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Shuila 15 = [nin? k]ur-kur-ra (Ninlil/Mulliltu) (Q009551)
Liturgy, First Millennium
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| Designation | Shuila 15 = [nin? k]ur-kur-ra (Ninlil/Mulliltu) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q009551 |
| Language | Sumerian; Akkadian |
| Period | First Millennium |
| Genre | Liturgy |
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 x | |
| 2′ | nam tar-tar-re mu pad₃-da kug-ga-zu-še₃ an-gin₇ ze₂-eb-be₂-da {d}nun-gal-e-ne kiri₃ šu ma-ra-an-ma-al-le-eš saŋ-gig₂-ga ki-a bi₂-in-su-ub-su-ub | Who determines fates, whose name has been proclaimed as your silver, like heaven, the princes have made him submit to you. He has made the sick one dwell on earth. |
| * * ša a-na zi-kir MU-šu₂ el-li ša * * * {d}i₂-gi₃-gi₃ ap-pa i-lab-bi-nu * * qaq-qa-ru u₂-na-aš₂-ša₂-qu | If that one, for the mention of his name, is pure, if Igigi appoints a steward | |
| 3′ | kur gal {d}en-lil₂ IM-hur-saŋ gu₂-bi an-da ab-sa₂-a abzu kug-ga-bi suhuš-bi uš₈-uš₈-e | The great mountain Enlil, the IM-hursa, its neck stretched out to heaven, its pure Abzu, its foundation twisted |
| * * * IM.HUR.SAG ša₂ re-ša₂-a-šu₂ ša₂-ma-mi ša-an-na * el-lu šur-šu-du uš-šu-šu₂ | (If) a rainbow flares up: his head will become ill; his body will become pure. | |
| 4′ | kur-kur-ra am banda₃{+da} ba-da-nud-a-gin₇ | Like a young bull sleeping in all the lands, |
| * * * * ek-du rab-ṣu | ||
| 5′ | si še-er-zi {d}utu mul-mul-la-gin₇ | like a shining horn of Utu, |
| * * * {d}UTU-ši it-ta-na-an-bi-ṭu | If the sun rises | |
| 6′ | mul an-na dili-bad-ra₂ i-si-iš la₂-a-gin₇ | Like a single star of heaven descending from the sky, |
| * * * * * * | ||
| 7′ | ama gal {d}nin-lil₂-le teš₂ e₂-šar₂-ra hi-li e₂-kur-ra me-te e₂ gi-gun₄-na egi₂ e₂-ki-ur₃-ra | Great mother Ninlil, the one of the Ešara, the allure of the Ekur, fitting for the temple of the Giguna, princess of the Ki'ur |
| * * {d}MIN bal-ti {d}MIN ku-zu-ub e₂-kur si-mat * * * | (If) ditto the living deity, the kuzub priestess of the Ekur, the righteous one | |
| 7′a | x za-e uru₂ nibru{ki} mu-lu-bi NAM ME HAR he₂-na-x | You, city Nippur, this man ... |
| x ka-a-ši ni-ip-pu₂-rim u ni-ši-šu₂ qi₂-bi-šum x x | We will make a claim, and we will speak to him | |
| 8′ | x an-ki-a za-e de₃-eŋ₃-ŋe₂₆-huŋ-ŋe₂₆ | ... of heaven and earth, may you be pacified. |
| x-tum AN-u₂ u KI-tim ka-a-ši li-ne₂-eh-hu-ki | May the ... of heaven and earth calm you. | |
| 9′ | x e₂-kur-ra x an-ki-a za-e de₃-eŋ₃-ŋe₂₆-huŋ-ŋe₂₆ | ... of the Ekur ... in heaven and earth, may you be pacified. |
| x * x AN-u₂ u KI-tim ka-a-ši li-ne₂-eh-hu-ki | May heaven and earth calm you. | |
| 10′ | x-a kur nu-še-ga {d}mu-ul-lil₂-la₂-ta eš₃ nibru{ki} {d}utu-gin₇ e₃-da-na e₂ a₂-ki-ti ki ni₂ dub₂-bu-da-na {ŋeš}kiri₆-mah umun kug-ga ezen mah la-la-a-ni asila sa₅ hul₂-le-eš ma-al-la-ta e₂-kur nibru{ki} ma-dam duh-bi he₂-en-tu₁₀-tu₁₀-e gašan {d}nin-lil₂-le ša₃-zu he₂-en-huŋ-e bar-zu he₂-en-sed-de₃ | From the ... of the unrivalled land of Enlil the shrine Nippur brought forth like Utu the temple of the Akītu, his place of relaxation The great orchard of the holy lord whose great festival of lala celebrations is full of joyful joy The Ekur of Nibru is an empty wind, may it cool down. May Ninlil pacify your heart, may he cool your liver |
| x x iš-tu KUR-i la ma-gir {d}EN.LIL₂ ana E₂ ni-ip-pu-ri ki-ma {d}UTU ina a-ṣe-e-šu₂ a₂-ki-tum E₂ tap-šu-uh-ti-šu₂ x x i-sin-ni la-li-šu₂ ṣi-ri ša₂ ha-diš ri-ša₂-a-ti ma-lu-u₂ ina na-aš₂-ku-ni-šu₂ e₂-kur e₂-maš-maš u ni-ip-pu₂-ri {iri}ni-na-a hi-iṣ-bu ṭuh-du * * * * * * * | from the mountain not obeyed Enlil to the temple of Nippur like Šamaš in his supplication the akītu-priestess of the house of his rejoicing ... he swore an oath of lamentation, a slanderer who is angry with the people, who is frightened by his command the Ekur, the Emashmashu, and the temple(s) of Nineveh he conquered | |
| 11′ | x ki-tuš ne-ha-za dur₂ ŋar-ra-zu-ne | When you sit in your peaceful abode |
| x ina * ne-eh-ti-ki ina aša₂-bi-ki | ... in your fear, in your heart | |
| 12′ | {d}nuska sukkal mah-zu huŋ-ŋa₂ hu-mu-ra-ab-be₂ | Nuska, may your exalted vizier greet you. |
| {d}MIN * ṣi-i-ru nu-uh liq-bi-ki | Ditto! May a ṣiru-plant say to you: | |
| 13′ | {d}sa-dara₃-nun-na x siskur₂ de₃-ra-ab-be₂ | May Sadarnuna utter a siskur prayer to you |
| x ik-ri-bi liq-bi-ki | [... may] he say to you “[... a lament]! | |
| 14′ | DN x a-ra-zu de₃-ra-ab-be₂ | May DN speak an arazu prayer to you |
| DN x taṣ-li-tam liq-bi-ki | DN ... may he say to you: | |
| 15′ | dim₃-me-er an-na dim₃-me-er ki-a ša₃-zu he₂-en-huŋ-e-ne bar-zu he₂-en-sed-de₃-e-ne | May the gods of heaven and the god(s) of earth calm your heart, may they cool your liver |
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