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An adab to Nergal for Cu-ilicu (Cu-ilicu A)

1. en ud huc du7-ru kur2-kur2 suh3-e kalam-ma ni2 mah X du8?
2. dnergal kar gal an ki tud2 KU zi-jal2 car2-ra
3. en igi huc il2-la-ni uj3 lu-a sig10-ge erim2 X jic ?tukul? du8?
4. dnergal a2-tuku an ki-a uj3 X GI zar-re-ec
5.     bar-sud-am3

6. en ud gal me mah-zu du7-ru tum9u18-lu kalam-ma dul-lu
7. dnergal erim2 nam ku5-ra2-ni tum9 u8 tu11 lil2-e sag3-ge
8. en sukux(LIL)-ra2 kalag-ga kicib-la2 tuku na-me e-ne-ra nu-gub-bu
9. dnergal dajal il2 u18-ru er9 gur3-ru gal nij2 ar2-re-ec e
10. dirig cul gal-e-ne nam-ur-saj-ja2-ni JIRI3-e nam-ur-saj-ja2
11. dnergal an ki zag til-bi-ce3 nam-mah-a-ni dul-la
12.     cag4-ba-tuku-am3

13. ur-saj saj il2 en nir-jal2-lu dumu gaba zig3 a-a-na
14. dnergal ab hu-luh ni2 huc ri na-me gaba ru-gu2 nu-zu
15. cul zig3-ga-ni mir a-ma-ru kur-kur un-tu11-be2
16. dnergal ucumgal u3-mun dul4-lu uc2 zi-jal2-la na8-na8
17.     bar-sud 2-kam-ma-am3

18. en a-a ugu-ni dnu-nam-nir-gin7 til3 mud e-ne-da jal2
19. dnergal e2? da-ri2 iri11-gal den-lil2 ban3-da-me-en
20. nam tar-re di kud ka-ac bar-re-da za-a-da ca-mu-e-da-jal2
21. dnergal a-ra2 gal me huc-bi cu mah-zu-uc im-si
22. jarza mah na-me nu-zu-ba za-a-ra si ma-ra-ab-sa2
23. dnergal jic-hur cu-luh uj3-ba saj en3 tar-bi-me-en
24.     cag4-ba-tuku 2-kam-ma-am3

25. ki ud cu2-a dutu ma-ra-an-e3 barag ni2 gur3-ru ma-ra-an-ri
26. /dnergal\ DU.DU-e-bi tum2-mu-bi en za-a-da jal2-me-en
27. ki ud e3 en DIM4 u5 IL2-bi ni2 gal huc gur3-ru-me-en
28. dnergal za3-mi2 a-re-zu ni2 su zig3 bar-re-dam
29.     bar-sud 3-kam-ma-am3

30. sipad gen6-ne cul zid dutu-gin7 di si sa2 kud-kud
31. dcu-i3-li2-cu nun me ul pa e3 da-nun-na-ke4-ne
32. dnergal e-ne-ra hul-du-ni zar-re-ec sal-mu-na-ab
33. dcu-i3-li2-cu za-a-ar nir hu-mu-u8-de3-jal2 hul2-la hu-mu-di-ni-ib-tum2
34. sipad ha-ba-du dutu-gin7 uj3-ba mu-ni he2-em-mi-i-i
35. dcu-i3-li2-cu kur-kur uj3 lu-a zi-ni he2-em-mi-ib2-aj2
36.     bar-sud-da-am3

37. dnergal nun dcu-i3-li2-cu jickim-til3-la-ni ud su3-ra2-ce3 he2-me-en
38.     jic-gi4-jal2 sa-gid2-da-bi-im

39. en kur gal-la nij2 ul4-le-ec-e ak u3-ma huc erim2 dub2?-bu
40. dnergal dub-bu dili-e-bi nu-ce-ga zi ir ni2 er9-e-ne
41. en nir-jal2 mec3 dnu-nam-nir-ra u3-tud-da ki jar-ra-ni X [...]
42. [d]/nergal\ cag4 mir den-lil2-la2 a sed su3
43. en gal jiri3 kur saj dub2-ba X X [...] JICGAL-zu X-ru-uc i3-jal2
44. [d]/nergal\ me3-ce3 gub-be2 nir saj il2-i
45. en gu2-erim2-ma pirij-gin7 ka ca-an-ta ZA.LAM za-ra gi4 nu-ce-ga
46. [d]/nergal\ sacu2-uc-gal hul-du cu cu2-ur gu2-erim2-jal2-la
47. ur-saj kur a-a-zu-ce3 nu-ce-ga ud huc gal-bi-me-en
48. dnergal iri-bad3 a2-dam-bi ni2 um-ci-te
49. am-gin7 jiri3-za ba-ci-gub-be2-en si gal-zu bi2-tu11
50. dnergal ceg12-bi in-dal-gin7 an-na um-mi-gu7
51. igi huc-u3 i3-gur3-u3 igi nu-bar-re {kalam-ma} {(1 ms. has instead:) uj3-ba} um-mi-jar
52. dnergal u3-mun-bi cej14-gin7 sur3-sur3-ra i-ni-in-de2
53. uj3 gu2-erim2-ma u8 i-ne2-jar zi car2 kar i3-bi2-dug4
54. dnergal cul za-a-da kar-bi ar2-zu ci-im-galam-e
55. en cu jar den-lil2-la2 mu-u8-gi cag4 a-a-na mu-un-sed
56. dnergal kalag-ga dumu kur gam dnu-nam-nir-ra-kam
57. sipad an-ne2 uj3 car2-ra pad3-da cul zid il2 kur gal-la
58. dcu-i3-li2-cu cu-luh pa e3 ak-de3 dnin-lil2-le tud-da
59. hu-mu-un-tah-e cen-cen me3-a JIRI3 jic jic-e la2-a
60. dnergal e-ne-ra hul-du-ni simmucen-gin7 za-e ur4-ur4-u4-mu-na-ab
61. kur nu-ce-ga-na u18-lu huc bi2-dul jic-gaz-bi he2-me-en
62. dcu-i3-li2-cu du6-ul-mu-na-ab iri e-ne-ce3 nu-jal2
63.     sa-jar-ra-am3

64. en er9 a-a ugu-na nam-nir-jal2 cum2-ma
65. dnergal en dnu-nam-nir-re nam-nir-jal2 cum2-ma
66. dcu-i3-li2-cu zi su3-ud-jal2 nam-til3-la-ni ec3 e2-mec3-lam-ma ul-ce3 ca-mu-ra-ab-mu2-mu2
67.     u18-ru12-bi-im

68.     a-da-ab dnergal-ka-am3


Print sources

Römer 1965, p. 91-97: composite text, translation, commentary

Sjöberg 1973, p. 1-13: composite text, translation, photograph, commentary (photo of CBS 14074 on p. 49)

Electronic sources

Krecher 1996b: composite text, translation

Tinney 1998kkk: composite text

Cuneiform sources

CBS 14074 (photo ZA 63 p.49)

Ni 2482 (SRT 12); provenance: Nippur

N 2833; provenance: Nippur


Revision history

28.viii.1998-03.ix.1998: JAB, editor: standardisation
30.xi.1998: GZ, editor: proofreading
02.ix.1999: JAB, editor: minor corrections
19.xi.1999: GC, editor: SGML tagging
10.iii.2000: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
10.iii.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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