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A hymn to the E-kur

1. e2 gal kur-ra-am3 gal
2. e2 den-lil2-la2 kur-ra-am3 gal
3. e2 dnin-lil2-la2 kur-ra-am3 gal
4. e2 itimama kur-ra-am3 gal
5. e2 ud nu-zu kur-ra-am3 gal
6. e2 kan4 mah kur-ra-am3 gal
7. e2 kan4 silim-ma kur-ra-am3 gal
8. kisal den-lil2-la2 kur-ra-am3 gal
9. hur-saj-galam-ma kur-ra-am3 gal
10. kan4 gal-di kug kur-ra-am3 gal
11. kan4 ce nu-kud kur-ra-am3 gal
12. ub-cu-unken-na kur-ra-am3 gal
13. ja2-jic-cu2-a kur-ra-am3 gal

14. e2 dnin-lil2-la2 kur-ra-am3 gal
15. kan4-in-nam-ra kur-ra-am3 gal
16. e2-itid-da-buru14 kur-ra-am3 gal
17. kisal e2-gal-mah kur-ra-am3 gal
18. e2-itid-da-buru14 «kur-ra-am3 gal» mah kur-ra-am3 gal
19. en-tum2-gal-zu kur-ra-am3 gal
20. in-nam-gid2-da-zu kur-ra-am3 gal
21. kan4 dsuen kur-ra-am3 gal
22. du6(source: ITI)-kug ki kug kur-ra-am3 gal
23. a-cag4 e2-dim3-ma kur-ra-am3 gal
24. an-ne2-jar-ra kur-ra-am3 gal
25. ac-te ki sikil kur-ra-am3 gal
26. e2-tilla2-mah kur-ra-am3 gal
27. ja2-jicapin-na kur-ra-am3 gal
28.     sa-gid2-da-am3

29. bi2-in-dug4 an-ce3
30.     jic-gi4-jal2-bi-im

31. bi2-in-dug4-ga-ra bi2-in-dug4-ga-ra
32. e2 ud-dam ca-mu-na-e3
33. lu2 kur-ra bi2-in-dug4-ga-ra
34. e2 ud-dam ca-mu-na-e3
35. e2 den-lil2-ka bi2-in-dug4-ga-ra
36. e2 ud-dam ca-mu-na-e3
37. e2 dnin-lil2-ka bi2-in-dug4-ga-ra
38. e2 ud-dam ca-mu-na-e3
39. <e2> dnin-urta-ka bi2-in-dug4-ga-ra
40. e2 ud-dam ca-mu-na-e3
41. <e2> dumu nun-na-ka bi2-in-dug4-ga-ra
42.     ki-«ud»-ru-gu2-dam

43. e2-e me gal-la saj mi-ni-ib2-il2
44. cag4-bi-ta kur cim jicerin-na-kam
45. e2 den-lil2-la2-ke4 me gal-la saj mi-ni-ib-il2
46. cag4-bi-ta kur cim jicerin-na-kam
47. e2 dnin-lil2-la2-ke4 me gal-la saj mi-ni-ib-il2
48. cag4-bi-ta kur cim jicerin-na-kam
49. kisal den-lil2-la2-ke4 me gal-la saj mi-ni-ib-il2
50. cag4-bi-ta kur cim jicerin-na-kam
51. kisal dnin(source: EN)-lil2-la2-ke4 me gal-la saj mi-ni-ib-il2
52. /cag4\-[bi-ta kur cim] /jic\erin-na-kam
53.     [sa-jar]-ra-am3

54. [...] am3-da-hul2-la
55.     jic-gi4-jal2-bi-im

56. lugal-bi e2 nam-dumu zid-da lugal den-lil2-ra tum2-ma-am3
57. ur-saj dnin-urta e2 nam-dumu zid-da
58. lugal den-lil2-ra tum2-ma-am3
59. dumu-KA dnin-lil2-la2 e2 nam-dumu zid-da
60. lugal den-lil2-ra tum2-ma-am3
61. en ur-<saj> e2-kur-ra e2 nam-dumu [zid-da]
62. lugal den-lil2-/ra\ /tum2\-ma-am3
63. dumu-KA den-lil2-la2 e2 nam-dumu zid-da
64. lugal den-lil2-ra tum2-ma-am3
65. en dac-im2-babbar e2 nam-[dumu] zid-da
66. lugal den-lil2-ra tum2-ma-am3
67. dumu nun e2-kur-ra e2 nam-dumu zid-da
68. lugal den-lil2-ra tum2-ma-am3
69.     <...>

70. den-lil2-la2 lu2 cag4-ga-na
71.     jic-gi4-jal2-bi-im


Print sources

Kramer 1957a: score transliteration, photograph, commentary, translation

Electronic sources

Krecher 1996b: composite text, translation

Cuneiform sources

UM 29-16-51 (photo 96)


Revision history

25.vi.1999: GZ, editor: standardisation
06.xii.1999: JAB, editor: proofreading
13.xii.1999: GC, editor: SGML tagging
22.xii.1999: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
22.xii.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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