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 mash on large
reed mats,
Coolness overcomes,
You are the one who holds with both hands the great sweet
wort,
Brewing [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 a large collector vat.
Ninkasi, the filtering vat, which makes a pleasant sound,
You place appropriately on a large collector vat.
When you pour out the filtered beer of the collector vat,
It is [like] the onrush of Tigris and Euphrates.
Ninkasi, you are the one who pours out the filtered beer of the
collector vat,
It is [like] the onrush of Tigris and Euphrates.
REFERENCES:
http://micahjoel.info/blog/2011/07/sumerian-beer-1/
http://micahjoel.info/blog/2011/07/sumerian-beer-2/
http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/me/t/tablet,_allocation_of_b
eer.aspx
http://www.talariaenterprises.com/product_lists/mesopotamian_pg2.html
http://detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com.au/
http://www.beeradvocate.com/articles/304/
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