Hymns, Sumerian; Sumerian language -- Texts; Sumerians -- Religion
12. _še-ib-šú še-ib-gí-gí ù_
12. (How long) for the brick walls shall the brick walls restored wail?
13. _saģar-šú saģar-gí-gí_(_486_)_ ù_
13. For the dust shall the restored dust wail?
14. _si-mă_(_487_)_ azag an-na še-ir-ma-al-la ní-te-na dirig-ga-zu-dé za-e
dirig-ga-zu-dé_
14. Bright horned light of heaven mighty of itself, in thy excellence, yea
thou in thy excellence,
15. _na-an-na-ru el-lu ša ša-me-e e-ṭil ra-ma-ni-šu ina šu-tu-ru-ti-ka
at-tam_
15.
16. _a-a __d.__Nannar si-mă azag an-na še-ir-ma-al- a ní-te-na_
16. O father Nannar bright horned light of heaven, mighty of itself, (in
thy excellence, yea thou in thy excellence),
17. _a-a __d.__Nannar umun-e an-šár_
17. Father Nannar, lord of all the heavens,
18. _umun __d.__Nannar umun __d.__Aš-ìm-ür-ra_(_488_)
18. Lord Nannar, lord of the rising light,
19. _umun gu-la galu nin-ģul-ma-al-la uru-zu ní-te-en-na še-ir-ma-al-la
ní-te-en-na_
19. Great lord, who himself has wrought evil to thy city,(489) mighty of
himself,
20. _uru-zu Nippur-(ki) galu nin-ģul-ma-al-la uru-zu_
20. As for thy city Nippur, he who has wrought evil to thy city,
21. _nigin kalam-ma-zu á-si ma-ni-ib-bi_
21. All thy Land....
22. _[uru?] kalam-ma-da-zu gig-ga-an-na-ag-eš_
22. _Thy city_ and land are afflicted with woe.
23. [ ] _zu-gà_(_490_)_ (galu) a-ba an-lăģ_(_491_)_-eš_
23. _In_ thy ... and thy ... the scribes are driven away.
24. [ ] _zu-gà pag-da_(_492_)_ ma-an-lá-lal-la-aģ(?)_(_493_)_-eš_
24. In thy ... and thy ... the augurers are exiled.
25. ... _zu ba-ni-ib-gul_
25. Thy ... is destroyed.
26. ... _zu ba-ni-ib-sĭg-sĭg_
26.
27. ... _ḪUL-AŠ-A_ (gloss) _e-ga ib_ ...
27.
28. ... _A-AN ḪUL ... e-ga ib_ ...
28.
29. ...
29. ...
REVERSE
1. _[gū-ud nim] kur-ra [mu-lu ta-zu mu-un-zu]_
1. Exalted hero of the world, doth any one comprehend thy form?(494)
2. _[kar-ra-]du ša-ku-u ša ma-a-tim kat-tuk [man-nu i-lam-mad]_
2.
3. _alim-ma umun ur-sag-gal_
3. Honored one, lord, great champion.
4. _ur-sag-gal umun si __d.__Mu-ul-lil-lá-ge_
4. Great champion, lord, light of Enlil.
5. _alim-ma abil é-kur-ra_
5. Honored one, son of Ekur.(495)
6. _ur-sag-gal umun é-šu-me-DU_(_496_)
6. Great champion, lord of Ešume-_du_.
7. _umun é-šag-maģ-a umun-e é-i-be-šu-gúd_
7. Lord of Ešamaḫ, lord of E-ibe-šugud.(497)
8. _umun sukkal-maģ-di_(_498_)_ gal-ukkin __d.__Nusku-ge_
8. Lord, great messenger, the herald Nusku.
9. _d.__Maš-tab-ba __d.__Lugal-gĭr-ra_
9. The twin god, Lugalgirra.
10. _dúg-ga-zu mu-lu ta-zu mu-un-zu_
10. As to thy commands, who comprehends thy form?
11. _taģ-a-zu mu-lu_
11. As to thy succor, who comprehends thy form?
12. _e-ne-em-zu mu-lu_
12. As to thy word, who comprehends thy form?
13. _edin-na di-di edin-na še-ám-du_
13. She wanders on the plain, on the plain she wails.
14. _ama gašan tin-dib-ba edin-na_
14. The mother, queen who gives life to the dead, on the plain wails.
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