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An adab to Nanna for Išme-Dagan (Išme-Dagan M)


	Version A
	Segment A
1.	[...] /ZI\ im-mi-X-X
2.	[...] /NA^? dug₄\-ga-/ni\ cu zid jar
3.	[...] X-na hi-li sud e₂-kur-ra
4.	[...] /MI^? dijir gal\-gal-e-ne en gal mah an-/na\ [...]
5.	[...] ki-/tuc^?\ dijir na-me HAR [...]
6.	[...] mah en kur ki-gub-ba a-a ^d/nanna\ [...]
7.	[...] /itid\ ud-sakar gu-a gen₆-ne₂ mu ki-/bi^?\-[ce₃ ...-jar]
8.	[...] X uj₃ /lu^!\-a nam-til₃ [...]
9.	[...] X kur-kur si sa₂-sa₂ [...]
10.	[^id₂idigna] ^id₂buranuna-bi a zal-le tum₃ [...] /kur\-re
11.	[...] X ce gu-nu [...]
12.	[...] /ki^?\ dajal-/e^?\ u₂-cim [...]
13.	[...] /MU^?\ X /NU^?\ [...]
14.	[...] en ^dic-me-^dda-/gan\ [...]
15.	[X] X ki cu mu-a-da-jal₂ za-da /hul₂^?\ [...]-/en^?\
16.	[X] X mah an-e ^den-lil₂-le a-a ^d/nanna\ [saj]-/e\-ec rig₇ X [X]
17.	[X X] /zalag\-ga ni₂ u₃-mu-ni-gid₂ ud-de₃ sa₂ /i^?\-X-dug₄
18.	[...]-na cu gal du₈-a-bi ki-a u₃-mu-/ni\-ge-en
19.	[ud] nu₂-a itid cu du₇-a-zu uj₃-e u₃-X-pad₃
20.	/en\ kur-ra di gal mu-ku₅-re₆-en ka-ac /mah mu\-bar-re-en
21.	^den-ki ^dnin-ki en gal nun gal en nam [tar]-re-bi
22.	e₃-a ka-za-ke₄ ca-ba-an-sug₂-ge-ec a-a /ud-sakar\ u₃^?-tud^? mu-ci-X-/ec\
23.	nun nij₂-si-sa₂ ka-ga₁₄ i₃-ni-jar nij₂-du₇ pa /bi₂\-e₃
24.	cag₄ ud mu-a-dug₃ nam ki-bi-ce₃ ud mu-a-tar me-/lem₄-zu ud\ MI X
25.	jic-he₂ dajal-la jir₂^! ud mu-ni-bur₂ /ku₁₀-ku₁₀\ [(X)] mu-a-dadag
26.	e₃-zu-ce₃ sizkur₂ a-ra-zu-a ^da-nun-na X im-ma-sug₂-sug₂-ge-ec
27.	ud-sakar dalla e₃-a hi-li gur₃-ru u₆ di dug₃-ga-zu-ce₃
28.	nin gal ki-ur₃-ra ama ^dnin-lil₂ X-ra hul₂-la mu-ni-ib-DU
29.	e₂-ja₂-jic-cu₂-a ki-tuc^! cag₄ /hul₂-la e₂\-gal ni₂ guru₃-na
30.	nin zid mah ab₂ zid mas-su₂ A X [X X (X)] X a-ra-zu ca-ba-an-de₆
31.	sa-gid₂-[da]-am₃

32.	en dadag ^dic-me-^dda-/gan\ [X X] X /a₂ nun\ hu-mu-te-jal₂
33.	jic-gi₄-jal₂ sa-[gid₂-da-am₃]

34.	en an-na men gal mah-bi /IM\ [...]
35.	[X] /^dnin-lil₂\ X [...]
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	Segment B
1.	cag₄ /MU^?\ [...]
2.	mu mah-a-ni AN [...] X X /lugal\ AN X X
3.	a-a-zu me-ta me ma-/ra\-[an-cum₂] en ^dnu-nam-nir-e
4.	nam tar-re a-ra₂ nam-^den-/lil₂\-[la₂ saj]-e-ec hu-mu-rig₇
5.	saj mi-ri-ni-il₂ en gal /^den^?-lil₂^?-le\ nun-ba mi-ni-in-kur₉-re-en
6.	men aga zid barag mah kug-/ga dalla\ mu-ra-ni-in-e₃
7.	kur-kur ku₆-gin₇ zag dug₄-ga-ba /saj kece₂\-[bi] /ma\-ra-an-cum₂
8.	(written in two lines on the edge; it may belong here) /su₈^?-ba^?-gin₇^?\ X X [...] nun^! kur-kur-ra-ke₄ [...]
9.	an ki cu₂-a-ba za-e na-an-na dijir /na\-[me X] /TI\
10.	muc₃ kug an kug-/ga\ X-ra mac₂-zu ud-gin₇ X [...]-/e^?\
11.	buru₁₄ ezen gal hi-li si-a-ba kalam ci-/im\-ci-/hul₂^?\-X
12.	uj₃ saj gig₂-ga a-a-bi-gin₇ igi-bi /cu\-mu-a-ci-jal₂
13.	en gal ga-til₃-le jic tuku-me-en ki /aj₂^!\ kalam-ma-me-en
14.	urim₂^ki uz₃-saj gal ki-en-gi-ra /iri an\-da mu₂-a
15.	ul-ul-la ec₃ mac₂-a du₃-a ^e₂tur₃ /cag₄ hul₂\-za
16.	ha-ra-ni-ib-AC a-ra₂-e ^dic-me-^dda-gan X ab₂ kug-ga saj NE^?
17.	ninda₂ gud dug₃ ha-ra-ni-ib-u₅-e numun zid ha-/ra\-ab-i-i
18.	[i₃] saj ga saj ga unu₂ kug-za NI [(X) hu]-/mu\-pec-pec-e
19.	[X] X /mah\ gaba nu-/CA\ X /mac₂\-za-ke₄ [(X)] X-e
20.	[X X] /ki\ nin ki mah [X X] X X [X X] X
21.	[X X] X MA jic-/hur\ [... si ha-ra]-ab-sa₂-/sa₂^?\-[e ]
22.	[...] X BA^? IM cim [...] ha-ra-ab-X [X]
23.	[X X X] kug-sig₁₇ si-a-zu /nin\ [X X] [^d]/nin\-gal
24.	[X X]-ba ud-gin₇ dalla he₂-ni-/in\-[e₃] /hu\-mu-a-til₃-/en\
25.	[X X] gal-la /^dic-me-^dda-gan\ [X X] /hu\-mu-ra-ab-be₂
26.	[sa]-jar-[ra]-/am₃\

27.	X X /^dic\-me-^d/da\-gan dumu ^den-lil₂-[la₂] [...] nu-kur₂-ru-/da^?\ he₂-a
28.	[jic]-gi₄-jal₂ sa-jar-[ra-bi-im]

29.	/en^?\ gal an kug-ta nam tar-re /gal\-[an]-/zu\
30.	[X X] en dadag an kug-ta nam tar-/re\ [gal]-/zu\
31.	[^dic]-me-^dda-/gan\ dumu ^den-lil₂-la₂ mas-su₂ a-ba-ra /ki\-i gal he₂-na-a-/aj₂\
32.	[u₁₈-ru₁₂]-bi-im

33.	a-da-/ab\ ^dnanna (lines 32 and 33 are written as one line in source)

	Version B
	(Due to the fragmentary state of the ms., UM 29-15-132, possible indentation cannot be taken into account here; line numbers refer to physical lines)
	Segment A
	(This passage runs parallel to Segment A, lines 18-29, of Version A)
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1.	ki [...]
2.	ud nu₂-[a ...]
3.	uj₃ [...]
4.	en kur-ra [...]
5.	ka-ac [...]
6.	^den-ki ^d[nin-ki] [...]
7.	en [...]
8.	e₃-a [...]
9.	a-a X [...]
10.	nun /nij₂\ [...]
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12.	/cag₄^?\ [...]
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22.	/e₂\ [...]
23.	e₂-/gal ni₂\ gur₃-(X)-na
	Segment B
	(Lines 12-24 of this passage run parallel to Segment B, lines 25-31, of Version A))
1.	[...]-e
2.	[...] X EZEN^?
3.	[...] X
4.	[...] X X
5.	[...] X [X] GA^?
6.	[...] X-gin₇^? KI^? kug^? X E
7.	[...] X X X X (X) X-na
8.	[...] HA X [(X X)] TU^? X
9.	[...] GI ^den^?-X X E
10.	[...] X X X X
11.	[...] ^den^?-X RI
12.	[... ^dic]-X-X-da^?-gan^?-na
13.	[...]-/mu^?\-[X]-/ab^?\-be₂
14.	[sa-jar-ra]-am₃

15.	[...] ^den-lil₂-la₂^?
16.	[...]-a
17.	[jic-gi₄-jal₂ sa]-/jar^?\-[ra]-/bi-im\

18.	[...] X /ZU^?\
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23.	[u₁₈-ru₁₂-bi]-/im^?\

24.	[a-da-ab] [^d]nanna-kam

Print sources

Civil 2000, p. 116, fn. 17: score transliteration (Version A, Segment A 7)

Hall 1985, p. 800-813: score transliteration, translation, commentary (Version A)

Jacobsen 1976, p. 122-123: translation (Version A, Segment A, ll. 17-30)

Zólyomi 2001144-147: score transliteration, commentary (Version B)

Electronic sources

Tinney 1998ll: score transliteration

Cuneiform sources

Ni 2781 (ISET 1 38f.)

UM 29-15-132 (photo OrS 23-24 178) (rev. collated by ER)

Revision history

07.vii.2001: GZ, editor: standardisation, transliteration
23.viii.2001: JAB, editor: proofreading
23.viii.2001: GZ, editor: SGML tagging
24.viii.2001: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
24.viii.2001: 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

An adab to Nanna for Išme-Dagan (Išme-Dagan M)

Version A

Segment A