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A šir-gida (?) to Ninšubur (Ninšubur A)

Sumerian literature (ETCSL) · 4 - Hymns and cult songs · 20 sections

1. A.1

   ⌈nin numun zid⌉ kalam-ma sukkal an-na

   Lady, good seed of the Land, minister of An! Minister of An, Mother Ninšubur! From the interior of heaven, An bestowed upon you (?), and Enlil destined as your (?) fate, that you should take a lapis-lazuli sceptre in your hand and proceed in front of An.

2. A.2

   sukkal an-na ama {d}nin-šubur ĝidru za-gin3 šu u3-me-ti

3. A.3

   igi an-na ši-im-me-dib-dib-be2

4. A.4

   an-ne2 an-šag4-ta saĝ-e-eš mu-ni-in-rig7

5. A.5

   {d}en-lil2-le nam-e-eš mu-ni-in-tar

6. A.6

   u8 zid sila4 sag9-sag9 ud5 zid maš2 sag9-sag9-ga

   As if you were a fecund ewe caring for its lambs, a fecund goat caring for its kids, or a fertile bearing mother caring for her children, through your powers folds are erected and pens are fenced off. In the folds erected through your powers and in the pens fenced off through your powers, (1 line fragmentary) (unknown no. of lines missing)

7. A.7

   ama gan zid-gin7 dumu sag9-sag9-ga

8. A.8

   tur3 ḫu-mu-u8-da-du3 amaš ḫu-mu-u8-da-niĝin2

9. A.9

   tur3 du3-a-za amaš niĝin2-na-za

10. A.10

    […] X X […]

11. gap

    (unknown no. of lines missing)

12. B.1

    [šag4] ⌈de3-em-ḫuĝ⌉-[e] [bar de3-em-ḫuĝ-e]

    I will soothe hearts, I will soothe spirits. I will appease the Anuna gods ……. I, who am to serve -- I, the tutelary deity, who am to serve ……, I will make the young lady, Inana, born in the shining mountains, rejoice. I, the lady, ……, will make her rejoice. I will soothe hearts, I will soothe spirits. I will appease the Anuna gods ……. This is how the lady celebrated in Akkil.

13. B.2

    ⌈dim3⌉-me8-⌈er⌉ ⌈{d}a-nun-na⌉ [ĜAR-ĝa2-e de3-en-ḫuĝ-e]

14. B.3

    me-e da-gub-be2-ĝen an-gub da-gub-X […]

15. B.4

    ki-sikil ga-ša-an-an-na <kur> šuba4 !-da ⌈de3-em-ḫul2-e⌉

16. B.5

    ga-ša-an-ĝen ⌈? ?⌉ MU-ĝen de3-em-ḫul2-e

17. B.6

    šag4 de3-em-ḫuĝ-e bar de3-em-ḫuĝ-e

18. B.7

    dim3-me8-er {d}a-nun-na ĜAR-ĝa2-e de3-en-ḫuĝ-e

19. B.8

    nin-e aakkilx(GADA.KID2.SI.A){ki} asila(EZEN×?) ba-ni-in-ĝar

20. B.9

    ⌈šir3-?-?⌉ ⌈{d}?⌉-[šubur]-⌈?-?⌉

    A šir-gida (?) of Ninšubur.

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