S UM ERI A N

BA B Y L O N I A N P SA L M S

S T EP H E N
g n e o o n , P h 1) .

R ea de r i n A ssyri o l o gy an d C o m p arative S e mi ti c P h il o l o gy , O xf rd
o .

PA RIS
L I B R A I RI E PA U L GE U TH N ER
(3 8 , R U E M A ZA RI N E

B U C H H AN D L U N G
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L U ZA C (3 ° NE -
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Th e m a te rial c o ll e c te d an d e di te d i n th i s b o o k co m
p re h e n ds n e arl
y
al l th e t e m p l e l i tu rgy o f th e o ffi c i al B ab y l o n ian an d Ay rian re l igio n
ss

y e t p ublis h e d B y te mp l e l i turgy I m e an se rv ice s

. of
p ub l ic p raise an d
p e n an ce A s h arp d i v isio n mu s t b e m ad e b e twe e n p ub l ic se rv ice s an d
.

p ri v ate se rv ic e s , a dis ti n c tio n wh ic h was o b se rv e d b y th e B ab yl o n ian s

th e m se l v e s . R e l igio u s li te rature in B ab yl o n ia o rigi n ate d fro m two di s
ti n c t so urce s ; on th e o n e
h an d th e p rie st o f i n can ta tio n e x e rcise d th e
m y stic ri te s o f m agic o v e r affl ic te d p e rso n s i n h u ts i n th e fi e l d s ; o n
th e o th e r h an d th e p sal m i s ts h ad c h arge o f th e p ub l i c s e rv i ce s o f th e

te mp l e s I n th e e arl ie st p e rio d th e S u me rian s wh o c re a te d t h e e n tire

.

fo rm of B ab y l o n i an re l i gio us l i te ra tu re , h ad onl
y th e se two cl asse s of

s acre d l i te ratu re . Th e te mp l e se r v ice s we re cal l e d er sein ma s

’
—
'

—
or

s al m s to th e fl u te ; th e i n can ta tio n s , m y s ti c sacram e n tal fo rmu l ae an d

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p
e
p ray e rs o f t h e p ri v a te ri tual s b o re th e t i tl e m .

T h e p ri e s ts o r te mp l e sin
g e rs we re n am e d l agm , l abar
3
A s e ar y l
as th e p e rio d o f G u d e a di stin c t re fe re n ce i s made to th e l agam o r 1241 112

an d i f th e wo rd l a a l i n an o th e r
p rie s ts wh o p l ay th e bal aggu o r g
b re all i ts e arlie s t fo rm , th e n G ud e a h im s e l f te l l s u s e xp l i
p as s ag e e y

r. S e m i ti c f igzi i ua bal lad /M i , ZA ,

X VII 2 121 .

S e m iti c s ip / u
'

. 2 . .

3 . S e mi ti c 760 112 ; th e l a tte r f

o rm lubur B r 9 9 2 is fo un d i n th e c l assi c al p e rio d , CT
.

\V 2 3 obv . 6, of . 8 15 1 1 6 8 , 5 . F or 103 7” se c , S B H 3 3 , 3 6 «r t h e i n fe rio r Inga; S ee

al so B abvl . II, 1 1 2 . Th e u su al fo rm o f wri ti n gl agm i s U S —K U I n R aw 1 1 3 . 2 e 1 6
o ccu rs lage r malalm th e su p e rio r lage r cf . S A I 3 11 5 8 .

A St B 5 3
. .
,
.
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ti o n
‘
fo r th e t e mp l e vice s M
c itl th at he pp o in te d t p i
h e se r e sts se r en
y a .

tab l e l e as t p re S argo n i c
is m ad e te mp l e p sal mis t
of a on a t at -

DC] k agin a 3 B C] mad e ro v is io n s to re gul ate

[3 000 U ru
[ circa 2 00 p
i ge rs I n a p sal m fo r th e te m p l e se rv ic e
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f h i s temp l e
"
t h e sal ary o s n .

t h e ka l zt s i n s tru me n t i s cal l e d t h e meat, wh i c h wi th t h e bal l m l l a tu

’

an d th e ba l a f rme d th e rin c ip a l i n s trum e n ts fo r te mp l e m u s i c

"

gg u o p
O th e r in s trum e n ts e mp l o y e d i n te mp l e mus ic are th e uppu an d th e
l z l ism “ O f th e se fiv e i n s trume n ts th e n ame s o f fo u r are S u m e rian l o an
'

wo rd s ; lya l fml l atu wh o se m e an i n g P ro f M e i ssn e r h as sh o wn to b e .

re e d fl ute n
,
i s S e mi tic .

th e af zpu p rie s ts
'

I n B abyl o n iaa z I I I p 1 —
3 0 ,
I a tte m p te d to ro v e th at
wh o h ad co n tro l o f th e ri tual s o f m agic o f th e fi re an d wa te r c ul ts h ad

no art i n th e u b l i c se r v i ce s o f th e t e m l e s T h e ir sp h e re o f ac tiv i tv
p p p .

se e ms to h av e be e n co n fi n e d to th e m y s te rie s p e rfo rm e d i n h uts i n th e

fi e l d s Y e t we k n o w th a t in
. e v e ry g re at re l i i o n th e
g p rie s t s wh o co n
tro l th e s ac ram e n ts , wh o are d ire c t ly c o mmi ss io n e d wit h d i v i n e p o we r
o v e r th e u n se e n sp iri ts b e co m e th e ce n tral fac to r an d i t c o u l d n o t
, ,

h av e b e e n o th e rwis e i n B ab y l o n ia G ude a say s th at h e i n s tal l e d th e .

h i gh p rie st i n th e te mp l e al o n gwi th th e p sal m i s t an d d ire c t e v id e n ce 7

,

e x i s ts to
p ro v e th at th i s h igh p rie s t was th e af ipu c al l e d e n i n S u m e ,
“
ria n Co u n tl e ss d o cum e n ts b e ar t h e d ate
.
y e ar wh e n th e h i gh p rie s t ,

a s e l e c te d T h e re can b e t h e n n o p o ss ibl e d o ub t b u t th at th e , ,

fl ip»; p rie s ts h e l d th e h igh e st p o si tio n o f in fl u e n ce i n th e S u me ri an an d

B aby l o n ian re l i gio n T h a t th e
y p e rfo rm e d m y s te rie s a t te n d e d a t l e as t
.
,

b v in ce n se is e v id e n t fro m th e fac t th a t t h e n ikna/cku o r i n ce n se s tan d

, ,

1 . C yl . A 20 , 2 1 .

z . R TC 1
7 o bv . ll . 1 . F o r l a te r p e rio d s , o f . 52 , o bv . 2 92 o bv .
7 ; [1 2 5 o bv . 1 ;
CT V I 3 0 d 1 .

3 . VA B I , 5 1 X 2 3 .

A A S K T 1 2 0 re v 1 7 T h e ide o gram L I D t me en S A ] 6 6 89 h as th e S u me ri an
. . . - - -

v al ue megi wh e n ce th e l o an wo rd man ge T h e megz (memz u) was m ade o f l e ath e r o r

-
.
'

h ad l e ath e r i n i ts co mp o si ti o n , S B H 7 2 r e v 1 0 , wh e re t h e p s al mi s ts sa I n E sa
y,
.

gil a th e mam a so u n ds n o t, th e ba la
ggu so un d s n o t
5 . T he se th re e i n stru m e n t s m e n ti o n e d t o ge th e r , B A
are V 6 11 1 , 1 1
(i . S e e B abyl I 1 . 1 1 2 , 1 1 8 ; BA 6 11 1 , g V .

7 . Cyl A . . 2 0, 2 1 .

8 . ZD M G 1
90 8 , l| 0 2 .
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was p l ac e d b e fo re th e s tatue s o f th e go d s Wh il e i t i s i mp o ss ibl e to

‘
.

d e fin e th e p h e re s o f ac ti v i ty of th e af i u an d kah t
p p rie s ts , y e t o n e
s

fact re m ain s cl e ar, i th at th e p sal m i s ts

v z . h arge o f th e (kal e) h ad fu l l c

p ubl ic s e rv ice s i n so far as th e y we re n o t c o n n e c te d wi t h m agic T o .

e xp l ain th e o rig in an d e v o l u tio n o f th e re ligio us l i te rature t h e se fac ts

m us t b e k e p t i n min d Th e M akl u a n d S ur u ri tual s o f th e fi re c u l t
‘ ‘

p .

th e gre at se ri e s o f ri tual s agai n s t th e s e v e n d e mo n s o f th e wate r c ul t

an d al l th e e n d l e ss i n c an tatio n s are
, p ri v ate ri tual s an d p ro b ab l y n o t
p e rfo rme d 1 n th e te mp l e s a t al l .

T h e S u m e rian s cl assifie d th e h y m n s fo r ubl ic se rv ice n o t ac co rdin

p g
to co n te n t b u t accordin
g to the in st rumen t used for the music Th e t h re e .

i n s tru m e n ts wh ich are k n o wn to h av e giv e n t h e ir n am e s to d i v i s io n s

of l i tu rgy are th e fl ute (bal ba l latu) ,
th e l y re(9 bal aggu) an d , th e b ag
i
p p (
e )E man zu
, S tud e n ts o f th is subj e c t h av e fai l e d t o se e th a t
th e s c rib e s th e m se l ve s d re w up a cl assifi catio n li st of ti tl e s fo r th e

p ri n c ip al p ubl ic se rv ice s [ R aw I V I n th e fi rs t co l u m n o n e fi n d s
.

t h e t i tl e s o f t h irty e i gh t gre at p e n i te n tial s e rie s , fo l l o we d b

y e i gh te e n
-

t i tl e s o f s e rie s o f a sli
gh tl y d iff e re n t c h arac te r ? In co l u m n t wo o n e
se c tio n
gi v e s th e ti tl e s o f p sal m s to E n l i l to b e su n g to th e l y re (ba l ag
gu) ; t h e ti tl e s o f fo u r I star p sal m s fo l l o w, wh ic h are al s o [Ja l aggn
p s al m s I n th is se c tio n th e sc rib e s c o p y was so d e fe c tiv e th a t h e co u ld
’
.

n o t re ad th e m aj o ri ty of th e ti tl e s , an d so me ti tl e s amo n g t h e E n lil
bal aggu h y m n s are m issi n g I n . one bl an k s
p ace th e co p y is t s ay s t a t h
h e co uld n o t re ad th e ti tl e “ .

Co l um n t h re e give s fo r ty p s al m s to th e fl u te
th e t i tl e s of

wh i c h we re th e e arlie s t fo rm o f t e m l e m us ic A l is t o f
p p riv a te d e v o tio n s .

c al l e d l iftin g o f th e h an d p an ie d
11 ,
fo l l o ws . T h e se we re n o t ac c o m

b y m usi can d i n th e S ume ri an p e rio d t h e y we re p ro b abl y said b y th e

wo rsh ipp e r in th e te mp l e ch ap e l b e fo re th e s ta tue o f a go d I f a p rie s t .

1 . S e e m y n o t e o n n ikn akku i n P S HA 1 9 0 9 (i n p re ss
) .

Z imme n n , Tamtq 2 1 0 state s t h at th e t i tl e s co l I {1 3 6 0 are th o se o f se rie s to

'

2 . .
-

I star ; ye t i n 1 1 11 1 th e re are at l e ast t wo t o fe m al e

-
d ivi n i ti e s muti n n u—n an uz—gim
-

f ul a— e
g (l th e l att e r i s re dac te d fo r I star, s e e 11 0 X I I o f t h i s
‘
l 1 1 ) an d uru g
( .
— -
. .

b o o k Z I M M E R N m ay b e ri gh t b ut t h e re i s s o m e do ub t ; ye t s e e n o I I I z mmtzl git- de
'

. .

de, an B l ur se ri e s fo u n d i n t h e l i st . l i n e 4 6 .

3 . II 3 2 mt igi .
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was p re s e n t i t co ul d h av e b e e n no ot h e r th an th e [ mitt or p sal m is t,
wh o i s o fte n re p re se n te d o n se al s l e ad in g th e wo rsh ip p e r as to h is go d .

w h h f t h l i ft i o f th e
I h v
a e s h o n i n B aby l I I I 1 3 0 ,
t a t t e.
p yra e rs o
- e n
g
h an d we re , i n l ate r time s , said in th e in can tatio n se rvic e s i n th e fie l d s T h e .

o bj e c t o f t h i s tra n s fe r o f p ri v a te d e v o tio n s to th e my s te rie s o

f th e sac ram e n t

w h b fi f h m i l i t l I l t e r t im e s th e se
a l r
p ei s t s as t o s e c ure t e e n e t o t e ag c a r u a n a .

ra e rs o f th e l i fti n go f th e h an d are cal l e d i n ca n tation : [ S u

m en , S e m .

p y
.

fiz tu a n d l i s ts o f t itl e s are fo u n d i n w h i c h th e y are so c al l e d

p ]
'

O f th e t i tl e s o f flu te o r erfiemma p sal ms o n e can b e id e n tifi e d ; co l .

I I I 2 2 n it ukki n igh t i s th e ti tl e o f th e famo u s sal m 0 11 th e fl u te t o

-
1i a p
E n l il i n C T X V 1 3 e di te d in h is
t bo o k no . XX X I I . Th e nu mb e r of
,

sal m s b e l o n gi n g to th e te mp l e h av e b e e n e n o rm o u s se r vice s mu s t
p ,

s in ce n o n e o f th e o th e r e rse mma p sa l m s e dit e d h e re are m e n tio n e d i n

, ,

th e s tan d ard l is t I n fac t a ful l i n d e x o f th e fl bagp p ( )

i i‘
. ute l yre a n d e
, ,
—

c o m o si t io n s fo r t h e o ffi c ial re l ig i o n wo ul d riv al th a t o f th e R o m a n
p
or A n g l ican b o o k s o f d e v o tio n o f o u r ti m e
O f th e p sal m s o n th e b ag p ip e (meri t ma n qu) th e o ffi c ial l is t giv e s
-

n o n e b u t th e gre a t a me bam n n m se ri e s [ n o
,
X ] h as p re se rv e d two o f-
.

th e man ( n p s al m s i n i ts l as t tab l e t I t is th e re fo re p ro b ab l e th a t p s al m s
/ .
,

to th e l y re a n d b agp ip e (P) we re u se d in th e S um e rian p e ri o d

-
.

T h e e arl ie s t p sal ms are al l fl u te co m p o s i tio n s an d co m e fro m a p e rio d

b e fo re th e p ub l ic se rv ice s we re e v o l v e d i n to l o n g se rie s o f re c i ta tio n
an d s o n I w uld b e a g re a t m is tak e to i n fe r th at th e ers emma s al m s
'

g t o .
p
we re al l l am e n tatio n s Th e w o rd h as n o s uc h c o n n o tati o n wh a t s o e v e r
.
,

b u t th e fac t is th a t S u me rian an d B ab y l o n ian p ubl ic se rv i ce s are n e arl y

all l am e n ta tio n s Th e d ay se t a s id e fo r t h e m was p ro b abl y c al l e d
.

i abatt u o r
‘
wail in g d ay Y e t a n an al y s is o f th e s e p sal m s sh o ws
th at i n th e c l as sifi cal p e ri o d a fl u te co m p o sitio n m ig ht b e a hymn o f
"
p rais e n o X X V I I I o r an e p ic so n g n o X X I X E x cl ud in gth e Ta mmuq
,
.
, ,
. .

1 . li m e ,M agi c X I X .

2 . Th e o f c
fi ial l is t e n ds t hu s J up ref l ul i K U —
K A R kuh il i ban i 5a fmt l ml a 5 125 1 2 mu dul um
‘ ‘ '

a mr u i n n I ibbi la ruddtt, T abl e t o f th e fi rs t l in e s o f se ri e s o f th e p sal mi s ts , co l

l ate d . O f t ho se b ro u g t h fo rth m an y we re il l e gibl e , t h e y we re , t h e re fo re , n ot in

c l ud ed

3 . Th e p sal m to S i n X V 1
7 , e di te d by P e n n y , Sin no . 3 , i s al so a h ym n o f pr ai se .

Dc . x xv u u .
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H ymn s wh ic h fro m m o re iv e rsal d n a tu ral re l i

gio u s
aro se a un an se n

tim e n t, th e
y p sal m s s e e m to h av e b e e n wri tte n c o n ce rn in g l o c al
e arl

c al am i tie s so n o X X X I I was o rigi n al l y a l am e n t fo r N i u r wh i c h

,
pp
.

b e c am e a s tan d ard p sal m fo r ub l ic se rv ic e e v e r wh e re i n B ab l o n ia

p y y
a n d A ss ria T h e p sal m s to N e rgal , n o XXV I I , a n d G ir il u m n o
y . .

g ,
.

XXXI , d o t b e tray l o cal o ri gin a cal am i t h e ir c i tie s

no a
ye t , y to t is
id e n tl y th e s u b e c t o f e ac
j h co m o s i tio n Th e p sal m to B an
ev
p .
co n ce rn

i n g S irp u rl a can b e e x p l ai n e d b y a c al am i ty of wh ic h h
t e re IS h is t0 1 i cal
T h e mo s t
‘
re c o r d . nob l e typ e o f a p u b l i c p e n i te n tial p sal m I S n o X I I I .

wh o se co m s e e m s t o h av e b e e n i n s i re d b
p o se r p y th e c o n sc io u s n e ss o f
h u m an c ak n e s s d th e p o we r of go d A s a p ubl ic l i tu rgy e x re s s i n g
an
p
re al re l i
gio u s d e v o ti o n i t s tan d s q u i te al o n e wi th n o X XV I I I as th e .

b e s t typ e o f p sa l m o d y i n B ab y l o n ian l i te ratu re .

I t is h i gh ly p ro b ab l e t h a t e ac h o f th e s e p u b l ic p s al m s was th e co m

p o si tio n o f a p o e t wh o se wo rk re ce iv e d th e s tam p o f t h e o ffi c ial c ul t .

The p ic g to B am m a n i n C T X V 1 5 b e ars th e wri te r s

’
e so n n am e

[ wa an d th e l am e n ta ti o n o x e r th e ru i n o f L ag s b e a 1 s th e n am e of
-
0 a “
,

D i ngu -
adda mu, G o d i s m y fa th e r wh o was th e au t ho r of th e

Tammi e: h y m n s CT X V 2 0 1 —
.

A s l o n g as th e se r v ice co n s i s te d in a s in gle p sal m i t h e re th e na me

erse mma (o r ba l ag o r men ) b u t wh e n th e v ice gre w i n to l o n g an d
’

, se r a

an i n v o l v e d l i tu rgy we n o l o n ge r fi n d th e se te rm s u se d . I t mu st b e
re m e m b e re d at th e o u tse t o f t h is d is c u ss io n th at t h e se wo rd s no t onl
y
re fe r to a m u sic al m e l o d y b u t to a s in gl e p sal m . T h u s t h e Ta mmi / z
hym n CT XV 2 f is c al l e d a n ers e mma b u t th e l o n g se rie s o f Tammuq
'

0 .
,

l ame n tatio n s di v id e d i n to se c t o n s , i se e Ta mmuz H ymn s no . V I , is no t

ers em ma T h e l o n ge s t e rf e m ma wh ic h h as b e e n fo u n d i s C T X V
’

an .
,

7 9
—
e d i te d h e re as no I ; th e s im il ar c o m p o s i tio n , p l s 2 11 5 , s h o ws
. .
—

l i tu rgi cal se c ti o n s , an d al th o u gh th e e n d i s b ro k e n o n e m av b e su re
t h a t it i s p art of a l o n g se rv ic e .

Th e Tamn z uz se r v ice no . V I h a s th e li tu rgical n o te lei -

i n f) g et x — kam
ma, afte r e ac h se c t o n i . Th e s e co n d p ar t of t ish n o te is l
c e ar ,
g tt x — l mm
th
ma, th e di v is io n ki b m e ans p l ac e o f h u m il ia tio n
‘
« x —
sn

th e n o te i n th e l i tu rgie s o f l a te r ti me s b e cam e ki s u bi i m ba l ag
’

re a t
g
— - -

1 . A JSL 1
90 8 , 2 82 .
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git dc
-
wh ic h I h av e tran sl ate d he t ha t s i ts in th e t h ro e s of o
pp re s
s io n si
gh s to th e l y re » . Th e n o te , t he n ,
wo u l d se e m to m e an th a t th e

p re c e din g se c tio n i s a h y m n fo r th e l y re
‘
.

I n l ate r t im e s i t b e cam e cu s to m ary to fi x th e p u bl ic l am e n tatio n se r

v ice s , at six t abl e ts , al th o u gh se rie s are fo u n d wi th t wo an d fo u r
tab l e t s vo l u tio n o f p ub l ic l itu rgy th e se rv ice s b e cam e wo e ful
. I n th e e

an d o f a
p e n i te n tial c h arac te r E v e n wh e n th e o l d ersemma p sal m s are
'

re tai n e d as s o m e
p art o f th e l i tu rgy th o se c o n ce rn i n gan c ie n t l o c al cal a ,

m i t ie s are ge n e ral l y c h o se n A t t h e e n d o f t h e s e l o n g se rie s o n e fi n d s .

a n e rse mma at tac h e d T h u s i n t h e fam o u s I s i n se ri e s mn z en n u n un fl;

'
‘
- -
.

t h e fi fth tabl e t e n d s b y say i n g th a t th e l i tu r

2
gim n o X1 .
, gy is fo r th e
I s in t e m p l e E gal m ah a n d a l am e n t fo r th e l y re Th e s i x t h t abl e t c o n
, ,
.

tai n s a n erse mma o r p sal m o n t h e fl u te to G u l a o f I s i n T h e s e rie s urn

’

gn l a ge n o XI I h as th e n o te s ub be e tc an d ki s n bi m e tc at th e e n d
’
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.
, .
, .

o f th e o b v e rse o f t ab l e t s i x ; th e re v e rs e i s th e en e mma I n o th e r wo rd s
‘

th e s ix t ab l e t l i tu rgi e s e n d e d
p ro p e rl y with th e two n o ti c e s ,

a
) sub be + th e n am e o f a te mp l e —
,

b ) ki f n bi z rn ba l ag git def
'

— - — -

p ray e rs fo r th e te m p l e X a h y m n o n th e l y re th e se rv ic e i s t h e n ,

e n d ed b
y a p sal m o n th e fl u te A d if ficu l ty ari se s i n re gard to s ub be . -

an d kis ubz m as to wh e th e r t h e
'

y re fe r to t h e e n ti re s e rie s o r o n l y t h e
'

l i tu rgical se c tio n j u s t b e fo re th e m ; i n v i e w o f th e fac t th at ki f n b o c cu rs

a fter e ach se c tio n i n th e T amm u z se rv i ce n o V I an d a fte r th re e h m n s
y ,
.
,

i n th e ri tu al , R aw I V . 2 3 no . 1 ,
th e re fe re n c e wo u l d se e m to b e to a
se c t o n o n i ly . F ro m th e c h arac te r of th e t wo s e c ti o n s c al l e d k i s n bi m i n
'

th e t wo l i tu rgie s pp 1 6 6 an d 1 9 2 , o n e i n fe rs t h at th e e n d e d th e s e r
y
.

v ice b e c ause o f th e ir m u s ical m e l o d y o r mo tif o f a artic ul arl s o l e m n

p y

1 . S ee p . 1 66 .

2 . T is h se r vi c e to G a la ex p re s se d so we l l t h e B ab yl o n ia n i d e as o f a p ubl i c se r
vi c e
th t i t wa e d i l l p a ts f B ab yl o i a d A y i a F gm ts f th m st an
a s us n a r o n an ss r . ra en o e o
ci t
en
p al m w w k d i t i t a d t h fift h tabl t m ad t e p
s s e re or
t h e ch l as ti c d o m a
e n o n e e e o x re s s s o
g s

c c i g th
on ti
e rn np th I h av d u b t b u t t h t we h v h
e en re
th m t
an eon . e n o o a a e e re e os

p p l ar t m p l l itu gy wh i ch th B ab yl n ian p
o u e s d
e c o e p di n g t t h H i h
r e o s o s se s e rr s on o e
,
g
M as s

3 . k is‘ubim i n R aw I V . 2 3 no . 1 is u se d se v e r al t i me s b u t he re al ways wi t h t h e
fi l issa (tamb o u ri n e P) ; th e te x t i s ri tu al i s ti c an d k ii ub fo l l o ws a h mn i n ch '

y
,
e a c ase
'

i n co l I I I 2 3 th e pr e c e din gh ym n i s c all e d a kitubz m fo r t h e

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.
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 I N TR O D U CT I ON XI I I

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’

c an
.
y a

wail in g to th e l y re ; th i s was fo l l o we d b y p sal m an d p ray e r o n th e

a

fl u te . Th e erf e mma
p sal m i s or fl u te s aid to b e il l e i bl e a t th e e n d o f
g
th e fo u r t abl e t s e ri e s a se i r i ta, S B H
p 1 0 2 [ I n c ase o f S E H p 4 7
'

gg
— — -
. . .

we h av e an e x amp l e o f a h y mn to th e l y re wi th i n th e se rv ice , n o t at
th e e n d
] .

T h e gre at a me bam na m se rv ic e to E n l il e n d s wi th two p s al m s o n t h e

-

man z fl o r b agp ip e (P) , p p 1 2 6 9 I t i s i m po ss i bl e to fi n d a n y

—
.
—
.

t h o ro u gh g o i n g d is ti n c tio n b e twe e n t h e s e m u si cal co m o s i ti o n s fro m

—

p
th e p o in t of v ie w o f t h e i r c o n te n ts . Th e re aso n fo r cl o s in gso me l i tu rgie s
wi th a h ym n to th e l y re fo ll o we d b y p sal m o n t h e fl ute , a or b y two

p s al m s to th e man zu m u s t b e s o ugh t i n t h e m u s ical tas te s an d tradi

t io n s o f t h o se te m p l e s wh e re th e y o rigin ate d .

A not he r l
c as s of
p sal m s cal l e d er —
f ab tug ma l b e l o n gs to
— -
a l ate r

p e rio d , an d are p e n i te n t ial co mp o si tio n s fo r i n di v id u al s . O f t h is c l ass

I h av e i n c l u d e d b u t t wo , n os . XX I I I an d X XVI . The n am e i n t h is
c ase can n o t i n d i cate a m e l o d y , s i n ce i t i s no t l ik e l y h
t at p e n i te n tial
p sal m s fo r p ri v ate u s e we re s e t to m u s i c I t is , th e re fo re , . fal se to v i e w
th e s e l it urgical n o te s all i n th e same l igh t T h e l a te er b tug ma l
’
—
sa - -
.

lms l b y t h e m se l v e s d l ly l d to th e s u i l /z z
’

sa a re c as s an c o se re a te
p a -

p ray e rs o f th e l ift in g o f th e h an d ; th e y fo rm a gre a t d i v i sio n o f re l i

gio n s l i te ra tu re fo r p ri v ate d e v o t io n wi th o r wi th o u t a p rie st T h e .

msemma, mesz , ba l ag , co m fo rm th e o t h e r h an d
l
bbi, l i l is, o s i t io n s
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’

on
p
‘

th e m u sic al p arts o f th e p u b l ic T h e y b e l o n g to th e l iturgy wo rs h ip ?

o f th e ka l zt ri e s ts o r sal m i st s , wh e re as th e l i turg y for

p ri v a te d e v o
p p
as s i to t h e l ay m e n wel l to t h e p sal m is ts
l io n gns p o rtio n s as as .

C e rtai n l
ru e s we re
i l y o b s e rv e d i n th e c o mp o s it io n o f p ub l ic
s tr c t

l i turgy I n th e erse mma p sa l m s o f th e cl ass ic al p e rio d th e o p e n in g l in e

'

was re p e at e d i n th e se co n d l in e wi th th e add i tio n o f th e n am e o f th e

g o d , an e
pi t h e t , or a t e rm to d e fi n e th e su bj e c t o f th e p sal m T h us . no .

X XX I I b e gin s
I Oh h o n o u re d o n e re
p e n t, b e h o l d th y ci t
y,

i . P sal ms to th e bal ag are u sual l

y c all e d kisub,
'
or k isubi m'
k ub
i l
‘
. p
co m o si ti o n s are

al ways p u bl i c .

a . I t is rare to fi n d an ml‘emma
‘

a cc o m pa n ie d by a r i tu al as S EH p . 1 2 2 , se e B aby ] .

II , 1 58 .
XI V I N TR OD U CTI ON
2 Oh e x al te d an d h o n o u re d o n e re p e n t , b e h o l d th y cit
y
Co mpare al so n o . X XX :
I n th e h o w lon
ci t h e d ark n e s s m s o ul d o th si h
1
y g t y g .

2 I n my c i ty G i rsu h o w l o n g th e d ark n e ss m y s o ul do t h sigh .

F or s i mi l ar fo rm o f o e n i n se rv i c e s in th e S u m e rian p e rio d s e e n o s
p g .

XX V I I I , XXI X ; i n l ate r t im e s , V , VI I I , X X , XX I . A d iffe re n t turn

i s giv e n b y p l ac in g th e v e rb o f th e fi rs t l i n e at t h e b e gin n in g o f th e
s e c o n d as i n n o X T h is fo rm ul a c o u ld b e ap p lie d to th e b e gin n i n go f
. .

tab l e ts wi th in th e se rie s , c f . t abl e t si x o f n o . XI A gre at m an y p sal ms

.

do n o t o b se r e v t h is rul e as n o s X I I I X XX I .
,
.

E arl y p sal m s in v ariabl y b e gin wi th h o n o rific na me s o f th e d iv i n i ty ,

an d as e ac h t i tl e o c cu
p ie d a l in e th e S u m e rian wo rd fo r n am e

mu, ca me to m e an l in e A t th e e n d o f e ac h p sal m th e scrib e gi v e s

th e n u mb e r o f l in e s call in
g th e m na me s Th e h o n o ri fic n am e s o f
E n l il i n no . XXXI I 3 9 a re se v e n , b u t n o -
. XXV I I I o mi ts th e t h ird
re fe rri n g to E n l il as th e fa th e r o f S um e r t he s e we re k n o wn as th e
se v en migh ty l in e s an d in no . X I tab . 2 re v . 1 6 a n o te dire c ts th at
t h e se l in e s b e i n se rte d . F ro m th e u se o f mu fo r l in e , an
y l in e y o rd in ar

c o ul d be cal l e d a
mu gfl ud, s o m igh ty l in e -
t h at i n l in e 2 9 o f th e
s ame te x t a n o te d ire c ts to s u fro m th e wel l k n o wn
pp l y 4 2 h e ro ic l i n e s
—

sal m n i tuk/z i n i z n E xal te d o n e , re e n t

'
i
p g p .

A s tan dard se t o f s ix o r se v e n h e ro ic n ame s se e ms to h av e b e e n

p o sse s se d b y E n l i l o n l y T h e . ti tl e s o f o t he r go ds we re m o re i n d e fin i te
a s to n u mb e r an d o rd e r
2
.

I . I n t is h case th e c
s rib e
give s t h e fi rs t an d l ast l i n e s of th e h ym n to b e i n se rte d .

a. W he n th e he r i c o l in e s are m e n ti o n e d , th e fi rst l i n e o f th e se c tio n to b e

i n se rte d p ec d
r e es th e n o te . In so me case s , h o we v e r, e v en h
t i s i n di c at io n i s l ac ki n g s o

h
t at th e sc ri b es mu s t h av
k n o wn th e l i tu rgi e s b y m e m o r t o i n se r t th e
e
y o er s pr p l in e .

I n t ab l e t fi v e of no h
XI l i n e 6 , t e n e ro i l i n e s are i n d i a te d an d i f we h ad n o t th e
. c c
full te x t i n a p
du l icat e [ se e 1 50 p
] i t wo u l d b e i m o ssibl e to re s to re th e t e x t si n e
. p c
no t e v en th e fi rs t l in e i s gi v en . In S EH u , 2 3 a h ym n o f [i s ( P) l in e s s ho ul d b e

i n se r te d , p ro b a bl
y th e sa me E n l il hy mn m tuk
'

n igzn
'

m e n ti o n e d ab o v e . Th e 5 0 h e ro i c
l i n e s , S B H 6 7 re v 2 3 , t o b e . su pp l i e d i n a §ama§ hymn a fte r th e m e n tio n of N im b
'

are p
ro b abl
y so m e w at t h e s ame h as n o . X X tab . 1 a ft er I , 6 . Th e n o te SBH 1 2 2

o h . 1
9 mmmu m”
gfi wz
-
’ mei
h as th e fi rs t an d l ast l i n e s i n d i c ate d ri b saggig—ga an d
-

mn un d dzl kud maé um; '

of t h e fiv e l i n e s t o b e ppl i ed f m R aw IV 8 “
su
A obv
- -
ro . 2 no . .

at l 3a-
fo u r are c e r ta n i (2 5 wh il e th e fifth mu s t h v b ea e e n a t i tl e o f M ard u k o r
 I N TR O D U C T I ON XV

I n l a te r p s al m o d y th e m e l o d y , el i mma zun a n X , arsag gal . .

uma n X , o b tai n e d fav o ur e s e c i al l

y i n th e l i t urgi e s o f N i n ib an d N e rgal ,
-

p
l
se e n o . XX an d K 69 [ ZA X 2
7 6]
I n th is b o o k 1 h av e so u
gh t n ot o nl
y p to ut to get he r al l th e l iturgical
l i te ratu re fro m th e S u m e rian p e rio d b u t al so to co ll e c t th e l am e n tati o n s
to th e a ma ta o r wo rd an d th e th re e gre a t p ub l i c l i tu rgie s , n o s X .

XI I . Th e cl as s i cal S u m e rian m ate rial i n C un eiform Tex ts from B abyl o

n ia n Tabl ets i n th e
X V 7 3 0 , m ay b e d iv ide d i n to
B ritish M useum, v o l .
-

two k i n d s ; 1 ) o rdi n ar
y tu rgical p sal m s fo r p ub l i c wo rsh ip , an d 2 )
l i
th e T am m uz P sal m s O f th e o rd i n ar l i tu rg ie s o n e [ n o I ] i s p ro b a
y . .

bly p art o f a se rie s N o s I an d I I s tan d qui te i n a . . c l as s by

th e m se l v e s b e i n g ersen i ma p sa l m s to E n lil i n wh ic h th e word of
'

go d is c o n s id e re d a d e s truc ti ve p i ri t T h re e o th e r p sal m s to E n l il are

s .

n os . XII I , X XV I I I , a n d XX X I I T h e se fi v e E n l il p sal m s re p re se n t
.

th e h igh e s t re l igio u s d p o e ti c al
an s tan d ard wh ic h th e S u m e rian s
a t ta i n e d . N os . X XV I I I an d X I I I s tan d in a cl ass b y th e m se l v e s
an d s ho w re m a rk abl e
p u ri ty o f fe e l i n g an d h i gh c o n ce p ti o n o f d e i ty .

Th e onl
y o rdi n ary p sal m o f t h e e arl y p e rio d wh ic h ap p ro ach e s
th e se E n l i l p sal m s i n b e au t y o f fo rm an d dic tio n i s th e R am m an e p i cal
so n g, no . X XI X . Th e o t h e r p sal m s of h
t is c l as s s tan d o n a l e v e l wi th
th e E n l il p s al m n o X X X I I , b e in g o rd in ary l am e n tatio n s c o n ce rn i n g a
.

l o c al cal am i ty P sal m s o f th is k i n d we re add re s se d to N e rgal , n o XXV I I ,

. .

B au no . XXX , N an a no . X X XI [ N o X XXI I I is a h y m n ]
. .

T h e Ta mmuz H y mn s I V I ZI M M E R N
—
h a v e b e e n e d i te d b y P R O F E S S O R
in th e B erich ten der P h il o l ogisch H is torisch en K l a sse cl er K on igl ich S ach sisch -

Gesel l sch a fl der W issen sch aj ten ( a L eipsig, B a n d L I X 2 0 1 2 5 2 I t is

'
—
.

n e e dl e s s to sa
y th a t a n y o n e wh o fo ll o ws Zi m m e rn m u s t b e gre atl y
i n d e b te d to h i s wo rk . I h ave no t be e n ab l e to i n te rp re t th e Tammuz
H ymn p u bl is h e d b y D r P i n c h e s i n M emoirs . an d P roceedin g s of the

M a n che ster L i terary an d P h i l osoph ica l S ociety v o l X L VI I I n o 2 5 . . . A

tran sl at io n wil l b e i m p o ss ib l e u n ti l si m il ar m ate rial i s p u blis h e d .

N e bo . Y e t an e xp l an at io n e n tire l y di ffe re n t i s p o ssib l e h e re , se e B o by l I I 1 5 0 [T h e . .

d
fo r dikud mag i a m i s u n c e rtai n ] M E I S S N E R , O L Z 1 9 0 8 , A0 5 , e xp l ai n s git ad
te xt
'
- -

as a ve rb fo r o m i tte d
1 . Cf . no . X XI I .
 XV I I N TR OD U C T I ON

I t wo u l d tak e us h y m n s up o n
fa r afi e l d to d i sc us s th e b e ari n go f t h e se
th e h i s to ry o f re l i gi o n i n th i s i n tro d u c ti o n T h e fac t t h at an e x t e n s i v e .

l i tu rgy fo r th e an n u al wail i n go f T am m uz e x i s te d i n h i gh l y d e v e l o p e d
fo rm s i n t h e S u me ri an p e ri o d 3 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 B C re v o l u ti o n i z e s th e h i s to ry
,
-

o f th e A d o n i s C u l t P e rh ap s th e m o s t i mp o rtan t addi t io n to o u r k n o w
.

l e d ge co n c e rn i n g th e an n u a l m id —
s u mm e r wail i n g fo r T amm u z i s th e
ce rtai n ty o f i ts o ri gin at th e t i m e o f d y i n g v e ge tati o n . Th e hym n s l e av e
T h e re i s , m o re o v e r , to th e b e in g
’
no do ub t ab o u t t h at . n o re fe re n ce go d s

ab an d o n e d b y h is co n so r t I star H e r rol e i s t h at
. of a d e so l a t e q ue e n of

l ife wh o m o u rn s fo r th e d e p ar te d l o v e r A s h arp dis ti n c t io n in . e x i s te d

th e e arl
y m y t h o l o g b e twe e n th e s i s te r o f T am m u z a n d h i s c o n s o r t T h e
y .

fo rm e r , B el i t seri, l go e s to H ade s d p e ak s wi th h e r b ro th e r
‘
-
a one an s

th e wo rl d an d re s to re l ife I n s e c ti o n o n e o f
ur
gin g h im to re tu rn to .

n o V I I st ar d e sce n d s
. to T a mm uz b u t h e se n d s h e r b ac k to th e wo rl d .

O n l y th e sis te r B el it seri (ma ten a n n a ) ac tu all y su c ce e d s in sp e ak i n g

‘
-
‘

wi t h h im I n n o I I I h e r d e sc e n t to H ad e s i s d e sc ri be d i n a way
. .

t h at re m i n d s o n e o f th e S e m i ti c D e sce n t o f I st ar E v id e n tl y l ate r .

m y th o l o gy tra n sfe rre d th e c h arac te r o f th e s i s te r to th at o f th e c o n s o r t .

S i n c e th e o ri gin al m y th o l o gy b ro u gh t two d is ti n c t fe m a l e d e i tie s

i n to co n n e c ti o n wi th T am m uz i t i s a priori p ro b abl e th at o n e i s S iri us
,

th e d o g s tar a n d th e o th e r Vi rg
—
o T h e re aso n fo r b ri n gi n g S i ri u s o r .

Can i s M aj o r i n to c o n n e c tio n wit h T am m u z th e go d o f v e ge tati o n i s

th at t h i s s tar i n th e p e ri o d ab o u t 3 0 0 0 B C m u s t h av e ri se n h e li ac al l y
, ,

th
ab o u t J un e no t J ul y 2 o as i n th e N ee -
B ab y l o n i an p e rio d .

J un e 2 o
th
to J u l y 2 o
th
i s t h e t radit io n al m o n th o f T am m u z an d t h e

T amm u z wail i n gs .
[T ha t th e s tars wh ic h go v e rn th e m o n th s i n th e

N e o B ab y l o n ian p e ri o d s to o d , i n th e an c i e n t e p o c h ,
-
j ust one m o n th
e arl i e r s e e m s e v id e n t fro m th e m at e ri al u til i se d b GL E R
y KU ,
S tern /aun ti e
2 2 9 In no . I II 7
i rtab go v e rn s th e se v e n t h m o n th , b u t th e e i gh t h i n
6
a

I, II, V th e s t ars p u t d o wn fo r K i s l e v gl b m o n t h
V In
n os . no . .

( ),
T e hi t e b at S
( 1 1 ) A dar N isan ( 1 ) , A j ar m u s t b e l o n g to
a
p e rio d wh e n th e y e ar b e gan i n th e s i gn o f Ta ur us , n o t A ries, se e
al s o KU p 2 5 4 ] S i riu s o r C an is M aj o r , t h e K akban o r b o w s t ar ,
GL E R .
-

a n n o u n c e d th e d e a th o f T am m uz I star N a n a th e go dd e ss o f l o v e an d .
—

an im al li fe , was id e n tifi e d wi th S iri u s . I n h er i i g sh e fi n d s h e rse l f

r s n

ab a n do n e d , an d d u rin g t h e m o n th wh ic h sh e co n tro l s s h e m u s t l a m e n t
 INTR OD U C T I O N XV I I
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fo r h e r co n so r t, th e o d o f v e e ta tio n T h a t I star ab an do n e d an d cau se d

g g .
l

t h e d isa
p p e aran ce o f T am m u z m u s t b e l o n g to a l ate r m y th o l o gy wh e n
th e i d e a o f h e r s tar an n o u n c in
g t h e m o n t h o f h e at an d d ry n e ss was
d e v e l o p e d i n to th e m y th th at sh e cau se d th e d e s tru c tio n o f h e r l o v e r .

W h y s h o u l d S i riu s b e id e n tifie d wi th th e c o n so rt o f
“

th e go d o f v e ge
t a tio n ? Th e go d d e ss o f an i m al p assi o n is n atu ral l y th e co m an io n o f
p
th e go d o f p l an t l i fe A c co rd i n g t o K u gl e r p 2 14 1; I star S i riu s l i v e s in
. .
—

th e b o n ds of l o v e wit h T am m u z fro m h e r h e l iacal se tti n

g, a b o u t M ay
to h er h e l iacal ri s i n
g a bo u t J u l y [ c al c ul ate d at 3 000 B C , .

fro m A p ri l 1 S t to J u n e T h i s i s e x ac tl y th e p e ri o d o f l u x u rian t
v e ge tati o n an d o f an i mal p airi n g [ star d o e s n o t d e s ce n d to H ad e s in .

th e m o n t h o f T a m m uz , s h e c a n n o t, fo r as go d d e ss o f th e ris i n
g s tar
h
t is wo ul d b e a s tro n o m ic al l
y i mp o s s i b l e .

W h o th e n i s B él i t seri gei ten —

,
-

an n a th e que e n of h e av e n or in
S e m i ti c q ue e n o f th e
(E l y si a n
) fi eld wh o d e sce n d s to H ade s ? I t
c an scarce l y be ot h e r th an Virgo, wh o se i
r si n
g i s e x ac tl y o n e m o n th
l at e r th an t h a t of S iriu s an d wh o , d u ri n g t h e m o n th o f T amm uz , wa s
su
pp o se d to b e i n t h e n e th e r wo rld I f h e r c h arac te r b e c am e ab so rb e d .

i n to th a t o f [ star a t a l a te r p e ri o d , wh e n I star was al so i d e n ti fie d wi th

V e n u s , i t i n dic ate s t h at t h e m ic al m y th o l o gy was e i th e r fo rgo t te n
as tro n o

o r a bu se d Th e c l ass i cal fo r m o f th e T am m uz m th i s , h o we v e r u n m i s
.
y ,

ta k ab l y as tro n o m ic a l N o th i n g e l se wi l l
. e xp l ain th e l
re a ti o n o f th e c ha
rac t e rs T h a t th e tial m e an i n gs of t h e d e i ti e s T am mu z d N an a
‘

. e sse n an

(I star) we re t b e d e n i ed , b u t t h e
‘
o rigi n al l y r n ci
p i pl e s of n at u re c an n o

mo t ifs wh ic h m ak e o f t h e m c h arac te rs in gre a t m y th are d is tin c tl y

a

as t ro n o m i c al I f, t h e n , s u c h c l e ar a s tro n o m i cal m t h m a k i n
y g can b e
—
.

d e m o n s tra te d fo r p e rio d s o re m o te i t i s a prio ri re aso n abl e t o se e k

a

fo r an as tro n o m i cal e x p l an a ti o n o f o t h e r l e ge n d s o f B a b y l o n i a a n d t h o se

p eo
pl e s , of wh o se l e ge n d s an d c ul ture S ume r an d A k k ad was th e gre a t
t e ac he r .

In re
gard to th e li tu rgie s o f th e l ate p e ri o d I h av e m ad e s
p e c ial
at te m p ts
y to s t ud th e t h re e g re a t te m p l e se r vice s a me —
baran a —
ra, mi l l en
m— n an argim an d —
ura —

g uZ— a —

g e . O f th e se th e N ip p u rian s e rv i c e a me

1 . T h e m o th e r of T a m mu z i s B a u , go d d e ss o f h ea l i n g, an d h is f th
a er mus t h vea

se e n i d e n ti fi e d wi t h N i n i b , go d o f t h e e rn al s u n v -
.
XVI I I IN TR OD U C TI ON
haran ara se e mx c l us i v e l y B ab y l o nian ; a t an y ra te n o
to h av e bee n e

A ssy rian d up l i c ate s o f an y p o rti o n s h av e b e e n fo u n d T h e n u m b e rl e ss .

re d ac ti o n s wh i c h i t m u s t h av e p as s e d th ro u g h to m ak e i t su i tab l e fo r
l o cal se rv i ce s i n e v e ry p art o f B ab y l o n ia h av e c au se d i n se rti o n s th ro u gh
o ut . E sp e c ial m e n tio n is m ad e of S ip p ar , B ab y l o n an d B ars ipp a ,
t ab . III 9
re v . L arsa app e ars V 9 A t di ffe re n t
1 p o i n ts th e se v e n
. h e ro ic
n am e s o f E n l il or o rti o n o f th e m app e ar , I re v , I I I o b v re v
a
p
.
,
.
.
,

IV o bv 4 1 0 , re v
.
-
. A l i 5 0 , V o b v , V I re v , i n al l se v e n ti m e s
—
. .
.

In th e t wo I si n se rv ic e s , al so re d ac te d fo r e pv e ry o ss i b l e B ab y l o n ian
cu l t , fre qu e n t re fe re n ce to E n l il , as th e al l
p o we rfu l d e i ty , a
p p e ar s
— .

H e re th e go d d e ss fre q u e n tl y wail s fo r h e r c i tie s , wh e re as i n th e N ipp u r

se rie s o n l th e o l e wail I n to th e re v e rse o f tab I I th e l i tu rgi s t s
y e
p p . .

i n se rte d a o u l ar sal m to E n l il T race s o f re d ac tio n s fo r N ipp u r ,

p p p .

L agas, h i s, an d D il b a t are o fte n fo u n d an d tab V , as we h av e se e n , .

i s a s y n th e s is o f th e e n ti re p a n th e o n S in ce th i s l i tu rgy m u s t h av e b e e n .

u se d t h ro u gh o u t A ssy ria i t i s c u ri o u s t l o c al go d s d o n o t
h at a
pp e ar
in th e m u s t h av e re ga rd e d t h e o ffi c i al
A ss
y rian re d ac tio n s A ss y ria .

re l i gi o n o f S um e r an d A k k ad a s t o o s ac re d to be tri l l e d wi th .

B e yo n d d o u b t th e h i gh p ri e s ts N ipp u r, L agas, I s i n
of e tc . we re
g
re ard e d as i n fal l i b l e , an d th e i r b o o k s o f l i tu rgy acc e p te d as re v e al e d
wis d o m .

Th e al a h i b u t a re m o d e l l i n g o f an
v ic e X I I , is
g g a ra — -
n
g
e se r ,
no . not

o ld I s i n l i tu r
gy to t h e n e e d s o f th e c u l t o f N an a [ star a t E re c h A s far
-
.

as o u r re se n t m ate ri al al l o ws u s to d raw c o n c l u s io n s o n e o b se rv e s a
_
p ,

d iffe re n ce i n th e t re atm e n t of B aa an d N an a . B au a
pp e ars as wail i n g
o ve r h er y wh i c h th e a wo rd » o f E n l i l h as
c it d e s tro y e d [ pp 1 50 .

I star o n th e o th e r h an d app e ars as an e n ra g e d an d d e s tru c

ti e v d e ity [ pp . 1 89
T h i s diffe re n c e in th e c h arac te rs d N a n a wil l app e ar m o re
of B an an

c l e arl
y b y c o m p ari n g th e t wo p sal m s X X X an d X X X I B au i s th e ty p e
o f a s u ff e ri n
g go dd e s s , th e gre at m o th e r ac q uai n te d wi th grie f I star
a
pp e ars as th e l ad y o f te rro r, th e age n t o f E n l il , an d th e p e rs o n ifi catio n

1 . Y e t B au i s d e s c ribe d a s an a c tiv e a
ge n t o f d e s tr uc tio n i n rare i n st an c e s, o f .
pp .

[1 1 11 8 ;
-
1
7 1 , 1 e h
z iz u t e re tran sl a te d b y an
ge r . is t o b e un d e rs to o d i n th e
se n se o f v e x at o n i ce r tai n l
y n o t an ger agai n st .
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of h i s d e s tru c ti v e word
[n o s I an d II] . S i n ce th e c o n ce
p tio n of E n l il
fro m th e l ie s t p e rio d wa s we l l n i gh m o n o th e is tic an d ce rtain l y u n i
e ar

v e rsal , i t i s rare to fi n d a l i tu rgy i n wh i c h th e so rro ws o f h u m an i ty are

not attrib u te d to W h e th e r th e typ e o f l itu rgy b e th e s o rro wful
h im .

m o th e r , th e b e au tifu l an d s e lf wil l e d v irgi n o r a d ire c t app e al to E n l il

-

an d h is word, th e an c i e n t p an th e is tic N ipp u rian th e o l o gy re v e al s

i ts e l f e v e ry wh e re as l a te as th e fi rs t ce n tu ry B C T h e go d . h im se l f
b e co m e s m y s tifi e d , b e re ti re s i n to th e h az y c o n ce p tio n o f an all p e rv ad -

i n g sp iri t an d h i s word b e c o m e s t h e ac tiv e age n t \V h e n t h i s m y s tic .

c o n ce
p tio n h ad b e e n e v o l v e d , t h e fu r th e r s te p o f id e n tify i n g th e word
o f E n l il wi th t h e d e s tr u c ti v e
go d d e ss N an a was m ad e T h u s in n o I I , . .

a
p s al m to E n l il fro m th e p e rio d , h is word we n t fo rth b ri n gi n gwo e
e a rl y

t o N a n a an d h e r p e o p l e , su dde n l
y [ re v 1 2 ] N an a i s id e n t ifi e d wi th th e
.

wo rd T h e id e a in
. no . [ is s i m il ar ; th e word we n t fo r th , to o k p o sse s s io n
of N an a , c au se d h er te m p l e to b e d e s tro y e d an d h e rs e l f e x il e d .

In gre at N ipp u ria n se rv ice to E n lil [ X ] we h av e th e cl e are s t

th e

e x re ss io n o f th e id e a o f th e wo rd h e d e s t ruc ti v e an d
p [ pp 1 0 1 ff
] ,
t .

u n se e n s
p i ri t o f go d A l arge n u mb e r o f l i tu rgi e s co n ce rn i n g th e word
.

e x i s te d O f th e se , t wo at l e as t we re l o n g se rie s , n o s I I I an d I V ; th e
. .

fo rm e r i n i —
in a l gzi de de is catal o gu e d am o n gt h e I star (9) l i t u rgi e s R aw
~ v

’
IV 5 3 co l . I 4 6 , t h e l a t te r udda m lei (i m a s i s c atal o gu e d , i bia 6 , as - —
.

an E n l i l l i tu rgy I t m a tte rs l i ttl e i n to wh i c h

.
go ry th e l am e n tat io n s ca te

t o th e wo rd are p u t , th e word o f E n l il i s i d e n tifi e d with N a n a i n e ac h

c ase ; o f th e l o rd h i s wo rd am I sa s N an a
y [p 6 7 , with th e .

m i gh ty wo rd I am fro u gh t [3 7 , [i ] , wit h in th e word I abid e a n d

n o n e se e me »,
[3 3
6 ; ,
2

Th e an n a el um se rie s , co n c e rn i n gU r, a
pp e ars a s a n E n l il l itu rgy
R aw I V 5 . 1 co l . I 1 0 . U n d o u b tab l y th e wo e s of U r we re e x p l ai n e d as

d u e to th e d e s tru c ti v e wo rd of E n l il . Th e h ym n s to S in an d S a m as

f o u n d i n t h i s l i tu rgy a re c e r tai n ly not h in gb u t l o cal i n se rtio n s to ad a

pt
th e se r v ice to th e n ee ds o f th e l o cal c ul t .

I
T h e word o f ot
g d
he r g d s was l ate r
e d as a d i v i n e a g
o en c
y n re ar .

nos V I I I an d I X th e c o n c e p tio n o f N e rgal as p o sse s so r o f th e word

.

in al ; N e rgal s wo rd fo rm s th e su bj e c t o f a h y m n i n K
’
s e e m s t o b e o ri g

6 9 re v T h e re is a s h o rt h y m n t o th e word o f I star , S E H n o 5 6 o b v
.
. .

6 8 8 0 , an d a s i m il a r o n e to M ard uk , li aw I V 2 6 n o A C u ri o u sl y
— . . .
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-
IN TR O D U C TI O N
h we fi n d a l o n g h y m n to th e word o f S in in a
p ra
ye r o f th e
e n ou
g
li fti n g o f th e h an d , R aw I V 9 . obv . 57 -
re v . 1 0 .

Th e co n c e p ti o n of E n l il as a p an h e i s t ic
t s
p i ri t , a un i v e rsal a n d al l

powe rful go d d o m in ate d i n th e S u m e rian co n cep tio n o f th e wo rl d , an d

was th e wo rl d v ie w wh ic h o p e ra te d i n th e fo rm atio n o f th e
re at l itu rgie s H e re al o n e th e d l o fty co n c e p tio n s o f re m o te s t
g .
p u re an

o f th e
an tiq ui ty m us t b e s tudie d . If othe r go d s a
pp e ar as p o sse sso rs
d i v in e word i n th e v id e n tl y n o th i n g b u t a l ate l o c al
l iturgie s i t is e

T h e h is to ry o f th e l itu rgie s p ro v e s th at E n l il an d E n l il s word

’
i n se rtio n .

we re th e o n l v p e rm i ss i b l e th e m e s fo r th e p ub l ic s e rv i ce s O th e r th e m e s .
,

s uc
p s al m s to l o c al go d s , we re a t fi rs t co mm o n b u t th e mo n o
h as

th e ism o f N ip p u r d ro v e o u t e v e ry o th e r co n c e p tio n A l th o u gh h y m n s .

to th e word o f o th e r g o d s are fe u n cl , y e t th e y p o s s e ss e d n o t th e h is to ri c

p riv il e ge o f b e l o n gi n g to th e p u bl i c li tu rgy F ro m fi rs t to l as t th e .

m o n o th e ism o f N ipp u r e x p re s s e d i n t h e b e au tiful the m e s o f th e so rro w

ful m o th e r, th e fugi tiv e an d in s o l e n t I star, an d th e di v i n e wo rd, fi x e d
th e d o gmas fo r th e th e o l o gy p u b l ic l itu rgie s B ab y l o n i an re ligio n
o f th e .

re ac h e d i ts h i h e s t l e v e l i n t h e S u m e rian
a
pp e ars to h av e g p e rio d , o r a t
l e as t n o t l ate r th an 2 000 BC . F ro m th at p e rio d on wa rd to th e fi rs t
ce n tu r
y B C p o p u l ar re l igio n mai n tai n e d wi th gre at d i ffi cu l ty th e s ac re d

s tan d ard s o f th e
p as t .

S i n ce B ab y l o n ian l ite ratu re is so r c i h i n p ubl ic p e n i te n tial se r

v ice s th e q ue s tio n n a t ural l

y i
ar se s , wh e n we re th e se gre a t l i tu rgie s said

in th e t e mp l e s ? D id th e B ab yl o n ian s se t c e rta i n d ay s of th e
p art
a

m o n th y e ar fo r th e se se rv ice s ? [ b e l ie v e to h av e sh o wn th at th e wo rd
or

sabatta ass i g n ed b n e te x t to th e fifte e n t h d a h

'

y o
y o f t h e m o n t
1
m e an s
wail in g I n a n o th e r gramm a tical te x t sabati a is e x p l ai n e d b d ay
y
o th e h e art s re o s e
’
f p
2
Th e gre at l i tu rgie s e n d wi th a sal m o n th e
p
b i m h I f, th e n th e c h ie f mo t f
3
fl u te o r a
gp p ,
.
e a
y y h
t -
e ar t b e at e s t
r
, i
of th e se r v ice s i s fo u n d in th e n am e o f a c e rtai n d ay o f th e m o n th , i t i s
c e r tai n th at th e se p e n i te n t ial se rv i ce s c aus e d th e d a to b e s o cal l e d
y . In

1 . ZD M G 1
90 8 2 9 , . T h e te x t f
re e rre d to i s I\ 6 0 1
.
2 +K . 1 0 6 84 ,
publ i hs ed by
DR . P mc u a s in P S B A 90 4 , F e b
1 .

2 . R II 3
. 2 ab 1 6 ri m mi l: l ibbi
. .

3 . S ec pp . 1 2 5, 1
73 ,
1 94 .
 IN TR OD U C TI ON X XI

ot h er wo rd s , th e of th e m o n th b o re th e na me sabattu o r
‘ '

S a bbath
b e c au se p u b l ic l am e n tatio n s we re h e l d t h e n .

T h e s ame te x t giv e s s e c ial n am e s fo r th e n in t h te n t h d n in e

p , ,
an

te e n th o f th e m o n th T h e n i n th i s call e d ba tta .
or bi tta I n . th e h e m e ro
l o gy fo r two m o n hs
t M arc h e s wan an d i n te rcal ary E l u l 1
th e twe n t y
e igh th an d twe n t y -
n in t h d ay s are c al l e d i i ni bi tti or fine buba l l i a ba ba l /u . .

m e an s l i te rall y , e cl i
p se , ti m e wh e n th e m o o n i s n o t s e e n » , b u t , si n ce ,
p e n a n c e an d p ray e rs we re al way s said i n th e d ark o f th e m o o n , babbul a
c am e to m e an so rro w an d h e n ce bi tta, i ts y n o n y m , m u s t m e an
n s
,

th e sam e al t
h o u gh ap pl ie d to a d ay ( th e n in th)
, n o t i n t h e d ark o f th e

m o o n T h e re i s p h il o l o gical re as o n to in fe r th at th e bit ta d a was a t im e

y
.

fo r p u tti n g o n s ac k c l o th an d a s h e s s i n ce th e S u m e rian e qu iv al e n ts
—

giv e n fo r bitti i m e an o n e a k i n d o f ro u gh s k in garm e n t th e o th e r , , , ,

a sh e s Th e te n th d ay b e ars th e d e s i gn atio n ehisl i o r eleisti wh ic h

.

wa its fo r an e x p l an a tio n T h e n in e te e n th is c al l e d ibh z o r d ay o f . z

,

wrat h (dies irae) I n th e h e m e ro l o gie s th e n i n e te e n th d ay is c al l e d

3
.

a d ay o f wrat h o f G u l a an e v il d a
y o n th is d a
y o f th e wra th ,

o f G u l a th e
go dd e ss o f h e al i n ga n d th e p at ro n e ss o f th e an ci e n t S u m e
,

rian d n as t
y y o f I si n wh i c h al so rul e d B ab y l o n u n d e r th e ti tl e o f P o se
,

D y n asty th e gre a t l i tu rgy c T h e go dd e ss o f c h i l d b irth

, n o XI m u s t ,
c -
.
,

h a v e b e e n su n g
I n th e h e m e ro l o gie s th e t h ird se v e n t h an d si x te e n t h d ay s b e ar th e ,

d e s ign a tio n n a ba tl a o f M ar du k an d Z arp a n i t . h

n a at ta m e an s m o u rn
in g so t h at p u b l ic p e n i te n t ial l i tu rgie s m u s t h av e b e e n h e l d o n th o s e
d ay s N at u rall y
. one o f th e E n l il o r N an a se rv i c e s l ik e th e ( c B u ll to h i s

c h am b e r no . X, o r (c The yi n g s to rm
cr no . I I I , wa s re d ac te d fo r
th e E s agil a v ic e M ard u k T h e te rm v il
ser to . ah a l ga l l zt, or e d ay , i s

R . IV 3 2 -
33
2 . a d n ad arn —
'

. In R V . 1 A ab 1 9 f
re e re n c e i s m ad e to t h e m o u rn e r
’
s
garm e n t
S ipat bi l t i
‘
. I n CT X I X [1 3 , 6 bi ttum fo l l o ws zl m l a pad zt « d ay o f n o m e rc y an d h as t h e

Sum e
q .al e n t i i
z éarui v -
tun u i as h e s
'

T h i s wo u l d l e ad to t h e i n fe re n c e t h a t
ash e—day o r bi ttu was ara t e ri z e d b ch
y we ari n g sa k l o t an d as c c c h -
h es .

3 i bbie : ugga l a zl m i bbie in n uEgati , CT X V I I I 2 3 , 1 5

‘ ’

. .
,

A T h e bittu
. or d ay o f sa c k cl o t h
-
an d as he s wh i ch f ell o n th e n in t hi n K . 60 1 2 e tc .

do e s not o c cu r i n t h e h e m e ro l o gie s on th e n in t h bu t th e a8 t h an d 2
9
th
. Th e h m
o e ro

l o gi e s call th e n i n th t h e d ay o f N i n i b an d G u l a
. h n ce
e i t m ay b e i n f e rre d t h at sac k

c l o th an d as h es we re u se d i n th e G ul a se r i e n o vc . XI .
 x xn IN T R OD U CT I ON
a
p p l ie d to th e se v e n th ,
fo u r te e n th , n i n e te e n th , twe n ty fi rs t -
an d t we n ty

gh th ;
ei of th e se all th e x
te t s a
g re e t h at th e n i n e te e n t h was a d ay of

wra th ; th e o u rn i n g to th e
h e m e ro l o gi e s
m b u t n o t to th eas s i
g n

fo u r te e n th U n fo rtu n a te l y th e d e s c rip ti o n o f th e t we n ty fi rs t is n o t y e t
.
—

e x l a i n e d O n e can b e c e rtai n t h a t l i tu rgie s we re said o n th e twe n ty

p .

ei
gh th an d twe n ty n i n th an d p ro b ab l y wi th
-
sac k c l o —
t h a n d as h es . “l e
k n o w th at th e k i n g s aid th e e n ti re bi t ri m/( i or h o u se of b ap ti s m
se r v ice
h a t t im e
at t
1

T h e t e x t wh ic h as s i gn s t h e fi fte e n th d ay as a S abba th fo r m o ur n i n g
i s ce r tai n l y m u c h e arl ie r th an th e h e m e ro l o gie s wh ic h s e e m to h av e
d iv id e d th e m o n th i n to fo ur we e k s o f s e v e n d ay s Th e n i n th d ay l am e n .

t a ti o n s disap p e are d as we l l a s th e saba tt u o n th e fifte e n th E v id e n tl y

,
.

h o we v e r th e wo rd was wid e l y u se d fo r l am e n tatio n d ay s an d we n t o v e r

,

i n to H e b re w d e s i gn a tio n fo r th e B ab y l o n ian we e k l y l am e n t ati o n

as a .

Th e p e rio d i cal se v e n d ay l am e n tati o n s i f carrie d o u t a t a ll m u s t b e

l ate ; as we h av e se e n ,
n o t al l o f th e se a re e s
p e c i al l y c al l e d d ay s o f l a
m e n t bu t o n l y , e v il d ay s Th e e arl i e r arran g e m e n t , v iz , n i n th ,

fi fte e n h n in e te e n th m u s t b e b as e d up o n o th e r l u n ar p ri n c ipl e s
t , ,
.

A n o th e r re aso n fo r as su m in g th at th e l i tu rgi e s p u b l ish e d i n th i s bo o k

we re ac tu a ll y sa id on th e 2 8 tl l
an d d ay s is ,
that th e wo rd sign? p s al m to th e fl u te ap p e ars i n t h e i n s tru c tio n s fo r
or

ce r tai n d ay s T h e h e m e ro l o gy fo r M arc h e swan , o r th e e i gh th m o n th ,

.

h as th e fo l l o wi n gdire c ti o n s fo r th e an d d ay s ; « Da
y
of R a m m an d N i n l il , d a y [u n ] fa v o u rab l e T h e k i n gs l i al l s i n ga p sa l m
an . .

B e fo re h e go e s i n to s i n g h is
p s al m h e s h al l c h an
g e h i s r o b e
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th e n igh t t o ward th e E as t u n to B amm a n h e h al l t fo r th o ff e ri n

s se
gs ,
an d s h all m ak e s ac ri fi ce s . I I i s p ray e r
-

s h al l be re ce iv e d . Th e h e ar t will
b e gl ad u .

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on P ri v ate P e n an ce .

A t l e as t on t he se d ays i n th e l ate r p e ri o d p h p
er a s al s o on th e i bfll an d
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T u s th e s e e n t o f M arch e swan i s v h an m magi r b u t an zi m uhulga l l i i T h e
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t ird o f M arc h e s wan i s zim l a magi i , l
a so th e fo ur th , bu t magi r i n i n te r cal ary E l u l .
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T h e k in ga b righ t garm e n t b e fore h e [ e n te rs ] fo r th e p sal m [ s h alL

H e s h all i n fl i c t i n c i si o n s up o n h im s e l f an d s in g t h e p s al m ‘ He
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s h al l fo l l o w m
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z ‘
t s a s t .

k i n gsh al l se t fo rth o ffe ri n gs an d m ak e sac rifi ce s . I n th e e ar l y m o rn

i n g to S am as an d bélit mai d ti an d to S i n , th e famo u s go d , o ffe rin gs
he h al l se t fo r th an d m ak e sac rifice s [ T h e go d
s . . s h all m ak e an c ie n t

(h i s) go o d fo r tu n e fro m h i s tro u bl e s h e sh al l fre e h im

,

Th e t we n ty si x th d ay s ac re d to E a co n tain s d ire c t io n s fo r a p sal m

—
, ,
.

T h e s e th re e d ay s m u s t h av e b e e n c h arac te riz e d b y s imp l e fl u te p sal m s

if n o t b y l o n g li turgie s ; th e s ix te e n th a n uba tl u d ay i s e v i d e n tl y a , ,

d ay p of u b li c waili n g C u rio u s l y th e dire c tio n s fo r i n te rc al ary E l ul

.

(s i xt h m o n th ) fo rbid th e f igzl o r p sal m o n th e s e d ay s O n e in fe rs th at .

th e dire c t io n s fo r d iffe re n t m o n th s d iffe re d , an d si n ce we h av e as y e t

no t h i n g b u t th e h e me ro l o gy (th e o th e r b e i n g
o f o n e o rd i n ar v m o n th
i n te rcal ary ) i t wo ul d b e un wise to sp e c ul a te to o mu c h I in fe r fro m .

th e m ate ri al wh e re i n t h e te x ts agre e th a t p u blic l ame n ta t io n s wh e n ,

th e se rv ic e s e dit e d i n t h i s b o o k we re u se d b e l o n gt o th e bi l l u n uba ttu , , ,

ibbu d f aba l tu d ay s S i n ce th e k i n g re p re se n t e d th e p e o p l e , h e w as
an .

c o m e l l e d to o b se rv e al l t h e d a s o f th e m o n th i n so m e S p e c ial wa y
p y
an d i n ce rtain m o n th s to re c i te p s al m s o n th re e d ay s " S i n ce al l th e .

g re a t l iturgie s c o n ta n e di f igu p sal m s at th e en d, I in fe r t h a t th e y mu s t

b e th e se r v i ce s fo r p ub l i c l am e n t .

Th e o ri gin an d m e a n i n g o f th e H e b re w S ab b a th are p h i l olo gi cal l y

an d h is to ric al l v c l e ar . N o id e a o f re s t, o r re p o se o b tai n e d fo r t h at d ay

un t il th e H e b re ws e n fo rce d re s trai n t fro m o rd in ary l ab o u r at th e we e kl y

p er o i ds of p e n an ce T h e B ab yl o n ia n p e ri o d s o f p e n an c e ce l e b rat e d i n
.

so m an y c e n tre s o f b o th e mp i re s fo r n e a rl y th re e th o u san d y e ars n at u

ra lly in flue n ce d th e re l i gio us s e rv ic e s o f o t he r p e opl e s .

1 . abbuta l zgal lz b tig

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et isafti ‘
. F o r th e p c ro e ss o f mar k i n g a sl av e abbu mga l l aba c f ,
.

Du e n e s , R ee /J tsurk zmden 9 8 an d ZA XV I I I 2 1 2 .

2 . ka l d M i r .

3 N atu ral l y t h e ki n g h i m se l f c o ul d n o t f ul fi l al l th e di re c tio n s se t do wn fo r h i m

.
.

H e u n do ub tabl y d e l e gate d o th e rs to p e rfo rm th e e n dl e ss ri t ual s an d sac ri fi ce s re qu ir e d

o f h i m as th e div i n e rul e r .
L am e n t ati o n t o N an a o f E re c h .

P ar t o f an
y se ri e s ; a l am e n tat i o n
e arl to N an a of E re ch .

Th e s e ri e s i mmat gudede .

Th e se r e si uddam kiam n i .

The se r e si an n a e l ume .

A l a m e n tatio n to th e wo rd of E n l il .

S e ri e s to th e wo rd o f N gal
er .

En d o f a s e ri e s to th e wo rd o f E n l il .

Th e N i ppu r se r vic e , ame -

baran am .

T h e I sin se r vi c e , mute n mt mmuz gi m- - -

.

T h e I si n se r vi c e ad ap te d fo r E re ch uru ,

c ie n t p sa l m to E n l il .

T h e E n l il -
p s al m ad a pted fo r N in i b .

F agm
r en t of a Ni pp u r se r vi c e .

Fr gm
a en t of an A ssyr ian c py f
o ro m a Ni pp u r se r vi c e.

Fr gma en t of a p sa l m t o E n l il .

P sal m t o E n l il .

F ra
gm e n t o f a N i u r s e r i c e pp v .

S e r i e s gud n im kurra to N in i b
- -
.

S e ri e s (Jabbe r dim é ta - -
o f Ni pp u r.

F ra
gm e n t o f a se ri e s t o N in i b .

A p iv
r at e p en i te n ti al p ra
y e r to N i n l il .

Fr a
gm e n t o f a N ippu r se r v i e c .

A n c i e n t S e m i t ic p sal m -
o f E re ch an d A gad e e tc .

P e n i te n ti al y p ra e r to
P s al m t o N e rgal .

H y m n t o E n l il .

H ym n to R a mman .

P s al m to B an .

P sal m to N ana .

P sal m t o E n l il .

H ym n to S i n .

P sal ms to T a mmu z .
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b ri n gs ru i n to E re c h . C l o se l y al l ie d to no . I I I T e x t , C un e if o r m Te x ts
.

th e B r it is h M us e um , v o l X V , p l s 2 11 5 O bv e rs e CT X V
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re a d u l i ca te o f
p K [1 1 o b v . co l . III an d re v .

1, so fa r as
p re s e rv e d K [1 1 . i s p u bl is h e d b y D r P i n c h e s P S B A . 1 89 5
F eb . an d h as b e e n co l l at e d b
y m e T h e fragm e n t i s th e l o we r
. ri
gh t
h a n d q u arte r o f a ta bl e t o f t h re e c o l u m n s o n o bv an d re v e rse O n th e . .

o b v e rse we h av e th e righ t h al f o f th e l o we r p art o f co l I I an d al l o f .

th e l o we r p art o f co l I I I P i n c h e s n u m b e ri n g o f c o lu m n s i s wro n g
’
. . .

H i s co l I i s o b v I I an d h is c o l I I is o b v I I I O f t h e re v e rse we h av e
. . . . .

P i n c h e s c o l I I I a n d th e righ t s id e o f th e
’
th e u pp e r p ar t o f co l 1 . : .

I I n che s c o l I V I n o th e r wo rd s o f t h is
’
u er art o f c o l P i
pp p . . .

t a bl e t i s go n e S i n ce t h e l o we r p ar t o f o b v I I I o f K [1 1 b e gi n s wit h
. .

th e re v e rse p l i t i s p ro b a bl e t h a t co l I I I b e ga n wit h p l 2 11 1 4
. . .
,

ud ba wh e re a se c t io n b e i n s K [n was a m u c h l o n g e r t e x t b u t s h o ws
g
—
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. .

e v e r wh e re a
y p ure r s t l e o f S u m e rian th an B VI n o
y 2 3 1 1 7 C T p l s . z .

2 4 f T h e c o n c l u s io n i s t h e re fo re
. th a t K [1 1 i s a co p y wi th S e m i t i c
, ,

v e rsio n fro m a t e x t s til l o ld e r th a n 2 3 1 1 7 C o l I I o f t h e re v o f K [1 1 . . .

P in c h e s I V i s a d u pl icate o f p ar t o f K 2 5 7 A S KT 1 2 6 1 3 0 K
’ -

[1 1 re v I I 5 1 5 e q ual s K 2 5 7 o b v 6 5
.
-
re v It T h e te x ts re s to re e ac h . . .

o th e r m u tual l B NI 2 3 1 1 w as al s o co l l a te d b y m e F o r K [1 1 re v II
y 7 . .
.

an d K 2 5
7 se e Z A X X I I 2 0 3 ,
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tud 2 20
g a r, ar se c Z A X X AS 1 h th e varian t h as k ur
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n a kd r u , h e n ce

B ga r, kur n aki ra .

2 . v
T h e arian t h as n o t h in g i n t h is s p c a e
,
h
b u t t is te x t h as trace s o f a si
gn .

3 . C f CT X I I
. 2 5 o bv . 57 an d XV 1 0 re v . 6 .

A So. p ro b abl y to b e r e ad i n ste ad o f th e d o u b t f ul mzi (si c l ) .

5 . U R v ari an t h as bur .

6 . V ar . mu .
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6 A que e n am I ; on e t hat h as tu rn e d a
gain st th e mark e t pl ac e s
am I .

Care tak e r of th e l o w l an d s in a su n k e n b o at am I .

S h e t h at e n t ra s al l th e fi sh o f th po o ls am I
p e .

l am b e c o m e a fo e m y c i ty ,
u n to u n to my s tre e ts e stran
ge d .

I n th e p l ace of gi v i n g bi r th in th e h o u se of th e b e ge tti n g
m o t h e r, gu ardian o f th e h o m e am I .

Sh e of th e p ure h e art ,
s h e wi th o u t fe ar was I
,

L ady i n m y co u r ts , wi th h e ar t a t pe a ce was I ,
B ut h is wo rd se n t m e fo rth , as o fte n as i t co m e s to m e
i t cas ts m e p ro s trate up o n my face .

W hen th e wo rd o f A n n was b ro u gh t to m e
W hen th e wo rd o f E n l il was b ro u gh t t o m e ,
‘

W hen i t came to m y te m p l e z
W hen i t to o k th e way o f th e m o u n tain
W he n it ca me to
W hen th e y (P ) t ro d

W h en th e y e n t e re d

W hen th e u n co n se c rate d e n t e re d,
W h e n th e y l aid u n cl e an h an d s u
po n me ,
p

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n.

8 . B r 85 2 3
. th e v ar . (i f (5 4 9 1 ) is o ri
gi n al .

9 . V ar gdl , h e re agai n t h e
. v ar ani t h as t h e o ri
gin al wri t i n g .

V ar gii l d gal (mal) maml u B aby ] I I 1 7 9 n o te

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1 0. . .
- u n re st , . .

1 1 . S ee p .
4 1 . 1 4 .

1 2 . sé -
dtig d fo r i n ga i n st e ad o f gun o r gen i n pre cat i v e s , se e
kai d du (9 5 4 2 ) an -

B abyl I 2 7 2 n 5 ; i ri ga—sir B A ,V 5 3 3 , 3 ; i n ga ar a r—r i

. .
- tai n t S E H 1 3 0 , 2 2 - - -
.

1 3 i ii d d fo r i i i dd, and d c
.
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f E —d ii se e B ab l I I
l abdmi m a k e b r i c k s ,
are t h e sam e ro o t ] F o r d at i v e a te r u y 7 2 .
. .

1 4 Cf dggirz—n a G u d Cyl B 8 , 1 9
. .
-
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1 5 . a s sa
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se e B aby l I I 2 0 3 n o
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1 . K4 1 o bvI I I 3 b e gi n s
. h e re . S e m it ic tran sl ati o n of l in e 2 “ i s arkabu .

2 . V ar . a r—ri —bi .

3 . V ar . o m i ts .

4 V ar adds m
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. . .

5 . V ar ma—un Si
.
-
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.

6 . P in c he s ’
t e xt h as e, wh i ch is a ct u al ly on t h e tabl e t, n o t a n .

7 . V ar du. .

8 . V ar . o mit s ma -
e ui— bi ma teg —
.

9 . V ar ma.
-
un .

1 0 . V ar i m— te—a . .

1 1 . V ar . en .

1 2 . Th e ro o t is {3 173 se e B ab v l . II 1 54 n .
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R ev erse .

W hen th e fo re man ge —
of th e b o at [I m o u n t e d 9]
W he n th e h in d gui an ga —
o f th e b o at I m o u n t e d ,

2s
T h e fe e un c o n s e crate d e n t e re d my c o u rts

T h e fe e p ut h i s u n was h e d h an ds up o n m e .

W h e n h is u n wash e d h an d s h e p u t o ut , h e cau se d m e to tre mb l e .

W hen fo e p u t fo rth h is h an d , h e sm o te m e wi th fe ar
th e .

T h o u gh I t e rrifi e d th e fo e ” , h e d re ad e d m e n o t .

T h e fe e to re a way my ro b e , an d cl o th e d h is wife th e re i n .

T h e fe e s tr ip p e d o ff my j e we l s , an d p l ace d th e m u
p o n h is
d augh t e r .

I tre ad no w h is co u rts .

W hen t he y so u
gh t fo r m e i n th e s acre d p l ac e s ,

3°
T h e n I d re ad e d to go fo rth t h ith e r
I n m y t e mpl e th e y p u rsue d m e , i n my b al l s th e y t e rrifi e d m e .

1 3 . ar . o m i ts l i rl
'

i bi .

1 4 Var . . o m i ts .

1 5 . V ar ma da—n u sig
.
- -
.

1 6 . V ar . run .

1 7 . S ign is Z I D , bu t p ro b abl y an e rro r .

1 8 . V ar h as dale { ct—gin
. .

1
9 . V ar mu . .

2 0 . For h
t is s i gn wit h v al ue ma I mbdm se e CT \V I I 3 8 ,
_ 1 0 .

V a r i m ui cri mzi
‘
—
2 1 . .
- -
.

2 2 . V ar . a .

2 3 . V ar i i i tt.
- f
.

2 4 V ar
. . add s e .

2 5 . V ar . ti l—e , an d cf . B ab yl . II 2 0 4 un d e r GI R .

2 6 . V ar dim not mix, so al so my c o l l at io n .

V ar Zi i gga ! afte r m
R e ad l ug c o l l at i o n
‘

.
-
.
y .

2 8 . L i te ral l y h e wi t h s ho e s o n n
,
he n c e one in f
e rs th at th e B ab yl o n ian s re mo v e d

t h e ir s ho es to en te r t h ir t mp l e s
e e .

2
9 . S o S u m e ri an l in e S mi ti c i. e s in tran s i ti v e .

3 0 . ba—é—ta to g y o up on de r , bat l o c a ti v c o f t i n gat h a d is tan c e n a- é a ne

ga t i ve
O p t tiv a e a ft er a v e rb o f e ar i n
g, f se e B ah y l . I 2 7 2 n o te s 6 , 7 T h e o rigin al n uan ce o f
.

th e de m o n stra tiv es o f t h e m, n , 1) cl a se s
s is t h at o f hie, isl e, il l e m cl ass fo r wh at 1 5

at th e ce n tre n. cl ass fo r w h at i s n e ar , an d 17 cl ass fo r w h at i s far away .

,
6 L A M EN T A T I ON S TO THE a md i u xo . 1

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te a g is
— — — — - - -
- .

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.

[lei mas s e me m m m
I a- pa ri
- — - — — - —
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5
di n da i l a di m ei i ig de a l gi ri
gu
— — —
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da git di m zm ma da l
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n i n n wu eri m g mu mi de de e mu egir ma it
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a
— - - - - - - —
-

fi n men uri i mi z egi r mu : b e l i k u it : a l i k i ia

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[g
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ri f g
—
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— — - - — — -

fe i b i s i in ( ki) n m egir mu a gzi ma un de de e

— — - — - — - - — - — -

é ga l magma egir mv a gi t mu n u de cie e

' '

as — — - — - - - - - -

i e i h l a ra ak rv mzi egi r mzi a gi ft ma zm de de

- — - fl

fl - - — - - - - -

gig kiwi i t ma i m de de e
16
i min n m e i r ma a g
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g
- - — — - - — - - -

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me é ma é mu me di m i n d i ig
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e u 1z i i ur t ur gE g d e
—
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[l a ir rw ub i u q bi ma l a l z m u i /a iza l a n ui
]
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a — - - - — -

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r mi 25
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[ l a ul [ I a kai - — -
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la iu -
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mmi

l . V ar mus . .

2 . T h e te x t o f K4 1 h as be if .

3 . K 4 1 h as pa n ot
pi .
[ xi i i / i ii p i ri d— l u s h e
c t h at tre mb l e s .

4 . F ro m n a bti l u to re p o se ; cf . n ubat/ a ul i bi t t u t h
y tak e n o e re p o se LSS II
'

1 p .

1 0 4 . n a hatta so r ro w, l a m e n t i s , p ro b a bl y f ro m a ro o t ri abzi K B V [ , 1 , 43 2 ,
b ut Wi l btl l l l i

e v en in g, f ro m n abcii u, cf . L SS II 1 ,
p . 10 1 .

5 . V ar di — du . .

6 . V ar . al -
i
g gr— i r— r i — e u .

I 3
f m nw w (S f j m by ig t ; h S \l 3 3 8
’

7 to o u rn n
'

. ro ,
- 0 .

8 . V ar . o mi ts .

g V ar met
. . .

1 0 . V ar i n t ma .
— —
ru— an — dal —
e— e u .

1 1 . V ar . o m i ts .

1 2 . V ar mil . an d da o m i t te d .

1 3 . V ar h as . no tran sl a t io n .

4 V ar m i ts i r ma—a
1 o e
g
-
. . .
 C U N EI F OR M T E XT S xv 2 4 5
—

1 5 L ik eq uiv e rin g d o v e up o n a b e am I sa t
a .

1 6 L ik e a fl e e i n
g sadin b ird fro m m y c ran n y s wi ft l y I p as se d
-
.

1
7 F ro m m y te m p l e l ik e a b i rd th e y c au se d me to fly .

1 8 A qu e e n am I ; fro m m
y c i ty l ik e a b ird th e y cau s e d m e to fly
1
9 B e h i n d m e i s m y te m p l e b e h i n d m e I sigh , .

2 0 A q u e e n am I m y h abi tatio n is far away I s igh , .

2 1 Th e b ri c k wall s o f I s in are b e h i n d m e I s igh .

2 2 T h e ab o d e o f m y te m p l e ga l / n ab is b e h i n d m e I s igh .

2 3 T h e b ri ck wal l s o f m y L a rak are b e h i n d m e I s igh .

y se v e n d a rk c h am b e rs G) are b e h i n d m e
”
2 4 (1 M I s igh .

2 5 To m
y te mp l e th o u a r t n o t m y te m p l e th u s I c r
y , .

2 6 To m
y c i ty ( th o u art n o t m y c i ty th us I c r
y ,
1 .

2 7 If I sa
y I will no t en te r i n to i t i)
,
i ts b e au ty c o n su me s me .

2 8 HI sa
y I will n o t co m e u n to l o n gi n gfo r i t e xh au s ts me .

1 5 . V ar ma (n o t gan )
. .

1 6 . F o r gig ki wi T h u re au—D an gin V A B , I

-
v . 2 52 th e G . of L ipi t -
i s tar i n CT X XI
1 8, 1 5 was al so at I sin .

1
7 . L in e s 2 1 -
2 4 o m i tt e d i n th e v ar i an t .

1 8 . V ar men . .

1
9 . V ar . n a— an . 2 0 . V ar mén . .

2 1 . n a n e at i e a
g v ft v er er b o f yi n g
sa .

2 2 . V ar . n a, wh i ch i c s o rre c t , s in e a l o c c ativ e is re
qu ire d .

2 3 . V ar gé eu i m mi— d iig a
.
— — — —
.

2 4 . V ar ma— n a— k li e
.
-
.

2 5 . K 4 1 h as n a n a— da—ra
-
ra is c e rta n i , an d t he re is a l ar ge r s p c a e a ft e r ra

t h an P in ch e s giv e s. A re s to ra ti o n N E is i m p o ss i bl e .

2 6 . V ar gé—en — i m mi—dég
.
-
.

2
7 . V ar m a zm da T h e t ran s
.
- —
. c ip ti
r on is f
ro m m y o l l a ti o n c .

2 8 . sl bi tu is ii c e r ta in ly sa m e wo rd as stZ
Jt a i si s B r 1 1 6 1 6 , . 1 1
7 1
7 . T h e me a
n i n g (1 d e si re , l o n gi n g n i s cl e ar , as i n sarru bél i gi bi tt ui u i kai i aii , t h e k i n g m y l o rd
s h al l attai n h i s d e s ire ,
H ar pe r L e tters VI 6 2 9 re v 3 F o r salon , . d e si re , v . JE N S E N ,

4 40 [ h e n c e II W 5 65 b m f d c f Zaid i t bi
'

K B VI 1 , s tr i ke a
y I I 1 m a k e b e au t i ul
.
] an , i z sti

S ur
p u 8, 56 . Th e sa m e ro o t h ad t h e m e an in g (1 b e c u rio u s A da p a I I I 4 i ak i i i s i b ‘

h e was v er
y cu i
r o us I 2 i 5 1 1!) i n a mi t lat s u, h e was aro u se d to c u r io s i t
y c c o n e rn i n gh i m
i bi d I I . re v . 3 0 ; I
3
i ssz i t i lJ Z
'

J zt t h y wil l b e aro u se d wit

e h d e s ire , ib id I I o bv . 2 6 C il ga
.

m is E i pc IX co l . V 5 1 i t is s a id o f a tre e i n ba n asmz a a ri a amar i sa

’

b ,
i t b e ars f it i t ru ,

i s d e s i rab l e t o b e h ol d, h e c sibatu
n e d e sirab l e t in gs , mal zi si bati i l l e dh f wi th th i g n s

t h at sat i s fy c v i ra n
g He n . c o ly o
e n n e ro o t n ag l o n
gfo r , wa il fo r , S u m is ii , . d iv t iv
er a es

sti bu ,
d e si re . si btu , si bi ttu i de m . O n h
t is ro o t cf . K B VI 1
, 41 1 , 4 40 4 6 g,
.

2
9 . k isall u grav e , o u te r co u r t , B ab y] I I . . 1
75 .
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pp g
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1 . R e s to rati o n ft K 4
a er I 8 1 re v . 1 .

S o to b e t d ft r S E H 4 7 8 69, 1 0 , of LSS I 6 p I 3 8 t igi sii

‘
2 . re s o re a e a 2 . 3 2 no -

a ft
er H au t p .

3 . R e s to re d a ft er S B H 6 9, 1 1 e tc . s rn o w, R e l igio n I 5 4 0 n .
7 h as a f l
a se tran s

I atio n .
 c ux t zuflmm xv 2 4 5 9
—

E ven as h e was h o s til e (9) so d e s tro y tho u h im ; d o t h o u th y se l f

m ak e h im as h am e d .

Oh q ue e n as i n th y , ch am b e r th o u d id s t p e rish ,
-
d o th o u
th y s el f m ak e th e m as h am e d .

It 4 1 mav . II K 2 57 O BV .

W h o is b efo re m e ?

F ro m my s tri de wh o fle e s away .
H o n o re d d au gh te r o f E n l il am I .

1 H o n o re d d au gh te r f m y fa the r S in
o

Q uee n am I, o bj e c t o f Care o f E a a m I .

Th e l
ru e r -
I S u s tai n ; th e k i n gI s u s tai n .

Y e a , th e k in g I c au se to be e x al te d ,

My s h e p h e rd I a
pp o i n t .

4 K 2 57 ,
o bv .
7 6 h as be l i RI
‘
— —
(s ic I) ,
b ut c o rre c tl y re s to re d by P R I N CE , A JS L XXIV ,
1 ,
be l i k zt
— —
.

5 . 1
27
m l o rd , no t f ro m rim2 to
-

b e we a k J as t ro w s tran sl at i o n ( I 5 4 1 ) is
.
’

f l
a se .

6 . S ic '
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- — -
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2 a a
gi n na en
- — - - - -

17 1 1 1 ~
gig mén
—
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bu r me en sil a -

mzr gi r me —
an

L a m e n t t o t h e wo rd of E n l il . T e x t , C un ei o r m
f T ex / 5 o f th e B ri tis h M use um p l s .

7 9
—
no R e v e rse 1 —
8 is a du l i p c a te o f no [ I f tab l e t t hr ee l in e s 2 6 3 -

4 wh ich, se e

fo r n o te s o n th i s p as s a
ge .

1 . R e s to re d fro m S EH 1 1 2 , 2 g .
2 . S BH 1 1 2 , 3 1 . I

3 . U n c e rta n i . T h e tra c e s are a

ga i n s t t ish re s to ra t i o n .
4 gab le
. v ar . o f gul abd l u .

5 . ui a l
p it u cf K .
41 o bv . II 1 = 6 . For sa
g rig
—
s hak e ,
t e rr i fy ,
o f. XV 1 3 .

7 . D o ub t f ul te x t Eu r — EH Ku -
o f w i h ch th e h
t ir d m ay h e an e rro r o f re p e ti t io n as in
88 11 7 3 , 1 8 C f th e
. . f o rm o f fag: l ibbu i n CT I V 3 a 1 0 .
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n e xv
7 9 1 1
-

I star wh o i s l ik e u n to me i
’ g

wh o is l i k e u n to me ?
B e ge ttin g mo th e r wh o k n o ws l a me n tatio n , wh o ab i d e s

am o n gh e r p e opl e .

gre at qu e e n wh o ab id e s am o n g h e r
pe o pl e .

qu e e n I star wh o ab id e s a mo n gh e r p e o p l e (10)
p I)

th e wo rd of E n l il .

th e wo rd o fA nn .

l i n l il .

wh o b ro u gh t c al am i tv .

wh o se n t af fl ic tio n .

wh o s
p re ad ab ro ad d e s tru c tio n .

i’
i) I)

p sca tte re d .

wh o i n th e s tre e t h is s mo te .

H e was e x ci te d to ge ,
ra h e was e x c i te d to ra
ge .

A t t h e wo rd t h e p l ai n s are s h ak e n .

I n th e l an d wo e h e h as co m p l e te d .

F ro m th e ho me h e to o k a way p o s te ri ty , fro m th e fl o ck h e
to o k away i n c re ase .

F ro m th e we dd e d h e to o k a way p o s te rity , fro m th e c h il d re n

h e to o k away i n c re ase .

A ll of t he m we re h umil ia te d (P) .

B re a d of th e c ul t o f d e ad i n i ts p l ace I e at
th e .

I n th e c o u rt
p re p are d , wa te r o f th e c ul t o f th e d e ad I d ri n k
A q u e e n am I wh o h as b e co m e e s t ran ge d to th e m ark e t pl ace s
,
.

S h e t h a t care s fo r th e l o wl a n d s i n a s u n k e n b o at a m I
, ,
.

S h e th a t e n trap s al l th e fi s h o f th e p o o l s am I ,
.

[ a m th e v i rgin go dd e ss h o s til e to m y c i ty a s tran ge r in m s tre e ts

, ,
.

8 . H e re b e gi n s pl a te 2 4 6
, .

9 . Cf S E H 1 0 5 , 1 — 3
. .

1 0 . I star , as th e d e i ty t o wh o m th e ri te s fo r th e d e ad we re c
sa re d , a pp e ars in h er

h
c arac te r o f go dd e ss o f th e u n de r wo rl d .
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— —

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— - - — - — - - — - -

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I n th e wo rd of E n l il I ab id e an d n one se e me .

I n th e wo rd i n th e ho l y te m p l e I a bid e an d n on e se e me .

I n th e h o l y te m p l e ,
i n th e p u re te mp l e I a b id e an d n o n e se e me .

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y al o u d to h e r, th e y u t te r l am e n t .

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l am e n t .

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t ho u i n th e s
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l ik e to wh a t is it ?

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7 0
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T ho u art t h e wo rd of H e av e n ,
wh e n in th e s
p iri t th o u h id e s t ,
l i k e to wh at i s i t ?
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in th e p i ri t t h o u h id es t ,
s

l ik e 1 0 wh a t i s i t ?
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,
my que e n ,
s h al l th y c o u r ts b e d e mo l is h e d , th y s ta tu e
k e p t i n c ap tiv i ty ?
Th y l o wl y ones t eyh l o w, th y s ta tu e i s h e l d i n c ap tiv i ty
h av e l aid .

Th e p ri e s t p e rfo rm s th e ri te o f s p ri n k l i n gn o m o re ,
th y s ta tue is he l d in ca
p ti v i ty .

th y c ro wn an d p e d e s tal are h idd e n

Th e C h ie fta in an d th o se wi th h i m i t h as c u t o il .

T h e wo rd of A nu h as cut the m o ff .

T h e wo rd o f E n l il h a s cut th e m o ff .

i)

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3 6 , is u n i n t e ll igi b le .

31
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S EC ON D TA BLET

T h e b as is of h x
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VA T h 2 3 1 : S BH no . 82 . Eac h o f th e se tabl e ts is fragm e n tary

an d t n e n u mb e rin go f t h e l in e s o fte n c o n e c tu ral
j . T h re e ot he r t abl e ts ,

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.
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l in e s i s go n e . T h e fi rst l i n e o f t h e fragm e n t i s l i n e 4 3 o f th e o b v e rse
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5 l in e s of S u m e ria n te ,

t h e re v e rs e th e n b e g an a t l in e 6 5 b u t it is h igh l y p ro ba b le t h at th e ,

te x t at t h i s p o in t o m it te d t h e e n t ire l i tan y o f t h e re v e rse o f t h e f ul l

se rie s s in ce its re v e rs e h as an e n t ire l
y d iffe re n t te x t b) K 2 8 7 5 BA V . 2
,

t h i s t e x t i s e v id e n t l y a n e x t rac t s i n c e t h e t h i rd l in e i s 3 8 o f th e ,

‘
o b v e rs e an d t h e o p e n i n g l i n e i s p ro b a b l y an i n c an ta t io n T h e o b v e rse .

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7

i s b ro k e n a way a t th e en d a ft e r o b v . 52 an d th e re v e rse is e n tire l y go n e .

S in ce th e o bv . 1 6 VA T h 4 1 0 o bv . 2 an d ab o u t 1 5 l in e s are
go n e on

th e l a tte r t abl e t, e v id e n tl y VA T h 4 1 0 an d K 2 87 5 are s i mp l e v arian ts ,

th e l atte r b e i n g m o re p ro fu s e l y gl o sse d c) K 2 0 0 4 : B A , V 6 1 8 ; th e
.

o b v e rs e 1 0 i s o b v e rse
7 0 o f t h e re s to re d te x t T h i s t e x t i s e v id e n t l y an.

e x trac t i n te n d e d to b e gi n wi t h th e l itan y wh e n E n l il l o rd o f l an d s
c rie s o u t at s u n se t e t c b u t t h e re d ac to r b e gan h i s re c e n s io n b y u s i n g
.

t h e s e v e n h e ro i c n a m e s o f E n l il an d ro b abl a re fe re n ce t o N ip u r
p
p y
fi ttin g it to th e motif o f th e l i tan y b e fo re co m i n g t o t h e o rigin al l i tan y .

Th e t e x t fo l l o ws th e re s to re d te x t to th e e n d o f t h e o b v e rs e an d h e l p s u s

to re s to re th e re v e rs e to li n e 1 8 I t i s i mp o ssibl e to
. sa
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th e v e rse e v id e n tl y b e gi n s ab o ut wh e re th e re v e rse o f V A T h 4 1 0
re

b e gan s o th at we m ay wi th so m e safe ty s ay th a t n o t m o re t h an t h re e
o r fo u r l i n e s are T h e wh o l e o f t h e l i ta n c o u l d n o t h av e b e e n
g one .
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g .
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fo rm e d t h e i r o b v e rse b y e x t rac tin g t h e l o we r t wo t h i rd s

o f t h e o b v e rs e ; th e i r re v e rs e i s fro m an e n ti re l d i ff e re n t tabl e t p e rh ap s
y ,

t ab l e t t h re e l e av i n g o u t t h e l i tan y o f t h e re v e rs e e n tire l y A n o t h e r
,
.

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g y a e e

re v e rs e wi th th e sam e e x trac t a s a an d b T h e re d ac to rs o f t h e t h re e .

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p
t h e y agre e d as t o th e h y m n to t h e wo rd o r s p i ri t (fro m t ab l e t th re e )
?

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o b v e rse o f tab l e t two t h e o th e r u se d th e l i t an y fro m t h e re v e rse o f th e
,

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.
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1Th e sp irit
3 The templ e
5 Th e wo e causin gS p i ri t
6 Th e wo e c ausi n
gsp i ri t
7 Th e wo e cau sin g sp irit
8 S p iri t o f th e h e art o f A n n wh i c h i s b e co m e e v il l y d isp o se d .

1 0 S i ri t o f th e wrat h ful h e art o f

p gre a t A n n .

1 1 S p iri t o f t h e he art of E n l il wh ic h i s b e co m e e v ill y disp o se d .

1 A ll p o we rful sp irit
3
1 4 S iri t th at fo r i v e s v il d o in g
p g no e

1 6 1
9 I ll e gib l e
2 0 p 0

2 1 S p irit th at h as no m o th e r .

S p irit t h at h as no wi fe , s
p i ri t th a t h as n o
S p i ri t h h as n o si s te r
t at ,
s i ri t th at h as n o b ro th e r
p .

S p irit th at k n o ws n o t ” s i ri t t h at k n o ws n o ab idin
p gp l ac e .

S p i ri t th at casts th e b ab e fro m th e b re as t .

W h o se m in d n o n e can o pp o se
S p iri t me sse n ge r o f th e e x al t e d l o rd o f l an d s .

2 9 T h e e v il sl ayi n g sp iri t wh o h a s n o so n .

3 0 S p iri t th at d e v as tat e s th e fo l d t h at wre c k s th e st al l , .

3 1 B u sh in gsp irit

3 . R e sto re d f ro m S EH 3 2 , 4 2 wh e re b y so m e m i st ak e t h e s rc ib e ga v e th e t ran sl a
ti o n fo r l i n e 8 ab o ve ,
but o mitt e d t h e sa m e i n S u m e rian .

4 . R e sto rat io n v er
y u n ce rt ai n : fo r U D D U - z
pa dzi , se eCT X V I 4 3 , 6 5 F o r .

l imumma l i mun ma, t -

h e re is n o e qu i al e n v t in S u m e rian as i n l i n e 2
9 b e l o w an d
SEH 1 27 , 9 : th e S e m it ic tran sl ati o n i s rath e r a p arap h rase . F o r zi mu li t padzl cf . Br .

th e n ame o f N i n i b s we ap o n , an d J ast ro w I 4 6 1 n
’

7 80 0 ,
'

5 R e sto re d
. f ro m SEH 1 2 7 , 1 .

6 . S EH 1 2 7 ,
2 .

7 . SB H 12 7 , 3 .

8 . T e xt be , so al so M e sse rsc h mid t .

9 . V ar m. .

1 0. M e sse rsch mi d t co n firms R e i sn e r

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45 ud u ml “
lea l dma g al -
l n bi ma — —
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1 . Cf S E H 7 7 , 2 6
. .

2 . c j c
A o n e tu re (gi ) o f M e s se rs ch mid t wh o t in k sh S U th e en d o f a si
gn .

4 . S ic ! tum so n , a l o an wo rd -
.

5 . R e s to re d f ro m K 2 87 5 o bv . 3 ,
t h e re tr an sl at e d tar basi i a -
ab -
bat su u
p m
'

z n asa b .

K i
87 5 , 5 h as t h e f f ul l m g l zl n ut— ma
g cf SA I 6 05
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13 . 2 o r , . 1 .

7 . 1 o r am
4
ki ma se e B ab I
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z
,
. 2 3 1 f
8 Cf S B H 3. 5 0 ; th e e rb f i t gm i s o f t h e
2 , v -
se co n d l ass c an d h as t wo o b j ct e s ar m
an d tm th e i n te r i o r o b e t s u o r m s a t i rd , j c f h so ml -
1l i — ih 1 5 fo r t h e se he t r e ob e j ct s;

ma re p e a ts th e ad v e rh ial id ea i n gi l i l magé m ; t h e - - -
f o rm i s wi t ho u t s u bj c t e .

K . 2 8 7 5 , 6 k i ma buré u mma mar l a m uk abbar .

9 . K . 2 87 5 , 7 f h as an i n se rt i o n t o t h e wo rd o f A nn . h
T i s te x t i s l at e an d co n

f u se d it u se s Li ma a n d amd tu i n di f f e re n tl y .

1 0 . V ar . a a -
tra n sl ate d b v mak eera
-

p p ro e rt
y .

F o r si rtum, w i h ch c is ct th e h as Eurdzi tum i urdzt i tiv

‘

in fin I II
'
1 1 . o rre ,
v ar . as a n e

\ VIII
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batd k u, n akam CT 55 7 to d d e r ; Eurdd ad

1 0 re n as u n
j din g,
z —
, , as a n . re n

t e ari n g .

1 2 . K 2 87 5 , 1 0 h as a v ari an t t ran sl at i o n o f si r i -
K A K bal -

(s i c l )
 TA B L ET TW O OF THE CR Y IN G ST O R Y] Q t

S p iri t t at h d e stro y s
Th e fo l d i t d e v as tate s , i ts wa tc h m an i t
Th e s tall it wre c k s , i ts s h e p h e rd it
Th e s tal l s i t d e v as te s ,
L ik e [ a re e d m a t P] i t s we e p s awa y so n an d m o th e r, s h e p h e rd
T h e fo l d i t d e v asta te s , th e s ta l l i t wre c k s .

L ik e a bum -
re e d mo th e r an d so n it we e p s away
s .

A s a h u ge d e l u ge i t te ars a way th e d we l l i n gs .

Th e p i ri t l ik e h uge fl e sh
”
S a Ken n a t ro u b l e s th e .

Th e p irit c o n su m e s
S th e p ro v i s io n s of th e h o me .

Th e s i ri t s m it e s m an k i n d v e ry wh e re
p e .

T h e sp i ri t re d uc e s al l th in g to i ts s way
T h e s p irit wic k e dl y d ro wn s th e h arv e s t s of th e l an d .

1 3 . V ar mag
i i me , mag
r . in e i s
i c - -
c o rre ct .

1 4 V ar l a
. . .

1 5 . V ar . a r ar -
.

6 K 87 5 , 3 h as v co
fl at e d te x t ; fi rs t i n se r t io n en em
d mul l il la e
2 1
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.
y
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th e wo rd o f E n l il c au se s tre m b li n g an d t h e n an i n

se r ti o n i n to th e l i n e i tse l f ( im ma gi
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i wh e n i t c o m e s , wo e
T h e t ran sl ati o n wo u ld b e ztmu ikal l ubbu Ea biti ; on l ubba se c B ab . II 1 1 2 ,
h e re i n
se n se o f p rov is i on sa c/e . F o r l ubi m g plse e i bi d
a
95 ue f ro m a ro o t l a‘d bu, .

7 1 D U L D U L —da z n a bar u S B H
p 7 , 3 6 ; 9 5 , 3 5 ; i n 1 8 , 3 5 D U L D U L da , to b e
- - -
.

ft (i ii d é =
re ad da d a da u)
( a er
p ulybum B r 9 1 6 1 t h e su ffi x da(u) i s a c o m m o n n o u n
— - -
.

an d v erb f o rm a ti o n e le me n t . se e ZD M G 1
90 8 , 3 1 p . .

1 8 . T h e tra c es on S EH 1 2
7 ,
2 3 ti m} are i n o m c p h re e n s ib l e .

1
9 . H e re b e gi n s V A T h SB H 1 1 1 . .

20 . S o S EH 1 1 1 , 5 ro b ab l
y fo r iii / m i} p , n o t tr an l
s a te d in an
y o f th e ari an ts v . K
ha v c a i be r md tz m ,
' ’

87 5 fo r dti di da k ttr
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2 an d V A Th . 41 0 e a v ar . -
UR -
n a, ia .
l
t ra c es o f w i h ch a re a so l fo u n d on S EH 1 2
7 ,
2 4 .

2 1 . V ar . na
p li ar
-
.

2 2 . V ar tam
. .

2 3 . V ar lean m1 —
. F o r l b is l i n e cf . S EH 1 ,
34 .

2 4 . F o r B r 97 8 . = 3 el / i ul , se e B ab I I . 2 84 .

5 F o r sag get tebzt CT X V I V 3

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2 .
— se c 1 0 .

2 6 . F o r Ke n n a h a d is ,
se e B ab . II 1 1
7 . F ro m t is h pa s s a
g e one in f
e rs a v e sse l wi t h
a ro u
gh su r face p h ap ,
er s
gra te o r si e v (l)e .
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2 . 1 1 3 1 17; is l e arn e d gl o ss on 1 1 511 b

a ( to s ub me rge ) ,
f ro m 1 117 1 1 1 be v o id , a m e an i n g,
in f e rre d by f al s e ph
i l o l o gy ro m 8 1 0 f - z e d/1 11 (B r . A s i s ge n e ral l y t h e ase t h e c
re al
gl o ss i s th e rst o f th e t wo fi v ari an ts no t th e se c on d, se e B ab I I 1 5 5 o n I V R aw
. .

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2 8 1 1 0 4 re v 5 T h e sa m e e qu i
. . . v al e n t s ud ref/1 1 in in t -
s ud 1 11 7 11 C T X V I I 3 3 , 6 8
— .

3 . B _ 6 1 8, 2 3 an d SB “ 1 1 1
9 ,
h v a e a
gl o ss 13 1 1 1 1 1 111 11 n — e
-
11 11 — 5 12 ba [ d a — —
an — f u b 7]

(a n is o m i t te d on K 2 87 5 ) bufd bél um z1 §1 1 ddi , th e p o s se ss i o n s th e l o rd o v th er ro ws .

4 . V ar . K 2 87 5 e .

5 .

6 . O mi tte d on S EH 1 1 1 , 1 0 an d K 2 87 5 , 2 4 .
 TA B L ET OF THE C IH I N G
'

ST OR M
F o o d fo r man k in d it m ak e s cl e ar .

D e v o te d te mp l e s i t de v ast e s l ‘ ,
‘

de v o te d men i t affl ic ts .

B re ad fro m d e v o te d m e n i t s te al s .

H i m th a t cl o t h e s h i ms e l f i n th e ro be of maj e s ty th e s
p iri t l ay s
l o w wi th co l d ;
H im of wid e p astu re l an d s wit h h un ge r it l ays lo w .

‘
F ro m th e fo o d it se iz e s .

F h i m th at fl e e s to th e l o wl an d s th e l o wl an d s i t d rie s P
or u
p () .

F ro m th e h o u se of fi v e (i n m at e s) fiv e it cau se s to go
F ro m th e h o u se of te n (i n m ate s) te n i t c a use s to go fo rth .

s is te r i t h as n ot .

S o n i t h as n o t, fath e r it k n o ws not
25

1) 0

7 . K 2 87 5 adds a
gl o ss 11 1 11 11 11 — dige
-
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1 .

8 . K 2 8 7 5 i bu—te —
.

9 . V ars . 111 1, se e D ol itz sch , Grammatz k

’

p . 83 .

1 0 . The re
gu l ar p l u ral o f amél u i s A ss rian
y pl ural s in are
p ro
b abl y th e sa m e fo rm ati o n as S ri ac 17 1 11121 11 61
y .

1 1 . K 2 8 7 5 h ad a pp a re n tl y a
gl o ss at th e b e gi n n i n g o f t h e li n e .

1 2 . T h e t e x t o f $13 1 1 I I I , 1 5 f i s co l l ate d by M a m il l an
. c p . 5 5 3 wh e n ce th e i
r e sto ra t o n s ,

an d cf
S E H 7 5 , 5 ; 7 8, 3 3
. c i te d b y M a m il l an c .

1 3 V ar S B I I 7 8 , 3 4 5 1 1 4 7 114 1 4 1 n o t a
. . pl u ral . O n 1 11 11 11 1 11 as u n de r -
s hi rt, ro be n e xt

to th e b o dy , se e S ra n k L S S I I I 3 3 ch p . 0 .

1 4 . O 1 b e l o w, 1 1 3 1 1 11 p ro s tra te se e B ab I I 1 5 4 1 1 9
n 11 1 11 11 , . . .

O re adi n
gN I = l 1 , [ 1 11 1 1 S B I I 7 8 3 5 n o th in gb e fo re
'

5 5 1 1g
—

1 . r , .

6 S B H 7 8 , 3 5 i ag m ai
’

1 .
—
ar—ra- .

1 7 . S o fo r L I L a te r M a mi ll an f c :S EH 7 8 , 3 6 —
e§ . Cf S E H
. 1 2 7 , 3 2 .

1 8 . U n c e r ta n i .

9 F o r 11 1 1 1 11 11
1 . cf .
pub 3 1 1-
1 1 11 11 7 1 1 1 701
1
111 1 21 1
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211
1 1 11 1 , h is i mage l e a v e in a was te
CT X 1 , VII
7 .

a 1 1 | l idi
’

2 0 . G l o sse d pi g
—

2 1 . T e xt f ro m SBH 1 1
7 , f ra
gme n t at th e b o tto m .

2 2 . F or at al b wn si s te r.

2 3 P ro b ab l e e rro r fo r i e? .

2 1 1 The v er b is
2 5 T h e tran sl atio n of t ish an d th e f ollo wi n gl in e s i s v er
y u n certai n .
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Cf th e. f ra
gm e n t o f th e o bv . of SB“ 1 2
7 on p . 1 56 .

G l o sse d i k al— l a —
.

F ra
gm e n t S E H 15 6 h as di ngz r—e n
'

5 A gl o ss 12 11 1 0) 1 1 3 1 a ba— ri—e
- —
.

6 . F ra
gm e n t S B H 1 5 6 1 11
7 .
( 11 : is a v ar an i f (i SA I 1 3 3
t o 0 . For p re ss a
ga in s t , t u rn ba k , c
J e n se n K B \ I 3 an d
g1 = n i u S A ] 4 0 4 wh i ch al so
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1 ,
0
9, 1 : 1111 11 .

8 . UD
9 . S ic ! b u t S B H 1 56 f
ra
gme n t am me m ki ma ti l 1 11 1
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— -
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111 1 .

1 0 . h
T is l in e h as y wi t C T X V I 3 9 , 1 2 T h e l as t ar t : 1 211 1 1 1 i ra l lra
so me s i m il ar i t h . p -

11i i-
’
ro b ab l p h
y wit a n e ga l iv c t o b e su l ie d at th e b e gin n i n g o f t h e l i n e T h e pp .

f p
o r m i s i m e r a ti e an d th e w o l e ass a e i s r at e r a
g v
u rs e a ai n s t th e e il 1 7 111 1 1 e re h p h c g v ,
h
re
gard e d as an 1 1 1 1 1 11 71 11 1111 1 11 11 . F o r t ra c es o f an i n can tat io n i n a p sa lm se e no . IV
t ab l re v 4 7
. . .
 T A B L ET T ‘V O OF T HE CR Y IN G '

ST ORM 1)

i n th e s ta l l it d e v as te s .

T h e sp iri t th y h o u se th e p iri t b e ats b ac k th y b re as t

e n te rs s
, .

wh y m y ()
P fa t e e v ill
y .

wh e re it en te rs l e t i t no t . b e at b ack th y b re as t 2 3
W h e n E n l il l o rd o f l an d s c ri e s o u t a t s u n se t,

[ th e d re adfu l wo rd go e s fo rth 2"

u n to
] th e s
p ac io u s sh rin e , th e
K en 1 11 d e s tro y e d
—
.

W h e n N i n l il ,
th e gr e at m o th e r , crie s o u t at s u n s e t,

[ th e d re ad ful wo rd go e s fo r th u n to li e s, wh e re is th e d e st ro e d
] y
t e m p l e fo r t h e c u l t o f th e d e ad .

R ev erse
1 W h e n th e gre at m o th e r N i n l i l c ri e s o u t a t s u n s e t ,

2
[ th e d re ad fu l wo rd go e s fo r th u n to ] A d ab d e s tro y e d .

3 W hen d au gh te r o f L I L R A c rie s o u t at su n s e t
.
—
,

A [t h e d re ad ful wo rd go e s fo rth u n to ] 5 11 1 11 d e s tro e d

y . .

I 1 . h p
T is gro u i s tran sl ate d b y 17 1
1 2 . H e re b e gan 2 0 0 1; o b v
9 reK . p c e de d b y ad d r e sse s to E n l il .

1 3 . S ic !
1 4 . H e re b e gi n s l i n e 3 o f th e re v e rse o f SBH 1 2
7 on a fra
gm e n t S B H 1 56, —
_ K
2 00 4 , 1 1 .

1 5 . N i n l il i s n a tu ral l
yc o rre c t wi th K 2 0 0 4 o bv .
[i an d S EH 1 56 f ra
g . re v . 11 . 1 1 1 11 1 1 l -

m u st b e an e rro r .

6 1 n 11 n i 1 1 b i z méta11 t w il i g t h 33 + babb1 1 = ere b

'

1 . z Br . 2 6 an d 1 1 11 1 1 1 11 3 11 11 1 3 1 S ') 8 2
B r 9 2 4 9 I n R a w l l [1 7 , 6 7 1 1 11 1 1 1 11 + b11 bba 1 , o l l o we d b y th e gr a m m a ti al te r m
. . .
'

f c
al J a r, i s a t itl e o f an u n d e rwo rl d d e i t
—
y I t i s t e r e o re , ro b abl e t I1 at 11 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 is a .
,
h f p -

wo rd fo r d ar k n e ss ( c f B r 8 7 7 2 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 : W1 12) . . .

1 7 Cf K o bv
. 1 3 wh e r e 11 17 1 1 7 15 17 1 1 1 i s wan t in
.
g .
1 1 1

,
an d VA T h 2 3 1 re v . 5 . N in
l il wa s t h e go dd e ss o f K ei S E H 3 1 , 2 5 ; 2 9 2 3 S e e \B 2 5 6 fo r re e re n e s , .
-
, f c .

1 8 V A T h 2 3 1 r e v 6 l i k e V A T h 3 8 ad d s ge t ro u g o u t t h e l i tan y a te r t h e n a m e
. . h h f
o f th e di i n i ty ad dre sse d , b u t v K 2 00 5 m i t s ge
o .

1
9 T h e o r m o f t i s mo tif o n
. f h K 2 0 0 1; i s K U m -
1 1 11 1 1 1 11 1 1— d 1 1 ,
-
an ex p re ss io n wh ich I
am u n a bl e to ex pl a n i .

2 0 . P ro b abl y no t i n V \T h 2 .
—
3 1 .

2 1 . K o bv . 1 5 add s th e n am e o f t is h c ity u s u al l
y U D N U N kz
- -
'

adab is gl o sse d b y K 2 0 0 1; d -
sa ub-
.

2 2 . L i n e s 3 an d o ur f are n o t on K 2 00 1 1 .

2 3 . h
T i s l in e i s app are n tl y an i n s e r ti o n f ro m an in c an tati o n a
gai n st th e e v il pi s ri ts .

2 1 1 . A c n j c tu
o e ra l re s to rati o n f ro m re v e rs e 57 .
 wo 1 g1 1 de 11e
'

2 6 TA B L ET r o r -
111 1 1 11
-
- - —

ge babbar e tc
1 2
-
1 11 1 1 11 11 ? 11 1 11 11
5 1 1
11 1 1 1 1
—
.

é ki
’
lJa g ul e tc
'

szg g 11
ge
-
- - - - .

d ”
11 b 1111 11 17 11 1 e tc
k 1 11 1 11 1 1 11 g
'

su -
n r ru — — —
e .

3 1 171 1 5 1
- - -
11 11 g e ba —
gul e tc .

gai an 5 11g 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 11 11 -

ge babbar e tc .

153 é mz
— —
na
“
ge ba -

gul e tc .

1b g 11 1 11 11 11 1 e tc
'
'

af a n 11 1 1 11 11 ge
1 1 1 11
gg 1
- — .

51 11 3 11 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 11 11 1 1 1 1 21 11
- - - -

11 11 4 1 2 1111 5511 ] -
e tc .

gai n ” 11 11 1 1 11 ge babba r e tc
-
.

ge [fa g al
6
11 11 11 11 11 1 11 1 11g g11 l
' -
—

d BE n ir m 11 11 11 1111 1 e tc
11 51 1 1 1 ge
'

g
- — —
.

1 T U K S l D kdr m - - -

ge ba -

gul clc .

i1 1 e tc
g11 1 ge
—
.

/c1 1111 g 11 l e tc
'

-
11 1 3 5 1 1 - —
11 1 1 1 -
.

H e re [ i 2 00 A o bv . i s b ro k e n a “ ay b e fo re th e end of th e b re ak on

VA T h 3 8 re v .

N o t m o re th an 5 l in e s be I fo l l o w R e isn e r s e stim ate

’
1 ca n .

3 11 64 11 1 11
0) ge babbar e tc .

3 5 1 11 1 1 B U R S E (1) H A R 1 11 1 1 -

ge ba -

g
ul e tc .

3 6 11 11
'

- — -
1 1 1 11 1
'—
r11
ge babbar e tc .

3 7 i f} gzt ab ba °~ - -

ge bez -

gul e tc .

3 8 g11 511 11 1 11 11 1 7 1 1 i g1 i b l711

'

11 11 17 17 11 1
‘

11 e tc
ge
- 1 - -
.

3 g 1 12 1 5 11g 11 11 11 11
- —
g e ba -

gul e tc .

!1 0 11 111 11 11 1 1 1 11 1 1 —11 11 11 11
- -

ge 11 11 11 11 11 1 e tc .

1 . O m i tte d on Ii 1 2 00 .

2 . O mi tte d on K 2 005 .

3 . éuruppa k , T h u re au — D a n
gi n R T C , I n tro d u c t io n I I ; h e re e v i p .

d e n tl v id e n ti c al wi th p f l s in Th e f ul l f
o rm is
d u—
ar t o s l a1 r r 11 1 111 — 1 , se e \ A B , 1
“ ’
or a
g
.
- -

1 50 s to n e n ai l f ro m F ara VA T h . 2
( 3 1 h as 13 1 11 1 be f o re th e wo rd d q ‘

sur—ru.

So K bu t \T l 1
-

2 3 1 [é] 1 1 11 1 1gga t e m l e
— -
p o f E re ch .

5 .
gl o ss
-
1 1 3 11-

(si c t) .

6 . R e ad 1111 11 1 1, cf . S il l I -
1 55 no . 3 5 re v . 2 5 an d Th .
-
D a n gi n , R ev . C ri tique n o 3 7. .

7 . Gl o sse d b y 11 5 eI—Zim.
 T A B L ET OF T II E C RY IN G ST ORM 1) 2 7

5 W he n gre a t go dd e ss , m o th e r o f A d ab , c rie s o u t at su n s e t ,
th e
6 [ th e d re ad fu l wo rd go e s fo rth u n to ] th e te m p l e o f th e cu l t o f th e
d e ad .

7 W h e n t h e
go dd e ss o f sh u ru ak
pp , fam o u s d au
gh t e r
“
of th e D eep ,
c rie s o u t a t s u n s e t ,

8 [ th e d re ad fu l wo rd go e s fo rth u n to
] th e b ric k wall s —
of I si n
d e s tro y e d .

W h e n th e qu e e n ,
fi rs t b o rn d au gh te r o f h e av e n , i
c r es o u t at s u n s e t

1 0
[ th e d re adful wo rd go e s fo rth u n to
] th e ab o de E an n a d e st ro y e d .

1 1 W h e n th e v i rgi n go dd e ss q u e e n o f h e av e n c rie s o u t at sun se t , , ,

t h e q u e e n o f h e av e n u n to h e r h a b i tatio n s d e s tro e d
1 2
y [ go e s fo r th ] .

1 3 W h e n th e l ad y q u e e n o f h e av e n c rie s o u t at s u n se t
, , ,

[ th e d re adful wo rd go e s fo rt h u n to ] t h e h o l y p l ace d e s tro y e d .

1 5 W h e n th e l ad y th e d iv i n e q u e e n B IS 1 1 11 4 1 1 c rie s o u t at su n se t
,
—

, ,

1 6 [ th e dre ad fu l wo rd go e s fo r th u n to ] E tuk i id kur m d e s tro y e d - — - -

.

1
7 W he n i) c ri e s o u t at s u n se t ,

1 8 [ th e dre ad ful wo rd go e s fo r th u n to ] ? d e s tro y e d .

A b o ut 1 5 l i n e s b ro k e n a way
)i 9
1) a

W h e n h e t h at m ak e s wo e i n th e cit
y c ri e s o u t at s u n se t ,

3 7 [ thd re adful wo rd
e g o e s fo r t h u n to ] G 11 /
—
11 b— b11 d e s tro y e d .

W h e n th e q ue e n o f M a r, th e ab o d e of G11 —
11 b c ri e s o u t at

s u n se t
,
“
[ th e d re adfu l wo rd go e s fo r th u n to
] th e fi rs t b o rn d au gh te r
d e s tro y e d .

[1 0 W h e n m y m o th e r N an a c rie s al o ud at su n s e t ,

fl “ — “
8 . G l o sse d it K A K -
a -

lm a

9 . ci t y , o f.
gd
-
a b— ba— (k i ) CT V 2 6 co l . VI 3, 1 ; VI I I 3 [ n e ar L a gas h]
1 0 . N an a a t S ipp ar i s c e r tai n l y th e S e m i t i c I star .

1 1 . S e m i ti c gl o ss 11 1 11 1 11 1 1 11 11 11 1 1 3 11 ( 1 1 1 1 11 .

1 2 . H e re , i f m y i n te r re ta ti o n p o f t h e m e an i n g o f t h e se c u pl
o e ts be co rre ct ,
th e go d
de ss N an a ta k e s t h e p l a ce o f th e word .

1 3 . 11 -
li li
-
zl all ara1 11 S B H 3 9 , 2 8 .

1 1 1 . Th e m e an i n g i s n o t l e ar to m e c .

1 5 . S ic l
2 8 T A B L E]: r wo or 11 11 -

11 1 11 11
-

1 g1 1~de de e

3 13 177 -
~
1 1 11 bi1 L

(L
a 11 1 1 11 1z 11 1 z z1 z sa
gga
- - —

fe ib 1 11 1 1 1
— -
1 11 11 11 1 1 1- -
—

g11
1
11 1 1 1 1 1 11 3
6
—

5 11 5 11 11 1 11 1
1 11 1
i e i h l1 1i d
— -
5 1 —
11 b— b11

g af rmé P —
az wm babbar
11 11 11 11 11 1
'

11 1 11 1 1 11 -

g1 1
da
11 111 1 m /1 1 5 1 3 11 -

51 1 —

g g b gi
‘
zé -
zZ a
— —

g ul a — —
1 11 a r -
1 fc [7 11 11 17 11 1
1 11 11 na
p 11 1
-
1 1 3 11 11 11
g 1 1 11
—
h —
111— 1 1 11 1 1 1 — 1 1 1511
-

e 1 z e [1 11 1
'

1 1 1 n 5 éj i df 11 1
‘
1 — 111
' ‘
- - - - — —

11 4 1 13 1 1 1 1 1 11 —
111 (s ic !)
1 1 11 1 1 41 1 11 — 1 gi
1f1 1 —

111 11 11 1 11 1 4 11 11 TU R 11 1 11 1 1 1 1 1
—

1 1 1 11 -
11 1 l 1 1 gzl i n Eub i
- - - — -

ne 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 1
- -
51 -

ba r
11 1 1 —
115
(11 117 1 1 511) 1 11 11

I I
m ga l 11 41 1 4 11 11 1
P
e n a em ma
L V 7 I I

0 e 1 11 11
7
— — - — — — -

58 11 15 -
11 1 3 11 11 11 -
11 —
1 11 11 — 11 1 5 gzt de de 11 1 1 - — —
11 1 11 11 11

2 4111 at B ab v l o n i s u n u su al .

3 . T ish en ti re l i n e i s a
gl o s s to ex pl ain th e

1 . Te xt
5 . I M M A L wi th
e ph o n e ti c v al ue
g
'

r z f an 1 1 1 n z 11 3 11 1 u3 1 1 1 1 1
-
B r . 8 43 3 an d ri
gi
d 1 11 1 1 11
-

11 3 11 111 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 61 1 , I V R aw . an d cf .
1211 1 ~ra— m1 1 11
£ G u d e a C yl
'

. 2
7 ,
2 0 . D e s i te p
h
t is , I a m in clin e d to re ad -
111 11 1 1 1 as als o a
-

wo rd fo r 031 1 11 1 3 11 1 1 1 .
 T A B L ET TW O OF THE CRY IN G '
ST OR M 2
9

[th ed re adful wo rd go e s fo rth u n to ] S ip p ar de s tro y e d .

W h e n A ja, th e h o l y wife , c rie s al o ud a t su n se t ,

[ th e
d re ad ful wo rd go e s fo rth u n to ] B ab yl o n d e stro ye d .

W h e n N in mah , th e q ue e n o f B ab y l o n , c rie s al o u d a t su n se t
[ th ed re adful wo rd go e s fo r th u n to
] th e b ri c k wall s of B ars ipp a .

W h e n th e q ue e n o f c rie s al o u d at s u n se t,

All o f th e m P wh e n sh e (P) c rie s al o ud at su n se t ,

th e wail , h
t ey P ,
wh e n s h e (P) c rie s al o u d at su n s e t ,

in th e v as t re s tin g p l ace ? wh e n s h e cri e s al o ud a t sun s e t ,

E n l il t h o se wh o rage d o th se n d fo rth

57 U n to B an n a d e s tro y e d th e d re ad ful wo rd [g o es fo rth

5 8 S e co n d tab l e t of u th e cr
y i n g s to rm wh ic h i s un fin is h e d ; to

re
p e a t th e e x trac t o f e tc .

6 O B ab I [ 66
'

. n bar 1 3 11 r1 1 se e . .
 T IR T
H D A B L ET O F THE CRY IN G ST OR M

te x t i s fro m th e re v e rse of K 2 00 1 1 BA ,
V 62 0 an d th e re v e rse
of V A T h [1 1 0 R e i sn e r S E H p 1 1 2 Th e n u m b e rin g i s fro m R 2 0 0 11
. .

wi th re s to rati o n o f th e c at c h l in e fro m th e e n d o f tabl e t two SB H

p . 1 1 8 T h e pl ac in go f th is te x t
. as t h e b e gin n in
go f tab l e t t hre e i s b ase d
u
po n th e fac t th at t h e o b v e rse s of V A T h [1 1 0 an d K 2 00 ; 1 are e x trac ts
fro m tabl e t two . S in c e , h o we v e r ,
b o th of t h e se tab l e ts are e v id e n tl y
e xtrac ts it do e s not fo l l o w t h at th e te x t i mm e d iate l y afte r t abl e t two

i s t ab l e t t h re e ,b u t t h e re i s p ro b ab il it y fo r th is t h e o ry .

A m u c h o l d e r l am e n t c o n ce rn i n gth e 11 1 1 1 11 1 11 i s B r M u s e u m n o .
961 5 . 2

i n C T X V p l s 7 9 ; t h e re v e rse 2 8 agre e s
.
— —
wi th l i n e s 2 6 3 11 o f th is
—

re s to re d te x t T h e fi rst l in e s o f K 2 0 0 1; re v
. . we re co ll ate d fo r m e b y
M r . K in g of th e B ri ti sh M u se u m , wh o se co l l ati o n e n abl e d me to

un d e rstan d t h e te x t .
3 2 L A M EN T A TI ON S TO T HE wo rm N O . 11 1

é —
11 11 11 11 -

53 11 11 1 1 12 3 11 e n e e1 11 - -
11 1 11 1 —
.

11 11 1 11 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 111 l l z 1 1 11 1
'

11 11 11 E mma 3 11 111 11 11 11 11 1 1 1 .

d
[ e n e— em l z l [ ge
'
'
-
en - -

[ 1 1 111 1 e -
e 111 1 1 11 1 1 —
11 1 1 —
1
“
w
g g11 111
-
5
E
[g zt— de— de ]
[ma r 5 14
'

[ ab 1 11 1 11 [ 1 1
c - -
.
1 11 —
tab ‘
1 1l 11 a n a
- - -
ku 1 11 -
11 1 11 — 1 1 1
—
5

1 1 51 1 5 5 1 7]
6 e —
I 1 1 1 11 1 1111 -
111 -

gi l l i
- —
e1 11 [
7 [cab 1 11 11 1 -
11 -
17 11 1 —
11 11

d d 11 11 1 11
lzl
’

8 I l il l i 11 1
'

en 1 11 11
'

111 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11
- -
- - — - -

13 3 1 3 11 1 11 [ge
7
5 b 5 1 1— s11
'

9 1 11 1 1 ga
-
1 1 11 — 4

l zp pu 11 11 l ip pu 11 11 1 "
'

1 0 e - — - -
1 1 1 1 11 11 —
e - - — —
1 11 1 11

1 11 ga b 1 i 11 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 ga111 —
1 1 1 11 1 1 - - - -

11 1

1 2 11 11 1 e I i 3 11
— - —
1 1 1 1 1 1 11
-
11 -
1 11 1 -

11 1 1 11 1 -

11 1 11 1
3—
11 1
'
‘ 1

1 3 gu —
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11
-

g 11 11 1 1 1 11
-

'

1 1 1 1 5 11
— —
11 1 5 1 111 1
- -
f i si - -
zs— s u 3 11 — 1 1 11 —
11 1

11 511 11 11 1]
'
‘

1 5 1 1 11 —
11 1 1 1 1 e11
g
— -
111 11 g 11 5 11 na p 11 -

‘1 —
di 11 121
'

1 6 1 21 1 -

1 0
gi i n du11 1 z1
- - —
1111 1 in -

11 11 1 - -
1 11 11 111
-

11 10 l ak ta
'

111 11 11 3 11
’

1 7 11 -
11 1 111 0 111 - -
. a — - -

su -

11 11 11 1-

a— m 71 111
'

1 8 1 11 1 1 — 11 ki eZ ma - —
l i da- — —
1 11 11 11 1
-

11 da—ti 511 3 11 — 11 1
'

1
9 1 1 11 11 -

ar -
1 1
( 111 11 1
— —

'”
ka l ig ma 11 d— d11 —11 — 11 1 11 11 1 1 11 — 111 1 1
'

2 0 1 21 11 1 1 — — —

11 id l um 11 1 15
'

2 1 11 1 11 11 - - - -
5 11 a s s1 1 - -

5 11 -

11 11 — 11 1

ki el ma E S A L m a ka ‘3 l ibzs f fi ba ah bi
'
2 2 — -

e - — - -

M t”
2 3 11 1 -
d11 1 11 11 1 11 11 3 1 11 71 1 111 11 ki mi {14 11 1 111 1 —
- - -

2 1 1 11 11 1137 4 1 1 11 é—uf bar— m wa ka die 11 111 4 1 1 11 11 11 — - -

1114 “i
11 11 fizz 1111 1
'

2 5 11 111 11 e 1 1 1 11
-
16 -
1 1 1 11-

11 1 1 11 - -

la -
l abe

‘9
11 111 1 1 53 1 11 1 11 1 1 1 11 1 111 1 111 11 1 g11 b b11
'
6 9 0—
1111 11 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 11 p1l d de
'

2 - — — - - -
11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
— — -

1 . R e s to ra tio n c o j e c tural an d b
n ase d on
y h
t h e t e o r t at th e h ro w rs v
-
o f K 1
2 0 0 ; an d
VA T h 4 1 0 is th e o b ve s o f tabl t t h
r e e re e o f th e s e rie s .

G l o sse d m
'

2 . .

3 . G l o sse d { a al -
.

(1 . G l o sse d 11 1 8 6 -
.

5 G l o sse d 1 1 11 4 11 0 1 .

6H e re b e gi n s V A T h 11 1 0
. SBH p . 1 1 2 .

(F o r 1 1 1 as si
'

gn o f re ati l v p hr
e ase , s e e

B ab I 2 1 1;
.
) f .

7 . F or 5 11
gz : 11 11 11 sin k , se e CT XV I 1 0 V 3 ; S EH 1 2
7 ,
2 6 .
 TA B L ET 1 11 11 1 3 11 or T II E c mrmc sr o n M 3 3
— '

1 U n to E an n a de stro y e d th e d re adful wo rd [ go e s fo rth P] .

3 Th e wo rd o f E n lil
[1 « W it h th e m igh ty wo rd I , am s atiate d ; I , e ve n I , [cry al o u d in p ain ] .

6 Th e m igh ty on e wh o h at h gi v e n m e p an gs o f wo e
8 E n li l wh o h ath giv e n me p an gs o f wo e
9 I f i t me e t a s h ip th e s h ip is sun k .

1 1 I f it m e e t a m an th e m an i s pro s trate d ;
1 3 If he c rie s o u t h is c ry b e c o me s m o re mo u rn fu l .

1 5 Th e cr
y o f al l my y i s b e co me m o re m o u rn fu l
c it .

1 6 I n my c it
y fo r t h e so n o f m
y h an d maid , h is l ife i s b e c o m e m o re
sad .

1 8 I n m y c i ty th e l am e n t o f th e maid e n i s b e co me m o re mo urn ful .

2 0 I n m y c i ty th e wail in go f th e y o u th i s b e co me mo re m o u rn fu l .

2 2 M y h an d maid i n h e r c h amb e r i s tak e n fro m h e r fam il y .

2 1 1 Th e y o u th r id e s u
p fro m th e h o me o f h is k in sm e n u n to th e

m o un tain s .

2 6 B e ge ttin gm o th e r am I , wit hin th e sp iri t I ab id e an d n on e se e me .

8 . G l o sse d gu .

VA T h 1 h s a co n fu se d t e x t i fi —en —n i ma
; th e wo rd fo r n apbd ru
9 1 0 , re v
7 a g n 1 11 ru -
1
-
. .

i s mgz n o r ab b re vi ate d gin o r gli n a B r 3 2 2 0 ; F o r T I G gi n se e A O , 8 11 0 1

' '
-
.
,

1 0 . L o cative .

1 1 . O r i —di, a n o un fo rm ati o n fro m 1111 t o

go .

V A T h kal zg bi
’

1 2 . .
-
.

1 3 . S i gn of i n dire c t ge n i ti e ; e re th e o n stru t 15 i s an v h c c ab l ati v f e par tio

e o s a n ,
se e

B ab I . 2 1 8 n o te 2
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. .

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1 VA Th , 11 1 0 no p p re o si ti o n ; 11 11 11 co u l d m ak e n o s e n se h e re .

1 6 . V A T h , [1 1 0 mi .

1
7 . T h e wo rds é mzt fath e r— i n —l a w, f
e rn . 1 1 11 121 1 , 12111 11 ho me ,
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m
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ammu fam il as p re se r e d v in
'
A mmurabi i n di c a te s t hat al l th e se wo rd s h ad
y , ,

o ri
gi n al l y a d o u bl e m .

8 The f ce ms t o b e t o th e j o u rn e of th e d e ad to H ad e s , cf CT X V 1 8
1 re e re n se e y
.
.

o bv . 2 5 , wh e re th e sa m e th i n g i s sai d o f T a m mu z .

1
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. .

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9 . .

3 11 11 11, i an a t, b e chan g d fo r th e wo rse , h e ggravate d

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I F or re sto ra ti o n se e . 2 8 no .
[1 re v . 52 .

2 V A Th , [1 1 0 1211 1 1 .

3 T h e S u m e ri an ga ba da lz i r i s - - -
re fl ex i v e or
p a ss i v h c e , en e 11 1 1 1 can n t b ac tiv
-

11 11 1 o e e .

11 1 1 P5 5 is a v ari an t o f egi r 11 1 1 1 11 1 1 h
b e b e i n d , l o ite r [ h e n c e d rk u b e h i n d] i A a ,
n r

b ic co n s tru e d wi t hu (1 t arry i n h e re wi th 1 1 1 11 , wh i ch i n l i n e 2 5 i app a tl y d s re n u se

i n th e se n s e o f 1 1 1 11 . F o r ga u se d fo r th e fi rs t p e rso n in su b u n c ti j v e s an d p re cati v e s ,
se e

T h u re au D an gi n , Z A X X 3 9 7
— n o te 1 ) an d B ab I . 2 11 8 n o t e

(1 2 9 6 1 5 add s ge
. .

5 F ro m V A T h [1 1 0 re v . 2 2 ; K 2 00 ; 1 h as 3 1 1 11 1 e tc . as a
gl o ss .

6 2
9 6 1 5 o m i ts .

an a 121 1 1 1 11 1 1 b1 1 1 el l i I z1 Iz z l a 1 m maf —a1 1

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9 6 1 5 o m i ts .

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11 1 1 -
11 1 .

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gn i s R E C 2 17 1 ,
no t 2 49 .

1 1 . V A T h , (1 1 0 [ ]
e -
1ze é ri- -
a -
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. A l a te v ari an t fo r é -
ri a -
is a ri a ,- -
Br . 1 1 4 5 4 if .
 TA B L ET THREE or THE CR YIN G sr o r m 35

I n th e wo rd of A nu I ab id e an d n o n e se e me .

I n th e wo rd of E n l il I a bid e an d n o n e se e me .

I n th e wo rd , i n th e ho l y te m p l e , I ab id e an d n on e se e me .

I n th e holy te m p l e , i n th e p u re te m p l e , I ab i d e a n d n o n e se e me .

T he y se e k in p l ac e s b ut n o n e se e me .

T he y se e k in th e d e se rt s b ut n on e se e me
T h e b e ge t tin g m o th e r wh o k n o ws th e so u n d o f l am e n t d we l l s
a m o n g th e
p e o pl e .

wh o se m ot h e r is N in gal d we l l s am o n
”
Th e q ue e n [ o f h e av e n P ] g
th e p e o pl e .

Th e quee n q ue e nN ig1 1 1ga1 1 11 d we l l s am o n g th e p e o pl e

'

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. .

b e l o v e d 9] o l T a mm u z d we l l s a m o n
gt h e p e o p l e ?

1 2 . F or re s to ra ti o n a ft er S EH 1 2 2 ,
re v . 3 _
se e M c mi l l
a an 557 an d al so S BH 1 2 2 ,
2 5 .

1 3 . R e ad ( 1 1 fo r gal , cf . s ir 2 1
1 11 1 21 1 2 5 11 1 1
1 SB II 1 1 0 , 3 1 ; 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 11 : 111 1211 111 a ma
1 0 6 , [1 7 c
i te d b y M ac m i l l an i b id .

1 1 1 . The fo m i
r s i n tran si ti v e as is al so th e S u m e ri an 111 11 1 1 11
- -
11 11 -

gub .

1 5 . F or t h i ti tl
s e o f N an a cf S EH 9 3
. o bv . 1 0 .

1 6 . I . p . T a m mu z . S ee S A I 2 505 .

1
7 . C o n so r t o f th e m o o n go d .
 Th e b as is o f th is te x t i s R e is n e r n o . 1 on wh ic h th e o b v e rse i s al mo st
e n ti re l
y p re s e rv e d A n e x t rac t fro m th is l o n g tabl e t i s R e isn e r n o 2 ,
. .

wh ic h b e gi n s wi th th e o b ve rse 3 8 an d e x te n d s to re v 4 9 T h e fi rst . .

t ab l e t o f a se rie s to N e r al cal l e d a —
g gal — ga l fel 5 11 — 5 11 =
[ K 6 9 ] h as , fro m
th e en d o f th e ob v e rse v e rse a h y m n to th e wo rd o f
to th e en d o f re ,

N e rgal T h e fi rst l in e o f th e re v e rse o f K 6 9 e qual s o b v [1 9 an d e n ds

. .

at re v 1 8
. T h i s te x t fo rtun ate l y c ar ri e s th e te x t t h ro u gh th e b re ak at
.

th e e n d o f R e i sn e r n o obv an d b e in n in
g g o f re v e rse A n o th e r
'

2 . . .

varian t p assage i s R e is n e r n o 5 o b v 5 1 8 , wh ich (witho ut S e mi tic

. .
—

t ran sl a tio n ) e q u al s o bv
, fi gre v 1 0 T h e first 3 5 l in e s o f t h e re v e rse
.
—
. .

are b ro k e n a way fro m R e isn e r no . 1 ,

but can be re sto re d fro m th e
v arian ts T h e s cri be says at th e e n d th at th e re are 7 8 l in e s o n th e tab l e t
.
,

wh ic h acco rd s e x ac tl y wi th th e n u mb e r o f S um e rian lin e s in th e re s to re d

t e x t C o p ie d 1 6 3 B C b y a m e m b e r o f t h e famil y 3 11 1 15511 11 1 E di te d b y
. .

Ed gar J am e s B an k s S umerisch B aby l mz isch e H ymn en n o 1 [ L e ip z ig

,
—
.

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2 5 ; u se d d ire c tl y fo r M ard u k c , S e ve
n

T able ts o f C r eat io n p . L XI I I 1
1 1 ; BA N 3 11 5 , 1 2 ; 3 1 2 , 2 2 ; S E 1 1 8 6 , 1 6 bi l u l u loat .
- -

111 1 1 1 o r , x mv , 99 c or re c t SA I 3 5 1 1 .
 L IKE T HE S P l RlT IT IS TA R .
3 9

1 W h ic h l ik e the s
p i ri t i s wh o se s e cre t n o n e k n o we th .

fo u n d e d
2 H i s wo rd l ik e th e pi ri t i s
s i ts s e cre t n o n e k n o we th .

fo u n d e d ,
Th e wo rd of A nn l ik e th e s
p i rit is fo u n d e d e tc .

T h e wo rd of E n l il l ik e th e s i rit e tc
p .

Th e wo rd o f Ea l ik e th e s
p i ri t e tc .

Th e wo rd o fM ard u k l ik e th e s iri t e tc
p .

Th e wo rd of 5 11 17 1111 111 l ik e t h e s
p i rit e tc .

T h e wo rd of N ebo l i k e th e s i ri t e tc
p .

T h e wo rd 5 1111 1 1 11 1 2 1 1 of
l i k e th e sp iri t e tc .

T h e wo rd o f t h e l o rd S h a m as h l ik e th e s p irit e t c .

T h e wo rd wh ic h s til l e th th e h e av e n s o n h igh ,

T h e wo rd wh ic h c a u se t h th e e arth b e n e ath to s h u d d e r
Th e wo rd wh i c h b rin ge t h wo e t o th e A n u n n ak i ,

H is wo rd h ath n o se e r “
p ro p h e t h ath i t
”
n o ,
.

H is wo rd i s an o n rus h i n g s to rm wh ic h n o n e c a n o p p o se .

H is wo rd stil l e th th e h e av e n s an d c au se th t h e e ar th to s h ud d e r .

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.

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1 11 1 S B H
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2 8, 1 5 .

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3 5 11 , 5 1 2 . A d e rivative is
11 11 1 111 11 te rro r , Z A IV 2 52 I 2 2 . 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 is a s
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se e B abyl . I 2 3 6 .

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1 0 . R e s to re d f ro m B i V 6 1
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1 1 . A ti tl e o f M ard u k .

1 2 . A ti tl e o f N e bo .

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T h e wo rd of th e l o rd p ro s trate s th e mars h i n i ts fu l l v e rd u re .

Th e wo rd of M ard uk o v e rfl o ws th e h arv e st in i ts se aso n .

Th e wo rd of th e l o rd i s an o n ru s hin gde l u ge wh ich tro u b l e s th e

face ” .

T h e wo rd o fM ar u d k is a flo o d wh ic h tears away th e di k e s
H is wo rd re n ds asu n de r th e h u ge mam tre e s -
.

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s .

W h e n th e wo rd o f E n lil wan d e rs fo rth e

y e d o th not be h o ld i t .

H is i s maj e st y ;
a wo rd h is is a wo rd o f maj e s ty
of .

T h e wo rd o f t h e e x al te d i s o n e o f m aj e s ty h is is a wo rd o f m aj e s ty ;
T h e wo rd of A nn is a wo rd of m aj e s ty .

Th e wo rd of E n lil is a wo rd o f maj e st y .

Th e wo rd of Ea is a wo rd of m aj e s ty .

T h e wo rd of th e h e ro M ard u k is a wo rd o f m aje s l v .

Th e wo rd of th e l o rd E n b il u l u , is a wo rd of m aj e s ty .

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c h il d of E sagi l a ,
T h e wo rd o f th e l o rd S h am ash is a wo rd of m aj e s ty .

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.

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I f h is wo rd b e p ro n o u n ce d to a y o u th i n wo e th e y o u th b re ak s
i n to s o b b in
g .

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i n to so b b in
g .

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ru n i .

W he n h i s wo rd go e s fo r th i n i ts gran d e u r , i t d e v as tate s th e h o m e s .

H is wo rd i s o b s c u re l i k e a b o ttl e , i ts s e c re t wh o c o m p re h e n d s D .

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co me s

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e 71 1 c e rtai n .

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1
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R ev erse .

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wo rd b r in gs sorrow to th e p e op l e ; th e p e op l e i t e n fe e b l e s .

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l an d .

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it wre ak s d e stru cti o n on th e

l an d .

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sp iri t wh i ch d ri ve s fi v e from th e ho u s e o f fiv e
is a .

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is a s p i r it wh i ch d ri v e s te n fro m th e ho u s e o f t e n .

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.

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b e n eath .

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T h e l or d o f l an d s l ik e
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W o e to E daran n a at word .

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A t th e w or d o f E n l il t h e e ar t h sh u dd e rs .

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.

6 Now () 3 as i n t h e d ays o f l o n g a go wh i th e r sh all I go ?

2 . Th e o rd i n arv m e an i n g o f le i— r
gal i s t e n ch p l ac e fo r a fo u n d a ti o n t h e n te
, , rr c a e

b u il t u
p on th e 11 1 5 1 111 1 , an S h C . o n st 8 2 I n [ze n dr lei gal t h e m e an i n g i s pro
. .
- —
b bly
a

c on n e ct e d wi t h a co s m l gi c l c
o o c p t f ken
a on e o ,
-
dr as th e pel ch a of N i n l il . In CT XV ,
1 ,
3 ken ai r l i gal i s fo o
1 2 -
e -
l l w d b y d ul az ag l s
e -

, a o a c s o m o l o gi al c c c on e
p t ; ki
-

ga l i s o f te n
o m i tte d R aw 2
7 a 25 , . IV 1 1 a 5 e tc . Cf J . A s rn o w, I I 2 0 . Th e n ame o f N i nl i l s ch ap l ’
e

so far as i t d e i n a te d a n
g s rdi ry t mp l
o na e e was é -
11 1 1 1 1 -
t1 l l a, w i
'

-
h ch was c ce iv d a
on e s

th e ea r thl y i m i tatio n o f th e m y th l gi c l ko o a e n — dr . O n 71 137 11 111 1 se e B aby l . II 1

7 2 n . 3 .

3 . Cf S E H 6 3
.
, 7 .

It . F or r s t r ti e t bl o a on se e a e t o n e re v .

5 . R s t r d fr m t b l t
e o e o a e o n e o bv . 3 1 f .
5 11 L A M EN I A TI O N S
' ‘

TO THE W OR D N O . IV

’
s e1 1 r1 ~ me1 a— ba
11 1 -

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—

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e 11 r -
ri -
li —
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-
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1 11 1 11 b b1 t lei 1 111 1 1
'

lei
'

111 11 5 11 1 21 11 11
— —
11 — - — -

11 11 611 4 9—
11 1 1 1 111 111 1 11 11 1 p p ar r11 — 1 1 5
— —

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'

13 1 1 1 1 1 5
’ '

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- — — -

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1 1 1 11 B el —
a al
p
—
idd i e 11 1 11 1
1 511 E u bal at su ikb i — — -

[1 11 11 1 ]
3
S in 1 17 11 1 B el 1 1 1 111 4 11 11 11 1 1 1 1 5 11
1
-
-

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' '
‘

— — —

d rab Tebit 13 11 1 11 1 3 4 1 11 1 1 1 511 1 1 1 1 4 5 4 1 11 111 511

[ 511 1 1 1 2 0 9 k11 1 11 ] A r 511 7ea 1 11 f ar 511 17 11 11 1
— - —

T xte kit

3 . F or r e ad i n
ggts as l ii z r
'
“

se e TA L L QU I S T , N it me n
'
bucb 1 1
100 1 : th e s am e
‘

sc ri b e 93 re v
7 . .

A ha.
,
b ut t h e v ar .
93 , 8 h as gts ss w ss m
un le e a u e an o t h r e n ame , wh i ch i s i m p ro
b bl
a e , i t is s afe r to ch s oo e th e m o r d i ffi cu l t r adi g
e. e n .
 LI K E T HE s fi m rr 11
“

IS n n w r a uu z
'

,
TA IL 11

i t p re y s u
pon z as i n th e d ays c arr ie s away ; wh o
yore it
i s s p ar e d (P)
.

I O S e co n d xtra ct o f l ik e th e
e s pi r i t it is i m mu t ab l e u n fi n i sh e d

to r e p e at t h e e xtract
I 1 o f th e l o n
g tabl e t qf B el ap al iddin ,
so n o f E a b al atsu ik b i o f
— —
th e

S i n ib n i : co
p ie d by B e l su m l isi r so n of

I tt i il isu b al at u
—
o f th e fam il y of S in k aié b al ati A t B ab y l o n
-
.
,

1 1 1 m o n th of Te bet ,
d ay ; 1 11 5 "h
y e ar , wh ic h is
) y ear of k i n g o f k i n gs
h
th e A
l 5
2 0g ,
rs ac e s .

5 . Th at is 1 00 BC .
 S e r ie s 11 11 11 11 e
- -

l um -

e E x al t e d h e av e n

Th i s s e r ie s was o rigin al l y i n te n de d for th e cul t o f U r Th e fi rst two

t abl e t s are S B H n o s 5 an d 2 4 A ft e r a hy m
.

. n to th e wor d o f A n n an d
.

E n l il o n tab l e t o n e th e s e r ie s p a ss e s t o a hy m n to S i n t ab l e t two o b v
, , ,
.

1 2 2
-

,
th e n c e to a S 11 1 1 111 5 hy m n o b v 2 3 b re ak ; for th e r e m ai n de r o f
.
—

th i s hy m n se e th e A dden dum T h e e n d o f th e re v e rs e h as app e al s to

,
.

v ar io u s go d s an d a p r ay e r .

A n o th e r s e r ie s i n t e n d e d for th e c u l t o f S amas at S ip p ar o r L ars a was

al so c al l e d 11 1 1 11 1 1 e l um e
— —
O f th i s s e rie s o n l y t ab l e t two i s p r e s e rv e d
—
.
,

S B H n o 2 3 wh i ch b e gi n s wi th th e S am as hy m n o f th e S i n s e r ie s tabl e t
.
, ,

t wo o b v . 2 3 O n th i s tabl e t th e whol e o f th e hy m n i s p r e s e rv e d ; th e
.

a rt b r o k e n fro m S E H 2 3 i s g i v e n i n t h e A dden d um to e th e r wi th th e
p g
re m a in d e r o f th i s t ab l e t wh ich e n d s b y s ay in g th at i t i s a l a m e n t for
,

t h e t e mp l e o f g am e s S E H n o 5 wh i ch i s t abl e t o n e o f th e U 1 s e r i e s
. .

c an n o t b e t ab l e t o n e o f th e S am as s e r ie s for l in e o n e o f S B I I 2 3 i n di c a t e s
—

an o th e r c a tch l i n e for th e p re c e di n g t ab l e t
-
Th e fact t h at t h e Sam as .

hy m n S E H 2 3 o b v t re v
. 11 was i n s e rte d i n to t ab l e t t wo o f th e U r
.

s e rie s wo ul d s e e m to in d icat e th at th e U r s e r ie s is o r igi n al T h e .

o n l y fac t ho we v e r wh i ch s e e m s c e r tain i s th at a s e rie s 11 11 1 111 e l um e

, , ,
— — -

was d e v e l o p e d wi th th e th e m e o f t h e d e s tr u ct iv e w o r d o f E n l il
wh ich h ad c au s e d th e r ui n o f e i th e r U r o r S ipp a r Th e n th e s e r ie s .

was r e wr i tte n an d r e dacte d fo r th e oth e r c u l t I t may b e th at th e U r .

s e rie s i s o r igin al : th e n an im i t atio n was made fo r S ipp ar : fi n al l y th e

 se ams A N -
NA IE L U M- -
E 57

U r s e r ie s was e n l ar ge d b y i n s e rti o n s fr o m t h e S ip p ar im i tatio n G e m p ar e .

no X I I wh e r e an E r e ch s e r i e s i s m o d e l l e d u o n an I s in s e r ie s
p
.
.

Tab l et O ne .

T e xt R e is n e r n o 5 o f wh ich th e l ow e r h al f i s b ro k e n aw ay
.
A n ex tract
fro m a l o n ge r t ab l e t fro m th e y e ar 1 3 6 B C
, .

Ta b l et Two .

T e xt R e i s n e r n o 2 11 w i th ad d iti o n s p 1 5 1 e d ite d b y D r E G u thr ie

. .
,
. .

P e rry L eipz zge r 5 1 1 1 1 1115 1 17 1 5 11 1 11 11 11 1 1 /i wi th col l a tio n o f M es s e rsch m idt

’

, ,

an d U n gn ad a n d v al u ab l e n ot e s b y Zi mme r n
p p 3 3 Ao
-
. .

A dden dum .

oth e r v e rs io n o f th i s s e r ie s b e gan a t t ab l e t two an d i s d e di cate d

A n

to t h e c ul t o f g am e s a t S i
( p p ar T e xt o f t abl e t two o f th i s s e rie s u p o n
an u n u s u al l y short t ab l e t R e i s n e r n o 2 3 T h e r e v e rs e o f S E H n o 2 3
. . .
,

6 2 6 i s r e stor e d fro m a d u p l i c at e K 4 6 2 0 B A V 6 11 1
—
.

,
.
68 TO THE “ 1 11 m x0 .

TA B L E T O NE .

r 11 n n 11 1 - —
11 1 1 1 1 HU 51 1 — 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 - -

11

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1 1 1 1 1 11 -
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- —
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11 .

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'

e n e z 1 1 1 1 11 t1 11 1 1 11
ga
- - ’ — - — - - - - -

1 5 11 11 511 1 ga d m n m ga 5 1n1 511 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 11 1

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1 2 —
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-

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— -
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g gi n
-

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l
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— — —
1 1 1 11
- - - - - — — — — —
.

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g g11 bi 11 1 1 1 57 1g n 11
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—
11 11 1 1 11 11 1 1 1
- — - - — — -

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— — - - —
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1 11 11 e
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— —
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- - - - -

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1 1 1 11
—

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11 1
b l 1 5 11 11
T
e e tz 11 11 11 5 11 11 1 1 11 1 1 1 1111 1 11 1
— — — — — — — -

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1 11 1 111 1
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1 11 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 11
— — —
.

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e
g 1 —
dez
g
pl pl
[ M U 11 d d1 1 1
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.

12 e—
'

11 11
~ —
n 11
—

R st r
e o ed f r o m n o . l Vr o bv . 3 8, an d b e l o w 7) IT .

F or cf . B aby l . II 2 06 n o . 3 11 11 .
11 1 11 11 fo r th e s
u u al
’
r1 11 o r
-
’
z1 a ,
-
i .

ja n za 1 11 11 1
( I) . S e e p age 11 2 , 5 3 .

3 . 11 1 1 -
11 11 v ar . o f 11 1 11 11 S A I U 5 -
.

4 F o r 11 of 11 1 [B r 3 9 5-3 ] cf
[ b e s i de B r 7 13 07 ] S B H 6 4 ,
)
v ar 2 1 11 11 1 1 1 0 ;
. . . . .

5 . T xt h
e as 1 11 t hr ee ti m e s .

6 . T x t 111
e 1 1 1 11 4 1 O n e (e x pe c ts a n e xc l a m ati o n 11 -
1 ah I o h
 E X A L T ED H E A V EN TA B
,
. 1 . 59

O f e xal t e d h e av e n l o fty is h i s w o r d , .

O f th e di v i n e h e av e n go d l o fty i s h i s wo rd .

O f E n l il l o fty i s h i s wor d .

l f h is wor d h e b ro u ght to a s e e r th e s ee r fal te rs , .

I f h is wor d h e b ro ught to a p ro p h e t th e p ro p h e t fal te rs , .

I f h i s wo rd b e p ro n o un c e d to a you th th e yo u th b re ak s i n to ,

so bb in g .

8 I f h is wo r d b e p ro n o un c e d to a maid th e maid b re ak s in to ,

so bb in g .

9 Wh e n h i s wor d go e s fo rth i n its gr an d e u r i t b r in gs th e l an d to ,

ruin .

Wh e n h is word go e s forth i n i ts gran d e u r i t d e vastate s th e ,

ho m e s .

Hi s wor d i s o b scu re l ik e a b o ttl e i ts s e cr e t who c o m p re h e n d s i’ ,

T h e i n t e r i o r o f h i s word i s in co mp r e h e n s ibl e i ts e xt e ri or ov e r ,

co me s (’E)
T h e e x te r io r o f h i s wo rd i s i n co mp re h e n s ib l e th e i n te r i or o v e r ,

come s
T h e wo rd b r in gs so rrow to th e p e o p l e th e p e o pl e i t e n fe e b l e s
-
.

Wh e n h is w o rd w an d e rs forth o n h igh i t b r i n gs sorrow to th e

l an d .

Wh e n h i s word p roce e d s b e n e a th , it wr e ak s d e str uctio n on th e

'

l an d .

H is wo rd is a s p i r i t whi ch d riv e s fi v e fro m th e hou s e o f fi v e ;

H is word i s a s p iri t wh i ch d ri v e s te n fro m th e ho u s e o f te n .

1 9 H e l as ( P ) m y l ad y un to h er ch amb e r why (E’) haste n e th s he ?

2 1 E n lil . N ip p ur .

2 2 B h ur E gip ad ( P) da .

2 3 (F orty -
fo ur h e ro i c l in e s) E daran n a .

7 . dal 11
‘
—
_ =ru n [ H W 2 1 5 a ] e s tabli sh e d b y J e n se n K B VI 1 ,
3 3 11 . Cf . 11 11 11 11 1 1 add!

5 11 , I ,
s t h e re al s o
u ed o f th e go dde s s .

8 . T xt re p e ats 11 1
e .

9 Cf 4 7
. . re v . 2 3 Th e 4 2
. . l in e s to b e i n s e r te d are
p ro b ab l y th e E n l il Hy mn , B aby l .

II 2 7 5 ff .

1 0. S ee no . I V: o bv 6 3 .
, ra s l ati o
t n n .
 60 L AM EN TA TIO NS TO ru e “ c an NO v .

R ev erse .

111 11 111 1
b1 1 11 1
'

szi
'

ta r ra — —
1 1 1 1 1 — 11
-
-

11 111 -

111 é k dr m
- n

3
mag11 111 -
1 1 11 11 1 1 1
—
2
14 1 1 11 3 11 4 1 1

1" és
'

d11
[ ] 11 111 1 1 11 11 11 1 11 e
"

gaf an 11 1 e 11
— — —

1 11
-

gaf an ma gi
— —
a 11 11 — s é U D IM — —
a

gaf an 1 111 1 11 11 1 1 — 11 111 1 5 11 g 1l l 11

— — — —

d 1111
11 11 1 1 1 11
[ ] 11 1 11 52 11 11 11 — 11 111 é {1
‘

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g 11l l 11 5 1 1
’

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’

a szg 11 1 11
g11 g
— — —
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ba 11 1 12 5 11 gg11 5 11
5
1 111
'

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g af an tin -

dib ba —
11 11 11 11 1 -
é ga l maga
- — —

11 11 11 1 11 e 1 5 1 5 11
' '

ga san 1 5 1 111
'

— - — - - —

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- -

'

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1 3 11]
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e n e en z 1 11 11 11
—
11 1 1 — — —
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[ ] 17 1 E 11 11 ! 1 11 11 [ ma ti
'

1
7 11 af —
ru 111 11 — —
a — —

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e— l um e
—
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—
1 1 11
-
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1

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‘

1
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[3
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— — -
.

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11 11 1 11 5 11 5 1 1 f attu —
1
7 5 11 11 111 A
—
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kam s 5 11 1 1 11 17 1 1 11 1 ]

1 . ss
T h e p a a ge i s p a al l e l t o n o X I ta l e t s i x o bv 3 1; if r . b . .

2 . F o r 1 1 11 11 m aki n s e e S A I
-
‘'

90 9 , e e a o m p o u n d p e p o i ti o n 1 1 a 17 1 1 1 51 c hr r s .

3 . é mug
-
r
p h r
e e a te m l e i n N i
pp u , o r a i n e i n K h u ; fo r an émag r at L a a
g r sh r r sh ,
se e

SA K 2 181 . G ul a
’
s te mp l e at B b yl o w c
a n as al l e d E ma/J i n N e e -
B b yl a o n i an ti m e s ,

B uil di n
g n I sc r
i p tio n o f th e N e o s B ab E m p i r
-
. e no . G .

(1 . C f R aw I V 2 1 “
. re v 1
7 . b . .

5 un i sag 9 3 , I; an d 8 0 re v
9 is fo r I s i n
-
. . .

6 . Or amd t i — ka cf . 1 6 . I V t a l e t t wo b o bv . 1 .

7 . 111 3 11 fo r M
—
a rd u k as o f te n . Th e sig n a ft e r M ard uk o r ili I m in t
-
h s e e n o ti c s
e is
learn no t gun , an d i s th e s i gn o f th e
ge n i ti v s i mpl y ; R
e i
e sn e r s
’
M ard uk 11 1111 1
I) . XI I i s
fal se .

8 . I . e . P h raate s II ; th e 1 1 1 1 11
ye ar o f th e A rsac i d ac 1 36 BC .
‘
 '
n x u rn n H E AV EN TA B
,
. 1 .
61

Rev erse .

N i n l il W ail in g for E k u r .

for E mah .

T h e l ad y of N ip p u r fo r E éu m e d u [ w ail s
] .

l ad y of .

T h e l ad y b y lo n
of B a fo r Es agil a [wail s ] .

T h e fi rs t b or n d au gh te r o f N i n ib for E z ida [ wail s] .

T h e l ad y o f for E m ah til a [ w ail s ] .

T h e m oth e r B au fo r t h e ch i ef c i t y [wai l s ] .

Th e l ad y wh o r e s u rr e cts th e d e ad fo r E gal mah [ w a il s ] .

T h e l ad y o f I s i n fo r I s in [ wail s ] .

T h e l ad y o f h e av e n for E an n a [ w ail s ] .

Wail in g i n th e m id s t o f ru in ,
w ail in gthat d o th n o t

”
cr e d pl ace E n l il by h is word .

E xtr act on e ofh e av e n

1< u n fi n i sh e d ; to r e p eat th e
E x al t e d
e xtr a ct o f th e l o n g t abl e t

o f E ab al atsu i k b i s o n o f B e l ap al id d in o f th e fam il y o f S i n ib m
—

co p ie d b y
I li s u z er i b n i h is so n th e in fe r i or 11 11 11Z scri be o f M ar d uk A t
'

— - — .
,

B ab y l o n .

1 1 I
"
y e ar wh i ch is th e 1 7 5 y e ar o f A rsace s k in g o f k i n gs
n
,
h t
,
.

g
. C tch
a -
l i n e fo r t a l e t two b .
62 L A M EN I A TI O N S
'‘
TO rn n wo n n No . v

T A BL E T
'

T WV O .

ki
1 11 1 1 [11 1] dugga -
1 1 1 11 11 1 111
— —
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11 1

1 11 1
fl“ 5 11 111 111 11 11 — 1 11 11 11
11 1 11
-
—
11 11 5 1 11
—

l
11 11 11 11 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 u11 . .

11 11 11 11 11 1 11 111 1 1 1 1 .

1 1 111 1 1 11
‘
11 11 1 1 1 1 11 r 11 1 11 11 11 é kif
—
511
gd l
11 11 11 11 11 1 1 1 11 1 11 11 é te en dug 2

2
'
3
1 1 11 1 1 11 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 e 11 11 11 11
“

11 1 11 11 11
-

n an n ar 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 é ga l 11 11 1 m

1 1 1 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 UD 11 1 11 1 1157
—

[ 11 1 1 feud 111 1
“
1 1 11 11 —
11 11 11 11 11 1 11 1 1 1 11 11 — -

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L o rd N an n ar l o rd of .

F ath e r N an n ar l o rd of .

L o rd N an n ar l o rd of E kiséi rgal .

F athe r N an n ar l o rd of E te n d ug .

L o rd N an n a r l o rd of E . an n a .

F ath e r N an n ar l o rd of E gal aun a .

L o rd N an n ar l o rd of ho l y
th e
.
p l ac e .

Fath e r N an n ar l o rd , gre at j u dge (P) .

L o rd N an n ar l o rd o f D aran n a .

Fath e r N an n ar ho l y so n of E n l il .

L o rd N an n ar
W h e n E n l il fa th e r o f S u me r b e cam e wrath fu l ,

Th e A n u n n ak i b o we d d o wn .

T h o u gh th e p ri n ce , go d o f th e n e w mo o n , wro ugh t d e so l atio n ,

S u m e r th o u l o v e s t oh d iv in e N an n ar .

R e ge n t , p e rfe c t h e ral d of th e go d s ar t h
t ou .

O f th e h e av e n l y c i ty p l ac e o f j u d ge m e n t t h o u art .

K i n go f th e A n un n ak i o f th e
go d s art th o u .

I n th e v ast u n d e rwo rl d E n lil h i m sel f p re p are e v il .

2 3 H e ro , gre at h e ro ,
l o rd th at d e c re e st fat e .

lg S o P e rry , pro b abl y afte r

. R aw I V . 2 8
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n o .
A o bv 3 . 2 e tc . wh e re h
t i s ti tl e i s fo r

S ama s; th e wo rd m e an s gre at j ud
gewhi ch m i gh t appl y to S i n al so .

O m i tte d b y R e i sn o r i n h i s
5 . ad di ti o n s p 1 5 1 but g ive n b y P e rry p 3 3
. . an d se e

Z i mm e rn s n o te p 3 7
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7 gi ll emma, ge n e rall y i n tran si tive ,

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= garzZ . V . p . 39 n .
7 .

8 . S o th e te x t , se e P e rry p . 37 .

9 . F o r i u bal -
Eupél u, se e P e rry 3 7 an d B abfl I I 6 7 an d Eu— bal —ag, S t V au t f ace
p . .

XX I Eu bal ba cf C T X X I I I 1 8 , 3 9 , an d fo r Su bal ag S E H 5 , 2 2 ag,

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t h e re o re , f p ro b abl
y a co rre c t re sto ra ti o n .

1 0 . K A S to b e p ro n o un ce d d a (P) of . B aby l I I . 202 n o . 2 02

1 1 P ro b ab l y u se d i n it s st ri c t se n s e fo r S u m e r .

1 2 . lei not mn
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a ft er M e sse rsc h mi d t ,
se e Zi m m e rn i n P e rry p . 38 .
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H e ro , c h amp io n of th e s k ie s

B ul l of E b ab b ar
B e ard e d so n o f N i n gal
T h o u wh o s e b e ard i s sp ri n k l e d wi th l az u li , h e ro .

P rin c e th a t wal k e s t in th e s ac re d c h amb e r , h e ro .

P ri n ce t h at d we l l e s t i n t h e sac re d c h amb e r h e ro ,
.

P ri n c e th at s ca tt e re s t l igh t ab ro ad , h e re .

A t t h e b o u n d a ry o f h e av e n an d e ar t h th o u d we ll e s t , h e ro .

L o rd f th e h f th e d th e
o n e t, t ou o su n ri se an su n s e t
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o f S in ar t t h o u .

13 02 1 7 56 .

th e radia n t go d s .

l o rd of th e m o u n tain s .

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g he d f ro m t i l Ivar - (r th e b e ard e d by Th .
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a . a . Q an d tran sl a te d b y th e co n se c at d r e For puz ru R 1 ) se e Z A XV AO O .

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7 .
[1 7 ,
6 gal la -
an d a th e l atte r fro m h e re on , p h p er a s an a cc en t .

8 . K 9 992 an d SBH no . 2 3 hv a e , be t we e n l i n e s 2
7 an d 2 8 , th e l i n e I l l -
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1 0 . V ars d uruma .
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.

1 1 . F or S A l agz n amru v . CT X V I 9 , 3 5 ; X XI I I 3 4 , 3 6
1 .

1 2 . L o rd o f th e ne t, u s e d as a t i tl e o f N i n ib : zu n un s a sa 3 8 , - — 1
7 . N i n ib i s pre re

se n te d on th e S tél e des V aut wi th h i s . n e t : as a t i tl e o f 8am a§ s e e 86 re v . 1 an d 1 3 8 ,

1 3 . I wil l n ot try t o t ran sl a te t i s l i n e h ,

b u t m ak e t h e f o ll o wi n g su gge st i o n s : muti n
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mzmn arbu . 8a m a§ l o rd o f th e su n r i se an d su n se t ( I) .

1 1 1 . F o r th e c on ti n u a ti o n of th e Ka ma? hym n S EH . no . 2 3 ,
se e A dden dum .

1 5 . P ro b ab l y apl u l i ; ra n a on e ex p ct e s e l l ul i .

1 6 . S o th e t e x t ft Zim m
a er e rn i n P e rry p39 . .

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7 . me en i s—
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9 E x l ai n e d b y N er alg fa admmn
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CT X XI V (1 2 , 9 5 .

2 F o r re adi n g ri d
. of . P e rry p . 39 .

3 . R bumgi ru sc ct
wi n e , u su al l
y onne ed wi t h N i n ib as
go d of s wi n e K B VI 1 ,

5 3 8 , is un c e r ta n i t i ts m e an i n gh
as o e re .

A .
Kum aft Z i m m n b u t v y u c
er er er n e r tai n .

5 . H o mme l G eograph ic 9 6 A n m 2 i c . s e r tai n t h at d “

fri ta B r 9 1 6 8 i s A .
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z a mo o n
go d de ss .

6 . kisurrfi , t e rri t o ry , i s t h e l o an wo rd —
f
ro m ki—s ur o f w i h ch bérd t u i s th e S e mi ti c
tran sl atio n . F o r kii urrfi se e B aby l I I . 1 1 2 . L e an d e r , f
o l lo we d b y m e a a O on th e
 E X A L TED H E A VE N , TA D . 11 .
67

R amm an l o rd o f th e markasa o f th e e ar t h ‘3
N i n ib tha t smite s t th e mo u n tain s “ .

S ugan n un n a t h o u o f th e s e a c o ast .

F am o u s l o rd o f th e c ro wn (El ) l o rd o f th e n e th e r wo rl d -
.

H o w l o n g sh al l th e gu ard i an o f t h e h o m e re m ai n i n s il e n ce i ts
,

s h e h e rd re m ai n i n d o l e n t ?
p
in su
pp re ssio n an d in fi rm ity h e l ie s d o wn tro d d e n .

h o w l o n g sh al l h e re main in s il e n ce ?
i n p ain h e crie s al o u d .

F or th e co u rts o f th e N e t ( I) h e u tte rs l ame n t .

2 6 Vl i th wo e wh ic h b rin gs Opp re s sin g gl o o m fo rt h fro m

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go e s u
p .

2 8 S e co n d e x tract of E x al te d H e av e n u n fi n is h e d ; to p re se rv e (E’)
“
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th e e B él zsun a ’
so n o f .
p y sel f .

gro u n d s t h at bérzl l u m e an s de e p p ri n HW 64 c o cl u d th at kisurrtt

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m e an s u n d e r—wo rl d .

7 . utul l u s h p h e rd
e , se e B aby l I I . 1 1 8 .

8 . O n ui lramd mu an d ui
'
bardru ce a se ,
se e KB VI 1 , 3 5 11 .

9 . Co n j e ctu ral , cf . a -
ta B aby l I I . 1 56 n . 2 .

1 0 . sa pd r u a l o an wo rd f
ro m sa— ar
p h e re si— a
p d ilg T h e . u sual m e an i n gi s n e t,

but cf . bi t sa
pdri , e vi d en tl y c
a sa re d pl c a e
,
S B H 8b, 3 .

1 1 . U D .

1 2 . B y h is o wn h an d ; i e B el l ua u m ad e
.
-
an e x t ra c t fro m h is o wn t abl e t as in S E H ,

no . 2 6 .

1 3 . V ari an t c h i e f o f th e e art h
1 1 1 . V ar .
a t h at wan de rs i n t h e m o u n tai n s
1 5 . C atc h li
— ne fo r ta bl e t t hre e .

1 6 . Th e o th e r tabl e t co pi ed b y B el zs un u
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no . 2 6 is f omr th e ye ar 1 56 B C .
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 A D DE N D U M TO N0 . v 60

F ro m su n ri se to su n se t
gre a t h e re .

I n t h e S o u th an d N o rth gre a t h e re .

T o th e l o we r se a
gre at h e re .

T o th e p p e r sea
u
gre a t h e re .

I n th e l an d o f th e e v e rl as tin gba l uppa -

wo o d
T h e ba l uppu wo o d , th e —
ce d ar fo re s t .

“
E n bi l ulu of th e c e d ar fo re s t .

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9 P
wh o e s ca
p es ?

F ro m th y s tri d e wh o e sca
pe s ?
T h y wo rd is a
gre a t n e t e x te n d e d o v e r h e av e n an d e a rt h .

3 1 H e ro ar t t ouh .

Rev erse .

h u d de rs
12
1 H e ro ar t
p th o u ; if i t b e d ire c te d u on th e se a , th e se a s .

2 H e ro a rt th o u if i t b e di re c te d u p o n th e m a rs h th e m arsh m o an s ,
.

I f i t b e d ire c te d u p o n th e E u p h ra te s [ th e E u ph rate s m o an s] .

4 H e ro art t h o u : th e s ac re d b ark .

5 U n to th e te m p l e of go d u p o n a l y re l e t u s go wi th a so n
g f p e ti tio n
o .

7 T h e p sal m is ts a c h an t sh al l sin
g .

ro r K4 II 9 ; en
1 h c p u i d u = l g K B V I 5 0 8 d b i d pu i d l
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. ar -
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or wh o
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es a es ; cf . 69 ,
1 0 f ; B X V 3 3 4 ; L SS I 6 p 3 2 ,
. 11 .

3 . Cf R I V
. 2 6 no .
4 3 , ; S B II 1 0 6 , 68 .

4 . S o th e te x t w h e re o n e e x p cte s i -
ne -
te -
en f ur -
1 a a ft
er SB II 1 0 6, 7 2 .
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U 1 zg1z ad
5 . Cf R I V
. 2 6 n o .
4, 5 .

6 . C f It I V. 2 6 no .
4, 7 6, 76 ; S B II 1 0 .

7 . F or M A -
TU z magurru b o a t , Z X X X 4 5 0 45 v .
-

8 . Cf . S BIl —

1 4, 1
9 f t K 46 2 0 h a d p ro b abl y a~ra (
-
u fo r ar— ra .

9 . R e ad l aler l bl u no t ( a l /ca l l a e
5 5 1) s n i c e A I GI -
er lzara ba S E H 9 2
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, 2 8 .

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1 0 F o r B r 43 47 z sl r ra ( a md m se e al s o 69 re v
9
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1 1 . U su al l y fo r M ard u k .

1 2 . L e . th e word .
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ma —
un e t c .

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[ na e —
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1 . V ar mar . .

2 . V ar . l im .

3 . l i l l ss u d ru m ( P) ,
se e B aby l II . 1 1 2 f . V ar . l n a Il l l — -
si

4 . V ar ll .

5 . Cf . SBH
6 Cf ‘ 1 02 . 47 ;
 A D DE N D U “ TO N0 V 1
.

9 T h e p s al m is ts a ch an t o f l o rdl y p rai se s h al l s i n g .

1 1 T h e p sal m i sts a ch an t u p o n th e l yre sh all sin g .

1 3 U p o n a sacre d tamb o uri n e , a sac re d l l l l ssu e tc .

1 5 U p o n th e fl u te ,
th e man zu ,
th e c o n se c rate d l y re , e tc .

[M ay t h e y p ac ify th y h e art , m ay the y ap p e ase t h y so ul .

]
E x al te d
E x al te d (P) h e re .

H e re b ul l of E b arra .

P of th e gre at mo un tain E n l il .

m o th e r
N in ib , (5 0 h e ro ic l in e s) , o f th e fav o urabl e pl ace .

G o ds o f h e av e n
go d s o f e arth .

T h e fiel ds . l o fty

th e b ri c k wal l s o f E b ab b ar ,
t h at t h e y b e re s to re d (P) .

ts in th e th ro e s of o
p p re ss io n si
gh s u
p o n t h e l yre .

2 6 Th e l o rd of th e h o l y c h amb e r
2 7 S e co n d e xtract o f E xal te d H e av e n u n fi n is he d
 2
7 NO . VI

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O bv e rse 7 o b v 3 1 5 an d R aw l \ 6 wi t h
'

1 8 —
2 6 i s th e sa me as B e i sn c r n o . .
-
. 2 n o .
2

A d d i t io n s p . 5 . T h e te x t is re m ar k abl e fo r th e g
assa e re vp2 1 7 w i .
-
h ch is p ro b ab l
y a

l e ge n d o f th e c o n se c r a ti o n o f M ar d u k b v h is m o t h er D am k i n a .

glr II‘ l SA ] 75 d cf B aby l II 2 0 4; h gir = 11 1 ara1 u l

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1 . 11 1 1 11 1 1 1 an . . e re

h c t/ wd l
en e f
ra ) or m us t a s su me a Sem . ro o t i t a l l l ll ' ’

ll wa n d e r , ha t s en ,

p hp c g t
er a s o na e wi t h ’
d ral) SN ) Ge s .
—
h
B u l — Z i m m e rn 2 87 a . T h e wo rd s a rl m , m lm
'

w y a lm p id
a ,
l ra , ur r u bl fc ra p i d l y , ar lm mo n th “N V 1 3 2 ,
2 41] are a ll f ro m t is h ro ot .

wa bal p m ra a er . fe m . M e issn e r SA I 2 0 4 to b e b ro u g t h un de r 1
73 I n t h e gl o ss l
. .

2 I ll Il l
—
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1 11 1 17 1 1 1 11
1 is p ro b ab l y a v ar . o f Il l a rd lm se e B aby l I I . 2 04 no 1
75 . .

2 . T e x t bll tu b u t re ad u zl -
m . f
ro m lin e 3 T h e gl o ss a to r
. c fuon se d h is tran s l a ti o n s .

3 . F o r dlu n o t al u, se c M e i ss n e r i n O L Z 1 9 0 8 sp 1 8 4 . .
 s n mn n rsc n
73
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11 11 2 1 1 1 0 11 1 5 a I I Y M N EN N0 . 11

1 H is wo rd h as te n s fo rth fro m B h ur ; h is wo rd is a s i ri t wh ic h i s
p
p ro d u ce d in th e b o so m .

2 H is wo rd i s a s p i ri t o f h i s wo rd is th e b u rd e n o f th e s to rm
ra
ge , .

5 6 th e c ry o f m ci t th e c i t isy d wi th w ”
y y, p op re sse s o rro

7 T h e wo rd of Ea h as te n s fo rt h fro m B h u r .

8 T h e wo rd of D am k i n a h as te n s fo rth fro m E k u r .

9 Th e wo rd o f M a rdu k h as te n s fo rth fro m E k ur .

1 0 T h e wo rd o f E n bil ul u h as te n s fo rth fro m E k e r .

1 1 Th e wo rd o f Gal mab ” h as te n s fo rth fro m B h u r .

1 2 T h e wo rd of N eb o h as te n s fo rth fro m E k u r .

1 3 T h e wo rd of S am as h as te n s fo rth fro m E k u r .

1 4 -
1 5 T o th e fait h ful I am fa i th fu l , to t h e faith l e s s I am fai th l e ss 1 8
1 8 [ I t i s ] th e of a w h i c h d istre sse s
ven o m v ip e r 19
man .

2 0 T h e v e n o m o f t h e s co rp io n wh ic h gi v e s m an no c he e r .

2 2 A d e l u ge wh i c h i s p re c ip i tate d at m id n i h t
g

4 Th e . su b j e ct i s th e p e rso n i fi ed wo rd , i . e . I star . 5 . T e xt M ( I)
6 . L in e 7 i s a glo ssato r s
1
’
v e rsi o n
givi n gt h ird p e rso n fo r fi rst .

7 . IV R 2 6 no 2 , 1 S DI l .
-

1 5 , 3 1 11 1 1 3 3 a (g) tii r—ra 8 V ars ma l u

— —
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ra .

9 . R I V l im . 1 0 . T e xt h e re an d l . 1
9 PI si c l
1 1 . V ars me . . 1 2 . R I V la : S B Il -

1 5 11 1 .

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:
1 11 3 11 11 1 of . R IV 2 1
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ppiz
p aftd lm i s p ro b a bl y I I 1 p re s . o f l i
p zi 2 36 a
(n o t ga) b e b e au ti fu l
s
,
pu re e tc .

1 4 R IV
. a . 1 5 . S o th e S u me rian l i n e .

1 6 . C f B a by l I I
. . 1 49 n . 5 .
7 N e bo
1 .

1 8 . T h e te x t h as t wo m o re v ar ian t t ran sl ati o n s ; 1 6 [ T o th e f i th f

a ul I am f i th f l ]
a u ,

t o th e f al se I am f a sel ; 7 T o th e ai th u l s h e i s a i t u l , t o
1 f f f hf th efl a se s h e is fl a se .

9 1 .
( 117 1 1 1 , to d i s tre ss , an d b e i n d i s tre s s F o r th e i n tran s i ti v e . of I 1 cf . ui i maku ‘
ra a
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bal mz i n aba I am tro u bl e d , l tre m bl e , I am d i s tre sse d , B V 600 no . XV I II 6 an d

I I aup t
'
’
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em B r 42 04
.
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re = s lg : 1 11 a

bal sa ,
se e B aby l . II 1 54 n .
4, h e n ce an o ri
gi n al se n se s m i te an d I I
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5

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1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1
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i 1 1a i aml -
e, th e y cau se d i s tre ss i n h vea en .

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ar o u s s mi te , fix , a d o rn . T h e d o ubl e
"
a
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{ an d uu b .

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,
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3 8 6 T h e m e an i n g
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i are do u b t f ul ; th e o n l y se n se wh i ch sa ti s fi es ea ch
i s begin n i ng o f n h
i g t , begi n n ing o f day .
4 NO .

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7 1)
-
.

A t rap wh i c h i s th e fo r e s t
’
se t at s e dge .

A n e t s tre tc he d o ut u
po n th e se a .

F ro m i t s t o il s th e fi s h e scap e n o t .

W ith i ts cl a ws th e cal f it sei z e s .

W i th i ts kitpara (3 ) i t se iz e s m an .

Th e s
p i ri t wh i c h i n i ts mo u th i
se z e s man .

R ev erse .

T h e b e ge ttin gm o th e r
T h e m o t h e r D am k i n a i s d is tre sse d (3 )
V e ril
y sh e giv e s
-

v e ril y sh e
giv e s .

U n to h e r c h am b e r sh e h as te n s ,
sh e ? my so n [ sh e call s

S o n wh o m in t h e sac re d b o wl sh e b ap tiz e d , as fo r m y so n

S o n wh o i n th e bum b o wl h as e ate n , —
as fo r m y so n

H e wh o h i mse lf gro wn u p
a te h as o f ,
a as fo r my so n 1 .

H e wh o was an n o in te d h as o f h im se l f b e c o m e

gre at , as fo r m y so n

H i m t h at with th e m e asurin g ro d l p ro v e d , as fo r m y so n

9 W wi th o ffe rin gs co m e , le t p wi th fe s tiv it y

‘8
1 e us
g o u

b S EH 1 5, 1 0 la .

m S EH 1 5, 1 1 xv .

G F o r pfir u n ot bzi ru se e KB VI 1 ,
3 63 .

u R e sto re d fro m S E H 5, an d R aw I V A ddi ti o n s pl 6

1 1 2 . . to . 2 no . 2 .

e
O S o R aw I V . .

R aw I V
’

111 1
9 . .

I O . T h e trac e s o n t h e fr a
gm e n t o f R aw I V d o . no t g
a re e wi th S E H 1 5 , 1 6 : i t i s p ro
b abl e t h at S B H 1 5 h as a d i ffe re n t te x t fro m h e re on .

I I . T e xt sin gum —
.

1 2 . B r n o 1 1 65
. . .

1 3 . RI : dal =
=da o f te n ,
se e ZD \I G . 1 90 8 p . 3 1 l
s1 1 1 1 , b ibl e i s th e n a s n
y . o f 151 1 2,

cf . B r 4 7 0 4 gud z él zi
.
'

1 4 S o to b e re ad fo r K U
. .

1 5 . Te x t
1 6 . T e xt su u l— s i—z s .
-

111 1 11 116 1 11 p h p s fo
er a r man dad ta [ an o h
t er wo rd t h an man datta trib u te (3 ) wh o se
1
7 .

d e rivatio f n ro m n ad d mt i s un c e r ta n i HW
1 8 A vari. an t . wi t h jo y an d gl ad n e ss
 76 NO .

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IIY M N EV N O . VII
77

A p o i son o u s tooth
V e n om o f th e vi e r
p wh i ch di stre ss e s m an
V om en of th e scorp io n wh ic h gi v e s m an no ch e er .

A d e l u ge wh ic h at m id n igh t i s pr e c i p i t at e d .

A t rap wh i ch i s se t at th e fo re st s e d ge ’
.

A n e t s tr e tch e d o u t u p o n th e se a .

F r o m i ts to il s th e fi sh e sc ap e n o t .

W i th i ts cl a ws th e cal f i t s e iz e s .

With i ts ki tpa ru i t s e iz e s m an .

T h e s pi r i t wh i ch i n i ts m o u th s e iz e s m an .

T h e m ighty o n e th a t s e iz e s t h e w il d c al f
"

A n e v il b r id ge w h i ch al l o ws th e flo c k n o i n cr e as e .

A n e v i l sh o r e wh i ch al l ows th e fl o ck s a t th e wat e r in g str an d

i n cr e as e .

H i s w o r d h as n o gu i l e c an an o n e co m r e h e n d thy fo r m i’
y p ,

[T h e word o f] th e e x al te d o n e [ h as n o gu il e ] c an an y o n e e tc
8
,
.

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,
. .

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y o n e e tc
.
, O f E a e tc can an
y o n e e tc . .
,
.

O f M ar d u k e tc c an an y o n e e tc O f E n b il ul u e tc can an y o n e e tc
. . .
,
.

O f N e b o e tc can an y o n e e tc O f S am as e tc c an an y o n e e tc
. . .
,
.

R ev erse .

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g u il e
] ,
do e s an
y on e co m p r e h e n d thy
for m 9
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gu i l e ] , d oe s an
y on e co mp r e h e n d thy
fo r m 9

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y , N in ib p . 8 0 ; L S S I 6 , (3 4 1 [1 2
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6 . R s r
So ei n e b u t a —mat su m o e p o a l e -
r r bb .

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t of ei n e KI T .

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79
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-
.

3 Th y wo rd [ h as no guil e ] , d oe s an co mp re h e n d thy
y one

fo rm ?
9
[1 E x al te d p rin c e d oo r k e e p e r ( o f th e l ow e r wo rl d ) d o e s an y o n e ,

comp r e h e n d thy fo rm ?

5 N ow (P) as in th e d ays o f l o n g ago wh i th e r sh al l I fle e ?

Th e word o f th e l ord h is w o rd , ,

T h e wo rd o f th e l or d affl i cts th e fo l d s w i th c al am i ty
,

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T h e wor d o f E n l il o f th e h e ro l o rd o f th e v as t ab o de
, , ,

O f h i m th at a r is e s fro m M e sl a m N e rgal , ,

T h e word wh i ch o n h igh s till s th e he av e n s ;

T h e wor d wh ich b e n e ath c au s e s th e e arth to sh udd e r ;
T h e wo rd wh i ch b r in gs wo e to th e A n u n n ak i
N o s e e r h as i t n o p ro p h e t h as i t ,
.

I t i s an o n r u s h i n g s tor m wh i ch n o n e can opp os e .

I t s til l s th e h e av e n s i t cau s e s th e e arth to sh udde r .

M oth e r an d d aughte r l i k e a bun t r e e d i t re n d s asu n de r —

.

I t p rostr ate s t h e m arsh i n i t s fu l l v e r d u r e .

T h e h arv e st i n i ts s e aso n i t o v e r flo ws —
.

I t is an o n r ush i n gde l uge wh i ch b ars e sc ap e .

I t i s a flood wh i ch te ars away th e di k e s .

I t re n d s a su n d e r th e h uge mesu t re e s
‘

—
.

T h e s p i ri t re d u ce s all th in gs t o tr i bu te .

Wh e n t h e wor d o f] t h e h e r o l ord o f th e v ast ab o d e w an de rs

[ ,

e e b e ho l d s i t n o t
y .

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d e . n ,

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. n e a

lo k c i a s u it ab l e tran s l ati o n
s .

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. .

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Of th e l o rd h is
wor d h i s word , ,

Of th e l ord h is wor d , affl i cts th e fol d s w i th so rrow

Th e wor d o f A n n h i s wor d ,

T h e wo rd o f E n l il h i s word , ,

H e ro l ord o f th e u n d e r w o rl d h is wor d
,
-

H e th a t ar is e s f ro m Nl e s l am h is wor d ,

G re at st e e r l o rcl N e r gal
, h i s word , ,

T h e wor d th a t s til l s th e h e av e n s o n h i gh .

Th e wo rd th at c au s e s th e e arth b e n e ath to sh udd e r .

Th e wo rd wh i ch wr e ak s wo e u p o n th e e arth sp iri ts
H i s word h as n o s e e r n o p rop he t h as i t , .

H is wo rd is an ad v an cin g d e l u ge wh i ch n o n e can opp ose .

H i s wo rd st il l s th e h e av e n s t h e e ar th i t c au s e s to sh udde r ,
.

H is word r e n d s as u n d e r m o th e r an d d aughte r l ik e a r e e d mat -

.

T h e wo rd o f t h e l ord cr u sh e s t h e m arsh i n i ts ful l v e rd ure .

T h e h ar v e st in i t s s e ason i t o v e rflows .

I t i s an ad v an cin g fl oo d t h a t s e iz e s (P) th e v i s age .

Li k e an in un dati o n i t te ars aw ay th e d ik e .

2 . Cf 99 , [1 5
. .

3 2 1 , 2
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.

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-

Th e sp i r i t b in d s all th in gs to i ts sway .

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.

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i s e x al t e d .

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fl

, th e h e ro h e i s e x al t e d , , .

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, , , .

Lord G a sidi , th e h e ro h e i s e x al t e d , .

D i vi n e l o r d p r i n c e o f H al l ab , th e h e ro h e i s e x al t e d , , .

Th e l o r d o f Gu th a th e h e r o h e i s e x al te d , , .

T h e l or d o f E m e sl am th e h e ro h e i s e x al t e d , , .

N e r gal , t h e h e ro h e i s e x al t e d , .

T h e h e r o l or d o f de st ru cti o n
, th e h e r o h e i s e x al t e d , , .

G o d o f th e l i t tl e o n e s h e o f th e b e n e fi ce n t v i s age t h e h e ro h e is , , ,

e x al t e d .

Lor d o f th e ci ty A bba th e h e r o h e i s e x al t e d , , .

Lord o f th e ch ie f c i ty th e h e re h e i s e x al te d , , .

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th e h e ro h e i s e x al t e d
—
, , .

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, , .

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, .

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—
m um my m s . 8 85

Rev erse .

Lord o f S i r ar th e h e ro h e is e x al te d
, .

P r in c e I su m , t h e h e r o h e i s e x al t e d
, , .

Lord fam o u s ch il d o f th e d e e p
, th e h e ro h e i s e x al t e d ,
.

S ov e r e ign o f ju st i c e th e h e ro h e i s e x al te d ,
.

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, ,
.

T h e h e r o i s e x al te d thro ugh o u t th e l an d
, .

Th e h e ro i s e x al te d l igh t th at fl am e s fro m h e av e n
, ,

Lord th at h its l l l S h e ad o n high .

N e r gal th at l ifts h is h e ad o n h i gh .

Oh m ou n tain st e e r th e cr e ativ e fath e r E n l il m agn ifi e s th e e

, .

T h e gr e at co w m o th e r N in l il ,
m agn ifi e s ,

S h e o f h igh p o we r qu e e n o f th e go d s magn ifi e s th e e
“

, ,
.

H e th a t wal k s am o n g th e gre a t l o r d in th e e a r th m agn i fie s th e e , ,

.

I s ta r th e l o fty ,
m agn ifi e s th e e,
.

S h e at th e e n tran c e th e
qu e e n N imba , ,

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d
2 .
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p a — sag, gl o ss e d 17 1 1 i i um -
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e , P erson emmmen 1 80 .

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11 111 171 9 re v 5 san d /1 1 1 j IV . to S
p e ak wi t h
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6 1 8 ; Th o m p s o n , R epo r l s p ass i m
. .

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8 . Thi s e p ith e t of I st r C T
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2 8 H e ro who m n o n e o pp os e t h e l o fty s t re n gth (P) magn i fie s th e e, .

3 0 H e th at i s e x al te d to co n s u m e th e s ac rifi c e s , G i b il th e w i s e o n e ,

magn ifi e s th e e .

Oh e x al t e d , e x al te d , thy p ow e rs are in h e av e n .

Oh l or d e xal te d thy p ow e rs are in h e av e n , .

Oh m igh ty l o rd e xal te d thy p owe rs are i n he ave n , .

Thy c i ty th e i rre s i s tibl e fo rce h as l aid waste .

Thy ci ty th e s u b l ime force h as l aid waste .

Wh ich ab ov e an d b e n e ath h as l aid w ast e .

T h e h al l s G) o f h igh (9) h e av e n h as l aid w ast e .

L ik e t h e ab ys mal sea thou m ak e s t to m o an .

[1 8 M ay s pe ed i t awa y
one , s
pe e d i t wa y a .

T o th e hostil e l an d sp e e d i t
aw ay .

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,
.

To th os e who are d i so be d ie n t to E n l il sp ee d i t away

,
.

9 . b
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“

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1 . Cf . S EH 1
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wi th t h e se v e n h e ro ic co m
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no .
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90 No 1x
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. h er e i n th e p o t p o i ti o n s —
s a fo m r em

pl o y ed in p st c l ss i c l t x ts f
o a a e or th e i m p e rati v e .

bé l 11 111 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 3
1 11 .

3 . So n o tKI as R ei s n r e . R aw I V 11 3 .
w Li s f l i
5 t o ne 0 or ne 1 .

4 I n R aw l i n e 3 3 th e re fo l l o w s th r pi th e t o f 3 11 11 1 11 3 to c o m p l c
. . an o e e e te th e ou
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5 . O mi t d t
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e ,
b u t to b e sup pl i e d .
 S U M ER ISCH -
B A B Y L O N I S CIIE l l Y M N EN NO . 1 3 .
91

I Oh e x al te d l ord o f l an d s m ay thy h e ar t b e t urn e d b e tu r n e d ‘ , ,

2 Oh l o rd o f th e word o f l ife may thy h e art b e tu r n e d b e tu r n e d 1 , ,

3 Oh d i v i n e E n lil fath e r o f S u m e r may thy h e art b e t u r n e d b e , ,

tu r n e d 1
1; Oh sh e p h e r d o f th e d a rk h e ade d p e o pl e may thy h ea rt b e tu r n e d —
, ,

b e tu r n e d 1
5 Oh h e ro o f se l f cr e a t e d v i s i o n m ay thy h e a rt b e t u r n e d b e tu r n e d !
-

, ,

6 S tro n g l or d wh o di r e ct e st m an k in d m ay thy h e art b e tu r n e d , ,

b e t ur n e d 1

7 H e ro wh o c au s e st m u l t i tu d e s to l ie d o w n i n p e a c e m ay thy h e art ,

b e t u rn e d b e t u r n e d ! ,

8 Oh l o rd d iv in e str o n g o n e i n h e av e n an d e a rth m ay thy h e art

, ,

b e tu rn e d b e t ur n e d I ,

9 Th o u h e r o d i v i n e M a r d u k m ay thy h e art b e t u r n e d b e tu r n e d I
, , ,

1 0 Oh l o r d d i v in e 15 11 11 1 11 1 11 1 m ay th y h e a rt b e t u r n e d b e t u r n e d '
, , ,

Th o u h e ro d iv in e N e b o m ay th y h e art b e t u rn e d b e tu r n e d 1
, , ,

1 1 Oh l o rd d iv in e gre at ju dge m ay thy h ea r t b e tu r n e d b e tu r n e d I

,
e
, ,

1 2 l 3 —
Th at thy h e art b e t u rn e d th a t th y h e art b e t u r n e d b e sp o k e n , ,

u n to th e e .

1 11 1 5 Th a t th h e a r t r e os e thy h e art r e o s e b e s p o k e n u n to th e e
p
y p
—
.
, ,

1 6 1 O f h i m w h o h a th s u l i c a t io n m a th e su l i c a ti o n b e s p o k e n
7 pp y pp
-

u n to the e .

1 8 1 H e wh o h a th i m p l o r ati o n m a s eak th e im p l ora t i o n u n to

9 y p
-

th e e .

2 0 T 0 N in i b i n th e c o n s e cra te d p l ac e
,
.

th y , Ea an d D am k in a .

sp o u s e who m t h o u l ov e st gr e at
th e ,
m o th e r N i n l il .

thy gr e at 0 i n th e b o s o m
( )
1 of
0
N i n h arsag .

h ath s p o k e n
2 5 Thy stro n g so n l or d o f

F or r s ti t u ti o n cf 3 5 d Br 1 0 85 N i n h ursag o dd e ss of K éi i s t h e s a me
7 . e , . 1 ,
2 an .
9 .
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as N in l il .

8 . I . e . 5 11 11 1 11 3 .

9 . 1 11 1 l i bbi 11 1 1 ( l ) .

10 . I . e . N in i b ,
th e a ddre ss i s to E n l i l .
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m nn o ms c n n m a mas NO . 1 3 .
93

gre at mo th e r
th y
whom th o u l o v e s t
Rev erse .

1 -

7 No co n se c ut i e v ide as can b e m ad e fro m th e s e fragme n tary l in e s ,

b u t th e d e sc ri p tio n o f s o m e cal ami ty th at b e fe l l N i pp u r is

p ro b ab l y to b e s u p p l ie d .

[E n l il ] at wh o se fo rth go in g th e h e av e n s are arre s te d .

1 o E n l i l wh o wh e n h e s tre tc h e s fo rth h is arm , th e h e av e n s are arre s t e d .

1 1 wh o wh e n h e l ifts th e h e ad , th e h e av e n s are arre st e d .

1 2 F ath e r E n l il , l o rd of l an d s .

I 3 E x al te d l o rd of N ipp u r .

1 5 -
1 6 T h e wo rd o f th e h e a ve n s e n du re n o t
l o rd th e .

1
7
—
1 8 Th e wo rd o f E n l il th e e ar th e n d ure s n o t .

1
9
—
2 0 Th e s tre tc h in g fo rth o f t h e h an d o f th e l o rd , th e h e av e n s
e n d ure n o t .

6
2 1 -
2 4 W h e n E n l il se ts fo rth h i s fo o t th e e art h en dure s i t n ot

6 . R e m ai n de r b ro k e n a way .
 S e rie s ame [J an i n a -
m th e b u l l to h i s san c tu ar
y a se rie s o f l am e n

tatio n s i n s ix tab l e ts c o n ce rn i n
g N ipp ur .

O f th i s se ri e s we h av e six tab l e ts an d as th e t wo I s in se ri e s co n ta in

e d e ac h h igh l y
six
p ro b ab l e th at t h e sam e n u m b e r o b tai n e d
tabl e t s i t is
h e re , al th o u gh th e l i b rary n o tic e s are so b ro k e n as to re n d e r i t im~
p o ss ibl e to asce rtai n th e o rd e r T h e tab l e ts b e l o n gin g to th i s N ip p u r .

se rie s are R e isn e r n u mb e rs 1 A, 1 5 ,

2 1 ,
2 2 ,
2 5 2 6 . O f th e se no . 2 6 is
gi v e n as h
th e t i rd tab l e t . Th e O p e n i n g l in e s of n o .
1
1 ; co m
p are d wi th
th e b e gi n n in g of se ri e s , as W e l l as t h e re fe re n ce i n
th e 12 m gl a -

a —

ge
o bv . 1 0 to th e firs t l am e n t , l e ad s to th e co n cl us io n th at no . 1 11 i s th e
fi rs t tab l e t .

T h i s tab l e t h as as se co n d h al f of i ts c a tc h —
l i n e teg n u um—( i ( i , wh ic h — —

a
gre e s wit h n o n e o f th e fi rs t l in e s o f 2 1 , 2 2 an d 2 5 , t h e re fo re n o 1 5 .

m u s t b e tab l e t two N o 2 6 i s tabl e t th re e T h e mo tifs in

. . . no . 2 2 m ay
th y h e art b e at re s t e tc . n m ak e i t p ro b ab l e h
t at t h is i s th e l as t t ab l e t .

T h i s l e av e s n o s 2 5 . an d 2 1 fo r tabl e t s fo u r an d fiv e T h e . cat c h —
l in e fo r
tabl e t fo u r i s b ro k e n fro m no 6 ; th e e n d o f th e
. 2 c atc h —
l in e of n o . 2 5

p . 5 1 ,
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or de r m a y h av e been 1 4 -
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 TA B L E T O NE OF 41 T HE BU LL TO HI S S A N CT U A R Y 97
A t th e wo rd o f o ur l o rd an d l ad y may i t p ro spe r ! wh at h e d o e s (l e t h im
do ) wi th o u tst re tc h e d h an d s .

1 —
2 The c i ty to wh ic h i ts p rin ce tu rn s n ot in co mp assio n , si
gh s
i tse lf a way i n to sil e n ce
3 T o wh i c h h e t u rn s n o t, th e c i ty to wh ic h its p ri n ce tu rn s n ot in
co m p ass i o n

[t 5 T o wh ich h e co me t h not ,
th e c it
y to wh i c h n o immo rtal co m e th ;
6 [ T ho u] h as t d e v as tate d th e i n h abi tan ts t h o u h ast l aid l o w .

7 T h e gre at gate s an d th e b ric k wal l s th o u h as t o v e r th ro wn

-
.

8 9 A gain s t th e s ac re d p l ace t h o u do st p u
—
t fo rth th y h an d .

1 0 -
1 1 T h e fi rs t l am e n t atio n fo r th e te mpl e l e t th e m tak e up fo r t h e e .

1 2 Oh l o rd , th e fi rst l ame n t fo r th e te mpl e m ay th e y si n

gto h
t ee .

1 3 L o rd o f l an d s , e x al te d l o rd o f l an ds ,
1 1 1 U n i ve rsal ru l e r of th e u n se arc h abl e h e art , of t h e sacre d wo rd ,
1 5 E x al te d , x al te d re ce iv e t h e firs t l ame n tatio n
e ,
.

1 6 T h o u art h e wh o se co mm an d me n ts are i n e x o rabl e .

1
7 E x al te d E n l il wh o se c o mm an d me n ts are u n al te rabl e .

1 8 19 L e t th e p e o pl e h as te n an d th e so un d o f l ame n t atio n h e rais e d

-
.

2 0 L e t th e p e o p l e h as te n to th e gre at h o u se an d th e so u n d o f l ame n
ta tio n b e rais e d .

2 1 -
2 2 E n l il h a th do n e so u n to E kur .

2 3 1 E n l il
—
2 1 d o n e so u n to K en a r
h at h —
.

2 5 T h e augu s t l ad y o f K e s h ath d o n e so .

f 9 i n di c ate s a m e an i n g to be wide, ve
e ar , said o f a fo x CT XV 3 2 , 1 ,
as D el .
gi s . I
th e me an i n g b e wi t h h an ds e xt e n de d o n e wo ul d e x e ct i ad ld ti p .

2 . ri , ra at th e en d o f t h e se ph rase s ll . 1 , 3 an d l; i s e vid e n tl
y th e si
gn of a

re l ati v cl au e se .

3 F o r i n gar
. Zi ki l i a b ri k in t h e se n se o f bri ck buil di n g o f gti en bar m
c .
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si de o f

th e t e m l e G ude a C yl A 2 7 , 1 4 S e e al so igara i n L e an W o rds, B aby l I I

p . .
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9 .

A O n.l i n e s
7 an d 8 S B H 1 3 0 ,
3 6 —
3 cf
9 . p . .

5 . Cf V ari an t S B H [1 11 , 3 1; u ge a
.
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.

6 . T h e go dd e ss o f K ei was N in h arsag o r N i n l i l , cf . 2 9, 2 2 an d 2 3 .
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3 . Cf S B B
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ll .
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6 . C f G u d e a C yl
s 2 , 1 0 ; 2 3 .
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7 . h
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< 11 m . ud -
de (ud da) -
se e ms c l e ar f m ro

mbu pi sti i n a l i bbi I i bi i ; th {mm b re at h o f l i fe m ysti c al c n c p t

‘

i i za c of th e 18 a o e . In 1
 T A B L ET O NE OF T HE B U LL TO HI S S A N CT U A R Y 99

2 6 2 7 U n to th e l o rd th e gi s n o t p l e as in g, th e wai l is n o t ac ce p tabl e
so n .

2 8 U n to E n l i l th e so n
g i s n o t p l e as in g, th e wa il n o t ac ce p tab l e ;
2 9 O u r E n l il ari se th n o t to m arc h .

3 0 S e t te th n o t h is fo o t i n ad v a n c e , tak e th no fo o d wi th in h i m .

3 1 3 2 F o r E k u r l e t t h e l a m e n t b e m ade , l e t th e l ame n t b e m ad e .

3 3 F or l e t l am e n tatio n b e m ad e .

3 4 F or l e t l a m e n ta tio n b e m ad e .

3 5 l e t l am e n ta ti o n b e m ad e .

T h e l acu n ae to be fi l l e d wi th na me s o f te m p l e s or

s h rin e s i n N i pp u r wh ic h h ad b e e n d e s tro y e d .

p iri t wh o se p l an s wh o se h o u gh ts wh o
7 ”
3 6 3 7 Th e —
s t co m
re h e n d s ’
i
p
3 8 3 9 Th e —
s
p i rit o f th e wo rd i s E n l il 9
.

4 0 4 1 Th e s i ri t
p of th e p as s i o n o f t h e h e art o f A n n (P)
—
. .

4 2 -

43 S p iri t o f th e so u l
10
wh ic h is b e co me e v il l y di sp o se d , E n l i l '

4 4 T h e wo rd , wh ic h s til l e th th e h e av e n s ab o v e ,
4 5 T h e wo rd , wh ic h m ak e th t e e a rth s tan d m o tio n l e ss b e n e ath
“
h
4 6 T h e wo rd wh ic h p ro d uce s te rro r am o n gth e A n u n n ak i ,
47 A p ro p h e t i t h ath n o t, a m agic i an i t h a th n o t .

48 A r us h in
gd e l u ge i s i t wh ic h h ath n o o pp o si n g .

3 9 b e l o w i t i s i d e n ti e d wi t th e wo rd o f A n u fi h an d i n 4 1 wi t h th e wrat h o f
th e h
e art o f A n u I n 4 3 th e S e m i t i i n te r r e ts t h e c p zi mu o f th e h e art as th e ii mu
o f th e h e ar t o f A nn 5 ,
t h e re f
o re { mi n i s i n an
y c as e th e pi
s r i tu al p ri n c ip l e wh i ch
ii n t i n gs , e m b o di e d i n A
e x s ts h n u as th e p e rs o n ific at i o n o f c re a ti v pie s ri t u a l p o we r
an d m an i e st i n al l li e , u m an f f h an d di in e v . H e re E n l i l i s t h e Iii/ i l l o f t h e wo rl d . Th e
co c p t i
n e s n ot cl e ar l y th gh t ou o ut , b u t th e p hil o so p h ic a l no ti o n o f creativ e s ir i t i s
p n as

c t h
en e re . T h is co n ce
p t e f 127 mi w i . h ch
is al so t h e wo rd fo r cl ay , b e i t o ri gi n al i n
S u me rian or n o t, is p
wid e s re ad i n B ab yl o n i an re l i gio n I n th e E i o f G il ga mi s . pc h
th e p pl p yeo e ra to a
go dd e ss to c re a te a b e i n gl ik e G il ga mi s h wh o se i i ni u i s l i k e to
h is . O th i w n s o rd se e es p cie
y J e n s e n i n C osmo l ogie 4 8 7 if an d K B V I ,
al l . p . 3 1 0 f .

8 . fi r / am c
c
d e i si o n an d i n h
e ri tan e d rkatam pzi rus c m ak e t h e d e i si o n
. c K i n g,
H am L et . . no XI I . 1
7 ; VI 1 7 . ri di t a rkd t i— i a f e mi n i n e su cc e s so r to h e r i n h e ri tan c e

CT VI I I 4 6 b 5 O . n r idit an d ridi tu h e i r an d h i e re ss , s e e M e i ssn e r i n M V A G 1

90 5
4 , 5 8 an d o n rad ii f o ll o w J e n se n K B V I 1 p 3 17
. .

g S e m i ti c
. a Th e s pi ri t o f th e wo rd o f A nn is E n l i l n .

1 0 S e m i ti c
. add s o f A nu

1 1 .
F un d a m e n t al m e an i n g o f M mb
i a i e immo v a bl e , se e K B VI 1 , 3 54 51 2 .
 TA B L ET O NE O F THE BU LL TO HI S S A N CT U A R Y 1 0 1

W h ic h s til l e th th e h e av e n s , wh i c h mak e th th e e arth m o tio n l e ss .

W h i c h ri v e th m o t h e r an d d augh te r l i k e can e mat s6

5

T h e m ars h in it s ful l s tre n gth i t p ro s trate s .

Th e h arve st in i ts se as o n it fl o o d s "
.

A ru s h i n g d e l uge t h at tro u bl e s t h e face s o f me n ,

8
.

A to rre n t wh i c h d e s tro y s th e b u ttre ss 9

W h ic h swe e p s awa y th e gre at misu tre e s -

.

A s p iri t wh ic h b in d s al l th i n gs i n i ts
W h e n th e wo rd o f E n l il rus h e s fo r th e ye can n o t b e h o l d , it .

5 .
gur kapd r u re m o ve S A I 2 1 3 6 ; S E H 7
z
, 2 4; 1 6, 1 6 . A v ar . re a di n g fo r gar
gur i s gti gii r r u ui S A I 2 0 4 2 an d se e b e l o w 1
- - -
. 55 . F o r t is h p assag c e o mp are es p e

c i al l
y BA , V 61 7 , 5 .

6 F o r ba n i : 50 1 1 2! c f M V G 1 9 0 7 , 1 6 4
. . .

7 su su .
{o bit S A I 9 3 T h e ari an t S E H 2
-
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-
fo r si md n u , i s in u .

O n si man u s e aso n , fi xe d ti m e , ho u r :
o
n ) se e KA T3 65 0 n o te 5 T h e S u m e ri an
.

i n th e se n s e o f season i s pa i e S A I 3 9 7 2 d i n th e f h o ur do uble hour s march ,

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ki ts p1 1 R aw I V 4 0
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j f 50 n o te 4 .

8 .
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"

wi th e r d ry , or b u rn u
p, w i h ch app e ars in d ry grass , K B V I 1 , 3 6 2 an d
ui i u

fo r S yria c an d H e b re w c o
g n a te s , se e Ge s B uh .
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I

p o s i t io n
J o . T h e S u me ri an e
qu i v al e n ts ar e n u m e ro u s ; ( ir B r . 2 3 6 5 m e an s al so pasd su,

v
di i de , c au s e to d i sa pp
g B r 3 7 2 6 b u t abb re vi a te d t o 5 d S A I 2 4 1 1 ;
e ar , SA I 1 3 62 ; Si .

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r .
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f us i o n e t c .
,
i s u se d fo r 1 1 5 5 21 3 p e r m p i e l o f ai di u : w i n S E H 7 , 3 0 i s u se d fo r ai di u i n .

k it al a r r i - -
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pp
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cf 6. 1 , 2 2 ; a v ari an t 2 1 ,
2 8 h as i -

lJa ni i f m2 5 mi
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B r 95 1 2 P e r a s th e . h p sa m e ro o C T X V I I I 3 9 ab 2 9 d i m ma d b
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g pal e , dark , cl o uded, i s se e n i n H e b re w an d S yri a , Ge s c cf . .

B u l Zimh —
. p . 57 1 a . Th e o ri
gi n al i d e a d o e s n ot a pp e ar in A ra bi c .

9 . Cf 7 , . 1 6, 2 3 ; 2 1 , 3 0 .

1 0 .
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pb m a an d bi l di i um [kas] . In K 2 87 5 o bv .
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Rev erse .

2 l o rd of l an ds .

3
11 L o rd of th e wo rd o f l ife , a rt ho u
t .

5 E n l il ! fa th e r o f S u m e r , a rt th o u .

6 S h e p h e rd of th e d ark
h e ad e d p e o p l e art th e n
-

, .

7 O n e wh o h as t v is io n t h ro u gh h i m se l f art t h o u ,
.

8 S tro n g o n e t h at d i re c te s t m an k in d a rt th o u ,
.

9 H e th at m ak e th m u l titu d e s to l ie do wn in pe ace art th e n ,

.

1 0 L o rd di v in e l y s tro n g o n e o f h e a v e n an d e arth
, art th o u ,
.

1 1 A h e ro o h M ardu k l art t ho u
,
.

1 2 L o rd div in e rul e r B i l ul u a rt th o u
, ,
.

1 3 A h e re 011 N e b o art th e n
, ,
.

1 4 Oh l o rd l di v in e sam as art th e n .

1 5 Oh s iri t wh o u n d e rs tan d s t h e e ? wh o c o m re h e n d s t h e e ?
p , p
1 6 —
2 0

am o n
2 1
g th e h e e p th o u p l ac e s t
s .

2 2
[ Oh l o rd of S u m e r, s h e h e rd
p ] wh o re s te th n o t, th o u d o s t c au se

m en to d we l l in safe ty .

2 4 -
2 5 Catc h li n e s
—
. W h y go e th h e n ot fo rth ?
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so

h
t at a re s to rati o n i s d o u b tful .

2 . Z iggurat o f B arsi p a
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3 . T e xt ba .
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as r i b e s t h i s t b l t to E abal ats u i lch i d c e d
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p . XI V b u t t i s i s h a pp are n tl y e i th r e o th e r p
an s l th
er o n an c e t oori h e ae se e s r s er

diffe re n t on e but o f th e sam e , l i n e age .

 TA B LET T HRE E O l“ ‘f T II E -

B U LL TO HI S S A N CTU A R Y 1 07

3 T h e gre at l ad y
[t 5 H o l y qu e e n o f N ipp u r
-
.

6 Ea ra m o f th e c ity o f p ro p itio u s n ame .

7 M ot h e r o f M ardu k , s o u se o f E a
p .

8 M ard uk of B ab y l o n .

9
-
1 0 Th y b e l o v e d co n s o rt Zarp an i t .

1 1 F ai th ful m e sse n ge r, N ebo .

1 2 B ride fi rs t b o rn d au gh te r o f N i n i b .

1 3 Fai th ful l ad y q ue e n o f G n e di n .

wh e n wil l th y h e art b e at re s t ?

1 5 Oh l o rd o f l an d s , wh e n e tc .

1 6 L o rd o f th e wo rd o f l ife wh e n , e tc .

1
7 Oh E n l il fa th e r o f S u m e r wh e n , e tc .

1 8 S h e h e rd o f t h e d ark h e ad e d
p p e o pl e
-
wh e n , e tc .

1
9 T h o u wh o th ro ugh th y se l f h as t v is io n wh e n , e tc .

2 0 S tu rd
y d ire c to r o f m an k i n d wh e n , e tc .

2 1 T h o u t h a t mak e s t mu l ti tu d e s to d we ll in wh e n e tc .
p e ac e ,

2 2 Oh l o rd E a ,
wh e n e tc .

2 3 0 h e re M ardu k wh e n e tc .

2 4 0 h e re M ard uk wh e n e tc .

2 5 Oh h e ro N e b o ,
wh e n e tc .

2 6 Oh l o rd S am as wh e n e tc .

R e s to rati o n a ft
S B H 42 , 2 5
er .

S ame i d e o gr to b e su pp l i e d , i R aw I V
*
. . e . M ar du k : o f. . 2 1 b re v . 1 3 .

R e sto re d a fte r 4 2 , 2 6 .

A gl o ss adds z “di tto i . e . musi bbasd .

I e N in i b
. . .

ea -
bi l u l u, M
- -
ard u k u n h
de r t i s ti tl e was k n o wn as th e so n o f Ea .
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ra

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no .
4 a 35 an d SEH 1 3 1 , 49 .

2 Cf S B H 1 3 1
gl o ss fo l l o ws i n
58 th e te x t ; k i im l a in n me
. - -

, .

3 S o to b e s u pp l i e d af te r R aw I V . no .
4 b 50 .

4 N o th i n g m i ss i n g ace R aw I V 4 re v 5 8
"
. . to . 2 8 no . .

5 F or N E bi r cf . SA I 3 7 2 p assa
ge ci t e d f o m Vo c
r . M ar ti n .

6 Cf S E H
. 1 3 1 , 48 .
 T A B L ET THREE O F THE BU LL TO HI S S A N CT U A R Y 1 0
9

R ev erse .

2 K en —
a r an d i ts s h rin e E n am til wh ic h
h av e d e s tro y e d b e h o l d h t ey

i n S i pp ar E barra wh ic h t h e y d e st ro y e d b e h o l d
,
h av e , .

3 T h y c i ty B ab yl o n wh ic h th e y h av e d e s tro ye d b e h o l d E sagil a an d
B a rs ipp a wh ic h e tc .

4 E z id a an d i ts sh ri n e E mah ti l wh ic h th e y h ave de s tro y e d b e h o l d

E t e me n an k i wh i c h th e y h av e d e s t ro y e d b e h o l d .

5 E d aran n a wh ic h th e y h av e d e s t ro y e d b e h o l d : in th y c i ty th e
m o t h e r rej e c ts h e r so n : i n B ab y l o n th e b ro th e r rej e c ts th e
’

m aid e n .

6 Th e hu sb an d u n to wh o m a wife was give n rej e cts h e r

, ,
.

T h e fa th e r un to wh o m a so n was g i v en rej e c ts h i m
7 , ,
.

8 I n th y c i ty th e small v an i s h th e gre at v an i sh ,
.

9 I n N ippu r S i pp ar B ab y l o n an d B a rsipp a th e sm all v an is h th e

, , ,

gre at v an is h .

1 0 M a th e bl az i n gh e av e n s p ac i fy th e e Oh M ard uk m a th e b l az i n
y y g
h e av e n s p acify t h e e
“
1 2 1 3 —
Oh th o u o f v isio n e x al te d o n e o f v isio n ,
.

1 4 Oh e x al te d o n e o f v isio n wh e n wi ll t h i n e e y e s re p o se ?
”

1 5 L o rd o f l an d s th o u th a t b e h o ld e s t ; l o rd o f th e faith ful wo rd t h o u

t h at be h o l d e s t

1 6 E n l i l fath e r o f S um e r t h o u t h at e tc sh e h e rd o f th e d ark h e ad e d
p
-
.
,

p peo le th o u e tc ,
.

T h o u wh o th ro ug h th y se l f h as t v i s io n th o u e tc s tu rd
y di re c to r
1
7 .
,

o f m en th o u e t c : th o u t h a t m ak e s t m ul ti tude s to d we l l in
,
.

p e ace t h o u e tc ;
,
.

1 8 Oh l o rd E a th o u e t c o h l o rd o f E rid u
,
t ho u e tc
.
, ,
.

L o rd M ardu k fi rs t so n o f E n l i l t h o u e tc N eb o t h o u e tc
1
9 ,
. .
,

7 . S e mi t i c gl o ss as a n o t - m o t he r

8 . L in e 1 3 di ffe rs f omr th e glo sse s i n l i n e 1 2 h avi n g a H e t h at b e ho lds , e xa l te d

on e t h at b h o lds
e

9 . T h e S e m i ti c
gl o ss i s o n l y a p arti al tran sl ati o n an d n o t cl e ar : i t h as E xal te d

o n e , i n b e o l di nhg(w e n will ) t i n e h h e
ye s (re st) ?
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ra

d m 11 1
di l ud g zi n i
‘

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n za -
ri -

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.

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1 1 11 1 1 1 1 — f

III2 o f marl i sa be c c on e rn e d fo r So al so R aw I I I . no .
4 41 ,
ad i salui n i -
ia
I was p am e d b e au s e o f m y so l di e rs ;
1 1 sa 1 11 1 1 s
'
'
‘

c h e re wi th ad i U . se d in a c ti v e se n s e
(n o t
r e fl e xi e v
) i n CT V I ” 4 9 b 1 8 ii m N l ibi H .
-
. . 11 3 61 1 11 1 1
1 11 w e n N h . tr o u bl e s th e h
e art
o f H .
, ( u se d o f th e l
re a t o n i b e twe e n a wo m an an d an ad o p
te d so n ) .

3
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. Th e
re adi n
g s do not a
gre e an d B i li v nu -
i n a isi i a i s diffi
- -
c ult
 T A B L ET
‘
T H RE E or BU T
'
L L To ms S A N C TU A R Y 1 1

S h amash
Th y b e h o ldi n g re s ts

2 2 n ec k th o u Co n ce rn e s t th v se lf n o t to be n d .

Thy h e art .
(P ) wh e n wil t th o u b e p ai n e d ?
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1 1 2 TA B LET FO U R o r ame
'
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r a.

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1
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 TA B L E T r o un or T HE BU LL To H is S A N CT U A R Y 1 3

1 -
2 H e t h at ve rwh el ms
o , th y na me u p o n th e l an ds ;
3 B ul l t h at o v e r wh e l ms ,
th y na me
p o n th e l an d s ;
u

4 O h l o rd o f l an ds b u ll th at o v e rwh e l m s ‘

5 O h l o rd o f th e wo rd wo rd of l i fe , b ul l e tc .

6 E n l i l fath e r of S u me r , bul l e tc .

7 S h e ph e rd o f th e d ark h e ade d p e o pl e b ul l e tc
-

,
.

8 T h o u wh o se v i sio n is o f t h se l f
y ,
b ul l e tc .

9 S tu rdy o n e wh o di re c ts m an k i n d , h ul l e tc .

1 0 H e th at m ak e s mu l ti tud e s to d we l l i n b u ll e tc
p e ace , .

[ 1 1 1 5 i
‘
) i n s e rtio n s to E a , M ard u k , N e b o
-
an d

[1 8 1
9 P ro b abl y 2 2

2 0— 2 1 E x al te d o n e as to th e e
2 2 U n to E n l i l p u re a l i batio n
2 3 U n to th e go d s a l i b ati o n of wate r p o u r o u t .

2 4 U n to R am man , of th e mo u n tai n s , p o ur out .

2 5 U n to E a, ra m o f E ridu , p o ur o ut.

2 6 U n to th e m o t h e r of th e gre a t 5 0 11 ,
D a mk in a , p o u r o ut .

2
7 U n to M ard uk o f B ab y l o n p o u r o u t .

8 U n to th e s o use , th b e l o v e d Z ar an it , o ur out
2 p y p p .

2 9 U n to th e fai th ful m e s se n ge r N e b o p o u r o ut .

30 U n to th e b ride fi rs t d augh te r of N in ib p o ur o ut .

2 . Br . 1 1 57 1 ri mku l ib atio n CT XVI I 3 8 , 9 an d HW 6 2 4 a.

3 . F o r i uppuka
4 . R aw I V 2 1 b
.
*
re v . 1 8 h as 11 1 m m .

Cf R aw I V
“
5 . . . 2 1 1) re v .
4 1 .

bairu h usb an d he re wi fe mt a
’

6 . mud aladu an d n a 2 amel u . mudn a , agz : n ara

c f. S EH 5 2 9,
.

R aw I V 6
*
Cf . S BH 52 , 1 1 an d . 2 1 b re v . 1 .
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l in e 3 5 z
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.
, . .

2 S o t h e t e x t b u t fro m t h e p aral l e l p assa e S B H 1 3 1 5 8 wh e re t h e m o th e r re j e c ts

g
.

her chi ld mi di? is u sed I t i s h i ghl y p ro b ab l e th at i 1 1addi = i r1 amdi was i n te n d e d h e re

.
.
 TA B L ET F OU R O F ’
TllE B U LL TO IIIS S A N CT U A R Y

3 1 U n to th e N an a , p o u r o u t .

th e m o th e r c as ts as id e h er so n .

a a

3 6 How lo n g

th e m o the r cas ts as i de h e r so n .

4 1 —
42 Oh d e l uge th a t o ve rfl o ws th e h arve s ts ,
wh o co mp re h e n ds
th f rm E’
y o

4 3 Oh e x al te d o n e , d e l u e th a t
g o v e rfl o ws th e h arv e s ts wh o ,
co m

p re h e n ds th y fo rm 1)
4 4 E x al te d on e ,
l o rd l an d s ;
of

4 5 G re a t h e ro ,
l o rd o f t h e wo rd of
l ife ;
46 E x al te d one ,
E n l il , fa th e r o f S ume r ;

47 G re a t h e ro ,
h e ph e rd o f th e d ark h e ad e d p e o p l e
s -

48 E x al te d one ,
wh o o f h i m se l f h as v is io n .

49 G re a t h e ro ,
st urd y di re c to r o f m e n .

5 0 E x al te d one wh o m ak e s t m ul ti tud e s to d we l l i n p e ace ;

[5 1 —
5 5 I n se rtio n s to M a rd uk , N e b o , S a mas an d
5 6 5 7 D e l u ge t h a t
—
o v e rfl o ws th e h arv e s ts wh o ,
co m p re h e n d s th y
fo rm ?

Rev erse .

1 —
2 L e t th e wail e r (53 ) s
p e ak th e i n te rce s s io n u n to h im .

3 . Th e se co n d re n d e ri n gal o n e s ati sfi e s th e o ri gi n al S um e ri an .

4 . F or re s to r a ti o n of . K 69 o bv . 1 .

5 In t h l i turgie s t h e ch a '

f ad d re ss f ro m one go d to an o t e r h b e gin s wi t h
. e se n
g e o

el i m -
ma cf . S B I I 40 ,
—

1 0 1 4 or 3 6, 10 1 4 1 8 2 4 A . ft er t h e two o
pe n i n g l i n e s th e
add re s se s to th e h e l i m ma t h r f r l i e 4 4 mu t h av
fi rs t od
b gu
b e gi n wi t e e o e n s e e n so
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o ri i al C T X V
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s f t h at t h e o n 1 s e , e re o re ,
e

s rc ib wi h d to u e th u u l s t f v dd
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sev e l i n
( g i i l l y i
n es) a c al l e
or d t h e v h
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re 9 e s en r n es n r v . .

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 TA B L ET FOU R OF THE B U L L TO HI S S A N CT U A R Y [ 1
7
le t th e wail e r () 9 s
pe ak th e i n t e rc e ssio n .

4 U n to l e t th e wai l e r (E
l
) s e ak th e i n te rc e ss i o n
p .

5 U n to l e t th e W aite r D
() s
p e ak th e i n te rce s sio n .

6 U n to E n li l l e t th e .
wail e r (lf) s e ak th e i n te rc e s s io n
p .

7 U n to E n l il l e t th e wail e r (9 ) pe a k th e i n te rc e ss io n
s .

[ 8 1 3 I n se rti o n s to E a , M
—
ard uk ,
N e b o , S am as an d

l e t th e wail e r () 31 s
p eak th e i n te rce ssio n .

wh e n th e tab l e i s se t .

wh e n th e tabl e i s se t .

'

1 1

th e m o u n tai n si x m igh ty n a me s

Th e fai th fu l () lE l ad y N an a

8 “h h e i s we l l d is po s e d (9) m ay h e p artak e grac io u s l y

“

2 en .

Wh e n h e i s we l l di s p o se d ( 9 ) i s d is p o se d
W he n h e i s we l l d isp o se d ()
E
l m a v h e p artak e grac io u sl y .

M ay E n l i l p artak e grac io u sl y , m ay h e p ar tak e grac io us l y

. .

3 3 3 4 T h e re
—
wh e re \n u —
s i ts l e t th e p e o p l e h as te n .

o f ulz u Br 59 1 5
2 u g e — a a v ar
-
. . . .

3 . A n im p i
e ra t v e ; cf . th e p aral l e l tran sl ati o n l i bz san i mma SB II 3
‘

1 , 1
9 .
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 TA B L E T F O U R OF K TH E BU L L TO HIS S A N CT U A R Y 1 1
9

s i ts , ab o d e
(9) o f th e A n un ak k i ,

s i ts , ab o de of th e A n un a k k i , l e t th e p e o p l e h as te n .

h h as h e d o n e
t us
[

B ab yl o n A d a r
. 2 0 i n the y ea r
[ of th e S e l e u c idae ] in th e
re i n
g of D i me tri us .
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mmm di n gir ga l di da zfa,

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—

ame. ei in 7 1 61 sé sci

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in M r dzir
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fi l th Zi n -

ki ma r i i mu
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m ba mt; an — n a ab dtig
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{l
- — — — — —

i . t un a
“
y ar . of e ne -
BA 6 40 , ( 3 1 7 .

3 . G lo ss ed b y gi t da z Ira /11 1 2 -
.

é . ma p rob ab l
y o m i t te d b y e rro r , cf . S EH 98 , 2 9 .

5 i gn f t e m po ral
ph wi th i n tro duc to ry wo r d he o r o mi te d
’
. ta s o a rase ud n a as
-
re t
J
 TA B LET F I VE OF THE B U LL TO HIS S A N CT U A R Y D 1 2 1

1 —
2 Th e e x al te d on e , fo r h im wh o is wh e re tarri e s he?
wrack e d with so rro ws ,
3 F o r h i m th a t i s wrac k e d wit h wh e re tarrie s h e I’
s o rro ws th e e x al te d o n e fo r h i m
, ,

t h a t i s wrac k e d wi th so rro ws ,
l; T h e l o rd gre at go d , fo r h im th e l o rd o f l an d s , fo r h im t h at i s
th at i s wrac k e d wi th so rro ws , wrack e d wi th so rro ws wh e re
(
5 Th e l o rd of th e wo rd of life , fo r h i m e tc .

6 E n l il fa th e r o f S um e r, fo r h i m e tc .

7 S h e p h e rd o f th e d ark h e ad e d p e o p l e , fo r h im e tc
-
.

8 H e wh o th ro ugh h i m s e l f h as v isio n , fo r h im e tc .

9 S tu rd y dire c to r o f m an k in d fo r h i m e tc .

1 0 H e th a t mak e s mul ti tu d e s to d we l l i n
p e ace , fo r h i m e tc .

1 1 I in a
g re at b o wl wil p o o
l u r u t wi n e
“
to h i m .

1 3 As an h o p pl e d ox
‘
I b o w do wn to h im .

1 5 Th y y i s p o sse sse d with ru in s

c it
“
I wil l sa
y un t o h im .

1 7 In N ip pu r E k u r i s p o sse s s e d wi th ru n s i I will sa
y u n to h im .

1 8 K en —
u r an d i ts s h rin e E n am ti l is e tc .

1 9 I n S i ppar E b arra is e tc .

2 0 Th y c i ty B ab yl o n 9
is e tc .

E sagi la an d P
() B ars i pp a are e tc .

2 2 E z id a an d i ts s h rin e E mah til are n e tc .

2 3 E te m e n an k i is e tc .

2 6 E d aran n a is t) e tc

2 5 U n to
go d th e cry a s ce n ds I will sa
y u n to h im .

2 O th e d ay wh e n I h av e l e n tit ud e
[ o f s o rro ws ] b e fo re h i m
7 n p
I stan d n ot .

6 . ii i/ai m , a f
me n te d l i qu o r , ge n e ral l y m ade
er f rom grai n ; th e wo rd i s al so a s n
y .

3 6 ; th e i n f e ri o r
of kur zmn u B aw V 6 0 b 13 M ade fro m d a te s a
. . . 87 1 , o f B A 3 . p . 1

u ali t m ade fro m rai n (i b i d) S e e al so P e i se r B aby l o n iscbe Vertrdg e i n d e x u n de r i i kd ru

g
.

q y .

T h e re adi n gh as i s ass ure d b y S EH 1 0 6 , 3 7 whe re B 1 fri kd ru is gl o sse d b y I a

r
.

T h l i d k amd s e e m s to b e th e p re fe rabl e t e xt
7 e
g o ss
g t a - .
.

m i m k l f m t f a t hi n g e tc K B VI , p
8 a bd tu h t h t o n e se as e r o .
a e
g
.
. as e ro o e a n n

f m m p h i h d i t i f b j t fte r i t i s ac te d u p o n , an d
3 73 T he II
.
2 o r s e as z e t e co n o n o an o e c a

h f f p h h ch b h b j t u ff e ri n C f B A V 3 2 9,
t us di f e r ro m t h e n i a] w i d e sc ri e s t e s u e c a s s g . .

1 6 in c n abl z fmutabbatu mdé , th e m o u n tai n s

‘ "

.
are e n v l pe d
e o wi th h i s flam e s .

i l a i s l ace d i n th e
g E sag
. p n e xt l i n e b y th e scrib e .

I o C f R aw I V
. . n o 3 , . . 2 0 .
 T A B L ET FI V E or ar m bam n a —
ra

d um .
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.

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a n n a ab
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— — T -

es ba i ugga duggal — — —

m dugga an n a - — — -
ab

ms bi [ X am e bdr zm m fi l l a l tl l ( ma ( a ma r n isbi
s
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'
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‘
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‘
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6
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a rl i ddm B abi h sa tl i 1
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82
p 2 2
-

A ti i uk s u Ill
’

n - - — —
saz 1 1 1 .

i de d zt ba n i, b e h o ld , ( th e c te x t l e av e s do u b t co n c i n g th e wo rd
'

1 .
— - -
ru : o n no e rn

bard, cf . SAI 2 13 08
) is p ro b a bl y f o un d i n C T XX I I I 1 5 , 5 igi -
ar z n -
'

-
da -
ru .

3 . lz ima h um} Kai n /gi t , cf . 88 “ 2 8, 2 2 .

 T A B L ET FI V E “
O F THE B U LL TO H IS S A N CT U A R Y , 1 2 3

I h av e p l e n ti tud e o f s o rro w b e fo re E n l il
I s tan d no t ; h e b e h o ld s me n o t .

a a

R ev erse .

of th e re v e rse co n tai n e d th e en d of th e se c t o ni
on th e l as t l in e (p re se rv e d ) of t h e o b e rse v . T h is h as al l b e e n b ro k e n .

a wa
y T h e l o we r p ar t o f th e
. rev e rse co n tain s a l i tan y w h i c h co n si s te d ,

a
pp are n tl y i n h o n o rifi c ti tl e s wi th th e re frain 6 say i t u n to h im

he re k i mq i n si t z m
'

li . G l o ssed b y ga .

5 . N o t t h e l as t tab l e t , fo r trac e s of a c atc h -

l in e re m ai n .

6: So 1 82 , no t 1 83 as l i e i sn e r .

S o th e te x t b u t th e of th e S e l e u c id a e wo u l d h e BC A ti o ch u ‘

7 .
, ye ar .
, n s

I II re i gn ed f ro m 2 2 3 -
1 87 . T h e date 1 3 0 BC fe ll i n th e re i
g
n o
'

i A n ti o ch u-
s VI I

( S i de tc s) 1 37 -
1 2 8 .
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bab ] i —
l am j i si tu
dum é il
”

us sag a

a bi l é [sag il a ]
sig gig b sa ga
ri é am 5 11 1 ma t [rab ba [di
mag i ti

s u rub bu ma l u
'
— —

( a e an ki f u a
— — —
me en

an a si yi l ip sa mi— e u irsitim at tu
‘
— — —

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-
m m e i
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—
ui g i l l i egge—ef — — — — —

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' '

— — - — —
.

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ma -

al—dm bi nu ma —
um—
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-

{mi tint f a l mn u i a a m ul l a ma—da

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— — — —
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pi { zt lei a n i ma a l d m bi
— — - — — — —

[ui n i ka i rritim in a i akd n u f d tu ul l amddu]

‘ '

su
pu u se
- — — -

dzigga { u z mi si i b ba bztr ktt f m

'
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- —

e
pif pi i l m i a
— — —
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r
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i ma sa mi— e i rsi tim ba fl

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e — — -

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gij l i eggi ei
- - - -
it td n angz rz , i t i s
’ ’

p ro b abl e t h at i t te - -
n in -

gi ri
-

i s to b e re a d h e re .
 TA B LE T SIX O F T HE BU LL TO HIS S A N CT U A R Y
of B ab y l o n th e cr
y .

so n o f E sagil a .

s h e p h e rd o f th e d ark —
h e ade d p eo pl e .

re a t ?
g
t ho u
que s t “ o f he av e n an d e arth
fo r co n .

th e go ds o f h e av e n we re ho s ti l e l y d i sp o se d .

wh e n t h o u d o s t i n th e e arth th at i s wh a t can ,

n o t b e co m re h en d e d
p .

-
1 6 E min e n t o n e wh e n th o u d o s t ce ase to gi v e h e e d “ t o th e e ar th
, ,

(9) t h a t i s wh at c an n o t b e co mp re h e nd e d .

T h e u tte ran c e o f th y m o u th i s a b e n c fic e n t wi n d th e b re a th
“

of l ife of th e l an ds .

A t th y wo rd th e far away h e av e n s wav e r o f th e m s e l v e s .

A t th y wo rd th e e art h i s h u m bl e d .

Oh l o rcl th o u art m igh ti n e ss t h o u art v as tn es s

, ,
.

T h o u a rt gre atn e ss t h o u art e x c e l le n c e

,
.

W h e n h e av e n an d e ar th we re c re a te d th o u was t k i n g .

2
9 3
-
0 M a y th y h e art be a t re s t, m a y th y mo o d b e a
p p e ase d .

2 . T e xt fru te , b u t t h e re
-
c an be no do ub t ab o u t t h e co rr c t re adi n g
e .

3 S e e M e i ss n e r , S A I 3 9 2 8
. .

l.) silapu z : n apbaru se e H W a an d cf kal si bi‘b dadme, G ray S aun as “

Pl I I Co l
’

. . .
,

I II A1 ,
h
b u t t is m e an i n g d o e s n o t a pp e ar s u i ta bl e he e r .

C o n j e c tu ral uz n a f mkd mt m ay m e an c h a to K B VI
’
5 . . e ase to e r , as { aki n kibsu ac c . 1 ,

4 11 3 h al t .
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m bu zr 47 1 217 l z b ba l m l i n u ub
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111 - —
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‘

T ra c e s o f a p e c e din g r Si
gn .
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"
r m; BU L L TO ms S A N CT U A R Y 12 7
3 1 —
3 2 A l as oh l o rd , m ay th e h e av e n s co n so l e th cc s

3 3 3 fi Oh l o rd , gre a t mo u n tain E n l il , m ay th y h e a rt b e a t re s t
—
.

3 5 M ay th e sh ri n e o f E k u r co n s o l e h is h e art , m ay i t app e ase h im

3 6 M ay th e h e art o f th e l o rd of th e l an d s b e a t re s t

3 7 11 0 H O W l o n g, o h gre at m o u n tai n E n l il ,
-
u n til th
y h e art b e a t re s t

u n til th y m o o d b e a e as e d ll
pp

A p sal m on th e man y : to E n l il ,
42 A p sal m on th e man gu b ull i n h is c h amb e r
i n th e se r v i ce ,

Re v erse

1 O v e rpo we rin g o x ,
e x al te d ,
o v e rp o we rin go x ,
at th y wo rd wh ic h
[ c re ate d] th e wo rl d , '

2 Oh l o rd o f l an d s , o v e rp o we rin g o x ,

3 L o rd of th e wo rd of l ife , o v e rp o we ri n g e x ,

4 Oh E n l il fath e r o f S um e r o v e r o we rin
, p gex ,

5 S h e p h e rd o f th e d ark h e ad e d p e o p l e o v e r o we ri n
-

, p g
6 T h o u wh o h as t v i sio n o f th y s e l f o v e r o we ri n g e x
, p ,

S tu rd y wh o d ire c te s t m e n o v e r o we ri n
7 one , p ge x,
8 T h o u wh o c au s e s t mu l ti tu d e s o v e rpo we rin g o x .

to d we l l i n p e ace ,

[9 —
1 2 I n se rtio n s to M ard u k , N e b o an d S am as] .

2 . ia —
sz m -
m
'

t uipal t o u h ppr e sse s t , B A Y 6 3 3 ah

su , .

3 . I in ub an d ga a n tig are
- -
u se d i n t h e se l i n e s b o th tran s i tiv cl v an d v
i n tran si ti e ly .
1 2 8 TA B L ET s1 x or am bwami '
—
zra

mu z u bi i r m i zzzl un ma al 1a bi n an z dzi b ba
5 1 1 a m: i m
‘
- — — - —

a n e i m bi n a m dzib ba —
bi i m bi n a m sig ga - -

bi ma m ma l Ia 51 2
‘
an n a —
zi r 1 a

r i a zi r bi ma zm

ki a z ag bi ma 1m

bi gab a bi ml m
‘

a I 1

kztr i m rig a~ bi ma 1m
1 m ma m r

(i i bi—
mzt 1 m
[mu ( w —
I 7 11 1 / — 1 d l la
— - —
5 u a n e t in
-

bi bi —
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— -
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la ( u me e ggga a { u
— - — — - -

ul tfl l a ( u
2
[ mil ] i ab g me e
'
—
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—

ri m ma o ai cm di n tir
—

(lzi ) m — — —

é sa
g ii ni ma o

al a m zim si ib ba —

Icd r m Iri i r ba ab
gul Ia~ ri
'

na

i fj Si ma .

lei h un t ( mm
-

{n 5 12
um

bar ra an n i j d dé
'

g
— —
a d a
—
s e
- — —

ba r mi -

ba r —
ra an

d ’
al d ug [ba r ]
.

asar g ra — n u
— — —

[ é kii r] f ri ba ui g a n I ig ba r m
‘
cf ra a n — ui an f ed dc‘
—
a ga
— - — — - - - — - —

d
bi l a l u i ba nu ni f ig
. '
—
en sc
ga a/z
- - -

ga l dugtag z i t d dé
’

g tigbar f
’

asar u g
—
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ra -

( .
e—
en e —

mart ma —
en -
hl a

mesi ma um e bar
’
—
dn na

[n isku X um e bdr an na m

1 .
z
h
i mri lz l u w irl wi n d , L e an de r no . 1

2 . F or adi mfil i ( P) . Cf 7 2 .
, R ev
3 . Cf S B H
. re v . 6 .
 TA B L ET SIX OF TH E B U LL TO HI S S A N CT U A R Y 1 2 9

A t th y n ame wh ic h create d th e wo rl d , th e h e av en s are h u sh ed

o f th e m se l v e s .

Th e h e a ve n s a re hu sh ed o f th e ms el v e s th e e arth sh u dde rs o f i tse l f

,
.

[ A t th y n ame ] wh ic h c re ate d th e fo un da tio n o f h e av e n ,

W h ic h c re ate d th e fo un datio n o f th e e arth ,

W h ic h c re ate d th e u pp e r wo rl d "
,

W h ic h cre ate d th e bo so m o f th e e arth ,

W h ic h c re ate d t h e mo u n tai n wh i rl win d ,

W h ic h c re ate d
W h ich c re e l e d
[A t l h y n ame] wh i ch cre ate d [ th e wo rl d] th e h e av en s are h us h e d
o f th e ms e l v e s

2 3 A s fo r th y h e a rt e v ill y un til wh e n wil l th y g (P )

ra e
(co n
d is po se d , t i n ue P)
2 ; 1 A l as as fo r th y h e art e v ill y u n til wh e n wil l th y g (P )
ra e
(co n
d isp o se d t i n ue P )

[ 2 5 3 3
-
A co n se c u ti e v t ran s l a tio n i s i m po ss ib l e ; th e v e rse s se e m to
h av e c o n ta i n e d
p e titio n s fo r me rc y to wa rd th e go d s ci ty ,

an d fo r th e i n l e rce ss io n o f M ard uk ] .

3 1; M ay th e s h ri n e of E k a r m ak e h is m ay i t ap p e ase h is mo o d .

( h e art to re s t
) ,

3 5 M ay M ard uk m ak e h is h e ar t to re s t .

3 6 M ay th e of M ard uk m ay h e ap p ease th y mo o d .

p ac i fy th y h e a rt ,

3 7 A p sal m o n th e man gu t o E n l il .

3 8 A psal m o n th e man gu fo r b ul l in h is c h amb e r

th e se rv ice ,

A L i te rall y th e
. o u tsi de of th e h
e ar t a .
 tab l e ts
S e ri e s muten n u n un uz gim i n six
— -
.

Of h
t is se r e si we h av e p re se rv e d fro m A ss y rian an d B ab yl o n ian
s o u rc e s tab l e ts two , t h re e ,
fiv e an d s ix acco r din g to th e l a te B ab y l o n ian
arran
ge m e n t T h e tab l e ts fro m wh i c h th e A ss y rian co p i e s we re made
.

m us t h av e b e e n m u c h l arge r , an d co n tai n e d a full e r v e rs io n I n fac t th e .

li b rary n o te at th e b o tto m o f e ac h l ate B ab yl o n ian co

py s ay s t hat th e
xt x trac t (msbu) of a l o ngtabl et
’

te is an e
“

I n R aw I V . 2 8
*
no .
[i we h av e on a v e ry l arge A ss y rian tabl e t , wit h
'

mn s h s id e th e b v e rse an d al l o f th e
s in
gl e co l u o n e ac ,
a
p art o f o re v e rse

o f tabl e t two i n i ts co m pl e te fo rm \V e m ay s u rmi se t h a t tabl e t o n e o f

.

th e A ss y rian s e ri e s to wh i c h R a w I V 2 8 n o [i b e l o n gs , c o n t ain e d tabl e t

.
*
.

o ne, an d a l a rge p ar t o f tabl e t t wo o f th e l ate B ab y l o n ian arran ge me n t .

A l th o ugh th e l ate B ab y l o n i an c o p y o f t ab l e t two ( S B H n o (4 6 ) is .

v e ral t u rie s y o u n ge r t h an th e A i t m u st o b ack

rian te xt et
se ce n
y , y
ss g
x h an th at fro m wh i c h A su rb an i p al s sc ri b e s co p ie d
’
to an e a rl i e r te t t .

T h is i s e v id e n t fro m th e fac t t h a t M ard u k an d N ebo are am o n g th e

go d s o f th e A ss
y rian l is t , b u t wan tin g i n t h e B ab y l o n ian ,
are s e e n o te

on l in e 2 6 o f th e re v e rse o f t ab l e t two .

Of tabl e t t y e t o n l y th e l a te B ab y l o n ian r o p y S B H
h re e we h a v e as

no 4 7 , th e
. l i n e fo r wh i c h i s p ar tl y p re s e rv e d o n th e A s s y rian
c at c h -

v e rs io n o f tabl e t two T abl e t fo u r i s wan ti n g . .

I n th e cas e o f th e fi fth an d s ix t h ta bl e ts , t h e h is to ry o f t he ir
p re s e r

v a tio n is m o re d iffi c u l t F o r d e tail s . co n s ul t t h e s e c i al i n t ro d u c tio n to

p
th e s e tab l e ts . T h e m atte r m a v b e b rie fl y s ta te d i n th is wa r . We h av e
 I
sn a re s mul en —
nu nm -
mz gim ix srx TA B L ETS 1 5 1

t wo l arge
v arian ts o f A ssy rian c o p ie s co n tain in g tab l e t s fiv e an d s ix ,

a rra n g e d with two co l u m n s o n e ac h s id e T abl e t fi v e e n d s abo u t h al f .

way do wn t h e t h i rd co l um n an d h as al s o a l ite rary n o te te l lin g th e ,

k i n d o f l am e n ta ti o n to wh ic h th e t abl e t b e l o n gs an d a l i n e o f q uo t atio n ,

h e th at s i ts i n th ral d o m s igh s u p o n a l y re p ro b a bl y a l i te rary

an n o ta tio n to d e s ign ate th e m e l o d y or th e cl ass o f l i te rat u re . O f co u rse

no ca tc h -
l in e was n ee de d on th e A y rian co p ie s si n c e th e n e x t (ac e
ss .

to th e B ab y l o n ian arran
ge me n t) tabl e t fo l l o we d o n t h e s am e tab l e t .

A t th e end o l th e A y ria n c o py ( R aw V 5 2 n o
‘

ss . . 1
) th e s cr ib e say s

th a t th is i s th e xth ta bl e t o f th e se rie s , b u t t h i s
1
si can n o t re fe r t o th e

wh o le tab l e t , s in ce we k n o w h at
t th e l a te B ab y l o n ia n v e rs io n h as t wo
tabl e ts wh e re th e A ss y rian h ad one F urth e rm o re , th e A ss
y ria n te x t
is v id e n tl y fu l l e r a n d m o re o rigi n al th an
e eit he r S E H n os .
4 8 an d 4 9 ,
wh i ch c o n s ti t u te th e fi fth a n d s ix t h tabl e ts i n th e l ate B a b y l o n ia n te x t .

Th e re l a tio n b e twe e n th e l a te B ah v l o n i an te x t of ta bl e t two an d th e

\ss v ria n v e rs io n o f th e s am e i s e x ac tl y th e re v e rse ,
. H e re th e A ss
y ri an
th e l a te
co
py i s e v id e n tl
y m o re re m o v e d fro m th e o rigi n al te t t x h an .

B a b y l o n i an .

F ro m a ll h is
t we co n cl u d e as fo l l o ws : t h is s e rie s o f l am e n ta t io n s
co m p il e d o ri gi n a l l at I s i n , was so a rra n ge d as to fo r m si x ta b le ts , b ut
y
l ate r was p u t u p o n t h re e t abl e ts [ th e fo rm to wh i c h th e N i n e v i te C o py ,

o f tabl e ts fiv e a n d s i x , i e tab l e t 3 ( n um e ri c al l y ) o f th e l a rge o r l o n g

. .

tab le t se r e s i
, g oes b ac k ] L at e r t h e se rie s was re d a c te d at B a by l o n i n i
s x

tab l e ts : i t is t h is B a b y l o n i an re d ac tio n wh ic h th e N i n e v i te sc rib e o f

R aw I V . 2 8
*
u se d , wh e re as th e N i n iv i te s c rib e o f R aw V . 52 u se d th e

t h re e t abl e t I n t h e S e l e uc id e an p e rio d , th e sc rib e s m ad e

I sin e d itio n .

e xce r te d re d a c tio n s o f th e l a rge ta bl e t e d i tio n o f I s i n , so m e re d a c tio n s

p
b e i n gb e tte r th an o th e rs , b u t a ll agre e in g up o n th e o rigin a l n u m b e r o f
s i x tabl e ts

I . G kam Co l I V
-
. 1 6 F o r th i s
. fo rm 1mm n o t lean , se e T h u re au D an gi n i n B A V I

I n scripti o n s D iv erses p . 3 n o te ,
an d fo r kum as o rd i n al en din g O L Z X 1
93 . ti lz am
-

ca nno t m e an a s x i t ab l e ts but on ly a h
s ix t ta b l e t a .

ma tm mi mmuz i s t h e
2 .
- - p 1 5 2 , 1 3 wi th
sa me as mutm n umq, cf . eu n u
-
mmug( z -
.

en men i S I H , M iscl T e x ts, p l 2 5, 16 1 1 m~tm i s e qu i v al e n t to e n , b o t h b e i n g

u ( , M
’
-
I . . .

u se d fo r be l tu T h e re fo re mute mz u m n uq gi m z e n n mt gz m = emz ugt z en mgu, — - -

-

S w r n i bid 1 5 en m, o r em n umq bel tu an d gz m ban u

’

- .
. .
 3 TW O muten n u n an u z gim
—
TA B LET or -

1 2

O bv erse

m [tu ga d m 1ne]
’
l i Zz
'

et
g t zZr ta
-

a
- - - -
- -

l a m a tam i [se l
’
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z tza l a l
bm
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as si-

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-
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l il Ia ba s i si ik
' ’

e
-
- - -

bi t ( i ki b mi ke ame n a [mu]
’ ‘

— sa - -
-

1 2m ti l Ir?
-
ba gi gt
al u Se ( ugh H i tu r u— —
an a
'
- —

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(ki) -
na bul ug an d lei -

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ug
2
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'

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- - -
.

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'
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- -
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k’ ba gi— em md
l amk ti ru u .
mun —
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- —

d d zl
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L ara/z al u be l im
'

se
—
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na

s ik gul Za mu ni m szt si r— m lma]

’

szt
’
— -

t ap l it i t tan kar
- — -
e— Zif i t tan [kar] — -

bal ag ci t erz m ma ma
5
bar ri ma al mu
‘
"
— - — -
es

mt taf — kan
'

i n a sir i i sit ti -
'
—
a tea k ri z t — —

bad -
si —
s
bz ba m gul
’

- -
TU (ai m) ba -

] ni gi n
-
ni

( mat) U K U M ( bi ba m si z l k i zZ d i ba bd an tuk — — - -
’
— — - - -

mus id bi ma l u zt mzm kab ba dz m d d b

’ ’ '

d —
u é
-
a tz
g tzg
—
ga — — - — — —

i e ih sag ( i bi M A l ml L e r m er ra ag g a m
8
-
r
- - — - — ‘ - -

‘
Te xt S B H no .
A6 R aw I V . 2 8
”
no .
A , wh i ch b e gin s at l in e 1 2 of th e re ve rs e

S B H 6 6 S e e B aby l o n ia II
'

of . n 2 7 5 (I .

r . R e s to re d fro m S B H 3 g, 2 8 , c f CT XV 2 2 , . r.

4 . S b 1 6 9 1 7 2 give s bal ag an d M r as d i ff e re n t
-
si
g n s. O f t h e se luff , o n l y, is fo un d
in cl assi cal te xt s i n t h e se n se b al a w h
f e n d o ub l e d was
ui um p t Th e si
g g o se r en . n

c al l e d i tbbul ug: pa Iu uh lz u, so c e r tai n l y to b e re ad B r 5 8 0 7 c f S A I 1 8 2 0 Th e

- - -
.
,
. .

\ al u e bul u we n t o v e r to M r , h e n c e l ukk u c o u l d b e wri tte n wi th e it h e r si g n Th e

g pu .

f un dame n tal me an i n go f ba l ag was Ii n gle r S te rn kun de p 3 0 , si gn o f th e can ce r I n , .

.

S B H l o t} , 6 2 i t s s a d o f I s h tar , th a t a t e ve n i n gt wi l i gh t s h e i s bel l um ta [ J
i i J u l? 3 mm " '

mal ci t (se e l l usse y i n A J S L 2 3 , t h e q ue e n wh o fi l l s th e c o n ste l l at io n s o f

-

h e ave n , o r is pul u/c l o be tak e n h e re i n i ts s tri c te r se n se o f cc mcrr l\l e b o as M e rc ury was

 T A B L ET TW O or TII E
-

G O DDESS or c a mp -
13 mm 1 3 3

fo r th e l i ttl e one s h e wail e th with s o rro w,

fo r th e l i ttl e one s h e wail e th with so rro w,
th e win d fi l le d wh ic h l ap se t h i n to s il e n c e ,
h o u se ,

6 For . th e c i ty wh ic h is s u rre n d e re d .

u n to th e wi n d s
of I s in ce l e s tial s i of h e av e n d e arth
gn an ,

o f E ga l mah wh ic h A nu b e s to we d ,
M y te mpl e E aste , -
te m p l e o f L arak ,
L arak th e c i ty wh ic h gav e ,
B el [ E n l il I]
B e n e at h are tu rn e d to ab o ve are turn e d to s tran
ge n e s s .

s tran
ge n e ss ,
W i th waili n gs o n th e l y re is s urre n d e re d to th e s tran ge r .

m y d we l li n g p l ace -

Th e d o v e -
c o te s t he y wic k e d l y th e d o v e s th e y e n tra
pp e d .

s e iz e d

Th e h e y l aid h o l d u p o n th e
t t h e y p o ss e ss e d ,
.

T h e ri tu al h u ts as o n e i n th e th ro e s o f o p p re s sio n are re d u ce d to
, ,

s i l e n ce
( P) .

T h e o u te r ( P) b ric k wal l s ga th e ri n gp l ac e s o f l ame n t o f l am e n t , ,

t h e y m ad e .

cal l e d th e go d wh o fi x e d t h e b o u n d ari e s o f h e ave n an d e ar t h ma lai n pul ztk frame It

i rsz tz m F o r pul ukku z b o un d ary s e e H I N K E , 2 9 7

' '

. .
,

3 . Th e me si gn m ust sa h av e d i n l in e 9
st o o .

E ai te th e t e mp l e 9 11 , 3 0 S ee S EH (I t)
'

j .
- -
o f L arak , i n e d3- -
lu . n o te on no .

re v . 1 1 1 .

5 di fo r dd(g) z bal d B r 5 3 11 , l i te ral l y a wai l

. u p on a l yre he n ce mba
sa an d

l , si n g t o a m u si c al acc o m p an i me n t , so n ge tc
si r m .

6 . bi d si - -
an n a -
do v c e -
o te ,G u d e a Cy l . A 2
9, 7 . bi i s h e re th e arti cl e .

7 . um ri tu al h u t, se e B abyl I I 1 1 9
. .

8 . Th e o ri
gi n al wr i ti n gwas E SA L ,
i . e . wo m an ho u ’
s se ,
as CT X V 8 , 3 1 cl e arl y
s ho ws . So al s o R a w I V b 8 B. . 62 0, 2 0 h e re wi th c m pl o e me n t -
na . A l a te r v a i an t
r

is M A L K XK B r M 8 8 a n d NI \L 5 4 5 41 . C T X VI I 3 3 , 8 a n d S E H 7 , v . .

M e issn e r s s tat e me n t S A I 3 7 9 2 th at M A L K A K i s o ri gi n al , i s fa l se mai l ak u o ri gi

’
.

wo man s ap art me n t , l ate r s i m p l y i n C T X VI I I 2 6 K 4 1 8 1 , 3 7 mii taku

’
ab o d e
’
n al l
y
bitu mai tak u i s S E H 93 3
’
. u se d fo r a b i rd s n e st , re v . .
1 3d TA B L ET T wo or muten —
n u— mmtq gi m

gi S al
’—
l a bi tuk si dt m ki ct m da bi
’ ’ '

- — — -
a — — - - —
as
a
i ki r ktr ri
3
bi ma l u faggzgg m
’
4 gi get t
’ ’ ‘

ut su a
— —
2 ar a z — -
— - — — — — -

s l
ai d al
‘
2 5 betr m - -
agbi s u di n (g
-
u
) da l Ia di m d a — — — — - —

gi r gi r
— —
rz

ri bi ma l u a bu s tg a d i m f u ttt m ba ui— z b dzz

'
l
’

6
’

— — —
2 — - — — — — — -

"

2
7 W i]: zz
'

si bar bi a
ga ab

ga l bi f e cz m ma ui— i b du
’

2 8 — — — — —

m me l i l I ez im ma n i— tu
’

2 9
—
a —
r
— - -
tur

3 0 ma a rm (a bi lei i t t ur

grx mu Ii l Id
'

3 1 sag

3 2 i si tu (ki) n a m u I i l Id
33 [ l maga mu l i l Id
'

ga —
e

3 11 [é rab ri ri (1 nm l i l Id
—

3 5 [ git ti] a( agga me - - — —

l i l [ rt
3 6 . HU 12 ki sigga im ma — — - -

n u— as— m
ab l zb ba e u m
'

3 7
'
— —
.

38 e— l um— e na —
dm i t} .

é mu ul l i l ti
‘

l i l l tt da i tz
’

3 9 umun e
‘

tut
‘
— — - - - —
su

2lu
[t o be l um l il mm ( a bi bi ti r
‘

en tt I ll

c
ba mz dmgur m
s
(1 1 ma l u ba — —
n ag da — — — ' —
l z l Id da
— —

52 fa ma —
a— ti is lei pu
— —
a m (a t i~ bi
ba e u c d sal — l a l i l l cz da
’ ’

43 s ag -

gig eu
— -

na — — — — -

l mat bl ba c— a— d a u ma az ( u u
'

se sel — —
— — —

[1 5 ba an tar tar HU + S A B m
g) ma da d e — — —
tal
°

11 6 ma d n z gzgga ba ml tu
’

l ira 52
- — —

11 7 n mun e un u maga — - -
Su —

pi cl
- —
ba —
a b— [dztg]

satl u, c f B ab I I 1 0 9
'

1 .
gg . . .

i ar wri tte n i fi i i h as v ari o u s m e an i n s i n S u m e ri an , an d

2 gg gg r gg ur,
gg u r u g
- - - -
.
,

i
s a l o an wo rd giguru S A I 1 6 7 11 W ri tte n i d e o grap h ical l v U B r 86 7 1 , wh i ch h as a
—
. .

c cc o
'

\l
S e m i ti quiv al e n t patzt B r 8 7 3 0 patrt z pat l tt B r 2 5 3 6 , a r di n
g to J e n se n K B
‘

c . . .

1 3 61 , a ro o m i n a te m l e , a n d
gi gé r i n G u d e a Cyl A p —
. 2 2 . 2 i s p art o f a te mpl e .

gi gur C T \I I b 9 1 1 i n a l i s t o f wo rd s fo r stal l
-
.
-
or en cl o s u re
() 9 I n ll m 2 , 2 7 o bv .
l;
a gi
gur mar gz d da s o u l d m e an a s e d fo r t h e
- -
'

-
h h
ch a i o t a d o f S A I 1 5 2 1 a gi gu r n .
— r

fo r wo man i wo man s ch a m b H c ggurzt a ch amb e r a d gi n ui = th e

’ ' ‘

a , . e . er . en e z n - -

fo u d tio n a n of th e ch amb e r , re e rr nf i g p b b l y t a i mp o rtan t p a t o f a te mpl e I t i

ro a o n r . s

p b bl t h
ro a e at
gi gm i n CT X V 1
— ‘
0 re v .
7 m e an s [g
a b/ya m (g g ) gro u n d , flo o r e tc
a a —ru -
.

an d max b e a l o an wo rd ro m t h e
-
f sa m e ro o t \t a m ra te t h e wo rd gi bal t l i, an e h ralu ,
. _ c '
 mr wo G o b mcs s
'

35
'

rt n i
T or 1 1 1 13 CH I L D B I R T H
'

0 1r -

T h e gim l /u t h e y tro d u o n
p .

I n th e gigu rzz c h a m b e r as o n e s ic k at h e art, I {1 1 1 1 h e l d i n thrald o m .

I n th e E m rah (9) l ik e bi rd i n fl i gh t fro m 1 ts c ran n

y I wan d e r
'
a ~

as on e wh o p u ts on th e m o u rn e r
’
s
garb

I m o an .

is giv e n to th e wi n d s .

i s giv e n to th e wi n d s
The f my I s in is giv e n to t h e wi n d s
“

o .

M y E gal m ah i s give n to th e win d s .

M y E rab ri ri is gi v e n to th e win d s .

M y S ac re d fo re s t 1s
gi v e n to th e wi n d s .

fo o d fo r th e c ul t o f t h e d e ad t h e v se t fo rth .

I t i s E n l il v e r to th e wh o tu rn e d it o
-

H e wh o o v er wh e l m e d th e l an d an d tu rn e d i t o v e r to th e
—
,

I t is h e wh o h a th s c a tte re d th e d ark h e ad e d p e o p l e an d tu rn e d —

i t o v e r to th e wi n d s .

th e rav e n s h e cau se d to fly (it

) .

M y c i ty wi th so rro w h e h as fil l e d .

T h e l o rd h ath d e sp i s e d th e h al l o f o tfe i in gs '

h as th e e e l m e n t gi of th e wo rd gigun t, wh o se c o nn e c ti o n wi t h faul /earn i s

t
n o t cl e ar .

gi gt
— —u
i'
or pv a e m en t o f t h e
'

h
gigwu c a m be r i s tran sl a te d i n to S e m b y 11 7mm S A I .

17
1 4 1 , an d b y murd u CK 11 9 8 5 , 6 i n A S K T 1 80 ) ro m 1 1 1 tre ad , e n e uburu f h c
murd tt 2 th e floo r of ch ap l a e e tc .

3 kitt en i n let; l z bbi K 4 9 8 5

'

. .

m a sudi n m pd z i i K [1 1 I II 3
’ ’

.
r .

5 . d ul wigz ggu ;
'

dz
'

n igissu K A 1 I II 3 .

6 . Cf S A I 3 3
. 08 i et t t ‘ '

a l—
n gi r (v ar
— .
gi
-
ri CT X V 2 5 , 6) ei ter t ro f m j o u rn e
y
by n h
i g t, t ra v el . M s
97 , f ro m N ag / z : d we l l .

7 . ak u s zt bdtu S EH 1 3 1 , 5 0 , w e re E n l il h cv o e rs h is he ad wi th a su bdtu, p ro b abl y

in si
gn o f so rro w .

8 S um
. . h e i s t urn e d f
ro m t h e l an d ba ml da fo r ba da
- -
'
-
p ro bab l y pu re l v
ph o n e ti c . be i s p p re o s i t i o n al o b e j ct ‘

of da .
1 36 TA B L ET TW O or mutm mt — -

n mmz gim

é l l lTl i n z ta é
‘ ‘
. a
i
mas ga . K U
l l a] ba [a b dztg]
'
11 2 21 (i pi [
' '

e e aa h t —
e — — —

d
[ '

mu l —
ul l i l l a ttr u mu
— -
-
w
um

daga l l a ba d zt f
a

bet r ktt r ma
' ‘ ‘

1 e . ta —
a—

é— ta m e ba tag ta—

'

gZS T Z gaf a n pad erz m i]

2
tda bil a el l a gri m
gim me a zt [a ?
“
'
— — — —
.

[ ba~ gul l
"
da ztru f a ab ba
°
egz — - —
,

ga fan me —
en t i m ba r m ‘s—
ztru— ma
g
f ut gi ma ba ga l .
a
ba f

ab

eri m ma mu ba ga l ba gub bi
‘

zz g ga
— —

me en di in me
’
n i ai
‘

gafan
— — — — ”
tt n u tur t ar
— - —
en

a kui td bi
- — —
nu un q
bu? e.

[a kuf h é bi
’
— —

[ma l a] it [e l l a m [ ma h t ] d a i
’
di
‘

- — — — -

[f a fi be r [cab ta m [3 a t bar rz ] i—
'

—
t i -
e

M U —
en e

d ”
[ utmm dz lead maga
’
‘
—
.

d
[ g] ba bbar gaZ l u
'

ar sa — —

d
a raf m]
'

[i dé ( a ti di ( a

i n a bi l i ce san n i
uf
'
-

fa .

0
2 C f CT X V
. 2 7 , 2 5 ; 2 6 , 2 2 .

C f B aw I V
0
8 bv
"
9 .
-
. 2 no .
5 o . 1 1 .

$ F o r th e re a di n gegi fo r N I N i n t h e se n s e o f rubtt an d

5 . R e st o re d f ro m R aw I V .
'

2 8
”
n o It o h -v . 1 2

6 . Cf S A I 5 4 3
. um - bar—m kabru , grav e , r ui n
 TA B L ET - TW O or <1 THE G O DDESS or CH I L D B I R T H-
1 3 7

AS F ro m m y t e mpl e h e cau s e d m e to go fo rth

[ 1 9 M y te m pl e ez ida " he h a th d e sp i s e d .

5 0 E n l il m y c i ty a c ity of
[ h as re n d e re d] .

Rev erse .

M y s tre am wh ic h fl o ws p u re an d b ri gh t
I th e p ri n c e ss wi th in th e c ity (l am e n t) , m y y i s d e s tro y e d ci t .

I am a q ue e n i n a n e s t ran ge d c i ty , m y ci ty is l aid was te .

M y m o a t wal l s are d e s tro y e d , m y —

t h e y fill .

M y d we l l in g p l ac e is d e s t ro y e d , th e p e o pl e are d e so l ate d .

q ue e n ro am re s tl e s s , n o
I, th e , p e ace co m e s to m e . n

I n h e r d e p re ss io n sh e e a ts n o t .

I n h e r d e p re s sio n s h e d rin k s not .

1 2 Oh th o u th a t s e e s t ,
h o n o re d o n e th at se e s t ;
th i n e e y e re s te th
[ H e ro
] t h a t se e s t ,
n ot ;

1 5 L o rd of th e l an d s , th o u th a t se e s t ;

(1 6 R e p e a t t h e m igh ty n am e s ) .

7 Oh l o rd o f j u dgme n t , gre at o n e , t h o u th at se e s t
°

1 8 H e ro S am as, th o u th a t s e e s t ;
1 9 Oh l o rd N i n ib , th o u t h at se e s t ;

Th y se e in re s t n o t
g e ye s
'

2 0

B u t R aw I V A o bv 3 h as gm]
*
7 . . 2 8 11 0 . 1 .

8 . i al l m,
‘

. a l o an wo rd f ro m in! gt ,
is a s n
y . o f lcabra C T X I X A1 b ,
I n B r 987 8
10 . .

d SAI 2 2 wi th d e te r m d am wal l , h nc e e wal l e d m o at o r ra t h er moat wal l -

an 9 7
.
.

da d a = dal u ro a m ab o u t S E H di dz
'

9 C f 1 A 7 ua tur
'

di ai 1 1 1 -
an -
n a an - - -

9
- .
.
-
, ,
.
,

i acil i te l lf sh e wan d e rs , sh e go e s al so 83 , 3 1 al di d i
‘
—
u se e
p;
-
.
- - o
,

C f B aw I V A o bv
*
1 0 . . 2 8 n o . .
9 1 .

me? h y ar f m th v
t e e ,
ro e e rb me 2 : to b e ei p l , se e B a by l I
’

3 d . . 2 2
9 an d 2 3 6 ,
h n c me? b
e e e c am e a i m pl i g s e s n o f th e pl u ra l , to b e re ad m e wi t n o un s h an d ei , a} e tc .

wi t h ve b s r ,

R aw I V 8 A o bv
*

1 2 . S e ve n i s th e u su al n u m b e r o f h e ro i c na me s , so . 2 no . 2 1 —2
7
in CT XV 1 0 o bv . 3 8 -
on ly
1 3 . Of . R aw I V . 2 8
*
no A o bv 3 2 .

bitu ki ttzt th e t p c i al te m l e p
I A I . . e . sa n c tu ar v , no a s e .
1 3 8 TA B L ET T wo or mul ch —
uu tumu; git/ 1
-

[ Az l la | gi gt
'

tzg ( 1n a a nu
’
a — — — e

‘
f ab ( u [ ba l ba t J li i ui l ezzS jzi
‘
—
i z
— —
— .

em
'

ba run s tl
“
i —
da lair —
t i ba an 41

1 27
; meit da lattr ri
'

[day ei m da zi m mzt azg

' ’

t ub i 1 11 1 t un
~
ne —
—
n
— — — — —

d dc ba a n am i dti z u
l il ebzt ga l ga l l a t ed
”
f—
mu ul g
'
— — — — — —
— — —

’
ai t ulc ki tgi n A ra ( u e a ti
u ga g
—
n
— — — — -

Aab l u uz ra tm ma a l t tea bi i [ l
‘
n a as
— — — — — —

A2 M U —
en e g it n—
a etze —

c s ir l a I a bi gt
‘
Il lt gt
—

gi da egz da get am rim tu ga et m me ri l i l i

' ' ‘

e — — — — — — - -

ra ba t tmz ru batum S i si t a l i i t a a x si i n a l a . l a
’
ta a ti
'
— — — — — - — — — —

H is— bi f a me —
u ma —
te n -

me mmzq di m ma — —
t zu— a l ti l
—

{ ama t u tz tsb i gi me “
'

r
a na — —

B él apaZ iddin mar t a E — — —

a —
ba l at —
su
—
ibbi
S z tt ibn i izm ba l d mi
’

mar
‘
—
Mi
—
3 a

if tur ma — -

B abil i a ra b SIK 12 1 m 3 J u n:
5 7 J ra m Sa s i ti e
'

t a ttu
'

ta ttz 2 2 1 u
'

1 - -

1 t f a ka s at rf mz
‘
‘

a sa r
’
J — —

1 For re sto ra ti o n o f th e se l i n e s , se e al so SBH p . i ao

F
'
l )
.

C S
f B I I 53 6
’
.
,
.

3 . BE w h en ma ta t o di e , i s
'

p ro b a bl y to b e re ad dig .

A S i n c e eki ,
. e
ge r ubft (se e ab o v e I . 5 ) i t is p ro b a bl e t h at on lv an a v
bbre ia
t i o n fo r e
gza, ek u .

1 . L in e s 1 2. are an an ci en t ad d re ss to E n l i l wi t h i n s e rtio n s f
ro m th e L arsa (o r
Si pp ar i‘) an h ch
d L agas s o o l s , i n a o u r o f t e ir go d s , ll 7 1 9 T h e e d i ti o n o f R aw fv h .
-
. .

IV 2 8
*
no . c
A i s s til l l a te r , o n t ai n i n g i n se r tio n s to M ard u k an d N e b o T h e l a te s t .

i n s e r ti o n s c m fi t ’

o e rs ,
n ot l ast , so t h at th e re d a c ti on h e re is f ro m L ars a or S ipp ar , an d
l t aw 2 8 f S e e B aby l o m aca I I ,
m B ab yl 7 5 if
*
. .
ro on . 2 .

6 . T hi p g 27 s assa e -
3 0, wi t h A2 l in e s to b e i n se r te d , i s a re c
d a t io n o f th e ol d E n l il
p s al m CT X V
. 3 ; t h e r e d a tio n i s e arl i e r t
1 c ha n R aw I V . 2 8
*
n o A w 5 7 0 , b u t th e
ne -

l in e e s i r e tc
-
. h ad al re ad y b e e n ad d e d to th e gi n al b e o re t h e
o ri f c
r e d a ti o n re e rre d to f
on h
t i s tabl e t . F or an e d i ti o n o f th e o ri gi n al se c B ab I I , 2 7 5 T I .
.
 TA BLET or THE G OD D E S S or c 111 L D -
ul a T 1 1 1 35 9

W h e n th y n e ck is se t, i t tu rn s n ot b ac k .

Th y h e art ge d , h o w l o n gun til i t

e s t ran re
p o se D
Th e e we j
re e c ts h e r o wn l am b ;
Th e sh e -

go at re e c ts j h er o wn k id '

Th e h u s ban d y s h i s wife ;
sl a

Oh E n l il gre a t p ri n c e , p e ac e th o u d riv e s t a way ,

re
p o se th no t .

Oh e x al te d o n e re
pe n t an d b e h o l d th y c i ty

[ R e p e at th e A 2 l in e s o f th e h m n n itu/eki n i b i 1)
y g
—
e tru
]
I n h er s tre e ts ab u n d an c e ab i d e s n o m o re .

31 T h e p ri n ce s s , t h e p ri n ce ss l am e n ts v e r th e ci t
y in w
'

o s o rro

S e co n d tab l e t o f T h e go dd e ss o f c h il d b i rth -
u n fi n i s hed .

To c h an t th e e x trac t o n t h e l o n
g tabl e t o f
B e l a pa l id d i n so n o f E ab al ats u ik bi , -

d e s ce n d an t of th e fam il y f S in ib n i ; b y th e h an d o f h i s so n
o

h e wro te i t ( c o pi e d ) . A t B ab yl o n i n th e m o n th o f d ay ,

y e ar o f th e A rsac id ae wh ic h i s th e 2 2 1
st
y e ar of th e S e le n
c id ae ,
'

i n th e re i gn of A rs ac e s
[i . e .
97 B C .

Th e ab o ve e x trac t fro m t h e I si n l i tu rgy i s p ro b ab l y a S i p parian

tab l e t , S i n c e th e l as t i n se r tio n
re d ac tio n c o p ie d fro m a S ipp ar [o r L arsa]
i s i n fav o r f th e S h am as h cu l t re v 1 I t is c u rio u s t h at th e co
p)
o .
7 .

*
m ad e at B ab y l o n was no t t ak e n fro m th e v e rsio n in R aw . IV 2 8
n o .
A . Th e arc h aiz in g te n d e n c i e s of N eO -
B ab y l o n ian t im e s ac c o un t

fo r th e p re fe re n ce fo r th e e a rl i e r v e rs io n .

7 . R aw I V . 2 8
*
n o . A re v
7 . 1 is t o b e re s to re d f ro m t is l in e h .

8 . I n t h e se t ab l e t s ge n e rall y wri tte n JM

-
GI D , bu t i n K 55 re v . 3 dupe s ud a s a

l o an -
wo rd to be re s to re d on A O 2 1 62 re v . 1 3 [IM —
A I -
s ud -
da z d upast l dti, i n R A

vo l . VI F ra me n ts
g de sy l l abai res p ar F . T b u re a u D an gi n — .
 1 40 TA B L E T T H R EE or ma ten n zr m muz gim

TA B L ET TH REE

egi da gi da gtr am 1 2m in ga am me a l i l i
‘
1 — — —
e
- - - -
-

ba t um rubdt um si sit i i a as s i i n a l al l a ra— a tz

'
— — —
2 ru — - -
— -
-

ki
3 z n i bru

:
a ag ge
—
gasan
I t gasan
’
é —
s u— me d
ba
’
aib
’
5 gasan
’
'

az n

(ki)
'

si
'

6 gaf an
. i z 1z
-
na gzz
ga l mag git
’
’
7 gasan e

8 gafan b i ri
' ‘

e ra r
gzt
d
gafan mu ba 12 ma
'

9 .

1 0
gafan gi r
- —
sa—
(ki) ge
kif ib ba i
'
1 1
gafan e
ge
’
a ’
é i de a n u um
' '

1 2
gasan
— — - -

d
3 n in daga l ba 12
'

1 1 1 n in l a ma é a
ge
ru -
ba ta m lam ma f a bi ti
e -

6 mi n l ama
’
sa ba ma f ab ba
'

1 — —
aa -

1
7 ru -
ba—
t um l am -

ma
8 d
i a — n u— ub— ba
’
I sag
ge
—

d d
babbar é babbar
' "

ta
’ ‘

1 s as a 1

th l
ii m i rib
Z u
mmi
'
‘ '

2 0 .y zt i n nr e
an a e s

im gal zm
'

2 1 la gzr ra

mm ii a i l ta rm fi si it al i i
' ‘

2 2 sa u sa as 51

2 3 sa bi ara gtt
‘
-
am de de
2 4 i na l ibbi ta
.
I rid da a Ii i~ i a as si

5 ibru
lei
gaf an
‘

2 a( ag n a ra

6 gasan é me da
'

2 ia
d
2
7 gaf an ma [ '

ba u mu]

E d ite d b y D i e n c m an n , S umer iscIJ B ab l on ische H a en pp T ran sl ate d

y 1 2 2
7
-
. .

J A s r n o w, Rel igi on I I 3 1 T e x t S HH n o 3
7 . . .
 T A B L ET
-

T H ‘R E E OF T HE GO D D E SS O F CH I L D —
B I RTH I A[

1
p ri n c e ss , th e p rin ce ss , wail s o v e r th e c i ty i n so rro w .

3 The h o l y q ue e n o f N i ppu r wail s o ve r th e c i ty i n so rro w

/t T h e qu e e n o f E éu m e d u wail s e tc .

5 Th e q ue e n ,
wh o gi v e s l ife to th e d e ad wail s e tc .

0 qu e e n o f I sin wail s e tc .

7 q ue e n of Egal m ah wail s e tc .

8 Th e q ue e n o f E rab ri ri wail s e tc .

L agash .

que e n , m y go dde ss B au ,
que e n o f G i rs u

qu e e n of E k is h ib wail s e tc .

D i l ba r .

Th e que e n o f E id e — an u m
-
wail s e tc .

Th e ro
y al m o t h e r B au
p ri n ce s s , div i n e sp iri t o f the wail s e tc .

te m pl e ,
T h e pri n c e ss , di vi n e s pi ri t, b e cau se of

th e p ro s trate d l an d

T h e go dd e ss (P) S agi a n ubba wail s e tc .

F ro m th e r s ni i g o f th e su n to th e p ass i n
g o f t h e su n ,
I n th e N o rth an d t h e S o u th (l an d s ) sh e wail s o v e r th e
B e cau se of O p pre ss io n s h e wail s e tc .

Th e h o l y q ue e n of N ippu r b e cau se of wail s e tc .

o
p p re ss io n
Th e qu e e n of E sh u me d u
My q ue e n ,
m y go dd e s s B au ,

W ri tte n wi th t h e D U B g in S B I I 3 6 , 1 E k zfib was p

te m l e
’

1 . O r é—da b ba
-
. . si n 1 4 .
-
a

i n K i? wh e re N i n i b -
an d B a u we re l
a so wor s i e d h pp .

2 . F o r th e te m l e I de p -
a n u at D i l ba t se e 88 1 1 3 1; re v .
7 .

3 . I . e . G ula of I si n .

L i n e s i n se r te d b y m e to m ark th e en d o f th e i n se rti o n s .
 TA B L ET T H REE or T HE GO D D ESS or CHI L D -
B I RTH I ll ?»
2 8 Th e ro
y al m o th e r B an wails e tc .

9 F or t h i s te mp l e , t h e m aid fo r t h e te m l e i s fil l e d wi th wo e
“
p .

3 1 S h e wan d e rs fo rth ,
sh e wan d e rs fro m h e r te mp l e sh e wan d e rs fo rth .

33 . S h e wan d e rs fo r th , sh e i s b ro k e n
h e arte d ,

3 5 B ro k e n a way .

T h o u th a t dids t d e so l a te th e t e m p l e , d id s t d e so l ate th e c ity

S ac re d l ad y of N ip p ur , wh e n wil t h
t ou re
p o se
?

U n to E sume du dra w ni
gh “

Oh maj e s tic N i a k ia ps
[
o us e of M n ib i’]
T h o u th a t d id s t d e so l ate th e te mp l e , d id s t d e so l ate

C o n s o rt G
6
’
) o f th e h e ro ,

R ev erse .

r
[ U n to th e te mp l e .

T ho u t h at d id s t d e so l a te th e te m pl e , di d s t d e so l a te th e c i ty

Q ue e n o f E k i s h ib [h o w l o n g u n ti l t ho u wil t re
p o se
?
]

D i l ba f .

t D il h a t
'

o n s o rt P o f N i n ib i n D i l b at
[ C J
T h e n th a t d id s t d e so la te th e te m p l e , d id s t d e so l a te th e c i ty ,
Oh ro yal o n e o f E ga l l a, how l o n
g w i l t th o u w an d e r re s tl e ss ?

ll . S e m i ti c i tpé sh e d re w n i g h ,
or p h ap
er s fo r felaé i mp . W it h vo c al c p r fi
i e x .

5 . I c B an
. .

6 . Th e nu mb e r of l in e s b ro k e n a wa
y a t th e en d o f th e
‘

o b v d th e b e gi n n i n g
e rse an

o f th e v re e rse c an n o t b e m o re t ha n t h re e o r fo u r, a n d p ro b ab l
y Co n tai n e d a re e r
en e
f c
to La ga h
-
s
,
to c o rre p o n d t
s o o bv .
9 an d 1 0 .
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n a n mr
az
-

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gasa n p
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m a z tra
-
mu i m md — —
ab— td m m7 l - —
14 5

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mmaz ma
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nu e

E + S A L ma -
eri m fi n d —
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lm
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bi si E s ameda
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rz rz mu
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(mm) n ad gi ri n na mu
i m~
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ma —
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ma ti in a bi l i za

g al magam n a ma
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- - - —

bi i i i t l i a bi g
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sa e sa a s a— a
— - - — — —

u a— a— i

na m tar m — —
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an -

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L in e 1 0 S B H 8 11 , 2

a . Th e p ro n u n c ia ti on f t is gro u s
o h
r is . un c e rt ai n . sa me gro up
a pp e ars in R aw I V 3 . 0 no 1 ob v 1 0 as P A P N U N U Z
. .
-
z ‘

pz r i i tu wo m b
' '

3 . Co n j cte u re f o r 11 m .

A gal a p e rh a p s z é al u fo r fial atl u Th e m ay b e th e me in u lfa i Ia,

'

ro o t
‘

sa as - - -
. .

5 . fulfi l h e re i n th e se n se o f rd b S‘a tfi , '

o v er l o rd
6 . O r a m k id datu i s wri t te n on o bv . 2 3 an d 25 a m , B r 85 8 3 . .
 TA B L ET ri n u-z l e o r r un mass on C l m m n m ri t 15
'
co n 1 1
'
- - -

U n to E ide - —
an u m d raw n ig h
Oh wh o se s tre n gth i s p re emin e n t “ ,

T h o u th at did s t d e so l ate th e te mp l e d id st d e so l ate th e c i ty ,

Oh m y q ue e n o f E sap arra h o w l o n gwil t t h o u wan d e r " ,

T e mp l e d ci t he y
an
y t p l un de r .

Th e s ac re d l i arl o ts ° o f my te m pl e th e y p l un de r .

M y h arl o ts ro o m , m y san c tuary , t he y

‘

p l un d e r .

M y p ro p e rty an d go o d s th e y p l un d e r .

Th e po sse s s io n s o f m y te mp l e , th e y p l un d e r .

E sh u m e d u ,
Th e p o ss e ss io n s o f m y te mpl e , th e y p l un de r .

E rab ri ri ,
2 2 M y h
t ro n e an d my ti th e y pl u n de r .

2 3 My p o rp h y ry
c o uc h of t h e y pl u n d e r .

2 11 M y c o n so rt i n my te m p l e t he y
2 6 D iv in e G al m ah an n a th e y

7 Th e t reasu re d o n e o f m y h e art t h e y i n s ul t C )
2 D .

2 9 H e wh o al o n e is gre at , my n o bl e one i n B h ur the y ,

3 1 M y h e ad wi th af fl ic tio n t h e y h u m i l iate .

3 3 O f wo e an d wai li n g,
3 5 A fate of wo e an d wail in g t h e y p re p are .

7 . Th e ro o ts $ 1 3 7 an d In a -
ma ( + da a v er b al af i x ) , tran sl at e d b o t h b y i akd n u h e re

an d ab o v e 3 2 , h ad d i ffe re n t m e an i n gs i n S u me ri an . L in e 3 1 m e an s l i te rall y th e

h e ad wi th pp r e ss i o n h e y h u m il iat d t/ si k i apl u, The ma al so

’
o t e cuésu . ro o t

wr i tte n 5 A R = ma h ad , th e n uan ce s p i g i n to b e i n g i t , o r ac ti e
r n v c re ate 2 :

ban d, no t Eakd n u who se ro o t in S um . was mal T h e o r ms i uz ma—n i i a (l 3

. f - -
. 1 ) an d ma
da (I 3 5 ). il l u s trate t h e j c t ma i b th ca i h ab i t o f d ro pp i g th p fi n e re x fo r su b e . n o se s s

e th i c al d ti v f m b ut th
a e a ord i th c d ca Th d u bl
e e s u bj c t i :i o mi tt
e n s e n e se on se . e o e

o bj c t a i i a i l 3 c
e ot b
— pl ai d by y f th p i c ip l f B ab I 2 2 8 ) b)
n . 1 an n e ex ne an o e r n es o . a
,

n o r as c mp u d v b f t h
a o c n d c l ibid 3 7 f T u m U D m m w l d
o n er o e se o as s 2 . u n — c ou

ex pl ai l l d u b le i fi
n a i b ui z n f
o bj c t d b l i gf
n mp h a i b t
xe s as n -
'

z ,
—
’

or o e as a ou n or e s s. u

t h i do e s t e pl i m zb
s no d th p i c ip l b v
x f d t i S wl d v b
a n
'

-
'

an e r n es a o e re e rre o n z axe a '

er e

S umé ie m t m cl ar
r n u h t
se e
g p l i t ho g l u
g e I t i p b abl t h t
e en o o ex a n e e n e ra sa e . s ro e a

i su ch i ta c
n th e ns h a i i a i d u to
n e s as l gy on e e re -
s e an a o .

F o r z i —dci c f ( i da
8 .
g B r 2 3 51 2 3 1212 12 .
—
. .

9 N J N JN UZ .
( i l uui tu, i s e r a s to b e un d e rs to o d as a te
- m l e d e o te e z in msat
’

p hp p v
came l , i n n ii at M arduk e tc so re u e n t i n o n tra ts F o r t h e id e o g
{ q
ra m i n t i s se n se. f c c . h
cf mwar Eag ga fm a amil tu, S E H 3 41
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z a in a a —
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1 . T h e te mp l e s in ll .
43 f . we re at KB . Th e se co n d was o mi t te d on th e o bv .

b e twe e n 11 . 1 1 an d 1 2 .

2 . Th e c atch l i n e fo r tab l e t fo u
-
r is in an u n u s u al m an n e r l i n e d si n gl y wit h tran s
l ati o n b e n e at h an d n o d ate .
TA B L ET T n nEE or (s T iL
-

E Go n D E ss or CH I L D B I R T H
—
1 47
co n so rt ,

l o rd N ip p u r ,
l o rd E s h u m e du ,
l o rd of G irsu
l o rd of

l o rd of E k is h i b ,
l o rd of Em e te n u rs ag,
l o rd E id e - -
an u m

l o rd o f E rab ri ri

wh o to b attl e we n t fo rt h , [ i n th y go in g fo r th to ba ttl e ] .
 TA B L ET F I VE

S e v e ral re ce n sio n s of t h is tab l e t an d th e si x th tabl e t e x is t . Th e

earl ie s t re c e n sio n N eo B ab yl o n ian
a p y o f tab l e t fiv e , i s B E I S N E R n o
co
-

, .

AS an d (a fragm en t) n o 5 0
d up licate .
,
wh ic h b e gin s o n th e o b ve rse wit h
l in e A 2 o f th e o b v e rse o f n o AS T wo A ss y rian (p ro b abl y l ate r) c o p ie s
. .

e x ist K AG2 9 an d R m 1 3 2 ; K AG2 9 i s p ub lis h e d b y R e isn e r p p

,
. .

3A f
1 . an d Rm . 1 3 2 i n R aw . V 52 . F o r l i te ra ture on th e A ssy rian
B az o w A dup l ic at e fragme n t
’
co p ie s se e s Cata l ogue pp 6 11 9 . an d 1 5 85 .

of K A62 9 b e l o n gin gto th e l as t p art i . e . th e p art o th e rwise k n o wn as

tabl e t s ix
( z R EI S N ER no .
Ag) is K 2 AA 2 R E I S N E R p 9 0 T h e b as is . .

of m y t e x t fo r th e fi fth tab l e t i s R e isn e r no .

AS , an d fo r tabl e t si x n o .

A9 T h ro u gh o u t b o th
. tabl e ts re fe re n ce to th e sa me v arian ts i s mad e b y
th e sa m e l e tte rs , to wi t , A K 11 6 2 9 ,
B Rm . 1 3 2 ,
C REI SN ER
no . 50, D K 2 AA 2 R E I S N E R h as p u t th e te x t
. o f tab l e ts fiv e an d si x
to ge th e r o n t h e b asis o f th e B ab y l o n ian t e x ts p p . 1 36 -
1 11 1 . A tran sl a
tio n i s i v en b J A sr n o w R e l i ion I I 3 5 if o n th e b asi s o f th e A ssy rian
g y g .

te x ts , so far as a v ail abl e S e e al so D I E N E M A N N , 5 umerisch B aby l on isrh e

.
—

H y mn en 1 8 3
-
1 .

We d up l icate to p art
*
h av e se e n ab o v e t h at R aw I V . 2 8 no . A is a

of tabl e t two R aw V 5 2 i s th e re fo re art o f th e sam e se rie s o f a

. . no . 1 p
N in e vi te b
co u t l i k e K A G2 9 h a s th e fo rm o f t wo c o l u mn s o n e ac h
py ,

sid e , wh e re as R a w I V 2 8 h as b u t o n e co l u m n
*
.
on o b e rse v an d
re v e rse K A 6 2 9
. h as th e to p o f th e o b v e rs e an d th e en d o f th e re v e rse
b ro k e n away b u t i t i s p ro b abl e t h at i t, l ik e R m 1 3 2 , co n tain e d al l o f .

tab l e ts fiv e an d s i x o t t h e o r igin al arra n ge m e n t K A6 2 9 , as n o w .

re se rve d , b e i n s wi th l i n e 1 7 o f tab l e t fi v e 2 R aw V 5 2 co l I 33
p g
. . .
1 50 TA B L ET FI V E or mu/en nu
—
di m

[f a b éf bi f zi m a zm K U ul [ l i ei ]
x
—
e en n e —
- — — — — —

]
'

mt] [i ki ri ta m
'

[ Hi bit i ni
’

ana su zn a e
— — — — — —

me e m n e f ab bi s tt mu 1 m K U ? a en n e ul — l i ei
1
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— — — — — — — — — —

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2
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es an n a —
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'
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n —

m ‘
mm
’

d “7
mu l i mul
' '

en —
n n —

gidi m m
'

e —

1 . F o r th e o p e n in
gli n es c om p are S EI I —

1 A en d .

2 . Th e o m i ss io n o f t h e se o p en in g l in e s b y R E I S N ER p . 1 36 an d JA SI R O W
’ ‘
II 3 5
o b sc u re s th e m e an i n g o f th e en ti re t ab l e t .

3 . B h as th e en d o f lz -
'

an d a S e m i ti c t ran sl ati o n fut - -

(l -
tu ( P) . Th e o p e n in
g li n e s
are b ro k e n f ro m B co l . I .

A lzi i a gu
.
- — -
nu e -
K 3 93 1 re v . 2
9 ( 2 S . . S mit h ,
M iscl . Te xts pp . 1 1 W ri tte n
wi t h ra S B II —
9
9, 2 0 in a p aral l e l p ass a
ge F o r gun um . Gul a cf . re v , 1 3 .

5 . H e re I3 ,
co l . I 5 -
1 A h as th e
,
f o l l o wi n
g i n s e r ti o n .

d d
mda surz m ma
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6 [
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d d ma ul l i l
7 dm n in lil
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a a — — - —

d l n
Z
8 en tu ti l a [ me] m
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d m d
mn g (K 3 9 3 g
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9
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1 2

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p pa s i
‘

iza - —

In re
gard to t h e ab o v e p
gro u atte n t io n m ay b e c al l e d to t h e o ll o wi n g ac ts T h e f f .

gro u p is p ec r e de d by E a , D amk i n a an d E / z mul N i n mfl] a s i n R a w I V 1 b 1 1 2 5 -

,
-
.
-
.

L in e 1 2 re e rs f
f t M d k b t i R w IV 7 52 t o N i n ib . S ulpaéa ge n e ral l y re e rs o ar u ,
u n a . 2 a

t E l il A
o N ipp ni m ti d ll . f i t i p b bl that l l
s d 3 f t N i l il ur s en one . 1 2 ,
s ro a e . 1 1 an 1 re e r o n

d B u
an \ t li 6 d d l mg c f CT X V
a . - d l my p t f E ku i
s o n e an il -
a , . il —
il a ar o r n

N ipp N g l i c l l d pdk id gi mi l ul uq gga

ur . LSS I 6 p
e r 8 l 5 t i p b bl
a s a e r z u se e . 1 . 1 i s ro a e

th t N e g l
a d hi c t i t d d h
r T h id
a f E lil b th f th
an d s o n so r ar e n en e e re . e ea o n as o a e r an

m th i
o lf c t d d c m pl t
e r, d f N i lil
. f th
e d m th
. i th
se m -
re a e an o e e , an o n as a e r an o er n e sa e

Cf K 3 93 3 ; R w IV
. b 7 f ; III 69 c 6 f 1 re v . 1 a . 1 1 2 .

l a fo r ma .

m
i rra
‘

F E n mesz N e rgal A l so J a sr n o w I A 7
'
or , se e B ab I I . 1 0 6 . 2 .

Cf S E H . 1 3 2 , 2 3 , ci t d e al so by s r ao w .
 T A B L ET FI VE OF THE GO DD ES S O I" C H I L D B I R T H -

1 51

O bv erse .

U n to h is te m pl e le t go wi t h p rais e
1 us .

3 U h i s tem p l e
go wi th p raise
n to le t us .

A I n to t h e i n te rio r of th e l o fty te mp l e , u n to M ard u k l e t u s

go
”

5 U E n l il an d h is N in l il
n to c o n so rt
(l e t u s go ) .

6 U n to N in i b an d Gu la ,
U n to Ea an d D amk i n a , to E n mul an d N in mul ,
U n to E n d aéu rim an d N in dasu rim ,
U n t o th e l o rd of D ul az ag an d N in d ul az ag,
U n to m o t h e r N in l il an d fath e r E n l il
U n to E n u ttil a an d E n m e sarra
U n to t h e l ad y of th e th e l ad y o f th e m o u n tai n s
b re ath of l ife of h e av e n ,
"

U n to S h ui p ae a , h im of th e sac rific ial b o ard ,

U n to th e m o th e r 8h e n tu r, m o th e r of th e se ve n go d s ,
U n to th e l o rd , l igh t o f N ip p u r ,
U n to th e s e e c h b e ifte d ,
p g t h e l ad y of N ip pu r
1°
7 U n to N app asi l ad y of

8 U n to N u s k u , wh o se m is s io n d i v i n e sp i ri t of E k u r,
i s gran d ,

se n se ,
i s i n te n de d i n l in e 7 as i n R aw I V 1 b 2 5 If an d 2 7 n o A ll 7 I t i s t e re
. . . . f . h
fo re c e r ta i n t a t th e N ih pp
u r tri n i ty E ul i l N i n i b N ergal i s i n te n d e d i n t i s g
as sa e — —
h p .

6 . T h e l i n e i s glo sse d b y u M U ene gud—e n e, te n m ig ty n am e s , i -

re i te e re t e n h . c . c h
l in e s , o m it te d i n th e B ab yl o n ian c py ; o se e n o te 5 .

7 . B , I A fo r mul , ul in b o th c a e s s
,
as K 3 93 1 re v . 3 0 .

8 . B h as S e m i ti c glo ss i a te -
ri -
tu—i a s i r um -
. N us k u as a m e sse n ge r d fi re go d i s
an

d isc usse d b y Z I M M E R N , Vater, 5 07m a n d F itrsprec/Je r S e e al so s r uo w I AS 5

'
. .

9 W e do n o t k n o w h o w varian ts A , B an d C b e gan , b ut sin c e th e y

. are e arl i e r
(se e
n o te o n re v e rse it i s no t at al l l ike ly t h at th e
y co n ta i n e d th e B ab yl o n i an f
o rm u a l
u n to M ard u k s
’
te m l ep e tc . n . The o ri
gi n al h ymn un do u b tabl y b e gan un to h e r

te m l e p wi th wa i l i n g we go cf . re v e rse 39 .

1 0 . P ro babl y re e rs f to A l l at an d N e r ga l .

1 1 . I . e . N i n l il .

1 2 L in e s 7 1 4
.
0
mus t h ave be e n o mi t te d b y S E H no .
48 as u n im p o r tan t to a B ab y
l o n i an re d ac tio n .
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daga l mga Z a n
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zt s u na
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gaf a n 5 1 1 11 11 61 —

1 . R e fe re n c es to S adarmmn a , sp o u se o f N u sk u ,
in M us s -
A im .
7 03 a . T h at N k
i is u

is m u ch e ar l e r v id t f m t h f q t cc
i t h an c f th i t h e I i as s i te
‘

p er o i d is e en ro e re uen o u rre n e o s

d i v i i ty i l l
n h ym wh i chn c p i f m l S m ia h y m N u k u i th
i i se
-
ns , are o es ro e ar y u er n ns . s s e

n e w m d ch l l y c
oo n c t d with S i f [
an ,
d Il
as s u Th t h i ,
c ose on ne e n o r an
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arran a e s a

ph asef th mo i cl
o f m R w I V A 11 N t l
e 5 i al i b bbul um N
on sku e ar ro a . a 11 z s z u 1 11 1
”

a e
'

u , us

c h il d f th th i ti t h d y cl ip d O b d y t
o e hi
r b l i th l m p
e dh a -
e se . n o un ar s o nes s sv i n o s e a , an e

i c ll d l i gh t f t h e i gh t C R T I pl J W I L S S II 2
‘

s a er o n n x xc
' ‘

e ,
. A S l tN l

p 3 I t h p g S B I I 3 A6 h i l l d g t m
. 2 . n e as s a
g f E li l b t i l l e 1 2 , e s ca e re a e sse n er o n ,
u n a er

t t h
ex s i th m e
g b tw
s M rd k d Ee th t i h b c m e s se n e r e i
-
i -i i a u an a, a s, e e o es

m g wh
e s se n th tt ib t
er f E l il w t v t M
en d k l li c lt c e ct da r u es o n en . o er o ar u . s u ,
onne e

t r ll
n a u wi th U a y l l b c e c t d with N i pp l i c th r, w m v .
" '
t e on n e u r a so ,
s n e e n e oon

asm g f t h e th g d w l d f m p t f th N ipp i
e sse n er o p th e ar o ou or ar o e u r an an eo n .

2 . B t ra n sl ate s 17 1 1 5 21 1 1
-

m bi ig B i e rra
- —
.

3 B tran sl ate s Za mas da m 7m i a me Ia m mu—i a i a A a

'

—
sz — ‘

.
- - - - -
a .

l 27 1
A . B h as 11 1 1 1 an d tran sl ate s md r -
bi -
e M ira u -
n a — m i — n a— r u 5 11 1 .

5 . S in c e th e Ni pp ur p an t h eo n is c e r ta in l y in te n d e d i n th e l i s t N us l u, S adam mma ,
S em i) , L a mas s a an d S in , an d th e fi rs t an d l as t ar e ph ase s o f th e m o o n ,
i t is n a tu ral to
se e in S berab an d L amass u ph a se s o f th e mo o n a sol .

6 . B ge . B tran sl ate s ( H 1 aZ -
Li
’l u ’
7 . B l a bu ,
- —
ut -
tu u -
si -
i -
ru en -
l iZ ( i ; E n l z l z i
—
’

h e re a p p ro er na me an d scar e l c y to
b e t ran sl a te d bél -
na
pii ti as a n ame .
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53
'

c o n n us s o r c i- nr n 1
-

U n to t h e m o t h e r o f th e te mp l e , S ad a rn u n n a,

U n to S h e rah , c ro u c h in g d e m o n of B h u r,
U th e p ro p i tio u s
p iri t
n to wh o se sp l e n d o u r i s p re m e ,
s su

U n to th e gre at an d m aj e s tic so n th e radi a n t S in ,

U n to th e b e ge tti n g s p o use of co n s o r t o f N an n a r ,

S in ,
th e au gu s t a tt en d an t , E n l il o f l i fe ,
th e v t of S in p ri n ce o f th e o u te r te mp l e ,
s e r an
,

E n bul c h il d o f E sabb a
,

th e h e ro o f h e av e n , l o rd o f th e m o u n tain
N i n gal , m o th e r o f h e av e n
Xin an n a , th e warl ik e ,
h er h u s b an d , T a m m uz ,
th e m o th e r o f th e l o rd div i n e N in s u n ,

’h ’
i

8 . A N UR -
: 9
; cf . th e n am e of th e de m o n ursaii u a
V

l o an wo rd f ro m 11 1 -
3 11 i a-

K 1 33 , 3 an d CT X V I 2 5 , [1 6 w i h ch is c no t onne ct ed wi th 111 31 11 1 1 I I \V 1 111 b ,

c on trary
t o I l ro z n y N i n i b p .
78 . 111 3 6 1 1 11 is S e m i ti c f ro m cf . ZA I X 1 59, 2 3 II
"

ZZ’l
S zn l al
'

1 1 a— gi a— i bi l i .

1 0 . B ad d g d t s e an ran sl a te s , 111 121 Ei abba .

1 1 . B ga saggal g r - — -
r . A S B II p . 1 3 A b e gi n s h e re . By c o m b in i n g A an d B a tran s
l a tio n wo u l d b e , 111 11 1 11 1 wi
‘
—
s it -

[e 21 17 ] 3 1 11 11 1 11 11 1 1 4
—
1 .

1 2 . A h as B r 7 3 3 6 i n t h e S u m e ri a n l i n e an d N I X i n t h e S e m i tic T h e S u m e r i an
.
‘

p ro n u n ci at o n i o f th e f
o r m e r i s u n k n o wn i t st an d s e i d e n tl y b e twe e n t h e e arl i e r gasa n v
an d l ate r 1 11 1 1 . I tran s c r ib e it p vi ro s i o n al l
y gal a / 1 . I t is no t cl e ar wh y th e A s s v r an i h as
v ar an i ts h e re an d 1 1 11 1 5 131 1 1 . fo r e ar l i e r gai an ; a ph on e ti c v ar ian t so far as we k n o w i s

p
i m o ss i bl e . A tran sl a t e s fluN i ngaZ 1 1 1 1 1 —
11 1 1 1 3 11 11 14 3 . F o r th e c o n so rt o f S in i n a te x t . o f
th e ti m e o f S a un a 17 1 1 1 1 11
-
cf . CT V I I I 3 B2 e nd
‘

. L in e s 8 -
1 8 al l f
re e r to t h e c ul t o f
S in ,
f o l l o we d b v N a ua -
I i tar t h e d a u ht
g er o f S in an d i n
gal , cf .

no 1 ,
3 1 .

3 A ai 1 1 1—g1 11 1 d tran sl a te s ( P) eZ kar de

'

1 .
— -
sag, an —
ra - -
dl .

l lu
I A . A { 1 11 1 01
-
31 d umu z i -
.

1 5 . A h as 13 .

d amn
6 A 111 1 be l z m
'

1 . 1 1 1 11 - -

1
7 . B ab yl o n i an t e x t (c th e gre at m e sse n ge r a) .

1 8 . I e S i n as l o r d
. . o f th e e art h .

1
9 . P ro b abl v f
re e rs to G il gam is h ,
th e t radi ti o n al H e r cu l e s of E re ch .
 T A B L ET t ur n or 1 1 11 11 11 11 11 ; gi m
- —

” m un l i1 11 11 1 1 ~ 1 1 a
'

1 1 111 1 1 1 1 1 1
—

a 3
ka l 111 1
r

(1 1 1 1 1 1 1
‘

e 11 11 1 1 11 11 1 1 1 — —

’
A 1d idz gi za mag l
'

e1 z 1 11 a a l a a 1 r
'

2
g
—— — —

s
2 5 bar tab ba ( l uz bl r Tl
— — —

5 i 1b ba ge
'
—
1 1 1 11
— - —

‘ l
dam ga l ge
'

11 1 1 1 1 11 11

aIu dug 1 11 (l1 1) gr

'

asa r g 1 1 11 1 11 11
— —

d
d Amz s ulf a l A1
I

pp
’

1 11 11
~
ti 11 a
—
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a an

d
lb A a
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51
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1 11 11 a
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3 [ 11 11 1 1 1 1 1
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1 1 1 ai a
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sag
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1 e
—

11 d
[a umu] m l l l la
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eu 11 11
g1
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 11 1 1 11 1 1
—
ma r

KA L l 1 4 1 1 21 4 1 1
[
5
5 11 1 1 11 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1.
ga
— -

3 5 gai a n [ 1 1113 11 l al ] [cur

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fa r e —
ra —

ge
3 6 5 117 —

5 1 da 7 1 1 1 1 7 1 7 7: a l i 1 a s
—
aqag gd

[game
1 1 1

11 11 1 a 11 11 1 11 a( a
g ga

il u ’
1 . A 1 2 ban aa da ( 1) 11 1 - -
1 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 11 1 111- -

N
'

1 11 5 11 1 1 wa s th e c o n s o rt o f L ugalban da at E re a n d m o t e r o f G i l a m is ,
g ch h h
1 , A3 8 ,
of . I AA , 1 5 f . L u gal ban d a was t h e E n l il o f E re ,
h e n c e 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 e rta in l y ch c
l ugal ban da, -
cf .
g ai a n
g al -

ga l ab o v e I . 1 8 O
. n 11 31 1 1 1 1 11 a D uplici
se e SA I 2 A9 8 ; Il o m t L
ir . Geogmpbie e tc 96 ; I . 2 . A S TR o w , Re l igio n I I 3 6 n . E re ch
c p it
a al
f D u p l i as , o KB VI 1 , 3 70 . L u gal b an d a an d N in s u n are m in o r
-
for ms of E n l il
an d N i n l il at E re ch .

—
a
”H a zll ’
l

A A br I z l
'

1 11 a -
11 11 —
51 1 -

The e arl i e s t fo rm o f t h e S u m e r ian n am e fo r 3 1 111 5 1 1 1 i s gei te n mwa [ i r bau S t V 5 ,

- — -
.

to w h o h
m t i s k i n g b uil t a te p
m l e i n G irs u .
garde n 1 1 1 11 11 a k in d o f wi n e , Z m B ei / riige
-
.

9
8 , AO . Cf al so -

g i tc11
r -
a 1 1 11 a 11 1 1 1 3 11 1
1 3 1 1 111 11 1 C T X X I I I 1 6, 1 5 ,
h e re a
go d de ss
o f th e un d e r wo rl d ,
-
an d R aw I V . 2 7 ,
2
9
—

g e§tr11 -
a 11 11 a d up i a r —

s e e a so l K l} VI 1 ,
1
90 , A7 w h e r thi e s
go dde ss s i ts b e fo re B ret/a
lgal .
ph o
d d
n e ti c p s e l l in g
'

1 1 1 us l e 11v a1 1 11 ci- -
fe r t h e s i s te r o f T am m u z CT X V . 20 , 2 1
'

, an d si m l y p
1 1 11 1 3 1 1 3 1 1 1 . 2 3 an d R aw I I 5 9 e . 10 ser i . B tFI i I yi ’r i -

,
h ft e re o re ,
a

g o dd e ss o f th e u n d e r wo rl d Cf —
. . re v . 2 5 . L in e s 1
9
-
2 3 re e r f to th e p th o an e n of

E re ch as 8 —
1 8 to L 1 .
 TA B LET F IVE OF THF . GO DDESS OF C HI L D -
B I RT H 1 55

U n to L u gal b an d a , l o rd of D u p l ias,
U n to E lza l a 11 11 a , lady of t he El y s ian F ie l d s
U n to th e go d o f th e T igri s , th e gre at ri v e r fu l l o f p l e rity ,
A n d i ts c o m an io n s tre am
p , th e ri v e r o f S ip par ,

U n to Ea, m o f th e h o l
ra
y c i ty ,

U n to th e m o th e r of th e D amk in a
gre at ab o d e
U n to M ard uk , l o rd o f B ab y l o n ,
an d to th y b e l o v e d wife , Z arp an i t ,
U n to th e s te ad y p l ane t N ebo (M e rcu ry) ,

U n to th e b r i d e , fi rs t b o rn d au gh te r o f N i n i b ,

U to E n n ugi ,
n so n 9
( ) o f E n l il ,

U n to N u sk u , d e l e ga te d wi th sup re m e p o
we rs ,
U n to th e p ro p i tio u s d e m o n , m y l o rd , p rin c e o f E k u r ,
U n to N i n sa r, h im th a t carri e s th e s wo rd

of E kur,
U to th e l o
ya l sh e
p h e rd h im f th e d sh e e p l o l d
'

n o s ac re

U n to mo th e r B au , q ue e n o f th e s ac re d c i t
y,

A A . ad d s a .

A D zgl at l a ma l a
'

1 6 [ 11 12 1 1 1 1 abi
'
-

] tz1 11 1 be gal - — - —
ai .

5 . A , ra .

6 . F or re s to ra ti o n
,
se e R w IV
a . 2 1
*
h re v . 1
7 .

7 . L in e s 2 6—3 1 c on ta in t h e E ri d u—B aby l o n p an t h eon .

8 . So B a rm a n c o rr e c ti ons p . 1 5A .

9 A 25
.
(R e i sn e r 2 A b , b u t l a e d p c a l i n e to o h i gh) .

I n R a w I I I 6 8 e 7 E mu /£1 1 i s t h e s to o l
. c arr i e r o f E n l il . F o r E n i i u gi as an e art h
go d , se e KB V I 1 , A83 .

1 0 . 1 11 1 1 d1 '
11
—
_ _ l1 a l l 1 1
'
st a ll
S A I 7 A9
"

an d cf . 1 86 1
’
1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1
'

z a i l alz l1 1 1 a k in d o f p r ie s t .

N uslz u I l e rm e s , l o rd o f t h e wan d
'

1 1 . 1 1 1 11 1
'

3 11 71 11 11 , d e l e ga te .

1 2 . A 2 8 a 2
7 b, n o t i n t is te x t h .

1 3 . R e s to re d f ro m A 2 8 b . F o r lm l l g lealigga - —
cf . SB II 2 8, 1 6 If .

1 1”
A A 3 2 N aft lc1 1 r
'
i—
11 ia
1 1 1 1 — 5 a1 11 1
p l a
'

.
- -
t

’l l ’
5 A 3 A 1 1 3 15 1 1 1 11 lei N in a mai a
1 11 11
z gga
a
- - - —
. . .

N i n amai azag i n a r i t u al te x t Z A VI 2 A2 ,
2 2 ,
t h e re re p re s e n te d b y a
go a t R aw I l l
. .

68 cf 3 7 , c al l e d a s h e p h e rd o f E n l i l n .

1 6 . A adds kl U r uaz ag a p ar t o f L agash. sa re c d t o B au , se e VA B I 2

7A .

1 7 . F o r th e W e s te rn A sm l '
as be l i t 5 1 1 1
'

(n o tre d ame de s ch amp s) se e re v e rse 2

9 .
 1 0 6 1 “c PM : o r n urten fzu n un n
;
- - -

gim
d d
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ga l [ um [ u] [ga
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1 1 11 1 1 a ma Ica ml si ge

Zh ’
1 A 3 8 um ma m bM - -
um Z
ia A M am md r ru -
bi -
e .

For re a d i n gab ba i am — -
se e SBH 1 1 2 , 35 . a b -
s im B r 3 83 . 2 a bi cun v e rd ure ,
a l o an
wo rd an d l ate Var i b sam C T \ V
of r 1 8 “" a b sam i s fo r T amn uq I n R aw l l
re v
9
- —
. . . . .

57 c 7 2 th e sa m e i s fo r N i n i b Th e S u m a h sam d e s i gn ate s b o t h as
go d s o f ve ge ta
-
. .

t io n . For an o h
t er
() g9 o d a b sa m as -

g a te — k e e p ero f E s a gil a , se e ZIM -

M E R N T ammu 2 3 0
z .

2 . Th e s ign i s R E C 6 8 no t DA R . I n th e S argo n i c e ra h
t h e t i rd m o n t h was c all e d
d
qén
‘

e —
l ee

3 . A [1 1 h as l i n e [1 0 a a te r f b I t is
. p ro b abl e th a t B I ] b e gan wi t t is l in e , i h h . e .

BI h as l i n e s 1 8 3 9 b ro k e n
—
a wa v , or mo re h
t an h al f th e t abl e t .

d umuu
6 tc
'

. e .

5 . A Zn ,
th ’
l ugal A B A bc al kar — - - -
ra -
da i a — l n ’
-
u . A h as n ab fo r a b, but c e rt ai n ly an

e r ro r .

6 . R e sto re d f ro m v ar . C SBH p .
91 .

7 . C 2 , [ bél i u mubal l itat mitu] ti 3 a '

i h rat ma I i
— -

8 A m flurmu al i l ui fsum F o r H um : I
.
I; [ u m a -

g ]
-
. N e r gal , se c LSS 3 1 , 2 3 an d ,

R aw . I I 5 9 , [u w e re I s u m o l l o ws N e rgal h h f .

C 6 [ N z n e ga l l be I i t um ma n a—a ti m
' '

9 -
- - - -
.
.

1 0 . C f R aw 1 ] 5 9 a 2
. . 2 .

C 8 i l “lz i sa il u '

ba m be I um ku n u uk
'

1 1 .
,
— —
a - - - -
.

E kii ib was at ms , se e ab o v e tabl e t I I I o bv . 1 1 . F o r H ait i cf . th e m o n th of H ar d

 TA B L ET F I VE OF (I T HE G O DDESS O F CH L I D B IR T H -
1 57

38 U n to m o th e r G ul a , mo th e r T am mu z , th e p ri n of

ce l
y so n ,
th e mo th e r o f N ew, l ad y o f E h arsab a ,
N i sab a ,
gre at an d di v in e q ue e n N isab a ,
L uga l A 17 a , —
warl ik e an d e m in e n t l o rd
th e l ad
y wh o gi v e s wh o s e c h am b e rs are ful l ,
l i fe to th e d e ad ,
th e m o th e r of U nugal , d iv in e I su m
N in e gal , q u e e n o f h o st s ,

K is a , d iv in e H an i l o rd ,
of th e se al ,

G astin n am , th e q u e e n K asi ,

P ate n sar, h im o f s ac ri fic e s ,

U d sah ar , c h ild of th e n igh t ,

th e b rill i an t qu e e n , [ V in gal P ]
th e c o n se cra te d m is tre s s
f E re c h ,
"
N i n e sga l , h er ‘
o

E n an un , mo th e r
’

ol
(P)
o d o f K i s was Z amama, se e n o
'

R TG 1 1
7 re v Th e g
. V l l o bv . . 1 6 n o te T h e go dde ss o f
.

K L? was K a '
-
'

sa V A E I 3 6 n 1 0 Z amama an d K as a o r K isa .
' '

a re f o r ms o f N i n ib an d

B an ,
cf . Br . 1 17 6 1 F o r B au as co n so rt o f Z amama
. cf . R aw I I I 6 2 .
, 62 f .
, K . 3 93 3
ih B w C a tal o gue an d H a o z s i , N i n i b p 1 1 5
'
’
ez o s . .

z l"‘
i

1 2 . C g, gai t iu — -
n am mn ka si
'

- -
m is p ro b ab l
y th e re o si ti o n , se e ab o e I 6p p v . .

ka -
S i i s c e r tai n l y a v ar . cf . lea -
i so
Su f re
que n t as a
go dde ss , cf V A E l 2 5 6 u n d e r K a D i,
.
-

he n c e th e co n so r t of Z a ma ma , or th e B an cf . K i sh is m e an t h e re .

zh‘
.

1 3 . G 1 1 , pa -
tzit -
eu ia ui z i —i
-

Z . Cf . re v . 1 2 .

1 6 L in e
. B [I 1 0 . U dsabar i s p ro b ab l y a ph ase o f th e m o o n go d J
-
as r a o w a fte
R EI S N E R re s to re s th e t e x t {i t ma ma gégga, b ut
- - -
n e it h er th e fun d ame n tal t e xt n o r v ar .

C giv e s gro u n d fo r t h i s .

B I I 1 2 tran sl ate s be eI tum - -

[ n amrata ( P) .

1 6 . P ro b abl y fo r N i ngal co n so rt o f S in .

1
7 . B I I 1 5 l a r i tum - -
.

1 8 . C 1 7 .

z zu
i

1
9 . B 1 7 . n in efr -

gal
-
.

2 0 . C 2 0 be l um -
ar uk i .

2 1 . e n ci- n un
-
is a t i tl e of B an of I sin S E H 9 3 , 8 .

2 2 . C f 89 , 1 1 ; 9 3
.
, 8 .

2 3 . I su m , h e re , i s ce r tai n ly a m i n o r d e i ty of th e un d e r wo rl d ,
-
n ot N e rgal .

2 4. 1 T h e S e mi t i tran sl ati o n c of C 2 0 h as bel um

'

. o f E re ch , b u t ti tl e s o f N an a p re c e de ,
an d f
o l lo w .
1 58 TA B L ET F IV E or mul e n —
zz u
-

muzu; gim

d a ma r qagin
‘
umun al na
‘

un ug

d um mz
'

g gé
a "

szi n ir da a
‘ '

d
111 ma
7 ’ o

H uz .a r
—
n a iz rza
gga
—

sa
—
— —

ai an sa l um ma u
g
— —

d
[ } m ci gzd da
'

ummz a n ugul la u mz
‘ — —

d
J 5
1

ga l
v 1

5a
gu
.
a 1 1 11
gu 1 0
,

d l i l je
[ ] i l dagal l a edin n a
"

g s g ga
°
— —
—
s
-

d d
n in stg guslf in ban da
'
’

ge
'

6
z mn m n a m ma g e un m n f u n kul [ ml
d
nu mwaq ki a
7
i mi: f ég ga
a nu

an magr
”
u mun
8
gi r ii i !) i m f si r—
’

un z un ga ga ge
—
r s — —

d d sa l — sa l
f fir g ma m
' ‘ '
—
a sa an a— ra— z

d
ami m ud— d m fur m un
‘

1 -
Se a —
e -

2 edi m ti n t ma
-

d 16
mu gud m
3 gz bz l mu 16 71
.
—
sag

d “
ma l u lei
A ta é n a
'

ut a ag z ga

Th e te x t h as umun
d al , but B II d R aw I I 5 9 37 d umzm, wh ich
' '

1 . un ug 2 0 an . re v .

is p ro b ab l
y co rre ct .

2 . C 2 4 fo r 5 3 b ma ri eel l a m - -
.

3 . Efi n i r B r
-
. 1 06 1 5 an d id -
n i r- da are th e same wo rds wi th su fli xe d da A. va i a
r nt is
3 11 -
1 zir = §uri n n u e m bl e m , B ab I I . 1 1
7 .

11 . Co n so rt of N i n i b , R aw I I 5 9 a 1 1 .
,
cf . l l a o z m" , N i n ib 1 1 3 .

5 . Th e sam e p
e i th e ts o f N e r al S B M
g 2 2 , 5 3 I , b u t fo r nu i a -
’
$ 13 1 1 2 2 h as n un g
- in
r ,

cf . al so 1
9 , 52 an d LSS I 6, 3 1 l . 1 6 . m m i s fo r n u zm , -
h e n ce n un -

gi
-
a (wh o se b re ast
an d h an d) t u rn no t ba k , c an d n u sa —
'

wh i ch h as n o r i v a l .

6 . O ne of th ego ds o f th e E ri du p an h
t eon i s i n te n d e d .

7 . Cf B r . . 2 01 5 .

.8 V ar A I I 3 b e gi n s h e re a fte r a bre ak o f 2 0 l i n e s
. .

9 garirai p e rh ap s fo r gum? purusszt B r 6 1 3 2

‘

. .
 TA B L ET F IV E O F
'

TH E GO DDESS O F CH I L D B I R T H —
1 59

U n to th e 10 rd o f th e ab
yss , th e ra d ian t c h il d ,

U n to 8u n irda , l o rd of

U n to th e p i o us d au g te r h N i n k arn u n n a ,
U n to N i n s al u m m a , th e warl ik e ,
U n to th e l o rd o f th e ab
y ss , h im of th e i i gh an d ,
se z n

U n to
gre at G i rru , wh o se b re as t n o n e c an o
pp o se ,
U n to L il sagsag, —
co u n c ill o r o f th e v as t fi e l d ‘s ,
U n to d iv in e a rti san o
f p re c io u s m e tal 1 9
U n to th e l o rd o f fa te , th e l o rd 8u n k ul k u l
U n to th e e ar t h —
wo m an s ac re d A m am a ,
U n to th e f p o we r,
l o rd o th e wis e ,
cr re a t
,
on e o f so n g
h im o f d iv in ati o n ,

U n to th e grai n go d d e ss , h e r l ad y of

of th e sac re d m e al wa te r ~
,

R ev erse .

U n to S a m as an d A ja , th e fam o u s d au g t e r, h
U n to th e de m o n
f m y c it y , o th e se ve n h e ad e d
-

d o g,
U n to G i b il o f th e migh t y warl ik e
n am e ,

[1 U n to U ttae n e , h im of th e ho ly p l ac e ,

1 0 . ai ur z : ai u m kk u a k in d of m e al wate r -
u se d in ri tu al s o f th e E a cu l t ,

II 1 0
7 .

1 1 . A d umzm '

e tc . S am e t i t l e o f S amai umun se a - -
S E H [1 8 , 2 3 .

z lu
.

1 2 . su -
ud -
da— um mi r i amé 9 8 , 1 t h e re an e p i th et of I st ar H e re . a a -
. I n t e re sti n g
i s th e f ct th S am a s i s pl c a ed a m o n g th e go d s f th e E rz du p he
’

a at o an t on .

1 3 . F o r te xt cf . re v . 1 8 .

4 A m bi ig [al i
'

ia
—
1 .
- -
.

1 5 . O n th e se v en h e ad e d an i ma l , of . HO MM E L i n B ab I I 6 0 . f .

1 6 . A in S e m i ti c
ilu
g zf
’

v -
BA R [car m da G ibi l
- -
. is re ad
gi rru b y J igs r a o w
fo l l o wi n g Z I M M ER N .
gi bi l i n th e E rid u p an t h eon is N usk u i n th e N i pp u p r an t h eo n
,

on e a ph as e o f th e sun ,
th e ot h er o f th e mo o n . Ja s r n o w s
‘ ’
assu m p ti on
[I 2 3 1 f] t h t a

N u sku i s a l ate e p i th e t f th e fi re go d i s
o p v ro en fal se b y t i s te x t h (o b v . 8) wh i ch
c e r tai n l
y go e s b a k t o c v er
y e arl y ti m e s .

1
7 . A tran sl at e s U ttaen e (i . e . 3 1m m) , a fo rm o f t h e fi re go d i s i n t e n d e d .

I 8 . L il S‘Jg S‘i g,
- -
s pi ri t— wi n d o f th e co n se c ra te d an e p i th et o f A ll at as
go d d e ss of

th e d e ad .

1 A ti tl e of Ea as go d of th e fi n e ar ts
9 . . .
 TA BL ET ru n or mul e / z ma n a n uz gim - -

umu n su b be a n 11 11

mm d gzd da
’

u mun et 21 1
‘
gaf an gir do
3
2 1 7 mm mi ff ( i da .

d
ir ri es mg [g l g
‘ ' ‘
‘
rt f a s ai i sa r
— — - —

d
[ J dt b brr
'

cz m gd
'

é ztru f in
‘ ‘
sag ga s an
— — — — —

aj mz
[ sag —

g] zi an n a —

g Z szl iu
— —

(lcil na

ml
“
sukka l f

1 m .
gai nn
/
f ag m
d l am / 7
[ Jn e mm
‘

sag
8
—
11 1 .

d
dim ga l ka l a m
‘

gu n u H
— —

d “
da mzz t rig gel u mmz me i r si
'

- — — —

u mmz im —
ie —

i m
d
m bi l u la i rm
‘
'

s u— a n na r
— —

ta ii [M i r k l i r l
'

{m a i n si
'

na gg rz
— — — —

d
mm cz m é fli ba
'

szi u d s tzZr
’
— — - -

na — —

d
mn ( i da [ z gaf em tu m ma nl ]
'
'
—
a ag —
— —
.

ag
a
g( u gam zz gi r g l um mz
— — —

1 umun d {u umun a ( u R aw I I 5 9 d 3 1; N e r gal

- — - -
. . .

2 . A II 1
7 h as a pp are n tl y bél E f m me da, as - — -
a tran sl a tio n f ti gl d da ; al t o u g
o -
i
-
h h
E i un zed wi s '
th e te m l e p o f N i n ib at Ni pp ur, ve N e rgal i s
t i n te n d e d e re , o f o bv 5 7h . .

wh e re umun dgidd a z N e r gal . E sh u m e du , h

t e re fo re wa s , a te m pl e fo r b o t h t h e se

go d s wh o we re so n e arl y al l ie d .

N i h gz rda c o n so r t o f N e rgal , R a w I I 5 9 0
'

11 N i ngi i z ida a s o n o f N e r gal an d A l l a t , o f R a w

. . . l\ 3 0 n o . 2 1 5 an d VA B I
p . 2 6 11 .

5 . A z l ue -
ri -

[ e c i’ laar
f ] -
ra -
da be e l i r si ti m S in
- - -
. c e G a la f o llo ws t h e id e n t i cat io n
, fi of

d i rres’ :
‘

N IX . Br . 1 0
981 ,
wi t h N i n ib i s c e r ta i n . T h e t ran s l a t io n l o rd o f e ar th
se e m s to ex cl u de an a tte p
m t to b ri n g t h e wo rs i hp o f s wi n e i n to re l a ti o n wi th N i n i b .

T h e l in e ex pl ai n s N lN —
SA H as cred -
37 1 1) [car/ mi i rsi ti m .

6 . N in ib o f I s in se e m s to h e i n te n d e d , of . SB“ 1 3 2 , [1 5 .

7 . L a ra k was p b ab l y
d L ara k m e n tio n e d to ge t e r CT X V
ro a
par t o f I si n . I si n an h
2 5 ll 2 11 2 6 ; 8 0 , 1 2
. a te r I s i n
(g) an d E gal m a h G u l a i s m i s tre ss o f L arak 9 11 , f
1 1 3 0 -
T h e l o rd o f L ara k wo u l d , t e re o re b e N i n ib
. h f , .

l ll‘
H A [I 2
7 [ gu yzzm m tar k ul l i ma a l i m I t i s i g l y ro b ab l e t at t h e ti tl e o f h h p h
.
- - - — - -
. .

G u l a was o ri gi n al l y gwn un ra a l o an wo rd w i h i n S u m e ri an was wo r n d o wn to - -

hc
 T A B L ET F IV E or ri m M A ID L KEI A W OM A N 1 61

U n to th e l o rd o f e ar t h h igh p rie st of
, p ray e r .

U N e rgal , h im o f th e
n to se iz in
garm ,
U n to A l l at an d N i n gisz id a ,
U n to I rre s, th e warrio r . l o rd of th e e ar t h ,

U n to th e m o th e r o f th e te m p l e th e q uee n wh o giv e s l ife to th e

of th e c h ie f c it
y, d e ad
U n to th e l o fty b ro we d q ue e n of I s in
U n to th e h e ave n l y m e ss e n ge r, l o rd o f e art h ,

U n to o f s ac ri fice , h i m o f L arak ,
U n to G un u ra, th e ta rkul o f th e wo rl d ,
U n to
p io u s D am u h im of G i rs u ,
”
U n to l sk u r h im of te rro r
U n to h i m th at gav e B ab yl o n ,
U th e l o rd o f th e l i fe o f t h e l i fe o f th e wo rl d
‘9
n to ,

of S um e r,
U n to A ja, famo u s d au gh te r , m o th e r of E sab a,
U n to th e p rin ce ss o f j u s tic e , th e h o l y q ue e n s zma l

U n to th e l e arn e d qu e e n , d iv in e N in gi rgil u m ,

gu n u ra,
- -
wh e re as th e S e mi ti c l o an wo rd -
p
k e t i ts f
gin al o r m A n o th e r e x am l e
o ri . p
of a l o an wo rd-
p re s e r vi n
g th e ol de r f
o rm i s i egui u , a kin d o f
grai n , wh o se S ume ri an
e
q u i al e n v
c ame l ate r t be i e ma
‘
.
- -
ui , se e B ab I I 1 1 6
. . C f al so l i n e 1 6 S u m me i r—si
. .
-

gi r su p re se rve d i n S e mi ti c F o r gu ml ra Ga l a, se e S EH 9 3 6
— .
- -
.
,

ilu
g A [ D amu] dam l a be el gzr
'

.
- - -
su

1 0 . Cf S B H 80 , 1 3
. .

1 1 . A dis tin c ti o n b e t we e n kan ag an d kzt r i n S u m e ri an i s e ide n t v h e re ,

i . e . S um e r
an d f
o re i
gn l an ds .

1 2 . E l aba ; G ul a i s mo t h e r o f B icaba, S E H 9 3 , 7 . E n b u l is so n o f E i aba, ab o ve o b v . 1 6 .

1 3 . S ee co rre c ti o n s .

1 4 R e sto re d fro m A I I I 1
. .

ilu
A 1 11 2 ru ba tum ki t tum [la] li tam
l m n — tum ma—al
'

- - - - - -
.

A I I I [1 e mulz tum ‘l un z a gir—gi l um ra wo u l d se e m b e th e p e p o si ti m

‘

1 5 .
- - - -
. to r on a

f
re e rri n
g to th e f
re ra i n o b v . 2 . In f ct
a ra i s to b e un de rsto o d at th e en d o f al l th e se l in es .

1 6 . T ammuz .

1 7 . R am man .

1 8 . M ardu k .

1 9 . S amash .

2 0. N an a I star -
.
1 62 TA B L ET F IV E or ma ten —
n u n un ua
-

gim

J tak lea
’
ma gig an n a gaf an
a
li ar gul gul
-

gaf a n el an n a ra
— -

d
a i— n a— a (kij
3
n ia ( i da
'
‘

gasan ra
- - - -

d lz a M
[ il -
E
[ i ae f ab [2a]
—
’
-
5

[ma l a cil i a h a
"
[dingir] gi r
— - -

[M ID SA G u -
n ug age a nai; [i i —
l 8

d
[ e I l am g b ’

n s — ra
9
a mi m ega m
pit
-

lm“

g Jga g
d
[ m tad ‘

ar —
e ma l a g ar sa -
e

d
[ gl ba m '

z r gaf an gi Z—
]
edin — n a

dag é a
‘5
[fe ir ma al — — - -
la ma l u — - —

ma l u si mar — —
ra

A h as a v ar ba, he n ce k ab ba T h e si
gn i s B r 2 6 9 3 , wh i c h i s a fo rm o f 2 6 7 9
-
1 . . . . .

O n K A B to b e p ro n o u n ce d tug. tuk cf . Tn .
—D
m c m I n scription s de S umer et d’ A kkad
.

2 2 8 1 ) It .

z zu z zu i lu
‘

A mm é kab—ba
’

tran sl at e s , ii ta ri t
- -
a — n in - -
.

2 . S e mi ti c tad? utabbatu SBH 2

7 , 3 11 . A t i tl e of N an a al so in 2 7 , 1 8 ; Crai g R e l .

T e xt s I 9 , 1 5 ; CT XV 2 3 , 3 T h i s l i n e
1 G re v 9 , S B H p 9 2 . . . .

3 n i n { i da i s an e p i th e t o f T ash m e t , S E H 5 2 , 1 3 ; abo ve 1 9 , o f N an a
.
- -
.

zh k i
A A I I I 9 ru ba tum ki t tam
.
— a in m in a O n N i n a o f L agas h , go dd e ss o f sp rin gs
- - -

an d d au gh te r o f E a, se e V A E I 2 6 2 f S h e app e ars to h ave b e e n a go dde ss wi tho ut .

a c o n so rt .

zlu
o

A III but C
'

5 . 1 1 tran sl at e s lza -
sa, re v . 1 3 ta -
r a an -

(sic) .

6 C, 3 a p m ba n u u
'

. A ,
an a a - - —
.

7 . 2 5 b bél gi ri m O n bél i t seri .

‘

as l ad y of th e un de r— wo rl d , cf . o bv . 2 3 .
'

seru

S um . edi n is u se d h e re i n th e se n se o f
gal a edi n T a m muz i n CT XV
E l ysi an Fi e ld s .

asp e c t o f sp ri n g go d , i s a fo r m o f N i n i b
1 9 , 6 T ammu z , i n h i s
.
,
an d as a g o d o f th e

n e th e r wo rl d , an asp e ct o f N e rg al F o r gi rru o r N e r al as a
g go d wh o d ie d e ach ye ar,
-
.

se e JE N 11 6 3
S EN in K B VI 1 ,
.

8 ballab (c f S A I 9 5 1 ) was
. ch R aw V 6 1 1 1; kullab
. vi d e en tl y a p a rt o f E re . .
,

i l lab = U ruk wi th i l lab c f ( fi t S ay c ) pro b ab l y n ame d ft r an cie n t . A l pp e o so rs e , a e

il lab S e e fu rth e r U ruk k ul lab S B H 1 0 2 3

. T h at a c i ty i B ab yl o n i a ballab w -
,
2 . n
, ,
as

d i ti n gu is h e d fro m an o th r bal lab (A l pp l )

s m v id t fro m W E I S B A C M isc] e e o se e s e en H ,
.

[1 11 l 2 ball ab 3 a k ir i b B abi l i T h g d Si d sag f E e ch i N rgal K 6 9 o b v 8 an d

. . . e o —
o r s e
, .
,

L S S I 6 3 8 ; S E H 1 9 li ft ; 2 2 A 5
, , ,
.

9 i c ga b
. maml tu lei a p l ac p fi
n -

,
e re x .

1 0 C r . 1 6 i gi (igu) a l
ev w d f. c al fro m t/ g B r 5 8 4 1 M W 5 1 b
,
-
,
o an -
or or an e . .

el mto b e re ad el u
‘
.
 TA B L ET FI V E O F THE '

GO D D E S S OF CH I L D B I R T H
-

1 63
U n to t h e v irgi n god d e ss o f l ad y of E k ab h a,
h e av e n ,

U n to h e r th at tak e s in to h e r qu ee n of E an n a,
p o s se ssio n th e mo un tain s ,
U n to th e l ad y o f j us tice , q ue e n of N i n a,
U n to K asa h er of th e s h in in gface ,

U n to O irru , l o rd of th e E l y s ian F ie ld s ,

U n to S idsag o f E rech , p rin c e o f H all ab ,

U n to E n lcimgub, l o rd o f wate rway s an d

c an a s , l
2 8 U n to A m urru , h im o f th e mo u n tai n s ,
2
9 U n to A srat , h e r o f th e p l ain s ,
30 U n to L atarak , h i m o f th e sun ri se ,
3 1 U n to E tasid , h im of th e e as te rn b ar ,
gate
-

1 1 A ad d s a .

1 2 . T h e d e i ty i n te n de d h e re is u n ce rt ai n . C e rt ai n l y no t Ea .

mat
13 T h d f ali arru, o r th e W e s tl an d , was p ro n o u n ce d A ma rr u b
go
y th e B ab y
e. o

l o n i an s , an d m ay h ave b e e n b o rro we d fro m t h e A mo ri te s T h e S u m e ri an s wro te .

W estl an d M A R T U D [ R E C -
A not h er f
mi l i ar ideogram fo r t h i s go d was
a

1M z fi kur : mo u n tai n l an d or m o un t ain c ri e r ( P) v Z D M G 1 9 0 8 , (1 0 11 . .

I t may b e t h at th e S u me ri an s p ro n o u n ce d th e n a me di n gi r mari a an d di ngir i skur

d
th e f o rm e r i s u n c e rt a n i .
[ Y e t cf .
'

IM gl o ss e d mar CT XX I V 3 2 ,

ad d s ge an d C o mi ts n a ai tum be— l i t gi e r z
'

1 4 A . .
—ra - - - -
.

A i ratu an d [ H W are we s te rn an d e as te r n fo r ms o f th e same S e m i t i c go d d e ss ; th e

fo rm wi t h i n fix e d t was al so co m mo n i n th e we s t , as H e b re w A l to re th b e si de al era
‘

te s ti fi es . T hat [ l i ar A fral u i s cl e a r , s in c e i n th is pa ssa

ge th e co n so r t o f th e we ste rn

g od A dad i s A sratu , bu t on t h e S tél e o f S eripul [ R T XI V 1 02 -

10 5] co l . I 1
7 f . th e
co n so r t o f A dad i s N an a I star -
.

z lu
i

1 5 . C e— ti l l u
-
la ta m le f a a - - -
si e .
-
L a tarak i s e vid e n tl
y a
glo ss to ex pl ai n t h e i n de
.

fi ni t e t e r m egil l u .

i t“
16 C an
. d A ,
ta 3‘
id 5a f i ga ri - - - -
.

I n Z ( M B ei trage 1 6 8 , 2 7 L atarak an d Gal u ldl are

go ds pl a ce d at th e do o rway
twi n
—
. .

A s t wi n d e i t i e s a sol 1 62 , 6 f I n R aw I I 5 9 e 2
. . 2 L atarak Gal a Ilt l I n M ak l u V I 7 -
'

L atarak an d L u gal -
e din . B o th are go d s o f t h e s u n ri s e , an d p ro b ab l
y t h e two d e i ti e s
wh o t e n d e d th e p o r ta s o l f th e E ast F o r t h e i d e a . of re m o
g th e vi h v
n be l t o f e a e n to
al l o w th e su n to p ass , se e CT X V 1 1 ,
1 6 N o ti c e
. t h at R amm an an d A srat i n th e t wo

pr c e e di n
gl i n e s are we ste rn di vi n it i e s
.

1
7 . G u l a o f K iel H e re K asa as wi fe o f N e rgal
.
.
 6 11 m matei z gim
‘ '

1 TA B L E T a ;
or -
n u n un a z -

i
di m me i r lz z ]a
'

[dim me ir — — —
an — n a
-
—

2
[dim me ir gal ga l
— — —
n ir mtz al e —

hi e
[d im me ir n am tar l
3
- — ' — —
ra i min n e— a e

d
[n a ma ui — h é bi
’ —
a n un n a an
— — —
—

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lei a ma uf uz u bi
5
a n un na
— -

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kt
o 0

ki
[ ]
'

g ’j gu n mar
‘
sagil n ibm
—
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gti gi l tir lei [ i lm

gu
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l
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sag
’

tzn ar —
sa s
—

8
ma [be ]a m
'

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a —
e —

k’
b ki t r ‘

ama S ub be n i ru é
-

ma ke n n a m— ti l la
'

sub be é —
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ar —

kz
a ma sub be ( imbi r e babbar
-
—

ama s ub— be zi n e —

(u tin tir — —

( ki)
a ma s ub -
be é —
sa
g il la
— —
bad si - —
ah— ba—
(ki)
s ub be ( i da mag t i l l a
' '

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sub be me ki
'

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—

ama sub be dar

'
—
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ma sub— be n am bi zi da
'

a e

ama sub— be é —
a r— me imin —
an -
ki
ama sub be é si r sag a s 5a
- —

’
ama sub be ki s k e kaa ba
'
—

ama sub— be é me ten ar sag

a ma su b be—
git
—
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a —

(ki) é mes l am - —

i lam 3 a z ldn i f a i rsi ti m

'

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'

1 an -
.
,

C d A ,i la n i rabzl ti b a—um—Sa t—m — n u

'
‘
2 . an .

3 C l d n i l i ma a
d A ti m si bi i
id u
‘
. an - - - —
t—
t —
l a —n u .

a C .a n d A d n i m n a k u l
‘
a f am i —e 5 su l‘i
- - - -
.

5 F o r uza , ul’u as S u m e rian fo r ten , se e Z A I X

. 2 1
9, 8 .

”I“
C an d A n un na k u ki sa i
,
— -
'
r gi t i m n i e i r l
‘
a -

( ) - — — -
.

6 C 6 mi d i l ui lp pu m si ru a i — i
'
ga pp u ru
—
. re v . 2 - - - - - - -
.

i f gil
7 . H e re C adds g k
f agil i si i a ( )i s i mar é gal — ma ',
g - — — - -
re e rrinf g to I si n an d its
p
te m l e . Th e se ri e s is an I si n c o m p o s i ti o n , h c en e th e te x t S EH no 4 8 i s a B abyl o n i an
re d c ti
a on ,
an d l at e r t h an C an d p ro b ab l y l a te r t h an A an d B . Th e ob ej ct in o mi tt
i n g I si n ,
wh i ch e v en C h as as a
gl o s s o n l y , c an b e d ue t o a d e sire t o a pp l y th e
p sa l m t o B ab yl o n at a ti me wh e n f
I s i n was o rgo tte n o r n o l o n ge r i m o rtan t
“

p .
 TA B L ET FI V E or THE GO D D E S S or CH I L D -
B I RTH 1 65

3 2 U n to th e go d s of h e av e n th e go ds o f e ar t h ,

33 U n to th e gre a t go d s wh o are fifty ,

3 4 U n to th e go d s o f fate wh o are se ve n ,

3 5 U n to th e A h e av e n
n un n ak i o f ,
wh o are th re e h un d re d ,

3 6 U n to th e A n u n n ak i o f e arth , wh o are six h u n d re d

3 7 U n to th e b a r of N ipp u r , th e be l t of N ip p u r,
3 8 U n to th e b ar o f B ab y l o n , th e be l l of B ab y l o n ,
l
38 U n to th e b ar o f I s i n , th e be l t of I si n ,
3 9 W i th h e r at te n d an t p rie s ts s h e go e s to th e te m pl e with s igh in g,
4 0 W i th h e r a tte n d an t p ri e s t s i n N ippu r s h e go e s to E k u r wi th s igh in g,
[i t W i th h e r a tte n d an t p rie s ts to K e n ur, te m pl e o f l i fe ,
W i th h er at te nd an t p rie s t s ih S ipp ar to E babbar,
[1 3 W i th h er
’
atte n d an t
p rie s ts i n th y c i ty B ab y l o n ,
4 11 W i th her a tte n d an t p rie s ts to E sagil a , in B arsippa ,
[1 5 W i th her a tte n d an t p rie s ts to E z id a , gre a t te mp l e of l ife ,
[1 6 \Vi th h er a t te n d an
p ri e s ts t t o E te me n an k i
'

[1 7 W i th h er atte n d an t
p ri e s t s to E da r -
an n a ,

6 8 W ith h er atte n dan t p rie s t s to E n ambid a,

[1 9 W i th her a tte n dan t
p rie s ts to B u rme imin an k i , -

5 0 W i th her a tte n d an t p rie s ts to E s i rsagussa ,

5 1 W i th h er atte n d a n t
p i r e s ts i n h i s to E k isibb a ,
5 2 W i th h er atte n d an t p rie s ts to E m e te n u rsag,
5 3 W ith h er atte n d an t p r ie s ts i n C u th a to E me sl am ,

8 . C in a um -
ma ti i Eu i kar
- - - — -
rab an a bi i t i
- —

a mmuta i s th e wo rd as (umn n same

a mmuta B r 6 3 5
7 S um umman wo rk . . .

m an p ri e s t , h e n c e l o an wo rd a mman n wo r k m an , p e o p l e se e B ab I I 1 1 8 , an d fo r
, , .

mmmi mi p rie st , se e L S S , I I 1 p 1 0 A S e m i ti c fe rn ab stract is ummd flatu h o st , . . .

CT X I I I 3 9 I 1 11 T h is i s wri tte n i n S u m cima eri n n a R aw V 3 9 a 6 2 th at i s , um

’

- -
. .
.
,

man o r u mzm [ B r 6 7 3 4] i n S u m e ri an was abb re vi a te d to ama . h e n c e a l o an wo rd

.
—

ummatu fo r ummdn atu, an d 2m mari a m -

ummat sabe CT XVI I I [1 11 a 59 . ama s ub -
be
sho l d m an ho s t o f ado re rs I f S m i
u e amu w w ul d u e r an 1 1 1mm b e c am e umu, ,
e o

exp c t th e gro u n d fo rm o f ammal a t b ummi t h i s o c curs i CT VI I I 3 6 D 1 0 12m

e o e i n

Ebu i u m mi a l u n u i ip pa l u ma t h y wi l l p
r - - - -
h arve st day t he ir al l i e al l th y
- - — -
,
e ay on , . . e

h v c ive d H U G E R B echerwah rsa mg p 2 2 w ul d d rive al l th e se wo rd f m a

a e re e . N gz . o e s ro

S m i ti c o o t wh i ch i s n o t p ro b abl
e r W h av t h e n ummd rm ummdn atu ma ma n d e . e e , ,
a

ummd tu .

er -
m
'

: kardbu, do pe n an ce
ch a c tu
,
a pp ro a san ar
y in so rro w , h e n ce Er tak ri btu

m o u rn i n g, B r . 1 1 6 1 8 n o t takkal tu H W p 5 5 b . .

_
1 66 TA B L ET FI V E or mute n n u— mmu; gi m
—

d
a — n u— um
ama sub be dz l bad ( ki) é i de
'
'
— — — — —

kZ lczf
'

s ub be uri
'
’
— —
e 5 11

im bcl r
'

s ub be
'
—
e en na

sub —
be g
ar sag ka l a ma
J ab be t i tr laal a ma
'
—
e

m b be l ztd ka l a ma
'

~ ’

mag
:
sub be n am
'
—
ei é
s ub be b ri l
"
-
e ra r

a ma J ab be [é gal [7 l rl
'
—

[er ]
'
5
ga i an e a fa
— —

7 21 ]
a ma
gaf an tl n dib ba [é a er

b be ma l u [ga l mag ki gé
’

su e en

lri fil bi i m ga

1 . NU ,
l at e r writ te n wi t h fi r B u t T H U R E A
. U -
DA N G IN tran s ric b e s leii -
n u— a l se e
g VA B
I 2 AS i t wo u l d b e d i ffi cfil t to ‘

a cc o un t fo r t h e l ate r re a di n glets f i r gal if we d o -

n o t assu m e

NU z f ir . S ee al so B aby l . III 1 1 .

2 . F o r E l urkal ama at I l arsagk al a ma ,

'

se e al so CT X V 2 8, 1 8 . H arsa gk al am a i n
S EH 1 0 A, 1 6 is a p ar t o f E re h w c ho se
go dd e ss i s N a n a , so al so i n 1 00 ,
3 6 it fo l lo ws
E re ch a n d H all ab , an d of . A S KT 1 2 0 ,
3 1 wh e re i t o l l o ws E r e ch
'
f . S ee al s o Rm IV .

97 o bv .
9 0 1 M av ] ; S E H
5 [ in P SB A 1 1 02 , A6 A . n E t u rk al a m a al so at B ab yl o n , R aw .

IV 2 8 no
*
A re v 2 7 ( i n E s a gi l a) an d
. . p as si m .

3 A t e m l e at B ab yl o n , S B B 1 1 9 ,
. p 1 1 .

A . E -
ra b ri ri a te mp l e o f G ul a at I si n , S B II 5 '

1 , 9 an d R aw I V 5 2 . IV 1 0 ; S EH

9 5 , 1 8 B ut 3 6 , 2 3 . a pp a re n tl y a te m l e p o f
5 A l so a t e m l e
. p o f Gul a at I si n 9 A , 1 6 .

6 . B I II 26 .

7 . R e sto re d f ro m 97 .
, 79 f , A7 b en d, an d 1 02
, A6 f .

I t is p b bl t h ro a e at t h e se two l i te rary no te s we re m e an t to en d th e se ri e s , th e
p sal m wh i h f ll w c o o s b e i n g a l ate r a d d i ti o n , cf . S HH p . 1 02 w h e re th e a se i r -
'
- -

gig l a
-

se ri e s e n d wi th t h s e se l i n e s I n th e . sa m e way t h e p sa lm a t ta ch ed to t h e f o ll o wi n g
s e ri e s to N i
an c b e gi n s i mm e diate l y a ft er t he se t wo l i n e s , se e RE1S N ER p .
97 , 7 9 Th e f .

e ar l ie r f
o rm l i f u bi was lei tub C T X V 3
e - - -
0, re v . 3 to b e su ppl i e d re v . 1 8 , an d al so

2 8 ,
2 1 ; 2 9 ,
2
7 . H e re lei l a b i s -
no th i n g b u t th e fi rs t wo rd of lei f a b gar
- -
a -
me -
na dtig
g a na-
. Cf R . . 2 3 ,
re v . 2 3 .
 T A B L ET FI V E OF THE G OD D E S S O F C H I L D —B I R T H 1 67

5 51 W it h h e r atte n d an t p rie s ts i n D il b at to E ide A n u m , -

55 W i th h er at te nd an t p rie sts in U r to E k iésirgal ,

56 W i th h er atte n d an t p ri e st s to E imb are n n a
57 W i th h er atte n d an t p ri e s ts , i n H arsagk al am a ,
58 W i th h er atte n d an t p ri e sts , to E turk al am a,
59 W i th h er atte n d an t p ri e s ts , to E s ak udk al ama,
60 W i th h e r at te n d an t p ri e s ts t o th e d we l l i n g E n amm ah ,

61 W i th h e r atte n d an t p ri e s ts to E rab ri ri,

62 W ith h er at te n d an t p ri e s t s to E gal riri ,
63 + ’i Th e qu e e n to th e te m p l e go e s wi th sigh i n g,
6 A +9 Th e m o the r wh o gi v e s l i fe to th e te m pl e g o e s wi th s i h i n ,
g g
to t h e d e ad ,

h er of E gal m ah ,
m ay i t b e re sto re d .

66 + i’ H e th at sit s i n t h ral do m si
gh s up o n a l y re .
 1 68 T A BL ET F I VE O F THE m m LIKE A wo n . “

I t i s diffi c ul t to fo rm x ac t id e a o f th e o rigin al co n te n ts o f th is
an e

tab l e t S in ce th e wh o l e se ri e s i s e v id e n tl y a c o m p o si ti o n o f th e I s in c ul t
.

an d th e l as t s e c tio n wi th t h e mo t if a ma sub be
,
in t: zmz md ti f a e v i
,
— —

d e n tl y re fe rs to G ul a o f I s i n wh o s e te m p l e s c o m e l as t ( re v 6 1 f) it .
,

is ce rtain t h a t th e p an th e o n as h e re s e t fo rth i s b ase d up o n th e id e as

, ,

c u rre n t at l si n Th e go d s o f I s i n we re N in i b an d G ul a , wh o b e l o n g to th e
.

N u p pu rian a n th e o n Th e re d ac tio n as i t s tan d s m u s t b e v al u e d as l a te

p .

an d ce rtai n l y un d e r B ab y l o n i an i n fl u e n ce . Th e a n c ie n t p an th e o n ,
h o we v e r was un d o u b tab l y v e ry mu ch as i t i s giv e n h e re ,
an d wh il e
,

th e fo l l o wi n g an al y s is c an n o t be sa id to p o n an ab so l u te l y sa le
re s t u

te xty e t th e an c ie n t s y s te m c an b e
,
co n s tru c te d fro m i ts c o n te n ts Th e .

an al s i s re s l s u p o n th e tra n s l a tion wh i c h i n cl u d e s th e N i u rian c ul t

y p p
o f R aw V 5 2 I 5 1 11 o m i tte d b y th e l ate r re ce n sio n
.
-
.

Th e p an th e o n co m m e n ce s wi th th e c h i e f go d s of th e N ippur an d

E ridu c u l ts an d th e ir c o n so rts , fo l l o we d b y t h e i r so n s an d co n s o rts .

T h us

E a rth God o
f N ippur . S ea God o f E ridu .

E n l il Ea D am kin a
N in i b G ul a E n mul N in m u l

T h e n fo ll o w th e go d s o f th e N ip p u r t ri n i ty , E n l il , N in i b an d N er

gal wi th t h e i r co n so rts u n d e r v ario u s ti tl e s , l i n e s 7 T h e se i n cl ude

'

th e E arth d p h as e s o f th e S u n T h e n c o m e s th e M o o n cu l t o f U
an . r

(8 1 8) wh i c h was e v id e n tl y co n n e c te d w i th th e E n l il p an th e o n .

N ext a re
giv e n (1 9 2 3 ) go ds o f E re c h , am o n gwh o m T a mm uz
th e
i s i n c l u d e d bu t on ly as th e b e l o v e d o f N an a (V e n u s) fo r h e b e l o n gs p ro ,

p e rl y to th e N i n i b c ul t at L agash . T h e i n s e rtio n o f th e T igri s an d

E u p h rate s i s p ro b ab l y l ate (2 1; f) .

T h u s th e gre a t S u m e rian p an th e o n co n s is te d o f fa th e r E ar th ,
th e

s ri n
p g ( N i n ib ) an d wi n te r (V e rgal ) su n ,
th e mo o n an d th e p l an e t

Ve n u s .

T h e E rid u p an th e o n (2 6 — 3 1 ) i s th e tri n i ty E a , M ard u k an d N e b o o r

O ce an , J up i te r an d M e rc u ry I f i n th e N ip p u rian tri n i ty N i n i b h ad
.

l
a re a dy be e n as s i
gn e d to S atu rn and N e rgal to \l a rs , th e t wo p an th e o n s
.

re
p re se n t fi v e pl a n e ts an d th e m o o n I t i s n o t l i k e l y th a t th is as tral
.

s s te m is o ri i n al
y g ,
an d o n l
y a fe w o f th e n a m e s
p o in t to as tral co n c e
p
 TA B L ET FI V E or T m: M AID L IKE A W OM A N 1 69

tio n S in i s v id e n tl y b y (tn 1m
s .
e o ri gin a s tra l , b u t gatan -

( 1 9) is a l ate r
te rm t h an m7 mi, me: fo r I star ,
' '

z na h e n c e th e as tral c h arac te r o f N an a in
th is y s te m i s n o t o ri n am e o f h arac
s
gin al T h e
. th e su n i n h is as tral c

te r, i babbar, d o e s
. e .
not a
pp e ar, bu t h e is d iv ide d i n to as
p e c t s m o re
d ire c tl y co n n e c te d wi th th e e art h ,
i . e . N i n ib an d N e rgal as go d s o f th e
s un . Th e mo o n i s d iv ide d i n to v ario u s as
p e c ts . T h e l a te r as tron o

mica l n a me s o f th e p l an e ts d o n o t o cc u r . T h us M e rc u ry i n th e as tral

s te m b o re th e n ame L U B A D K U G L E R S tern kun de p 9 ) b u t

s
y gu
— — —
ud
(s e e .

h e re mus i blut sd E v id e n tl y th e n th e .
, ,
a s tral c h arac te r in th i s an c i e n t p an

th e o n was a n e gl igibl e q uan ti t

y A l l was b as e d up o n n atural p h e n o m e n o n
. .

T h e c o m p il e r n o w add s a ra th e r i n co n gruo us l is t o f go d s b e l o n gi n g
to th e N ip p u r p an th e o n n th i s l i s t th e N i n ib an d G u l a o f
( 3 2 I
K is a re i n c l u d e d an d N in ib G u l a N e rgal an d A l l at are gi v e n un de r
, , ,

v ari o u s asp e c ts .

T h e n co m e s again i n i ts tu rn th e E rid u p an th e o n (o bv 6 0 to re v . .

5) un de r di fle re n t p e c ts N isa ba t h e grain go dd e s s i n t h e N ip p ur p an
as .

th e o n (o bv .
40) is re pl ac e d b y A f m m(o b v 6 11) i n th e E rid u p an th e o n . .

Th e fi re go d app e ars as N u s k u i n th e N ipp u r s

y s te m but as

G i bil i n t h e E rid u sy s te m (re v . H e re i s in cl ud e d th e S un as an

as tral b o dy T h e s u n , th e n ,
i n h i s as tral ch arac te r b e l o n ge d o rigin all y
t o t h e p an th e o n of E ridu
F ro m h e re on i t i s i mp o ss ibl e to p re s e n t an an al y s is , b u t th e N ip p ur

p an th e o n re cu rs agai n , i n c l ud in g re fe re n ce s to N i n ib an d G u l a o f
I s in a s we l l as o f K is an d L ars a N an a re c u rs se ve ral ti me s T amm u z o f .
.

L agas h an d R a mm an th e A m o ri te (’i ) go d fo l l o we d b y M ard uk an d S h a

m as h o f th e E rid u s y s te m (re v 1 11 T h e l is t cl o se s (12 8 3 6 ) b y a cl e
.
—

. v er
p ai ri n
g o f two we s te rn
g o d s wi th t wo g o d s o f th e e as te rn g ate
( 2 8

3 r) an d ge n e ral cate go rie s o f al l go d s T h e c o mp il e r s ay s th at th e gre at .

d re fi ft , m e an in f rse , t h e N i u rian a n d E rid u s y s te ms ,

g o s a
y g, o c o u pp
b u t h e h as giv e n m an y m o re th an 5 0 , so th at i t wo ul d b e d i ffi c ul t to
s e l e c t th e fi ft wh i c h h e m ea n s M o re o ve r 5 0 , was th e s ac re d n u mb e r
y .

o f E n l il , an d th e te mp l e o f N i n ib , e v id e n tl y th e c h ie f g o d o f th e

s y s te m in re a l i ty , b o re th e na me é —
n i zz ml te m pl e of th e 5 0 , so h
t at

t h is n u mb e r was p ro b abl y m o re m y s ti c t an re al
h .

1 . F o r G i bi l pl ca e d i n th e E ridu p an h
t eo n , v . CT X XI V 3 0, 1 1 8, an d N usk u in

t h e E n l il p an h
t eo n , ibid pl
. . 8 be l o w 1 8 . .
1 7 0 TA B L ET srx or muten n u n un uz gim
- -

O bv erse .

me i r ra ma dé
‘
a ba ma un f ed dé
man h (Ja m
'

in a e ( i ( i in
-

nu u na a an

d
gafan ma ba zt me n me ir ma dé
‘

me ir
‘

ra - —
ra

d
a ma ab sam mea
‘
‘
— —

l ama mezz
‘

é an na

ga f an —
ma gaf an e l l a mén
— —

d
dumu a n n a— mén me
'

b
'

sa
g zr
—
na
— -

n in magtig en fra mén me i r —

5
m af an mar ki 6—
mén me ir
'

gasan ( ag g
— — -

l ama é f a b ba mda me
’

ma
'

—
zr
7
me z r
’

a —
dul aru —

g
a a — a z g
—

45 J n in ml me ir
"
—

ga ba r f ir bur l a ( ki) men mes i r

'

in — — — —

8
ih ba na am ai m m —
i m ma bar — — —
ra —
mu
”
in a a ti ai s um a l i s a 3 a if sa l
'
l um
’ ’

ugg - — — — — —

m me m ma
'

ib ba am é
'

ai zr
—
na —
z
— - - - — —

[g ] bi ti i a [ z fi a l l u
]
'

ina ti a f s um
’

fa
‘

ug—
a — — —

‘“
a i
a m ma -

a é ma—
i m mi atigga ta
- — — -

1 . R e s to re d f
ro m B III 3 0 .

2 . For ah sam -
T am m u z ,
se e ab o v e t ab l e t fiv e v
o b e rse 38 .

3 . h
T i s t i tl e fo r B an i s o t h e rwise un k n o wn . E n l il (B r . 3 85 1 SAI 2 5 1 7) c an n o t
h e i n te n d e d B au i s . ot h er wis e k n o wn t o h v a e be e n re
garde d as t h e d au g te r h o fA nn,

se e VA E, I V ari an t A re v . co l .I V b e gi n s h e re
(S E H
A O . r tig en - -
na = tige1 mak u R m . 3 3 8 o bv 1 3 .
pl . an o fli c ial . B A II 1 87 ,
2 0 a m an i s th e tigm n ak u o f N i u r tigen n a i s th e pp . n ame o f p ar t o f th e te m l e , p G ude a
C yl . B 1 6, 1
7 F o r N i n mah B au , s e e B A V 6 4 13 0
. .

5 . A tar .

6 . N in ma rkz i s
'

c al l e d d au g te r h of N in a G ud e a S t B 8 , 6 7 O n t h e o th e r h an d
. .

h
N an a I s tar i s N i n ma r k z S B H
— - -
'

1 01 re v . 1 f . I n R aw V A6 d 2 2 f , a N e rgal o f M arki
.

i s m e n t io n e d T h e . c ul t of t hi s un k n o wn c i ty i s the r f ,
e o re ,
n o t cl e ar . I n t h e l ame n
tati e n to w i c h h SB H no 5 4 b e l o n gs , wh ich co n ce rn s E turkalama, th e t e m pl e of

The f un d a me n tal te x t i s S B I I ‘

no . [1 9 R e sto rati o n s
. are n o t i n di
d b y b rack e ts c at e

s in c e t h e t ab l e ts are so f
gme n tary as t o r e qui re
ra m u tu al re s to rati o n s ro m all th e f
t abl e ts , i . c . v ars . A , B an d D an d S B H li g .
 TA B L ET SIX OF THE GOD D E S S OF CH I L D B I R T H
-

1
7 1

O bv erse .

I n m in e an
ge r wh o s h al l p ac ify m e ?
I am e n ra e d qu e e n in m i n e an ge r wh o h al l p acify m e i’
an
g , s

B au am I,
M ot h e r o f T am m u z am I, i n min e an
ge r wh o s h all p acify m e ?
P ro te c ti n
gS p iri t o f th e l o fty in m in e an e r wh o s h al l
g p ac ify m e ?
te m p l e a m I ,

A que e n am I, a rad an i t i n m in e an
ge r wh o sh al l p acify me ?
que e n am I,

7 D iv i n e N A B , fi rs t b o rn d au gh i n m in e an
ge r wh o s hal l p ac ify m e ?
te r o f h e av e n am I,
8 A l ad y gran d , o f un i v e rsal in m in e an
g wh o
er s h al l p ac ify m e i’
au th o ri t
y am I ,
9 Co n se crate d q u e e n , qu e e n of i n m in e an
ge r wh o s h al l p acify m e ?
M ar am I ,
L ad y , sp iri t d i v i n e o f E sabb a , i n m in e an
ge r wh o s h al l p ac ify m e ?
am I ,

B e c au se of th e fo l d s o f th e wh o s h al l p ac i f
y m in e an
ge r ?
sacre d y,ci t

B e cau se o f th e ab o d e o f E n i n n u wh o h al l
p ac ify m i n e an ge r ?
s

E d zn ba r f S irp u rl a I am , i n m i n e an
ge r wh o s h all p acify m e ?
'

—
o

In ra
ge fo r h e r c ity wh ic h i s p l u n de re d ,
in wh ic h is p l u n d e re d ,
ra e fo r h e r te m l e
g p
y g h o w l o n go h m y c i ty , h o w l o n g o h m y te m p l e !
sa i n

I l arsagk a l a ma i n
‘

o r n e ar E re ch ,
N an a i s c e rt ai n l
y f
re e rre d to b y N i n —mar k i , b u t i n
-

h
t is t abl e t B au o r G ul a o f I si n i s qual l v e rtai n
e c . co fu i n f B au
s on d N an i o an a s

al so p ro b abl e s i n c e B au i s h e re c
(li n e 5 ) al l e d th e p ro t c ti g g n iu f E a n a a ti tl
e n e s o n e

u se d
ge n e ral l y fo r N an a .

7 . A h as e u—d a l
'
-
. O n ul ul l u (B r . 608 1 , 88 7 7 ) as a l o an wo rd fo r
-
s h ph
e e rd an d

sh e e
p s tal l , se e B a b I I 1 1 8 . .

8 . im me ir ra ma m u i s
- - - -
. h e re th e s i gn o f a re l at i v e ph rase l i ke 11 a, cf B ab .

I 2 1 ; 1 f .

9 . S o t h e S e m i ti c t ran sl a t io n f al al a fo r bar an d mi r
1 0 . L o gi c al ly a
p o s t o s i ti o n
p s ho uld be a tt a ch e d to t h e i n fi n v
iti e not to a fi n i te f o rm ,

cf . B ab I . 2 1 5, bu t th e p tc l
os ass i al c gra m m ar se e m s to hv
a e ad m i tte d th e u sa
ge
wi th a fi n i te v b,
er cf . nu z -
m ( u ta
- -
in a l a idz R aw I V 1 0
‘

. a 3 11 .
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n u— muz u; gi m

b I ap a l i— g lm l ap bi n ia i n a lw
l bi
’

a u a a— e
— — — — — — —

a da m 7 1 m —
a t ar —
ma i m mi d dg ga ta - — — —

m l ap ma ti g
Z J u la
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’

a — — — —
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e
— — — — -

é gzt gig a
—
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rz
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2
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— — — — -

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9
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ma n i
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’
— — e — — — — — — — -

ztru —

ma gl zi —
a— bi er n a -

am ma ui len t ta — — —
na -

ma ma a i — —

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— - —
.

a mar s ir~5 r— m bi er e tc i —
.

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— — — — — - — — — — — —

bi I z i n a Sab I u ufi l i bi ki ti ub l am ma ma n n u u n a ab Zman ai
'

— - - — — — — — — — — — - —

[1 2 [ g ba r ( u ge en f ed da
'

j ag e en — -

ng e - - - — —

11 3 [ l ibbi ea l imi t: ka bit ta t a l ip fab - — — —

1 c
H e r b e gi n s v ar D . S BH p .
90 .

2 mu 1 m ma r ra ta is
- - - -
a
gl o ss on mu uu d e d r, — — —
p ro b abl
y fo r i na fasé .

3 g
'

asaa is a f e m i n i n e d e te rm .
,
an d lei ma r —
kan di‘u .

be I um l
i

lg . A -
z u
eiz -
l il as
glo ss .

5 i rrn ab l a ti v e of c au se .
 TA B L E T s1 x or TH E G O D D E SS or CH I L D — B I RT H 1
73
sa
y i n ga h o w l o n go h m y h u sb an d , h o w l o n go h m y so n I
i n th e h o u se o f wail in g, in th e n igh t s h e c rie s al o u d
m e a n in gi n th e n igh t s h e u tte rs .

T h e wo m e n p ro s t rate d stan d ab 0u t m e

T h e m igh ty o n e i n h i s wra th h as re d u ce d m e to e x tre m i t

°

y
T h e h u ge m o u n tai n is h is wrath h a s re d u ce d m e t o e x tre m i t ;
y
T h e l o rd E n l i l h a s re d u c e d m e t o e x tre m i ty ;
W o e I cry wo e I c ry ; fo r wh at is p l un d e re d fo r th e l an d th u s
, ,

I h av e n o t jo y .

W h e n fo r th e te mp l e p i l l age d I b rin g a b u rd e n o f te ars wh e n ,

b e cau se of it I su ffe r d e p r e s si o n ,

W h e n fo r th e c it
y o v e r th ro wn I b ri n g a b urd e n o f te ars , wh e n
b e c au se of it I s u ffe r d e p re ssi o n ,
W he n fo r th e d e so l ate d co u r ts I b ri n g a b u rd e n of te ars, wh e n
b e cau se o f it I s u ff e r d e pre ssi o n ,
W h e n fo r th e p l u n d e re d fo ld s l b ri n g a b u rd e n o f te ars , e tc , .

W h e n fo r th e te mp l e i n i ts d e so l atio n I b rin g a b u rde n o f te ars ,

wh o s h al l p acify m e ?

P rayer to E n l i l an d B aa .

[1 2 M ay th y h e ar t b e s ti l l e d m ay th y min d a
pp e ase d .

6 . O m i tte d b y S E H no .
[1 9 .

7 . Ag a l —l a .

8 . So A . S B H 88 h as [ an a ] man -
m ki -
i a -

b a ad
-

( s i c) .

9 . F o r f ag Zibba be c au se o f , cf . S E H 83 , 2 3 .

1 0 . T h e B a b y l on i an copi es do not
giv e a S e m i ti cv e rs i o n .

1 1 .
[ B R aw V 5 2 I V
2 I ] h as n a am ma n i z r , wi t
.
w i - - - -
'

h h ch f e e n e o . r - -
’

zr CT
2 0 , 1 A T h e B ab l o n i an
.
y o r m se e m s o rre t i e ar f wi t c c . . h wh i ch c f . Br . 1 1 62 7
a n d e r ra ma a l Z
-
a S B H 9 11 , 2 3
-
T h e A ss y ri an o y se e m s t o b e
-
. c p a co n flati o n .

1 2 . R e s to re d f
ro m S B H 88 , 2 1 (b e l o w) D (e n d) R aw V 5 2 I V , IT
. . Cf . S EH
89 , 5 (b e l o w) .

1 3 . H e re t h e en d of th e o b v e rse an d b e gin n i n g o f re e r se v are b ro k e n a way f ro m

SB H no . [1 9 fo r se ve n or ei
gh t l i n e s . T h e t e x t n o w o l l o ws B f .
 muten n a m a n ur girn
1
74 TA B L ET srx or -

d
[ di kud mag J ’ 1 ‘

f ag ( a
’

g z zif i z e
—
— —
a ni —
fr -

<

[mn un ] é rab ri ri f ag ( a —

tin di b ba
'

gasan f ag ( a —

gai an i si ia (ki) na f ag ( a —

gasan é ga l mag
g asan é ra b rz ri sa
g( u
—

d
gai an ma ba it ja g ( u
'
—

d
ba i t N U N U N U Z f ag ga f ag ( u
'
— — — —

in u gi g z b gasan an n a sag ( u tzg e

~
g e en
— — — —

d
m ma i e m ma ma tin
’
53 n in a in tig ga
’ ’

er se ge er n a —n a n a z
— — — — — — —
r

dim ma —

5 11 ara al
g a .
ge a é ma i m me bi l l a bi

5 5 drip af kam — —
n za un i —
tin n a —
ni wa z di m ma — —
al —
ti l an a ( a mar n s i hi s

56 [dupgidde B el pi l iddin pil ] E a bal a t m i k bi mar

‘ ‘
—
a —
a — — —

57 [S i n i bn i i n a ka za B abi l i b? fi mi 1 ka m
‘
a

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i i a tt i]
f‘
58 [f a tti 1 6 7 lea rn sa si 3 ka m A ka
' ' ’ ' '
— —
2 1 —
r sa— —
s a rru

1 . Cf . a bo v e t ab l e t I I re v . 1 h
7 , w e re t h e o n l y go ds i n se rte d i n to th e hy m n to E n l i l

are S am as an d N in ib , h e re o nl
y S a m aé i n t h e A ss yri an o y o f t h e c p p ra e r
y to E n li l
an d B en . S in c e th e A ss v
yri an e rsi o n o f t abl e t t wo , R a w I V 2 8 n o A , h as . . al so M ard u k

N i n ib an d N e bo , i t i s v h
e id e n t t a t t h e re oe n s i o n t o w i i t b e l o n gs i s l a te r t h ch h a th n e

re c en s oni of t abl e t s fi v e an d si x wh i ch we hv a e i n R aw . V 52 . I t is f th rmo

ur e re

e vid en t t h at th e B yl o n i an t e x t o f tab l e t two i s l at e r t an t i s t e x t

ab h h .

p o f S a m a s, cf p
2 . Te m l e S EH 3 6 , 2 3 ; (b e l o w) , b u t al so
. a te m l e of G ul a
SBH 87 , 61 an d b e l o w [1 7 .

3 . S EH
4 . T h e l ast wo rd bi l Za bi i s — -
n ot i n th e e ar l ie r re c e n si o n B ,
n or i n th e h ea d l in e of

th e se ri e s li ru— ui
'

gl —
a—
ge S E H 9 3 , 1 , wh ic h i s al so a se ri e s f
ro m I s in . S in c e h
t is
s e ri e s en ds h e re on th e e ar l ie r re c e n s on i an d t h e B ab yl o n i an c pyo S EH no .
[1 9
en de d h e re al so ,
b u t h as ad d e d th e o p en in g hym n of th e si m il ar se r i e s arz t —
g ul -
a,
i t wo u l d b e n at u ral to se e i n bi Z Za bi - -
a l i t e rary no te ex pl ai n in g t h e re l a t i o n b e t we e n
th e s e ri e s . T he se ri e s z ru— i gl li —
a was m e an t to f ollo w ma ti n — -
n u— n a n u
z gi m ; bi ll a bi
-

t he n me an s i ts ne w one n
,
i . e . i ts l ate r i m it at i o n i s t h e dru gwl a —
‘
-
s e ri e s .

5 . T ak e n f ro m S E H 89 , 1 8 b e l o w V ar B . . a ft er dim ma h as gag ti l Za bi — i zi
-
- -
 TA B L ET srx or THE G O DD E S S or CH I L D B I R T H
-

1
75

Oh gre at j u d ge ,
m ay th y h e art be s ti l l e d .

Oh l o rd of E rab ri ri , m ay h e ar t be s till e d .

Oh l ad y t h a t gi v e s l i fe to th y h e ar t be s til l e d .

th e d e ad ,

Oh l ad y o f I sin ,

Oh l ad y o f E gal mah ,

Oh l ad y o f E rab riri ,

Oh m y l ad y B au ,

Oh B au co n s e c rate d wo m an
, ,

Oh am o ro u s l ad y o f h e av e n 7
,

53 L am e n tatio n of h e r t h at giv e s l ife to th e d e ad , l am e n ta ti o n fo r

th e se r vi c e ,
T h e go d de s s o f c h ild b i rth -
.

5 1; A ne we r re d ac tio n i s th e se ri e s s h e wh o se ci t
y i s d e so l a te d
h o w l o n g m y te m p l e
’
c rie s ,
‘
. v)

5 5 S ix th t abl e t o f T h e go dd e ss o f C h il d B i rth wh ic h i s fin is h e d .

an a
p a! gi mri i a
-

(Ii en d) ,
i . e . at th e en d cf . al so CT X V 3 1 re v . 1 6,
a B ab yl o n i an tab l e t ; j a r/z a p . 6 1 , K [i 8 2 9 en d ; GT X V I I 2 40 . Th e f o rm al —
'

ttl

se e m s to b e N ee -
B ab yl o n i an .

6 . I . e . 83 B C .

7 . H e re B aa no t l i tar i s re e rref d to . T h e se
go dde ss e s ar e wi f e an d vi r
gi n as p ct e s
'

o f th e sa m e fe v
m al e di i n i ty , t h e d a u gh te r o f h av
e en .
1
76 A D DEN D A TO TA B L ET s1 x

Th e A B h as th e fo l l o wi n gp ray e r of A su rb an ip al
ss
y i r an co
p y .

l
l u
N abu mara gi t ma l zmi [ya bid laff ta n z i iryi tim
‘ '

1 a na
—
sa t e a —
7
— — — — — —

”M ba n d up pi i i i/ zati
1 8 ta ih al g bi /
a —
n ze
— — — —

il me ma f n z i i ti i a l in n u ri
ba l l ig a n a n ise e s a— a— ti
' ’
z
1
9 in n W r c u rn
— — — — — — — - — —

l
’ lf ’ u l 1
2 ”
rabi i
l
be l a ra ba til , A f ar ba n i pl a Ill l
j gfl A B eli
‘ ' ‘
a
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e sn r a
— — —

N a bn

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r

m
v 4 A

sa t
v

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— — «
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.

mm
mar A f ar abi iadi n a f ar bi ff ati
’
/ Hfiuri
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— —

mm
l i bl i bbi a bé cri b f ar lcz f sati
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S in A ss a ri
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'

sa r
— —

2 11 ba l a t n a s ati — f a k fa n g 5 7 1 i a la m ( El i 5 1 1
‘
an a p ar at — — —
.

lca n ni isi d l ei / 55 6 iar rn l i s a i e mi i sn up pi i a

' “ '
— — — — — — — — —

ma ba r i
. fa x -
l i ti sin l a ma gi
— — — —
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2
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’
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— —

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sa a na n a i/ sa—
— — — —

mm ” “u
lei i pi dappan i ga b ri A sf uri A l l ad i
’

— — e e

’lz
in a i i n ga l a é z i da
r bi ti N abi t fa lei rib N in aa
bel i kin
‘

fit . a

Zl u
ti N l zi f a r leif i a t
‘
mi i ri i I i i n m ga l a
'

an a sa t a sa e n
’
i
- — — — — —
v
.

ba (l if
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sa a In na

A f t/ r ba n i pl n ri in pa l ib i l a ti lca m u me ja m
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1 . O r e -
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 A DDEN D A TO TA B L ET SI X 77
4
'
. 1 .

T h e B ab yl o n ian re d ac tio n add s to th e ta bl e t , afte r th e n o te to i n d icate

th a t t h e i l ru -

g
al —
a—ge s e rie s fo l l o ws , a se c tio n fro m th e c o mm e n ce me n t

of t is
h l atte r se ri e s . T h e te x t i s re s to re d fro m S B H no . 5 1 o bv .
, an d c f .

g
’
al so M iss H u sse y . s e di tio n o f th e urn — al —
a—
ge se rie s , A J S L X XI I I 1 56
ff L in e s
. mb e re d fro m S E H 8 9
nu .

7 a m aru sag ga gafan ti n dib ba ge

— —

si ia n a (ki ) g
1
8 gal é an na gafan i e — — - —

d 2
9 til ma é
o

gasan ga n a i a ge
—

“
gi l a g ama e sa b ba
' '

I O ara ge
d
a ama git an ai si ge
.
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gasan é ga l mag gai an é rab ri

’

1 2 ri r

gafan é n igz n mar a gafan ki azag ga ge

"
1 3
'
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g
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— —
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sag e ef
1
7
— —

1 8 d ilg ga mu
g
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B re ak o f se v e ral l i n e s .

1 ra mIl l l l
'
—

2 ne s kzl e um -
lu
ma l a é k —
a r— ra ml
ri —
a ba -

rn c i r i r ra ri
— — — —

11 mi l l a é — -
a ni — —
ta dam ta le dam — —
a a i ta
- —
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an

I . C f th
. e si mil ar ti tl e s o f B an la ma é -
cu n a
-
an d n in -
é
-
c u — n a ab o v e , li n e 5 2 .

i lu G al a) S EH [1 8 3 ; l o bv 6 an d n o te ,
gun ura B au (or no re v 1 se e a so .

2 . ,
. .

wh e re ki i e gu n u ra i s u se d fo r B an
- - -
.

c T U M h h v l i l i t i t h re fo re , p r o b abl e
3 A co rd in gto CT X V 1 14 o b
.
v as t e a u e
g u s ,
e .

th a t I n i s p l ace d h e re t o i n d i c ate t h e re ad i n ggi l u

-
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11 n igh gar i s a d i in e
.
- v n ame i n th e p r. n . U m z igin gar E A H —
LCf R A D A U
o f B an , h e n c e mgm gar ( mar) B an
EB II I n SEH n igi n zn ar i s a t itl e
- .
-

5 . af
t -
ta se e ms to h av e b ee n a t i tl e o f b o th E n lil an d B au of L a ra k , cf B r. 60

p of B a n i n L arak , ab o v n o te o n SBH
b ut é ai te, é— ai tu th e te m l e se e e
ai te— E lil , n - - -

no .
6 6 o bv . 1 2 .

6 . H e re t h i s te x t ce as es to f o ll o w S E H 5 1 .
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n u n un az
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gun
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F o r l ite ra ry n o tic e , s e e ab o v e p 1 7 4 . .

I t i s diffi c ul t to u n d e rst an d th e fo r add i n

re as o n s
g to th is t abl e t th e
a dd re s s e s t o B an , fro m th e fi rs t ta bl e t o f th e othe r se rie s on th e wo e s o f
I s in ; e sp e cial l y o u t of
p l a ce i s th e p ray e r 1 5 wh ic h h ad ab o v e l l 5 .
—

al rea d a t th e e n d o f th e s e rie s S B H 88 b e l o w l l
y b e e n gi v e n 2 1 ff . .

N o th in g c o u ld b e m e re i ll o gic al th an to en d a l ame n ta tio n wi th th e

o
p e n i n gli n e s o f an o t he r .
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79

P ray e r of A su rb an ipal .

F o r N e b o th e p e r fe c t s o n , re
gul a to r o f al l th i n gs in h e a v e n an d e arth ,
h i m t h a t h o ld s th e tabl e t o f wis d o m , carrie r o f th e s t l u s o f fate ,
‘
y
t a t l e n gt e n s
h h d ay s , gi v e r of l ife to t h e d e ad , b rin ge r of l igh t to
affl i c te d
p e e pl e s ,
th e gre a t rul e r, th e y al A su rb an ip al
ro th e p ri n ce , fav o u ri te of A su r ,
M ard u k an d N e bo ,
th e s e p h h e rd c are ,
-
tak e r o f th e s h ri n e s of th e gre at go d s , e s tab l i s he r
of th e i r o ffe ri n gs ,

so n o f A su rh add o n , k i n go f th e v
u n i e rse , k in g o f A y ria ,
ss

gran d so n o f S in e c h e rib , k i n g o f th e un i v e rse , k i n g o f A s s y ria ,

t h at h is so u l ma y l iv e , fo r l e n gth of day s an d h e al th o f bo d y ,
to se c ure th e t h ro n e
h i s k in gd o m , th a t h is p ray e rs b e h e ard ,
of

th a t h i s p e t i tio n b e re ce i v e d , t h a t h is fo e s b e p l ac e d i n h i s p o we r ,

th e wi s d o m o f E a , th e a rt o f so n g, t h e tre as u re s o f sc ie n ce ,
2

wh ic h d e s ign e d to pac i fy th e h e a rts o f th e gre at go ds ,

a re

acco rd in g to th e t a bl e ts , wh o se c o p ie s a re in A ss y ria a n d A k k ad ,

u
p o n tabl e ts I w ro te , I e x a mi n e d a n d p ro v e d ,
a n d i n th e l ib ra ry o f E z i d a , th e te m p l e o f N e b o i n N i n i v e h , (o f my
l o rd sir) ,
I pl a c e d .

F o re ve r o h N e bo , k i n g o f al l h e av e n an d e art h ,
l o o k gl adl y u p o n
th is l ib rary ;

h e h e rd v e re n ce r o f th y di i n i ty ,
v d ail y
O f A su rb an ip al h is ( ) sicp s ,
re

g ran t th e re q ue s t .

C o mman d th at h e l i v e ; m ay h e e x to l th y gre at d i vi n i ty

1 . Cf B ab I I
. . 1 2 0 .

2 . ni méki i s t h e ob e j ct of th e v e rb s a st ur e tc i n l i n e 3
. 0 .
 a l — a— g
S E B TE S zi ru
g e .

T hi s se ri e s , an i m i ta tio n of th e fo rm e r I s in l am e n t t o B a n , co n s i s t e d

o f S i x t abl e ts , o f wh i c h we h av e n u mb e rs 1 ,
2 ,
5 an d 6 , wh e re as of

th e p re ce di n
g we h av e 2 ,
3 ,
5 an d 6 . T h e l as t tab l e t o f th e ma teri
n u n un ur
—

gi m s e ri e s c o n t ai n s th e l i te rary n o te
( catc h —
l in e) to i n di cate

h
t at t h is se ri e s s h o ul d fo l l o w .

T abl e t i s p u bl is h e d b y R E I S N E R , S umerisb B aby lon iscbe H ymn en

one -

n u mb e r 5 1 ; tabl e t t wo i s R EI S N E R n u m b e r 5 2 , th e o e n i n g l in e s o f
p
wh ic h can b e re s to re d fro m th e i n v o ca tio n to B an o n tabl e t o n e , a n d th e
sam e i n v o catio n a t tac he d t o th e B aby l o n ian co py o f t h e l as t tabl e t o f
th e ma ten n u zzzml q gim se rie s ,
— —
R E I S N E R p 8 9 , 6 ff T ab l e t fiv e i s B EI S
. .

N E R n um b e r 5 5
p p 1 0 11 3 (h e re .
—
v
o b e rse is re v e rse an d v ice t e r m) ,

wit h s up pl e me n tarv fragm e n ts p . 5 5 ; t abl e t s i x i s R E 1 S N E B n um b e r

1

53 . T h e te x t o f th 1 s s e ri e s was co l l a te d a t B e rl i n b
y M ary I d a H usse y ,
an d p u bl is h e d with t ran s l ati o n an d n o te s i n t h e A me rica n j ourn a l of
S emit ic L an guages, v o l XX I I I 1 5 6 1 7 6 I h av e , t h e re fo re , o m i tte d t h e
.
—
.

te x t fro m th is e di t io n b u t h av e add e d n o te s wh e re I p re fe rre d a di ffe r

.

en t re n d e ri n g .

T h e fi rs t two tab l e ts b e l o n g to a l am e n tat io n to B an o f I s in . Th e

l as t two ta b le ts , w h i l e s h o wi n g i n so m e way s th e s am e l i te rary fo rm
as th e p re ce d i n
g I si n B a a
-
s e ri e s , b e l o n g to a l am e n ta tio n t o N an a of

E re ch . S i n c e t abl e ts th re e an d fo ur are l o s t , we d o no t k n ow at wh at
p ar t o f th e se rie s h o o l b e ga n th e N an re d ac tio n T h e h is
th e E re c h sc .

t o ry o f th e m a t te r was
p ro b ab l v th i s T wo se rie s o f l a m e n tatio n s we re
’

d e v e l o p e d b v th e I s in s c h o o l o n e to fo ll o w th e o th e r i n th e te m l e s e r
, p
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ge 1 81

v ice . B o th en de d with p sal m to B an , wh ic h

a se e m s to h ave be e n a

l ate r add i ti o n i n h c ase an d wh i c h co u l d b e u se d s e

p arate l y as an
e ac

i n de pe n de n t h y mn . L ate r th e E re c h sc ho o l , at a t i m e wh e n N an a
I sta r h ad ab s o rb e d th e c h arac te ris tics h d iv i n i tie s
‘

o f o t e r fe m in i n e
'
,

es
p e cial l y o f B au , adap te d th e s e co n d I s i n s e rie s to t h e E re c h s e rv i ce .

I n o th e r wo rd s , th i s so n g se rv i ce b e an wi th i n v o ca tio n s d l am e n ts
g an

to B an an d su dd e n l
y p ass e d o v e r to N a n a N o th i n g co u l d m o re c l e arl y .

re v eal th e m o n o th e i s ti c te n d e n c ie s o f th e sc sc rib e s , to wh o m th e d iffe r

en
go dd e s se s
t se e me d to be v ario us n am e s fo r on e d iv in e fe m in in e
p rin cip l e .

T ab l e ts t wo o f e ac h se ri e s
(B E 1 S N E E nos .
[1 6 an d 52 ) h av e m u c h th e
sa me l i te rarv c o n te n t . I n tab l e t t wo o f th e ma ten -
n a umzi q se rie s
-
th e

co n te n ts are ; a
) ob v . 1 —
2 8 l am e n t o f B au fo r I s in , d e s c ri bi n gh e r s u ffe r
i n gs ; b ) 2 9 3 5 S h e l am e n ts fo r I s i n an d i ts te m pl e s e tc
—
. with motif
i s gi v e n to th e win d s c
) 3 9 5 0 sh e d e s cribe s E n l il .
—
as th e c aus e

of th e c al a mi ty ; d)
9 B au c o n ti n u e s h e r l am e n t ; e ) 1 0 1 1 d e s
re v . 1 — -

pe rs o n ; f) 1 2 2 6 h y m n to E n l il ; g) 2 7
“
crib e s B au s d i s tre s s i n th e 3
’
—

e n d , an an c i e n t l am e n t to E n l il c o n c e rn i n
gN ip pu r , with su i tabl e i n se r
t io n s fo r I si n e tc .

T abl e t t wo of th e b ra gl ge s e ri e s h as th e fo l l o win gc o n te n ts ; )
“

a —
a —
a

o bv . 1 —
1 8 , B au l ame n ts fo r I s i n , n am in
gh e r t itl e s an d h e r te m pl e s an d

us i n
g i n p a rt th e mo tif h
t o u ar t d e s tro y e d b) 1
9 sh e l ame n t s
fo r I s in an d i ts te m pl e s e tc . wi th motif u n to . th e y re s to re me
n ot 0
) re v . 3 —
1 8 E n l il as th e d e s tro y e r with mo tif h e h as sa ti ate d
with wo e n ; d) 1 9 3 7 h y m n to th e wo rd o f E n l il T h us a, b an d e in
-
.

h co m i n t ro d u c e B au as l a m e n t in g o v e r I s i n a n d a ttri b u te
e ac
p o s i tio n
h e r wo e s to E n l il h tab l e t f an d go f th e m i t ten
. Th e re m ai n d e r o f e ac ,

n a n a n uz a n d d o f th e 1 2e
—
, ga l a ge are h y m n s to E n lil — —

,
.

T abl e t fi v e o f ma ten n a n un ztg i s an i n v o ca tio n to th e e n ti re - —

S u m e rian p an th e o n fo l l o we d b y a motif wi th h e r a tte n d an t p rie st s

wh e re as tabl e t fi v e o f am g al a g e i s a l am e n t wi th v ario u s — —

co n ce rn in g N an a c o n ti n u e d to th e e n d o f th e ,
o b v e rse of tab l e t

1 . S ec s rno w, R el igi on I ff . wh e re h e s h o ws th a t th e ch aract c

e r s ti s o f
i B an ,

T a sm e t an d N i n gal we re a b b d b I
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L it t ey a e g h
i e n to th e wi n d s
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ge

si x wh e re th e i
se r e s e n ds an d wh e re th e co n cl u din gp o e m b e gin s Th e .

two p o e m s s ho w l ittl e re s e m bl an ce

A R EI S N E R no. 49 B B E1SN EB n o . 55 p . 1 03

a
) 1 -
1 3 L am e n t of B an wi th a
) 1 —
2 1 A dd re ss to N an a as th e pl a
mo tif . n et Ve n us .

b) 1 3 —
2 11 D e s c rib e s th e so rro w b) 2 3 5 3 H y mn b y N an a co n ce rn in g
-

l
o f B au i n th e 3 pe rso n
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c
) 2 6 L am e n t o f B an wi t h c
) 55 7 -
1 P ray e r to N an a .

d) 11 2 5 2 P ray e r to B au
-
.

T h e fo rm e r p o e m to B an o f I s in i s e v i d e n tl y an i n te gral p art o f th e
o l d l am e n tatio n , b u t th e h y m n to N an a a ttac h e d to th e s e c o n d se rie s ,

h i n gin c o mmo n wi th l a me n ta tio n

h as cl e arl y n o t a
p t th e p raye r
e xce

wh o se motif is im itate d fro m th e mo tif wh ic h e n d s all l am e n tatio n s ,

m ay th y h e art be at re s t e tc W e m ay c o n cl ude th e n , that th e

.

se co n d s e rie s was e n ti re l y ch a n ge d i n fa v o u r o f N an a, an d afte r th e

me th o d s o f l ate r d ay s a h y mn was i n se rte d , wh ic h h ad l i ttl e to d o wi th

th e t h e m e .
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O bv erse .

S h e wh o s e i s d e s tro e d cit c ri e s h o wl o n g o h m t m l i)»

y y y e
p e -

Th e ma d wh o se ci ty i s d e s t ro y e d
i ‘
c ri e s h o w l o n go , h m y te m
pl e ?
T h e m o th e r o f th e c h ie f cit q ue e n wh o giv e s l ife to th e d ead ,
z
Th e p ri n c e s s o f th e l o fty te m pl e , q ue e n o f I sin ,
D augh te r o f th e t e mp l e ,
3
th e q ue e n B au ,
”
ho l y m o th e r of E saba ,
Th e
gil u ,

E n mu l /1
5
,
m o th e r o f
Q u e e n o f E gal mal i q ue e n of E rab riri ,
Q u e e n o f E n igin m arra ,
q ue e n of th e hol y p l ac e
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,
8
Q ue e n o f .
, qu e e n of L arak ,
M o th e r o f th e te mp l e , go dd e ss of th e p u re grain o f
9
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th e maid cr es « i h o w l o n g, o h m y te mp l e ? »

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3 L ik e a do v e to i ts d we l l in g p l ac e to i ts d we l l in g p l ace

1 . R e ad muse n -
e or muten -
e, cf . Br . 1 3 2 1
,
an d fo r ardatu m aid an d n o t f
e mal e sl a e v ,

Z . XXI 2
91 .

2 . E an n a as a p pero r n o un was th e n am e of N an a s te m l e i n E re
’
p ch .

’l l ’
3 . F or s us au , se e ab o v e 1 60 11 . 8
1 . S o to b e re ad fo r T U M l u -
, of . CT X V 1 6 ,

3 . E u d mm 5 13 1 1 8 6, 5 2
— —
R aw . V5 3 n o 1 co 8 ; th e re ti tl e s o f N an a o f E re ch
] II. 1 .

6 . ka -
an n i —s i - -

ge, so 89 , I t b ut 86 , 5 2 ka—n i —si—ge ; 9 1 , 2 1 [ ama] ka 3 . .

7 . Cf . p . 1
7 7 li n e 1 3 .

8 . af —te , se e p . 1 77 n . 5 .

g Th e
.
f re e re n ce se e ms t o h e to B an as th ego dde ss o f me dic in e ; i n t h e ri te s o ve r
a su ff e ri n
gp e rso n , p
s ri n k li n g o f grai n fo rme d an i mp o rtan t ac t F o r re adi n g .

( I
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) g szi ge
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(
- - -
se e S EH 89 , 1 5 .
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L ik e d o v e to i ts d we l l in
g p l ace , t o i ts d we l lin g p l ace , [ I h as
1 a

te n
[ L ik e a d o v e to i ts d we l l i n
g p l ac e ] h o w l o n g to [ y ] d we l l i n
m 2
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[1 [Th e mo th e r o f th e c h ie f ci t
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[ P of th e ] lo ft y te m p l e , q ue e n o f I sin
[ D augh te r] o f th e te m p l e , t h e q ue e n B au ,

T h e ho l y m o t h e r o f E sab b a
En am m, m o th e r o f kan n isige ,

[ Q u e e n ] o f E galm ah q u e e n o f E rabriri ,

[ Q u e e n ] o f E n igin marra , q ue e n o f th e h o l y p l ace ,

[ Q u e e n ] o f a i /e , q u e e n o f L arak ,

[ M o th e r] o f th e te mp l e , go dd e ss o f th e p ure grain of

s
p ri n k l i n g,
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of p sa l ms se e p . 1 66 , an d p ro b ab l
y d e si gn ate s th e l ass o f l i te ratu re o r a mu si c c al co m
p o s i ti o n of a typ e to w i h ch h c
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B U L L E N R U C II E R tri e s to m ak e t h e ti tl e o f a se ri e s o u t o f th e l i n e w , h e re as th e ti tl e f o ll o ws
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d, . th e b e gi n n i n g o f K [1 1 re v . 1 . 1 lei / 1 m
s mumatum
p ari tti i ua gus uri
‘
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’
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wh e re one ex p ct e s E + SA L ma—
.

3 . C f l in e
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ma— mu .
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T o m y s an c tu ary , s h ri n e of my th e sacre d p l ac e , th e y pur
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()
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,
s t ou art

me re s t ,

E gal riri , te m p l e of my y al p o we r ,
ro tho u ar t d e s tro y e d
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of
y I s in ,
my c it

M y san c tu ary , sh rin e of m y te mp l e h d e stro y e d

’
t ou a rt

G al m ah ,
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y, th e fi rst su bj e c t of m y wail i n g
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g te a rs ,
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n to t
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U n to E ( ) 9 -
sa b ad fo r wh ic h I we e p ,
U n to te m pl e o f my v as t s an c tua ry ,

U n to
[ E ] me — —
an n a, —

U n to
[E ] —
n a m b a ran u n n a wh i c h st ill s m y h e art ,

U n to
[ )
E (9 ti rra b e sid e m y s ac re d fo re s t
U n to th e c i ty ( 9) I s in , my .

U n to E gal mah , m y te m p l e e re c te d to ward h e av e n ,

U n to E aste , m v te m pl e i n L arak ,
U n to
[E m y te m p l e .

U [E m rl
’

n to - —

U n to

U n to my s ac re d

U n to th e c rafts man "

of in v l an d ,
U n to m y gre a t wh i c h is d e s tro y e d ,

1 R e ad ba lag saggd ma,

.
- - - -
an d fo r a si m il ar c o n s tru c ti on wi th co n stru c t aft er th e

ge n i ti e se e
9v2 a 1 8 haL Z
ag e -
'
: bit ba l a—dggft ,
- -
h o u se of th e l yre . F o r th e bal angu as

i n stru m e n t of wail i n g se e R aw I V . 2 3 no . 2 re v . III 1

2 1 an d balagbi bit B A V .

667 , 1 1 1 3 .

For a mll u i n th e se n s e o f E l ys i an Fi eld, cf . ed n j a re ] ! CT N V 1

9, 2
9 Set. l
a so

\S R T 1 1 8, 1 2
() 9

J . Cf l in e 3
. 1 .

F o r th e c
sa re d f o re s t o f B an at I si n ,
cf . a bo v e mu/ cun N -
l uui u
qgim tabl e t
—
on e

o bv . 3 3 .

5 . fluf f / an t i flit /ca l m S \l 1 .

 T A B L ET TW O OF S HE WH OS E CI T Y I S DES TR O YE D I S
'
”

my .

(9) my
(9) fo r wh i ch I we e p ,

(9) he y
t re s to re me no t .

h o w lon g will th e y re s to re me no t9
I

R ev erse .

l ik e a te rrifie d

I t i s th e e x a l te d on e wh o h as s atia te d wi th wo e ;
I t i s E n l il wh o h as s a ti a te d wi th wo e ;

Th e c i ty . h e h as s a t ate d
i with wo e “

h e h as sat ia te d wo e ;
Th e cit
y I s in sa ti ate d wi th wo e ‘

In N i pp u r E k u ri h e h as satia te d
K e n u r, th e t e m p l e o f l ife h e h as s a ti a te d wi th wo e ;
I n S i pp a r E barru m h e h as s atia te d wi th
Th y c i tv B ab yl o n 2 h e h as s a ti ate d
E sagil a (an d ) B a rs ipp a h e h as s a tia te d
3
E z id a an d E n am til a h e h as sa tia te d

E te m e an k i h e h as sati a te d wi th wo e ;
E d aran n a h e h as s atia te d wi th

I n I s i n E gal m ah he h as sat iate d wi th wo e ;

E rab ri ri h e h as s ati ate d with

S p i ri t th at b rin gs th e y o uth s
p iri t t h at re d u ce s th e m aid 3 to
to e x t re m i ty , e x tre m i ty ,

S pi ri t t h a t d e st ro ys th e stal l s ,
s
p i ri t th at d e s o l a te s th e fo l d s ,
“
S p i rit wh ic h i s in v i s i b l e ,

'

B e ad li i a
-
.

B abyl o n i s not m e n ti o n e d i n th e e arl i e r se ri es ni t/ [ cu -

m4 -
7 w7 1 uz -

gfm .

Th e chap e l of N e b o in E z i d a .

R e ad mzif .

R e ad gig .

Cf B A , V 6 2
. 1 ,
2 5 an d CT XV 8 re v . 2 .
pad (i mam n e v er flamd r u ; re a d pe r
ad d i da n am fo r ma n a— dtz — ad p di
p
‘

nu - - - -
nu - - -
.
 T A B L ET FI V E O F S HE W H OS E CI T Y IS DESTR O YE D
Th e s tal l i t d e s tro y s , th e s h e e p fo l d i t d e so l ate s ;

[ S m all d ] gre at
an itys ; sl a

U po n th e y o u th i t v
arri e s an d th e y o u th c ri e s i n p ain ;
U p o n th e m aid i t a rri v e s an d th e m ai d c ri e s i n p a in ;
Th e gre a t 17 1 85 11? t re e s i t t e ars a way
S p i ri t wh ic h re d u c e s h i n gs to o b e d ie n ce
al l t .

wan d e rs fo rth an d e y e b e h o l d s
”
T h e wo rd 2
of E n l il it no t

O bv erse .

G l o rio u s , am o ro u s
go d d e s s , ar t t ouh no t th e p e s til e n ce
"9

Oh q u e e n o f h e av e n ,
wh at d o s t t ho u p l an 9
Oh l ad y qu e e n o f th e l o fty h o w l o n g th e an n i h il ati o n 9
”
art
,
6 9
h o u se ,
h o u n o t th e p e s til e n ce
t

9 Oh l ad y q ue e n o f th e l o fty ,
wh a t d o s t t h o u p l an 9 "

ho use ,

Oh l ad y q u e e n o f th e l o fty ,
h o w l o n g th e an n ih il atio n 9 art
g
h o u se ,
t ho u no t th e p e s til e n e e i
l

Oh l ad y q u e e n o f E re ch , wh y d o s t t ho u te rri fy th e l an d i’
Oh l ad y q u e e n o f H al l ab , ,
h o w l o n g th e an n i h il atio n 9 ar t

h
t e n n o t th e e s til e n c e
“
p

R e ad uka
ppar .

i t tan n ai‘m bbi ; i arbuéu i s a s

y n . of mi s u wav e r ,
'
se e Br . un d e r bul 1 02 88 .

3 . F or c tch l i
a -
ne an d l i brary no ti c e ,
se e HU S S E Y 1 60 .

4 R e ad ma gig z b pa é a n u me F o r ma glg t b as a ti tl e R aw V 5 2
’

f B an
’
.
- — - — - —
a. — -
o ,
se e .
,

I V 1 3 a l z u me i s n e gati e o f t h e
.
- —
v f o r m a ma fo r a
gé (cl gig)
— — -
ugtt fl o o d B r . 1 1 5 93 .

butul tu i s c
u
yn s . of agl i b u t u se d h e re in a fig u ra ti v e se n s e . F o r it as a n e n cl i tic i n te r

ro
gati v p e ar ti l e c (bzat zrlf tw—u) se e DEL . G ram z . 1 89 .

5 . UD DU —
2 ma i n? to e rad i c at e , se e B ab I I . 1 49 n . 5 ; th e S e m tran sl a ti o n .

i ar tz m i s
—
'

n o t cl e ar .

6 . S e m h as In I l l
.
-
’
u -
m ; fo r l i t ci mu fl a m e , se e M b 5 2 a , an d l ubal l i l i t a mus t o u
zl -
'
—
’
-
’
h
d e s tro ye s t as a fla m e V 3 2 7 , 1 8 l u u mu, a syn o f bul u/g
’
. t u, b o t i n t h e se n se o f
- -
. h
p e s til e n p p l y f v y di fl t m i g
c e ,
but ro er o er e re n e an n s.

7 S m i ti c
. wh t i p k
e u t,th 9u a s s o en n o ee

8 S m i ti c M a 7 7 M al a lzasi i lm lap makhi m h

'

be
'

gm k in d
'
. e , 71 5 z a i , a on an as m an y as t e re

h wl gwil l th be i h i l ti T hi t h
?
o on l ti l ik e re an n a on s ran s a on ,
e m o st o f th e o t e rs i n th i s
h y m i f c i f l d g dl
n ,
s an u an ro u n e ss .

9 S m i ti c béh m i cl bi l i m i mabb it qu v ih f m th e p
'

. e s n z s een an s es ro te m l e .
 T A B L ET FI V E OF S HE WH OS E CI T Y IS DES TR OYED [ 89

Oh l ad y, q ue en of Harsagk al ama wh at d o s t t h o u p l an 1 9
Oh l ad y , q ue e n of E turk ala ma , h o w l o n g th e an n i h il atio n 9
h o u n o t th e p e st il e n c e art t

Oh l ad y qu e e n o f B ab yl o n
,
wh at d o s t th o u p l an 9
,

A l l d ay l o n g b y th e an gry h e art ,

B y th e tu mul t o f th e n igh t wh ic h fi ll s th e swamp l an d s —

,

B y c au si n g th e h e ave n s to tre m b l e an d th e e arth to q u ak e , ,

B y causin g th e h e av e n s to t re mb l e an d th e e arth to q ua k e ,

B y th e gl e am wh i c h li gh te n s i n th e sk y ,

B y th e bl az in g fi re wh i c h rain s up o n th e h o s til e
i
l an d ,

I am I star .

I star am I b y th e l i gh t t h at ari s e s i n h e av e n ,
I star , th e qu e e n o f h e av e n ,
am I b y t h e l igh t t h a t arise s i n
h e av e n

R ev erse .

2 l ik e th e gre a t gian t (9)

[1 [ er
—

hi li na im
r mzt l u i tku ma zm ( ig [rig]
— — —

7 [ ar
—

J ri li —
na ai m ma l u uku ma [i m z ig rig]
A s in th e d ay s of l o n g ago th e ho s t s h e se n ds no t fo rt h (9)
8 i n to h e r h an d
1 0 A s i n th e d ay s o f l o n g ago th e ho s t s h e se n ds no t fo rth ( 9)
1 1 h e r fo o t
A s i n th e d ay s of l o n g ago th e ho s t s he se n ds n ot fo r th (9)
1 1 1 wh e n wil t th o u go fo rth ( 9)
1 6 A i n th e d ay s
s o f l o n gago th e ho s t s he se n ds no t fo r th (9)
1 7 O h I star wh e n wil t t ho u go fo rth (9)
1 8 A s i n t h e d ay s o f l o n g ago th e ho s t sh e se n ds no t fo rth (9)

1 . Se m i ti c mala ta/mbbi ip ui aki ,

‘
wh a tso e ve r t h ou or d e re s t l e t one do fo r t h ee .

um md men
’ ‘

2 . R e ad - -
.

3 . UD u-rru lig t B r h .
7 7 98, w i h ch
as a l o an wo rd i n di
-
c at es a v lu W a e fo r U D .

h
mum, b u t as t i s i s h
l ate ymn th e S e mi ti c f m v
4 W ri tte n i n i nm, gi en
’

or a or 15 .
.
1
90 TA B L ET SI X OF SHE W H OS E CI T Y I S D ES TR OY E D
In h e av e n s he al o n e is in e art h sh e al o n e i s maj e s ti c .

A s i n t h e d ay s o f l o n g ago wh y go e s t th o u fo rth n o m o re (9)

In h e ave n s h e al o n e is p re e min e n t, i n e arth sh e al o n e is maje s tic .

A s i n th e d ay s o f l o n g a go wh y go e s t t h o u fo rth n o m o re (9)
1
i n a cl e an p l ace h e r ab o d e
A s i n th e d a v s o f l o n g ago wh y go e s t h
t ou no t fo r t h (9)

Th e c a tc h l in e i s u n i n te l li ibl e
g ; fo r th e l ib rary no ti ce

O bv erse .

L in e s 1 -

7 are i n co mp re h e n s1 bl e .

T h e e i n th i n e as ce n s io n wh o can b e ho l d h
t ee 9

H an d maid o f S in
T h e e i n th i n e asce n s io n wh o c an b e ho l d th e e 9

“ h e n (9 ) m ay
T

sh e en te r

A s i n th e d a y s o f l o n gago m ay s h e go fo rth .

Oh l fstar p ro ph e te ss m ay e s t h t o u e n te r .

A s i n th e d ay s o f l o n gago , th e p ro p h e te ss , m a y sh e en te r .

h e av e n v e re ign p o we r
3
T h e bi rd s o f in h e r so m ay sh e

T h e fi sh o f th e se a in h e r so v e re ign p o we r m ay s he
V i rgi n m o th e r wh o th e s t ro n
g, am I .

A s in th e d ay s of l o n gago am 1 not gl o rifi e d

9

I sta r, th e wh o th e s tro n
g, am I .

A s in t h e d av s o f l o n g ago am I n o t gl o rifi e d 9

C o n s e c rate d wh o th e s tro n
gam I .

A i n th e d ay s
s o f l o n g ago am I no t gl o ri fi e d 9
G o dd e ss wh o th e s t ro n gam I .

1 . S u m e ri an R U —k i th e p
g akk i l k i azag B A , V 6 1 9 ,
as sa e -

be ci ted as p aral l e l . M A CM IL L A N s gi f akk z l i s to b e c o rre c te d t o akk i l

-
’

D a x c m i n R ev . Cr i ti que no . 37 ,
2 03 .

2 . R e ad gE ma da - - -
an q u p ass i m , v . B ab l l 7
.

i
1 n . 1 .

3 . an -
na mus‘e n se e tabl e t one o bv . 3
A R e ad irf bi ( l )
.
-

3 . R e ad mén n o t gi n he r e an d p ass i m .
 T A B L ET SI X O F SHE WH OS E CI T Y IS DE S TR OY ED 1 91

[ 2 9 43
-

I l l e gibl e ]
A s i n th e d ay s o f l o n ga o
g
/1 5 t eyh go u
p
'

11 6 S h e wh o in th e d ay s of l o n g ago .
3
am 1 .

47 h o l y I star
11 8 S h e wh o i n th e day s o f l o n gago i n t h e e arth was magn i fie d , a m I .

5 0 I star wh o i n th e e arth i s magn ifie d ,

am I .

S h e wh o i n th e d ay s o f l o n gago i n al l l an ds was magn i fi e d , am I

1
0 H .

I star wh o i n all l an dsis magn ifie d , am l

!
“

U Q [ .

S h e wh o i n th e day s o f l o n gago i n was m agn i fie d ,

1 0
3
( C
1
th e san c tuary

am I .

wh o i n th e san c tuary i s m agn ifie d ,

am I .

S h e wh o in th e d ay s o f l o n gago in al l san c tuarie s was m agn ifie d ,

a mI .

wh o i n al l s an c tuarie s was m agn i

fie d , am I .

S h e wh o i n th e d a v s o f l o n gago i n th e h o l y san c tuarie s was magn i

fie d , am 1 .

Vi rgi n , v i rgin , i n t h e t e m pl e o f m y ric h e s , am I ‘

Q ue e n h o l y go dde ss N
, igin i n t h e te mp l e of my ri c he s am I .

ma r "

Q ue e n of H arsagk al am a i n th e te mp l e of m y ric h e s , am 1 .

Que e n of E tu rk al ama in th e te m p l e o f m y ri c h e s , am
Que e n of B ab yl o n in th e te mpl e of m y ri c h e s , am I .

Tar/cul l “ of B ab y l o n i n th e te mp l e of m y ric h e s , am I .

T h e te mp l e 5
of m y ri c h e s
I n my co urt wh e re win e is d run k 0

t
- I e . th e p o pl e
e
go f th i
or n to c a p tivi ty .

Q t‘dg—gig—a
. cf S B H 8 6 , 5 1; whe re N i n i b i s
. c al l e d umun tdggig a - — .

W S u m e ri an n an am i s an e mp hati c e n c li t i c he re tran l ate d b ma s v -

.
,

mar i s an e p i l h e t o i B an SBH
'

P n igin -
.

ma hi m i s varian t o f mal bi tu
‘

U ' a .

P S e mi ti c u n to my co urt, drin k in g pl a ce-

o f wi n e th e S um . ma zm
- -

ga
na - -
na

” re l ati e v fo rm h avi n g11 4 at th e en d .

I 92 T A B L ET SI X OF S HE WH OS E CI T Y IS DES TR OY E D
W h e re wi n e i s d run k ,
t m ay th e sp i ri t o f l ife
h e re in . ab i d e
2
B e n e a th i f te rro r
A b o v e if ra e
g
3
be co m m an de d ‘
.

P ro te c ti n g ge n ius o f th e te m p l e
5
, a l l p o we rful art

no o n e can s tri e v wi th th e e .

77 P ray e r fo r th e te mpl e T urk al am a h

t at it be re s to re d to i ts p l ace .

7 8 H e th at sits i n th raldo m si
gh s u
pon a l y re

R ev erse .

1 L i gh t of h e av en wh ic h fl am e s l ik e fi re v e r th e e arth art the n

o
7

3 Oh v ir gin go d de ss wh e n o v e r th e ,
e arth th o u s tan d e s t .

1 . R e ad gE— en ~ma d l , -
n ot hin gwan ti n
g .

I f I

2 .
p iri tta f ro m pardazt
’
be co l d , cf .
gi l ittu f e ar f o m Il l a
r b e i n j u re d b y fro s t ,

1 mud = gil i ttu an d pz rz tl u S A I 1 2 9 5

d B ab I I 1 3 00
' '

an . 1 2 1 . .

3 bardatum so H usse y s i n ge n io u s re s to ra ti o n S u m e rian ( mu/ ma i s p ro b abl y th e

'
. .
,

sa m e wo rd as S e m iti c a m mu I I W 1 0 3 a wh e re o n i um an d iri l tum are

qu o te d as symo
'

p ,

n
y ms I n t h e G i l gam is
. h E p ic V I 6 9 barda tum, ac c . to K B V I 1 , 11 5 1 , me an s a ki n d o f
b re ad 2 S u m burn , B . . V 3 6 , (t o ; a n o th e r barda tum : S u m tum wh i ch . agdgu
is p ro b ab l y th e wo rd i n qu e s tio n h e re A re adi n gmurdatum fo r cc b re ad
.
is p o ssi bl e .

bardatum f ur
y n qfi n
A d iiggé— i h bi,
.
- -
co mma d (B
u tte r a n r . is h e re tran sl ate d a c tiv e ly amat igabbi
so bo t h He rm an an d H u s s n give th t v e e xt .

5 . Cf o r M . W 2 ,
10 .

6 . A s i n th e se ri e s mutei z -
nu nz -
mzq gim , t h e se two l i te rary n o te s co m e be f
o re th e
p oe m at th e en d. S ee p . 1 66 .

t i i a ga me h cf me i n ga men =l
'

t o u ar t ; § m, S E H
‘
—
7 (a e en n e e z— 55
- - - - -
a
-
1 no
. - -
.
.

In ea ch c as e ti nge men i s th e -
v e rb tr u l y i t i s or a tru l y t h o u art 11
,
u. tr ul y I am

th e v er b for m b e i n g i mp e rso n al an d th e p e rs o n i n di cat e d by th e p e c r e di n g p ro n o u n

{ a e,
-
me -
c . Th e v e rb i s me th e e e l me n t e m p h ti ca n se e B ab I . 2 2
9 if .

The p oe m wit h wh i ch t h is se r ie s cl w u ed
o se s as s as an i n de p en de n t hym n ;
hav e at l e as t o n e A yri an c o py S 9 5 11 ,
ss . p ub li h d b y D s e It L lTZ§CH in A ssy ri sch e L eses tuck e
3 11
e di ti o n pp . 1 3 6 6 F o r tran sl a tio n s
-
. se e H us se r 1
75 f . E d i te d al so by D n on n n ,
Ch oi x de Tex tes 3 6 11 If V ari an ts . are f ro m S .
9 5 11 .
 T A B L ET 9 1 11 or (1 s un W H OS E CI T Y IS o n sr n o r n n 1
93
t h o u art as o n e wh o as t h e e ar t h is se t th e re
1

A s fo r th e e th e s te ad y way 2 d o e s h o mage t o th e e “
VV n e n th o u e n te re s t th e h o m e s o f m e n
A wo l f th at go e s fo rth to s e iz e t h e e we s art t h e n ;
A l io n e ss wh o go e s u p fro m th e p l ai n s art t h o u .

Th e sp iri t maid -

gl o ry of h e av e n
T h e maiden I é tar ‘ gl o ry o f h e av e n ‘

S h e wh o i s ado rn e d wi th th e we ll wo rk e d waist b an d -
5
, glo ry 01

he av e n art tho u ;

T wi n s is te r o f S am as
glo ry of h e av e n art th o u .

“
T o m e d iate o racl e s I d , i n fu l l p o we r I s tan d
s tan .

F o r m y fath e r S i n to m e di a te o rac l e s in full p o we r I s tan d .

F o r my b ro th e r Sam aé i n ful l p o we r I s tan d

to m e d ia te o racl e s .

wh o m S in m y fath e r h as pl ace d , to me diate o racl e s I s tan d ,

“
'
l
S he
in ful l p o we r I s tan d .

d , i n full p o we r
0
3 1 I n th e v
e en i n g h e av e n s to m e d ia te o racl e s I s tan

I s tan d .

33 B y th e gl ad n e ss ( c au se d b y) m y e x ce l l e n ce ,
my e x ce l l en ce

1 G e rman dargrs tel l t : eté é u m o v e , vary

.
’
f m t h p p p o i ti n
ro e ro er s o . I n th e p e rm .

sh afe l f fitfl u i s u se d p re g
lg n an tl y , b e b ro u ght f th d p l ce d
or an a .

2 . I . e .
,
th e co urse o f th e pl an e t V e n u s, soc c tl y J
o rre ow 53 0
'
as r n ,
n o te 3 .

tu—mi—m i b §ar l ar t u .1 m— mi
'

n i — i b— §ar— §ar
'

3 ’ ‘
. .
- - -
v ar . .
- —
.

d di n i r—i mn n i v ar d i n i n n a wh i ch i s o f co u rse c o rre c t T h e A ss rian c o p ie s o f

'

A
'

g y
’
. .
.
,

t h e se h ymn s are g e n e ral l y mo re a cc ura te t h an t h e l a te B ab yl o n i an c o p i e s .

5 S e e B ab I I 1 1 6 i i bbu
‘
. . . .

6 l‘utdbul u fro m 53 1 n o t 53 x H W 7 a , an d s e e K B VI 1 , 3 2 0 S u me rian wo rds fo r

. .
.

dbd l u are tum, far an d ( al [ B r 4 8 7 0 , 8 2 1 0 , S A I

.

7 . 3a o mi tte d by v ari an t a n d n o t . p
re s e n t i n th e S u m e ri an .

8 . an d o mi tte d b y v arian t i n th e S e m i ti c l i n e .

9 . i ddit‘ttti, p y h as re fe re n c e to th e s k y wh e n fi rs
ro b abl t ligh te d by th e stars S u me .

i
r an fo r i ddil‘
u n e w,
gi bi l an d gigi r are p ro b ab l y ari an ts v .

c v ft D s n u mb e r in gwh i ch
’
L in e s are n u mb ere d co n s e u t i e l y a er e u rz s cn . R n rs N E a
tak e s acco u n t o f th e sp ace s i s h ard l y c o mm e d n a bl e .
 1
9 11 TA B L ET 5 1 11 or 5 1 1 13 wn o sn crrx is D n sr n o v n o

b y th e gl ad n e ss I
1
am I star ; on h igh I j o u rn e y .

o f twil i g am
2
Q ue e n o f h e av e n g o dd e ss ht I
Q ue e n of h e av e n g d de ss o f mo rn i n g am Io .

th e b ar o f h e a v e n i s m in e , th a t i s m y fame ;
3
I a m I star, to o
p en

Th e h e av e n s I cau s e to q u ak e , th e e a rth I cau s e to s h ak e , t h a t is

m y fam e .

To chu s e th e h e av e n s to q u ak e ,
th e e a rt h to s h ak ei s m y fame
, .

S h e th a t li gh te n s i n th e h o riz o n o f h e av e n , wh o se n am e i s h o n o ur

ed
"
i n th e h abi tati o n s o f m e n , th at i s m y fam e .

d b e n e a th l e t b e po k en i s my
’
Q ue e n of h eav e n ab o v e a n s , t at h
fa m e .

T h e mo un tai n s I o v er wh e l m al to ge th e r , th at i s my fam e
x
"
.

“
O f th e m o u n tain s the i r g e a
r t wa l l a m I ,
t h e i r b o l t a m I , th a t i s

m y fam e .

M ay th y h e art b e a t re s t , th y m in d b e p ac i fi e d .

Oh gre at A n u th y h e art b e a t re s t .

Oh l o rd gre at mo u n tain E n l il
, ,
m ay th y m i n d h e pac ifie d .

Oh v i rgi n go dde ss q ue e n o f h e av e n , th y h e art b e a t re s t .

Oh l ad y q ue e n o f h e av e n
, ,
m ay th y m in d h e pac ifie d .

Oh l ad y q u e e n o f E an n a
, ,
m ay th y h e art b e a t re s t .

Oh q u e e n o f E re c h m ay th y m i n d b e p ac ifie d .

Oh q ue e n o f H al l ab m ay th y h e art b e at re s t .

Oh qu e e n o f H a rsagkal ama m ay th y m in d h e pacifie d .

Oh q ue e n o f E tu rk al ama m ay th y h e art b e a t re s t .

Oh q ue e n o f B ab yl o n m a y th y min d h e p acifie d .

Oh m y q u e e n N a n a m ay th y h e art b e a t re s t .

1 . a zt
- -
Zi Zi ,
—
v ar . a- wcz I u l i
- -
.

2 . R e a d mén no
gin
t .

3 . S u m e r i an k id k id,
-
v ar . ri
g 1 ig T h e S u m e ri an h as mo re l i te ral l v
-
(1 th e b ri g t h
b ar
4 S e m ffl pd S um rag 11a ( rig K U i
v ar v
gag d a
. . - - -
. . . .
, .

5 Cf S B I I 1 08, 2
. .

9 .

ii . T h e S u m h as i n se rte d rt
.
{
-
c th e n n . wh i ch i s h ardl y i n pl ac e .
 TA B L ET $ 1 11 or S HE wn o sn c rr r is o n srn o r e o 1
95

7 1 Oh que e n o f th e te mp l e , q ue e n o f th e go d s ,
m ay th y m in d h e p ac ifi e d .

7 2 A l a me n t u n to N aiz a -
l star .

73 A l am e n t fo r th e se r v ic e ,
a s h e wh o se ci t
y i s d e s tro y e d fo r
N an d I star
Th e A y ri an co p y h as an u n u s u al h is to rical n o tice , re fe rri n g to
ss

E gy p t a n d E th io p ia C o p ie d a n d c o l la te d a l te r th e o rigi n al , a t th e
.

o f A ss ri a , so n o f A su r ah i id d i n a , k i n g o f
2
al ace o f A su rb an i al k i n
p p g y
— -

th e wo rl d , k in go f A s s y ria v ic e ge re n t o f B ab yl o n ia k in g o f S ume r an d
, ,

A k k ad , k in g o f th e k in gs o f E th io p i a an d E gyp t k i n g o f th e fo u r ,

wo rl d q u arte rs , so n o f S in ah é e rb a , k in go f th e wo rl d , k i n go f A s s y ria ,
- —

wh o p u ts h is t ru s t i n A su r an d N i n l il , i n N e b o an d T as h m e t , wise i n
“
th e l e arn i n g o f N e b o .

1 . h
T i s l i te rary no te i s no t i n th e A ss
yri an c o py . F o r th e B ab yl o n ian l i brary n o te

se e H u sse y 1
7 1 an d 1 7 3 .

2 . Br . 1 1 8 86 , w i h ch f o rm fo r farm i s a tte s te d al so by K 4 1 6 6 o bv .

“
Z“
3 mi r N abi i ; c f m i ga l { u 11 i fo r i ld n i wi s e i n t h e l e arn i n g
'

ga Z ( u
'

. n ir - -
.
- -

of A su r l o rd o f th e go ds , R aw I V 1 7 b 5 5 an d K i n gM a gi c
. no . 1 , 60 , an d fo r a p ass a ge
l i k e th e o n e ab o v e i bid no . 33 re v . 52 .
 Br M . u seu m n o . 2 9 6 11 11 2 CT , XV 1 1 .

N o XI I I , wh ich is
. an an ci e n t l am e n tat io n to E n l il co n s is ts o f a h
y mn
c o n c e rn in g th e at t rib u te s an d h e ro ic d e e ds of th e fath e r of th e go ds .

It co m e s fro m a ti m e wh e n E n lil was re

gard e d as th e c re at i e v go d ,
wh o s e s p e c ial c h arge was t h e e art h an d i ts h arv e s ts ; h e was al so th e

h e ro ic c h am p io n wh o re du ce d e ar t h an d h e av e n to h i s s way . Th e

p o e m ce l e b rate s the se c h arac te ri stics an d h e se d e e d s fo r e igh t e e n l in e s

t ,

b e fo re gi v i n g an y id e a o f a l am e n tatio n , wh e n in two l in e s 1 9 f we .
,

are to l d th at E n l i l h as s e n t a u n iv e rs al fam in e . Th e po em a gain tak e s

u
p th e
p ra ise o 3 1 , an d e n d s wi t h a p ray e r wh ic h c o n s is ts
f E n l il , 11 . 2 1 —

fo r th e m o s t p art i n l au d a to ry n am e s o f t h i s go d .

T h u s an an c i e n t l am e n ta t io n said v e ry l i ttl e ab o u t th e n e e d s o f th e
wail e rs Th e go d , to wh o m app e al was m ad e , was ce l e b ra te d a cco rd in g
.

to th e l e ge n d s c o n ce rn i n g h i m an d th e t h e o l o gi c al n o tio n s wh i c h h ad

been vo l v e d ab o u t h im T h e fu n d a me n tal n o tio n o f th e i r p ray e r was

e .

n o t to e m h as iz e t h e i r n e c e s s it ie s b u t t h e
p p o we r o f t h e d e ifie d e l e m e n t
,

o f n atu re t o wh i c h th e
p ray e r was o ffe re d T h e y we re affl ic te d wi th .

fam in e t h e re fo re th e e art h go d was an gry T h e l o rd o f th e fi e l d s an d

, .

h arv e s ts m u s t b e p rais e d i n l in e s d e s crib in g h i s re al n a tu re T o t hin k .

o f th e
p o we rs o f t h e d e ifi e d n a tu re go d was to m ak e t h is p o we r a h u man
p o sse ss i o n .T h e m y s t ic al re al i ty l ay i n th e n am e s , th e fu n d am e n tal
c o n ce
p ts , wh ic h d e fi n e h is p o we rs T o n am e . a
go d or d e mo n was to
 l
97

kn ow T o k n o w th e n a me s o f v
th e d i i n e att rib u te s to
y en o j
h v
t e ir fa o ur t h e ir p o we r . T h e mo re at trib ut es wh i c h co ul d be n a me d

th e m o re in tim ate l y was th e d e ifie d n a ture b ro u gh t i n to th e k n o win g

min d of th e ra
p y e rful .

[ L in e s 1 3 3
-
0 2 no . XI V o bv .
i
i i
9 ; ll 2 6
-
2 .

no . XI V ob v . 3 0 -
39 . S ee al so E xposi to ry Ti mes 1 9 0 8 , 2 5 11 7
-
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d i
l il ’
si l i m mar ma r mu l u tel ( u ma zm ( u
'
—
ei z - - — - —

“
d sum ma li ma gai n la i r m
—
un e
- — — — —
.

zl — tzi u -
d da -

g a r— sag— gri a —
mi r un — —
e
gri n
-

Se
d
l l ld
' ’

d ci l
'

erz n —
n un — g a— a e u~ z
—

ti l a n a gab bu
"
d i m met di m me i r g a a a s zl
‘

g
—
— —
n za
- - — — -

su ub bu
s
fear ( id di m pes pes e— - — —
se d i m kin a
’
g n i ma r
sa lei ba l a a ( u zib
— — — s — —

ma e teg — —
g ar sag— gul — l a
(
-

u i tb
-

“ '
ki i r erim gi ka k di m sag ui i i sig gi
‘ ’

su — —
as —
a —

“
bar ki -
n ar a -
ne ib n ig n ig gi
‘“
kil r -
k itr bdd ga l bi md - - —
e si —

ga r— bi me
sag an ta n e ne —
ib m — —
ra — m
gis ik an — n a ge ne i b gub gub bi
— - — — — —

gis s u— d i— es an n a— g i b ga r ga r ri
‘ ’
e -
ne - — — — -

ne

gis sak kul i m si z l l i

'

ao na
g e eu
- — — — — —

1 . So c e rtai n l y to b e d T h e te x t h as ( it
co rre ct e . .

2 . kat tuk man

— -
nu i Zam mo d ,
—
SB H 3 6, 1 -
cf . .

3 . h p hrase
T is is u se d o f U r B au, -
a ki n g, cf . B o by l . I 2 1 8 .

6 . Cf B r
. . 1 1
71 .

C f ktt r z id da n isma l u K I N G , H am 9 8 , 9 4 ; 9 9 , 9 4 T h e is n osamu, cf .

'

5 . .
- - : . . ro o t

k rab ic n asi mun b re e z e .

6 . Cf . k in -
a gub -
ba ba G u de a S t B (1 ,
-
. 1
7 .

7 . I t is p ro b ab l e h
t at a i s fo r a
'

.
( u ub
-
z s u ub -
. Th e ro o t sub h as th e m e an i n gs
suki n n u h u m bl e o n e se l f , kard bu wo rs h i p , n as lgu
'

k i ss [ se e SA ] 51 2 H
'

. an d Br . 2 0 11]
p ro b ab l
y an ac ti e v f o rm o f th e ro o t s ig, Br . 1 1 87 3 , be lo w . a s ub
-
t he n mak e l o w
8 .mabdsu 8 1 11 2 8
su -

gi
- -
re v . 4 .

g n ig n ig i n G ud e a Cyl A
.
-
. 1 7 ,
2 6 i n th e se n s e of su b j cte

10 . Cf B r . .

1 1 . h fo rm sho ws th at th e f
T is ul l f o rm fo r maln i su was rar B r. 63 5 1 .

1 2 . V ar . bi .

1 3 . K 1 1 1
71 o bv . 1 5 dal d / z su f ak d ti t ut [ te] bal [ Ii - - —

i a V ar bi
. .

1 5 . V ar . ne -
ih bi mar mar[ r i
- - - -
rz e
] . K 1 1 1
7 1; tran sl ate s med z l f a i a as {m
'

- - -
u; Th e v e rb

u HW 6 50
to bd g a, M u s s— A n n . 1 0 1
9 a b, i s n o t to b e se ara te d ro m th e
'

p f wo rd sabatu
'
 PS A L M ‘
TO EN L I L CT XV I I l gg
Oh E n l il c o u n cill o r d o th
.
, y o n e co m p re h e n d th y fo rm 9
an

T h e s tre n gth b e ifte d , l o rd o f th e h arv e s t l an d s

g .

H e wa s c re ate d i n th e m o u n tain s l o rd o f th e
, grai n fie l d s .

“ arrie r wh o p o s s e s se s gre a t
'

s tre n
gth , fa th e r E n l i l .

T ho u art th e p o we rfu l p ri n ce o f tn e
go d s fo r c re a tin gp o s te ri t
y
th o u s u s tai n e s t l ife .

A s th e ai r h
t o u ar t al l
p e rv adin g, as th e grain th e n
7 Th e h au gh ty , th e h o s til e l an d th o u d o s t
h u m ilia te .

8 Th e p ro u d , th e wick e d h igh l an ds t ho u
h um il iate do s t .

9 Th e l an d o f th e e n e m y wi th v io l e n c e as a e th o u s mi te s t o n
p g
th e h e ad .

Th e h o s til e c o u n trie s th o u su bje c te s t .

O f th e l an d s I am th e fo rt re ss t h e i r b o l t am I ,

T h e c o n ce i t e d t h o u b rin g e st l o w

T h e gate o f h e av e n t h o u did s t o pe n l it ca rr o ff
[ ]
“

y . .

T h e b ar o f h e av e n th o u d id s t s e iz e away
2l

Th e faste n in gs o f h e av e n th e n d id s t se v e r .

N W 65 1 a I ” , I l us s A -
nx . 1 0 2 2 a 3 . The ro o t i s « la x ; b e far a wa y , re mo v e v io l e n tl y ,

in pi e l , d ri v e a way , i n A rab i c im p f ct
er e al way s fi li al , as i n H e b re w, se e GE S .
-
BU HL

Zm .
7 47 b . The ph rase ?
in c f ali d g
u: me ra
bd su m u s t m e an 11 wate rs wh i ch s we e p
a way u
,
e xa c tl y th e re o t m e an i ng f f alad fa I n K 3 4 6 4 re v
o . . 6 bd b bi ti tas'aba; an d
i n t is h p ass a
g med z l
e
'

z to sbug, t h e m e an i n g,
‘
-
‘
re m o e , se i z e v a way is e vi d en t .

V ar ba e si il si t l K s i kk m i sa tusa ll ig
'

74 tran s l a te s
’
1
7
— '

. .
- - - -
. . 1 1 1 .

1 8 . O r t hou ar t th e p o we rf ul di i n e v p ri n c e

1
9 . Cf . a si m il ar i n te rr u ti o n p of th e te x t b y a
qu o tati o n i n th e fi rst p e rso n ,
S BH 3
1 2 -
1 3 .

2 0 . K 1 1 1
7 11 o bv . 1 3 h as l i —
a um-
.

2 1 . T h e S e m i ti c t ran sl ati o n s h av h i hi gh
e is s
gat e s an d h is b ar n . Th e A ss y ri an

re da c tio n an d t ran sl a ti o n are se c da yon r .

2 00 \O XI I I
'

gis si gar an
1
im gid
x

en
na g e
— -
— - —

72 i mt segga '
-

( a r r i—
es —
ma -

un sa l sa l
— — —
e [
“
ki bal ki ga b gi gi
’
nu segga nu
—
— — - — — -

s ig gw m
7
en me —
en
gi tg
“
ar a — —
l i szt n z u
— -
s i in -
n e en-

9— ”
ba ib sed de
'

sag i b ba ( zt
’

— -
a — —

“ “
ka ta— é a z u
— — —
siggan n u
— —
iii —
da m .

z da
a—
a— ba a -
in —
na -

ba l —
e

en — me— en
gi r an —a a z gga me m n ir gb l
— — —
uku— uku -

[ge
“
g o a ba si r ag a - -
mu gm [o u] n u ii i m m — —

d
en — l i l
[me]
”
i in
‘

un g ur ru en
—
a —

‘“ ‘7
ii -
ma —
ao di m mo -
fi r sa —

g .

d z id da ( u
— —
ga l u eri mnu é —

1 . V ar mar . .

2 . V ar bi . .

3 . V ar . n e—gid -

gid [ i
-
K 1 1 1
7 11 tran sl a te s szgarzsa I zmassi li
'

(1 . T ak e n f
ro m K 1 1 1 74 obv . 2 2 T h e o ri gi n al h ad a are n tl y
. pp a p articipl e so l e en .
- -

T ran sl ate d b y mei ta l o magi ri { arr is l i n e assi

’

5 V ari an t re dac tio n h as lei bel l ui gul n i [ bal]

.
- — —
an d t ran sl ate s th e l i n e , mat mtkurl i
i n l a magi ri takk ur i n ti/ ml , t h e gl o ss t uspa l i s re se n t , w e re as t h e p h v e rb takkur i s

p re te ri tc T h e re dac to r e i d e n t y
. l d i d n o t l k
i e t h e s gge s tio n o f E n l il s
u
’
v re tre ati n
g in
o ri
th e gin al .

6 .
gig, i n R 7 4 s e l l e d wi t th e
1 1 1 p h u s u al s
yll a bl e gag B r . 1 1 86 1 , an d o n
gug _

f ami n e se e CT X V I I I A6 , 3 9 4 1 2 .

V ar sen s i n
7
-
. . .

8 T ran sl ati o n bél um 5a s un lg mi tlmr l s I askun u adi mal i Il l i l l [ n a ali ]

'

.
,
u - -
.

9 . f ed h e re writ te n B r 3 0 5 9 wh i ch i s th e . e ar l ie s t e xa m pl e
ye t f o un d of h
t i s si gn .

1 0 . T ran sl ati o n , agga l i bbi ka mar mu an a bsa .

1 1 . F or nu ph o n e ti c co mpl e me n t, cf . l in e 2 1 1 . O n th e wh o l e l i n e , cf S E H 7 3 .
, 1 3 .

1 2 . didam fo r dida al d k u h e re c au sa ti v e .

1 3 . Th e . v e rb s ir (1 -

g al so i n G ud . C l y . l; 8 , 2
'

5 dugsir agJ a to mai n tain

- -
onc s
’

o rd

L in e s 1 3 -
1 6 mu s t re e r f to t h e s u n ri s e ; i n S E H 1 3 0 , 3 6 E n l i l i s re e rre d to as xi n g f fi
th e gre at gate s a ft c er re ati n
gth e v au l t o f ea en h v
I n t h e L e ge n d o f Cre ati o n K B V I 1
.

p . 3 0,
9 , 1 0 M ard u k m ak e s gate s a t ea ch si d e of h v
ea e n an d f t as e n s h e m wi th l o cks
t
s i aru . S o h e re E n l i l i s re p re se n te d c fh v an d fi rs t o p n i n
‘

g as re a t n i g th e ga te s o ea en
g e

an d te s ti n g t he m be f o re th e su n
go d e n te rs .
 PS A L M TO EN L I L CT XV I I 2 0I

Th e b e l t ” of h e av e n t ouh d id st p u ll awa y .

T h e d iso b e die n t l an d wit h d e so l atio n 2“

th o u d id s t s catte r ” .

Th e diso b e di e n t fo e t ouh d ids t n ot dre ad 22

.

Oh l o rd wh o h ast se n t h u n ge r e v e rywh ere , h o w l o n g u n til h e

b e p ac i fie d 9
T h e wrat h of th y h e art , can an
yo n e a
pp e ase i t ?
Th e u t te ran ce o f th y m o u th b ri n gs d e struc tio n .

W i th t h e e wh o v e n ture th to m ak e war 9
Oh l o rd , t h o u th e gth of h e av en th o u
art s tre n
; art
p rin ce
th e

o f al l
p e o pl e s
Th e fi sh of th e se a I re s trai n th e b ird s
, (9)
2 5 H u sb an d m an , wh o te n d s th e fi e l ds , art th o u o h E n l il
2 6 gOh re a t l o rd , h e ro 2“

2 7 F ro m th y ri
gh t h an d no fe e e sca e s .
p

I l f F ro m C T XV , 1 0 re v . 6 on e ex p c t gmcm n a ui J b st g [em Pm
e s - -
'

-
' '
-
h as a p arall e l in
a r r zi-
l in e 2 5 .

1 5 . R e s to rati o n c o n j e c tural .

6 V ar lx
'

1 . . 1 1 1
7 4 o b v 3 0 zmmn . .

1
7 . V ar . a a — —
mz D U ( 9) an d tran sl ate s bel um f ur bit barre d alum
‘
-
t h u s al t er

i n g th e o ri
gi n al to a h ymn to N i n i b .

1 8 . T ran sl at e d b y {n o i mn ika aibu 21 1

1
9 . S u m e rian s igar we n t o e r S e mi ti v c f igaru i n th e c l assical p e rio d o f S u m e ri an , an d
th e S e m i te s al ways re tai n e d th e old p ro n u n ci ati o n wi t h
g; b u t th e S u m e ri an wo rd
i tse l fp asse d i n to t h e d ial e c tic fo rm si s/ tar . A n o th r ampl e o f th
e ex e s ame p c ro e ss is
f igui u Se ma
‘ ‘ - -
uf .

2 0. ( o r ri es,
- -
’
f
m ( o r wh o se m e an i n g i n S u m i s u n c e rtai n {arm B r 1 0 2 3 8 n o t
ro . . .

ot h e rwis e d e te rmi n e d an d in U r—B au S t I I 7 ma { ar { ar i s o f u n c e rt ai n m e an in g .

- -
.

S EH 1 08, 2 7 { o r f il es
-
bagmn is’ .

0 11 mas zi b e wi de d ly t masfl K B VI 3 83 d B o byl

'

2 1 . e tc . an on o n e ro o , se e 1 ,
an .

I I 82 . U se d o f th e d e ad as s catte re d ab o u t , sc e M us s -
A my . p . 57 1 a ( arms b e i n g a
.
'

s
yn . of
p ag ran s, i
'

it is p ro b ab l e t h at th e se n se is tho u stre we s t th e di so b e di e n t l an d
wi t h th e ir d e ad
2 2 . R e dac to r
’
s tran sl atio n ,
th e di so b e d i e n t l an d t ho u didst o ve rtu rn t ho u h um
bl e st n .

2 3 . E n l il i s t h e gre at s he p h er d , CT X V , 1 0 ,
o bv . 10 ,
an d se e n o te i n B aby ] . II,
1 51 .

I tc dac ti o n G re at l o rd , he ro wh o h i s f th
a er
2 02 NO . XI I I

Rev erse .

mt
1
ma a Z la
ka b bu ( 1 1 ga l
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(t e
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i 7
’

fa — — — -

. .

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lai ba l
— —
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5
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in c
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d
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I t wil l b e no ti ce d t h at th e fi rs t p assage (11 1 3 wh ic h was re dac t .

’
ed i n to a N i n ib hy mn N o X I V co n tai n s th e d e s c ri pt io n o f E n l il s
,

co n q u e s t o f h e av e n a n d e arth . I n th e d re dac te d p assage 2 6 3 1 th e

se co n —

p o we r o f E n l il o v e r m an k in d is e m h as iz e d T h e c h arac te r o f E n l il wh ic h
p .

th e p o e t se e m e d t o re
gard a s d is ti n c tiv e o f th e fa th e r o f th e go d s app e ars
in I I 2 1 2 5 an d 1 2 0 , wh e re h i s o we r o v e r n a tu re i s artic ul arl y
p p
— -
.

em
p h as iz e d H is p as ect as ad m in i s t rato r o f n a tu re an d fa th e r o f al l
'

t h i n gs i s th e c e n t ral id e a of th e B ab y l o n ian co n ce
p t io n of h im , b u t th e
warl ik e n at ure v e r h e av e n an d e arth an d th e re du c tio n
,
t h e t riu mp h o

o f th e wic k e d an d l a wl e ss to th e di vi n e o rd e r we re al s o e ss e n tial to
th e p ri m i tiv e co n c e t T h e s e l a t l e r q ual i tie s th e th e o l o ian s a ttrib u te d
p g .

to N in ib th e so n of E n l il
Th e p o e m i s fre e fro m l o cal c o n c e p tio n s . .

E n l il , n o l o n ge r th e go d o f N i u r an d th e S u m e ri an s o n l , b e co
pp y
th e fa th e r o f h u m an i t
y , th e l o v e r o f p e ace an d p l e n ty , th e p ro te c tin g
gen iu s o f th e fi e l d s an d h a rv e s ts i n o th e r wo rd s a u n iv e rsal
, d e n a tio n
ali z e d co n c e
pt l
c o se l
y a
p p ro ac h i n g t h e G re e k n o tio n o f Z e u s .
 P SA LM TO mm . or xv 1 1 2 03

F ro m th y l e ft h an d no e v il -
de e r esc ap e s .

W h e n th o u o pe n e s t th y l ip s th e e arth re sis te th 9
n ot
()
i
’

W h e n th o u h as t c urst th e l an d o f th e fo e , n o n e
Be h
t ou p ac ifie d oh E n lil .

Oh l o rd o f th e h arv e s t l an d s , o f un s e arc h ab l e p o we r art

o f th e go d s art th o u .

o f th e A n u n ak k i art h
t ou .

E n l il art t ho u .

o f th e A n un a k ki art t ho u .

L o rd o f so n g( P) E n l il art t ho u .

T h irty -
e ig ht li n e s ol l ame n tatio n to E n l il .

I . R e sto re d fro m K 1 1 1 74 3 14 A l i n e m u st h ave b e e n o m i t te d h e re by th e

o bv . .

dac to r si n c th e nu mb e r re ui re d i s 3 8 an d t h e c o p y i n CT X V 1 2 i n di cat e s t wo
re e
q
li n e s b ro k e n a way at th e b e gi n n i n go f th e re v e rse .

2 . B r 7 3 89
. is a v ari an t of 1 1
95 2 an d 2 778 .

3 . K 1 1 1 7 1; h as e v i de n tl v l i (M r B r 9 8 2 1» F o r ki ga
e -
.
—
'

z rsi tu cf .

k V ar bi . .

a V ar . o m it s .

O V ar t ran sl at e s mat
. u ukurti {a tarur u .

]
s
C f l in e
. 2 0 .

m Cf . l in e 3 .

9 . H e re i n t h e se n se o f in h bi te d
a p l ac e s, m an ki n d .
 No . X I V is a l ate th e o l o gical co mp o si tio n in th e fo rm o f a l am e n tatio n
to N in ib . Th e re m n an ts of th e fi rs t t h i rte e n l in e s a re n o t s uffi c i e n t to

warran t th e s ta te me n t t hat y p art o f t h i s p as sage agre e s wi th th e

an

fi rs t t we l v e l i n e s of n o . X I I I B e gin n in g, h o we v e r , wi th th e fi rs t i n te l l i
.

gibl e l in e th is p o e m c o p ie s wi th s l igh t v ariatio n s i ts e n ti re se c tio n 1 1;

3 9 o f th e o b v e rse fro m th e an c ie n t p sal m to E n l il Th e re d ac tio n re p re .

se n ts N i n ib as th e c h amp io n o f th e
go d s , an d o m i ts th e se c tio n re fe rri n g
to th e di s ti n c ti v e n at u re of E n l il as th e e a rt h go d . In o t h e r wo rd s ,

l a te r th e o l o gy e vo l v e d th e no ti o n of th e so n o f th e e ar t h go d , wh o
ac q ui re s th e warl i k e a tt rib u te s o f th e fa t he r ,
d b e co m e s th e go d o f
an

war I t is h e w h o s to o d fo rth again s t th e

. re b e l l i o u s m o n s te rs o f dark n e s s ,

wh o wo ul d wre s t th e d o m in io n o f th e wo rl d fro m th e go d s wh o
h e ld the i r c o n cl av e o n th e m o u n tai n T h e go d s o ffe r h i m th e tab l e ts o f
.

fa te ; th e r i gh t to d e c re e s i s gi v e n u n to h im H i s t riu m p h o v e r
u t te r .

th e p o we rs o f d ark n e s s i s n o t d e s c ri b e d in t h i s p o e m : if i t b e
l o n ge d t o a se ri e s t h i s
p a rt o f th e l e ge n d m ay h av e b e e n giv e n o n th e
ne x t tab l e t . Th e co n fl ic t i s y d e s c rib e d , h o we v e r, i n S E H
ac tu al l no . 10

s e co n d tabl e t o f a s e rie s of
p o e m s to N i n i b c all e d l o fty h e ro o f th e

l an d
T h e se two m b e rs f x tre m e i mp o rtan c e fo r s tu d
y i n g th e
n u a re o e

gro wth o f th e i d e a o f fa th e r an d s o n , as c re a tiv e an d a c t i v e p ri n c ipl e s

o f th e wo rl d N in ib was re gard e d i n th e v e ry e arl i e s t t i m e s as th e c h i l d
.

o f th e e arth
go d E n l il o f N ip p u r , an d th e l e ge n d th at re p re se n te d h im
 2 05

as th e ac tiv e fo rc e wh ic h re d uce d th e wo rl d to o rde r m ay b e v e ry o ld .

E n l il ho we ve r was o rigin al l y c o n ce iv e d as th e cre ative an d ac tiv e

,

rin c i pl e o f t h i n gs as fat h e r o f th e wo rl d an d c h am io n o rd e r
p , p .

T e x t K 1 1 1 7 1; p ub l is h e d in B A V 6 3 2 5 b y M acm il l an
,
-
.
2 0 6 NO . XI V .

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d
me
.

1 eu

I u l
pa m as E n l zil in a la ti
‘
— —
r

I . Th e o ri
gin al ( 1 T 1 1 , 2 0 is e v id e n tl y ada pt d h e e re fo r N i n ib . T h e re is no

m e n tio n o f a a n a,
- -
h is f tha e r, i n t he E n l i l h ym n .
 P SA LM '
ro N INIB B A 63 2 -
5 2 07

O bv erse .

I ts h igh gate s tho u d id s t o pen .

I ts b o l t th o u did s t re mo v e .

I ts faste n in g h
t ou d id s t se ve r .

I ts b ar th o u d id s t re n d .

Th e diso b e die n t l an d wi th m i se ry th o u did s t af fl ic t .

Th e h o s til e l an d h
t at o b e ye d n o t, th e n d id st o v e rturn
O h l o rd wh o h as t se n t un i v e rsal fam in e , h o w l o n gwil t th o u
be u n p acifie d ?

Th e wrat h of th y h e art s h al l an
yo n e acif ?
p y
Oh great l o rd , h e ro wh o [de fe n de d h is fa th e r
F ro m th y righ t . h an d no fo e e sc a
pes .

F ro m th y l e ft h an d th e wic k e d . n ot .

W h e n t h o u sp e ak e s t th e i n h ab i te d wo rl d [ re sists n o t] .

“
I f tho u h as t c urs e d h o s til e
th e l an d
T h e man wh o wo rs h ip s t h e e

R ev erse .

1 -
2 T h e d e cre e s of E n l il i n to h i s p o we r [ th e y co n fid e d
] .

2 . S o CT XV 1 2 fi rst l i n e p re s e rv e d on re v e rse .

3 . ti z l aru , b e s id e
‘
p ass a e s
g cit e d by B r . 1 0 56 an d HW 7 05, se e al so BA ,
V 6 68 , A
CT X VI 3 8 ,
lg G l o sse d b y
. t ouh do s t hu mil i at e U p to t i s h p o i n t th e h isto ric al te n se i s u se d .

3 . H e re fi ve l i n e s of th e ori gi n al are o m i tte d .

6 . P ro b ab l y t o b e u n de rs to o d h e re an d e v er
yw h e re in t h e se po e m i a s n n e hi cal
t

an d re l i
gio u s s e n se ,
no t fo re i gn l an d b u t i rre l i gio u s an d wi c k e d c o mmun i ty , A t thi s
po i nt th e re dacti o n ce a e s
s to u se th e o ri
gi n al .
2 08 No . my

‘
f ag dugget bar —
s z2gga ~
daga l
[t
5 dup izet n r mr — -

ra dim me ir — — —
e— n e [ ge
dup i i mat £1a an d la Ii
'
—
. .

7
8 ar m e kv r —

9 e
’

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rir ra -

l [ li i t bi
"
10 an d e e lm —
err bi l l j et —
e — —
.

é su me du é i J é [i l i ]
’
— — —
1 1 — — -

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’

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‘

i n
— - —

kz d db [ba
'

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e a ubba
’
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—

me ten ur sag lei n erd B A R

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- — — —
-

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e 57 51 541 1 1
'
— — — —

d
7 11 mm mri ib m mu m 7
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— — —
.

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d
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l i l bi —

g
en

wza —

] al l a ma gi r — —
l il

l i] ni ih — —

b u /ca —
i rf i l i m [ l i mi ih ka] — — — —

wh ic h fo l l o ws , th e te mpl e s ( 9) 0 f se v e ral go d s are

“

O n th e fragm e n t

a
pp e al c
d t o an d ask e d to
-
i n t e rc e d e wi th t h e an gry N i n i b , e ac h l in e
e n d i n g fia n z zl lirz ibka m ay h e av e n pp e ase th e e
a I n t h e fragm e n tary
l in e s th e n a me s of th e go ds E n l i l an d Z ama wa an d t h e te m ple s
[H ea r —

h a ) [(3 3 e —
dub ] ba (3 8) —
an d [ e —
me] ten —
r
er —

[sag] 3 9 are l e gibl e .

te m p l e [e l aw i s p ro babl e fo r l i n e
’
Th e —
f u me — —
. 3 6 .

1 mg e re
. h résu, re o i
‘
j c e
,
an d fo r a c tiv f e o rm c f mum R w I V 2
.
’
s a . 1
*
0 Co l I I I
.
re v .

I t mu st b e e m ph asi z e d th t a a ro o t 5
n e rél u,
’
to pl a t B 7 6 0 2 i i n ,
r. s n n o way c e r tai n .
 PS A L M TO x mm B t -
,
63 2 -
5 2 0
9

3 11 H e mad e gl ad ( th e i r) h e arts ,
-
h e m ad e h app y th e ir m o o d .

5 6 T h e ta b l e ts o f fa te o f th e go d s in to h is h an d s
—
. h
[ y c o n fid e d ]
t e .

7 8 U n to Ekur th e b e l o e d v te m p l e
—

9
-
1 0 U n to E ken— -
ur h is rad ian t t e m pl e h e d re w n igh .

1 1 —
1 2 U n to E su m e d u s
, te m p l e o f th e l iftin g o f e y e s ;
1 3 —
1 1 1 U n to E k iéib p l ace o f re p o se ;
1 5 U n to E m e te n u rsag, re s tin
gp l ac e
1 6 U n to E id e A —
n u, te mp l e of th e p rin c e o f
1 7
-
1 8 F o r t h e l o rd N i n ib h is n am e t he y
1 9
—
2 0 T h e go d s o f th e m o un tain 9
as m an y as

2 1 -
2 2 B e c au se o f fe ar o f h i m as a re e d hey
t
2 3 -
2 4 Th e t re a su re s of th e m o u n t ain th e y

2 5 —
2 6 T h e l an d d i so b e di e n t u n to E n l il m ay h e [ d e s tro
y ]
lE .

2
7
-
2 8 m ay a
pp e ase t h e e , m ay eart h a
pp e ase t he e .

R aw I V . 2
7 a 8 is rat h er ba -
n u st -
igga ma
- -
la i ri s'u whi ch one h as not pl a n te d

w h the re e ro o t i s ba -
s zi g . A l so C T X V I 2 A , 1 0 ba -
ni -
ia -
i
st
g es
-
'
z ssamtl
' ‘
‘
fro m san u
‘

fil l .

I 2
fo rm wit h o bj c t tu h
e . e re al so ba -
su
'

g i s th e S u m e ri an fo r
‘

san u n o t 5 1 2g .

2 . Cf S E H . no .
9 re v
1 .

3 . A te m l e i n p h
K i s m e n ti o n e d i n hym ns t o N i n ib , S B H 3 6, 1
1 1 an d 14 0 , 1 1 h e re ,

as i n th e hym h Z amawa f K i h
ns m e n ti o n e d , N i n i b i s i d e n tifi e d wi t o s .

A M BA V 57 5
.
gard a
a c m ill th di g f a p h n ti c val u
an ,
f N IN IB re s r as e en n o o e e o —

i r a d m
n ti A dar a p o ib l
n I th enfi t p l c a g d A da i c di gl y
on s s ss e . n e rs a e o r s ex ee n

d u b tf l a d i th
o e c o d p l ac
u i f ra b
,
p h n t ic c o m p l m t i t m u s t b t h
n n e s d f n e ea o e e en e e en o

a S um i val u fo r w h v h e r an d ac t i f v y l d S u m i an h y m T h
e e a e e re a re on o a er o er n . e

li b i gb o k
n es it i i m p ib l t di c v
e n thr f c f m bu t th pro b abi lity i
en , s o ss e o s o er e or e o ,
e s

t h t w h av h r th
a m p h ti c ra
e e e e e e a .

5 . Cf . SA I 1 1 151 .

6 . P er h ap s to b e c o rre ct ed to ma .

7 . F or re s to ra t o n i of . M a c mil l a n BA ,
V 5 7 5 ; 6 11 7 , 1 e tc .

8 . P ro b ab l y th e te m l e p of N i n ib i n Ni ur pp
I n as m u . ch as th e re li gi o us n o ti o n s

at ta ch ed to E n l il are in a m e asu re tran s f

e rre d to N i n i b a md E ken - -
ar, c i l y art o f
e rta n p
t h e te m pl e B h ur o f E n l il , is h e re c al l e d h i s te m l e p n
,
f
re e rri n
g to N in ib , i t i s n o t
im p o ss i bl e t ath E f umed u was o ri
gi n al l y p art o f E n l il
’
s te m l e p al so .

9 . A c e rt a i n i n di c atio n o f th e an ci en t S u m e ri an t radi t io n o f th e h m o e of th e go d s
on a m o u n tai n , an id e a p c
b abl y d i re tl y r e l at e d t o t at o f t h e
ro h O l ym p i a n
go d s .

1 0 . S o t h e S u m e ri an h
d ivid e s th e e m i sti e s a n d t i s i d e a al o n e ch , h su i t s th e co n te x t .

N i n i b h as ch amp i o n d th g d a e e o s n d re du c e d th w e or l d to t h way T h e go d s ad o re
e ir s .

h im an d exp th e wi sh th at h
re s s e wil l h n c f th
e e or re d u c e al l wh o re b e l agai n st h i s

f tha er E n l i l —Z e u s .
2 1 0 NO . XV

1 mt
d .
i
t
7

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mar gga ge]
c l

ta
.
— —
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d
ga [f an ]
'' 3
gzl bar ra ga
'

ea z rz na

d am an ki
[ b ba (ki) ge] 3
'

a l i t ti ra 5i
'
~
—
z — —
— — — —

mag [dam gal ge]

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ma l l il a me a l n ad Ze [me e tc
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a
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c
S e ti o n of a l am e n ta tio n c c on e rn i n gN i pp u r . T h e tab l e t n u mb e r an d th e d ate are

b ro k e n a way P u b l i s h e d b y R e m n a nt
.
, SBH no . 2 9 wi t h a ddi ti o n s p . 1 52 . T h e te xt i s
cl o se l
y al l i e d t o no . XVI S c ip t l a t
r e B ab yl o n i an .

i . a r— ma
c

g fo r w i
i
, h ch S ar go n A n na s l 4 2 3 h as t h e v ar i a n t n ei u ,
‘
i s th e u s u al S u me
ri an wo rd fo r i m age s o f l io n s e re ct e d at p al a ec gat e s , cf . S ar go n S tie r I n se ri —
fl7 0 , 73 ;
R aw I I I . 1 3 ,
2 1 ,
bu t wr it te n al so N E R GA L lz - -
'

—
e R aw I I I . 1 3 , 2
7 v . De l i t ch
zs “W
48 1 . A S u m e ri an wo r d n er fo r GI R [B r 9 1 7 7 ] i s i m ro b abl e ,
. p n er al a s
g th e n am e o f

th e g od is p ro b abl y na
’
i r gall u f t th e
-

gre at sl ay e r n , a S e m i t i c re n d e ri n g o f G I B
z rz k Sb was c t i ly t v
'

T h e S u m e ri an
'
‘

p n ame N gal A al u e a r fo r
n eru 2 , 1 1 . er a n n o er .

G I R is al so u n k n o wn b u t th e v ari an t ai r -
male i s i n f v ur f a
a o o re a d i n gurgal l u A di re t .
c
c on n e c ti on b e twe e n t h e c l
o o ss al l io n d th e go d N e rgal i s t
s an h fo p e re re ro b ab l e .

A no th e r ur a
g ll u o r ur i
ga l l u [ B r . 6 4 5 2 ] i s u se d fo r N e r gal , v D l i t ch
. e zs H \V 1 2
9 a.
 PSA LM TO EN L I L 2 ! I

of th e m o u n tain s ,
que e n of G n e din ,

ram o f th e ho l y c it
y,
M ot h e r o f t h e v ast ab o d e , D am k in a ,
M ard u k l o rd of B ab y l o n ,

A n d h is c o n so r t , Z arp an i t,
T h e fai th ful m e s s e n ge r, N ebo ,

T h e b rid e , fi rs t d au gh te r of N in ib ,
T h e fai th ful p ri n c e ss , my qu e e n N an a,
A n d al so th y c i ty , m ay th e y al l e n t re at t e e , h s
p e ak wi th i n te r
c e s s io n u n to t he e ;
M a
y N i p pu r an d E k ur h
e n tre a t t e e , s e a k
p wi th in te rce ssio n u n to

h
t ee

M ay A d aran n a en t re at t e e , h e tc .

T ho u h e i r l o rd m ay th e y say to th e e sp e ak wit h
ar t t ,
i n te r
c e s s io n u n to th e e ;

T h o u ar t th e i r s h e p h e rd m ay t h e y say to th e e e tc .

W h e n wil t th o u re p e n t ? m ay t h e y sa y to t h e e e t c .

1 8 T h e l o rd wh o po se thre wh y co m e t h he n ot ?
2 1 E n li l , th e l o rd wh o re p o se th , wh y e tc .

gal l u h as th e m e an i n gs sp e ar o r s t aff an d pi t m p ci al l c l ass

'

r es o re e s e
ur z , y a

o f aj i u p ri e s t v B a byl o maca I I 1 1 9 I t i s p ro b abl e t h t u igal l u N e r gal i s ph o

'
‘
p , . . a r a

n e ti c e
q ui v al e n t o f ar a
g ll a ar -
mal) .

ilu
2 . 1 3
9 , 1 43
Cf S E H. A S K T 1 1 7 , 1 2 R a m m an s o n so r t i s tran sl ate d b y .
’
c asratu
'

d zlu —
in f
th e o r m e r assa ge an d p
mar tud e b y a mur r u, i e th e A mo rit e go d
'
- - — . . .

3 .
*
f
R e st o re d ro m R aw I V 2 1 n o 2 re v 1 2 . . . .

'

m ki ttum S B H 8
'

4 . r u a tub 1 3 5 III 1 -
.

5 . n an S ub
‘
fo r rea m sub -
su ppl i c at i o n ; Sub
‘
utbeu, f a ken a
‘

p av h o m ag e . Cf .

TH U R EA U — DA N GI N ,
I S A 80 n . 5 .

6 . V ar ii dé S B H
.
-
1 33 , 63 .

7 . d for t o win g to th e i n flue n c e of th e so n an t b an d wid e v o we l a .

2 1 2 NO . XV

m ma ame [n u
’
2 2 el i al n aa te
'

d
3 ma ul — l il : a bi i l u E n l i l a [n u e tc
‘

2 a —
a — -
: .

e l i m— ma : kab -
tu : te nu e tc .

Rev erse .

é
‘

s i ka —
na gga
— ma —un ma — —
a l — I a— ri [
pit ta m ma m is sak
'

bi ti f a a tu na
— — —
an a n a
— — -

kzl r— kztr— ra mu [ l l a ri]

'

un rn a a
'
fl - - - -

sz

d
e kar és
‘
ma ul l i l l a [ga]
'
—
ra v - —

d
n in l i l l a ga
’

é ken ztr as
' '
—
ra e
— — —
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e n am ti
’

l a as
’
- — -

d
mi i m ba al as n in lil l a gd
’ '
— — — — — —
e
—

i b su m a d l iZ l a ga
d ma ki ma ul
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gé as :
' ‘
~ ~
r e — — —
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d
ma al I i Z l a [ga]
‘
- — - —

d
kud ma ga]
'
ka se cz i ul — l i l — l a
'
—
nu —
— -

d
[en -

na me s
d
ka ga l mag mu ul — l i l — l a [ga]
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— — —

d
ka gal l a l a babba7 é [ga]
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’

a
‘
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.

a sar si— i t samsi

—
’

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-
] lu
d
ma ul I il am
2
ul ul e tc
’
— — —
te .

el i m ma —
am ul — ul te e tc .

d
ma ul l il umun brer brer [ ]
' ‘ ‘
a a — —
ra— ge
— - -

e l im ma —
a mun en —
l il —

(kzj [ge] -

se em sa n a —
l al —
a

1 O r ru m I n R aw V 5 2 2 o bv 3 th e l i n e s d wi t h wh i ch i s e vide n tl y
'

. . no . . 1 —
2 1 en -
rz ,
 P SAL M
'
ro EN L I L 2 1 3

Th e e x al te d l o rd wh o re
p o se th , wh y e tc .

F ath e r E n lil wh y e tc .

Th e e x al te d wh y e tc .

R ev erse .

T h e te mp l e wh i ch fo r th e l ife of S ume r was cre a te d ,

F o r th e l ife of th e wo rld was cre ate d ,

Ekur te mp l e o f E n lil ,
K e n ur te mp l e o f N in l i l ,
E n am ~ til a te mp l e o f E n l il ,
E m ib b al te m pl e o f N in l i l ,
T h e i n te rio r of E u rum a , te m pl e o f E n lil ,
Th e mam mmab of E n lil ,
T h e ga te sen a ba d of E n l il ,
'

T h e se a n in mi of E n l il ,
T h e gre at gate of E n l il ,
Th e gate t h at l o o k s to ward th e su n rise ,

Th e gate t h at face s th e c i ty o f U r .

1 6 T h e h ul l of go ri n gh o rn s , wh y comet h he n ot ?
1 9 E n l il , th e b ul l e tc .

2 0 T h e e x al te d o n e , th e b u l l e tc .

2 1 T h e fath e r E n lil l o rd o f th e wo rld

2 2 Th e e x al te d one l o rd of N ipp u r .

a si m pl e e m p h ti c p ticl
a ar e as ra in Z D M G 1
90 8 , 3 9 9 n o 4 ra, ri , ru ( P)
. . are so to be
ex pl ai n e d in l l th
a e se
c o n stru c ti o n s wh e re a p re p o si ti o n i s i mp o ssi b l e .

2 . Th e fi t fi i gn s
rs ve s al l u n c e rtai n ,
v . R s rs u e n p . 1 52 .
 4 xv 1 *
2 1 NO .

O bv erse .

d
ma uZ
[l i l
‘

1
‘
- —

ma l l z l ban [da
'

—
a - —

dib baz ma — —

’
ma ma m a da mzt m dz m [
‘

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.
—
z

be l a m it ta a sa
[
ma 1 1 1 [ i i m l a gaa z ir
'

n r

il l"
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'

.
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v

[ II t
- -

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‘

se é l se i b
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d it to
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'

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,
- -

Q
[é mi ib ba a l ]
5
aia li l la i
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[sag é ] ura [ma] — -

6
zd n z rm u
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ka ga l d
h g ma l Zi I l a ri
‘

na a e a
- — - - —
- - e
-

[ka ga l l a] d ba bbar
[a ri |
'
- -
e

l [ l il l a ge] i
— — -
si is (l l 7 7: ta l a l-
e

se i r kfir la l
’
’

a — — —
ra a se— z r
— —
ta —
e

m ba a
ab la l
[ki si
ggi ul
’ ’
— —
su te e

bar ba
'

met Zn ba ab di b
'

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bi t bi ri if It
”8
na ak ra i h ba
’
a

mas ti in m msag
'

la se i / i m ta n isa
“

z a
g
- - — —

c
S e tio n o f a l a m e n tati o n to E n l il i n A s s ri an
y s ric pt . P u bl i s h e d in R aw .

2 . T h e te x t is cl o se l
y al l i e d to n o . A V .
 v RA W . 52 NO . 2 2 1 5

E n l il
E n lil b an d a
l
z u’
D i bba
P P
L o rd of P wh o
E n l il of h u sb an d ry P P
Oh h t ou of in te rce ss io n S
p e ak u n to h im with in t erce d in g .

Oh t h o u of
p ray e r p ray u n to h im .

I I H o w l o n g, o h b ri ck wal l s of E k u r, h o w l o n g, oh b ri ck wal l s of

Ekur ?
Ekur t h e te m pl e o f E n lil ,
K e n ur th e t e m p l e o f N in l il ,
E n am til th e t e m p l e o f E n l il ,
E mibb al th e te m p l e o f N in l il ,
W ith in B u rum a th e t e m p l e o f E n l il ,
T h e se a mr mzt of th e t e mp l e o f E n l il ,
'

Th e gre at gate of th e t e m p l e o f E n l il ,
Th e gre at gate to ward s th e i
s u n r se ,

Th e gre at gate t h a t fac e s th e ci ty o f U r,

Th e t e mp l e o f E n l il th e y h av e afflic te d with so rro w ;

S igh in g i n th e l an d , y e a g g t h e y h av e s p re ad ab ro ad ;
s i h in

H e s o ugh t fo r th e p l ace o f th e c ul t o f th e d ead ,

U n to th e h o u se o f co u n se l th e fo e cam e ,

W h e re win e was p o u re d o ut, n o w sigh in gs are

p o u re d o ut .

S ic l Th e m e an i n g o f i ttu H VV 1 61 a is w h ol ly un k n o wn .

F o r th e ro o t fakdku v . P SB A 1
90 8 .

Cf A S K T
. 1 1 7 9 ,
.

E n am til a i s u su al l y i de n ti c al wi t h ke n sir, b u t -
cf . S B H 56 re v . 6 .

Cf S E H 5 6
. re v .
7 .

O r en gur n in mt,
-
l it . th egre at b asi n of E n l il a) , p art o f th e te m l e p
é i n R aw V b u t . not in S B H 5 6 re v . 1 2 .

rz l tu al so GT I V 8
'

birzttu i
’
’ ‘
p ,
1 a .
2 1 6 NO XVI

R ev erse .

i mi di m [ a l a l
’

i r bar i mi di m i ek sek
’ ’
1 a se — —
rd
— -
- —
.

kima ma ti u sa az n in
a i ra 7 i n a ma t im
'

fa —
a -
sa
- -

ir betr i rm di m ai
'

a se ra n

gig ti l l i a z m
’’
im durzm
’

e a
— - —
er ra ta

5 ki ma bi t um ma- — —
ra z zs — —
ti i t ta sab i n a bi ki l mn ir ta bi is
- - — - - — —

ti l l i dz m ma ma ma al
' ’ ’

e a -

gg z - — —
ra ta

k i ma bi tum ma ti kat tu su ia a si mi mt is sak

'

ru a s u na
— - - - - — — - — — — — —

ki bur ga l ga l l a ( a l [ ti] sa r
’

ra gzg er rz
— —

bu tu m z ed da as s u bi ki tu ma ra us— l um
'
’
a s ar
p u ra ra u
— — - — — — — — — — — —

al — l a ab
gul l a
'

gan da da ma ba rz
— — -

1
i ba ab tzmz
’
rrz i ris a as tum
' '

sa — —
ta s u —
ra
—

p
— — - - —

a is
b mar magbi —
a b ba —
z — m — m— ta m

KU
'
magbi —
aa i ai in
2
é ba kas al sum si m bi d zt dar
'

n u sa r ra
—
nu ru nu
— — - -

bit z s i ka l i m ma an — ri a— 7ta la el lu ul m m pz
'
' '

su a — -

ta — —
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ia m
'

l ib bt l al
'

sa a - —

1 . F or i -

b a -
ba tu -
.

2 . L it . sammu u ri lel
’
m p ar a ph rase d by akal u e l l u p p f ro er ood
[B r 5 1 7 9 i s al se ]
. f .

H e re sammu an
'

F or s ‘
ammu i n th e g e n e ral s e n s e
d r i b ba are b ak e d . of
g v
e e tabl e , v .

K uc flu z n , M e d 6 6 ri 7; 7.u h as b e e n d e ri e d b y Z I M M E R N an d K U C H L E R [ ib i d 7 9 ] ro m
. . v f
ci rd bu to b e
gre e n , an d tran sl at e d e e r re e n tre e
g T h e a t t a t r i k/pa can b e b ak e d v fc h
o r u se d wi t hv
ge t abl e s i n c o o ki n ge x cl u d e s h e - t is s e n s e an d THO RE A U DA N o m
’
s tran sl atio n

u n u e n t , s al e n a n d
g n all
y aro m ati c ro du c t v fi p gu m is c e r tai n v ZA \V I I I
,
. 1 2 8
n o te
9 .
(z su) S I M , Gamma ) S I M m e an si m pl y
ge ta e , tre e or v e b l wh i ch p du c ro e an

o il o r an aro m ati c su b s tan c I e . n t is h p assa e i t can s c ar c e l

g y be o e r th th p ic an s e u .

r il
e
l ‘
u a c tu a l ly v ar e s i wi th ta rn n u in G ud e a C yl A 2 7 , 9 an d S t C 3 . . , 1 0 . Th e ro o t is
t h e re o re f ,
e it h e r rabei l m or M 76 12 . B ot h ro o ts e x i s t i n th e se n se o f b e t in h ,
l gan t
e e .

re fi )ned ; i n ir ki k CT XX 3 7 , 1 2
n . a i rl a Zilc C T V 6 , 1 4 ,
ra7f a7g
a L SS, c
cf . II 1 3 p . .

p
b ) ra ln i i n i e l r uk lra, o n n e te d b y L A T R I L L E Z K , I I 3 5 6 a n d M u s s A R N O L T 9 8 1 b c c -

h
wi t H e b rd bd b m i x u n gu e n ts [ d o u b tl e ssl y o rre t]
. ro m w i o f t e se ro o ts are c c . F h ch h
we t o t ak e ri cu P I n CT X V I I th e pl u ra l is ri -
lci T h e
. fo m r r ub/pa
[ o r r ukku P]
R aw I V . 1 0 b 3 0 h as th e S u m e ri an qu i e v al e n l am,
t ~ wh i ch i s e vi d en tl y f ro m th e sam e

S u m e ri an h c co fro o t as t im , en e a n u si o n amél utu rule/m katma mimma ul iddi m an

kin d cl th d up wi th u gu t a
o e on n
'
en s we th n ot h in g
3 . T h l i e i s pp
e tl y gl o o n a are n a ss n 1 . 1 5 .
 mw . v 52 NO . 2 2 1
7

R ev erse .

S o rro w i n th e l an d l ik e a rai n e d ,

l an d l ik e a s to rm h e h as se n t,

in a h o m e wh e re sad n e ss d we l l s i n te ars ,
I (P ) s it ,

ho m e wh i c h sad n e ss h a th c o n q ue re d ,
as fo r m e wh at
h e do n e P
A t th e tab l e o f n o b le s d ai l y th e re i s wil d wail i n g
O f wh o se wid e
v i n e yard s t h e y d es tro y .

H i s gre a t wago n w it h o u t th e y h av e c arrie d away ,

H is gre at w i th i n the y h av e
I n th a t h o m e win e i s n o t m ixe d ; h e al th b rin gi n g fo o d is n o t
-

e re m ain d e r i s to o b ro k e n to b e i n terp re t e d ]
re a re d
p p [ Th
. .
2 1 8 N O . xv1 1
1 ba —
da -
i l l a ta
—

2 is i a
- -
u ta

é kzl r kz n a si— i m ma
'

3 — -

ra sag— — -
sag n a
'

71 é kar a— sar la b a— s i — z
'
‘
a na — —

5 gi gun — n a i— dé n u bar ri da i dé n u u n ba r ra
— — - — — — —
.
— — — -

[ e— n e |
6 arm gig a mi a s a r 7a n ap s i ip pa l su -
‘ — — —

7 a ra l i ag n M ii ta a n e i a d ag ga [ri e]
— — —
- - — - — -

a ra l a a j ar l a a— ma ri i mu
—

[ra]
ma al— l a i m tu [n e]
'

9 a da ék —
zl r ta v i a 7a su e s z r
— — - ~ — — — —
ra —

[ bu]
’
1 0 i —
n u an a é kar l i t
— —
u— a i -
ru —

e— l um gam ma m z m ta a b e
'

m
' '

1 1 é kar ta
— —
ga — - — — — —

7cur kerb tum ba da da is i [ l a si]

'

1 2 is -

tu e — — — — —
n — —

1 3 daga l gal din gir - —

n i n l i l l i bara
— —
a agga z —

gab
—
n e— i n — [da]
l M [ l l i [ ta
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4 sa e as ra a
— — — — — — — —

1
-
-

l uga l ma ia [ bi ]
’
5 din gir n ask a u a ne —
1 — — —

zlu
1 6 n us u b be h mz —
u— a i 7r bu — —

[u ]
di i m l l i l i d c d n e n e ra m u na
g r
—
1 n r a a — —

7
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2 11 4
ben t 2 s bi z l sa 1 1 n ab— Ii
‘ ’

6 71 717
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an a
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ki rzam sa ml m
l
9 és gz
— —
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.

é bur sa sa a— bz l gig edi n n a

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2 1 — - - —

bit bm s usuabi l in a a n 711 m

‘

2 2
‘

3 lam sd gi bil Id
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fo rm . 7mm co ul d th r fo re , e e , al so be ex p ct e ed, cf . { mm {mmd rivi n g sto rm B ru n n o w .

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th e m e an i n g o f A S KT 1 2 4 , 3 bél um i na ba f i - -
su wh e n t h e l o rd h st n a e e d . So
 RAW . IV 2 4 N O . 2 2 1 9
1 —
2 T he y c arrie d a way
3 4 U E k ur th e p l ace wh i th e r ho uld ap pro ac h h
n to n on e s
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7 8 A ral u wh i c h n o n e sh o u l d b e h o ld , th e y b e h e l d
—
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9
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m Ek u r d e p ar te d th e l o rd i n h u mil iatio n
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3 4 Th e au u s t m o th e r N i n l il wail e d i n h er radi an t c h a e l
1 1
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y o f wo e ;
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1 9
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al so Br . 1 08 4 4 saws sub sh o u l d m e an dark n ess ; o f CT X V I 3 1 , 1 0 2 i n a

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mel d ubi l u flma 77 a i l baku, i n t h e p ath s ( P) t h e y b ri n g p e stil e n c e (P) , t h e y un chai n

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oth e r bah t ,
be in ac tiv e , se e K B VI 1 p . 513 .

3 . Cf S A I 6 4 2
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rn o w, R e l igio n
1 48 9 .

1 B o th gi e n as ari an ts
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f
o u n d a ti o n .T h e S u m in te n d e d sim l y sug . p
bi an d t h e t wo glo sse s are p ro b abl y l a te b u t e arl i e r h
t a n t h e S e m S uri ud u w i . h ch
is fo un de d .

2 . O n th e o ri
gi n of d am [Br . 1 1 1 1 2 ] l at e r di m : S e m k i n/ a.
( wh e n c e yl l abl e s
s

73 1m, gim) se e B abrl . I . 2 3 1 (f T is wo rd

. h [ B r 9 1 0 4] . is al wa s
y to b e re ad dim in

S u me ri a n .

3 . F ro m sa n
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b l a me n t A . f or m si btu i s no t ye t a tte s te d .

4 T h i s tr an s c rip ti o n o n
. th e b asi s t h at N E RA -
=N E —R U F o r gii -
eri m
en emy R aw I p l 5 n o
,
. . . 2 0, 1 1 .
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IV .
7 N O . 2 2 1

1 —
2 T h e gre at e art h m o u n tain i s E n l il , th e m o u n t ai n s to rm is h e ,
wh o se h o u l d e rs
s
5
ri al v th e h e av e n s wh o s e ,
fo un d atio n is
th e b ri gh t ab y ss “ ,

3 4 wh o l i e s i n th e l an d s l ik e
—
.
a m igh ty st e e r ,
5 6 wh o se
—
h o rn s sh i n e l ik e t h e ray s o f th e su n
go d ,
l ik e th e s t ar o f h e av e n th e h e ral d V e n u s , ,
wh i ch fi ll e t h wi th awe .

1 0 A n au u s t m o t h e r i s N in l il
gt h
"
9
-

g s tre n ,
of E sarra ,
ab u n d an c e
of E k u r , gl o ry o f G igu n u , p rin ce ss o f th e t e m pl e K en ur
“
1 1 T ho u d o s t m ak e l i ttl e t h e fo e ; th o u d o s t m ak e l i ttl e th e fo e

5 . S e mi ti c h ea d
6 . Th e n et h e r se a , r e
-

gard e d as so ur e o f c f oun t ai n s an d ri v e rs .

7 . E sar ra'
a p ar t o f E k ur an d p ro b ab l y m ad e i n i m i t ati o n of th e u pp er wo rl d , as

Gigun u an d A ral n l re pre se n te d p ar ts o f th e un de rwo rl d . H e re bn l ti p b ro ab l

y f
r e e rs

to N i n l il as th e f e m al e p ri nc i pl e o f th w l d e or .

8 . R e p e at e d t o ddre ss
a b o t h E n li l an d N i lil n .
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c e r ta n i ly o ne o f so rro w: m y ex p la n at io n as a v ar ia n t o f e r i, to we e , i s do ubt '

p '

ful .

1 . Cf A L .
‘
p . 1 0 8, 1 01 ; BA , 6 48 , S EH 1 06
,
64 .

R e ad i n gc ert ai n f ro m l o an wo rd al turn , S A I 4 07 2 .
 *
1v RA W . 2
7 NO .
4 2 2 3

F o r d i v in e E n l i l , al as !
W h o b e are th th e d re ad o f S p l e n d o u r, c ru s h i n gs to rm wh o is cl o

t he d i n t e rro r .

F o r th e l o rd S u lpaéa
'

,
al as 1
G re at fate ful wh o i s c l o th e d i n te rro r
one .

F o r th e l o rd o f wi n d s , fa th e r an d m o th e r wh o c re a te s h im se l f
a as l 1
G re a t e n s n ari n
gn et t h at o v e rwh e l m s th e h o st il e l an d .

Oh l o rd , gre at h e ro , al as !
W h o b e are th t h e t e m p l e s m aj e s ty , wh o d e s t ro y e th th e
’
e v il
min de d .

F or
p th e u re l o rd E n l il —
of th e e ar t h ,
a l as !
L o rd o f th e b re ath of l i fe o f S u m e r , gian t o f h e av e n o f e ar t h .

3 . H e re e p i th e t o f E n l il , l ate r o f M ardu k -
p
J u i te r i n R aw I I 48 a 5 0 I n R aw . . .

IV 2 3 no . 1 rev . Ill 1 3 p ro b abl y E n l i l i s i n te n d e d A n o ff e ri n g t o t i s go d i n a l i s t

. h
fro m L a gas B A I I I 1 3 5 l 2 . 2 .

4 F o r gal an , m as u l i n e ,
. c cf . b e si d e B r 6 9 8 9 , . al so S B H 86 re v .
9 1 1 .

5 . V ar . su (d) .

6 . Th e sa m e de i ty VI I I 1 0 .

7 . L in e 1 o f th e re v e rs e of th e fgm e n t K 4 9 8 0
ra .

8 . n e—es a
”
d o u bl e pl u ral
(P) as I V R aw 2 0 , 2 6 ; o f B aby l I. . . 2 36 .

9 gisal l n i n S B H
. is a pp are n tl y p ar t o f a p
t e m l e ; fo r v ari o u s c j on e c t ure s

v . B abv lo n iaea I I 1 0 9
l
.

1 0 . S e m i ti c l in e , L il l u m , f tha er -
mo t he r wh o b o re h i m i . e . E n l il as bo t h
m al e an d f
e m al e p ri n c ipl es . C f R aw I V
. . 1 b 2 5 if . an d J a s r n o w, I I 3 5 3 no te 8 .

F ra
gme n t o f a l i tan y t o E n lil an d o t h er
go d s T e x t . K 4 9 80 K 336 1 ; K 4980
is p ub l i h s ed in R I V . 2
7 no .
4 (o b v ) wi t h . c o rre c ti ons
(p l . 6) givi g p n ar ts o f t wo
n e w l in e s at th e t o p , an d th e b e gi n n i n gs o f 2 1 lin e s o f th e re v e rse . M o st o f th e l in e s
on h
t i s tabl e t h av e c
S e m i ti tran sl a tio n s . K 3 3 61 is p ubl is h d e in BA V 6 80 ; t h e
,

o bse r e v is en ti re l y go n e ; th e re v e rse is a du l i p c at e o f th e rev e rs e o f 4 80 , b u t e v i

9
h
d e n tl y a s o r te r re c e n si o ri a in hv
g n o S e m i ti tra n sl a tio n s T h e t e x t was ar tl y co r c . p
re e l e d b
y H au t , A S T 1 8 3 b e o re t h e se o n d e d it io n o f R awl i n so n I V T rans
p K f c .

l a te d b y J as tro w R e l igi o n I 4 9 0 .
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S e rie s t ud n z m la i r m
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A l ame n t to N in ib ; tabl e ts o n e an d two R e is n e r nos . 1 8 an d 1

9 .

F ro m n o 1 8 re v 2 1 1 ; n o . .
-
. 1 9 re v . 1 ,
an d fro m th e ca tc hl i n e at

th e e n d o f n o 9 , i t i s e v id e n t t hat th e s e ri e s was ad ap te d fo r a l a me n
. 1

t atie n o e r v s o m e fal l e n c i ty , a ai n s t wh i c h N i n ib was s u po se d to b e

g p
c o n ta in s t o f th e
an
gry [ se e n o . 1 8 re v . 8 Th e ri tu al an acc o un

h e ro ic d ee d s of N in ib so n o f E n l il , wh o , as c hamp io n o f h is fa the r an d
th e go d s , we n t fo rth wit h n e t an d s h afts o f l igh t to o v e rwh el m th e

1 . O n e ex p cte s 3'i r bur -

2 . R A gl o sse d ( it T h e who l e i s t ran sl ate d fa e l tu o n 4 9 80

.
- -
.

3 gal ah m fre qu e n t i n c l a ssi c al te x t s V A B I 2 5 1 , twi c e m e n tio n e d

'

. as th e o f
N i n girsu , b ut h e re go dd e ss I t i s ,
a . th e re f
o re , n e ce s sar
y to re
gard dumu as fe m .
an d tran sl ate dau gh te r o f N i n gi rs u
4 . O r an n a ra - -

(P) .

5 . K 4 9 80 ma ri -
e -
ti ZZum §a
-
a -
bi .

6 . Vi da V A E I 2 47 .

7 . K .
4 9 80 re v . 1
9 .
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NO . xx 2 2 5

mo n s te r o f d ark n e ss T h e d
. se c o n
p e n s wi t h
tab l e t o A t th is wo rd th e
h e ro gav e h e e d an d i n l in e s 6 f , we l e arn t h at i t was A n u an d E n l il
wh o h ad sp o k e n th e wo rd B u t a t th e e n d o f tabl e t o n e n o wo rd
i s d e s c ri b e d as b e in g s o k e n b th e o d s W e , t h e re fo re i n fe r t h at th e
p y g ,
.

o ri
gin al b e gan wi th a se ri e s o f a dd re sse s to N in ib i n co u
p l e t s , an d afte r
t e se add re ss e s
h fo ll o we d a d e s c rip tio n of th e re b e l l io n o f th e d e m o n s o f

dark n e ss ai n s t th e go d s of l igh t an d o r de r A t th is re c i tal

ag .
(cal l e d
wo rd a n d at th e co m man d of h is fa th e r E n l il , N i n i b wail s (tab .

2 obv . T h e n fo l l o ws h y mn o f e xh o rta tio n to

a h
th e c amp io n of th e

go d s , i n wh ic h h e i s t h o u gh t o f as rid i n gfo r th to war (o n a c h ario t ?)

wi th h is gre a t e n trap p i n g n et . He is c all e d al s o th e l au n c h e r o f
abubu, wh ic h m e an t o ri gi n al l y fl o o d of l i gh t fro m th e sun
‘
,
so

t at t h e
h id e a is t h at v e rwh e l m in g d ark n e s s wi th
of th e su n
go d o h is
ray s of l igh t B u t a m o re an th ro p o m o rp h i c d e sc rip tio n i s give n
.
,
no .

1
9 re v .
,
wh e re N i n ib sm ite s wi th h is ro d .

I n te re s t in g, al so , is th e m e n tio n of N i n ib as th e f L agas, wh o i n
go d o

t is h p ac ity al so is th e h e ro o f th e div i n e
ca co n fl i c t H is e mbl e m o n th e
.

re lie fs o f L ag as i s th e b i rd Z o r th e e a l e wh i c h b e c am e th e e m bl e m
g
of L agas, re
p re se n te d as s ta n din
g o ve r two l io n s wh o se b ac k s h e
c l u tc he s .

T hu s N in ib as o ri
gin al h e ro of th e di i n e v co n fl ic t b e cam e th e go d
o f war, t h e A B a by l o n ian p an th e o n Th e t h e o l o gian s o f
2
re s of th e .

B ab y l o n l ate r d iv e s te d N in ib o f h i s h e ro ic c h arac te r , an d a ttrib u te d h is

de e d s to M ar d u k , in wh o se fav o ur m o s t of th e l e ge n d s we re re m o d e l l e d .

B ut t h is fragme n t of an p ic , p re se rv e d i n th e fo rm o f a
an c i e n t e

l am e n tatio n fo r a fall e n c i t
y an d gl o s se d b y add re ss e s to o th e r go d s ,
fo r wh o se c i ti e s th e p io u s p o e ts an d sc rib e s d e si re d to l am e n t , i n di c ate s

t h e t rue n atu re o f th e l e ge n d .

D ate of th e fi rs t t ab l e t b ro k e n a way T ab l e t two was

. co
p ie d 1 1 3 BC
at B ab y l o n . C f J as tro w, Rel igion I I 4 6
. .

1 . S e e Z A X X 4 5 0 ff .

2 . I t m u st , h o we ve r , b e b o rn e i n m i nd t h at i n th e ast ro n o mi c al s p c ul
e i
at o n s N in ib
i s S aturn an d N e rgal i s M ars .
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6 sa
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1 8 e l i m ma -
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— - -
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u mun
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1 . F o r katl u f ro m kan u, v L SS
.
, I 38 .

2 . si fo r s'ir mi n ; cf 1 9 ,
8, w he r e N e r gal i s c a ll e d th e mi n i mut ta an bi—(u
- - -

f a f a me - -
e.

3 . B I R B r 85 0 4 . talekart , wh e n c e th e l o an wo rd tukkan u l e ath e r b ag, B r 2 3 0

- -
. .

h
T is i s th e c o m mo n i de o gram fo r kal i tu k i dn e y 7 1
s K 4 6 0 9 a o b v 7 [ Craig R T] ; .

o f. fa man i mmeri B I R D I R . o il o f a bl a k c s h p
k i d n e y , R a w I V 2 9‘ a 5 an d f ir B I R
ee
’
s .

R aw I I 44 . c 4 th e wo rd fo r k id n e y i n S u m e ri an i s bi r a s th e arian t U D bir, B r v .

\l u s 9 3 0 3 7
. . o bv . b . 1
7 ,
s h o ws . T h e te m l e p o f c fc
sa ri i es i n B ab yl o n was call e d E birbir,
N eb . EI H I V 7 .

4 . p
Te m l e o f N i n i b at N i pp u r , R m . 1 1
7 re v . HR O ZN I N i n i b T af X ; B A , V
”

, .

6 3 4, 1 1 : R aw . III 67 ab 54 ; S B H 1 2 , 6 ; K 48 2
9 re v . 1 3 H a o z mr, N i n ib T af VI I I
'
. .
 T A B L ET O NE OF E XA L T E D HER O O F T HE W’ OR L D 2 2
7
1 2 E x al te d h e ro of th e wo rl d , d o th co m
p re h e n d th y
-

an yo n e
fo rm ?
3 H o n o u re d o n e , e x al te d h e ro o f do th an mp re h e n d
yo n e co

th e wo rl d , fo rm ?
H o n o u re d on e, l o rd , gre at c h amp io n !
G re at c h amp io n , l o rd , l igh t of E n l il !
H o n o u re d on e , l o rd , N i n ib !
G re a t c h am p io n , l o rd of E bi r !
H o n o u re d o ffs
one , p ri n g o f E sarra !
G re at c h amp io n , l o rd o f E su m e d a !
H o n o u re d on e , l o rd of E sam ah
G re at c h am p io n , l o rd of E id e A n u —

H o n o u re d one , l o rd of G i rsu !
G re at c h amp io n , l o rd o f th e l o cal i ty o f Sirpul a
H o n o u re d on e , l o rd i n K is of E lf is ibb a !
‘

G re at c h am p io n l o rd o f
H o n o u re d on e , l o rd o f E t e m e u rsa l
g
G re a t c h am p io n , l o rd of E -
u — u r— k i l

H o n o u re d on e ,
l o rd o f E -
cul ha !
G reat c h a m p io n ,
l o rd of E .

H o n o u re d one , l o rd of

G re at h am p io n l o rd f E iale [k
”
a l ama il
c , o
l !
H o n o u re d on e , l o rd S am as !

G re at c h am p io n , l o rd of E rab riri

5 . Cf . V 63 4 , 1 . h
6 T i s te m l e was i n D il b at p an d de d i c at e d to A nn ,
B I N E 87 , 46 ,
1 0
7, 61 . I t is c u ri o u s t hat t h e se two ad dre ss e s to A nu
(l l . 1 0 f) h. s o ul d p
i n te rru t th e
ad d re sse s to N i n i b , .

6 . L o c ativ e ,
l i te ral l y l o rd i n G irsu a) .

7 me te.
-
s i mdt n th e c l assi c al fo rm was me ten , cf . me te - -
na -
ma si mat i [ a G u d
-
.

Cyl . 2 , 1 A an d me te m — -
’

1 8 , 4 ; se e l
a so 3 , 2 6 .

8 . Te m le p o f th e h e ro ; cf . BA ,
V 63 4, 15 ; S E H 4 0 , 1 2 ; i n H am Co de 2 , 6 2 ,
. . a

th
te m pl e i n K i s t o Z amama an d BA ,
VI 5 2 , 1 5 y e ar o f A m m i z adu ga t h e k i n g e rec ts a

s tat u e to Z amama an d I n i n n i i n t i s te m l e h p .

9 . I f th e e me n datio n b e -
c o rre c t th
, en lin e s 2 0 f . a re addre s se d to L ugal marad a o f

M arad a , wh o se te m l e p was c all e d E —i d e k al am a , B I N E

—
1 0
7 , 62 .
 lwrrn cl n 52 1 41? in mal l
‘

2 2 8 TA B L ET o x11 or

umun é rab ri ri
— — —

d a
a mag mu ul l il [ l age]
'
— - — -

zlu
é ma k m gi l il
'

— — —
ra a tu sa -
en -

d
da mn i l i lai r gal
'
-

”H en l i l
ma -

rn tu lcul i i - -

"
elim
-
ma umun a m ga r g m -

be lu m mu l an p u gu [ l a tu] —
'
—
e s - - -

"
da mn f i t mar gi a a
— - -
.

mil fir gi [ mi l l z]
i n a ri
- - — -

5
di m ma é lazr [ ra
‘

e l im ma -
— — —

ia i kn r [i f ur bum ]
'
—
n a e—
‘
-
i

3 4 11 7 -

sa g c al d dgga n i — —
[ka z al ] -

6
at ]
ki bi t 5 a [ ma t i i Ia
P A P SES é
‘

3 6 el im -
ma -

a— i a— rid
'

a r— sa g gal Su

4 0 d im ma -

f l in t ma -

R ev erse .

2
[ban da dam] n ad a -

[m
- -

fa i i ti ma ri [n i lam .

da m lmn zl a n ad a m .

lam
’
ia ii ti ma Ii n i .

da mn da m n ad a i a - -
i di b — —

[ n z u n as a -
b bi-

‘
i i l i ma ri i l um l u— bi [ i kab bi ]
‘

sa
.
- -
n -
c

1 . S EH G a la 13 th e m is tre ss o f R abi i ri an d R aw . 52 IV 1 0 ; t h e te m l e , p
t h f
e re o re ,
was sa rec d to b o t h Gula an d Sam as ;
c o n so rt o f N i ib t L agas G ul a as n a
'

m ay we l l h ve co me i n to co n n e c ti
a on wi th S mas n o th e r c i ti e s S h h ad a t mpl
a i . e e e,

E ul l a , at S i p DI VE 1 4 5 th e p i c ip l c n t o f th su n wo rsh i p
p ar , r n a e re e .
 T A B L ET O NE OF E XA L T E D H ER O OF TH E W OR L D 2 2 9
2 4—2 5 H o n o u re d on e , re s i s t e s s l m igh t of E n l il !
6 7 G re at c h amp io n , s u c c o u ri n
g c h ild
2 -
2 of E n l il !
8 9 H o n o u re d o n e , m as siv e
l o rd of th e gth
2 -
2 s tre n

3 3 G re at h amp io n th e v gi n g so n !
0 -
1 c a en
,

3 2 -
33 H o n o ure d on e, wh o was t n o u ri sh e d in E k ur !
3 4 3 5 G re at -
c h amp io n , wh o se sp e e ch b ri n ge th jo v
3 6 3 7 H o n o ure d o n e ,
-

c h ie f of

3 8 3 9 G re a t c h amp io n ,
-

4 0 —4 1 H o n o ure d o n e ,
4 2 4 3 G re at ch amp io n ,
-

44 H o n o ure d o n e ,

R ev erse .

2 H e th at l ay b e sid e h i s c h il d
-
3
4 5 S h e th at l ay b e si d e h e r h u sb an d
-

6 7 H e th at l ay b e sid e h is
-
c h il d u tte rs l ame n tatio n .

2 . f
A te r i n se rtio n s o f add re sse s to Z am am a , N e r al an
g d Samas 1 4—2 3 th e p oem

re tu rn s t o N i n ib .

pztlcl i t h e re wri t te n gar B r 3 3 5 9 b u t 2 3 2 1 an d 2 0 3 8 gar B r 1 0 1 9 7 I n B A V

3 . .
, , . .
,

3 4 9 2 2 pungul u i s a syn o n ym o f gasru ; H A R P E R L etters I V 3 6 8 re v 5 f i mmeré

'

, , . .

p isati pnggal i massive wh i te l amb s an d VI 5 6 9 1 2 i mme re paggal um massiv e l am bs, , ,

v . L S S II 1 p .
9 .

4 . Cf . sa me ti tl e of N e bo 2 8, 1 4, f
u n o r tu n ate l
y th e e n d o f th e li n e i s al so b ro k e n
t h e re . I t i s d iffi c ul t t o se e wh at a— a can m e an at th e e n d o f th e id e o ram , fo r I a
g
1 nar = gimill u an d gi = fai n t , of . HW 1
99 a an d B r 7 2 53 . .

5 . Cf B r . . 1 1 7 1 .

6 . Cf 3 8 , . 2 4 .

9 darn ban dit HW 63 3

’

7 . Cf . Br . 1 1 1 1 pi
- -
a -
tu an e rro r fo r Se '
-
a -
tu, se e a . Th e
mas fe u i s th e n
.
’
a syn o n m o f mai n
y hu s b an d, an d Ke
’
a l a o f a3 3 atu
’
wi fe . In K 2 0 40

Co l . A 10 CT XVI I I 8 f it -
e -
tit bél atu an d m i n S e m i ti c an d S u me ri an (wit h S em .

fo m in o en di n g) wo rds fo r mistress . We s h o u ld t h e n e x p c t i f su e t zt i s
e ,
' - -
a v i
ar an t of
’
se atu, a fo m Kit
r -
’
u hu s b an d I n A . B EL -
W i n c K L s a, T ex ts 3 6 , 4 1 f i t -
e
-
ti is an e p i th et

of Gul a , an d i n CT X V I I I 8 re v .
9 Ii
-

i a it-
dan mttum p o we r I t i s . h i ghl y pro b abl e ,

th e n , t h at th e ro o t is sawit
'
mak e , c re at e , v . G e s B u h l — Zi m
.
-
.
7 42 a, an d th e id ea of
‘ ’
Se u, su u an d
' '
teJ -
e -
ttt, si t -
e -
tu i s , hu s b an d an d wi fe as « b e ge tte r
 3 l a rm au i n le t i n mati
’
2 0 T A B L ET O NE O F
-

’
8 g lei di l r ba ib
'

e sa- - -
. me —
ui — —
aa r

tu um— [ mab bi is]

1
es ri ti in a sub ti
’ '

si t n u
— —
sn —
nu —
- - - - - -

eri m— ma ga r ra n — a— s i t inn -
un -
ba -
al -

la
i si t— ti
—
a n ti ba r -
ra— an taf — k un
3
men lei bad da i m ma da gal
'

gui an
— - — — - —

be el ki t in a n a si ka ti a sa ab
’
- — — — - — -

ma kal kal l a bi tib ba da

5
l ir
a
-

zagin — — - — — — —
an

si bi r ti uk ni [4
’

—
ia f it u ur a l l
’
— — — - - - -
.

1 6 i na— a— a -

ba Zté l me - -

tl a ( l i fll-

ma —
a di d i l n - —

[lei ma
’

]
6
-

ta i nn —
ma n za -

ti —
ma a a -

i -

da a l —

l
m bi ta ‘
sag e n e e m bi ta
‘

1
9 e ne e in
— — - — f - - - - -

mm a mat se l at rad a n d mat

‘

2 0 - -

a at— -
a —
sa— a a i -

2 1 d uppn ref
s g ml n i m k it e m > 5 n et a i ti l
tu n a i t—
- - - —

s
gis I l i szt ( ir i bn i [mar t a E a ba l at s u il bi ma r]
’ ’

2 2 — — —
'
- - -

S in [ ibn zl -

1
-
. efi i tn p l . fo r esrét i . G u de a Cyl . A6 ,
1 5 é -
sa
gi s a san c tu arv .

2 . Cf S A I . 2 2 35 . U n c e r tai n ; o n e ex p ct e s t zt n i ah h is .

3 . C f B r 4 86 9
. .

4 . L i te ral l y la p c e far a way h ce en n isatu d i stan c e .R aw I I 3 9 . ed 76 [ lei badl

-

da : n as i kat n , th e re
y n o f pi batu di s tri t an d bi rtzt
s . c fic
fo r ti at i o n , cf . H W 47 2 b .

n as i katu, t he re o re f f , ro m D E L i T z s c a s n asalz u n al a
’

, ku sa me ro o t se ttl e ,

p u t do wn , K B VI 1 ,
339 an d L S S , II 1 p . 3 ; f o r ti fic a ti o n re mo v ed an d gu arde d
p c
la e .

5 . I n CT XI I 2 5 I 1 -
2 3 th e vl a ue of t ish gn i s b ro k e n si a way I n l i n e 8 lt itr
.

[ ] b bi i b re ak i n to bits , d cf
'

sn u 7u B 1 0 2 0 3 si bri t I shmi (9) CT X V I I 5, 26

'
‘
'

an
- - -

. r. axe 1 .

6 . Cf 3 5 . re v . an d 1 1 ,

7 . T e x t ga, b u t bi c e rta n i f ro m 3 8, 1 an d p ass im .

8 . V ar o f in a len t
. - .
 TA B L ET OF E XA L T E D H E RO OF W OR L D J)

8 9 T h e ir s h ri n e s i n th e ir in h ab ite d ci tie s
-
th o u h as t sm i tte n .

1 0 1 1 Th e s ac re d h all s
—
t h o u h as t co n v e rt e d in to h i gh way s .

1 2 -
1 3 I am m as te r an d I ab id e in th e i n acc e s sibl e h ill ;
1 4 —
1 5 Th e n ugge t s o f m y p re cio u s l az ul i sto n e s
-

1 6 N ow as in th e d ay s of lon
g g a o, W h ith e r s h all one fle e ?

F o l l o w catc h -
l i n e s fo r ne x t tabl e t ,
an d catal o gue mark s .
 3 wo 4a rradtt sa i i 4 mati
' '

2 2 i B L ET T or sa
‘

. .

O bv erse .

H e a din g [ in a a mat bel i ] be l ti ia l it l i n t

'

u - -

e n e—e m
- -
bi —
ta f i r sa -

g e n e— em
- -
bi -
ta
ma ti sa ti l rad mat
'

a ri a a - - -

a -
at —
an a a -
sa a - -
tt
ur— sag e— n e— e m— bi— ta as e - -

ba —
an — da ab ri - -

l at —
rad a n a a -
ma ti sa - —
a at-
is sa — -
ri -
ili su : ir te di
- - —

’
e n e em bi —
ta a r sag e n e em — —
bi ta it s e ba an aa a h ri
- — - - — — - — - - - -

e n e~em
-
dingir gu l a ge - —
e— n e em [ - -
bi ta a
e tc
l
.
]
e n e em din i r mzt ul l i l l a ge
g e
- — - — — -

a ma ru zl r m
— - —
e

a — bn — lm
’
ma -
ui -

bi i -

a l — d ub— bi— es de -
a ni-
e ra —
bi —
is is si ma— -

hzir ( id dz: n un me kum n i t me a ui e ba an da ab rz

- - — - — — - — -

ba ai ma [ te] bu u i n a ba I um be I u m pa r si [
- - - — - — -

mn tr ] a a

f i r] bzt r l a (ki) lei tar e n e s zi g b gub

’

ga
— — —
- - -
it -

3
an a sit —
nu 7 ti ? l i kzt .
- - -
ni

u mun n a
] i m gzt r ru a
‘
-
se sa on - — -

be l um [i n a ran i an zs zi ] f i t l u
- - -

u
l
u mmi n a sa sa
ge - -

g e i ma m -
11 a sa sa -

umun ] i m gzt r
‘
-
na sa se - -

ru— a

[ggg ]
i a it
-
e a l
{ gg a ii e —
a en i
{ gg
— —
a l i e —
a - - -
-

ti— bi ri kab i i— bi ri ah lie [ um ti— bz ri l m b

— ’ — —

d
ni n — ib
[gigga it ]
'

i
'

z gg a en
—
ii e - - -
e

d
n in gir da mn en — l i l — l i i en e tc
’ '
— —
su .

al di lgga i lea gal sa ri l bit su mit t si la 5

' '

a r sa
gg n en at e
- - - - - - - - -

“ "1”
si a n
gal e ka GA B K A L wn rabu u l i mur ka :e
'
— —
— - —
an en a —
.
— —

d d u
g im gi g g) i n t ma i in dib bi
’

lea mi is ri d i
'

it —
it — -
n - - -
en - —
szt - -
e

1 . L in e s 1 an d 3 are wri tte n to ge th e r 0 11 th e r ig t h ed

ge o f th e tab l e t, e v id en tl y as

a t i tl e fo r t h e tab l e t .

2 . ui s i gn o f re l at i e v cl au se .
 T A B L ET 02 s
'
or E XA L T E D 1 1 13 11 0 or THE W OR L D 2 33

1 -
2 A t th i s wo rd , th e h e re at th i s wo rd ;
3 4 Th e
-
h e ro at t h is wo rd , gav e he ed to i t .

5 A t t h is wo rd th e h e re h is wo rd h e gav e h e e d
,
at t .

6 T o th e wo rd o f A rm to th is wo rd h e g av e h e e d .

7 T o th e wo rd o f E n l il to th is wo rd h e g av e h ee d .

8 9 H e wh o l aun c h e s th e b o l ts o f l igh t to th is wo rd gav e h e e d

-

, , .

1 0 H e u i te re d a l o u d c ry to th e wo rd h e gav e h e e d
, .

1 2 T o th e m o n s te r ad v an c in
1 1
g wi th o u t 3 l o rd o f o rde r h e gave
-

h ee d .

1 3 -
1 4
[Th e l o rd o f] th e h o s ts o f S h irp ul a m ay h e b e e stab l ish e d o v e r ,

th e m
7

1 5 -
1 6 l o rd o f th e e n c o mp assi n gn e t l o rd wh o is se l f e x al te d ,
-
.

1
7 l o rd of th e e n co mp as s in g n e t .

1 8 l o rd of th e e n co mp assin g n e t .

1 9 l o rd o f th e e n c o m ass i n
p g n e t, l o rd wh o is sel f e
-
x al te d .

2 0— 2 1 A d v an ce , rid e fo rt h ; ad van c e ,
ride fo rth ; oh l o rd ad v an c e
,

rid e fo rth .

2 2 Oh N in ib , ad an c e , rid e
v fo rth ; o h l o rd , ad v an ce , rid e fo rth .

2 3 N i n gi rsu , c h i l d o f E n l il o h l o rd , v
ad an ce , rid e fo r th .

2 4 G re at h amp io n wh o se wo rd b rin ge th jo y ; o h l o rd advan ce

c
,

rid e fo rth .

8
2 5 M ay th e l ife o f h e av en re gard th e e ; o h l o rd ad v an c e ride fo rth , ,
.

2 6 T h o u t h at h o ld e s t i n l e as h th e Z u b i rd ; o h l o rd ad v an ce rid e —
,

fo rth .

3 . So ce rtai n l y to b e re a d Th e
. t e x t h as a pp are n tl y GA Z
4 . umum sa 3 ; 1 3 8 n o 4, 92 A ll th e gre a t go ds we re re p re
48 , 2 f .

se n te d as a in
g a hv
n e t S af al l a) wi t
( g
‘
w i h h ch h
t e y o e r t re w an d ca tu re d t e i r o e s , v h p h f
c
o r th e wi ck e d , an d N i ngi rsu (N i n ib ) i s a tu al l y re re se n t e d o n th e S téle des Vattiours p
h o ldi n g t h is n e t fill e d wi th sl ai n so l di ; th e rs e re c an be no do ub t b u t th at N i n ib i s
i n te n d e d h e re .

5 k t ( ti l
. il ast/ta p l e asu re O n t h e
-
: . ro o
s1m} d
t e si re , v . B aby l . II 91 . Th e v e rb ,

he re fo u n d fo th e f rs t t i me i p t
r i ,
s ar . wi th i v i n e rs o n o f t an d f, or p rh ap s
e a de n o
m i n ati v e fro m ta il tn ‘
s .

6 . n a i at sa
p
' '
mé , tran sl a te d i n to S e m i ti c b y A na . H e re th e p
co m o se r o f th e S ume ri an
li n e s pi ri tu al i z e s th e h e ave n go d A nu ; cf . al so p .
98 , n o te o n o bv .

T ran sl atio n u n ce rtai n

7 . .

8 . S e mi ti c (1 M ay A n n, e tc .
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"

34 sa
‘

on or
'

2 TA B L ET

d m d g b bi
'

2 7 e n ti l l { g i z
g-
it a—
a
it a -
en — —

2 8 -
—
‘
li e l am is di ka lei in be l i id d is an a ( a - - — s -
a -
i ri ka
- -

t ( u t a se—z n i m P A E en rigget zt e a
'

2 9 {g
- - - - -
- -

’
30 A B l1 a es mu lea bi
-
c rt . . .
-

Rev e rse .

ma amg ba g l a l mzt lea l am mar

”
ah ra ah
gp
s
arag ab a —
u
ga ge
- — - - - - -
-

sa sit—ba rzi as lri pi ti

- - - —

k ku ambar m me l i dztg me en n a
gis tug b e stt ri
—
- — - - - —
cn - —
en - -

in a a i bi i t — —
3
p l uly ti
a - —
be I i i n i is gu um
- — — - -

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[a n
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na -
teg e -

]
8
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7
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-

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an -
da —
se c
‘
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da -
da —
s ur
“
l i lei ma m dl t i; m: lei ma ma i i i ts
pi l i
'

e
—
a 4 1
—
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- - - -
- -

[ i t mun
] l eg i m te a ui
lo - - —
sa t— { id i r in - -

ga ti m
- -
me -
e

[b Vai n it lJi ma ra ma n lei n is ka n

‘ ‘

e - — - - —
su -
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na

t l i a ga am mc
n in ib i m te a n i sat { id ir e
'
- — - - — - - - -
-

ma é mrz e e ma—e e
' ’

UL —
a— n az (a e
- — -

e a — — — -

d itto lm en al u
al l Ia
‘
e— n a
- —

ma mi n a an
gi gi
— — - - —

e ui n -
tar

4 0) I
1 7 ra n i - -

lca an a a p pi szt n u
- - -
i
leis t i s u tm
’ '

e: gu su ri t a n a
— - - — —

[igi -

gJ ul —
Ia umun — e ma -
un n ad a - - -

am e -

n i an a
p a— n i l i m— ui be l um i—n a— ar -

F o r Ed itr al o n e .

3 . R e mn an ts o f t i s l in e h h v pp ar
a e a e ntl
y n o c onne c tio n wi th l i n e 2 9 .

3 . Cf CT X V ] 9 , 2 2 an d R aw I V
. . 2 7 n o . 5, 4 .

4 . CT 43 5 lea l un i l um c - -

b an isn
‘
sa
'

i mf ri '
.
bardszt ,
HW 2 9 2 b, h as th e
fu n d am e n tal m e an i n g, p lan t (o f se e d , t re e s se t u
p , t i e a s i t o a o st , e n e hp p h c
[
gi trrusi t p er m . pi el th y we re p l an te d
e b urn / I i i
'
ia el ippi ti e a s i to h e r l an di n g
, hp
K B VI 4 9 3 fl ro o t i n CT XI I 4 3 a t 1 2 1 , se e H W 2 9 3 b ,
an d 5 80 T h e sa m e
'

se e , 1 , . .
-

li aral u fa alpi, i mf ri e t c wo ul d m e an
’
st a k e t h e o x
'
mu l e e tc i e , faste n h i m
.
,
-
. . .

t o a stak e fo r g raz i n H e re lea l a m : l I I 1

i n f sukarasa fo ll o we d b y pi ta, se e tran sl a '

g
-
. .
,

t io n .
 TA B L ET T WO OF (C E X A L T-E D
’

HER O OF THE W OR L D J) 2 35

8 Oh l o rd e s tabl i s h th y fo un d atio n s ,
y e a l o rd th o u ve r
—
2
7 2
al o n e , o
th y fo e s .

2 9 3
-
0
(P) T h o u wh o se fe as t i s m ad e gl o rio us b e fo re th e e o h ad an ce ,v
,

rid e fo r th .

Rev erse .

1 -
2 B ep ai r fo r m e t e h b ro k e n wh at t h o u h as t b o u n d o
, , pe n
m ak e cl e an wh e rei n
th e s h am el e s s o n e h ath
d e fil e d me
3 — 4 A t th e y o f fe ar o u r l o rd m o an e d
cr .

5 6 H e wal k e d m aj e s t ic al l y ;
-

h e app ro ac h e d h is te mp l e .

7 8 U p o n th e h au gh t y h e rai n e d as a to rre n t , h e b ro u gh t th e m l o w
-

l i k e a s to rm .

9
-
1 0 Th e l o rd in h is o wn s tre n
gth d re w n igh ; fai th ful l y h e ae co m
“
l h
p is e d .

1 1 N in i b i n h i s o wn s t re n
gth d re w n igh fai th ful l y h e acco m
p li sh e d .

“
1 2 -
1 3 t ho u ,
t ou h (P) I, I
1 4 .

h e tu rn e d no t b ack .

th y ro dp o n the ir fac e
u .

th e b e am i n th e i r fo re s t .

th e l o rd m o te v il
s u
p o n th e e fac e .

5 . O n n abft m o u rn ,
cf . n ubit s
yn . o f s i an
p
'
s o rro w M a lal zt
. 1 2 ,
an d i ~1 l i b 4 1 1 412 ,
an d aubzt , B r 40 2 0
. f .

6 . Cf M . uss -
A B N O L T 80 a .

7 . So c e rtai n l y to b e re ad .

8 . R e s to rati o n co n e j c tu ral ,
cf . B A V 63 4,

9 . So c i l y to b e
e r ta n re a d .

1 0 . So n o t ZI .

1 1 . App ntl y are fo r ( ma/cu .

1 2 . T hi ph s rase must b e u se d in a m agi c al se n se ,

an d m e an s t h at
go d h ad b o un d
th e

th e n atural m an wi th cu rs e s be c au se o f cl
un e an n e ss .
patrl i s ge n e ral l y u se d i n th e
se n se o f 1c f re e f ro m a b an T ran sl ati o n c j c tu ral
on e .

1 3 . ukan n a p re se n t bu t i n an hi s to ri alc se n se .

1 4 Co n je c tural
. .
 2 36 . TA B L ET T wo or l a rrad n sa l t ? i n mai l

umun e -
l ig a z id da — -

ma wn -
n ad

be l a m iii l it i mi t ti i
'
- —
sa - —
na ar

mun l ig a lra b bn ma [n ad a] lye l a m id l u

'

n - —
e - — —
un - — - -
sa su
in e -
l it i -
n a~af

ma ma [ ] ma
’
ru l l r ra d bi i btt bi t
’

—
a - - —
nn -
na —
a -

as - —
a - -

i -
n a ar -

mtt —
na -

[n adj
n mi tn -

e ma —
n a — n ad

be el in i
‘

. na ar

] am i n ga am me i l l i l i
l
1 2m
ga
- - - — - -

l i m i sa as~si i n a l al l a
‘

si si z z a
’
- _ - — — — —
ra— a -
tz

[ n is y i -

l sa ti n -
11
g it n-
an i m 4 1 27 —
71 1
] i z zt a -

i ti l
—
ana { amari n is vi l gitt a
E a ba l a t i l bi mar
'
‘
—
—
sn e
sa

[B él apla
3
l adi n mar S i n ] ibn i gis pl a iddia mari
‘
B él B abi l i
” ‘

a su
— - - — - —
.

arah A iar
si i sat i n 9 9 kam A r s a— lra i arri
'

sa
'
-
1 - -
.

1 . R e sto rati o n c j ct
on e ur al a ft er
ga a m
-
taste .

2 . h h di n g f t h
T is ea o e n e xt
,
tabl e t , f
r e e rri n
gto th e (a cr
y o f th e c i ty wi t hw ai l i n
gs 11
,

sh ws
o tha t t h s i w e er es as o ri
gin al l y wri tt e n as a l a m e n ta ti o n ,
an d p ro b abl
y fo r th e
c i ty L ago s .

3 . F o r i n a k at .

4 . Tab l e t n o , 1 p 3 7 , 2 2 was t ran s

. c ri b e d b y th e b ro t h er of thi sc s ri b e , I l i Su ( Zr
-
'
- ’

but, l i mi t 6 katn
-
i atl i 1 3 5 4 a m -
.
 TA B L ET TWO or E XA L T E D 11 13 11 0 or T HE W OR L D 2 3 7

2 0 2 1 -
Th e h e ro ic l o rd wh o smo te o n igh t
th e r h an d .

2 2 Th e h e ro ic l o rd wh o s mo te on th e l e ft h an d
2 3 H e , wh o l au n c h e s th e b o l t s of l igh t , s mo te .

2 4 H e th e m igh ty s mo te .

“
5 6 h e wh o sm o te , th e l o rd wh o mo te
‘

2 -
2 s .

2 8 2
9 he u tte rs a dirge fo r th e cit
y , wit h wailin gs
-
.

5 . S e miti c c: h i s l o rd n .

A tabl e t fro m t h e s e ri e s
d
ba bbar ai m arise
’
é ta l ik e th e
'
- -
sun

co n ce rn i n
g t h e i n v as io n an d d e s tru c ti o n o f N ip pu r wi th l a te ad di tio n s
to m ak e t h e s e rie s re fe r to o th e r c i tie s T h e ca lami ty se e ms to h av e .

be en n atio n al , e ffe c tin

g b o th p rie st p e asan t , m ak in g th e l an d
an d

a sce n e o f ra
p in e an d te rro r . Th e k i n g an d quee n p e rish E n l il fo r .

so o k h is c i ty .

T h e maj o r te x t i s K 4 6 1 3 in A s sy rian sc rip t , p ubl ish e d in R aw .

I V 1 1 wi th co rre c tio n s fro m K 7 0 8 3 K 5 8 , m e n tio n e d t h e re as a .

s i mil ar te x t , was c o p i e d b
y m e b u t was fo u n d to b e l o n g to q u ite
a d iffe re n t se rie s . K 3 2 6 4 is a fragme n t fro m th e en d of an o th e r

tab l e t o f t h e sam e se rie s . I co

p ie d th is t ab l e t a l so , b u t to o l i ttl e
i s p re se rv e d to b e o f se r v i ce in th e in te r p re ta tio n T h e ca tc h l in e re ad s
.
—

fo ll o ws
d
li l i li mu de, he n babbar dz m
’

t
'
—
a e—a
— -
an - -

é ta
—
BA R -
SA M n u al — I i l
-

satir bari m
-
ma
A l ate B ab yl o n ian C o p y o f th e tab l e t K 4 6 1 3 is R e i sn e r S E H n o 3 3 .

i n fragm e n t ary co n di tio n b u t co n tai n in g two i n se rte d l i n e s T h e c o n .

n e c tio n b e twe e n t h e se t e x ts was n o te d b y R e i sn e r I t i s t ran sl ate d b y .

J as tro w, Rel igion I I 2 2 . S e e al so S ay ce , Rel igio n o

f A ssyria an d B abyl on i a
4 84 5 -
.

B e z o l d C atalogue p . 518 re ad it wit h o u t que s tio n .

 x xx s e am s d babba r dz m
’ '

2 3 8 NO . .
—
e -
ta I V 1 1

O bv erse .

[da m kar m] ba dz z kzir dzi lea cz a I — h?

'

gg
‘

—
— —
a na
'
- - - -

[dam l iz lea l a
'

ti la
- - e '
-

d
[ ] ket f m ba da kzi r dzz ta gg al l zt
'

l z l dam
'

—
a na cz
‘
— — — —
en
- -
- ' -

tar m
2
[é] _
-

.
-

b é ktt r m I a ken fir é n a m— ti ia
'
' ‘
se z — — - - - — - —

kl [I l l da 4 1 m
f e ib ( imbir
— -

é bcz r m é di kud kal a n m

’ ’ '

ru
— — —
es - -

la é tzz r kal an m
'

ib é sag i l
’

s e— — - —
es — —

ih bdd si ab— ba. (12 0 1 0

’
—
se - — -

Se— z b é { i—da ta é ma g
f I i ln
' '‘
- -
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i b é te me ki é ddr
‘ ' ‘
se - — - -
an —
ri
— —
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fi rm i a -
umz m bi —
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d m— ba da - -

a7 i -
mr
[in a ali ] be e l i ta m
’
— —
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giggig bz ba da mz dm zm
’

gaf — - - - —

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u 3a
‘

— —
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- — - - -

‘
LI LI n e zn r ta r ra— bi
'

— - -

[ al u ] f a be e l a r— ka t— su l a ip
'
—
su —
ru— as
-

mm
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ma ul — l z l li l il l a dt m m [bi ]
'
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117 - —
- - - -

ilu
[fa] E n l il mm { d bi Zi - —
’

[ uj é rib]
ma l u mu sdi sé5
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ra—
ge
er un
—
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- -

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mu l u ad dta ge - - —
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’

—
as s u— a s
— - — -

r
mu l u bi G ] R GI R ib
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7 12 1 1 7 z z
- - — - — —

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- — -
'
7

[S ib l bi gi er m ib [d1 mm]
— — ’
—

’
i i Su ina l a— a n
‘

v 71
‘
— — -

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g bi dup
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s ul u n u— n z u u —
i i b bi
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9
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u] H u b bi
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p
-
-

1 . F o r dl mkfl l il ‘

as t itl e o f E n l il , v . B aby l o n iaca I I 1 5 1 11 . 2 1 60 11 .

A .
 T HE SU N mu ss 2 39

1 -
2 Th e s h e p h e rd i s e s tran ge d all th e l an d o f S u m e r is te rro riz e d
, .

3 E n lil th e s h e p h e rd i s e s tran ge d al l th e l an d o f S ume r i s t e rro r ,

iz e d .

[1 I n E sarra, s h rin e of N ippu r ,

5 I n th e b ri ck wal l s of E k ur , K en ur th e h o use o f l ife ,

6 I n th e b rick wal l s of S ipp ar , a ain s t wh i c h h e i s e n rag

g ed ,

7 I n th e d we ll in g B harru, th e t e m pl e E d ik udk al ama .

8 I n t h e b ri c k wall s o f B ab yl o n , again s t wh ic h h e i s e n rage d ,

9 th e b ric k wall s o f E s agil a, ab o d e o f E turk al am a ,
1 0 I n th e b ric k wal l s o f B arsi pp a , again s t wh ic h h e i s e n raged ,

1 1 T h e b ri ck wall s of E z ida , ab o d e o f E mah til a ,

1 2 T h e b ric k wal l s o f E te me an k i , ab o d e o f E daran n a .

1 3 11 I n th e cit
y wh o se l o rd h as c urse d i t ,
-

1 5 6 W h o se go dd e ss s i ts i n wo e ,
-

1 7 1 8 Th e c i t
-

y wh o s e l o rd n o l o n ger rul e s i ts d e s ti n y ,
1 9
-
2 0 W h ic h E n l il s urre n de re d t o th e win d s ,
2 1 -
2 2 Th e m o urn e rs m o u rn ,

2 4 A n d th e wail e rs b eat th e m se l ve s
3 -
2 .

2 5 2 6 H e r h e rd s man i s c rus h e d wi t h s o rro ws ,

—

2 7 2 8 H e r s h e p h e rd s i t s d o wn t o p l ay th e wail e r s fl u te ;
’
—

2 9 3 0 H e r p ri e s t o f l ib atio n s co m m an d s n o m o re th e l ib atio n s
—

3
5 Cf . n o . X VI I I g , .

3
0 K 7 0 83 ad d s bi .

5 K 7 0 83 h as 3 v ar . wi th b u t on e L I .

1
0 K 7 0 83 ma ui i b,
- —
e tc .

H e re b e gin s S E H 3 3 o b v 1 , ci te d s i m pl y as V varian t
5
0 . . .

re ad do wn , se e H A l P T i n B A , V 5 9 4 wh e n ce f fl zt a m ach i n e
W
'

F o r ro o t sd u
'
t
W p
’

7 .
p
o f war , H W p 6 7 9 P e rh ap s Sépu fo o t , f
’
.
ro m.
t h e sam e ro o t ; a s
yn o f l ab d n u i n i '
su
ppuf i .

d il abbi n uf i B A , V 6 5 0 , 1 5 T h e same ro o t i s u se d i n tran si ti v e l y .

si t i n d e so l ati o n ,

b e do wn ast , c f fapl ifdp h e si ts l o w i n s o rro w, L S S 1 6 , 3 5 l 3 2 J RA S 1 9 0 5 , 8 1

c i '
- s .
. .

4 m o f n dbu an d mabdsa , S u m e ri an t i t gun Cf S A I 3 9 2 8 J ig:

11 8 3 1 y
-

-
2 r e v I s n .
.
. .

GiR G IR 2 5 6
-
37 1 s c f L S S 1 1 ap 3 9 °

. . .

8 F o r re adi n g o f A H M E = §utug, v GT XI I 2 11 0 o bv 2 3 5
.
- . . . .

san i lz u p o u r o u t , se e B r 3 9 2 9 an d S ti r/si mi l ib t n , R aw V
a io , 3
F o r dub : 7 7
9
. . ,
.

an d K B V I

10. F o r th e te xt v . Co rre c ti o n s .
 NO . X XI . 5 13 11 1 13 5 (1 . ba bbar dim é
— -

m RA W . I" I I

b ib
'

7 1 1 1 1 7 zi z
’
US KU — -
e a f ag— { i i nu
- - -

ln b Iap l ib bi Isa 11 ] i —
Z bi ab
'

cu u a u
- — - - - -

mg bi dugl i m ba
'
'

su - - — —
ra e -

a si is i n n ku bi i t ta si
'

p su ug
— - - — — — —

ba
'

en — bi gé
—
p ci r— ta ra c
— -

bel i in a gi pa i i I a Ji
' '
—
su rz
- — - -

l abar e ir m [g [ ]
a m é
'
—
a se
-
- - - -

kal zi 3
in a ta -
n i —
bi i i ta si —

" mun -
bi m m l z -
5 -
ti (b) d a mn —
bi ml un ti -

(b)
be el s u ul ai s ib be l z t su “l at ba t
' ‘

- - — - — -

unzun bi idi m ma m
- - -
kri r szi ba — -
a

da i r ka b
8—
be rl s u ii gu mn ma
' '
—
sa — a
— — — — —

bi idim ma m kzl r si i ba da
'

af an nu a
—
g
- — — - - -

“
da i r I a ka b
'

if gu be Iit um ma
’

szz a
—
su
- - - - — - - -

‘a
N A R A K U N bi - -
mi —
n i ib— -
zZr zZr ri - -

f e I i lm - -

{ ib ba t
— —
su i m ia — -
n a af - -
f at '

um
’
dar ri -
’6 -
e di ig i l a -
im - —
an -
de -
ae—e
‘9
i t ti da li is i i
' ' '

— —
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s a as s
‘
- - - - -

g0 21 3° ”2
fagil bi -
l i l l d dm- -
bara -
bi l i l l ci dm - -

m
Iib ba bi b b bi bu ma
'
- -
se {a
- —
u a -

a -
iu ( a— - -
u -

25
g bi i1 i si ,gm n i— l l
'

sa a g g e
u u
- — - — —

"3
l ib ba su in n ( a bi l u u ta tab In t
'
‘
—
‘

- - - - - -

1 . P ro b ab l e S u me ri an p ro n u n c i atio n l abar v ,
. B r 99 2 . .
gal a S A I 3 4 5 6 , i s S e m i ti c .

2 . Br . 89 3 5 , a d ark ro o m p o b abl y i n n
r e r san c tu y N e e r m ars ,
ar . v h fie l d ,
HW
p . 2 03 . C f J E N S E N C03
. . 1 7 0 an d 11 2 11 ; K B V I 1 p . 3 0 11 A c e to CT XXI I. . no . 1 , 2 9
re l i
gi o us t abl e ts we re k e p t i n th e giparu C T X V I I I . 2 6, K 11 1 8 1 , 3 2 gé par :
-
hi m .

3 . O n V . o mi tte d i n R aw I V . .

O m i tte d i n R aw I V . .

5 . R aw I V . al l
6 . V . o mi ts .

7 B r 1 1 3 5 2 , a = rakd bu m o u n t u p T h e vari an t 1 1 9 h as H U + S I , S A I
. . . . 1 2 1 5,
wh i ch h as ge n e rall y th e val ue U a i s pro b abl y a l at e varian t o f o ri gi n al u b e . h i gh ,

mo un t p e tc
u .

8 . V h as L U M
.
, ce rtai n l
y an e rro r .

9 . S u m idimara . wit h u s h ri e k .

to . F o r bi—n a da - -
a sh e m o u n te d wi th h i m
1 1 . V i r [ ta kab ] bi (P)
.
- - -
. T h e S e m i ti c tran sl ato r no t u n de rs tan d in gt h e fo rce o f an
da in ba da—a u se d an
fla al f m i n i mi tati o n
'
-
au -
i or .
 THE SU N m us e 2 111
Th e p sal mis t sp e ak s n o m o re th e h o w l o n g th y h e art 3 7
H e r p rie st o f l ib atio n s d e parts fro m h is ri ch e s ;
H e r l o rcl d e parts fro m h is c h am b e r ,
Th e p sal mi st d e par ts w i th s i gh i n s ;
g
2“
H e r l o rd re m ain s n o t, h e r l ad y 2 ” re m ain s no t .

H er l o rd wi th l o ud c r ie s
3 ”
fle d to th e mo un tai n ;
H e r l ad y wi t h l o u d c rie s fle d to th e m o u n tain
T h e fo x sl u n k ( P) h is ta il ;
T h e I ttidu b ird
h rie k e d o n h igh ; -
s

Wi th i n h e r th e wh is tl i n gwi n d wi th o u t h e r th e wh is tl i n gwi n d ; ,

H er i n te rio r wh ic h was s m i t te n was m ad e d e so l ate ,

M
,

1 2 . Th e do ubl e j
o b e ct n i -
ib i s i n e x p li c ab l e an d p ro b ab l y du e to an al o
gy .

1 3 . V . lir ar- ra.

-
'

Th e en d in g r i i s c o rre ct s n i c e th e v e rb is i n de p e n de n t .

1 4 V i a el li bi
. .
- - -
.

1 5 . O n th e v e rb match -

n se e B aby l . II p . 66 .

1 6 . So vari an t .

1 7 . O n l y h r i n th se n se e e e o f f al
c
ii . c f CT X I I I K 8 7 0 8 1 I 7 Var i i l a whi ch i s co rre c t
. . . .
-
.

1 8 . V ta . p e s i n g th
ex r s e i de a of p l ac wh s R w [ V ma e pre sse s t h e l o cative
e , e re a a . x

i n diig il a -
.

1 9 V it . .
-
mn a as si
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y ex p re sse d by
th e fo rm s t aga, barn .

2 1 . V h as th e
. v o we l i b e t we e n th e h al f v —
e rse s , u s u a llv (1 s tan ds h e re .

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= to b e , se e B aby l I . p . 2 2
9 if .

2 3 . I V R aw ( i . .

2 4 . T h e S e mit ic atte m p ts t o ex p re ss th e i d e a o f to b e b y l e n gthe n i n gth e vo w l e n

an d co pyi n gt h e S u me ri an a m as
'

ma .

2 5 . R l ti v f
e a e o rm in a , se e B a by l I . 2 1 1 1 .

2 6 . L in e 5 2 , V . 2 8 , is a
go o d i l l u st ra ti o n o f h o w th e S e mi ti c tran sl ato rs ai l e d f
to un de rstan d th e S u me ri an o ri i n al
g H e re i n a 1 11 /fil m re n d e rs n i sigga, b u t th e S u m
.
- -
.

fo r wi n d i s l i l wh i ch h ad b e e n co rre c tl y re n d e re d i n l i n e 5 0 . C f L S S I I 11 , [1 11
. on K
3 93 1 ,
o bv . 1 3 —15 .

2 7 f
. o f l am
A re rai n
t ti dd d t th g d i full h o w l n g u til th y
en a on a re sse o e o s, n o n

h a t i s app a d fi al l y bul ap c m t m t h d iv i
e r e se w r t o a l am t m c y
n a a e o e an e n e an s e en ,
er ,

favo u I thi p a ag h w v th i d i th t th i g wh o u ual l c n du c t th e

r. n s ss e , o e e r, e ea s a e s n e rs s v o

p ay rs f m cy h av d p t d c t y t S
r e or er L S S III 1 53 e e ar e , on rar o c a n ax x , , .

28 R f . i g p b ab l y i al l c
e e rr n t th ki g d qu n ro n ase s o e n an ee .

2 9 S e m i ti c
. wh h h d ut t d c i , 1< en e a e re r es

3 0 Th .e f re n ce i s p ro b b l y t
e r H d e i CT X V 1 8 2 5 a o a e s as n , .

3 1 S m i ti c
. H e i t i w d l t d b th wh i tl i n g wi n d
(1 er n er or as e so a e v e s 11 .
 L I KE THE SUN A RI S E l)

71 3 4 5 -

4 H e r fro n t was was te d with th e d e v astatio n .

th ep o pu l atio n [ de p arte d P ]
O ne or two li n e s d e s tro y e d .

R ev erse .

th e i ssu e of h i s m o u th wh i c h m e n c an n o t a l te r .

A gai n st th e b rick wall s of N ip pu r th e y wro ugh t v il ;

'

A gai n s t th e b ric k wall s h of E k ur t ey wro u gh t e v i l ;

7 K e n u r t h e sp ac io u s p l ace the y d e v as ta te d ;
,

8 Th e s h e l t e ri n gp l ace o f E n a m t il a th e y d e v as tate d ;
A gai n s t th e b ric k wal l s o f S ipp a r th e y wro u gh t e v i l
’
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T h e s h e l te ri n g p l ac e o f E b arra th e y de v as tate d ;
1 1 A gain s t th e b ric k wal l s o f B ab y l o n t h e y wro u gh t e v il
A gain st th e b ric k wal l s o f E s agil a t h e y wro ugh t e v il
1 3 A gai n s t th e b ric k wal l s o f B ars i p pa th e y wro u gh t e v i l ‘

A gai n st th e b ric k wal l s o f E z id a t h e y wro u gh t e v il

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A gain s t E m ah til a t h e y wro u gh t e v il ;

1 6 A gai n s t E te m e an k i t h e y wro u gh t e v i l
A gain s t E daran n a th e y wro ugh t e v il
1 9 W h at h at h o ur l o rd i n h i s h e a rt
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2 0— 2 1 I n h i s m i n d wh at d o t h h e p l an 9

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C f V ar
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- -
1
9, 65 .

3 . I n stru me n tal , se e t ran s l a tio n .

4 . P ro b abl y pro n o u n c e d n i i A d o u bl e
-
. j ct i ob e n ex p li c abl e h e ro .

5 . V ar . o f dri z abd l u V ar h as fo r . v bf m er or
g a n — ui- -
i n ma - -
al h ch
w i m ay
i i n ma al , ub t f ul
e rro r fo r i —
n - - -

[S A I 2 7 0 8 i s do ] .

A d e ri v tiv f a e ro m wl d l u b e we a k [ I I W 7 1 b] is c e r ta i n .
[ A dd i tio n al n o te
] .
 11 1 11 1: s e x “ use 2 65
2 6 Th e l an d wi th d e v as tatio n h h av e
t ey a ffl ic te d .

2 7 [ I n th e l an d d e v as tatio n i s wro u gh t] .

2 8 2 9 Th e ri v e r fl o ws wi th wa te rs o f d e s truc tio n
—

3 0 -
3 1 S h am e l e s s we e d s sp rin g u p i n th e fie l ds
3 2 —
3 3 ’
i are se wn ”
i n th e fie l ds fo r se e d .

T h e Io wl v wail al o u d to h im , th e y p ro n o un ce la m e n ta tio n to
l i i1 11 .

3 6 T o d iv i n e E n lil h is co n so rt, di v i n e \in l i l .

3 h is 2) q ue e n of E m ah
38 39 —
que e n ofN ipp u r u t te rs a l a m e n t
40 4 1 -
th e l an d o f S u m e r is e n de d
th e l an d of S um e r i s en de d ;
th e l an d of S u m e r is en de d ;
h
t o u turn e s t b ac k , th o u caus e s t to ab o un d . .

[1 6 th o u b rin ge s t to an en d .

5 8 49 -
th o u
p l ac e s t a m o n gth e sh e e p .

50 5 -
1
[ Oh l o rd o f S um e r, s h e p h e rd ] wh o re s ts no t, t o u h c a us e s t

( man k in d) t o abid e i n sa fe ty .

6 . mi ra sub e j c t wi th acc . e n d i n ga i s as in co rre c t as id da -

j ct
s ub e in th e o bl i qu e
ca e s i n t h e S u m e ri an li n e .

7 . Cf B r . . 1 1 3 03 an d CT X V I I 3 6 , 6 . \ar . L U an e rro r fo r ar

8 . Cf . n o te o n n i i n li n e
-
2 6 ab o v e .

9 . N iph al { M 12 so w. of c
s atte r .

10 . C f CT X V 8 re v 9
. . .

1 1 . Cf . K
3 9 3 1 o b v 6 an d L S S I I [1 . p .

1 2 . P ro b ab l y si gn o f accu sative h e re .

1 3 . B r 5 86 3 to b e
. c t d to e si c f S E H 1 5 6 re v 1 9 B A V p 7 1 0 K 5 1 1 7 6
c o rre e —
,
. 10 . .
, . . .

L i n e s 5 0 f re sto re d fro m S E H 3 0 re u wi th
’
1 11 . . F o r L A H B r Agdi 1 ,
. z

v l u e sib c f R = sug J R A S 1 7 p 6 5 c l I 6 th sig fre qu tl wi th p ho n ti c

a . . o . e n en v e

e n di
gb c f R aw I V 3 0 n o 1 o b v 3 9 an d S A I 3 3 6 6
n . . . . .
,

1 5 salt! c a
. o t m e an p ro te c to r as M s s e a s c um n r an d J s r n o w ( t h la tte rs
nn 11 e a se e e

R el igio n B ab a n d A ssy rian s p ar t 8 p 1 5 ) t a l ate fo r th e S ume i

.
is K U mi lm . r ns ,
r an

ald l u re p o s
an d gal d l u ; t h e l atte r i s g n o t c v r p ro te c t a me an i n gn v gi ve to KU e , o e , ,
e er n .

1 6 . I . e . bl o o d .

1
7 . V ari an t t h e y so w
1 8 . G ala i s th e go dde ss to wh o m E mah u as
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3
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F o r DU tatd ru cf R aw I V 7 ma ma D a a na ge ti as in ri r f i t ma
'

1 . . 1 2 re v . 2 — - - - - - - -

p it ma, e rase
i th e n am e t h at i s wri t te n S u m e ri an my n am e wh i ch was
‘
fat -
1a i v -
.

wr itte n F o r re l ati e v po stfi x e d c o n j u ati o n D U —a—n a c f B ab l I 2 1 4 H e re

g y ge i s an . . .

ad d i ti o n al si gn o f a re l ati e v f o rm .

2 . Cf . K 3 93 1 o bv . 1 8 an d L S S I I l] , 4 11 .

3 . Cf B . az o r b
’
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Catal ogue pp . 519; 2 0 13 1 .

A f agme t K 5 1 7
r n 1 in B A , V 7 10 ,
is p ro b abl y f
ro m th e en d of a s i m il ar tab l e t
c o n tai n i gp ar t f th p tagan Za, 3 f a— ma l i, l; grid ma [ fir m, 5 al i
al
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n o e ra e r . 2 an d
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u, T o th e trade r my ex in
th e s tal l my s he e p i n th e f o ld my fv
a o ur wh i ch i s m y i’ whi ch i s .
 <1 T HE s un an rs r
. : 2 47
a tabl e t o f h e r gra ce wri te
54 (C a tch l i n e )
—
i
s n ce di stan t d ay s my rui n e d c i t
y .

[ F irs t tabl e t o f , L ik e th e su n
go d] a ri s e is n o t fi n is h e d .

as th e o ri gi n al i t i s wri tte n an d co l l a te d .

7 L d
7
of \su rb an ib al , k i n go f to tal ity , k in o f A
y ria
1 an
g ss .

H y mn to N i n ib .

Th is h y m n [ K 4 6 1 8 l i aw I V 3
. 0 no . 1
] is one o f a s e rie s a d d re s se d

to N in ib a n d fo rm s p ar t o f l am e n ta tio n to th a t go d T h a t th e
a . hymn
is a dd re s s e d N i n ib i s e v id e n t fro m t h e
to
p ass a ge o b v 1 7 1 e v 1 6 in
'
-
. .

wh ic h th e po e t c e l e b ra te s q ue ri n g s to n e s an d p l an ts
th e go d
'

as co n ,

as b e i n
g ad o re d b y th e o th e r go d s fo r h is d e fe n ce o f t h e i r c a use again s t
th e d e m o n s o f d i so rd e r an d as t h e sl ay e r o f th e m y th i cal si x h e ad e d
,
-

d rago n E ac h o f th e se d e sc rip tio n s i s c h arac te ri s tic o f th e t h e o l o gic a l

.

an d l e e n d ar
g y c h a rac te r o f N in i b a n d c an re fe r to n o o th e r go d K 4 9 9 5 .

a h m n to N e r g al a fte r th e o e n i n g v e rse s wh i c h re c al l
y p ,

th e s p e c ial c h arac t e ri s ti cs o f th a t go d re p e a ts a c o n sid e rabl e se c tio n,

o f th e N i n ib h m n
y S o fa r as th e fra gm e n tary re m a in s o f K 4 9 9 5 re v
. .

e rm i t u s to e s tabl i s h a n i d e n ti ty b e twe e n th e s e h v m n s th e re d ac to r
p ,

o l th e l a m e n t l o N e r al w h i c h i s a l s o o n e o f a se ri e s b e g a n to b o rro w
'

g , ,

a t l in e 1 2 o f th e o b v e rs e o f I\ 4 6 1 8 wh i c h is th e p o in t wh e re th e
,

h o n o rary add re s s e s e n d a n d th e re al p o e m b e gin s h e co p ie d .

to re v 6 th a t i s h e to o k o v e r th e s e c tio n c e l e b ra tin g N i n i b a s th e
.
, ,

s u b d u e r o f n a tu re an d a s c h am p io n o f th e g o d s : th i s s h o ws th a t

N e rgal was re gard cd i n s o m e s c h o o l s as h a v in gp l ay e d th e ab o v e rol e i n

’
th e wa r o f th e go ds Th e s e c tio n co n c e rn in g N i n i b s c o n q u e s t o f t h e
.

s i x h e ad e d d rag
-
o n was n o t i n cl u d e d wh i c h sh o ws th a t th e l a tte r l e g
,
en d

p e r tai n e d e x cl us i v e l y to th i s go d .
2 48 m us TO N INIB

B o l l e n ruc h e r i n h i s Gebete an d H y mn en an g N er a l n o .
7 ,
.
fo l l o we d by
J as t ro w Re l igio n I 4 7 8 if , h as p u t t h e s e two p o e m s to ge t h e r as a sin gl e
N e rgal co m p o s i ti o n T h i s i s ab so l u te l y i m po ssibl e ve n fro m th e p h y
'

. e

s ical co n d i t io n s of th e two tab l e ts K 4 9 9 5 o b v b e gin s ,

. . as th e o e n i n
p g
of m an yh e r h ym n s wi th
o t ,
add re sse s to N e rgal K 4 6 1 8 o b v . .
,
h o we v e r ,

o e n s with a n o th e r l i tu rgic al fo rm c o n s is ti n
p go f co u p l e ts d i mmer a rray
-

ga l B ol l e n ruc h e r im agin e s
. a l o n gga p fo r fi t ti n gi n al l of K 4618 o bv .

a t th e e n d o f K 4 9 9 5 o b v .d b e gin n i n g o f re v e rs e 1 1 1 E v e n we re
an —
.

t h is ph y s ical ly p o ss ibl e , i t is u n re aso n a bl e to s u pp o se th a t th e l i tu rgical

fo rm e l i mma ursag ga l was h e r fo rm o f l i tu rgy A l so th e
u se d a fte r an o t
-
.

t he o l o gical im pl ica tio n s o f th e e x t rac t i n wh i c h th e two tabl e ts a re e

, g ,

p o in t to b o rro wi n g o n th e p ar t o f th e re d ac to r o f th e N e rgal h y m n .

T h i s i n a m e asu re re n d e rs m o s t of J as t ro w s co n c l u s io n s
p 4 8 1 fal s c
'

. .

Th e co mp il e rs o f
p o e ms to N in ib a ttrib u te d th e q u al i tie s o f E n lil ,
th e fath e r, to th e T h i s i s p artic u l arl y m an ife s t i n th e re d e o
so n .

l io n o f n o . XIV , a N in ib p sal m b as e d l arge l y up o n an a n c i e n t l ame n t to

E n lil no . XI I I . S o i n th i s mp o s i ti o n
p il e r e n d s th e
co to N i n i b th e co m

tab l c ts wi th a p assage (re v 1

7 2 5 ) o ri gin al l y i n te n d e d to d e s c rib e th e
.
—

d e s tr u c tiv e p o we rs o f th e wo rd o f E n l i l , S B H 1 3 1 re v 3 1 0 T h a t th is .
-
.

tabl e t i s th e fi rs t o f a s e rie s i s p ro b ab l e fro m fac ts a dd uc e d i n th e n o te

on re v 2 5 .

B ut m o re im p o r tan
h an th e c ri tic al an al y s is o f th e l i te rary h is to ry
t t

o f th e sc
p o e m s are th e th e o l o gical im pl ic at l o n s i n d ica te d b y th e gl o sse s
, .

Th e S e m i tic t ran sl a to rs fro m wh o m th e p re se n t re d ac tio n o f t h e N in ib

,

h y m n c o m e s se e m to h av e h ad v ie ws ab o u t th e m e a n in go f th e S um e rian
,

o ri g in al d itl e ri n gfro m th o se o f th e e ar l ie r t ran sl ato rs S o we fi n d th e o l d .

tran sl a tio n gi v e n fi rs t as i n o b v 1 3 wi th a re d ac to r s t ran sl a ti o n i n th e

’
.

fo l l o win gl in e : so al s o i n l i n e 1 9 b o f th e o b v e rs e an d se e n o te s o n o b v .

2 2 2 3 a n d re v 1 6 E s p e c ial l y i n te re s t in g a re th e d i v e r e n t i n te r re
g
-

p
-
. .

ta tio n s o f th e p as s a g e obv 2 2 re v 6 i n wh ic h th e o ri gi n al t e x t d e s c rib

.
—
'

.
,

e d th e
go d s as p ay i n g h o m age to th e h e ro ic N in ib T h e fi rs t S e m i tic .

tran sl ato rs e v id e n tl
y u n de rs to o d th e p as sa ge to d e sc rib e N i n ib s co n
’

q ue s t o f th e h o s til e go d s o f d ark n e ss h e n c e fo r n a mda r gre at n e ss ,

o bv 2 2 th e
.

y gav e S e m i a bl ulc/ zz an d gl o sse d th e S u m l in e b y 7 1 am gil

.

, .

l im to m ak e i t m e an f abl ubl u a v io l e n t p ro ce d u re Th e re d ac to r o f , .

th e N e rgal p o e m fo l l o win g th e l e ad f th e dac to rs of th e N i n i b

po e m
o re
 ll Y M N
’
T0 N IN IB
to o k th e gl o ss in t o th e l i n e . F u r th e r v io l e n t glo sse s to m ak e th e te x t
to . th e re b e l l io u s go d s a re l in e s '

2 an d 3 F o r o th e r i n d i c a tio n s o f
.

th e h an d s o f i n te rp re te rs p ro b ab l y o f diffe re n t age s s e e th e c o m m e n tary

,

o n th e v ario u s l i n e s .

T h e N e rgal p o e m th e n wh i c h i s l ik e wis e o n e o f a se rie s a s th e

,
.

c a tc h l i n o a n d l ib ra r v m ark n u d l
- —
in d ica te is l a te r th an th e N i n ib
, .

o e m an d fro m a s c h o o l wh i c h a tt rib u te d th e p ri n c ip al rol e o f N i n ib

p
to h i s c o un te r
p ar t N e rgal .
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Th e sa me e p i th e t o f l star , S EH 1 0 6 , 58 1 11 1 -
1 1 71 111 2
171 1 11 1 1 ( 11 711 11 .
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O bv erse .

1 -
2 She h
t at e x e c u t e th th e d e c re es of E n l il
3 1; T h e p o in te d d agge r
—

5 6 Th e c re atre ss o f go d s ,
-
x e cu te th th e d e cree s o f E n l il wh o e .

7 8 W h o c au se th pl an ts to co m e fo r th q ue en o f h u m an ity
-

, .

g I o C re at re ss o f al l t h in gs
- '

wh o d ire c te th a ll b e go tte n .

I 1 1 2 A m o ro u s m o th e r go dd e ss a t wh o s e sid e mo go d d rawe th n i gh
— —
, .

1 3 1 11 M aj e sti c q u e e n
-
wh o se d e c re e s are p re emin e n t
, .

1 5 I wil l u t te r a
p e ti ti o n ,
sh e wh o i s go o d u n to me wil l d o i t 3

I 7
-
1 8 Oh my qu e e n ,
fro m th e cl ay s of m y y o u t h m u c h h av e I b e e n
b o un d wi t h p l agu e .

1 9
-
2 0 F ood I ea t n o t , we ep in gi s m y n o u ris h m e n t .

2 1 -
2 2 te ars are m y d rin k .

2 31 -
2 1 1 m y mo o d i s no t c h e e rful .

wit h co n fi d e n ce [ I wal k n o t I’
]

R ev erse .

with so rro w I s igh .

m y m o o d is e mb it te re d .

k n o we t h wh at I
i‘
qu e e n h av e do n e , o h c o n c e i e co mv p ass io n .

2 . SIG SA L A M — p ro b ab l y a va i r an t S I G —S A L A M B r 7 0 2 1
of . th e ph on e ti c val u e
of t hi s
g ro u
p i s ge -
en , cf . CT X V 8 , 2
9 an d 2 4 , I O , p ro b abl y t h e sam e ro o t as
gem

3 . S e m i tic fo r i 5 b ic t h a t wh i ch se e m s go o d t o h e r sh e wil l d o fo r m e 1 1 T h e .

se ri o us j c ti ob e on h
to t is tran sl at i o n i s h h
t h e n e u t e r u se o f 1 11 11 11 1 , w i c c an b e u se d as a

re l a tiv f p e or e rs o n s o n ly .

11 . So ZI M, M ER N .

5 . S e m i t i c fo r 5 11 O h my qu e e n c au s e to b e k n o wn wh at Ihv a e do n e
2 58 N0 . xx m .

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markas ma ti S B H 11 9 , 8 T h e re fe re n ce i s to E n l il as th e p arall e l pas g SB H

'

I . . sa e

2 2 sh o ws T h e sy m b o l o f N i n h arsa g,
. N i n li l , i s t h e mar/1 a m 1 11 11 12 .

2 . Th e re e re nf c e to 511 111 (P) co ,

n so r t o f R amma n , i s o mi tte d i n S E H [1 2 . I n R aw I V .

2 1 6 re v . 1 8 f thi s p ai i s giv l
. r en as t .

3 S EH [1 2 ,
. s e r tai n l
y 2 6 h as 1 11 7 wh i ch i c an e rro r , cf . SEH 5 2 , 7 .

A mud mzm S E H 4 2 , 2 8 : 5 2 , 9 C f i b i d
. . . an d 1 3 1 , 62 .

5 W ri t te n M U D + N A D as i n CT X V I
. 1 6 co l . VI 3 .

R e sto re d b y Z I M M E R N , p 5 1 fro m
6 . 5 1 5 7 re v 8 , co l l at e d b y H O M M E L , 5 1 111 11 11 1 11 1 . K .

Volker p 5 1 3 Co n c e rn in gZ I M M E R N S te x t t h e re c an b e n o d o u b t C f B ab M 15 1 1 Taf
'
’
. . . . . .

1 [1 5 T h is S u m
1 1, . . e
qui v al e n t fo r T atmétum i s u se d fo r th e v e rb 1 1 111 12 S A I an d cf .

CT X XI 3 2 , I O bal g11
'
-
1 1 r s ik -
ki a re i
gn o f o b e die n ce . T h i s i n se rti o n i s no t in R aw .
 L A M EN I A TI O N
'‘
TO N I N L IL
,
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A SKT 1 1 6 2 59

7 8
-
F o rgi v e m y si n s , l ift u
p my co u n te n an ce .

gU n to m y go d to W h o m p ray er is m ay o n e add re ss
p ray e r .

U m y m o t h e r go dd e ss t o W ho m p e t itio n i s d u e , m ay o n e
'

1 0 n to -

dd re ss p e tit io n ;
a

1 I M ay R amm an o f t h e m o u n tain s add re ss

p ray e r .

“
1 2 S al a qu e e n of G n e d in a dd re ss p e ti t i o n .

1 3 E a, ra m of th e h o l y ci ty add re ss p ray e r ; ,

th e m o th e r of t h e v as t ab o d e D am k i n a add re ss p e ti tio n , ,
.

1 5 M a
y M ard u k , l o rd o f B ab yl o n , ad dre ss p ray e r ;
1 6 h i s s po use , Zarp an i t , add re ss p e ti tio n .

1
7 M ay th e fai t h ful m e sse n ge r , N ab u , add re ss p ray e r ;
1 8 M ay th e b rid e , fi rst b o rn c h il d o f N in ib , add re ss p e titio n ;
—

Taf me tu add re s s p ray e r

‘

1 9 .

2 0 N an a qu e e n of h e av e n (il ) add re ss
p e t i ti o n .

2 1 M a
y th e y sa
y b e h o l d h im in fai th ful n e ss
2 2 the y sa
y ,
a tu r n th y n e ck u n to h im i n fait hfu l n e s s
2 3 M ay t he y sa
y, l e t th y h e ar t re p o se
2 4 M ay th e y sa
y, l e t th y so u l be p e ace at

2 5 M ay th y h e art re tur n to i ts p l ace a s t h e h e art of a b e ge ttin g

m o th e r ;
2 6 A s a b e ge ttin g m o th e r , as a b e ge ttin g fath e r, m ay i t re tu rn to it s

p l ac e .

IV 2 1
*
6 nor S E H [1 2 b u t S E H 5 2 ,
1 3 n in -

( i da i s
-
p ro b ab l y a si m il ar in se rti o n .

7 . C f S B H [1 2
. I A .

8 . R aw I V . 2 1 b . re v . 2 0 ; o f. G u de a, S t B . . 2 ,
1 0 .

9 . Cf . A S KT 1 2 2 ,
1 8 : R aw I V .

1 0 . So c e r tai n l y to b e un de rsto o d . L in e s 9 an d 1 0 re e r f to E n l il an d N i n li l an d th e

h c ca c di m me
’

l am tati o n i s t o t h e l atte r , sh e t be i n te r e ss o r Cf al so -
zr a-

an
-

en en e n no . .

S LZ
‘
to y go d
an i n t h e aral l e l assage S E H [1 2 , 2 3p p .

1 1 . c f
H e re I star i s o n use d wi t t h e o n so rt o f R am m an h c .
 *
2 60 NO . x xrv

O bv erse .

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S BH no .
[1 1 , tab l e t o f a se ri e s o f l am e n tati o n s un do u b tab l y addre sse d to E n l i l .

Th e c
y i s i n te rn at io n al an d m ay re e r t o an E l a mi te i n as i o n o r a am in e
al a m i t f v f . Th e
p re se n t o m o si tio n i s cro b ab l p
y l ate , an d b ase d u o n o n e i n w i th e g p
o d was a p h ch pp l d
ea e

to O n ly in t h e na me o f Ni pp u r an d it s s h r in e s . Thi s t ab l e t c an n o t b e th e fi rs t o f a se ri e s ,

fo r i t d o e s no t c on t a i n t h e l is t
“

o f sa re c d n a m e s n or
y o f th e ara te ri s ti s
an ch c c o f an

o p i n g t abl e t E d i te d b y D I E N
en
'

. EM A N N , S ume risch B aby l on iscke H y mn a l 8— 1 pp . 1 an d

tran sl at e d b y J a s r a o w , R ei i io n
g 2 0 f .

1 . SA I 1 1 3 8 V arian t
. re a di n gA N —
B UL SB“ 7 , 2 6 1 6, 2 0 is a pp are n t ly an e rro r ;
cf . BA ,
V 61 7 , 7 .
 F R A GM E N T or A NI PP U R 5 13 11 1 13 5
,
S BH NO [1 1 2 61

O bv erse .

1 —
2 D e v asta tio n i n th e n atio n s h e h as b ro u gh t i n .

3 T h e m ars h l an d s i n th e ir ful l h e h as p ill age d .

b e au t y
5 6 Th e h arv e s t i n i ts
—
se aso n h e h as fl o o de d .

7 8 T h e h o u se s i n th e ir co u r ts h e h as l aid was te
-

9 1 0 T h e c i ty u p o n h e r fo u n d ati o n h e h a s m ad e to s m o u ld e r
-

1 1 —
1 2 Th e co u n t ry i n h e r p l ain s p e ri sh e s .

1 3 —
1 11 T h e s ta ll o f i ts co ws i s ro bb e d .

1 5 -
1 6 Th e p e n o f i ts s h e e p h e h as e m p ti e d .

1
7
—
1 8 Th e s wall o w o f h e r n e s t h e h as p l u n d e re d .

1 9
-
2 0 a s to r m h e h as b ro ugh t in .

2 1 -
2 2

R ev erse .

2 Th y ci t
y , N ip p u r , m ay i t p ac ify th e e .

2 . U su a l ly usmci ;
'

b ri n g l o w in p aral l e l p assa
ge s .

3 . O n th e v al u e fo r B r .
97 8 v
B a by l . . II 2 8A .

(1 . l
r i es u ; M E S S ER S CHM I D T Tabul a V A T 1 2 16 , D i ss . p . 2 6 arri v es at th e m e an i n g,
b o u n d ar y , s urro u n di n g wal l . In O L Z 1 9 0 1; p s . 1 5 1 ki kk is'u tabagu c o u rt ; h e re

gid i m z z v
'

i ksu . a s
y n . o f kik k il‘zt S A I 1 502 ,
w i h ch is a l o an wo rd -
f ro m gi sik -
1 6 83
i . e . re e d -
flo o r H e re r ik su
yard or c o u r t.

5 . K I GA L —

’
[7 11 17 1 1 1 a cla ss
quali ty o f l an d A P R 7 7 ,
or . 1 bi -
ri — a -
tum . W ri tte n
I

al s o X I — G A L GT V I I I
7, end b 5
y t h e K I GA L o f
1 a h fi
w e re a e l d i s b o u n d e d o n o n e
/
—

t h e so n s o f S i n 12 11 5 11 I n CT I V [1 9 a 1 a l o t i s d e s ri b e d as b iti K I GA L , i e
-
. o u se c —
. . h
on a l o t i n c
o n di ti o n k n o wn as 17 21 17 1 11 T h e a t t a t a l an d
g gal i n te r an ge i s i n a o u r . fc h '

ch fv
o f re ad i n
g k igal H W 1 6 11 d e ri e s ro m bdru, i n A rabi ba a r di g a we l l T i s i s o f
. v f c ’
. h
co u rse th e ro o t o f 17 1217 1, burtu an d bi ru, ci s te rn an d a de e p A wo rd bi rfi tu :
l o wl an d , s p ri n
g, i s no t p v
ro en . I n stan ce s o f a lo n g e or 2 in th e fi rs t s
yl l abl e are n o t
give n b y D E L I T Z S C H T h e ro o t is c l e arl y bard an d c o n n e ct e d wi t h hai r o p
. en fie l d , me a

cl o w, Ge s B u h l Zi m m e rn 1 0 1 b I n th e c ase s c i te d b y H W fo r ig i gal 11 11 2 111 , th e

-
— - -
. .

f o rm i n que s ti o n i s be rdti f ro m ber m si

gh t A l l. th e c ase s cit e d by H W 1 6 11 un de r
11 1 1 12 1 1 1 m e an 1 1 1 12111 1 01 0, o e n p l an d, e tc .

6 . C f R aw I V . . 2
7 (1 an d SB H 1 08,

7 . Cf S B H 3 9 ,
.

8 . Cf S E H 1 3 3
.
, 56 f . 11 a ? si c !
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1 . S e e J a s r a o w, Rel igio n I I 20 n .
7 .

2 . Te m l e p of R am m an i n B i t K ar k ar , H am Co d e I I I 6 11 -
. .

3 . S e e J a s rn o w, R el igio n I I 2 1 n . 2 .

(1 . F o r th e co m po un d p re p o sitio n 1mm 11 11 1 1, cf . S A I 90 9 ; I S A 3 1 2 e

co l I I 5 ; D é c p l [i x C l o u e n
. . . ar
gi l e 2 7 .

5 if i ttu, a syn o f sissimu , bo t

. . h wo rd s fo r p ar ts o f a t e m pl e ( h o us
or e P) , B u 8 1 11
.
- -
2 8,
327 re v . 1 5 [M 8
pl . So al so i n th e se n se o f c a h mber S B H 3 7 , 10 ; 94 , 1 8 .
 F R A GM E N T O F A N I PP U R se a ms , sen NO .
[1 1
0
E kur , m ay i t pp e as e th e e
0 a .

5 Th e s
p ac i o u s K en — W , m ay i t p ac ify t h e e .

Th e
1
0 s h ri n e o f E n am til a m a y i t ap p e ase th e e .

5
0 Th e t e m p l e o f S ipp ar , m ay i t p ac ify th e e .

\ T h e s h ri n e o f E b arra m a y i t app e ase th e e

]

,
.

O
O T h e te m p l e of B ab y l o n ,
m ay i t p ac i fy th e e .

9 T h e b ri c k w l
a l s o f E s a il a
6
g m ay th e y ap p e ase th e e .

1 0 Th e b ri c k wal l s o f B o rs a m ay th e y p ac ify th e e .

1 1 Th e b ric k wal l s of E z id a m a y th e y app e ase th e e .

E n am til a m ay i t p ac i fy th e e .

1 3 E te m e an k i m ay i t ap p e ase th e e .

1 11 E d aran n a i t p a c i fy th e e .

5 T h e b ri c k wa ll s of E b argal gall a m ay th e y p p e ase th e e

1 a .

1 6 Th e s h ri n e of E n am biz id a m a y i t p ac ify th e e .

1
7 Th e b ric k wal l s o f E p add a m ay t hey
pp e as e t h e e a .

1 8 T h e s h rin e o f E b artas m ay i t p ac ify t h e e .

1
9 E gan n u n , m ay i t app e ase th e .

2 0 2 1 B e cau se
—
of h is s a cre d c h am b e rs men are sa d in th e l an d .
,

6 . DEL IZS CH H W 3 83 b se p arate s l i bit t u i '

se— ib f ro m l ibi tl u u n b u rn e d c
b ri k 3 7 0 .

Th e S u m . fo r l i bi tl u (B r . 1 1 1
92 ) is
g d i al e tic tel) A l ass i al
si , . c c v al u e in —
g i s we l l
k n o wn , fo r ex G u d e a C yl A 9 , 1 d ; 1 1 , 3 ; O B I 8 7 I I 11 1; an d
. . p assi m . Th e c o rre ct
m e an i n g i s v
gi e n b y I I O M M E L , G eograph ze
'

3 09
'

p . .

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t b d i v d wi th J E N S E N f o m 1 5 2 )
o e er 1 M1 O e d mu t b h p l y d i ti n g i h r , ,
an s e s ar s u s

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e ro a lo a w d f m 9 2 1 1 11 ,
t ff i c e 11 §b1 r
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b e c am l m e i t to o k o th m
e i g 1 111 11
a c a ss cl a c o mp y i S mi ti c
n a ,
n e e an n 11 n
, an n e ,
 P SA LM TO NER GA L ,
or xv 1 4 2
73

O bv erse .

h e r wo rl d art th o u i n th e n et .

i n th e n e th e r wo rl d art th o u .

[ Oh h e ro l o rd o f th e v as t ab o de ] wh o ar t i n th e n e th e r wo rl d ,

o u wh o arise s t fro m M e sl am
[ Oh th ] wh o art in th e n e th e r wo rl d , .

[ Oh A m u u m u n girra] wh o art i n th e n e th e r wo rl d
-

, .

[ Oh U mu n u ru b arra] wh o art i n th e n e th e r wo rl d
- —

,
.

wh o art in th e n e th e r wo rl d .

wh o a rt i n th e ne th e r wo rl d .

d
En
'

sa s
gu
fl —
u n uk ,
wh o a rt i n th e n et h e r wo rl d .

O f th e ne t he r wo rl d i ts b o n d s tho u ma k e s t .

O f th e gp l ace s o f th e fal l e n , th e i r b o n d s t h o u p l ac e s t
re s ti n .

A t h is a
pp ro ac h th e re i s h u mil iatio n , a t h is ap p ro ac h th e re is
t e rro r .

Oh m y l o rd , gl o rv P
i
P P
B e fo re th y ri gh t arm h i s d e s tru c tio n i s co n ti n u e d (P) ,

Oh warrio r, th y l e ft arm d o th s m i te th e wic k e d (P )

M y s an c tu ary , an ab o d e n o t fo r th e e , h as t th o u re n d e re d (P)
T h e p al ace , an h ab itat io n n ot fo r th e e h as t t h o u re n d e re d ( P)
,

A ga l l u d e m o n am I m y face c u rs e th , m y m o u th c u rse th ,
-

B e sid e m e an e v il gal l u go e th , at h is app ro ac h th e y c ro u ch (P)

a cr
y go e s u
p .

h is s e t t in
g , a cr
y go e s u
p .

m ay e s t th o u i n fait h ful n e ss b e p p e ase d

a .

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.
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7
1 1 3 1 11 1 11 s e n se V.

mn el u
I n th e c o n tr c a ts re a d zl f ba r -
as 1 11 1 11 1 1 1 o r
1 133011 1 1 1 .

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3 0 .

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7 . I B gl o ss e d gi l u gi l i s th e u su al wo rd fo r 11 11 211 71 1 1
-
.
.

8 . 11 1 1 111 11 11 , 113 11 7 11 1 1 111 11 1 1 S B H 1 2 2 R e v 1 11 . .

9 . C f pl 2 7 , 5
. . .

1 0 . O f s i1 - 111 11 1 11 —d 1 1
.
* - 2 15 5 1 11 1 1 1 R . IV 1 1 b 30 .

1 1 . F o r ( 12 1111 k i1 1 11 cf .
{ i d de—et
-
‘
: 11 511 13 G u d (j yl . . B 1 2 , 2 6 .

1 2 . L in e s 3 9 -
are th e se v en h e ro i c n am e s o f N e rg al .
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1 11 11 —
.

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z ra n a 1 7 1 41 1 S E H 6 8 ,
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i gh Cf pl 2 8 , 8 wh e re th e de r i s ,
11 1 11 1
‘

2 . s . . . or 11 1 1 0
0

wri tte n i 1 lg n o t ( id, b u t th e same e rro r ab o v e o bv .

3 G l o sse d gu .

A . G l o sse d di .

6 V ar bi kil u 37 1 71 11 11 11 .
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f
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,
7

13 1 111 11 1 .

h is sl ay e r, b y t ru e c o u n se l b e ap ease d
p .

W h e re th e warrio r rin ce h a th sl ain i n faith ful n e s s m a h e b e

p , y
ppe as e d
a .

3 “ h e re th e p ri n ce
'
‘

h a th sl ain , b y true c o u n se l m a
y h e be
a
pp e ase d .

l; U n to t h e ir pl ace s , th e fie l d i n fai th ful n e s s m ay h e b e

a
p p e ase d .

h o w l o n g m y l o rd will m e n l am e n t P
Th e warrio r, s tro n
g l o rd to h i m to wh a t s h all I
p en t
“

c au s e re

7 B e c au se of th e i n s titu te d wailin gs , b e pp e ase d ; b y th e wailin gs

‘

b e ap p e as e d .

8 B y th e wailin gs an d s igh in gs b e a
p pe as e d , b y th e waili n gs b e
a
pp e ase d .

9 B e cau se o f th e h e ar ts , t h at rej o i ce n o t ,
b e ap p e ase d , h y the wail in gs
b e app e ase d .

B e cau se o f th e so ul s , wh o are no t gl ad , b e app ease d , b y th e wail in gs

be a
pp e as e d .

B y th e i n te rc e ss io n ()
P of G il ga m is b e a
pp e ase d , by th e wail in gs
b e ap p e ase d .

S u re l y th y han d wil l pplica tio n , m ay th y so u l b e gl ad

re c e i e s u
v .

Th e i n te rce ssio n (P) o f G i l am e s su re l

g y th y h an d wil l re c e i v e ;
m ay th y so ul b e glad .

T h i rty ven l in e s P sal m to N e r al

-
se .
g .
2 76 NO . xx v m

01 1 1 1 1 5 1 .

1z l 1 11 1 1 1
‘
z u le1z
'

1 1 11 11 111 1ig se 1 r z1 1 11
’

1 —
111 11 — 1 11
— - -
1 1 11 - — — — - —
1 1 11
’
a
mu l 111 11 11 1 1 1 11 1 11 11 11 1 1 11 1 ig 3 1 11 1 1 1 111 1
.
— —
a —
11 1 11 1 1 11
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11
111 11 11 l l i l
.

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— — —
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11 1 11 1 11 1 11 -

11 11 5 114 11

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d
11 1 11 11 1 l il
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— — — —

al
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1 14 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1. —
11 1 gz fg

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11 1 11 —
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11 11 11
1 1
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1 11 1 1 11 —

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- — — —

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—
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[i
v1 1 11 1 1 4 11 711 1 11 11 1 1 1 11 11 1—1 b bz 1 [1 1 l
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1 11 1 11
11 7 1 1 4 11 £ 1
- - - — —

B “ , 1 3 96 3 , p u b li s h e d in C T XV 1 0 . E d i te d in B a b/ 1701 1 1 11 1 1 I I l 5 i f . an d 1 59 f .

1 . 11 1 11 17 1 1 1 1 1 11 171 1, B A V 76
72 ,
f} .

An ob e j c ti on to re
gard in g 1 1 1 1 1 i n i ts u su a l c l a ic al ss s e n se a b ril l ian y c a rise s
 um x TO EN L IL er xv 1 0
, 2 77

O bv erse .

1 Oh l o rd th at k n o we s t fa te wh o o f th y s e l f art gl o ri o u s in S ume r
, ,

2 Oh E n l il l o rd t hat k n o we s t fa te wh o o f th y s el f art gl o rio us in ,

S um e r,
F ath e r E n lil , l o rd of l an d s ,
Fa th e r E n l il ,
l o rd o f u n e rri n
gwo rd ,
F a th e r E n l i l h e p h e rd o f th e d ark h e ad e d p e o pl e
s ,

F ath e r E n l il ,
wh o s e o m n isc ie n ce i s se l f c re a te d ,

F ath e r E n l il , h e re t h at dire c te st m an k in d
, ,

F ath e r E n l il th at m ak e s t mul ti tu de s to d we ll i n p e ace ,

c ro u c hin go x ar t th o u ; b u l l t ha t d o s t in s ti tu te d e s tru c ti o n .

E n l il , h e rds man o f th e v as t ear th art th o u ;

L o rd wh o se i s glo rio u s , re co rde r o f th e wo rl d
n am e .

L o rd wh o m ak e s t to ab o u n d p u re o il an d n o uris h in g(El) m il k .

L o rd wh o cause s t
p e ace to abi d e , wh o p ro te c te s t h ab i ta tio n s .

I n h is c h amb e r co u n s e l h e e x t o l s
()
E
l .

F ro m th e m o un tai n s o f su n ri s e to th e m o u n tain s o f su n se t,

h l o rd l ife ho u ; l o rd o f () ho u
lE
I n th e e ar t of ar t t se cre ts art t .

R ev erse .

I Oh E n l il , i n th e l an d s m is tre ss o f l ife is th y c o n so rt, m i s tre s s of

s e c re ts

E x al te d o ne, fe ar i n th e h igh h e av e n s i s cause d b y th e e .

E n l il , th e s taff o f th e go d s is gran te d b y th e e .

F at he r E n l il , t e n d e r o f t h e p l an ts o f th e gard en art t ho u ,
ten de r
of th e
g rai n fiel ds a rt ho u
t .

5 Oh E n lil th y spl e n d o ur d o th en l i gh te n th e fi sh i n th e se a ;

f ro m th e f c t th
a at E n l il ne ve pp
r a e ars as a su n
go d . F or 1 7 111 1 1 11
- = § 1i b1 1 , CT 1 9
I 2
9 .

It E n l il
. as th e 1 711 11 1 11 1 1 1 1 al so R aw I V . 1 1 a 1 .

5 . Te xt 1 11
1
!
6 . V ar . of mam— ti l .

Cf pl 2 3 o bv 20.
7 . . . .
 m am: TO EN L IL , cr xv 1 0 2 79

T h e bi rd s of h e ave n th e fi sh o f th e se a th o u do st satisfy .

F at h e r E n l il wi th so n gm aj e s ticall y we co me th e p rese n ts o f th e
, ,

gro un d are o ffe re d to th e e as gifts o f sacrific e .

8 Oh l o rd o f S u m er figs to ( th y ) d we l l i n gwe b rin g; to giv e l ife

,

to th e gro u n d th o u d o s t e x i s t .

9 F ath e r E n lil acc ep t th e sac re d o ffe rin gs th e man y o ffe rin gs

,
.

T o tal of 2 5 l in e s .

A p sal m to th e fl u te .
2 80 XX I X

O bv erse .

d
[ zskur pa Jé ding11 [ g
ag 5 1 1
' -

a 1 1 1 11
—
1 - —

d islcur ud ma 7 11
[ g1 1 1 11 dingir [mg 3 11 ]
'
—
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g
‘

2
—
1 1 11 1 11
— —

d
3 [ ] 11 11 11 1 11 1 1 111 11 11 11 11 11
—

g ud— ma
gp a— é a 111 1 1 —

[ ga g5 12]
-

k 1 1m di ngir z ag
[1 1 11 11 1 1 11 [M gd
ra
gp a é a " 1 11
- — — — —

d I o o
ga l l a gud mag 1911 dzn gzr
1

1
t

5 g 13 — 11 111 11
o

1 5 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 en
— - — — — -

d
6 111 ai —
tab -

1
1 11 —
1 1 1 1 1 11 11 —
'

a11 1 — 11 11 — k i —

g11 g ud— magpa é — —

a

d 1 1111 1 2 11 111 111 11 din gir ( 11 53 3 1 2

1 1 1 11 — u1 1 1 11
—

7 11 11
— - — —

d al l a 1 1 11 dingi r z ag su
8 13 11 1 1
“

11 11 1 1 1 1 11
g 11 1 11
— — -

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— - — —

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—

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r—

1 1 1 11 1 1 11 11 111 11 1 11 ma -
un —
dzi dzt — —
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1 11 1
1
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111 111 71 11 111 111 11 1 11 1 1 111 1 11 1
tzig 1Z
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1 2
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3 ( a pa dg z u 71 11 1 5 11 1 11 11 1 11 11 11 1 szi g i111 da 5 igg1
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sa 1 — — '
— - - — — — -

d i n i l b e di
1 1 11 11 1 11 11 daga l gal l gu l uge
'

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n a - — — — — —

d d fi/cur ra 1 11 11 1 1 11 1111 11 11 1i
en Z il l i 1111 111 11 11 1
'

5 i
‘

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‘

1 — — — — — — — — -

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5
11 1 1 1 1 11 1g111 11 d 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 6 igi l al l d
'

1
g g
- — ~ - — —

d
11 d 1 1 11 1 111 1 igi mgi n 1 1 d 11 m me i i 111 1 112
'

1 7 g
- — - -

e dal Id 11 d um me igi l a l l d
11 1i i 11 1 1 11 ( 1g
g
' '

1 8 — — — — — —

T e x t i n CT \ V . 1 5 f . E di te d i n B aby l o naca l l 1 62 7 -
.

Th e gn i s R E C 1 8 2 G 1 3 [ 9 1 7 7 ] wi t h val u e s 1 1g, pirzg, rte, i n S e mi ti c 1 1111 11,

'

1 . si

11 121 11 , Z A XV 6 7 CT XI I 8 X I 2 3 I n l i n e 2 9 , b e l o w, t h e m e an i n g 11 1111 11 1 i s ce r .

tai n .

1 . F o r 1l l 1 l d z1 l - = ka1m1 ‘
CT XV I 5 C f S B I I 66 , 1 3 1 7 , . . .

3 . sa bdtu tug i s p p ro e rl
y wr i tte n wi t th e s i gn R E C 11 6 8 . ye t fo r th e h fo rm Zl D ,
R E C 66 9 , 111 11 13 11 t c h o lo t e v
p l 2 5 , 9 1 11 1 111 1 1 1 1 1 b1 1 1 1 1
.
ZI D
. he —
'

— -
c l o th ed h is
wi e nf .

A C f pl 7 ,
. . . 1 8 .

5 . T h e si gn i s a pp ar e n tl y R E C. 3 6 3 1 11 e x if th e a bo v e re n de rin g p ov r e i tse l f co r

re c t we mu s t assu me a c o fusin on o f 1 1 11 1 an d 1 1 1 ex at an c arl v d at e . Cf . al so S \I 4 2 9 11 .

-
 mu m
p

TO “ CT i v 2 81

G l o rio u s B am m an is th y n am e , e m in e n t go d
L o rd R am man , gi gan tic s te e r an d gl o ri o u s i s t h y n am e ,
e m in e n t
go d .

l i am m an , h il d o f l l e av e n gigan tic s te e r an d
c
, gl o rio u s i s th y
n am e e m in e n t
, go d
L or d o f K ark a r gi gan tic , s te e r an d gl o ri o u s i s th y n am e ,

e m in e n t go d
R a mm an ,
l o rd o f p l e n ty , gi gan ti c s te e r an d glo rio u s i s th y
n ame
(e m in e n t) go d
C o m pan io n of th e l o rd E a , gigan tic s te e r an d gl o rio u s
F a th e r R am m an ,
l o rd th a t ride th th e s to rm i s t h y n am e ,
e min e n t go d
F a th e r R am m an , th a t rid e th th e gre a t s to rm 1) is l h v n a me ,
e m in e n tgo d
F a th e r R am m an ,
t h at rid e th th e gre a t l io n n
,
i s th v n am e ,

e m in e n t go d
l l am m an , l io n of h e av e n , gigan tic s te e r an d gl o rio u s i s th y
n am e , e m i n e n t
go d
Th y na me d o t h en th ral l th e l an d .

Th y p l e n d o u r co v e rs th e l an d l i k e a ga rm e n t
s .

A t th y t h u n d e r th e gre a t m o u n tain fa th e r E n l il i s s h ak e n .

A t th y ru m bl i n g th e gre a t m o th e r N i n l il t re m b l e s .

E n l il add re ss e d h i s s o n R am m an ;
Oh my
h il d sp iri t o f wisd o m wi th al l se e in g e y e s sp iri t o f
c ,

wi s d o m wi th e l e v a te d v i s io n
R amm an sp iri t o f wi sd o m wi th al l se e in g e y e s sp i ri t o f wisd o m ,

wi th e l e v a te d v i si o n
S p ir i t wh o l i k e P l e iad e s art fro u gh t wi th k n o wl e d ge sp i ri t o f ,

wi sd o m wi th e l e v a te d v is io n ;

6 . Th e se v en
{ 1g we re ex pl ai n ed i n B aby l . ii 1 6 1; n . 1 0 as th e P l e i ad e s I was l e d
.

to t is h co j n e c tu re fo r t wo re as o n s . 1
) { 1g i s an as tro n o mi c al
ye d e i t e r fo r
t e rm em pl o h
th e si
gn P isces or fo r th e e v en i n gs tar ; 2
) th e f
o l l o wi n gwe rd g
en dal m ay b e i n te r r e t p
e d f ul l n e s s o f wi sdo m sin c e 11 11 5 115 11 [ c f
. . CT X X I I I 1 8, T h e P l e i ad e s
re p r e se n te d wi sdo m i n B ab yl o n i an m y th o l o gy as t hei r n am e 111 1 1 1 S u gi i m l i e s ; fo r
’ —
p
3 11 -

51
7 sébu
.
'
11 o l d m an v . Br .

7 1 3 0, an d KU GL ER ,
I 2 5 11 .
2 82 NO . xxm

ud lea J i l im dug bi ga ra a b ba ud um me igi l al l cz

’

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— — — — — — —
fl -

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— — — — —

I
g al a drun u ma —
11 1 gi n 71 a gin — —
nu a ba ( i gj erz I o ba
- — — —

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— — — — — — -

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IM tzZr tzt r e j u u m me ti ba z a e di uz t e ba
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.

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-

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ag

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g ba n da n a na m
— — —
,

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ta g a r ra ui tl d
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ga wra n a— n a m

d
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p a a
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1 . 111 a M r. o f fbl 7: an i lm j o u rn e y , urb u way , v . B aby ] I I .

a. F o r mt i n th e s e n se o f h ail cf . THO M P S O N , R epo rts no . 2 0 ,

 TO RA M M A N cr xv 1 5 2 83

S pi ri t m ay th y so n o ro u s v o ice gi v e fo rth i ts u tte ran ce , s

p i ri t o f
wisd o m wi th e l e v a te d v is io n
T h e l igh tn i n gth y me s se n ge r se n d fo r th , S p i ri t e tc .

M y so n go fo r th , go u p , wh o th at co m e th can s tri v e (wi th th e e ) ?

I f th e fo e d o e vil t h e fa t h e r is o xer
'

h
t ee wh o can v
s tri e wi th he e ?
t
W i th th e l i t tl e h ail s to n es e x ce e di n gl y c u n n in h )g (a rt t ou ,

wh o can st riv e wi t h th e e ?
W i th th e gre at h ail s to n e s e x ce e di n gl y cu n n i n g(art th o u) ,

wh o c an s tri v e wi th th e e ?
Th y l i ttl e d gre at h ail s to n e s l e t b e up o n h i m
an .

L e t th y ri gh t h an d d e s tro y th e fo e , th y s e i z i n g arm p l u c k h im
a wa
y
B a mm an gav e e ar to th e wo rd s o f th e fa th e r wh o was o v e r h i m ,
T h e fa th e r B am m an wh o we n t fro m th e h o u se , sp iri t o f s o n o ro u s
v o i ce ,

\Vh o fro m th e h o use , fro m th e d we ll in gwe n t u

p , th e y o u th ful
l io n ,

W h o fro m th e d we l l in g to o k h i s way th e p irit o f c o u n se l

'

s .

T h i rty l in e s ; a
p s al m on th e fl u te to R am m an .
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’

No . x xx

O bv erse .

we
’—
1 a usd n
—
bar ma ba - —
e g dm a —

u mwm gir rzt {Ici} — —

a usri n
—
ba r mu ba — —
e—ga h
dm
i h ki f z r bur Za (ki) a ztrdn ba r mi c ba ga zi m
’

Se e
’ — — — —
- — — — — —

bar vi m ba ga ti m
’

as é n i im n m a
"

a — urcz n e
— — — — — —

d ul n in a “am f —
u a uf rm
—
'

bar mu ba — —
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cz m
'

g b zl ~ ar si r Iz ar l a — — —

(ki) —
a a usd n —
ba r —
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—

ga
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urn um —
mai n bi —
ba
gir (l i) m gr/ m zzzr l m ba X
‘ ‘

su
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'

— — —

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'

uz u rag ga l a g
’
— - — - r

gir (ki) bar bi la a i r ka l l i a agz ga um

e — —

se
— — — — - —
.

17 a ba rn krz r m m ba al
'

i
Sc — — —
zi z u -
—
ufi — -

mu m —
a r u 7l a
— — -

mu -
Su
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—
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d ut - —
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m ba
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’

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ga
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‘

—
an —
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g
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ame dzfgga af [ ta gar m
'

ga sa a n sun 12 a
— — — fl — —

m srt sd
’

i
‘

7 sr —
2

R ev erse .

mu —
ul —
l il —
e sa l

BM , 8 5 00 5 , p u bl i s h e d in CT X V 2 2 . E d i te d b y m e i n A J S L 1
90 8 , 2 8 2 iii ,
fo r
m e rl y b y p R I N C E , i bid . 1
90 7 . 6 2 IT .

1 . F or e— bu ,
Th e f orm is i n v e r te d s i n c e th e ad v e rb i al e l e m e n t mu c o me s b e f o re th e

su b e j ct ba r bu . re p e ats ur n , e i s th e su b j cte . Th e sa m e i n ve r te d o rd e r to c f
on o rm to

th e or d e r o f th e se n te n c e ma y b e f o un d i n ba -
e —
d z— §u l zlg e C T
'

— -
1 5, I E F o r th e
.

id e a cf pl
. . re v . 6 .

2 . C f 5 13 1 1
.
-

1 1 5 ,
3 2 ; 1 0 1 ,
(l a .

3 . P ro b ab l e v ar . o f UD M -

A N IN A S IR
— — 2
9 0 8 , 2 83 u
3 27 1 1 1 3 v . A JS L 1 .
A .

h r i fo l l o ws bawda
A ( It S BM 3 w ba bz r bz n gi l Zi em md ef
' '

. . 1 2 0 re v . 1 en) — - - - — - -
.
 L A M EN I A TI O N
' ‘
TO T HE G O D D E SS O F éI R I ‘U R L A CT XV 2 2 2 85

O bv erse .

I n th e y h o w l o n g th e d ark n e ss
c it m y so u l d o th s igh .

I n m y c i ty G i rsu h o w l o n gth e d ark n e ss m y so u l d o th s igh .

cc W i th in th e b ric k wal l s o f Si rp url a h o w l o n gth e d ark n e ss my

s o u l d o th s i gh .

[t I n th e ab o de o f m y E n in n ti h o w l o n g th e dark n e ss my so ul
‘

d o th s i gh .

5 I n th e home of m y N i n a h o w l o n g th e d ark n e ss my so u l

d o th s igh .

6 I n th e b ric k wal l s -
of S i rar h o w l o n g th e d ark n e ss n
,
my so u l

d o th si
gh .

7 I n G ubar of S i rp u rl a h o w l o n gth e d ark n e s s my s o ul do th

gh si .

Over my y d ark n e ss i s sp re ad
ci t

In s h i n i n g G i rs u th e c h il d re n are i n dis tre ss .

I n to th e in te rio r o f th e ci ty u
po n a wo e fu l d ay
I n to th e p l a in s o f G i rsu my ho l y p l ac e ,
I n to th e i n te rio r o f th e s
p h rin e h e
l e n did s
p re ss e d ,
H is h an d u p o n m y M umam n a h e e x t e n d e d

U n to j o y fu l A mmuf h e p re sse d ,
U n to th e s p 0u se o f th e gre a t h e re b e p re s se d ,
T o t h e q u e e n u n t o wh o m n o n e s h o ul d asce n d ,
Th e augus t q ue e n fro m h e r te m p l e h e b ro u gh t fo r th .

L ad y o f th e h
c i ty , a rt t o u , e s tran g ed wh e n wil l
h o u re tu rn ? t

Oh m o the r, q u e e n h u m il iate d e s tran ge d wh e n will th o u re tu rn ?

,

m y , m y fath e r, th e p re se n ts .

R ev erse .

E n l il .

5 . Br . 1 1 2 08 .

p
g

6 supe l u t o li e l m , ro stra te B A V 03 3 4 C f E n l il t h e gud

‘

. s un n i-
:
‘
o vee
'
, , 2 . . s un

na S E H A6 1 A2 , 1 .

7 [ M gl o ss e d i m
. .
2 80 x xx

firu mu d mzu ui [ bg
u I am d]
’
e
git zir — -
zz — —
z e
— -

ma n z zZ
§ ri l am d
'
'
— —
i — — -

be —
nE—
i b— te e n v

ib s irb j ub bi ri— ba vz zZilz te m

'

s - - — - - - L
en — te e

mu l u -
'

si r— m —
ru urn — mu a -

I . Li is a v ar . o f it
. f
re
q ue n tl
y u re d fo r t h e ‘p re at i c v e
3 m
5

2 . Ieur pro bably a v ar . o f l ai r i

" tr m .
 m x r A r ro x TO THE GO D D ESS or smru n m rxr xv 2 2 2 87

my ci t
y wh ic h h e de stro y e d wi th
G i rs u wh ic h h e d e stro y e d wi th
si rpu rl a wh ic h he d e s tro y e d
In S i rar wh ic h h e h as d e s t ro y e d wi th
In N i n a wh i c h be d e s tro y e d wi th

7 on ep ac ify th e d o wn t ro dd e n s h e ph e rd .

Y e a, m ay o n e p ac ify th e d o wn tro dd e n s h e p h e rd
-

p sal m i s t in mv c it
y an d m y l an d tak e s u p

P sal m to B an .

S o n g o f D z n gi r adda ma
'

— —
.
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88
’
2 \n xx x l
‘

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1 11 1 e —
pa pa al
- —
’
4 a er d n r da [da d a — — -

e —
mz]
d ”
ma ui n gz r gi l u
' ‘
’
—
gag { I r ga s rz a n
- — — —

mi l gzg f b ga f a an d 1 l 1 m
" i
kzzr
‘ ’ ’ ’
—
run sun — — — — —

gad e an e n izm a m
"
mu
’

n in z zd
'

— — r — -
— —

s
aé n m a l ( i da
7— ’
ama ubur
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‘
r1
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11

[ cl bar é sa l fi i ci
‘

gfl 5 d d 71 g
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p p a - - - -

ul — e pa pa al
— —

111 e
pa pa a l dil f a Ia
- — — — —

ken rig me e mcz ar ba a m ag e u n a

'
- — — — - —

l a s il i m m a ma m drigga n a a b me n a mu umg ab e —

g a
— —
a — — — — - -

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g
— — — —
a — — — - — — — -

l bar r e ga sa l sti me mu ml gab e

' ’

S a an gga na
—
‘

it
— — — — — — — - —

d I
m m gi s gz m dugga 9—
n a a l) me ma ab— e
'

un ~g
o
—
n an u - — — —
na

g gi tl r ml mu m drigga n a ab
’
'

tf ag ga ta a
‘
aq — —
a
- — - — — — - -

me n a araga ma un l zz n ut u n ga b e me n a n m un gab e
'

— - — — — — — - -

me n a { a i n n urz
— - —
M f un — zuz
—

ga b e
—
me —
na ma —
un —
b
g e
a —

m ma ba tz l
'

a za e g mi l u/c a a ga
— — — —

wzu ba nl
'

k
'

z g
a z n e ui —
t u —
a (n
— -

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'
’

e - —
i — -

é A B D A mu — —

a nm -
{ge n ie / i ba pi rl — —

mu [7 a
'

a igz rz i S zi
'
— a —

i dib m da [ da da ]
’

nu a f eg er rt e ne

d
] gi l n um i dz b f ag er zi m [da da da
'

gi r
'
—
11 1/ a

EM 2 3 5 86 , p ub li h s ed i n CT X V

I
p p
. ct— al f
t h e ch an gi n g h e n ce
ro m pal—pal pl an e t i n CT X " l; b 3 5 mu]

[ s tar] = papall u an d 1 3 6 bibbu graz i n g sh e e p .

3 c f . al so 5 , 1 0 t h e re e rse o f th e v
s a me t abl e t wil l
[ 1 i é a um s h e p h e rd
]
‘
- - -
.

2 . Cf S B H. p . l ; l c atch -
lin e .

3 . I n S EH 3 9 , 1 3 6 tran sl a te d , e mu/9mm1

Ii . mu abbzta t Sadi , c S EH 2 7 , 3 1; R aw I [
’ ’

f . . 1
9 b 59 C ra ig, R T 1
9, 1 5 .

z7 21
5 4 S B II 39
'

i t l ari t 8
‘
. . 1 1 44 n 1 , 1 2 .
 rs wmr ro
'
N A NA ( 1T xv 2 3 2 89

U n to th e p e rfe c t o n e , th e wan de re r , i n t e ars l e t us

go .

M y l ady o f m igh t , q u e e n , m is tre ss G irgi l u,

H e r t h at s h atte rs th e m o u n tain s , v i rgin go d d e ss of H e av e n
M p rin c e s s of ri gh te o u sn e s s ,
v q u e e n o f E n in a .

U n to th e d iv i n i t v wh o s u rv c v s m an k in d , m o th e r of h
t h e fa i t fu l
b re ast ,
T h e p ro p h e te ss o f th e t e mp l e , q ue e n , wo m an of
gra c e ,
T h e p e rfe c t o n e , th e wan d e re r , th e far— fam e d ,
Th e pe rfe c t o n e , th e wa n de re r, sac re d d iv i n i ty ,

T h e p e rfe c t o n e , th e wa n d e re r, th e h e ra l d e ss ,
P i tie o u s ar t h
t ou , o h fo r m e co m
p ass io n t ak e .

Oh
.

gal zt si l i m
-

(P) u n to m y m o th e r sa ,
y wh e n wil l th o u l o se ?
T o th e q u e e n G i rgil zmz sa y wh e n wil t t h o u l o s e ?
, ,

T o th e p ro p h e t e ss o f th e te mp l e th e q ue e n th e wo m an o f grac e , , ,

wh e n wil t th o u l o s e ?
T o N a n n a r th e sa ge s ay wh e n wil t t h o u l o se ? ,

T o th e sage i n th e rad ian t sk y m y fat h e r s ay , ,

W h e n o h th o u th a t art cl o th e d i n spl e n do u r wil t th o u l o se

, ,

wh e n wi l t th 0u l o se ?
a W he n o h t h o u t h a t art cl o t h e d i n je we l s wil t t h o u l o se wh e n ,
,

wil t t h o u l o s e ?
W h o po ss e s se s t s p l e n d o u r , wh o a rt c o mp l e te i n s pl e n d o u r
(t

\Vh o p o sse sse s t ra d ia n ce , wh o a rt c o m p l e te i n j e we le d app a re l

M y te m pl e A B D A —
b e fo re h e r i s p l u n d e re d ;
M y te mp l e A R D A -
b e fo re h e r i s p il l age d ;
M v b e fo re h e r i s d is grace d

M y b e fo re h e r

gh i n g an d u n h ap py , i n te a rs l e t u s go :
si

G irgil u m , s i gh i n g an d u n h app y , i n te ars l e t us

1 r uba tzmz k it t um bel z t N in a

‘ ’

3 9, 3
’

6 . S EH 1 1

7 . G l o sse d Li .

8 G l o sse d u— hé—m
'
.
.

m gi t Zei t z kit/ arm, S A I 4 0 3 3

'

i
git g
— f
r
9
- - .
.
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90 \n .

R ewrsr .

i dib mc
'
—
e —
n

edin
’
‘
—
n a a e e— z r (tr— ra— ta
-

an m— mu [ mi ma
gmu er— g ul ag n a fi l th nu
gab e J
— - — - — - -

d
lu ga rzm sir]
'
me l il j zt ga dm Sri t ztm
'
‘
— ~
—
e en — — - —
a nz 11 - —

gul a ma ga e m tztm wm u l n — [ mu ga um str ]

’

a zZru — — — — — —
-
— -

é gul ziru gul Ia n m ( i de

’
— —
a — — — — -

m el
i m ta { ur ( ur |g gtn j
' ’ ' '

ju — -
ta — - -
er—
g zg n z — zn —

gab n i m ub azaga al r g n i [ gi n gtn ]

’
~ - —
rr gz — — —

j ag N i t i kul fir m n i rr gig n i

gi n [gi n j
— —
e
— - — — -

(L ? —
bi git ba
— -
an tuE a— ta
- -

d n i n a ui f u ma un n a m mc rn
ki gal l a ge
'

en — ban da n in
’
- — — — — — - — — — —

ma mn ga sa um gi r gi l u kzt r ta n am ta é
'

z
' ‘
—
a ag z u— — —
— - - — —

d
er~3 em~n m
mn gi n gt lu
'
‘
- —

n ad gal e flam ma zm ( z
’

sa l ( i dzt i dz b bi
'

— - - — — —

al {a bi n ad
e
pa pa
ul e ki a ag z mu bi na d
ki agag t i—su
—
na -
bi n ad

ki garra ma bi n ad
- -

a a z gara ma i -
ba -
l zl
’
-
Ia fa —

ma ba tz l — l a ta
'

(a a— a - - -

1 . Cf pl
. . I A rev 5 . .

2 . R e st o re d fr o m pl . 2 0, Hi .
 p sA L u TO mm or xv 2 A 2 91

3 I n th e p l ai n s wi th sigh i n ga n d l ame n t
Oh my b e ge tti n g mo t h e r, wh o h ast cause d b i tte r wai lin g, [wh e n
wil t t h o u l o se 9]
5 I to E n l il wi ll carry th e m e s sage , h o w l o n gmy l o rd s hal l me n
l ame n t ?
6 H o w l o n gmy de s tro y e d c i ty i ) , I wil l carry, h ow lon g on
m y l o rd .

M y t e m pl e d e s tro y e d , m y c i ty d e s tro ye d s hal l m en

l ame n t ?
8 H er h an d t o th e ho l y one i n p ray e r sh e i
ra s e s , i n te ars o f so rro w
s h e go e s .

H e r b re ast , su n k e n i n t e ars o f s o rro w sh e go e s .

He r h e art i n te ars o f s o rro w s h e go e s .

N i n ib , t h e d iv in e l ady o f th e un d e r wo rl , d h is
-
sis te r

T h at m y l ad y of mi gh t , th e qu e e n , th e m istre ss G irgil u fro m th e

l an d d e part n o t .

A p sal m to N in gi rgil u .

T h e wo man o f righ te o u s n e ss l ie s we e p in g
T h e p e rfe c t on e, th e wa n de re r l ie s ;
T h e p e rfe ct on e,i n my ho l y p l ace l ie s ;
I n th e h o l y pl ace , th e pl ace l i e s
I n th e l ace o f m y l ie s ;
p
W h o m with spl en do u r my fath e r made pe rfe c t,
W h o m wit h j e wel s m v fath e r made p e rfe c t .
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2
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:
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11 1 zig1 11 ri 12
—

d im mi t1 1 k [gé d fig]
'

—
1 11 2 —
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[ 1 ]
' '

—
11 1 1 1 11 11
— —

g e 111
g 1 11 11
1 1 1
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11 1 g 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
— —
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d
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mu ul I il age 1 11 1 0
’

gg rz 11 1
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b sag gzy ga 1
11 1 9 1 117
'

sz — —
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gé dugl
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5 1 2 1 11 11 1
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gz 11 zt
— - -

111 14 11 d12gj
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1 11 21
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— - — —

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1 11 11 4 11 1 1 111
g a 11 — e
-

1 12 1 ban da
30 1 12 1 13 al ~ é

B \I 2
962 3 p ub l i h s ed in 3 d E d i t e d i n B a by l o maca I I
73 81
1 an 1 2 —2
.
2 .

T hi s psa lm co c
i n g N i p ur i s , i n i ts re se n t
n e rn p p f o rm , e i t he c
r an Ur or a L 11 1 5 11 rada
tio n A l a me n tatio n se r i e o f I s i n l a e d t i s vc p c h p lm th e co
d
“

sa at f i ts d tabl e t
.
en o se n
 PS A L M ro EN L I L or xv 1 3

1 Oh h o n o u re d o n e re p e n t b e h o l d th y city , .

Oh e x al te d an d h o n o u re d o n e re pe n t b e h o l d th y c ity , .

3 Oh l o rd o f th e l an d s re e n t b e h o l d th
p y c i ty , .

4 Oh l o rd o f un e rri n gwo rd re p e n t b e h o ld t h y ci ty , .

1 E n l il fath e r o f S u me r re p e n t b e h o l d th c i t
y y
.
, , , .

(5 O h s h e p h e rd o f th e d ark h e ad e d e o l e re e n t b e h o ld th v c i tv
p p p , .

7 T h o u o f se l f cre at e d v i sio n re p e n t b e h o l d th y c i ty , .

8 H e ro th at di re c te s t m an k i n d re e n t b e h o ld th ci t v
p y , .

9 T h o u t h at m ak e s t m ul ti tud e s to d we l l i n p e ace re p e n t b e h o l d ,

th y ci ty .

1 0 Ov e r th y ci ty N ip p u r re pe n t e tc ,
.

1 1 Ove r th e b rick wal l s o f E k u r re p e n t e tc , .

1 2 Ove r K e n u r th e v as t ab o d e re p e n t e tc
, , ,
.

1 3 Ov e r D ul az ag th e ho l y p l ace re p e n t e tc
, , ,
.

1 11 O ve r th e i n te rio r o f th e ro y al h o u s e rep en t e tc , .

1 5 Ov e r th e s tru ct ure o f th e gre at gate re p e n t e t c ,

.

1 6 Ov e r E gan un m ah re p e n t e tc ,
.

1
7 Ov e r th e sto re h o u s e fo r th e te mp l e tax re p e n t , e tc .

1 8 Ov e r th e gre at p al ac e s to re h o u se re p e n t e tc ,
.

1
9 O v er th e brick wal l s qf U r repen t etc ,
.

O v er th e brick wal l s L a rsa repen t e i e ,

.

U n to t h e c i ty e s tran ge d h o w l o n g u n til t h o u re tu rn e s t ?

U n to th e e stran
ge d wh e n will t h o u b e me rc iful ?
I n th e ci t
y u n to wh ic h t h o u d id s t all o t grain ,

W h e re t h e th irsty was s atia te d to d ri n k n o m o re ,

“ h e re sh e wh o s e h u s b an d was y o u n
gc o u l d say m y h u sb an d
'

3 1 71

“h e re sh e wh o se c h il d was v o u n g co u ld sa v mv h ild c

2
7 \Vh e re th e m aid e n c o u l d sa v n i v b ro th e r

2 8 I n th e c i t
y wh e re th e b e ge ttin g m o th e r c o ul d say a m
y c h ild
2 9 W h e re th e l i t tl e gi rl c o ul d s av m v fath e r

S BH p . c
8 2 ; th e re da tio n u se d a t I s in h ad [1 2 l i n e s , t h e o ri gi n al 3 2 an d o ur pr e se n t
te x t y c
s til l l a te r B ab l o n i a n re d a ti o n o f 5 9 l i n e s i s R IV 2 8 . no .
A re v . 5 ff .

1 . H e re an d S B II 82
-

, 9 K I L b u t R aw I V 2 8.
*
no . [1 b 5 n igh t -
11 11 , h
t is wo ul d se e m
to c o n fi rm D au r z s c n
’
s re adi n
g K I L ( n i gi n ) sa ui ru l fo r R . H 2 1 c d 1 ,
cf . HW ,

[ 1 9 11 b .
 PS A L M
.
_
TO 11 m m or xv 1 3 2
95

In wh o se
’
s tre e ts me n s to o d ab o u t o r h as te n e d h i th e r an d th i th e r ,

T h e l it tl e e ris h e ris h
on e s
p , p
H e r b o o ty th e d o gs .

I n h e r b an q u e tin gh all
T h i r ty l in e s P sal m .

1 . L in e s 3 0 an d 3 1 we re in te r ch a n
ge d in th i s redacti o n , by l
s g . ll
2 96 so . xxx1 1 1 *

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2
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we 11 a11 11 ar ‘
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’

1 2 — - - — — — — — - —

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1 5 11 11 n azzn ar db men ri b n e ra sa l d zigg
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bet r — - —
sa l — — -
11 1 -

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1
7 e — — — —
1
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1n 11 uZ l i l I1 d1 1 d s ud
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5 1 1 1 11 —
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en 11 11 —
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2 1
[ uri (16011 1 11 n zd—gzt r a ag—
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(u

3 9 3 0 , publ ish e d , CT XV
BM 1 1
7 . T ran sl ate d fi rs t by I I O M '

M EL , C aogi 3 78 .

E di te d b y P e n n y , L S S I I (1 n o 3 . .

1 . Th e si
gn KA S [ B r [1 8 1 9] . i s t h e gun ifie d o rm o f D U an d m ay we l l f h ave h ad
th e s am e v al u e . T h is ti tl e of S in f
i s o u n d t wi e wri tte n df—da— bar, VA B , I c v . 2 1 2

afd u is p o ssib l
y a f o rmatio n
' '

as one th e su fl i x d u, do wh i ch d oes n o t h an ge
c

th e m e an i n g al du bdr, .
-
fi rst l ig t h 2 Sem . wa n n a -
s it , b rill ian t ris i n g [B ut
cf . CT X XI V 7 w e re K A S i s gl o sse d 11 1 1 l ]
1 8 o bv I . 1 h
2 d i rig= 1 1 ilg
. i lp12 as e n d , m o u n t rl ippu mult i lpi tu, a b o at go in — c
gu p s l re am ; d ip/1 11 .

mebz rtu, a b o at go i n g do wn s tre am ; o f C T I I 2 0 , 7 ; H am Code 3 6 , 7 6 S i n e S i n c

'

-
. . . .

is h e re mp are d boat t h e m e an i n g o f di rzg i s c e r tai n So ft

’

co to a . al so a er

R aw I V 9 , 6 1 . . . Cf S A I
. 2 443 ; C T XX I I I 6 ,
 11 mm ro si x or xv 1
7 2 07
1 T h o u wh o se
gl o ry in th e s acre d bo at of h e av e n is se l f c re a te d ,

F ath e r N an n ar, l o rd o f U r
,

F ath e r N an n ar , l o rd o f E k issirgal ,
F a th e r N an n a r , l o rd o f th e n e w mo o n .

L o rd N an n ar , fi rs t b o rn so n of E n l il ,
W h e n th o u as c e n d e s t, wh e n th o u ase e n d e s l .

W h e n b e fo re th y fa th e r , b e fo re E n l il th o u a r t l o rio u s ,
g
F a th e r N a n n ar wh e n ho u
t art
gl o rio u s , wh e n h
t o u p ursue s t th y

9 Wh en in th e b o at , t hat i n th e h e av e n s as ce n d e th , th o u a rt
gl o
ri o u s
,

F h at er N an n ar , wh e n u n to E i azag th o u m o un
‘
te s t ,

F ath e r N an n ar wh e n l ik e s k i ll
"

p o n th e fl o o d s th o u asce n d e s t ,
u

W he n h
t ou asc e n d e s t , wh e n t h o u asc e n d e s t , th o u , wh e n th o u

asc e n de s t ,
W he n t ouh asce n d e s t wh e n h
t ou a ri se s t , h
t ou wh e n t ho u ase e n

de sl ,
I n th y ri s in
g , an d in th e co m p l e tio n of th y c o u rse , y e a i n th in e
as c e n s io n ,

F h at er N a n n ar, cal f o f th e c ro wn , wh e n fo r th e c al ve s 8
t ouh
c are s t ,

W h e n fo r th y fath e r wh o b e h o l d s t h e e wi th gl ad e y e s , t ouh
s to we s t fai th fu l c are

H ail , th o u t i n t h e m aj e s ty o f a k i n g d ail y ri se s t , h a il
ha t '

E n l i l h a th ad o rn e d th
y h an d wi th a S c e p tre e v e rl as ti n g .

Wh en e ve r U r i n th e s ac re d b o a t th o u m o u n te s t ,
W he n p o n th e h igh p rie s t N udi mm u d th o u b e s to wc s t
’
u c a re ,

W he n o v e r U r i n t h e sac re d b o a t th o u m o u n te s t

3 . Cf pl . . 1 5 , 25 .

(1 . 11 2 v ar . o f 1 21 2 1
1 1 1 1 1 1, B aby ] I I . 2 0 1 1 , 75 ;
1 cf .
pl . 1 5 , 2 1 .

5 . H e re b e gi n s S B H no . 3 8 l o we r p ar t o f t h e ob v e rse .

6 . V ar adds 5 11
. .

7 V ar ( in , ie 5 11 1
go ve rn s t h e d a t ive i n S E H n o 3 8 an d th e ace i n B \I 1 3 9 3 0
n
-
. . . . . . .

Th e v b was
er o ri i n a ll
g y c o n s tr u e d wi t h t h e d ative wh i ch p ro ve s t h at S E H n o 3 8 i s , .

c pi
o e d f ro m a m o re an c i e n t te x t th an B M 1 3 9 3 0 S e e B o by l I I 8 9 . . .

8 . Re f e ri n
g to t h e stars as p as turi n
gc attl e .
 m an si v or xv 1
7

R ev erse

can al N a n n ar .

Can al

c an al A
s acre d s tre a m o f S i
p p ar
ca n al P abi l u e
b
gre at b as in
‘
,
th e l i tt le h a si n ' ’

1 . F o r t h e bamn a
‘
'

of Sin , v .

1
7 , burz zfn maé
e
25 , 1 .

1 wi th ad d itio n s p .

T h e p assag
‘

e ,

wh ic h 1 5 on ly a s mall p art o f th e “

o rigi n al tabl e t is i n te re s tin gbe cau se

of th e cl e ar re fe re n ce to th e G ard e n s o f A do n is S e e . al so S ay re
, R el igion
00 0 TAM M U Z HE N N S NO . I

g dam m [teg]
l
[ ai m
v '
-
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.
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- - -

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11 -
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’

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ti bi ir 1 1 1 1 1 41 1 1 s ub [bej
— — -

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1

11 1 si r 1 a a11 i 1 1 11 11 1 1 1
‘

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din gi r dagul 1 1 s 1 1 mgal 11 1 1 i 1 1 1

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res rin ger! s1
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11 1 1 11 1 1 11 1 d1 1 1 s 11
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s

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su
ga r a i m 1 1 11 pri s1 g ga
-
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11 1 1 1 11 1 1 ,

G
71 1 1 11 111 11 1 5 1 1 1 11 11 — —
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- - - -

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g 11 11 11 11 1 1 1 1 11 11 11 1 1 1
-

l '

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1 . F e r l eg c o n s true d wi th 5 12 v . R . IV 1 b 7 ; S in c e th e th i rd l i n e ge n e ral l y re e a ts p
t h e fir s t wit h an addi ti o n at th e b e gi n n i n g an d l i n e h
t r e e h as e v i d e n tl y t h e e n d o f th e .

n am e o f th e se ri e s , i . a.
gd ge, Z i mm a n
—
’
s re s to ra ti o n i s we ll n i g e rtai n .
-
hc
F o r th is l ite rary f o rm a t th e o p e ni n
go f se ri e s ,
v . S B H 3 6 ; 93 fo r f
th e o r m a t th e b e gin
ni n g o f tabl e ts 11 01 tbe fi rs f , i bid 3 8 ; 8 0 T h e . n a me o f th e se ri e s b e gi n s t h e t ab l e t
h f
t e re o re Z i m m e rn s o n e tu re
’
c j c ,
h
t at t h i s i s t ab l e t o n e ,
is to b e a cc p t d
e e .

2 . For n o te s o n t ish an d if l in e s
. See no . 2 o bv ; obv . 1 3 II .
 l t A VV . Iv NO . I 3 01

1
[ S in c e i n th e p l ai n s th e p l an ts are
(PM to h e r h usb an d
s h e go e s .

[ I sla r S i n c e in th e p l ain s I h e p l a n ts are

(P) ] to h e r h us
ba n d go e s .

A l as oh h e ro ,
d iv i n e l o rd of h e al in g
\l is m y p ri n ce , m y D am n .

\l as o h ch il d , l o rd G isz id a
'

oh L 11 1 1 1ga, l o rd o f th e n et .

A l as oh so v e re ign ,
l o rd of i n v o c a tio n .

A las go d o f th e te n d e r v o ice , o f th e ra d ian l es .

“ as m y h e av e n l y wail e r .

\l a s
-
D a gal u é um gal —
an n a .

A l as b ro t h e r o f th e m o th e r 3 511 1— 1 511 .

S h e p h e rd , l o rd T amm u z , sp o u se o f I star .

L o rd o f A ral u , l o rd o f th e s he e p —
fo l d s .

A tam ar s i k wh ic h i n th e g ar de n
1°
h as no wate r to d rin k

W h o se fo l iage Q) o n th e p l a i n se n d s fo r th no twi n

p l a n t wh i c h t h e y wa te r no m o re in i t s p o t ;
wh o s e ro o ts are t o rn a way
\1 1 h e rb wh ic h i n th e gard e n h as no wa te r to d rin k .

11 . V ar . o f 111 13 -
1 11 11 , 1 1 1 11 §e 1 1 = bél u Br .

G 71 1111 111 0 1 11 ,
. h air o f th e h e ad , K B V I
‘

1 , 43 6 ; Z IM M E RN ,
(1 to p

ba stig t o fil l , C T X VI 1, ég ga Izabi tta 1 132 1 13 B A V 62

"
5 1511 11 , 1 0 1 1§ 0
1

2 1 s
7 7
- -
. .
,

wh e re j c i th t m I t
'

rei 11 re o i e
‘
s e s e . se e m s to m e , h o we ve r , m o re p ro b ab l e th a t t h e ro o t

h e re i g ésa t p l
s r t
'
o an .

8 . T c f tw m
ra e s o li o o re nes .

9 . G ifz ida i t h c m p a i n f T
s e o n o o a m mu z as
ga te k e e p er o f A n n i n th e A d ap a M y th .

1 0 . R f c t i l y t th A d i
e e rs er a n o e on s
gard e n s .
 Tammuz no . II .

T e x t R aw I V 3 . 0 no . 2 an d V A T h [4 0 2 = R e is n e r n o . 3 7 . l at
te r te t x was co ll a te d b v Zim m e rn T abl e t fo ur . of E di n a 3 11 111 sa ggiz gr,
- —

i n th e fi e ld th e pl an ts Ed ite d b y Zimme rn T11 111 12 1 L 1 ed er n o

'

« .
-
.

1 . Th e A s sy ria n re d ac tio n was e v id e n tl

y wri t te n o n l arge r tab l e ts t h an
th e N e e B ab y l o n ian wh ic h b e gi n s a t o b v 3 6 o f th e A ssy rian tabl e t an d
-
.

p ro b ab l y e n de d wi th i t H o w m u c h o f th e B ab y l o n ian co py i s go n e ,
.

is n o t c l e ar : t h e l i te rary n o t e sa y s t h at i t is a l o n gtabl e t n o t an

e x tract . N at urall y th e se rie s was d i v id e d d iffe re n t p o in ts i n th e t wo

at

dac tio n s C h aracte ris tic of t h is se ri e s i s th e mo tif 11 1 1 o h wo e l wh ic h

'

re .
-

is al so fo un d i n B M 5 7 9 5 i n C T X V 2 0 2 1 , wh i ch b e l o n gs to t h e
1 -

S u me rian e rio d a n d d o e s n o t s h o w s i gn s o f s e c tio n al arra n e me n t : we

p g
may c o n c l ud e th at i t fo rme d t h e b as is fro m wh ic h th e se r v ice of wail
i n gcal l e d edi n a m sag giz ge was d e v e l o p e d
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ri
9 11 11 1 1 1 1 1 si l bi ga 1 11 1 1
(

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sag 1 1 111 1 111 11 { 11
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