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A praise poem of Hammu-rbi (Hammu-rbi C) -- a composite transliteration
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1 - (d)en-ki-ke4 èc-e ki mah-a zid mu-ni-in-dug4
2 - lugal-e cu-luh-e ki áj me sikil-la túm-ma
3 - lugal jic-hur kal-kal gal-zu-a ní-tuku inim sag9-sag9-ge cu-ni-cè jál-la
4 - sipad cag4 ce-ga en (d)nu-nam-nir-ra ki áj ama (d)nin-líl-lá
5 - nidba gal-gal é-kur-ra ba-
6 - X cag4 dùg-ga nun gal (d)en-ki-ke4 X
7 - dug4-ga kug (d)dam-gal-nun-na sipad zid (d)ha-am-mu-ra-bi
8 - lugal-e èc é-kic-nu-jál níj-nam mi-ni-in-X
9 - ha-am-mu-ra-bi X-a-ni X
10 - (d)nanna (d)nin-gal-bi ud cú-uc
11 - lugal níj-húl-la-ni X cu-luh jic-hur me X
12 - ki-bi-cè bí-in-gi4-gi4
13 - ca-ra-da-gub-bu KA NI cu búr-ra
14 - cul (d)suen níj E ce ce-ga
1-7 - Enki has esteemed him truly in the shrine, the august place -- the king who loves purification rites and is well-suited to the pure divine powers, the king who is skilled in the precious plans, who is reverent, eloquent and deft (?), the shepherd, favourite of Lord Nunamnir and beloved of Mother Ninlil, who great food offerings in E-kur, who delights (?) the great prince Enki, , who is cherished by holy Damgalnuna: the good shepherd Hammu-rbi.
8-14 - The king has everything in the shrine E-kic-nu-gal. Hammu-rbi, whose . Daily he Nanna and Ningal. The king whose joy is has restored the purification rites, plans and divine powers . He will stand there before you , O youth Suen, fulfilling all your requirements.
en-ki noun Enki
èc noun shrine
ki noun place
mah verb to be majestic
noun (loving) care
zid adj right
dug4 verb to say
lugal noun king
noun person
cu-luh noun ritual cleansing
ki noun place
áj verb to measure
me noun essence
sikil verb to be pure
túm verb to be suitable
lugal noun king
jic-hur noun design
kal verb to be rare
gal-zu adj skilful
ní-túkú adj reverent
inim noun word
sag9 verb to be good
cu noun hand
jál verb to be (located)
sipad noun shepherd
cag4 noun heart
ce verb to agree
en noun lord
nu-nam-nir noun Nunamnir
ki noun place
áj verb to measure
ama noun mother
nín-líl noun Ninlil
nidba noun (food) offering
gal verb to be big
é-kúr noun E-kur
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cag4 noun heart
dùg verb to be good
nun noun prince
gal verb to be big
en-ki noun Enki
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noun (loving) care
dug4 verb to say
kug adj shining
dam-gal-nun-na noun Damgalnuna
sipad noun shepherd
zid adj right
ha-am-mu-ra-bi noun Hammu-rbi
lugal noun king
èc noun shrine
é-kíc-nú-jál noun E-kic-nu-gal
níj-nám pronoun anything
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ha-am-mu-ra-bi noun Hammu-rbi
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nanna noun Nanna
nin-gal noun Ningal
ud noun day(light)
verb to cover
lugal noun king
níj-húl-lá noun joy
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cu-luh noun ritual cleansing
jic-hur noun design
me noun essence
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ki noun place
gi4 verb to return
gub verb to stand
KAKA
NINI
cu noun hand
búr verb to release
cul noun young man
suen noun Suen
níj noun thing
EE
ce noun barley
ce verb to agree