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A tigi to Nintur (Nintur A) (Q000719)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nineveh · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A tigi to Nintur (Nintur A) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000719 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Nineveh |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
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 | nin {d}a-ru-ru e₂ keš₃{ki}-a | the lady Aruru in the temple of Keš |
| 2 | hur-saŋ ki sikil-la u₃-tud-da | The mountain range, born in a pure place, |
| 3 | {d}nin-tur₅ ama mah kur-kur-ra-ka | Nintur, the supreme mother of all the lands |
| 4 | ama {d}nin-tur₅ nin {d}a-ru-ru e₂ keš₃{ki}-a | Mother Nintur, lady of Aruru in the temple of Keš |
| 5 | hur-saŋ ki sikil-la u₃-tud-da | The mountain range, born in a pure place, |
| 6 | {d}nin-tur₅ ama mah kur-kur-ra-ka | Nintur, the supreme mother of all the lands |
| 7 | su zig₃ piriŋ-ŋa₂-ka ši-mi-ni-in-e₃ | You have brought out the “cutting-of-the-throat> of the piri drum |
| 8 | en mu-un-u₃-tud lagar mu-un-u₃-tud | The lord gave birth, the lagar gave birth. |
| 9 | lugal barag kug-ga {d}nin-tur₅-re bi₂-in-u₃-tud | The king gave birth to Nintur on the holy dais. |
| 10 | {d}nin-tur₅ su zig₃ piriŋ-ŋa₂-ka ši-mi-ni-in-e₃ | Nintur came forth from the “opening-of-the-mouth(?) of the piri drum |
| 11 | en mu-un-u₃-tud lagar mu-un-u₃-tud | The lord gave birth, the lagar gave birth. |
| 12 | lugal barag kug-ga {d}nin-tur₅-re bi₂-in-u₃-tud | The king gave birth to Nintur on the holy dais. |
| 13 | x X ZU niŋ₂ saŋ-bi-še₃ e₃-a | ... coming forth in joy |
| 14 | {d}nin-tur₅-re saŋ-ŋa₂ ša-mi-ni-in-ŋal₂ | Nintur carried off the sa-gift. |
| 15 | x hi-li-a tud ki us₂-sa | ... in allure, born on earth, |
| 16 | ama {d}nin-tur₅ X ZU niŋ₂ saŋ-bi-še₃ e₃-a | Mother Nintur, whose radiance is exalted |
| 17 | {d}nin-tur₅-re saŋ-ŋa₂ ša-mi-ni-in-ŋal₂ | Nintur carried off the sa-gift. |
| 18 | {d}nin-tur₅ X hi-li-a tud ki us₂-sa | Nintur, born in allure, |
| 19 | sa-gid₂-da-am₃ | it is a sagida |
| sa-jara B, | ||
| 20 | nin gaba-ŋal₂ nam-nun an ki-a | Lady who carries the princeliness of heaven and earth |
| 21 | x {d}nin-tur₅ u₃-tud-da | ... Nintur, born |
| 22 | x abzu-ta nun-e ŋar-ra | ... from the Abzu, princely one |
| 23 | kur gal {d}en-lil₂-da šu sa₂-a | Great Mountain with Enlil in hand selected |
| 24 | {d}nin-tur₅ nin gaba-ŋal₂ nam-nun an ki-a | Nintur, the lady, the queenship of heaven and earth |
| 25 | x {d}nin-tur₅ u₃-tud-da | ... Nintur, born |
| 26 | x abzu-ta nun-e ŋar-ra | ... from the Abzu, princely one |
| 27 | kur gal {d}en-lil₂-da šu sa₂-a | Great Mountain with Enlil in hand selected |
| 28 | ab₂ amar-bi-ta gu₃ nun mu-na-ab-be₂ | He utters a shrill cry for the cow and its calf. |
| 29 | ama {d}nin-tur₅-re i-lu-bi-ta mu-un-na-an-kiŋ₂-e | The mother, Nintur, went out from her lament. |
| 30 | ama {d}nin-tur₅ nin mah keš₃{ki}-a | Mother Nintur, supreme lady of Keš |
| 31 | kur gal {d}en-lil₂-da šu sa₂-a | Great Mountain with Enlil in hand selected |
| 32 | {d}nin-tur₅ ab₂ amar-bi-ta gu₃ nun mu-na-ab-be₂ | Nintur called out from the cow's calf: |
| 33 | ama {d}nin-tur₅-re i-lu-bi-ta mu-un-na-kiŋ₂-e | The mother, Nintur, turns away from her lament. |
| 34 | ama {d}nin-tur₅ nin mah keš₃{ki}-a | Mother Nintur, supreme lady of Keš |
| 35 | kur gal {d}en-lil₂-da šu sa₂-a | Great Mountain with Enlil in hand selected |
| 36 | ki-tuš kug giri₁₇-zal-la ki-tuš niŋ₂ lu-lu-a | The pure dwelling place, the dwelling place filled with awe |
| 37 | ama {d}nin-tur₅ barag tuš-a-ni | Mother Nintur, when she sits on the dais |
| 38 | me mah kug-sig₁₇-ga-am₃ me-te uŋ₃ lu-a | The supreme divine powers are gold, fitting for the lord. |
| 39 | nam-en nam-lugal {d}en-lil₂-še₃ ŋal₂-la | the en-ship and the kingship of Enlil carried off |
| 40 | {d}nin-tur₅ ki-tuš giri₁₇-zal-la ki-tuš niŋ₂ lu-lu-a | Nintur, the joyful dwelling place, the dwelling place filled with awe |
| 41 | ama {d}nin-tur₅ barag tuš-a-ni | Mother Nintur, when she sits on the dais |
| 42 | me mah kug-sig₁₇ me-te uŋ₃ lu-a | Magnificent divine powers, gold, fitting for the lord |
| 43 | nam-en nam-lugal {d}en-lil₂-še₃ ŋal₂-la | the en-ship and the kingship of Enlil carried off |
| 44 | sa-ŋar-ra-am₃ | It is a sabar. |
| 45 | tigi {d}nin-tur₅-ra-kam | It is a tigi of Nintur |
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