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Enlil-bani 1001 (Q001994)
Royal Inscription, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Enlil-bani 1001 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q001994 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| i | ||
| 1 | x | |
| 2 | x x | |
| 3 | x x-en | ..., |
| 4 | eš₃ nibru{ki} | the shrine of Nippur |
| 5 | dur-an-ki-a-še₃ | to Duranki |
| 6 | gu₃ zid-de₃-eš ma-an-de₂ | He spoke to me faithfully |
| 7 | sag-ki zalag-ga-ni | his shining forehead |
| 8 | mu-ši-in-bar | he smote |
| 9 | nam du₁₀ mu-un-tar | he decreed a good fate. |
| 10 | {d}en-lil₂-ba-ni | Enlil-bani, |
| 11 | šu dug₄-ga-mu me-en | You are my good hand |
| 12 | a₂ nun | the princely arm |
| 13 | hu-mu-ta-ŋal₂ | shall carry off. |
| 14 | nam-nun-na | of princeliness |
| 15 | sag an-še₃ | head to heaven |
| 16 | x he₂-ni-il₂ | he raised up. |
| 17 | x x he₂-em-mah | May ... be great! |
| 18 | x x x | |
| 19 | x | |
| ii | ||
| 1 | x x | |
| 2 | x x | |
| 3 | mu du₁₀ | good year |
| 4 | sa₄-a x | ...; |
| 5 | kalam-ma | of the country |
| 6 | x x x ul | [......] not |
| 7 | x x-ŋal₂ | ...-bal |
| 8 | ub-da limmu₂-ba | in the four quarters |
| 9 | gaba-ri | copy. |
| 10 | na-an-tuku-tuku-un | do not acquire. |
| 11 | un sag-gi₆-ge | the black-headed people |
| 12 | ba-du₁₀-ge-en | I am good. |
| 13 | {d}utu-bi | and Utu |
| 14 | he₂-me-en | may you be. |
| 15 | mu nam-til₃-la | for the life of |
| 16 | bala u₄-bi | and the bala of those days |
| 17 | su₃-su₃-ra₂ | Susa |
| 18 | sag-e-eš | |
| 19 | mu-rig₇ | he presented it. |
| 20 | eš₃ nibru{ki} | the shrine of Nippur |
| 21 | gu₂ an-še₃ x | the neck of heaven |
| 22 | he₂-em-mi-zi | I raised up. |
| 23 | x | |
| 24 | x x | |
| iii | ||
| 1 | ab-sin₂-bi mu-e-dagal | I broadened its furrows. |
| 3 | x x AN | ...; |
| 4 | |EN×X|-šen | |
| 5 | x ku₃-ku₃-ga-bi-še₃ | whose holy ... |
| 6 | ud-šu₂-uš | daily |
| 7 | ha-ba-gub-be₂-en | may you stand for me! |
| 8 | geš-tag-bi | Its ritual |
| 9 | nig₂ mu-ši-bar-ra-zu-uš | that which you have chosen |
| 11 | sig₄ e₂-kur-ra | brick of the Ekur temple |
| 12 | he₂-em-da-hul₂ | rejoice over me. |
| 13 | utu-e₃-ta | from Utue |
| 14 | utu-šu₂-uš | to smite |
| 15 | nam-sipa-bi ma-ra-šum₂ | Its shepherdship is for you |
| 17 | nam-lugal-zu | your kingship |
| 18 | pa e₃ bi₂-ak | made resplendent, |
| 19 | u₄-bi ma-ra-su₃-ud | that day he will renew it for you |
| 21 | x x ma | ...; |
| 22 | x-še₃ | to ... |
| 23 | x | |
| 24 | ma-ra-ge-en | I will give it to you. |
| iv | ||
| 1 | aga me-lam₂ | a crown of splendor |
| 2 | u₆ di-de₃ he₂-du₇ | to admire, perfect, |
| 4 | sag-za ba-keš₂-ra₂ | has bound your head |
| 5 | za₃ kur-ra-še₃ | to the edge of the mountain |
| 6 | mi-ni-mah-en | I made great. |
| 7 | teš₂-bi-eš₂ | to each other |
| 8 | mu-se₃-ke-en | you have sworn. |
| 9 | ki-bal-a | of the rebel land |
| 10 | uru{ki} dug₄-ga-zu-ta | from your pleasant city |
| 11 | la-ba-x | did not |
| 12 | bad₃ mu-gul | he destroyed the wall. |
| 13 | giri₃-zu-ta | from your feet |
| 14 | x he₂-ši-šu₂-e | may he have |
| 15 | enkara šibir | the enkar priestess, the crossbearer |
| 16 | gidri nig₂-gi-na | a scepter of justice |
| 17 | un sag gi₆-ga lah₅-lah₅-e | The black-headed people are scattered. |
| 19 | u₄ da-ri-še₃ | forever |
| 20 | šu zid mu-x-un-gar | He placed the righteous hand |
| 22 | x x | |
| 23 | x x me-en | I am ... |
| v | ||
| 1 | inim x-x-zu | your ... words |
| 2 | na-me nu-kur₂-ru-dam | no one can change. |
| 4 | nam-tar-ra-mu | my fate |
| 5 | du-ri₂-še₃ | for the scepter |
| 6 | hu-mu-x-x-gar | I placed. |
| 7 | {d}en-lil₂-le | by Enlil |
| 8 | sig₄ e₂-kur-ra-ta | from the brickwork of the Ekur |
| 9 | nam-mu mi-ni-in-tar-ra | has decreed my fate, |
| 11 | nibru{ki}-a | in Nippur |
| 12 | nig₂-si-sa₂ mu-ni-in-gar | he established justice. |
| 14 | nig₂-zi pa bi₂-e₃ | made a good thing appear. |
| 16 | udu-gin₇ ka u₂ ku₂ | like a sheep in the mouth of pure plants |
| 17 | ba-ni-in-kin-kin | he set up. |
| 18 | u₂ sig₇-ga bi₂-ku₂ | he purified with green plants. |
| 19 | {geš}šudul dugud-da | heavy yoke |
| 20 | gu₂-bi im-ta-zi | raised its neck. |
| 21 | us₂ gi-na bi₂-dab₅ | he seized the regular length. |
| 22 | nibru{ki}-a | in Nippur |
| 23 | nig₂-gi-na | of justice |
| 24 | mi-ni-in-gar-ra | he established. |
| vi | ||
| 1 | ša₃-bi mu-du₁₀-ga | whose insides are good |
| 2 | i₃-si-in{ki} | of Isin |
| 3 | uru{ki} an-ne₂ | of the city An, |
| 4 | {d}en-lil₂-le | by Enlil |
| 5 | {d}nin-isin₂{si}-na-ra | For Nininsina |
| 6 | sag-e-eš | |
| 7 | mu-un-ni-in-rig₇-eš | they presented to him |
| 8 | nig₂-zi | |
| 9 | nig₂-si-sa₂ | justice |
| 10 | mu-ni-in-gar | he established. |
| 11 | ša₃ kalam-ma mu-du₁₀ | In the land he made good |
| 12 | še nig₂-ku₅-ra | barley of Nigkura |
| 13 | igi-6(diš)-ŋal₂ i₃-me-a | one-sixth (mina) |
| 14 | igi-1(u)-ŋal₂-la | one-eighth (mina) |
| 15 | he₂-mi-ku₄ | may he enter. |
| 16 | mašda₂ | goat |
| 17 | itu-da | month |
| 18 | u₄-am₃ | The day |
| 19 | he₂-gub | may he stand. |
| 20 | maš₂-anše | goat |
| 21 | e₂-gal-la-ke₄ | of the palace |
| 22 | a-ša₃ x x x x | field |
| vii | ||
| 1 | i-{d}utu | I-Utu, |
| 2 | bi₂-in-eš-a | he had built |
| 3 | maš₂-anše | goat |
| 4 | e₂-gal-la | in the palace |
| 5 | ab-sin₂-ta | from the furrow |
| 6 | he₂-em-ta-e₃ | he brought out. |
| 7 | i-{d}utu x-bi | I-Utu |
| 8 | nig₂-gig-ga he₂-ni-ku₄ | may he bring about evil. |
| 10 | di-ku₅ nig₂-gi-e ki ag₂ me-en | I am the judge of justice, beloved. |
| 12 | nig₂-erim₂ | evil |
| 13 | nig₂-a₂-zi | |
| 14 | u₂-gu he₂-ni-de₂ | he imposed upon him. |
| 15 | lu₂ si-sa₂ | the righteous man |
| 16 | x-ge he₂-mi-gi₄ | may he return. |
Sources & licences
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