Babyloniaca, études de philologie assyro-babylonienne.

A FRAGMENT OF A NIPPUIXEN IJTU1RGY, 4

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I Lamentation. Ninth section.
2 To the temple with prayer, with prayer [we will go].
3 With the lyre(?) to the temple hastening, with prayer [we will go].
4 With the lyre(?) unto the repentant (?) with prayer, -unto Enlil[]
5 With the lyre(?) unto the divine master with prayer, unto Eulil[]
6 Oh god, the peoples with prayer come.
7 We, it Oh temple repose ),, lo! we implore, [Enlil!]
8 We, "Oh earth repose 7,, lo! we implore, Enlil
9 To pacify the heart of the lord, to my king go; Enlil!
10 To appease the heart, to appease the soul, to my king go; Enlil!1
11 We the heart of the lord will pacify; Enlil!
12 The heart of Anu, the heart of Enlil we will pacify; Enlil!
13 Enlil and his consort INinlil,
14 Ea and Damnkina, Enimul and Ninimful
15 On the threshold let there be holy water thrown.
16 Lamentation. Tenth section.
17 MVy lord art thou, the word of my city, my defender art thou.18 My shepherd, oh strong lord, my defender art thou.
19 Oh strong lord, my defender art thou, strong art thou.
20 As Sainas art thou, lord who created the heavenas.
21 As Nannar art thou, thy heroic son, he who passeth' in heaven (?)
22 Oh my lord thy word unto man thou wilt not give.
23 Thy word unto the foe thou wilt not give.
22 b 5; a-ba-an-la: -la c -gi-e., = lizzizu CT XVI 36, 9, used of all three persons.
Cf. a-ba-da-pe,~ = ga-ba-da-pe~, CT XV rev. 13 and rev. 2 f.
7. dam 'husband, wife'I (without gender), is from the root gim I'to beget'1,
bang~ a=im > dim. The classical form for mtitu and a,~atu should be gam.
8. For a-silim == " holy water,,, cf.- ama galu-tur-ra-ge a-silim gar-ra-am
= the mother of the sick man prepared healing water ', Gudea, Cyl. B. 4. 18.
En-mul and Nin-mul follow Ea and Damkina in SBP 150, 7.
9. na-anct; one expects an-na!