CDLI Literary 000686 (Nanna fragment a) composite (P478905)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000686 (Nanna fragment a) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P478905 |
| 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 | nam2 nun-e sag-kal e2-kur-ra ni2 x [...] | The princely fate, foremost one of the Ekur, fearsomeness ... |
| 2 | {d}suen-e zi-le {d}en-lil2-la2 zi-gal2 [...] | Suen, the true one of Enlil, the one who has life |
| 3 | amar gug hi-li szu tag-ga su3-ra2-ag2 [...] | ... calf with allure, adorned in allure |
| 4 | nun x-asz sag-ki-bi lum-lum musz3-bi x [...] | The prince ... its forehead is bright, its face ... |
| 5 | {d}suen-e ur-sag ne3 gal tuku nam-gur4-bi [...] | Suen, the hero with great strength, whose strength |
| 6 | [...] utah?-he sikil i-lim ki dagal-la ni2 te A [...] | ... the pure utaḫhe prayer(?), the god of the broad earth, fear ... |
| 7 | [...] dingir-re-e-ne pa e3 [...] | ... made manifest by the gods |
| 8 | [...] gal-le-esz IGI x x [...] | ... great ... |
| 9 | [...] x te?-bi an ki-a kur2? [...] | ... strange in heaven and earth |
| 10 | [...] ti-la-bi sag x [...] | ... its life ... |
| 11 | [...]-da mi-ni?-[...] | ... with(?) |
| 12 | [...] x x [...] | |
| 13 | [...] x [...] | |
| 14 | [...] nam?-te? x [...] | ... life(?) |
| 15 | [...] x nam-gu10 nu-mu-un-[...] | ... my fate did not |
| 16 | x {d}en-lil2-la2-me-en mu mu-un?-gi i3-pa3-de3 [...] | I am the ... of Enlil, the one who returns the name(?) |
| 17 | ni2? nam-en-nam nam-gal-la-ka mu du10? nu-pa3-de3 nam-gal [...] | The fear of en-ship and greatness(?) cannot be undone(?), greatness |
| 18 | ama-gu10 a-a-gu10-ur2 du11-ga-na-ab nam-x [...] | Speak to my mother, my father ... |
| 19 | kur gal {d}en-lil2-ra du11-ga-na-ab [...] | Speak to the great mountain Enlil |
| 20 | dingir szesz-gu10-gin7 nam-{gesz}gal? nam?-[...] | Like my brother's god, the greatness(?) |
| 21 | ama-a-ni {d}nin-lil2-le nitalam x [...] | His mother Ninlil, the spouse of |
| 22 | kur gal {d}en-lil2-ra inim-ma mi-ni-[...] | Great Mountain Enlil spoke a word |
| 23 | mu-u4-na-gu10 dumu-zu {d}suen-e [...] | My young man, your son Suen |
| 24 | du5-mu zi-le i-lu sza3-ba nam [...] | The true son, the lament in his heart ... |
| 25 | u3-tu ama ab-a za-e mu-un-x x [...] | Utu, mother of the sea, you ... |
| 26 | nun ka silim e2-kur-ra lum-lum ki-ur3-ra [...] | Prince, who opens the mouth of the Ekur, brightens the Kiʾur |
| 27 | mu-nu12 ab2 x [...] | The herdsman of the cows |
| 28 | {d}suen-e x [...] | Suen |
| 29 | du5-mu nun [...] | The princely son |
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