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CDLI Literary 000336 (Enlil and Ninlil) composite (P469518)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000336 (Enlil and Ninlil) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P469518 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
Transliteration (ATF)
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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.
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| 1 | iri{ki} na-nam iri{ki} na-nam na-an-dur2-ru-ne-en-de3-en | Indeed, it is indeed a city, indeed, we shall dwell there. |
| 2 | nibru{ki} iri{ki} na-nam na-an-dur2-ru-ne-en-de3-en | Nippur is indeed a city, we shall not dwell there. |
| 3 | dur-{gesz}geszimmar{ki} iri{ki} na-nam na-an-dur2-ru-ne-en-de3-en | Ur-geš’immar is indeed a city, we shall not dwell there. |
| 4 | i7-sal-la i7 ku3-bi na-nam | The Isala canal is indeed its holy canal. |
| 5 | kar-gesztin-na kar-bi na-nam | It is indeed the wine tavern. |
| 6 | kar-a-sar kar {gesz}ma2 us2-bi na-nam | Kar-asar, the quay of the boat, is indeed its foundation. |
| 7 | pu2-lal3 pu2 a du10-ga-bi na-nam | It is indeed a well with good water in the well. |
| 8 | i7-nun-bi-ir-tum2 pa5 mul-bi na-nam | The Nunbirtum canal is indeed its star. |
| 9 | ib2-ta-gid2-i-de3 5(u) sar-am3 GAN2 gar-bi na-nam | he will measure out. It is indeed 50 sar of field area. |
| 10 | {d}en-lil2 gurusz tur-bi na-nam | Enlil is indeed its young man. |
| 11 | {d}nin-lil2 ki-sikil tur-bi na-nam | Ninlil is indeed its young maiden. |
| 12 | {d}nun-bar-sze-gu-nu um-ma-bi na-nam | Nunbaršegunu is indeed its mother. |
| 13 | u4-ba ki-sikil ama ugu-na sza na-mu-un-de5-de5 | At that time, the young woman who bore her mother did not let her go. |
| 14 | {d}nin-lil2-le {d}nun-bar-sze-gu-nu sza na-mu-un-de5-de5 | Ninlil and Nunbaršegunu, who were to be gathered, |
| 15 | i7 ku3-ga-am3 nu-nus-e i7 ku3-ga-am3 a nam-mi-tu5-tu5 | The pure river, the woman, the pure river - do not bathe! |
| 16 | {d}nin-lil2-le gu2 i7-nun-bi-ir-tum2-ka nam-mi-in-du-de3 | Ninlil did not go to the bank of the Nunbirtum canal |
| 17 | i-bi2 ku3-ga-am3 u3-mu-un-e i-bi2 ku3-ga-am3 i-bi2 ba-e-szi-bar-re | The eye is pure, the lord is pure. You see it. |
| 18 | kur gal a-a {d}mu-ul-lil2 i-bi2 ku3-ga-am3 i-bi2 ba-e-szi-bar-re | Great Mountain Father Enlil, the pure eye has seen you. |
| 19 | sipa na-ag2 tar-tar-re i-bi2 ku3-ga-am3 i-bi2 ba-e-szi-bar-re | The shepherd who determines fate, he looks at the pure eye. |
| 20 | a-da-lam mu-bi am3-i-i sze am3-mi-ib2-su-ub-be2 | The name of the threshing floor is “The barley will be poured out.'" |
| 21 | sza3 hul2 a hi-li sza3-ge si-a-na am3-mu-un-di-ni-ib-da13-da13 | He makes the heart rejoice, he fills the heart with water and allure |
| 22 | na sza3 x mu-ni-in-de5 mu-usz-{tug2}gesztu mu-na-ze2-eg3 | He brought ... and gave her wisdom. |
| 23 | i7 ku3-ga-am3 munus-e i7 ku3-ga-am3 a im-ma-ni-tu5-tu5 | The woman bathed in water in the pure river. |
| 24 | {d}nin-lil2-le gu2 i7-nun-bi-ir-tum2-ka i-im-du-de3 | Ninlil will dig the bank of the Nunbirtum canal. |
| 25 | igi ku3-ga-am3 lugal-e igi ku3-ga-am3 igi im-ma-szi-in-bar | The king looked at me with a pure eye. |
| 26 | kur gal a-a {d}en-lil2-le igi ku3-ga-am3 igi im-ma-szi-in-bar | The great mountain father Enlil looked at it with a pure eye. |
| 27 | sipa na-ag2 tar-tar-re igi ku3-ga-am3 igi im-ma-szi-in-bar | The shepherd who determines fate looked at him with a pure eye. |
| 28 | lugal-e gesz3 ga-e-du11 mu-na-ab-be2 nu-un-da-ra-szi-ib-sze-ge | The king says to me: "I want to speak to you" - she does not agree. |
| 29 | {d}en-lil2-le ne ga-e-su-ub mu-na-ab-be2 nu-un-da-ra-szi-ib-sze-ge | Enlil said to me “I want to sit down,’ but he did not agree with me. |
| 30 | gal4-la-gu10 tur-ra-am3 pesz11 nu-mu-un-zu | My vagina is small, she does not know how to escape. |
| 31 | szu-um-du-um-gu10 tur-ra-am3 sze su-ub nu-un-zu | My šumdu-vessel is small, he does not know how to grasp the barley. |
| 32 | ama-gu10 ba-zu-zu szu-gu10 mu-un-sag3-ge | My mother knows, she shakes my hand. |
| 33 | ad-da-gu10 ba-zu-zu szu sa2-bi mu-un-e | My father knows it, he ... its equal. |
| 34 | a-da-lam ma-la-ra du11-ga-gu10-usz nu-me-e ba-na-silig-ge-en | I will not be able to reconcile with the daughter-in-law of my mother. |
| 35 | {d}en-lil2-le sukkal-a-ni {d}nusku-ra gu3 mu-na-de2-e | Enlil spoke to his minister Nusku: |
| 36 | sukkal {d}nusku-gu10 u4-ul a-ra-zu | My minister Nusku, today is an arazu prayer |
| 37 | szidim gal e2-kur-ra u4-ul-la lugal-gu10 | Great builder of the Ekur, today, my king, |
| 38 | {lu2}ki-sikil ne-en sa6-ga-ra ne-en mul-la-ra | For the young woman who is beautiful, for the one who is magnificent, |
| 39 | {d}nin-lil2 ne-en sa6-ga-ra ne-en mul-la-ra | For Ninlil, he is indeed a beautiful one, if only he could equal you! |
| 40 | lu2 gesz3 na-an-du11 lu2 ne na-an-ni-su-ub | One should not speak, one should not abandon him. |
| 41 | sukkal lugal-a-ni {gesz}ma2-gin7 mu-un-szi-de6 | his king's minister brought like a boat. |
| 42 | esz2 {gesz}ma2 tur-ra-am3 mu-un-szi-ib2-tum2-x | It was a small boat that he brought into the shrine. |
| 43 | {gesz}ma2 gu-la-am3 mu-un-szi-ib2-tum2-e | It is a great boat that he brought. |
| 44 | lugal-gu10 |MU.MES|-ga-e dirig-ga-am3 | My king is surpassing in stature |
| 45 | gesz3-bi na-mu-un-du11 ne-bi na-mu-un-su-ub | She did not speak to her, she did not calm her. |
| 46 | a-a {d}en-lil2 |MU.MES|-ga-e dirig-ga-am3 | Father Enlil, you are surpassing in stature |
| 47 | gesz3-bi na-mu-un-du11 ne-bi na-mu-un-su-ub | She did not speak to her, she did not calm her. |
| 48 | kin-kin-a-na szu-ni ba-an-dab5 | his work assignment he took in charge. |
| 49 | gesz3-bi na-mu-un-du11 ne-bi na-mu-un-su-ub | She did not speak to her, she did not calm her. |
| 50 | KU pesz10 tur-ra-sze3 im-ma-da-ab-nu2-e | ... lies down for the young goat. |
| 51 | gesz3-bi im-ma-ni-in-du11 ne-bi im-ma-ni-in-su-ub | He spoke to him, he shook his neck. |
| 52 | gesz3 1(disz) du11-ga-ni ne 1(disz) su-ub-ba-ni | his one axe, his one shovel, |
| 53 | a {d}suen-{d}asz-im2-babbar-ra sza3 mu-na-ni-ri | Woe Sîn-Ašimbabbar, he filled it with joy. |
| 54 | {d}en-lil2 ki-ur3-ra im-ma-ni-in-dib-be2 | Enlil passed through the Ki'ur. |
| 55 | {d}en-lil2 ki-ur3-ra dib-dib-be2-da-ni | Enlil, when he passes through the Ki'ur, |
| 56 | dingir gal-gal 5(u)-ne-ne | the 50 great gods |
| 57 | dingir nam tar-ra 7(disz)-na-ne-ne | the seven gods deciding fates |
| 58 | {d}en-lil2 ki-ur3-ra im-ma-ni-in-dab5-be2-ne | Enlil seized him in the Kiʾur. |
| 59 | {d}en-lil2 u2-zug4-ge iri-ta ba-ra-e3 | Enlil, the one who has risen, has left the city. |
| 60 | {d}nu-nam-nir u2-zug4-ge iri-ta ba-ra-e3 | Nunamnir escaped from the city. |
| 61 | {d}en-lil2 nig2-nam-sze3 nam mu-un-tar-ra-ke4 | Enlil decreed a fate for everything. |
| 62 | {d}nu-nam-nir nig2-nam-sze3 nam mu-un-tar-ra-ke4 | Nunamnir decreed a fate for everything. |
| 63 | {d}en-lil2 i3-gen {d}nin-lil2 in-us2 | Enlil came, Ninlil sat down. |
| 64 | {d}nu-nam-nir i3-gen ki-sikil mu-un-sar-re | Nunamnir came, he wrote a young woman. |
| 65 | {d}en-lil2-le lu2 abula-ra gu3 mu-na-de2-e | Enlil spoke to the man in charge of the gate: |
| 66 | lu2 abul-la lu2 {gesz}si-gar-ra | the one of the gate, the man of the bolt |
| 67 | lu2 {gesz}suhub4 lu2 {gesz}si-gar ku3-ga | the man who the bolt, the man of the holy bolt |
| 68 | nin-zu {d}nin-lil2-le i-im-gen | Your lady, Ninlil, came. |
| 69 | u4-da en3-gu10 mu-ra-tar-re | When will I inquire after you? |
| 70 | za-e ki-gu10 nam-mu-ni-in-pa3-de3 | You should not choose my place, |
| 71 | {d}nin-lil2-le lu2 abul-la-ra gu3 mu-na-de2-e | Ninlil spoke to the man of the gate: |
| 72 | mu-lu abula mu-lu {gesz}si-gar-ra | The one of the gate, the one of a bolt, |
| 73 | mu-lu {gesz}suhub4 mu-lu {gesz}si-gar ku3-ga | The one of the bolt, the one with the holy bolt |
| 74 | {d}mu-ul-lil2 u3-mu-un-zu me-ta ba-gen e-ne-ra mu-na-ab-be2 | Enlil, where is your lord going? He says to him: |
| 75 | {d}en-lil2-le lu2 abul-la-ra mu-na-ni-ib-gi4-gi4 | Enlil replied to the man of the gate: |
| 76 | lugal-gu10 sa6-sa6-ga ba-ra-mu-da-ab-du11 | My king did not say good things about me. |
| 77 | {d}en-lil2-le sa6-sa6-ga ba-ra-mu-da-ab-du11 | Enlil did not say good things about you. |
| 78 | umusz-ga2 i-ni-in-tar inim-ga2 i-ni-in-se3-ge-am3 | He has decreed my fate, he has decided my case. |
| 79 | sza3 sug4-ge-da-gu10 ba-e-de3-si-in | I filled my empty heart with it. |
| 80 | {d}mu-ul-lil2 u3-mu-un kur-kur-ra-ke4 ga2-a-ra gesz3 ha-ma-an-du11 | Enlil, the lord of all the lands, spoke to me: |
| 81 | {d}mu-ul-lil2 u3-mu-un-zu i3-me-a-gin7 u3 me-e ga-sza-an-zu-gen | Enlil, as if you were your lord, I am your lady. |
| 82 | u4-da nin-gu10-me-en |NE.SZE3|-zu szu-gu10 he2-tag-ge | When you are my lady, may your hand touch my hand |
| 83 | a u3-mu-un-zu a dadag-ga sza3-ga2 i3-gal2 | Woe, your lord, the pure water of my heart is here. |
| 84 | a {d}suen-na a dadag-ga sza3-ga2 i3-gal2 | Woe Suen, sweet water is in my heart. |
| 85 | a lugal-gu10 an-sze3 he2-du a-gu10 ki-sze3 he2-du | Woe, my king, may it go up to heaven, woe my lord, May it go down to earth. |
| 86 | a-gu10 a lugal-ga2-gin7 ki-sze3 he2-em-ma-du | May my father, like the water of my king, go to the netherworld. |
| 87 | {d}en-lil2-le nam lu2 abul-la-ra da-ga-na ba-nu2 | Enlil sat on his dagger for the fate of the man of the gate. |
| 88 | gesz3 im-ma-ni-in-du11 ne im-ma-ni-in-su-ub | He spoke to her, he let her down. |
| 89 | gesz3 1(disz) du11-ga-ni ne 1(disz) su-ub-ba-ni | his one axe, his one shovel, |
| 90 | a {d}nergalx(|NE3.URUGAL|)-{d}mesz3-lam-ta-e3-a sza3 mu-na-ni-ri | Woe Nergal-Mešlamtaea, he filled it for him. |
| 91 | {d}en-lil2 i3-gen {d}nin-lil2 in-us2 | Enlil came, Ninlil sat down. |
| 92 | {d}nu-nam-nir i3-gen ki-sikil mu-un-sar-re | Nunamnir came, he wrote a young woman. |
| 93 | lu2 i7-kur-ra i7 lu2 gu7-gu7-e {d}en-lil2 im-ma-te | The one of the Ikur canal, the canal that eats man, approached Enlil. |
| 94 | lu2 i7-kur-ra i7 lu2 gu7-gu7-gu10 | My man of the Ikur canal, the canal that makes man eat. |
| 95 | nin-zu {d}nin-lil2-le i-im-gen | Your lady, Ninlil, came. |
| 96 | u4-da en3-gu10 mu-ra-tar-re | When will I inquire after you? |
| 97 | za-e ki-gu10 nam-mu-ni-in-pa3-de3 | You should not choose my place, |
| 98 | lu2 i7-kur-ra i7 lu2 gu7-gu7 {d}nin-lil2 im-ma-te | The one of the Ikur canal, the canal that eats man, Ninlil approached. |
| 99 | lu2 i7-kur-ra i7 lu2 gu7-gu7-gu10 | My man of the Ikur canal, the canal that makes man eat. |
| 100 | {d}mu-ul-lil2 u3-mu-un-zu me-ta ba-gen e-ne-ra mu-un-na-ab-be2 | Enlil, where is your lord going? He says to him: |
| 101 | {d}en-lil2-le nam? lu2 i7-kur-ra-sze3 mu-un-na-ni-ib-gi4-gi4 | Enlil answered the man of the I-kur canal: |
| 102 | lugal-gu10 sa6-sa6-ga ba-ra-mu-da-ab-du11 | My king did not say good things about me. |
| 103 | {d}en-lil2-le sa6-sa6-ga ba-ra-mu-da-ab-du11 | Enlil did not say good things about you. |
| 104 | umusz-ga2 i-ni-in-tar-ra inim-ga2 i-ni-in-se3-ge-am3 | He has decided my case, he has ruled my case. |
| 105 | sza3 sug4-ge-da-gu10 ba-e-da-si-in | I filled my empty heart with tears. |
| 106 | {d}mu-ul-lil2 u3-mu-un kur-kur-ra-ke4 ga2-a-ra gesz3 ha-ma-an-du11 | Enlil, the lord of all the lands, spoke to me: |
| 107 | {d}mu-ul-lil2 u3-mu-un-zu i3-me-a-gin7 u3 ge26-e ga-sza-an-zu-me-en | Enlil, as if you were your lord, I am your lady. |
| 108 | u4-da nin-gu10-me-en |NE.SZE3|-zu szu-gu10 he2-tag-ge | When you are my lady, may your hand touch my hand |
| 109 | a u3-mu-un-zu a dadag-ga sza3-ga2 i3-gal2 | Woe, your lord, the pure water of my heart is here. |
| 110 | a {d}suen-na a dadag-ga sza3-ga2 i3-gal2 | Woe Suen, sweet water is in my heart. |
| 111 | a lugal-gu10 an-sze3 he2-du a-gu10 ki-sze3 he2-du | Woe, my king, may it go up to heaven, woe my lord, May it go down to earth. |
| 112 | a-gu10 a lugal-ga2-gin7 ki-sze3 he2-em-ma-du | May my father, like the water of my king, go to the netherworld. |
| 113 | {d}en-lil2-le lu2 i7-kur-ra-gin7 da-ga-na ba-nu2 | Enlil laid down on his side like a man of the Euphrates. |
| 114 | gesz3 im-ma-ni-in-du11 ne im-ma-ni-in-su-ub | He spoke to her, he let her down. |
| 115 | gesz3 1(disz) du11-ga-ni ne 1(disz) su-ub-ba-ni | his one axe, his one shovel, |
| 116 | a {d}nin-a-zu lugal esz2-GAN2 gid2-da sza3 mu-na-ni-ri | Woe Ninazu the king of the long ešĝana he filled for him. |
| 117 | {d}en-lil2 i3-gen {d}nin-lil2 in-us2 | Enlil came, Ninlil sat down. |
| 118 | {d}nu-nam-nir i3-gen ki-sikil mu-un-sar-re | Nunamnir came, he wrote a young woman. |
| 119 | |SI.LU.IGI| lu2 {gesz}ma2-addir-ra {d}en-lil2 im-ma-te | The šulû-priest approached Enlil's boatman. |
| 120 | |SI.LU.IGI| lu2 {gesz}ma2-addir-ra-gu10 | My ..., the one of the boat |
| 121 | nin-zu {d}nin-lil2-le i-im-gen | Your lady, Ninlil, came. |
| 122 | u4-da en3-gu10 mu-ra-tar-re | When will I inquire after you? |
| 123 | za-e ki-gu10 nam-mu-ni-in-pa3-de3 | You should not choose my place, |
| 124 | lu2 {gesz}ma2-addir-ra {d}nin-lil2 im-ma-te | a man on a boat approached Ninlil. |
| 125 | lu2 {gesz}ma2-addir-ra-ke4 | the man of the boat |
| 126 | {d}mu-ul-lil2 u3-mu-un-zu me-ta ba-gen e-ne-ra mu-na-ab-be2 | Enlil, where is your lord going? He says to him: |
| 127 | {d}en-lil2-le mu-lu |SI.LU.IGI|-e inim mu-ni-ib-gi4-gi4 | Enlil replied to the messenger: |
| 128 | lugal-gu10 sa6-sa6-ga ba-ra-mu-da-ab-du11 | My king did not say good things about me. |
| 129 | {d}en-lil2-le sa6-sa6-ga ba-ra-mu-da-ab-du11 | Enlil did not say good things about you. |
| 130 | umusz-ga2 i-ni-in-tar-ra inim-ga2 i-ni-in-se3-ge-am3 | He has decided my case, he has ruled my case. |
| 131 | sza3 sug4-ge-da-gu10 ba-e-de3-si-in | I filled my empty heart with it. |
| 132 | {d}mu-ul-lil2 lugal kur-kur-ra-ke4 ga2-a-ra gesz3 ha-ma-an-du11 | Enlil, king of all the lands, prayed to me: |
| 133 | {d}mu-ul-lil2 u3-mu-un-zu i3-me-a-gin7 u3 ge26-e ga-sza-an-zu-me-en | Enlil, as if you were your lord, I am your lady. |
| 134 | u4-da nin-gu10-me-en |NE.SZE3|-zu szu-gu10 he2-tag-ge | When you are my lady, may your hand touch my hand |
| 135 | a u3-mu-un-zu a dadag-ga sza3-ga2 i3-gal2 | Woe, your lord, the pure water of my heart is here. |
| 136 | a {d}suen-na a dadag-ga sza3-ga2 i3-gal2 | Woe Suen, sweet water is in my heart. |
| 137 | a lugal-gu10 an-sze3 he2-du a-gu10 ki-sze3 he2-du | Woe, my king, may it go up to heaven, woe my lord, May it go down to earth. |
| 138 | a-gu10 a lugal-ga2-gin7 ki-sze3 he2-em-ma-du | May my father, like the water of my king, go to the netherworld. |
| 139 | {d}en-lil2-le nam |SI.LU.IGI|-e da-ga-na ba-nu2 | Enlil sat down on his dagger |
| 140 | gesz3 im-ma-ni-in-du11 ne im-ma-ni-in-su-ub | He spoke to her, he let her down. |
| 141 | gesz3 1(disz) du11-ga-ni ne 1(disz) su-ub-ba-ni | his one axe, his one shovel, |
| 142 | a {d}en-bi2-lu-lu ku3-gal2 i7-da sza3 mu-na-ni-ri | O Enbilulu, the pure one, in the river he filled for him. |
| 143 | en za-e-me-en lugal za-e-me-en | You are lord, you are king. |
| 144 | {d}en-lil2 en za-e-me-en lugal za-e-me-en | Enlil, you are the lord, you (are) the king |
| 145 | {d}nu-nam-nir en za-e-me-en lugal za-e-me-en | Nunamnir, you are the lord, you (are) the king |
| 146 | en giri3-ma en uru18-na za-e-me-en | You are the en-priestess of the foot, the lord of his city. |
| 147 | en gu mu2-mu2 en sze mu2-mu2 za-e-me-en | You are the lord who grows flax, you are the one who grows barley. |
| 148 | en an-na en he2-gal2 en ki-a za-e-me-en | Lord of heaven, lord of abundance, you are the en priestess of the earth. |
| 149 | en ki-a en he2-gal2 en an-na za-e-me-en | Lord of the earth, lord of abundance, you are the en priestess of heaven. |
| 150 | {d}en-lil2 an-na {d}en-lil2 lugal-la-am3 | Enlil is the king of heaven, Enlils is king. |
| 151 | en du11-ga-ni nig2 nu-kur2-ru-dam | the lord whose command cannot be changed, |
| 152 | du11-ga-ni sag du3-du3-a szu nu-bala-e-de3 | His command, which is to be completed, cannot be changed. |
| 153 | za3-mi2 du11-ga ama {d}nin-lil2-la2-sze3 | chosen by the praise of mother Ninlil, |
| 154 | a-a {d}en-lil2 za3-mi2 | Father Enlil, praise! |
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