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ETCSLtransliteration : c.4.13.13

A hymn to Nanna (Nanna M)

	(The transliteration follows the ms. written in unconventional orthography; the readings of the more fragmentary ms. in conventional orthography are cited as variants.)
1.	nam nu-ne ga-ra-na en gal a-na ka-da u₃-a (Cited in OB catalogue from Nibru, at Philadelphia, 0.2.01, line 6, line 47; OB catalogue in the Louvre, 0.2.02, line 6; OB catalogue from Urim (U2), 0.2.04, line 23)
2.	e-ri ab-ba-ge-en ni ba-ri-a-ta
3.	su₂-en igi da-ĝal₂ 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\
5.	e-ri ab-ba-ge-en ni ba-ri-a-ta
6.	su₂-en igi da-ĝal₂ e-si u₃-ri-ma
7.	kur-ra {du-da-ni₅ gi-ir-za-la} {(the other ms. has:) tud-da-ni giri₁₇-[zal-a]} e-da-ni
8.	{an nu-gi-a bi₂-ri-iĝ₃^? u₃-šu-gal} {(the other ms. has:) [a₂] nu-gi₄-a piriĝ ušumgal}
9.	en ga-ba-ĝal₂-le-a
10.	su₂-en ka šu-gal e-si u₃-ri-ma
11.	^dnanna kur-ra {du-da-ni₅ gi-ir-za-la} {(the other ms. has:) tud-da-ni giri₁₇-zal-[a]}
12.	e-da-ni₅ a nu-gi-a {bi-ri-iĝ₃^? u₃-<šu>-gal} {(the other ms. has:) /piriĝ\ ušumgal}
13.	en ga-ba-ĝal₂-le-a
14.	su₂-en ka šu-gal e-si u₃-ri-ma
15.	ni₅-pa₃-ra i-ni-ĝar šu {du} {(the other ms. has:) du₇} BA E NI šu gi₄^?
16.	mi-ne ĝa₂-ĝa₂-ni₅ lu₂-gal-<ĝu₁₀> pa-ra-ga {tu-a-ni₅} {(the other ms. has:) tuš-a-ni}
17.	{u₃-nu gal-a-ni₅ pa-an-su-ur₂ a-na-ke₄} {(the other ms. has:) /unu₆\ [gal-la-ni banšur] /an\-na-ka} šu im-ma-gi-gi
18.	^dnanna ni₅-pa₃-ra {i-ni-ĝar šu du} {(the other ms. has:) inim-ĝar šu du₇} BA E NI šu gi₄^?
19.	mi-ne ĝa₂-ĝa₂-ni₅ lu₂-gal-ĝu₁₀ pa-ra-ga {tu-a-ni₅} {(the other ms. has:) tuš-a-ni}
20.	{u₃-nu gal-la-a-ni₅ pa-an-su-ur₂ a-na-ke₄} {(the other ms. has:) /unu₆\ [gal-la-ni] /banšur\ an-na-ke₄} šu 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-ur₄(source: KIĜ₂-KIĜ₂) giri₁₇-zal-a}
22.	[X]-bi^? KU KA nam me-te-ĝal₂ saĝ {gi-gi} {(the other ms. has:) gig₂-ga}
23.	{[dumu-saĝ] ^den-lil₂-la i-gi-ni₅} {(the other ms. has:) ^dsuen-e [igi]-bi} ma-ra-ši-ĝal₂
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-ĝal₂ saĝ {gi-gi} {(the other ms. has:) gig₂-ga}
26.	{[dumu-saĝ] [^d]/en\-lil₂-la₂ i-gi-ni₅} {(the other ms. has:) dumu-saĝ ^den-lil₂-la₂ [igi]-bi} ma-<ra>-ši-ĝa₂-al

Print sources

Hall 1985, p. 493-497: commentary

Sjöberg 1960, p. 89-96: score transliteration, translation, commentary

Sjöberg 1982, p. 74-75, 79: score transliteration, photograph, commentary

Cuneiform sources

CBS 8003 (photo JCS 34 p.79)

VAT 608+ (VAS 2 1) i 1-26

Revision history

15.v.2000-16.v.2000: GC, editor: standardisation
29.viii.2000: JAB, editor: proofreading
04.ix.2000: GC, editor: SGML tagging
20.x.2000: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
20.x.2000: ER, editor: web publication
01.vi.2003: GC/JE, editor/technical developer: XML/TEI conversion
30.iii.2005: GC/JE, senior editor/technical developer: lemmatised version published