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Išme-Dagan and Enlil's chariot: a tigi to Enlil (Išme-Dagan I)

1. jicgigir mah den-lil2 en jectug2-ga a-a dijir-re-e-ne-ke4
2. e2-kur ec3 mah-a-na dim2-me-za bi2-in-dug4
3. dic-me-dda-gan sipad gal-zu mu dug3 sa4-a-«me-en»
4. cag4 ama sig7 u3-tud mas-su2 kalam-ma-ka
5. me kug sikil-zu pa e3 ak-de3 a2-bi mu-un-da-an-aj2
6. cu mu-ra-de6 ja2-la /nu-mu\-e-ta-dag-ge
7. [... na4za]-/gin3\-na mi-ni-in-sig7-ge-en
8. [...] X-/a\-ta ba-/an\-gub-be2-en
9. [...] X X X X MA 2-bi nij2 u6 di jal2-me-en
10. jiccu-kar2-zu dalla mah im-e3 jictir cim jicerin-na-gin7
11. jicma-gid2-zu (ni-ir-ki) a-gar3 ab-sin2 jal2 taka4-a he2-jal2 ce gu-nu
12. /su\-din-zu dungu sir2-zu
13. X an-na gu2 tec2 la2-a-me-en
14. /jic\erin2-zu-ta jicrab3 mah-zu nu-e3 erim2 cu ri-ri-me-en
15. [jicgag] /sa11\ la2-zu sa-par4 gal! nu2-a [an ki]-/ta?\ la2-a-me-en
16. [...-zu] gu2 pec-a [...-me]-/en?\
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18. [X] /ZU A AB\ DU [...]-e-me-en
19. [jic]saj-kul huc-ba (ci-ik-cu ki X)
20. [...]-ka-a sig10-ga-zu [kur] /erim2\ gam-gam-e-me-en
21. [X jicsaj-kul] huc-ba-zu [...] /X-me-en\
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28. [sahar]-/gi4\-zu dutu an-ur2 [...] SU jiri3 e2 /nam\ [...]
29. saj-ki sahar-gi4-/zu\ he2-/du7\ [...] A X X TE? dib-ba-[me-en]
30. a2-cita4-/a\-zu dnanna an-/cag4\-[ga] hi-li /du8\-du8-me-en
31. jicgag-a-zu (za-ra) kar2 X X X a-ji6 sur-sur-re-me-en
32. e2-su-lum-ma-zu usan3 X [X] X ancei-ce3 zi-zi-i-X-me-/en\zi?-[zi])
33. jicDUB-zu sacu2-/uc\-gal /ba9-ra2\ erim2-du nu-/e3\-[me-en]
34. /gaba\-jal2-zu me mah nam-/nun\-[na-kam] gal-bi kij2-kij2-/ja2\-[me-en]
35. u2KI.KAL-zu ur-/saj\-[e-ne] tec2-ba du7-du7-[me-en]
36. gab2-il2-zu gud-ab2 a2 /kalag\-[ga] nij2 dugud il2-il2-[me-en]
37. cag4-sud-zu juruc sul-/sul\-[e-ne] gu2-da la2-/la2\-[me-en]
38. da-da-zu ki [...] tec2-a X [X-me-en]
39. jiri3-gub-/zu\ [...] X [...-me-en]
40. /jicgu\-[za-zu ...-me-en]
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62. /ud-ba\ /dic\-[me]-[dda-gan] [X X]
63. lugal-a-ni /d\[en-lil2-ra] [jicgigir-e]
64. kug-babbar kug-sig17 na4[za-gin3-na cu mu-na-ni-tag]
65.     sa-gid2-[da-am3]

66. ezen gal-a-ni cu du7-[a jicgigir-ra] jiri3-ni gub-/gub\-[ba-ni-ta]
67. ama dnin-lil2 /nitalam\-[ma-ni] gu2-da mu-ni-[in-la2]
68. dnin-urta ur-saj /kalag\-[ga-ni]
69. da-nun-na ki /den?\-[lil2-la2-ka] ejer-ra-/a\-ni /im\-[us2]
70. jicgigir /nim-gin7\ jir2-jir2-re [X X] mur ca4-bi dug3-ga-/am3\
71. dur3ur3-a-ni erin2-na la2-/am3?\
72. den-lil2 jicgigir ba mah-a-ni-[a] zalag-ga-ni na-/e3\
73. jickim-til3 /a\-[a-na] dnin-urta-ke4? har-ra-/an\ [mu]-na-ab-sag9-ge
74. ki ur5 sag9-ge ki a nam tar-ra im-ma-ti-a-ra
75. lugal X X kug?-ta nam-ta-an-e3 ezen na-mu-un-jar
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81. [...] /cag4? hul2\ X [(X)]
82. [...] X jiccu-kar2 gana2 X-[ce3] um-ta-a-e3-a-am3
83. [jic]/al\-e jicapin-e /jic nam\-erin2 a-da-min3 ha-mu-ra-an-e
84. lugal-e inim den-lil2-la2-ce3 jizzal ba-ci-in-ak
85. dnin-urta-ke4 jic[apin] kug-ge si nam-mi-in-sa2 /gana2\ zid na-ur11-ru
86. /guru7\-du6 guru7-mac den-lil2-la2-ke4
87. gu2 gur-gur-ru-de3 numun zid na-mu-jar
88. /cul\ ur-saj e2-kur za-gin3-na saj il2-la mu-un-kur9
89. en d/nin-urta\-ke4 den-lil2-ra /sizkur mu\-na-ab-be2
90. dic-me-dda-gan /sipad\ cu du7-a? unu6? jiri3-za sig9-ga-ra
91. lugal jicgigir-ra ma-ra-an-dim2-ma-ra igi zid bar-mu-un-ce
92. dinana dumu gal ki aj2-zu nitalam-ce3 cum2-mu-an
93. ud ul-ce3 gu2-da ha-mu-ri-in-la2
94. hi-li nij2 ku7-ku7-da ur2 kug
95. nam-til3 si-a-na ud ha-ba-ni-ib-su3-re6
96.     sa-jar-ra-am3

97.     tigi den-[lil2-la2]-kam


Print sources

Civil 1968: commentary, translation, photograph, score transliteration

Klein 1989, p. 36-54: composite text, translation, commentary, photograph, handcopy

Klein 1990a, p. 68-72: commentary

Electronic sources

Krecher 1996b: composite text, translation

Tinney 1998hh: composite text

Cuneiform sources

CBS 6136 (photo 11f.)


Revision history

01.x.1998: GZ, editor: standardisation
29.xi.1998: JAB, editor: proofreading
01.ix.1999: GC, editor: SGML tagging
03.ix.1999: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
19.xi.1999: GC, editor: adding subscript tag
03.ix.1999: 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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