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An adab to Ninisina (Ninisina E) (Q000712)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | An adab to Ninisina (Ninisina E) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000712 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| unknown A, | ||
| 1 | x an gal-e zid-de₃-eš tud-da | ... born faithfully by great An |
| 2 | kug {d}nin-isin₂{si}-na nam-šul šag₄-ta de₆ | The silver of Nininsina, taken from the grave. |
| 3 | {d}uraš-a dub₃ kug-ga buluŋ₃-ŋa₂ | Uraš, the pure throne bearer |
| 4 | me nam-nin-a gal-le-eš šum₂-ma | Whose great divine powers are those of ladyship |
| 5 | ni₂ me-lem₄ da-da-ra-še₃ dug₄-ga | whose fearsomeness and radiance are pleasing to the father |
| 6 | {d}nin-isin₂{si}-na-ra nam-mah-a-ni ga-am₃-dug₄ | I want to speak of Nininsina's greatness |
| 7 | {d}nin-isin₂{si}-na-X zid-de₃-eš tud-da | Nininsina, born righteously |
| 8 | kug {d}nin-isin₂{si}-na nam-nin šag₄-ta de₆ | The silver of Nininsina, from the queenship of the open country |
| 9 | {d}uraš-a dub₃ kug-ga buluŋ₃-ŋa₂ | Uraš, the pure throne bearer |
| 10 | me nam-nin-a gal-le-eš šum₂-ma | Whose great divine powers are those of ladyship |
| 11 | ni₂ me-lem₄ da-da-ra-še₃ dug₄-ga | whose fearsomeness and radiance are pleasing to the father |
| 12 | {d}nin-isin₂{si}-na-ra nam-mah-a-ni ga-am₃-dug₄ | I want to speak of Nininsina's greatness |
| 13 | en gal-zu niŋ₂-nam-ma kur gal a-a {d}en-lil₂ | Your great lord is indeed the great mountain father Enlil |
| 14 | saŋ-kal diŋir {d}a-nun-na-ke₄-ne | chief judge of the Anuna gods, |
| 15 | sun₅-na giri₁₇ šu ŋal₂-la igi zid mu-ši-in-bar | (Sum) He looked faithfully at the one who is adorned with a shining face (Akk) The one who looks faithfully to his face |
| 16 | nam-saŋ-tun₃ x x X za-gin₃ | ... of lapis lazuli |
| 17 | diŋir nir-re X X gal X-a | Dibir ... great ... |
| 18 | diŋir gal-gal-e-ne-er šukur₂ šum₂-mu x X | The great intertwined cult centers ... |
| 19 | {d}nin-isin₂{si}-na x X gal X-a | Nininsina |
| 20 | mar-za nam-nin-a X x nam-X nam-mah-a-ni X X | O Marza, queenship ..., her greatness ... |
| 21 | {d}nin-isin₂{si}-na en gal-zu niŋ₂-nam-ma kur gal a-a {d}en-lil₂ | Nininsina, your great lord is indeed the great mountain father Enlil |
| 22 | saŋ-kal diŋir {d}a-nun-na-ke₄-ne | chief judge of the Anuna gods, |
| 23 | sun₅-na giri₁₇ šu ŋal₂-la igi zid mu-ši-in-bar | (Sum) He looked faithfully at the one who is adorned with a shining face (Akk) The one who looks faithfully to his face |
| 24 | nam-saŋ-tun₃ X X X za-gin₃ | ... of lapis lazuli |
| 25 | diŋir nir-re X x gal x-a | Dibir ... great ... |
| 26 | diŋir gal-gal-e-ne-er šukur₂ šum₂-mu X X | The great gods ... the šukur-plant |
| 27 | {d}nin-isin₂{si}-na X X gal X-a | Nininsina |
| 28 | mar-za nam-nin-a X x nam-X nam-mah-a-ni x x | The ladyship ..., her greatness ... |
| sa-jara B, | ||
| 1 | X x | |
| 2 | nun x | prince |
| 3 | X x | |
| 4 | nam x | the ... of |
| 5 | X | |
| 6 | AN x | Mars? |
| 7 | sa-ŋar-ra-am₃ | It is a sabar. |
| 8 | nin x | the lady , |
| 9 | ŋiš-gi₄-ŋal₂ sa-ŋar-ra-bi-im | It is the “seizing-of-the-mouth’-festival |
| uru D, | ||
| 10 | munus zid x X X | the righteous woman |
| 11 | {d}nin-isin₂{si}-na x X X E x {d}en-lil₂-la₂ | Nininsina of Enlil |
| 12 | X x im-mi-in-mah | he made great. |
| 13 | u₁₈-ru₁₂-bi-im | It is its uru |
| 14 | a-da-ab {d}nin-isin₂{si}-na-kam | It is the adab of Nininsina |
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