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Šu-ilišu 2 (Q001935)
Royal Inscription, Old Babylonian, unclear · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Šu-ilišu 2 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q001935 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | unclear |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| i | ||
| 1 | {d}nanna | For Nanna |
| 2 | nir-ŋal₂ an ki-a | hero of heaven and earth, |
| 3 | dumu nun zid | son of the righteous prince |
| 4 | {d}en-lil₂-la₂ | of Enlil |
| 5 | en dili-ni an ki-še₃ | lord, his alone is heaven and earth |
| 6 | dingir-re-ne-er za₃ dib₂-ba | among the gods who pass by, |
| 7 | lugal-a-ni-ir | his master |
| 8 | {d}šu-i₃-li₂-šu | Šū-ilišīku, |
| 9 | dingir kalam-ma-na | the god of his country |
| 10 | lugal kala-ga | the strong king |
| 11 | lugal uri₅{ki}-ma | king of Ur |
| 12 | ki ag₂ an | beloved of An, |
| 13 | {d}en-lil₂ | Enlil, |
| 14 | u₃ {d}nanna-ke₄ | and Nanna |
| 15 | {d}šu-nir gal | great Šunir |
| 16 | geš buru₁₄-a tum₄-ma | brought in the harvest |
| 17 | u₆-di-de₃ he₂-du₇ | to admire, perfect, |
| 18 | ku₃-sig₁₇ | gold |
| 19 | ku₃ za-gin₃-na gun₃-a | speckled with silver and lapis lazuli |
| 20 | mi₂ ul-la₂ sig₇-ga | a beautiful face |
| 21 | alam ku₃-babbar | a statue of silver |
| 22 | x x gi x x x | [......] reed |
| ii | ||
| 1 | u₄ x | day |
| 2 | mu-x | ..., |
| 3 | uri₅{ki} x | Ur |
| 4 | x x | |
| 5 | za₃ an-ša-an{ki}-na-še₃ sag₂ dug₄-ga | at the border of Anšan, which is to be dispersed, |
| 6 | ki-tuš-ba gi-na-a | regular offerings |
| 7 | mu-na-dim₂ | he fashioned for him. |
| 8 | nam-til₃-la-ni-še₃ | for his well-being |
| 9 | a mu-na-ru | dedicated it (this vessel). |
| 10 | lu₂ a₂ nig₂-hul dim₂-ma | the man who devises evil plans |
| 11 | x ib₂-ši-ag₂-ge₂₆-a | shall issue against it |
| 12 | mu-sar-ra-ba | In its inscription |
| 13 | šu bi₂-ib₂-uru₁₂-a | Hand of Bib-Urua |
| 14 | mu-ni bi₂-ib₂-sar-re-a x | If he writes his own name ... |
| 15 | x x | |
| 16 | x x | |
| iii | ||
| 1' | PA NI x-da-ab-x | ... . |
| 2' | {geš}gu-za-na | a chair |
| 3' | suhuš-bi na-an-na-ge-en | do not twist its foundations |
| 4' | sahar-ra ha-ab-da-tuš | may he sit in the dust |
| 5' | barag-ga-na |SIG₄.ZI|-bi a-nir ha-ab-da-gi₄-gi₄ | May he utter an arazu prayer to him |
| 6' | tur₃-ra-ni he₂-x | his cattlepen ... |
| 7' | amaš(|AMAŠ.ME|)-a-ni he₂-x-x | his sheepfold |
| 8' | {d}en-ki-ke₄ | of Enki |
| 9' | he₂-ŋal₂ an ki-ka | may it carry off in heaven and earth. |
| 10' | inim a-ba-an-da-an-gi₄ | shall return to him. |
| 11' | i₇ mah a-{ku₆}eštub DU-a-na | When he brought the great river, the eštub canal, |
| 12' | sahar ha-an-da-si-si | he shall remove the soil |
| 13' | ma-x-x | ...; |
| 14' | AN x | Mars? |
| 15' | x x | |
| iv | ||
| 1' | x x x x x x | |
| 2' | u₄ da-ri₂ x | forever |
| 3' | {d}šu-nir-ba | Šunirba |
| 4' | {d}nun-bi bar an ki | Its prince, outside heaven and earth |
| 5' | mu-bi | its name |
Sources & licences
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