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A balbale to Ninazu (Ninazu A)

Sumerian literature (ETCSL) · 4 - Hymns and cult songs · 32 sections

1. 1

   lugal iri ab2-gin7 lu-a [unud(UNU3) X X za-e]-⌈me⌉-en

   O king, you are the …… shepherd of the city which thrives like cattle! Ninazu, you are the …… shepherd of the city which thrives like cattle! My lord Ninazu, you are the …… shepherd of the city which thrives like cattle! You are the reed-worker of the ……, …… like a shining mat! You are the herdsman of them that dwell like sheep in a sheepfold, you who exude the allure of the high hills, Lord Ninazu!

2. 2

   {d}nin-a-zu iri ab2-gin7 [lu-a unud(UNU3) X X za]-e-me-en

3. 3

   en {d}nin-a-zu-ĝu10 <iri> ab2-[gin7 lu-a] ⌈unud(UNU3)⌉ [X X za]-e-me-en

4. 4

   {gi}kid za-gin3-na-gin7 X [X] X ad-KID X-bi za-e-me-en

5. 5

   udu-gin7 ?-e ⌈ri⌉-[a dur2]-ru-na-dur2-<ru-na> na-gada-bi za-e-me-en

6. 6

   ḫur-saĝ sukux(SUKUD)-ra2 ul gur3-ru en {d}nin-a-zu-me-en

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   ⌈en⌉ {d}nin-a-zu ki-in-du ḫa-ba-dim2-ma {d}nanna ḫe2-e-da-ḫul2

   Lord Ninazu, may Nanna rejoice over you that the earth was created. Powerful and of great intelligence, you were engendered by Nanna. May Ašimbabbar make the shining branches of your sceptre radiant in your grasp. He has strengthened the foundations of the throne which An gave you. May he make the way straight for you as far as the ends of heaven and earth, may he make it as straight for you as the sunlight. My lord Ninazu, may he make it as straight for you as the sunlight, may he make it as straight for you as the sunlight. Suen has perfected your lordly staff, the lofty sceptre which shines over all the foreign countries, and guides the people. Your protective goddess has …… great power for you in E-kiš-nu-ĝal.

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   uru17 umuš gal-la {d}nanna ⌈tud⌉-[da]-me-en

9. 9

   pa mul-zu {d}aš-im2-babbar-re a2 ḫe2-em-mi-ni-in-rin2-⌈rin2-?⌉

10. 10

    {ĝiš}gu-za an-ne2 ma-ra-an-šum2-ma-zu suḫuš-bi ⌈nam⌉-[mi-in-gen6]

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    zag an ki-še3 ĝiri3 si ḫe2-da-ab-sa2 ud-gin7 si ⌈ḫe2-da-ab-sa2⌉

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    en {d}⌈nin⌉-[a]-⌈zu⌉-ĝu10 ud-gin7 si ḫa-ra-ab-sa2 ud-gin7 si ⌈ḫa⌉-[ra-ab-sa2]

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    {d}⌈suen⌉-[e] ⌈?⌉ nam-⌈en-na⌉-zu šu im-mi-du7

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    {ĝiš}ĝidru maḫ kur-kur-ra pa e3 uĝ3-e im-mi-laḫ6

15. 15

    {d}lamma-zu e2-kiš-nu-ĝal2-la a2 gal ḫa-ra-an-X-?

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    {d}nin-a-zu urim2{ki}-ma tud-da {d}nanna ḫe2-e-[da-ḫul2]

    Ninazu, born in Urim, may Nanna rejoice over you. Lord Ninazu, born in Urim, may Nanna rejoice over you. The father who engendered you, the Great Mountain Enlil, has made your name glorious. Your own mother, the august lady, has decided your destiny in the Ki-ur. May you take your seat in your house, in your city -- the mountain, the pure place! May you take your seat in Enegir, in your city -- the mountain, the pure place! My lord Ninazu, may you take your seat there, may you take your seat there!

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    en {d}nin-a-zu urim2{ki}-ma tud-da {d}nanna ḫe2-e-da-ḫul2

18. 18

    a-a ugu-zu kur gal {d}en-lil2-le mu-zu pa bi2-in-e3

19. 19

    ama ugu-zu nin maḫ ki-ur3-ra nam-zu mu-[ra-ni-tar]

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    e2-zu iri-zu kur [ki] sikil-ta ki-[tuš-bi] ḫu-mu-un-ĝa2-[ĝa2]

21. 21

    enegir{ki} iri-⌈zu⌉ kur ki sikil-ta [ki-tuš-bi] ḫu-mu-un-⌈ĝa2⌉-[ĝa2]

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    en {d}nin-a-zu-ĝu10 ki-tuš-bi ḫu-mu-[un]-ĝa2-[ĝa2] ki-tuš-bi ḫu-mu-un-ĝa2-ĝa2

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    aga kug-sig17 saĝ-za ma-ra-ni-in-gen6 šu zid ma-ra-ni-in-du7

    He has fixed the golden headdress on your head, making you truly perfect with it. He has …… the lordly son of his own father, the beloved of his heart. He has looked with best favour on ……. An has determined a good destiny for you. Son of Enlil king of the lands, may your splendour shine forth! My lord Ninazu, may your splendour shine forth, may your splendour shine forth! May your wife, the maiden, the good woman, Lady Ningirida, say to you: Your house, your city! as she steps before you in prayer, god of the Land, my lord Ninazu!

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    dumu nir-ĝal2 a-a ugu-na-ke4 šag4 ki aĝ2-ĝa2 bi2-X

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    [X]-⌈?⌉ igi saĝ-ĝa2 mu-ši-in-bar

26. 26

    [an]-⌈ne2⌉ nam dug3 mu-ri-in-tar

27. 27

    [dumu] [{d}]en-[lil2] lugal kur-kur-ra-ka me-lem4-zu ḫe2-e3

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    [en] [{d}nin]-a-zu-ĝu10 me-lem4-zu ḫe2-e3 me-lem4-zu ḫe2-e3

29. 29

    ⌈nitalam⌉-zu ki-sikil munus sag9-ga nin {d}nin-girid2-da

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    e2-zu iri-zu ḫu-mu-ra-ab-be2 šita-še3 ša-ra-da-gub

31. 31

    [diĝir] ⌈kalam⌉-ma en {d}nin-a-zu-ĝu10

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    ⌈bal⌉-bal-e {d}nin-a-zu-kam

    A balbale of Ninazu.

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