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A tigi to Suen (Nanna I) (Q000678)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A tigi to Suen (Nanna I) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000678 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| sa-gida A, | ||
| 1 | lugal-ŋu₁₀ sug-ga-na mu-un-X | Lugal-buma ... in his marshes. |
| 2 | e-ne sug sig₉-ga mu-un-X X X | He ... the good marsh. |
| 3 | sug gal sug muš-a e₂-a-ni ba-ni-in-la₂ | The great marsh, the marsh of the snake, he filled his house |
| 4 | X X sig₇-ga-bi na-nam AB KA a ba-du₃ | Its green ... is indeed ... |
| 5 | iri-ni eš₃ urim₂{ki} mu-še₃ ba-an-sa₄ | He named his city the shrine Urim. |
| 6 | en ud su₃-ra₂-ke₄ iri-ni-ta | The lord of distant days, from his city |
| 7 | {d}suen-e dur₂ ki ba-ni-in-ŋar | Suen erected a stele on the ground. |
| 8 | urim₂{ki} iri šag₄-ge pad₃-da-na | Urim, his chosen city |
| 9 | e₂ gud-gin₇ ar₂ im-me | She cries out like a wild bull in the house. |
| 10 | lugal-ŋu₁₀ ki girin-na-ni | Lugal-bu at the place of Girinani, |
| 11 | ki mah ki kal-kal he₂-en-na-nam-ma-am₃ | May it be the supreme place, the mighty place. |
| 12 | {d}suen-e iri ki aŋ₂-ŋa₂-ni | Sîn, the city where his troops |
| 13 | eš₃ urim₂{ki} me kug-kug-ga iri-ni X X | Shrine Urim, the pure divine powers of his city |
| 14 | lugal-ŋu₁₀ barag kug X UD X x | Lugal-bu, the holy dais ... |
| 15 | en {d}dil-im₂-babbar U₃ X X ŋar-ra X | Lord Dilimbabbar |
| 16 | sa-gid₂-da-am₃ | it is a sagida |
| sa-jara B, | ||
| 17 | e {d}nanna {d}nanna ab₂-zu me-a mu-u₈-lu en {d}dil-im₂-babbar | Oh Nanna! Nanna, where is your cow? Lord Dilimbabbar! |
| 18 | iri igi il₂ eš₃ šag₄ ŋal₂ ul ti-a i₃-ra | The city, the one who sees it, the shrine that has been plundered, in a place of no return |
| 19 | aratta-gin₇-nam x gud-e ŋal₂-la-bi | Like an aratta ox it is carried away like a bull |
| 20 | eš₃-e urim₂{ki}-ŋu₁₀ ab₂-ŋu₁₀ ba-ši-in-lu | The shrine Urim filled with cows |
| 21 | dumu-saŋ {d}en-lil₂-la₂ uŋ₃ me-a mu-u₈-lu en {d}dil-im₂-babbar | The daughter of Enlil, where is the man, lord Dilimbabbar? |
| 22 | iri igi il₂ eš₃ šag₄ ŋal₂ ul ti-a i₃-ra | The city, the one who sees it, the shrine that has been plundered, in a place of no return |
| 23 | aratta-gin₇-nam X gud-e ŋal₂-la-bi | Like an ox, its ... is carried away. |
| 24 | e₂-mud-kur-ra-ŋu₁₀ ab₂-ŋu₁₀ ba-ši-in-lu | The E-mud-kur-ra-abundance was carried away. |
| 25 | dumu-saŋ {d}en-lil₂-la₂ uŋ₃ me-a mu-u₈-lu en {d}aš-im₂-babbar | The daughter of Enlil, where is the man, lord Ašimbabbar? |
| 26 | ud dug₃-ga ki ŋar-ra mu dug₃-ga sa₄-a | A good day, a good place, named. |
| 27 | {d}dil-im₂-babbar-me-en ki šag₄-ge pad₃-da-ŋu₁₀ | I am Dilimbabbar, chosen by the heart |
| 28 | e₂-mud-kur-ra-ŋu₁₀ ab₂-ŋu₁₀ ba-ši-in-lu | The E-mud-kur-ra-abundance was carried away. |
| 29 | dumu-saŋ {d}en-lil₂-la₂ uŋ₃ me-a mu-u₈-lu en {d}dil-im₂-babbar | The daughter of Enlil, where is the man, lord Dilimbabbar? |
| 30 | ud dug₃-ga ki ŋar-ra mu dug₃-ga sa₄-a | A good day, a good place, named. |
| 31 | {d}dil-im₂-babbar-me-en ki šag₄-ge pad₃-da-ŋu₁₀ | I am Dilimbabbar, chosen by the heart |
| 32 | e₂-mud-kur-ra-ŋu₁₀ ab₂-ŋu₁₀ ba-ši-in-lu | The E-mud-kur-ra-abundance was carried away. |
| 33 | lugal tur₃ kug-ga ab₂-zu me-a mu-u₈-lu šul mu₆-sub₃ nun-na | King, in the pure cowshed, where is your cow? Man, herdsman of the prince. |
| 34 | šag₄-tum₂-ma barag ša-mu-un-du₃ eš₃-e urim₂{ki}-ŋu₁₀-še₃ | He built the šagtuma dais, the shrine Urim |
| 35 | {ŋiš}ŋišnimbar nam-mu₂ kur dilmun{ki} na-nam | “Nimbar is indeed the land of Dilmun. |
| 36 | ŋiš-gi kug-bi-a ab₂-ŋu₁₀ ba-ši-in-lu | The gold reeds were piled up like cows |
| 37 | dumu-saŋ {d}en-lil₂-la₂ uŋ₃ me-a mu-u₈-lu šul mu₆-sub₃ nun-na | The daughter of Enlil, where is the wind? The one who roars, the princely mule |
| 38 | šag₄-tum₂-ma barag ša-mu-un-du₃ eš₃-e urim₂{ki}-ŋu₁₀-še₃ | He built the šagtuma dais, the shrine Urim |
| 39 | {ŋiš}ŋišnimbar nam-mu₂ kur dilmun{ki} na-nam | “Nimbar is indeed the land of Dilmun. |
| 40 | ŋiš-gi kug-bi-a ab₂-ŋu₁₀ ba-ši-in-lu | The gold reeds were piled up like cows |
| A | x mu-u₈-lu šul mu₆-sub₃ nun-na | ... the man, the princely subordinate |
| B | x eš₃-e urim₂{ki}-ŋu₁₀-še₃ | to the shrine Urim |
| Š | x kur dilmun{ki} na-nam | The ... of Dilmun is indeed |
| D | {e₂}tur₃-bi-am₃ ab₂-ŋu₁₀ ba-ši-in-lu | Its cattlepen was full of cows. |
| E | lugal kisim₂(|DAG.KISIM₅×SI|) kug-ga ab₂-zu me-am₃ mu-u₈-lu šul mu₆-sub₃ nun-na en {d}dil-im₂-babbar | King of the pure kisim tree, where is your cow? The one with the head, the princely mule, Lord Dilimbabbar |
| F | ud dug₃-ga ki ŋar-ra mu dug₃-ga sa₄-a | A good day, a good place, named. |
| G | {d}dil-im₂-babbar-me-en ki šag₄-ge pad₃-da-ŋu₁₀ | I am Dilimbabbar, chosen by the heart |
| H | e₂-kiš-nu-ŋal₂ e₂ x X x | The Ekišnubal |
| 41 | sa-ŋar-ra-am₃ | It is a sabar. |
| 42 | tigi {d}suen-na-kam | It is a tigi of Suen |
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