A šir-gida to Nuska (Nuska A)
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(2 lines missing or fragmentary) You who bundle together the divine powers, …… the divine powers, articulate …… house of the king ……, who give instruction throughout the breadth of heaven and earth, adviser of the Land, Nuska! The Great Mountain Enlil has summoned you to his divine powers. He has made long life issue gloriously in heaven and earth for you who were fathered by Lord Nunamnir; you are his beloved lord. He has entrusted the princely divine powers of the E-kur, the august shrine, the holy divine powers, the august and most complex divine powers, the divine powers of the father, of the Great Mountain to you. Lord Nuska, summoned by the Prince! He has truly installed you Nuska as leader of the assembly, and has truly installed you to make most brilliant the holy precinct and the pure lustrations, to position the holy vessels, to perfect the divine powers of his status as Enlil, and to amplify the great divine powers.
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X […]
- A.3
me zu2 ?-⌈? me⌉ […]
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ka-mud-ĝal2 […] e2 lugal […]
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an ki niĝ2-daĝal-ba umun2 ak na de5 ⌈kalam⌉-[ma]
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{d}nuska kur gal {d}en-lil2-le me-ni-še3 mu-un-pad3-⌈de3⌉-[en]
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zi su3-ud-ĝal2 en {d}nu-nam-nir-re ⌈tud⌉-[da]
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an ki-a pa e3 ša-mu-ri-in-ak en ki aĝ2-ĝa2-ni-me-en
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e2-kur eš3 maḫ me nam-nun-na šu-zu-še3 im-mi-si
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me kug me maḫ me galam-galam-ma me a-a kur gal-la
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kingal {d}nuska zid-de3-eš bi2-in-gub-en
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uz-ga kug šu-luḫ sikil dadag-ga šita kug ĝa2-ĝa2-ĝa2
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me nam-{d}en-lil2-la2 šu du7-du7 me gal šu mu-mu2-mu2
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{d}nuska en nun-e pad3-da zid-de3-eš bi2-in-gub-en
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ĝiš-ḫur an ki-a si sa2-sa2-e an ki daĝal-bi-še3
The Great Mountain has entrusted you with organising the divine plans of heaven and earth, throughout the breadth of heaven and earth, setting on their course the great decisions and perfecting the cultic ordinances, Nuska, good lord of Enlil! Impressively strong minister of Enlil, wielding the holy sceptre, pre-eminent leader of the gods, who broadens heaven and earth, good minister, lord of the great words, honourable son of An, with broad chest, endowed with great strength by the Prince, perfecting the divine powers of all that is great! Cup-bearer who makes the holy copper bowls shine, lord of the divine powers of the offering-table, you of great terrifying splendour! Temple cleaner, šita priest of the abzu, you sprinkle the temple courtyard! Great ……, working industriously on the Holy Mound to prepare best butter and best milk, reciting …… to cool the …… with incantation formulae, to perfect the holy prayers, making …… shine, hurrying about, organising food offerings, (approx. 11 lines missing)
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eš-bar gal-gal-la ĝiri3 ĝa2-ĝa2 ĝarza du7-du7
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{d}nuska en zid {d}en-lil2-la2 kur gal-e ma-ra-an-šum2
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sukkal a2-nun-ĝal2 {d}en-lil2-la2 ĝidru kug šu du7
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zag dib palil diĝir-re-e-ne an ki peš-a
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sukkal zid en inim-ma gal-gal-la dumu nir-ĝal2 an-na
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gaba daĝal nun-e a2 maḫ šum2-ma me nam-gal šu du7
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sagi zabar kug dadag-ga en me {ĝiš}banšur-ra
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⌈me-lem4⌉ gal-la susbu šita abzu kisal-e saĝ nam-du8-u3
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[X X] ⌈gal⌉ du6 kug-ga šu sa2-sa2 i3 saĝ ga saĝ ⌈ak⌉
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[X X] X šid ka-inim-ma GUG sed4 šita kug du7-du7-du7
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[X X] ⌈dadag dub3⌉ bar-bar-re nidba si sa2-e
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- B.1
X […]
(4 lines fragmentary) E-kur ……. The great divine powers …… (2 lines fragmentary) The great divine powers ……. Nuska ……. E-kur ……. Nuska ……. (3 lines fragmentary) (approx. 7 lines missing)
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X […]
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X […]
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AN […]
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e2-⌈kur⌉ […]
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me ⌈gal⌉-[gal …]
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e2 […]
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e2 […]
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me ⌈gal⌉-[gal …]
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{d}⌈nuska⌉ […]
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e2-kur-⌈re⌉ […]
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{d}⌈nuska⌉ […]
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an ⌈ki⌉ […]
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igi-⌈ĝa2⌉ […]
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X […]
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- C.1
AN […]
(2 lines fragmentary) Your verdicts are great verdicts, ……. Important lord, wise ……. My god, …… like the rainbow ……, in Ubšu-unkena, ……, the great gods of heaven and earth …… (3 lines fragmentary) Hero, you have the …… sceptre …… (3 lines fragmnetary) …… has declared a name for you. (9 lines fragmentary) (approx. 4 lines missing)
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eš3 X […]
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di-zu di gal-⌈gal⌉ […]
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en idim gal-⌈an⌉-[zu …]
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diĝir-? ?-⌈an⌉-[na-gin7 …]
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ub-šu-unken-na X […]
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diĝir gal-gal an ki-[a …]
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X X ki {d}⌈en⌉-[lil2] […]
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X X [X] X […]
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UD IM [X] X […]
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ur-saĝ ĝidru […] za-a-⌈da⌉ […]
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⌈en gu3 di⌉ X […]
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⌈IM⌉ X X […]
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X […]
- C.15
mu mi-ri-in-[sa4 …]
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me ⌈gal⌉ […]
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X […]
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X […]
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X […]
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X […]
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X […]
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X […]
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X […]
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- D.1
⌈ĝeštug2⌉ daĝal niĝ2-⌈nam-?⌉ buru3-da igi-ĝal2 ki-šar2-ra
to him with broad wisdom, understanding everything, concentrating on the whole world. In the august sanctuary he has indeed given to Nuska the mattock, the plough that opens up the cultivated fields, the furrows, speckled barley, the grain pile and the granary heaped up to the maximum, ……, years of plenty, delight, ……, abundance and life until distant days. Mighty man, with heroic arms, hurrying to battle, covering the Land, throwing fire at the enemy, burning …… the wicked, trampling underfoot opponents from the mountains, the insubmissive lands! Bulls with fat forelegs, sheep with long fleece, and great food offerings, are brought before you, Nuska, lord beloved by An.
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[{ĝiš}]⌈al⌉ {ĝiš}apin gana2 zid-de3-eš ka du8-u3 ab-sin2 še gu-nu
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⌈guru7⌉-du6 guru7-maš2-a-da sud-[sud-da] gu2 im-si-a X [X X]
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⌈mu ḫe2⌉-ĝal2-la giri17-zal-⌈la⌉ [X X] nam-ḫe2 til3 ud ⌈sud-da⌉
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{d}nuska eš3 maḫ-ta ša-mu-na-da-ab-šum2-mu
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nitaḫ kalag-ga a2 nam-ur-saĝ-ĝa2 ⌈me3-še3⌉ saĝ ĝa2-ĝa2
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kalam du6-ul-du6-ul-e erim2-e izi šum2-mu ? ga-an-ze-er ma5-ma5
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kur gu2 du3-a-ba ĝiri3 saga11 di kur nu-še-ga
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gud a2 gur-ra udu siki sug4 nidba ⌈gal⌉-[gal]-⌈la⌉
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{d}nuska en an-ne2 ki aĝ2 ša-mu-ra-da-an-ku4-ku4
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me-zu kur-kur-ra keše2-ba šu ⌈zid⌉-[de3]-⌈eš⌉ ba-an-du7-u3
You make truly perfect your divine powers which are bound to the foreign lands, and you make very great your divine powers of enormous importance, Nuska, great lord, son of An. May you be praised appropriately. You who make the holy princely šita vessels look especially fine, who search out decisions, august in heaven and earth, protective deity of E-kur, glory of E-kur, who make great verdicts, decision maker in heaven and earth, lord who identifies the great claims, arms wielding a battle net over the enemy but which lead the just correctly! Hero who bears all the great terrifying divine powers, who covers the earth with awesome splendour like a mighty storm -- An be praised for your very great eminence! Your own father has declared your fame: immensely complex lord who has taken his seat, who perfects the divine powers, lion of the far distance, lion standing by, leader of the assembly, Nuska, it is sweet to praise you.
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ĝarza nam-maḫ gal-gal-zu niĝ2 ša-ba-ab-gu-ul-gu-ul-u3
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{d}nuska en gal dumu an-na me-teš2 ḫe2-i-i
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šita kug nam-nun-na gal sig7-ga eš-bar-re ⌈kiĝ2-ĝa2⌉
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an ki-še3 maḫ {d}udug e2-kur-ra e2-kur-re ḫe2-du7
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di gal ku5-ru ka-aš bar an ki-a en di gal pad3-da
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a2 sa-par3 erim2-du-še3 la2-a zid-du [si] ⌈?⌉
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[ur]-⌈?⌉ me ḫuš gal me ḫuš gal gur3-ru
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ki-a ni2 me-lem4 u18-ru maḫ-gin7 dul-la
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nam-maḫ gal-gal an-ne2 za3-mi2
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mu mi-ri-in-dug4 a-a ugu-na
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en galam-galam-ma dur2 ki ĝar-ra
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me du7 ug su3-ud-da ug gub-ba
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kingal {d}nuska za3-mi2-zu dug3-⌈ga-am3⌉
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⌈šir3⌉-gid2-⌈da⌉ [{d}nuska-kam]
A šir-gida of Nuska.
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.