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A praise poem of Anam (Anam A) (Q000517)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Uruk · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A praise poem of Anam (Anam A) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000517 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Uruk |
| Coordinates | 31.3234, 45.6395 |
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 | an-am₃ en TUG₂ DI IM X gi₄-it-ma-lu X X | Anam, lord of ... garments ... |
| 2 | x X-ra ŋeštug₂ daŋal šu du₇ | ... a protective deity, perfect in strength |
| 3 | X nibru{ki} til₃ iri GIRI₃ BAR nu-tuku | ... of Nippur, life of the city, without foot |
| 4 | tum₉ dug₃-ga iri{ki}-na ad-da ma-da unug{ki}-ga | who provides for his city, father of the land of Uruk, |
| 5 | di-kud šag₄ di-da-ka BAR UD ME | (If) it is a dīkūdu-demon, a šagdida-disease: ... days. |
| 6 | x ni₂-tuku ni₂ te an {d}inana-ke₄ | who has fear, who approaches An and Inana |
| 7 | u₂-a e₂-an-na inim sag₉-ga-bi X ul ti | The provider of the Eana, its good words ... |
| 8 | x kalag-ga šag₄-ge de₆-a {d}inana-ke₄ | the mighty , who brings in the harvest, Inana |
| 9 | x AN kalam-ma šu-kin dab₅-be₂ | Establish ... in the land, capture it! |
| 10 | x X saŋ zig₃ en {d}inana-ke₄ | ... rising, lord Inana |
| 11 | x gal-zu niŋ₂-nam-ma-kam | Your great ... is indeed |
| 12 | x ŋal₂ šag₄ dab₅-ba du₇-a | “..., the one who is seized by a demon, |
| 13 | x X ki GI DU-a LA si-si | ... ... |
| 14 | x bal-bal-e huš-a | ... furious balbale |
| 15 | x igi il₂ hi-li du₈-du₈ | ... adorned with allure. |
| 16 | x saŋ-kal erin₂-na-me-en | I am the ... of the troops, |
| 17 | {d}na-na-a x X šag₄ ama niŋ₂-nam-ma | Nanaya ... the heart of her own mother |
| 18 | x X ŋal₂-la ul-še₃ ŋal₂ | “It is overflowing, I want to cross over it!’ |
| 19 | x nam gal AN X X DI | ... great ... |
| 20 | x x X X X X X X UN-gal-e X | [......] the chief ; |
| 21 | x x X DI IM | ... ... |
| 22 | e₂-me-ur₄-ur₄ ha-lam-ma ki-be₂-eš gi₄-a | Restored the E-me-ur-ur, the destroyed house, |
| 23 | x-an-šub-ba du₃-du₃ | ... built. |
| 24 | x x ud ul-ta nu-du₃-a mu-un-dim₂-ma | ... fashioned it from a day that had not been long. |
| 25 | x x X ŋiš-hur-ru gen₆-me-en | I am a ..., a sweet ... |
| 26 | x x X-ba kalam-ma mah dib₂-ba | ... passing through the Land, |
| 27 | x x sag₉-ge-ba u₃-gul zid ŋa₂-ŋa₂-me-en | In its beautiful ... I am the true shepherd |
| 28 | x x šita saŋ us₂-a nidba ku₅-ru-me-en | ... I am the one who cuts down food offerings |
| 29 | e₂-an-na e₂-me-ur₄-ur₄ alan gi₁₆ sug₂-ga | In the Eana, the Emeurur temple, a statue of lost treasure. |
| 30 | x lu₂ nam-ma-ni sag₂ nu-di | ... the one whose fate is unknown. |
| 31 | x X nam gal su₁₃-ra₂-še₃ mu-e-tar | ... decreed a great fate for you |
| 32 | x X-e nin diŋir gal zag gub | ..., the lady of the great ŋibir temple, standing at your side. |
| 33 | x x ŋar-ra-na nam-til₃ niŋin-a | In his ..., for the well-being of his own body |
| 34 | x x AN šag₄ hul₂ ud sud₄-sud₄ | ... rejoicing over the storm |
| 35 | bi₂-in-dug₄ an ki-a ig e₂-an-na-ka | he made perfect for heaven and earth, at the door of the Eanna. |
| 36 | nin emeda(|UM.ME|)-a {d}na-na-a bad₃ gal ba-gub-bu | Lady, nursemaid Nanaya, the great wall stood by. |
| 37 | zi numun hi-li ŋiš-šub-zu-še₃ mu-e-ŋar | You make the life, seed, and allure shine forth for your body |
| 38 | {d}en-lil₂-še₃ mah-bi-še₃ ŋal₂-me-en | I am the one who carried off the greatness of Enlil |
| 39 | dumu nibru{ki} saŋ geme₂ arad niŋ₂ UD gu-ul-la-am₃ | The citizen of Nippur, the sa-official, the female slave, is a malevolent servant. |
| 40 | šag₄ unug{ki}-ga a₂-dam-bi mu nam-en tum₂-u₃-ne | The land of Uruk, its settlements, the name of lordship |
| 41 | mu-e-du₈-du₈ nibru{ki}-še₃ šu bar | You have slain, in Nippur hand and body |
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