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A šir-gida to Ninurta (Ninurta A) (Q000720)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A šir-gida to Ninurta (Ninurta A) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000720 |
| 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 | ur-saŋ dumu nir-ŋal₂ {d}en-lil₂-la₂ | Ursa, son of Nirbal of Enlil |
| 2 | {d}nin-urta gud huš nam-nun-na tum₂-ma | Ninurta, fitting for the fierce oxen of princeliness |
| 3 | meš₃ e₂-šu-me-ša₄ pa e₃-a | who makes the sanctuaries resplendent |
| 4 | he₂-du₇ e₂-kur-ra di-kud si sa₂ | The perfect one of the Ekur, who makes right the right decisions, |
| 5 | lugal X X X diŋir-re-e-ne | king of the intertwined |
| 6 | gud du₇-du₇ ki-bal-a ŋiri₃ gub | ... standing in the rebel land, in the city square |
| 7 | {d}nin-urta en e₂-šu-me-ša₄-ke₄ | Ninurta, lord of the Ešumeša temple |
| 8 | barag an-na-ke₄ dur₂ nam-mi-in-ŋar | She sat on the dais of heaven. |
| 9 | ud-sakar gibil-am₃ uŋ₃-e pa am₃-X-e₃ | The new moon makes the sky ... |
| 10 | {d}nanna an uraš-a DU x | Nanna of heaven and earth |
| 11 | ŋidru kug-an sud-aŋ₂ šu-na ŋal₂-la-am₃ | It is the ‘pure’ silver that was carried in his hand. |
| 12 | men zid an-na saŋ-ŋa₂ ŋal₂-la-am₃ | The righteous crown of heaven is a balanced crown. |
| 13 | {d}utu ha-šu-ur₂-ta e₃-am₃ | Šamaš, come forth from the horizon! |
| 14 | {d}nanna kur un₃-na gub-ba-am₃ | Nanna, stationed in the open country |
| en kisal SI x X x en lugal | Lord of the courtyard ..., lord of the king. | |
| 16 | lugal ama₅ kur-ra in-tud-x | The king ... the chamber of the netherworld. |
| 17 | dub-us₂ x SIG₇-ga x | ... the scribal art ... |
| Seg.B, | ||
| 1 | x x X e-ne di x | ... ... |
| 2 | x x X teš₂ dug₄-ga x | ... favorably |
| 3 | x X bad-da en {d}nin-urta-ke₄ | ... of Ninurta |
| 4 | X X-am₃ IN X me šar₂-ra unu₂ la₂ šuba x | ... of the king, the dining hall without a chair |
| 5 | {d}inana X hi-li sag₉ X il₂-la-na KA mu-na-ni-X | Inana ... her raised allure |
| 6 | en ki gal an-na si la₂ X X X X | Lord, great place of heaven ... |
| 7 | X-da abzu-a muš₃ nu-tum₂-mu-da | ... of the Abzu, one who does not fear |
| 8 | en pap-šeš e₂ me dug₃-dug₃-ga-x | Lord of the papšu-priestess, the temple that makes perfect the divine powers |
| 9 | {d}en-ki-ke₄ eš₃ abzu-a šu mu₂-mu₂-da | Enki, who created the shrine Abzu |
| 10 | abzu-gin₇ ŋeštug₂ mah kalam-ma sig₉-ga | Like the Abzu, supreme garment of the Land, good |
| 11 | ŊA₂ ulu₃-ba e₂ sikil-la-ka-ni | When he enters the pure house, |
| 12 | ŊA₂ DUB-DUB ŊA₂ mi₂ dug₄-ga-ni | “Seal of a tablet, his good health’. |
| 13 | ŊA₂ DUB šeš-a pad₃-da-ni | Written and checked according to its original |
| e₂ {ŋiš}erin-na EZEN KU-KU-a-ni en x | When he ... the house of cedar, | |
| 15 | šag₄-tum₂-ma izi ŋar-ra-ni | When he opens the fire, |
| 16 | en KA kug kur un₃-na gub-bu-de₃ | To stand in the holy ... of the netherworld |
| 17 | ŋiš-nu₁₁ X GAR-bi en-nu-uŋ₃ ak-de₃ | “Išnû-plant, ..., is to be acted upon.’ |
| 18 | itid-da eš₃ gal-la muš₃ nu-tum₂-mu-de₃ | Month after month, to make the great shrine unsuitable |
| 19 | u₄-ta-u₁₈-lu en diŋir-re-e-ne | The storm, lord of the intercessors, |
| 20 | ur-saŋ gal an-na en gal {d}en-lil₂-la₂ | Great hero of An, great lord Enlil |
| 21 | {d}nin-urta dumu mah e₂-kur-ra | Ninurta, the exalted son of the Ekur temple |
| 22 | nir-ŋal₂ a-a ugu-na za₃-mi₂-zu dug₃-ga-am₃ | Your praise is exalted, O father who begot you! |
| 23 | šir₃-gid₂-du {d}nin-urta-kam | It is the širgidu of Ninurta. |
Sources & licences
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