The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature

ETCSLtransliteration : c.4.23.1

A hymn to Ninkasi (Ninkasi A)

1.	a zal-le u₃-tud-da [X] X [X X]
2.	^dnin-hur-saj-ja₂-ke₄ mi₂ zid-de₃-[ec dug₄-ga]
3.	^dnin-ka-si a zal-le u₃-tud-da X [...]
4.	^dnin-hur-saj-ja₂-ke₄ mi₂ zid-de₃-ec dug₄-ga
5.	iri-zu lal₃-har-re ki us₂-sa
6.	bad₃ gal-bi cu mu-ra-an-du₇-du₇
7.	^dnin-ka-si iri-zu lal₃-har-re ki us₂-sa
8.	bad₃ gal-bi cu mu-ra-an-du₇-du₇
9.	a-a-zu ^den-ki en ^dnu-dim₂-mud-e
10.	ama-zu ^dnin-ti nin abzu-a
11.	^dnin-ka-si a-a-zu ^den-ki en ^dnu-dim₂-mud-e
12.	ama-zu ^dnin-ti nin abzu-a
13.	si nij₂-silaj ^jicmar mah-a du₈-a-zu
14.	cim-lal₃-ta ub₄-ba bappir₂ hi-hi-a
15.	^dnin-ka-si si nij₂-silaj ^jicmar mah-a du₈-a-zu
16.	cim-lal₃-ta ub₄-ba bappir₂ hi-hi-a
17.	bappir₂ udun-mah-e du₈-a-zu
18.	zar gu₂-nida-am₃ si sa₂-sa₂-am₃
19.	^dnin-ka-si bappir₂ udun-mah-e du₈-a-zu
20.	zar gu₂-nida-am₃ si sa₂-sa₂-am₃
21.	munu₄ sahar jar-ra a sig₉-ga-zu
22.	ur me-me nam gam-gam-ma-am₃
23.	^dnin-ka-si munu₄ sahar jar-ra a sig₉-ga-zu
24.	ur me-me nam gam-gam-ma-am₃
25.	sumun₂ dug-a a jar-ra-zu
26.	i-zi zi-zi-dam i-zi ja₂-ja₂-dam
27.	^dnin-ka-si sumun₂ dug-a a jar-ra-zu
28.	i-zi zi-zi-dam i-zi ja₂-ja₂-dam
29.	titab ^gikid-mah-a barag₂-ga-zu
30.	cag₄ sed₈ AN dib-ba-a
31.	^dnin-ka-si titab ^gikid-mah-a barag₂-ga-zu
32.	cag₄ sed₈ AN dib-ba-a
33.	&kac;dida gal cu tab-ba jal₂-la-zu
34.	lal₃ jectin tec₂-ba sur-ra-a
35.	^dnin-ka-si &kac;dida gal cu tab-ba jal₂-la-zu
36.	lal₃ jectin tec₂-ba sur-ra-a
37.	[JAR ...]
38.	[&kac;dida dug-ce₃ mi-ni-in-X X]
39.	^dnin-ka-si JAR X [...]
40.	&kac;dida dug-ce₃ mi-ni-in-X X
41.	^dugnij₂-dur₂-buru₃-e gu₃ nun di-dam
42.	lahtan mah-a mi-ni-in-si-sa₂-am₃
43.	^dnin-ka-si ^dugnij₂-dur₂-buru₃-e gu₃ nun di-dam
44.	lahtan mah-a mi-ni-in-si-sa₂-am₃
45.	kac si-im ^duglahtan-na de₂-a-zu
46.	^id₂idigna ^id₂buranun-na saj sig₁₀-ga-am₃
47.	^dnin-ka-si kac si-im ^duglahtan-na de₂-a-zu
48.	^id₂idigna ^id₂buranun-na saj sig₁₀-ga-am₃

Print sources

Civil 1964: composite text, translation, commentary

Electronic sources

Krecher 1996a: composite text, translation

Cuneiform sources

AO 5385 (TCL 15 20)

Ni 4569 iii 24'ff. (ISET 1 60f.)

VAT 6705 (VAS 10 156)

Revision history

21.vii.1999-27.vii.1999: JAB, editor: standardisation
22.x.1999: GZ, editor: proofreading
22.x.1999: GZ, editor: SGML tagging
22.xii.1999: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
22.xii.1999: 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