June5] PROCEEDINGS. [1894had alsomanyothernames,as, for instance, Madanunu,whichhe
boreas "the proclaimed,the renowned, the high"; En-banda,"the
receiverof the decision of the gods "; Halhalla, " Ninip, protectorof
the decision, fatherof Bel"; Me-maga("Supremeword"),"Ninip,
guardianof the supreme commands" ; Gulumma (thedate-fruit);
Akala-maga(" the supremely wise"), " Ninip, lordof deep wisdom" ;
as Su-Sanabi (" the forty-handed " ?), " Ninip of warriors " ; as Lulu
("man"?),he was kingof Marad (Lugal-Marad); as Durduru, he
was the god Ni-kilite,the patron-deity of the city Ennigi. Thelist
of names and identificationsof this godwould be wearisome to
enumerate,however,for they numbermorethan 30 besides those
alreadycited. It is only worthyof note thatin the land of Su he
was calledZizanu,and probably alsoRabimaguzaand Lahurabe ; and
he was identified with 5 Elamite deities.
Still furtherinformationis given in a hymn writtenin praise of
Ninip.* Thisinterestingtext,at its commencement, mentionsthe
god,callinghim"theking, the son whomBel himself causedto
increase—the warrior, whosenet overthroweth the foe"(Ninip,Sarru,
maru $a Bel ramani-Su uSatiru-Su—karradu, Sa Suikalla-SSu aabu
isahhapu). Thewriterof the hymn nowinvokeshim : " Ninip, the
fearof thy shadow is set over the land " (Ninip, puluhtisilli-kaana
matitarsat\\and thencontinues, " In strength he collecteth his
armyto spoil the land of the enemy " (IzziS anamat nukurtiialalt
umman-Suupahhar),andmakesthe interesting statementthatNinip
is " the king, the son whose fathercausethobeisanceto be made to
himfrom afar" (Ninip Sarru, maru s"a abu-$u ana rukiti"appa
uSalbinu-iu). " He is to be raised on the throne of an exalted sanc
tuaryon his glorious seat. Uponthe festival madefor him gladly
and widely he is to be set —He is to be made equalwithAnuand
Bel, withwine he is to be propitiated (Inakusseparamahi\ ina
aSabi-sunamrirriina naSe-Su, Ina isinnisakntts,hadiirapSiS%ina* Haupt, Kcihchrifttexte,pp. 79 —81. For the history of the text since it
was first noticed by George Smith,see Dr. Bezold's catalogueof the Kouyunjik
Collection,K. 133.
t Another text referring to this god says : " At the raising of thine ami a
shadowis set " (ana nit fdi-ka tiliuTans).§ TT< T S& E3?&*-<'rap- tit, Akkadian £gfl^| »-f-y ^^
*"ET Tt «5 gul-la-na dagal-la-a-bi.
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