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A hymn to Ninurta (Ninurta C) (Q000722)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A hymn to Ninurta (Ninurta C) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000722 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | x X GA x | ... ; |
| 2 | x dumu nir-ŋal₂ {d}en-lil₂-la₂ x | son of Nirbal of Enlil |
| 3 | x ur-saŋ pa e₃-a lu₂ IGI x | ... the hero emerges, the man ... |
| 4 | x e₂ {d}en-lil₂-la₂-ka AN x | In the house of Enlil ... |
| 5 | x na-me ma-x | no one ... |
| 6 | x e₂-kur-ra ki-bal x | ... the Ekur, the rebel land ... |
| 7 | x X-a en x | ... lord |
| 8 | x nu-banda₃ x | , the overseer ; |
| 9 | x lugal urim₂{ki}-ma x | ... king of Urim |
| 10 | x lugal adab{ki} x | king of Adab |
| 11 | x lugal X x | the king |
| 12 | x e₂-kur x | ... the Ekur |
| 13 | x DU IM x | ... ... |
| 14 | x {d}nin-lil₂-la₂ x | of Ninlil |
| 15 | x {d}en-lil₂-la₂-ra x | ... for Enlil |
| 16 | x X an ki ama tud x | ... of heaven and earth, the birth mother ... |
| 17 | x {d}en-lil₂-le x | Enlil |
| 18 | x ur-saŋ-ŋa₂ X x x e₃ UR x | ... Ursaba ... |
| 19 | x šag₄ X x GAR x TE x | ... the ground ... |
| 20 | x {d}za-ba₄-ba₄ x | of Zababa |
| 21 | x ur-saŋ x X X x | Ursa |
| 42 | x {d}nin-urta ensi₂ gal {d}en-lil₂-la₂ | ... Ninurta chief ruler of Enlil |
| 43 | {d}nin-nibru{ki} dumu ki aŋ₂ an-na-ka igi-bi-a sag₉ | Ninnibru, the son of the place of the water of heaven, whose face is beautiful |
| 48 | nitalam ki aŋ₂ {d}nin-nibru{ki}-ke₄ egir₂ mah he₂-da-sag₉ | The spouse of the place of birth of Ninnibru, may she be a magnificent princess. |
| 49 | {d}nin-urta en diŋir-re-e-ne e₂-šu-me-ša₄-e he₂-du₇ | Ninurta, lord of the intercessors, make the Ešumeša perfect |
| 50 | a-a-ŋu₁₀ {d}en-lil₂-le mi₂ zid iri in-ga-am₃-me | Father Enlil, you are the one who loves the city. |
| 51 | {d}nin-urta-ke₄ ni₂-te-a-ni piriŋ-gin₇ piriŋ na-TE | Ninurta, his fear is like a piri, he should not approach it. |
| 52 | ŋe₂₆-e ur-saŋ-me-en {d}en-lil₂-la₂-me-en | I am the hero of Enlil |
| 53 | inim zu₂ keše₂-da nibru{ki}-me-en | I am the one who heeds the word of Keš in Nippur |
| 54 | x EZEN X-a-bi mušen nu-šub-bu-me-en | ... I am not a snake |
| 55 | a-a-ŋu₁₀ {d}en-lil₂-le lu₂ šag₄-ga-na-me-en | Father Enlil, you are the man of his heart. |
| 56 | ur-saŋ-me-en ama-ŋu₁₀ {d}nin-lil₂-la₂ ki aŋ₂-ni ŋe₂₆-e-me-en | I am a hero, mother Ninlil, I am the place of his father |
| 57 | kur-ra u₃-tud-da-me-en kur-ra a₂-ŋal₂-me-en | I am the one born in the mountain, I am able to carry off the mountain. |
| 58 | {d}nin-urta-ke₄ šeg₁₁ gi₄-a-zu-še₃ kur i₃-tuku₄-tuku₄-e | Ninurta, when you turn back, you make the land tremble |
| 59 | a-ma-ru {tum₉}u₁₈-lu nim-gin₇ ŋir₂-ŋir₂-e | The flood that blows like a wind blows. |
| 60 | {d}en-lil₂-le-me-en {d}nin-urta-ra he₂-em-ma-ši-bar-re | I am Enlil, for Ninurta may it be released. |
| 61 | {d}nin-urta-ke₄ iri-ni eš₃ nibru{ki} he₂-em-ma-ši-bar-re | Ninurta, may his city, the shrine of Nippur, be destroyed. |
| 62 | ki aŋ₂-bi na-nam ki aŋ₂-bi na-nam | It is indeed a place of abundance, it is indeed an area of abundance. |
| 63 | en e₂-kur-ra ki aŋ₂-bi na-nam | The lord of the Ekur is indeed its laborer. |
| 64 | niŋ₂-nam šag₄-ge al dug₄-ga-zu | Your fearsomeness, which is pleasing to the heart |
| 65 | niŋ₂ kal-kal-la šag₄-ge guru₇-zu | Your mighty fearsomeness that is on the ground, your silo |
| 66 | ur-saŋ a₂ zid-da {d}en-lil₂-la₂ šul gaba-ri nu-tuku | Ursa, the right arm of Enlil, having no rival |
| 67 | {d}nin-urta a₂ zid-da {d}en-lil₂-la₂ šul gaba-ri nu-tuku | Ninurta, the right arm of Enlil, without rival |
| 68 | x saŋ 50 nir-ŋal₂ tu₁₁-tu₁₁ kur gu₂-erim₂ nu-šub-bu | ..., 50 nirbal song, tutu song of the enemy land, not performed |
| 69 | piriŋ sumur huš erim₂-ma ka an-ša-ša | The furious piri drum of the enemy's mouth is open |
| 70 | {d}nin-urta piriŋ sumur huš erim₂-ma ka an-ša-ša | Ninurta, the furious piri drum of the enemy’s mouth, |
| 71 | ud hul-ŋal₂ du-a-gin₇ ki-bal-a ma-da DU | Like a destructive storm, ... in the rebel land. |
| 72 | ur-saŋ-e pap-šeš a-a-na | The hero, his father |
| 73 | en {d}nin-urta-ke₄ pap-šeš a-a-na | Lord Ninurta, his father |
| 74 | ur-saŋ na-nam ur-saŋ na-nam ur-saŋ kur nu-e₃ | It is indeed a hero, it is indeed an hero. The hero does not leave the land. |
| 75 | ur-saŋ-me-en {d}nin-urta na-nam ur-saŋ kur nu-e₃ | I am a hero Ninurta is indeed the hero that does not leave the land |
| 76 | ze₂-na mah dili-ni ur-saŋ-me-en | I am a hero who alone is supremely sweet |
| 77 | e-ne-ra diŋir dirig-ga nu-il₂ | He does not raise a single arrow for him. |
| 78 | lugal an-še₃ mah ki-še₃ mah nir-ŋal₂ ki ud e₃ | King of the exalted heavens, king of the great netherworld, who brings daylight to the earth |
| 79 | {d}nin-urta an-še₃ mah ki-še₃ mah nir-ŋal₂ ki ud e₃ | Ninurta, supreme in heaven and on earth, magnificent in radiance, coming forth from the earth |
| 80 | ur-saŋ kalag-ga {d}nin-urta a-a {d}en-lil₂ za₃-mi₂ | The mighty hero Ninurta, father Enlil, praise! |
| 81 | x X ŋeštug₂-ga en nam tar-tar-re | ... the lord who determines fates |
| 82 | a-a {d}en-ki za₃-mi₂ | Father Enki, praise! |
| 83 | ki x {d}a-nun-na-ke₄-ne x | the ... of the Anuna |
| 84 | {d}nin-urta ensi₂ gal {d}en-lil₂-la₂ | Ninurta the great ruler of Enlil |
| 85 | {d}nin-nibru{ki} dumu ki aŋ₂ an-na-ka | of Ninnibru, son of the father of An, |
| 86 | igi-bi-a sag₉ | in front of it good |
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