A hymn to Enlil for Samsu-iluna (Samsu-iluna F)
- A.1
lugal palil an-na šag4 kug-ge pad3-da
O king, foremost one of An, chosen in his holy heart, Samsu-iluna, king, foremost one of An, chosen in his holy heart, …… rites …… august, ……, joyful, supreme, assiduous, with head high on the gold-decorated throne of …… kingship, who sits majestically …… in its midst in heroic strength, Samsu-iluna: An, the mighty king of heaven, the august judge, has assigned you a great destiny, and has made you to pass your life with a secure crown.
- A.2
sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal palil an-na šag4 kug-ge pad3-da
- A.3
TI NI BAL ga-ar-za UM MU-MU DI maḫ-ḫa
- A.4
KAL ? ša ḫu-la saĝ-be2-eš ḫa-pa-DU saĝ us2-sa-a
- A.5
{ĝiš}gu-za kug-sig17 ĝar-ra DI nam-lugal-la!(ĝu10) saĝ il5-la
- A.6
šag4-? a2 nam-ur-saĝ-ĝa2-!-im maḫ-bi tuš-ša-a
- A.7
sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal kalag-ga an-ne2 di-⌈kud⌉ maḫ an-ne2 nam gal mu-re-tar
- A.8
aga gen6-na ti-il5-la mu-ra-ni-in-zal
- A.9
lu2 {d}en-! NAM GUR ? IR EŠ ŠI nam-sipad uĝ3 da-ga-an-ni-ši mu-un-na-šum2-ma-daḫ
He is the man to whom Enlil has given …… and the shepherdship over the widespread people, the beloved (?) shepherd of Nibru, the constant servant of E-kur; he is the trustworthy farmer of the house of Asalim, who takes care that provisions do not cease in E-saĝ-ila. For you to exercise your divine powers of shepherdship in the Land, Enlil has placed the foreign lands at your feet. Obedient to Utu, beloved (?) of Inana, Samsu-iluna, the king whose fate is never altered by Enlil, my king, at the command uttered by Enlil, Enki and Asalim, Zababa, Lugal-gu-dua, the king who builds temples, …… the rebel lands …… (unknown no. of lines missing)
- A.10
sipad ? nibru{ki} saĝ us2 e2-kur-ra
- A.11
engar gen6-na e2 {d}a-sa-lim-a-ka-am
- A.12
niĝ2-nam nu-si-li-ge18 e2-saĝ-il5-la-ak-ki-im
- A.13
{d}en-lil2 me nam-sipad-zu kalam-ma ak-ka kur ĝiri3-zu-uš mu-ĝar
- A.14
še-ga {d}utu-ke4 ? {d}inana-ke4
- A.15
sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal nam nu-ug-ru {d}en-lil2 lugal-ĝa2-ta
- A.16
inim dug4-ga {d}en-lil2 {d}en-ki-ka3-ta u2 {d}a-sa-lim {d}za-ba-ba {d}lugal-gu2-du3-a lugal !-a mu-du3-a
- A.17
[X] X X X ⌈kur⌉ ki-bal GU2 LU DI X […] X
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(unknown no. of lines missing)
- B.1
⌈{d}?⌉ sa kur-kur-[ra …]
Iškur, the net of the foreign lands …… made the foreign countries praise him duly, and made the mighty …… manifest. Samsu-iluna, the good hero, lordly one of his Land, has wisely co-ordinated decisions for the Land. From the banks of the Tigris and the banks of the Euphrates, to the shores of the sea …… and the banks of its rivers, men …… Samsu-iluna. In E-kur, the house of Enlil, …… he has taken his seat on his dais of joy. Enlil, it is sweet to praise you. Enlil, give my king a brilliant destiny and years of life! Grant him as a gift a life of long days!
- B.2
kur-kur-re me-te-eš ḫe-i kalag-ga si-ig X X pa3 mu-na-<e3>
- B.3
sa-am-su-i-lu-na mu-u2-a sa3 nir-ĝal2 kalam-ma-an-ni
- B.4
gal-zu ka-aš pa-ar kalam-me ⌈si⌉ bi-sa
- B.5
sa-am-su-i-lu-na gu2 {id2}idigna gu2 {id2}bur-na gu2 a-a-?-aš-ši DU gu da-a-bi-ša2 lu2 mu-na-a-IGI
- B.6
e2-kur-re e2 {d}en-lil2-la2-ta NI IGI pa-la-ak šag4 ḫu-la-ka-? mu-un-ni-tuš
- B.7
{d}en-lil2-la2 za-am-me-en-zu dug3-ga
- B.8
{d}en-lil2 lugal-ĝu10 nam zal-ga mu nam-til3-la šu-mu
- B.9
zi u2 su-ud-ĝa2-al niĝ2-ba-aš-ši-i ba-am-ma
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