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A hymn to Nibru and Icme-Dagan (Icme-Dagan W)

Segment A

1. [iri]/ki\ me-lem4-zu (Cited in OB catalogue in the Louvre, 0.2.02, line 59)
2. /an ki\-a dul4
3. u18-/ru\-zu mah dib2
4. [ec3] nibruki
5. ki /an\ a-na-cu2-a-ac
6. ne3-zu
7. zag-bi-ce3 jal2
8. ceg12 kilib3-ba
9. kalam-ma ki jar-ra
10. /ceg12!\-zu ceg12 saj-bi-im
11. kur-kur-re
12. iriki <a>-na-du3-a-ba
13. me mah cu mi-ni-ti
14. me /mah\-zu-gin7
15. mu-zu mah-am3
16. mu-zu-gin7
17. sahar-zu sahar dug3-ga-am3
18. iriki an ki-a
19. {mu-zu} {(1 ms. has instead:) me-zu} dirig-ga-am3
20. us2-saj
21. sig igi-nim-ma
22. dim gal uj3 car2-ra-me-en
23. me-zu me galam-ma
24. me nu-sag2-dam
25. jic-hur-zu-u8!
26. abzu sig9-ga-gin7
27. ni2 gal ci-im-du8-du8
28. nam-mah-zu
29. durac sig7-ga-gin7
30. na-me nu-zu-zu-dam
31. nam-tar-ra
32. saj-bi-ce3 e3-a-zu
33. nij2 ar2-re-ec dib-ba
34. hur-saj sukux(SUKUD)-ra2
35. cu nu-tej3-je26-me-en
36. saj il2 zag dib-ba
37. an-ne2 us2-sa-me-en
38. cag4-zu u18-ru-me-en
39. bar-zu
40. ni2 gur3-ru-me-en
41. da-nun-na-ke4-ne-er
42. u2 nam-til3-la-bi-ce3
43. za-e
44. ci-im-ma-ab-du3-en
45. gu7 naj-bi-ce3
46. ci-im-ma-sig7-ge-en
47. amac zi-bi-ce3 jal2-me-en
48. a2-zu-ta
49. gu sa-par4 gid2-gin7
50. nij2-nam la-ba-ra-e3
51. ec3 nibruki
52. a-ra2-zu nij2 mah-am3
53. nij2 ka-ge dib-ba
54. me hal-ha-zu
55. jic-cub zid-da
56. nij2 sag2 nu-di-dam
57. iriki cag4-zu
58. kug-ga-am3
59. bar-zu cen-cen-am3
60. su-bar-ra-zu
61. me-lem4 gur3-ru-am3
62. ki-zu ki suh-ha-am3
63. en jectug2-ga
64. kur gal den-lil2-le
65. cag4-zu-a ec3 bi2-in-du3
66. ec3-bi
67. ec3 za-gin3
68. ec3 nam tar-re-dam
69. e2-kur
70. e2 za-gin3
71. e2 nam tar-re-dam
72. nun-zu
73. dnu-nam-nir
74. ninda2 me ru-a
75. ama dninx(EGI2)-lil2
76. ninx(EGI2) gal ki-ur3-ra-za
77. ninx(EGI2) me u3-tud-da
78. e-ne-e-ne-gin7
79. kalam-ma
80. dijir a-ba
81. mu-un-til3
82. a-ne-ne
83. TUG2 X kislah temen
84. cu bi2-in-gur-ru-uc
85. JIRI3?-bi
86. bi2-in-dur2-ru-ne-ec
87. me zid me gal
88. me ar2-re-ka
89. dur2 im-mi-in-jar-re-ec
90. da-nun-na-ke4-ne
91. ama a-a ugu-bi-gin7
92. igi-bi im-ci-jal2
93. inim kug kal-kal
94. zid-de3-ec di-bi
95. jizzal
96. ci-ma-an-ke4-ec
97. den-lil2
98. dninx(EGI2)-lil2-bi
99. an-na
100. igi im-mi-in-jal2-ec
101. ki-a
102. zag mi-ni-in-jar-re-ec
103. ud-bi-a
104. an gal
105. ki dajal-ba
106. cag4-bi mu-un-e3-a
107. dijir da-nun-na
108. an ki-ke4-ne
109. kij2 ib2-gi4-gi4-ne
110. jical
111. jicdusu
112. nij2 iri ki ja2-ja2
113. cu? /BA? NA?\
114. mu-un-jal2
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Segment B

1. [...] X X [...]
2. saj X X A BA MU X [...]
3. an ki kilib-ba a2 aj2-ja2-bi [...]
4. /lugal\-la /jectug2\ bad nij2-nam zu [...]
5. inim kug dug4-ga ama a-a ugu-/bi\-[gin7 igi-bi im-ci-jal2]
6. da-nun-na ub-cu-unken-na [...]
7. den-lil2 dnin-lil2-ra sub2-su8-/ub\ [...]
8. e2-kur ec3 mah-ce3! igi-bi X [...]
9. a2 aj2-ja2 dugud den-lil2 dnin-[lil2] [...]
10. mah dug4-ga-ni-ce3 an ki tuku4?-tuku4? X [...]
11. ur-saj gal en dnin-urta-ra cu-ni im-/mi\-[in-sig9-ge-ec]
12. ka-ga-ni i3 li ku7-ku7-da-gin7 X [...]
13. mu-un-dul-le-ec me an-na me ki cu-ni [im-mi-in-sig9-ge-ec]
14. dnin-urta ur-saj gal a2-tuku MU X [...]
15. cul kur gam en iri lah4 X CE3? AN [...]
16. [a-a den-lil2] ama gal dnin-[lil2] [...]
17. [...] [e2]-kur-ra-ka mi-ni-in-[...]
18. [...] X X KI [...]
unknown no. of lines missing

Segment C

1. [...] /EN\ [...]
2. [...] /BA\ EN /SA\ [...]
3. [...] /BA\ tec2-ba [...]
4. [den-lil2] [d]/nin\-lil2-bi UGU KUR9?
5. [...] ki-bi [...]
6. [...] TA [...]
7. [...] X-bi dur2 jar X [...]
8. [...]-bi sud-su3-ud [...]
9. X [...] X abzu-ce3! [...]
10. [d]/nuska\ en [...] /gub\ [...]
11. [d]/en\-lil2 dnin-lil2-bi saj-e-ec mu-ni-in-rig7-ec
12. /nibru\ki en nin-zu-gin7 dijir na-me nu-dib2
13. e-ne-ne nun er9-me-ec dijir pa e3-me-ec
14. den-lil2 dnin-lil2!-gin7 dijir na-me nu-dib2
15. e-ne-ne nun er9-me-ec en nam tar-re-me-ec
16. cag4-zu-a sukkal dnuska-ra me mu-na-ni-in-cum2-mu-uc
17. nibruki cir3 kug-zu nij2 kal-kal a-re-ec-ce3 dib2-am3
18. [d]/ic\-me-dda-gan-me-en du-ri2-ce3 ka-ga14 mu-ni-jar

Print sources

Ludwig 1990: composite text, score transliteration, translation, photograph, commentary

Tinney 1996, p. 71-74: commentary

Electronic sources

Krecher 1998: score transliteration

Krecher 1998e: composite text, translation

Tinney 1998uu: composite text

Cuneiform sources

CBS 10512 (var. OrS 23 159 note 1)

UET 6 118 = U 7744

UM 29-13-594 (photo OrS 23 179)

UM 29-15-254 (photo ibid.)


Revision history

23.i.1999-24.i.1999: JAB, editor: standardisation
20.vii.1999: GZ, editor: proofreading
21.vii.1999: GC, editor: SGML tagging
31.vii.1999: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
31.vii.1999: ER, editor: web publication
01.vi.2003: GC/JE, editor/technical developer: XML/TEI conversion
30.iii.2005: GC/JE, senior editor/technical developer: lemmatised version published

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