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An adab to Bau for Išme-Dagan (Išme-Dagan B)

1. nin ni2 guru3 maḫ zu an ki nam-nir-ra šu du7
2. ama dba-u2 gu2-gal nin-e-[ne] ur-saĝ X X
3. diĝir er9 me maḫ-a šu du7 /saĝ\ il2 umuš? gal LU?
4. su4-un-su4-na munus zid nin gal-an-/zu\ šag4-ta umun2 ak
5. dumu an-na mas-su2 inim pad3-de3 niĝ2-nam šu-ni si
6. nin a-zu gal saĝ gig2-ga lu2 til3-le lu2 u3-tud
7. šu-ḫal-bi šim-mu2 3 lu-a X X X X X
8. šag4-la2 tuku arḫuš2 sud kalam-ma nin niĝ2-gen6?-[na]
9. den-lil2 lugal kur-kur-ra-[ke4]
10. dnu-nam-nir en nam tar-re-[de3]
11. 3 nibruki dur-an-ki-a-ka gal-bi bi2-in-[dug4]
12. e2-kur za-gin3-na mi-ni-im-maḫ-en IGI RA X
13. sa-par3 kalag-ga dnu-nam-nir-ra-[me-en]
14. an-gub-ba e2-kur-ra-ka šukur2 šum2-mu ĝeštin za-a-[kam]
15. den-lil2-la2 e2-gi4-a maḫ-a-ni-me-en a gub-ba-ni-[me]-/en\
16. su4?-na šita-ba ki la2-a-zu-uš
17. dnu-nam-nir nun kur-kur-ra-ke4
18. nam-saĝ-tun3 maḫ an ki šu-zu im-mi-in-kur9
19. mu-un-il2-en nam-nin 3 numun i za-ra mu-ra-an-šum2
20. a-a ugu-zu an diĝir maḫ-e tug2 tug2-ba13 tug2 mi-ri-in-mu
21. ur-saĝ den-lil2-la2 dnin-ĝir2-/su\ /nitalam\-še3 ma-ra-an-šum2
22. e2-ninnu iri-kug 3 numun i saĝ-/e-eš\ mu-ri-rig7
23. lagaški ĝir2-suki /dim\ gal kalam-ma-ka
24. e2-ĝalga-sud ki-tuš ki 2-za
25. tar-sir2-sir2 e2 nam-nin-a-ka barag maḫ-zu mi-ni-ri
26. ki-tuš maḫ-zu-še3 diĝir ki lagaški-a im-ši-gam-e-de3-eš
27. nin zag dib me-ni šu nu-teĝ3-ĝa2
28. dumu an-na nin gal niĝ2-nam zu
29. šul me-dim2 sag9 nun diš-me-dda-gan dumu den-lil2-la2-ke4
30. ki-sikil ama dba-u2 igi zid mu-ši-bar nam dug3 mu-ni-tar ud til3-la e3-a-še3
31.     sa-gid2-da-am3

32. ama dba-u2 nun diš-me-dda-gan dumu den-lil2-la2-ra nam-til3 ud su3-ra2 šum2-mu-dam
33.     ĝiš-gi4-ĝal2 sa-gid2-da-[bi-im]

34. e2?-nam-til3-la e2 den-lil2-la2-še3
35. sila4 babbar udu inim-ĝar sag9-ga gaba-na im-mi-tab
36. nun diš-me-dda-gan za-e im-me-ni-kur9
37. KI.LUGAL.GUB nam-til3-la-da im-da-e-gub
38. kur gal den-lil2-ra KA ki mu-ne-ĝal2
39. a-a dmu-ul-lil2 u3-mu-un gal kur-kur-ra
40. diš-me-dda-gan-na na-aĝ2 de3-eb2-tar mu-ni de3-eb2-pad3 e-ne-er mu-ne-dug4
41. den-lil2 lugal kur-kur-ra-ke4 igi nam-til3-la saĝ-ki zalag-ga-ni mu-un-ši-in-bar
42. diš-me-dda-gan-na nam mu-ni-ib2-tar-re
43. ĝišgu-za me ur4-ur4 aga zid ud su3-ra2-a ĝidru 3 gen6-ne2 us2 1(AŠ)-a laḫ4!-laḫ4!-e
44. nun diš-me-dda-gan nam-e-eš ḫe2-tar
45. id2idigna id2buranuna-e ḫe2-ĝal2 a-eštubku6 ḫu-mu-ra-ab-tum3 {gun2-bi ḫa-ra-gid2-e} {(1 ms. has instead:) kun X []}
46. gu2-gu2-bi u2-šim ḫu-mu-ra-an-mu2 asila ḫa-ra-ab-la2
47. pu2-ĝiškiri6-ba lal3-e ĝeštin-e ki ḫu-mu-ra-ni-ib2-us2
48. a-gar3 zid-bi še gu-nu ḫa-ra-ab-mu2 guru7-bi ḫa-ra-dub-dub
49. tur3 ḫa-ra-du3-du3 amaš ḫa-ra-daĝal-daĝal
50. nam-lugal-la mu ḫu-mu-ni-maḫ
51. nam-nun-na saĝ an-še3 ḫe2-ni-il2
52. sig igi-nim kur-zag til-la-bi gu2-un ḫa-mu-ra-ab-il2
53. kisal maḫ nun ud-gin7 dalla ḫe2-ni-in-e3
54. nidba-zu e2-kur za-gin3-na muš nam-ba-an-tum3-mu
55. den-lil2-le nam-še3 mu-ni-in-tar
56. lugal-la e2-kur-ta a2 maḫ mu-na-šum2
57. nir mu-un-ĝal2 inim den-lil2-la2-ta gaba-šu-ĝar nu-mu-un-tuku
58. ĝiri3 il2-il2-la im-gub-gub-be2
59. e2-gal maḫ ki-tuš nam-lugal-la-ka im-ma-da-an-ku4-/ku4\
60. barag kug za-gin3-na dur2 bi2-in-ĝar e2-gal mu-un-[…]
61.     sa-ĝar-[ra-am3]

62. munus zid dumu an-na den-lil2 gu3 ma-[ra-de6] barag kug za-[gin3 …-ab-be2]
63. ki-sikil ama dba-u2 dumu an-na den-lil2 [gu3] ma-ra-de6 barag kug [za-gin3 …]-ab-be2
64. diš-me-dda-gan dumu den-[lil2-la2]-ra nam-til3 ud su3-ra2 saĝ-e-[eš] rig7-a-ni-ib
65.     u19-ru12-bi-im

66.     [a-da]-ab dba-u2-kam (lines 65 and 66 are written as one line in source)


Print sources

Falkenstein 1953, p. 99-102: translation

Römer 1965, p. 236-265: composite text, translation, commentary

Electronic sources

Krecher 1996b: composite text, translation

Tinney 1998aa: composite text

Cuneiform sources

CBS 7184 (PBS 10/2 14)

CBS 14076 r. (STVC 72) + Ni 9774 (ISET 1 152)


Revision history

03.iii.2000: GZ, editor: standardisation
16.vi.2000: JAB, editor: proofreading
16.vi.2000: GC, editor: SGML tagging
30.vi.2000: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
30.vi.2000: 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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