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A hymn to Nanna

1-13. Princely lord, foremost in the E-kur, ...... fearsomeness! Suen, beneficent one of Enlil, ...... the living! Cornelian calf, adorned with beauty, ...... brilliance! ...... prince whose forehead flourishes and whose countenance ......! Suen, warrior possessing great strength whose solidity ......, ......, radiance in (?) the pure heavens, ...... fear over the broad earth, making ...... manifest among the gods, ......, ...... greatly ......, ...... in heaven and on earth ......,
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14-20. (Suen speaks:) "
2 lines fragmentary I am the ...... of Enlil, ....... In fear (?) of my lordship and greatness ....... O my mother, speak to my father ......, speak to the Great Mountain Enlil ....... Like the god, my brother, ......."

21-29. His mother Ninlil spoke (?) to her spouse, she addressed her words to the Great Mountain Enlil: "O my spouse, your son Suen ....... The beneficent son, the song of the heart, ....... You ...... born of mother and father, ....... Prince, glory of the E-kur, fruitful one of the Ki-ur ......, the cowherd ...... cows, Suen ......, the princely son ......."



Revision history

29.viii.2000: GC, editor: adapting translation
30.ix.2000: JAB, editor: proofreading
05.x.2000: GC, editor: SGML tagging
20.x.2000: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
20.x.2000: ER, editor: web publication
01.vi.2003: GC/JE, editor/technical developer: XML/TEI conversion

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