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A hymn to Bau's beneficent protective goddess (Bau A)

Segment A

(These four segments possibly belong to the same composition, in which their sequence is uncertain (Segment A = CBS 10986, B followed by C = U 16868, and D = Ni 4369))
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1. [] X [] ([…])
2. [] X [] ([…])
3. [] X X [] X [] ([…])
4. [dlamma] sag9-ga dba-u2 mi2-bi X X /ga\-mu-u8-de3-/en\

5. X X X X zu? a kar-ra X [] ([…] i-qa2-ab-/bu\-[u2 …])
6. X X X X ib2-be2-a a kar-ra X [] ([…] i-qa2-ab-/bu\-u2 X […])
7. X X DU ĝiškim-til3 BI? saĝ šu? X [] ([…] a-la?-ki-šu ta-ki-/il\-[…])
8. X X NI ki? šu nu-la2-e-da usu i3-X [] ([X X] X X [X] X u2-ul i-ša-X X […])
9. X NE? niĝ2-tuk-u3 /nu\-[X]-X-du šu nu-la2-e-[da] (a-na ša-/ri\-im u2-/ul\ il-la-ak X […])
10. X LA2 X nu-X X [X] X-da dug3-ga DI X X (u2-/ul\ [X X] KI-it-ti X ŠA NU X […])
11. ma2-gur8 dsuen /sud-sud\ [nin] a-na-zu nu-zil2-zil2-i ([e]-le-pu [X X]-tum ša i-ša-ad-de3-ḫu /NIN mi\-[in-ki la X])
12. an-ti-bal ul gur3-ru [d]lamma a-na-zu nu-sag9 ([X] X X [X ul]-ṣa na-ši-a-at dLAMA /mi\-[in-ki la X])
13. [dlamma] sag9-ga dba-u2 mi2-/bi\ <X X ga-mu-u8-de3-en> ([dLAMA da-mi-iq]-/tum\ ša dba-u2 [te-ek-ni-tum])

14. [] ĝiš-ta du-a-ni ([…]-ši a-/la\-[ki-ša])
15. [] X X X [] ([…] X X X […])
16. [] ([…] X X X X X)
17. [] ([…] X i-na i-di-šu ša-ki-[in])
18. [] ([… ta-ad]-di-ni-šum-ma)
19. [] ([…] ta-na-ad-di)
20. [] la-ba-ni10-ni10 (/in?\ […]-pa-at-su2 X X ba?-nu u2-ul i-ik-lu5-šu)
21. [] X TUM? mu?-un-da-ab-dub (/ik?\-[X X (X)] X-ak-nu-šum-ma a-na ša-a-ši-im i-ik-mi-i-is-si2-X)
22. [] ud šu2-uš ĝiri3-X i3-im-X (ba? ak X šu? šar-ru u4-mi-ša a-na še-pi-ša ša-pi-ik)
23. [] X dug3-zu nin-ĝu10 im-mi-in-ši-X (i-na i-mi-it-ti-šu? X X-ki ṭa-ba-am be-el-ti i-ZA-[…])
24. [X X (X)] /giri17\-zal sug4 nin a-na-zu nu-zil2-zil2-i (bi-it ni-gu-tim ša ta-ši-il-tam ma-lu-u2 NIN mi-in-ki /la\ [X])
25. [X X] X maḫ kalam-ma dlamma a-na-zu nu-sag9 (u4-um ri-ša-tim ṣi2-rum ša ma-ti dLAMA mi-in-ki la [X])
26. dlamma sag9-ga dba-u2 mi2-bi <X X ga-mu-u8-de3-en> (dLAMA da-mi-iq-tum ša dba-u2 te-ek-/ni\-[tum])
27. munus zid nin šu tab-ba til3 mu2-da-ni i3-dug4-ga (MUNUS ZID ru-ba-tum ka-mi-is-tum ša ba-la-as-sa3 /iq\-[…])
28. ud me-da DU.DU inim bal-bal-e-da-ni (i-na ma-ti-ma i-na a-tal2-lu-ki i-na at-/wi\-[i-ša])
29. a2-gu2-zig3-ta zur-zur-re-eš2 zag-ga-na šub-bu-dam (i-na ki-ma še-er-tim i-na ku-te-en-ni-i zu-X X a-/na\ [X X])
30. mu-zu gug2 i3 ga-gin7 ka-ge mu-na-ab-si-a (šum-ki ki-ma ku-uk-ki šam-ni u3 lil2-di pi-a-am ma-[X-X])
31. niĝ2 silasi-la2-ta de6de-a-na kaš sur-ra-na saĝ-bi (mi-im-ma ša iš-tu su2-qi2-im i-na ba-ba-li-ša rex(SIPAD)-eš-ti [X X])
32. pu2-kiri6-na niĝ2 saĝ-bi ḫa-ma-na-DU im-me-e-a (ša re-e-eš ĜIŠ.SAR-ša lu-ḫir-ši-im i-qa2-ab-/bi\)
33. a2 ud-da 3 ĝir2-su2ki igi mu-ri-ib-du8-am3 (u4-mi-ša i-na bi-tim gir-ši-im i-na-aṭ-ṭa-[al])
34. ud šu2-uš-e zalag-ga-ni igi-zu-še3 mu-ni-ib-dib-dib-a (u4-mi-ša /nam\-ri-iš i-na maḫ-ri-ki i-[ta-al-la-ak])
35. d/lamma\ X lu2-ulu3-ba dam a-a-še3 mu-na-e-šum2 (dLAMA a-na a-wi-il-tim ša-a-ti mu-tam ki-ma [a-bi ta-ad-di-ni-šim-ma])
36. [dam a-a-še3 mu-na]-e-šum2 dumu a-šag4 šukur2-še3 mu-na-e-šum2 (mu-tam ki-ma a-bi ta-ad-di-ni-šim-ma […])
37. [] X inim in-de2 lu2 i3-DU (bi-X-sa3 u2-X-ma mi-im-ma X X […])
38. [] X šum2 X X X niĝ2-su-ub ak-a (MUNUS X […])
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Segment B

1. munus zid dutu kalam-ma diĝir-ĝa2 me-teš2 ga-i-i
2. sukkal-maḫ ama dba-u2 zi lugal-la u3-tud
3. ra-gaba kug an-šag4-ta dub nam-til3-la an-ed3(source: ITI.DU)-de3
4. im an-ta ĝiri3-a DU ḫe2-ĝal2 pa! e3(source: DUL.DU)
5. saĝ šum2 (mu-X-ḫi-iš-tum) me-te dba-u2 itima kug-ga ḫe2-du7-bi-im
6. dlamma lu2 sizkur-ra dba-u2 ur2-saĝ ḪI ZA KA?
7. nam-lu2-u18-lu ki 2 niĝ2-ba-bi ḫul2-le-za
8. dlamma sag9-ga dba-u2 mi2-bi su3-ud-še3 ga-mu-e-i-i-de3-en
9. X saĝ sig7 ḫi-li gur3-ru KIŠI4?-KIŠI4? na4za-gin3-a
10. [] sig7-ga umuš ĝar šita-e gun3-gun3gu2-a?
11. [] DU X X MA RU X IGI X DI? IB
12. [] lugal-še3! ḫe2-em-ši-ni-ĝal2
13. [] X gub?-bu-zu lal3 X []
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Segment C

1. [] X X DAG? X RU X []
2. [] X gen6-na UD-UD MA KA
3. […]-ra munus zid dlamma-ĝu10
4. [dlamma sag9-ga dba-u2] /mi2\-bi su3-ud-še3 ga-mu-e-i-i-de3-en
5. [] ḪA? UM? MA? ŠE3 la2-a i-im-me ZA UD DU UR4 ak
6. nir-ĝal2 ki 2 dba-u2 nin X saĝ ga zid-da-ke4
7. ḫa!-ra-ni-ib-X ḫe2?-em?-su3?-ra nin BA AL GIM DU.DU-da
8. en dig-alim-ma-ke4 ĝidru-bi ḫu-mu-ĝal2 me-teš2-bi
9. munus zid dlamma-ĝu10 nin nam gu3 de2-a-za
10. dlamma sag9-ga dba-u2 mi2-bi su3-ud-še3 ga-mu-e-i-i-de3-en
11. nin gu7 naĝ KA NI? X X nam-ḫe2-a zu2 keše2 i
12. ki-tuš ḫe2-ĝal2 abzu-ta DIN-bi-a gu3 nun di

Segment D

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1. dlamma-ĝu10 /nin\ []
2. munus zid giri17-zal il2-il2-i šudu3 inim-ma [ĝiš tuku]
3. inim dug3 eme si sa2 nin niĝ2-gen6-e ki /2\-X
4. /sukkal\-maḫ ama dba-u2 nundum? kug-babbar-ra-ke4
5. X si sa2 ĝeštug me-ze2 UD-UD-e SI A
6. munus zid dlamma-ĝu10 ulutim2 lu2 nu-sig10-ge5-zu
7. igi X X TI-ĝu10 mi2-bi su3-ud-še3 ga-mu-u8-en-de3-en

8. kuš X me a dadag-ga sag9-ga gal-bi dirig-ga-am3
9. AD ZA X X DAG? X ḪU NE zi-pa-aĝ2 X [X] X X
10. X sal-sal siki sur-sur GAR3 mun-na SA? X RA? [X X (X)]
11. /unu2\ šuba sud-sud zag-še siki []
12. X ZI-gin7 il2-il2-i a2-ur2 ud-gin7 zalag-/zalag!\-[ga-am3]
13. X X ŠE3-/la?\-gin7 la-la-ĝal2 a2-diš-kuš3 /sal\-[la-am3]
14. X-ge KA tum2-ma šu-si kug-babbar []
15. [na4]nir7 SUM []
16. [X] e2?-gal X UN []
17. [munus] zid dlamma-ĝu10 /ulutim2\ lu2 nu-sig10-/ge5\-[zu]
18. [mi2]-bi su3-ud-še3 ga-mu-u8-/en-de3\-[en]

19. sukkal niĝ2 nu-ḫa-lam-e nin ki ur5 /sag9\ []
20. šag4 sud TA lu2? GIM DU LI []
21. SIG4? ĝišĝišnimbar? ŠU RI A TUM TI TA []
22. ib2-ib2 daĝal u2 X (X) MA [] me-te-ĝal2
23. mu-zu X X-gin7 NA MUNUS [] X nu-NUNUZ-a
24. niĝ2 šu DI SI SAR-SAR nin X X X-gin7 la2

25. BA? sal-la KA tuku4-tuku4-e
26. munus zid dlamma-ĝu10 /alan\ šu-a gi4-a-za
27. [mi2]-/bi su3\-ud-še3 ga-mu-u8-en-de3-en
28. [] ga i3-ti-ir-da-gin7 TA? lu-ug-ge
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Print sources

Sjöberg 1974: photograph, commentary, translation, score transliteration

Sullivan 1979, p. 106-112: score transliteration, translation (bilingual)

Cuneiform sources

CBS 10986 (photo JCS 26 174-175) bil.

Ni 4369 (ISET 1 15)

UET 6 72 = U 16868


Revision history

14.iv.2000-25.iv.2000: GC, editor: standardisation
25.vii.2000: JAB, editor: proofreading
27.vii.2000: GC, editor: SGML tagging
29.ix.2000: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
29.ix.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

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