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Shuila 23 = dim₃-me-er gal-gal-e-ne an-ki-a mu-un-dim₂-ma (The great gods) (Q009572)
Liturgy, First Millennium
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| Designation | Shuila 23 = dim₃-me-er gal-gal-e-ne an-ki-a mu-un-dim₂-ma (The great gods) |
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| ID | Q009572 |
| 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 | dim₃-me-er gal-gal-e-ne an-ki-a mu-un-dim₂-ma | The great gods created heaven and earth. |
| DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ ba-ni AN-e u KI-tim | Great gods, creators of heaven and earth, | |
| 2 | sug mu-un-gi-na x | The marsh that was established ... |
| mu-kin-nu eš-re-e-ti x | Establisher of sanctuaries | |
| 3 | na-aŋ₂ tar-tar-re-e-ne x | the fates of the ... |
| mu-šim-mu ši-ma-tum mu-uṣ-ṣi-ru u₂-ṣu-ra-ti | Who makes the heavens tremble, who makes the earth shake | |
| 4 | mar-za mu-un-si-sa₂ a₂-aŋ₂-ŋa₂ ki-šu-peš₆ da-gan-bi mu-un-ur₄-ur₄ | He made your throne resplendent, he made the arms and legs tremble. |
| muš-te-ši-ru par-ṣi ha-mi-mu te-ret ša₂ kul-lat ma-ha-zi | The one who constantly seeks out the rites, the one who sees all the cult centers | |
| 5 | ZI KU RA mu-un-ši-ma-al-la x x x mud x x x RU | ... is present ... |
| ba-nu-u₂ nap-har šik-na-at na-piš-ti gi-mir x x-tim | Creator of all of the life of the totality of ... | |
| 6 | e-ne-eš₂ ba-an-gi mu-un-kin-zu-e-ne-ne mu-lu ša₃-ab šeg₉-ga-ta ki-za an-kin-kin-ŋa₂ | They redeemed him, they established him as a man in good health, and he established you in your place |
| i-nanna ana ud-du-uš šip-ri-ku-nu ana qe₂-reb ap-si-i a-še-eʾ aš₂-ra-ku-un | Now, I have sent your messengers to you to the Apsu. | |
| 7 | keš₂-da i-lu mu-un-keš₂-da-e-ne | They sing an ilu song with you |
| rik-si el-lim aš₂-ku-su-ku-nu-ši | I have bound you with a pure bond | |
| 8 | ne-saŋ sikil-la nu-un-bal-bal-e-ne | They did not cross over a pure river. |
| ni-qu-u₂ eb-ba aq-qi₂-ku-nu-ši | I presented to you a pure offering. | |
| 9 | ki kug-ga-ta hul₂-le-eš gub-ba-e-ne | They stand joyfully at the pure place |
| ina aš₂-ri el-lim ha-diš iz-zi-za-ma | In the pure heavens he stood joyfully | |
| 10 | niŋ₂-na mu-un-dadag-ga i-bi₂-e-ne | They look at him with his own eyes. |
| qut-rin-nu el-lim mu-uh₂-ra | pure qutrinnu-flour received. | |
| 11 | gu₄ gal gu₄ mah a₂-ur₂ gur₄-gur₄-ra su-bi mu-un-šu-du₇ | The great bull, the magnificent bull, whose horns are bent back and forth, is perfect for you |
| MIN MIN ša₂ meš-re-e-ti pu-ug-gu-lu zu-mur-šu₂ šuk-lu-lu | DITTO (= Iqqur īpuš §46) DITto (= Šamašim ālu XIV unknown) means "the heart of the sanctuaries" (i.e., the heavens), (because) it means "his body is full of blood." | |
| 12 | {d}nanna amaš kug-ga-ta mi₂ zi-de₃-eš dug₄-ga | Nanna, who loves the pure sheepfold, |
| ina su-pu-ri {d}30 ki-niš iʾ-al-du | “In the lap of Sîn, he is true. | |
| 13 | ga zid in-na₈-na₈ me-te nam-diŋir-ra tum₃-ma | She eats the righteous milk, suitable for a ŋibira ritual. |
| ši-iz-bi ki-nim i-ni₇-qu šu-lu-uk ana si-mat DINGIR{+ti} | The faithful one, the one who keeps watch over the sanctuaries of the gods, | |
| 14 | {d}gašan-amaš-kug-ga buluŋ₃-ŋa₂ ki kug-ga-ta mu-un-dim₂-ma | Gašanamaškug fashioned it from a pure place. |
| tar-bit {d}MIN ša₂ ina aš₂-ri el-lim ib-ba-nu-u₂ | (Sum) The one who sat on the pure throne (Akk) He who is the rearling of the ditto gods, who sits on holy thrones | |
| 15 | inim kug-ga mah-zu-e-ne i-bi₂ mu-lu gub-ba-zu | When you speak a great word, when you stand at the front, |
| ina qi₂-bit-ku-nu ṣir-ti uš-ziz ma-har-kun | At your command, I stand before you. | |
| 16 | mu-lu kin-kin-zu ki₃-ki₃-bi-še₃ ša₃ engur-ra-ta mu-un-gi | Your workman returns to its place from the heart of the deep. |
| ana šip-ri ep-še-ti-ku-nu ša₂ ina qe₂-reb ap-si-i kun-nu | Your deeds that are established in the Apsû | |
| 17 | inim-ma-zu-e-ne-ne lu₂ nu-mu-un-bal-e he₂ me-te nam-diŋir-ra tum₂-ma | May your words not cross anyone's lips, may they be suitable for intercourse. |
| ina e-piš pi-i-ku-nu ša₂ la in-nen-nu-u₂ lu-u šu-lu-uk ana si-mat DINGIR{+ti} | By your command, which cannot be changed, may it be well for the fate of the god | |
| 18 | dim₃-me-er-bi {d}nanna-gin₇ še-er-zi mu₂-mu₂-da-ke₄ | Its god, like Nanna, whose name is exalted |
| DINGIR šu-u₂ ki-ma {d}na-an-na-ri li-te-di-iš ša₂-ru-ru | That god, like Nanāri, may he keep guard of the sanctuaries | |
| 19 | {d}utu-gin₇ pa e₃-a ud da-ri₂-še₃ | made manifest like Utu, forever. |
| ki-ma {d}UTU liš-te-pi ana u₄-me da-ru-u₂-ti | like Šamaš may it be made manifest forever. | |
| 20 | bara₂ gi₁₆-sa-ka ki ni₂ dub₂-bu-da ŋar-ra-ab | May he sit on the dais of the treasure, a place of relaxation. |
| ina šub-ti-šu₂ ša₂ da-ra-a-tu₂ šub-ti ne₂-eh-tu₂ li-ši-ib | May he live in his eternal dwelling, in a peaceful dwelling | |
| 21 | šu-il₂-la ša₂ GU₄.MAH ša₂ E₂ mu-um-mu | Hand-lifting prayer for the ox, for the temple of Hummu |
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