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A tigi to Bau for Gudea (Gudea A) (Q000385)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A tigi to Bau for Gudea (Gudea A) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000385 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Nippur |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
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) |
|---|---|---|
| sa-gida A, | ||
| 1 | nin-ŋu₁₀ munus sag₉-ga dumu an kug-ga | Ninbu, the kind woman, child of pure An, |
| 2 | hi-li du₈-du₈-a ki aŋ₂ {d}en-lil₂-la₂ | adorned with allure, the place of Enlil’s water |
| 3 | ni₂ gal gur₃-ru an-šag₄-ta e₃-a | Great fearsomeness, coming forth from the horizon |
| 4 | nin mi₂ dug₄-ga diŋir-re-e-ne | the lady who loves the bīr-demons, |
| 5 | {d}ba-u₂ munus sag₉-ga dumu an kug-ga | Bau, the kind woman, the son of holy An |
| 6 | hi-li du₈-du₈-a ki aŋ₂ {d}en-lil₂-la₂ | adorned with allure, the place of Enlil’s water |
| 7 | ni₂ gal gur₃-ru an-šag₄-ta e₃-a | Great fearsomeness, coming forth from the horizon |
| 8 | nin mi₂ dug₄-ga diŋir-re-e-ne | the lady who loves the bīr-demons, |
| 9 | nin-ŋu₁₀ an-šag₄-ta me mu-e-de₆ | Lady, you bring the divine powers from the horizon |
| 10 | a-a tud-da-zu an lugal-e | Your birth father An the king |
| 11 | me niŋ₂ galam saŋ-e-eš mu-ri-in-rig₇ | He presented to you the divine powers and divine attributes that are pleasing. |
| 12 | ni₂ guru₃ {d}a-nun-na-ke₄-ne-me-en | I am the fearsome one of the Anuna gods |
| 13 | {d}ba-u₂ an-šag₄-ta me mu-e-de₆ | Bau brought the divine powers from the horizon. |
| 14 | a-a tud-da-zu an lugal-e | Your birth father An the king |
| 15 | me niŋ₂ galam saŋ-e-eš mu-ri-in-rig₇ | He presented to you the divine powers and divine attributes that are pleasing. |
| 16 | ni₂ guru₃ {d}a-nun-ke₄-ne-me-en | I am the fearsome one of the Anuna gods |
| 17 | sipad unken-na hi-li-a mu-e-ni-pad₃-a | The shepherd who has chosen you in the assembly in allure, |
| 18 | x ki mah-a-na mu-ni-zu | He knows the ... of his lofty place. |
| 19 | x mu-na-an-šum₂ | he gave to him. |
| 20 | x X dug₃-ge-eš x | sweet ... |
| 21 | {d}ba-u₂ gu₃-de₂-a unken-na hi-li-a mu-e-ni-pad₃-a | Bau, Gudea, who has chosen you in the assembly with allure, |
| 22 | x ki mah-a-na mu-ni-zu | He knows the ... of his lofty place. |
| 23 | x mu-na-an-šum₂ | he gave to him. |
| 24 | x dug₃-ge-eš x | sweet ... |
| 25 | sa-gid₂-da-am₃ | it is a sagida |
| sa-jara B, | ||
| 26 | nin-ŋu₁₀ ni₂ gal guru₃ x | Ninbu, great fearsomeness ... |
| 27 | en {d}nin-ŋir₂-su-ke₄ igi zid mu-e-ši-in-bar | Lord Ninbirsu, you have looked faithfully upon me |
| 28 | hi-li-a x X ZI x | In allure ... |
| 29 | e₂-tar-sir₂-sir₂-ra {ŋiš}banšur X-zu dalla bi₂-in-e₃ | He made your ... table shine in the E-tar-sir. |
| 30 | {d}ba-u₂ ni₂ gal guru₃ X | Bau, with great fearsomeness, |
| 31 | en {d}nin-ŋir₂-su-ke₄ igi zid mu-e-ši-in-bar | Lord Ninbirsu, you have looked faithfully upon me |
| 32 | hi-li-a X ZI X | In allure ... |
| 33 | e₂-tar-sir₂-sir₂-ra {ŋiš}banšur X-zu dalla bi₂-in-e₃ | He made your ... table shine in the E-tar-sir. |
| 34 | nin di kud ka-aš bar mu dug₄-ge X-me-en | Lady who renders verdicts, who makes decisions, you are ... |
| 35 | si sa₂ diŋir-re-ne-me-en dam ur-saŋ-ŋa₂-me-en | I am the equal of the intertwined forces, I am a spouse of a hero |
| 36 | {d}ba-u₂ mi₂ dug₄-ga an {d}uraš-a-me-en | I am Bau, who loves An and Uraš |
| 37 | {d}ba-u₂ nin di kud ka-aš bar mu dug₄-ge X-me-en | I am Bau, the lady who renders judgments and renders decisions ... |
| 38 | si sa₂ diŋir-re-ne-me-en dam ur-saŋ-ŋa₂-me-en | I am the equal of the intertwined forces, I am a spouse of a hero |
| 39 | {d}ba-u₂ mi₂ dug₄-ga an {d}uraš-a-me-en | I am Bau, who loves An and Uraš |
| 40 | nin-ŋu₁₀ unken-na igi mi-ni-il₂ la-la mi-ni-x | The lady looked at the assembly, she ... joy. |
| 41 | lu₂ zid šag₄-ga im-mi-ni-pad₃ sipad zid gu₃-de₂-a | He chose the righteous man in the open, the good shepherd Gudea |
| 42 | ama {d}ba-u₂ iri-za lagaš{ki}-a me-teš₂ he₂-e-i-i | Mother Bau, may your city Lagaš be praised. |
| 43 | {d}ba-u₂ unken-na igi mi-ni-il₂ la-la mi-ni-X | Bau looked at the assembly, he ... joy |
| 44 | lu₂ zid šag₄-ga im-mi-ni-pad₃ sipad zid gu₃-de₂-a | He chose the righteous man in the open, the good shepherd Gudea |
| 45 | ama {d}ba-u₂ iri-za lagaš{ki}-a me-teš₂ he₂-e-i-i | Mother Bau, may your city Lagaš be praised. |
| 46 | sa-ŋar-ra-am₃ | It is a sabar. |
| 47 | tigi {d}ba-u₂-kam | tigi of Bau, |
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