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CDLI Literary 000672 (Nanna C) composite (P478892)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000672 (Nanna C) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P478892 |
| 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.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | e2 {d}utu e3-a ki-en-gi-ra | the house where Utu came out, in Sumer |
| 2 | e2-kisz-nu-gal2 szu-luh dadag-ga-am3 | The Ekišnugal is a pure cleansing ritual. |
| 3 | e2 {d}nanna nam-mah-za ga-ri-du11 | I want to praise the house of Nanna in your greatness |
| 4 | esz3 ma? uri2{ki} mu-zu pa ga-an-e3 | I want to make your name shine in shrine Urim |
| 5 | hur-sag sikil sza3 ku3-ta e3-a | coming forth from the pure mountain range, |
| 6 | uri2{ki} igi-gal2 _ta-szi-im-tum_ an urasz-a | Ur, the eye-witness of battle, An and Uraš |
| 7 | e2-temen-ni2-guru3-a tum2-ma | fitting for the E-temen-ni-guru |
| 8 | an-da nam-lugal _szar-x x_ mu-un-da-e-ba | with An ... the kingship ... |
| 9 | nam-mah-zu kur-kur-re ba-x x x | Your greatness covers all the lands |
| 10 | su3-ra2-sze3 mu-zu pa ga-an-e3 | I want to make your name resplendent for you forever! |
| 11 | szu-luh nam-en-na-ke4 si bi2-sa2-a | he correctly performed the šuluh ritual of en-ship. |
| 12 | uri2{ki}-ma dur2 ki ba-ni-[...]-gar | In Ur he established a dwelling place |
| 13 | mu-zu du10-ga-am3 nun-e mu-un-x x | Your name is good, the prince ... |
| 14 | inim ku3-zu an-ra sza-mu-sa6 x | Your holy word to An ... |
| 15 | en-he2-du7-an-na-gu10 an-na he2-diri | May my Enheduana surpass heaven! |
| 16 | szu-luh ge6-par4-ra SI [...] | The šuluh of the gipar ... |
| 17 | me nam-en-na ba-ab-[...] | The divine powers of lordship ... |
| 18 | ge6-par4-ra dib-dib-be2 x x | Passing by in the gipar ... |
| 19 | {d}asz-im2-babbar-re [...] | Ašimbabbar |
| 20 | [...] | |
| 21 | zi? [...] | True(?) |
| 22 | szir3 DI [...] | Song ... |
| 23 | szir3 ku3 [...] | Holy song |
| 24 | nun-e x [...] | The prince ... |
| 25 | gesztu2 [...] | ... wisdom |
| 26 | me gal-gal-la [...] | The great mes |
| 27 | an {d}en-lil2 GI? [...] | An, Enlil |
| 28 | {d}nin-gal-la [...] | Ningal |
| 29 | he2-diri u3-tu [...] | (Sum) I am the one who multiplies ... (Akk) I have multiplied ... |
| 30 | {d}asz-im2-babbar-re x x x [...] | Ašimbabbar |
| 31 | iti6 nig2 du10-gin7 x URU? [...] | Like a good moonlight ... the city |
| 32 | ge6-par4 sza3 hul2-la-gu10 [...] | The Ŋipar, my joyful heart |
| 33 | an {d}en-lil2-bi [...] | An and Enlil |
| 34 | ama {d}nin-gal hi-li [...] | Mother Ningal, allure |
| 35 | zirrux(|EN.NU.NUNUZ.ZI.DINGIR.NANNA|) [...] | Zirru priestess |
| 36 | en-he2-du7-an-na [...] | En-ḫedu-ana |
| 37 | lugal-gu10 [...] | My king |
| 38 | me gal-gal-la-ni [...] | His great mes |
| 39 | szir3 ku3 su3-ra2-ag2 GA [...] | ... a pure song ... |
| 40 | mu-zu A GAR? x KI [...] | Your name |
| 41 | en-he2-du7-an-na an-na [...] | En-ḫedu-ana of heaven |
| 42 | la-la x lu2-e [...] | Lala ... the man |
| 43 | [...] | |
| 1 | lu2 szu-luh-zu mu-un-zu-a | The one who knows your cleansing ritual |
| 2 | [...]-e hu-mu-un-ak-e | ... may he do |
| 3 | [...]-zu unu sikil-la sza-ra-an-du3 | Your ... is built for you in a pure cella |
| 4 | x x nu2-a _szu-un-nu-um_ nu-un-szi-ku4-ku4 | ... lying down, he does not enter. |
| 5 | sze-zu |GA2xGI|? sikil-la ma-ra-ar3-ar3-e _it,-t,e-e-en-kum_ | Your barley is poured out for you in a pure ..., |
| 6 | ar3-ar3-ra-zu _E2? t,e6-x-nu_ unu-na la-ba-e-nu2 _u2-ul usz-ta-a-an_ | If he does not sleep, he will not be able to sleep. |
| 7 | nig2-ar3-ra-zu _mu-un-da-ka_ a nu-ta3-ge | Your nig-ar-ra-zu of the lord does not leave. |
| 8 | munu4-zu nig2 szu bala nu-ak-dam | Your malt is something that cannot be changed. |
| 9 | e2-gal {d}suen-na lu2 a-na-zu mu-un-zu | Palace of Suen, who can know of you? |
| 10 | al-la2-e _i-na e-ri-isz-tim_ gudug-e-ne-ka | I will carry. In the rites of your gudug priests |
| 11 | {gi}ma-sa2-ab ku4-ku4-dam asil3-la2 di-dam | The reed bed is to be brought in, the joy to be felt. |
| 12 | e2 du10-ge-da e2 ga2-ga2-dam _szu-x-x-a-am_ | a good house, a house that is to be ... |
| 13 | ki szu-luh ku3-ga si sa2-e-dam | The place of the holy šuluh ritual is to be arranged correctly. |
| 14 | {d}nin-gal en-he2-du7-an-na-gu10 | My Ningal of Enheduana, |
| 15 | x-zu ki-bi hu-mu-na-gi4-gi4 | May your ... be restored for him. |
| 16 | x {d}nanna mi2 ga-e-du11 | I want to praise Nanna |
| 17 | x {d}suen mu-zu pa ga-an-e3 | ... Suen, I want to make your name known |
| 18 | gisz-gi4-gal2-bi-im | It is its gišgigal. |
| 19 | bala-bala-e {d}nanna-kam | It is a balabala of Nanna |
Sources & licences
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