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ETCSLtransliteration : c.2.5.2.1

An adab to Nergal for Šu-ilīšu (Šu-ilīšu 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 suku_x(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 sim^mucen-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