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A hymn to Nibru and Išme-Dagan (Išme-Dagan C) (Q000453)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A hymn to Nibru and Išme-Dagan (Išme-Dagan C) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000453 |
| 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 | eš₃ nibru{ki} eš₃ abzu-a ab-dirig e₂-kur za-gin₃-am₃ | The shrine Nippur, the shrine Abzu, is a lapis lazuli Ekur |
| 2 | nun-zu nun-a ab-dirig kur gal a-a {d}en-lil₂ | Your prince is a prince, the great mountain father Enlil |
| 3 | nin gal-zu munus zid ama {d}nin-lil₂ nam-nin-e dib-ba-am₃ | Your great lady, the true woman, mother Ninlil, the ladyship is passing by. |
| 4 | saŋ en₃ tar-zu nam-šul-la dirig ur-saŋ {d}nin-urta | Who inquires after you, surpassing in strength, hero Ninurta |
| 5 | sukkal-mah zabar zid-za tum₂-ma a₂ ki-nu₂-zu dug₃-dug₃ | The supreme vizier, fitting for your righteous bronze, the one who makes your bed comfortable, |
| 6 | saŋ keše₂ me zid-za en-nu kar₂-kar₂-dam | Who keeps watch over your faithful divine powers |
| 7 | sipad me zid-za en-nu kar₂-kar₂-bi-im | Shepherd, watch over your true divine powers! |
| 8 | u₂-a-zu a ru-a kur gal-la u₃-tud-da {d}nin-lil₂-la₂ | Your provider, who gives birth to the great mountains, Ninlil |
| 9 | {d}iš-me-{d}da-gan a ru-a kur gal-la u₃-tud-da {d}nin-lil₂-la₂ | Išme-Dagan, born in the great mountain, by Ninlil, |
| 10 | uŋ₃ šar₂-šar₂-ra-ba-na mu mah ŋiri₃-za sig₁₀-ga-am₃ | His kingship is the supreme name of your city-wall. |
| 11 | nibru{ki} za₃-mi₂-zu niŋ₂ ka-ge du₇-am₃ ka-ga₁₄ he₂-en-ŋal₂ | Nippur, your praise is sweet, may it be carried off to the mouth. |
| 12 | dug₄-ga zid-zu-še₃ diŋir {d}a-nun-na he₂-em-ma-sug₂-sug₂-ge-eš | May the Anuna stand at your right side. |
| 13 | eš₃ nibru{ki} iri ul me hal-ha za₃-mi₂-zu dug₃-ga-am₃ | The shrine Nippur, the old city, your praise is sweet |
| 14 | ezen gal-gal mi₂ dug₄-ga nibru{ki} | the great festivals, a good thing about Nippur, |
| 15 | nam-mah {d}en-lil₂ {d}nin-lil₂-la₂ | the greatness of Enlil and Ninlil |
| 16 | ki diŋir gal-gal-e-ne x-la-e-eš-am₃ | It is the place of the great floods |
| 17 | sa-gid₂-da-am₃ | it is a sagida |
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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