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The death of Gilgameš

A version from Nibru

Segment A

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1. [X X (X)] ur?-/saj\ [ba-nu2 hur nu-mu-e-da-an-zi-zi]
2. [...] X [... ba-nu2 hur nu-mu-e-da-an-zi-zi]
3. /a2?-ur2?\ sag9-[sag9 (...) ba-nu2 hur nu-mu-e-da-an-zi-zi]
4. X [... ba-nu2 hur nu-mu-e-da-an-zi-zi]
5. nij2-erim2 [... ba-nu2 hur nu-mu-e-da-an-zi-zi]
6. nitah [...] ba-[nu2 hur nu-mu-e-da-an-zi-zi]
7. /jecpu2\ lirum /cu du7\-a ba-/nu2\ [hur nu-mu-e-da-an-zi-zi]
8. /lu2?\ UM? X DA /jal2?\-e ba-/nu2\ [hur nu-mu-e-da-an-zi-zi]
9. en kul-aba4ki-ke4 ba-/nu2\ [hur nu-mu-e-da-an-zi-zi]
10. igi kug-/zu dug4\-dug4-ga ba-nu2 hur [nu-mu-e-da-an-zi-zi]
11. lib4-lib4 ma-/da?\-e ba-nu2 hur nu-[mu-e-da-an-zi-zi]
12. hur-saj ed3-de3-de3 ba-nu2 hur nu-/mu\-[e-da-an-zi-zi]
13. jic-nu2 nam-tar-ra-ka ba-nu2 hur nu-mu-[e]-da-an-zi-[zi]
14. ki-nu2 u3-/u8\-a-/u8\ ba-nu2 hur nu-mu-e-da-an-zi-zi
15. gub-ba nu-/ub\-sig10-ge tuc-a nu-ub-sig10-ge a-nir im-ja2-ja2
16. u2-gu7 nu-[ub-sig10]-ge a naj nu-ub-sig10-ge a-nir im-ja2-ja2
17. nam-tar-/ra\ [jic]/ig\-cu-/ur? ba-an-da-ha-za-a? zig3\-ga(source: BI) nu-ub-sig10-ge
18. ku6 /nun\ [X X] /ku6\ kece2 ak-a-gin7 /tur5\-[ra ba]-an-la2-la2
19. mac-da3 jic-[bur2]-ra dab5-ba-a-gin7 ki-nu2 [X] /BA\ X X
20. /nam\-tar cu [nu]-tuku jiri3 nu-tuku-a MI? [...]
21. [nam]-/tar?\ [X X] X UL-UL ZI [...]
22. [...] X AC? DU RU X [...]
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29. [X X] /GA?-gin7\ [X X] KI [...]
30. [X] /hur?\-saj gal? X [...] X /IM\ [X X] /la2?\
31. [X X] X X X X [...]
32. [X X] X X X [...]
33. [X X] da-ab-be2 [...] X
34. [X X] MA? DA? X [...] X
35. [X X] X iri? BA ak? [...] X
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37. [...] /GI?\
38. [...]-am3?
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Segment B

1. [X] X [...]
2. /NUN?\ ME-/e cu\ [...]
3. an-na nesaj kug [...]
4. ud 6-kam-ma tur5-ra [...]
5. ir-gin7 kuc(source: ZU)-na [...]
6. en dgilgamec2 tur5-[ra ...]
7. unugki kul-aba4ki /ZI\ [...]
8. inim dug4-ga ma-da /KA\ [...]
9. ud-bi-a en d[gilgamec2] [...]
10. /jic\-nu2 /nam\-tar-ra /ba?-nu2?\ [...]
11. /lugal?\-e u3-sa2 muc3? ba-[...]
12. /ma\-mu2-bi AN-/bi?\ [...]
13. [pu]-uh2-ru-um [...]
14. [...] X X [...]
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Segment C

1. [...]-du-/un\
2. [...]-/ci\-du-/un\
3. [...]-ci-du-un
4. [...] NE (X) A mu-da-/zig3\ [(...)]
5. [...] /mu\-da-bar-ra
6. [...] X-ke4 mu-e-da-jar
7. [...] he2-na-nam dijir-da an-da-cid
8. [... ka-ac] /i3\-bar-re
9. [...] [d]dumu-zid-gin7 he2-NE-NI-dugud
10. [...] [d]/gilgamec2\-e
11. [...] X ba-ab-ra-ah
12. [...] nun-na-bi
13. [...] sug4-ga-am3
14. [... en] [kul]-aba4ki-a-ke4
15. [...] X ur-saj kur cuba2-a-ke4
16. [...] jic-kij2-ti dijir-re-e-ne X
17. [...] X X i3-hul2?-le?-en?-/de3\-[en]
18. [...] dnin-sumunx(AB2.TUG2)-ka
19. [...] dlugal-ban3-da
20. [... en] /d\nu-dim2-mud-e
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Segment D

1. [...] har-ra-an dib-dib-ba /a-na me-a-bi\
2. [...]-bi-ta mu-un-ed3-da
3. [...]-bi-ta saj jic ra-ra-da
4. [...]-/gub\-bu-nam ud-da ud ul-le2-a-ac
5. [...] /ki\ jar-jar-ra-ba
6. [...] sa2 mi-ni-in-dug4-ga
7. [...] ha-lam-ma libir-ra ud ul-le2-a
8. [...]-/ma?\-ce3 im-ta-an-ed3-da
9. [...]-/bi?\ si im-sa2-sa2-a
10. [... a]-ma!-ru gu2-kij2 kalam-ma mu-un-ZU-a
11. [...] X X /ulu3?\-da
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Segment E

1. [...] /ib\-SU
2. [...] /NE\
3. [...] /ib?\-sa4-za-na
4. /si-si\-[ig] dumu dutu-ke4
5. kur-ra ki /ku10\-ku10-ka ud hu-mu-na-an-ja2-ja2
6. nam-lu2-ulu3 nij2 a-na sa4-a-ba
7. alan-bi ud ul-le2-a-ce3 a-ba-da-an-dim2 KE4
8. cul juruc igi du8 ud-sakar-gin7 zag-du8 hu-mu-ta-an-ak-ec
9. igi-bi-a jecpu2 lirum-ma si a-ba-da-ab-sa2
10. itid NE-NE-jar ezen gidim-ma-ke4-ne
11. e-ne-da nu-me-a igi-bi-a ud nam-ba-an-ja2!-ja2
12. kur gal den-lil2-le a-a dijir-re-e-ne-ke4
13. en dgilgamec2 ma-mu2-da [...] X DU bal-da-bi
14. dgilgamec2 nam-zu nam-lugal-ce3 mu-de6 [(X)] /til3\ da-ri2-ce3 nu-mu-un-de6
15. /nam\ [X X]-ke4? JAR? HI? nam-til3-la-ke4 cag4 hul nam-ba-dim2(source: BA)-e
16. ur5 nam-ba-e-ug7-e cag4 nam-ba-e-sag3-ge
17. nij2-gig ak nam-lu2-u18-lu-ke4 ne-en de6-a ma-ra-dug4
18. nij2 gi-dur kud-da-zu ne-en de6-a ma-ra-dug4
19. ud ku10-ku10 nam-lu2-u18-lu-kam sa2 mi-ri-ib-dug4
20. ki dili nam-lu2-u18-lu-kam sa2 mi-ri-ib-dug4
21. a-ji6 gaba nu-ru-gu2 sa2 mi-ri-ib-dug4
22. /me3\ ka-re nu-me-a sa2 mi-ri-ib-dug4
23. cen-cen nu-sa2-a sa2 mi-ri-ib-dug4
24. jic-jic-la2 cu kar-kar-re nu-me-a sa2 mi-ri-ib-dug4
25. /iri11?\-gal cag4 zu2 kece2-zu nam-ba-du-un
26. igi dutu-ce3 he2-mu-un?-X [...]
27. tug2 cu-sar /BA?\ [...]
28. igi jen [...]
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Segment F

1. [...] /ZU\ [X X] X [X]
2. [...] [en]-ki-du10 /juruc\ an-ta-[zu]
3. [...] /IM?\ ur3?-a al-dur2-ru-/ne\-[ec]
4. [...] X-ja2-ni 1(AC) am3-nu2
5. [...] ki-ni 1(AC) am3(source: AN)-nu2
6. [...] lugal DU kug?-bi /mu?-e?\-[...]
7. [...] X-ba? nu-/ni10-ni10\-dam
8. [...] mu-e-ci-du «UN»
9. [...] X lu2-/ga\ mu-e-ci-du «UN»
10. [...] mu-e-ci-du «UN»
11. [...] X mu-e-ci-du
12. [...] X mu-e-ci-du «UN»
13. [...] mu-e-ci-du «UN»
14. [...] mu-e-ci-du «UN»
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Segment G

1. [...] bi2-dugud
2. [...] dgilgamec2-e
3. [...]-bi bi2-in-bur2-ra-ta
4. [...] bi2-in-ne-en-bur2-ra
5. [...] /mu\-ni-ib-gi4-gi4-ne
6. [... er2 e]-/ne\ ba-ce8-ce8
7. [...] X a-na-ac ba-dim2
8. [...] X ha-za dnin-tur5 nu-ub-tu-ud
9. [...] X X X im-ta-an-e3
10. [...] nu-jal2-am3
11. lu2 mu-un-[X X] /lirum\-ma sa-hir ba-da-/ab?-e?\
12. mucen an-na zag X [X] /sa\ gur-u3 cu-ta nu-e3
13. ku6 engur-ra /UR2?\ NUMUN2-e igi nu-un-du8
14. cu-KU6 tur sa ba-/ur3?\-ra-ta im-me-ni-dab5-be2
15. lu2 na-me X /kur-ra\ X /cag4 AN\ X X X /ed3-da\
16. ud ul-le2-a-ta [a]-ba-a igi /im-mi\-in-du8-a
17. za-a-gin7-nam lugal na-me-a nam ci-im-mi-in-tar
18. nam-lu2-ulu3 nij2 a-/na mu\ sa4-a-ba
19. a-ba-am3 e-ne /lu2?\ [...] X za-a-gin7-nam nam [...]
20. nam-cagina kur-ra [...]
21. za-e gidim-zu [...] AN [...]
22. di-da i3-/kud \ [...]
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Segment H

1. kul-aba4ki /zig3\ [...]
2. unugki zig3-ga-bi [...]
3. kul-aba4ki zig3-ga-bi X [...]
4. murub4 itid 1-a-kam [...]
5. ud nu-5-am3 ud [nu-10-am3]
6. id2buranuna jic bi2-/in?\-[...]
7. na4ickila-bi [...]
8. ud-bi-a murub4 id2/buranun-na\-ka ki bi2-in-dar
9. [...] na4 ba-da-an-du3
10. [...] na4-a? ba-da-an-du3
11. [...] na4esi kalag-ga-kam
12. [...] /suhub4\-bi na4 kalag-ga-kam
13. [...] X kug-sig17 nij2 de2-a-kam
14. [...] /na4\cu-u dugud im-ta-/an-ur3?\
15. [...] /na4\cu-u dugud /im\-[ta]-/an\-ur3?
16. [...]-ni-in-kur9
17. [...] X [ul]-le2-a-ce3
18. [...] bi2-ib2-pad3-de3-a
19. [...] na-an-pad3-de3
20. [...] [d]gilgamec2-e
21. [...] /KA?\ ba-ni-in-jar
22. [... ki aj2]-/ja2-ni\
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Segment I

1. [...] X
2. [...]-/e\
3. [...] jal2 bi2-in-taka4
4. [...]-da-an-ur3
5. [...] X-a?-ni! A mu-un-bar-bar-e
6. [...] /en\ dgilgamec2-a
7. [... giri17] mu-un-na-hur-e
8. [... siki mu]-/un\-na-ze2-e
9. [...] X-/da?\
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Another version from Nibru

(probably the final section of another version)
1. dam ki aj2-ja2-ni dumu ki /aj2\-[ja2-ni]
2. dam tam dam ban3-da ki [aj2-ja2-ni]
3. nar-a-ni sagix(CU.SILA3.DU8) /cu?\ [... ki aj2-ja2-ni]
4. kindagal ki aj2-ja2-[ni] JAR X [... ki aj2-ja2-ni]
5. jiri3-sig10-ga e2-gal DU.DU [ki aj2-ja2-ni]
6. nij2 cu dug4-ga ki aj2-ja2-ni
7. e2-gal na rig7-ga cag4 unug/ki ?-ga?\ X [X]-/gin7?\ ki-bi-a a-ba-da-an-nu2
8. dgilgamec2 dumu dnin-sumun2-ka
9. derec-ki-gal-la-ce3 igi-du8-bi ba-an-la2
10. dnam-tar-ra kadra-bi ba-an-la2
11. ddim3-pi?-kug u6 /di\ ba-an-la2
12. dne-/et\-ti nij2-ba-bi ba-an-la2
13. dnin-jic-zid-da u3 ddumu-zid-/ra?\ nij2-ba-bi ba-an-la2
14. den-ki dnin-ki den-mul dnin-mul
15. den-du6-kug-ga dnin-du6-kug-ga
16. den-inda-curum!-ma dnin-/da\-curum!-ma
17. den-mu-utu-la2 den-me-/en\-car2-ra
18. ama a-a den-lil2-la2-ra
19. cul-pa-e3 en jic/bancur\-ke4
20. dsu-mu-gan2(source: DAG) dnin-hur-/saj-ja2\-ke4
21. da-nun-na du6 kug-ga-/ke4\-[ne]
22. dnun-gal-e-ne du6 kug-ga-/ke4\-[ne]
23. [en] /ug5\-ga-ra lagar /ug5\-[ga-ra]
24. lu2-mah /nin\-dijir [ug5-ga-ra]
25. gudug cag4-gada-la2 X [... ug5-ga-ra]
26. igi du8 mu-un-[X X] X X [...]
27. /cu? sag9?\-ga mu-[X X] X X X [...]
28. den?-[...] nij2-ba-bi ba-an-[la2]
29. /nam?\ X [X X] [dnin]-sumun2? [X]-/ni\-a? X X tag?-ga ba-an-nu2
30. d/gilgamec2\ dumu [d]/nin\-sumun2-ka
31. /ki-bal? lu2?\ [X] X NI? IN? X-a-bi? im-ma-an-de2
32. [...] X [X X]-bar-bar-re
33. X [X] X [...] giri17 /mu-un\-na-an-hur
34. /nam-lu2-ulu3\ [X X] /iri?\ki-[na]-ke4
35. MAC? X X [... nij2]-u2?-rum? nu-ja2-ja2
36. KA?-KA? [X X]-/ra?\-bi sahar-ra ba-an-sal-sal-e-ec
37. ud-bi-a [en] /tur-re\ en dgilgamec2-e
38. AN X X X X-ga-na / muc3 nu-tum2-mu \ X den-lil2-la2-ce3
39. d/gilgamec2\ dumu dnin-sumun2-ka
40. [...] isimu2 NE-a lugal gaba-ri-a-bi /AN\ X X-ra nu-ub-tu-ud
41. X [...] /nu-kij2-kij2\ zag-/ce3\ nu-jal2-la
42. d/gilgamec2\ [en] kul-aba4ki-/ka?\ /za3\-mi2-zu dug3-ga-am3

A version from Me-Turan

Segment A

1. am gal-e ba-nu2 hur nu-mu-un-/da\-an-/zi-zi\
2. en dgilgamec2 ba-nu2 hur nu-mu-un-da-an-zi-zi
3. JIC cag4 1(AC)-ca4 DU ba-nu2 hur nu-mu-un-da-an-zi-zi
4. ur-saj zag da-ra ba-nu2 hur nu-mu-un-da-an-zi-zi
5. usu cag4 1(AC)-ca4 ba-nu2 hur nu-mu-un-da-an-zi-zi
6. nij2-erim2 tur-tur-ra ba-nu2 hur nu-mu-un-da-an-zi-zi
7. igi kug-zu dug4-dug4-ga ba-nu2 hur nu-mu-un-da-an-zi-zi
8. lib4-lib4-bi ma-da ba-nu2 hur nu-mu-un-da-an-zi-zi
9. hur-saj ed2-de zu ba-nu2 hur nu-mu-un-da-an-zi-zi
10. en kul-aba-ke4 ba-nu2 hur nu-mu-un-da-an-zi-zi
11. jic-nu2 nam-tar-ra-ke4 ba-nu2 hur nu-mu-un-da-an-zi-zi
12. ki-nu2 u3-u8-a-u8 ba-nu2 hur nu-mu-un-da-an-zi-zi
13. gub-ba nu-ub-sig9-ga tuc nu-ub-sig9-ga a-nir ib-ja2-ja2
14. u2-gu7 nu-ub-sig9-ga a naj nu-ub-sig9-ga a-nir ib-ja2-ja2
15. nam-tar-ra ig-cu-ur2 ba-/ha\-za zi-zi nu-ub-sig9-ga
16. ku6 NUN-gin7 pu2 HAR ak-a MA /tur5?\-ra ba-la2-la2
17. /mac2\-nitah dab-ba-gin7 ki-nu2 GABA UGU-UGU [(X)] ba-X-[(X)]
18. [nam-tar]-/ra\ cu nu-tuku jiri3 nu-tuku lu2 je26-e mu-X [...]
19. [...] X DU.DU zid-/da\ [...]
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Segment B

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1. [ud-bi-a] en tur-re /en\ /d\[gilgamec2] [...]
2. [...] X-ba ra di NA AH X [...]
3. [...] X A ur lugal-la X [...]
4. [...] ZA nun /nam\-kug-/zu?\ [...]
5. [...]-a-ni [...]
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Segment C

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1. A [...]
2. igi [...]
3. /ud-bi-a\ NUN? ME X [...]
4. X TAR BI A X [...]
5. ud-bi-a en tur-[re en dgilgamec2 ...]
6. X UL LU /GA?\ [...]
7. [X X] GA? A X [...]
8. [X X] KA X [...]
9. [X X] X [...]
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Segment D

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1. [...] X /ba-da-nu2?\
2. [...] /ib\-jal2
3. [... har]-ra-an dib
4. [...] /BA?\ cika kud-da
5. [...] /DA\ HU hur nu
6. [...] MA-ni al-la2
7. [...] /ba\-an-nu-us2
8. [...] /zig3\-ga-ta
9. [...] /en\ hul-bi
10. [...] /la2\-la2
11. [...] X
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Segment E

(The sequence of Segments B, C, D, and E is uncertain)
1. [...] X
2. [...] /ba\-an-jar
3. [... nu]-/ub\-ta-kur2
4. [...] X PA? ja2-ja2
5. [...] /car2\-car2-re
6. [...] [d]/gilgamec2\
7. [...] X [(X)]
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Segment F

1. [X] X X [...]
2. [X] /NE?\-gin7 [...]
3. [ud]-/bi\-a en tur-/re\ [en dgilgamec]
4. [jic]-/nu2 nam-tar\-ra-[ka ba-nu2]
5. [X]-e ud /si\ ra-/ra\ [...]
6. [X] X /BA? AN?\ X [...]
7. [pu]-/uh\-rum ki /saj\-ki [dijir-re-ne-ke4]
8. [en] /d\gilgamec2 mu-/ni\-[te-a-ba]
9. [mu]-un-na-be2-ec en d/gilgamec2\ [mu-ni-ce3]
10. inim-zu(source: BA) har-ra-an di-id-bi-a a-na-am3 me-a-bi
11. jicerin jic dili kur-bi ga-an-/e-de3\
12. dhu-wa-wa tir-bi-ta saj jic ra-ra-za
13. na-du3-a ud ul-la2-ce3 me-gub-bu-uc me-da ud-ce3
14. e2 dijir-re-e-ne ki jar-jar-ra-a-ba
15. zi-ud-su3-ta!-ac {ki-tuc-bi-a} {(1 ms. has instead:) ki-bi-a} saj im-ma-ni-/ti\
16. me ki-en-gi-ra-ke4 ki ud-ba <ba->ha-la-me-ec ud ul-le-ce3
17. a2 aj2-ja2 bi-lu-da10 kalam-ma-ac im-ta-/a?-ni\
18. cu-/luh\ ka-/luh\ X (X) / si mu-un-si-sa2\-e
19. a-/ta\ X [...] X
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23. [...]-/a?\-bi [X X]
24. [...] X mu-ra nam-ba-an-tum3
25. [a-ra2 den-lil2 den-ki-ra] /im\-ma-ab-ba-e-ne
26. [an den-lil2 den-ki] /im\-ma-ni-ib-gi4-gi4
27. [ud re-ta] /ud\ sud-da re-ta
28. [ji6 re-ta] /ji6\ sud-/da\ re-ta
29. [mu re-ta] mu sud-da re-ta
30. [pu-uh-ru-um] a-ma-ru ba-ur3(source: NIR)-ra-ta
31. numun /nam-lu2\-ulu3 /ha-la?\-me-de3-e-ed-nam
32. murub4-me-a [zi saj-dili]-/me?-en\ nam-til3-am3
33. zi-ud-<su3>-ra2 /mu?\ [nam]-lu2-ulu3 nam-til3-am3
34. /ud\-bi-ta /zi\ [an]-/na\ zi ki-a mu-/un-pad3\-da-nam
35. [ud-bi-ta nam]-/lu2\-ulu3-ur2 nu-mu-til3-/am3\ [(...)] /KA?\ BI-e-ed-nam
36. /e-ne-ec2\ [d]/gilgamec2\ igi-bi ba-ni-ib-tu
37. /cu nam\ ama-a-[ni nu]-/mu-un\-da-kar-kar-re-ed-nam
38. /d\gilgamec2 /gidim\-bi-ta ki-ta ug5-ga
39. cagina kur-ra he2-ak-/e\ palil gidim he2-nam
40. di-da mu-un-kud-da ka-/ac bar\ [X] /bar\-re
41. dug4-ga-a-ni(source: ZU) inim dnin-jic-zid-/da\ ddumu-/zid-da-gin7\ ba-e-dugud
42. ud-bi-a en tur-re d/gilgamec\
43. nam-lu2-ulu3 nij2 na2 til3-la-ba cag4 X [X X (X)] X sag3
44. ur5 nam-ba-ug5-ga cag4 /nam\-[ba-sag3-ga]
45. nij2 zi jar ug5 [...]
46. /cul juruc igi du ud-sakar-ra\ X [...]
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63. igi jen ki-sig10-ga a-/nun\-[na-ke4-ne] [dijir gal-gal-ne dur2-ru-na-ba]
64. /ki en nu2\-[a]-ce3 /lagar\ [nu2-a-ce3]
65. /lu2-mah nin\-dijir nu2-/a\-ce3
66. gu-da2 mu-un-na gada mu-un-na-ce3(source: PA)
67. nin-dijir [mu]-/un\-na-a gen6-/na mu\-un-na-ce3(source: KU)
68. ki a-a-zu /pap\-bi-ga-a-zu
69. ama-zu /nin9\-zu lu2-ga-a-zu
70. gu-li kal-la-/zu\ du2-us2-sa-a-zu
71. gu-li den-/ki\-[du] /juruc\ an-ta-a-zu
72. ensi2 /lugal-e?\ [iri-gal al-pad3?-de3-ec]
73. ki /ugula ugnim\ [nu2-a-ce3]
74. /nu?\-[ban3-da erin2-na nu2-a-ce3]
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78. e2 [lu2-ga-a-ta lu2-ga me-ci-du-un]
79. za!-/zu\ [mu-ci-du-un kal-la-zu mu-ci-du-un]
80. ab-ba iriki-/za!-a-kam\ mu-ci-/du-un\
81. ur5 /nam\-u2-ga cag4 nam-ba-sag3-ge
82. e-ne-/ec2?\ da-nun-na /murub4?\-ta mu-da-ci-da
83. tab-us2 {/dijir\ [gal]-/gal\-e-ne} {(1 ms. has instead:) /dijir-e\-ne-/ke4\} mu-un-da-an-cid
84. /cagina\ kur-ra mu-na-/ab\-[(X)] X KA
85. / di-da\ mu-/un-kud-de3 KA\ [X] X-ce3-bar-re
86. /dug4\-[ga-ni inim nin-jic-zid-da] dumu-zid-da-ke4 bi-dugud
87. ud-bi-a /en tur\-re en dgilgamec2
88. /i-zi-im\ [...]
89. /igi-ni! cu\ [...]
90. /ma-mu-da\ [...]
91. ma-/mu-da\ [...]
92. /na4?\ X X /KI?\ [...]
93. cag4 /kuc2-u3\ [...] X
94. ZA [...] X X
95. ud X [...] X dub3-ba ama ugu-ju10
96. d[nin-sumun2] [...]-/ip\-pa-gin7 ha-ma-dim2-ma AB
97. [...] MU hur-saj gal tu-u4-bu(source: SUD)
98. /nam\-[tar] [cu nu]-/tuku jiri3 nu-tuku\ cu kar(source: TE)-ra X X X
99. X [...] UD [X] /ra?\-ra-ju10
100. /ma-mu-da\-[(X)]-/bi\ en nu-/dim2-mu-da10\ igi-/bi! ba\-ni-ib-tu
101. pu-uh-rum ki saj-ki dijir-re-ne-ke4!
102. en dgilgamec2 mu-ni-te(source: SUM)-a-ba
103. /mu-un\-na-ab-be2-ec en dgilgamec2 mu-ni-ce3(source: KU)
104. [inim]-zu har-ra-an di-ib-bi-a a-na bi-a-bi
105. [jic]/erin\ jic dili kur-bi ga-an-/e\-de3
106. [dhu-wa]-wa tir-bi-ta /saj\ [jic ra]-/ra-za\
107. [na-du3-a ud] /ul\-la-ce3 me-/gub\-[...]
108. [e2 dijir-re-ne] /ki\ jar-jar-[ra-a-ba]
109. [...] X [X]
110. [me ki-en-gi-ra-ke4 ki ud-ba] /ba\-ha-/la\-[me-ec ud ul-le-ce3]
111. [a2 aj2-ja2 bi-lu-da10] /kalam\-ma-ac im-ta-/a\-[ni]
112. [cu-luh ka-luh X (X) si] /mu?\-na-ab-si-sa2-/e? \
113. [a-ta ...] X gu2-kij2 kur-kur-ra X [...]
114. [...] X NI?-NI?
115. [...] X me-tum3-ma
116. [...]-/a\-ce3
117. [X X] X d/gilgamec2\ [...]
118. /a-ra2\ den-lil2 den-ki-/ra\ [im-ma-ab-ba-e-ne]
119. an den-lil2 den-ki /im\-[ma-ni-ib-gi4-gi4]
120. ud re-ta ud /sud4\-[da re-ta]
121. ji6 re-ta ji6 /sud4\-[da re-ta]
122. mu re-ta mu sud4-[da re-ta]
123. pu-uh-rum a-ma-ru ba-ba-ur3(source: NIR)-ra-[ta]
124. numun nam-lu2-ulu3 ha-la-me-de3 X [...]
125. murub4-me-a zi saj-dili-me-en /nam-til3\-[am3]
126. zi-us2-<ra2> dili mu nam-lu2-ulu3 nam-til3-am3
127. ud-bi-ta zi an-na zi ki-a mu-un-pad3-da-nam
128. ud-bi-ta nam-lu2-ulu3-ur2 nu-mu-un-til3-am3 mu-ni-pad3
129. e-ne-ec2 dgilgamec2 igi-bi ba-ni-ib-tu
130. cu nam ama-a-ni nu-mu-un-da-kar-kar(source: TE-TE)-ed-nam
131. [d]/gilgamec2\ gidim-bi-ta ki-ta ug5-/ga?\
132. [cagina kur]-/ra\ he2-ak-a palil gidim-bi he2-[nam]
133. [ di-da mu-un-kud]-da2 ka-ac bar /ba?-bar?-re\
134. [dug4-ga-ni inim] [d]/nin\-jic-zid-da dumu-[zid]-/da\-ke4 /ba\-[e-dugud]
135. [ud-bi-a] /en\ tur-re /en\ /dgilgamec2\ [(...)]
136. [nam-lu2]-ulu3 nij2 na2 /til3\-[la-ba cag4 ... sag3]
137. [ur5 nam-ba]-/ug5-ga\ [cag4 nam-ba-sag3-ga]
138. nij2 /zi jar ug5?\ [...]
139. cul juruc igi du8-a ud-sakar-ra X [...]
140. e-ne-da nu igi-bi-a ud /nam\ [...]
141. /si\-si-ig dumu dutu-[ke4]
142. ki-bi ku3-ku3-ga ud-ce3 mi-ni-in-/jar\
143. nij2 ak-a nam-lu2-ulu3-zu(source: ju10) i-de6 ma-ra-an-[tum3]
144. nij2 gi-dur kud-da-zu(source: ju10) i-de6 ma-ra-an-/tum3\
145. ud ku3-ku3 nam-lu2-ulu3 sa2 me-ri-/ib\-[tu]
146. ki-in dili nam-lu2-ulu3 sa2 me-/ri-ib\-[tu]
147. a-ji6-a gaba nu-ur2-gu sa2 me-ri-ib-tu
148. cen-cen nu-sa2-a sa2 me-ri-ib-tu
149. me3 ka-re-a nu-me-a sa2 me-ri-ib-tu
150. hul-e cu nu-kar-kar-re sa2 me-ri-ib-tu
151. iri-gal cag4 zu2 kece2-da nam-ba-an-ed2-de3
152. igi dutu-kam he2-bi ma-an-tah
153. /cu\-sar-gin7 he2-bur2 cum2-gin7 he2-ak-e
154. igi jen ki-sig3-ga da-nun-ke4-ne dijir gal-gal-ne dur2-ru-na-/ba\
155. ki en nu2-a-ce3 lagar nu2-a-ce3
156. lu2-mah nin-dijir nu2-a-ce3
157. gu2-da mu-un-nu2-a gada mu-un-na-ce3
158. nin-dijir nu2-ac gen6-na mu-un-na-a-ce3!
159. ki a-a-zu pap-bil-ga-a-zu
160. ama-zu nin9-zu lu2-ga-zu
161. gu5-li kal-la-zu du2-/us2-sa\-a-zu
162. gu5-li den-ki-du10 juruc /an?\-[ta]-a-zu
163. ensi2 lugal-e /iri\-gal-la al-pad3?-de3-ec
164. ki ugula ugnim nu2-a-ce3
165. nu-ban3-da erin2-na nu2-a-ce3
166. iri-gal a-ra-li lu2 ke4?-en-ke4?-na-a-ba X [...]
167. lu2 su-na-bi [...]
168. e2 nin9-a-ta nin9 me-ci-du-un
169. e2 lu2-ga-a-ta lu2-ga me-ci-du-un
170. za-a-zu mu-ci-du-un kal-la-zu mu-ci-du-[un]
171. ab-ba iriki-za-kam mu-ci-du-un
172. ur5 nam-ba-ug5-ga cag4 nam-ba-sig-[ga]
173. e-ne da-nun-na cid X X X [...]
174. /tab-us2 dijir gal-gal-e\-[ne mu-un-da-an-cid]
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Segment G

1. [...] /ba\-a-jal2
2. [...] /nu2?\-e
3. [...]-/ib\-TU
4. [...] X E
5. [...] /RI?\

Segment H

1. [...] X X
2. [...] X ba-sag9
3. /nam\ [...] /ud?\ dug3-ge-ec HU X [(...)]
4. E [...]-ke4 ud dug3-ge-[ec ...]
5. X [...] /ki\-ja2 igi /udug?\ [...]
6. /cidim?-a?-ni?\ X /tag\-ga-a-gin7 ki-/mah\-a-ni i3-hur
7. dijir-bi den-ki saj-/du\ nij2-nijin2-na-a-/ba\
8. ma-mu-da ki-bur2-(X)-ni igi-bi /ba-ni-ib\-du8
9. mac-ji6-bi ur lugal-/la\ bi-in-bur2 lu2 /na\-me nu-bur2-bur2
10. en-e iriki-na-a zig3-ga ba-/ni\-du8
11. nijir-e kur-kur-ra si gu3 ba-/ni\-ra
12. unugki zig3-ga id2buranunx(KIB.NUN)-na jal2 bi2-/in\-taka4
13. kul-aba4ki zig3-ga id2buranunx(KIB.NUN)-na a e3-a
14. unugki zig3-ga-a-bi a-ma-ru-kam
15. kul-aba4 zig3-ga-a-bi dungu mu-un-jar-ra-am3
16. murub4-ba! itid 1-kam {ba-ra-an-/zal?\} {(1 ms. has instead:) mu-un-na-ra-an-PA}
17. ud nu-5-am3 ud nu-10-am3
18. id2buranunx(KIB.NUN)-na jal2 bi-in-taka4 a-u2-bi ba-an-e3
19. ickilala-bi dutu u6 DAG di-de3
20. ud-bi-a murub4 id2buranunx(KIB.NUN)-na-kam a-bi ba-da-/zig3?\
21. ki-mah-bi na4 ba-da-an-du
22. ki! e2-jar8-bi na4 ba-da-an-du
23. jicig na4 kan4 ba-da-an-du
24. jicsaj-kul i-dib-ba na4 kalag-ga-am3
25. jicnu-uk-ku!-ic-bi na4 kalag-ga-am3
26. /jic-ur3\ kug-sig17 im-du3-a-ne
27. [X] X-bi na4 sud4-a dugud im-da-a-ri
28. [X X] X TA? sahar gig2 nij2-nam {ba-e-ed-dugud} {(the other ms. has instead:) [...] X-nu2}
29. [...] ud ul-le-ce3
30. [...] X mu-un-ne-pad3-de3
31. X X X kij2-kij2 muc-bi nam-ba-ni-pad3-de3
32. /e2?\ kalag-ga cag4 unugki-ga ba-ni-jar
33. /dam ki\ aj2-a-ni dumu tur ki aj2-a-ni
34. dam tam dam ban3-da ki aj2-ja2-a-ni
35. [...]-ni
36. [...]-ni
37. [...]-ni
38. [...] X RI
39. [...] il2
40. [...] il2
41. [...] /il2?\
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Segment I

1. [...] [d]/gilgamec2\ [(...)]
2. [...] LA2 X X mu-un-na-sag3 [(...)]
3. [...] X saj u2 sag9-ga mu-ni-/cid?\ [(...)]
4. [...] /LA?\ mu-lu-ug? sag9-ga mu-ni-[...]
5. [...] /an?\-ku4-ku4 kan4-ba ba-da-[...]
6. [...] [id2]/buranun\-na jal2 bi-taka4 a-bi ba-da-[...]
7. [...] X-a-ni a bi-bar-bar-re [(...)]
8. [ud-bi-a en] /tur\-re en d/gilgamec2\ [(X)]
9. [...] X /mu\-un-na-an-/hur\ [(...)]
10. [...] X [...]
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Segment J

1. [...] X
2. [...] X ce
3. [...] [d]/gilgamec\-e
4. [...] X X X
5. [...]-ge
6. [...]-/me\-en
7. [...] nam-ba-/us2?\
8. [...] X ja2?-ja2?
9. [...] X
10. [...] lu2? KIJ2?
11. [...] X
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Segment K

1. [...] X /iriki-ce3?\ [...] /car2\-re
2. [...] /sahar\-ra ba-an-car2-car2-re
3. [...] en dgilgamec2
4. /ur2-ra-a-ni\ ba-hul cag4-ga-a-ni ba-sag3
5. nam-lu2-ulu3 nij2-ja2-a mu-un-sa4-a-ba
6. alan-bi ud ul-la-ta ba-dim2-dim2
7. e2 dijir-re-e-ne zag-ce3 jar-jar-ra
8. mu-bi dug4-dug4-ga nam-ba-e-da-ha-la-me-ec
9. da-ru-ru nin9(source: nin) gal den-lil2-la2
10. nam-mu!-ce3 isimu2sar mu-un-na-an-cum2
11. alan-bi ud ul-le-ta ba-dim2-dim2 kalam-ma bi2-ib-dug4-ga
12. derec-ki-gal ama dnin-a-/zu\-ke4 /za3\-mi2-zu dug3-ga

Print sources

Cavigneaux and Al-Rawi 2000: score transliteration, composite text, handcopy, photograph, translation, commentary

George 1999, p. 195-208: translation

Jacobsen 1980, p. 19-20, 23: composite text, translation, commentary (ll. 33-46)

Klein 1990, p. 64-65: composite text, translation, commentary (ll. 35-46)

Kramer 1944a: commentary, translation, composite text, handcopy

Pettinato 1992, p. 343-347, 412-413: translation

van Dijk 1967, p. 248-250: composite text, translation, commentary (ll. 25-34)

Wilcke 1970, p. 82-84: commentary

Electronic sources

Black 1997h: composite text

Cuneiform sources

CBS 6966 (SEM 24) + CBS 7900 (SEM 25) (+) N 3189 + N 3190 (photo CM 19 pl. i-ii)

CBS 8551 (SEM 28) (+) N 6856 (CM 19 fig. 2; photo pl. iii)

UM 29-16-86 (BASOR 94 p. 5)

Ni 4136 ((ISET 2 54)

Ni 9536 (ISET 3)

Ni 9488 (ISET 3)

H 172 (CM 19 fig. 7)

H 143 + 136 A + 189 + 136 B (CM 19 figs. 5-7)

H 137 (CM 19 fig. 8)

H 151 A (CM 19 fig. 7)

Box 1, no. 1 (CM 19 fig. 9)

Box 8, no. 6 (CM 19 fig. 9)

Box 8, nos. 1 + 5 + 7 + 11 (CM 19 fig. 9)

Box 8, nos. 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 12 (CM 19 fig. 10)

Box 7, nos. 2 + 3 (CM 19 fig. 11)

Box 18, fragments 1+ 2 (CM 19 fig. 11)

Box 1, no. 2 (CM 19 fig. 11)

Revision history

14.i.98-07.vi.2000: GZ, editor: typing, standardisation
19.ix.2000-20.ix.2000: JAB, editor: proofreading
02.x.2000: GC, editor: SGML tagging
13.x.2000: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
13.x.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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