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Letter from the scribe Nanna-manšum to the goddess Ninisina (Q000593)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Letter from the scribe Nanna-manšum to the goddess Ninisina |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000593 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | {d}nin-i₃-si-in-na dumu-saŋ an kug-ga saŋ il₂ nin-e-ne | Ninisina, the daughter of holy An, the one raised by the ladies |
| 2 | X x X-a gal en {d}nu-nam-nir-ra me e₂-kur-ra šu du₇ | Great ..., lord Nunamnir, perfecting the divine powers of the Ekur temple |
| 3 | X X x X gi₄ ama gal {d}nin-lil₂-la₂ inim šag₄-ga-na niŋ₂ di | ... the great mother Ninlil, whose words are uttered in her heart |
| 4 | dam X ur-saŋ gal en {d}pa-bil-saŋ-ŋa₂ šul gaba-ri nu-tuku | The wife of the great hero, lord Pabilsa, who has no rival |
| 5 | simₓ(GIG)-simₓ(GIG)-ma ki ku₁₀-ku₁₀-ga-ba šag₄-bi lu₂ nu-zu | The šimsima-plants of the dark place, whose inside no one knows |
| 6 | kug {d}nin-i₃-si-in-na {tug₂}niŋ₂-la₂ sed₄-de₃ ki-bi-še₃ bi₂-ib₂-gi₄-gi₄ | He restored the silver of Ninisina to its place with a cool garment. |
| 7 | ama kalam-ma a-zu gal saŋ gig₂-ga šim-mu₂ uŋ₃ lu-a | The mother of the Land, the great physician, the sickly one, the one who knows nothing |
| 8 | nam-tar |IR.RU.UŠ| su lu₂-ka ŋal₂-la zig₃-ga nu-ub-zu | Namtar, who does not know the ‘cutting-of-the-throat’ of a man, |
| 9 | diŋir nin e₂-gal-mah |KA×X|-|KA×X|-ga-ta lu₂-bi mu-un-silim-e | After Ibir, the lady of the Egalmaḫ, made this man strong |
| 10 | X x X X lu₂ til₃-le-de₃ DI X | ... to keep alive ... |
| 11 | A x X zu ŋiš tuku nin-ŋu₁₀-ra u₂-na-a-dug₄ | ... who has ..., he praises his mistress. |
| 12 | {m}{d}nanna-ma-an-šum₂ dub-sar dumu il₃-šu-mu-ba-al-li-iṭ | Nanna-mansum, the scribe, son of Ilšu-muballit |
| 13 | arad₂-zu na-ab-be₂-a | "Your servant, what should I say? |
| 14 | ud AN X a₂ mu-un-ta-e₃ |KA×X|-ŋa₂ bi₂-ib-ŋar | When ... came out, he opened the ... gate. |
| 15 | šu-i lu₂ X gu-za-la₂ diŋir-re-e-ne-ke₄ mu-un-šum₂-en | Hand of a ... throne bearer of the intertwined cult centers |
| 16 | 9-kam-ma |KA.TAR| za-ha-da saŋ-ŋa₂ i₃-ni-in-ŋar | It is the 9th katar song, zaḫada saba |
| 17 | x X nibru{ki} {si}isin₂-na{ki} gu₂ mu-ŋar-re-eš | The ... of Nippur and Sîn were gathered. |
| 18 | x-ma-teŋ₃-ŋe₂₆-e-eš nam-til₃-ŋu₁₀ KA-KA-ne-ne la-ba-an-šum₂-mu-uš | ... did not bring about the well-being of their ... |
| 19 | {tug₂}niŋ₂-la₂ nu-keše₂-da ba-e-šub-bu-uš ba-e-dim₂-eš | They hung a cloak that cannot be opened, they fashioned it |
| 20 | tum₁₂{mušen} niga mi-ni-in-DU X-ŋu₁₀-še₃ ba-an-TI-TI | He brought in grain-fed ewes and ... his ... |
Sources & licences
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