You are the seal-holder of the treasury of the ……. You are the caretaker of the great gods, you are ……. Ninimma , you are the lady of all the great rites in the E-kur . Lady, you are the …… of Enlil , you are the heavenly scribe. You …… the tablet of life. 1 line fragmentary You who bring the best corn are the lady of the E-sara . The surveyor's gleaming line and the measuring rod suit you perfectly. You can hold your head high among the great princes. You are ……. You are ……, the cherished one. 1 line fragmentary ……; you are exceptional in wisdom. …… joy ……. My lady, you were exalted already in the womb; you are resplendent like the sunlight. You are suited to the lapis-lazuli crown (?); you are the heavenly ……. …… adorned with loveliness ……. 1 line fragmentary approx. 10 lines missing
A hymn to Ninimma (Ninimma A) (c.4.21.1)
·c.4.21.1
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At the word of his mother Namma , Enki rose up from his bed. In Ḫal-an-kug, his room for pondering, he slapped his thigh in annoyance. The wise and intelligent one, the prudent, …… of skills, the fashioner of the design of everything brought to life birth-goddesses (?). Enki reached out his arm over them and turned his attention to them. And after Enki , the fashioner of designs by himself, had pondered the matter, he said to his mother Namma : "My mother, the creature you planned will really come into existence. Impose on him the work of carrying baskets. You should knead clay from the top of the abzu ; the birth-goddesses (?) will nip off the clay and you shall bring the form into existence. Let Ninmaḫ act as your assistant; and let Ninimma , Šu-zi-ana , Ninmada , Ninbarag , Ninmug , …… and Ninguna stand by as you give birth. My mother, after you have decreed his fate, let Ninmaḫ impose on him the work of carrying baskets." 5 lines fragmentary …… she placed it on grass and purified the birth.
Enki and Ninmaḫ (c.1.1.2)
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