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A hymn to Nanna (Nanna M) (Q000682)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A hymn to Nanna (Nanna M) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000682 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
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 | nam nu-ne ga-ra-na en gal a-na ka-da u₃-a | I want to say unfavourable things to him. Great lord, when you open your mouth, woe! |
| 2 | e-ri ab-ba-ge-en ni ba-ri-a-ta | After you have sworn by the command of Abbagen, |
| 3 | su₂-en igi da-ŋal₂ e-si u₃-ri-ma | Suen, before Dabal, esi of Ur, |
| e su₂-en nam nu-ne ga-ra-na en gal a-na ka-da u₃-a {d}suen nam nun-e | Oh Suen, whose fate is unalterable, great lord, to the mouth - woe Suen! The princely fate | |
| 5 | e-ri ab-ba-ge-en ni ba-ri-a-ta | After you have sworn by the command of Abbagen, |
| 6 | su₂-en igi da-ŋal₂ e-si u₃-ri-ma | Suen, before Dabal, esi of Ur, |
| kur-ra du-da-ni₅ gi-ir-za-la e-da-ni tud-da-ni giri₁₇-zal-a | When he goes to the netherworld, when he gives birth to the girzala tree, | |
| an nu-gi-a bi₂-ri-iŋ₃ u₃-šu-gal a₂ nu-gi₄-a piriŋ ušumgal | An, the nugig priestess, the sage, the unrelenting one, the wild bull, the hero | |
| 9 | en ga-ba-ŋal₂-le-a | I want to carry the lord |
| 10 | su₂-en ka šu-gal e-si u₃-ri-ma | Suen, the great mouth of Ur |
| {d}nanna kur-ra du-da-ni₅ gi-ir-za-la tud-da-ni giri₁₇-zal-a | Nanna, when he goes to the netherworld, his scepter, born joyfully, | |
| e-da-ni₅ a nu-gi-a bi-ri-iŋ₃ u₃-šu-gal piriŋ ušumgal | (Sum) His word is a flood that cannot be reversed(?) (Akk) The word of the nugig priestess, the flood, the storm, the dragon | |
| 13 | en ga-ba-ŋal₂-le-a | I want to carry the lord |
| 14 | su₂-en ka šu-gal e-si u₃-ri-ma | Suen, the great mouth of Ur |
| ni₅-pa₃-ra i-ni-ŋar šu du BA E NI šu gi₄ du₇ | (Sum) The nipaŋar priestess ... (Akk) The innibar priestesses(?) ... | |
| mi-ne ŋa₂-ŋa₂-ni₅ lu₂-gal-ŋu₁₀ pa-ra-ga tu-a-ni₅ tuš-a-ni | Why does the chief cook sit in his cella? | |
| u₃-nu gal-a-ni₅ pa-an-su-ur₂ a-na-ke₄ šu im-ma-gi-gi unu₆ gal-la-ni banšur an-na-ka | His great udug priestess, the face of heaven, returned the hand to him. His great dining hall, the table of heaven | |
| {d}nanna ni₅-pa₃-ra i-ni-ŋar šu du BA E NI šu gi₄ inim-ŋar šu du₇ | For Nanna, the nipar priestess, ... a hand ... hand, a remission of the inimbar prayer (to be performed) | |
| mi-ne ŋa₂-ŋa₂-ni₅ lu₂-gal-ŋu₁₀ pa-ra-ga tu-a-ni₅ tuš-a-ni | Why does the chief cook sit in his cella? | |
| u₃-nu gal-la-a-ni₅ pa-an-su-ur₂ a-na-ke₄ šu im-ma-gi-gi unu₆ gal-la-ni banšur an-na-ke₄ | His great udug priestess, the eye of heaven, returned his hand to him. His great dining hall, the table of heaven | |
| x X-ne me-am mu-nu-ru-ur₂ giri₁₇-za-la-e me-a mu-un-ur₄-ur₄ giri₁₇-zal-a | ... where is he tearing out? Where is the joy that is tearing apart? | |
| x-bi KU KA nam me-te-ŋal₂ saŋ gi-gi gig₂-ga | Its ... is a ..., a bitter reed stalk. | |
| dumu-saŋ {d}en-lil₂-la i-gi-ni₅ ma-ra-ši-ŋal₂ {d}suen-e igi-bi | The daughter of Enlil looked at her, and Suen saw her. | |
| x X-ne me-am mu-nu-ru-ur₂ giri₁₇-za-la-e giri₁₇-zal-a | ... where is he? He is the one who radiances, he is radiant. | |
| X-bi KU KA nam me-te-ŋal₂ saŋ gi-gi gig₂-ga | Its ... is a ..., a bitter reed stalk. | |
| dumu-saŋ {d}en-lil₂-la₂ i-gi-ni₅ ma-ra-ši-ŋa₂-al dumu-saŋ {d}en-lil₂-la₂ igi-bi | The first-born son of Enlil he looked at. |
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