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Nanna-Suen's journey to Nibru

Sumerian literature (ETCSL) · 1 - Narrative and mythological compositions · 335 sections

  1. 110

    a-[u3-a …]

  2. 111

    a-u3-[a …]

  3. 112

    a-u3-a […]

  4. 113

    a-u3-a {d}aš-[im2-babbar-e] […]

  5. 114

    a-u3-a ur2 […]

  6. 115

    a-u3-a {d}⌈nanna⌉-[{d}suen-e] […]

  7. 116

    a-u3-a dumu [{d}en-lil2-la2 …]

  8. gap

    (5 lines missing)

  9. 122

    a-[u3-a …]

  10. 123

    a-u3-[a …]

  11. 124

    a-u3-a […]

  12. 125

    a-u3-a {d}nanna-[{d}suen-e] […]

  13. 126

    lugal-zu a-a-ni […]

  14. 127

    {d}nanna šul {d}suen-e […]

  15. 128

    {d}suen-e a-a […]

  16. 129

    {d}aš-im2-babbar-e […]

  17. 130

    {d}suen-[e] […]

  18. gap

    (5 lines missing)

  19. 136

    X […] a-u3-a-ba […]

  20. 137

    a-u3-a-ba […] X X X […]

  21. 138

    a-u3-a-ba […] a-u3-a {d}[…]

  22. 139

    X […] X […] a-u3-a X X X […]

  23. 140

    […] BI […] lugal-zu a-a-ni {d}en-lil2-ra

  24. 141

    nesaĝ mu-un-na-ab-tum3 […] MU […] X

  25. 142

    […] saĝ us2 mu-na-dur2-ru-ne-eš

  26. 143

    a-u3-a-ba dumu X X X {d}nanna-ar X gi4 X

  27. 144

    mu-na-dur2-ru-ne-[eš …] X […]

  28. gap

    (2 lines missing)

  29. 147

    [{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)

  30. 148

    [e2] [{d}en-lil2-la2]-še3 X [(X) zag im]-⌈la2⌉-la2-e-en

  31. 149

    {d}aš-im2-babbarar-me-en e2 {d}en-lil2-la2-še3

  32. 150

    X X […] zag im-la2-la2-e-en

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  34. 157

    [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.

  35. 158

    [{d}nanna-{d}suen-e e2 {d}en-lil2-la2-še3]

  36. 159

    [udu niga šag4 mu-da-ab-la2-e]

  37. 160

    [{d}aš-im2-babbar-e e2 {d}en-lil2-la2-še3]

  38. 161

    [tur3-e ib2-da-ab-luḫ-luḫ-e]

  39. 162

    [{d}nanna-{d}suen-e e2 {d}en-lil2-la2-še3]

  40. 163

    [ud5-de3 niĝ2-ar3-ra bi2-ib2-gu7-e]

  41. 164

    [{d}aš-im2-babbar-e e2 {d}en-lil2-la2-še3]

  42. 165

    [ze2-da-niĝ2-bar-bar-sur-ra …]

  43. 166

    [{d}nanna-{d}suen-e e2 {d}en-lil2-la2-še3]

  44. 167

    [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.

  45. 168

    [šag4 am3-mi-ni-ib2-gul-gul]

  46. 169

    [{d}aš-im2-babbar-e e2 {d}en-lil2-la2-še3]

  47. 170

    [kud-da mušen tur-re šu bi2-ib2-zu-zu]

  48. 171

    [{d}nanna-{d}suen-e e2 {d}en-lil2-la2-še3]

  49. 172

    [u5-bi2{mušen} tur tul2-ta ba-ra-an-tum2-mu]

  50. 173

    {d}aš-im2-babbar-[e] [e2 {d}en-lil2-la2-še3]

  51. 174

    a-zag-gun3{mušen} tur X-ta ba-ra-an-tum2-mu

  52. 175

    {d}nanna-{d}suen-e e2 {d}en-lil2-la2-še3

  53. 176

    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.

  54. 177

    {d}aš-im2-babbar-re e2 {d}en-lil2-la2-še3

  55. 178

    eštub{ku6}-e <…>-bi zag im-la2

  56. 179

    {d}nanna-{d}suen-e e2 {d}en-lil2-la2-še3

  57. 180

    i3 A.NUMUN2 a mu-un-de2-de2-e

  58. 181

    {d}aš-im2-babbar-re e2 {d}en-lil2-la2-še3

  59. 182

    nunuz ĝir3-lam-ma mu-un-⌈sig9⌉-[sig9-ge]

  60. 183

    {d}nanna-{d}suen-e e2 [{d}en-lil2-la2-še3]

  61. 184

    gi sumun gi ḫenbur mud [ĝal2 im-me]

  62. 185

    {d}aš-im2-babbar-re e2 {d}[en-lil2-la2-še3]

  63. 186

    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.

  64. 187

    udu-utua2-bi šag4-ba šu ba-ni-in-ba-ba

  65. 188

    gu2 {id2}surungal-la im-mi-in-ba

  66. 189

    {d}nanna-{d}suen-e e2 {d}en-[lil2-la2-še3]

  67. 190

    ud5 600-am3 maš2 im-mi-in-tu-[ud]

  68. 191

    maš2-ud5-da šag4-ba šu ba-ni-in-ba-ba

  69. 192

    gu2 {id2}surungal-la im-mi-in-ba

  70. 193

    {d}aš-im2-babbar-re e2 {d}en-lil2-[la2-še3]

  71. 194

    ab2 600-am3 amar im-mi-in-tu-[ud]

  72. 195

    gud-ab2-ba šag4-ba šu ba-ni-in-ba-ba

  73. 196

    gu2 {id2}surungal-la im-mi-in-ba

  74. 197

    {d}nanna-{d}suen-e e2 {d}⌈en⌉-[lil2-la2-še3]

  75. 198

    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!

  76. 199

    e2-ta nu-e3 e2-ta nu-e3 e2-ta nam-ta-ab-e3

  77. 200

    {d}nin-girid2-da e2-ta nu-e3 e2-ta nam-ta-ab-e3

  78. 201

    silim-ma ḫe2-me-en silim-ma ḫe2-me-en {ĝiš}ma2 silim-ma ḫe2-me-en

  79. 202

    {ĝiš}ma2 {d}suen-na silim-ma ḫe2-me-en {ĝiš}ma2 silim-ma ḫe2-me-en

  80. 203

    {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!

  81. 204

    ĝiri3-⌈ni gakkul⌉ zabar-ra im-ma-an-šu2-šu2

  82. 204A

    šu-si-ni bulug {ĝiš}taškarin mu-na-an-bur12-bur12-re

  83. 205

    aškud2-bi i3-ḫe-nun-na-ka šu ga-am3-ma-ni-ib-ur3

  84. 206

    šag4-zu-a i3-nun lal3 ĝeštin niĝ2 ḫe2-ni-ib-gu-ul-gu-ul-e

  85. 207

    si {ĝiš}ma2-saĝ-ĝa2-zu suḫur{ku6} eštub{ku6} ⌈ul-ul⌉ ḫu-mu-ni-ib-⌈dug4⌉

  86. 208

    {ĝiš}ma2-e gu2-bi nu-mu-na-ab-šum2-mu nibru{ki}-še3 ba-du-[un]

  87. 209

    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!

  88. 210

    e2-ta nu-e3 e2-ta nu-e3 e2-ta nam-ta-ab-e3

  89. 211

    {d}še-ri5-da sag9-ga e2-<ta> nu-e3 e2-ta nam-ta-ab-e3

  90. 212

    silim-ma ḫe2-me-en silim-ma ḫe2-me-en {ĝiš}ma2 silim-ma ḫe2-me-en

  91. 213

    {ĝiš}ma2 a-a-ĝu10 silim-ma ḫe2-me-en {ĝiš}ma2 silim-ma ḫe2-me-[en]

  92. 214

    {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!

  93. 215

    ĝiri3-ni gakkul zabar-ra im-ma-an-šu2-šu2

  94. 215A

    šu-si-ni {ĝiš}bulug {ĝiš}taškarin mu-na-bur12-bur12-re

  95. 216

    aškud2-bi i3-ḫe-nun-na-ka šu ga-am3-ma-ni-ib-ur3

  96. 217

    šag4-zu-a i3-nun lal3 ĝeštin niĝ2 ḫe2-ni-ib-gu-ul-gu-[ul-e]

  97. 218

    si {ĝiš}ma2-saĝ-ĝa2-zu suḫur{ku6} eštub{ku6} ul-ul ḫu-mu-ni-⌈ib⌉-[dug4]

  98. 219

    {ĝiš}ma2-e gu2-bi nu-mu-na-ab-šum2-mu nibru{ki}-še3 ba-du-[un]

  99. 220

    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!

  100. 221

    e2-ta nu-e3 e2-ta nu-e3 e2-ta nam-ta-⌈ab⌉-[e3]

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