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A balbale to Ninĝišzida (Ninĝišzida B)

1-7. Lord with holy dignity, imbued with great savage awesomeness! My king, Lord Ninĝišzida, imbued with great savage awesomeness! Hero, falcon preying on the gods, my king -- dignified, with sparkling eyes, fully equipped with arrows and quiver, impetuous leopard, murderous, howling mušḫuš, {……} {(1 ms. has instead:) ……}, dragon snarling (?) in the lagoon, raging storm {reaching} {(1 ms. has instead:) covering} all people! Lofty-headed prince, resting in the midst of the mountains, …… smashing heads!

8-15. Lord, your mouth is that of {a pure magician} {(1 ms. has instead:) a snake with a great tongue, a magician} {(1 ms. has instead:) a poisonous snake}, Lord Ninĝišzida, ……! Ninĝišzida, your mouth is that of a pure magician, Lord Ninĝišzida, ……! My linen-clad one, when you ……, who can find out your intentions? Ninĝišzida, when you ……, who can find out your intentions? Your holy word is known to them that know it, but is unknown to them that do not know it. To them that do not know it, to them that do not know it, ……. Ninĝišzida, to them that do not know it, …… When your great word comes to the earth, you are indeed a {(1 ms. adds:) great} mušḫuš …….

16-24. You fall upon the river as a flood-wave, you rise in the fields as a devastating flood. Magilum boat, high flood of battle {which cuts down} {(1 ms. has instead:) which chops down}. …… in his own heart ……,
1 line fragmentary …… as a dead man ……
2 lines fragmentary Lord Ninĝišzida, your praise is sweet.

    25. A balbale of Ninĝišzida.



Revision history

29.vii.1999: JAB, editor: adapting translation
22.x.1999: GZ, editor: proofreading
22.x.1999: GZ, editor: SGML tagging
11.ii.2000: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
11.ii.2000: ER, editor: web publication
01.vi.2003: GC/JE, editor/technical developer: XML/TEI conversion

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