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A hymn to Nanna (Q000686)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A hymn to Nanna |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000686 |
| 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 | nam₂ nun-e saŋ-kal e₂-kur-ra ni₂ X x | The princely majesty, the ... of the Ekur, |
| 2 | {d}suen-e zi-le {d}en-lil₂-la₂ zi-ŋal₂ x | Sîn, the true one of Enlil, the one who lifts |
| 3 | amar gug hi-li šu tag-ga su₃-ra₂-aŋ₂ x | The calf, the ox, full of allure |
| 4 | nun X-aš i-na saŋ-ki-bi lum-lum muš₃-bi X x | The prince ... in the reed bed, the snake ... |
| 5 | {d}suen-e ur-saŋ ne₃ gal tuku nam-gur₄-bi x | Suen, the hero who has great strength, whose strength |
| 6 | x utah-he sikil i-lim ki daŋal-la ni₂ te A x | ... pure utahhe-plant, ilim-plant ... |
| 7 | x diŋir-re-e-ne pa e₃ x | ... the intertwined ... |
| 8 | x gal-le-eš IGI X X x | [x] large ones before ... |
| 9 | x X te-bi an ki-a kur₂ x | ... changing from heaven to earth. |
| 10 | x til₃-la-bi saŋ X x | ... its life ... |
| 11 | x-da mi-ni-x | ... ... |
| 12 | x X X x | |
| 13 | x X x | |
| 14 | x nam-te X x | for the life of |
| 15 | x X nam-ŋu₁₀ nu-mu-un-x | ... did not ... |
| 16 | X {d}en-lil₂-la₂-me-en mu mu-un-gen₆ i₃-pad₃-de₃ x | I am the ... of Enlil, the name that he has sworn, he who finds ... |
| 17 | ni₂ nam-en-nam nam-gal-la-ka mu dug₃ nu-pad₃-de₃ nam-gal x | The fear of en-ship and greatness cannot be found, the greatness ... |
| 18 | ama-ŋu₁₀ a-a-ŋu₁₀-ur₂ dug₄-ga-na-ab nam-X x | May he say to his mother and father: "Come, ...!" |
| 19 | kur gal {d}en-lil₂-ra dug₄-ga-na-ab x | Great Mountain Enlil, give it to him! |
| 20 | diŋir šeš-ŋu₁₀-gin₇ nam-GIŠGAL nam-x | Dibir, like a wild bull, ... greatness |
| 21 | ama-a-ni {d}nin-lil₂-le nitalam X x | His mother Ninlil, the wife of |
| 22 | kur gal {d}en-lil₂-ra inim-ma mi-ni-x | Great Mountain Enlil spoke a word |
| 23 | mu-ud-na-ŋu₁₀ dumu-zu {d}suen-e x | Mudnabu, your son Suen |
| 24 | du₅-mu zi-le i-lu ša₃-ba nam x | The true son, the lament in his heart ... |
| 25 | u₃-tud ama ab-a za-e mu-un-X X x | The birth mother ... |
| 26 | nun ka silim e₂-kur-ra lum-lum ki-ur₃-ra x | Prince, who opens the mouth of the Ekur, splendor of the Kiʾur ... |
| 27 | mu-nu₁₂ ab₂ X x | herdsman of cows ... |
| 28 | {d}suen-e X x | Suen |
| 29 | du₅-mu nun x | the princely son |
Sources & licences
- 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) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)
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