An adab to Nanna for Išme-Dagan (Išme-Dagan M)
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[…] ⌈ZI⌉ im-mi-X-X
(1 line fragmentary) …… what he orders is faithfully executed, …… endowed with beauty in the E-kur, …… among the great gods, the great and august lord …… in the heavens, …… whose seat (?) no other god ……! August ……, lord whose abode is the mountains, Father Nanna ……, …… fixes the months and the new moon according to a cord (?), establishes the year ……, …… life for the multitudes ……, …… who puts all the lands in order, …… who makes the Tigris and the Euphrates bring flowing water ……, …… fine grain ……, …… lush vegetation in the spacious land ……, (1 line fragmentary) …… Lord Išme-Dagan …… (1 line unclear) august …… bestowed upon Father Nanna by An and Enlil …….
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[…] ⌈? dug4⌉-ga-⌈ni⌉ šu zid ĝar
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[…] X-na ḫi-li sud e2-kur-ra
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[…] ⌈? diĝir gal⌉-gal-e-ne en gal maḫ an-⌈na⌉ […]
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[…] ki-⌈?⌉ diĝir na-me ḪAR […]
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[…] maḫ en kur ki-gub-ba a-a {d}⌈nanna⌉ […]
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[…] ⌈itid⌉ ud-sakar gu-a gen6-ne2 mu ki-⌈?⌉-[še3 …-ĝar]
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[…] X uĝ3 ⌈!⌉-a nam-til3 […]
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[…] X kur-kur si sa2-sa2 […]
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[{id2}idigna] {id2}buranuna-bi a zal-le tum3 […] ⌈kur⌉-re
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[…] X še gu-nu […]
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[…] ⌈?⌉ daĝal-⌈?⌉ u2-šim […]
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[…] ⌈?⌉ X ⌈?⌉ […]
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[…] en {d}iš-me-{d}da-⌈gan⌉ […]
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[X] X ki šu mu-a-da-ĝal2 za-da ⌈?⌉ […]-⌈?⌉
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[X] X maḫ an-e {d}en-lil2-le a-a {d}⌈nanna⌉ [saĝ]-⌈e⌉-eš rig7 X [X]
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[X X] ⌈zalag⌉-ga ni2 u3-mu-ni-gid2 ud-de3 sa2 ⌈?⌉-X-dug4
After you have extended yourself in the bright ……, the daylight ……, after you have established …… on earth, on the day of the disappearance of the moon, as you have completed the month, you summon (?) the people, lord; and then in the nether world you decree great judgments, you decide sublime verdicts. Enki and Ninki, the great lords, the great princes, the lords who determine fates, await your utterances, father; they …… the newborn (?) moon.
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[…]-na šu gal du8-a-bi ki-a u3-mu-⌈ni⌉-ge-en
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[ud] nu2-a itid šu du7-a-zu uĝ3-e u3-X-pad3
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⌈en⌉ kur-ra di gal mu-ku5-re6-en ka-aš ⌈maḫ mu⌉-bar-re-en
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{d}en-ki {d}nin-ki en gal nun gal en nam [tar]-re-bi
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e3-a ka-za-ke4 ša-ba-an-sug2-ge-eš a-a ⌈ud-sakar⌉ ?-? mu-ši-X-⌈eš⌉
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nun niĝ2-si-sa2 ka-ga14 i3-ni-ĝar niĝ2-du7 pa ⌈bi2⌉-e3
Prince, you place justice in every mouth, and make propriety resplendent. Daily (?) you make hearts content, daily (?) you determine fates appropriately, daily (?) your refulgence ……. You brighten the night sky in the broad firmament, and illuminate the darkness. The Anuna gods stand by with prayers and supplications at your rising. The sweet sight of your resplendent crescent, full of loveliness, brings joy to the great lady of the Ki-ur, Mother Ninlil, in ……, and the true and august lady, the good cow, the leader …… prays …… in the E-ĝa-ĝiš-šua, her delightful residence, the awesome palace.
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šag4 ud mu-a-dug3 nam ki-bi-še3 ud mu-a-tar me-⌈lem4-zu ud⌉ MI X
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ĝiš-ḫe2 daĝal-la ! ud mu-ni-bur2 ⌈ku10-ku10⌉ [(X)] mu-a-dadag
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e3-zu-še3 sizkur2 a-ra-zu-a {d}a-nun-na X im-ma-sug2-sug2-ge-eš
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ud-sakar dalla e3-a ḫi-li gur3-ru u6 di dug3-ga-zu-še3
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nin gal ki-ur3-ra ama {d}nin-lil2 X-ra ḫul2-la mu-ni-ib-DU
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e2-ĝa2-ĝiš-šu2-a ki-! šag4 ⌈ḫul2-la e2⌉-gal ni2 guru3-na
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nin zid maḫ ab2 zid mas-su2 A X [X X (X)] X a-ra-zu ša-ba-an-de6
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sa-gid2-[da]-am3
Sa-gida.
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en dadag {d}iš-me-{d}da-⌈gan⌉ [X X] X ⌈a2 nun⌉ ḫu-mu-te-ĝal2
Brightest lord, may you make Išme-Dagan …… exert superior strength.
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ĝiš-gi4-ĝal2 sa-[gid2-da-am3]
Ĝišgiĝal of the sa-gida.
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en an-na men gal maḫ-bi ⌈IM⌉ […]
Lord, great and august crown of the sky ……. …… Ninlil ……. (unknown no. of lines missing)
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[X] ⌈{d}nin-lil2⌉ X […]
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šag4 ⌈?⌉ […]
…… heart ……. …… his august name …… king ……. You have been assigned divine powers from the divine powers by Lord Nunamnir. He has presented you with the capacity to determine fates, the role of a supreme deity. He has elevated you; the great lord, Enlil, has made you one of the princes. With the rightful tiara and headdress, he has made you glorious on the holy august dais. He has bestowed upon you the guardianship of all the countries teeming (?) like fish. The prince of all the foreign countries …… like a shepherd (?).
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mu maḫ-a-ni AN […] X X ⌈lugal⌉ AN X X
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a-a-zu me-ta me ma-⌈ra⌉-[an-šum2] en {d}nu-nam-nir-e
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nam tar-re a-ra2 nam-{d}en-⌈lil2⌉-[la2 saĝ]-e-eš ḫu-mu-rig7
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saĝ mi-ri-ni-il2 en gal ⌈{d}?-?-le⌉ nun-ba mi-ni-in-kur9-re-en
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men aga zid barag maḫ kug-⌈ga dalla⌉ mu-ra-ni-in-e3
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kur-kur ku6-gin7 zag dug4-ga-ba ⌈saĝ keše2⌉-[bi] ⌈ma⌉-ra-an-šum2
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⌈?-?-?⌉ X X […] ! kur-kur-ra-ke4 […]
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an ki šu2-a-ba za-e na-an-na diĝir ⌈na⌉-[me X] ⌈TI⌉
Except you, no god …… in the entirety of heaven and earth. Bright countenance in the holy sky, you …… like daylight. The Land rejoices over the harvest, the great festival that is full of delight, and the black-headed people look to you as to their father. Great lord, you hearken to anyone who approaches you for succour; you are the beloved of the Land. Urim, the great cosmic bond of Sumer, the city that has grown as high as the heavens, joyfully becomes of one accord for you in the sanctuary built with extispicy, in your delightful cattle-pen. …… Išme-Dagan ……, may the breed-bull and the good ox mount holy cows ……, may they multiply vigorously for you. May premium …… and premium milk, the milk of your holy dining room …… become abundant there. (2 lines fragmentary) May he care properly for …… divine plans for you. May he …… for you. …… your …… filled with gold, the lady …… Ningal, on its …… appear as brightly as daylight ……. May he …… Išme-Dagan …….
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muš3 kug an kug-⌈ga⌉ X-ra maš2-zu ud-gin7 X […]-⌈?⌉
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buru14 ezen gal ḫi-li si-a-ba kalam ši-⌈im⌉-ši-⌈?⌉-X
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uĝ3 saĝ gig2-ga a-a-bi-gin7 igi-bi ⌈šu⌉-mu-a-ši-ĝal2
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en gal ga-til3-le ĝiš tuku-me-en ki ⌈!⌉ kalam-ma-me-en
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urim2{ki} uz3-saĝ gal ki-en-gi-ra ⌈iri an⌉-da mu2-a
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ul-ul-la eš3 maš2-a du3-a {e2}tur3 ⌈šag4 ḫul2⌉-za
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ḫa-ra-ni-ib-AŠ a-ra2-e {d}iš-me-{d}da-gan X ab2 kug-ga saĝ ?
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ninda2 gud dug3 ḫa-ra-ni-ib-u5-e numun zid ḫa-⌈ra⌉-ab-i-i
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[i3] saĝ ga saĝ ga unu2 kug-za NI [(X) ḫu]-⌈mu⌉-peš-peš-e
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[X] X ⌈maḫ⌉ gaba nu-⌈ŠA⌉ X ⌈maš2⌉-za-ke4 [(X)] X-e
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[X X] ⌈ki⌉ nin ki maḫ [X X] X X [X X] X
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[X X] X MA ĝiš-⌈ḫur⌉ [… si ḫa-ra]-ab-sa2-⌈?⌉-[e]
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[…] X ? IM šim […] ḫa-ra-ab-X [X]
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[X X X] kug-sig17 si-a-zu ⌈nin⌉ [X X] [{d}]⌈nin⌉-gal
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[X X]-ba ud-gin7 dalla ḫe2-ni-⌈in⌉-[e3] ⌈ḫu⌉-mu-a-til3-⌈en⌉
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[X X] gal-la ⌈{d}iš-me-{d}da-gan⌉ [X X] ⌈ḫu⌉-mu-ra-ab-be2
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[sa]-ĝar-[ra]-⌈am3⌉
Sa-ĝara.
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X X ⌈{d}iš⌉-me-{d}⌈da⌉-gan dumu {d}en-lil2-[la2] […] nu-kur2-ru-⌈?⌉ ḫe2-a
May the …… of Išme-Dagan, the son of Enlil, …… be immutable.
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[ĝiš]-gi4-ĝal2 sa-ĝar-[ra-bi-im]
Ĝišgiĝal of the sa-ĝara.
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⌈?⌉ gal an kug-ta nam tar-re ⌈gal⌉-[an]-⌈zu⌉
Great lord, most wise in determining the fates from the holy heavens, ……! Brightest lord, most wise in determining the fates from the holy heavens, whom do you love more than Išme-Dagan, Enlil's son, the leader?
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[X X] en dadag an kug-ta nam tar-⌈re⌉ [gal]-⌈zu⌉
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[{d}iš]-me-{d}da-⌈gan⌉ dumu {d}en-lil2-la2 mas-su2 a-ba-ra ⌈ki⌉-i gal ḫe2-na-a-⌈aĝ2⌉
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[u18-ru12]-bi-im
Its uru.
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a-da-⌈ab⌉ {d}nanna
An adab of Nanna.
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ki […]
(unknown no. of lines missing) (1 line fragmentary) On the day of the disappearance of the moon, ……, …… the people, lord, …… verdicts in the nether world. Enki and Ninki, ……, lord, …….
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ud nu2-[a …]
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uĝ3 […]
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en kur-ra […]
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ka-aš […]
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{d}en-ki {d}[nin-ki] […]
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en […]
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e3-a […]
(1 line fragmentary) Father, ……. Prince, ……. (1 line missing) …… the hearts ……. (9 lines missing) (1 line fragmentary) …… in her awesome palace.
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a-a X […]
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nun ⌈niĝ2⌉ […]
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e2-⌈gal ni2⌉ gur3-(X)-na
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[…] X X X X (X) X-na
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[… {d}iš]-X-X-?-?-na
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[…]-⌈?⌉-[X]-⌈?⌉-be2
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