A hymn to Nanna for Gungunum (Gungunum B) (Q000501)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A hymn to Nanna for Gungunum (Gungunum B) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000501 |
| 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 | x-en | ..., |
| 2 | x X he₂-a | ... may it be |
| 3 | x gub-ba | stationed, |
| 4 | x-in-e₃ | he brought out. |
| 5 | x-ra-sub₂-be₂-eš | to ... |
| Seg.B, | ||
| 1 | x X GAR X x | ... is present. |
| 2 | x an-šar₂-ra ki-šar₂-ra x | ... of heaven and earth |
| 3 | {d}dil-im₂-babbar mi-ni-ib-gal x | Dilimbabbar made great |
| 4 | nir-ŋal₂ ušum dili diŋir pa e₃ x | The nirbal-demon, the one who is alone, emerges ... |
| 5 | gu₂ me-er-me-re en iti₆ X x | “Left of the storm, lord of the moonlight ... |
| 6 | {d}gu-un-gu-nu-um šul za-še₃ ŋal₂ x | Gungunum, the one who carries the throne |
| 7 | en u₃-sumun₂ zid dumu-saŋ {d}en-lil₂-la₂ X | Lord, true wild bull, son of Enlil |
| 8 | šul {d}suen šudu₃-de₃ ŋiš tuku x | The head of Suen, the shepherd, who has ... |
| 9 | X X nun gu-un-gu-nu-um bal ba-sud x | ... the prince of Gungunum ... |
| 10 | lugal-ŋu₁₀ an-na gub-ba-ni hi-li x | Lugal-bu, standing in heaven, allure ... |
| 11 | šul {d}suen an-na gub-ba-ni hi-li x | The head of Sîn, who stands in heaven, his allure |
| 12 | dumu ka silim-ma {d}nu-nam-nir-ra X x | son of the well-being of Nunamnir |
| Seg.C, | ||
| 1 | šu-luh kug-zu x ŋarza x | Your holy šuluh prayer |
| 2 | ud-sakar itid gen₆-ne₂ X x | The month of Addaru, the month of Nisannu ... |
| 3 | X {d}suen su₃-ra₂-aŋ₂ x | ... Suen, supreme |
| 4 | X X X X an sikil-la hi-li X x | ... pure heaven, allure ... |
| 5 | kalam-ma X X DU X X ma-ra-x X X X-ra-ši-x | The land ... |
| 6 | x X X | |
| Seg.D, | ||
| 1 | x X | |
| 2 | x X | |
| 3 | x X | |
| 6 | x X | |
| 7 | x X | |
Sources & licences
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