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A hymn to Enki for Išme-Dagan (Q000480)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A hymn to Enki for Išme-Dagan |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000480 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ambar-bi KA X x | Its marsh ... |
| 2 | a-gar₃ gal-gal gan₂-ne₂ E x | The large meadows of the field ... |
| 3 | pu₂-{ŋiš}kiri₆ X kug il₂ x | The orchard |
| 4 | u₂-gu₇ a naŋ {d}a-nun-ke₄-ne X X | the food offerings of the Anunna gods |
| 5 | a-a {d}en-lil₂ ama gal {d}nin-lil₂-bi saŋ-e-eš mu-ni-rig₇-eš | Father Enlil, great mother Ninlil presented it (this statuette). |
| 6 | nibru{ki} mah en nin-zu-gin₇ diŋir na-me nu-dib₂ | Nippur, supreme like the lord and your mistress, no one can pass through it |
| 7 | e-ne-e-ne nun er₉-me-eš diŋir pa e₃-me-eš | They are princely princes, they are ecstatics, making a triumphant appearance |
| 8 | {d}en-lil₂ {d}nin-lil₂-gin₇ diŋir na-me nu-dib₂ | Enlil, like Ninlil he does not pass through the narrow streets. |
| 9 | e-ne-e-ne nun er₉-me-eš en nam tar-re-me-eš | They are princes of tears, lords of decreed fates |
| 10 | šag₄-zu-a lugal {d}en-ki-ra me mu-na-ni-šum₂-mu-uš | In your midst the king, Enki, prayed to him |
| 11 | nibru{ki} šir₃ kug-zu niŋ₂ kal-kal a-re-eš-še₃ dib₂-am₃ | Nippur, your pure heart is filled with a mighty aura |
| 12 | {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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