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CDLI Literary 000679 (Nanna J) composite (P478899)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000679 (Nanna J) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P478899 |
| 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 | en giri17-zal an-na x x-da-e he2-du7 | The lord, the joy of heaven, may he be perfect. |
| 2 | {d}nanna si-un3-na musz3 me-lam2 su4-su4 | Nanna, whose horns are full of radiance and splendor, |
| 3 | lugal u4 sze-er-zi3 men uri2{ki}-ma | king of the day of dawn, the crown of Ur |
| 4 | {d}nanna u4 sze-er-zi3 men uri2{ki}-ma | Nanna, the day of dawn, the crown of Ur, |
| 5 | pirig gal an ku3-ga dumu-sag {d}en-lil2-la2 | Great lion of holy An, first-born son of Enlil |
| 6 | a alim ki ag2 dingir-re-e-ne | Woe, bison, beloved of the gods! |
| 7 | ne gal kalam-ma ni2 ri-a | the great fearsomeness of the land |
| 8 | aga zi3 gidru mul-mul kur un3-na gun3-a | a crown of flour, a scepter of the numerous stars of the faraway mountains, speckled, |
| 9 | x x {d}en-lil2-la2 me nun-e si-a | ... of Enlil, the princely divine powers |
| 10 | x UL nibru{ki} sza3-ga | ... of Nippur, in the heart |
| 11 | en3 tar-re gal-zu | whose inquiries are great |
| 12 | x szum2-mu | given. |
| 13 | x gal GAR | [x] large ... |
| 14 | IM-a | ..., |
| 15 | nig2 bad-ra2 RA AB? SZU | ... ... |
| 16 | x | |
| 17 | x | |
| 18 | su3-ra2 | long-lasting |
| 19 | x u3-na du7-a | ... built for him. |
| 20 | x a2 nu-kusz2-u3-de3 | to ... without rest, |
| 21 | x x an-na urasz-a mu-un-TU | ... of heaven and earth ... |
| 22 | x x nigin2-na-bi a2 nun ag2-e | ... the princely command. |
| 23 | AN DUR gu4-gin7 e2 suhusz gub-bu-gin7 | Like a bull ... like a house with a foundation. |
| 24 | i7 nun tur-ni igi kar2-kar2-de3 | In order to make his small princely canals tremble |
| 25 | pirig lu2-erim2-e inim kur2 di-de3 | The lion is to speak hostile words against the enemy |
| 26 | ki ku10-ku10 an-usanx(DUR) su4-su4-da | In the dark place, in the midst of the darkness, |
| 27 | szul {d}suen iti6 nig2 giri17-zal ug3-e u6 mu-e | Youth Suen, the moonlight is a joy, the people admire it. |
| 28 | u8-e sila4-bi mi2 du10 im-me | "The ewe and her lamb are sweet," she says. |
| 29 | ud5-de3 masz2-bi mi2 i-ri im-me | The goat cries out with its kid. |
| 30 | szul-e nitalam-ni e-ne su3-u4 mu-un-da-e | Young man, his spouse ... |
| 31 | {d}suen-e {d}nin-gal sa6-ga-da sza3 mu-da-ab-kusz2-u3 | Sîn and Ningal, the good ones, are exhausted. |
| 32 | za3-mi2 du11-ga szul {d}suen-na? a-a {d}nanna-kam | It is a praise of the youth Suen, father Nanna |
| 33 | u2-lu-lu-ma-ma {d}nanna-kam | It is the ululuma of Nanna |
Sources & licences
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