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A hymn to Asarluḫi (Asarluḫi A) (Q000615)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A hymn to Asarluḫi (Asarluḫi A) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000615 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Ur |
| Coordinates | 30.9607, 46.1063 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | x x gibil-la x | ... new ... |
| 7 | inim mah x | exalted word |
| 8 | id₂-lu₂-ru-gu₂ a-ra₂ mah X X AN x | The Lurugu canal, the supreme canal ... |
| 9 | mu-še₃ mu-ri-in-sa₄ | he named it for you |
| 10 | lu₂ zid kug-sig₁₇ mu-un-dadag-ge-en | I am the righteous man who shines with gold. |
| 11 | lu₂-erim₂-e ud za-ha-al-e ba-ab-šum₂-mu-un | The enemy will make the storm pass by. |
| 12 | umuš ŋalga dim₂-ma ga zid-de₃-eš gu₇-a | who eats the righteous milk of the balaŋ drum |
| 13 | e-ne ad gal dug₄-dug₄ | The word is a great flood. |
| 14 | gal-zu mah dumu-saŋ {d}en-ki-ke₄ | Your greatness is supreme, the daughter of Enki |
| 15 | x u₃-tud kilib-ba-bi mu-e-šum₂-mu | ... gave birth to all of it. |
| 16 | {d}asar-lu₂-hi ŋeštug₂ bad a-a-ni-gin₇ gal-zu | Asalluhi, you are wise like his father |
| 17 | igi-ŋal₂-tuku niŋ₂-nam burudₓ(U)-burudₓ(U)-e e-ne-ra niŋ₂-nam x | (Sum) The one who sees him, he is indeed a ... (Akk) In front of him, his face is an awe-inspiring radiance |
| 18 | nir-ŋal₂ dumu abzu ŋeštug₂ kug šu du₇ {d}marduk ŋalga tum₂ | Nirbal, child of the Abzu, adorned with a pure garment, perfected by Marduk, |
| 19 | alan mah an ki-a me niŋ₂-nam-ma igi zu-zu | The supreme statue of heaven and earth, whose divine powers are known by themselves |
| 20 | dumu ŋeštug₂ daŋal šu du₇ a-ra₂ si gal gi hal-hal-la-ke₄ | The son of the scepter, the perfect one, the great horn of the half-reed |
| 21 | {d}asar-lu₂-hi uru₅ mah nam gal tar-re | Asalluhi, supreme city, determined a great fate |
| 22 | šu bar a-ra₂ niŋ₂-nam nu-zu-zu | Hand that does not know a way |
| 23 | an gal an ki-še₃ me ba-a | Great An, heaven and earth ... |
| 24 | mu₇-mu₇ mu-e-šub-eš | They make noise, they set up. |
| 25 | diŋir igi sag₉ igi ni₁₀-ni₁₀ nam-lu₂-ulu₃ | Ibir, the beautiful face, the one who sees humanity, |
| 26 | ulutim₂ hi-li sud tibira{ra} gal-an-zu kiŋ₂ gal-le ak | Your luxuriance, the splendor of Tibira, is performed in a great place. |
| 27 | ad gal di-kud eš₃ mah-a inim-ma nu-kam₃-me | The great counsellor, the judge of the supreme shrine, does not make a claim |
| 28 | a-ra₂-ni mah šir₃-ra-ni ga-am₃-ed₃ mu-ni pa ga-am₃-e₃ | I want to extol his great scribal art and make his name resplendent. |
| 29 | saŋ gun₃-gun₃-nu abzu sukkal-mah eridug{ki}-ga | ... of the Abzu, chief minister of Eridug, |
| 30 | {d}asar-lu₂-hi nir-ŋal₂ | Asalluhi, hero |
| 31 | enkum ninkum | enkum ninkum |
| 32 | abgal abrig₂ |MUNUS.LAGAR.BAD| |MUNUS.LAGAR.ME| EN X X X x | The apkallu-priest, the agrig-priestess, (and) the mugīnu-officials, lords of ... |
| 33 | ka kug ba-a-zu igi-bi hu-mu-un-ši-ŋal₂ | May he look at your holy mouth |
| 34 | ud šu₂-uš-e e₃-bi za-ra hu-mu-ra-an-sig₁₀-ga₁₄ | May the storm that came forth strike you |
| 35 | šu sikil ŋiri₃ sikil niŋ₂-nam kug-ku₃-ug šu-luh dadag-ga | Hand of pure, pure šunuḫ-plant, pure and pure |
| 36 | nam-šita₄ e₂-abzu zu₂ keše₂-bi za-e-me-en | You are the one who binds the teeth of the Eabzu temple |
| 37 | kuara{ki} iri ki aŋ₂ šag₄-ge pad₃-da-zu | Your Ku'ara, the city chosen by the sea |
| 38 | hul₂-la hu-mu-u₈-da-an-tuš | May he sit with you in joy |
| 39 | {d}asar-lu₂-hi nun šag₄ daŋal mu-še₃ mu-ri-in-sa₄ | Asarluhi, the prince who makes the land tremble, made it perfect for you |
| 40 | muš₂-bi-še₃ MI NI bi₂-in-ak | he has done ... in this place |
| 41 | x-ba-an nam-nin-e x | ... ladyship ... |
Sources & licences
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