Enki and Ninmaḫ
- 100
{d}nin-maḫ-e {d}en-ki-ra inim-ma mu-[…-gi4-gi4]
- 101
lu2 šu dim2-ma-zu lu2 til3-la in-nu lu2 [ug5-ga] ⌈in⌉-nu il2-bi nu-mu-da
- 102
{d}en-ki-ke4 {d}nin-maḫ-e mu-na-ni-ib-gi4-gi4
Enki answered Ninmaḫ: I decreed a fate for the first man with the weak hands, I gave him bread. I decreed a fate for the man who turned back (?) the light, I gave him bread. I decreed a fate for the man with broken, paralysed feet, I gave him bread. I decreed a fate for the man who could not hold back his urine, I gave him bread. I decreed a fate for the woman who could not give birth, I gave her bread. I decreed the fate for the one with neither penis nor vagina on its body, I gave it bread. My sister, ……. (2 lines fragmentary)
- 103
lu2 gi šu sig-ra nam mi-ni-tar ninda mi-ni-in-šum2
- 104
lu2 ĝiš-nu11 gi4-gi4-ra nam mi-ni-tar ninda mi-ni-in-šum2
- 105
⌈lu2⌉ ĝiri3 ḫum dab5-ra nam mi-ni-tar ninda mi-ni-in-šum2
- 106
lu2 a [sur-sur]-ra nam mi-ni-tar [ninda mi-ni-in-šum2]
- 107
munus nu-[u3-tud]-ra nam mi-ni-tar ⌈ninda⌉ mi-ni-⌈in⌉-[šum2]
- 108
lu2 [su-ba ĝiš3 nu-ĝar gal4-la nu-ĝar]-ra nam mi-ni-[tar ninda mi-ni-in-šum2]
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nin9-ĝu10 […]
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[…]
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A […]
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{d}nin-[maḫ-e] [{d}en-ki-ra gu3 mu-na-de2-e]
Ninmaḫ answered Enki: (9 lines fragmentary)
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aĝ2-[ĝa2 …]
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aĝ2-⌈ĝa2⌉ […]
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MA A […]
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aĝ2-ĝa2 […]
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aĝ2-ĝa2 […]
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aĝ2-[ĝa2] X […]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…] X X DU […]
- 122
[…] NI DU AĜ2 TAG-še3 [mu-ni]-⌈in⌉-kur9-re
(Ninmaḫ's answer continues) You (?) entered ……. Look, you do not dwell in heaven, you do not dwell on earth, you do not come out to look at the Land. Where you do not dwell but where my house is built, your words cannot be heard. Where you do not live but where my city is built, I myself am silenced (?). My city is ruined, my house is destroyed, my child has been taken captive. I am a fugitive who has had to leave the E-kur, even I myself could not escape from your hand.
- 123
a2-še3 an nu-mu-e-tuš ki nu-[mu-e]-tuš i-bi2 il2-la-zu ka-na-aĝ2-ĝa2 nu-ed2-en
- 124
ki za-e nu-tuš-en e2-ĝu10 du3-a inim-zu mu ĝiš nu-tuku
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ki za-e nu-til3-en iri-ĝu10 du3-a niĝ2-ĝu10 lib ba-sig9-ge-en
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[iri]-ĝu10 gel-le-eĝ3-ĝa2 e2-ĝu10 gul-la du5-mu-<ĝu10> dumu-ĝu10 šu dab5-ba
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[lu2]-kar-ra-ĝen e2-kur-ta e3-ĝen e3-a
- 128
ud me-e niĝ2-ĝu10 šu-zu-ta šu la-ba-ra-e3
- 129
{d}en-ki-ke4 {d}nin-maḫ-ra mu-na-ni-ib-gi4-gi4
Enki replied to Ninmaḫ: Who could change the words that left your mouth? Remove Umul from your lap ……. Ninmaḫ, may your work be ……, you …… for me what is imperfect; who can oppose (?) this? The man whom I shaped …… after you ……, let him pray! Today let my penis be praised, may your wisdom be confirmed (?)! May the enkum and ninkum …… proclaim your glory ……. My sister, the heroic strength ……. The song …… the writing (?) ……. The gods who heard …… let Umul build (?) my house …….
- 130
inim ka-zu e3-a a-ba-a i3-kur2-re
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u4-mu-ul X TU dab5-ba ur2-zu-ta šu ĝal2-ab-ta
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{d}nin-? kiĝ2-ĝa2-zu ḫe2-bi2-la2-la2 šu nu-du7 ma-dab5 a-ba-am3 saĝ mu-un-ĝa2-ĝa2
- 133
lu2 ?-?-ĝu10 eĝer-zu-še3 tuku-a ka-bi šu ḫe2-bi2-ĝal2
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ud-da ĝiš3-ĝu10 me-teš2 ḫa-ba-i-i ĝeštug2 de5-ge-zu ḫe2-ĝal2
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enkum ninkum
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ud X ĝiri3 šub-šub gu2 nam-bi-[…] ka tar-zu ḫe2-[si-il]-le-ne
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nin9-ĝu10 a2 nam-ur-saĝ-ĝa2 […] DU
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šir3 […] nam-? […]
- 139
diĝir ĝiš tuku-a-bi u4-mu-ul ? […] e2-ĝu10 ḫe2-ak-[e]
- 140
{d}nin-maḫ-e en gal {d}en-ki-ke4 zag nu-mu-ni-in-ša4
Ninmaḫ could not rival the great lord Enki. Father Enki, your praise is sweet!
- 141
a-a {d}en-ki za3-mi2-zu dug3-ga
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