Sumerian Hymns from Cuneiform Texts in the British Museum — John Shaqi
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
_ban-da_: the signs are DUMU and DADDU. DUMU has several values, the
chief of which are _dumu_, _tur_ and _ban_. _dumu_ equals _mâru_, “son”.
We have met the value _dumu_ or its dialectic equivalent _ṭumu_,
represented by ṬU and MU (see on line 5). _tur_ equals _⋅iḥru_, “small”,
and is naturally followed by the phonetic complement _ra_. _lan-da_ also
equals _⋅iḥru_ “little” (Br. 4133).
_a im-si_ (see on line 23).
_^dimmer Šis-^ki-kam_ (see line 27).
29. _êr lim-ma ^dimmer En-zu_
Penitential Psalm to Sin.
_êr-lim-ma_ (see Hymn to Bêl, line 27).
_^dimmer En-zu_ “lord of wisdom” is the other name by which Sin is known
in Sumerian. We have had one name above; viz., _^dimmer Šis-^ki_.
_^dimmer En-zu_ is no doubt in genitive relation to the preceding part
of the line, although the _nota genitivi_ is lacking. In another hymn to
Bêl (CT. XV, Tablet 29644, plate 12), the genitive relation is signified
by the postposition _kam_. The words are: _êr-lim-ma ^dingir
En-lil-lá-kam_.
Chapter III
Tablet 29631, Plates 15 and 16, Hymn To Adad
Obverse
1. _[ḥad-]ê(UD.DU)-a mu-zu an[-zak-ku]_
In the lightning flash thou proclaimest thy name.
2. _^dimmer Mer(IM) bi-maḥ ḥad-ê(UD.DU)-a mu-zu an[-zak-ku]_
O Adad, in the mighty thunder the lightning flash thou declarest thy
name.
3. _[^dimmer] Mer(IM) dumu An-na bi-maḥ ḥad-ê(UD.DU)-a mu-zu
an-za[k-ku]_
O Adad, son of Anu, in the mighty thunder and the lightning flash
thou declarest thy name.
4. _ù-mu-un nì(IM)-ki-ge(KIT) bi-maḥ ḥad-ê(UD.DU)-a mu-zu an-za[k-ku]_
O lord, dread of earth, in the mighty thunder and the lightning
flash thou declarest thy name.
5. _^dimmer Mer(IM) ù-mu-un ib(TUM)-mal(IG)-la bi-maḥ ḥad-ê(UD.DU)-a
mu-zu an[-zak-ku]_
O Adad, lord of great wrath, in the mighty thunder and the lightning
flash thou declarest thy name.
6. _bar(maš?)-tab-ba ù-mu-un dimmer ama-an-ki-ga bi-maḥ ḥad-ê(UD.DU)-a
[mu-zu an-zak-ku]_
O twin, lord, bull-god of heaven and earth, in the mighty thunder
and the lightning flash thou declarest thy name.
7. _a-a ^dimmer Mer(IM) ù-mu-un ud-da bar-ru-a mu-zu an-zak-ku_
O father Adad, lord, when the light is darkened thou declarest thy
name.
8. _a-a ^dimmer Mer(IM) û(UD)-gal-la bar-ru-a mu-zu an-zak-ku_
O father Adad, when the great day is darkened thou declarest thy
name.
9. _a-a ^dimmer Mer(IM) uku(UG)-gal-la bar-ru-a mu-zu an-zak-ku_
O father Adad, when the great king is cut off thou declarest thy
name.
10. _^dimmer Mer(IM) uku(UG) An-na bi-maḥ ḥad-ê(UD.DU)-a mu-zu
an-zak-ku_
O Adad, king of Anu, in the mighty thunder and the lightning flash
thou declarest thy name.
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