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VS 10, 214 (Agušaya A)

SEAL no. 7493 · VAT 5946 · Hymns and Prayers · Agušaya, Ištar, Ṣāltu · Unknown · 311 lines · 731 words · 1923 signs · 31 Sumerograms

collated 1.4.2009 by Michael P. Streck. Signs corrected by collation are marked by *.     Indentation in the transliteration marks indentation on the tablet. Indentation in the translation marks the poetic structure of the text.  

Transliteration

Up. Ed.
ú-ta-ar MUŠ
 
Obv.
col. i
1      lu-na-i-id šu-ur-bu-ta
2      i-ni-li qá-ra-at-ta
3      bu-uk-ra-at dNin-gal (ras.)

4      du-un-na-ša lu-ul-li! šu-um-ša

5      Iš8-tár šu-ur-bu-{x}-ú-ta
6      i-ni-li qá-ra-at-ta
7      bu-uk-ra-at dNin-gal (ras.)

8      du-un-na-ša lu-uš-ta-aš-ni

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9      šu-pu-ú na-ar-bu-ša
10    a-la-ak-ta-ša re-qé-et
11    it-na-ar-ru! a-na-na-tim

12    [ši-i]p-ru!-uš nu-uk-ku-ur

13    [...] iš-⌈ti⌉-š[a? ...]
(rest broken)
 
col. ii
1      i-li ù šar-ri i-ga-a-aš
2      zi-ik-ru-tu-uš-ša
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3           ki-ru-gú 1-kam-ma

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4      šu-tu-qá-at i-la-tim

5      Iš8-tár ta-ni-da°-ta-ša lu-az-mu-ur

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6           giš-gi4-gál-bi
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7      ta-am-ḫa-at ri-tu-uš-ša
8      ka-la-šu-nu pa-ar-ṣí
9      ta-at-na-da-an-ši a-šar li-ib-bi-ša
10    Iš8-tár ri-tu-uš-ša ṣé-re-et
11    ni-ši ú-ki-a-al
12    [i-q]ú-ul-la iš-ta-ra-ta-ši-in
13    [si-iq-r]u-uš-ša
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14    [...] a-wa-as-sà
15    [...] si-qá-ar-ša
16    [...] bu-⌈uk⌉-ri
17    [... m]a-an-ma-an
18    [...] ⌈x⌉
(rest broken)
 
col. iii
1      eṭ-lu uk-ta-ap-pa-ru

2      ša ki ar-ka-tim

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3           ki-ru-gú 2-kam-ma

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4      i-ba-aš-ši iš-ta-ta qú-ra-du
5      Iš8-tár šu-tu-ra-at da-pa-na ti-de
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6           giš-gi4-gál-bi
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7      i-si-in-ša ta-am-ḫa-ru
8      šu-ut-ra-aq-qú-⌈du⌉ a-an-ti
9      i-ša-tu ú-ul ta-am-ḫa-at a-te-li

10    i-ta-ar-ru da-aš-ni

11    Iš8-tár i-si-in-ša ta-am-ḫa-ru

12    šu-ut-ra-qú-du a-an-ti
13    i-ša-tu ú-ul ta-am-ḫa-at a-te-li

14    i-ta-ru da-aš-ni

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15    i-te-eš-⌈gu⌉ a-na-an-ti
16    ḫi-it-b[u-uṣ] tu-qú-un-ti

17    i-si-[iq-ša] ú-du-ú-ši-im

18    n[a?] ⌈x⌉ [x (x) k]a ši-ip-ra-am

19    [...] ⌈x⌉ iq-ra-ab

20    [...] ⌈x⌉-am
21    [... r]i-am
22    [...] bi-im
23    [...] ⌈uš⌉?-še?-ru-ú
24    [...] ka-ia-à-ni-iš
25    [... n]u-qá-tim
26    [...ḫ]u?-um
27    [... t]im?
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28    [...] ⌈x⌉
29    [...] Iš8-tár
30    [...]
31    [...] ⌈x⌉-AK
32    [...] iš
33    [...] ⌈x⌉
34    [...]
35    [...] ⌈x⌉-nu
36    [...]-AŠ
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37    [...] ⌈x⌉ te-ri-ki [x]

38    [...]-pa-ša [x (x)]

39    [...] ⌈ú⌉-ti [...]

40    [...]-um? ir-bi [...]

41    [...] ⌈x⌉-um ša [...]

42    [... u]m? i-li š[a? ...]
43    [...] ⌈x⌉ te? ⌈x⌉ [...]
44    [t]a?-aṣ-ṣi-⌈x⌉ [...]
       
col. iv
1      ḫa-aṭ-ṭi šar-ru-ti gišGU.ZA a-gu-ú

2      ša!(Text: TA°)-ar-ku-ši an-ša-aš na?-ṭú gi-im-ru

3      i-di-iš-ši eṭ-lu-ta-am

4      na-ar-bi-a-am da-na-na-am

5      bi-ir-qí bi-ir-bi-ir-ri

6      ú-ṣí-ib šu-a-ti uš-ta-ás-ḫi-ir!-ši

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7      iš-ni° uṣ-ba-aš-ši e-ni-ši-i pu-lu-uḫ-ḫi-iš

8      ú-ša-aš-ši-i-ši ma-le!-em-mi 

9      ra-šu-ub-ba-ta-am ù qú-ur-dam

10    ši-i iḫ-su-ús° qú-ur-da-am

11    i-li-bi-i-ša ik°-ta-ṣa!(Text: A°)-ar a-na-an-ta
12    i-šu-ub-ti ni-iš-ši-i-ki dÉ-a

13    pu-lu-uḫ-ta-am uṣ-re-e

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14    uš-na-ar-ra-aṭ e-li-im

15    ki uz-za-šu ri-gi-im-ša

16    i-še-er-ṭi la iz-zi-i-zi

17    ú-ṣí i-na du-un-ni-ša

18    na-ṣí-ru-uš-ša ig-da-lu-ut

19    DINGIR-um É-a er-šu-um

20    im-la li-ib-ba-ti-ša

21    É-a ša-ši-im i-gu-ug
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22          ki-ru-gú 3-[kam-ma]
23    ši-mi-a te-[...]

24    Iš8-tár e-re-et [...]

25    ša?-qú-ú [...]

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26          g[iš-gi4-gál-bi]
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27    er-še-[...]
28    er-[...]
29    a-[...]
30    ⌈x⌉ [...]
31    IZ-[...]
32    i-[...]
33    a-[...]
34    ⌈x⌉ [...]
(rest broken)
 
col. v

(ca. 10 lines are broken)

1'     ša-bi-⌈x⌉ [...]
2'     ši-i lu ša-[...]

3'     lu tu-uk-ku-la-at [...]

4'     li-ir-ši še-er-à-na-⌈a⌉-[tim]

5'     li-ši ⌈li⌉-ku°-na-am li-ig-ri [(x)]

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6'     [ši?-i?] lu ak-ṣa-at
7'     [lu n]u-ku-la-at ša-ra-as-sà

8'     ⌈de?⌉-še20-et el ṣi-ip-pa-tim

9'     bi-ni°-tu-uš li-id-ni-in

10'   li-id-bu-ub lu da-an-na-at
11'   li-iḫ-zu la i-<na->na-aḫ
12'   a-ia ik-la úr-ri tam-ḫí-i

13'   ri-gi-im-ša li-zu-uz

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14'   ip-ta-aḫ-ru iš-ta-lu

15'   la na-ṭú-šu-nu-ši
16'  a-na ni-ši-i-ki dÉ-a

17'   ú-te!-er-ru si-iq-ra-am

18'   iš-ti-i-ka lu na-ṭú

19'   an-nu-ú e-pé-šu-um

20'   a-na aš-ri-im ša la ka-la°

21'   i-ša-ka-an ma-an-nu-um

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22'   ú-ša-ṣe-er si-iq-ri i-pu-lu-ú-šu

23'   É-a er-šu-um
24'  ru-ša-am ša ṣú-up-ri-i-šu
25'   a-di 7se-bé-šu iq-qú-úr
26'   qá-ti-iš-šu il-qé e-pí-i-šu
27'   ṣa-al-ta-am ib-ta-ni
28'   É-a ni-iš-ši-i-ki
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29'         ki-ru-gú 4-kam-ma
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30'   i-lu É-a iḫ-ti-i-ši
31'   iš-ta-ka-an pa-ni-i-šu
32'   i-ba-an-ni Ṣa-al-ta-am
33'   aš-šu-te-ṣí-i it-ti Iš8-tár
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34'         giš-gi4-gál-bi
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35'   ab-ra-at ši-ik-na-as-sà
36'   šu-un-na-at mi-ni-a-tim

37'   na-ak-la-at ki-ma ma-an-ma-a[n]

38'   la ú-ma-aš-ša-lu še20-ep-ṣé-et

39'   Ṣa-al-tu-um ši-ik-na-as-sà
40'   šu-un-na-at mi-ni-a-tim

41'   na-ak-la-at ki-ma ma-an-ma-an

42'   la ú-ma-aš-ša-lu še20-ep-ṣé-et

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43'   ši-ru-ša ṣa-ba-aʾ-ú
44'   ṣé-lu-ú ša-ra-as-sà
 
col. vi
(ca. 5 lines are broken)
1'     ⌈x⌉ [...]
2'     da-⌈na⌉-n[i° ...]
3'     šu-tu-qá-⌈at⌉ [...]

4'     ak-ṣa-at še-er-[...]

5'     šu-úr-ša-at e-mu-qé-e[m] ṣ[í]-⌈ra?⌉-[am]

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6'     Ṣa-al-tum ki li-ib-ši

7'     né-zu-ḫa-at tu-qú-um-ta-am

8'     ma-ar mé-e-li ri-ig-mu-uš

9'     nu-uk-ku-ra-at a-ma-ri-iš
10'   pa-al-ḫa-at
11'   e-ek-di-iš i-qer-bu Ap-si-i
12'   na-zu-uz-za-at
13'   a-ma-at i-pí-ša ú-ṣi°-a i-sa-ḫa-ar-ši-im
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14'   É-a be-lu pa-šu i-pu-ša-am
15'   šu-a-ši-im a-Ṣa-al-tim
16'   ša ib-nu-ú šu-ú i-sà-qar

17'   qú-li uz-na-am šu-uk-ni

18'   uṣ-ṣi-ri qí-bi-ti

19'   ši-me-e si-iq-ri-ia
20'   ša ú-a-wa-ru-ú-ki ep-ši-i
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21'   iš-té-a-at il-[tum] qar-da-at
22'   el ka-la [i]-la-tim
23'   šu-tu-qú na-ar-bu-ša
24'   ša-ni ši-p[í-i]r-ša nu-uk-ku-úr
25'   ⌈šu-um-ša⌉ dIr-ni-na
26'   [ga-aš]-⌈ra⌉-at ap-lu-ḫa-tim

27'   [b]e-⌈le⌉-et be-le-e-tim

28'   [te?-l]i-tum bu-uk-ra-at dNin-gal

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29'   [a-na]-ku a-ru-še-e-ša

30'   [a]b?-⌈ta⌉-ni ka-a-ti

31'   [q]ú-úr-da-am du-un-na-am

32'   i-na ne-me-qí ú-ṣí-ib
33'   la-ni-iš-ki
34'   i-na-an-na al-ki at-ti
35'   at-ka-ši ta-i-iš-ša

36'   pu-lu-uḫ-ta-am lu la-ab-ša-a-ti

37'   ú-ta-e-ri-ši an-na (ras.)

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38'   ši-i uš-pé-et-te-e-ki
39'   a-wa-ta (ras.) i-qá-bi-i-ki

40'   i-ša-al-ki ar-da-at-ma ga!-na

41'   a-la-ak-ta-ak pu-uš-ri
42'   at-ti lu ša-ab-sa-at (ras.)
43'   la ta-ka-nu-ši-i-ši
44'   ša nu-pu-uš li-ib-bi
45'   la ta-at-pa-li-i-ši a-wa-tim
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46'   ma-ti li-il-qé (ras.) mi-im-ma-ki

47'   bi-ni-it qá-ti-ia at-ti

48'   ša-al-ṭi-iš ma-al pí-i-ki

49'   ù ma-la-am ma-ḫa-ar-ša du-ub-bi

50' (ras.)
 
col. vii

(ca. 3 lines are broken and 6 lines consisting of erasures)

1'           ki-ru-gú 5-kam-ma
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2'     su-pí-iš it-ta-zi-uz Ṣa-al-tum

3'     É-a qer-bu ap-su-ú

4'     i-ši-ja-an-ši-im du-un-na-am

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5'           giš-gi4-gál-bi
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6'     i-bu-uk-ma Ṣa-al-ta-am

7'     šu-tu-ru bi-ni-an-nim

8'     ú-ša-ar-ri-ir-ši am-ma-ag-ra-tim

9'     qú-ul-lu-li-im ta-ar-ši-a-tim

10'   É-a er-šu-ú ša šu-tu-ru ma-la-ak-šu

11'   ú-ṣa-ab ú-re-ed-de (ras.) a-wa-ta-am
12'   a-na ka-ar-ši-ša
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13'   it-ti Iš8-tár šar-ra-tim i-na-da-an-ši

14'   Iš8-tár ga-aš-ra-at el ka-la
15'   i-la-tim ši-i-ma

16'   ú-e-di-ši na-ar-bi-ša

17'   ša ba-aš-ti ú-ṭa-a-ab-ši

18'   an-nu-um-ma aš-šu ša la i-pa-ṭa-ru

19'         ar-ka-nu-um
20'   i-ga°-at il-tum te-re-ta-ša ra-bi-a

21'   be-le-et-mi la ip-ru-ku-[ši]

22'   pa-ni-iš-ša ma-am-ma-[an]

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23'   i-ša-am-mu-úr ⌈da°⌉-[an-ni-iš]

24'   ki-i ma-ru [...]
25'   i-ra-aḫ-ḫa-[aṣ ...]
26'   ip-ta-[...]
27'   ki-ma [...]
28'   at-t[i ...] ⌈x⌉
29'   lu [... I]K?    
30'   ⌈x⌉ [...]
31'   [...]
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32'  [...]
33'  ⌈x⌉ [...] ⌈x x⌉ [...]

34'   [...] BI iš-ti [...] ma-ta-am

35'   [....] ri ⌈x⌉ [...] ⌈x⌉

36'   [...] ŠE/BU?-UD lu-UD [...] e-li-ša

37'   pí-ki lu šu°-⌈tam°⌉-li te-ek?-[x šu]-⌈tu⌉-ra-at

38'   ⌈x x lu?⌉ ka-ad-ra-a-t[i?]
39'   it-⌈ti⌉-it a-pa-ni-ša
(2 lines consisting of erasures)
40'   uš-ta-ar-ra-aḫ el-ki-i
41'   la ta-pa-aṭ-ṭa-ri bi-it ni-ši
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col. viii
(2 lines consisting of erasures)
1'     [...] du-nu-⌈uš-ša⌉

2'     [... l]u-uš da-ap-ni-iš

3'     [...] ⌈x⌉ šu-lu-UG

4'     [...] ⌈x⌉-wa-al ni-ši

5'     [...] ⌈x⌉ dIr-ni-na
6'     [na-aš-pa-a]r-ta-ša qí-bi!-a-nim
7'     [...] ⌈x⌉ du-ub-ba-nim
8'     [...] du-un-ni-ša
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9'     [...] ⌈x⌉-ra i-de-a
10'   [...] ⌈x⌉ Iš8-tár
11'   [...] ⌈x⌉-na šu-tu-ra-at
12'   [...] ⌈x⌉ li-za-ak-ra
13'   [...] úr-ri be-le-et
14'   [...b]i?-i te-li-ta
15'   [...]-ki uṣ-ṣú-ra-at
16'   [...t]a?-ša? qú-úr-dam
17'   [... i]m°-tu-uš le-em-né-et

18'   [...] ⌈li°⌉-ta-ša ka-aš-da-at

19'   [ki? a?-ša?-a]m-ša-ti et-pu-ša-at

20'   [...]-iš a-na-an-tu
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21'  [li?]-bu-ša uz-zux a-gu ti-am-ti

22'   [li]-ik-ta-aš-da-ak-ki

23'   ⌈x⌉-li-KU di-ib-bu-ki

24'   [i?-na?] al-ka-ka-(ras.)-ti

25'   [ša be]-le-et ni-ši te-li-i-ti

26'   [be?-e]l?°-tum uz-zi-iz iš-nu-ú

27'   [pa]-nu-ša pa-al-ḫi-iš

28'   [i?]-ta-a-ar ug°-da-aš-ša-ar
29'   [nu-uk]-ku-la-at ḫa-la-qí-iš

30'   [x x]-ša-ma ki-na-tu

31'   [pu?-ú]r-ru-ra-at
32'   [x] ⌈x⌉-i la i-de
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33'         ki-ru-gú 6-kam-ma

Translation

(Up. Ed.)
        It turns the snake.
 
Obv.
col. i
1      Let me praise the greatest one,
2                 the most heroic among the gods!
3           The first-born of Ningal,

4                 her strength let me extol, her name!

5      Ištar, the greatest one,

6                 the most heroic one among the gods,

7           the first-born of Ningal,
8                 let me repeat her strength!
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9      Famous is her greatness,
10               her behaviour unfathomable. 
11         She always leads battles,
12               her [wo]rk is strange.
13    [...] with h[er(?)...]
...
 
col. ii
1      She dances around gods and kings
2                 in her manliness.
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3      The first song.
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4      The most outstanding of the goddesses,
5                 Ištar, let me sing of her praise.
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6      Its antiphon.
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7      She holds in her hands
8                 all the divine powers.
9           She gives it (= the hand) wherever she likes.
10    Ištar holds in her hand the lead-rope
11               of mankind.
12         Their (= mankind's) goddesses [h]eed
13               her [wor]d.
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14    [...] her matter,
15    [...] her word.
16    [...] of first-born,
17    [... s]omebody.
...
 

col. iii

1      Young men are cut off
2                 as if for spear poles.
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3      The second song.
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4      There is a unique one, a hero.

5           Ištar is surpassing, she knows how to smite down.
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6      Its antiphon.
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7      Her festival is battle,

8                 dance-making the...

9            She weaves (? battle), doesn't hold the lords.
10                It leads away the mighty.
11    Ištar − her festival is battle,
12               dance-making the...
13          She weaves(? battle), doesn't hold the lords.
14                It leads away the mighty.
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15    To become (constantly) enraged in the battle,

16               to be exuberant in the fight

17          are assigned to her as her lot.

(The lines 18−44 are too damaged for a translation)

 

col. iv

1      The scepter of kingship, the throne, the tiara

2                  are bestowed on her (Ištar). Everything is appropriate(?) to her.

3      He (Ea) gave her manliness,

4                 great deeds and might.

5            Moreover, with lightning, luminosity

6                 he surrounded her.

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7      He added to her again her frightful appearance(?) among mankind.

8            He had her wear awe-inspiring sheen,

9                 awesome radiance and heroism.

10    She thought of heroism.
11                She set up battle in her mind:

12          “In the dwelling place of Ea, the prince,

13               keep fearsomeness safe!”

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14    She causes to tremble more than a bull.

15               Like his rage is her clamor.
16          In tatters she was not standing.
17               She went out in her might.

18    At her clamor he was afraid,

19               the wise god, Ea.
20          He was filled with anger against her.
21               Ea was angry with her.
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22    The third song.

23    Hear [...]

24    Ištar is awake [...]

25    [...] are high (?).

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26    Its antiphon.

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(Lines 27−34 are too damaged for a translation)

 
Rev.
col. v
1'     [...]
2'     May she [...]!
3'                 May she be reliable [...]!
4'           Let her have muscles!

5'                 Let her confuse! Let her be always ready to fight!

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6'     Let [her] be insubordinate,
7'                 her hair artfully arranged,

8'           more [flou]rishing than an orchard.

9'                 Let her physique be powerful!
10'   Let her speak! May she be powerful!
11'               Let her gasp! May she not rest!

12'         May she not hold back by day (and) night

13'              her cry! Let her be furious!
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14'   They assembled (and) deliberated,

15'              (but) it was impossible for them (to do it).

16'         To the prince Ea

17'             they adressed the (following) word:

18'   “For you it is indeed possible

19'              to do this.

20'         At a place without anything,
21'              who could bring (this) forth?”
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22'   He attended to the words which they replied to him,

23'              wise Ea.

24'        The dirt of his fingernails

25'              he scraped out seven times.

26'   He took it in his hand, baked it.

27'         He created Ṣāltum,

28'              Ea, the prince.

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29'   The fourth song.
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30'   The god Ea hurried.

31'              He decided

32'         to create the Ṣāltum

33'              to quarrel with Ištar.

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34'   Its antiphon.
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35'   Strong is her figure,

36'              doubled in shape,

37'         artful, that nobody

38'              can make equal (to her), resistant.

39'   Ṣāltum − her figure

40'              is doubled in shape,

41'         artful, that nobody

42'              is equal (to her), resistant.

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43'   Her flesh is battle,

44'              combat her hair.

 
col. vi
1'     [...]
2'     Strength [ ...].
3'     She is surpassing [...].
4'     She is fierce [...].
5'     She is endowed with surp[reme(?)] power.
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6'−7'      Ṣāltum is girded with battle as with a garment.

8'                 A son of floodwater is her clamor.

9'           She is strange to behold,

10'   She is terrible.
11'              Aggressively, in the midst of Apsû
12'         she stands.

13'               The word that comes from her mouth turns to her.

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14'  Ea, the lord, began to speak,

15'        to her, to Ṣāltum,

16'             whom he himself had created, he said:

17'  “Keep silent! Pay attention!

18'         Keep my order in mind!

19'   Listen to my words!

20'         What I direct(!) you, do!

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21'   A single goddess is more heroic

22'              than all (other) goddesses.

23'         Her greatness is surpassing.

24'               Her work is different (and) strange.

25'   Her name is Irnina.

26'              She is [powerful] in armor,     

27'         the mistress of the mistresses,

28'               the capable one, the firstborn of Ningal.
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29'   To humiliate(?) her,
30'              [I my]self have crea]ted you.

31'         Heroism (and) power

32'              I added in wisdom

33'              to your stature.

34'   Now go,
35'               go off to her room!

36'         May you clothe yourself in fearsomeness!

37'               Issue repeatedly(?) this (instruction) to her!

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38'   She will have opened for you.
39'               She will speak to you the (following) word

40'         (and) ask you: ‘Girl, now then,

41'               reveal your intention!`’
42'   May you be angry!
43'               You must not bow to her!

44'        To ease her heart,

45'             do not answer her!        

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46'   When could she take something from you?
47'               You are a creation of my hands.

48'         Speak to her imperiously, whatever you like,

49'              and as an equal.”
              (erasure)
 
col vii
1'     The fifth song.
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2'     Ṣāltum stood there to pray,
3'           while Ea, in the midst of(!) the Apsû,
4'                was decreeing strength for her.
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5'     Its antiphon.
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6'     He led Ṣāltum away,

7'                pre-eminent in form.

8'           He had her rail insults,

9'                contempt (and) inconsiderate behavior.

10'   The wise Ea whose advice is exalted

11'         added word after word

12'         to her mind
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13'   He gave her the sign of the queen Ištar:
14'   “Ištar, she is more powerful than all other

15'             goddesses.

16'         I assigned her her greatness,

17'             improving her with dignity.

18'   This lest she (Ištar) not withdraw (or: it (her dignity) not be removed)

19'              later.

20'              The goddess is the princess. Her instructions are great.

21'         She is the lady. 

22'              Nobody has (ever) opposed before her.”
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23'   She rages f[iercely.]
24'   When ..[.]
25'  She devastates [...]

26'−31' (Lines are too damaged for a translation.)

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32'−36' (too damaged for translation)

37'   Keep(?) your promise in full! [Your] ... is surpassing.

38'   [...] may you(?) be fierce.
39'   ... as to her face.
(2 lines consisting of erasures)
40'   She will boast against you.

41'         You must not abandon the house of people.

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col. viii
1'     [...] by her strength.
2'     [...] aggressively.
3'     [...] ...
4'     [...] of the people.
5'     [...] Irnina.
6'     Tell me a [messa]ge concerning her!
7'     [...] speak to me!
8'     [...] of her strength. 
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9'     [...] they know.
10'   [...] Ištar
11'   [...]... is surpassing.
12'   [...] let them be pronounced!
13'   [...] she is the lady.
14'   [...] the very competent one.
15'   Your [...] is retaining.
16'   [...] heroism.
17'   [...] her venom is malicious.

18'   [...] her might is overwhelming.

19'   She is made [like(?) a sand]storm(?).
20'   [...] battle.
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21'   In her [hear]t(?) is rage, a wave in the sea;

22'              [let] it reach you.

23'         [Let?] your reputation [...]...

24'              [on(?)] the ways

25'              [of the capable [mis]tress of the people.

26'   [The mistre]ss(?) became angry,
27'              her face changed terrifyingly.

28'         [Ag]ain she shows strength,

29'              (but) is [well] prepared to escape.

30'   [...] truth.
31'   [...] ...
32'   [...] doesn't know.
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33'  The sixth song.

Commentary

General: As far as can be recognized from the preserved text, the poetic structure reflects that found in many Old Babylonian literary texts: two verses form a distich, two distichs form a stanza. This structure is marked by different indentations in the translation.
A full commentary on the text is found in Streck 2010.

Michael P. Streck and Nathan Wasserman, Sources of Early Akkadian Literature (SEAL), seal.huji.ac.il. No commercial use is allowed. Published under CC BY-NC-ND (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives). Reproduced unmodified. Cite as SEAL no. 7493; view on seal.huji.ac.il.