Nibru, your praise befits the mouth —
may it be on every mouth!
Shrine of Nibru, shrine surpassing the abzu —
your E-kur is lapis lazuli.
Your prince surpasses all princes:
the Great Mountain, father Enlil.
Your great lady is the good woman,
mother Ninlil, excelling in queenship.
Your chief caretaker, supreme in heroic power,
is the warrior Ninurta.
The great minister, worthy of your true copper vessels,
who sweetens your bedchamber —
who guards your true divine powers, the guardian,
the shepherd who watches over your true divine powers —
your provider, begotten by the Great Mountain,
born of Ninlil:
Išme-Dagan, begotten by the Great Mountain, born of Ninlil,
who has won a great name among his teeming people,
casts himself at your feet.
Nibru, your praise befits the mouth —
may it be on every mouth!
For your true decrees
may the Anuna gods ever stand ready.
Shrine Nibru, ancient city where the divine powers are allotted —
your praise is sweet!
At the great festivals carefully prepared in Nibru,
the majesty of Enlil and Ninlil —
where the great gods [...] have [...].
(Sa-gida. The sa-ĝara section is not preserved.)
Colophon
Translated from Sumerian (ETCSL c.2.5.4.03) by the New Tianmu Anglican Church, 2026. ETCSL English translation (t.2.5.4.03) consulted as reference; all English independently derived from the Sumerian transliteration. Lines 15–16 partially damaged. Scribal credit: liberation-translator, 2026-03-21.
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Source Text
Sumerian Transliteration (ETCSL c.2.5.4.03)
- ec3 nibruki ec3 abzu-a ab-dirig e2-kur za-gin3-am3
- nun-zu nun-a ab-dirig kur gal a-a den-lil2
- nin gal-zu munus zid ama dnin-lil2 nam-nin-e dib-ba-am3
- saj en3 tar-zu nam-cul-la dirig ur-saj dnin-urta
- sukkal-mah zabar zid-za tum2-ma a2 ki-nu2-zu dug3-dug3
- saj kece2 me zid-za en-nu kar2-kar2-dam
- sipad me zid-za en-nu kar2-kar2-bi-im
- u2-a-zu a ru-a kur gal-la u3-tud-da dnin-lil2-la2
- dic-me-dda-gan a ru-a kur gal-la u3-tud-da dnin-lil2-la2
- uj3 car2-car2-ra-ba-na mu mah jiri3-za sig10-ga-am3
- nibruki za3-mi2-zu nij2 ka-ge du7-am3 ka-ga14 he2-en-jal2
- dug4-ga zid-zu-ce3 dijir da-nun-na he2-em-ma-sug2-sug2-ge-ec
- ec3 nibruki iri ul me hal-ha za3-mi2-zu dug3-ga-am3
- ezen gal-gal mi2 dug4-ga nibruki
- nam-mah den-lil2 dnin-lil2-la2
- ki? dijir gal-gal-e-ne [...]-la-e-ec-am3
- sa-gid2-da-[am3]
Source: Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature (ETCSL c.2.5.4.03), Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Oxford. Accessed 2026-03-21.
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