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A balbale to Enki for Ishme-Dagan (Ishme-Dagan E): translation

SEGMENT A

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...... in the holy heart ......, ......, whose words are powerful, who ...... decisions. ...... foremost of the gods, omniscient ....... ...... Enki, counsellor of holy An, adviser of the Great Mountain ....... ...... foremost of the gods, omniscient ....... ...... Enki, counsellor of holy An, adviser of the Great Mountain ....... Adviser, whose statements cannot be countermanded, whose ways ...... fearsomeness. Patient-hearted, who rides upon all the divine powers, who ...... like Enlil. Nudimmud ...... holy dais ....... Lord imbued with fearsomeness, borne by An and Urac, eldest brother of ....... King whose ways are recognised by Enlil, caretaker of ....... Supreme ......, first-born child of holy An, whose divine powers are untouchable ....... Junior Enlil of trustworthy utterances, ...... divine plans. Nudimmud, lord who determines the fates, who strengthens the Land ....... Enki, great bull of Eridug, ....... ...... greatly exalted among the Anuna .......
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...... like sheep (?) .......
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SEGMENT B

(The sequence of segments B and C is uncertain, and they may well belong to a different composition)

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Icme-Dagan .......
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...... the house (?) of Enlil ....... ...... of Enlil ...... his statements ....... ...... counsellor of holy An .......
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SEGMENT C

(The sequence of segments B and C is uncertain, and they may well belong to a different composition)

1-10Nudimmud ....... Lord of Eridug ....... Icme-Dagan ......., son of Enlil ....... ...... gives (?) you your instructions ....... Wise ....... ...... divine plans ....... Omniscient .......
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SEGMENT D

1-5...... excellent divine powers ......
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May he prepare for you ...... liquor and emmer beer ...... at the royal offering-place and salute you from there. ...... prays to you (?) .......


6-7May he bestow a long life with vigorous (?) days on Icme-Dagan, the son of Enlil! May father Enki bestow a long life with vigorous (?) days on Icme-Dagan, the son of Enlil!

8Its jicgijal.


9A balbale of Enki.


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Revision history

10.viii.2000 : GZ : adapting translation
28.ix.2000 : JAB : proofreading
03.x.2000 : GC : tagging
26.x.2000 : ER : proofreading SGML
26.x.2000 : ER : converting to HTML 4.0
7.ix.2001 : ER : header and footer reformatted; substantive content of file not changed