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A balbale to Ninazu (Ninazu A) (Q000697)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A balbale to Ninazu (Ninazu A) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000697 |
| 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 | lugal iri ab₂-gin₇ lu-a unudₓ(UNU₃) x x za-e-me-en | You are the king of the city, like a cow ... |
| 2 | {d}nin-a-zu iri ab₂-gin₇ lu-a unudₓ(UNU₃) x x za-e-me-en | Ninazu, you are the one who ... the city like a cow. |
| 3 | en {d}nin-a-zu-ŋu₁₀ iri ab₂-gin₇ lu-a unud(UNU₃) x x za-e-me-en | Lord Ninazubu, you are the city like a cow ... |
| 4 | {gi}kid za-gin₃-na-gin₇ X x X ad-KID X-bi za-e-me-en | Like a lapis lazuli reed mat you are. |
| 5 | udu-gin₇ amaš-e ri-a dur₂-ru-na-dur₂-ru-na na-gada-bi za-e-me-en | Like a sheep sitting in the sheepfold, you are its herdsman. |
| 6 | hur-saŋ sukud-ra₂ ul gur₃-ru en {d}nin-a-zu-me-en | I am the lord Ninazu's exalted mountain range |
| 7 | en {d}nin-a-zu ki-in-du ha-ba-dim₂-ma {d}nanna he₂-e-da-hul₂ | Lord Ninazu, may the cult place be fashioned and may Nanna rejoice with you. |
| 8 | uru₁₇ umuš gal-la {d}nanna tud-da-me-en | I am the city born by the great wisdom of Nanna |
| 9 | pa mul-zu {d}dil-im₂-babbar-re a₂ he₂-em-mi-ni-in-rin₂-rin₂-ne₂ | May your star Dilimbabbar clad his arms. |
| 10 | {ŋiš}gu-za an-ne₂ ma-ra-an-šum₂-ma-zu suhuš-bi nam-mi-in-gen₆ | Your throne that An has given you, its foundations have been laid out for you |
| 11 | zag an ki-še₃ ŋiri₃ si he₂-da-ab-sa₂ ud-gin₇ si he₂-da-ab-sa₂ | May the border of heaven and earth be straight, may it be straight like the day! |
| 12 | en {d}nin-a-zu-ŋu₁₀ ud-gin₇ si ha-ra-ab-sa₂ ud-gin₇ si ha-ra-ab-sa₂ | Lord Ninazubu, may it be made perfect for you like the storm! May it be perfectly suited for you as the storm approaches! |
| 13 | {d}suen-e šibir nam-en-na-zu šu im-mi-du₇ | Suen has perfected the hand of your en priestess |
| 14 | {ŋiš}ŋidru mah kur-kur-ra pa e₃ uŋ₃-e im-mi-lah₆ | He made the supreme scepter of all the lands rise and depart. |
| 15 | {d}lamma-zu e₂-kiš-nu-ŋal₂-la a₂ gal ha-ra-an-X-a | May your protective deity of the Ekišnubala exercise great strength for you |
| 16 | {d}nin-a-zu urim₂{ki}-ma tud-da {d}nanna he₂-e-da-hul₂ | Ninazu, born in Urim, may Nanna rejoice with you. |
| 17 | en {d}nin-a-zu urim₂{ki}-ma tud-da {d}nanna he₂-e-da-hul₂ | Lord Ninazu, born in Urim, may Nanna rejoice with you. |
| 18 | a-a ugu-zu kur gal {d}en-lil₂-le mu-zu pa bi₂-in-e₃ | Your birth father, the great mountain Enlil, has made your name resplendent |
| 19 | ama ugu-zu nin mah ki-ur₃-ra nam-zu mu-ra-ni-tar | Your birth mother, the exalted lady of the Kiʾur decreed your fate for you. |
| 20 | e₂-zu iri-zu kur ki sikil-ta ki-tuš-bi hu-mu-un-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | May your temple, your city, the pure place, be made into a dwelling place for you |
| 21 | enegir{ki} iri-zu kur ki sikil-ta ki-tuš-bi hu-mu-un-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | May your city Enegir, the pure place, be made into a dwelling place for you |
| 22 | en {d}nin-a-zu-ŋu₁₀ ki-tuš-bi hu-mu-un-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ ki-tuš-bi hu-mu-un-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | Lord Ninazubu, may he make its dwellings plentiful, may his dwellings flourish. |
| 23 | aga kug-sig₁₇ saŋ-za ma-ra-ni-in-gen₆ šu zid ma-ra-ni-in-du₇ | He made your gold crown shine for you, he made your right hand perfect for you |
| 24 | dumu nir-ŋal₂ a-a ugu-na-ke₄ šag₄ ki aŋ₂-ŋa₂ bi₂-X | The son of Nirbal, the father who begot him, ... the earth |
| 25 | x-ni igi saŋ-ŋa₂ mu-ši-in-bar | ... looked at him with favor. |
| 26 | an-ne₂ nam dug₃ mu-ri-in-tar | An decreed a good fate for you. |
| 27 | dumu {d}en-lil₂ lugal kur-kur-ra-ka me-lem₄-zu he₂-e₃ | son of Enlil, king of all the lands, may your radiance shine forth. |
| 28 | en {d}nin-a-zu-ŋu₁₀ me-lem₄-zu he₂-e₃ me-lem₄-zu he₂-e₃ | Lord Ninazubu, may your radiance be extinguished, may (your) aura be expelled. |
| 29 | nitalam-zu ki-sikil munus sag₉-ga nin {d}nin-girid₂-da | Your spouse, the young woman, the beautiful woman, lady Ningirida |
| 30 | e₂-zu iri-zu hu-mu-ra-ab-be₂ šita-še₃ ša-ra-da-gub | May he say to you "may your house and your city be restored for you" |
| 31 | diŋir kalam-ma en {d}nin-a-zu-ŋu₁₀ | Ibir of the land, lord Ninazubu |
| 32 | bal-bal-e {d}nin-a-zu-kam | It is the balbale of Ninazu. |
Sources & licences
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