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CDLI Literary 000594 (X to Nanna) composite (P479844)
Literary letter and letter-prayer, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000594 (X to Nanna) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P479844 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary letter and letter-prayer |
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 | {d}nanna dumu-sag {d}en-lil2-la2 szudu3-de3 ki ag2-ra | Nanna, first-born son of Enlil, who loves prayer |
| 2 | u3-na-a-du11 | he said to him |
| 3a | en iti6 dagal bur2 men an urasz-a | Lord, broad moonlight, crown of heaven and earth, |
| 3b | _a-na be-lim sza s,i2-it wa-ar-hi-szu ra-bi-isz szu-pa-ru-ru a-ge-e sza-me-e u3 er-s,e-tim_ | To the lord whose reign is great, who makes the land of heaven and earth tremble |
| 4a | en gal lu2 ti-ti ki ag2-me-en a-a sag ge6-ga | Great lord, beloved one, beloved father of the black-headed people, |
| 4b | _be-lum ra-bu-u2 sza a-we-lam bu-lu-t,u2 i-ra-mu a-bi s,a-al-ma-at qa2-qa2-di-im_ | The great lord, who loves to rejoice, the one who loves healing, the father, the image of the head, |
| 5a | lugal sza3-la2 sug4 u3 du8 mu-un-zu-a | The king who knows how to soothe the distressed and distressed, |
| 5b | _a-na szar-ri-im re-me-ni-im sza ru?-ma?-am u3 pa-t,a-ra-am mu-du-u2_ | To the merciful king, who knows and knows everything, |
| 6a | dingir arhusz su3 sza3 gur-ru a-ra-zu-e gesz tuku | O merciful god, who listens to prayer and supplication, |
| 6b | _a-na i-lim re-me-ni-im ta-a-a-ri-im sze-mi te-es3-li-tim_ | To the merciful god, the one who hears prayers, |
| 7 | u3-ne-de3-tah | he will remove it. |
| 8a | nam-en-na szu du7 aga zi gur3-ru-me-en | I am the one who perfects the lordship and bears the true crown. |
| 8b | _be-lu-tam szu-uk-lu-lu a-ga-am ki-nam na-szu-u2_ | lordship is supreme, this is indeed the responsibility. |
| 9a | musz3-me husz ulutim2-ta nir-ra alan ku3 hi-li du8-du8 | We are the furious one, a wild bull from the distant past, adorned with a holy statue of himself. |
| 9b | _zi-mu ru-szu-tum bu-na-nu tu-ru-s,u2-tum la-nu-um el-lum sza? [...]-du-u2_ | “The life of the wild bull, the life of Bunanu, the living creatures, the pure lament of ...-dû, |
| 10 | nam-mah-zu kur-kur-ra dul-la | Your greatness covers all the lands, |
| 11a | me-lam2-zu an ku3-ga szu2-a | Your radiance covers the pure heavens, |
| 11b | _sza-me-e el-lu-tim sa3-ah-pu_ | the pure heavens tremble |
| 12a | ni2 gal-zu su zi im-du8-du8 | Your great fearsomeness is bound up in the flesh. |
| 12b | _... x x sza-lu-ma-tam ma-lu_ | ... is full of squalor. |
| 13a | [...] kalam-e za3 dib | ... passing by the land |
| 13b | _... i-na ma-tim szu-tu-uq_ | ... in the land he captured. |
| 14a | u4 e3-ta u4 szu2-usz-e za-e mah-me-en | After the storm came out, you are supreme. |
| 14b | _i-na s,i2-it sza-am-szi u3 e-re-eb sza-am-szi at-ta-ma s,i-ra-a-ti_ | In the midst of the heavens and the depths of the earth, you are exalted. |
| 15a | [...] an-sza3-ta ma-ra-an-szum2 an szu-zu-usz mu-un-gar | He gave ... from the midst of heaven to you, he set heaven in your hands |
| 15b | _... id-di-kum sza-me-e i-na qa2-ti-ka [...]_ | ... he gave you. The heavens in your hand ... |
| 16a | an ki-bi-ta lugal-bi za-e-me-en nam-bi i3-tar-re | You are the king who decides this fate in heaven and earth. |
| 16b | _sza-me-e u3 er-s,e-tam be-el-szu-nu at-ta-ma szi-ma-ti-szu-nu ta-szi-a-am_ | the heavens and earth, their lord, you know their fates. |
Sources & licences
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