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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 saj-kal ^den-ki-ke₄
2.	^dmarduk en er₉-ra ur-saj cag₄ 1(AC)-ca₄ palil ^dnun-gal-e-ne
3.	a₂-jal₂ ^da-nun-na-ke₄-ne dijir gal-gal-e-ne gen₆ ec-bar ab-cum₂-cum₂-mu-a
4.	nun gal cag₄-bal-bal an kug-ga-ke₄ en nam tar-tar dab-ba nij₂-nam-ma
5.	gal-an-zu cag₄-zu mah nam-dijir-bi pa e₃-a saj en₃ tar igi im-bar-ra-ke₄
6.	pa-bil₂-ga-zu an lugal dijir-re-e-ne-ke₄ nam-en-zu an ki um^?-ma-na-bi ib₂-ta-an-jal₂
7.	a₂ aj₂-ja₂ gal mah an ki-bi-da-ke₄ saj /kece₂-da\-bi [ma]-ra-an-cum₂ cibir kur-kur-ra gam_x(GURUN)-ma cu he₂-em-/mi-la₂-am₃\
8.	dijir gal-gal-e-ne ib₂-dirig-ga jidru lugal jarza dijir-re-e-ne si sa₂-sa₂-ec-a mu-ra-an-tah
9.	^den-lil₂-le nam-lugal kic^! an ki-bi-da-ke₄ nam-ce₃ mu-ni-in-tar zag ca₄ la-ba-an-tuku
10.	^da-nun-na-ke₄-ne mi-ri-ib₂-gu-ul nam-mu-ru₆-na ak-de₃ mu-ra-an-cum₂
11.	ki-ru-gu₂ 1-a-kam-ma

12.	^dmarduk nun a-bi-e₂-cu-uh dumu ki aj₂ cag₄-zu-ke₄ nam-en-bi ^dutu-gin₇ an ub-ta pa e₃ ha-ba-ak-ec zag ca₄ nu-un-tuku-tuku
13.	jic-gi-jal₂-bi-im

14.	ur-saj nam-kalag-ga du₈ /mah sug₄\-ga nam-en-bi an ki-bi-da ci-ib₂-gu-lu ^dmarduk <nam-kalag-ga du₈ mah sug₄-ga nam-en-bi an ki-bi-da ci-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