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A šir-namgala to Nanna (Nanna L) (Q000681)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A šir-namgala to Nanna (Nanna L) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000681 |
| 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 | dumu nun nir an-na kur un₃-na daŋal bur₂ | Princely son, mighty one of heaven, rising up in the foreign lands, |
| 2 | i-lim ud-ŋal₂ ri-a-na ni₂ il₂-la | The ilim of the storm, raising his horns, |
| 3 | BAD-ta mah saŋ an-ne₂ us₂-sa | From the Great Oval, rising up to heaven, |
| 4 | ud-sakar itid gen₆-ne₂ ni₂ pa e₃ ak-a | On the day of the moon's disappearance, in the month of Nisannu, when fear was made manifest, |
| 5 | {d}nanna šid zu igi dug₃ hu-mu-ri-in-du₈ | May Nanna look at you with good eyes. |
| 6 | {d}aš-im₂-babbar ud gal an kug-ga u₁₈-ru daŋal tag-ga uŋ₃ šar₂-ra ba-dul | Ašimbabbar, the great storm of pure An, the mighty storm, the one who covers the king |
| 7 | ŋiš-gi₄-ŋal₂-bi-im | It is an extispicy |
| 8 | x x su₃-ra₂-aŋ₂ nun men-na saŋ il₂ | ... princely ... raising a net. |
| 9 | x x nu-kur₂-ru ul-še₃ kalam gen₆-ne₂ | ... that is not changed, who makes the land happy. |
| 10 | x X x mah he₂-ŋal₂-la dub₃ bar-re | ... may it carry a great ... |
| 11 | x X X nam-lugal-e he₂-X x | ... kingship ... |
| 12 | x si mul-mul an-na HI ŋal₂ x | ... the stars of heaven ... |
| 13 | x X NI itid ki-en-gi ki-a x | ... month: "Kiengi ... |
| 14 | x x e₂-kur-ra su-lim gu₂ x | ... of the Ekur ... |
| 15 | x X bal-re suh₁₀ kug dili-ni x | ... alone ... |
| 16 | su₃-ra₂-aŋ₂ zid an-e daŋal dirig {d}dil-im₂-babbar gal-bi X X x X | The supreme one, the righteous one of heaven, the exalted one of Dilimbabbar |
| 17 | ŋiš-gi₄-ŋal₂-bi-im | It is an extispicy |
| 18 | {d}nanna ušum an ki idim-ma gal gub-bu | Nanna, first-born of heaven and earth, who stands in great splendor |
| 19 | itid ud-sakar gen₆-ne₂ mu ki-bi-še₃ an-ŋar | The month of Addaru, the year after the year in which it was founded. |
| 20 | {d}suen en an-na dili-zu-ne mah-me-en | Sîn, lord of heaven, you alone are supreme |
| 21 | en ud an-na ul-le-še₃ nam-gub | The lord of the distant day of heaven should not stand there |
| 22 | mu nam-he₂-a-ka šu peš-peš-e-de₃ | In order to make the hand tremble in abundance |
| 23 | a-eštub{ku₆} he₂-ŋal₂ nu-silig-ge kar-ra gen₆-ne₂-de₃ | May the āštub fish be carried off, may the unrelenting one enter the harbor. |
| 24 | ubur an-na-ke₄ si sa₂-e-de₃ giri₁₇-zal ki us₂-u₃-de₃ | To make the breast of heaven perfect, to make the earth tremble with joy, |
| 25 | x X X še gu-nu tum₃-de₃ X X X X DU-de₃ | ... to bring in the barley, to ... |
| 26 | x e₂-kiš-nu-ŋal₂-la barag mah-bi gen₆-ne₂-de₃ | To make the ... of the Ekišnubala, its supreme dais, shine |
| 27 | {d}nanna nam-lugal kalam-ma-ka ki-gub-bi gen₆-ne₂-de₃ | In order to establish Nanna's position as king of the land |
| 28 | X x X X X dug₄-ga-ba | ... in good condition |
| 29 | x X-ni-ib-mu₂-mu₂ | ... weeps. |
| 30 | x X-am₃ | ... |
| 31 | x x X šag₄ su₃-ra₂ x | ... the deep ... |
| 32 | x x X urim₂{ki} iri ki šag₄-ge pad₃-da-zu | Your ... of Urim, the city chosen by the heart |
| 33 | x x X an {d}en-lil₂-la₂-ka X X X he₂-em-mi-la₂ | ... of An and Enlil, may he bring ... |
| 34 | x x mah-a-ni mu-e-X igi dug₃ hu-mu-e-ri-dug₃ | His exalted ... may he look favorably upon you. |
| 35 | x x X ki ni₂ dub₂-bu-za dur₂ ki u₃-ba-e-ni-ŋar | ... sits down in your place of relaxation, |
| 36 | x x x agrun-kug-ga nam zid-bi tar-ra | The ... of the Agrun-kug, whose destiny is determined faithfully, |
| 37 | en {d}aš-im₂-babbar X kur gal {d}en-lil₂-le šag₄-ga-ni nam-de₆ | Lord Ašimbabbar ... the great mountain Enlil brought into his heart. |
| 38 | x x X X X-ga hur-saŋ-galam-ma-na | ... the Hursagalama |
| 39 | x x TAR su zig₃ il₂-la ni₂ huš ri-a-na | ... raising a fierce fearsomeness |
| 40 | x x X eš₃-e urim₂{ki}-ma nam dug₃ mi-ni-ib-tar-re | ... decreed a good fate for the shrine Urim |
| 41 | x x X uŋ₃ daŋal X X ud ul-še₃ a₂ he₂-ni-mah | ... may he raise his arms forever. |
| 42 | x x x X še gu-nu x X | [......] barley rations |
| 43 | x nam-he₂ AN X x X | abundance ... |
| 44 | x-gin₇ saŋ ha-X-X-il₂ X x x-e | Like a ... may he raise ... |
| 45 | x ki-bi gi₄-a saŋ he₂-em-x x X | May ... return to its place. |
| 46 | x MU niŋ₂ šu nu-teŋ₃-ŋe₂₆-da saŋ-e-eš he₂-rig₇ | May he present to you a name that cannot be altered. |
| 47 | ki-ru-gu₂ X-am₃ | It is a ... kirugu |
| uru D, | ||
| 48 | x mah {d}nin-lil₂-le tud-da nam x | The supreme ... of Ninlil, born ... |
| 49 | en {d}aš-im₂-babbar dumu kug an-na hi-li nam x | Lord Ašimbabbar, the pure son of An, allure ... |
| 50 | x mah dug₄-ga zid nu-kur₂-ru x | Exalted ..., steadfast and unalterable, |
| 51 | x x X {d}nanna a₂ nun he₂-em-te-ŋal₂ | ... Nanna, may the princely powers be carried off. |
| 52 | u₁₈-ru-bi-im | It is its uru. |
| 53 | šir₃-nam-gala {d}nanna-kam | It is the širnamgala of Nanna. |
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