Nanna-Suen's journey to Nibru
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a-[u3-a …]
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a-u3-[a …]
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a-u3-a […]
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a-u3-a {d}aš-[im2-babbar-e] […]
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a-u3-a ur2 […]
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a-u3-a {d}⌈nanna⌉-[{d}suen-e] […]
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a-u3-a dumu [{d}en-lil2-la2 …]
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a-[u3-a …]
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a-u3-[a …]
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a-u3-a […]
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a-u3-a {d}nanna-[{d}suen-e] […]
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lugal-zu a-a-ni […]
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{d}nanna šul {d}suen-e […]
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{d}suen-e a-a […]
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{d}aš-im2-babbar-e […]
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{d}suen-[e] […]
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X […] a-u3-a-ba […]
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a-u3-a-ba […] X X X […]
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a-u3-a-ba […] a-u3-a {d}[…]
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X […] X […] a-u3-a X X X […]
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[…] BI […] lugal-zu a-a-ni {d}en-lil2-ra
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nesaĝ mu-un-na-ab-tum3 […] MU […] X
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[…] saĝ us2 mu-na-dur2-ru-ne-eš
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a-u3-a-ba dumu X X X {d}nanna-ar X gi4 X
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mu-na-dur2-ru-ne-[eš …] X […]
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[{d}nanna-{d}suen]-me-en […]-en
(He declared:) I am Nanna-Suen, I ……, I will …… to the house of Enlil. I am Ašimbabbar, and I will …… to the house of Enlil. (6 lines missing)
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[e2] [{d}en-lil2-la2]-še3 X [(X) zag im]-⌈la2⌉-la2-e-en
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{d}aš-im2-babbarar-me-en e2 {d}en-lil2-la2-še3
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X X […] zag im-la2-la2-e-en
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[gud-da tur3-re gu2 bi2-ib-gur-gur-re]
Nanna-Suen will gather bulls for the cow-pen for the house of Enlil. Ašimbabbar will collect (?) fattened sheep for the house of Enlil. Nanna-Suen will purify the cow-pen for the house of Enlil. Ašimbabbar will feed meal to the goats for the house of Enlil. Nanna-Suen will …… porcupines for the house of Enlil.
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[{d}nanna-{d}suen-e e2 {d}en-lil2-la2-še3]
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[udu niga šag4 mu-da-ab-la2-e]
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[{d}aš-im2-babbar-e e2 {d}en-lil2-la2-še3]
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[tur3-e ib2-da-ab-luḫ-luḫ-e]
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[{d}nanna-{d}suen-e e2 {d}en-lil2-la2-še3]
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[ud5-de3 niĝ2-ar3-ra bi2-ib2-gu7-e]
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[{d}aš-im2-babbar-e e2 {d}en-lil2-la2-še3]
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[ze2-da-niĝ2-bar-bar-sur-ra …]
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[{d}nanna-{d}suen-e e2 {d}en-lil2-la2-še3]
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[peš2-ĝiš-gi niĝ2 kun sud kun sud-da]
Ašimbabbar will …… long-tailed bush-rats for the house of Enlil. Nanna-Suen will gather (?) turtles (?) and small birds for the house of Enlil. Ašimbabbar will bring small ubi birds from the pond for the house of Enlil. Nanna-Suen will bring small azagun birds from the …… for the house of Enlil.
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[šag4 am3-mi-ni-ib2-gul-gul]
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[{d}aš-im2-babbar-e e2 {d}en-lil2-la2-še3]
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[kud-da mušen tur-re šu bi2-ib2-zu-zu]
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[{d}nanna-{d}suen-e e2 {d}en-lil2-la2-še3]
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[u5-bi2{mušen} tur tul2-ta ba-ra-an-tum2-mu]
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{d}aš-im2-babbar-[e] [e2 {d}en-lil2-la2-še3]
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a-zag-gun3{mušen} tur X-ta ba-ra-an-tum2-mu
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{d}nanna-{d}suen-e e2 {d}en-lil2-la2-še3
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suḫur{ku6}-e šag4 mu-da-ab-sur-re
Ašimbabbar will …… suḫur carp for the house of Enlil. Nanna-Suen will …… eštub carp for the house of Enlil. Ašimbabbar will pour the oil of rushes onto the water for the house of Enlil. Nanna-Suen will fill baskets with eggs for the house of Enlil. Ašimbabbar will cause old reed and fresh reed to thrive for the house of Enlil.
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{d}aš-im2-babbar-re e2 {d}en-lil2-la2-še3
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eštub{ku6}-e <…>-bi zag im-la2
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{d}nanna-{d}suen-e e2 {d}en-lil2-la2-še3
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i3 A.NUMUN2 a mu-un-de2-de2-e
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{d}aš-im2-babbar-re e2 {d}en-lil2-la2-še3
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nunuz ĝir3-lam-ma mu-un-⌈sig9⌉-[sig9-ge]
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{d}nanna-{d}suen-e e2 [{d}en-lil2-la2-še3]
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gi sumun gi ḫenbur mud [ĝal2 im-me]
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{d}aš-im2-babbar-re e2 {d}[en-lil2-la2-še3]
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u8 600-am3 sila4 im-mi-in-tu-ud
Nanna-Suen will cause six hundred ewes to give birth to lambs for the house of Enlil, for he will cause their rams to be let loose among them, and he will distribute them along the banks of the Surungal canal. Ašimbabbar will cause six hundred she-goats to give birth to kids for the house of Enlil, for he will cause their bucks to be let loose among them, and he will distribute them along the banks of the Surungal canal. Nanna-Suen will cause six hundred cows to give birth to calves for the house of Enlil, for he will cause their bulls to be let loose among them, and he will distribute them along the banks of the Surungal canal.
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udu-utua2-bi šag4-ba šu ba-ni-in-ba-ba
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gu2 {id2}surungal-la im-mi-in-ba
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{d}nanna-{d}suen-e e2 {d}en-[lil2-la2-še3]
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ud5 600-am3 maš2 im-mi-in-tu-[ud]
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maš2-ud5-da šag4-ba šu ba-ni-in-ba-ba
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gu2 {id2}surungal-la im-mi-in-ba
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{d}aš-im2-babbar-re e2 {d}en-lil2-[la2-še3]
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ab2 600-am3 amar im-mi-in-tu-[ud]
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gud-ab2-ba šag4-ba šu ba-ni-in-ba-ba
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gu2 {id2}surungal-la im-mi-in-ba
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{d}nanna-{d}suen-e e2 {d}⌈en⌉-[lil2-la2-še3]
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nidba-a saĝ-bi enegir{ki}-a eĝer-⌈bi⌉ [urim2{ki}-ma]
Enegir lay ahead of the offerings, Urim lay behind them. She brought out of the house what should not come out of the house, what should not come out of the house -- Ningirida brought out of the house what should not come out of the house: Welcome, welcome, welcome, O boat! O boat of Suen, welcome, welcome, O boat!
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e2-ta nu-e3 e2-ta nu-e3 e2-ta nam-ta-ab-e3
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{d}nin-girid2-da e2-ta nu-e3 e2-ta nam-ta-ab-e3
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silim-ma ḫe2-me-en silim-ma ḫe2-me-en {ĝiš}ma2 silim-ma ḫe2-me-en
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{ĝiš}ma2 {d}suen-na silim-ma ḫe2-me-en {ĝiš}ma2 silim-ma ḫe2-me-en
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{ĝiš}⌈ma2⌉-[gur8]-⌈ra⌉ zid2 im-ma-ab-gub-be2 duḫ im-ma-ab-sal-e
She laid out flour before the barge and spread bran. At her feet stood a covered bronze gakkul vat. With her fingers she pulled out the boxwood bung (?) for him (declaring): I shall rub precious oil on this peg. May ghee, syrup and wine be abundant in your midst, may the suḫur carp and the eštub carp rejoice at the prow of your boat! But the boat did not give her its cargo: I am going to Nibru!
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ĝiri3-⌈ni gakkul⌉ zabar-ra im-ma-an-šu2-šu2
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šu-si-ni bulug {ĝiš}taškarin mu-na-an-bur12-bur12-re
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aškud2-bi i3-ḫe-nun-na-ka šu ga-am3-ma-ni-ib-ur3
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šag4-zu-a i3-nun lal3 ĝeštin niĝ2 ḫe2-ni-ib-gu-ul-gu-ul-e
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si {ĝiš}ma2-saĝ-ĝa2-zu suḫur{ku6} eštub{ku6} ⌈ul-ul⌉ ḫu-mu-ni-ib-⌈dug4⌉
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{ĝiš}ma2-e gu2-bi nu-mu-na-ab-šum2-mu nibru{ki}-še3 ba-du-[un]
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nidba-a saĝ-bi larsam{ki}-ma eĝer-bi enegir{ki}-a
Larsam lay ahead of the offerings, Enegir lay behind them. She brought out of the house what should not come out of the house, what should not come out of the house -- the lovely Šerida brought out of the house what should not come out of the house: Welcome, welcome, welcome, O boat! O boat of my father, welcome, welcome, O boat!
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e2-ta nu-e3 e2-ta nu-e3 e2-ta nam-ta-ab-e3
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{d}še-ri5-da sag9-ga e2-<ta> nu-e3 e2-ta nam-ta-ab-e3
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silim-ma ḫe2-me-en silim-ma ḫe2-me-en {ĝiš}ma2 silim-ma ḫe2-me-en
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{ĝiš}ma2 a-a-ĝu10 silim-ma ḫe2-me-en {ĝiš}ma2 silim-ma ḫe2-me-[en]
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{ĝiš}ma2-gur8-ra zid2 im-ma-ab-gub-be2 duḫ im-ma-ab-[sal-e]
She laid out flour before the barge and spread bran. At her feet stood a covered bronze gakkul vat. With her fingers she pulled out the boxwood bung (?) for him (declaring): I shall rub precious oil on this peg. May ghee, syrup and wine be abundant in your midst, may the suḫur carp and the eštub carp rejoice at the prow of your boat! But the boat did not give her its cargo: I am going to Nibru!
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ĝiri3-ni gakkul zabar-ra im-ma-an-šu2-šu2
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šu-si-ni {ĝiš}bulug {ĝiš}taškarin mu-na-bur12-bur12-re
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aškud2-bi i3-ḫe-nun-na-ka šu ga-am3-ma-ni-ib-ur3
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šag4-zu-a i3-nun lal3 ĝeštin niĝ2 ḫe2-ni-ib-gu-ul-gu-[ul-e]
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si {ĝiš}ma2-saĝ-ĝa2-zu suḫur{ku6} eštub{ku6} ul-ul ḫu-mu-ni-⌈ib⌉-[dug4]
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{ĝiš}ma2-e gu2-bi nu-mu-na-ab-šum2-mu nibru{ki}-še3 ba-du-[un]
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nidba-a saĝ-bi ki unug{ki}-ga eĝer-bi larsam⌈{ki}⌉-[ma]
Unug lay ahead of the offerings, Larsam lay behind them. She brought out of the house what should not come out of the house, what should not come out of the house -- holy Inana brought out of the house what should not come out of the house: Welcome, welcome, welcome, O boat! O boat of my father welcome, welcome, O boat! O boat of Suen welcome, welcome, O boat!
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e2-ta nu-e3 e2-ta nu-e3 e2-ta nam-ta-⌈ab⌉-[e3]
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