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The instructions of Shuruppag: composite text

1[ud] re-a ud su3-ra2 re-a
2/ji6\ re-a ji6 ba9-ra2 re-a
3[mu] re-a mu su3-ra2 re-a
4ud-ba jectug2 tuku inim galam inim zu-a kalam-ma til3-la-a
5curuppagki jectug2 tuku inim galam inim zu-a kalam-ma til3-la-a
6curuppagki-e dumu-ni-ra na na-mu-un-ri-ri
7curuppagki dumu ubara-tu-tu-ke4
8zi-ud-su3-ra2 dumu-ni-ra na na-mu-un-ri-ri
9dumu-ju10 na ga-ri na-ri-ju10 he2-dab5
10zi-ud-su3-ra2 inim ga-ra-ab-/dug4\ jizzal he2-em-ci-ak
11na-rig5-ga-ju10 cu nam-bi2-bar-re
12inim dug4-ga-ju10 na-ab-ta-bal-e-de3
13na-ri ab-ba nij2-kal-la-am3 gu2-zu he2-em-ci-jal2
14dur3ur3 gu3-di na-ab-sa10-sa10 murub4-zu ca-ra-ab-si-il
15gan2 kaskal-[la] nam-bi2-ib2-ja2-ja2 nam-silig gu2 ja2-am3
16a-cag4 (1 ms. adds: kaskal) ka-jiri3-ka nam-ba-e-ur11-ru zi bulug-ga-am3
17gan2-zu-am3 pu2 na-an-ni-du3-e-en uj3-e ca-ri-ib-hul-hul
18e2 sila dajal nam-bi2-ib-la2-e KEC2-da jal2-la-am3
19cu-du8-a nu-e-tum3 lu2-bi ca-ba-e-dab5-be2
20za-e cu-du8-a nam-mu-e-ak-[(e)] (1 ms. adds: /lu2\ saj bi2-ib2-sal-la-e-a)
21lu2-ra igi-du8 na-an-ak-e uru2-bi ca-ri-/ib\-su-su
22ki du14-da-ka nam-bi2-du-X-de3
23du14-de3 lu2 ki-inim-ma nam-ba-e-ku4-ku4
24du14-de3 ni2-zu nam-/ba\-[...]
25du14 /nam-ak\-de3-en X [...]
26[X (X)] ka2 e2-gal-la X-am3 ba-ra-sig9-/ga\
27du14-de3 bar-bar-ta gub-gub-[ba] in-nu-uc sila kur2-ra /nam-ma\-ni-ib-<du>
28nij2 nam-mu-zuh-/zuh\ ni2-zu nam-mu-BAD-e
29e2 na-a-an-ni-bur3-e-en mi-si-IC-ra al nam-me
30ni2-zu /pirij na-nam\ ul-dab5 saj na-nam
31dumu-ju10 sa-gaz nam-mu-u3-ak-e ni2-zu tun3-am3 nam-bi2-ib-bar-/re\-e
32nitah nijir-si na-an-ak ni2-zu na-an-X-X
33ki-sikil dam tuku-/da\ e-/ne\ nam-mu-un-ne?-e inim sig-ga /mah\-[am3]
34dumu-[ju10] daggan-na lu2 dam /tuku-da\ dur2 nam-/bi2\-e-ja2-ja2
35du14 nam-[mu2]-/mu2\-de3 ni2-zu na-an-[pe]-el-la2
36lul /nam\-gur5-gur5 saj gu2 /sal-sal\-la
37ka nam-tar-tar-re-/e\-en inim-zu jar-ra-am3
38/ad\? nam-gi4-gi4 igi dugud nu-mu-un-da-il2
39lu2-da (1 ms. has instead: lu2-/zuh\-a) ninda zuh-a nam-mu-da-gu7-e
40cu-zu uc2-am3 na-di-ni-ib-su-su
41jiri3 ur5-re gud ca-ba-ri-ib-su-su udu ca-ba-ri-ib-su-su
42u3 nu-jar-ra na-ab-be2-/e\
43ejer-bi-ce3 jic-par3-gin7 ci-me-ci-ib2-la2-e
44u2 nu-kij2-ja2-ce3 udu-zu /sag2\ nam-me
45uc nu-sig10-ga-ce3 gud lu2 na-huj-e
46uc sig10-ga kaskal sig10-ga-am3
47kaskal ji6 na-an-du cag4-bi sag9 hul-a
48ance-edin-na na-ab-sa10-/sa10\ ud-da-bi-ec <...>-e-zal
49geme2-zu-ur2 jic3 na-an-du3 zu-ur2 cu-/mu\-ri-in-sa4
50ac2 a2 zig3 na-ab-bal-e cu-uc /im\-ci-ninni2
51a cu nu-gid2-i (1 ms. has instead: nu-du8) na-an-ed3-de3 a2 sig cu-mu-/e\-ra-jal2
52mah-bi nij2-gid2-i (X) ba-an-cub-be2 nij2-e /ba?\-[an]-cub-be2
53ur5 tuku na-an-bad-e lu2-bi ca-ba-e-X-X-kur2
54sun7-na-da e2 na-an-da-ja2-ja2-/an\
55gi4-in-ce3 du-de3 ci-me-ci-ib-cub-cub
56ki-tuc (1 ms. has instead: e2) (1 ms. has instead: iri) (1 ms. has instead: iri-tuc) lu2-ka na-ab-ta-bal-e-de3
57ci-du-un ci-du-un ci-me-ci-ib2-be2-e-ne
58gi-sig-ga jickiri6-ka da-ga nam-bi2-du8-e-en
59sug6-ga-ab sug6-ga-ab ci-me-ci-ib2-be2-ne
60ur nam-mu-un-gu7-en du14 nam-ur3-ur3-re-en
61dumu-ju10 nam-silig nam-mu-ak-en lu2 ki nam-us2-e-en
62dumu lu2-ra jic3 a2 zig3 na-an-ne-en kisal-e bi2-zu-zu
63a2 tuku (1 ms. has instead: usu tuku) na-an-bad-e-en bad3 cul-hi na-an-gul-e-en
64juruc na-an-bad-e-en iri-ce3 na-an-gur-re-/en\
65lu2 inim sig-ga-ke4 (1 ms. has instead: eme sig-ga-ke4) igi jicbal-gin7 ci-sir5-sir5
66igi-a nam-ba-e-gub-gub-bu-de3-en cag4-ge na-mu-un-kur2-kur2
67lu2 lul-la-gin7 e2 kac-ka (1 ms. has instead: e2 lunga-ka) ka nam-tar-tar-re (1 ms. adds: inim-zu jar-ra-[am3])
68ki nam-nitah-ka um-me-tej3 cu na-an-gud-gud-de3
69ur-saj dili na-nam dili-ni lu2 car2-ra-am3
70dutu dili na-nam dili-ni lu2 car2-ra-am3
71ur-saj-da gub-bu-/de3\ zi-zu he2-en-da-jal2
72dutu-da /gub\-bu-de3 zi-zu /he2-en\-da-jal2
73curuppagki-e dumu-ni-ra na-ce3 mu-un-ni-in-ri
74curuppagki dumu ubara-tu-tu-[ke4]
75zi-ud-su3-ra2 dumu-ni-ra na-ce3 mu-un-ni-in-ri
762-kam-ma-ce3 curuppagki-e dumu-ni-ra na na-mu-un-ri-ri
77/curuppag\ki dumu ubara-tu-tu-ke4
78zi-ud-su3-ra2 dumu-ni-ra na na-mu-[un-ri-ri]
79dumu-ju10 na /ga\-ri na-ri-ju10 he2-/dab5\
80zi-ud-su3-ra2 inim [ga]-/ra\-ab-dug4 /jizzal\ he2-em-ci-ak
81na-rig5-ga-ju10 cu [nam]-bi2-bar-re-en
82inim dug4-ga-ja2 [na]-/ab-ta\-bal-e-/de3\-en
(1 ms. adds the line:
82Ana-ri ab-/ba\ [nij2-kal-la-am3 gu2-zu he2-em-ci-jal2])

83ka kac naj-a [...] X-kam
84lu2-tur-ju10 [...] lu2 X [...]
85ka kac /naj\-[a ...] X
86dnin-ka-/si\ [...]
87[...] /KA\ X ur3 /he2\-[X] im
88[...]-ur3-ur3-re
89[...] X a mu-/un\-ni-ib2-[il2]-il2
90[... ] X im-sar-re
91KA X saj im-ta-ab-gur4-gur4-re
92lu2 ni2-za-ke4 nu-e-ci-su-su
93jic-gi mac2 u2 na-nam cag4-bi inim sig-ga-am3
94e2-gal id2 mah-am3 cag4-bi gud du7-du7-dam
95nij2-ku4-ku4 nij2 sa2 nu-di-dam
96nij2-ed2 nij2 nu-silig-ge-dam
97ninda lu2-ka ga-ra-ab-cum2-bi ku-nu-a
98cum2-mu-da-bi an ba9-ra2-am3
99ga-ra-ab-cum2-bi lu2-ra ga-ni-in-us2
100nu-ra-ab-cum2-mu ninda igi-bi-ce3 til-la-am3
101nij2-u2-rum nij2 a2 sig10-ga-a-da
102lu2-tur-ju10 nij2 nu-mu-un-da-sa2
103ka sag9-sag9-ge inim i3-cid-e
104ka du3-du3-e kicib i3-il2-il2
105ka lal3-e u2 lal3 e-bu-re
106ka tuku (1 ms. has instead: lul) kuclu-ub2-a-ni sa2 im-dug4
107gal-gal di kuclu-ub2 sug4-ga ca-mu-un-de6
108silim dug4 ka sug4-ga ca-ba-ni-ib-jar
109kuc du3-du3-e kuc-ni ce3-ba-e-du3-e
110usu tuku cu lu2-ta ca-ba-ra-an-tum3
111lu2-lil-e nij2 u2-gu i3-ib-de2-e
112/u3\?-sa2 lu2-lil-e nij2 u2-gu i3-de2-e
113na-an-KEC2-KEC2-re-de3 giri17 cu am3-mi-in-jal2
114ga-til3-la giri17 cu am3-mi-in-jal2
115saj-du nu-tuku nam ci-ib-tar-re
116tec2 nu-tuku lu2 ur2-ce3 mu-un-de2-e
117je26-e na-nam u6-e ba-gub
118dam /dim3\-e /nam?\ tar-re ba-dab5-dab5
119lu2 huj-ja2-zu [kuc]lu-ub2 ci-me-da-ba-e
120kuclu-ub2 ci-ma-da-gu7-e
121kuclu-ub2 /ci\-[me]-/da\-til-e
122ja2-la ci-/me\-da-dag-ge
123ga-ba-ra-gu7 e2-gal-la ba-gub
124dumu-nitah-zu e2-zu-ce3 im-me
125dumu-munus-zu ama5-ni-ce3 im-me
126kac naj-a-zu-ne di na-an-ne-e
127e2-ta ed2 cag4-zu na-an-gu7-e
128an su3-ud-dam ki kal-kal-la-am3
129an-da nij2 im-da-lu-lu-un
130kur-kur-re zi ci-im-da-pa-an-pa
131ud buru14-ce3 ud kal-kal-la-ce3
132geme2-gin7 rig5-ga-ab egi-gin7 gu7-a
133dumu-ju10 geme2-gin7 ri egi-gin7 gu7-a ur5 he2-en-na-nam-ma-am3
134ac2 dug4-dug4-ge bar ci-in-dar
135igi tum3 la2 saj jic im-ra-ra
136gu3 mur-re lu2 lul-e tug2 ci-bir7-bir7-e
137ac2 di nij2-erim2-e na ri ce3-il2-il2
138inim dirig u3-bu-bu-ul-la-am3 u2 lipic gig-ga-am3
139mu dar-dar-da ga-mu-e-da-zalag-ge
140inim cud3-de3-ju10 he2-jal2-la-am3
141a-ra-zu a ced4-da cag4-ge im-ced4-e
142ac2 di? na-ja2-ah di-da jizzal kalam-ma-ke4
143curuppagki-e dumu-ni-ra na-ce3 mu-ni-in-ri
144curuppagki dumu ubara-tu-tu-ke4
145zi-ud-su3-ra2 dumu-ni-ra na-ce mu-ni-in-ri
1463-kam-ma-ce3 curuppagki dumu-ni-ra na na-mu-un-ri-[ri]
147[curuppagki dumu] [ubara]-tu-tu-ke4
148[zi-ud-su3]-ra na ce3-mu-ni-in-ri
149dumu-ju10 na ga-ri na-ri-ju10 he2-dab5
150zi-ud-su3-ra2 inim ga-ra-ab-dug4 jizzal he2-em-ci-ak
151na-ri-ga-ju10 nam-bi2-bar-re
152inim dug4-ga-mu na-ab-ta-bal-e-de3
(some mss. add the line:
152Ana-ri ab-ba nij2 kal-la-am3 /gu2\-zu he2-em-ci-ak)

153dumu engar-ra-ra nij2 nam-mu-ra-ra-an eg2 pa5-zu ce3-em-ra
154[kar]-/ke4\ na-an-sa10-sa10-an ka ud-sar-ra-kam
155ama-a-tud na-an-sa10-sa10-an u2 lipic gig-ga-am3
156dumu-gir15 na-an-sa10-sa10-an zag e2-jar8-e us2-sa-am3
157geme2 e2-gal-la na-an-sa10-sa10-an jiri3 dur2-bi-ce3 (some mss. add: e2) jal2-jal2-la-am3
158saj kur-ra kur-bi-ta um-ta-a-ed3
159lu2 ki nu-zu-a-ni-ta u3-mu-e-de6
160dumu-ju10 ki dutu ed2-a-ac
161a hu-mu-ra-an-de2-e igi-zu-ce3 he2-du
162e2 nu-tuku e2-a-ni-ce3 la-ba-du
163iri nu-tuku iri-ni-ce3 la-ba-du
(1 ms. adds:
163Ajicig X [... cu] /la?\-ba-an-da-us2-sa
163BX [X X]-/ce3\ la-ba-an-da-ku4-ku4)

164la-ba-e-da-hi-li-e la-ba-e-da-sun7-e
165dumu-ju10 ki dutu ed2-a-ac
166dili-zu-ne kaskal na-an-ni-du-un
167lu2-zu-a-zu saj cu UD ba-/ra\-ak-ke4
168mu mu-a sig10-ga saj-du lu2-u3-ra im-ma?-X-e
169kur-ra kur na-an-na-dub-be2
170nam-tar pec10 dur5-ra-am3
171lu2-da jiri3-ni im-ma-da-an-ze2-er
172cec gal a-a na-nam nin9 gal ama na-nam
173cec gal-zu-ur2 jizzal he2-em-ci!-ak
174nin9 gal ama-zu-gin7 gu2 he2-em-ci-jal2
175za-e igi-zu-ta kij2 na-an-ak-[e]
176ka-zu-ta nij2-nam nu-lu-lu-un
177ja2-la dag-ge e2 dur2-bi-ce3 mu-un-jen
178ninda-e lu2 kur-ra bi2-in-ed3-de3
179lu2-lul lu2 bar-ra bi2-in-tum2-mu
180ninda-e lu2 kur-ta im-ma-da-ra-an-ed3-de3
181uru2 tur-re lugal-bi-ir amar ci-in-ga-an-u3-tud
182uru2 mah-e e2-du3-a ci-hur-re
183[...] X-ke4 a2 cu im-du7-du7
184lu2 nij2 tuku lu2 nij2 nu-tuku gig ce3-em-jar
185lu2 dam tuku a2 cu im-du7-du7
186dam nu-un-tuku ce-er-tab-ba mu-un-nu2
187e2 gul-gul-lu-de3 e2 ca-ba-da-an-gul-e
188lu2 zi-zi-i-de3 lu2 ca-ba-da-an-zi-zi-i
189gud mah-a gu2-bi lu2 a-ba-an-dab5
190lu2 id2-/da\ ba-ra-an-bal-e
191lu2 gu-la iri-za-ka zag-ba u3-ba-e-zal-ta
192dumu-ju10 za-a ur5-re he2-em-me-re-a-ed3-de3
193geme2-/zu\ hur?-saj-ta ci-im-ta-an-tum3 sag9 ci-im-ta-an-de6
194hul ci-in-ga-am3-ta-an-tum3
195sag9-ga cu-am3 hul cag4 an-ga-am3
196sag9-ga cag4-ge cu nu-bar-re
197hul cag4-ge cu nu-di-ni-bar-re
198sag9-ga ki dur5-ru-am3 cag4-ge nu-da13-da13
199hul e2 nij2-gur11-ra ur5-e la-ba-an-gu7-e
(1 ms. adds:
199Amu-un-sag9 mu-[un]-/sag9\
199Bka-ni mu-[un]-/tag\-[tag] )

200hul-da id2-da ma2? he2-en-da-su
201an-edin-na kucummu3 he2-en-da-dar
202cag4 ki aj2 nij2 e2 du3-du3-u3-dam
203cag4 hul gig nij2 e2 gul-gul-lu-dam
204nir-jal2-e nij2 tuku gaba-jal2 me nam-nun-na
205nir-jal2-ra gu2 he2-en-ne-ni-jal2
206a2 tuku ni2-zu he2-en-ne-ci-la2
207dumu-ju10 lu2 hul-jal2-ra he2-en-ne-ci-jal2-le
208ezem-ma-ka dam na-an-du12-du12-e
209cag4-ga huj-ja2-am3 bar-ra huj-ja2-am3
210kug huj-ja2-am3 za-gin3 huj-ja2-am3 (1 ms. has instead: [...]-/am3\ za huj-ja2-am3 za huj-ja2-am3)
211tug2? huj-ja2-am3 gada? huj-ja2-am3
212[... nu]-mu-un-da-sa2
213gud [... na]-/an\-ni-sa10-sa10
214gud /lul-la\ na-/sa10\-sa10 e2-tur3 bur3 X X [...]
215munus zid e2 zid-ce3 lu2 ci-/in\-[jar]
216ud buru14-ka ance na-an-sa10-sa10
217ance LA gu7 ance-da im-[...]
218ance lul-la gu2-tar im-la2
219dumu-ju10 lu2-lul-e zag-si mu-un-sag9-sag9
220munus bar-cu-jal2-e e2 dur2-bi-ce3 mu-un-jen
221kackurun2 naj-naj-e buru14 im-su-su-su
222munus cu-ha jickun5 lu2 min-e da nu-DI
223e2-a num-gin7 mi-ni-ib-dal-dal-en
224eme3 sila-a inim i3-cid-e
225MUNUS.CAH sila-a dumu-ni-ra ga mu-ni-ib-gu7-e
226munus kir4-hur ak ceg11 gi4-gi4-dam
227jicbal hur-ra cu-na na-mu-un-jal2
228e2-e2-a i-in-ku4-ku4-ku4
229e-sir2-e-sir2-ra gu2 mu-un-gi-gi-de3
230da ur3-ra im-me im-me ed2-ab
231bad5-si bad3-si-a igi mu-ci-X-il2-il2?-e
232ki du14-de3 jal2-la-ce3 zi im-X-pa?-/pa\-[an]-e?
233ki mu X /cub\-ba a2-za [X X] X im-[X]
234zi X gi4 ec mu-un-ne?-pad3 im-mi-ni-dug4 (1 ms. has instead: KA iri [...])
235[X X]-ke4 erasure cag4 hul-gig /du12\-/du12\ (1 ms. has instead: bar-sud [...])
236/dumu-ju10\ [(X)(X)(X)] lum-lamx(LUM) mi-ni-ib-za
237[...] a X X in TAR (1 ms. has instead: /ki?\ [...]) (1 ms. has instead: ki-a naj-e [...])
238[...] X X [...] tum3
239[...] nu2
240[...] DU
241cag4 hul2-la i-im-dirig-/ge\ [...]
242nij2-nam nu-kal zi ku7-ku7-da
243nij2 nam-kal-kal-en nij2-e me-kal-kal
244dumu-ju10 gun3-gun3-gin7 igi gun3-gun3
245dacnan-ra na-an-KEC2-KEC2-re-de3-en jica2-bi i3-car2
246kir11-e ac2 nam-en dumu-munus in-u3-tu-un
247jicmi-si-IC-a lag nam-bi2-cub-be2-en dumu-nitah in-u3-tu-un
248dam nam-mu-un-kar-re-en gu3 KA na-an-ja2-ja2
249ki dam kar-re nam-silig gum-ja2-am3
250a jiri3 a gu2 nigin2-na ga-am3-me-re7-de3-en
251lu2 gu-la a2 dic-e ga-na-gam-me-en-de3
252galam-ma na-an-ug5-ge-en dumu in-sug4-ge tud-da
253en-ra BAD-a-gin7 dnanna-ug5-ge-en cu na-an-du3-du3-en
254emeda ga la2 ama5-a-ke4 lugal-bi-ir nam ci-im-mi-ib-tar-re
255ama-zu-ur2 inim dirig nam-ba-na-ab-be2-en hul ca-ba-ra-gig-ga-am3
256inim ama-za inim dijir-za ka-ce3 nam-bi2-ib-dib2-be2-en
257ama dutu-/am3\ lu2 mu-un-u3-tud
258ab-ba dijir-ra-/am3\ [(X)] mu-un-dadag-ge
259ab-ba dijir-am3 /inim\-ma-ni zid-da
260na-ri ab-ba-ce3 jizzal he2-em-ci-ia-ak
261e2 iri bar-ra-ke4 iri cag4-ga ci-du3-du3-e
262dumu-ju10 gan2 eg2 dur2-bi-ce3 jal2-la
263al-duru5 kur6-ra-am3 al-had2 kur6-ra-am3
264nij2 u2-gu de2-a nij2-me-jar-ra
265urud?gij4 dilmunki-na sam2-ce3 TE-ga
266 ur nu-zu hul-am3 lu2 nu-/zu\ [huc-am3]
(1 ms. has instead the line:
266A ki nu-/zu\ huc-am3 ur nu-zu tec2-am3)

267kaskal nu-zu gaba kur-ra-ka
268dijir kur-ra lu2 gu7-gu7-u3-me-ec
269e2 lu2-gin7 nu-du3 iri lu2-gin7 nu-du3
270ki-zu-a lu2-ka lu2 ca-ba-ra-an-ed2-de3
271sipad-/ra\ kij2-kij2 mu-na-til udu gi4-gi4 [mu-na-til]
272/engar\-ra a-cag4 ur11-ru mu-na-til
273[...] X gi4 mu-/na\-KU-/en?\
(1 ms. has instead the line:
273A[...] la [...] u2 rig5-/ge\ [...])

274kadra inim-ma-bi nij2 cag4 te-na /mu?\-[...]
275e2-/gal\-[la] /kur9\-ra-bi nij2 cag4 te-na [...]
276/kadra\ inim-inim-ma /mul\ [...]
277na-ri curuppagki dumu ubara-tu-tu-ke4 na rig5-ga
278curuppagki dumu ubara-tu-tu-ke4 na rig5-ga
279nin dub gal-gal-la cu du7-a
280ki-sikil dnisaba za3-mi2


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