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CDLI Literary 000682 (Nanna M) composite (P478902)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000682 (Nanna M) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P478902 |
| 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.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | nam nu-ne ga-ra-na en gal a-na ka-da u3-a | I want to say unfavourable things to him. Great lord, when you open your mouth, woe! |
| 2 | e-ri ab-ba-ge-en ni ba-ri-a-ta | After you have sworn by the command of Abbagen, |
| 3 | su2-en igi da-gal2 e-si u3-ri-ma | Suen, wide-eyed one, ... of Ur. |
| 4 | e su2-en nam nu-ne | The house of Suen does not decide fate. |
| 5 | e-ri ab-ba-ge-en ni ba-ri-a-ta | After you have sworn by the command of Abbagen, |
| 6 | su2-en igi da-gal2 e-si u3-ri-ma | Suen, wide-eyed one, ... of Ur. |
| 7 | kur-ra du-da-ni5 gi-ir-za-la e-da-ni | When he goes to the netherworld, he rides the ziggurat. |
| 8 | an nu-gi-a bi2-ri-ag2? u3-szu-gal | An, the nugig priestess, he made great(?) |
| 9 | en ga-ba-gal2-le-a | the lord who is to be present, |
| 10 | su2-en ka szu-gal e-si u3-ri-ma | Suen, the great mouth of Ur, |
| 11 | {d}nanna kur-ra du-da-ni5 gi-ir-za-la | Nanna, when he goes to the netherworld, the ziggurat |
| 12 | e-da-ni5 a nu-gi-a bi-ri-ag2? u3-szu-gal | His father, a nugig priestess, he is the great hero |
| 13 | en ga-ba-gal2-le-a | the lord who is to be present, |
| 14 | su2-en ka szu-gal e-si u3-ri-ma | Suen, the great mouth of Ur, |
| 15 | ni5-pa3-ra i-ni-gar szu du BA E NI szu gi4? | (Sum) The nipaŋara priestess ... (Akk) He ... the nipsel ... |
| 16 | mi-ne ga2-ga2-ni5 lu2-gal-gu10 pa-ra-ga tu-a-ni5 | Why is he lying down? My king lies down in a pitfall. |
| 17 | u3-nu gal-a-ni5 pa-an-su-ur2 a-na-ke4 szu im-ma-gi-gi | His great udug priestess, the one of the heavens, returned it to him. |
| 18 | {d}nanna ni5-pa3-ra i-ni-gar szu du BA E NI szu gi4? | For Nanna, the nipa priestess, he placed ... |
| 19 | mi-ne ga2-ga2-ni5 lu2-gal-gu10 pa-ra-ga tu-a-ni5 | Why is he lying down? My king lies down in a pitfall. |
| 20 | u3-nu gal-la-a-ni5 pa-an-su-ur2 a-na-ke4 szu im-ma-gi-gi | His great udug priestess has turned away from the water. |
| 21 | x x-ne me-am mu-nu-ru-ru-ur2 giri17-za-la-e | ... he is tearing out ... for you. |
| 22 | x-bi? KU KA nam me-te-gal2 sag gi-gi | ... appropriate for the head(?) |
| 23 | dumu-sag {d}en-lil2-la i-gi-ni5 ma-ra-szi-gal2 | the first-born son of Enlil, his eyes are open for you |
| 24 | x x-ne me-am mu-nu-ru-ur2 giri17-za-la-e | ... he lights up with all of you. |
| 25 | x-bi? KU KA nam me-te-gal2 sag gi-gi | ... appropriate for the head(?) |
| 26 | dumu-sag {d}en-lil2-la2 i-gi-ni5 ma-ra-szi-ga2-al | The first-born son of Enlil has set his eyes upon you. |
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