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A balbale (?) to Ninĝišzida (Ninĝišzida D)

Sumerian literature (ETCSL) · 4 - Hymns and cult songs · 8 sections

1. 1

   [X X] il2 nir-ĝal2 an kug-ga barag maḫ-a IM ⌈il2⌉ [X] X

   Holding …… high, lordly one of holy An, holding …… high on the lofty throne-dais, ……, Lord Ninĝišzida, lord ……! …… the Anuna gods, gods of the earth ……. Ninĝišzida, the Anuna gods, gods of the earth ……. An has given power to you, princely son, ……. An has given power to you, Ninĝišzida, ……. …… the Anuna gods …… (unknown no. of lines missing)

2. 2

   X [X] X ĝal2-la en {d}nin-ĝiš-zid-da-ke4 en X […]

3. 3

   KA [X] X {d}a-nun-ke4-ne diĝir ki-a […]

4. 4

   {d}nin-ĝiš-zid-da {d}a-nun-ke4-ne diĝir ⌈ki⌉-[a …]

5. 5

   dumu nun an-ne2 a2 ma-ra-an-šum2 X […]

6. 6

   {d}nin-ĝiš-zid-da a2 an-ne2 ma-ra-[an-šum2 …]

7. 7

   […] [{d}a]-nun-ke4-ne […]

8. gap

   (unknown no. of lines missing)

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