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
_ab-gin_: _ab_ (Hymn to Bêl, line 16). _gin_ (Hymn to Bêl, line 23).
18. _dimmer mutin An-na-ge PAḤÂDU sigišše-ra mu-un-šub-bi_
The wine-god of Anu, to whom they offer the lamb of sacrifice!
_dimmer mutin An-ua-ge_ (line 13).
PAḤÂDU, Assyrian for “lamb”. The sign is PISANNU enclosing GÊSṬARÛ (Br.
5489). The Sumerian value of the sign is not known. Among the few
citations in which the sign appears, a female lamb is mentioned (Br.
10946).
_sigišše-ra_: _sigišše_ equals _nîḳû_, “sacrifice”, and _ra_ answers as
a vowel of prolongation which the sign takes (Br. 9092).
_mu-un-šub-bi_: _mu-un-šub_ (line 13). _bi_ is a phonetic complement.
19. _nim-me azag ^dimmer Nanâ-ra ì mu-un-na-ab-e-e_
The lofty one, the shining one of Ištar, to whom they speak.
_nim-me_: _nim_ (see Hymn to Adad, line 20). _me_, phonetic complement.
_azag_ (Hymn to Sin, line 1).
_^dimmer Nanâ-ra_: _^dimmer Nanâ_ (line 5). _ra_ (Hymn to Bêl, line 3).
_ì_ (Hymn to Adad, line 19).
_mu-un-na-ab-e-e_: _mu-un_ (Hymn to Sin, line 17). _na-ab_ is a verbal
infix = “to him”, third person here (MSL. p. XXXII). _e-e_ (Hymn to Bêl,
line 14).
20. _nim-me ki mu-lu ni ma-ra an-pad-de a-na mu-un-ba-e-e_
The lofty one of the earth who is the abundance of the land, to whom
they speak. What doth he say!
_nim-me_ (line 19).
_ki_ (Hymn to Bêl, line 9).
_mu-lu_ (Hymn to Bêl, line 20).
_ni_ (Hymn to Bêl, line 13).
_an-pad-de_: _an_ (Hymn to Adad, line 1). _pad_ (Hymn to Sin, line 10).
_de_, phonetic complement.
_a-na_ equals _minû_, “what” (Br. 11434), the same as _a-na-ám_ (line
14).
_mu-un-ba-e-e_: _mu-un_ (Hymn to Sin, line 17). _ba_ may be used as an
infix as well as a prefix (MSL. p. XXIV, and Hymn to Bêl, lines 24 and
25). _e-e_ (line 19).
21. _è kaš-a-ka è gurun-na-ka dumu mu-lu azag zu-ge ne-ne
mu-un-til-li_
In the house of wine, in the house of fruit, the son, the shining
one of wisdom, who indeed liveth!
_kaš-a-ka_: _kaš_ (line 13). _a_ (Hymn to Bêl, line 9). _ka_ (line 5).
_gurun-na-ka_: _gurun_ equals _inbu_, “fruit” (Br. 10179). _na_,
phonetic complement. _ka_ (just explained).
_dumu_ (Hymn to Sin, line 5).
_mu-lu_ (Hymn to Bêl, line 20).
_azag_ (Hymn to Sin, line 1).
_zu-ge_: _zu_ (Hymn to Bêl, line 1). _ge_ (Hymn to Adad, line 4).
_ne-ne_ (Hymn to Bêl, line 21).
_mu-un-til-li_: _mu-un_ (Hymn to Sin, line 17). _til_ is probably the
longer form of _ti_ (Hymn to Bêl, line 16).
22. _nim-me azag dimmer mutin An-na-ge ì mu-un-na-ab-e-e_
The lofty one, the shining one, the wine-god of Anu, to whom they
speak!
_nim-me azag_ (line 19).
_dimmer mutin An-na-ge_ (line 13).
_ì mu-un-na-ab-e-e_ (line 19).
23. _nim-me ki šes ma-ra an-pad-de a-na-ám mu-un-ma-al_
The lofty one of earth, the brother of the land, to whom they speak!
What doth his hand effect!
_nim-me ki_ (line 20).
_šes_ (line 1).
_ma-ra_ (Hymn to Sin, line 16).
_an-pad-de_ (line 20).
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