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ETCSLtransliteration : c.4.13.01

A balbale to Suen (Nanna A)

1.	me-a lu ab₂ me-a lu-lu (Cited in OB catalogue from Nibru (N3), 0.2.06, line 2; OB catalogue from Nibru (N4), 0.2.08, Seg. D, line 4)
2.	cilam ^dsuen me-a lu-lu
3.	gig₂-bi ^na₄za-gin₃ duru₅-am₃
4.	ab₂-ba babbar-bi iti₆ e₃-a-am₃
5.	tur-tur-bi ce-gin₇ ma-ra-ci-sur
6.	gal-gal-bi am-gin₇ ma-ra-ci-lu
7.	ab₂ lu-a tur₃ lu-a-na
8.	giri₁₇-zal an-na-ke₄ EC₂.NUN.SUD.EC₂.TU-ma ba-ni-in-du₈
9.	ga ab₂ sig₇-a-bi bancur-ra i-ni-in-de₂
10.	cu dadag-ge ga na-tum₃-tum₃
11.	lugal-ju₁₀ kij₂-ja₂ til₃-la-ni
12.	^dsuen saman za-gin₃ ab₂ BAD ak-/a\
13.	ab₂ am₃-ra-ra-ra ab₂ am₃-KU-KU-[KU]
14.	e-ne ab₂-ba nam-sipad mu-un-ak
15.	ama ugu-ni nin nibru^ki-ke₄
16.	en-ra edin-a-na a-ra-zu mu-na-ab-be₂
17.	a-ra-zu unud(UNU₃) a-ra-zu
18.	edin dug₃-ga ab₂ hu-mu-ra-ci-lu
19.	ji₆ u₃-na um-ma-te-a-ta
20.	e₂-kur ec₃ kal-kal za-e he₂-me-u₃-tud
21.	ki aj₂-bi na-nam ki aj₂-bi na-nam
22.	en e₂-kur-ra ki aj₂-bi na-nam
23.	^den-lil₂-la₂ lu₂ la-la-ni na-nam
24.	^dsuen ama ugu-ni i-lu-ni na-nam
25.	ama ugu-ni cag₄ ki aj₂-ja₂-ni-ta
26.	^dsuen-ra mi₂-e-ec na-mu-un-e
27.	[ki] /aj₂\ cag₄-ga nij₂ cag₄ te-en-na-me-en
28.	/^d\suen amar za-gin₃ dub₃ kug-ga pec-a
29.	[nij₂]-nam cag₄-ge al dug₄-ga-zu
30.	[nij₂ kal]-kal-la cag₄-ge guru₇-a-zu
31.	[X X X] zi-zi he₂-du₇ e₂-kur-ra
32.	dug₃ ^den-lil₂-la₂-ka za-e al dug₄-ba-ni-ib
33.	giri₁₇-zal an-na za-e he₂-me-u₃-tud
34.	i-lu-zu e₂-kur-re he₂-em-me
35.	zi-zu uj₃-e he₂-em-mi-ib-aj₂-je₂₆
36.	^dsuen an ki-a he₂-em-dirig-ge-en
37.	ab₂ JAR.NE ga-bi bancur-ra i-ni-in-de₂
38.	^dsuen-e cu-luh-e si bi₂-in-sa₂
39.	nij₂ cu dug₄-ga-ju₁₀ dadag-ga-am₃
40.	a-a-ju₁₀ ^den-lil₂-le dug₃-ga he₂-gu₇-e
41.	lugal ma₂-gur₈ kug an-na dirig-ga
42.	ama-ni ul-la mi₂ na-mu-un-e
43.	am an-ne₂ zid-de₃-ec pad₃-da-ju₁₀
44.	mu-zu kur-kur-ra ze₂-be₂-ec im-ma-al
45.	en tur₃ kug-ga cu-luh dadag-ga-am₃
46.	a ra ec₃ kug-ga-am₃ saman za-gin₃-na
47.	dumu ur-saj ^dnin-lil₂-le tud-da
48.	^dnanna a-gar₃ a ru-a ki aj₂ an /kug-ga\
49.	nam-sipad kalam-ma an-ne₂ ma-ra-an-cum₂
50.	^den-lil₂-le mu dug₃-ga mi-ri-in-sa₄
51.	dug₄-ga zid dumu ^den-lil₂-la₂-me-en
52.	an-ne₂ cag₄ mah-a-na nam-lugal ma-ra-an-cum₂
53.	iri-zu urim₂^ki cag₄-ge bi₂-pad₃
54.	id₂ nun-e ku₆ mucen ma-ra-ab-tum₃
55.	dumu-saj ^den-lil₂-la₂ nam-en-na X [X]
56.	nam-lugal an-na za-ra mu-ra-an-cum₂
57.	dijir an-na hi-li gur₃-ru-me-en
58.	iti₆-zu kug-ga-am₃ dadag-ga-am₃
59.	^dutu-gin₇ su₈-ba kalam-ma-me-en
60.	^dnanna lugal-ra ud-de₃-ec-e mu-un-e₃
61.	bal-bal-e ^dsuen-na-kam

Print sources

Hall 1985, p. 464-469: commentary

Kramer and Bernhardt 1967, p. 12, 7: handcopy

Sjöberg 1960, p. 13-34: composite text, score transliteration, translation, commentary

Tinney 1999, p. 44: commentary

Wilcke 1976a, p. 45-50 (collations): commentary

Electronic sources

Krecher 1996a: composite text, translation

Cuneiform sources

A w/n1 r.ii

AO 5386 (TCL 15 21)

HS 1513 i (TMH NF 4 7)

N 3667

N 6520

Ni 2479:22ff. (SRT 9)

Revision history

04.vi.1999-17.vi.1999: GC, editor: standardisation
13.xii.1999: JAB, editor: proofreading
14.xii.1999: GC, editor: SGML tagging
04.ii.2000: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
28.i.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