A hymn to Numušda for Sîn-iqīšam (Sîn-iqīšam A)
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en gal šag4 zid-⌈ta⌉ [nam dug3]-ge-eš tar-ra
Exalted lord, for whom a favourable destiny was determined while he was still in the good womb! Numušda, exalted lord, for whom a favourable destiny was determined while he was still in the good womb! Ningal formed …… the holy seed …… engendered by Suen. Born amid plenty in the holy mountains, eating fruits from a green garden, named with a good name by An and Enlil, carefully cherished by the great lady Ninlil! Numušda, son of the prince, whose appearance is full of awe-inspiring radiance! Great wild bull battering the enemy country, great lord Numušda!
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{d}nu-muš-da [en gal šag4 zid-ta nam] ⌈dug3-ge-eš⌉ [tar]-⌈ra⌉
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numun kug [… a] [{d}]⌈suen⌉-e bi2-!-ru-a
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{d}nin-[gal]-⌈le⌉ […] mi-ni-in-dim2-dim2
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kur sikil-la [ḫe2]-⌈ĝal2⌉-e u3-tud-da
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gurun ⌈kiri6 sig7-ga⌉ gu7-a
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an {d}en-⌈lil2-bi⌉ mu dug3 sa4-a
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nin gal {d}nin-lil2-le mi2 zid-de3-eš dug4-ga
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{d}nu-muš-da dumu nun-na muš3 me-lem4 du8-du8 ma-?-?
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sumun2 gal ki-⌈bal⌉ si mul di
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{d}nu-⌈muš⌉-[da] en gal
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šag4-ba-[tuku-am3]
šagbatuku.
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piriĝ guru5-uš bur2 me3-še3 u3-na gub-bu
Snarling lion fiercely poised for the fight, …… snake spitting roaring at the enemy, great dragon …… holy incantations, whose knees never cease from running! Fearsome flood which no one can withstand, overflowing high water engulfing the banks! (1 line unclear) God, creative (?) personage who has no rival, foremost in heroism, who can rival you? Numušda, your face is that of a lion, and you have a muzzle like that of a fearsome mušḫuš.
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muš-šag4-tur3 gu2-erim2-ra šeg11 i-ni-in-!
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ušumgal ⌈?⌉ tu6 kug-ga al-?-a
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im2-ma dub3 nu-silig-ga
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i-zi ḫu-luḫ-ḫa na-me gaba nu-ru-gu2
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a e3-e maḫ peš10 ur4-ur4-?
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ud iri mu-un-til X X nu-mu-gi4
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diĝir saĝ-mud-ĝal2 gaba-šu-ĝar nu-tuku
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saĝ-kal nam-ur-saĝ-ĝa2 a-ba e-da-sa2-am3
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igi-zu piriĝ-am3 la-bu giri17 ap-⌈pu⌉ muš-ḫuš ni2 ri
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{d}nu-muš-da
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šag4-ba-tuku ⌈?⌉-bi
2nd (?) šagbatuku.
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a2-zu sa-par3-am3 kur še nu-⌈zu⌉-ba
Your arm is a battle net in (?) the land of those who do not practise agriculture; your claws are the claws of an eagle, grasping the wicked. No one dare oppose your authority. Your greatness and magnitude, surpassing all praise, and your utterances which cannot be dismissed (1 line unclear) My god, hand over to the king the disobedient lands! Numušda, hand over to prince Sîn-iqīšam the disobedient lands!
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umbin-zu umbin ḫu-ri2-in-na lu2 ḫul-ĝal2 ḫa-ḫa-X i-ta-ma-⌈aḫ⌉
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nam-nir-ĝal2-zu-še3 saĝ na-me nu-šum2-mu
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nam-maḫ nam-gur4-zu ar2-re-eš ka-ge dib
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[inim dug4]-⌈ga⌉-zu sag2 di nu-zu
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[…]-⌈zu⌉ A ⌈?⌉-ba du X
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⌈diĝir-ĝu10 lugal-ra kur nu-še-ga-na šu-ni-še3 si-bi2-ib⌉
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{d}nu-muš-da nun {d}suen-i-qi2-ša-am kur nu-še-ga-na šu-ni-še3 si-bi2-ib
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sa-gid2!(su3-ud)-da ĝiš-gi4-ĝal2
Sa-gida of the ĝišgiĝal.
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ur-saĝ usu er9-ra me galam-ma šu du7
Warrior, powerful in strength, who perfectly controls the complex divine powers! Warrior Numušda, powerful in strength, who perfectly controls the complex divine powers! God with the limbs of a bison, decorous to behold, like your father Suen you love to bestow life. Choosing truth and annihilating wickedness, in E-kiš-nu-ĝal, the holy and princely dwelling, your divine powers are most precious divine powers, and your purification rites are resplendent. Numušda, hero, powerful in strength, who perfectly controls the complex divine powers!
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{d}⌈nu-muš-da⌉ [ur-saĝ] ⌈usu er9-ra⌉ [me] ⌈galam⌉-[ma] ⌈šu⌉ du7
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diĝir me-dim2 gud-? igi bar-bar-re-de3 du7
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a-a-zu {d}suen-gin7 zi til3-le ki ba-e-a-aĝ2
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niĝ2-zid-de3 bar tam-me ?-te-a-[X] niĝ2-erim2 ? za-ḫa-al ak tu-ḫa-la-aq
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e2-kiš-nu-ĝal2 ki-tuš kug nam-nun-na
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me-zu me ⌈kal⌉-kal šu-luḫ-zu dadag-ga-? X X
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{d}nu-muš-da ur-saĝ usu er9-<ra me galam-ma šu du7>
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{d}nu-nam-nir en nam tar-tar-re
Nunamnir, the lord who determines the destinies, has made your name august throughout the wide extent of foreign lands. He has assigned as a cult place for you the city of abundance, founded in a favourable place: Kazallu, the mountain of plenty. By his unchangeable command he has ordered the fashioning of Kun-satu, your lordly dais. Father Enlil, the good shepherd who loves your plans, has desired to make its forgotten lay-out visible again, and to restore its abandoned cities; he has ordered prince Sîn-iqīšam to accomplish it, and he has made (?) your cities and settlements peaceful dwelling places. He has dredged your canals, and cleared up the levees and irrigation ditches, so that abundant water will never be lacking there. He has put in your …… and made manifest all that is proper.
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kur niĝ2-daĝal-la-ba mu-zu im-mi-in-maḫ
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iri nam-ḫe2 ki dug3-ga ĝar-ra
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ka-zal-lu{ki} kur ḫe2-ĝal2-la ki-šu-! mi-ri-in-⌈zu⌉ ma-ḫa-az-ka u2-we-di-⌈ka⌉
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kun4-sa-tu barag nam-en-na-zu
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inim nu-kur2-ru-da-na u3-tud-ba bi2-in-dug4
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ĝiš-ḫur ḫa-lam-ma-!-bi pa e3-a ak-de3
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iri šub-šub-bu-da-bi ki-bi gi4-gi4-de3
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a-a {d}en-lil2 šag4-ga-ni nam-de6
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sipad zid lu2 ĝiš-ḫur-zu ki aĝ2-ĝa2
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nun {d}suen-i-qi2-ša-am a2-bi mu-da-an-aĝ2
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iri a2-dam-zu ki-tuš ne-ḫa bi2-in-tuš
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id2-zu mu-ba-al-ba-al eg2 ! si mi-in-sa2
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a ḫe2-ĝal2 du-⌈ri2⌉-še3 nu-til-le-da
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?-za mi-in-ĝar niĝ2-du7 pa bi2-in-[e3]
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⌈inim⌉ sag9-sag9-ge-da-ni-še3 igi zid bar-mu-ši-ib
Regard with favour his commendable prayers! Regard Prince Sîn-iqīšam with favour! May the king's joyous days be prolonged, O Numušda!
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nun {d}suen-i-qi2-ša-am-ra igi zid bar-mu-ši-ib
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lugal šag4 ḫul2-la ud-da-ni ḫe2-su3-!
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{d}nu-muš-da
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