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The three ox-drivers from Adab

1. gu5?-li-li 3-am3 dumu adabki-ke4-ne
2. di in-da-ab-tuku-uš-am3 di-da ab-kiĝ2-kiĝ2-e
3. inim ib2-ta-an-šar2-šar2-eš-am3 lugal-e an-ta ba-an-gi
4. lugal-me gud-da ri i3-ak-e-de3-nam
5. gud lu2 1(DIŠ)-a-kam ab2 lu2 1(DIŠ)-a-kam ĝišmar lu2 1(DIŠ)-a-kam
6. enmen2 bi2-tuku-un-da-nam a nu-mu-e-da-ĝal2
7. lu2 gud-da-ra a u3-um-te-si a ga-naĝ-en-de3-en-e-še
8. gud-ĝu10 ur!-maḫ-e u3-bi2-gu7 gud-ĝu10-ta ba-ra-ed2-de3-en-e-še
9. lu2 ab2-ba-ra a u3-um-te-si a ga-naĝ-en-de3-en-e-še
10. ab2-ĝu10 edin-še3 u3-ba-ĝen ab2-ĝu10-ta ba-ra-ed2-de3-en-e-še
11. lu2 ĝišmar-ra-ra a u3-um-te-si a ga-naĝ-en-de3-en-e-še
12. ĝišmar-ĝu10 gu2?-un? u3-un-/ku-ku\-ru (ta-az-za-ba-al) ĝišmar-ĝu10-ta ba-ra-ed2-de3-en-e-še
13. gana ga-ni-re7-en-de3-en gana ga-an-ga-am3-gi-de3-en
14. gud 2? ba-a-la2-e um?-la2 ab2 a-sila3-ĝar-ra-bi um?-sur-sur-ru amar ĝišmar-ra zu2 bi2-in-gub
15. amar-e a-ba-kam amar-e a-ba-am3 ba-an-de6
16. lugal-e inim nu-mu-un-ne-ši-ib2-gi se2-ek-rum-še3 ba-da-an-kur9
17. lugal-e se2-ek-rum-ta ad mu-un-di-ni-ib2-gi-gi
18. [ĝuruš 3]-/am3\ an-ta ba-an-gi-eš-a
19. /lugal-me\ gud-da ri i3-ak-en-de3-nam
20. gud lu2 1(DIŠ)-a-kam ab2 lu2 1(DIŠ)-a-kam ĝišmar lu2 1(DIŠ)-a-kam
21. enmen2! bi2-/tuku\-un-da-nam a nu-mu-e-da-ĝal2
22. lu2 gud-da-ra a u-um-te-šub a ga-naĝ-en-de3-en-e-[še]
23. gud-ĝu10 ur-maḫ-e u3-bi2-gu7 gud-ĝu10-ta ba-ra-/ed2\-[de3-en-e-še]
24. lu2 ab2-ba-ra a u3-um-te-šub a ga-naĝ-en-de3-[en-e-še]
25. ab2-/ĝu10\ [edin]-/še3\ u3-ba-ĝen ab2-ĝu10-ta ba-ra-ed2-[de3-en-e-še]
26. /lu2\ [ĝišmar-ra]-/ra\ a u3-um-te-šub a ga-naĝ-en-de3-/en\-[e-še]
27. [ĝišmar-ĝu10 gu2-un] /u3\-[un-ku-ku-ru] ĝišmar-ĝu10-ta ba-ra-/ed2\-[de3-en-e-še]
28. [gana ga-ni-re7-en-de3-en] /gana? ga?\-[an-ga-am3-gi-de3-en]
29. gud 2? ba-a-la2-e ab?-la2 ab2 a-sila3-ĝar-ra-bi ab?-sur-sur-ru amar ĝišmar-ra zu2 bi2-in-gub
30. [amar-e a-ba-kam amar-e a-ba-am3 ba-an-de6]
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65. [ga-nam lu2 gud-da-ke4 a-šag4-ga-ni ]
66. [gud-da-ni ur-maḫ-e u3-bi2-gu7 ]
67. [a-šag4-ga-ni ]
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69. ur-saĝ X []
70. lu2 ḫur-saĝ-gin7 AN X []
71. gu3-ra ur-/re\ ba-X []
72. a2-tuku? a-šag4-ga-na zag /lu2?\ []
73. ga-nam lu2 ab2-ba-ke4 dam-a-[ni ]
74. ab2-ba-ni edin-še3 u3-ba-ĝen-na []
75. dam-a-ni tilla2-a u3!-ba-an-ak [] (im-su2-qi2 i-la-ak-ma)
76. ab2 a-sila3-ĝar-ra-bi um-sur-sur-ru []
77. ur-saĝ IM-a ĝen-na-da []
78. dam-a-ni ni2-te?-ni ri-ri-e-/a DI\ X []
79. gu3-ra kurum6-ma-ni ur2-ra-na-še3 bi2-in-gur-ra šag4-ĝar AN []
80. dam-a-ni e2-a-na an-da-tuš!-am3 šag4-ge guru6-/ni\ []
81. ga-nam lu2 ĝišmar-ra-ke4 me!-ni ugu-na um-da-šub-ba X []
82. ĝišmar-ra-ni gu2-un um-kud-ku5-ru-a ĝišmar-/ra-ni-ta u3\-[…]
83. me-ni e2-a-na u3-da-an-de6 e2-a-ni-ta ba-ra-/šub\-[ba]
84. amar ĝišmar-ra zu2 bi2-in-tum3-/tum3\-a-ni e2-a-na ab-ta-an-[tur?]-tur?
85. ur-saĝ a2 {ba9-ra2 A /TE?\} {(1 ms. has instead:) ba9-DU.UR?} um-ma-ni-ti-e-a
86. lugal-e inim-inim-ma-ni3 u3-bi2-in-zu {ki-šub-ba-ni-ta} {(1 ms. has instead:) ki-gub-ba-[…]} me-ni um-ta-an-šub-ba
87. gu3-ra X e2 ur-ke4 A ĝiš ad-bi ĝeštug2-ĝa2? u3-un-ḫal-ḫa nu-mu-da-zi-zi
88. gu2-un-na-ni bur2-bur2-da ensi2? gu-la an-dib-ba nu-mu-un-da-/gi?\-gi
89. lugal-e se2-ek-rum-ta ed2-da-ni-ta
90. lu2 1(DIŠ)? šag4-ga-ni A? šag4-ga-ni ba-an-ši-ib2-si
91. lu2 dam-a-ni ḫul an-gig-ga-am3 dam-a-ni-ta ba-an-da-ĝen
92. lu2 me-ni me-ni ba-an-da-/šub?\
93. inim galam-galam-ma dumu adabki-ke4-ne
94. inim galam-galam-ma-ta di in-dab5-dab5-be2
95. DIŠ dpa5-niĝin3-ĝar-ra pap-šeš-ne-ne um-mi-a diĝir adabki-ke4 dub-sar-bi

Print sources

Alster 1991-93: composite text, translation, commentary

Cavigneaux 1987, p. 51-52 (collations)

Falkenstein 1952a, p. 114-120: composite text, translation, commentary (ll. 1-30)

Foster 1974, p. 70-72: composite text, translation, commentary

Lambert 1995: commentary (ll. 12, 27, 82)

Electronic sources

Alster 1998: score transliteration, translation

Krecher 1998f: composite text, translation

Krecher 1998g: score transliteration

Cuneiform sources

AO 7739 (TCL 16 80); lines in composite: 1-23, 80-95

AO 9149 (TCL 16 83); lines in composite: 19-28, 69-71

CBS 1601; lines in composite: 7-20, 69-88


Revision history

21.vii.1999-27.vii.1999: JAB, editor: standardisation
30.vii.1999: GZ, editor: proofreading
30.vii.1999: GZ, editor: SGML tagging
27.viii.1999: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
27.viii.1999: ER, editor: web publication
01.vi.2003: GC/JE, editor/technical developer: XML/TEI conversion
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