Enlil and Ninlil (Q000336)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Enlil and Ninlil |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000336 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Nippur |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | iri{ki} na-nam iri{ki} na-nam na-an-dur₂-ru-ne-en-de₃-en | Indeed, it is indeed a city, indeed, we shall dwell there. |
| 2 | nibru{ki} iri{ki} na-nam na-an-dur₂-ru-ne-en-de₃-en | Nippur is indeed a city, we shall not dwell there. |
| 3 | dur-{ŋiš}ŋišnimbar{ki} iri{ki} na-nam na-an-dur₂-ru-ne-en-de₃-en | Ur-Nimbar is indeed a city, we shall not dwell there. |
| 4 | id₂-sal-la id₂ kug-bi na-nam | The Idsala canal is indeed its silver canal. |
| 5 | kar-ŋeštin-na kar-bi na-nam | The wine cellar is indeed its quay. |
| 6 | kar-a-sar kar {ŋiš}ma₂ us₂-bi na-nam | Kar-asar, the quay of a boat is indeed its length. |
| 7 | pu₂-lal₃ pu₂ a dug₃-ga-bi na-nam | It is indeed a well with good water in the well. |
| 8 | id₂-nun-bi-ir-tum₂ pa₅ mul-bi na-nam | The Idnunbirtum canal is indeed its star. |
| 9 | ib₂-ta-gid₂-i-de₃ 50 sar-am₃ gana₂ ŋar-bi na-nam | He will measure out 50 sar of field, its bar is indeed 50. |
| 10 | {d}en-lil₂ ŋuruš tur-bi na-nam | Enlil is indeed its young lamb |
| 11 | {d}nin-lil₂ ki-sikil tur-bi na-nam | Ninlil is indeed its young maiden. |
| 12 | {d}nun-bar-še-gu-nu um-ma-bi na-nam | Nunbaršegunu is indeed its mother |
| 13 | ud-ba ki-sikil ama ugu-na ša na-mu-un-degₓ(RI)-degₓ(RI) | At that time, the young woman, her mother who bore her, did not calm her |
| 14 | {d}nin-lil₂-le {d}nun-bar-še-gu-nu ša na-mu-un-degₓ(RI)-degₓ(RI) | Ninlil and Nunbaršegunu shall not approach him |
| 15 | id₂ kug-ga-am₃ nu-nus-e id₂ kug-ga-am₃ a nam-mi-tu₅-tu₅ | The river is pure, the woman is pure. Do not bathe! |
| 16 | {d}nin-lil₂-le gu₂ id₂-nun-bi-ir-tum₂-ka nam-mi-in-du-de₃ | Ninlil did not go to the bank of the Nunbirtum canal |
| 17 | i-bi₂ kug-ga-am₃ u₃-mu-un-e i-bi₂ kug-ga-am₃ i-bi₂ ba-e-ši-bar-re | The eye is pure, the lord has seen pure eyes. |
| 18 | kur gal a-a {d}mu-ul-lil₂ i-bi₂ kug-ga-am₃ i-bi₂ ba-e-ši-bar-re | Great Mountain father Enlil, the eye is pure, he looked at you. |
| 19 | sipad na-aŋ₂ tar-tar-re i-bi₂ kug-ga-am₃ i-bi₂ ba-e-ši-bar-re | Shepherd whose fate is decided, whose eye is pure, he looks at you. |
| 20 | a-da-lam mu-bi am₃-i-i še am₃-mi-ib₂-su-ub-be₂ | Its name is Adallam, it utters its praises. |
| 21 | šag₄ hul₂ a hi-li šag₄-ge si-a-na am₃-mu-un-di-ni-ib-da₁₃-da₁₃ | The one who makes the heart rejoice, the one who fills the heart with water and allure |
| na šag₄ X mu-ni-in-degₓ(RI) muštug₂ mu-na-ze₂-eŋ₃ ŋeštug₂ mu-na-an-šum₂ | He set up a scepter for her, he adorned her with a garment for her | |
| 23 | id₂ kug-ga-am₃ munus-e id₂ kug-ga-am₃ a im-ma-ni-tu₅-tu₅ | The woman bathed in water in the pure river. |
| 24 | {d}nin-lil₂-le gu₂ id₂-nun-bi-ir-tum₂-ka i-im-du-de₃ | Ninlil plans to build the bank of the Nunbirtum canal. |
| 25 | igi kug-ga-am₃ lugal-e igi kug-ga-am₃ igi im-ma-ši-in-bar | The king looked at me with a pure eye. |
| 26 | kur gal a-a {d}en-lil₂-le igi kug-ga-am₃ igi im-ma-ši-in-bar | The great mountain father Enlil looked at it with a pure eye. |
| 27 | sipad na-aŋ₂ tar-tar-re igi kug-ga-am₃ igi im-ma-ši-in-bar | The shepherd whose fate was determined looked at him with a pure eye |
| 28 | lugal-e ŋiš₃ ga-e-dug₄ mu-na-ab-be₂ nu-un-da-ra-ši-ib-še-ge | The king said to him: “I want to praise you,’ but he did not answer him. |
| 29 | {d}en-lil₂-le ne ga-e-su-ub mu-na-ab-be₂ nu-un-da-ra-ši-ib-še-ge | Enlil said to him: “I want to sit down,’ but he did not approach. |
| 30 | gal₄-la-ŋu₁₀ tur-ra-am₃ peš₁₁ nu-mu-un-zu | The young vagina does not know how to approach. |
| 31 | šu-um-du-um-ŋu₁₀ tur-ra-am₃ še su-ub nu-un-zu | It is a small šumduŋ drum that does not know how to bind |
| 32 | ama-ŋu₁₀ ba-zu-zu šu-ŋu₁₀ mu-un-sag₃-ge | Your mother knows it, she shakes her hand |
| 33 | ad-da-ŋu₁₀ ba-zu-zu šu sa₂-bi mu-un-e | Your father knows it, he knows its value |
| 34 | a-da-lam ma-la-ra dug₄-ga-ŋu₁₀-uš nu-me-e ba-na-silig-ge-en | I am the one who is not able to make peace with the ala drum. |
| 35 | {d}en-lil₂-le sukkal-a-ni {d}nuska-ra gu₃ mu-na-de₂-e | Enlil spoke to Nuska, his minister: |
| 36 | sukkal {d}nuska-ŋu₁₀ ud-ul a-ra-zu | minister Nuska, guardian of arazu prayer |
| 37 | šidim gal e₂-kur-ra ud-ul-la lugal-ŋu₁₀ | Great hero of the Ekur, shining king |
| 38 | {lu₂}ki-sikil ne-en sag₉-ga-ra ne-en mul-la-ra | For the beautiful maiden, for the splendid maiden |
| 39 | {d}nin-lil₂ ne-en sag₉-ga-ra ne-en mul-la-ra | For Ninlil, he is indeed a beautiful one, if only he could equal you! |
| 40 | lu₂ ŋiš₃ na-an-dug₄ lu₂ ne na-an-ni-su-ub | One should not treat a stranger, one should not approach him. |
| 41 | sukkal lugal-a-ni {ŋiš}ma₂-gin₇ mu-un-ši-de₆ | his vizier, his king, took it away like a boat. |
| 42 | eš₂ {ŋiš}ma₂ tur-ra-am₃ mu-un-ši-ib₂-tum₂-X | He brought the small boats into the boathouse |
| 43 | {ŋiš}ma₂ gu-la-am₃ mu-un-ši-ib₂-tum₂-e | It is a great boat that he brought to him |
| 44 | lugal-ŋu₁₀ |MU.MES|-ga-e dirig-ga-am₃ | Lugal-šuma-iddina is supreme |
| 45 | ŋiš₃-bi na-mu-un-dug₄ ne-bi na-mu-un-su-ub | He should not speak of it, he should not abandon it. |
| 46 | a-a {d}en-lil₂ |MU.MES|-ga-e dirig-ga-am₃ | Father Enlil, you are surpassing in stature |
| 47 | ŋiš₃-bi na-mu-un-dug₄ ne-bi na-mu-un-su-ub | He should not speak of it, he should not abandon it. |
| 48 | kiŋ₂-kiŋ₂-a-na šu-ni ba-an-dab₅ | His hand was seized in his place |
| 49 | ŋiš₃-bi na-mu-un-dug₄ ne-bi na-mu-un-su-ub | He should not speak of it, he should not abandon it. |
| 50 | KU peš₁₀ tur-ra-še₃ im-ma-da-ab-nu₂-e | ... lies down in the small fields. |
| 51 | ŋiš₃-bi im-ma-ni-in-dug₄ ne-bi im-ma-ni-in-su-ub | He listened to his words, he shook his neck. |
| 52 | ŋiš₃ 1 dug₄-ga-ni ne 1 su-ub-ba-ni | One bowl ... one bowl |
| 53 | a {d}suen-{d}dil-im₂-babbar-ra šag₄ mu-na-ni-ri | He surrounded it with the water of Sîn-Dilmabbar. |
| 54 | {d}en-lil₂ ki-ur₃-ra im-ma-ni-in-dib-be₂ | Enlil passed through the Ki'ur. |
| 55 | {d}en-lil₂ ki-ur₃-ra dib-dib-be₂-da-ni | Enlil, when he passes through the Ki'ur, |
| 56 | diŋir gal-gal 50-ne-ne | They are the great judges of fifty. |
| 57 | diŋir nam tar-ra 7-na-ne-ne | The seven judges of fates, |
| 58 | {d}en-lil₂ ki-ur₃-ra im-ma-ni-in-dab₅-be₂-ne | Enlil seized him in the Kiʾur. |
| {d}en-lil₂ u₂-zug₄-ge iri-ta ba-ra-e₃ e₃-ba-ra | Enlil, the one who escaped from the city, came out. | |
| {d}nu-nam-nir u₂-zug₄-ge iri-ta ba-ra-e₃ e₃-ba-ra | Nunamnir, the one who escaped from the city, came out. | |
| 61 | {d}en-lil₂ niŋ₂-nam-še₃ nam mu-un-tar-ra-ke₄ | Enlil, whose fate has been decided by himself |
| 62 | {d}nu-nam-nir niŋ₂-nam-še₃ nam mu-un-tar-ra-ke₄ | Nunamnir, whose fate is determined by himself, |
| 63 | {d}en-lil₂ i₃-ŋen {d}nin-lil₂ in-us₂ | Enlil was lord, Ninlil sat down. |
| 64 | {d}nu-nam-nir i₃-ŋen ki-sikil mu-un-sar-re | Nunamnir, he wrote a young woman. |
| 65 | {d}en-lil₂-le lu₂ abula-ra gu₃ mu-na-de₂-e | Enlil spoke to the man in charge of the gate: |
| 66 | lu₂ abul-la lu₂ {ŋiš}si-ŋar-ra | The one of the gate, the man of the scepter |
| 67 | lu₂ {ŋiš}suhub₄ lu₂ {ŋiš}si-ŋar kug-ga | a man with a thigh, a person with shins of silver, |
| 68 | nin-zu {d}nin-lil₂-le i-im-ŋen | Your lady, Ninlil, ... |
| 69 | ud-da en₃-ŋu₁₀ mu-ra-tar-re | Today he asks after you. |
| 70 | za-e ki-ŋu₁₀ nam-mu-ni-in-pad₃-de₃ | You should not find a place for it, |
| 71 | {d}nin-lil₂-le lu₂ abul-la-ra gu₃ mu-na-de₂-e | Ninlil spoke to the man of the gate: |
| 72 | mu-lu abula mu-lu {ŋiš}si-ŋar-ra | The one of the gate, the one of ..., |
| 73 | mu-lu {ŋiš}suhub₄ mu-lu {ŋiš}si-ŋar kug-ga | The one of the šuhub-drum, the one of silver horns, |
| 74 | {d}mu-ul-lil₂ u₃-mu-un-zu me-ta ba-ŋen e-ne-ra mu-na-ab-be₂ | Enlil, your lord, where are you going?” he says to him. |
| {d}en-lil₂-le lu₂ abul-la-ra mu-na-ni-ib-gi₄-gi₄ mu-lu | Enlil replied to the man of the gate: | |
| 76 | lugal-ŋu₁₀ sag₉-sag₉-ga ba-ra-mu-da-ab-dug₄ | The good Lugal-bug did not agree with me. |
| 77 | {d}en-lil₂-le sag₉-sag₉-ga ba-ra-mu-da-ab-dug₄ | Enlil did not agree with you in a favorable way. |
| 78 | umuš-ŋa₂ i-ni-in-tar inim-ŋa₂ i-ni-in-sig₁₀-ge-am₃ | He has decreed a fate, he has pronounced a word. |
| 79 | šag₄ sug₄-ge-da-ŋu₁₀ ba-e-de₃-si-in | You made the šuggeda fields fill with dust |
| 80 | {d}mu-ul-lil₂ u₃-mu-un kur-kur-ra-ke₄ ŋa₂-a-ra ŋiš₃ ha-ma-an-dug₄ | Enlil, lord of all the lands, may he be satisfied. |
| 81 | {d}mu-ul-lil₂ u₃-mu-un-zu i₃-me-a-gin₇ u₃ me-e ga-ša-an-zu-ŋen | Enlil, as if you were your lord, I am your lady |
| 82 | ud-da nin-ŋu₁₀-me-en |NE.ŠE₃|-zu šu-ŋu₁₀ he₂-tag-ge | On the day that you are my mistress, may your hand touch your hand |
| 83 | a u₃-mu-un-zu a dadag-ga šag₄-ŋa₂ i₃-ŋal₂ | Woe, your lord, woe, the pure water carried off in its midst! |
| 84 | a {d}suen-na a dadag-ga šag₄-ŋa₂ i₃-ŋal₂ | The water of Suen, the pure water carried off. |
| 85 | a lugal-ŋu₁₀ an-še₃ he₂-du a-ŋu₁₀ ki-še₃ he₂-du | Woe, king, may it be poured out to heaven, woe, may its earth be flooded! |
| 86 | a-ŋu₁₀ a lugal-ŋa₂-gin₇ ki-še₃ he₂-em-ma-du | May he go to the netherworld like a king. |
| 87 | {d}en-lil₂-le nam lu₂ abul-la-ra da-ga-na ba-nu₂ | Enlil sat on his dagger for the fate of the man of the gate. |
| 88 | ŋiš₃ im-ma-ni-in-dug₄ ne im-ma-ni-in-su-ub | He praised him, he made him bow down. |
| 89 | ŋiš₃ 1 dug₄-ga-ni ne 1 su-ub-ba-ni | One bowl ... one bowl |
| 90 | a {d}nergalₓ(|NE₃.URUGAL|)-{d}meš₃-lam-ta-e₃-a šag₄ mu-na-ni-ri | “Alas Nergal-Mešlamtaea, he dedicated it to him. |
| 91 | {d}en-lil₂ i₃-ŋen {d}nin-lil₂ in-us₂ | Enlil was lord, Ninlil sat down. |
| 92 | {d}nu-nam-nir i₃-ŋen ki-sikil mu-un-sar-re | Nunamnir, he wrote a young woman. |
| 93 | lu₂ id₂-kur-ra id₂ lu₂ gu₇-gu₇-e {d}en-lil₂ im-ma-te | The one of the Tigris, the river that eats man, approached Enlil. |
| 94 | lu₂ id₂-kur-ra id₂ lu₂ gu₇-gu₇-ŋu₁₀ | The one of the Tigris, the river that makes a man eat |
| 95 | nin-zu {d}nin-lil₂-le i-im-ŋen | Your lady, Ninlil, ... |
| 96 | ud-da en₃-ŋu₁₀ mu-ra-tar-re | Today he asks after you. |
| 97 | za-e ki-ŋu₁₀ nam-mu-ni-in-pad₃-de₃ | You should not find a place for it, |
| 98 | lu₂ id₂-kur-ra id₂ lu₂ gu₇-gu₇ {d}nin-lil₂ im-ma-te | The one of the Tigris, the river that makes man eat, Ninlil approached. |
| 99 | lu₂ id₂-kur-ra id₂ lu₂ gu₇-gu₇-ŋu₁₀ | The one of the Tigris, the river that makes a man eat |
| 100 | {d}mu-ul-lil₂ u₃-mu-un-zu me-ta ba-ŋen e-ne-ra mu-un-na-ab-be₂ | Mullil, where is your lord? He says to him: |
| 101 | {d}en-lil₂-le nam lu₂ id₂-kur-ra-še₃ mu-un-na-ni-ib-gi₄-gi₄ | Enlil decreed the fate of the man of the Tigris. |
| 102 | lugal-ŋu₁₀ sag₉-sag₉-ga ba-ra-mu-da-ab-dug₄ | The good Lugal-bug did not agree with me. |
| 103 | {d}en-lil₂-le sag₉-sag₉-ga ba-ra-mu-da-ab-dug₄ | Enlil did not agree with you in a favorable way. |
| 104 | umuš-ŋa₂ i-ni-in-tar-ra inim-ŋa₂ i-ni-in-sig₁₀-ge-am₃ | He has decreed a fate, he has pronounced a decree. |
| 105 | šag₄ sug₄-ge-da-ŋu₁₀ ba-e-da-si-in | You have made the šēĝ-demon dwell in a dark place |
| 106 | {d}mu-ul-lil₂ u₃-mu-un kur-kur-ra-ke₄ ŋa₂-a-ra ŋiš₃ ha-ma-an-dug₄ | Enlil, lord of all the lands, may he be satisfied. |
| 107 | {d}mu-ul-lil₂ u₃-mu-un-zu i₃-me-a-gin₇ u₃ ŋe₂₆-e ga-ša-an-zu-me-en | Enlil, as if you were your lord, I am your lady |
| 108 | ud-da nin-ŋu₁₀-me-en |NE.ŠE₃|-zu šu-ŋu₁₀ he₂-tag-ge | On the day that you are my mistress, may your hand touch your hand |
| 109 | a u₃-mu-un-zu a dadag-ga šag₄-ŋa₂ i₃-ŋal₂ | Woe, your lord, woe, the pure water carried off in its midst! |
| 110 | a {d}suen-na a dadag-ga šag₄-ŋa₂ i₃-ŋal₂ | The water of Suen, the pure water carried off. |
| 111 | a lugal-ŋu₁₀ an-še₃ he₂-du a-ŋu₁₀ ki-še₃ he₂-du | Woe, king, may it be poured out to heaven, woe, may its earth be flooded! |
| 112 | a-ŋu₁₀ a lugal-ŋa₂-gin₇ ki-še₃ he₂-em-ma-du | May he go to the netherworld like a king. |
| 113 | {d}en-lil₂-le lu₂ id₂-kur-ra-gin₇ da-ga-na ba-nu₂ | Enlil laid down on his side like a man on the Tigris. |
| 114 | ŋiš₃ im-ma-ni-in-dug₄ ne im-ma-ni-in-su-ub | He praised him, he made him bow down. |
| 115 | ŋiš₃ 1 dug₄-ga-ni ne 1 su-ub-ba-ni | One bowl ... one bowl |
| 116 | a {d}nin-a-zu lugal eš₂-gana₂ gid₂-da šag₄ mu-na-ni-ri | Woe Ninazu, king of the long-fleeced fields, he adorned it for her. |
| 117 | {d}en-lil₂ i₃-ŋen {d}nin-lil₂ in-us₂ | Enlil was lord, Ninlil sat down. |
| 118 | {d}nu-nam-nir i₃-ŋen ki-sikil mu-un-sar-re | Nunamnir, he wrote a young woman. |
| 119 | SI-LU-IGI lu₂ {ŋiš}ma₂-addir-ra {d}en-lil₂ im-ma-te | ŠīLU-IGI, the man who the boat of Enlil approached, |
| 120 | SI-LU-IGI lu₂ {ŋiš}ma₂-addir-ra-ŋu₁₀ | ŠU-LU-IGI, the man of Maddirabu |
| 121 | nin-zu {d}nin-lil₂-le i-im-ŋen | Your lady, Ninlil, ... |
| 122 | ud-da en₃-ŋu₁₀ mu-ra-tar-re | Today he asks after you. |
| 123 | za-e ki-ŋu₁₀ nam-mu-ni-in-pad₃-de₃ | You should not find a place for it, |
| 124 | lu₂ {ŋiš}ma₂-addir-ra {d}nin-lil₂ im-ma-te | The man approached the boat of Ninlil. |
| 125 | lu₂ {ŋiš}ma₂-addir-ra-ke₄ | the man of the boat |
| 126 | {d}mu-ul-lil₂ u₃-mu-un-zu me-ta ba-ŋen e-ne-ra mu-na-ab-be₂ | Enlil, your lord, where are you going?” he says to him. |
| 127 | {d}en-lil₂-le mu-lu SI-LU-IGI-e inim mu-ni-ib-gi₄-gi₄ | Enlil replied to ...: |
| 128 | lugal-ŋu₁₀ sag₉-sag₉-ga ba-ra-mu-da-ab-dug₄ | The good Lugal-bug did not agree with me. |
| 129 | {d}en-lil₂-le sag₉-sag₉-ga ba-ra-mu-da-ab-dug₄ | Enlil did not agree with you in a favorable way. |
| 130 | umuš-ŋa₂ i-ni-in-tar-ra inim-ŋa₂ i-ni-in-sig₁₀-ge-am₃ | He has decreed a fate, he has pronounced a decree. |
| 131 | šag₄ sug₄-ge-da-ŋu₁₀ ba-e-de₃-si-in | You made the šuggeda fields fill with dust |
| 132 | {d}mu-ul-lil₂ lugal kur-kur-ra-ke₄ ŋa₂-a-ra ŋiš₃ ha-ma-an-dug₄ | For Enlil, king of all the lands, may he be glad. |
| 133 | {d}mu-ul-lil₂ u₃-mu-un-zu i₃-me-a-gin₇ u₃ ŋe₂₆-e ga-ša-an-zu-me-en | Enlil, as if you were your lord, I am your lady |
| 134 | ud-da nin-ŋu₁₀-me-en |NE.ŠE₃|-zu šu-ŋu₁₀ he₂-tag-ge | On the day that you are my mistress, may your hand touch your hand |
| 135 | a u₃-mu-un-zu a dadag-ga šag₄-ŋa₂ i₃-ŋal₂ | Woe, your lord, woe, the pure water carried off in its midst! |
| 136 | a {d}suen-na a dadag-ga šag₄-ŋa₂ i₃-ŋal₂ | The water of Suen, the pure water carried off. |
| 137 | a lugal-ŋu₁₀ an-še₃ he₂-du a-ŋu₁₀ ki-še₃ he₂-du | Woe, king, may it be poured out to heaven, woe, may its earth be flooded! |
| 138 | a-ŋu₁₀ a lugal-ŋa₂-gin₇ ki-še₃ he₂-em-ma-du | May he go to the netherworld like a king. |
| 139 | {d}en-lil₂-le nam SI-LU-IGI-e da-ga-na ba-nu₂ | Enlil sat on his dais |
| 140 | ŋiš₃ im-ma-ni-in-dug₄ ne im-ma-ni-in-su-ub | He praised him, he made him bow down. |
| 141 | ŋiš₃ 1 dug₄-ga-ni ne 1 su-ub-ba-ni | One bowl ... one bowl |
| 142 | a {d}en-bi₂-lu-lu ku₃-ŋal₂ id₂-da šag₄ mu-na-ni-ri | Woe, Enbilulu, the pure one, who roams the river. |
| 143 | en za-e-me-en lugal za-e-me-en | You are lord, you are king. |
| 144 | {d}en-lil₂ en za-e-me-en lugal za-e-me-en | Enlil, you are the lord, you (are) the king |
| 145 | {d}nu-nam-nir en za-e-me-en lugal za-e-me-en | Nunamnir, you are the lord, you (are) the king |
| 146 | en ŊIRI₃-ma en uru₁₈-na za-e-me-en | Lord of the city, you are the lord of his city. |
| 147 | en gu mu₂-mu₂ en še mu₂-mu₂ za-e-me-en | You are the lord who grows flax, who grows barley. |
| 148 | en an-na en he₂-ŋal₂ en ki-a za-e-me-en | Lord of heaven, lord of earth, you are. |
| 149 | en ki-a en he₂-ŋal₂ en an-na za-e-me-en | Lord of the netherworld, lord of heaven, you are. |
| 150 | {d}en-lil₂ an-na {d}en-lil₂ lugal-la-am₃ | Enlil is the king of heaven, Enlils is king. |
| en dug₄-ga-ni niŋ₂ nu-kur₂-ru-dam niŋ₂ ka ba-a-ni | His good lord does not change himself, his mouth opens. | |
| 152 | dug₄-ga-ni saŋ du₃-du₃-a šu nu-bal-e-de₃ | His good deeds that cannot be changed |
| 153 | za₃-mi₂ dug₄-ga ama {d}nin-lil₂-la₂-še₃ | To the sweet praise of mother Ninlil, |
| a-a {d}en-lil₂ za₃-mi₂ kur gal | Father Enlil, praise of the great mountain |
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