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ETCSLtransliteration : c.4.80.4

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 itima^ma kur-ra-am₃ gal
5.	e₂ ud nu-zu kur-ra-am₃ gal
6.	e₂ kan₄ maḫ kur-ra-am₃ gal
7.	e₂ kan₄ silim-ma kur-ra-am₃ gal
8.	kisal ^den-lil₂-la₂ kur-ra-am₃ gal
9.	ḫur-saĝ-galam-ma kur-ra-am₃ gal
10.	kan₄ gal-di kug kur-ra-am₃ gal
11.	kan₄ še nu-kud kur-ra-am₃ gal
12.	ub-šu-unken-na kur-ra-am₃ gal
13.	ĝa₂-ĝiš-šu₂-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-maḫ kur-ra-am₃ gal
18.	e₂-itid-da-buru₁₄ «kur-ra-am3 gal» maḫ 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-šag₄ e₂-dim₃-ma kur-ra-am₃ gal
24.	an-ne₂-ĝar-ra kur-ra-am₃ gal
25.	aš-te ki sikil kur-ra-am₃ gal
26.	e₂-tilla₂-maḫ kur-ra-am₃ gal
27.	ĝa₂-^ĝišapin-na kur-ra-am₃ gal
28.	sa-gid₂-da-am₃

29.	bi₂-in-dug₄ an-še₃
30.	ĝiš-gi₄-ĝal₂-bi-im

31.	bi₂-in-dug₄-ga-ra bi₂-in-dug₄-ga-ra
32.	e₂ ud-dam ša-mu-na-e₃
33.	lu₂ kur-ra bi₂-in-dug₄-ga-ra
34.	e₂ ud-dam ša-mu-na-e₃
35.	e₂ ^den-lil₂-ka bi₂-in-dug₄-ga-ra
36.	e₂ ud-dam ša-mu-na-e₃
37.	e₂ ^dnin-lil₂-ka bi₂-in-dug₄-ga-ra
38.	e₂ ud-dam ša-mu-na-e₃
39.	<e₂> ^dnin-urta-ka bi₂-in-dug₄-ga-ra
40.	e₂ ud-dam ša-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 saĝ mi-ni-ib₂-il₂
44.	šag₄-bi-ta kur šim ^ĝišerin-na-kam
45.	e₂ ^den-lil₂-la₂-ke₄ me gal-la saĝ mi-ni-ib-il₂
46.	šag₄-bi-ta kur šim ^ĝišerin-na-kam
47.	e₂ ^dnin-lil₂-la₂-ke₄ me gal-la saĝ mi-ni-ib-il₂
48.	šag₄-bi-ta kur šim ^ĝišerin-na-kam
49.	kisal ^den-lil₂-la₂-ke₄ me gal-la saĝ mi-ni-ib-il₂
50.	šag₄-bi-ta kur šim ^ĝišerin-na-kam
51.	kisal ^dnin(source: EN)-lil₂-la₂-ke₄ me gal-la saĝ mi-ni-ib-il₂
52.	/šag₄\-[bi-ta kur šim] /^ĝiš\erin-na-kam
53.	[sa-ĝar]-ra-am₃

54.	[…] am₃-da-ḫul₂-la
55.	ĝiš-gi₄-ĝal₂-bi-im

56.	lugal-bi e₂ nam-dumu zid-da lugal ^den-lil₂-ra tum₂-ma-am₃
57.	ur-saĝ ^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-<saĝ> 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 ^daš-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 šag₄-ga-na
71.	ĝiš-gi₄-ĝal₂-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