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CDLI Literary 000500 (Gungunum A) composite (P481124)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000500 (Gungunum A) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P481124 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Nippur (mod. Nuffar) |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
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 | ||
| 2 | [...] dingir-re-e-ne u4 [...] | ... of the gods |
| 3 | [...] x gal sig7-ga sze-er-zi [...] x | ... great, reddish ... |
| 4 | bar-su3-am3 | is its outer wall. |
| 5 | x [...] x-gal2-bi nam-nun-na giri3? x x | ... its ... in princeliness |
| 6 | lugal igi-du? {d}a-nun-na-ke4-ne nun ka-asz bar zi-da | king of the eyes of the Anuna gods, prince with the righteous ear |
| 7 | en {d}asz-im2-babbar an-e {d}en-lil2-le an-e szi-ma-ab-du7-un | Lord Ašimbabbar, An and Enlil make perfect for heaven. |
| 8 | ki ag2 lugal-la aga zi-da gun3-gun3-nu | beloved of the king, adorned with a true crown, |
| 9 | un3-na e3 an-bar7-gana2 ge6 u3-na u4 zalag-gin7 mu-un-e3 | In the morning he came out like a bright daylight in the midst of the field. |
| 10 | szul {d}suen en dumu x kur gal-la {d}nin-lil2-e tu-da | Youth Suen, lord, son of the great mountain Ninlil, born |
| 11 | {d}en-ki {d}nin-ki pa-bil2-ga-ni nam du10-ge-esz tar-re | Enki and Ninki decide a good fate for him. |
| 12 | x NI gesz x-bi mu-na-an-szum2 en zi _sze-er-zi_ an-na-ke4 | ... he gave to him. The true lord of the light of heaven |
| 13 | sza3-ba-tuku-am3 | It is the šabatuku. |
| 14 | [...] x nigin2-na-bi sag en3 tar-bi-me-en | I am the one who inquires after ... |
| 15 | [...] x-ma ki ag2 x [...] | ... beloved ... |
| 16 | [...] bara2 gal-la [...] | ... the great dais |
| 17 | [...] x-kam x [...] | ... ... |
| 18 | [...] x [...] | |
| 1 | [...] x x x [...] | |
| 2 | [...] gu-un-gu-nu-um nig2 ha-la us2 [...] | ... Gungunum, the property of the share |
| 3 | [...] iri-zu ki-bi ha-ra-ab-gi4-gi4 | ... may your city be restored for you |
| 4 | x x x nun? lugal x x he2-a gaba gi4 na-an-tuku-tuku | ... may he be a prince or a king, he should not have a right breast. |
| 5 | ki-en-gi ki-uri sag2 du11-ga ki-bi ha-ra-ab-gi4-gi4 | May Sumer and Akkad be restored to their places for you. |
| 6 | x x nig2-du7-e pa bi2-i3-e3-a gu2 an-sze3 he2-zi | ... made a fitting thing resplendent and raised its neck to heaven. |
| 7 | nam-ti nig2 du10 hu-mu-na-da-su3 zi-ni he2-a-u3-tu | May life be a good thing for him, may his life be long. |
| 8 | szu?-nir ku3-sig17-ni? gal-le-esz rib-ba me-dim2-bi a-re2?-esz-sze3 | whose gold and precious stones are magnificently fashioned, |
| 9 | ne-sag a-a {d}en-lil2-la2-sze3 musz2 nu-tum2-mu ma?-ra-an-x u4-da-ni ha-ra-su3-u4 | To the first-fruit offerings of father Enlil, he did not take a seat for you(?), his days were long |
| 10 | sa-gar-ra-am3 | it is a saŋara |
| 11 | uri2{ki} iri ul kur nam-nun-na iri me gal-gal-la-za | Ur, the old city, the mountain of princeliness, your city of the great mes |
| 12 | e2-kisz-nu-gal2 u4 nu-dib-be2 e2 nu-sza-ra-ge-za | In your Ekišnugal temple where no storm passes, where no flood approaches, |
| 13 | gu-un-gu-nu-um sza3-ge pa3-da-zu nam-ti u4 su3-ra2 ha-ba-ni-ib-su3-u4-de3 | May Gungunum, your chosen heart, prolong life for a long time. |
| 14 | u18-ru12-bi-im | It is its uru |
| 15 | a-da-ab {d}nanna-kam | It is an adab prayer of Nanna |
Sources & licences
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