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A hymn to Ninĝišzida (Ninĝišzida C) (Q000701)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A hymn to Ninĝišzida (Ninĝišzida C) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000701 |
| 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 | X X X X X ma-ra-X x | [......] Ara |
| 2 | x X-da a-ŋi₆ id₂-da kuš₇ su-gin₇ su-su | ... the water in the river is cold like a rain cloud. |
| 3 | lugal-ŋu₁₀ ŠID-zu-ta im-mi-ni-DU x | Lugal-būšu ... from your hand. |
| 4 | lugal u₃-tud-zu-ta he₂-ŋal₂-la saŋ x | May the king who gave birth to you carry off ... |
| 5 | {d}nin-ŋiš-zid-da za₃-mi₂-zu dug₃-ga-am₃ x x | Ninišzida, your praise is sweet ... |
| 6 | ki-ru-gu₂ 1-kam-ma-am₃ | It is the first song. |
| 7 | en {d}nin-ŋiš-zid-da X X x | Lord Ninišzida |
| 8 | X x X x X x | |
| 9 | ur-saŋ X ki aŋ₂ an kug-ga | Ursa ... holy An |
| 10 | AN en X x-da kur šuba₄ gal u₃-tud-da | ..., the mountain of great šuba stones, born |
| 11 | en X x x igi gun₃-nu hi-li nam-ŋuruš-a | Lord ... with a speckled face and allure |
| 12 | ur-saŋ gal me₃ sahar-ra-ka a₂ zid-da lugal-la | The great hero of the battle, the right arm of the king, |
| 13 | en {d}nin-ŋiš-zid-da za₃-mi₂-zu dug₃-ga šir₃-re-eš am₃-mi-ni-in-ne | Lord Ninbišzida, your praise is sweet, they are saying to you: |
| 14 | ki-ru-gu₂ 2-kam-ma | It is the second song. |
| 15 | ur-saŋ ki-a kul-lu-de₃ | to make the hero dwell on earth |
| 16 | {d}nin-ŋiš-zid-da ki aŋ₂ an kug-ga | Ninbišzida, the place of holy An, |
| 17 | id₂-da a-eštub he₂-e-da-ŋal₂ {d}en-ki he₂-e-da-hul₂ | In the river may a flood sweep over it, may Enki rejoice over it. |
| 18 | a-šag₄-ga še gu-nu he₂-e-da-ŋal₂ X x x he₂-e-da-hul₂ | May he carry barley in the field, may he rejoice over ... |
| 19 | x x an-še₃ saŋ il₂-la en {d}nin-ŋiš-zid-da | raised to the sky, lord Nin-išzida |
| 20 | x x he₂-e-da-de₂ en {d}nin-ŋiš-zid-da | May the lord Nin-ida |
| 21 | x he₂-e-da-su₃-ud-de₃ umbin he₂-e-da-gid₂-de₃ | May he bring ... with him, may he lengthen his fingers. |
| 22 | en {d}nin-ŋiš-zid-da za₃-mi₂-zu dug₃-ga-am₃ X X | Lord Ninbišzida, your praise is sweet ... |
| 23 | ki-ru-gu₂ 3-kam-ma-am₃ | It is the third song. |
| 24 | x X a zid mu-ri-in-ri | ... he filled it with sweet water. |
| 25 | {d}nin-ŋiš-zid-da-ra {d}en-lil₂-le silim-ma mu-na-ab-be₂ | Enlil spoke to Nin-išzida: |
| 26 | x X-ga-ke₄ mu-un-zu-zu kalam-ma mu-e-ši-u₃-tud | ... knows, he has given birth to the Land |
| 27 | x x X SAR-gin₇ u₃-tud-da | ... born like ... |
| 28 | x x X X hul₂-la-zu mu-un-ši-bar-bar-re | ... makes your joyful ... shine. |
| 29 | en {d}nin-ŋiš-zid-da za₃-mi₂-zu dug₃-ga šir₃-re-eš | Lord Ninbišzida, your praise is sweet, |
| 30 | am₃-mi-ni-in-ne | where are they? |
| 31 | ki-ru-gu₂ 4-kam-ma | It is the fourth song. |
| 32 | ur-saŋ u₃-ma sa₂-sa₂ X nam-nun-na X x | Ursa ... princeliness ... |
| 33 | X x X NAM x X X X kug AN X x | ... silver ... |
| 34 | x x X x X X ŊA₂ E pad₃ lugal-ŋu₁₀ X x | ... Lugal- |
| 35 | x ZI x mu-un-ši-x | ... ... |
| 36 | x X X x igi-nim x | [......] front |
| 37 | x X X X X x | |
| 38 | en {d}nin-ŋiš-zid-da za₃-mi₂-zu dug₃-ga šir₃-re-eš | Lord Ninbišzida, your praise is sweet, |
| 39 | am₃-mi-ni-in-ne | where are they? |
| 40 | ki-ru-gu₂ 5-kam-ma | It is the fifth song. |
| unknown F, | ||
| 41 | x X X RA-RA DA MA x | ... ... |
| 42 | x X e₂ AN-za-ka nam-til₃ x | ... in the house of ... for the well-being ... |
| 43 | {d}nin-ŋiš-zid-da e₂ AN-za-ka x | Ninbišzida in the temple of Anza |
| 44 | x X X ki gal-ta x | from the great place |
| 45 | x X barag X x | dais ; |
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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