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A prayer to Nanna for Rm-Sn (Rm-Sn F) -- a composite transliteration
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1 - (d)ri-im-(d)suen lugal me nun-na kingal me cár-ra nam-nun-na saj íl
2 - abzu èc kug mah é-kic-nu-jál-la-ke4
3 - nam-mah gal cag4-ta bar-ta-bi
4 - ki-jar é-é cag4 kug sikil-la-ka
5 - ir dùg-ga tir cim erin-na ha-cu-úr-ra-kam
6 - é ki-gal-bi cag4 é-ke4
7 - an-dul7 é-e me-lem4 é-ke4
8 - ub gal ub kug-ge cag4 gen6-na
9 - jic-hur kan4-na
10 - jic-búr-e ac-me saj-já-ni urin hu-ri-in lah4-lah4
11 - lulim-ma zid-da gáb-bu-bi kíj gal cu dab-dab-bé
12 - dijir kan4-na en-nu-ùj ì-ak-ne
13 - jic-kín mah ki-bi ma-ra-cár-cár
14 - zag-du8 a-sal4-bar-ra si-jar kun4 dub-bi
15 - ig saj-kúl cu-mìn é-ke4
16 - ki-sa5 du6 é-a ki-jar é-é cag4 kug sikil-la-ka
17 - gi-zi kug-kug-bi kug-zìg kug-babbar-ra
18 - da ambar abzu-a é-kic-nu-jál-la-kam
19 - èc kug-ga áb nijin-na
20 - X amar cár za-gìn-na-ke4 kádrá-ba-bi dab5-bé-dè
21 - X-bi amar-bi-bi
22 - kug-ga ma-ra-súg-ge
23 - gi sumun gi sumun-né-ke4 ú-sal-la
24 - gi sumun nú-a gi
25 - a-cag4-ba ki jar ma-ra-
26 - cag4 ambar abzu é-kic-nu-jál-la-ke4
27 - sug kug jic-gi a kug-ga gi ma-ra-mú-mú-e
28 - cag4 é-e kan4 èc gal mah
29 - zid ul gùr-ru-a cu du7-a nam-nun-na saj íl
30 - hi-li sud-sud gurun-gin7 sig7-ga
31 - ul gùr-ru dug4-ga hur-saj-gin7 me-lem4-ma cu du7
32 - cag4-ta bar-ta ub-ta 4-bi
33 - alan te-me-bi (d)lamma mah é-ke4
34 - cag4 ud-sakar jar-ra bal-bal-e-dè
35 - (d)udug é (d)lamma é-ke4
36 - dijir gub-ba dumu é-ke4
37 - dúr ú-zu-uk-ka-ta en-nu-ùj kan4 bar-ra jìrì-gub dijir-ra
38 - jic-hur cu-luh mah é-e-ke4 dúr ki ma-ra-sar-sar
39 - NI ki-gal-bi (d)lamma mah é-e-ke4
40 - ì ga-àr-bi ninda-ninda-bi ma-ra-lah5 hé-a
41 - dijir gub-ba (d)lamma dijir ama sag9-ga é-e ce-ga-ba
42 - saj-saj níj sag9-ga-zu hé-bí-ib-tuku-tuku-ne
43 - níj-na de5-ga jic-bi dug4-ga-zu
44 - (d)nanna (d)nin-gal-bi cu hé-eb-cu-tèj-jé6-ne
45 - inim kug-ga-ne-ne-a cu ha-ra-mú-mú-ne
46 - (d)ri-im-(d)suen lugal-ju10
1-12 - Rm-, king with princely divine powers, leader with all the divine powers, raising high your princely head! The is the august holy shrine of the E-kic-nu-gal, a great vastness in depth and breadth, the foundation of the innermost holy pure buildings, with a pleasant odour like a forest of aromatic cedars and trees. It forms the foundations (?) of the temple, within the temple, a protection for the temple; the terrifying splendour of the temple, a great corner, a holy corner within the solid interior. The design of the doorway is a magic bond: a solar disc at whose top is a standard representing a rapacious eagle, violently seizing stags which turn to the left and right. Gods stand guard over the doorway.
13-27 - In this place, you see numerous tall birch trees. The door frame, the architrave, the lock, the fence (?) around the threshold, the door-leaves, the bolt, the bar of the temple, the supporting wall of the temple terrace, foundation of the innermost holy pure buildings -- all these are of very holy reeds, golden yellow or silver white. Beside the marsh of the of the E-kic-nu-gal, in the holy enclosure where cattle mill about, for the many lustrous calves to receive their presents, the with their calves stand before you in the sacred . You see the old reeds, the old reeds in the water meadows , the old lying reeds, the upright reeds well-established in these fields. Within the marsh of the of the E-kic-nu-gal, the holy lagoon, the reedbeds in the holy water, you see the reeds growing.
28-38 - Within the temple is the gateway of the great august sanctuary: endowed with abundant charms like a fine woman whose head is nobly raised high, whose attraction radiates as if with the maturity of fruit, with abundant charms, lovable, but imposing in splendour like the hills. In the midst, at the sides and in the four corners are august protective goddesses, foundations (?) of the statues. Taking turns of office on the day of the new moon, the protective god and the protective goddess of the temple, the serving deities, inhabitants of the temple, as guardians of the outer gateway and of the god's pedestal, can be seen sweeping the ground of the building from the base of the enclosure wall, in accordance with the sublime purification rites of the temple.
39-46 - Its is an august protective goddess who indeed brings butter, cheese and loaves for you. May the serving deities, the protective goddesses, the good mother goddesses, receive favourable offerings (?) from you for their attention to the temple, so that when you light the wood of the heaped high censers, Nanna and Ningal accept your offering, and so that they pray for you with their holy words. O Rm-, you are my king!
ri-im-suen noun Rm-Sn
lugal noun king
me noun essence
nun noun prince
kingal noun leader
me noun essence
cár verb to be numerous
nam-nun noun princeliness
saj noun head
íl verb to raise
abzu noun underground water
èc noun shrine
kug adj shining
mah verb to be majestic
é-kíc-nú-jál noun E-kic-nu-gal
nam-mah noun majesty
gal verb to be big
cag4 noun heart
bar noun outside
ki-jar noun area
é noun house(hold)
cag4 noun heart
kug adj shining
sikil verb to be pure
ir noun (fragrant) exudation
dùg verb to be good
tir noun forest
cim noun aromatic (fragrance)
erin noun cedar
há-cú-úr noun type of cypress
é noun house(hold)
ki-gal noun pedestal
cag4 noun heart
é noun house(hold)
àn-dùl noun (protective) shade
é noun house(hold)
me-lem4 noun (awesome) radiance
é noun house(hold)
ub noun corner
gal verb to be big
ub noun corner
kug adj shining
cag4 noun heart
gen6 verb to be firm
jic-hur noun design
kan4 noun gate
jíc-búr noun architectural feature
ac-me noun sun (disc)
saj noun head
urin noun standard
hú-rí-ín noun eagle
de6 verb to carry
lulim noun red deer?
zid adj right
gábú noun left (side)
kíj noun work
gal verb to be big
cu noun hand
dab5 verb to seize
dijir noun deity
kan4 noun gate
èn-nù-ùj noun guard
ak verb to do
jíc-gáná noun birch?
mah verb to be majestic
ki noun place
cár verb to be numerous
zag-du8 noun doorjamb
a-sal-bar noun architrave?
si-jar noun clamp
kun4 noun stair(way)
dub-ba-an noun fence
ig noun door
saj-kul noun (locking) bar
cù-mìn noun (door) bar
é noun house(hold)
kí-sá noun plinth
du6 noun (ruin) mound
é noun house(hold)
ki-jar noun area
é noun house(hold)
cag4 noun heart
kug adj shining
sikil verb to be pure
gi-zi noun type of reed
kug adj shining
kug-sig17 noun gold
kug-babbar noun silver
da noun side
ambar noun marsh
abzu noun underground water
é-kíc-nú-jál noun E-kic-nu-gal
èc noun shrine
kug adj shining
áb noun cow
níjín verb to go around
XX
amar noun calf
cár verb to be numerous
zà-gìn noun lapis lazuli
kadra noun greeting gift
dab5 verb to seize
XX
amar noun calf
kug adj shining
gub verb to stand
gi noun reed
sumun verb to be old
gi noun reed
sumun verb to be old
ú-sál noun meadow
gi noun reed
sumun verb to be old
verb to lie down
gi noun reed
a-cag4 noun field
ki noun place
jar verb to place
cag4 noun heart
ambar noun marsh
abzu noun underground water
é-kíc-nú-jál noun E-kic-nu-gal
sug noun marsh
kug adj shining
jic-gi noun reedbed
a noun water
kug adj shining
gi noun reed
verb to grow
cag4 noun heart
é noun house(hold)
kan4 noun gate
èc noun shrine
gal verb to be big
mah verb to be majestic
noun (loving) care
zid adj right
ul verb to swell (with joy)
gùrù verb to bear
cu noun hand
du7 verb to be perfect
nam-nun noun princeliness
saj noun head
íl verb to raise
hi-li noun attractiveness
sud verb to be distant
gurun noun fruit
sig7 verb to be green
ul verb to swell (with joy)
gùrù verb to bear
noun (loving) care
dug4 verb to say
hur-saj noun mountain (range)
me-lem4 noun (awesome) radiance
cu noun hand
du7 verb to be perfect
cag4 noun heart
bar noun outside
ub noun corner
4 numeral 4
alan noun statue
temen noun foundation
lamma noun guardian deity
mah verb to be majestic
é noun house(hold)
cag4 noun heart
ud-sakar noun crescent (moon)
jar verb to place
bal verb to turn over
udug noun type of demon
é noun house(hold)
lamma noun guardian deity
é noun house(hold)
dijir noun deity
gub verb to stand
dumu noun child
é noun house(hold)
dúr noun rump
uzug noun type of shrine
èn-nù-ùj noun guard
kan4 noun gate
bar noun outside
jìrì-gùb noun footrest
dijir noun deity
jic-hur noun design
cu-luh noun ritual cleansing
mah verb to be majestic
é noun house(hold)
dúr noun rump
ki noun place
sar verb to run
NINI
ki-gal noun pedestal
lamma noun guardian deity
mah verb to be majestic
é noun house(hold)
ì noun fatty substance
gà-àr noun cheese
ninda noun bread
de6 verb to carry
me verb to be
dijir noun deity
gub verb to stand
lamma noun guardian deity
dijir noun deity
ama noun mother
sag9 verb to be good
é noun house(hold)
ce verb to agree
saj noun head
níj noun thing
sag9 verb to be good
tuku verb to have
níj-ná noun censer
de5 verb to collect
jic noun tree
dug4 verb to say
nanna noun Nanna
nin-gal noun Ningal
cu noun hand
cù-tèj verb to accept
inim noun word
kug adj shining
cu noun hand
verb to grow
ri-im-suen noun Rm-Sn
lugal noun king