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A hymn to Numušda for Sîn-iqīšam (Sîn-iqīšam A) (Q000507)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A hymn to Numušda for Sîn-iqīšam (Sîn-iqīšam A) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000507 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | uncertain |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| cagbatuku A, | ||
| 1 | en gal šag₄ zid-ta nam dug₃-ge-eš tar-ra | Great lord, determined a good destiny by means of the righteous heart |
| 2 | {d}nu-muš-da en gal šag₄ zid-ta nam dug₃-ge-eš tar-ra | Numušda, great lord, determined a good destiny by means of the righteous heart |
| 3 | numun kug x a {d}suen-e bi₂-in-ru-a | the pure seed that Suen had planted, |
| 4 | {d}nin-gal-le x mi-ni-in-dim₂-dim₂ | Ningal fashioned it. |
| 5 | kur sikil-la he₂-ŋal₂-e u₃-tud-da | May the pure mountain carry off the one born by him. |
| 6 | gurun kiri₆ sig₇-ga gu₇-a | who eats fruit from the green orchard |
| 7 | an {d}en-lil₂-bi mu dug₃ sa₄-a | An and Enlil named it with a good name |
| 8 | nin gal {d}nin-lil₂-le mi₂ zid-de₃-eš dug₄-ga | The great lady, Ninlil, lovingly |
| 9 | {d}nu-muš-da dumu nun-na muš₃ me-lem₄ du₈-du₈ ma-lu-u₂ | Numušda, princely son, snake adorned with radiance, |
| 10 | sumun₂ gal ki-bal si mul di | The great wild cows of the rebel land, the stars of the sky, |
| 11 | {d}nu-muš-da en gal | Numušda, great lord |
| 12 | šag₄-ba-tuku-am₃ | It is a šagbatuku |
| cagbatuku B, | ||
| 13 | piriŋ guru₅-uš bur₂ me₃-še₃ u₃-na gub-bu | The piriŋ drum, the bur-drum of battle, stationed |
| 14 | muš-šag₄-tur₃ gu₂-erim₂-ra šeg₁₁ i-ni-in-gi₄ | The pigeons returned to the enemy |
| 15 | ušumgal mah tu₆ kug-ga al-gi₄-a | Exalted ušumgal priestess, revived in pure incantation |
| 16 | im₂-ma dub₃ nu-silig-ga | a watering place that cannot be calmed, |
| 17 | i-zi hu-luh-ha na-me gaba nu-ru-gu₂ | There is no frightened izhu-demon, |
| 18 | a e₃-e mah peš₁₀ ur₄-ur₄-re | Bringing out the great water, tearing out the pegs |
| 19 | ud iri mu-un-til X X nu-mu-gi₄ | The storm that ended the city ... does not return. |
| 20 | diŋir saŋ-mud-ŋal₂ gaba-šu-ŋar nu-tuku | Dibir has no equal. |
| 21 | saŋ-kal nam-ur-saŋ-ŋa₂ a-ba e-da-sa₂-am₃ | Who equals you in rank and rank? |
| 22 | igi-zu piriŋ-am₃ la-bu giri₁₇ ap-pu muš-huš ni₂ ri | Your eye is a pirî-demon, a labu-disease, the nose-rope, the apḫuš-demon, the fearsome one |
| 23 | {d}nu-muš-da | Numusvda, |
| 24 | šag₄-ba-tuku 2-bi | Its second part is |
| 25 | a₂-zu sa-par₃-am₃ kur še nu-zu-ba | Your arms are nets, the foreign lands that do not know barley |
| 26 | umbin-zu umbin hu-ri₂-in-na lu₂ hul-ŋal₂ ha-ha-X i-ta-ma-ah | (Sum) Your nail, the nail of the hurīnu-demon (Akk) The evildoer ... |
| 27 | nam-nir-ŋal₂-zu-še₃ saŋ na-me nu-šum₂-mu | No one can bring about your greatness. |
| 28 | nam-mah nam-gur₄-zu ar₂-re-eš ka-ge dib | The greatness of your greatness has been smashed in the mouth |
| 29 | inim dug₄-ga-zu sag₂ di nu-zu | Your good words are unceasing, |
| 30 | x-zu A saŋ-ba du X | your ... ... |
| 31 | diŋir-ŋu₁₀ lugal-ra kur nu-še-ga-na šu-ni-še₃ si-bi₂-ib | Speak to Ibirbu, the king who does not fear the mountain. |
| 32 | {d}nu-muš-da nun {d}suen-i-qi₂-ša-am kur nu-še-ga-na šu-ni-še₃ si-bi₂-ib | Numušda, prince of Sîn-iqīšam, who does not change the land, he has sworn by his hand. |
| 33 | sa-gid₂-da ŋiš-gi₄-ŋal₂ | the sagida priest, the ‘return-to-me’ |
| unknown D, | ||
| 34 | ur-saŋ usu er₉-ra me galam-ma šu du₇ | Hero, strength of the weeping, perfecting the divine powers |
| 35 | {d}nu-muš-da ur-saŋ usu er₉-ra me galam-ma šu du₇ | Numušda, the hero, whose strength is awe-inspiring, perfecting the divine powers |
| 36 | diŋir me-dim₂ gud-alim igi bar-bar-re-de₃ du₇ | “Did you see the ... of the medim-plant, the gudalim-plant?, the one who looks at it? |
| 37 | a-a-zu {d}suen-gin₇ zi til₃-le ki ba-e-a-aŋ₂ | Your father, like Suen, who lives faithfully, you have abandoned the place. |
| 38 | niŋ₂-zid-de₃ bar tam-me ši-te-a-x niŋ₂-erim₂ ud za-ha-al ak tu-ha-la-aq | (Sum) The one who ... a šītea ritual (Akk) You ... the ritual ... |
| 39 | e₂-kiš-nu-ŋal₂ ki-tuš kug nam-nun-na | Ekišnubal, the holy residence of princeliness |
| 40 | me-zu me kal-kal šu-luh-zu dadag-ga-am₃ X X | Your divine powers, your mighty divine powers are pure ... |
| 41 | {d}nu-muš-da ur-saŋ usu er₉-ra me galam-ma šu du₇ | Numušda, the hero, whose strength is awe-inspiring, perfecting the divine powers |
| 42 | {d}nu-nam-nir en nam tar-tar-re | Nunamnir, the lord who determines fates |
| 43 | kur niŋ₂-daŋal-la-ba mu-zu im-mi-in-mah | In that distant land, your name is supreme. |
| 44 | iri nam-he₂ ki dug₃-ga ŋar-ra | City of abundance, a pleasant place |
| 45 | ka-zal-lu{ki} kur he₂-ŋal₂-la ki-šu-peš mi-ri-in-zu ma-ha-az-ka u₂-we-di-ka | Kazallu, may the land be shattered, the cult centers, your shrines, your temples, |
| 46 | kun₄-sa-tu barag nam-en-na-zu | Your throne of lordship, |
| 47 | inim nu-kur₂-ru-da-na u₃-tud-ba bi₂-in-dug₄ | After he had given birth to an unchangeable word, |
| 48 | ŋiš-hur ha-lam-ma-a-bi pa e₃-a ak-de₃ | To make its destruction manifest, to make it appear resplendent |
| 49 | iri šub-šub-bu-da-bi ki-bi gi₄-gi₄-de₃ | In order to re-establish the sanctuaries of the city |
| 50 | a-a {d}en-lil₂ šag₄-ga-ni nam-de₆ | Father Enlil, his heart was not pacified |
| 51 | sipad zid lu₂ ŋiš-hur-zu ki aŋ₂-ŋa₂ | The righteous shepherd, your ‘whore-of-your-mouth’ is the place of prayer |
| 52 | nun {d}suen-i-qi₂-ša-am a₂-bi mu-da-an-aŋ₂ | prince Sîn-iqīšam, his arm he gave to him. |
| 53 | iri a₂-dam-zu ki-tuš ne-ha bi₂-in-tuš | Your city, your settlements have been settled in peaceful dwellings |
| 54 | id₂-zu mu-ba-al-ba-al eg₂ pa₅ si mi-in-sa₂ | Your river is being irrigated, the canals are being cleared up. |
| 55 | a he₂-ŋal₂ du-ri₂-še₃ nu-til-le-da | may water carry off, a long life that cannot be ended |
| 56 | kalam-za mi-in-ŋar niŋ₂-du₇ pa bi₂-in-e₃ | He made your land tremble, he made your aura shine forth. |
| 57 | inim sag₉-sag₉-ge-da-ni-še₃ igi zid bar-mu-ši-ib | Look faithfully at his beautiful words |
| 58 | nun {d}suen-i-qi₂-ša-am-ra igi zid bar-mu-ši-ib | Prince Sîn-iqīšam, look faithfully upon me |
| 59 | lugal šag₄ hul₂-la ud-da-ni he₂-su₃-ud | May the king who makes the heart rejoice, his day be long! |
| 60 | {d}nu-muš-da | Numusvda, |
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