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A šir-šag-ḫula to Damgalnuna (Damgalnuna A) (Q000618)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A šir-šag-ḫula to Damgalnuna (Damgalnuna A) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000618 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Nippur |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
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, | ||
| 1 | nun gal {d}en-ki x an ki NE x mi₂ mu-ri₂-in-dug₄ | The great prince, Enki, ... heaven and earth ... satisfied him. |
| 2 | e₂-gi₄-a {d}am-an-ki nam zid-de₃-eš tar-re | The bride, Enki, determines a good destiny |
| 3 | sumun₂ gal ulutim₂-bi dirig-ga niŋ₂-ul-e-eš rib-ba | The great wild bulls, whose radiance is surpassing, are bound in fear |
| 4 | nitalam-zu en gal {d}nu-dim₂-mud zag kalam-ma šu du₇ | Your spouse, the great lord Nudimmud, the front of the land, perfect |
| 5 | en igi-ŋal₂-la an lugal šum₂-mu ad gi₄-gi₄ gal-zu | Lord who sees An, king of abundance, wise counsellor |
| 6 | en gal-an-zu dug₄-ga-ni saŋ-ba du kug-zu niŋ₂-nam-ma-kam | Your great lord, whose utterance is pleasing, is indeed your holy one. |
| 7 | mas-su mah šag₄ {d}en-lil₂-la₂-ka sig₁₀-ge₅ me-bi sag₂ nu-di | The supreme masu priestess of the heart of Enlil, whose divine powers cannot be altered |
| 8 | ŋeštug₂ daŋal mu dug₃-ga sa₄-a eš-bar-e šum₂-x | The “good name, the good name, a decision, ... |
| 9 | u₃-tud-da zu X x šag₄ X x | The one born ... |
| Seg.B, | ||
| 1 | an lugal x | An, the king |
| 2 | u₃-sumun₂ zid x | the true wild bull |
| 3 | zi nam-til₃ x | life, for the well-being |
| 4 | lu₂-ulu₃-bi x | Its people |
| 5 | ne-saŋ ŋar-ra x | The nēsa-priest ... |
| 6 | ur₅ sag₉-ge šag₄ x | Good health, ... |
| 7 | nam-til₃ zi sud x | for the well-being of ... |
| 8 | e₂ kaš de₂-a A x i₃ {ŋiš}erin-na x | The house of beer ... cedar oil |
| Seg.C, | ||
| 1 | {dug}šakir₃ x | a tureen of ; |
| 2 | nun gal {d}en-ki x X x | Great prince, Enki |
| 3 | e₂ x | the house of |
| Seg.D, | ||
| 1 | abzu me-bi X x | The Abzu, its divine powers ... |
| 2 | X sag₉-ga lu₂ x | ... good ... |
| 3 | saŋ il₂ nam-nin-a za₃-mi₂-zu X | Raising the net of ladyship, your praise ... |
| 4 | eridug{ki} kur he₂-ŋal₂-la-zu dam-bi nu-til-e | Your Eridug, the land that has been plundered, its spouse is no longer alive. |
| 5 | diŋir gal-gal-e-ne u₃-tud-bi he₂-a diŋir-bi he₂-em | May the great rivers give birth to their children, may the rivers be their children! |
| 6 | šir₃-šag₄-hul₂-la {d}dam-gal-nun-na-kam | It is the joy of Damgalnuna |
Sources & licences
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