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An adab to Dagan (?) for Išme-Dagan (Išme-Dagan U)


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1-12. In the E-kur, the house ……. The great gods …… to your upraised hands. …… holy lap for your exceedingly pleasant life. …… for its good reign ……. Išme-Dagan, the son of Enlil ……. …… joy (?) in the Egal-maḫ, your ladylike house. …… the prince …… meš tree with shining branches ……. …… to make his life pleasant …… Išme-Dagan ……. …… holy …… the child of An …….
2 lines fragmentary …… brick-built E-kur …….

    13. Sa-ĝara.

14. Dagan, you have …… the shepherd Išme-Dagan, the son of Enlil, with a royal garment.

    15. Ĝišgiĝal of the sa-ĝara.

16-17. The lofty lord, …… the divine powers of heaven and the divine powers of the earth; Dagan, the august lord, …… the divine powers of heaven and the divine powers of the earth. He has chosen Išme-Dagan in the Land, he …….

    19. Its uru.

    20. An adab of Dagan (?). (lines 19 and 20 are written as one line in source)



Revision history

09.iii.2000: GZ, editor: adapting translation
16.vi.2000: JAB, editor: proofreading
18.vi.2000: GC, editor: SGML tagging
30.vi.2000: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
23.vi.2000: ER, editor: web publication
01.vi.2003: GC/JE, editor/technical developer: XML/TEI conversion

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