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A hymn to Nibru and Išme-Dagan (Išme-Dagan W)

Sumerian literature (ETCSL) · 2 - Royal praise poetry and compositions with a historical background · 152 sections

  1. A.101

    ki-a

  2. A.102

    zag mi-ni-in-ĝar-re-eš

  3. A.103

    ud-bi-a

  4. A.104

    an gal

  5. A.105

    ki daĝal-ba

  6. A.106

    šag4-bi mu-un-e3-a

  7. A.107

    diĝir {d}a-nun-na

  8. A.108

    an ki-ke4-ne

  9. A.109

    kiĝ2 ib2-gi4-gi4-ne

  10. A.110

    {ĝiš}al

  11. A.111

    {ĝiš}dusu

  12. A.112

    niĝ2 iri ki ĝa2-ĝa2

  13. A.113

    ? ⌈? ?⌉

  14. A.114

    mu-un-ĝal2

  15. gap

    (unknown no. of lines missing)

  16. B.1

    […] X X […]

    (2 lines unclear) The command for the whole of heaven and earth ……; …… of the king, with wide understanding, who knows all ……. They heed the holy words uttered, as if they were those of their own father and mother. The Anuna in the Ubšu-unkena ……, …… going to Enlil and Ninlil. They direct (?) their gaze to the E-kur, the solemn shrine. The important commands of Enlil and Ninlil ……. They have placed in the hands of the great hero Ninurta the power to make heaven and earth tremble at his solemn utterances. They have covered (?) his mouth with …… like finest oil. They have placed the divine powers of heaven and the divine powers of earth in his hands. Ninurta, the great hero, the strong ……, the youth who subdues the foreign lands, the lord who plunders the cities ……. Father Enlil and the great mother Ninlil …… have …… him into the E-kur. (1 line fragmentary) (unknown no. of lines missing)

  17. B.2

    saĝ X X A BA MU X […]

  18. B.3

    an ki kilib-ba a2 aĝ2-ĝa2-bi […]

  19. B.4

    ⌈lugal⌉-la ⌈ĝeštug2⌉ bad niĝ2-nam zu […]

  20. B.5

    inim kug dug4-ga ama a-a ugu-⌈bi⌉-[gin7 igi-bi im-ši-ĝal2]

  21. B.6

    {d}a-nun-na ub-šu-unken-na […]

  22. B.7

    {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra sub2-su8-⌈ub⌉ […]

  23. B.8

    e2-kur eš3 maḫ-! igi-bi X […]

  24. B.9

    a2 aĝ2-ĝa2 dugud {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-[lil2] […]

  25. B.10

    maḫ dug4-ga-ni-še3 an ki ?-? X […]

  26. B.11

    ur-saĝ gal en {d}nin-urta-ra šu-ni im-⌈mi⌉-[in-sig9-ge-eš]

  27. B.12

    ka-ga-ni i3 li ku7-ku7-da-gin7 X […]

  28. B.13

    mu-un-dul-le-eš me an-na me ki šu-ni [im-mi-in-sig9-ge-eš]

  29. B.14

    {d}nin-urta ur-saĝ gal a2-tuku MU X […]

  30. B.15

    šul kur gam en iri laḫ4 X ? AN […]

  31. B.16

    [a-a {d}en-lil2] ama gal {d}nin-[lil2] […]

  32. B.17

    […] [e2]-kur-ra-ka mi-ni-in-[…]

  33. B.18

    […] X X KI […]

  34. gap

    (unknown no. of lines missing)

  35. C.1

    […] ⌈EN⌉ […]

    (3 lines fragmentary) Enlil and Ninlil …… (5 lines fragmentary) Enlil and Ninlil have bestowed this on Nuska, the lord who stands ……. Nibru, no god excels like your lord and lady; they are powerful princes, brilliantly revealed deities. No god excels like Enlil and Ninlil; they are powerful princes, lords who can decide destinies. In your midst they have given divine powers to Nuska as minister. Nibru, your holy songs are exceptionally precious, surpassing all praise. I, Išme-Dagan, have put them in everyone's mouth for all time.

  36. C.2

    […] ⌈BA⌉ EN ⌈SA⌉ […]

  37. C.3

    […] ⌈BA⌉ teš2-ba […]

  38. C.4

    [{d}en-lil2] [{d}]⌈nin⌉-lil2-bi UGU ?

  39. C.5

    […] ki-bi […]

  40. C.6

    […] TA […]

  41. C.7

    […] X-bi dur2 ĝar X […]

  42. C.8

    […]-bi sud-su3-ud […]

  43. C.9

    X […] X abzu-! […]

  44. C.10

    [{d}]⌈nuska⌉ en […] ⌈gub⌉ […]

  45. C.11

    [{d}]⌈en⌉-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-bi saĝ-e-eš mu-ni-in-rig7-eš

  46. C.12

    ⌈nibru⌉{ki} en nin-zu-gin7 diĝir na-me nu-dib2

  47. C.13

    e-ne-ne nun er9-me-eš diĝir pa e3-me-eš

  48. C.14

    {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-!-gin7 diĝir na-me nu-dib2

  49. C.15

    e-ne-ne nun er9-me-eš en nam tar-re-me-eš

  50. C.16

    šag4-zu-a sukkal {d}nuska-ra me mu-na-ni-in-šum2-mu-uš

  51. C.17

    nibru{ki} šir3 kug-zu niĝ2 kal-kal a-re-eš-še3 dib2-am3

  52. C.18

    [{d}]⌈iš⌉-me-{d}da-gan-me-en du-ri2-še3 ka-ga14 mu-ni-ĝar

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