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Letter from Kug-Nanna to the god Ninšubur (Q000611)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Letter from Kug-Nanna to the god Ninšubur |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000611 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Seg.A, | ||
| 2 | u₃-na-a-dug₄ | he did praise for him. |
| 3 | ad gi₄-gi₄ en₃ tar-tar X x | The one who inquires after ... |
| 4 | diŋir me ba-a inim dug₃-dug₃ u₃-luh gi-rin saŋ-ŋa₂ x X | Ibir, the one who makes perfect the divine powers, who makes pleasing the uluḫ priestess, who fills the reed beds |
| 5 | diŋir gada la₂ abzu saŋŋa gal ba-an-gi₄ sag₉ dug₄-ga-ni saŋ-ba du | He returned the Ibir garment, the linen of the Abzu, in good condition, and his good quality garments were good. |
| 6 | igi tarah abzu uru₁₇-bi en ŋeštug₂ daŋal til-la-ni | The one who looks at the Abzu, its city, his lord who wears a protective deity |
| 7 | lagar₃ ad-hal an-na zu-a diŋir na-me nu-mu-e-da-sa₂ | The threshing floor of Adḫalana, known in heaven, has no rival. |
| 8 | en {d}lamma-{d}lamma igi dug₃ gal nir gub-bu | Lord Lamma-Lamma, who looks with a great reverence |
| 9 | nidba šum₂ {d}a-nun-na diŋir gal-gal-e-ne | Food offerings of the Anuna, the great judges |
| 10 | na degₓ(RI) e₃ utah-ha-ke₄ kug {d}inana-ra tum₂-ma | The one who emerges from the utaḫha shrine, fitting for Inana, |
| 11 | e-ne-da nu nam-en nam-lugal-la {ŋiš}ŋidru mah la-ba-an-šum₂ | No lordship, no kingship was given to him. |
| 12 | {d}nin-šubur diŋir šag₄-la₂ sug₄ šudu₃ a-ra-zu ŋiš tuku u₃-ne-de₃-tah | Ninšubur, the dibir priestess, the shepherd, the sheep, the arazu prayer, the one who trusts in you, you are to be appeased |
| 13 | {m}kug-{d}nanna šim-mu₂ dumu lugal-ka-gen₆-na arad-zu na-be₂-a | Kug-Nanna Šimmu son of Lugalkagina is your servant. |
| 14 | x X-me-en šu-gi₄ nu-silim-me-en ŋiš-šu dab₅-be X X X-me-en | You are ..., you are a šugi priestess who is not healthy, you have been seized ... |
| 15 | x X X X AN NE X X x | ... V[N ...] |
| Seg.B, | ||
| 1 | x X X x | |
| 2 | x X gul-gin₇ GAR X x X LAGAB X x X-ŋa₂ mu-ni-ib₂-gul-gul-e | ... like a ... he destroys ... |
| 3 | ŠEŠ X X MU X nam-uš₂ kur₂-ra igi tur-ŋu₁₀ ba-an-du₃ A MI BI ak-ŋu₁₀ in nam-ma-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | (Sum) ... he looked at ... (Akk) He looked at the ... of evil ... |
| 4 | gu₅-li-ŋu₁₀ e-sir₂-ra ka nu-mu-un-ba gu₂ ki-še₃ bi₂-in-ŋar | The gullību-priest did not open the door for him in the street, he twisted his neck to the ground |
| 5 | tukum-bi diŋir-ŋu₁₀-ra an-na-kam | If it is a bīr-demon, it is here. |
| 6 | šag₄ ib₂-ba-zu ga-ab-huŋ-e ur₅-zu he₂-bur₂-e | I want to soothe your angry heart, may it be released from your body |
| 7 | maškim hul ŋa₂-ŋa₂-da he₂-eb₂-si-il su-ŋa₂ he₂-da-ab-dal | May the evil maškim priestess be released from his position, may he fly away. |
| 8 | a₂-sag₃ ŋiš-ge-en-gen₆-na-ŋu₁₀ he₂-eb₂-zi-zi ud ku₁₀-ku₁₀-ŋu₁₀ he₂-NE-en-zalag | May the Asag demon rise, may it shine brightly in the dark. |
| 9 | nir dugud-da-zu nu-mu-da-il₂ ab-gul dug₄-ga-ab | Your heavy-handedness cannot be carried off, destroy the enemy! |
| 10 | arad sun₅-na-me nam-mu-til-e-de₃ ab-gul dug₄-ga-ab | Do not kill our humble servant, destroy the enemy! |
| 11 | ga-gin₇ ŊA₂ LI za-ra-ta x X x nam-gur₄-zu x | Like milk from a ... ... your strength ... |
| 12 | ki-ŋu₁₀-še₃ ha-ba-X x | may he ... to its place |
| 13 | X X X X x | |
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