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An adab to Nanna for Gungunum (Gungunum A) (Q000500)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | An adab to Nanna for Gungunum (Gungunum A) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000500 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| barsud A, | ||
| 2 | x diŋir-re-e-ne ud x | [x] birrēnu-festivals, |
| 3 | x X gal sig₇-ga še-er-zid x X | ... reddish ... |
| 4 | bar-sud-am₃ | It is a barsud. |
| cagbatuku B, | ||
| 5 | X x X-ŋal₂-bi nam-nun-na ŋiri₃ x X | ... princely ... |
| 6 | lugal palil {d}a-nun-na-ke₄-ne nun ka-aš bar zid-da | the king who reveres the Anuna gods, the prince whose utterance is true |
| 7 | en {d}dil-im₂-babbar an-e {d}en-lil₂-le an-e ši-ma-ab-du₇-un | Lord Dilimbabbar, may An and Enlil perfect you. |
| 8 | ki aŋ₂ lugal-la aga zid-da gun₃-gun₃-nu | The place of the king's labor, decorated with a righteous crown, |
| 9 | un₃-na e₃ an-bar₇-gana₂ ŋi₆ u₃-na ud zalag-gin₇ mu-un-e₃ | Come out into the open, at the edge of the field, like a bright day, emerge! |
| 10 | šul {d}suen en dumu X kur gal-la {d}nin-lil₂-e tud-da | Youth Suen, lord, son of the great mountain Ninlil, born |
| 11 | {d}en-ki {d}nin-ki pa-bil₂-ga-ni nam dug₃-ge-eš tar-re | Enki and Ninki have decreed a good fate for him. |
| 12 | x NI ŋiš X-bi mu-na-an-šum₂ en zid an-na-ke₄ | ... the true lord of heaven |
| 13 | šag₄-ba-tuku-am₃ | It is a šagbatuku |
| unknown C, | ||
| 14 | x X niŋin₂-na-bi saŋ en₃ tar-bi-me-en | I am the one who inquires after ... |
| 15 | x X-ma ki aŋ₂ X x | ... and where |
| 16 | x barag gal-la x | ... the great dais ... |
| 17 | x X-kam X x | ... ; |
| 18 | x X x | |
| sa-jara D, | ||
| 1 | x X X X x | |
| 2 | x gu-un-gu-nu-um niŋ₂ ha-la us₂ x | Gungunum, a share of the ... |
| 3 | x iri-zu ki-bi ha-ra-ab-gi₄-gi₄ | May your city be restored for you. |
| 4 | x x X nun lugal x X he₂-a gaba gi₄ na-an-tuku-tuku | ... whether prince or king, he should not have a right breast. |
| 5 | ki-en-gi ki-uri sag₂ dug₄-ga ki-bi ha-ra-ab-gi₄-gi₄ | May Sumer and Akkad be restored to their places for you. |
| 6 | x x niŋ₂-du₇-e pa bi₂-i₃-e₃-a gu₂ an-še₃ he₂-zig₃ | ... made perfect for you, may he raise his neck to heaven |
| 7 | nam-til₃ niŋ₂ dug₃ hu-mu-na-da-sud zi-ni he₂-a-u₃-tud | May life be long-lasting for him, may he give birth to his life! |
| 8 | šu-nir kug-sig₁₇-ni gal-le-eš rib-ba me-dim₂-bi a-re₂-eš-še₃ | He has fashioned his gold in a magnificent manner, whose radiance is exalted |
| 9 | ne-saŋ a-a {d}en-lil₂-la₂-še₃ muš₂ nu-tum₂-mu ma-ra-an-X ud-da-ni ha-ra-su₃-ud | To Nesa, father of Enlil, the one who does not fear ... may his days be long. |
| 10 | sa-ŋar-ra-am₃ | It is a sabar. |
| uru E, | ||
| 11 | urim₂{ki} iri ul kur nam-nun-na iri me gal-gal-la-za | Urim, the old city, the land of princeliness, the city of your great mes |
| 12 | e₂-kiš-nu-ŋal₂ ud nu-dib-be₂ e₂ nu-ša-ra-ge-za | In your Ekišnubal, where the storm does not pass, the house does not approach |
| 13 | gu-un-gu-nu-um šag₄-ge pad₃-da-zu nam-til₃ ud su₃-ra₂ ha-ba-ni-ib-su₃-ud-de₃ | May your throne, chosen by the heart, last a long time. |
| 14 | u₁₈-ru₁₂-bi-im | It is its uru |
| 15 | a-da-ab {d}nanna-kam | It is an adab prayer of Nanna |
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