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A balbale to Ninĝišzida (Ninĝišzida A) (Q000699)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A balbale to Ninĝišzida (Ninĝišzida A) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000699 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | uncertain |
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 | ur-saŋ en šag₄-tum₂ a-gar₃ ur-mah kur sud-da | Ur-sa, lord of battle, the meadow of the lion, the distant mountain |
| 2 | {d}nin-ŋiš-zid-da muš-mah ušumgal-a-da tab-ba | Ninbišzida, the exalted snake-fighter |
| 3 | am gal šen-šen-na gaba guz-a-ba a-ŋi₆ X x | The great wild bull of the open country, whose chest is elevated ... the water |
| 4 | ama-ni ki aŋ₂ {d}nin-girid₂-da-a šag₄ hi-li-a tud-da | His mother, the place of birth of Ningirida, a womb of allure, born |
| 5 | ubur kug-ga-na ga zid gu₇-a uš₁₁ piriŋ sub-sub-ba | In her pure lap she eats full-grown milk. |
| 6 | abzu-a buluŋ₃-ŋa₂ išib mah-am₃ eš₂-da kug šu du₈ | In the Abzu, the inner city is a lofty shrine, the holy shrine is erected. |
| 7 | saŋ₅-ŋa₂ dub kalag-ga-ba niŋ₂-zid zu₂ keše₂-da | In its saŋ5-tablets, whose contents are mighty, the binding of knots, |
| 8 | lugal am ur₅ un₃ eme si sa₂ niŋ₂-erim₂-e hul gig | The king, the wild bull whose tongue is swollen, whose fearsomeness is bitter, |
| 9 | uru₂ idim hur nu-mu-un-gi₄-gi₄ šu suh₃-a di-de₃ | City that does not return the clay cone, to make the hand tremble |
| 10 | {d}nin-ŋiš-zid-da idim hur nu-mu-un-gi₄-gi₄ šu suh₃-a di-de₃ | Ninbišzida, he does not turn back the reed-beds, the hand is torn out |
| 11 | erim-erim-ma šu-zu ma-ra-ši-ŋal₂ | Your hand has been carried off by the enemy |
| 12 | sipad saŋ gig₂-ga šid-bi mu-e-zu | Shepherd of the black-headed people, you know their way |
| 13 | u₈ sila₄-bi kiŋ₂-kiŋ₂-de₃ ma-ra-ši-ŋen | I will bring its ewe and lamb to the netherworld for you |
| 14 | ud₅-de₃ maš₂-bi ŋidru ud su₃-ra₂ tum₂-tum₂-mu-bi mu-e-zu | You know how to bring the goat and its kid to a distant time. |
| 15 | {d}nin-ŋiš-zid-da ŋidru ud su₃-ra₂ tum₂-tum₂-mu-bi mu-e-zu | Ninbišzida, you know how to bring the scepter of distant days to an end. |
| 16 | lugal šag₄-la₂ sug₄ šag₄-ta e₃-a inim šudu₃-zu šu-a he₂-eb-gi₄ | King, emergent from the shadows, may your word be returned to the hand |
| 17 | nam-til₃ u₃-tud za-da ša-mu-un-ŋal₂ | For the life of the one born by you, may it be carried off. |
| 18 | nun hi-li sud-sud {d}nin-ŋiš-zid-da | prince who exudes allure, Ninisvzida |
| 19 | barag ki-tuš mah-a tuš-a-ni en diŋir šul a₂ zid-da | The dais, his supreme residence, the lord of the dibir temple, the one with the right arm |
| 20 | x X-zu-ur tug₂ mur₁₀ ŋidru za-gin₃ šu u₃-mu-e-ti | ... clothed in a lapis-lazuli garment, hand of Umunti |
| 21 | šir₃-nam-šub ad mi-ri-ib-dug₄ ni₂-te-na mi-ni-ib-be₂ | He uttered a šir-namsub prayer to him, his own voice |
| 23 | x-bi ka lul-la bal-bal-am₃ šag₄ mu-na-te-en-te-en | Its ... is a false mouth, it is filled with fear. |
| 24 | x X šar₂-šar₂-ra ša-mu-šub{ub}-be₂-en izi-gin₇ ba-ra-ma₅-ma₅-an | May you be the ... of the king, it will not be made like fire for you |
| 25 | lugal en šag₄ su₃-ra₂ barag mah-za nam dug₃ mu-ri-in-tar | The king, the lord, decreed a good fate for you on your supreme dais. |
| 26 | diŋir niŋ₂-si-sa₂-e ki aŋ₂-e inim dug₃-bi mu-un-e | (Sum) The one who makes a claim, the place of prayer (Akk) He who makes an appeal to the one who does not agree, he says good things |
| 27 | palil gal-zu unken-na PA-PA-a he₂-du₇ | May your great wisdom be perfected in the assembly. |
| 28 | lugal ni₂ ri-a ildum₂ ud-bi saŋ-ba du-a | The king who has fearsomeness, the ildum priest, whose days are long, |
| 29 | an-bar an-ta a-ba de-ŋen-ne₂ a-na an-da-sa₂-a | Who can compare with me on the horizon? |
| 30 | ur-saŋ me₃ igi ŋal₂ taka₄-a kur un₃-na i₃-a-e₃ | Ursa, who sees the battle, emerges from the netherworld. |
| 31 | {d}nin-ŋiš-zid-da me₃ igi ŋal₂ taka₄-a kur un₃-na i₃-a-e₃ | Ninbišzida, the one who sees the battle, who opens the mountain, emerges. |
| 32 | lugal ki gu-la a₂ aŋ₂-ŋa₂ tum₂ ki DU-bi tum₂-mu-de₃ | To bring the king to the great place, to bring his arms and arms to the place where he goes, |
| 33 | šul diŋir tuku ki a₂ aŋ₂-ŋa₂-ni igi-bi ma-ra-ši-ŋal₂ | (Sum) The one who has a limb, he looks at the place where his arm rests (Akk) The man who has an affliction, his eye rests before you |
| 34 | lugal ka lal₃ diŋir-re-e-ne {d}en-ki za₃-mi₂ | king of the mouths of the bīr-priests, Enki, praise! |
| 35 | {d}nin-ŋiš-zid-da dumu {d}nin-a-zu | Ninisvzida, son of Ninazu |
| 36 | a-a {d}en-ki za₃-mi₂ | Father Enki, praise! |
| 37 | bal-bal-e {d}nin-ŋiš-zid-da-kam | It is a balbale of Nin-išzida |
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