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A hymn to Ninisina (Ninisina D) (Q000711)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A hymn to Ninisina (Ninisina D) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000711 |
| 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 | nin me mah dib saŋ il₂ ni₂ guru₃ dumu ki aŋ₂ an gal-la | Lady who passes the supreme divine powers, raising a fearsome aura, child born in the place of great An, |
| 2 | {d}nin-isin₂{si}-na {d}uraš-e tud-da šag₄ gal nam gal DU | Nininsina, Uraš, born with a great heart and great fate |
| 3 | ad gi₄-gi₄ gal-di a-a ugu-na aŋrig zid e₂-kur-ra | The wise counsellor, the father who begot him, the true shepherd of the Ekur, |
| 4 | x eš₂ sig₇-ga barag kug-ge he₂-du₇ X | ... the beautiful shrine, the holy dais ... |
| 5 | arhuš₂ tuku X X saŋ gig₂-ga kug {d}nin-isin₂{si}-na niŋ₂-nam-ma-ni pa e₃ x | The one who has a heart ... bitterly, holy Nininsina, whose face is resplendent |
| 6 | nin tug₂ babbar₂ tug₂-ba₁₃ x X-ŋu₁₀ | Lady of white garments and ... garments, |
| 7 | nam-gur₄ dirig dug₄-ge dib-ba-zu a-ra₂ mah-bi ša-an-i-i | (Sum) Your lofty radiance, whose utterances are supreme (Akk) The lofty and lofty one(?) of yours is supreme |
| 8 | a-a ugu-zu X X an kug X X me-me dirig-ga za-ar ma-ra-an-ri | Your father who begot you ... holy An ... surpassing ... |
| 9 | nin šag₄ šu niŋin₂ X x lu₂ X X gi₄ lu₂ dub-ba zi-zi-i šag₄-ta mu-e-de₆ | Lady, the hand of a ... man ... The one who ... the tablet ... you brought out from the box. |
| 10 | nam-a-zu lu₂ til₃-le lu₂ X X x | Your fate, the one living, the man ... |
| 11 | nin tu₆ dug₄-ga-ni-ta lu₂ x sag₉ x x X X šum₂-mu | Lady, by means of her sweet incantation, beautiful ... |
| 12 | simₓ(GIG)-simₓ(GIG)-ma su lu₂-ulu₃ he₂-x mu₇-mu₇-ga-ni ed₃-de₃ | When he ... the šimsima plant, may the flesh of a man ..., his musukkannu-plant to the steppe. |
| 13 | bulug niŋ₂ zi-pa-aŋ₂-ŋa₂-na su-a-na x | Her limbs are swollen, her flesh is ... |
| 14 | nin u₂ nam-til₃-la X X ab-ba X x | Lady, food for the well-being of the sea ... |
| 15 | lu₂ ug₅-ge lu₂ x-ba | The dead man, the ... man |
| 16 | {d}nin-til₃-mud X X X lu₂ X x x luh UD dadag-ga | Nintilmud |
| 17 | šu zid diŋir-ra-na-še₃ šu X X X x | Hand of the righteous one of his dibirra's |
| 18 | x X x X x X x | |
| Seg.B, | ||
| 1 | X x | |
| 2 | AN X x | ...; |
| 3 | i₃-si-in{ki} iri X x | Isin, the city |
| 4 | lu₂-erim₂-ma-ke₄ X x | The enemy ... |
| 5 | {d}nin-isin₂{si}-na AN X x AN x | Nininsina |
| 6 | e₂-gal-mah barag babbar₂ x GAN x | Egalmah, the white dais ... |
| 7 | 2-na-ne-ne X x X LA₂ x | two ... ... |
| 8 | lugal mu pad₃ x | the king who ... the name |
| 9 | {d}nin-isin₂{si}-na x | Nininsina |
| 10 | šag₄-ge guru₇ x X RU x nu-še-ga | In the field ... is not ... |
| 11 | KA nu-ŋar x X LA za-ar hu-x-X-te-še₃ | (Sum) ... ... (Akk) The ... of ... |
| 12 | i₃-si-in{ki} X nidba kadra-bi x gal-bi | Isin, its food offerings, its large offerings |
| 13 | x gu₂-za hu-mu-ra-an-X x us₂ | ... may he ... for you. |
| 14 | x nibru{ki}-še₃ za-e kur₉-X-X-ni-ib | ... to Nippur, you ... |
| 15 | x zid-de₃-eš X X x-me-en | You are the true ... |
| 16 | x diŋir-re-e-ne-ke₄ x TE A MU | ... the intertwined ... |
| 17 | x ki x-a-ba | where ... |
| 18 | x MU X za-a-am₃ | ... is you. |
| 19 | x su-bi | [x], its ...; |
| 20 | x kar₂ x-me-en | I am ... |
| 21 | {d}nin-isin₂{si}-na dumu mah an-na x x | Nininsina, the exalted son of An |
| 22 | za₃-mi₂-zu dug₃-ga-am₃ | Your praise is sweet. |
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