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A hymn to Nanna (Nanna M): composite text

The transliteration follows the ms. written in unconventional orthography; the readings of the more fragmentary ms. in conventional orthography are cited as variants.

1nam-nu-ne ga-ra-na en gal a-na ka-da u3-a
2e-ri ab-ba-ge-en ni ba-ri-a-ta
3su2-en igi da-jal2 e-si u3-ri-ma
4/e\ su2-en nam-nu-ne (the other ms. has: dsuen nam-nun-e) ga-ra-na en gal a-na ka-da u3-/a\
5e-ri ab-ba-ge-en ni ba-ri-a-ta
6su2-en igi da-jal2 e-si u3-ri-ma
7kur-ra du-da-ni5 gi-ir-za-la (the other ms. has: tud-da-ni giri17-[zal-a]) e-da-ni
8an-nu-gi-a bi2-ri-ij3? u3-cu-gal (the other ms. has: [a2] nu-gi4-a pirij ucumgal)
9en ga-ba-jal2-le-a
10su2-en ka cu-gal e-si u3-ri-ma
11dnanna kur-ra du-da-ni5 gi-ir-za-la (the other ms. has: tud-da-ni giri17-zal-[a])
12e-da-ni5 a-nu-gi-a bi-ri-ij3? u3-<cu>-gal (the other ms. has: /pirij\ ucumgal)
13en ga-ba-jal2-le-a
14su2-en ka cu-gal e-si u3-ri-ma
15ni5-pa3-ra i-ni jar cu du (the other ms. has: du7) ba e ni cu gi4?
16mi-ne ja2-ja2-ni5 lu2-gal-<ju10> pa-ra-ga tu-a-ni5 (the other ms. has: tuc-a-ni)
17u3-nu gal-a-ni5 pa-an-su-ur2 a-na-ke4 (the other ms. has: /unu2\ [gal-la-ni bancur] /an\-na-ka) cu im-ma-gi-gi
18dnanna ni5-pa3-ra i-ni jar cu du (the other ms. has: inim jar cu du7) ba e ni cu gi4?
19mi-ne ja2-ja2-ni5 lu2-gal-ju10 pa-ra-ga tu-a-ni5 (the other ms. has: tuc-a-ni)
20u3-nu gal-la-a-ni5 pa-an-su-ur2 a-na-ke4 (the other ms. has: /unu2\ [gal-la-ni] /bancur\ an-na-ke4) cu im-ma-gi-gi
21[X] X-ne me!-am mu-nu-ru-«ru»-ur2 giri17-za-la-e (the other ms. has: me-a mu-un-ur4 (ms: KIN) -ur4 (ms: KIN) giri17-zal-a)
22[X]-bi? KU KA nam me-te-jal2 saj gi-gi (the other ms. has: gig2-ga)
23[dumu-saj] den-lil2-la i-gi-ni5 (the other ms. has: dsuen-e [igi]-bi) ma-ra-ci-jal2
24[X] X-ne me!-am mu-nu-ru-ur2 giri17-za-la-e (the other ms. has: giri17-zal-a)
25[X-bi? KU] /KA\ nam me-te-jal2 saj gi-gi (the other ms. has: gig2-ga)
26[dumu-saj] [d]/en\-lil2-la2 i-gi-ni5 (the other ms. has: dumu-saj den-lil2-la2 [igi]-bi) ma-<ra>-ci-ja2-al


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Revision history

15.v.2000-16.v.2000 : GC : standardisation
29.viii.2000 : JAB : proofreading
04.ix.2000 : GC : tagging
20.x.2000 : ER : proofreading SGML
20.x.2000 : ER : converting to HTML 4.0
7.ix.2001 : ER : header and footer reformatted; substantive content of file not changed