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(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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Let us ...... praise (?) you, the Beneficent Protective Goddess of Bau.
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She does not ....... She does not go to the rich ...... nor ....... She does
not ....... The barge of Suen as it proceeds -- lady,
is not yours as beautiful? The joyous symbol of Inana -- Protective Goddess, is
not yours as attractive? Let us ...... praise (?) you, the Beneficent
Protective Goddess of Bau.
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......, daily ...... at her feet. My lady, at his right side you ...... your
good ...... towards him. ...... full of glory -- lady, is not yours as
beautiful? ...... magnificently in the Land -- Protective Goddess, is not yours
as attractive? Let us ...... praise (?) you, the Beneficent Protective Goddess
of Bau.
27-34Good woman, prayerful lady for whom has been decreed the creation of life -- each day as she goes about, conversing, from early in the morning she is to be ...... at her side with honour. Your name fills the mouth like cakes, butter and cream. Whatever she brings from the street and the beer she brews are of the best quality. She instructs people to provide her with the best produce of her orchards. As a daily task, she inspects the shrine Jirsu. Daily she passes before you in radiance.
35-38Protective
goddess, ...... you have given this person a husband in place of a father. You
have given her a husband in place of a father, you have given her a son in
place of a smallholding.
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1-8I shall praise the good woman, the Utu of the Land, my goddess. Mother Bau's august minister, who creates life for the king! Holy messenger who brings the tablet of life down from the interior of heaven, who sets rain on its way (?) from heaven, and brings forth abundance! Expeditious, an honour to Bau and an ornament of the holy shrine, Protective Goddess of those who pray to Bau, ...... -- because you love mankind and rejoice at its gifts, let us forever praise (?) you, the Beneficent Protective Goddess of Bau.
9-13...... with a
lovely head, full of beauty, ...... of lapis lazuli, lovely ......, giving
advice, radiant in prayer (?),
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...... may she favour the king.
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......, good woman, my Protective Goddess, let us forever praise (?) you, the
Beneficent Protective Goddess of Bau.
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respected one, beloved of Bau, lady ...... true
cream,
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As is fitting, she lets lord Ig-alim have the sceptre.
Just woman, my Protective Goddess, lady -- because you ......, let us forever
praise (?) you, the Beneficent Protective Goddess of Bau, the lady who ...... food and drink and ...... in abundance,
who from the dwelling place of the abzu's abundance speaks in a noble
voice in its .......
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1-7My Protective Goddess, lady ......, good woman encouraging celebration and listening to words of prayer, guiding intentions and tongues, lady who loves the truth, august minister of mother Bau, with silver lips, directing ...... and ...... ears and cheeks! Good woman, my Protective Goddess, your appearance unmatchable, my ......, let us forever praise (?) you.
8-18Completely
filling the ...... with clear and good water,
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...... a very fine ...... of woven wool, covered with cuba ornaments,
...... a woollen ...... thighs, rising up like ......, with limbs as bright as
daylight, exuding opulence like a ......, with fine forearms, fit for the
......, ...... fingers of silver, ...... nir stone, ...... the palace!
Good woman, my Protective Goddess, your appearance unmatchable, let us forever
praise (?) you.
19-24Minister who
forgets nothing, lady who ...... the place that soothes the spirit, ...... a
patient heart,
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with broad hips ......, seemly ......, your name ...... like a ......, ......,
lady ...... like a .......
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Good woman, my Protective Goddess -- because you ...... the statue, let us
forever praise (?) you, who ...... like cream and butter (?).
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14.iv.2000-25.iv.2000 : GC : adapting translation
25.vii.2000 : JAB : proofreading
27.vii.2000 : GC : tagging
29.ix.2000 : ER : proofreading SGML
29.ix.2000 : ER : converting to HTML 4.0
7.ix.2001 : ER : header and footer reformatted; substantive content of file not
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