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A šir-namšub (?) to Nanna for Ur-Namma (Ur-Namma E) (Q000390)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Girsu · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A šir-namšub (?) to Nanna for Ur-Namma (Ur-Namma E) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000390 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Girsu |
| Coordinates | 31.5591, 46.1776 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | abula-zu e₃-a a mah gaba-šu-ŋar nu-tuku | When your gate comes out, he has no rival. |
| 2 | eš₃ urim₅{ki} šag₄-zu kur he₂-ŋal₂ bar-zu hur-saŋ he-nun-na | Shrine Urim, may the mountains carry you off, may your outside be a mountain of abundance |
| 3 | e₂-kiš-nu-ŋal₂ hur-saŋ galam-ma šag₄-bi lu₂ nu-zu | The Ekišnubal temple, the mountain range of the gala temple, whose inside no one knows |
| 4 | ki ut ti-zu x {ŋiš}erin-na mu-zu-še₃ kalam hul₂-a | Your place of relaxation, ... cedar, your name makes the land rejoice |
| 5 | en-zu en sig₇-ga mu pad₃-da | Your lord, chosen by the beautiful en priestess, |
| 6 | dumu {d}nin-sumun₂-ka me-te kur-kur-ra | son of Ninsumun, suitable for all the lands |
| 7 | urim₅{ki} me gal-zu a-ra₂-ab diŋir-re-ne | Urim, your great divine powers are intertwined |
| 8 | kalam-ma ŋal₂-la teš₂ mu-zu he₂-i-i | May your name be invoked in the land. |
| 9 | kan₄-zu an sig₇-ga su zig₃ gur₃-ru | Your gate is adorned with a reddish sky, raised high! |
| 10 | ŋal₂ da₁₃-da₁₃-bi {d}utu an-ur₂-ta ud mi-ne-ŋar-ra-ta | Its ritual: When Utu came forth from the horizon, |
| 11 | gi-ša₃-zu-ta ki nam tar-re diŋir-re-ne | From your reedbed, the place where fates are determined, |
| 12 | di si sa₂ kud-me-en teš₂ mu-zu he₂-i-i | You are the one who makes the right decisions, may your name be heard. |
| 13 | šag₄-ga-zu-ta ŋiš-hur zid-da hul-ŋal₂ nu-dab₅-be₂ | From your womb the righteous one will not be seized. |
| 14 | e₂-kiš-nu-ŋal₂ šag₄-zu ušumgal hul-ŋal₂ nu-un-zu | The Ekišnubal temple, your heart does not know evil. |
| 15 | e₂ gi-gun₄-na-zu nidba-zu KID DIM {d}en-lil₂ su₃-ru | Your Giguna temple, your food offerings ... Enlil. |
| 16 | dub-la₂-mah ki nam tar-re-za diŋir gal-gal-e-ne | At Dublamaḫ, the place where fates are determined, the great gods |
| 17 | nam mi-ni-ib-tar-re-ne | they decreed fates for him. |
| 18 | e₂-temen-ni₂-gur₃-ru tum₂-ma | fitting for the E-temen-ni-gurru, |
| 19 | u₃-tud-da x teš₂ mu-zu he₂-i-i | Give birth to ..., may your name be ... |
| 20 | en sig₇-ga x sipad zid ur-{d}namma | the beautiful lord, the true shepherd Ur-Namma, |
| 21 | urim₅{ki} x | of Urim |
| 22 | e₂ sig₃-ga {d}utu-gin₇ AN x | The brickwork, like Utu ... |
| 23 | teš₂ mu-zu he₂-i-i ur-{d}namma X x | May Ur-Namma |
| 24 | sun₄ za-gin₃ sud-sud X x | ... lapis lazuli ... |
| 25 | lugal hi-li gur₃-ru me-lem₄ kalam-ma dul-la | The king carrying allure, the splendor of the land, |
| 26 | ur-{d}namma {d}dil-im₂-babbar-re šag₄ kug-ge ba-ni-in-pad₃ | Ur-Namma chose Dilimbabbar with a pure heart |
| 27 | niŋ₂-erim₂ igi-ni-še₃ nu-dib-ba niŋ₂-si-sa₂ | The fear that cannot pass before her, the fear |
| 28 | {d}ur-{d}namma-ke₄ niŋ₂-gur₁₁ sa₂ bi₂-in-dug₄ | Ur-Namma satisfied himself. |
| 29 | lugal-e pa-mul-pa-mul zu | The king knows how to ... |
| 30 | {d}ur-{d}namma-ke₄ maš-gi-i-i im-me | Ur-Namma uttered a lament |
| 31 | inim zu en-na-ke₄ pa-mul-pa-mul zu | The word of the en priestess is to be uttered, |
| 32 | {d}ur-{d}namma-ke₄ maš-gi-i-i im-me | Ur-Namma uttered a lament |
| 33 | lugal-e e₂ {d}suen-na-ke₄ | the king of the house of Suen |
| 34 | {d}ur-{d}namma-ke₄ ni₂ he₂-eb-ši-ib₂-te-en-ten | may Ur-Namma calm him. |
| 35 | lugal-e {id₂}idigna {id₂}buranuna-ke₄ | the king of the Tigris and Euphrates |
| 36 | {d}ur-{d}namma-ke₄ nam mu-ni-ib-tar-re | Ur-Namma decreed a fate |
| 37 | nin-bi nin niŋ₂-gur₁₁-ra-ke₄ nin e₂ x | Its lady, the lady of abundance, lady of the temple ... |
| 38 | {d}ur-{d}namma-ke₄ nam mu-ni-ib-tar-re | Ur-Namma decreed a fate |
| 39 | munus a nun-na-ke₄ mi₂ zid-de₃-eš mu-un-e | The woman of the princely water dries up sweetly |
| 40 | {d}ur-{d}namma-ke₄ |ŊA₂×X| NE NA x | Ur-Namma |
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