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An ululumama to Nanna (Nanna J) (Q000679)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | An ululumama to Nanna (Nanna J) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000679 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | uncertain |
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 | en giri₁₇-zal an-na x X-da-e he₂-du₇ | The lord, the joy of heaven ... |
| 2 | {d}nanna si-un₃-na muš₃ me-lem₄ sud-sud | Nanna, the horned one, a snake that carries radiance |
| 3 | lugal ud še-er-zid men urim₂{ki}-ma | king of the days of Šerzid, the crown of Urim |
| 4 | {d}nanna ud še-er-zid men urim₂{ki}-ma | Nanna, the day of the šērzid ritual, the crown of Urim |
| 5 | piriŋ gal an kug-ga dumu-saŋ {d}en-lil₂-la₂ | Great piri priestess of holy An, daughter of Enlil |
| 6 | a alim ki aŋ₂ diŋir-re-e-ne | Bison water, with the water of the bīr-people |
| 7 | ne gal kalam-ma ni₂ ri-a | the great fearsomeness of the land |
| 8 | aga zid ŋidru mul-mul kur un₃-na gun₃-a | True crown, Ŋešbur-disease, the stars of the mountains, speckled with brilliance, |
| 9 | x x {d}en-lil₂-la₂ me nun-e si-a | ... of Enlil, the princely divine powers |
| 10 | x X UL nibru{ki} šag₄-ga | ... of Nippur, the šagg |
| 11 | x en₃ tar-re gal-zu | ... inquires after you. |
| 12 | x X šum₂-mu | ... of the future |
| 13 | x X gal GAR | ... is present. |
| 14 | x IM-a | [x], in the afternoon, |
| 15 | x niŋ₂ ba₉-ra₂ RA AB ŠU | ... taken away ... hand |
| 16 | x X | |
| 17 | x X | |
| 18 | x su₃-ra₂ | long ... |
| 19 | x X u₃-na du₇-a | ... built for him. |
| 20 | x X a₂ nu-kuš₂-u₃-de₃ | ... the one who does not tire |
| 21 | x X an-na uraš-a mu-un-TU | ... of heaven, Uraš |
| 22 | x X niŋin₂-na-bi a₂ nun aŋ₂-e | ... the princely arm ... |
| 23 | AN DUR gud-gin₇ e₂ suhuš gub-bu-gin₇ | Like a thick ..., like a house with a foundation |
| 24 | id₂ nun tur-ni igi kar₂-kar₂-de₃ | The princely river, his small one, to be seen. |
| 25 | piriŋ lu₂-erim₂-e inim kur₂ di-de₃ | so that the enemy's messengers speak hostile words, |
| 26 | ki ku₁₀-ku₁₀ an-usanₓ(|GU₂×KAK|) sud-sud-da | at the place of the darkening (of heaven and earth) where the sun sets |
| 27 | šul {d}suen iti₆ niŋ₂ giri₁₇-zal uŋ₃-e u₆ mu-e | Sîn, the moonlight is full of joy, the sun shines. |
| 28 | u₈-e sila₄-bi mi₂ dug₃ im-me | "Woe, its lambs are well tended," she says. |
| 29 | ud₅-de₃ maš₂-bi mi₂ i-ri im-me | She cries out in joy at the goat and its kid. |
| 30 | šul-e nitalam-ni e-ne su₃-ud mu-un-da-e | (Sum) The hero, his spouse, screams bitterly (Akk) He shouts furiously at his spouse |
| 31 | {d}suen-e {d}nin-gal sag₉-ga-da šag₄ mu-da-ab-kuš₂-u₃ | Sîn and Ningal, the good ones, have been seized. |
| 32 | za₃-mi₂ dug₄-ga šul {d}suen-na a-a {d}nanna-kam | It is a sweet praise of Suen, father of Nanna |
| 33 | u₂-lu-lu-ma-ma {d}nanna-kam | It is a lulluma of Nanna |
Sources & licences
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