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- From: rcm@col.hp.com (hpctdfc)
- Newsgroups: rec.crafts.brewing
- Subject: Re: Hymn to Ninkasi: Ancient beer recipe
- Date: 26 Jan 1993 17:52:37 GMT
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- ech@ac.dal.ca writes:
- > Here's the original Sumarian Beer recipe, translated into English. I
- > did copy it down off the radio, so there may be c ouple of minor errors.
-
- Yeah, like 90% of it is missing. Here is Miguel Civil's complete
- translation:
-
- Borne of the flowing water (...)
- Tenderly cared for by the Ninjursag,
- Borne of the flowing water (...)
- Tenderly cared for by the Ninjursag,
-
- Habing founded your town by the sacred lake,
- She finished its great walls for you,
- Ninkasi, having founded your town by the sacred lake,
- She finished its great walls for you,
-
- Your father in Enki, Lord Nidimmud,
- Your mother is Ninti, the queen of the sacred lake,
- Ninkasi, your father is Enki, Lord Nidimmud,
- Your mother is Ninti, the queen of the sacred lake.
-
- You are the one who handles the dough [and] with a big shovel,
- Mixing in a pit, the bappir with sweet aromatics,
- Ninkasi, you are the one who handles the dough [and] with a big shovel,
- Mixing in a pit, the bappir with [date]-honey,
-
- You are the one who bakes the bappir in the big oven,
- Puts in order the piles of hulled grains,
- Ninkasi, you are the one who bakes the bappir in the big oven,
- Puts in order the piles of hulled grains,
-
- You are the one who waters the malt set on the ground,
- The noble dogs keep away even the potentates,
- Ninkasi, you are the one who waters the malt set on the ground,
- The noble dogs keep away even the potentates,
-
- You are the one who soaks the malt in a jar,
- The waves rise, the waves fall.
- Ninkasi, you are the one who soaks the malt in a jar,
- The waves rise, the waves fall.
-
- You are the one who spreads the cooked mash on large reed mats,
- Coolness overcomes,
- Ninkasi, you are the one who spreads the cooked mas on large reed mats,
- Coolness overcomes,
-
- You are the one who holds with both hands the great sweet wort,
- Brewint [it] with honey [and] wine
- (You the sweet wort to the vessel)
- Ninkasi, (...)
- (You the sweet wort to the vessel)
-
- The filtering vat, which makes a pleasant sound,
- You place appropriately on [top of] a large collector vat.
- Ninkasi, the filtering vat, whidh makes a pleasant sound,
-
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