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A šir-gida to Martu (Martu A) (Q000668)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A šir-gida to Martu (Martu A) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000668 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ur-saŋ šul mah kur idim-ma zag-bi-še₃ til-la | Ursa, supreme hero of the land, whose right side is finished |
| 2 | {d}mar-tu šul mah kur idim-ma zag-bi-še₃ til-la | Martu, supreme bull of the subterranean ocean, whose right side is finished |
| 3 | usu piriŋ huš hur-saŋ ki sikil-la barag kug-ge si-a | strength, furious piri, mountain range, pure place, holy dais |
| 4 | {d}mar-tu usu piriŋ huš hur-saŋ ki sikil-la barag kug-ge si-a | Martu, strength, furious piri, mountain range, pure place, holy dais |
| 5 | ni₂ gal gur₃-ru an kug-ge tud-da me šar₂-ra dalla e₃ | Who bears great fearsomeness, born of holy An, who makes the divine powers of the king shine forth brightly |
| 6 | ama ugu-ni {d}nin-hur-saŋ-ŋa₂-ke₄ | his birth mother Ninhursa |
| 7 | alan-na-ni me-dim₂-ša im-mi-in-dirig na-me saŋ nu-mu-e-šum₂ | His statue he adorned with its radiance, no one could bring it down. |
| 8 | {d}a-nun-na diŋir gal-gal-e-ne | the Anuna, the great judges |
| 9 | nam-ur-saŋ-ŋa₂ a₂ mu-ni-in-mah-e-eš gu₃ zid mu-na-de₂-eš | They praised heroism and spoke to her faithfully |
| 10 | nam-nir-ŋal₂ me₃-a gaba-ni-še₃ du da-da-ra-še₃ mi-ni-X-dug₄ | He ... praise for the one who carries out the battle on his behalf. |
| 11 | {ŋiš}tukul {ŋiš}mitum pan gal ti mar-uru₅ šu mah-a-ni x | Weapon, mitum weapon, great panti maruru, his exalted hand |
| 12 | nam-diŋir-ra šu gal mi-ni-in-du₇-uš zag ša₄ nu-mu-x | He has perfected the balaŋ drum with a great hand, he does not ... the shoulder |
| 13 | gaba mu-un-zig₃ šag₄-tum₂-šag₄-tum₂-ma x X X x x | He raised the chest, he brought forth a šagtuma prayer |
| 14 | mah gal-la-am₃ a₂ piriŋ ŋal₂-la x | It is an exalted and great lord, whose arms are bound by a rope. |
| 15 | piriŋ ban₃-da-gin₇ ni₂ mu-un-da-ri | Like a small boat, he flees with fear. |
| 16 | am a₂ gur-ra-gin₇ x | Like a wild bull ... |
| 17 | tum₉ 7-na zag mu-ni-in-keše₂ izi mu-x | He bound the seven arrows and ... fire. |
| 18 | me₃ šen-šen aga₃-kar₂ sig₁₀-sig₁₀-ga nim-gin₇ x | The battle, the šēven-strike, the darkened one, like a rising wind |
| 19 | ni₂ mah-a-ni hul-ŋal₂ dab₅-dab₅-be₂ u₁₈-lu x | His exalted fearsomeness is seized, the storm ... |
| 20 | iri nam ku₅-ra₂-a-ni a₂-bi ki-bi nu-gi₄-gi₄ | The city whose fate is decided does not return to its place. |
| 21 | lugal-ra kur nu-še-ga-ni mu-na-gul-gul-le | For the king, he destroyed his undeveloped land for him |
| 22 | sipad zid šag₄ kug-ge pad₃-da-ni-ir | The righteous shepherd chosen by the pure heart |
| 23 | {d}mar-tu dumu an-na šu mu-na-a-de₆ | Martu, son of An, carried it for her. |
| 24 | mu-bi mu mah-am₃ ka-ge dib-ba lu₂ nu-mu-ni-in-x | Its name is “It is a great name’, the one who passes by does not ... |
| 25 | diŋir šu sikil šu-luh me zalag-zalag-ga me-ni | Ibir, pure hand, purification of the radiance of the divine powers, his divine powers |
| 26 | niŋ₂-erim₂ niŋ₂-a₂-zig₃ im-mi-in-gul niŋ₂-gen₆-na bi₂-in-gub | He destroyed the enemy, he made it rise up like a lion, and set it up as a mountain. |
| 27 | diŋir huš-a di si sa₂ kud-kud eš-bar-re gal-zu | The fierce ‘distortion-of-justice’, the balancing of justice, the making of decisions, the wise one |
| 28 | šag₄ kuš₂-u₃ a-a inim-ma i₃-sig₁₀-ga-ni | The one who has sworn by the word of his father |
| 29 | a-a ugu-ni en diŋir-re-e-ne nun nam tar-re-de₃ | The father who begot him, lord of the intercessors, prince who determines fate |
| 30 | an su₃-ud ki daŋal-ba im-mi-in-si gaba gi₄ nu-um-mi-in-tuku | Heaven trembled, earth quakes, it did not have a backbone. |
| 31 | hur-saŋ sikil kur {na₄}za-gin₃-na saŋ-e-eš mu-ni-in-rig₇ | He presented the pure mountain, the mountain of lapis lazuli. |
| 32 | kur mar-tu kur {na₄}za-gin₃-na saŋ-e-eš mu-ni-in-rig₇ | He presented the Amorite land and the lapis lazuli land. |
| 33 | saŋ piriŋ ur-saŋ-ŋa₂-am₃ me₃-a a₂-tah lugal-la x | It is the land of the hero, the army of the king. |
| 34 | lu₂ si sa₂ di niŋ₂ x mu-un-dab₅-ba e-ne-ra inim sag₉-sag₉-ga | (Sum) The one who seized the righteous man ... (Akk) The man who enshrouds himself ... |
| 35 | ŋidru X X x-na-de₆ su₃-ra₂-še₃ im-mi-in-x | He ... the scepter ... in the street. |
| 36 | niŋ₂ sag₉ x X-ta DU-a-ni | When he goes with a beautiful aura |
| 37 | amar x X gal-la-ni mi-ni-ib-ŋar-ŋar | ... his great calf ... |
| 38 | x šar₂ nun tur₃ amaš-a x x | ... princely king in the cattlepen and sheepfold |
| 39 | ku₆ mušen X x X-la gurun gibil mu₂-am₃ | The fish, the snake ... is a new sprout sprouting. |
| 40 | e₂ lugal kug x-ka muš₃ la-ba-ni-ib-tum₂-mu | The temple of the king, the holy ..., does not bring forth a snake |
| 41 | X X x dirig-ga-am₃ nam gal tar-ra-am₃ | It is ..., it is decreed a great fate. |
| 42 | X X X x X-ba en-nu-uŋ₃-ta mu-un-ak | ... he did the watch. |
| 43 | id₂-da x mu-un-da-ŋal₂ dug₃-bi i₃-naŋ-e | He carried ... in the river, he filled its jugs. |
| 44 | a-šag₄-ga x mu-na-ab-il₂ še-bi i₃-gu₇-e | He raised ... in the field, he ate its barley |
| 45 | he₂-ŋal₂-la x X šu mu-un-na-da-an-peš-e | May he carry off ... for him |
| 46 | šu AN x mu-un-il₂ hul mu-ni-in-ŋal₂ | Hand of ... he raised, he carried off evil |
| 47 | šag₄-ga-ni x inim niŋ₂-gen₆-na na-nam | His heart is indeed a ... word |
| 48 | bar-ra-ni x giri₁₇-zal na-nam | His outside is indeed joy. |
| 49 | lugal-ra x nu-kur₂-ru ud x x su₃-ud-da-ni | For the king, the unalterable ... |
| 50 | ešgiri₂ zid-da-na tukul šar₂ lah₅-lah₅ zag-ga-na la₂-a-ni | His right foot, the weapon of the šar-demon, his shoulder blade |
| 51 | e₂-gal lugal x X numun-na-ni mu-ni-in-dib-dib-be₂ | The palace of the king ... his seed passes by. |
| 52 | ki-in-du si sa₂ ŋiri₃ mu-na-ab-ŋal₂ zag kiŋ₂ nu-mu-ni-in-tuku | He twisted the horns of the city square for her, but she did not have a shoulder. |
| 53 | X x X IR igi du₈ diŋir-ra-na-ka | ... in front of Birrana. |
| 54 | nam-lu₂-ulu₃ in-ga-mu-na-ab-be₂-ne | they will speak to him about humanity. |
| 55 | nam-lugal-še₃ šag₄ sag₉-ga ba-pad₃-de₃ KA HI | Because of the kingship, which is chosen in a favorable way, ... |
| 56 | {d}lamma niŋ₂-gen₆-na ud šu₂-še₃ zid-da-na mu-gub ŋa₂-la nu-mu-ta-dag-ge | The protective deity of her own free will stood by her righteous hand, she does not pass by. |
| 57 | mi₂ zid dug₄-ga diŋir lu₂ hur-saŋ a-re-eš dib-ba-am₃ | The one who passes through the mountain ranges is a slanderer |
| 58 | nar-re šir₃ kug-ga im-mi-in-dug₄ mu-ni pa bi₂-in-e₃ | The singer made the pure sanctuaries pleasant, made his name resplendent. |
| 59 | {d}mar-tu dumu an-na za₃-mi₂-zu dug₃-ga-am₃ | Martu, son of An, your praise is sweet. |
| 60 | šir₃-gid₂-da {d}mar-tu-kam | It is a circle of Amurru. |
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