Sumerian Hymns from Cuneiform Texts in the British Museum
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Sumerian Hymns from Cuneiform Texts in the British Museum
Hymns, Sumerian; Sumerian language -- Texts
9. _mà-gur(ḤAR) an-šàg(LIB)-ga síg(DIRIG)-ga še-ir-ma-al-la-zu-ne_
O ship in the midst of the heavens, when thou art full and
sovereign,
10. _a-a ^dimmer Šis-^ki za-e éš(AB) azag-šù(KU) pa(d)-a-zu-ne_
O father Nannar, thou, when thou speakest to the shining house,
11. _a-a ^dimmer Šis-^ki mà-dim êgâ(A.MI.A) síg(DIRIG)-ga-zu-ne_
O father Nannar, when like a ship on the tide thou art full,
12. _síg(DIRIG)-ga-zu-ne síg(DIRIG)-ga-zu-ne za-e síg(DIRIG)-ga-zu-ne_
When thou art full, when thou art full, thou, when thou art full,
13. _síg(DIRlG)-ga-zu-ne bi-šag-a-zu-ne za-e síg(DIRIG)-ga-zu-ne_
When thou art full, when thou speakest favorably, thou when thou art
full,
14. _bi-šag-a rù(UL)-ti-a-zu-ne za-e síg(DIRIG)-ga-zu-ne_
When thou speakest graciously and engenderest life, thou, when thou
art full!
15. _a-a ^dimmer Šis-^ki lid damal lid-ne-ra sal-dug(KA)-ga-zu-ne_
O father Nannar of extensive progeny, when thou speakest to that
progeny,
16. _a-a-zu ide(ŠI) ḥùl-la mu-e-ši-in-maš sal-zi ma-ra ni-in-gú(KA)_
Thy father discerns the joyful face and speaks life to the land.
17. _e i-i lugal-ra û(d) (UD)-de(NE)-eš e mu-un-ê(UD.DU)_
As an exalted royal command, daily he causes the word to go forth!
18. _^dimmer Mu-ul-lil-li mu-du-ru û-sud-du šú-za ma-ra ni-in-rù_(UL)
Bel with the sceptre of distant days exalts thy hand over the land.
19. _Šis-unu-^ki-ma mà-gur(ḤAR) azag-ga pa(d)-a-zu-ne_
When in Ur, O shining ship, thou speakest,
20. .. _^dimmer Nu-dim-mud-e sal-dug(KA)-ga-zu-ne_
When to .. Ea thou speakest,
21. ............ _[pa(d)]-a-zu[-ne]_
When ..... thou speakest,
Reverse
22. ....................
....................
23. .............. _lal a im[-si]_
............... with water is filled.
24. ............ _gi a im-si_
............ with water is filled.
25. _ìd(A.ṬÚ) ....... e a im-si ^dimmer [Šis-^ki-kam]_
The river ...... is filled with water by Nannar.
26. _azag-gi ìd(A.ṬÚ) ud-kib-nun-na-ge(KIT) a im-si [^dimmer
Šis-^ki-kam]_
The bright Euphrates is filled with water by Nannar.
27. _ìd(A.ṬÚ) nu e-bi láḥ-e a im-si ^dimmer Šis-^ki-kam_
The empty river is filled with water by Nannar.
28. _sug maḥ sug ban(TUR)-da a im-si ^dimmer Šis-^ki-kam_
The large marsh, the little marsh is filled with water by Nannar.
29. _ér(A.ŠI) lim(LIB)-ma ^dimmer En-zu_
Penitential Psalm to En-zu.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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