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A praise poem of Enlil-bāni (Enlil-bāni A)

1-3. den-lil2-ba-ni lugal u4 di nun-e-ne
4. cu dug4-ga an-na
5. den-lil2-le il2-la
6. dutu-gin7
7. ud kur-kur-ra-ke4
8. nam-nun-ce3 tu-ud
9. me car2 gu2 e3
10. zag an ki
11. uj3 dajal dur2-ru-na-bi-ce3
12. igi du8 den-lil2-la2
13. dnin-lil2-le jic tuku
14. PA-a sag9
15. me-dim2-ta nir-nir-ra
16. ecgiri2 cibir
17. uj3 car2 gal bi2-tuc
18. den-lil2-ba-ni
19. dumu mah den-ki-ke4
20. {sipad} {(1 ms. has instead:) gal-zu} mas-su
21. nij2-zi-jal2 tum2-tum2-mu
22. an-dul3 dajal
23. kur-kur-re si-a
24. nun mah-di
25. an gal-e pad3-da
26. ama gal dnin-lil2-le
27. nir-jal2 ba-X X
28. den-lil2-ba-ni
29. nir hu-mu-un-jal2-e-en
30. ka dug3-ga
31. nundum inim-ma sag9
2 lines missing
34. dam kug dinana-ka
35. dasar-lu2-hi
36. jectug2 mu-ra-an-cum2
37. dnisaba
38. nin dnanibgal2-e
39. bur-cu-um
40. ucbarbar den-lil2-la2
41. nin X BA [X]
42. X zi u3-/tud?\-[da]
43. saj-tun3 [...]
44. cu-gi [...]
45. munus kug X [X X]
46. [...] jickim BU? MA
47. im nam-til3-la-ka
48. mu-/ni?\ bi2-in-gub
49. ad gi4-gi4
50. ba-an-gi4 ma-ra-ni-pad3
51. nam-igi-jal2
52. saj-e-ec mu-ra-rig7
53. e2-za-gin3
54. e2-JECTUG2.dNISABA-ka-ni
55. sa2 pad3-de3
56. nam-ce3 mu-ri-in-tar
57. nij2-si-sa2
58. kalam-ma dalla ba-e-e3
59. sag9-ga-zu
60. kur-kur-ra im-me
61. den-lil2-ba-ni
62. jalga jectug2 dirig tuku
63. cag4 kuc2-u3
64. di-zu KA-ce3 jal2
65. kug-zu nij2-nam-ma
1 line missing
67. mas-su [...]
68. di saj gig2-ga
69. si sa2-da-[zu-ne ]
70. ka-ac bar-ra?
71. bar-re-da-zu!-ne
72. dug4-ga-dug4-ga
73. cag4-ge inim jal2-la
74. nu-jar-ra
75. tam-ma ba-e-zu
76. [ si] sa2 kug-sig17-gin7
77. mu-e-zalag-e
78. si nu-sa2
79. ud za-hal(source: AN)-e ak-e
80. nij2 kur2 di
81. bi-iz-bi mu-e-gul
82. nam-tag-ga
83. du8-u3 tur5-ra-bi mu-e-zu
84. cer7-da-a
85. saj jic nu-ub-ra-ra-an
86. tum2-tum2-mu ba-e-zu
87. inim mu-e-dug3-dug3
88. cag4-la2 sug4
89. lu2 zid ki aj2-e
90. ne-saj sig9-ga
91. ce29-ec2 nu-di
92. cagina-zu
93. saj cul-a-lum la-ba-ak
94. erin2-zu erin2 kur2-ra
95. a2 bi2-ib2-jar
96. jictukul-zu
97. jictukul gaba-ri nu-tuku-am3
98. tuc-a-zu-ne
99. kur-kur
100. gam-e-en
101-2. barag-barag-ga nam-gi4-me-ec3 a-ra-ak-ne
103-5. du14 mu2-mu2 zi ba-ni-ib2-gi4-gi4
106. gud car2-da udu car2-da
107. kug-sig17 na4gug za-gin3-a-ta
108. e2-gal-zu-ce3
109. ca-mu-ra-ab-ku4-ku4-ne
110. nundum-bi-a
111. ki su-ub ma-ra-ak-ne
112. den-lil2-ba-ni lugal
113. cag4 iri-na dug3-dug3
114. nibruki-ce3
115. nesaj? kac4 kar-re-me-en
116. ce mah tum3
117. e2-kic-nu-jal2-me-en
118. ud cu2-uc-e
119. muc3 nu-tum2-mu-bi-me-en
120. den-lil2-e
121. mu «NI» sa4-me-en
122. dnin-lil2-le
123. nij2-u4-rum-ni-me-en
124. dnin-urta
125. ur-saj kalag-ga den-lil2-la2-ke4
126. u3-na gub
127. kur ki-bal-zu-ce3
128. gu2-erim2-jal2
129. za-ce3 nu-jal2-la
130. du6-gin7 mu-ra-an-du8
131. zar?-gin7 mu-ra-an-sal
132. dnuska
133. en e2-kur-e si
134. a2 aj2-ja2 nij2 sag9-ga
1 line missing
136-138. dijir-mah [X] u3? kalam-ma
139. cag4 dajal-zu-ce3
140. nam i-ri-in-[tar]
141. gi-en3-dur(source: GU2) kud-da-zu
142. nam-en mu-ra-an-ak
143. dnanna en zil-le
144. dumu den-lil2-la2
145. aga nam-til3-la
146. saj-za ma-ra-ni-ge4-en
147. dnu-dim2-mud
148. dijir saj du3-zu
149. abzu-ta
150. he2-jal2 ma-ra-tah
151. dinana-ke4
152. e2-an-na-ka-ta
153. cag4 hul2-la
154. jic-cub-ba-za mi-ni-in-jar
155. ki-nu2 kug-ga-ni-ce3
156. gal-bi mi-ri-in-tum2-mu
157. ji6 u3-na
158. ud mi-ni-ib2-zal-zal-e-de3
159. ama kalam-ma
160. dnin-i3-si-in-na-ke4
161. i3-si-inki-a
162. ki cu-za mu-e-tag
163. dutu di-kud
164. lugal an ki-ke4
165. u3-luh saj gig2-ga
166. zid-de3-ec tum2-tum2-mu
167. cu-za ma-ra-ni-ge4-en
1 line missing
169. [d]/en\-lil2-ba-ni lugal
1 line missing
171. [itid] sag9 mu he2-jal2-la
172. ud giri17-zal-la
173. il2-la lugal-la
174. an-ta-jal2-bi-me-en
175. ub-<da> /4-ba\-ke4
176. sizkur nam-lugal-la
177. mi2 i-ri-in-dug4
178. dub-sar umun2 ak
179. e2-dub-[ba]-a
180. e2 na de5
181. kalam-ma-ka
182. za3-mi2-zu
183. ja2-la
184. nam-ba-an-dag-ge

Print sources

Kapp 1955: composite text, translation, commentary

Electronic sources

Krecher 1996b: composite text, translation

Tinney 1998n: composite text

Cuneiform sources

HS 1468 (TMH NF 4 81)

Ni 4580 (ISET 1 92)

Si 617

UET 6 89 = U 17222A

W-B 160 (OECT 1 10ff.)

2N-T110 = IM 58946

3N-T432 = IM 58479

3N-T745 = IM 58673

IB 1213 (? II 92) ***

BM 54682 + BM 83035 (CT 58 47)

YBC 4727

BM 55350 (CT 58 48)


Revision history

16.iv.1999-14.v.1999: GC, editor: standardisation
13.xii.1999: JAB, editor: proofreading
14.12.1999: GC, editor: SGML tagging
07.i.2000: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
07.i.2000: 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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