NBC 07806 (P299287)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | NBC 07806 |
|---|---|
| ID | P299287 |
| Museum no. | NBC 07806 |
| Collection | Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
English translation
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| Line | English |
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| obverse 1 | Nirah and Enki are twins, they are twin sons. |
| obverse 2 | Enki and Nirah came out ... as twins, twin sons. |
| obverse 3 | The two of them-- (one) is said to be "respected"; (the other) is said to be "creating" |
| obverse 4 | Coming out, passing majestically through heaven and earth |
| obverse 5 | For distant countries throughout, you are their caretaker, you are the life of the land. |
| obverse 6 | Surpassing among the gods, you are the lord wise in everything; you have no rival. |
| obverse 7 | Enki the child of great An, you are the lord wise in everything; your heart gives birth to things. |
| obverse 8 | Nirah, angry god, stanting in the reeds is a majestic thing; not found, not seen. |
| obverse 9 | Enki and Nirah, majestic, standing in the reeds is a majestic thing; not found, not seen. |
| obverse 10 | Being attentive to that man, he has raised his head, he has granted him counsel |
| obverse 11 | In the land he has established his given name majestically. |
| obverse 12 | The black-headed people, as many as there are-- they have brought about pasturage and irrigation for them. |
| obverse 13 | The purification-priest, who administers the oaths, bestowing the good things of the heart, |
| obverse 14 | Brought them about for them. |
| obverse 15 | The gods the lion, the pirig-lion, and the dragon, |
| obverse 16 | His good things, he brought them about. |
| obverse 17 | Praise, care, merry-making! |
| reverse 1 | May Enki and Nirah control whatever(?) snakes (there be)/the snakes in his waters (??). |
| reverse 2 | Enki and Nirah, grant him ... of Gungunum broad wisdom! |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | {d}nirah {d}en-ki masz#-tab#-ba#-am3# dumu?# tab?#-ba?#-am3?# | |
| 2 | {d}en-ki {d}nirah masz-tab-ba dumu tab-ba x x mu-ni-in-i | |
| 3 | min-na-ne-ne nir-gal2 sza-an-du11 mud-de3 sza-an-e | |
| 4 | an ki-sze3 mah dib#-be2#-esz2 e3 | |
| 5 | kur ki su3-ra2-sze3 nigin2-na-bi sag en3-tar-bi-me-en zi-gal2 kalam-ma-me-en | |
| 6 | digir-digir-ra diri-ga en gal-zu nig2-nam-me-en gaba-ri nu-tuku-me-en | |
| 7 | {d}en-ki dumu an gal-la en gal-zu nig2-nam-me-en sza3-zu nig2 u3-du2 | |
| 8 | {d}nirah digir lipisz gi-a gub-be2 nig2 mah-am3 nu-pa3-da igi nu-bar-re | |
| 9 | {d}en-ki {d}nirah mah-bi gi-a gub-be2 nig2 mah-am3 nu-pa3-da igi nu-bar-re | |
| 10 | lu2-ulu3-bi gesztu gar-ra sag?# mu-ni-in-il2 umusz?# mu-ni-in-gar | |
| 11 | kalam-ma mu sa4-ni mah in-gar | |
| 12 | sag ge6 zi-gal2 a-na lu-a u2-sag a-du11-bi e-ne-ra mu-un-ne-gal2 | |
| 13 | gudu4 zi digir-ra lu2 bi2-in-du11-ga nig2 sa6-ga sza3-ga ru-a-ni | |
| 14 | e-ne-er mu-un-na-an-ne-gal2 | |
| 15 | digir-re-e-ne ur-mah pirig uszumgal | |
| 16 | nig2 sa6-ga-a-ni mu-un-<ne?>-gal2 | |
| 17 | za3-mi2 mi2-du11-ga e-ne-di | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | {d}en-ki {d}nirah a-na musz szu-ne-ne he2-en-gal2 | |
| 2 | {d}en-ki {d}nirah x gu-un-gu-nu-um-ma gesztu2 dagal e-ne-ra szum2-mu-na-ab | |
Sources & licences
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