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Sargon and Ur-Zababa

Segment A

1. 3 ma2-/gur8-gin7\ []
2. gir4 maḫ-bi X []
3. id2-bi a ḫul2-la da-[ri2 ]
4. a-gar3-bi ĝišal-e ri-e-de3 /gana2\ []
5. e2 kiški-a iri lil2-la-gin7 maš-gana2 gi4-[gi4-de3]
6. lugal-bi sipad ur-dza-ba4-/ba4\
7. e2 kiški-a-ka dutu-gin7 am3-e3
8. nam-lugal-la-na bal-bi šu kur2-ru-de3 e2-gal-/la\ LAM-bi su3-ra2-X-[(X)]
9. an den-lil2 inim kug-ga-ne-ne-a zid-de3-eš X [X X]
10. ki ud-bi šar-ru-um-ki-in iri-ni /iri\ []
11. ad-da-ni la-i-bu-um ama-/ni\ []
12. šar-ru-um-ki-in šag4 dug3-ga mu-[…]
13. mu im-ta-tu-ud-da-aš X []
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Segment B

1. ud ne ud te-en-e um-ma-te-a-ta
2. mšar-ru-um-ki-in sa2-dug4 e2-gal-še3 im-de6-a-ba
3. itima kug ki-tuš kug-ga-ni-a im-ma-da-an-nu2
4. šag4-ga-ni-še3 mu-un-zu eme-na nu-ĝa2-ĝa2 lu2-da nu-mu-un-da-ab-be2
5. mšar-ru-um-ki-in sa2-dug4 e2-gal-še3 šu ba-ab-te-a-ta
6. MUŠ3.KA.UL mu-un-sig10-ga ĝišgu2-ne-saĝ-ĝa2 mu-un-dab5-be2
7. kug dinana-ke4 da-bi-a muš3 nu-tum2-me
8. ud 5-am3 ud 10-am3 ba-zal-la-ta
9. lugal dur-dza-ba4-ba4 im-da-la2 ki-tuš-bi-ta mi-ni-ib-ḫu-luḫ
10. piriĝ-gin7 šag4 pap-ḫal-la-na kaš3 biz!-biz šag4-ba 2 lugud si-a-ba
11. i3-/kuš2\ ku6 a mun lug-ga-gin7 zi mu-un-di-ni-ib-ir-ir
12. ud-ba MUŠ3.KA.UL e2-kurun2 dezina2-ka
13. mšar-ru-um-ki-in u3-sa2-gin7 la-ba-nu2 ma-mu2-de3 ba-nu2
14. kug dinana-ke4 ma-mu2 id2 mud-še3 mu-un-gir5-gir5
15. mšar-ru-um-ki-in dum-dam-ma-na zu2 ki-/še3\ ba-da-ab-ra-/aḫ\
16. dum-dum-bi lugal dur-dza-ba4-ba4 ĝiš tuku-tuku-da-ni
17. lugal-ra ki kug-ga-ni-še3 im-ma-da-an-/sun5\-ne-eš
18. mšar-ru-um-ki-in ki dur-dza-ba4-ba4-še3 im-ma-da-an-sun5-ne
19. MUŠ3.KA.UL(source: GA) ma-mu2 ĝi6 u3-[na (X)]-/na u3\-mu-ri-du8
20. mšar-ru-um-ki-in lugal-a-ni im-ma-ni-ib-gi4-gi4
21. lugal-ĝu10 ma-mu2-ĝu10 u3-mu-ri-dug4-ga
22. lu2ki-sikil 1-am3 an-gin7 sukud-da-ni ki-gin7 daĝal-la-ni
23. /suḫuš?\ bad3-da-gin7 ĝar-ĝar-ra
24. [id2] /maḫ id2 mud\-še3 ĝa2-ra mu-un-gir5-re-de3-en
25. [(X)] X [d]/ur\-[dza]-/ba4\-ba4 nundum KA bi2-in-/gu7\ ni2 šag4-/še3\ ba-gid2
26. [] X NA /AN\ [X] sukkal-a-ni /gu3\ mu-na-de2-e
27. [] /nin9\ e-ĝu10 kug dinana-ke4
28. [] X X mud-še3 u-ĝu10 mu-un-kur9-re
29. [X] X mšar-ru-um-ki-in MUŠ3.KA.UL id2 maḫ mu-un-gir5-gir5
30. mbe-li2-iš-ti-kal2 gal:simug lu2 šag4-ga de6-a-ĝu10 im sar-sar
31. inim ga-ra-ab-dug4 /inim-ĝu10\ [ḫe2]-dab5
32. /na de5-ga\-ĝu10 /ĝizzal ḫe2-em-ši\-ak
33. ne-eš2 MUŠ3.KA.UL zabar-šu-ĝa2 a-ra-X-ab-de6
34. e2-[sikil]-/la\ e2 nam tar-ra-ka alan-gin7 /kuš3-kuš3-a\ sig10-bi2-ib
35. mbe-li2-iš-ti-kal2 inim lugal-la-na-še3 saĝ keše2 ba-ši-in-ak
36. e2-sikil e2 nam tar-ra-ka kuš3-kuš3-a si mu-un-sa2
37. lugal-e mšar-ru-um-ki-in gu3 mu-na-de2-e
38. ĝen-na zabar-šu-ĝa2 gal:simug-še3 tum2-mu-na-ni-ib
38A. mšar-ru-um-ki-in e2-gal dur-dza-ba4-ba4 im-ma-da-ra-ab-e3 (inserted here from the edge)
39. kug dinana-ke4 /zag zid-da\-ni muš3 nu-tum2-mu
40. e2-sikil-la e2 nam tar-ra-ka 5 nindan 10 nindan nu-te-a-na
41. kug dinana-ke4 igi mu-/un-na\-ni10-ni10 ĝiri3-ni im-da-RU
42. e2-sikil-la e2 kug-ga na-nam lu2 mud nu-mu-un-kur9-re
43. kan4 e2 nam tar-ra-ka gal:/simug!\ lugal-la-/ke4 gaba\ mu-un-da-ri
44. zabar-šu lugal-la-ke4 gal:simug-/še3\ mu-un-de6-a-ta
45. mbe-li2-iš-/ti\-kal2 gal:simug im-/da\-la2 alan-gin7 kuš3-kuš3-a ba!-da-ab-sig10-ga-bi
46. mšar-ru-um-ki-in ud 5-am3 ud 10-am3 ba-zal-la-ta
47. ki dur-dza-ba4-ba4 lugal-la-na-še3 im-ma-da-an-ku4-ku4
48. šag4 e2-gal kur gal-gin7 /ki us2\-sa im-/ma-da\-an-ku4-ku4
49. lugal dur-dza-ba4-ba4 im-da-la2 ki-tuš-/bi\-ta mi-ni-ib-ḫu-luḫ
50. šag4-ga-ni-še3 mu-un-zu eme-na nu-ĝa2-ĝa2 lu2-da nu-mu-un-da-ab-be2
51. itima-ka ki-tuš kug-ga-ni dur-dza-ba4-ba4 mi-ni-ib-ḫu-luḫ
52. šag4-ga-ni-še3 mu-un-zu eme-na nu-ĝa2-ĝa2 lu2-da nu-mu-un-da-ab-be2
53. ud-bi-ta <inim> im-ma /gub-bu ḫe2-ĝal2\ im /sig9-sig9-ge\ ba-ra-ĝal2-la-am3
54. lugal dur-dza-ba4-ba4 mšar-ru-um-ki-in diĝir-re-e-ne šu dug4-ga-ar
55. im-ma gub-bu niĝ2 ni2 ba-ug7-a-ta
56. unugki-ga lugal-zag-ge4-e-si šu ba-ni-ib-da13-da13
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Segment C

1. dam! lugal-zag-ge4-si-/da\ /im\-[…]
2. nam-munus an-dul3-eš2 mu-ni-ba X []
3. lugal-zag-ge4-si kiĝ2-gi4-a nu-[…]
4. ĝa2-nam-ma šeg12! e2-an-na-še3 ĝiri3 mu-un-/gub\
5. lugal-zag-ge4-si šag4-ga-ni nu-un-/zu\ ugu kiĝ2-gi4-a nu-mu-un-dug4-dug4
6. en-na ugu kiĝ2-gi4-a na-mu-un-dug4-dug4 igi dumu nun ba-an-da-bad
7. en-e u8 bi2-in-dug4 saḫar-ra ba-an-da-tuš
8. lugal-zag-ge4-si kiĝ2-gi4-a-ar im-ši-in-gi4
9. kiĝ2-gi4-a šar-ru-ki-in gu2 nu-mu-un-/sig10-sig10\
10. gam-gam-ma-ni šar-ru-ki-in /lugal-zag?\-[ge4-si ]
11. šar-ru-ki-in lugal-/zag\-[ge4-si] []
12. a-na-aš-am3 /šar\-[ru-ki-in] []

Print sources

Afanas'eva 1987: translation, commentary

Cooper 1985: commentary

Cooper and Heimpel 1983: translation, commentary, handcopy, score transliteration

Electronic sources

Krecher 1996a: composite text, translation

Cuneiform sources

AO 7673 (TCL 16 73; RA 13 175ff.)

3N-T296 = IM 58430; provenance: Nippur


Revision history

22.iv.1998-24.iv.1998: GZ, editor: standardisation
12.v.1998: JAB, editor: proofreading
17.v.1999: GZ, editor: minor corrections
17.v.1999: GZ, editor: SGML tagging
28.v.1999: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
28.v.1999: ER, editor: web publication
01.vi.2003: GC/JE, editor/technical developer: XML/TEI conversion
30.iii.2005: GC/JE, senior editor/technical developer: lemmatised version published

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