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An elegy on the death of Nawirtum

1. ud hul dab5?-be2-da-na ki-sikil-ra ba-[...]
2. munus sag9-ga ki-sikil he2-du7-ra igi hul ba-[...]
3. mucen amar-bi gud3-bi dirig-ce3 sa im-[...]
4. ama gan ama dumu tur jic-bur?-re ba-an-[...]
5. ab2 sig7-ga cilam bar-cu-jal2 gakkul?-gin7 bi2-in-[X]
6. mna-wi-ir-tum cilam bar-cu-jal2 gakkul-gin7 bi2-in-[X]
7. a-gig li-bi2-in-dug4-ga en3-bi la-ba-ci-in-[tar ]
8. LIL2 nu-um-ga-am3 ki dijir nu-mu-[...]
9. ki-nu2-bi-gin7 IM gurud-da-bi la-ba-ab-[X]
10. nibruki dmuru9 ba-da-an-jar iri-a [...]
11. uj3 dajal-ce u11-u8 im-ma-an-cub nam? mu-un-[X X]
12. aakkil KI? gu3jic»kiri6 cen-cen-gin7 ba-an-KU?
13. X tuku-tuku KA lum-lum-ma-[X] ugu-bi dab5?-dab5?-ba? cu? du7 [...]
14. arhuc zi til-le-a-ni /zag\-ga i3-cub-be2
15. alan kug-sig17-gin7 nij2 jar-ra-ni-ce3 lipic mu-un-na-ta-an-zig3?-X
16. lu2 igi-ni im-ci-bar-ra-a cex(SIG7)-cex(SIG7) nu-ja2-ja2
17. ama er2-ra KA X sag3-sag3-ge NI NU? GABA sig7-ga AN cu [...]
18. cir3 saj X DI inim dug3-ga-ke4-e-ne
19. i-lu cag4-ne-/ca4?\ ki-car2-ra ib2-ci-kur2-ru-a
20. in-sag9 IM X bi2-ib2-gi4-a re cir3-ec2 mu-un-na-ab?-[be2]
21. AL? X ban3-da-a-ni-ta saj cu ak-a re
22. na4 [X X] gu2-a kud-da sa2 nu-mu-un-pad3 u2-gu-e mu-un-de5
23. ur2 dam-/ma?\-na-ka ud nu-sud-su3-ra2 i-si-ic nu-til-la re
24. aj2 X-ga-a-ni-ta dnin-urta a-la nu-gi4-a re
25. nin-dijir ki aj2-ja2-a-ni ji6-par3-ce3 la-ba-ni-in-kur9-ra re
26. eme5 dam-ce3 mu-ni-pad3-da nij2-de2-a-ce3 cu nu-mu-un-gid2-de2
27. buru14? NE la2 zag-ga-na til-til-la re
28. nam-gu-la sag9-ga im-ma-an-ed3-de3 i-lu mu-un-na-ab-be2 e-ne
29. ama ugu-ni-ir ud zalag ba-da-he2-ci a2-kar2 mu-un-na-si
30. hal-hal-bi si pad ak-a-bi zag-la mu-un-na-ak-e
31. zi-bi igi-ni ab-ta-e3 su hul-bi zil-zil-le
32. [X] erin2? im-ri-a-bi ba-da-X [...] BI [X X]
33. [X X] dug3?-ta NI [...] jal2-la re
34. /ba?\-ra-gub!-bu-uc [...]-e
35. emeda(UM.ME)da-emeda(UM.ME)da-bi zag [...]-de3-ec
36. AB? NE-NE KA [...]-kar?-ra-ac
37. lu2 cag4 dab5-ba-gin7 na4 [...] gig-ga
38. iriki-ni-ta ud an-ta NE? [...] nu-dirig
39. ud-bi-a nitalam ki /aj2\-[ja2-a-ni ...] dili-a-ni
40. iriki-na nibruki-a iri? [X X] NI KU
41. mlu2-dijir-ra nitalam [ki aj2]-ja2-a-ni [... dili-a]-ni
42. iriki-na nibruki-a iri? [X X] NI KU
43. ki-tuc gal [...] cag4? hul? ba-an-na-te
44. cu-ni? /ba?\-an?-dab5-be2-ec cag4-bi [X] mu-un-ra
45. [...]-a-ni u2-a ab-ta-an-kud zi-ni [X] ab-da-ra-ra
46. [X X] ab2-gin7 ib2-e3 lu2 TUG2 dam? nu-tuku-tuku
47. [X X]-bi bi2-ib2-mur10-e er2 am3-ci-ce8-ce8
48. [X X] MU X TUG2? GA DU? me-am3 ga-mu-ri-in-pad3
49. dme-me dlamma hi-li-hi-li me-am3 ga-mu-ri-in-pad3
50. KA X LA? KA DIM3? inim sag9 me-am3 ga-mu-ri-in-pad3
51. jic?-dim3? mar-uru5 ar2-re-ec dim2-ma-ju10 me-am3 ga-mu-ri-in-pad3
52. igi? X X X zalag-zalag sa2-jar nun-na-ju10 me-am3 ga-mu-ri-in-pad3
53. UL X A IGI-ju10 sud-aj2 kal-la-ju10 me-am3 ga-mu-ri-in-pad3
54. cir3 dug3 nij2 cag4 hul2-hul2-la-ju10 me-am3 ga-mu-ri-in-pad3
55. jic-dim3? mar-uru5 kug-sig17 ur5 zalag-zalag-ga-ju10 me-am3 ga-mu-ri-in-pad3
56. gu4-ud-gu4-ud cu il2-il2-i ma!-li-li-bi-ju10 me-am3 ga-mu-ri-in-pad3
57. a-ra2-zu na-an-ha-lam-e mu-zu ha-ma-pad3-de3
58. nam-tag-ga e2-e-zu ha-ba-an-ze2-er cul-a-lum-zu ha-ba-an-du8
59. dam-zu he2-til3 nam-cul nam-ab?-ba he2-ak-e
60. nam-tar dumu-zu he2-zil2-zil2-le silim-ma hu-mu-ne-jar
61. e2?-zu igi-bi-ce3 he2-en-du a-ga-bi-ce3 he2-dajal
62. dutu kur-ta ud zalag ha-ra-ta-e3 a sig9-ga KA?-e
63. dnin-kur-ra-ke4 he2-da-ci-DU? gu2-zu he2-eb2-il2-e
64. ud gig za-ra ma-ra-ni-ib-gi4-a re an-ur2 he2-eb2-gi4
65. gal5-la2 cu-ni ma-ra-an-de6-a ac2 hul-bi he2-en-dug4?
66. ki-sikil dug3 la-la-na gud-gin7 nu2-a re i-lu-zu /gig\-ga-am3

Print sources

Kramer 1960: composite text, translation, photograph, commentary

Electronic sources

Krecher 1996b: composite text, translation

Cuneiform sources

G.1.2.b.1725 iii 17ff (photo Kramer 1960 after p. 39)


Revision history

22.x.1998-15.iv.1999: GC, editor: standardisation
18.iii.2000: JAB, editor: proofreading
12.v.2000: GC, editor: SGML tagging
19.v.2000: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
19.v.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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