Babyloniaca, études de philologie assyro-babylonienne.

RYTHM IN BABY-LONIAN PSALMS 105
22 ki-bale Wit-gige a-a mrg'Zu 94 a-ba za-e-dt'ln tc-ba
23 (na'-)im tiir-tuir e-gu'- urn-me-ti a-ba za-e-dtim te-ba
24 ("na,)gal-gal e-~ut urn-me-ti a-ba za-e-di'm te-ba
25 (na'-)tft-r-tftr-zu (nd,)-ga1-yal-ziu miu pba ti-mne-adm2
26 ki-bal a -i-da-zu u'-mut-e-g'd1 da-gid4 zU _-nu-s
27 d.iskur-ri dt'tg-d'~g-ga a-a mtt/-na-ktt gig-ni-ba-~i-in-,ag-5
28 a-a d i.~kur J-ta i'-a-ni ud ka silim na-nam
29 '- t a t'ir-ta [e a]u g ban-da na-nawn
30 'dfru-ta gir ()[ ]gar-ra-ni ud ka-g'ar-ra na nam.
TRANSLATION.
1 Glorious IRan-mana wise one., eminent god:
2 Lord Rfamman, gigantic steer and glorious, wise one, eminent god:
3 Ramnman child of Heaven, gigantic steer 'and glorious, wise one.
eminent god:
4 Lord of Karkar, gigantic steer and glorious,wise one, eminent god:
5 Ramman, lord of plenty, gigantic steer and glorious, wise one,
[eminent] god:
6 Lord twin ram of Ea, gigantic steer and glorious
7 Father IRam-man, lord of destructive spirit6,,wiso one, eminent god:
8 Father Iamm-nnan, great destructive spirit, wise one, eminent god
9 Father IRammnan, great destructive lion, wise one, eminent god
10 Ram-man, lion of heaven, gigantic steer and glorious, wise one,
eminent god:
11 Instructor of the, world who accomplishes what is fitting
12 Thy splendor doth enrobe the world like a garment.
13 At thy thunder the great mountain, father Enlil is shaken
I. Var. of [KAL ==e~ i BR. 6196 ==dan n i.
2. Cf. Babyl. I 230 line 6 f.
3. Var. for d.
4. Meter requires short vowel; perhaps bit is the correct reading.
5. Compound of ist class with the dative object ctugduga.
6. utd ==i~nzu a synonym of amndtit (enim) in these hymns has a much more
mystical sense than Istorm ', the usual translation. The meaning I'spirit'
I shall. tr-y to establish in an edition of these hymns.