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An adab to Nanna for Išme-Dagan (Išme-Dagan M)


	Version A
	Segment A
1.	[…] /ZI\ im-mi-X-X
2.	[…] /NA^? dug₄\-ga-/ni\ šu zid ĝar
3.	[…] X-na ḫi-li sud e₂-kur-ra
4.	[…] /MI^? diĝir gal\-gal-e-ne en gal maḫ an-/na\ […]
5.	[…] ki-/tuš^?\ diĝir na-me ḪAR […]
6.	[…] maḫ en kur ki-gub-ba a-a ^d/nanna\ […]
7.	[…] /itid\ ud-sakar gu-a gen₆-ne₂ mu ki-/bi^?\-[še₃ …-ĝar]
8.	[…] X uĝ₃ /lu^!\-a nam-til₃ […]
9.	[…] X kur-kur si sa₂-sa₂ […]
10.	[^id₂idigna] ^id₂buranuna-bi a zal-le tum₃ […] /kur\-re
11.	[…] X še gu-nu […]
12.	[…] /ki^?\ daĝal-/e^?\ u₂-šim […]
13.	[…] /MU^?\ X /NU^?\ […]
14.	[…] en ^diš-me-^dda-/gan\ […]
15.	[X] X ki šu mu-a-da-ĝal₂ za-da /ḫul₂^?\ […]-/en^?\
16.	[X] X maḫ an-e ^den-lil₂-le a-a ^d/nanna\ [saĝ]-/e\-eš rig₇ X [X]
17.	[X X] /zalag\-ga ni₂ u₃-mu-ni-gid₂ ud-de₃ sa₂ /i^?\-X-dug₄
18.	[…]-na šu gal du₈-a-bi ki-a u₃-mu-/ni\-ge-en
19.	[ud] nu₂-a itid šu du₇-a-zu uĝ₃-e u₃-X-pad₃
20.	/en\ kur-ra di gal mu-ku₅-re₆-en ka-aš /maḫ mu\-bar-re-en
21.	^den-ki ^dnin-ki en gal nun gal en nam [tar]-re-bi
22.	e₃-a ka-za-ke₄ ša-ba-an-sug₂-ge-eš a-a /ud-sakar\ u₃^?-tud^? mu-ši-X-/eš\
23.	nun niĝ₂-si-sa₂ ka-ga₁₄ i₃-ni-ĝar niĝ₂-du₇ pa /bi₂\-e₃
24.	šag₄ ud mu-a-dug₃ nam ki-bi-še₃ ud mu-a-tar me-/lem₄-zu ud\ MI X
25.	ĝiš-ḫe₂ daĝal-la ĝir₂^! ud mu-ni-bur₂ /ku₁₀-ku₁₀\ [(X)] mu-a-dadag
26.	e₃-zu-še₃ sizkur₂ a-ra-zu-a ^da-nun-na X im-ma-sug₂-sug₂-ge-eš
27.	ud-sakar dalla e₃-a ḫi-li gur₃-ru u₆ di dug₃-ga-zu-še₃
28.	nin gal ki-ur₃-ra ama ^dnin-lil₂ X-ra ḫul₂-la mu-ni-ib-DU
29.	e₂-ĝa₂-ĝiš-šu₂-a ki-tuš^! šag₄ /ḫul₂-la e₂\-gal ni₂ guru₃-na
30.	nin zid maḫ ab₂ zid mas-su₂ A X [X X (X)] X a-ra-zu ša-ba-an-de₆
31.	sa-gid₂-[da]-am₃

32.	en dadag ^diš-me-^dda-/gan\ [X X] X /a₂ nun\ ḫu-mu-te-ĝal₂
33.	ĝiš-gi₄-ĝal₂ sa-[gid₂-da-am₃]

34.	en an-na men gal maḫ-bi /IM\ […]
35.	[X] /^dnin-lil₂\ X […]
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	Segment B
1.	šag₄ /MU^?\ […]
2.	mu maḫ-a-ni AN […] X X /lugal\ AN X X
3.	a-a-zu me-ta me ma-/ra\-[an-šum₂] en ^dnu-nam-nir-e
4.	nam tar-re a-ra₂ nam-^den-/lil₂\-[la₂ saĝ]-e-eš ḫu-mu-rig₇
5.	saĝ mi-ri-ni-il₂ en gal /^den^?-lil₂^?-le\ nun-ba mi-ni-in-kur₉-re-en
6.	men aga zid barag maḫ kug-/ga dalla\ mu-ra-ni-in-e₃
7.	kur-kur ku₆-gin₇ zag dug₄-ga-ba /saĝ keše₂\-[bi] /ma\-ra-an-šum₂
8.	(written in two lines on the edge; it may belong here) /su₈^?-ba^?-gin₇^?\ X X […] nun^! kur-kur-ra-ke₄ […]
9.	an ki šu₂-a-ba za-e na-an-na diĝir /na\-[me X] /TI\
10.	muš₃ kug an kug-/ga\ X-ra maš₂-zu ud-gin₇ X […]-/e^?\
11.	buru₁₄ ezen gal ḫi-li si-a-ba kalam ši-/im\-ši-/ḫul₂^?\-X
12.	uĝ₃ saĝ gig₂-ga a-a-bi-gin₇ igi-bi /šu\-mu-a-ši-ĝal₂
13.	en gal ga-til₃-le ĝiš tuku-me-en ki /aĝ₂^!\ kalam-ma-me-en
14.	urim₂^ki uz₃-saĝ gal ki-en-gi-ra /iri an\-da mu₂-a
15.	ul-ul-la eš₃ maš₂-a du₃-a ^e₂tur₃ /šag₄ ḫul₂\-za
16.	ḫa-ra-ni-ib-AŠ a-ra₂-e ^diš-me-^dda-gan X ab₂ kug-ga saĝ NE^?
17.	ninda₂ gud dug₃ ḫa-ra-ni-ib-u₅-e numun zid ḫa-/ra\-ab-i-i
18.	[i₃] saĝ ga saĝ ga unu₂ kug-za NI [(X) ḫu]-/mu\-peš-peš-e
19.	[X] X /maḫ\ gaba nu-/ŠA\ X /maš₂\-za-ke₄ [(X)] X-e
20.	[X X] /ki\ nin ki maḫ [X X] X X [X X] X
21.	[X X] X MA ĝiš-/ḫur\ [… si ḫa-ra]-ab-sa₂-/sa₂^?\-[e ]
22.	[…] X BA^? IM šim […] ḫa-ra-ab-X [X]
23.	[X X X] kug-sig₁₇ si-a-zu /nin\ [X X] [^d]/nin\-gal
24.	[X X]-ba ud-gin₇ dalla ḫe₂-ni-/in\-[e₃] /ḫu\-mu-a-til₃-/en\
25.	[X X] gal-la /^diš-me-^dda-gan\ [X X] /ḫu\-mu-ra-ab-be₂
26.	[sa]-ĝar-[ra]-/am₃\

27.	X X /^diš\-me-^d/da\-gan dumu ^den-lil₂-[la₂] […] nu-kur₂-ru-/da^?\ ḫe₂-a
28.	[ĝiš]-gi₄-ĝal₂ sa-ĝar-[ra-bi-im]

29.	/en^?\ gal an kug-ta nam tar-re /gal\-[an]-/zu\
30.	[X X] en dadag an kug-ta nam tar-/re\ [gal]-/zu\
31.	[^diš]-me-^dda-/gan\ dumu ^den-lil₂-la₂ mas-su₂ a-ba-ra /ki\-i gal ḫe₂-na-a-/aĝ₂\
32.	[u₁₈-ru₁₂]-bi-im

33.	a-da-/ab\ ^dnanna (lines 32 and 33 are written as one line in source)

	Version B
	(Due to the fragmentary state of the ms., UM 29-15-132, possible indentation cannot be taken into account here; line numbers refer to physical lines)
	Segment A
	(This passage runs parallel to Segment A, lines 18-29, of Version A)
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1.	ki […]
2.	ud nu₂-[a …]
3.	uĝ₃ […]
4.	en kur-ra […]
5.	ka-aš […]
6.	^den-ki ^d[nin-ki] […]
7.	en […]
8.	e₃-a […]
9.	a-a X […]
10.	nun /niĝ₂\ […]
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12.	/šag₄^?\ […]
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22.	/e₂\ […]
23.	e₂-/gal ni₂\ gur₃-(X)-na
	Segment B
	(Lines 12-24 of this passage run parallel to Segment B, lines 25-31, of Version A))
1.	[…]-e
2.	[…] X EZEN^?
3.	[…] X
4.	[…] X X
5.	[…] X [X] GA^?
6.	[…] X-gin₇^? KI^? kug^? X E
7.	[…] X X X X (X) X-na
8.	[…] ḪA X [(X X)] TU^? X
9.	[…] GI ^den^?-X X E
10.	[…] X X X X
11.	[…] ^den^?-X RI
12.	[… ^diš]-X-X-da^?-gan^?-na
13.	[…]-/mu^?\-[X]-/ab^?\-be₂
14.	[sa-ĝar-ra]-am₃

15.	[…] ^den-lil₂-la₂^?
16.	[…]-a
17.	[ĝiš-gi₄-ĝal₂ sa]-/ĝar^?\-[ra]-/bi-im\

18.	[…] X /ZU^?\
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23.	[u₁₈-ru₁₂-bi]-/im^?\

24.	[a-da-ab] [^d]nanna-kam

Print sources

Civil 2000, p. 116, fn. 17: score transliteration (Version A, Segment A 7)

Hall 1985, p. 800-813: score transliteration, translation, commentary (Version A)

Jacobsen 1976, p. 122-123: translation (Version A, Segment A, ll. 17-30)

Zólyomi 2001144-147: score transliteration, commentary (Version B)

Electronic sources

Tinney 1998ll: score transliteration

Cuneiform sources

Ni 2781 (ISET 1 38f.)

UM 29-15-132 (photo OrS 23-24 178) (rev. collated by ER)

Revision history

07.vii.2001: GZ, editor: standardisation, transliteration
23.viii.2001: JAB, editor: proofreading
23.viii.2001: GZ, editor: SGML tagging
24.viii.2001: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
24.viii.2001: 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

An adab to Nanna for Išme-Dagan (Išme-Dagan M)

Version A

Segment A