TIM 9, 41 (Nanna Gungunum)
Transliteration
1 [li-it-ta-(i)-id ša]r-ru-um mu-[u]t?!-te?-li-am LUGAL da-ad-mi
2 [x x x x x]-x-⌈ka?⌉ mu-ut-ta-⌈di?⌉ ta-na-at-ta-ka / lu-uš-ta-aš-ni
3 [x x x x x ṣa?]-ba-at Di-id-ni
4 [x x x x x x x ] x-x-la?-ta-ak tu-⌈ṣa⌉-bat? / [(0) k]i?-bi-is Di-id!(Copy:DA)-ni
5 [x x x x x] x ki-ma né-ši-im lu-uš-ta-aš?!-⌈ni?-/ka?⌉
6 [x x x x x x x t]a-am-ḫa-ri šu-te-eb-ra
7 [x x x x x x x ul?]-la-nu-uk-ka
8 x x x [x x x (x)] na-ak-ri te-ta?-bu
9 x x [x x x tu?]-ú-[ḫ]a-áš-ši ri-tu Di-id-ni
10 [ ] x x at-ta
11 [x x x] x x x ⌈ki-ma⌉ ad-di-im
12 [x x x] ta-ni-⌈ti⌉ [an-né]-ti? li-iš-me mu-ut-ta-du-um
13 [x x x] ma?-ta?-ti? [x] x li-ṭi a-i i-ik-šu-ud
14 [x x x x] ⌈ERÍN?meš?⌉ li-ib-ba-šu-[un?]
15 [x x] x ka [(x)] uk ⌈ta⌉ ⌈x⌉-lu-uk-ka!
16 [x x x]-as-sà x [x x x x ] ⌈bi?⌉-[š]a?
17 [x x (x)] ma? na-ar ⌈ta?⌉ [x x] i-⌈mu⌉-qà-tim
18 [x x x(x)] x-x-x [x LUGAL]-ḫu-um--ur
19 [x x x x] x [x] x-⌈um⌉-ma
20 [x x ] x d⌈Nanna⌉ ma-tam uš-ta-aq-⌈ri⌉-[bu]-⌈nim⌉ a-na Di-id-ni
21 [x x x š]a-am-ra-ta-am ma-ta-am a-na Gu-un-gu-nu-um ídIdiglat id-⌈di⌉-[n]u?
22 [x x x (x)] x ni-ši-i-[m]a
23 [x x x (x)] ⌈ši? ka?⌉ x ta? ŠUii-mai-bé-al [(x?) (x?)]
24 [x x x x]-⌈as⌉-sú e-li ra-bi-i-šu-[u]n? wa-aš-bu-tim!(Copy:NIM)
25 [x x x] ⌈i?⌉-ba-ni-i-ma
26 [x x x x x (x)] x ri-mu-um ka-ab-ra-a[m] ⌈x-x-i?⌉
27 [x (x)] [LU]GAL-ḫu-um-mu-ur ú-na-l[a?-aš?-šu?]
28 [x x x x x ]x mu-uk-ta-ap-pi-l[i x x (x)]
29 [x x x (x) ] mu-ut-ta-di-[im]
30 [x x x x x x ik?]-mi-i-ma
31 [x x x x x x x x ] x li-ma-⌈gir-šu⌉
32 [x x x x x x x (x)] iš-⌈te?⌉-[t]im
33 [x x x x x x] ⌈x⌉ ri ni [t]im
34 [ša-ar-ru-ut] Gu-un-gu-nu-um
35 [ut-l]e-el-le e-li gi-ip-ši ḫa-[a]m-[m]a-i da!-an-na-at
Translation
1 [May the k]ing [be praised!] The noble king of the inhabited world,
2 … your… of the famous ones – let me proclaim your praise!
3 The… [seizing] of the Didnū people,
4 … regarding your… – you block the routes of the Didnū,
5 … like a lion – let me sing your praise repeatedly!
6 …the… of battles were long lasting.
7 … [who el]se but you?
8 … … of the enemies you will verily attack!
9 … He has crushed … in the pasture-lands of the Didnū.
10 … … oh you!
11 … like a thunder!
12 … may he hear [thi]s hymn of praise, the mighty one!
13 … of the lands … may he not take hostages!
14 … the troops(?), their(?) heart,
15 … … in your…,
16 … … her … her ….,
17 … … military forces…,
18 … … [Šarrum]-ḫummur
19 … … …
20 [DN and] Sîn have fastened the (authority of the) land over the Didnū.
21 … the fierce…, the land and the Tigris river they (the gods) gave to Gungunum.
22 … … the people.
23 … with two hands he is ruling over …,
24 … his… over their noble ones residing (there).
25 … he is constructing the ….
26 … the wild bull, great-of-…
27 … He(Gungunum) is lay[ing] Šarrum-ḫummur [down],
28 … (the rebels who) gathered against (the king).
29 … the mighty one,
30 … … [he defe]ated
31 … … may he make him obey!
32 … … at once.
33 … … …
34–35 [The kingship] of Gungunum rose above the multitudes of rebels; It is strong!
Michael P. Streck and Nathan Wasserman, Sources of Early Akkadian Literature (SEAL), seal.huji.ac.il. No commercial use is allowed. Published under CC BY-NC-ND (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives). Reproduced unmodified. Cite as SEAL no. 7526; view on seal.huji.ac.il.