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A hymn to Ninimma (Ninimma A) (Q000707)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A hymn to Ninimma (Ninimma A) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000707 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Seg.A, | ||
| 1 | kišib-ŋal₂ e₂ niŋ₂-gur₁₁-ra X-me-en | I am the seal-bearer of the house of fearsomeness |
| 2 | saŋ en₃ tar diŋir gal-e-ne-me-en x X GA zu-zu-me-en | I am the one who inquires after the great ... |
| 3 | {d}nin-imma₃ nin mar-za gal-gal X e₂-kur-ra-me-en | I am Ninimma, the lady with the great ... of the Ekur. |
| 4 | nin X X X X {d}en-lil₂-la₂ dub-sar an-na-me-en | Lady ... of Enlil, you are the scribe of heaven. |
| 5 | im nam-til₃-la X ŋal₂-la-me-en | I am a tablet of life ... |
| 6 | X IM X X X x X NE X X x | ... ... |
| 7 | še mah tum₃ nin e₂-sar-ra-me-en | Exalted one, bringer of abundance, I am the lady of the Esarra |
| 8 | eš₂-gana₂ za-gin₃ gi-1(diš)-nindan šu du₇-a-me-en | I am the one who makes perfect the lapis lazuli ešgana statue |
| 9 | saŋ il₂ nun-gal-e-ne-me-en | I am the foremost of the princes, |
| 10 | X X x AN en HAR-ra-me-en | I am ... |
| 11 | x mi₂ zid dug₄-ga-me-en | I am a faithful ... |
| 12 | šu x-a-ke₄-ne-me-en | Hand of ..., you are |
| 13 | en₃ tar x ŋeštug₂ dirig-ga-me-en | I am the one who inquires after ... |
| 14 | KA X GA X X hul₂-le nu-DU-me-en | I am not one who makes ... rejoice. |
| 15 | nin-ŋu₁₀ šag₄-ta mah-me-en ud-da pa e₃-me-en | I am the supreme lady, I make the day resplendent |
| 16 | aga za-gin₃-na he₂-du₇-me-en X X RA ZA an-na-me-en | I am adorned with a lapis-lazuli crown ... |
| 17 | x hi-li šu tag-ga x | ... with allure |
| 18 | x NE RA X X GAR₃ x | ... ... |
| Seg.B, | ||
| 1 | x kalag-gin₇ X x | like a mighty ... |
| 2 | x e₂-kur-ra X nin x X x | ... the Ekur ... |
| 3 | gaba-ŋal₂ {d}nanna X X NAM X x | ... of Nanna ... |
| 4 | ŋeštug₂ bad niŋ₂-nam zu-a-me-en | I am the one who knows how to seize the hem of the wall |
| 5 | su₃-ra₂-aŋ₂ kar₂-kar₂ eš₃ mah si-X-me-en | You are the one who ... supreme shrines for you |
| 6 | {d}en-lil₂ X-me-en | I am Enlil, |
| 7 | e₂ saŋ X-me-en | I am the ... of the house |
| 8 | X X x-da KA X X-me-en | I am ... |
| 9 | susbu šu-luh kug-ga gal-bi tum₂-ma-me-en | You are the one fitting for a pure scepter |
| 10 | šag₄-bi X NAM X X KA a₂-gin₇ BU-BU-me-en | Its interior ... like water ... |
| 11 | {d}nin-imma₃ ŋiš-hur kug-ga za₃-mi₂-zu dug₃-ga-am₃ | Ninimma, your praise is pure and sweet. |
| Seg.C, | ||
| 1 | X x X X RU X X X X-me-en | I am |
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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