Enlil in the E-kur (Enlil A)

Sumerian literature (ETCSL) · 4 - Hymns and cult songs · 171 sections

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{d}a-nun-na-ke4-ne diĝir maḫ-bi-im
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nam ni2-te-a-ni ši-im-mi-in-tar-re
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diĝir na-me igi nu-mu-ni-in-du8
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sukkal-maḫ-a-ni kingal kindagal {d}nuska
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dug4-ga inim šag4-ga ĝal2-la-ni
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mu-un-da-an-zu šag4 mu-da-an-kuš2-u3
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a2 aĝ2-ĝa2 daĝal-bi mu-un-na-da-an-tum2
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šita kug me kug-ga šu mu-un-na-mu2-mu2
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kur gal {d}en-lil2-da nu-me-a
Without the Great Mountain Enlil, no city would be built, no settlement would be founded; no cow-pen would be built, no sheepfold would be established; no king would be elevated, no lord would be given birth; no high priest or priestess would perform extispicy; soldiers would have no generals or captains; no carp-filled waters would dredge (?) the rivers at their peak; the carp would not …… come straight up (?) from the sea, they would not dart about. The sea would not produce all its heavy treasure, no freshwater fish would lay eggs in the reedbeds, no bird of the sky would build nests in the spacious land; in the sky the thick clouds would not open their mouths; on the fields, dappled grain would not fill the arable lands, vegetation would not grow lushly on the plain; in the gardens, the spreading trees forests of the mountain would not yield fruits.
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iri nu-du3 a2-dam ki li-bi2-ib-ĝar
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tur3 nu-du3 amaš nu-ĝar-ĝar
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lugal nu-il2-e en nu-u3-tud
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lu2-maḫ nin-diĝir maš2-e nu-mu-un-dab5-be2
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erin2-e šagina ugula nu-tuku-tuku
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id2-da a-eštub{ku6} u3-bi nu-dun-dun
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eĝer-bi ab-ta e3 si li-bi2-in-sa2 kun-bi nu-mu-un-sud-e
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ab-e erim3 dugud ni2-ba nu-mu-un-u3-tud
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ku6 engur-ra-ke4 ĝiš-gi-a nunuz nu-mu-ni-ib-nu2-nu2
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mušen an-na-ke4 ki daĝal-la gud3 la-ba-ni-ib-u2-us2
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an-na dungu sir2-ra ka-bi nu-du8-e
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a-šag4-ga še gu-nu a-gar3-ra nu-si-si
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edin-na giri17-zal-bi u2-šim nu-mu2-mu2
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{ĝiš}kiri6-a ĝiš daĝal {ĝiš}tir kur-ra-ke4 gurun nu-il2-e
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kur gal {d}en-lil2-da nu-me-a
Without the Great Mountain Enlil, Nintur would not kill, she would not strike dead; no cow would drop its calf in the cattle-pen, no ewe would bring forth a …… lamb in its sheepfold; the living creatures which multiply by themselves would not lie down in their …… sit within …… ; the four-legged animals would not propagate, they would not mate.
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{d}nin-tur5 nu-ug5-ge saĝ ĝiš nu-ra-ra
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ab2-e {e2}tur3-ra amar-bi nu-šub-be2
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u8-e amaš-bi-a sila4 ĝa2 gig nu-e3
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a-za-lu-lu ni2-ba lu-a
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TUG2-bi KUL-ba nu-mu-ni-ib-nu2-nu2 tuš-bi šag4-ba nu-mu-un-ib-tuš-tuš
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maš2-anše niĝ2-ur2-4-e numun nu-mu-ni-ib-e3 e-ne su3-ud-bi nu-mu-un-u5
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{d}en-lil2 niĝ2 galam-ma-galam-ma-zu niĝ2-me-ĝar sug4-ga
Enlil, your ingenuity takes one's breath away! By its nature it is like entangled threads which cannot be unravelled, crossed threads which the eye cannot follow. Your divinity can be relied on. You are your own counsellor and adviser, you are a lord on your own. Who can comprehend your actions? No divine powers are as resplendent as yours. No god can look you in the face.
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šag4-bi gu suḫ3-a si nu-sa2-e-dam
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gu-gu gilim-ma igi nu-pad3-de3-dam
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nam-diĝir-zu-še3 nir im-te-ĝal2
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šag4 kuš2-u3 ad gi4-gi4 en ni2-te-na-me-en
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niĝ2 ak-zu a-ba i3-zu-zu
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me-zu me pa nu-ed2-de3
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muš3-za diĝir igi nu-bar-re-dam
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en diĝir lugal {d}en-lil2-la2-me-en
You, Enlil, are lord, god, king. You are a judge who makes decisions about heaven and earth. Your lofty word is as heavy as heaven, and there is no one who can lift it. The Anuna gods …… at your word. Your word is weighty in heaven, a foundation on the earth. In the heavens, it is a great ……, reaching up to the sky. On the earth it is a foundation which cannot be destroyed. When it relates to the heavens, it brings abundance: abundance will pour from the heavens. When it relates to the earth, it brings prosperity: the earth will produce prosperity. Your word means flax, your word means grain. Your word means the early flooding, the life of the lands. It makes the living creatures, the animals (?) which copulate and breathe joyfully in the greenery. You, Enlil, the good shepherd, know their ways (?). …… the sparkling stars.
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di-kud ka-aš bar an ki-me-en
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inim maḫ-zu an-gin7 dugud-da-gin7 zig3-zig3 nu-e-zu
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inim-zu-še3 diĝir {d}a-nun-na šu šum2-! im-ma-an-ak-eš
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inim-zu an-še3 idim-ma ki-še3 temen-am3
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an-še3 idim gal an-ne2 us2-sa
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ki-še3 temen sag2 nu-di-dam
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an-e um-ma-te ḫe2-ĝal2-la-am3
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an-ta ḫe2-ĝal2 im-da-šeĝ3-šeĝ3
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ki-a um-ma-te giri17-zal-am3
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ki-ta giri17-zal im-da-mu2-mu2
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inim-zu gu-am3 inim-zu še-am3
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[inim]-zu a-eštub zi kur-kur-ra-kam
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niĝ2-zi-ĝal2 niĝ2-! u5-a
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zi dug3-ga u2-šim im-da-pa-an-pa-an
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{d}en-lil2 sipad zid-me-en DU.DU-bi mu-un-zu
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X-ga dub3-tuku-am3 mul gun3-gun3-a
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{d}nin-lil2 nitalam kug inim-ma-ni šag4-ga
You married Ninlil, the holy consort, whose words are of the heart, her of noble countenance in a holy ba garment, her of beautiful shape and limbs, the trustworthy lady of your choice. Covered with allure, the lady who knows what is fitting for the E-kur, whose words of advice are perfect, whose words bring comfort like fine oil for the heart, who shares sits on the holy throne, the pure throne with you, she takes counsel and discusses matters with you. You decide the fates together at the place facing the sunrise. Ninlil, the lady of heaven and earth, the lady of all the lands, is honoured in the praise of the Great Mountain.
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tug2-ba13 kug ulutim2-ta nir-ra alan me-dim2-ta sig10-ga
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munus zid igi il2-la ba-e-de3-tuku-dam
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ul gur3-ru e2-kur-ra nin me-te-ĝal2 zu
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ad gi4-gi4 inim-ma ba-ab-du7
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inim-ma-ni su-a bi2-dug3-ga-bi i3 li šag4-ga-kam
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barag kug barag sikil-da ši-im-mu-e-da-an-til3 ša-mu-da-an-tuš
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ad ši-mu-da-an-gi4-gi4 šag4 ši-mu-da-an-kuš2-u3
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nam tar-re ki {d}utu e3-a nam ši-mu-da-ab-tar-re
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{d}nin-lil2 nin an ki nin kur-kur-ra-ke4
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za3-mi2 kur gal-la-ka mi2 dug4-ga
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maḫ-di inim-ma-ni ki-bi-še3 ĝar
Prominent one whose words are well established, whose command and support are things which are immutable, whose utterances take precedence, whose plans are firm words, Great Mountain, Father Enlil, your praise is sublime!
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dug4-ga a2-taḫ-a-ni niĝ2 nu-kur2-ru
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ka-ta e3-a-ni saĝ ba-an-gub
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ĝiš-ḫur-ḫur-ra-ni inim ge-en-ge-en
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kur gal a-a {d}en-lil2 za3-mi2-zu maḫ-am3

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