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A tigi to Nergal (Nergal C) (Q000695)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A tigi to Nergal (Nergal C) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000695 |
| 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 | en ni₂ guru₆ an ki kalam-ma pa e₃-a | The lord, who makes the silo of heaven and earth manifest in the land, |
| 2 | nam-lugal-še₃ a-a-zu tud-da | Your father who engendered kingship |
| 3 | saŋ gig₂-ga ni₂-zu mi-ni-ri | (Sum) You have smeared yourself with a bitter reed bundle (Akk) Your ... is afflicted by a sickly fetlock |
| 4 | {d}a-nun-na diŋir gal-gal-e-ne | the Anuna, the great judges |
| 5 | ni₂ me-lem₄-zu-de₃ teš₂ ši-im-da-šar₂-re-ne | Because of your fearsomeness and radiance, all the kings |
| 6 | {d}nergal en ni₂ guru₆ an ki kalam-ma pa e₃-a | Nergal, the lord who makes the work of heaven and earth manifest in the land |
| 7 | nam-lugal-še₃ a-a-zu tud-da | Your father who engendered kingship |
| 8 | saŋ gig₂-ga ni₂-zu mi-ni-ri | (Sum) You have smeared yourself with a bitter reed bundle (Akk) Your ... is afflicted by a sickly fetlock |
| 9 | {d}a-nun-na diŋir gal-gal-e-ne | the Anuna, the great judges |
| 10 | ni₂ me-lem₄-zu-ta teš₂ ši-im-da-šar₂-re-ne | Because of your fearsomeness and radiance, the šimda priests |
| 11 | ur-saŋ ud a-a-zu in-tud-de₃-en-na-ta | After the hero has given birth to your father, |
| 12 | hur-saŋ ki-a uŋ₃ gu₂ si-a | The mountain ranges of the earth, whose necks are straight |
| 13 | a-a-zu {d}en-lil₂-le saŋ-e-eš mu-ri-in-rig₇ | Your father Enlil presented it to you. |
| 14 | nam tar-re-de₃ šu-za ma-ra-ni-in-ge-en | He decreed a fate for you in your hand |
| 15 | ur-saŋ {d}nergal lugal-bi za-e-me-en | I am the hero Nergal, its king |
| 16 | {d}nergal ur-saŋ ud a-a-zu in-tu-ud-de₃-en-na-ta | Nergal, hero, when your father gave birth, |
| 17 | hur-saŋ ki-a uŋ₃ gu₂ si-a | The mountain ranges of the earth, whose necks are straight |
| 18 | a-a-zu {d}en-lil₂-le saŋ-e-eš mu-ri-in-rig₇ | Your father Enlil presented it to you. |
| 19 | nam tar-re-de₃ šu-za ma-ra-ni-in-ge-en | He decreed a fate for you in your hand |
| 20 | ur-saŋ {d}nergal lugal-bi za-e-me-en | I am the hero Nergal, its king |
| 21 | en niŋ₂-me-ŋar dumu {d}en-lil₂-la₂ | Lord Ni’me-bar, son of Enlil |
| 22 | nam-ur-saŋ-ŋa₂-na uru₂-gin₇ šudu₃ dug₄-dug₄ | His heroism, made perfect in the city |
| 23 | niŋ₂-nam-zu {ŋiš}banšur sikil-la-za | Your aura is a pure table |
| 24 | uŋ₃ lagaš{ki}-ke₄ šu he₂-em-ma-an-peš-e | May the gods of Lagaš bless him |
| 25 | {d}nergal ki lagaš{ki} a₂ bad hu-mu-un-tum₂ | Nergal brought a wall to the land of Lagaš. |
| 26 | {d}nergal en niŋ₂-me-ŋar dumu {d}en-lil₂-la₂ | Nergal, the lord of enchantment, the son of Enlil |
| 27 | nam-ur-saŋ-ŋa₂-na uru₂-gin₇ šudu₃ dug₄-dug₄ | His heroism, made perfect in the city |
| 28 | niŋ₂-nam-zu {ŋiš}banšur sikil-la-za | Your aura is a pure table |
| 29 | uŋ₃ lagaš{ki}-ke₄ šu he₂-em-ma-an-peš-e | May the gods of Lagaš bless him |
| 30 | {d}nergal ki lagaš{ki} a₂ bad hu-mu-un-tum₂ | Nergal brought a wall to the land of Lagaš. |
| 31 | sa-gid₂-da-am₃ | it is a sagida |
| sa-jara B, | ||
| 32 | x X X X x | |
| 35 | x X X x | |
| 36 | x X nam-ur-saŋ mi-ni-X | ... heroism ... |
| 37 | X u₂-zar-para₃{ki} eš₃ X x | Uzarpara, shrine |
| 38 | {d}meš₃-lam-ta-e₃-a-me-en x | I am Meslamtaea |
| 39 | {d}nergal en {d}en-lil₂ kalam-ma-na-me-en | I am Nergal, lord of Enlil of his land. |
| 40 | {d}al-la-gin₇ gaba-ri nu-tuku-me-en | I am one who does not have a rival like Ala. |
| 41 | {d}ištaran-gin₇ di si sa₂ kud-kud mu-e-da-ŋal₂ | Like Ištaran, you take the straight path with you. |
| 42 | en gu₂ du₃-a {d}en-lil₂-la₂ lah₆-lah₆ šu ŋar gi₄ a-a-na | The lord, the one who builds the neck of Enlil, the lahlaḫ priest, the hand of the young man, his father |
| 43 | ur-saŋ kalag-ga mu-zu-še₃ | The mighty hero who knows your name |
| 44 | {d}en-lil₂ sipad saŋ gig₂-ga-ke₄ mu-ra-ni-in-sa₄ | Enlil, the shepherd of the black-headed people, chose you. |
| 45 | diŋir-re-e-ne nam-zu in-tar-re-eš | They have decreed your fate among the judges |
| 46 | x mu-ra-an-šum₂-mu-uš | he made it grow for you |
| 47 | ki-a x-me-en | I am ... |
| 48 | an-na x-bi-me-en | I am ... of heaven. |
| 49 | za-pa-aŋ₂-zu diŋir na-me saŋ nu-mu-un-de₃-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | (Sum) You are not able to raise your voice(?) (Akk) No one can bring your voice/voice(?) to an end |
| 50 | šul zid nam-uš₂ x-e u₂-a ki lagaš{ki}-ke₄ | True hero, ... provider of Lagaš |
| 51 | {d}meš₃-lam-ta-e₃-a šir₃-re-eš₂ he₂-i-i | may Meslamta'ea be praised. |
| 52 | en dug₄-ga zid-da en he₂-ŋal₂-la | May the lord, who is steadfast, be encircled! |
| 53 | ur-saŋ mu-zu-še₃ šu-kin mu-ra-an-dab-dab-be₂ | The hero seized your name for you |
| 54 | ab hu-luh-ha x zig₃-ga-gin₇ | Like a terrifying sea rising high, |
| 55 | nam-lugal-zu-da ni₂ huš im-da-ri | With your kingship he exudes a furious aura |
| 56 | ur-saŋ a₂ mah x x ki-bal-X zar-re-eš mu-e-dub | Hero, supreme strength ... conquered the rebel land |
| 57 | {d}nergal mu-zu šir₃-re mu-ra-an-ŋal₂ | Nergal, your name is encircled for you |
| 58 | nin dumu an-na nin iri-ni ki aŋ₂ | Lady, daughter of An, lady of his city ... |
| 59 | {d}ba-u₂ mu-un-da-kuš₂-u₃-de₃ | Bau stood with him, |
| 60 | iri-kug{ki}-e iri nam-nin-a-ka-na | In Iri-kug, the city of ladyship |
| 61 | bal ud su₃-ra₂ x gub-bu-zu pa he₂-em-ma-ni-in-e₃ | May your standing bales of distant days make appearance. |
| 62 | sa-ŋar-ra | |
| 63 | tigi {d}nergal-kam | It is a tigi of Nergal |
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