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A balbale (?) to Inana (Inana F) (Q000627)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A balbale (?) to Inana (Inana F) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000627 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | a-ŋu₁₀ an ma-an-ze₂-eŋ₃ ki ma-an-ze₂-eŋ₃ | He gave me heaven, he gave me earth. |
| 2 | me-e {d}ga-ša-an-an-na-men₃ | I am Gašanana |
| 3 | ma-ra dim₃-me-er teš₂ mu-da-sa₂-a | To me, the god, I have gathered together. |
| 4 | {d}mu-ul-lil₂-le an ma-an-ze₂-eŋ₃ ki ma-an-ze₂-eŋ₃ | Enlil gave me heaven, gave me earth |
| 5 | me-e {d}ga-ša-an-an-na-men₃ | I am Gašanana |
| 6 | na-aŋ₂-u₃-mu-un ma-an-ze₂-eŋ₃ | The lord gave me to you. |
| 7 | na-aŋ₂-ga-ša-an ma-an-ze₂-eŋ₃ | “I will give it to you, |
| 8 | me₃ ma-an-ze₂-eŋ₃ šen-šen ma-an-ze₂-eŋ₃ | He gave me battle, he gave me strength |
| 9 | mar-uru₅ ma-an-ze₂-eŋ₃ dal-ha-mun ma-an-ze₂-eŋ₃ | He gave me the marsh, he gave me alhumun. |
| 10 | an men saŋ-ŋa₂ mu-ni-in-ma-al | He placed heaven as a crown. |
| 11 | ki {kuš}e-sir₂ me-ri-ŋa₂ mu-ni-in-sig₉ | he decorated it with a esir cloth on its feet. |
| 12 | tug₂-ba₁₃ kug su-ŋa₂ mu-ni-in-la₂ | He hung a silver robe on its back. |
| 13 | {mu}mudru kug šu-ŋa₂ mu-ni-in-ma-al | He placed a silver scepter on his hand. |
| 14 | diŋir buru₅-me-eš me-e mu-tin-ŋen | I am the one who fills the marshes, |
| 15 | {d}a-nun-na di-da-me-eš me-e sumun₂ zid-ŋen | We are the Anuna who go by, I am the true wild cow |
| 16 | sumun₂ zid a-a {d}en-lil₂-la₂-ŋen | True wild bull, father Enlil |
| 17 | u₃-sumun₂ zid saŋ-ŋa₂ di-a-ni | When he makes the righteous wild bull enter, |
| 18 | e₂-kur-ra e₂ {d}mu-ul-lil₂-la₂-še₃ ku₄-ku₄-da-ŋu₁₀-ne | When they enter the Ekur, the house of Enlil, |
| 19 | i₃-du₈-e gaba-ŋu₁₀ šu li-bi₂-ma-ma | The doorkeeper, hand of Libimama |
| 20 | sukkal-e il₂-la₂ na-ma-ab-be₂ | The vizier should not say to me: |
| 21 | an ŋa₂-a-kam ki ŋa₂-a-kam me-e ur-saŋ-ŋen | It is heaven, it is earth, I am Ursa. |
| 22 | unug{ki}-ga e₂-an-na ŋa₂-a-kam | In Uruk the Eanna is mine, |
| 23 | zabalam{ki} gi-gun₄-na ma-a-kam | In Zabalam the Giguna is mine. |
| 24 | nibru{ki}-a dur-an-ki ma-a-kam | In Nippur, Duranki is mine. |
| 25 | urim₂{ki}-ma e₂-dilmun-na ma-a-kam | In Ur the Edilmuna is mine, |
| 26 | ŋir₂-su{ki}-a eš₂-dam-kug ma-a-kam | In Birsu the E-dam-kug is mine |
| 27 | adab{ki}-a e₂-šar-ra ma-a-kam | In Adab the Ešara is mine. |
| 28 | kiš{ki}-a hur-saŋ-kalam-ma ma-a-kam | In Kiš the Hursakalama is mine |
| 29 | kisiga{ki} amaš-kug-ga ma-a-kam | Kisiga is a pure sheepfold. |
| 30 | akšak{ki}-a an-za-gar₃ ma-a-kam | In Akšak the tower is mine. |
| 31 | umma{ki}-a ib-gal ma-a-kam | In Umma, Ibgal is mine. |
| 32 | a-ga-de₃{ki}-a ul-maš ma-a-kam | In Agade Ulmaš is mine |
| 33 | ma-ra dim₃-me-er teš₂ mu-da-sa₂-a | To me, the god, I have gathered together. |
| 34 | x x x {d}inana-kam | It is of Inana |
Sources & licences
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