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A praise poem of Ur-Namma (Ur-Namma I) (Q000394)
Literary, Old Babylonian, unclear · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A praise poem of Ur-Namma (Ur-Namma I) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000394 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | unclear |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| Seg.A, | ||
| 1 | x diŋir-ra-na-kam | It is the ... of the intercalary river. |
| 2 | inim-ma-an-ni kur₂-kur₂-re bi₂-in-dirig | He made all the foreign lands bow down at his word. |
| 3 | inim šag₄-ga-na-ke₄ sa bi₂-in-dug₄ | The word of his heart was favourable. |
| 4 | nam-mah-a-ni ki-en-gi-re bi₂-in-x | His greatness ... Sumer. |
| 5 | {d}utu lugal igi-ni-še₃ ba-ŋen | Šamaš, the king, before him |
| 6 | e₂ IN nun-na-ke₄ ki MI X X | The ... of the prince ... |
| Seg.B, | ||
| 1 | x X x | |
| 2 | abula X x X u₆ ba-ni-x | The gate ... |
| 3 | lugal mes babbar₂ urim₅{ki}-ma ki dug₃-ge mu₂-a | king who makes the white mes trees grow in Urim, |
| 4 | ŋiš-an-dul₃ pa gal-gal-la igi an-na gub-ba | “It is covered with a large crown, standing in the presence of An, |
| 5 | ŋissu-zu-uš mu-ri mu he₂-ŋal₂-la kur₂-kur₂-ra dul₄-la | “May your name be exalted, may the foreign lands do the work! |
| 6 | an-ne₂ igi sag₉ X bar KA hul₂-la MA X x | An with a beautiful face ... joy ... |
| 7 | ur-{d}namma dumu {d}nin-sumun₂-ke₄ | Ur-Namma, son of Ninsumun |
| 8 | lugal {d}en-lil₂-le a₂ šum₂-ma | the king whom Enlil by his own power |
| 9 | {d}nin-lil₂-le mi₂ zid-de₃-eš dug₄-ga | Ninlil, who gives good care, |
| 10 | {d}nin-hur-saŋ inim-ma šag₄-ga-na huŋ-ŋa₂ | Ninḫursa, may the words of her mouth be favourable |
| 11 | {d}en-ki-ke₄ ŋeštug₂ mah šum₂-ma | Enki is the supreme garment |
| 12 | {d}nin-X X x | Nin- |
| Seg.C, | ||
| 1 | ama tud-da-zu {d}nin-sumun₂ e₂-kiš-nu-ŋal₂-la gaba-na he₂-em-tab | May Ninsumun, your birth mother, remove it from her chest. |
Sources & licences
- 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) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)
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