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A balbale to Ninurta (Ninurta F)

Sumerian literature (ETCSL) · 4 - Hymns and cult songs · 32 sections

1. 1

   a zid-da numun zid-da

   Good semen, good seed, king chosen by Enlil! Very good semen, very good seed, Ninurta, chosen by Enlil! My king, I shall call upon your name. Ninurta, I am your man, your man; I shall call upon your name. My king, ewes give birth to lambs, ewes give birth to lambs, ewes and rams are born; I shall call upon your name. My king, goats give birth to kids, goats give birth to kids, buck-goats are born; I shall call upon your name. My king, cows give birth to calves, cows give birth to calves, cows and breed-bulls are born; I shall call upon your name. My king, she-asses give birth to foals, she-asses give birth to foals, donkeys …… are born; I shall call upon your name. My king, humans give birth to children, humans give birth to children. Ninurta, king …….

2. 2

   lugal {d}en-lil2-le mu pad3-da

3. 3

   a zid-zid-da numun zid-zid-da

4. 4

   {d}nin-urta {d}en-lil2-le mu pad3-da

5. 5

   lugal-ĝu10 mu-zu ga-am3-pad3-da-de3

6. 6

   {d}nin-urta ĝe26-e lu2-zu lu2-zu

7. 7

   ĝe26-e mu-zu ga-am3-pad3-da-de3

8. 8

   lugal-ĝu10 u8 sila4 na-an-tu-ud

9. 9

   u8 sila4 na-an-tu-ud u8 udu-utua2 na-an-tu-ud

10. 10

    ĝe26-e mu-zu ga-am3-pad3-da-de3

11. 11

    lugal-ĝu10 ud5-e maš2 na-an-tu-ud

12. 12

    ud5-e maš2 na-an-tu-ud maš2-ud5-da na-an-tu-ud

13. 13

    ĝe26-e mu-zu ga-am3-pad3-da-de3

14. 14

    lugal-ĝu10 ab2-e amar na-an-tu-ud

15. 15

    ab2-e amar na-an-tu-ud ab2 gud-ab2-ba na-an-tu-ud

16. 16

    ĝe26-e mu-zu ga-am3-pad3-da-de3

17. 17

    lugal-ĝu10 eme3 amar na-an-tu-ud

18. 18

    eme3 amar na-an-tu-ud [(X)] anše X […-an]-tu-⌈ud⌉

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    ĝe26-e mu-zu ga-am3-pad3-da-de3

20. 20

    lugal-ĝu10 lu2-ulu3 dumu na-an-tu-ud

21. 21

    lu2-ulu3 dumu na-an-tu-ud {d}nin-urta lugal-⌈e⌉ […] —

22. 22

    lugal-da gu na-an-tu-ud

    Through the king, flax is born; through the king, barley is born. Through him, carp floods are made plentiful in the river. Through him, fine grains are made to grow in the fields. Through him, carp are made plentiful in the lagoons. Through him, mature and fresh reed are made to grow in the reed thickets. Through him, fallow deer and wild sheep are made plentiful in the forests. Through him, mašgurum trees are made to grow in the high desert. Through him, syrup and wine are made plentiful in the watered gardens. Through him, life which is long is made to grow in the palace.

23. 23

    lugal-da še na-an-tu-ud

24. 24

    id2-da a-eštub mu-da-ab-si

25. 25

    a-šag4-ga še gu-nu mu-da-ab-mu2

26. 26

    ambar-ra ḪI.SUḪUR{ku6} suḫur{ku6} mu-da-ab-si

27. 27

    ĝiš-gi gi sumun gi ḫenbur mu-da-ab-mu2

28. 28

    tir-tir šeg9 šeg9-bar mu-da-ab-si

29. 29

    an-edin-na {ĝiš}maš-gurum mu-da-ab-mu2

30. 30

    pu2-{ĝiš}kiri6 lal3 ĝeštin mu-da-ab-si

31. 31

    e2-gal-la zi su3-ud-ĝal2 mu-da-ab-mu2 —

32. 32

    bal-bal-e {d}nin-urta-kam

    A balbale of Ninurta.

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