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A hymn to Nungal (Nungal A)

1. e2 ud ḫuš an ki uĝ3 erim2-še3 du7-du7 (Cited in OB catalogue from Nibru, at Philadelphia, 0.2.01, line 9; OB catalogue in the Louvre, 0.2.02, line 9; OB catalogue from Urim, 0.2.03, line 18; OB catalogue from Urim (U2), 0.2.04, line 14)
2. e2 kur e2-eš2 diĝir-re-e-ne ĝišrab3 maḫ an ki-a
3. šag4 u2-sa11-an ud-mud daĝal tag-ga ni2 su-a ru-ru-gu2
4. ab sumur zig3-ga kur-ku il2-la a-ra2-bi lu2 nu-zu
5. e2 ĝišes2-ad erim2-du-še3 nu2-a ḫul-ĝal2-la su dub2-bu
6. e2 sa-par4 igi-te-en-bi galam kad5 uĝ3 nam-re-eš ur4-ur4-u3
7. e2 zid-du erim2-du igi ĝal2 ḫul šu-bi nu-e3
8. e2 id2-lu2-ru-gu2 si sa2 nu-ug7-e erim2-e bar ak
9. e2 mu maḫ irigal kur dutu e3-a šag4-bi lu2 nu-zu
10. e2 gu-la en-nu-uĝ3 e2 šer7-da lu2 nam-tag-ga kiĝ2-kiĝ2
11. e2 zid-du erim2-du bar im-ak-de3 an-ne2 mu-bi mu-maḫ
12. e2 uš ki ĝar-ra-bi ni2 gal im-da-ri
13. kan4-bi u2-sa11-an sig7-ga su zig3 il2-la-am3
14. kun4-bi ušumgal ka du8-a lu2-še3 nu2-a
15. zag-du8-bi ĝiri2 maḫ a2 2-bi lu2-erim2 sur-sur-ru-de3
16. a-sal-bar-bi ĝiri2 saḫar-ta im2-ma ka ša-an-ša5-ša5-dam
17. dub-la2 zag e3-bi piriĝ su-ba saĝ nu-ĝa2-ĝa2-dam
18. nir-gam-ma-bi dtir-an-na-gin7 ni2 ḫuš im-da-an-ri
19. ĝišnu-kuš2-u3-bi ḫu-ri2-inmušen umbin-bi niĝ2 šu ti-a
20. ĝišig-bi ḫur-saĝ gal lu2-erim2-ra ĝal2 nu-un-ta-da13-da13
21. lu2 zid šu-ba la-ba-ni-in-ku4-ku4 ĝal2 mu-un-ta-da13-da13
22. ĝišsaĝ-kul-bi piriĝ ḫuš nam-šul-ba gu2-da la2-a
23. ĝišsuḫub4-bi muš-saĝ-kal eme ed2-de3 e-ne dag si-il-si-le-de3
24. ĝišsi-ĝar-bi muš-šag4-tur3 ki sumur-ra ni2-bi ur3-ur3-ru-dam
25. e2-e an ki-a igi mi-ni-in-ĝal2 sa-par4-ra al-la2
26. a2-bi erim2-du la-ba-ra-e3 erim2 al-ur3-ur3-re
27. nin-bi diĝir er9 an ki-a me-lem4-ma-ni dul-la
28. dnun-gal barag gal maḫ-bi-a zag-ge mu-un-di-ni-ib-sig9
29. e2-a muš3-bi dur2 im-mi-in-ĝar kalam im-ta-gen6-ne2
30. lugal-ra šag4 unken-na-ka igi mu-na-ni-ĝal2
31. erim2-ĝal2-la-ni ĝišrab3 mi-ni-gen6-ne2 en-nu-uĝ3-ĝa2-ni nu-til-e
32. e2 gal ĝiš-bur2 erim2-še3 nu2-a kalam-e na de5 šum2-mu
33. i-zi ḫu-luḫ-ḫa a-ĝi6 gaba zig3-ga {peš10} {(1 ms. has instead:) sumur nu-til-le gal} ed2-de3-da
34. saĝ um-de6 lu2-ulu3 me-lem4-ba saĝ nu-mu-un-de3-ĝa2-ĝa2
35. ki di ku5-ru-bi-še3 diĝir an ki-a im-ši-gam-e-de3-eš
36. dnin-e2-gal-la-ke4 barag za-gin3-ba dur2 an-še3 bi2-ib-ĝar
37. di kud ka-aš bar-re-de3 igi mi-ni-in-ĝal2 lul zid-bi mu-zu
38. sa-par4-ra-ni igi-te-en ḫe2-a kalam-ma mu-un-na-an-la2
39. ḫul-du ĝiri3-ni nu-mu-un-dab5-be2 a2-ni la-ba-ra-e3
40. kan4 e2 gal-la ud ḫuš saĝ zig3-ga lu2-ra su3-su3-da
41. šul diĝir-ra-na li-bi2-in-dug4-ga sa2 um-ma-ni-dug4
42. dnun-gal nin e2 kur-ra-ra šu maḫ-a-ni im-si
43. lu2-ulu3-bi am šu si-il-la-gin7 šu gig-ge4 im-dab5
44. ĝiri3 mu-un-dab5 e2 a-nir-ra-še3
45. tug2 igi-na mu-un-si šag4-sug4-ga mu-un-ĝen
46. kaskal ĝiri3-na im-ḫa-al-ḫa-al-e sila daĝal-la im-dab5
47. lu2 zu-a-ni gu3 nu-mu-un-da-ab-be2 bar-ta im-da-gub
48. ĝišig-bi ĝal2-lu maḫ nu-um-zu mu7-mu7 niĝ2-gig-bi
49. du6-du6-da ĝal2 mu-un-da13-da13 ĝiš-ḫur-bi i3-kur2
50. lu2-be2-e-ne buru5mušen dnin-ninna2mušen-ta šu-ta šub-ba-gin7
51. ĝal2 da13-da13-bi-še3 dutu e3-a-gin7 igi-bi im-ši-ĝal2
52. šeš šeš-ra ud ḫa-lam mu-un-da-aĝ2-e ĝalga-bi i3-kur2-kur2
53. šul-e šul-zu-ne nu-mu-un-zu-zu lu2-kur2 ĝen-na-me-eš
54. lu2 lu2 zu-ne ĝiškim nu-mu-un-ni10-ni10 ulutim2-bi i3-kur2
55. e2-a šag4-bi er2 a-nir-ra i-si-iš-bi im-gur3-ru
56. šeg12-bi lu2 ḫul-ĝal2 ba-an-ma5-ma5 lu2 zid mu-un-u3-tud
57. šag4 ib2-ba-bi er2 a-nir-ra ud mi-ni-ib-zal-zal-e
58. ud um-ĝen e2 kur ezen-gin7 ni2-bi-a ba-an-du3
59. ki en3 tar-re did2-lu2-ru-gu2-da diĝir ba-sug2-ge-eš
60. zid-du erim2-du bar im-ak-de3 si sa2 mu-un-u3-tud
61. erim2-ĝal2-la-ni šu im-ri-ri-e a2-ni la-ba-ra-e3
62. ud-bi-a nin-e ni2-te-a-ni mi2 zid iri in-ga-am3-me
63. diĝir ĝiri3 kug dnun-gal-la-ke4 ni2 silim-eš2 al-e
64. nin-me-en an-ne2 nam mu-un-tar ĝe26-e dumu an-na-me-en
65. den-lil2-le nam gal ma-an-taḫ e2-gi4-a-ni-me-en
66. diĝir-re-e-ne me an ki-a šu-ĝu10-še3 mu-un-ĝar-re-eš
67. ama ugu-ĝu10 kug dereš-ki-gal-la-ke4 me-ni ma-ra-an-ba
68. irigal kur dutu e3-a barag maḫ-ĝu10 mi-ni-ri
69. e2-gal ki-tuš kug nam-lugal-la-ka ĝe26-e diĝir-bi-me-en
70. dinana-ra gal mu-un-da-ab-be2 šag4 giri17-zal ĝal2-la-ni-me-en
71. dnin-tur5-e ki nam-dumu-zid-ka mu-da-an-gub-be2
72. gi-dur kud-da nam tar-re-da inim sag9-ge-bi mu-zu
73. nin aĝrig zid den-lil2-la2-me-en niĝ2-gur11 ma-ĝar-ĝar
74. erim3 niĝ2 nu-silig-ge ĝa2-a-kam BAD ma-da-TAB
75. arḫuš šag4-ne-ša4 ĝa2-a-kam lu2 la-ba-ra-an-ul4-le-de3-en
76. saĝ gig2-ga igi-ĝa2 mu-un-ĝal2 en-nu-uĝ3 im-ma-ak-e
77. im nam-til3-la šu-ĝa2 mu-un-ĝal2 lu2 zid bi2-in-gub-be2-en
78. erim2-du a2-ĝa2 la-ba-ra-e3 niĝ2 ak-bi mu-zu
79. kur-kur-re ama diĝir-bi-gin7 igi-bi im-ši-ĝal2
80. nam-tag dugud šu-ta im-sig-ge-en ama arḫuš-a-me-en
81. šag4 mir-mir-ra im-sed4-sed4-de3 a sed4 im-su3-ud
82. šag4 ḫul mu-sed4 ka garaš2!-ta lu2 ba-ra-an-zi-zi-i
83. e2-ĝu10 šag4-ne-ša4 mu-un-du3 nin lu2 til3-til3-me-en
84. ĝissu-bi ĝišḫa-šu-ur2-ra-gin7 ki sikil-la bi2-in-mu2
85. nitalam-ĝu10 dbi-ir-tum lu2 ne3 gal zag-ge mu-un-di-ni-ib-sig9
86. barag gal maḫ-bi-a dur2 im-mi-in-ĝar a2 gal mu-da-aĝ2-e
87. dudug e2-ĝa2 dlamma igi sag9-me-eš lu2 ba-an-ul4-ul4-e-ne
88. nu-banda3 maḫ-ĝu10 dig-alim-ma ĝišrab3 šu-ĝa2-kam
89. e2-ĝu10 saĝ en3 tar-še3 /mu-un\-il2 lu2 la-ba-an-ul4-le-ne
90. ra-gaba-ĝu10 niĝ2-nam nu-ḫa-lam e2-gal me-te-bi
91. iri den-lil2-le mu sa4-a lul zid-bi mu-zu
92. dnin-ḫar-ra-an-na inim-bi ba-da-de6 igi-ĝu10-še3 bi2-ib-dab5-be2
93. kindagal-ĝu10 e2 ni2 gur3-ru ki-nu2-a ma-an-ĝa2-ĝa2
94. dne-zi-il-la2 {(1 ms. adds:) niĝ2 kal} šag4 ḫul2-la si ba-ab-sa2-e
95. e2-gal lugal-la-ke4 saĝ um-de6 lu2 šer7-da ba-šum2-mu
96. gal5-la2 gal-ĝu10 dnin-dimgul-e a2-ni mu-un-sud-e
97. ka šer7-da-ka lu2 bi2-in-šum2-mu?-e saĝ ĝiš la-ba-ab-ra-ra
98. lu2-u18-lu-bi ka garaš2-ta im-ra-an-zi-zi
99. e2 nam-til3-la-ĝa2 ba-ni-in-ku4-ku4 en-nu-uĝ3 im-ma-ak-e
100. saḫar e2-ĝa2 tug2 dan4-dan4-na lu2 la-ba-an-si-si
101. e2-ĝu10 kurun2-ta dab5-ba-gin7 lu2-ra an-ed3-de3
102. muš-ĝiri2 e2 ku10-ku10-ga-ka me la2-la2
103. e2-ĝu10 lu2 si sa2 mu-un-u3-tud lu2-lul mu-un-te-en-ten
104. šeg12-bi arḫuš er2 mi-ni-in-ĝal2 šag4-ne-ša4-a mu-un-du3
105. lu2-ulu3-ba šag4 mu-un-na-ab-ḫuĝ-e bar mu-un-na-ab-sed4-de3
106. šag4 diĝir-ra-na u3-mu-un-na-an-ḫuĝ
107. kug sag9-ga-gin7 šu u3-mu-ni-in-su-ub saḫar u3-mu-un-ta-zalag
108. kug saĝ bar kug-ge KA šu-a gub-ba-gin7 saḫar u3-mu-un-ta-luḫ-luḫ
109. šu sag9-ga diĝir-ra-na-še3 im-ši-in-gi4-gi4
110. diĝir lu2-ba-ke4 su3-u4-ra2-še3 me-teš2 ḫu-mu-i-i
111. lu2-ulu3-bi ka tar-ĝu10 ḫe2-si-il-le nam-maḫ-ĝu10 ḫe2-em-me
112. ar2-ĝu10 kalam-ma ak-ak-da-bi niĝ2-me-ĝar sug4-ga-am3
113. i3 li2 tur3 kug-ta mi2 ḫe2-em-me niĝ2 saĝ-bi ḫa-ma-an-tum3
114. udu-i3 amaš kug-ta mi2 ḫe2-em-me niĝ2 saĝ-bi ḫa-ma-an-tum3
115. lu2-ba dlamma sag9-ga-ni-me-en ĝa2-la nu-mu-un-ta-dag-ge
116. e2-gal-la igištu-ni ĝe26-me-en en-nu-uĝ3 im-ma-ak-en
117. nin-e nam-maḫ-a-ni pa e3 ak-a
118. e2 kur e2-eš2 ki-tuš ki aĝ2-ĝa2-ni ni2 me-lem4 šum2-ma
119. diĝir er9 ĝišrab3 da-nun-na-ke4-ne nam-ma-ni lu2 nu-zu
120. saĝ-kal me-a-na šu nu-tu-tu
121. dnun-gal-la za3-mi2

Print sources

Alster and Walker 1989: score transliteration, commentary, translation (ll. 109-121)

Civil 1993: translation, commentary (ll. 27-63, 75-112)

Komoróczy 1975: commentary, translation

Sjöberg 1973b: composite text, commentary, translation, photograph

Sjöberg 1977, p. 3-6: commentary, handcopy (new texts, variants)

Veldhuis 1997, p. 127-8: translation, commentary, composite text (ll. 19-24)

Electronic sources

Civil 1989e: composite text

Civil 1992f: composite text

Krecher 1996a: composite text, translation

Cuneiform sources

CBS 4583; provenance: Nippur; lines in composite: 1-30

CBS 3424b; provenance: Nippur; lines in composite: 1-34

3N-T725 = IM 58654; provenance: Nippur; lines in composite: 1-22

UM 29-16-49; provenance: Nippur; lines in composite: 1-16, 45-56, 104-116

3N-T751 + UM 55-21-376; provenance: Nippur; lines in composite: 1-7

N 3746; provenance: Nippur; lines in composite: 1-4, 118-120

Ni 9879 (ISET 1 134); provenance: Nippur; lines in composite: 2-7, ?

3N-T919, 457; provenance: Nippur; lines in composite: 3-7, 15-18

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CBS 14183; provenance: Nippur; lines in composite: 9-29, 42-61, 66-83, 95-114

Ni 9466 (ISET 1 170); provenance: Nippur; lines in composite: 12-17

CBS 13931 (SEM 51); provenance: Nippur; lines in composite: 16-40, 68-83, 84-104, 120

CBS 2223 (HAV 10); provenance: Nippur; lines in composite: 17-51

3N-T463 + UM 55-21-331; provenance: Nippur; lines in composite: 20-27, 33-40

Ni 4247 (SLTN 70); provenance: Nippur; lines in composite: 24-38, 72-76, 93-103, 119-120

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HS 1453a (TMH NF 4 8) ,+ HS 1453b (TMH NF 4 9) + HS 1593 (TMH NF 4 40); provenance: Nippur; lines in composite: 33-52, 54-69

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Ni 9874 (ISET 1 142); provenance: Nippur; lines in composite: 35-47

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Ni 4038 (SLTN 112); provenance: Nippur; lines in composite: 49-56

CBS 14097 (PBS 1/2 104); provenance: Nippur; lines in composite: 54-78

3N-T453 = IM w/n + 3N-T520 = A 30216; provenance: Nippur; lines in composite: 57-77

Ni 4213 (ISET 1 17); provenance: Nippur; lines in composite: 60-91

3N-T919, 456; provenance: Nippur; lines in composite: 65-71, 88-89

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3N-T654 = UM 55-21-368 + 3N-T907, 269; provenance: Nippur; lines in composite: 20-28, 51-58

UM 29-13-218; provenance: Nippur; lines in composite: 38-60

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N 3362; provenance: Nippur; lines in composite: 69-76, 80-84

Ni 9987 (ISET 1 135); provenance: Nippur; lines in composite: 115-119

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3N-T900, 23; provenance: Nippur; lines in composite: 10-14

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N 2986; provenance: Nippur; lines in composite: 48-53, 89-92

3N-T916, 344 (SLFN 38); provenance: Nippur; lines in composite: 63-70, 77-83

UM 29-16-36 + N 6312; provenance: Nippur; lines in composite: 70-103

3N-T919, 488; provenance: Nippur; lines in composite: 77-88

CBS 3929; provenance: Nippur; lines in composite: 90-93

BM 108866 (CT 58 27); provenance: Sippar (?); lines in composite: 91-96, 109-121

IB 472a; provenance: Isin; lines in composite: 82-95

3N-T916, 359 (SLFN 37); provenance: Nippur; lines in composite: 56-60

IB 1511 vii 4'-ix 10'; provenance: Isin; lines in composite: 1-7, 44-71, 112-121

N 63112; provenance: Nippur; lines in composite: 88-92

3N-T916, 408 (SLFN 37); provenance: Nippur; lines in composite: 45-48, 52-54

UET 6/3 *435; provenance: Ur

BM 16692

UET 6/3 *172; lines in composite: 23-24

YBC 4667; lines in composite: 1-20

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