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A hymn to Ninurta for Išme-Dagan (Q000478)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A hymn to Ninurta for Išme-Dagan |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000478 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Seg.A, | ||
| 1 | {d}en-ki en dumu-saŋ an kug-ga | Enki, the lord, the daughter of holy An |
| 2 | nam-{d}en-lil₂-ban₃-da-aš mu-ni-in-il₂-i-iš an ki-a du₇ mah-e-eš | He raised Enlil-banda up high and made heaven and earth great |
| 3 | ki pad₃-de₃ ŋeštug₂ 7-bi saŋ-e-eš mu-ni-in-rig₇-eš | They presented seven garments to the place chosen by him. |
| 4 | ad gi₄-gi₄ nam gal tar-tar-re | ... deciding the great fates, |
| 5 | ud e₃ X X X-še₃ igi-ŋal₂ šum₂-mu gi₁₆-sa-še₃ mu-ni-in-ak-eš | When he goes out, he looks at the treasure chest. |
| 6 | abzu kug e₂ šeg₁₂-bi KA X bar-bi šag₄ kuš₂-u₃ | The holy Abzu, the house, its roof ..., its outside is cold |
| 7 | šag₄ X X x X igi-ni-še₃ ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | ... before him |
| 8 | x X X X | |
| Seg.B, | ||
| 1 | e-ne-ne nun er₉-me-eš en nam tar-re-me-eš | They are princes of tears, lords of decreed fates |
| 2 | šag₄-zu-a en {d}nin-urta-ra me mu-na-ni-in-šum₂-mu-uš | He made the divine powers available to Lord Ninurta in your midst |
| 3 | nibru{ki} šir₃ kug-zu niŋ₂ kal-kal a-re-eš dib-ba-am₃ | Nippur, your holy midst is filled with a mighty aura |
| 4 | {d}iš-me-{d}da-gan-me-en du-ri₂-še₃ ka-ga₁₄ mu-ni-ŋar | I am Išme-Dagan, the one who makes the mouth tremble |
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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