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A šir-namšub to Nanna for Ur-Namma (Ur-Namma F) (Q000391)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A šir-namšub to Nanna for Ur-Namma (Ur-Namma F) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000391 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
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 | ur₃-bad₃ kug-ga-ta hi-li gur₃-ru | From the pure ur-daŋ, carrying allure, |
| 2 | urim₂{ki} uš-u₂-zu he₂-ŋal₂ ki us₂-sa | Urim, your command may it carry off, the earth tremble |
| 3 | asil₃-la₂-a uru₂ u₃-mu-un-zu he₂-a-u₅ | May your lord bring joy to the city. |
| 4 | {d}ur-{d}namma he₂-a-u₅ | Ur-Namma, may it be. |
| 5 | sun₄ za-gin₃ sud₄-sud₄ he₂-a-u₅ | May the lapis lazuli wind blow! |
| 6 | gu₂-en-ta en sukud-da ed₂-de₃-bi-ta nir-ŋal₂ | From the Gu’en, the supreme lord, descendant of Nirbal, |
| 7 | abula-zu e₃-a a mah gaba-šu-ŋar nu-tuku | When your gate comes out, he has no rival. |
| 8 | eš₃ urim₂{ki} šag₄-zu kur he₂-ŋal₂ bar-zu hur-saŋ he-nun-na | Shrine Urim, may the mountain carry you off, may your liver be pacified to the mountain range of abundance |
| 9 | 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 |
| 10 | e₂-zu kur gi-rin-na mu-zu šag₄ gur-ra | Your house is a wild mountain, your name is laid low! |
| 11 | en-zu en sig₇-ga mu pad₃-da | Your lord, chosen by the beautiful en priestess, |
| 12 | dumu {d}nin-sumun₂ me-te kur-kur-ra | son of Ninsumun, suitable for all the lands |
| 13 | e₂ me gal-zu rab₃ diŋir-re-e-ne kalam-ma la₂-am₃ | Temple, your great divine powers are numerous among the intertwined powers of the land. |
| 14 | kan₄-zu diŋir-zu diŋir sig₇-ga mu pad₃-da | Your gate, your dividing line, your crossing line, chosen by name, |
| 15 | ŋal₂ da₁₃-da₁₃-bi {d}utu an-ur₂-ta ud mi-ni-in-ŋar-ra | Its ritual: Šamaš has departed from the horizon |
| 16 | gi-sa₂-zu ki nam tar-ra diŋir-re-e-ne di si sa₂ ku₅-ru-de₃ | Your reed bed, the place where fates are determined, to render just verdicts, |
| 17 | {d}a-nun-na diŋir an ki-ka ad mi-ni-in-gi-gi-ne | The Anuna gods are uttering a lament in heaven and earth |
| 18 | x X-zu-ta munus zid giri₁₇-zal a-a gu₂ peš-a | From your ... the righteous woman, the joyous one, the father who bore you |
| 19 | šag₄-ga-zu-ta ŋiš-hur kug-ga-a hul-ŋal₂ nu-mu-un-dab₅-be₂ | In your midst, the evildoer does not seize the holy throne |
| 20 | e₂ gi-gun₄-na ninda-ba-bi ki-bal kuš₇ su₃-su₃ | In the temple of the Giguna, its bread spreads over the rebel land. |
| 21 | dub-la₂-mah ki nam tar-re-za | Dubla-maḫ, where fates are determined, |
| 22 | diŋir gal-gal-e-ne nam mi-ni-tar-re-ne | They decide the fates of the great judges. |
| 23 | ki-en-gi ki-uri uŋ₃ saŋ gig₂-ga | Sumer (and) Akkad, in a heap of bitter lumps |
| 24 | {d}ur-{d}namma {d}suen šag₄-ge ba-ni-in-pad₃ | Ur-Namma chose Suen in the heart |
| 25 | lugal hi-li gur₃-ru me-lem₄ kalam-ma dul-la | The king carrying allure, the splendor of the land, |
| 26 | me-e {en}u₃-mu-un-ra mi₂ zid-de₃-eš | I want to kiss the lord |
| 27 | {d}ur-{d}namma ga-an-i-i-de₃ | I want to speak to Ur-Namma |
| 28 | {d}ur-{d}namma hi-li gur₃-ru me-lem₄ kalam-ma dul-la | Ur-Namma, carrying allure, the radiance of the land, |
| 29 | {d}ur-{d}namma {d}dil-im₂-babbar šag₄-ge ba-ni-in-pad₃ | Ur-Namma chose Dilimbabbar in the heart. |
| 30 | {ŋiš}rab₃-ba kur-kur-ra im-mi-in-ŋar | he made the foreign lands bow down at its feet. |
| 31 | si-ŋar kalag-ga im-mi-in-gib-ba lugal {d}suen-ra tum₂-ma-am₃ | The strong sibar drum was sounded, it was appropriate for the king Suen. |
| 32 | niŋ₂-erim₂ igi-ni-še₃ nu-dib₂-be₂ | The enemy does not pass before him. |
| 33 | niŋ₂-si-sa₂ {d}ur-{d}namma niŋ₂-gur₁₁ sa₂ bi₂-in-dug₄ | Ur-Namma was satisfied with his own strength. |
| 34 | za-pa-aŋ₂-ŋa₂-ni-še₃ kur erim₂-ma bi₂-in-ŋar | He made the enemy land tremble at his feet. |
| 35 | ki-bal-bi mu-un-sig₁₀ {d}ur-{d}namma maškim im-me | Ur-Namma, the enforcer, said: |
| 36 | lugal-e e₂ {d}suen-na-ke₄ | the king of the house of Suen |
| 37 | {id₂}idigna {id₂}buranuna {d}ur-{d}namma-ke₄ nam mu-ni-ib₂-tar-re | The Tigris and Euphrates, Ur-Namma decreed a fate. |
| 38 | {d}utu an-ur₂-ta e₃-a-ba | when Utu came forth from the horizon |
| 39 | nam-lu₂-ulu₃ hu-mu-ši-ib₂-daŋal-e-ne | they shall carry off mankind. |
| 40 | x {d}nin-sumun₂-ka hu-mu-ni-in-dib₂-dib₂-be₂ u₆ di X X | May he pass by the ... of Ninsumun, awe ... |
| 41 | nin-bi nin niŋ₂-gur₁₁-e ki aŋ₂ | Its lady, the lady of abundance, the place of labor |
| 42 | ki aŋ₂-ŋa₂-na-ke₄ {d}ur-{d}namma-ke₄ nam mu-ni-ib-tar-re | Ur-Namma decreed a fate in the place of his father. |
| 43 | {d}nin-gal nin-bi nin niŋ₂-gur₁₁-e ki aŋ₂ | Ningal, its lady, the lady of abundance, the place of labor |
| 44 | munus a nun-na-ke₄ {d}ur-{d}namma-ke₄ nam mu-ni-ib-tar-re | The woman of the princely waters, Ur-Namma decreed a fate. |
| 45 | sipad {d}ur-{d}namma-ke₄ il₂ e₂ {d}suen-na-še₃ sun₄ za-gin₃ sud₄-sud₄ | Shepherd Ur-Namma, raising his hands towards the temple of Suen, adorned with lapis lazuli. |
| 46 | x {d}nin-X hu-mu-ni-ib-dib₂-dib₂-be₂ | May Nin-X pass by. |
| 47 | x X dug₃-ga-am₃ hi-li-ba ku₇-ku₇-dam | ... is sweet, its allure is sweet. |
| 48 | {d}nin-lil₂-le ud-da u₃-tud-da-gin₇ | Ninlil, like one born in the day, |
| 49 | dumu {d}nin-sumun₂-na-ke₄ za-e hu-mu-ra-u₃-tud | son of Ninsumun, may you be born to you. |
| 50 | sipad-da an kug-ga hu-mu-x | May holy An ... with the shepherd. |
| 51 | sipad {d}ur-{d}namma-da saŋ x | shepherd Ur-Namma |
| 52 | šir₃-nam-šub {d}nanna-kam | It is a gift of Nanna. |
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