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
_ama-an-ki-ga_: _ama_ equals _rîmu_, “bull” (see Hymn to Bêl, lines 7
and 9). _an_ (see Hymn to Bêl, line 18). _ki_ (see on line 4). _ga_
seems to be a postposition (see MSL. p. XVI). _ga_ might perhaps be
equal to _bašû_, “being” (Br. 6109).
_bi-maḥ ḥad-e-a mu-zu an-zak-ku_ (see on lines 1 and 2).
7. _a-a ^dimmer Mer 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.
_a-a_ (see Hymn to Bêl, line 3).
_ud-da_: _ud_ equals _urru_, “light” (Br. 7798, also Hymn to Sin, line
17). _da_ is a phonetic complement (see Hymn to Bêl, line 16).
_mu-zu an-zak-ku_ (see on line 1).
8. _a-a ^dimmer Mer û-gal-la bar-ru-a mu-zu an-zak-ku_
O father Adad, when the great day is darkened, thou declarest thy
name.
_û-gal-la_: _û_ (see Hymn to Sin, line 17). _gal-la_ (see Hymn to Bêl,
line 14).
_bar-ru-a_: _bar_ equals _parâsu_, “cut off” (Br. 1785). The idea “cut”,
however, is more usually expressed by the value _maš_ (see on line 6).
_ru_, being a phonetic complement, limits us to the choice of the value
_bar_ here.
9. _a-a ^dimmer Mer uku-gal-la bar-ru-a mu-zu an-zak-ku_
O father Adad, when the great king is cut off, thou declarest thy
name.
_uku-gal-la_: _uku_ a value of UG, which is here a Babylonian sign
found, for instance, in the Cyrus Cylinder, equals both _ûmu_, “day”,
and _šarru_, “king” (Br. 3861 and 3862). _gal-la_ (see on line 8).
10. _^dimmer Mer uku An-na bi-maḥ ḥad-ê-a mu-zu an-zak-ku_
O Adad, king of Anu, in the mighty thunder and the lightning flash
thou declarest thy name.
_^dimmer Mer_ (see on line 2). _uku_ (see MSL. 344 and on line 9).
11. _mu-zu kalam-ma mu-un-rù-rù-rù_
Thy name is mightily magnificent in the earth.
_mu-zu_ (see on line 1).
_kalam-ma_: _kalam_ as a value is related to the sign-name KALAMMU and
equals _mâtu_, “land” (Br. 5914). We have already had the value _un_
(see Hymn to Bêl, line 1). _ma_ is a phonetic complement (see Hymn to
Bêl, line 1).
_mu-un-rù-rù-rù_: _mu-un_ (see Hymn to Sin, line 17). _rù-rù-rù_ (see
Hymn to Sin, line 14). A double form like _rù-rù_ is common, but the
triple form is rare, and expresses a very unusual emphasis.
12. _me-lam-zu kalam-ma tug-gim im-mi-in-dul_
The brightness covers the land like a garment.
_me-lam-zu_ (see Hymn to Bêl, line 21).
_kalam-ma_ (see on line 11).
_tug-gim_: _tug_ equals _⋅ubâtu_, “clothing” (Br. 10551). _gim_ is an EK
form. We have had the ES form _dim_ (Hymn to Sin, line 11).
_im-mi-in-dul_: _im_ is an indeterminate verbal prefix, but commonly
used for the third person (see Br. p. 545). _mi-in_ is a verbal infix,
used chiefly of the third person (MSL. pp. XXIV and XXXII). Its
antecedent here is _kalam-ma_. _dul_ equals _katâmu_, “cover”, but _du_
also equals _šubtu_, “dwelling” (see Hymn to Bêl, line 14), connoting in
both instances the idea “cover, shelter”.
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