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ETCSLtransliteration : c.3.3.21

Letter from the scribe Nanna-manšum to the goddess Ninisina

1.	^dnin-i₃-si-in-na dumu-saĝ an kug-ga saĝ il₂ nin-e-ne
2.	X [X] X-a^! gal en ^dnu-nam-nir-ra me e₂-kur-ra šu du₇
3.	X X [X] X gi₄ ama gal ^dnin-lil₂-la₂^! inim šag₄-ga-na niĝ₂ di
4.	/dam\ [(X)] /ur\-saĝ gal en ^dpa-bil-saĝ-ĝa₂ šul gaba-ri nu-tuku
5.	/sim_x(GIG)\-sim_x(GIG)-ma ki ku₁₀-ku₁₀-ga-ba šag₄-bi lu₂ nu-zu
6.	kug /^dnin\-i₃-si-in-na ^tug₂^!niĝ₂-la₂ sed₄-de₃ ki-bi-še₃ bi₂-ib₂-gi₄^!-/gi₄^!\
7.	ama kalam-ma a^!-zu gal saĝ gig₂-ga šim-mu₂ uĝ₃ lu-a
8.	nam-tar IR.RU.UŠ su lu₂-ka ĝal₂-la zig₃-ga nu-ub-zu
9.	/diĝir nin\ e₂-gal-/maḫ\ KA×X-KA×X-ga-ta lu₂-bi mu-un-silim-e
10.	X [X] X X lu₂ til₃-le^!-de₃ DI X
11.	A [X] (X) zu ĝiš tuku nin-ĝu₁₀-ra u₂-na-a-dug₄
12.	^m/^d\nanna-ma-an-šum₂ dub-sar dumu il₃-šu-mu-ba-al-li-/iṭ\
13.	arad₂-zu na-ab-be₂-a
14.	ud AN X a₂ mu-un-ta-e₃ KA×X-ĝa₂ bi₂-ib-ĝar «KI»
15.	šu-i lu₂^? X gu-za-la₂ diĝir-re-e-ne-ke₄ mu-un-šum₂-en
16.	9-kam-ma KA.TAR za-ḫa-da saĝ-ĝa₂ i₃-ni-in-ĝar
17.	[X (X)] nibru^ki ^siisin₂-na^ki gu₂ mu-ĝar-/re\-eš
18.	[X]-ma-teĝ₃-ĝe₂₆-e-eš nam-til₃-ĝu₁₀ KA-KA-ne-ne la-ba-an-šum₂^!-mu-uš
19.	^tug₂niĝ₂-la₂^! nu^!-keše₂-da ba-e-šub-bu-uš ba-e-dim₂-eš
20.	tum₁₂^mušen niga mi-ni-in-DU X-ĝu₁₀-še₃^? ba-an-TI-TI

Print sources

Böck 1996, p. 12: score transliteration, translation, commentary (ll. 17-19)

Gurney and Kramer 1976, p. 6: commentary

Kraus 1951, p. 77-78: score transliteration, translation, commentary (ll. 1-4, 6-7, 9)

Römer 1969b, p. 291: score transliteration, translation, commentary (ll. 5-9)

Cuneiform sources

AO 6722 (TCL 16 60)

Revision history

23.vii.2001-25.vii.2001: EFH, editor: standardisation
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25.x.2002: GC, editor: SGML tagging
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