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A prayer to Nanna for Rīm-Sîn (Rīm-Sîn D) (Q000511)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A prayer to Nanna for Rīm-Sîn (Rīm-Sîn D) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000511 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Ur |
| Coordinates | 30.9607, 46.1063 |
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 | {d}ri-im-{d}suen lugal nam-he₂-ŋal₂-la | Rīm-Sîn, king of abundance |
| 2 | palil mah barag-barag-ge₂-e-ne | the supreme and exalted one who roams around, |
| 3 | {d}niŋ₂-zid {d}niŋ₂-si-sa₂ a₂-tah-zu he₂-a | Nidintu, may Nisa be your helper! |
| 4 | x dug₃-ga ha-ra-ab-ŋa₂-ŋa₂-ne | May they make good ... for you. |
| 5 | x X ha-ra-ab-ŋa₂-ŋa₂-ne | may they ... for you. |
| 6 | {d}ri-im-{d}suen mu pad₃-da an-e {d}en-lil₂-le | Rīm-Sîn, chosen by An and Enlil |
| 7 | abula mah abula urim₅{ki}-ma ku₄-ku₄-da-zu-ne₂ | When you enter the great gate, the gate of Urim, |
| 8 | {d}udug sag₉-ga {d}lamma silim-ma-ka | The good udug priestess, the protective deity of peace |
| 9 | i₃-du₈ abula mah-a-ke₄ | the doorkeeper of the great gate, |
| 10 | igi-zu-še₃ x ha-ra-ab-zalag-ge-ne | May they shine for you before you |
| 11 | inim sag₉-ga-zu {d}nanna {d}nin-gal-ra | Your good words to Nanna and Ningal |
| 12 | he₂-ni-ib-kur₉-re-eš-a | may they bring to an end. |
| 13 | nam-til₃ silim-ma X he₂-ri-ib-gi₄-ne | they shall return him to life in peace. |
| 14 | x sag₉-ga niŋ₂ šag₄ hul₂-la inim-ŋar šu gi₄-a | Good ..., who makes the heart rejoice, who restores the hand |
| 15 | šag₄ e₂-kiš-nu-ŋal₂-la-ta ha-ra-ab-ed₂-ne | they shall bring him out from the midst of the Ekišnubal. |
| 16 | diŋir nam-til₃-la abula mah-a-ke₄ | Ibir, for the well-being of the great gate |
| 17 | {ŋiš}ig ŋal₂ hu-mu-ra-ab-da₁₃-da₁₃-aš | May the door be opened for you |
| 18 | diŋir silim-ma en-nu-uŋ₃ abula mah-a-ke₄ | “Ibir is well, watch over the great gate! |
| 19 | igi-zu-še₃ he₂-bi₂-da-hul₂-le-ne | they shall rejoice before you. |
| 20 | muš₃-me-ne ha-ra-ab-zalag-ge-ne | May they shine for you like snakes. |
| 21 | AG sun₄ ha-ra-ab-še-ša₄-e-ne | may the sun rise for you |
| 22 | abula urim₅{ki}-ma abula giri₁₇-zal-la | The gate of Urim, the gate of joy |
| 23 | kur₉-ra-zu-ne | when you enter, |
| 24 | x-la šeg₁₂ urim₅{ki}-ma-ke₄ | the ... of Urim |
| 25 | x X abula urim₅{ki}-ma | the gate of Urim |
| 26 | x abula mah-a-ke₄ | ... of the great gate |
| 27 | x ha-ra-ab-bal-bal | ... may it be carried off for you. |
| 28 | x abula mah-a-ke₄ | ... of the great gate |
| 29 | x ha-ra-ab-be₂-ne | they shall say to you ... |
| 30 | x šag₄ hul₂-la ha-ra-ab-ŋar-re-ne | they shall make you rejoicing ... |
| 31 | ŋiškim sag₉-sag₉-ga inim niŋ₂ šag₄ dug₃-ga | The one who makes good things favorable, who makes pleasant words |
| 32 | igi-zu-še₃ ha-ra-ab-ŋar-re-eš | may they be set before you |
| 33 | ki kug ki nam-til₃-la ŋiri₃-zu he₂-ri-ib-gub-bu-ne | May they stand at your holy place, the place of life. |
| 34 | {d}ri-im-{d}suen nun saŋ-kal kur kalam-ma-ke₄ | Rīm-Sîn, prince who provides for the land of the land |
| 35 | du₆-barag-gal-mah ki-ur₃ urim₅{ki}-ma | The Dubaraggalmaḫ, the Ki-ur of Urim |
| 36 | du₆-barag-gal-mah {d}niŋ₂-erim₂-šu-tab-bi | and the Dubaraggalmaḫ temple of Ni’erimšutab |
| 37 | du₆-barag-gal-mah {d}niŋ₂-erim₂-šu-ur₄-ur₄ | the Great Oval, Ni’erimšu'urur |
| 38 | du₆-barag-gal-mah {d}dug₄-ga-ab-šu-gi₄-gi₄ | Duggargalmaḫ |
| 39 | du₆-barag-gal-mah {d}dug₄-ga-ab-šu-tab-bi | and the Duggargalmaḫ temple |
| 40 | diŋir gub-ba abula mah-ke₄ | standing in the ‘Bird’, in the great gate |
| 41 | diŋir kur₉-ra silim-ma-ne | The “seizing-of-the-mouth’-demons, who are in good health, |
| 42 | zid-da gab₂-bu-zu nam nam-til₃-le-še₃ | Your right and left are the fates of life |
| 43 | ud su₃-ra₂-še₃ he₂-em-da-sub₂-sub₂-be₂-eš | They shall submerge him in distant days. |
| 44 | inim sag₉-ga-zu {d}nanna {d}nin-gal-ra | Your good words to Nanna and Ningal |
| 45 | he₂-ni-ib-kur₉-re-e-ne | they shall turn him away. |
| 46 | ŋiškim sag₉-ga da-za-a muš₃ nu-tum₂-mu-de₃ | The good omen of Zâ, the one who cannot be opposed |
| 47 | saŋ-saŋ niŋ₂ sag₉-ga-zu he₂-eb-tuku-tuku-ne | May they acquire your good reputation and good reputation. |
| 48 | {d}ri-im-{d}suen lugal-ŋu₁₀ | Rīm-Sîn, the king |
| 49 | šudu₃-de₃ diŋir silim-ma abula mah kur₉-ra-kam | It is the sheep offering at the “Dibira, the well-being of the great gate, the offering |
Sources & licences
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