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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-ju₁₀ <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 amac^?-e /ri\-[a dur₂]-ru-na-dur₂-<ru-na> na-gada-bi za-e-me-en
6.	hur-saj suku_x(SUKUD)-ra₂ ul gur₃-ru en ^dnin-a-zu-me-en
7.	/en\ ^dnin-a-zu ki-in-du ha-ba-dim₂-ma ^dnanna he₂-e-da-hul₂
8.	uru₁₇ umuc gal-la ^dnanna /tud\-[da]-me-en
9.	pa mul-zu ^dac-im₂-babbar-re a₂ he₂-em-mi-ni-in-rin₂-/rin₂-ne₂^?\
10.	^jicgu-za an-ne₂ ma-ra-an-cum₂-ma-zu suhuc-bi /nam\-[mi-in-gen₆]
11.	zag an ki-ce₃ jiri₃ si he₂-da-ab-sa₂ ud-gin₇ si /he₂-da-ab-sa₂ \
12.	en ^d/nin\-[a]-/zu\-ju₁₀ ud-gin₇ si ha-ra-ab-sa₂ ud-gin₇ si /ha\-[ra-ab-sa₂ ]
13.	^d/suen\-[e] /cibir^?\ nam-/en-na\-zu cu im-mi-du₇
14.	^jicjidru mah kur-kur-ra pa e₃ uj₃-e im-mi-lah₆
15.	^dlamma-zu e₂-kic-nu-jal₂-la a₂ gal ha-ra-an-X-a^?
16.	^dnin-a-zu urim₂^ki-ma tud-da ^dnanna he₂-e-[da-hul₂]
17.	en ^dnin-a-zu urim₂^ki-ma tud-da ^dnanna he₂-e-da-hul₂
18.	a-a ugu-zu kur gal ^den-lil₂-le mu-zu pa bi₂-in-e₃
19.	ama ugu-zu nin mah ki-ur₃-ra nam-zu mu-[ra-ni-tar]
20.	e₂-zu iri-zu kur [ki] sikil-ta ki-[tuc-bi] hu-mu-un-ja₂-[ja₂]
21.	enegir^ki iri-/zu\ kur ki sikil-ta [ki-tuc-bi] hu-mu-un-/ja₂\-[ja₂]
22.	en ^dnin-a-zu-ju₁₀ ki-tuc-bi hu-mu-[un]-ja₂-[ja₂] ki-tuc-bi hu-mu-un-ja₂-ja₂
23.	aga kug-sig₁₇ saj-za ma-ra-ni-in-gen₆ cu zid ma-ra-ni-in-du₇
24.	dumu nir-jal₂ a-a ugu-na-ke₄ cag₄ ki aj₂-ja₂ bi₂-X
25.	[X]-/ni^?\ igi saj-ja₂ mu-ci-in-bar
26.	[an]-/ne₂\ nam dug₃ mu-ri-in-tar
27.	[dumu] [^d]en-[lil₂] lugal kur-kur-ra-ka me-lem₄-zu he₂-e₃
28.	[en] [^dnin]-a-zu-ju₁₀ me-lem₄-zu he₂-e₃ me-lem₄-zu he₂-e₃
29.	/nitalam\-zu ki-sikil munus sag₉-ga nin ^dnin-girid₂-da
30.	e₂-zu iri-zu hu-mu-ra-ab-be₂ cita-ce₃ ca-ra-da-gub
31.	[dijir] /kalam\-ma en ^dnin-a-zu-ju₁₀
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