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ETCSLtransliteration : c.4.17.1

A balbale to Ninazu (Ninazu A)

1.	lugal iri ab₂-gin₇ lu-a [unud(UNU₃) X X za-e]-/me\-en (Cited in OB catalogue from Nibru (N3), 0.2.06, line 17)
2.	^dnin-a-zu iri ab₂-gin₇ [lu-a unud(UNU₃) X X za]-e-me-en
3.	en ^dnin-a-zu-ĝu₁₀ <iri> ab₂-[gin₇ lu-a] /unud(UNU₃)\ [X X za]-e-me-en
4.	^gikid za-gin₃-na-gin₇ X [X] X ad-KID X-bi za-e-me-en
5.	udu-gin₇ amaš^?-e /ri\-[a dur₂]-ru-na-dur₂-<ru-na> na-gada-bi za-e-me-en
6.	ḫur-saĝ suku_x(SUKUD)-ra₂ ul gur₃-ru en ^dnin-a-zu-me-en
7.	/en\ ^dnin-a-zu ki-in-du ḫa-ba-dim₂-ma ^dnanna ḫe₂-e-da-ḫul₂
8.	uru₁₇ umuš gal-la ^dnanna /tud\-[da]-me-en
9.	pa mul-zu ^daš-im₂-babbar-re a₂ ḫe₂-em-mi-ni-in-rin₂-/rin₂-ne₂^?\
10.	^ĝišgu-za an-ne₂ ma-ra-an-šum₂-ma-zu suḫuš-bi /nam\-[mi-in-gen₆]
11.	zag an ki-še₃ ĝiri₃ si ḫe₂-da-ab-sa₂ ud-gin₇ si /ḫe₂-da-ab-sa₂ \
12.	en ^d/nin\-[a]-/zu\-ĝu₁₀ ud-gin₇ si ḫa-ra-ab-sa₂ ud-gin₇ si /ḫa\-[ra-ab-sa₂ ]
13.	^d/suen\-[e] /šibir^?\ nam-/en-na\-zu šu im-mi-du₇
14.	^ĝišĝidru maḫ kur-kur-ra pa e₃ uĝ₃-e im-mi-laḫ₆
15.	^dlamma-zu e₂-kiš-nu-ĝal₂-la a₂ gal ḫa-ra-an-X-a^?
16.	^dnin-a-zu urim₂^ki-ma tud-da ^dnanna ḫe₂-e-[da-ḫul₂]
17.	en ^dnin-a-zu urim₂^ki-ma tud-da ^dnanna ḫe₂-e-da-ḫul₂
18.	a-a ugu-zu kur gal ^den-lil₂-le mu-zu pa bi₂-in-e₃
19.	ama ugu-zu nin maḫ ki-ur₃-ra nam-zu mu-[ra-ni-tar]
20.	e₂-zu iri-zu kur [ki] sikil-ta ki-[tuš-bi] ḫu-mu-un-ĝa₂-[ĝa₂]
21.	enegir^ki iri-/zu\ kur ki sikil-ta [ki-tuš-bi] ḫu-mu-un-/ĝa₂\-[ĝa₂]
22.	en ^dnin-a-zu-ĝu₁₀ ki-tuš-bi ḫu-mu-[un]-ĝa₂-[ĝa₂] ki-tuš-bi ḫu-mu-un-ĝa₂-ĝa₂
23.	aga kug-sig₁₇ saĝ-za ma-ra-ni-in-gen₆ šu zid ma-ra-ni-in-du₇
24.	dumu nir-ĝal₂ a-a ugu-na-ke₄ šag₄ ki aĝ₂-ĝa₂ bi₂-X
25.	[X]-/ni^?\ igi saĝ-ĝa₂ mu-ši-in-bar
26.	[an]-/ne₂\ nam dug₃ mu-ri-in-tar
27.	[dumu] [^d]en-[lil₂] lugal kur-kur-ra-ka me-lem₄-zu ḫe₂-e₃
28.	[en] [^dnin]-a-zu-ĝu₁₀ me-lem₄-zu ḫe₂-e₃ me-lem₄-zu ḫe₂-e₃
29.	/nitalam\-zu ki-sikil munus sag₉-ga nin ^dnin-girid₂-da
30.	e₂-zu iri-zu ḫu-mu-ra-ab-be₂ šita-še₃ ša-ra-da-gub
31.	[diĝir] /kalam\-ma en ^dnin-a-zu-ĝu₁₀
32.	/bal\-bal-e ^dnin-a-zu-kam

Print sources

Hall 1985, p. 514-515: commentary (collations)

van Dijk 1960, p. 57-80: translation, commentary, composite text

Electronic sources

Krecher 1996b: composite text, translation

Cuneiform sources

CBS 14214 (PBS 13 41)

CBS 15205 iv 3'ff. (photo VT Suppl. 3 pl. 4)

Revision history

29.vii.1999-12.viii.1999: JAB, editor: standardisation
02.xii.1999: GZ, editor: proofreading
03.xii.1999: GC, editor: SGML tagging
25.ii.2000: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
25.ii.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