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Amar-Suena and Enki's temple (Amar-Suena A)

Sumerian literature (ETCSL) · 2 - Royal praise poetry and compositions with a historical background · 55 sections

  1. A.1

    {d}alad X […]

    …… protective deity ……. Amar-Suena …… his heart. He who …… the temple with an axe ……. Amar-Suena …… the abzu shrine. …… built with gold, and decorated with lapis lazuli. He applied himself to building the temple; King Amar-Suena applied himself to building the temple. The people turned against the king, and the foreign countries …….

  2. A.2

    {d}amar-{d}⌈suen⌉ […] šag4 ⌈mu-un⌉-X […]

  3. A.3

    lu2 {urud}ḫa-zi-in-na !-e KU X […]

  4. A.4

    {d}amar-{d}suen-na eš3-e!(SUM) abzu-a […]

  5. A.5

    kug-sig17 du3-a {na4}za-gin3 šu tag X […]

  6. A.6

    e2-e du3-u3-de3 šu-ni mu-un-[ĝar]

  7. A.7

    {d}amar-{d}suen-na lugal-e e2-e du3-u3-[de3] šu-ni mu-un-[ĝar]

  8. A.8

    lugal-⌈? uĝ3⌉-e ba-da-an-bal kur-ra X […]

  9. A.9

    ⌈e2-e⌉ mu 1-kam-ma ba-an-šub ki-bi-še3 nu-⌈mu⌉-[un-gi4]

    In the first year the temple remained in ruins, and he did not restore it. Amar-Suena …… the divine powers of kingship. In the second year it remained in ruins, and he did not restore it. Amar-Suena …… his royal garments for mourning clothes. In the third year it remained in ruins, and he did not restore it. Amar-Suena could not interpret (?) the temple's ominous sign among (?) the birch trees. In the fourth year it remained in ruins, and he did not restore it. Although he had been advised (?) by a sage, he could not realise the plans of the temple. In the fifth year it remained in ruins, and he did not restore it. The abzu shrine has been …… by force. In the sixth year it remained in ruins, and he did not restore it. He was searching for the divine plan of the temple, but could not find it. In the seventh year it remained in ruins, and he did not restore it. Enki spoke to him about the temple, the temple that did not exist. In the eighth year, he applied himself to building the temple. By the ninth year, King Amar-Suena built the E-uduna of the wise lord (?) like …….

  10. A.10

    {d}amar-suen-na me nam-lugal-la-na X […]

  11. A.11

    mu 2-kam-ma ⌈ba⌉-[an]-šub ki-bi-še3 nu-mu-⌈un⌉-[gi4]

  12. A.12

    {d}amar-{d}suen-na lu-bu-uš-tum nam-⌈lugal⌉-[la-ka]-ni tug2-mu-dur7-ra ba-an-[X]

  13. A.13

    mu 3-kam-ma ba-an-šub ki-bi-še3 nu-mu-⌈un⌉-[gi4]

  14. A.14

    {d}amar-{d}⌈suen-na⌉ ĝiš-kin2-kin2-na ĝiškim-⌈bi⌉ [nu]-⌈?⌉-ru

  15. A.15

    mu 4-kam-⌈ma⌉ [ba-an]-šub ki-bi-še3 nu-mu-un-gi4

  16. A.16

    abgal-e dug4-ga ⌈u3⌉-na-dug4 ĝiš-ḫur e2-e pa e3 nu-mu-un-ak-e

  17. A.17

    mu 5-kam-ma ba-an-šub ki-bi-še3 nu-mu-un-gi4

  18. A.18

    eš3-e abzu-am3 kalag-ga-še3 šu mu-ra-ra-e-ne

  19. A.19

    mu 6-kam-ma ba-an-šub ki-bi-še3 nu-mu-un-gi4

  20. A.20

    ĝiš-ḫur e2-e mu-un-kiĝ2-kiĝ2-e nu-mu-ni-in-pad3-de3

  21. A.21

    mu 7-kam-ma ba-an-šub ki-bi-še3 nu-mu-un-gi4

  22. A.22

    {d}en-ki-ke4 e2-bi-še3 e2 nu-me-a ba-an-na-dug4

  23. A.23

    mu 8-kam-ma e2 du3-u3-de3 šu-ni mu-un-ĝar

  24. A.24

    mu 9-kam-ma-ta {d}amar-{d}⌈suen⌉ lugal-e

  25. A.25

    e2-udun-na ⌈?⌉ gal-an-zu ḪAR-ra-gin7 ba-du3

  26. A.26

    ud-ba en-e e2 ni2-te-na-ka

    Then the lord, the great lord Enki, destroyed (?) the site of his own temple. (2 lines fragmentary) Father Enki …… Eridug ……. …… his minister …… (1 line fragmentary) (unknown no. of lines missing)

  27. A.27

    en gal {d}en-ki ki-bi ba-da-an-?

  28. A.28

    ⌈X⌉-a-ni mu-un-DU.DU [(…)]

  29. A.29

    ?-a ki-a DU.DU gaba X […] X X […]

  30. A.30

    a-a {d}⌈en⌉-[ki] eridug? [… mu]-un-⌈?⌉ […]

  31. A.31

    sukkal-a-ni […] ⌈?-? ?⌉ mu-[…] nu-? […] X IL2 […]

  32. A.32

    […] X […]

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    (unknown no. of lines missing)

  34. B.1

    X ⌈ĜIRI3 sud⌉-su3-ud X […]

    (1 line fragmentary) The guardian (?) of the spacious land ……. As Enki lifted his gaze ……. Having left the temple …… in the abzu.

  35. B.2

    saĝ keše2 ⌈ki⌉ daĝal-la […]

  36. B.3

    {d}en-ki-ke4 igi il2-la-a-⌈ni⌉ […]

  37. B.4

    e2-bi um-ta-e3-a ⌈?⌉-a […]

  38. B.5

    ud-ba nam-lu2-ulu3 šu nu-sag9-ga DI nam […]

    At that time mankind was not ……. Far-reaching wisdom, wise words were not ……. (1 line unclear) To grieve and to do evil was good (?). Amar-Suena …… to build the temple of Enlil. (unknown no. of lines missing)

  39. B.6

    ĝizzal sud-a inim ĝeštug2 nu-⌈?⌉ […]

  40. B.7

    ⌈ba⌉-DUN-DUN umbin ru-gu2-ni nu-du8-e

  41. B.8

    šag4 ḫul dim2-dim2 niĝ2-erim2 ak-ak sag9-ga

  42. B.9

    ⌈{d}amar-{d}suen-na⌉ e2 {d}en-lil2-la2-še3 du3-u3-de3

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    (unknown no. of lines missing)

  44. C.1

    ⌈en⌉ […] X X […]

    Lord ……. When he performed extispicy regarding the building of Enki's temple, the omen did not mention anything about the building of the temple, so he did not start it. To establish a lasting fame for himself, the king ……; to establish a lasting fame for himself, Amar-Suena ……. …… the temple of Enki ……. (unknown no. of lines missing)

  45. C.2

    e2 {d}en-ki-ka3-še3 du3-u3-de3 maš2-e šu mu-un-gid2-da-a

  46. C.3

    maš2-bi-ta e2 du3-a nu-mu-na-ab-be2 šu-ni ⌈?⌉-ba-ši-in-[ĝar]

  47. C.4

    lugal-e mu-ni ud su3-ra2-še3 ĝa2-ĝa2-[de3 …]

  48. C.5

    {d}amar-{d}suen mu-ni ud su3-⌈ra2⌉-[še3 ĝa2-ĝa2-de3] ⌈mu⌉-[…]

  49. C.6

    X mu e2 {d}en-ki-⌈ke4⌉ […]

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    (unknown no. of lines missing)

  51. D.1

    en nun gal-an-zu X […] ? X […]

    Lord, wise prince …… (1 line fragmentary) (unknown no. of lines missing)

  52. D.2

    X […]

  53. gap

    (unknown no. of lines missing)

  54. E.1

    ⌈? URUD ḪA ? X ?⌉ […] ⌈šag4⌉ […] BA X X […]

    He who ……. King Amar-Suena has not been assigned a fate from (?) it.

  55. E.2

    {d}amar-{d}⌈suen⌉ ⌈lugal⌉ <nam>-tar-⌈?⌉-ni šag4-bi [(…)] nu-mu-un-ba-ba

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