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CDLI Literary 000697 (Ninazu A) composite (P478916)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000697 (Ninazu A) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P478916 |
| 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) |
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| 1 | lugal iri ab2-gin7 lu-a unu3 x x za-e-me-en | You are the king of the city, like a cow ... |
| 2 | {d}nin-a-zu iri ab2-gin7 lu-a unu3 x x za-e-me-en | Ninazu, like a cow in the city, you are the ... of the cattlepen. |
| 3 | en {d}nin-a-zu-gu10 iri ab2-gin7 lu-a unu3 x x za-e-me-en | My lord Ninazu, like a cow in a city, you are the cowherd |
| 4 | {gi}kid za-gin3-na-gin7 x x x ad-kup4 x-bi za-e-me-en | Like a lapis lazuli reed mat, you are its ... |
| 5 | udu-gin7 amasz?-e ri-a dur2-ru-na-dur2-ru-na na-gada-bi za-e-me-en | Like a sheep sitting in the sheepfold, you are its herdsman |
| 6 | hur-sag sukux(SUKUD)-ra2 ul gur3-ru en {d}nin-a-zu-me-en | I am the proud lord Ninazu in the mountain range of Sukku. |
| 7 | en {d}nin-a-zu ki-in-du ha-ba-dim2-ma {d}nanna he2-e-da-hul2 | Lord Ninazu, may the cult place be fashioned and may Nanna rejoice with you. |
| 8 | uru17 umusz gal-la {d}nanna tu-da-me-en | I am the city that gave birth to great wisdom by Nanna |
| 9 | pa mul-zu {d}asz-im2-babbar-re a2 he2-em-mi-ni-in-rin2-rin2-ne2? | May your star Ašimbabbar make its wings tremble |
| 10 | {gesz}gu-za an-ne2 ma-ra-an-szum2-ma-zu suhusz-bi nam-mi-in-gi | Your throne which An gave you, its foundations shall not be firm. |
| 11 | za3 an ki-sze3 giri3 si he2-da-ab-sa2 u4-gin7 si he2-da-ab-sa2 | At the border of heaven and earth, may it be arranged in a straight line, may the storm be positioned in ... |
| 12 | en {d}nin-a-zu-gu10 u4-gin7 si ha-ra-ab-sa2 u4-gin7 si ha-ra-ab-sa2 | Lord Ninazu, may it be arranged like a storm for you, may its arranging be as if it were an oath for you |
| 13 | {d}suen-e szibir? nam-en-na-zu szu im-mi-du7 | Suen has perfected your šibir(?) of en-ship |
| 14 | {gesz}gidru mah kur-kur-ra pa e3 ug3-e im-mi-lah6 | He made the people bow down at the great scepter of all the lands. |
| 15 | {d}lamma-zu e2-kisz-nu-gal2-la a2 gal ha-ra-an-x-a? | May your protective spirit of the Ekišnugal give you great strength |
| 16 | {d}nin-a-zu uri2{ki}-ma tu-da {d}nanna he2-e-da-hul2 | Ninazu, born in Ur, may Nanna rejoice with you. |
| 17 | en {d}nin-a-zu uri2{ki}-ma tu-da {d}nanna he2-e-da-hul2 | Lord Ninazu, born in Ur, may Nanna rejoice with you. |
| 18 | a-a ugu-zu kur gal {d}en-lil2-le mu-zu pa bi2-in-e3 | Your birth father, the great mountain Enlil, has made your name resplendent |
| 19 | ama ugu-zu nin mah ki-ur3-ra nam-zu mu-ra-ni-tar | Your birth mother, the exalted lady of the Kiʾur decreed your fate for you. |
| 20 | e2-zu iri-zu kur ki sikil-ta ki-tusz-bi hu-mu-un-ga2-ga2 | Your temple, your city, the mountain, the pure place, may it be set up there. |
| 21 | enegir{ki} iri-zu kur ki sikil-ta ki-tusz-bi hu-mu-un-ga2-ga2 | Enegir, your city, a pure place, may it be set up as its dwelling. |
| 22 | en {d}nin-a-zu-gu10 ki-tusz-bi hu-mu-un-ga2-ga2 ki-tusz-bi hu-mu-un-ga2-ga2 | May my lord Ninazu place it there, may he place its place there. |
| 23 | aga ku3-sig17 sag-za ma-ra-ni-in-gi szu zi ma-ra-ni-in-du7 | He adorned your head with a gold crown, he made it perfect for you. |
| 24 | dumu nir-gal2 a-a ugu-na-ke4 sza3 ki ag2-ga2 bi2-x | The noble son of his birth father ... the beloved heart. |
| 25 | x-ni? igi sag-ga2 mu-szi-in-bar | She looked at her ... |
| 26 | an-ne2 nam du10 mu-ri-in-tar | An decreed a good fate for you. |
| 27 | dumu {d}en-lil2 lugal kur-kur-ra-ka me-lam2-zu he2-e3 | son of Enlil, king of all the lands, may your splendor shine forth. |
| 28 | en {d}nin-a-zu-gu10 me-lam2-zu he2-e3 me-lam2-zu he2-e3 | My lord, my Ninazu, may your splendor be extinguished, may (your) splendor arise! |
| 29 | nitalam-zu ki-sikil munus sa6-ga nin {d}nin-girid2-da | Your spouse, the young woman, the beautiful woman, lady Ningirida |
| 30 | e2-zu iri-zu hu-mu-ra-ab-be2 szita-sze3 sza-ra-da-gub | May he say to you "may your house, your city, stand with you in prayer." |
| 31 | dingir kalam-ma en {d}nin-a-zu-gu10 | the god of the land, my lord Ninazu |
| 32 | bala-bala-e {d}nin-a-zu-kam | It is the balabala of Ninazu |
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