Hymns, Sumerian; Sumerian language -- Texts; Sumerians -- Religion
6. _é kalam ki-gar-ra zag-gar-ra uš-sa_
6. Temple erected in the Land, where stand the chapels of the gods.
7. _é-kur ģe-gál ka-zal ud-zal-zal-li_
7. Mountain house, radiant with abundance and festivity.
8. _é __d.__Nin-ģar-sag-gà zi-kalam-ma ki-bi-šú gar_
8. Temple in whose place Ninharsag has instituted the breath of life of
Sumer.
9. _é-ģar-sag-gal šu-luģ-ģa túm-ma nig-nam-ma-ni ni_(_442_)_-kúr_
9. Great mountain house, made worthy of the rituals of purification, of
its possessions nought changes.
10. _é ... da-nu ka-áš-bar nu-gà-gà_
10. Temple ... ceases not to render decision.
11. _è ... kalam-dagal-šú lá-a_
11. Temple ... unto the wide Land bearing.
12. _[é] kalam šár ù-tud numun giš-isimu tuk-tuk_
12. [Temple] causing the multitudes of the Land to produce offspring,
causing the seed to send forth sprouts.
13. _[é] lugal ù-tud nam kalam-ma tar-ri_
13. Temple that gives birth to king, decreeing the fate of the Land.
14. _[é] bár-bár kar su-ḳin-dúr-bi ag-dé_
14. ...
15. _ÉN-ḪAR-(ki)-gim rib-ba galu ši-in-ga-an-túm-mu_
15. Like _ÉN-ḪAR_ it has been made surpassing; verily man has wrought
solicitude for it.
16. _ur-sag-bi __d.__Áš-šir-gí-gim rib-ba ama ši-in-ga-ám-ù-tud_
16. Its hero like Ašširgi has been made surpassing; the mother verily has
borne him.
17. _nin-bi __d.__Nin-tud-gim rib-ba-ra a-ba er-mu-ni-in-duģ_
17. Its lady like Nintud has been made surpassing. And then wailing began.
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18. [_gú_ 4]_-kam-ma-ám_
18. It is the fourth section.
ASHMOLEAN PRISM, COL. II
26. _[uru]_(_443_)_-in-ga-ám uru-in-ga-ám šag-bi a-ba a-mu-un-zu_(_444_)
26. It is a city, it is a city! Its secrets who shall understand?
27. _é Keš-ki uru-in-ga-ám šag-bi a-ba a-mu-un-zu_
27. The temple of Keš is a city! Its secrets who shall understand?
28. _šag-bi-a ur-sag ur-sag-e-ne si-mu-un-si-di-e-ne_
28. Within it the heroic ones administrate.
29. _eš-bar-ḳin-dùg-ga šu-gal mu-un-dú-dú_(_445_)
29. The oracles proclaimed grandly it executes.
30. _é-e gud-udu_(_446_)_-dam gud-ám-ma-gur-ri_(?)_-en_
30.
31. _?-e tum-ma-ám luģ-luģ-_ ...
31.
32. _é-e gud-šár-ra-ám_(_447_)_ al-dúg-[ga?]_
32.
33. _è-e udu-šár-ra-ám al-dúg-[ga?]_
33.
34. _giš-KU-LIL(?)-ne_(_448_)_ gú-LIL-ma-ám gál-li_ ...
34.
35. _giš-KU-da_(_449_)_ ... gùr_ ...
35.
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COL. III
2. _giš__A-TU-GAB-LIŠ-dam an-da-PI-PI-SAL(?)_ ...
2.
3. _ģar-sag-da mă-a_(_450_)_ an-da-sîg-sîg-[ga-ám?]_
3.
4. _EN-ḪAR-(ki)-gim rib-ba galu ši-in-ga-túm-mu_
4. Like EN-HAR it has been made surpassing; verily man has wrought
solicitude for it.
5. ur-sag-bi d.Aš-šir-gi-gim rib-ba ama ši-in-ga-an-ù-tud
5. Its hero like Ašširgi has been made surpassing; the mother verily has
borne him.
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