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A prayer to Nanna for Rīm-Sîn (Rīm-Sîn G) (Q000514)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A prayer to Nanna for Rīm-Sîn (Rīm-Sîn G) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000514 |
| 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 | nidba kug-ga si sa₂-zu | Your silver food offerings are arranged correctly. |
| 2 | šu kug-zu sizkur₂ kug sikil-e ma-ra-tag-ga-zu | Your holy hand, your holy šēkur prayer that is presented to you in a pure place |
| 3 | ŋiš tag-ga šu tag-tag-ga-zu | Your ‘hand-of-a-trick’ that has been smashed |
| 4 | šag₄-ge dug₄-ga eme ŋar-ra-zu | Your fertile field, whose tongue is swollen |
| 5 | giri₁₇ šu ŋal₂-la-zu šu kug il₂-la-zu | Your ‘hand-lifting’, your lifting of the holy hand |
| 6 | {d}nanna lugal an ki en {d}lamma sag₉-ga-zu he₂-me-še-še | Nanna, king of heaven and earth, lord, may your beautiful protective deity be present. |
| 7 | {d}nin-gal nin mah nin ŋiškim sag₉-ga-zu he₂-me-še-še | Ningal, supreme mistress, lady, may your good judgment be pronounced |
| 8 | lugal šag₄-ŋar du₈-du₈ {d}nanna {d}nin-gal-bi diŋir gal-gal-e-ne-ke₄ | king of the šagbar drum, Nanna, and Ningal, the great judges |
| 9 | {d}ri-im-{d}suen lugal e₂ diŋir-re-e-ne-ke₄ | Rīm-Sîn, king of the houses of the intertwined |
| 10 | he₂-ŋal₂ ma-ra-si-si | may he carry off for me. |
| 11 | lugal mu pad₃-da {d}en-lil₂-le nam bal-a-ni nam-he₂ | king chosen by Enlil, his reign of abundance |
| 12 | ud he₂-ŋal₂-la mu giri₁₇-zal-la | May the day be overturned, a year of joy. |
| 13 | nam nam-gub nam he₂-ŋal₂-la nam-zu-še₃ he₂-bi₃-ši-ŋal₂ | May a fate of standing, a destiny that is to be carried off, may it carry off your fate. |
| 14 | lugal ud ŋi₆-a ŋi₆ u₃-na he₂-ŋal₂ nu-til-le-de₃ | May the king, on a stormy day, on an awe-inspiring day, not live! |
| 15 | ud ma-ra-ab-za-al ma-ra-ab-dug₃-ga ma-ra-ab-gen₆-ne₂ | He spends the day with you, he makes it pleasant for you. |
| 16 | lugal nidba-zu saŋ-bi šag₄ abzu-a du₃-du₃-ra-a ma-ra-du₃-du₃-ra | King, your food offerings are heaped up for you in the Abzu. |
| 17 | lugal nidba-zu egir-bi kisal mah-a du₃-du₃-ra-a ma-ra-du₃-du₃-ra | Your king, after you have built the great courtyard for you, |
| 18 | he₂-ŋal₂ nu-til-le-de₃ | so that it cannot be carried off. |
| 19 | lugal su e₂-a ma-ra-si-sa₂ | The king, the one who fills the house for you, |
| 20 | {d}ri-im-{d}suen lugal urim₅{ki}-ma me mah ki-ur₃-ra | Rīm-Sîn, king of Urim, the supreme divine powers of the Ki'ur |
| 21 | ki-bi šu bi₂-in-gi | he restored its place |
| 22 | {d}nanna lugal an ki-ke₄ aga zid mah nam-lugal-la šu du₇ | Nanna, king of heaven and earth, with a supreme crown, perfect for kingship |
| 23 | saŋ-za he₂-ni-ib-gen₆-ne₂ | they shall make him enter into your lap. |
| 24 | {d}nin-gal nin mah šag₄-ŋar du₈-du₈-zu | Ningal, supreme lady, your šagbar ritual |
| 25 | šag₄ še-ga-ni-ta ud-bi-še₃ nam-til₃ dug₃ | From the midst of his heart, at that time, a good life |
| 26 | zi-zu he₂-eb-dug₃ | May your life be sweet! |
| 27 | šu kug-ga-ni-ta me-lem₄ gal nam-lugal-la dab₅ | With his pure hand the great radiance of kingship was seized |
| 28 | {ŋiš}ŋidru mah an ki-a šu-zu-še₃ tug₂-ba₁₃-gin₇ he₂-dib | May the supreme scepter of heaven and earth pass by your hand like a garment |
| 29 | {d}ri-im-{d}suen lugal ki-ur₃-ra he₂-ŋal₂ du₈-du₈ | Rīm-Sîn, king of the Ki'ur, may he carry off. |
| 30 | saŋ us₂ nu-til₃-le-de₃ | to prolong the length |
| 31 | lugal {id₂}idigna he₂-ŋal₂-la hu-mu-ra-ab-tum₃ | the king of the Tigris may he carry for you |
| 32 | {id₂}nun NIM-na šag₄ si-ni-ta a zal-le hu-mu-ra-si | May the “Nippur River, the pure river, be filled with flowing water for you |
| 33 | {id₂}nun {id₂}nun zid id₂ zi-ŋal₂ kalam-ma | The Princely River, the True Princely Waterway, the flood that sweeps over the Land |
| 34 | ku₆ mušen hu-mu-ra-ab-tum₃ | may fish and birds bring to you |
| 35 | a-ab-ba ab su-su-da-ta kun al-gub-ba-a-ta | From the Sea of the Susa Sea, where the tail stands, |
| 36 | u₃-tud nu-til-le-da nam-lugal-zu-še₃ hu-mu-ra-ab-tum₃ | With a birth that cannot be ended may he bring about your kingship for you |
| 37 | edin daŋal ki daŋal-ba niŋ₂-ur₂-limmu₂ niŋ₂-zi-ŋal₂ SU RA-RA GA AL | (Sum) In the steppe, in the place where there is a balaŋ drum (Akk) The steppe ... |
| 38 | eg₂ pa₅ pa₄-ugur₂-e šu hu-mu-ra-ab-il₂-la | May the ditches of the pa’ugur raise their hands for you |
| 39 | nam-til₃ ha-ra-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | may life be long for you! |
| 40 | šudu₃ inim-ŋar niŋ₂ sag₉-ga ha-ra-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | May the sheep of the inimbar prayer be presented to you with a good aura |
| 41 | šag₄ hul₂-la ha-ra-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | May he make the heart rejoice for you |
| 42 | ŋiškim sag₉-sag₉-ga ha-ra-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | may a good decree be established for you. |
| 43 | šag₄-zu ha-ra-dug₃ | May your heart be glad for you |
| 44 | su-zu ha-ra-dug₃ | May your flesh be sweetened for you. |
| 45 | bar-zu ŋiškim gen₆-na-a-zu ha-ra-dug₃ | May your liver be glad on account of your good fortune. |
| 46 | šag₄ {d}nanna {d}nin-gal-bi ŋiškim sag₉-sag₉-ga | The heart of Nanna and Ningal is sweet, |
| 47 | nam nam-til₃-la da-ri₂-še₃ he₂-me-kar₂-kar₂ | May he decree a fate of life forever. |
| 48 | {d}ri-im-{d}suen lugal me-te-ŋal₂ he₂-ŋal₂ šu du₈-du₈ diŋir gal-gal-e-ne-ke₄ | Rīm-Sîn, the king who is appropriate, may he be appropriate. Hand of the great judges |
| 49 | ma-da he₂-en-na-gen₆ suhuš ma-da he₂-en-na-ge-en | May you be like the land, may you establish the foundation of the land |
| 50 | {d}nanna lugal an ki-ke₄ gu₃ kalam-ma teš₂ hu-mu-ra-ab-sig₁₀-ge | Nanna, king of heaven and earth, may the cry of the land be uttered to you |
| 51 | {d}ri-im-{d}suen lugal-ŋu₁₀ | Rīm-Sîn, the king |
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