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An elegy on the death of Nawirtum

1. ud ḫul dab5?-be2-da-na ki-sikil-ra ba-[…]
2. munus sag9-ga ki-sikil ḫe2-du7-ra igi ḫul ba-[…]
3. mušen amar-bi gud3-bi dirig-še3 sa im-[…]
4. ama gan ama dumu tur ĝiš-bur?-re ba-an-[…]
5. ab2 sig7-ga šilam bar-šu-ĝal2 gakkul?-gin7 bi2-in-[X]
6. mna-wi-ir-tum šilam bar-šu-ĝal2 gakkul-gin7 bi2-in-[X]
7. a-gig li-bi2-in-dug4-ga en3-bi la-ba-ši-in-[tar ]
8. LIL2 nu-um-ga-am3 ki diĝir nu-mu-[…]
9. ki-nu2-bi-gin7 IM gurud-da-bi la-ba-ab-[X]
10. nibruki dmuru9 ba-da-an-ĝar iri-a []
11. 3 daĝal-še u11-u8 im-ma-an-šub nam? mu-un-[X X]
12. aakkil KI? gu3ĝiš»kiri6 šen-šen-gin7 ba-an-KU?
13. X tuku-tuku KA lum-lum-ma-[X] ugu-bi dab5?-dab5?-ba? šu? du7 []
14. arḫuš zi til-le-a-ni /zag\-ga i3-šub-be2
15. alan kug-sig17-gin7 niĝ2 ĝar-ra-ni-še3 lipiš mu-un-na-ta-an-zig3?-X
16. lu2 igi-ni im-ši-bar-ra-a šex(SIG7)-šex(SIG7) nu-ĝa2-ĝa2
17. ama er2-ra KA X sag3-sag3-ge NI NU? GABA sig7-ga AN šu []
18. šir3 saĝ X DI inim dug3-ga-ke4-e-ne
19. i-lu šag4-ne-/ša4?\ ki-šar2-ra ib2-ši-kur2-ru-a
20. in-sag9 IM X bi2-ib2-gi4-a re šir3-eš2 mu-un-na-ab?-[be2]
21. AL? X ban3-da-a-ni-ta saĝ šu ak-a re
22. na4 [X X] gu2-a kud-da sa2 nu-mu-un-pad3 u2-gu-e mu-un-de5
23. ur2 dam-/ma?\-na-ka ud nu-sud-su3-ra2 i-si-iš nu-til-la re
24. 2 X-ga-a-ni-ta dnin-urta a-la nu-gi4-a re
25. nin-diĝir ki 2-ĝa2-a-ni ĝi6-par3-še3 la-ba-ni-in-kur9-ra re
26. eme5 dam-še3 mu-ni-pad3-da niĝ2-de2-a-še3 šu nu-mu-un-gid2-de2
27. buru14? NE la2 zag-ga-na til-til-la re
28. nam-gu-la sag9-ga im-ma-an-ed3-de3 i-lu mu-un-na-ab-be2 e-ne
29. ama ugu-ni-ir ud zalag ba-da-ḫe2-ši a2-kar2 mu-un-na-si
30. ḫal-ḫal-bi si pad ak-a-bi zag-la mu-un-na-ak-e
31. zi-bi igi-ni ab-ta-e3 su ḫul-bi zil-zil-le
32. [X] erin2? im-ri-a-bi ba-da-X [] BI [X X]
33. [X X] dug3?-ta NI [] ĝal2-la re
34. /ba?\-ra-gub!-bu-uš […]-e
35. emeda(UM.ME)da-emeda(UM.ME)da-bi zag […]-de3-eš
36. AB? NE-NE KA […]-kar?-ra-aš
37. lu2 šag4 dab5-ba-gin7 na4 [] gig-ga
38. iriki-ni-ta ud an-ta NE? [] nu-dirig
39. ud-bi-a nitalam ki /2\-[ĝa2-a-ni ] dili-a-ni
40. iriki-na nibruki-a iri? [X X] NI KU
41. mlu2-diĝir-ra nitalam [ki 2]-ĝa2-a-ni [ dili-a]-ni
42. iriki-na nibruki-a iri? [X X] NI KU
43. ki-tuš gal [] šag4? ḫul? ba-an-na-te
44. šu-ni? /ba?\-an?-dab5-be2-eš šag4-bi [X] mu-un-ra
45. […]-a-ni u2-a ab-ta-an-kud zi-ni [X] ab-da-ra-ra
46. [X X] ab2-gin7 ib2-e3 lu2 TUG2 dam? nu-tuku-tuku
47. [X X]-bi bi2-ib2-mur10-e er2 am3-ši-še8-še8
48. [X X] MU X TUG2? GA DU? me-am3 ga-mu-ri-in-pad3
49. dme-me dlamma ḫi-li-ḫi-li me-am3 ga-mu-ri-in-pad3
50. KA X LA? KA DIM3? inim sag9 me-am3 ga-mu-ri-in-pad3
51. ĝiš?-dim3? mar-uru5 ar2-re-eš dim2-ma-ĝu10 me-am3 ga-mu-ri-in-pad3
52. igi? X X X zalag-zalag sa2-ĝar nun-na-ĝu10 me-am3 ga-mu-ri-in-pad3
53. UL X A IGI-ĝu10 sud-aĝ2 kal-la-ĝu10 me-am3 ga-mu-ri-in-pad3
54. šir3 dug3 niĝ2 šag4 ḫul2-ḫul2-la-ĝu10 me-am3 ga-mu-ri-in-pad3
55. ĝiš-dim3? mar-uru5 kug-sig17 ur5 zalag-zalag-ga-ĝu10 me-am3 ga-mu-ri-in-pad3
56. gu4-ud-gu4-ud šu il2-il2-i ma!-li-li-bi-ĝu10 me-am3 ga-mu-ri-in-pad3
57. a-ra2-zu na-an-ḫa-lam-e mu-zu ḫa-ma-pad3-de3
58. nam-tag-ga e2-e-zu ḫa-ba-an-ze2-er šul-a-lum-zu ḫa-ba-an-du8
59. dam-zu ḫe2-til3 nam-šul nam-ab?-ba ḫe2-ak-e
60. nam-tar dumu-zu ḫe2-zil2-zil2-le silim-ma ḫu-mu-ne-ĝar
61. e2?-zu igi-bi-še3 ḫe2-en-du a-ga-bi-še3 ḫe2-daĝal
62. dutu kur-ta ud zalag ḫa-ra-ta-e3 a sig9-ga KA?-e
63. dnin-kur-ra-ke4 ḫe2-da-ši-DU? gu2-zu ḫe2-eb2-il2-e
64. ud gig za-ra ma-ra-ni-ib-gi4-a re an-ur2 ḫe2-eb2-gi4
65. gal5-la2 šu-ni ma-ra-an-de6-a 2 ḫul-bi ḫe2-en-dug4?
66. ki-sikil dug3 la-la-na gud-gin7 nu2-a re i-lu-zu /gig\-ga-am3

Print sources

Kramer 1960: composite text, translation, photograph, commentary

Electronic sources

Krecher 1996b: composite text, translation

Cuneiform sources

G.1.2.b.1725 iii 17ff (photo Kramer 1960 after p. 39)


Revision history

22.x.1998-15.iv.1999: GC, editor: standardisation
18.iii.2000: JAB, editor: proofreading
12.v.2000: GC, editor: SGML tagging
19.v.2000: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
19.v.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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