du₇-a-zu-ne | When you possess the supreme cosmic powers and the great cosmic powers |
| 13 | ni₂ gal nam-lugal-la-ka tug₂-ba₁₃-gin₇ he₂-en₆-mur₁₀ | May he look at you with a great aura of kingship |
| 14 | ud zalag-ga-gin₇ dalla e₃-a-zu-ne | When you shine like a bright day, |
| 15 | an-e {d}en-lil₂-bi nam gal ha-ra-ab-tar-re-ne | may An and Enlil determine a great fate for you |
| 16 | {d}nanna-gin₇ kalam-še₃ e₃-a-zu-ne | When you rise up like Nanna in the land |
| 17 | nun gal {d}en-ki-ke₄ šag₄ gu₂-bi gi₄-a-na šudu₃ hu-mu-ri-ib₂-ša₄ | The great prince, Enki, may he make the sheep dwell in his womb |
| 18 | aga-zu {d}utu-gin₇ kalam-ma he₂-eb-zalag-ge | May your crown shine like Utu in the land |
| 19 | {ŋiš}ŋidru-zu uŋ₃ šar₂-ra si he₂-ni-ib-sa₂-sa₂-e | May your arrows make the king's horns right. |
| 20 | {d}suen-e zi-ŋal₂ he₂-ni-ib-lah₄-lah₄-e | Suen, may he carry (them) off! |
| 21 | šibir-zu ki-en-gi ki-uri he₂-ni-ib-tum₂ ama a-a-bi-gin₇ | May Sumer and Akkad bring your šibir weapon, like the mother of their father. |
| 22 | uŋ₃ daŋal-la uŋ₃ gu₃ teš₂-a sig₁₀-ga-zu | You are the one who shouts with a loud voice |
| 23 | ma₂-gur₈ an-na-gin₇ zalag-ga-zu-še₃ giri₁₇ šu ha-ra-ab-ŋal₂-le | May your shining face, like the barge of heaven, be released for you |
| 24 | kur ni₂-ba tuš-a diŋir-bi he₂-me-en | You are the one who sits on a throne of fearsomeness in the mountain |
| 25 | {d}utu-gin₇ e₃-a-zu-še₃ asila X x | When you come forth like Utu, joy ... |
| 26 | ama a-a ugu-bi-gin₇ igi-bi X-ŋal₂ | Like a mother who bore a father, its eye ... |
| 27 | u₂-gu₇ daŋal-la-zu-še₃ zi-bi x | When you eat, its life ... |
| 28 | a naŋ he₂-ŋal₂-la-zu-še₃ X x | May water carry you off ... |
| 29 | uŋ₃ saŋ gig₂-ga x | ... bitter ... |
| 30 | ŋissu-zu-uš ni₂ X-te-en-te-en | “If only you would calm down your fearsomeness! |
| 31 | nam-sipad-zu x | Your shepherdship ... |
| 32 | x X X X X x | |
| 35 | x he₂-i-i | may he |
| 36 | x nam-lugal-la ud da-ri₂-še₃ he₂-eb-ge-en | May you be the ... of kingship forever. |
| 37 | x X-me-en | I am ... |
| 38 | x-me-en | I am |
| 39 | x dadag-ga-me-en | I am pure ... |
| 40 | sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal-ŋu₁₀ | Samsu-iluna, 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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