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A hymn to Enlil for Samsu-iluna (Samsu-iluna F) (Q000529)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A hymn to Enlil for Samsu-iluna (Samsu-iluna F) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000529 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Nippur |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
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 | lugal palil an-na šag₄ kug-ge pad₃-da | lord, resplendent one of An, chosen by the pure heart |
| 2 | sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal palil an-na šag₄ kug-ge pad₃-da | Samsu-iluna, the king chosen by An, chosen by the pure heart, |
| 3 | TI NI BAL ga-ar-za UM MU-MU DI mah-ha | (Sum) ... ... (Akk) .... |
| 4 | KAL ZU ša hu-la saŋ-be₂-eš ha-pa-DU saŋ us₂-sa-a | “(If) he slips through the cracks of the ḫula-vessel, |
| 5 | {ŋiš}gu-za kug-sig₁₇ ŋar-ra DI nam-lugal-la saŋ il₅-la | a throne of gold and a crown of kingship raised up. |
| 6 | šag₄-bi a₂ nam-ur-saŋ-ŋa₂-ki-im mah-bi tuš-ša-a | Its interior, the great strength of heroism that dwells there |
| 7 | sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal kalag-ga an-ne₂ di-kud mah an-ne₂ nam gal mu-re-tar | Samsu-iluna, the powerful king, An decreed a great judgment for you. |
| 8 | aga gen₆-na ti-il₅-la mu-ra-ni-in-zal | He sat down for you in the pure crown. |
| 9 | lu₂ {d}en-lil₂ NAM GUR A IR EŠ ŠI nam-sipad uŋ₃ da-ga-an-ni-ši mu-un-na-šum₂-ma-dah | The man who Enlil ... a šēpê-priestess and a shepherdship of his own free will he shall bring to him. |
| 10 | sipad kiŋ₂ nibru{ki} saŋ us₂ e₂-kur-ra | Shepherd of the place Nippur, provider of the Ekur temple |
| 11 | engar gen₆-na e₂ {d}a-sa-lim-a-ka-am | the true farmer of the temple of Asallim, |
| 12 | niŋ₂-nam nu-si-li-ge₁₈ e₂-saŋ-il₅-la-ak-ki-im | It is the Esa-ilakku (temple) where one does not revere himself. |
| 13 | {d}en-lil₂ me nam-sipad-zu kalam-ma ak-ka kur ŋiri₃-zu-uš mu-ŋar | Enlil, the divine powers of your shepherdship that have been performed in the land, the mountain of your city, you have gathered. |
| 14 | še-ga {d}utu-ke₄ kiŋ₂ {d}inana-ke₄ | The scepter of Utu, the place of Inana |
| 15 | sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal nam nu-ug-ru {d}en-lil₂ lugal-ŋa₂-ta | Samsu-iluna the king whose fate was not determined by Enlil his master |
| 16 | inim dug₄-ga {d}en-lil₂ {d}en-ki-ka₃-ta u₂ {d}a-sa-lim {d}za-ba-ba {d}lugal-gu₂-du₃-a lugal e₂-a mu-du₃-a | By the good word of Enlil and Enki and Asallim Zababa Lugalgudua the king of the temple he built. |
| 17 | x X X X kur ki-bal GU₂ LU DI X x X | ... rebel land ... |
| Seg.B, | ||
| 1 | {d}iškur sa kur-kur-ra x | Iškur, ... of all the lands |
| 2 | kur-kur-re me-te-eš he-i kalag-ga si-ig X X pa₃ mu-na-e₃ | He made the lands bow down at his feet with a mighty arrow. |
| 3 | sa-am-su-i-lu-na mu-u₂-a sa₃ nir-ŋal₂ kalam-ma-an-ni | Samsu-iluna, the young man, the herald of his land, |
| 4 | gal-zu ka-aš pa-ar kalam-me si bi-sa | Your wise one, the gatekeeper of our land, has set the righteous path |
| 5 | sa-am-su-i-lu-na gu₂ {id₂}idigna gu₂ {id₂}bur-na gu₂ a-a-ba-aš-ši DU gu da-a-bi-ša₂ lu₂ mu-na-a-IGI | Samsu-iluna on the bank of the Tigris, on the banks of the Euphrates, (and) on the waters of the seas ... |
| 6 | e₂-kur-re e₂ {d}en-lil₂-la₂-ta NI IGI pa-la-ak šag₄ hu-la-ka-ni mu-un-ni-tuš | From the Ekur, the house of Enlil, he sat on the throne of his joy. |
| 7 | {d}en-lil₂-la₂ za-am-me-en-zu dug₃-ga | Enlil, your praise is sweet |
| 8 | {d}en-lil₂ lugal-ŋu₁₀ nam zal-ga mu nam-til₃-la šu-mu | Enlil, king of the universe, a life of life is my name |
| 9 | zi u₂ su-ud-ŋa₂-al niŋ₂-ba-aš-ši-i ba-am-ma | “It is the life of the grass that is to be cultivated, it is torn out(?) by itself |
Sources & licences
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