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Four Hymns to GulaAuthor(s): C. J. Mullo-WeirReviewed work(s):Source: Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, No. 1 (Jan., 1929),pp. 1-18Published by: Cambridge University PressStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25221482 .Accessed: 08/10/2012 14:22
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JOURNAL OF THE
ROYAL "ASIATIC SOCIETY
1929 Part L?JANUARY
Four Hymns to Gula By Tub REV. C. J. MULLO-WEIll, M.A., B.D.
II YMNS to Gula are few and scattered. In the present article some of these are brought together. They are
treated in the following order :?
(a) King, Bab. Magic and Sorcery, No. 6, 11. 71-95, with
the variants there cited and a new variant in Ebeling, KAR.
341. A ?u-il-la prayer.
(b) King, ibid., No. 4, 11. 24 ft'. A su-il-la prayer.
(c) Craig, Religious Texts, i, 18 (ed. Martin, Textes Religieux,
p. 70), with a variant in KAR. 41. Probably a kisub.
Bilingual.
(d) K. 232 (= Craig, ibid., ii, 16-18). Perhaps a dedication
hymn. Semitic.
Through the kindness of the authorities in the British
Museum, especially Dr. H. It. Hall and Mr. Sydney Smith, I have had the privilege of collating Nos. (c) and (d), and
of the latter I have made a fresh copy. I am further indebted
throughout this article to Professor Langdon, for many of
the interpretations, restorations, and notes.
(a) Kino, No. 6, 11. 71-95
Vnr. A - KAR. 341 ; varr. B, C, I), and K us in King, ibiil. (Var. B =
King, No. 7, ?-33 ; var. C ?
King, No. 37, 7 fl.) Conjectural restorations aro printed in ordinary type.
71.1 Hptu ilat
Gu~la 2
b?ltum ?ur-bu-tum ummu ri-mez-ni-tum 4
a-H-bat samc-e ell?ti
JHAS. JANUARY 1929. 1
2 four hymns to gula
72. al-si-ki b?ltl 4
i-ziz-zi-im-ma 5
H-me 3-c 6 ia-a-ti
73. e?-e-ki as-hur 1-ki kima ulinni ili-i? u ?tari-i? ulinna-ki
a?-bat
74. dS-Sum di-in 8 da-a-ni puruss? par?-si ?
75. dS-Sum bul 10-lu-tu u n Sul-lu-mu ba-Su-? 12 itti-ki
76. di-ium e-ti-ra 1314 ga-ma-la
16 u Su-zu-ba 16 t?-oY-6
77. ilat Gu-la 17 b?ltum ?ur- [bu-tum]18 ummu 10 ri-mi ^-ni-tum
78.21 ina 22 ma-'-du-ti kakkabdni 23 ?a 2*-ma-mi
79. [fciftti26 A^-a-?f? 20] as-hur-ki27 ib-H-ki uzn?-i?
80. mashata 28
muh-ri-in-ni-nm li-ki-e 20
un-ni-ni-j,a
81.30 lu-uS-pur-ki ana ili-i? zi-ni-i 31 ?tari-i? zi-ni-ti
82.32 ana ?it aii-?a &i ?ab-su-ma kam-lu itti-ja33 83. |>na
34 6i-ri 35 u36 ?w?t 30] ? 37~?a-|)ia-a? 3*-ht-nam-ma 39] 84.40 [^i-?a-to-M# 41] a-ia-[nam-dar42] 3543 ?a<(?w.ia44 b?ltum Sur-bu-tumi? ina a-mat ki-bi-ti-ki
[sir-ti 4fl 4 M ina ?-k?r 47 <l"/?W 47
48] 86. ? an-ni-ki ki-nim 40 M [la en? 50]-? 87.61 ill ?ab-su li-tu-ra ?tari zi-ni-t[umB2 ?i-iiu-uh 63] 88. ilu ali'i?
84 td ?ab-su-ma kam-lu [libba-s? itti-ja 8B] 89. ?d 66 i-zi-za li-nu-ha ?d i-gu-ga [li-ip-Sah 67] 90. ilaf Gu-la u b?ltum ?ur-bu-tum68 $a-bi-ta-at a-[bu-ti-ja
at-ti69] 91.60 ana el iluMarduk $ar 62 il?ni bel ri-mi-niia [a-bu-ut-H
?ab-ti fl3 ki-bi-i balaba 64]
92. ?u ?5-lul-ki rap-?u fle
ta-j?-ra-tu-ki kab-[ta-a-tuin e7|
93. gi-mil dum-ki u ?* ba-la-ti cli- [?a suk-ni fl9J 94. nar-bi-ki lu-?d-pi d?-l?-l-ki lud-lul
95. inim-inim-ma Su-il-ld dinoir Gu-la-kam
1 Lines 71, 72 form tinco linos in A. a BE ?*< Be lit Ml. ? CE mi. 4 Hero A begins a now lino. 5 A me I CE ?. 7 B ashur. A wa,
B til. D [paj-ra-?u. 10 A hu.nl. ? B omits it. " CE baM-u.
18 B cf?ra. l* ? inserts w. 16 B gam?la.
le B Siizuba. X1 B *'"?
Z?e-/t? M?. " ABDE M-kutum. ? D ?m-mit. ?0 D wie. *l Lines
78, 79 form ono lino in B. *2 A i-na. 98 mul-mul B mu/. M B1)E ai. ? Bead B. A reads b?lt?. Bead A. B hos ?a-[a-J?]> cf. King, 4, 33 [b?ltu ka]>a-?i.
a7 DE seem to read at-kal-ki, cf. King,
4, 33. M A t?rt?Aa?f. 2? /iH-t. so Lino 81 forms two linos in A. 9l A
insorts ?. M Lines 82, 83 form one lino in B. s8 E -tdf. 84 Read D.
FOUR HYMNS TO GULA 3
A roads ana. ? Read AD. 86 Read ADE. 37 Read ADE. King has
copied da. 88 Read DE. 89 Read E. 40 Ace. to King, BDE omit
lino 84. 41 Read A. ? Cf. KAR. 02, edgo a-ta-nam-da-ru and CT. xxvii,
30, 10, %4a-nam>da-ru. 48 BE insert in thrco lines tho common eclipse formula. E precedes this by tho lino [ana-ku annannu m?r annanni Id] il-Sk annannu iStar-Sh annanni-tum. u B ilat Be-lit ML 46 I) tu. 48 Restored by King from 4, 43. 47 Read A. 48
"?BAD, cf. also King, 4, 43. D has traces of BAD, see King, 7, 23. 48 D ni. 60 Restored by
King from 4, 44. 61 Lino 87 forms two lines in AD. Read A. 63 Res
toration uncertain, but tho senso is clear. 64 A ta. " Restored by
King from 4, 37. 6* A fa. *7 Restoration uncertain ; cf. King, 4, 46
and 47 ; pafafru is gonorally used parallel to ndhu. Tho senso is clear. 88 A tu. *9 Cf. Ebeling, Quellen, i, 2, 35 ? KAR. 58, Obv. 35. Lino 91
forms two lines in A. 81 B a-na. 8a lugal. A reads fat 88 Read A.
King has tho ideogram for sab?tu, and reads sab-t[i a-bu-ut-ti]. 84 Cf. King,
4, 49 ; or restore US-me zik-ri, cf. King, i, 43 (var. 33, 25, zik-ri-ia). A has
tho beginning of ki or lie. ? A zu I 68 B S?, A S?. 87 Cf. King, 40, 6. 88 B il. 88 Cf. Langdon, PSBA., 1918, 108, 17 - =
King, i, 22 ; Ebeling,
Quellen, i, 3, 40 ? KAR. 58, Obv. 40.
Translation
Incantation. Gula,1 lady magnified, mother compassion
ate, dweller in the pure heavens, I have cried to thee, lady ; stand forth and hear me !
I have sought thee, I have turned to thee, like the robe
of my god and my goddess thy robe have I clasped. Forasmuch as to judge a cause, to make a decision? 2
75 Forasmuch as to make alive and to bring peace are with
thee, Forasmuch as to preserve, to spare and to save thou
art able 3
Gula, lady magnified,4 mother compassionate,
Among the multitudinous stars of heaven
Unto thee, lady, have I turned ; my ears are unto thee.
80 Fine meal accept from me, receive my supplication, Let me send, thee to my angry god, my angry goddess, To the god of my city who is wrathful and incensed
against 6 me.
By reason of a vision and a dream that have occurred
I am afraid, so that I am cast into gloom.
4 FOUR HYMNS TO OU LA
85 Gula, lady magnified, mother compassionate, at the word
of thy renowned command which in Ekur is Enlil
And thy steadfast mercy that changeth not
May my wrathful god be reconciled, my angiy goddess
rest;
May the god of my city who is wrathful, and whose heart
is enraged against 6 me
Who is furious, rest, who is enraged, relent I
90 Gula, lady magnified, one who maketh intercession for
me art thou, Unto Marduk, king of the gods, my merciful lord, make
intercession for me ; command life ! e
Thy protection is wide, thy reconciliation is mighty.7 A bounty of welfare and of life provide for me !
Thy greatness verily I will extol, thy praises verily I will
sing.
95 Incantation of "
The Lifting of the Hand "
to Gula.
The above hymn seems to be arranged in four almost
equal sections, marked by the repetition of the invocation.
Lines 83, 84, are an occasional insertion of a type common
in prayers of this class.8 Here they occur, sometimes with
other insertions, in the very centre of the hymn. The hymn which follows, King, 4, 24 f?.t is in part a variant
of the last. In King, No. 6, the order of prayers is Aim,
Nusku, Sin, Gula, Shamash ; in No. 7, Marduk, Gula, Ishara.
In No. 4, the order is Ea [= Enlilbanda), Damkina, Ninurta,
Gula, the gap at the end of the obverse being partially restored by No. 3. No. 4 corresponds to the rubric of the
bit rimki series, Zimmern, Ritualtafeln, 26. iii, 44-51, and is
undoubtedly tablet II of the series ; King, No. 41, is tablet I
(Anu-Antu-Enlil-Ninlil) and King, No, 1, is tablet III.
1 Var. *'
Dclit'ili ", i.o. *'
Queen of tlio Gods", a tillo of Gula. * Perhaps
better construe this lino with tho preceding, and tr. "
For the soke of
judging a oauso, of making a decision". Cf. King, 4, 28. 8 Lit. "thou
knowest ". 4 Var. "
sublime ". 6 Lit. "
with ". e Or,
" may ho hear
my speech." ? Lit.
" weighty ". ? Cf. King, 4, 38 IT. ; OECT. vi, 83, D ;
PBS. it 2, 23, 6.
FOUR HYMNS TO CIULA O
(b) King, No. 4, II. 24 ff.
The restorations in italics are from the preceding hymn,
King, 6, 71-95.
24. Hptu im Gu-la b?l-tu ?ur-bu-t? a-si-bat ?am?-e [i,MA-nim *]
25. [il-tu]m 2 rim-ni-tum ka-i-?at b[a-la-ti3]
26. [iiEL])]-lu-us-sa ta?-mu-? ki-bit-sa ?ul-[mu] 27. [al]-si-ki b?ltu i-ziz-zi-ma ?i-me-i ka-ba-[ii?\ 28. [ana4] di-ni da-ni puruss? par?-si ?ulma(\)
6 ?ullu-mi
29. [ashur]-ki a-$e~'-ki ulinna-ki as-bat k?ma ulinni ili-i? u
i?tari-i?
30. [di]-ni di-ni puruss?-i? puru-si a-lak-ti ?i~[m\) 31. [??-?um] e-ti-ra ga-ma-la ?u-zu-ba ti-di-[e\
32. ??-[?um? hul-lu-lu ?ul-lu-mu ha-?u-? it-ti-[ki\ 33. b?ltu [ka]-a-?i at-kal-ki ?um-ki a? fl-k[?r(?)] 34. ib-??-ki uzn?-i? it-ri-n?-in-ni-ma ilu-ut-ki ?w?-[ta-id] 35. ms k?ti-{? muh-ri-ma liki-i un-ni-ni-i?
36. lu-u?~pur-ki ana ili-i? zi-ni-i istari-ja zi-ni-[ti) 37. ana Hi ali-i? ?? ?ab-su kani-lu libba-?? it-ti-[i?] 38. ina ?utti u bi-ri ?? iltana?ka-n\am-ma] 39. ina lumun altal? iluSin M ina arhi annanni ?mi annanni
?ak-na
40. lumun id?ti itt?ti limn?ti la t?b?ti
4L7 M ina ekalli-\? u m?ti-i? ba??-a
42. pal-ha-ku ad-ra-ku u ?u-ta-du-ra-ku
43. ina a-mat ki-bi-ti-ki sir-ti ?? ina ?-k?r [iluEnlil] 44.7 u an-ni-ki ki-nim ?? la en? ?
45. VU ?ab-su lit?-ra i?tar-l zi-ni-t? [li-nu-uhj 46. ilu ali-j? iluMarduk ?? i-gu-ga l[i(?)-ip-ah] 47. [?? i\zi-zu lip[pa-sir]
ilat Gu-la b?ltu ?ur-bu-t? ummu
[ri-mi-ni-lum] 48. [ana]
ilu Marduk bel Ci) [ri-mi-ni-ia] mari ris-ti-e ??
[?"IS-a] 49. [a-bu-ut-ti sab-ti] ki-bi-i [balai a] 50. ... (The rest of the hymn is missing.)
1 Cf. Zimmern, llitiialtafeln, 20, iii, fil. 2 Kcsfoicd by King from 7, 35 ; or restore ra-bi-tum. 3 Cf. King, 9, 39. 4 Or ?i-?um, cf. King, 0, 74, but
6 four hymns to oula
King, p. 28, noto, says thero scorns to bo room for only ono sign and restores
ana. 6 Idg. dhg-gun, perhaps
s= Sulmu, which scorns to bo tho word
required hero. dUg ?
good ; gun = much. Cf. tho parallel pnssngo in
iv R. 00, Obv. 37, whoro the tablet is unfortunately broken. e aS for at. 7 11. 40, 41, and 43, 44, each form ono line in King's var. B.
Translation
Incantation. Gula, lady magnified, dweller in the heavens
of Aim, 25 Goddess compassionate, bestower of life,
Whose regard is acceptance,1 whose word is peace, I have cried to thee, lady; stand forth and hear my
speech !
For the sake of judging my cause, making a decision and
bringing peace I have turned to thee, I have sought thee, thy robe have
I clasped like the robe of my god and of my goddess. 30 Judge my cause, make my decision, fix my path !
Forasmuch as to preserve, to spare and to save thou art
able,2 Forasmuch as to give life and to bring peace are with
thee,
Lady, in thee have I trusted, thy name have I invoked ;
My ears are unto thee. Preserve me, and I will verily
glorify thy divinity. 35 The lifting of my hand receive, accept my supplication.
Let me send thee to my angry god, my angry goddess, To the god of my city who is wrathful and whose heart
is incensed against3 me.
By reason of a dream and a vision that have occurred,
By reason of the disaster of an eclipse of the moon, which
in such and such a month on such and such a day
occurred,
40 A disaster of omens and signs, evil and not good, Which are in my palace and my land,
I am afraid, I am gloomy and I am cast into gloom. At the word of thy renowned command which in Ekur
is Enlil,
FOUR IIVMNK TO (IIILA 7
And thy steadfast mercy that changeth not, 45 May my wrathful god be reconciled, my angry goddess
rest;
May the god of my city, Marduk, who is enraged, relent,
Who is furious, be appeased ! Gula, lady magnified, mother compassionate,
Unto Marduk, lord of my compassion, first son of Ea, Make intercession for me, command life . . .
1 Lit. "
hearing ". 3 Lit. "
thou knowest ". 3 Lit. "
with ".
(C) CltAIG, RT. i, 18
Var. KAR. 41, from which is restored the beginning of
11. 1-3. Judged by its literary style, this hymn is probably a ki?ub,1 and is accordingly followed by a Semitic ?u-il-la
prayer, in column II. The last line of the Sumerian in
column II is probably to be restored ? m[?-e] . . . from
OECT. 6, 48, 1. 6. In that text a rubric designating it a
ki?ub intervenes before the commencement of the Semitic
?u-il-la prayer.
1. [?\n 2
[dNi]n 2-si 3-in-na 4 [ama sag g?g-ga]-6ge
2. [l,atNin-k|?r-ra-ak um-mc [sal-mat l<ak-k]a 6-d[iJ Ninsinna,7 mother of the dark-headed,8
3. [dNin]-tin-?g-ga ama sag [g?g*-g]a-ge 4. i,atNintinugga
10 urn 2-me sal-mat kak-ka-di
Nintinugga, mother of the dark-headed, 5. dBa-? t? nam-til-la ?ub-ba ?ag
u gig l2-ga-ge
6. UatBau 13 na-cla-iit ?i-pat ba-l?-^i ana 14 ki-is 16 lib-bi
Bau, who casts the incantation of life for the sick heart, 7. dDa-mu le
galu kud-da sa d?-d? ll-ge 8. l,atDamu
18 ?a sir-a-na le
bat-ka 20
i-k?s-sa-ru 21
Damu, who binds up the man whose sinew is severed,22
9. dGu-nu-ra 22a
eiti-d? kalam-ma-ge
10. ,,alGunura 23
pa-kid 24-da-at ma-a-ti
Gimura, the overseer of the land, 11. dAma-?u-ma{j-a
2b abrig
2* ?-k?r-ra-ge
s FOUR HYMNS TO GULA
12. i,atAma?umaha27 ab-rak-ldfc ?-k?r
Amashiunaha, apothecary of Ekur, 13. dAma-?u-ljal-bi ama nig-nam gdl-la-ge 14. UatAma?uhalbi28 um-me 20 ?ik 2-na-at 2
napi?-tim 30
Amashubalbi, mother of whatsoever exists,31 15. ?T?-b?-inM-t?M-ba-?dg233 sukal2 matj ?ag ?-gal
ma?-ge 16. i,at< TubeintubaSag > 34 suk-kal-lu ?i-i-ru
3? ?t? ki-rib
l<?-gal-mah
Tubeintubashag, far-famed messenger of the heart of
Egalmah, 17. 3Bsag gig sil gig ?ag gig lipe?
37 gig
18. mu-ru-us2 kak-ka-di minus38 Sin-ni muru?38 lib-bi
ki-i? lib-bi
Headache, toothache, heart-sickness, bowel-sickness, 19. [igi gi]g
39 d-stg sa-ma-nd tura ?ul-g\dl-l?\40
20. [ ] : murus i-ni a-sak-ku sa-ma-nu41 mur-su
1 [im-nu]
Eye-disease, plague, itch(?), evil disease . . .
21. . . . (The rest of the tablet is broken ofi.) 4a
1 For the meaning of this term, seo ho,ngi\ont-O?CT. vi, Proface. Ibid.,
pp. 44-60, a number of kiSub texts aro edited. B Craig's copy should be
amended. 8 Var. Nin-i^si-in-nd]. * Ninisinna and Ninsinna are here
translated Ninknrrak, a well-known epithet of Gula and Hau. In KAR.
10 (var. KAR. 15), cd. Ebcling, Quellen, i, 62 IT., wo havo a hymn to Ni-in
si-an-na, who is likowiso translated Niiikarrak. Consequently Ninisinna =
Ninsinna = Ninsianua (orig. Nin-ana-s?-an-na) = "
Queen who fills
the heavens ", i.o. Venus (IStar), and docs not mean "
Queen of Isiu "
; cf. Langdon, Tammuz and Ishtar, p. 175, et passim.
5 Cf. 1. 3. Cf. 1. 4. 7 So tho Sumcrian ; tho Semitic has
" Niiikarrak ". 8 i.o.
" mankind ".
Restored. I0 V. iUunin4i-?g-ga. n V. sag, translated lib-bi
" heart" I
18 Tho sign in Var. is ovidontly intended for gig. 18 V. "?'Ba-?. u V.
ana. 15 Tho root is kss press, harass, bo harassed, bo angry ; sco Langdon, AJSL. 34, 207, 208. 18 Damu is a titlo of Tammuz as well as of tho
Earth-goddess ; see Langdon, Tammuz and Ishtar, p. 0 f. et pas. ,7 V.
kejf-da-ge. For this use of ge, sco Langdon, OEOT. 0, p. 30, n. 1. d?-d? ?
kas?ru only horo. Prb. du ? "
assemblo "
(die 7 in Langdon, Sum. Or.,
p. 210). ? V. Da-mu. l9 V. nu. *? V. ku. 21 V. i-k?s-sar (?).
" So
the Sumcrian ; tho Somitic has "
Damu who binds up tho severed siuow ", ,,A Seo Langdon, Bab. Liturgies, p. 130. 2S Var. iMgu-nu>ra.
24 Var. ki. 18 i.o.
" mother of tho far-famed might ". Var. *>Su-maj.
u Cf. "'
FOUR HYMNS TO GULA 9
abrig in Johns, ADD. 828, 1. 5. In BA. v, 044, 15, Gula of Isin is called
abrig maj ?
[ab-rak-?ca-tu sir]>tum. a7 Var. ila'8U'?nah. 88 See list of
corrections in Craig, RT. ii. p. ix. Var. ""'Amt-Su-hal-bi. 29 Var. umme. 80 Var. na-piS- \tim).
& So tho Sumcrian ; the Semitic has "
mother of tho creation of the breath (of life) ". 32 Var. tu. 33 Var. za. 84 Tho text omits ; Var. has "?'Tu-be-in-tu-ha-za. 35 Var. si-ru. 88 With 11. 17-20, cf. CT. 10, 31, 04-0. 37 Seo RA. 17, 100, UpeS
=-- libbi, but probably does not mean
" heart ", but rather
" bowels
" or
" womb ".
88 Var. mu-ru-us. *9 Restored from CT. 16, 31, 96. 40 Restoration
uncertain. 41 Sumcrian loan-word, cf. Thompson, Mediad Texts, 1, 2, 10 ? "
itch ", "
skiiwliseaso ". It is also used for calcium nitrate, a scaly deposit that forms on walls ; seo Proceedings of the Royal Hociely of Medicine,
17, p. 4. 4a Traces of jxd occur in tho middlo of 1. 21.
{d) K. 232
Obvi?ksio
1.DI 2.KI
3.[ni??(?) a(?)]-pa-a-ti
.pale-faced peoples, 4. . [iltt^A8ar(iyi]?(iyd?g
.Marduk,
5.[ilH ̂ [Asar-glr 1
.Marduk (?),
6.-hatCi) 2 a-li-da-at il[?ni(i.)]
3
.mother of the gods,
7.[m?]-?ap-?i-hat iluNanna[ri] .who appeaseth Sin,
8.k?t Hi .'. . who removeth(?) affliction,4
9.-bil(l.)-ti Hi u sarri
.god and king, 10.ra~yi-mat iluUtug?l-lus
.lover of Ninurta, 11. [na-di-na-at halti] u pa-li
6 ?? ina ?am?-e man-za-as-sa
SAL-S? Giver of sceptre and hatchet, whose station 7 in heaven
is ... ,
K. 232
?bvciso
?ym- a
?H *4 ?k i^l ff *? . <FJBI * tf ??T ftp ?ff
??T * Hfl ?4 ' ??[ <- IETT.*** ?]? $| HK * M^H^^r-^if if Hpt
U hit -<THt? wir* v <r>- ^ ;?p($| # * ^*n * m? ?it ?f? 4?
U *j[ *h? w- * **-?$$&$&&}!&? *r ?f- ^
?-<. 4^*r???*^V?r\^^^ PST ??m p?
iVfWPs.^-vvv*vVii'?^5?r:iHr <r <im ?jar ^
? ;v:5/;:-:,v:?/.-.;>--::y^^;v^v:->.;iar tfff l*i? mSJTT T?
l^s?:".-^?-r^:Avl-:-?.?;:-:-:^N!?^/,Hi\-:v.?:;-Xi ?? *T ?*?"T Jg|
V? ! * * .'
?
80
FOUR HYMNS TO GULA
K. 232
Obverso (continued)
''.V:.\* H t?*4 := M^ A&
12. [ab-kal-lat ba-ra *]-at mul-li-la-at9 mu?-?i-pat917? w am?ii
Counsellor, seer, purifying priestess, magician-priestess of god and man,
13. ilalNin-tin-'?g-ga be-el-tu mu-?ap-?i-hat gi-mir ni?e mu
bal-lit-ta-at m?ti
Nintinugga, lady who appeaseth all peoples, who giveth life to the dead man,
14. ilatNin-k?r-ra-ak be-lit rik-si ?r-??-?e-e e-pi-sat nik-ka-si
a-ri-e
Ninkarrak, mistress of the spell 10
against sorcery, who
casteth up the reckonings of multiplication,11 16. la-ba-at1Z uz-za-at ? mu-ma--ir-rat
Crying in rage and directing, 16. ilatK?r-rib-ba
13 ka-?i-da-at ik-su-ti mu-nak-ki-ral uz-za
a-ti
Kuribba, conqueror of the violent, opposer of rage, 17. iiatMe^ne ba-nit par-si ilatMe-me-?ig-ga ??-pi-kal
14
irsi-tim ??-ma-mi
12 FOUR HYMNS TO GULA
M?me, creatress of ordinances, Memeshigga, moulder of
earth and heaven, 18. ilQtAma-?u-hal-bi um-mu ri-mi-ni-tum mu-?ap-si-hat
zu-um-ri
Amashuhalbi, mother compassionate, soother of the
body, 19. ilatGigim-?ig-ga1S ba-nit kak-ki16 na-di-na-at ??di
dum-ki
Gigimshigga, creatress of "
weapons ", giver of a good
protecting-deity, 20. ilatLamma-?ig-ga ?d-pi-kdt irsi-tim mu-?at-li-mat lamassi
dum-ki
Lammashigga, moulder of the earth, bestowcr of a good
guardian-genius,
21. ilatMah ?i-rat Hani [a-li-kat] pu-ut iluAsur
Mali, far-famed one of the gods, who goeth before Asliur, 22. ilatNin-mah.Hat Nin-tu
Ninmah,.Nintu, 23. ilatLUM ........ mu-?ak-li-mat ta-liUi
. who granteth 17
offspring 24. be-l?.da-?d-me
Mistress of.abodes,
25. mu-.ma-ha-zi
Who.holy places,
26.[in(1]]-nam-ma-ru i-sar-ru-ru me
(erasure) ?ikaruls(2.) .are made to shine, water and beer flow,
27.i-ba-u
.they come in,
28.e-li? ? ?ap-li? .above and below,
29.[ma(?)]~ha-ri? ?d-di-id-ma
.in front (?) it is pulled,10
30.[I]B{1) KAL da-?d-me
.abodes,
31.[ra-H-mat] iluUtu-g?l-lu
FOUR HYMNS TO OULA J3
.lover of Ninurta, 32. te-rit20.RU ?S? ZI . . .
Nurse(?). 33. ki-rib.tu-??-ha-am-mat
The midst of.she causes to be set on
fire(?), 34. . .
-?ar(1)-?i- ....
[?u-ba]t-sa D?-kug21
.her dwelling is Dukug, . 35. . . BIT I . . . . a-?i-bat ?ub-ba-a-ti
.dwelling in sanctuaries 22
36. . . tna(?) NI.BAD IJUR . .
37.DA RA na-?at giz\illi(i.)} .bearer of the torch (?).
38.[U]N(i) i Sam Si mat su
39. . ..NI BIT
40.KI LAM DA
Rkvku.se
1. . . . TI ila?Nin-?ig-[ga] .
. Ninshigga 2.-ta ir-si-ta
.the earth .
3. . . . ,. SA RI E SA[R]
4.AM SE-GU-N[A]2*
5. . [ri-i]-ta u ma?-ki-ta.
Shewho(?) . . the pasturage and drinking-place .
6.na-pi?-ti. . the soul .
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7.ba-ri nap-ha-ri .
.air. . .
8.SAD DA LAT(?)
9. HE-NUN . : . TUK-KAN *? puruss?
. . .
.the decree . . . . . .
10. tin?ri27 . . . nu-um-mu-ra kut-rin-m ?u-[us-$u-na
ti-di-c] The oven . . . how to firo(i), how to cause incense
to be smelt sho knowcth,
K. 232
Rovorao
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\^Ho;^y'^^:0^7:^ ^T W ^ Jl^my^^^^
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ftp HR?? PT Jfc ^ <?* ^:: i?-ti-r?&*> v?-?:-r^/il^i W|
v?^? HH-^Wtf 4^*?\??V3r?(*t< ^^;r^:>^^<^?^^S^<:
Vf $&"? ?< Hr *? Hi AyfF ̂ *ftS&?7?^^^
FOUR HYMNS TO GULA 15
U
K. 232
Reverso {continued)
^ir ?-< wa 4W ?ir M- ?hm tits ?- ^wy^rvi^v^K^v <Y- tf^tf V^ttflr* tf?F tfi IT -U Kww'i'M-iW.'.?.'t?/-?.:.;:.';:.:;
??ff *?r*- ?w Jtr * *?m? rt2 <r *=- <tht?. ^f
^ rr r- jzyr <P wff *? &s ^ #l M im p$3 w &- *t Hf t ?ft ^r* <? *v ?K ?^r
fer fr J?- ?Tl A* ?? ̂ JTTf-q?- HF" Wfff tMtfT *
>-^>:*W:?.i:;V,V.v.V-^.v.:?qfc? AT ?T
^^? >>:>Y^? # IT
;V^.?V.?V:: fct?TT *
'Av..r:':j5? r
11. a-?far ri-kis ?amni ki-i-ni i?-ka-ti tlu-u?-ta-din]28 In the place of the cult-installation of sure oil29 she
fixeth the portions (of men), 12. . . . -27 iluA-nim iluEn4il u
ilu?-[a). . . .
. . . . Anu, Enlil, and Ea.
M>
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13. a-Sar ilu8in iluSamaS nuAdad ?.
In the place where Sin, Shamash, and Adad.
14. kan-su-ma ilu u tloti?-ta-ri i-b?r-ra.
God and Goddess are bowed down, beholding .
15. "?Marduk bel ne-me-ki i-SA T MA(1).
Marduk, lord of wisdom.
16. inakut-rin-ni?amniC\) . . . ??ri30 imm?ri ?-?u-rat
i?sur?31.
By incense, oil, . . . . , the flesh of lambs, bird
omens, .
17. ina di-ni u jmrussi ma-har-?d.
By judgment and decision before her.
18. a-?ar sa-U-me ?d harr?nu u pa-da-nu ?u-te- [?u-ra]
In the place of peace, where way and path are made
straight, ....
19. . -pat-ti uz-ni-?i-na dr-kdt-si-na i-\j)ar-ra-as(1)]
He(?) opens their ears, the r future he decides, 20. i-nu-?u lib-bi-?d SI (?)-te-li? u?-.
At that time, her heart (?). 21. dal-ha ?-su-ra-a-te ?u-ta-bu-la-te [t?r?ti].
Confused were the fates, the omens were darkened (?) .
22. ta-mit it-mu-u ta-*-it-turn 32
piri[?tum 33
um-ma]
An answer they gave, counsel, decision, as follows,
23. ?i-i-ma mu?-ta-lat ma-$a-at ma-la-kat. "
She shall be the contemplative, the sufficient, the
counsellor,.
24. u?-ta-pi-il kil-lat-si-na i-pat-tar ar-ni
She shall suppress their 34 shame, she shall annul (their)
sins,
25. be-lit ri-e-?i ut-nin-ni a-na si-si-it ha-an-da-at
She shall be the lady of joy and prayer hastening to the
cry (of the people), 26. i-?im-me tas-lit ni?? i-nam-din bul-tu
She shall hear the imploration of the peoples, she shall
give life, 27. i-nam-din te-e ?d ?up-?u-hi Si-pat bal?ti
FOUR JIYMNH TO GULA 17
She shall give the incantation of alleviation and the spell of life,
28. i-pat-tar ri-kis nam-ra-?i mu-ru-us ta-as-siih-ti36
She shall loosen the band of disease, the distress of
tribulation,
29. ab-kal-lat ba-ra-at mu?-?i-pat mu-us-sa-at ka-la-ma
She shall be the counsellor, the seer, the magician, the
purifier (?) 36 of all tilings,
30. $a-ni-kat ri--a-ta a-?i-rat mu?-ta-lat
The establisher of rulership, the musterer, the adviser
31. sa-ki-pat.b?ltu ri-me-na-at
The overwhelmer . . the lady, the compassionate, 32. mu-kal- [li-mat itt?ti] sa-bi-ta-at 3 7
mu-pat-ti-rat The revealer of signs, the intercessor, the forgiver,38
33. [ri-mi-ni-tum ?? ta-a-bu 30] na-as-hur-??
The merciful, whose reconciliation 40 is good, 34.?i-tul41-??
.her counselling,
35.[ilYt-g\-gl .the Heaven-spirits,
36..-ta-lat 37. . . -lu-ta da-?d-me
. . . . . abodes,
38..-di-?? 39.-lid
40.-rat 41. . . (Remainder broken
off.)
1 Prb. alim is intended, cf. Langdon, Epic of Creation, vii, 3 iluAsar
alim, and vii, 5, ""Asar-aUm-nun-na = Marduk. See ibid., note on alim.
Cf. also CT. 24, 27, 26. a Perhaps tho end of another sign.
3 The name
of some god may have stood here. * Lit. "
tho hand of God ". 8 This
name is also applied to Norgal. 8
palu = "
hatchet "
(not "
ring ") as
an embloin of royal power, and is prb. a loan-word from Su mer. bal = "
hatchet ". See Langdon, Epic of Creation, p. 130, n. 1. 7 The reference
is to the Hypsoma of Von us, i.e. Pisces ; see Langdon, Epic of Creation,
p. 149, n. S. Gula is sometimes identified with Venus ; the mulGula identified
with Aquarius is not tho goddess Gula ; seo Langdon, Archiv, f?r Orient
forschung, iv, 96, and literature there cited. 8 Restored from Rev., 1. 29. 9
Titles of priests, Muss-Arnolt, 549 and 608. Hero we havo the feminine
forms, which are not in tho dictionaries. ,0 i.e. "
ritual ". ll nikkasu,
nikasu ? reckoning, counting, bookkeeping ; tho Sumerian is nig-Sid.
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18 FOUR HYMNS TO QULA
Cf. YOS. iii, 17, 4f. nikkasa it~ti>?U-nu e-pi?, and ibid., 40, 21, nikkasa
e-pu-uS-ma. Tho word appears in Syriao as niksayy?, in Hebrew os
n'kastm. Aru is a loan-word from Sumcr. a-ra = " multiplication
" ;
cf. SAI. 8839, a-ra =^ a-ru : M nikkasi ^ " multiplication, applied to
reckoning", in GT. 11, 30, I). Cf. Thureau-Dangin, RA. 19, 90. Gula is
thus confounded here with Nidaba, tho goddess of numbers, sco Langdon, Tammuz and Ishtar, p. 151. 12 lab? ?
lab?bu, growl, rago ; cf. Zimmern,
Neujahrsfeste 20, 07, iada-bi-a "
cry out "
; cf. KAR. 379, 5-9, ilbi-u, of
oxen and pigs. ls SAI. 6374, explains dKkr-rib-ba wrongly as Igigi.
It is explained rightly in CT. 25, IS, 0, ns Ishartum, i.o. Gula ; cf. also
CT. 23, 2, 17, where ?Kiu-rib-ba ? Ninisinna, i.e. Guia. Tho root rib
means "
excel ". u Sap?ku
~ to pour out metal into a mould, honco
mould (weapons, ote.) ; cf. Clay, Gilgamesh, 102 and 105-7. 18 Tho
name means "
good ghost ". le kakku "
weapon ", prob, refers to a sign on the liver and hence = "
liver omen ". 17 Lit. "
causoth to appear ". 18 Doubtful. * Translation uncortain. 20 te-rit = "
oraclo ", but perhaps we havo hero tho feminine of tint guardian, though wo should expect tarttu. ? Tho assembly-hall of tho gods.
2a Lit. "
dwellings ". 28 Re
storing GI-I[ZI-LAL]. i?
?egun? is a kind of grain. Seo Ungnad, ZA.
38, 80. ,B Perhaps this is the ideogram rfe-Mun
= nuMu abundance. 16 tukkannu =* a leather bag, used for divination. 27 In GT. 12, 26, 49b, the sign rendered by didi-na is rendored also by ti-nuur. In Clay, Miscel.
63, 76 = GT. 35, 2, 05, the same sign is rendered didi-im = li-nu-ru.
Hence di-li-na and di-li-im both = tin?ru. Dclitzsch, Sumer. 01., p. 285?
under ninindu, cites a Berlin syllabary which reads dili-en, dili-na, ti-nu-ur,
tu-nu-ur = tt-HU- [ru). 28 ad?nu is a denominal verb from ad?nu fixed timo,
of. Langdon, OECT. vi, 100, 140, note. Perhaps some noun intervened
after i?k?ti. 2* A reference to oil-divination. 80 = tho liver ? 31 Lit.
"designations made by birds". 32 = taimtum || f?mu. 83
Restoring
fcal-h[al]. 3* i.e. men's. 35 Tho sign NE has tho values zah, sah, safyf
see Ungnad, ZA. 38, 80. But it has also tho valuo suh, cf. Muss-Arnolt
1180a, ta-as-su-uhdum with Boissier, Choix de Textes, 170,2, ta-as-NE-tum =
ta-as-siih-tum. 3< Doubtful. 37 Sc. abdti. 38 Lit. "
blotter out ", so. of
(tho penalty for) sin. ? Cf. OECT. vi, 81, 12. ? Lit. "
turning ". 41 Tho sign is lagar, but tho gunuiicd form, tul, is ovidontly to be read here
Correction: Tho second-last sign on p. 16, 1. 36, should bo id, the
ordinary sign for five.
Additional Noto: Scheil, Sippur, No. 0, is another variant of a). It
duplicates 11. 71-80, and was written for tho use of iShamush-shum-ukin. It
was edited by Boissior, llovuo S?mitique, 1898, 143 f., cf. also ibid., 1890,
101, and contains a few unimportant variants.
