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35. gís-gar-bi azag-azag-ga-ám lag-lagga-ám<br />

37. a-bí-ta el-la-ám sun-sun-na-ám<br />

38. d'a-nun_na dingir-gal-gal-e-ne imite·a<br />

mu-un-azag-gi-es-ám<br />

40. igí.bi a mu-un-el-[Zi-esJ-ám<br />

41. abIJal azag-ga eridug-ga-ge3-[e_ne]'<br />

42. enkum: ditto ibba sa eri-dug: el-la<br />

eridug-ga-ge<br />

43. nenkum : ditto ibba sa erí-dug:<br />

el-la eridug-ga-ge<br />

44, ka-azag-gál6 abzu-a gal-U-es muun-dú-dú-[<br />

us]<br />

46. sag-{)ad-lal eridug-ga-ge[-e-ne] gallí-es<br />

mu-un-dú-dú-us<br />

48. é-a tú-sú lu{)al d'en-kí-ra mu-unldg-gi-es<br />

50. dúg-du-dúg-ga d·babbar en-gal ankí·a<br />

51. nam-ti·la sag-du[!-ga sag-e-es gara-ab-*<br />

sig (?)-ga<br />

53. lugal amar sílam azag-ga-dm<br />

54.. é-a tú-[ sú] teg-ga-da-zu-dé<br />

56. [tu d'marduk abzu-a-ka·ta] : ina<br />

TT-e ilumarduk sa apst.<br />

57. [d'babiJar ud-deces ga-ri-ib-lag-gi :<br />

u- ]me-sam ilusamsi línarnmír-ka<br />

58 .... tub-ba] nam-lugal-la ga-ba.riin-tub<br />

7<br />

SUMERJAN GRAMMAR<br />

1. Semitic u$uratu-sina,. it is difficult to understand to what the fem. pl. sina<br />

may reler. Tbe gods are evidently relerred to.<br />

2. 1. e., the gods.<br />

3. For the derivation 01 Eridu from eri 'city' and clug 'good', v. LEANDER,<br />

Lehnwarter, no. 171.<br />

4. Omitted (r).<br />

5. <strong>The</strong>se lines were misunderstood by me in Bab. III 6.<br />

6. <strong>The</strong> plural e-ne is omitted.<br />

7. Vide § 41 g).<br />

35. <strong>The</strong>ir" designs are sacred and pure.<br />

37. With their water which is clean and<br />

bright,<br />

38. <strong>The</strong> heaven-spirits (Anunakki), great<br />

gods, themselves have pur¡¡-ed him.<br />

40. Before them 2 they have purged<br />

him with water.<br />

41. <strong>The</strong> holy sages 01 Eridu,<br />

42. Enkum, tbe pure one of Eridu,<br />

43. Nenkum, the pure one of Eridu '.<br />

44. <strong>The</strong> priests of the nether sea have<br />

made him perfect in grandeur.<br />

46. <strong>The</strong>y that are clothed in the linen<br />

01 Eridu have made him perleet<br />

in grandeur.<br />

48. lnto the house of washing unto the<br />

king, the god Ea, they hastened.<br />

50. At the command 01 Shamash great<br />

lord of heaven and earth,<br />

51. Verily life and health as a gift he<br />

has granted unto thee.<br />

53. Oh king londling of a sacred cow,<br />

54. When unto the house of washing<br />

thou drawest nigh,<br />

56. By the incantation 01 Marduk 01 the<br />

nether sea,<br />

57. May Shamash daily make thee pllre.<br />

58. [... in the robes] 01 royalty may he<br />

elothe thee.

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