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A balbale to Nanše (Nanše B)

Sumerian literature (ETCSL) · 4 - Hymns and cult songs · 26 sections

1. A.1

   […] X šu du7-a

   (2 lines fragmentary) (unknown no. of lines missing)

2. A.2

   […] X [(X)]

3. gap

   (unknown no. of lines missing)

4. B.1

   ku6 ĝidru šu-na na!(KI)-mu-un-ĝal2 me <…>

   A fish is held in her hand as a staff ……. Fishes are put on her feet as sandals ……. Fishes light up the interior of the sea like fires ……. Fishes play on instruments for her like (?) sur priests. Fishes call out loudly for her like (?) oxen. She has fish wrapped around her body as a regal garment. The runner-fish (kaškaš) hastens (kaš) to her. The gurgur fish makes the sea surge up (gurgur) for her. The flash-fish (ĝir) makes the sea sparkle (ĝir) for her. She heaps up fish spawn so that …… fish will grow for her in the sea. Fishes fly around for her like swallows.

5. B.2

   ku6 {kuš}e-sir2 ĝiri3-na na-mu-un-sig9 me <…>

6. B.3

   ku6 izi ab-šag4-ga na-mu-un-zalag-ge me <…>

7. B.4

   ku6 sur9-re mu-na-an-du12-am3

8. B.5

   ku6 gud-de3 gu3 nun mu-na-ab-be2

9. B.6

   ku6 tug2-ba13 šag4-ge4 nam-mi-in-la2

10. B.7

    kaš4-kaš4{ku6}-e kaš4 mu-na-ab-kar-re

11. B.8

    gur4-gur4{ku6}-e ab mu-na-ab-gur4-gur4

12. B.9

    ĝir2{ku6}-e ab mu-na-ab-ĝir2-re

13. B.10

    agargara{ku6} !-re-eš mu-un-du8-du8

14. B.11

    ku6 NE ab-ba mu-na-ab-mu2-mu2

15. B.12

    ku6 sim{mušen} mu-na-ab-dal-dal-le-ne

16. B.13

    ga-ša-an-ĝen {ĝiš}ma2-gur8-še3 da-an-u5 me-e e2-še3 da-an-u5

    I, the lady, will ride on my boat, I will ride home. I will ride on the prow of the boat, I will ride home. Its canopy of gold and fragrant cedarwood sparkles for her on the sea. Its cabin shines for her like rejoicing moonlight on the sea. My husband is the tax collector of the sea, Nindara is the tax collector of the sea. (2 lines unclear)

17. B.14

    {ĝiš}ma2 si-bi da-an-u5 me-e e2-še3 da-an-u5

18. B.15

    a2-sumur3-bi kug-sig17 šim {ĝiš}erin-da

19. B.16

    ab-ba ša-mu-na-ab-ĝir2-ĝir2-re-?

20. B.17

    ĝiš-ḫum-bi iti6 giri17-zal-am3

21. B.18

    ab-ba ša-mu-na-ab-dadag-ge

22. B.19

    mu-ud-na-ĝu10 mu-un-kud ab-ba-ka

23. B.20

    u3-mu-un-dar-a mu-un-kud ab-ba-ka

24. B.21

    e2 ud-bi

25. B.22

    a-a

26. B.23

    bal-bal-e {d}nanše-kam

    A balbale of Nanše.

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.