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The Anuna, the great gods, ...... the holy palace, the
dwelling-place. Lord Nunamnir has appointed you as his
chief minister; he has firmly put the holy sceptre in your hand, and made your
name glorious. You are perfectly suited to perform the ordinances of the E-kur in all their complexity, to teach the proper execution
of the lustrations and the august rites, to purify and clean, and to make
grandly manifest the numerous divine powers, the surpassing divine powers;
indeed, to give command with grandeur is now consummately and irrevocably
yours. Moreover, you are indeed Nuska, the prince and
the counsellor of the E-kur! In the entire extent of
heaven and earth, in all the countries, you alone are mighty.
12-16The Anuna, the gods of the earth, as many as they are, will gather before you in the assembly-hall where the great verdicts are pronounced and the great commands are given. It is you who ...... for them the forceful decisions made by Enlil. They always pay attention to your holy words, which, like the heavens, can never be grasped fully. In (?) the lofty ......, imbued with awesomeness, firmly founded, you announce their lot.
17 Sa-gida.
18-19...... Icme-Dagan ......
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Great lord, ......, Nuska, caretaker of the great gods,
Nuska, prince respected in the E-kur, caretaker of ......! Youth who knows well how to give
instructions, who ...... decisions; trustworthy god who loves ......, who
listens to prayers! When the shining E-kur, the shrine
which assigns the divine powers, is made up as for a festival, and Enlil and Ninlil sit there attractively,
may your pure mouth bring friendly words on behalf of Icme-Dagan! Addressing them daily, may he
be able to please them unto distant days! When the house of Enlil, the shrine which assigns the divine powers, is made up as
for a festival, and Enlil and Ninlil sit there attractively, may your pure mouth bring friendly
words on behalf of Icme-Dagan!
Addressing them daily, may he be able to please them unto distant days!
17-27When he greets
them in prayer and supplication, may they look favourably upon him! Assign him
a good life, a good reign, and years of joy! May he be elevated to be prince of
all the great lords of the south and the uplands! May he exercise forever the
leadership of the living of all lands, the numerous people! May they look
favourably upon Icme-Dagan, son
of Enlil! Assign him a good life, a good reign, and
years of joy! May he be elevated to be prince of all the great lords of the
south and the uplands! May he exercise forever the leadership of the living of
all lands, the numerous people! ...... Nuska .......
May you be his ......!
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22.vii.1999 : GZ : adapting translation
14.xii.1999 : JAB : proofreading
16.xii.1999 : GC : tagging
25.ii.2000 : ER : proofreading SGML
25.ii.2000 : ER : converting to HTML 4.0
7.ix.2001 : ER : header and footer reformatted; substantive content of file not
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