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A hymn to Martu (Martu B) (Q000669)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A hymn to Martu (Martu B) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000669 |
| 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 | x X X ZU igi kar₂ me DA X X X ur₄-ur₄ | ... looking at ... |
| 2 | x X X ušum zag dib an ki-a mu mah-a sa₄-a | ..., the one who crosses the border of heaven and earth, named with a great name |
| 3 | x X saŋ an gal ri-a dub₃ kug-ga peš-e | ... of the great heavens, adorned with gold. |
| 4 | x X sig₁₀-ga ulutim₂ X X si-a-ni X u₃-tud-da {d}uraš-a | ... reddish ..., born by Uraš |
| 5 | X sag₉ MUŠ₃ X ul-la u₆ di-de₃ ba-ab-du₇ | ... beautiful ... made perfect for admiring. |
| 6 | mi₂ dug₄-ga kur gal {d}en-lil₂-le nam dug₃-ge-eš tar-ra | The loving one, the great mountain whom Enlil decreed a good fate |
| 7 | KA TAR sag₉ gurun šu tag X la-la-bi X-ge nu-gid₂-da | ... good ..., hand-washing, ... its charms are not long |
| 8 | saŋ-kug-ŋal₂ diŋir gal-gal-e-ne šag₄ dab₅-dab₅-bi X x | The sa-kug-bal and the great intertwined chambers ... |
| 9 | x x X-bi sikil šu-luh dadag a-ra₂-ni x | ... pure, pure radiance, his way ... |
| 10 | x x dug₄-ga-ni u₃-en₃ nu-ša₄ umuš ŋalga x | ... his ..., how long will he not be able to answer? |
| 11 | x su₃-ra₂ mas-su X HI-HI x | ... the young man ... |
| Seg.B, | ||
| 1 | x X X x | |
| 2 | x X U₂ ŋal₂-la x | ... reeds ... |
| 3 | x GAR NE TUG₂ ŋal₂-la x | ... a cloak ... |
| 4 | x x X x X ZA X X mi₂ zid mu-na-X-dug₄ | ... he treated him kindly. |
| 5 | x še-er-kan dug₄-ga šim {ŋiš}erin-na KA X X x | a good , the scent of cedar ... |
| 6 | x x šag₄-ke₄ im-du₈-gin₇ su-za šeŋ₃-šeŋ₃ a x | ... like a šag creature ... your body ... |
| 7 | KA IM inim sag₉-sag₉-ge-zu-a di-de₃ mu-x | In order to ... your beautiful words |
| 8 | X X zid-da X IM X inim sag₉-sag₉-ge-zu-a di-de₃ x | ... to say good things ... |
| 9 | šudu₃ a-ra-zu-bi mu-X-ša₄ NAM X X X X x x | The sheep of the arazu prayer ... |
| 10 | niŋ₂ šu dug₄-ga-ni šim {ŋiš}erin-na-gin₇ bar zu NE a ha-ba-dug₃ | May he drink the water of his good hand like the scent of cedar |
| 11 | X X X iri he₂-sud dam dumu-bi he₂-sag₉ | ... may the city be glad, may its spouse and children be happy. |
| 12 | x x X nam-til₃ ud su₃-ud-da saŋ-e-eš he₂-en-na-rig₇ | May he present to him ... for the well-being of the future days. |
| 13 | x nam-diŋir-zu saŋ-ta dug₃-ga-am₃ | Your ... is good from the earth. |
| 14 | x X ud ul-le₂-a X X X he₂-ni-in-X X | ... in distant days ... |
| 15 | x A DI {d}mar-tu-ka-kam | It is the ... of Martu. |
Sources & licences
- 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) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)
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