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ETCSLtransliteration : c.2.5.4.24

A hymn to Enki (?) for Icme-Dagan (Icme-Dagan X)

1.	en ec-bar galam dijir-re-e-ne /sig\ nim-ma u₁₈-ru-/bi\
2.	ecgiri₂^! cu du₈ nam-bi tar-tar ^da-nun-na sub₂-su₈-ub [(X)]
3.	me nij₂-nam-ma dili-ni zag dib en /gal\ zi-jal₂ ba-X
4.	[nam]-dijir-bi-ce₃ 1(AC)-a-ni pa e₃ NIJIN-NIJIN-bi-ce₃ X-[me]-/en\
5.	/dug₄\-ga-dug₄-ga-ni nij₂-zid mu₂-mu₂ me an ki gen₆-/ne₂^?-me\-en
6.	jic-hur bar tam-me^! si sa₂-e nun gal-bi zu-zu-me-/en\
7.	en numun i nam dug₃-bi /tud\-tud us₂ dab₅-bi pad₃-pad₃
8.	jarza mah saj-gu₂-jal₂-la^?-bi u₂-gin₇ zid-de₃-ec mu₂
9.	jidru cum₂-cum₂ aga₃ zid hal-ha mu mah-bi sa₄-sa₄
10.	nam-dijir-bi ud ul su₃-/ra₂-ce₃ an\ ki-da ja₂-ja₂
11.	nun da-ri₂ mu₂-mu₂ A X X X ki^? za X igi i₃-jal₂
12.	en umuc galam dim₂-ma jalga sud jectug₂ bad-e du₇
13.	dijir zid A RI X SIG₇-SIG₇ nij₂-nam-ma-ni ka-ge-e /dib₂\
14.	ad gi₄-gi₄ en a-/ga-na\ cag₄ kuc₂-u₃ cim-gin₇ ta-ta-hab₂
15.	nun cag₄ su₃-ra₂ inim-ma nu-[kam₃]-me nam-zu-ni dajal bur₂
16.	kug-zu gal-an-zu en igi-/jal₂^? X\ cag₄ /dajal\ nij₂-nam-ma zu
17.	dijir-re-e-ne-er cu-mu-un-ne-mah-en
18.	^da-nun-na-ke₄-ne /za\-e cu-mu-un-ne-il₂-en
19.	me-zu me-bi-ta X X dirig suh-a-am₃
20.	me kal-kal me [nij₂] /galam\-ma-zu saj kece₂ me zid-bi-im
21.	u₁₈-ru-zu li-ib-gin₇ cu-mu-ne-us₂ u₁₈-lu-gin₇ cu-mu-ne-dul
22.	nij₂-me-jar-gin₇ mu-ne-e-jar AC+MAC-gin₇ cu-mu-ne-cu₂
23.	nam-mah-za hur-saj su₃-ud bad-gin₇ umuc-bi ca-ra-ni-ib-gi₄
24.	uj₃ jar-jar-ra-bi en a-a-bi-me-en
25.	nu-DI-DI-a sipad u₂ kij₂-kij₂-bi-me-en
26.	ama a-a-bi-gin₇ mu-ne-dug₄ uj₃ gu₇ naj sug₄-sug₄-bi-[me-en]
27.	sa₂ mu-e-jar jectug₂ mu-e-gub-gub /kij₂\ galam-ma ak-[X (X)]
28.	e₂ umuc jar jectug₂ dirig-zu jal₂ bi₂-taka₄
29.	nij₂-nam u₃-tud-zu cu ta-hab₂ dug₄-ga-bi
30.	X X X X X ni₂ gal guru₃ ki su zig₃ ri-a
31.	X du₆ X [X X]-ga du₃-a ki en ul dur₂-ru-na-ba^?
32.	za-e X X-bi mu-ni-BUR₂-BUR₂ CID gal-bi X X (X)
33.	a-a ^den-lil₂ X [X X (X)]-ni sa₂ bi₂-dug₄
34.	jectug₂ [...] X-la-bi ci-im-mi-X
35.	[...] taka₄ a su₃-bi
36.	me [...]-a jic-hur kal-kal-za
37.	X X [...] X X X AC mu-ni-in-X
38.	nij₂ galam [...] X im-mi-/in\-e₃
39.	nam-tar [...] X cag₄-ba mu-ni-jar
40.	ec₃ ZU^? X [...] im-mi-sa₄-[X]
41.	TUG₂-ta^? [...] X a-ja₂-ri-in dib X X
	approx. 21 lines missing

Print sources

Kramer and Maier 1989, p. 92-94: translation, commentary

Sjöberg 1973, p. 40-48, 54: photograph, composite text, translation, commentary

Electronic sources

Krecher 1998e: composite text, translation

Tinney 1998vv: composite text

Cuneiform sources

UM 29-16-3 (photo ZA 63 54)

Revision history

15.xi.1999: GZ, editor: standardisation
11.ii.2000: JAB, editor: proofreading
12.iv.2000: GC, editor: SGML tagging
20.iv.2000: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
20.iv.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