An adab (?) to Iškur for Ur-Ninurta (Ur-Ninurta F)
- A.1
ur-saĝ nam-ḫe2-a gu3 ru-ru-gu2 giri17-zal
Hero of abundance, joyously (?) rumbling, Father Iškur, great storm, you …….
- A.2
a-a {d}iškur ud gal-la-ke4 ⌈za⌉-[e] ⌈?⌉ […]
- A.3
bar-sud-[am3]
barsud
- A.4
a-ma-ru {tum9}u18-lu ⌈? {tum9}⌉[mir mir-ra]
Inundation, mighty tempest, raging wind, whose noise ……, …… in heaven and earth ……, Iškur …… wind ……, flashing lightning, …… (1 line fragmentary) (unknown no. of lines missing)
- A.5
za-pa-aĝ2-ĝa2-ni X X X
- A.6
X gi4-ne-eš2 an ki ⌈?⌉ […]
- A.7
{d}iškur-ra tum9 ⌈?⌉ TE X ĜAR A X […]
- A.8
nim ĝir2-ĝir2 AN [X] X X A X
- A.9
X […]
- gap
(unknown no. of lines missing)
- B.1
[…] X […]
(1 line fragmentary) A second time he …… a mighty tempest and a raging wind. A third time …… a destructive wind of heaven. A fourth time he addressed (?) the dense clouds in the heavens. Fine barley stood in the fertile fields, and the corn joyously ……. Iškur organised everything; he …… the harvest and the superior barley. He heaped up grain piles and grain stores in the fields for Ur-Ninurta. On a favourable day he sowed the seeds, he …… the wheat. For Ur-Ninurta the son of An he sowed the seeds, ……. Iškur, Inana and …… life for him.
- B.2
2-[kam]-ma-ra {tum9}u18-lu {tum9}mir mir-ra-da ⌈mu⌉-[…]
- B.3
3-kam-ma-ra im-ḫul an-na-ke4 gaba dumu lu2-bi […]
- B.4
4-kam-ma dungu sir2 an-na-ke4 gu3 im-ma-an-⌈?⌉ [(X)]
- B.5
gana2 zid-da še gu-nu im-gub {d}ezina2 ḫul2-⌈la⌉ […]
- B.6
{d}iškur-e niĝ2-nam mu-un-ĝar-ĝar buru14 še maḫ im-[…]
- B.7
ur-{d}nin-urta guru7-du6 guru7-maš a-gar3 mu-na-⌈an⌉-[dub]
- B.8
ud dug3-ga numun-bi mu-ni-in-sig10 gig2-ga KA […]
- B.9
ur-{d}nin-urta dumu an-na-ra !-bi mu-⌈ni⌉-[in-sig10 …]
- B.10
{d}iškur {d}⌈?⌉ ⌈{d}X⌉-ke4 til3 mu-na-⌈an⌉-[…]
- B.11
sa-ĝar-ra-⌈am3⌉
sa-ĝara
- B.12
ur-{d}nin-urta šag4 X {d}nin-lil2-la2-ke4 {d}iškur […]
Iškur …… Ur-Ninurta, the favourite (?) of Ninlil.
- B.13
ĝiš-gi-ĝal2-bi-⌈im⌉
Its ĝišgiĝal.
- B.14
en ku3-ĝal2 an ki uĝ3 kug zi šum2
Holy lord of heaven and earth, who gives life to the holy people (?), Father Iškur, holy lord of heaven and earth, who gives life to the holy people (?)! May plenty be provided for Ur-Ninurta, …….
- B.15
a-a {d}iškur en ku3-ĝal2 an ki uĝ3 kug zi ⌈šum2⌉
- B.16
ur-{d}nin-urta ḫe2-ĝal2 ḫu-mu-na-ĝal2 saĝ […]
- B.17
u18-ru12-[bi-im]
Its uru.
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