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A praise poem of Sîn-iddinam (Sîn-iddinam A)
...... who worships ....... Sîn-iddinam ...... his departing boat. He provided flour, gold and grain, befitting the great lady. ...... all this choice (?) grain ...... the lapis lazuli E-kur. He transported this cargo to the Quay of Life, the quay of Urim. Joyously he brought it into the majestic house, the house of Suen. Nanna was delighted with the king, and Ningal ...... to him. Nanna was delighted with Sîn-iddinam, and Ningal ...... to him. The Anuna, the great gods, blessed him. He had brought to complete perfection the plenitude, the pure first-fruit offerings, the first-fruit offerings of the new year. (1 ms. adds 1 line: He had transported this cargo to the Quay of Life, the quay of Urim.)
Religion & MythDaily LifeA praise poem of Shulgi (Shulgi A)
I am a child born of Ninsun. I am the choice of holy An's heart. I am the man whose fate was decided by Enlil. I am Culgi, the beloved of Ninlil. I am he who is cherished by Nintud. I am he who was endowed with wisdom by Enki. I am the powerful king of Nanna. I am the growling lion of Utu. I am Culgi, who has been chosen by Inana for his attractiveness. I am a mule, most suitable for the road. I am a horse, whose tail waves on the highway. I am a stallion of Cakkan, eager to run. (1 ms.: I am a donkey of Cakkan, who loves running.) I am a knowledgeable scribe of Nisaba; I have perfected my wisdom just as my heroism and my strength(1 ms. has instead: my distinction). Reliable words can reach (?) me. I cherish righteousness but do not tolerate wickedness. I hate anyone who speaks wickedly.
Religion & MythDaily LifeA praise poem of Shulgi (Shulgi B)
To make his name famous for all time until distant days, and to transmit to posterity and the days to come the praise poems of his power, the songs of his might, and the lasting fame of his exceptional intelligence, King Culgi, king of Urim, has brought the songs' latent wisdom before the mighty son of Ninsumun. He praises his own power in song, and lauds his own superior native intelligence: I am a king, offspring begotten by a king and borne by a queen. I, Culgi the noble, have been blessed with a favourable destiny right from the womb. When I was small, I was at the academy, where I…
Daily LifeReligion & MythA praise poem of Shulgi (Shulgi C)
I am the king, a wild bull of acknowledged strength, a lion with wide-open jaws! I am Culgi, a wild bull of acknowledged strength, a lion with wide-open jaws! I am a great storm let loose from heaven, sending its splendour far and wide! I am good stock, with brindled body, engendered by a breed-bull! I am a king born from a cow, resting amid butter and milk! I am the calf of a thick-necked white cow, reared in the cow-pen! Dressed in a ...... royal robe and holding out a sceptre, I am perfect for ....... I am also the good shepherd who takes joy in justice, the scourge and stick of all evil!…
Religion & MythDaily LifeA praise poem of Shulgi (Shulgi E)
Enlil, foundation platform of heaven and earth, who holds the crook that makes the Land firm, whose beard flows over the mountains, who reveres his own divine powers -- Enlil, the everlasting shepherd of the Land, has addressed me, Culgi, king of Urim, favourably, looking at me with wide-open eyes. In the overflowing of his heart, the lord bestowed the sceptre on me. Everywhere the word of Enlil has brought benefits to me, who was specially crowned in brick-built Eridug; to me, who was invested with the lapis-lazuli diadem in Unug; to me, the beloved shepherd of Nanna, fit for the throne. When I bring firewood (?), he looks at me and speaks gladly to me.
Religion & MythDaily LifeA praise poem of Shulgi (Shulgi O)
City worthy of the divine powers, according to its name: shrine Urim, raging storm of Sumer, battleground -- and well established! Origin of human seed, consolidating the foundations of the Land, abundance -- and well established! Lofty dais of An, pure place, holy place, provider of first-fruit offerings for An to refresh himself, dripping with syrup and wine -- and well established! Du-ur, celebrated place of Enlil, in whose interior are the assigned divine powers, place whose destiny was decreed by father Enlil, great dais -- and well established! Eridug, shrine expert in decreeing the…
Religion & MythDaily LifeA praise poem of Shulgi (Shulgi P)
1 line fragmentary ...... shining ....... He (probably Lugalbanda) spoke to her (probably Ninsun) tenderly ......: "He will accomplish precisely the fate determined for him. Your father holy An will make his branches spread as if he were a sappy cedar planted among hacur trees." Then my lady stepped up (?) to the word of An, Ninsun made a fateful decision with her spouse, holy Lugalbanda; she attended to his supplication. She went straight to holy An in the Ubcu-unkena: "My father, An, you are the king among the gods! I have looked through the land in all its extent and among its black-headed people who are as numerous as ewes, and I have elevated Culgi for me high above their head. May he be their trustworthy shepherd!
Religion & MythDaily LifeA praise poem of Shulgi (Shulgi V)
Enlil, the beaming light, ......, whose utterance is immutable, the most powerful of the Anuna gods, ......, looked (?) favourably (?) at Culgi, the fearsome dragon ......, the king, the creation of his hands. He granted (?) him great stength. His roar fills (?) the whole extent (?) of heaven and earth. In the E-kur, the great snake of the deep, ......, in Dur-an-ki, which lavishly ...... the eternal divine powers, ......, Enlil determined a great fate from the womb for the long-enduring sapling of the brickwork founded by the princely one, Culgi, who was born for a prosperous reign: "Make the people obedient, you enduring king of the multitudes!"
Religion & MythDaily LifeA praise poem of Shulgi (Shulgi X)
The king sailed to Unug towards the princely divine powers. Sumer and Akkad marvelled at him as he moored the boat at the quay of Kulaba. With a large wild bull of the mountains with uplifted horns, and with a sheep led by the hand of an en priest at his right side, with a dappled kid and a bearded kid clasped to his breast, he entered before Inana in the shrine of E-ana. Culgi, the good shepherd, a heart in love, dressed himself in the ma garment and put a hili wig on his head as a crown. Inana looked at him with admiration and spontaneously struck up a song, singing the words: "When I have…
Religion & MythDaily LifeA prayer for Rim-Sin entering the gate (Rim-Sin D)
Rim-Sîn, king of abundance, august doyen of rulers, may right and justice be your helpers. May they make a good ...... for you. May they make ...... for you. Rim-Sîn, named with a name by An and Enlil, when you enter the Great Gate, the gate of Urim, may the favourable protective god and the protective goddess of peace, gatekeepers of the Great Gate, shine upon you ....... May they bring you back an answer of life and peace ...... to your greeting which they bring before Nanna and Ningal. May they cause a good ...... that brings happiness, a mood of encouragement, to issue for you…
Religion & MythDaily LifeA prayer for Rim-Sin (Rim-Sin E)
......, who is fitted for holy lustration rites, Rim-Sîn, purification priest of An, who is fitted for pure prayers rites, whom you summoned from the holy womb ......, has been elevated to lordship over the Land; he has been installed as shepherd over the black-headed. The staff which strengthens the Land has been placed in his hand. The shepherd's crook which guides the living people has been attached at his side. As he steps forward before you, he is lavishly supplied with everything that he offers with his pure hands. Your attentive youth, your beloved king, the good shepherd…
Religion & MythDaily LifeA prayer for Samsu-iluna (Samsu-iluna B)
unknown no. of lines missing Life ....... Life ....... Life ....... ...... of your name ....... ...... holy life ....... Enki ....... Prince Samsu-iluna, ....... ...... terrifying splendour which spreads far and wide. Enki ...... your throne, and ...... bestow on you a sceptre of long years and days; may he ...... your crown ...... like Utu. May your kingship be as stable as heaven and earth! You are king of numerous lands and peoples! You are the people's good shepherd! You are the herdsman of the settled people! When like Utu you impart just verdicts, ...... justice, ...... you call by name ......, then you, Samsu-iluna, shall be the king of the eloquent words of Utu, and you shall be the foremost of kings.
Religion & MythDaily LifeA prayer for Samsu-iluna (Samsu-iluna C)
Lord, may you confirm your royal position by taking your seat on the throne, the lofty dais! Samsu-iluna, may you confirm your royal position by taking your seat on the throne, the lofty dais! May you strengthen the foundations of your throne by grasping the shepherd's crook of lordship! May you bring to perfect completion the princely divine powers by inspiring awe in the holy place, the pure place! When you ...... on the holy royal dais, may you lift your head high in a lordly manner! When you are embued with the terrifying splendour of royalty, ...... shining like the sun! When you…
Religion & MythDaily LifeA prayer for Samsu-iluna (Samsu-iluna G)
He greeted Enki, Asalim and the son of Eridug (An Akkadian gloss has: Ea, Marduk and Asalluha), the great gods, while sitting majestically on the golden throne of kingship with head high in heroic strength in its midst (An Akkadian gloss has: on your golden throne of kingship, whose head is raised high in the strength of your heroism, may you sit majestically, Samsu-iluna, double king), the king of Urim and king of Larsa, the king of Sumer and Akkad.
Religion & MythDaily LifeA shir-namshub to Nisaba (Nisaba B)
...... is destroyed. ...... is destroyed. It is destroyed. ...... of Nisaba is destroyed. The house of Nisaba, her of the tablets, is destroyed. The house of ...... is destroyed. The house of Nunbarcegunu is destroyed. ......, the E-hamun is destroyed. The plants of lamentation have sprouted; the cumunda grass has sprouted. By the walls the long grass has sprouted. Amongst them, the willow trees are everywhere. As for the word of An and the word of Enlil, the angry heart of great An is everywhere, and the malign heart of Enlil is everywhere. (Nisaba speaks:) "In my house, may the moonlight in…
Religion & MythWriting & LiteratureA song of Inana and Dumuzi (Dumuzi-Inana W)
4 lines missing 2 lines fragmentary May my sheep eat my ...... which is growing in the fields, my plants, my camel-thorn. May my sheep eat my ......, my plants, my winnowed barley. May my sheep eat my life of the Land which is growing in the fields, my plants, my stubble. May my sheep eat my support of orphans and sustenance of widows, my plants, my cakir plants. May my sheep eat my string of clay balls (?) which is growing in the fields, my plants, my colocynth. May my sheep eat my beer wort mixed with honey, my plants, my marsh reeds. May my sheep eat my calves going together with their bulls, my plants, my reed shoots. May my sheep eat my blossoming garden of apple trees, my plants, my rising reeds.
Religion & MythDaily LifeA song of Inana and Dumuzid (Dumuzid-Inana C1)
2 lines fragmentary Ninegala, your wedding ushers are lords! ...... like someone cracking eggs ....... Inana, your ushers are lords! ...... is first, ...... is second, 1 line fragmentary the fowler ......, and the fisherman from the depths of the reed-beds. "I will send a messenger to the shepherd: let him treat me to the best butter and the best milk! I will send a messenger to my farmer: let him treat me to ...... and wine! I, the lady, will send a messenger to the fowler, whose bird-nets are spread out: let him treat me to fine birds! I, Inana, will send a messenger to the fisherman too whose nets are set up in the reed-beds: let him treat me to fat carp!"
Religion & MythDaily LifeA song of Inana and Dumuzid (Dumuzid-Inana D1)
The ...... of E-temen-ni-guru, the organisation of the house of Eridug, the radiance of the house of Suen, and the erected banners of the E-ana were all given as gifts to the house. My good house floats like a cloud; its name too is a favourable omen. He who excels at the ceremonies of queenship has lined with his straw the flowered couch, inlaid with lapis lazuli, which Gibil has purified for you in the Iri-gal shrine and, in the house which he has sanctified for you with his sweet reeds, he is performing the purification rites for you. On the day of the moon's disappearance, the day appointed (?), the day when the couch will be inspected, the day when the lord will make love, grant life to the lord and give the staff and the crook to the lord!
Religion & MythDaily Life
AAICAB 1/1, pl. 058, 1924-0519
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AAICAB 1/1, pl. 058, 1924-0519. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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AAICAB 1/3, pl. 205, Bod B 26 (133)
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) ?) — AAICAB 1/3, pl. 205, Bod B 26 (133). No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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AbB 10, 030
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AbB 10, 030. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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AbB 10, 031
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AbB 10, 031. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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AbB 10, 032
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AbB 10, 032. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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AbB 10, 033
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AbB 10, 033. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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AbB 10, 034
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AbB 10, 034. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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AbB 10, 035
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AbB 10, 035. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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AbB 10, 036
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AbB 10, 036. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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AbB 10, 037
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AbB 10, 037. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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AbB 10, 038
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AbB 10, 038. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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AbB 10, 039
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AbB 10, 039. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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AbB 10, 040
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AbB 10, 040. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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AbB 10, 041
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AbB 10, 041. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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AbB 10, 042
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AbB 10, 042. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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AbB 10, 043
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AbB 10, 043. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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AbB 10, 044
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AbB 10, 044. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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AbB 10, 045
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AbB 10, 045. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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AbB 10, 046
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AbB 10, 046. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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AbB 10, 047
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AbB 10, 047. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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AbB 10, 048
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AbB 10, 048. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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AbB 10, 049
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AbB 10, 049. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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AbB 10, 052
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AbB 10, 052. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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AbB 10, 054
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AbB 10, 054. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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AbB 10, 055
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AbB 10, 055. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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AbB 10, 066
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AbB 10, 066. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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AbB 10, 128
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AbB 10, 128. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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AbB 10, 129
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AbB 10, 129. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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AbB 10, 130
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AbB 10, 130. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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AbB 10, 137
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AbB 10, 137. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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AbB 10, 140
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AbB 10, 140. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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AbB 10, 143
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)) — AbB 10, 143. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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