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The song of the hoe

1. en-e nij2-du7-e pa na-an-ga-mi-in-e3 (Cited in OB catalogue from Nibru, at Philadelphia, 0.2.01, line 3; OB catalogue at Andrews University, 0.2.11, line 9; OB catalogue at Yale, 0.2.12, Seg. A, line 3)
2. en nam tar-ra-na cu nu-bal-e-de3
3. den-lil2 numun kalam-ma {ki-ta} {(2 mss. have instead:) ec3-ta} {ed2-de3} {(3 other mss. have instead:) ed3-de3}
4. an ki-ta ba9-re6-de3 saj na-an-ga-ma-an-cum2
5. ki an-ta ba9-re6-de3 saj na-an-ga-ma-an-cum2
6. {uzu-e3-a} {(2 mss. have instead:) uzu-mu2-a} saj mu2-mu2-de3
7. dur-an-ki-ka bulug {nam-mi-in-la2} {(1 ms. has instead:) nam-il2-e} {(1 ms. has instead:) nam-il2-la}
8. jical-e mu-un-jar ud al-e3
9. ec2-gar3 mu-un-du3 nam al-tar-re
10. jical-e jicdusu-e a2 si ba-ab-sa2-e
11. den-lil2-le jical-a-ni za3-mi2 ba-an-dug4
12. jical-a-ni kug-sig17-ga saj-bi na4za-gin3-na
13. jical sa la2-a-ni kug-me kug-sig17-ga
14. jical-a-ni a2 bulug-ba apin na4za-gin3-na-kam
15. zu2-bi gud-si-AC {bad3 gal ed2-de3-dam} {(1 ms. has instead:) saj gal u3-tud-da}
16. en-e jical mu-un-cid nam mi-ni-ib-tar-re
17. ki-in-du men kug saj-ja2 mu-ni-in-jal2
18. {{uzu-e3-a} {(1 ms. has instead:) uzu-mu2-a} jical am3-mi-ni-in-du3}
{
(1 other ms. has instead the line:)
18A. uzu-mu2-a saj nu-ja2-ja2-de3
}
19. saj nam-lu2-ulu3 u3-cub-ba mi-ni-in-jar
20. den-lil2-ce3 kalam-ma-ni ki mu-un-ci-in-dar-re
21. saj gig2-ga-ni-ce3 igi zid mu-ci-in-bar
22. da-nun-na mu-un-na-sug2-sug2-ge-ec
23. cu-bi giri17-ba mu-un-ne-jal2
24. den-lil2 a-ra-zu-a mu-ni-in-huj-e-ne
25. uj3 saj gig2-ga al mu-un-da-be2-ne
26. nin en u3-tud-de3 lugal u3-tud-de3
27. dnin-men-na-ke4 tud-tud al-ja2-ja2
28. mas-su an ki-a en dnu-nam-nir-ra
29. saj zid saj kal-la mu-ni-ib-sa4-sa4
30. saj-bi gu dili-a {mu-un-ed2-de3-a} {(1 ms. has instead:) mu-un-ne-ed3-de3-a} {(1 other ms. has instead:) mu-un-ni-ib-du8}
31. dijir-re-e-ne-ra cukur2-ce3 mu-un-dab5-be2
32. den-ki-ke4 jical-a-ni za3-mi2 ba-an-dug4
33. ki-sikil dnisaba ec-bar-ra ba-an-gub
34. jical mul jical kug-ba cu mu-un-ne-jal2
35. e2-kur e2 den-lil2-la2 jical-e jar-ra-am3
36. ud-de3 al-du3-e ji6 al-mu2-mu2
37. nibruki ki jar-ra ama5 tum-ma-alki-a
38. tum-ma-al {gipisaj ninda} {(1 ms. has instead:) gacam in-du3} ama dnin-lil2-la2-kam
39. e2-mi tum-ma-alki-a nij2 sa2 dug4-ga-ta
40. ur-saj dnin-urta den-lil2-ra mu-na-da-an-ku4-ku4
41. mac2 gig2 nesaj en-na-ta
42. kug dnin-i3-si-in-na den-lil2-ra mu-na-da-an-ku4-ku4
43. abzu igi pirij3-ja2 me al nu-di-da
44. al-tar lu2 zid-de3 en dnu-dim2-mud-e
45. abzu al-du3-e eridugki al-tar-ra
46. ama dijir-re-e-ne dnin-hur-saj-ja2-ke4
47. ud al-tar en-na kec3ki-a mu-da-an-til3
48. dcul-pa-e3-a na-nam jical-tar mu-da-an-gub
49. ec3 e2-an-na jical-e kug-ga-am3
50. nin e2-an-na { im-ma-al } {(2 mss. have instead:) munus} zid-da
51. jical du6-du6-dam jical u2KI.KAL-dam
52. ki zabalamki-a jical lu2 dinana-kam
53. jical nam mi-ni-ib-tar-re {sun4} {(1 ms. has instead:) zu2} za-gin3 ed2-de3
54. jical-tar-ra-ni-a dutu mu-da-an-gub
55. jical-tar ka tar-ra cul dutu-kam
56. nin jectug2 dajal-la dnisaba-ke4
57. cudum e2-an-na-ka jical-tar ba-an-dug4
58. e2-ha-mun na-nam jical-tar mu-da-an-gub
59. lugal jical cid-da us2-a ud zal-la
60. ur-saj dnin-urta ki-bal-a jical-tar ba-an-gub
61. iri en-ce3 nu-ce-ga cu-ce3 al-ja2-ja2
62. an-ce3 ud-dam ceg11 al-gi4-gi4
63. ki-ce3 ucumgal-am3 al-ja2-ja2
64. dcara2 den-lil2-la2 dub3-ba {nam-mi-in-tuc} {(1 ms. has instead:) nam-mi-in-jar}
65. nij2 al-dug4-ga-ni mu-na-da-ab-cum2-mu
66. cita2 jictukul ti mar-uru5 {jical} {(3 mss. have instead:) al} am3-ma-an-dug4
67. ddumu-zid al-lum-lum-ma igi-nim-ma-ka
68. dgibil6 jical-a-ni saj an-ce3 mi-ni-il2
69. jical-e kug-ga-am3 izi nam-mi-in-la2
70. da-nun-na al-hul2-hul2-le-de3-ec
71. e2 djectin-an-na-ka jical-jar-surx(UZ3xBALAJ)-ra-am3
72. ama djectin-an-na-ka jical-jar-surx(UZ3xBALAJ) gu3 dug3-ga-ka
73. en-e jical-a-ni gud-gin7 mur im-ca4
74. irigal-am3 jical saj ki-a tum2-ma
75. adx(BAD.LU2) jical-e ki-ta tum2-ma-am3
76. cul idim an-na cec-ban3-da dnergal-ka-kam
77. ur-saj dgilgamec2 jical-e sa-par4-am3
78. dumu dnin-sumun2-ka {(1 ms. adds:) gacam} jicjisal-e dub-saj-ja2
79. jical-e id2-da kindagal-am3
80. {dag} {(1 ms. has instead:) ki} agrun-na-ka jical-e sukkal-am3
81. hul-jal2 ud nu2-a dumu jical-me-ec
82. u4-sa2 dug4-ga-ta an-ta u3-tud-de3-ec
83. an-ce3 al-ti-ri2-gu7 mucen dijir-ra-am3
84. ki-ce3 jical-am3 jic-gi-a ur-ra tir-ra ucumgal-am3
85. ki me3-ka dur10-al-lub-am3
86. ki bad3-ka jical-lu5-hab2-am3
87. ki jicbancur-ra jicma-al-tum-ma
88. ki jicgigir-ka jicma-a-a-al-tum-ma
89. e2 ance-ka jicar-gibil2-am3
90. jical-am3 mu-bi dug3-ga hur-saj-ja2 mu-un-jal2
91. jic hur-saj-ja2 jical-la-nu-um-ma
92. cim hur-saj-ja2 jicar-ga-nu-um-ma
93. na4 hur-saj-ja2 na4algamec-am3
94. jical lum-lum-ma jical lam-lam-ma
95. jical ce dug3-ga jical {sa-par4-am3} {(1 ms. has instead:) /cabra\-[...]}
96. jical u3-cub-ba jical saj jal2-la-am3
97. jical-am3 a2 nam-juruc-a-kam
98. jical jicdusu nij2 iri du3-du3-dam
99. e2 zid al-du3-e gana2 zid al-ja2-ja2
100. gan2-ne2 zid-de3 cu dajal-la-me-en
101. gan2-ne2 lugal-bi-ir bal-e
102. gan2-ne2 lugal-bi-ir gu2 nu-jar-ra-e
103. jical-e lugal-bi-ir gu2 mu-na-ab-ja2-ja2
104. u2numun2 hul u2numun2 hul-e saj dub2-dub2-be2
105. ur2-ba mu-un-bur12-re pa-bi mu-un-ze2-e
106. jical-e u2hirinhu-ri2-in cu-ce3 al-ja2-ja2
107. jical-e jic nam tar-ra a-a den-lil2-la2
108. jical-e za3-mi2 dug4-ga
109. dnisaba za3-mi2

Print sources

Civil 1969, p. 70: translation, commentary (partial translations)

Civil 1994: commentary (discussion of lines 79 and 85)

Civil 2000, p. 115: commentary (l. 30)

Edzard 2000: score transliteration, commentary, handcopy (transliteration of duplicate ms.)

Farber 1997: translation, commentary

Farber 1999: commentary

Jacobsen 1946, p. 134: translation, commentary (partial translation)

Kramer 1944, p. 51-53: translation, commentary

Pettinato 1971, p. 82-85: translation (partial translation)

Wilcke 1972, p. 36-38: commentary, translation (partial translation)

Electronic sources

Civil 1989: composite text

Farber 2001: composite text, translation

Krecher 1996: composite text

Krecher 1996a: composite text, translation

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N 5931

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UET 6/3 152

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UM 29-16-436

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3N-T925, 504 (SLFN 63)

CBS 6431

Ni 9504 (ISET 3 1)

UM 89-14-1

3N-T902, 70 (SLFN 82)

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