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A hymn to Šul-pa-e (Šul-pa-e A) (Q000741)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A hymn to Šul-pa-e (Šul-pa-e A) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000741 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Ver.1, | ||
| 1 | ur-saŋ uru₂-bad₃-da iti₇-gin₇ e₃-a | Ursa, coming forth from the outer city like the moonlight |
| 2 | ur-saŋ {d}šul-pa-e₃ iri-bad₃-da iti₇-gin₇ e₃-a | Hero Šulpa’e, coming forth from the Inner City like the moonlight |
| 3 | alim-ma mu tuku {d}šul-pa-e₃ uru₂-bad₃-da iti₇-gin₇ e₃-a | Bison who has a name, Šulpa’e, coming forth from the city wall like the moonlight |
| 4 | lugal me gal-gal diŋir pa e₃-a | king who makes the great me manifest in the intertwined space |
| 5 | {d}šul-pa-e₃ me gal-gal diŋir pa e₃-a | Šulpa’e, making the great cosmic powers manifest, |
| 6 | nir-ŋal₂ me₃-a u₂-šim kalam-ma sud-sud | Releaser of the battle, who restores the life of the land |
| 7 | en a₂ mah il₂-il₂-i ŋiš gaz gu₂-erim₂ ra | Lord, raising a supreme arm, destroyer of enemies, |
| 8 | mu-us₂-a gu₂-tuku a-a {d}en-lil₂-la₂ | who trusts in father Enlil, |
| 9 | šul zid {d}en-lil₂-la₂ mu mah-zu mu-un-pad₃ | The righteous one of Enlil, your supreme name he chose. |
| 10 | nir-ŋal₂ {ŋiš}tukul-a lipiš me₃-a | The nirbal priestess, the one with the weapon, the evildoer of battle |
| 11 | lu₂ ki-bal-a-ke₄ nir-ŋal₂ ki-bal-a | The one of the rebellious land, the one who overthrows the rebel land, |
| 12 | lugal-ŋu₁₀ za-e dim₃-me-er mah-me-en | You are the king, you are a supreme god. |
| 13 | za-e dim₃-me-er mah-me-en dam-zu ga-ša-an mah-me-en | You are a great god, your spouse is a magnificent lady |
| 14 | {d}nin-hur-saŋ-ŋa₂-ke₄ ki aŋ₂-ŋa₂-ni za-e-me-en | Ninḫursa, you are the place of his father |
| 15 | ur-saŋ ni₂ gal diŋir-re-e-ne-me-en | I am a hero with great fearsomeness among the intertwined people |
| 16 | ur-saŋ {d}šul-pa-e₃-a an ki-a nir-ŋal₂ | Hero Šulpa’e, mighty one of heaven and earth, |
| 17 | x X-ŋu₁₀ mu-zu kur-kur-ra zid-de₃-eš he₂-pad₃-de₃ | ... your name in all the lands may it be chosen faithfully |
| 18 | lugal-ŋu₁₀ nam-mah-zu kur-kur-ra zid-de₃-eš he₂-pad₃-de₃ | May your greatness be found in all the lands faithfully |
| 19 | x X mah-a a-ŋi₆ zig₃-ga u₁₈-lu lu₂-ra te-a | Exalted ... rising flood, approaching one. |
| 20 | nam-lu₂-ulu₃ mušen ni₂ te-a-gin₇ šudu₃-da mu-ši-ib-ra-an | Humanity, like a snake whose fearsomeness is bound to a sheep |
| 21 | x X zig₃-ga ni₂ ri-a šu nu-ra-ab-la₂-e | Risen ..., fear not, |
| 22 | ni₂ gur₃-ru su zig₃ gur₃-ru ni₂ gal mu-da-ri | He carries an aura, he lifts his neck, a great aura surrounds him. |
| 23 | u₄-ta-u₁₈-lu lu₂-ra te-a-me-en | You are the one who approaches a man. |
| 24 | x mah lu₂-še₃ ur₃-ur₃-ra-me-en | I am the exalted ... of the man |
| 25 | x x X lu₂-še₃ bar-bar-ra-me-en | ... I am a stranger. |
| 26 | x-gin₇ kur-ra gana₂ gid₂-gid₂ | Like ... in the mountains, the field is long. |
| 27 | x an-ta šu bar-ra gaba-šu-ŋar nu-tuku | ... has no rival on the other side |
| 28 | x X ud kur-ra e₃-a | ... coming forth from the mountains. |
| 29 | x X ud dug₄-ga du₇-du₇ | ... perfecting the storm. |
| 30 | x x UN MAŠ-a-gin₇ nim ŋir₂-ŋir₂-re | ... like a wild bull flying in the wind |
| 31 | |MI.E₂.A|{mušen}-a zi ir lu₂-ra šub-bu | “Mītu-Ea, the life of a man, lay hold of you! |
| 32 | nam-tar šu nu-tuku ŋiri₃ nu-tuku lu₂ ŋi₆-a tum₂-mu | Namtar has no hand, he has no partner, a man fitting for the river |
| 33 | nam-tar-e-gin₇ ŋi₆-a du-du ZI-LAL₃-gin₇ dim₂-e | Like a fate, I want to go to the river, like a perfume maker. |
| 34 | pu₂-kiri₆ mu₂-sar ŋiš-gi sig₇-ga | in the orchards, planted with green reeds |
| 35 | niŋ₂-ur₂-limmu₂ an-edin daŋal-la | “Like a wild bull in the high steppe, |
| 36 | maš₂-anše niŋ₂-zi-ŋal₂ edin-na | Wild goats roaming the plain |
| 37 | ur-saŋ {d}šul-pa-e₃ za-e lugal-bi-me-en | Hero Šulpa’e, you are their king |
| 38 | an lugal diŋir-re-e-ne-ke₄ šu-za im-ma-an-šum₂ | An, king of the intertwined world, has given your hand to him |
| 39 | šu-za im-ma-an-šum₂ za-e lugal-bi-me-en | You are their king |
| 40 | ur-saŋ {d}šul-pa-e₃-a šu-zu la-ba-ra-e₃ | Hero Šulpa’ea, your hand cannot be released |
| 41 | u₂ tuku u₂-na ba-ni-in-gu₇ | The one who has food ate the food. |
| 42 | a tuku a-na ba-ni-in-naŋ | What did the one who has water say to him? |
| 43 | mu diŋir-ra-na li-bi-in-pad₃-de₃ | he did not s[eal] the name of his daughter-in-law. |
| 44 | mu diŋir-ra-ni dili-a-bi ka-ga₁₄ mi-ni-X | He ... the name of his ... alone in the mouth |
| 45 | šu X X x diŋir-ra x | Hand of a bīr-demon |
| 46 | šu la-ba-an-X X X X-a KA la-ba-ab-X X x | He does not ... |
| 47 | x NA x X ba-an-tum₂-mu | ... is brought. |
| 48 | x-na x-zu ma-ra-an-šum₂-mu | Your ... will be given to you |
| 49 | gu-za-la₂ an {d}en-lil₂-la₂-me-en | I am the throne bearer of An and Enlil |
| 50 | maškim sumur diŋir-re-e-ne-me-en | I am the exorcist of all the gods |
| 51 | en {ŋiš}banšur-ra {d}en-lil₂-la₂-me-en | I am the lord of the table of Enlil |
| 52 | lu₂-bi niŋ₂ ŋar-ra-zu la-ba-an-gid₂-de₃-en | This man, do not accept your slander! |
| 53 | x MI-a mu-ra-an-DU | ... for you. |
| 54 | x X nim-ma mu-ra-ab-si-a | ... that he had made for you |
| 55 | x X an-ta u₃-mu-X-ŋal₂ | ... above ... |
| 56 | x dugud-da tug₂-gin₇ ši-mi-dul | ... covered like a garment |
| 57 | x X-zu mi-ni-ib-dug₄-ga-ta | After your ... is good, |
| 58 | x X saŋ ŋa₂-ŋa₂ a-ra-zu ma-ra-ab-be₂ | ... utters an arazu prayer to you |
| 59 | x šag₄-ne-ša₄ KA-ni um-ma-ra-an-pad₃ | ... he chose his mouth for you |
| 60 | x X ma₂-gin₇ a-ŋi₆-a-ta im-ma-ra-an-ad-DU | ... like a boat from the river. |
| 61 | x X-ma im-ma-ra-an-zi-zi | ... rises for you. |
| 62 | kug-sig₁₇-gin₇ ba-an-dadag-ge-en | I shine like gold. |
| 63 | zabar-gin₇ niŋ₂-su-ub im-ma-ak-en | He made me stand like a bronze statue. |
| 64 | šu sag₉-ga diŋir-ra-na-še₃ im-ši-in-gi₄-gi₄ | He turned his good hand into a crossroads |
| 65 | x X mu-un-zalag gu₂ mu-un-zig₃ | ... shined, raised its neck. |
| 66 | x kalam-ma dalla mu-ni-in-e₃ | He made the ... of the Land shine brightly. |
| 67 | x X-ba mu-un-zu-a-e | ... knows. |
| 68 | x X RA mu-un-e-du₃ | ... he built. |
| 69 | x inim-ma-bi ma-ra-an-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | ... its words for you |
| 70 | x dug₄-ga ma-ra-an-de₂-e | ... he will give to you. |
| 71 | x X-la ma-ra-an-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | ... he will give to you. |
| 72 | x ki aŋ₂-zu za-e ma-ra-an-du₈-e | ... your counsel is set for you. |
| 73 | x X di₄-di₄-la₂-zu-ne za-e ma-ra-an-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | ... when you are little, you will fill it for me. |
| 74 | x X di₄-di₄-la₂-zu-ne za-e ma-ra-an-du₈-e | When you ... your little ones, you set them free for me. |
| 75 | x X X X za gal-gal-la-zu-ne za-e ma-ra-an-du₈-e | ... when you have large ... for you, you will release it for me. |
| 76 | x X X-am₃ sur-ra-zu | Your ... |
| 77 | x X X X X X X za-e ma-ra-an-de₂-e | ... you will give it to me. |
| 78 | x X X X RA ud 15-kam | ... 15th day. |
| 79 | x X X-ra-zu saŋ im-X X x | ... your ... |
| 80 | x X X šir₃-ra-a mu-X x | ... in the countryside ... |
| 81 | x X X en₃-du-a mu-x | ... in prayer ... |
| 82 | x me ze₂-eb-a-bi LA X x | ... its sweet ... |
| 83 | lugal šag₄-la₂ sug₄ kur-kur-ra-me-en x | I am a king who covers all the lands |
| 84 | šag₄-la₂ sug₄ igi du₈-a ŋal₂ A x | (If) it is covered in a dark cloud: ... . |
| 85 | x KI tur₃-ra X x | ... in the cowshed ... |
| Ver.2, | ||
| 1 | x A | ...; |
| 2 | x X | |
| 3 | x X šag₄-ne-za-ra | ... for you |
| 4 | x AN DI | ...; |
| 5 | x x X X X X X X kug-ra ma-ra-keše₂ | ... I have bound for you the silver. |
| 6 | x x IGI u₃-sa₂ tud-da a-su-ra-ba | ... born and bred. |
| 7 | x x su-ul-pa₃-e-a-gin₇ SI-en-da-hu-la | Like a ... of Suulpa’ea, SI-en-da-hula |
| 8 | x x tud-de₃ lu₂-gal-ŋu₁₀ mu-zu he-pad₃-de | ... born, may the chief cook find your name! |
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