A hymn to Asarluḫi (Asarluḫi A)
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[X X] ⌈?-la⌉ […]
(5 lines missing) …… new ……. …… august words. Enki has named you with the name , the sublime course ……. You cleanse the just man like gold, and you hand over the wicked to extinction.
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inim maḫ […]
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id2-lu2-ru-gu2 a-ra2 maḫ [(X)] X AN […]
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mu-še3 mu-ri-in-⌈sa4⌉
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lu2 zid kug-sig17 mu-un-dadag-⌈ge⌉-[en]
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lu2-erim2-e ud za-ḫa-al-e ba-ab-šum2-⌈mu⌉-[un]
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umuš ĝalga dim2-ma ga zid-de3-eš gu7-a
Nourished on the good milk of intelligence, advice and reason, his voice resounds loudly. August sage, firstborn son of Enki, he gives …… to all who are born. Profoundly intelligent, as wise as his father, possessed of understanding, Asarluḫi penetrates everything. Nothing …… him. Lordly son of the abzu, endowed with holy wisdom, he is Marduk, the bringer of counsel. Tall in stature, he can survey all the divine powers of heaven and earth.
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e-ne ad gal dug4-dug4
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gal-zu maḫ dumu-saĝ {d}en-ki-ke4
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[…] u3-tud kilib-ba-bi mu-e-šum2-⌈mu⌉
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{d}asar-lu2-ḫi ĝeštug2 ⌈bad⌉ a-a-ni-gin7 gal-[zu]
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igi-ĝal2-tuku niĝ2-nam buru3-buru3-e e-ne-⌈ra niĝ2-nam⌉ […]
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nir-ĝal2 dumu ! ĝeštug2 kug šu du7 {d}⌈marduk⌉ ĝalga tum2
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alan maḫ an ki-a me niĝ2-nam-ma igi zu-zu
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dumu ĝeštug2 daĝal šu du7 a-ra2 si gal gi ḫal-ḫal-la-ke4
Son endowed with a broad understanding, whose movement is that of an animal with large horns in the split reeds; Asarluḫi, mighty deluge determining great fates, unleashed and knowing no course whatsoever! When great An shared out the divine powers for heaven and earth, incantations fell to your lot. Scanning all mankind with a glance, god of benign features, with an attractive physique; most skilled metalworker, creating masterpieces; counsellor and judge, whose word in the august sanctuary is unalterable and whose character is sublime: I shall exalt him in song and glorify his name.
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{d}asar-lu2-ḫi uru5 maḫ nam gal tar-re
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šu bar a-ra2 niĝ2-nam nu-zu-zu
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an gal an ki-še3 me ba-a
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mu7-mu7 mu-e-šub-eš
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diĝir igi sag9 igi ni10-ni10 nam-lu2-ulu3
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ulutim2 ḫi-li sud tibirara gal-an-zu kiĝ2 gal-le ak
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ad gal di-kud eš3 maḫ-a inim-ma nu-kam3-me
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a-ra2-ni maḫ šir3-ra-ni ga-am3-ed3 mu-ni pa ga-am3-e3
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saĝ gun3-gun3-nu ! sukkal-maḫ eridug{ki}-ga
Eloquent one of the abzu, great minister of Eridug, lordly Asarluḫi! The enkum and ninkum priests, the abgal and abrig priests, the …… priestesses and the …… all pay attention when you open your holy mouth. Daily as they go forth, they circumambulate (?) you. Cleansing the purification rites with pure hands and pure tread, holy in every respect, you are the supervisor of the purification priests of E-abzu.
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{d}asar-lu2-ḫi nir-ĝal2
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⌈enkum⌉ ninkum
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⌈abgal⌉ abrig2 MUNUS.LAGAR.BAD MUNUS.LAGAR.ME EN X X X […]
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ka kug ba-a-zu igi-bi ḫu-mu-un-⌈ši⌉-[ĝal2]
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ud šu2-uš-e e3-bi za-ra ḫu-mu-ra-an-sig10-⌈ga14⌉
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šu sikil ĝiri3 sikil niĝ2-nam kug-ku3-ug šu-luḫ dadag-ga
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nam-šita4 e2-abzu zu2 keše2-bi za-e-me-en
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kuara{ki} iri ki aĝ2 šag4-ge pad3-da-zu
Kuara, the beloved city which you have chosen in your heart, lives in joy because of you. The generous-hearted Prince named you with the name Asarluḫi. (2 lines unclear or fragmentary) (up to 5 lines missing)
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ḫul2-la ḫu-mu-u8-da-an-tuš
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{d}asar-lu2-ḫi nun šag4 daĝal mu-še3 mu-ri-⌈in⌉-[sa4]
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muš2-bi-še3 MI NI bi2-in-?
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[…]-⌈ba⌉-an nam-nin-e […]
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