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1-15. Softened with the finest oils, softened with the finest oils -- for her let the finest oils be brought! So that she can be softened with the finest oils, let flowing oil be brought for her. For my beautiful , who is luxuriance, for my lady Ninsirsir, Ama-ugu-kuku, for my lady sitting in wine, for Ninisina sitting in wine, to make the fire blaze in the sky; for my lady bathing like a swallow, let cedar oil and cypress oil, and cedar oil, the aromatic which is beloved of the gods, and imgig oil, and oil, and holy cow's butter and dairy cow's milk, and ghee brought from the holy cattle-pen and milk brought from (?) the sheepfold, oils wafting up into the heart of heaven like aromatic resins, and ligidba plant oil and white cedar oil -- let them all glisten on her!
16-24. May she dribble with aromatic cedar resin upon her throat, with white cedar oil on her breasts, with oil on her eyes! Let the finest oils be sprinkled for her! May her neck be made to dribble with aromatic cedar resin! May the finest oils be sprinkled for her on her combed pubic hair and the hair of her head! May the finest oils besprinkle the lustrous nape of her neck as it turns! May the finest oils wash her hands and feet and her rich and fruitful parts! May her limbs and her perfect features lie in the oil! May the woman drip with oil as a cow that has been stood in the water!
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26. A ir-namub of Ninisina. (lines 25 and 26 are written as one line in source)
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1 line fragmentary escorts her to . She sails on the Euphrates, amid the holy reed-shoots; . She moors the boat at Kar-ĝetina; Enki .
19-25. Humbly she Enlil's house. She food offerings of Enlil. She slaughters cattle and sheep Enlil. greets her from his eternal royal offering-place; his shining upon her. Joyfully .
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1-7. Lady, surpassing with august divine powers, with head high, full of awesomeness, beloved daughter of great An! Ninisina, born of Ura, from the great womb a great destiny, grandiloquent counsellor of her own father, good stewardess of E-kur! Beautiful , glory of the holy throne-dais, merciful, of the black-headed! Holy Ninisina, making everything manifest! My lady, in a white garment and cloak! The impressive course of your outstandingly great deeds, which surpass description, is praised.
8-18. Your own father holy An has assigned to you supreme divine powers . Lady, mercy, who man, who lets stand up (?), you brought from the womb. Your medical skills heal a man, a man. Lady who benefits a man with her incantations, and gives ! Sores a man's body, her spells . A pin at her (?) throat, on her (?) body. Lady, the plant of life . The dying man . Nintilmud, man shining . He is entrusted (?) into the good hands of his god,
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2 lines fragmentary Isin, the city . The wicked . Ninisina . Egal-maḫ, the throne-dais . The two of them . The king summoned by name . Ninisina . desire .
1 line fragmentary Isin its offerings and gifts , chair for you . enter Nibru. rightly . the gods
4 lines fragmentary Ninisina, exalted child of An, , it is sweet to praise you.
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1-6. I will praise the greatness of the who was engendered vigorous by great An holy Ninisina, who brought youthful power from the womb, who was brought up sitting on the holy knees of Ura; who was copiously given divine powers of ladyship, and who is girded with fearsomeness and awesome radiance: Ninisina.
7-12. I will praise the greatness of my Ninisina, who was engendered vigorous holy Ninisina, who brought ladyship from the womb, who was brought up sitting on the holy knees of Ura; who was copiously given divine powers of ladyship, and who is girded with fearsomeness and awesome radiance: Ninisina.
13-20. The lord wise in all matters, the Great Mountain, Father Enlil, the foremost among the Anuna gods, looked favourably on her who offered him salutations in all humility. The respected god the office of accountant lapis lazuli who provides the great gods with food, Ninisina, the rank of lady her greatness.
21-28. The lord wise in all matters, the Great Mountain, Father Enlil, the foremost among the Anuna gods, looked favourably on Ninisina offering him salutations in humility. The respected god the office of accountant lapis lazuli who provides the great gods with food, Ninisina, the office of ladyship her greatness.
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7. Saĝara.
8. Lady !
9. Its ĝigiĝal of the sa-ĝara.
10-12. Good woman , Ninisina of Enlil made august.
13. Its uru.
14. An adab of Ninisina. (lines 13 and 14 are written as one line in source)
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