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ETCSLtransliteration : c.2.8.5.1

A hymn to Marduk for Abī-Ešuḫ (Abī-Ešuḫ A)

1.	lugal me an ki-bi-da-ke₄ ab-ur₄-ra dumu saĝ-kal ^den-ki-ke₄
2.	^dmarduk en er₉-ra ur-saĝ šag₄ 1(AŠ)-ša₄ palil ^dnun-gal-e-ne
3.	a₂-ĝal₂ ^da-nun-na-ke₄-ne diĝir gal-gal-e-ne gen₆ eš-bar ab-šum₂-šum₂-mu-a
4.	nun gal šag₄-bal-bal an kug-ga-ke₄ en nam tar-tar dab-ba niĝ₂-nam-ma
5.	gal-an-zu šag₄-zu maḫ nam-diĝir-bi pa e₃-a saĝ en₃ tar igi im-bar-ra-ke₄
6.	pa-bil₂-ga-zu an lugal diĝir-re-e-ne-ke₄ nam-en-zu an ki um^?-ma-na-bi ib₂-ta-an-ĝal₂
7.	a₂ aĝ₂-ĝa₂ gal maḫ an ki-bi-da-ke₄ saĝ /keše₂-da\-bi [ma]-ra-an-šum₂ šibir kur-kur-ra gam_x(GURUN)-ma šu ḫe₂-em-/mi-la₂-am₃\
8.	diĝir gal-gal-e-ne ib₂-dirig-ga ĝidru lugal ĝarza diĝir-re-e-ne si sa₂-sa₂-eš-a mu-ra-an-taḫ
9.	^den-lil₂-le nam-lugal kiš^! an ki-bi-da-ke₄ nam-še₃ mu-ni-in-tar zag ša₄ la-ba-an-tuku
10.	^da-nun-na-ke₄-ne mi-ri-ib₂-gu-ul nam-mu-ru₆-na ak-de₃ mu-ra-an-šum₂
11.	ki-ru-gu₂ 1-a-kam-ma

12.	^dmarduk nun a-bi-e₂-šu-uḫ dumu ki aĝ₂ šag₄-zu-ke₄ nam-en-bi ^dutu-gin₇ an ub-ta pa e₃ ḫa-ba-ak-eš zag ša₄ nu-un-tuku-tuku
13.	ĝiš-gi-ĝal₂-bi-im

14.	ur-saĝ nam-kalag-ga du₈ /maḫ sug₄\-ga nam-en-bi an ki-bi-da ši-ib₂-gu-lu ^dmarduk <nam-kalag-ga du₈ maḫ sug₄-ga nam-en-bi an ki-bi-da ši-ib₂-gu-lu>

Print sources

van Dijk 1966-67, p. 66-74: score transliteration, translation, commentary

Electronic sources

Krecher 1998j: composite text, translation

Tinney 1998: composite text

Cuneiform sources

AO 7741 (TCL 16 81; photo MIO 12 pl. 1f.)

Revision history

26.iii.1999-01.iv.1999: JAB, editor: standardisation
26.iv.1999: JAB, editor: minor corrections
06.v.1999: GZ, editor: proofreading
29.x.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