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A hymn to Nanna for Gungunum (Gungunum B)

Sumerian literature (ETCSL) · 2 - Royal praise poetry and compositions with a historical background · 33 sections

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2. A.1

   […]-en

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3. A.2

   […] X ḫe2-a

4. A.3

   […] ⌈gub⌉-ba

5. A.4

   […]-in-e3

6. A.5

   […]-ra-sub2-be2-eš

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8. B.1

   […] X ĜAR X […]

   (unknown no. of lines missing) (1 line fragmentary) In the whole heaven and on the whole earth Ašimbabbar has made …… great (?). The respected one, the singular dragon, the god made manifest, ……, the flourishing one, the lord who …… the moonlight -- supporting you, youthful Gungunum ……. The lord, the good wild bull, the first-born son of Enlil ……, the youthful Suen who listens to prayers ……, has made prince Gungunum's reign long ……. When my king stands in the sky …… beauty. When youthful Suen stands in the sky …… beauty. The splendid son of Nunamnir …….

9. B.2

   [X] an-šar2-ra ki-šar2-ra […]

10. B.3

    {d}aš-im2-babbar mi-ni-ib-⌈?⌉ […]

11. B.4

    nir-ĝal2 ušum dili diĝir pa e3 […]

12. B.5

    gu2 me-er-me-re en iti6 X […]

13. B.6

    {d}gu-un-gu-nu-um šul za-še3 ⌈ĝal2⌉ […]

14. B.7

    en u3-sumun2 zid dumu-saĝ {d}⌈en⌉-[lil2-la2] [(…)]

15. B.8

    šul {d}suen šudu3-de3 ĝiš tuku […]

16. B.9

    X X nun gu-un-gu-nu-um bal ba-⌈sud⌉ […]

17. B.10

    lugal-ĝu10 an-na gub-ba-ni ḫi-⌈li⌉ […]

18. B.11

    šul {d}suen an-na gub-ba-ni ḫi-⌈li⌉ […]

19. B.12

    dumu ka silim-ma {d}nu-nam-nir-ra X […]

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21. C.1

    šu-luḫ kug-zu […] ⌈?⌉ […]

    (unknown no. of lines missing) Your holy purification rites ……, the rituals (?) ……. The crescent moon fixing the months ……. Suen, radiance ……. …… in the pure sky, beauty ……. In the Land …… for you. (1 line fragmentary)

22. C.2

    ud-sakar itid gen6-ne2 X […]

23. C.3

    X {d}suen su3-ra2-aĝ2 […]

24. C.4

    X X X X an sikil-la ḫi-li X […]

25. C.5

    kalam-ma X X DU X (X) ma-ra-[…] X X X-ra-ši-[…]

26. C.6

    […] X X

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28. D.1

    […] X

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29. D.2

    […] X

30. D.3

    […] X

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    (2 lines missing)

32. D.6

    […] X

33. D.7

    […] X

The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature (ETCSL), Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Oxford. Copyright holders: Jeremy Black, Graham Cunningham, Jarle Ebeling, Esther Flückiger-Hawker, Eleanor Robson, Jon Taylor and Gábor Zólyomi. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0. Source.