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CDLI Literary 000439 (Ishbi-Erra C) composite (P480987)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000439 (Ishbi-Erra C) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P480987 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
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| 1 | nin me nun-na u4-gin7 dalla e3 hi-li zi-da ul-sze3 pa3-da | Lady of the princely divine powers, shining like daylight, adorned with allure forever. |
| 2 | {d}na-na-a me-te e2-an-ka in-nin-ra tum2-ma | Nanaya, fitting one of the Eanna temple, fitting for the lady |
| 3 | gal-zu nu-u8-gig-ge nin kur-kur-ra zi-de3-esz-sze3 pa3-da | Your wise one, the nugig priestess, the lady chosen by all the lands, |
| 4 | {d}na-na-a kalam e2-an-ka igi-gal2 szum2-mu ba-e-zu | Nanaya, in the land of the Eana, you have learned to be attentive. |
| 5 | bar-su3-am3 | is its outer wall. |
| 6 | an-gin7 sa6 munus sag masz3 nin dal-dal-le-e du7 | Beautiful as heaven, the woman with the head of a kid, the lady who is perfect for flying, |
| 7 | {d}na-na-a ku3 {d}inanna-ke4 zi-de3-esz umun2 ak | Nanaya, holy Inanna, true lord |
| 8 | munus mul-an he2-me-a nin ku3-zu nig2-nam-sze3 gal2-la | May you be the star of heaven, your pure lady, who has everything. |
| 9 | munus zi sza3 su3-ra2 nin inim-sze3 gal2-la-bi i3-zal-le-esz | The true woman, the one with a long heart, the lady who is attentive to words, passed by. |
| 10 | umusz ku3 {d}inanna-ke4 ak nu-u8-gig-e ki ag2 | Holy inanna performed the nugig ritual. |
| 11 | {d}na-na-a di-ku5 gal dingir dur2 mah ki unu{ki}-ga ti-la | Nanaya, chief judge, great god who dwells in Uruk |
| 12 | sza3-ba-tuku-am3 | It is the šabatuku. |
| 13 | munus zi esz-bar du10 kalam-ma-kam di-di-bi gal-zu | The righteous woman, the good decision of the land, who knows how to make decisions, |
| 14 | {d}na-na-a si sa2 iri ug3 lu-a igi-gal2 | Nanaya, the one who sees the city and the people |
| 15 | munus mah inim ku3 du11-ge du7 nin hi-li-a tum2-ma | Exalted woman, who makes perfect the holy words, fitting lady of allure, |
| 16 | {d}na-na-a sag il2 e2-an-ka lu2 inim sa6-ge kalam-ma | Nanaya, foremost one of the Eanna temple, the one who makes good words for the Land |
| 17 | bar-su3 2(disz)-kam-ma-am3 | It is the 2nd barsu. |
| 18 | an-e igi sa6 kalam-ma lugal kur-kur-ra [...] | An, the beautiful eye of the Land, king of all the lands |
| 19 | {d}na-na-a kalam e2-an-na [...] hi-li [...] | Nanaya of the land of the Eanna temple ... allure |
| 20 | szul sipa zi dumu {d}nu-nam-nir-re in-[...] | Youth, true shepherd, son of Nunamnir |
| 21 | {d}isz-bi-er3-ra me gal-di [...] gu [...] | Išbi-Erra, the great mes |
| 22 | {d}na-na-a su3-u4-sze3 a-ra-zu-ni kurun-gin7 su-ub x en LI zi-da-na-ka e2-an-na-kam | Nanaya, to the distant future his arazu prayer is like beer ... of the true lord of the Eanna temple |
| 23 | sza-ba-du-ga | Šabaduga |
| 24 | {d}isz-bi-er3-ra sag us2 musz3 nu-tum2-mu e2-an-na | Išbi-Erra, the one who does not abandon the Eanna, |
| 25 | sa-gid2-da-am3 | it is a sagida |
| 26 | sza-mu-da?-pa3 {d}na-na-a kalam-ma nu-u8-gig-e ki ag2-zu | Šamudapa Nanaya, in the land the nugig priestess, your beloved |
| 27 | {d}isz-bi-er3-ra ul-sze3 lu2 inim sa6-ga-ni he2-me-en | Išbi-Erra, you are indeed a person whose good word is |
| 28 | gesz-gi4-gal2-bi-im | It is its gešgigal. |
| 29 | nin gal sza3 ki zi-sza3-gal2 tum2-ma nu-u8-gig-e sa2-bi szu ga2-ga2 | The great lady, fitting for the heart of a true place, the nugig priestess, put her hand on it. |
| 30 | me giri17-zal szu dagal nu-u8-gig-e ma-ra-an-szum2 | He gave me a wide hand to the nugig priestess, the one who loves me. |
| 31 | {d}na-na-a nin gal sza3 ki zi-sza3-gal2 tum2-ma nu-u8-gig-e sa2-bi szu ga2-ga2 | Nanaya, the great lady, fitting for the heart of a true place, the nugig priestess, it is put in order. |
| 32 | ug3-e {d}isz-bi-er3-ra lugal sipa-bi-me-en | The people, Išbi-Erra, you are their shepherd. |
| 33 | {d}na-na-a inim du11 an-na-ta nin kur-kur-ra za-e-me-en | Nanaya, by the command of An you are the lady of all the lands. |
| 34 | esz3-e kul-aba4 x IN x sza-mu-na-ab-be2 | At the shrine Kulaba ... speak to him. |
| 35 | ug3-e za-ra sza3-bi im-mi-nigin2 szi-im-da-ab-be2-en | I want to speak to you about how the people have gathered together for you. |
| 36 | {d}na-na-a munus zi mu he2-sa6 sag ge6-ga-me-en | Nanaya, you are a true woman, whose name is good and whose head is black. |
| 37 | inim ku3-zu-zu in-nin-na-ra zal-le-esz im-ma-sa6 | Your holy words were made perfect for Innina. |
| 38 | szul hi-li-a pa3-da nu-u8-gig-e dumu {d}en-lil2-ke4 | Youth chosen in allure, the nugig priestess, son of Enlil |
| 39 | {d}na-na-a in-nin me ku3-zu KA? sza-ra-mu2-mu2 | Nanaya, lady of your holy divine powers, I want to utter an arāmu prayer to you |
| 40 | ki-nu2-sze3 igi zi nam-ti-la za-e NE? hu-mu-ni-in-du8 | To the bedchamber, you have looked faithfully ... for life |
| 41 | {d}isz-bi-er3-ra szul hi-li-a pa3-da | Išbi-Erra, youth chosen in allure |
| 42 | sa-gar-ra-am3 | it is a saŋara |
| 43 | tigi {d}na-na-a-kam | It is a tigi of Nanaya |
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