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CDLI Literary 000596 (Nanna-manshum to Ninisina) composite (P479843)
Literary letter and letter-prayer, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000596 (Nanna-manshum to Ninisina) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P479843 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary letter and letter-prayer |
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 | {d}nin-i3-si-in-na dumu-sag an ku3-ga sag il2 nin-e-ne | Ninisina, first-born of holy An, raised head among the ladies |
| 2 | x x x-a gal en {d}nu-nam-nir-ra me e2-kur-ra szu du7 | Great ..., lord Nunamnir, perfecting the divine powers of the Ekur |
| 3 | x x x x gi4 ama gal {d}nin-lil2-la2 inim sza3-ga-na nig2 di | The young woman, the great mother Ninlil, the word of her heart, something to say |
| 4 | dam x ur-sag gal en {d}pa-bil-sag-ga2 szul gaba-ri nu-tuku | The spouse of the great hero, lord Pabilsag, the youth who has no rival |
| 5 | simx(GIG)-simx(GIG)-ma ki ku10-ku10-ga-ba sza3-bi lu2 nu-zu | The šimma-plants of the dark place, no one knows their insides. |
| 6 | ku3 {d}nin-i3-si-in-na {tug2}nig2-la2 sed4-de3 ki-bi-sze3 bi2-ib2-gi4-gi4 | Holy Ninisina restored the nigla garment to its place. |
| 7 | ama kalam-ma a-zu gal sag ge6-ga szim-mu2 ug3 lu-a | Mother of the Land, great physician, who makes the black-headed people tremble |
| 8 | nam-tar |IR.RU.USZ| su lu2-ka gal2-la zi-ga nu-ub-zu | Namtar, who does not know rising in the flesh of a man, |
| 9 | dingir nin e2-gal-mah |KAxX|-|KAxX|-ga-ta lu2-bi mu-un-silim-e | The god, the lady of the Egalmah, this man will be reconciled. |
| 10 | x x x x lu2 ti-le-de3 DI x | ... to live ... |
| 11 | a x x zu gesz tuku nin-gu10-ra u2-na-a-du11 | ... speaks to my lady: |
| 12 | {disz}{d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 dub-sar dumu il3-szu-mu-ba-al-li-it, | Nanna-manšum, the scribe, son of Ilshu-muballiṭ |
| 13 | ARAD2-zu na-ab-be2-a | “Do not speak to your servant! |
| 14 | u4 AN x a2 mu-un-ta-e3 |KAxX|-ga2 bi2-ib-gar | When ... came out, he established my ... |
| 15 | szu-i lu2? x gu-za-la2 dingir-re-e-ne-ke4 mu-un-szum2-en | He gave me the ... of the throne of the gods. |
| 16 | 9(disz)-kam-ma |KA.TAR| za-ha-da sag-ga2 i3-ni-in-gar | It is the 9th time that he has placed a “seizing-of-the-head’ ritual on the forehead. |
| 17 | x x nibru{ki} {si}isin2-na{ki} gu2 mu-gar-re-esz | the ... of Nippur and Sîn he set up. |
| 18 | x-ma-te-ge26-e-esz nam-ti-gu10 KA-KA-ne-ne la-ba-an-szum2-mu-usz | ... they did not give me life. |
| 19 | {tug2}nig2-la2 nu-kesz2-da ba-e-szub-bu-usz ba-e-dim2-esz | They fashioned a garment that could not be tied. |
| 20 | tu{muszen} niga mi-ni-in-DU x-gu10-sze3? ba-an-ti-ti | A fattened pigeon ... to my |
Sources & licences
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