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A balbale to Nanna (Nanna C) (Q000672)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A balbale to Nanna (Nanna C) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000672 |
| Language | Sumerian; Akkadian |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| unknown A, | ||
| 1 | e₂ {d}utu e₃-a ki-en-gi-ra | the house where Utu came out, in Sumer |
| 2 | e₂-kiš-nu-ŋal₂ šu-luh dadag-ga-am₃ | The Ekišnubal is a pure cleansing ritual |
| 3 | e₂ {d}nanna nam-mah-za ga-ri-dug₄ | I want to praise the temple of Nanna in your greatness |
| 4 | eš₃{ma} urim₂{ki} mu-zu pa ga-an-e₃ | I want to make your name shine in the shrine Urim |
| 5 | hur-saŋ sikil šag₄ kug-ta e₃-a | The pure mountain range that emerges from the pure midst |
| 6 | urim₂{ki} igi-ŋal₂ ta-ši-im-tum an uraš-a | Urim, the eye-catcher, the tašīmtum of heaven and earth |
| 7 | e₂-temen-ni₂-guru₃-a tum₂-ma | fitting for the E-temen-ni-guru |
| 8 | an-da nam-lugal šar-x X mu-un-da-e-ba | When An ... the kingship ... |
| 9 | nam-mah-zu kur-kur-re ba-X x X | Your greatness ... all the lands |
| 10 | su₃-ra₂-še₃ mu-zu pa ga-an-e₃ | I want to make your name resplendent in the open country |
| 11 | šu-luh nam-en-na-ke₄ si bi₂-sa₂-a | He correctly performed the cleansing of en-ship |
| 12 | urim₂{ki}-ma dur₂ ki ba-ni-X-ŋar | In Urim he ... a dwelling place |
| 13 | mu-zu dug₃-ga-am₃ nun-e mu-un-X x | Your name is good, the prince ... |
| 14 | inim kug-zu an-ra ša-mu-sag₉ X | Your holy words are sweet to An |
| 15 | en-he₂-du₇-an-na-ŋu₁₀ an-na he₂-dirig | Enḫedu’ana, may he magnify heaven! |
| 16 | šu-luh ŋi₆-par₄-ra SI x | Protection of the Ipar ... |
| 17 | me nam-en-na ba-ab-x | The divine powers of lordship ... |
| 18 | ŋi₆-par₄-ra dib-dib-be₂ x x | Passing by the Ipar ... |
| 19 | {d}aš-im₂-babbar-re x | Ašimbabbar |
| 21 | zi x | life ... |
| 22 | šir₃ DI x | Enviro ... |
| 23 | šir₃ kug x | ... holy šir |
| 24 | nun-e X x | The prince ... |
| 25 | ŋeštug₂ x | a garment |
| 26 | me gal-gal-la x | The great mes ... |
| 27 | an {d}en-lil₂ GI x | An, Enlil, |
| 28 | {d}nin-gal-la x | of Ningal |
| 29 | he₂-dirig u₃-tud x | May he give birth to ... |
| 30 | {d}dil-im₂-babbar-re X X X x | Dilimbabbar |
| 31 | iti₆ niŋ₂ dug₃-gin₇ X URU x | Like a pleasant moonlight ... the city |
| 32 | ŋi₆-par₄ šag₄ hul₂-la-ŋu₁₀ x | The Ipar, the place where one rejoices |
| 33 | an {d}en-lil₂-bi x | An and Enlil |
| 34 | ama {d}nin-gal hi-li x | Mother Ningal, allure |
| 35 | zirruₓ(|EN.NU.NUNUZ.ZI.AN.NANNA|) x | zirru-festival |
| 36 | en-he₂-du₇-an-na x | Enheduana ... |
| 37 | lugal-ŋu₁₀ x | Lugal- |
| 38 | me gal-gal-la-ni x | His great mes ... |
| 39 | šir₃ kug su₃-ra₂-aŋ₂ GA x | a pure šura plant |
| 40 | mu-zu A GAR X KI x | Your name ... |
| 41 | en-he₂-du₇-an-na an-na x | Enheduana ... in heaven. |
| 42 | la-la x lu₂-e x | Lala ... the man ... |
| Seg.B, | ||
| 1 | x lu₂ šu-luh-zu mu-un-zu-a | ... the one who knows your fearsomeness |
| 2 | x-e hu-mu-un-ak-e | ... may he do. |
| 3 | x-zu unu sikil-la ša-ra-an-du₃ | Your ... is built for you in the pure ... |
| 4 | x x nu₂-a šu-un-nu-um nu-un-ši-ku₄-ku₄ | ... lies down, he does not enter |
| 5 | še-zu |GA₂×GI| sikil-la ma-ra-ar₃-ar₃-e iṭ-ṭe-e-en-kum | Your barley is poured out for you in a pure place |
| 6 | ar₃-ar₃-ra-zu E₂ ṭe₆-X-nu unu-na la-ba-e-nu₂ u₂-ul uš-ta-a-an | (Sum) You are the one who does not sleep (Akk) You do not sleep in a house of ..., you do not lie down in the bed |
| 7 | niŋ₂-ar₃-ra-zu mu-un-da-ka a nu-tag-ge | Your fearsomeness is not touched by water. |
| 8 | munu₄-zu niŋ₂ šu bal nu-ak-dam | Your food is a gift that cannot be altered |
| 9 | e₂-gal {d}suen-na lu₂ a-na-zu mu-un-zu | Palace of Suen, who can know of you? |
| 10 | al-la₂-e i-na e-ri-iš-tim gudug-e-ne-ka | In the reedbeds of the gudug-vessels |
| 11 | {gi}ma-sa₂-ab ku₄-ku₄-dam asil₃-la₂ di-dam | The reed bed is to be brought in, the joy to be felt. |
| 12 | e₂ dug₃-ge-da e₂ ŋa₂-ŋa₂-dam šu-X-X-a-am | A good house, a good house ... |
| 13 | ki šu-luh kug-ga si sa₂-e-dam | To make right the place of pure šuʾuḫ ritual |
| 14 | {d}nin-gal en-he₂-du₇-an-na-ŋu₁₀ | Ningal, Enheduanna, |
| 15 | x-zu ki-bi hu-mu-na-gi₄-gi₄ | May your ... be restored for him. |
| 16 | x {d}nanna mi₂ ga-e-dug₄ | I want to praise Nanna |
| 17 | x {d}suen mu-zu pa ga-an-e₃ | ... Suen, I want to make your name known |
| 18 | ŋiš-gi₄-ŋal₂-bi-im | It is an extispicy |
| 19 | bal-bal-e {d}nanna-kam | It is the balbale of Nanna. |
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