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A hymn to Ninisina (Ninisina D)

Sumerian literature (ETCSL) · 4 - Hymns and cult songs · 41 sections

1. A.1

   nin me maḫ dib saĝ il2 ni2 guru3 dumu ki aĝ2 an gal-la

   Lady, surpassing with august divine powers, with head high, full of awesomeness, beloved daughter of great An! Ninisina, born of Uraš, from the great womb …… a great destiny, grandiloquent counsellor of her own father, good stewardess of E-kur! Beautiful ……, glory of the holy throne-dais, merciful, …… of the black-headed! Holy Ninisina, making everything manifest! My lady, …… in a white garment and cloak! The impressive course of your outstandingly great deeds, which surpass description, is praised.

2. A.2

   {d}nin-isin2si-na {d}uraš-e tud-da šag4 gal nam gal DU

3. A.3

   [ad] ⌈gi4⌉-gi4 gal-di a-a ugu-na aĝrig zid e2-kur-ra

4. A.4

   […] ⌈eš2⌉ sig7-ga barag kug-ge ḫe2-⌈du7⌉ [(X)]

5. A.5

   arḫuš2 tuku X (X) saĝ gig2-ga kug {d}nin-isin2si-na niĝ2-nam-ma-ni pa e3 [X]

6. A.6

   nin tug2 babbar2 tug2-ba13 [X (X)]-ĝu10

7. A.7

   nam-gur4 dirig dug4-ge [dib]-ba-zu a-ra2 maḫ-bi ša-an-i-i

8. A.8

   a-a ugu-zu X (X) an kug X X me-me dirig-ga za-ar ma-ra-an-ri

   Your own father …… holy An has assigned to you supreme divine powers ……. Lady, …… mercy, who …… man, who lets …… stand up (?), you brought …… from the womb. Your medical skills heal a man, …… a man. Lady who benefits a man …… with her incantations, and gives ……! Sores …… a man's body, her spells ……. A pin at her (?) throat, …… on her (?) body. Lady, the plant of life ……. The dying man ……. Nintilmud, …… man …… shining ……. He is entrusted (?) into the good hands of his god, …… (1 line fragmentary) (approx. 40 lines missing)

9. A.9

   nin šag4 šu niĝin2 X [X] lu2 X X gi4 lu2 dub-ba zi-zi-i šag4-ta mu-e-de6

10. A.10

    nam-a-⌈zu⌉ lu2 til3-le lu2 X X […]

11. A.11

    nin tu6 dug4-ga-[ni]-ta lu2 [X] sag9 [X X] X X šum2-mu

12. A.12

    simx(GIG)-simx(GIG)-ma su lu2-ulu3 ḫe2-[X] mu7-mu7-ga-ni ed3-de3

13. A.13

    bulug niĝ2 zi-pa-aĝ2-[ĝa2]-na su-a-[na …]

14. A.14

    nin u2 nam-til3-la X (X) ab-ba X […]

15. A.15

    lu2 ug5-ge lu2 […]-ba

16. A.16

    {d}nin-til3-mud X X X lu2 X [X X] luḫ UD dadag-ga

17. A.17

    šu zid diĝir-ra-na-še3 šu X X X […]

18. A.18

    […] X […] X […] X […]

19. gap

    (approx. 40 lines missing)

20. B.1

    X […]

    (2 lines fragmentary) Isin, the city ……. The wicked ……. Ninisina ……. Egal-maḫ, the throne-dais ……. The two of them ……. The king summoned by name ……. Ninisina ……. …… desire ……. (1 line fragmentary) Isin …… its offerings and gifts ……, …… chair for you ……. …… enter Nibru. …… rightly ……. …… the gods …… (4 lines fragmentary) Ninisina, exalted child of An, ……, it is sweet to praise you.

21. B.2

    AN X […]

22. B.3

    i3-si-in{ki} iri X […]

23. B.4

    lu2-erim2-ma-ke4 X […]

24. B.5

    {d}nin-isin2si-na AN X […] AN […]

25. B.6

    e2-gal-maḫ barag babbar2 […] GAN […]

26. B.7

    2-na-ne-ne X […] X LA2 […]

27. B.8

    lugal ⌈mu⌉ pad3 […]

28. B.9

    {d}nin-⌈isin2⌉[si]-[na] […]

29. B.10

    šag4-ge ⌈guru7⌉ […] X RU […] nu-še-ga

30. B.11

    KA nu-ĝar […] X LA za-ar ḫu-[…]-X-te-še3

31. B.12

    i3-si-⌈in⌉[{ki}] X nidba kadra-bi […] gal-bi

32. B.13

    […] gu2-za ḫu-mu-ra-an-X […] us2

33. B.14

    […] nibru{ki}-še3 za-e kur9-X-X-ni-ib

34. B.15

    […] zid-de3-eš X X […]-me-en

35. B.16

    [… diĝir]-re-e-ne-ke4 […] TE A MU

36. B.17

    […] ki […]-a-ba

37. B.18

    […] MU X za-a-am3

38. B.19

    […] su-bi

39. B.20

    […] kar2 […]-me-en

40. B.21

    [{d}nin]-[isin2]si-na dumu maḫ an-na [X X]

41. B.22

    za3-mi2-zu dug3-ga-am3

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