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
_šú-um-me-ti_: _šú_ is a part of the verbal conjugation (see Hymn to
Bêl, line 25), making it causal. _um-me_ (see on line 16). _ti_ equals
_laḳû_, “take” (Br. 1700). This is the same word as _ti_ meaning “life”
(Hymn to Bêl, line 16).
_a-ba za-e-gim te-ga_ (see on line 22).
24. _ná gal-gal-e šú-um-me-ti a-ba za-e-gim te-ga_
The large stone do thou take. Who like thee can attack!
_ná_ (see on line 23).
_gal-gal-e_: _gal_ (see Hymn to Bêl, line 14). _e_ (see Hymn to Bêl,
line 3).
_šú-um-me-ti a-ba za-e-gim te-ga_ (see line 23).
25. _ná tur-tur-zu ná gal-gal-zu muḥ-ba ù-me-ám_
Thy little stone, thy large stone, on it (the land) let it be!
_ná_ (see on line 23).
_gal-gal-zu_: _gal_ (see Hymn to Bêl, line 14). _zu_ (Hymn to Bêl, line
21).
_tur-tur-zu_: _tur_ (see on line 23).
_muḥ-ba_: _muḥ_ (see line 22). _ba_ is a pronominal suffix of the third
person singular (Br. 114).
_ù-me-ám_ verb in the imperative mood. _ù-me_, the same as _um-me_ (line
16). _ám_ (see Hymn to Bêl, line 12).
26. _ki-bala-a zi-da-zu ù-mu-e-gul da bur su ù-mu-e-se_
The hostile land thy right hand destroys. It gives complete
destruction (?)
_ki-bala-a_ (see on line 22). _a_ (see Hymn to Bêl, line 9).
_zi-da-zu_: _zi_ equals _imnu_, “right hand” (Br. 2312). _da_ is a
phonetic complement (see Hymn to Bêl, line 4). _zu_ (see Hymn to Bêl,
line 21).
_ù-mu-e-gul_: _ù_ is an indeterminate verbal prefix; it is used of the
third person (Br. p. 547; see also Hymn to Bêl, line 1). _mu-e_
constitutes a double verbal infix, the _mu_ being pronominal and the _e_
adverbial. _mu_ (see line 16 and Hymn to Bêl, line 18). _e_ (see Hymn to
Bêl, line 18). _gul_ equals _abâtu_, “destroy” (Br. 8954).
_da_ equals _idu_, “strength” (see Hymn to Bêl, line 16). _bur_ equals
_nasâḥu_, “tear away” (Br. 7528). The sign SÎRU occurs only here in all
of the four hymns of this Thesis. _su_ is the common word for “body”,
represented by _zumru_ (Br. 172). This translation is only provisional.
_ù-mu-e-se_: _ù-mu-e_ (just explained). _se_ equals _nadânu_, “give”
(Br. 4418). Brünnow gives to the sign the value _sí_, when it stands for
_nadânu_.
27. _^dimmer Mer-ri dug-dug-ga a-a muḥ-na-šù geš-ni ba-ši-in-ag_
Adad, when he speaks (to one), O father, on him he imposes his
government.
_^dimmer Mer-ri_ (see on line 17).
_dug-dug-ga_ is a _ḥal_-clause equal to “in commanding”. _dug_ (see Hymn
to Sin, line 15).
_a-a_ (see Hymn to Bêl, line 3).
_muḥ-na-šù_: muḥ (see line 22). _na_, pronominal suffix of the third
person (see Hymn to Bêl, line 1). _šù_ (see Hymn to Bêl, line 15).
_geš-ni_: _geš_ equals _šutêšuru_, “government” (Br. 5706). _ni_ (Hymn
to Bêl, line 13).
_ba-ši-in-ag_: _ba_ (see Hymn to Bêl, line 25). Suffix _ši-in_ (see Hymn
to Sin, line 16). _ag_ (see Hymn to Bêl, line 25).
28. _a-a ^dimmer Mer è-ta ê-a-ni û ì di na-nam_
Father Adad, when he comes out of the house he fixes the day of
judgment.
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