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CDLI Literary 000671 (Nanna B) composite (P478891)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000671 (Nanna B) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P478891 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | me-a-am-ra me-e mu-un-[...] | For me, I ... |
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| 21 | ur2 mu-u4-na-gu10 [...] | My lap of his birth mother |
| 22 | szul x [...] | Youth ... |
| 23 | ab2-a-na [...] | His cows |
| 24 | ki-ga ag2-gu10 LU2{mu-lu} [...] | My beloved spouse, the man |
| 25 | me-e da-DU _lu-ul-lik_ [...] | The water of the river ... I will go .... |
| 26 | u3-mu-un-da _it-ti_ ki-bi-x _a-sza-ri?-isz_ [...] | “Lord, together with ... ... |
| 27 | nitalam-gu10 [...] | My spouse |
| 28 | {d}nin-gal lu2 x [...] | Ningal, the one who |
| 29 | i3 ab2 ku3-ga? [...] | oil of the pure cow |
| 30 | szu sikil giri3 x [...] | Hand of pure hands, feet |
| 31 | sa6?-ga?-gu10 x [...] | My beautiful(?) |
| 32 | x x gisz-gi ki-e-ne-di [...] | ... the reedbeds of the forecourt |
| 33 | x x gi-du3-e gir2 saga11 ga-[...] | I want to ... the reed mat with good nails |
| 34 | {gi}en3-bar du10-ga-sze3 x ga-[...] _lu-ri-id_ | I want to ... a sweet reed basket |
| 35 | in-nin u5-bi2{muszen}-ra nig2-u2-rum-bi _ma-kur?-ru?_ [...] | For the lady, the ubi bird, its nig’urum(?) is a flood(?) |
| 36 | nunuz-bi mu-ra-ab-ri gud3 ga-x [...] | Its horns ... for you, I want to ... the oxen. |
| 37 | zirrux(|EN.NU.NUNUZ.ZI.DINGIR.NANNA|) {d}nin-gal u5-bi2{muszen} [...] | Zirru, Ningal, the ubi bird |
| 38 | i3 dug-a{i-na szi-ki-in-nim} nir? [...] u3-mu-e-szi-x | The oil of his jugs, the šikinnu-vessel, the noble one(?) |
| 39 | u4? x x-ba gug2-sze3 u3-mu-e-ni-[...] _u2-ur?-ra-am a-na ku-uk-ki szu?-[...]_ | When ... to the throne ... |
| 40 | ambar mah-a suhur{ku6}-ra SZEN um-ma-ni-x-[...] _ba-ra?-[...]_ | In the exalted marsh, in the marshland, the fisherman ... |
| 41 | lu2{ki}-sikil ku4-da tur-re szu um-mi?-[...] | The maiden who entered, the young one ... |
| 42 | ama ugu-zu {d}nin-gi-ku3-ga [...] | Your birth mother, Ningikuga |
| 43 | {d}nin-gal e2-zu-sze3 ge26-e ga-mu-ra-da-ge | Ningal, I will bring it with you to your house. |
| 44 | ab2 tur3-ra um-mi-ge?-na x x-ba? _isz-tu USZ? x UL ZA (x x)_ | If a cow ... in a stall |
| 45 | {dug}szakir3 ku3?-ga? ga? ku3? u3-mu-ra-x | The pure churn, the pure milk |
| 46 | {d}szu-ni-du7 kin-ga2 u3-mu-e-ni-dun5?-a _a?-na ma-a-s,i-im_ | “Šunidu, in my work I have sworn by you— |
| 47 | lu2{ki}-sikil amar x tur-ra-gu10-sze3 ga _szi-iz-ba-am_ u3-mu-un?-x x nam-ma-x | To the maiden, my little calf, milk ... lord(?) |
| 48 | i3 hi-a ga luh-ha mu-ra?-x x _ba-x-x_ | oil, milk, and milk ... for you |
| 49 | {d}nin-gal e2-zu-sze3 ge26-e ga-mu-ra-da-ge _lu-ul-li-ka-ak-ki_ | Ningal, I want to go with you to your house! Lullikak |
| 50 | me-a-am e?-me-da nu-me-a | “Who is it that does not know? |
| 51 | ki-ga ag2-gu10 x x-ba nu-usz-mu-e-szi-di-di-in | My beloved ... I will not go there. |
| 52 | {d}nin?-gi-ku3?-ga-da nu-me-a | was not Ningikugda |
| 53 | x DI nu-usz-mu-e-szi-di-di-in | ... we will go. |
| 54 | [...] | |
| 55 | u3-mu-un {d}nanna? tum3-ma-ab [...] _ia-szi-im? [...]_ | Lord Nanna, bring it to me |
| 56 | dag su8-ba e2? sze de5-de5-ga _i-na si3-ri?-im bi-it ip2-ri-im_ | a shepherd's stall, a house of barley rations, in the street(?) of the house of Iprim |
| 57 | u3-mu-un-gu10 e2 ga2-nun-na me-e du5-mu-ra-di-di-in | My lord, I want to go with you to the house of the Ganuna. |
| 58 | me-a-am u6 di kalam?-ma du5-mu-ra-da-di-di-in | I want to go with you to the place where beautiful things are to be seen in the land |
| 59 | {d}nanna-gu10? i-lu?-zu ze2-ba-am3 i-lu sza3-ab-ga2-kam | My Nanna, your lament is sweet, it is the lament of my heart |
| 60 | bala-bala-e {d}nanna-kam | It is a balabala of Nanna |
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