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An adab to Ninlil (Ninlil A) (Q000715)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | An adab to Ninlil (Ninlil A) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000715 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| sa-gida A, | ||
| 1 | {d}nin-lil₂ me šar₂-ra daŋal si-a kur gal-da zag ša₄ | Ninlil, who makes the divine powers of the king bow down, the great mountain is yours |
| 2 | en {d}nu-nam-nir-da nam tar-ra piriŋ gal-e he₂-du₇ | Lord Nunamnir, whose fate is determined by the great divine powers, may it be perfect |
| 3 | an ki-še₃ mah-di egir₂ giri₁₇-zal nin me nam-nun-na-ka | The supreme one of heaven and earth, the beautiful princess, the lady of the divine powers of princeliness |
| 4 | su zig₃ gur₃-ru sa₂ zu ama {d}nin-lil₂ dug₄-ga-ni u₁₈-lu | The one who knows how to bend over and bend over, mother Ninlil, she is a storm |
| 5 | {d}en-lil₂-la₂ hi-li šag₄-ga-na-me-en gu₂-da ša-mu-ri-in-la₂ | Enlil, you are the one who has allure in his heart, you set it on your neck. |
| 6 | ki-šar₂ u₆ ki-še₃ ša-mu-ra-an-aŋ₂ en {d}nu-nam-nir-e | The lord Nunamnir, the one who illuminates the earth, |
| 7 | barag kug-e mi-ni-ib-si-in ama {d}nin-lil₂ X X nam-he₂-a ru-a | The pure dais he filled with joy. Mother Ninlil ... abundance. |
| 8 | en-en gal-gal barag-barag-ge₂-ne giri₁₇ šu ma-ra-ŋal₂-le-eš | The great lords of the cult dais, whose face is bound for you |
| 9 | ud sed₄ an-dul₃ daŋal-la nam-nun-e u₅-a | The cool day, the resplendent canopy of princeliness, |
| 10 | ama {d}nin-lil₂ diŋir me giri₁₇-zal nam-he₂-a ru-a-me-en | Mother Ninlil, you are the one who multiplies me with joy and abundance. |
| 11 | sa-gid₂-da-am₃ | it is a sagida |
| 12 | {d}nin-lil₂ ša-mu-ne-mah diŋir gal-gal-e-ne me huš gal-la gu₂ mu-ni-u₂-us₂ | Ninlil made the great šamunemah statues of the great judges stand at his side. |
| 13 | ŋiš-gi₄-ŋal₂-bi-im | It is an extispicy |
| sa-jara C, | ||
| 14 | x diŋir gal-gal-da zag ša₄ | large dibir stones on the right side |
| 15 | x X X x | |
| 22 | x X NU mah mu kur-kur-ra IM KU TUR ša-mu-x X X | ... the year of all the lands ... |
| 23 | ki-ur₃-ra ša-mu-un-til₃ {d}en-lil₂-la₂ munus zid ama {d}nin-lil₂ | In the Ki'ur he lives for Enlil the true woman, mother Ninlil |
| 24 | me giri₁₇-zal šag₄ hi-li si-a-na gu₂-da ma-ra-ni-in-la₂ | He stretched out a radiant me on his neck with allure and allure. |
| 25 | {d}en-ki {d}nin-ki me kur-kur-ra-ba šu mu-ra-ni-in-du₇-uš | Enki and Ninki made perfect the divine powers of all the lands for you |
| 26 | nin-ŋu₁₀ dug₄-ga-zu niŋ₂ mah-am₃ e₂-kur-za hul₂-ni-ib | May your sweet lady, who is magnificent in herself, rejoice over your Ekur! |
| 27 | sa-ŋar-ra-am₃ | It is a sabar. |
| 28 | munus zid ama {d}nin-lil₂ an ki-a i-lim u₅ | The righteous woman, mother Ninlil of heaven and earth, the light of the gods, |
| 29 | ŋiš-gi₄-ŋal₂-bi-im | It is an extispicy |
| uru E, | ||
| 30 | nin-ŋu₁₀ an ki-še₃ diŋir ušum zag dib | Lady who crosses heaven and earth, who crosses the border |
| 31 | ama {d}nin-lil₂ nin mah an ki-še₃ diŋir ušum zag dib | Mother Ninlil, supreme mistress of heaven and earth, whose right side is split |
| 32 | me giri₁₇-zal šag₄ hi-li si-a-na ki aŋ₂-ni za-e-me-en ul-še₃ me zalag X UL lil₂ KA UL im-ma-ni-dab₅-be₂ | You are the one who makes the divine powers shine, the one whose allure is pure, the place of his father. The bright divine powers seized him. |
| 33 | u₁₈-ru₁₂-bi-im | It is its uru |
| 34 | a-da-ab {d}nin-lil₂-la₂-kam | It is the Adab of Ninlil |
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