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Enki's journey to Nibru

1. ud re-a nam ba-tar-ra-ba (Cited in OB catalogue from Nibru, at Philadelphia, 0.2.01, line 7, line 20, line 21; OB catalogue in the Louvre, 0.2.02, line 7, line 14, line 15; OB catalogue from Urim (U2), 0.2.04, line 28; OB catalogue from Nibru (N3), 0.2.06, line 6; OB catalogue at Andrews University, 0.2.11, line 24)
2. mu ḫe2-ĝal2 an u3-tud-da
3. 3-e u2-šim-gin7 ki in-dar-ra-ba
4. en abzu lugal den-ki-ke4
5. den-ki en nam tar-tar-re-de3
6. e2-a-ni kug na4za-gin3-na teš2-bi ba-ni-in-du3
7. kug na4za-gin3-bi ud kar2-kar2-a-ka
8. 3-e abzu-a ul im-ma-ni-in-de6
9. suḫ10 kug galam dug4-ga abzu-ta e3-a
10. en dnu-dim2-mud-ra mu-un-na-sug2-sug2-ge-eš
11. e2 kug-ga i-ni-in-du3 na4za-gin3-na i-ni-in-gun3
12. gal-le-eš kug-sig17-ga šu tag ba-ni-in-dug4
13. eridugki-ga e2 gu2-a bi2-in-du3
14. šeg12-bi inim dug4-dug4 ad gi4-gi4
15. gi-sal-la-bi gud-gin7 mur im-ša4
16. e2 den-ki-ke4 gu3 nun di-dam
17. e2-e lugal-bi-ir ĝi6-a ar2 im-ma-ab-de6 dug3-bi mu-un-ĝa2-ĝa2
18. lugal den-ki-ra sukkal disimud-de3 mi2 {dug3-ge-eš} {(1 ms. has instead:) zid-de3-eš} im-me
19. e2-e im-ma-ĝen gu3 im-ma-de2-e
20. šeg12-e im-ma-ĝen gu3 im-ma-ab-šum2-mu
21. e2 kug na4za-gin3-na ki ĝar-ra
22. temen-bi abzu-a sig9-ga
23. nun-e abzu-ta mi2 dug4-ga
24. id2idigna id2buranun-na maḫ ni2 šu ti-a
25. abzu den-ki-ke4 ul-la bi2-in-tum2-mu
26. ĝišsaĝ-kul-zu gaba-šu-ĝar nu-tuku
27. ĝišsi-ĝar-zu ur-maḫ ni2 gur3-ru
28. ĝiš-ur3-zu gud an-na suḫ10 kug galam dug4-ga
29. gikid-zu za-gin3-na ĝiš-ur3-še3 gun3-a
30. nir-gam-ma-zu {gud} {(some mss. have instead:) am} si gur3-ru
31. kan4-zu ur-maḫ {lu2} {(1 ms. has instead:) ni2} šu ti-a
32. kun4-zu ug lu2-ra ed3-de3
33. abzu ki sikil me-te-ĝal2
34. e2-engur-ra lugal-zu ĝiri3 im-ma-ri-in-gub
35. den-ki lugal abzu-ke4
36. temen-zu na4gug im-ma-da-an-sa2
37. KA×LI-KA×LI za-gin3-na mi2 im-ma-ri-in-dug4
38. e2 den-ki-ke4 lal3-ḫar-ra kug kurum7 ak
39. gud lugal-bi-ir us2-a sig10-ga
40. ni2-bi-še3 mur ša4 teš2-bi-še3 ad gi4-gi4
41. e2-engur-ra den-ki-ke4 gi dub-ba-an kug la2-am3
42. šag4-zu-ta barag maḫ ki ĝar-ra
43. zag-du8-zu aškud2 kug an-na
44. abzu ki sikil ki nam tar-ra
45. en ĝeštug2-ga lugal den-ki
{
(1 ms. adds 1 line:)
45A. [den]-/ki\ en nam tar-tar-re-de3
}
46. dnu-dim2-mud en eridugki-ga-ke4
47. šag4 šeg9-bar-ra lu2 igi nu-bar-re-dam
48. abgal-zu siki bar-ra bi2-in-du8
49. eridugki den-ki-ke4 ki 2-ĝa2-ni
50. e2-engur-ra šag4-bi ḫe2-ĝal2 sug4-ga
51. abzu zi kalam-ma ki 2 den-ki-ke4
52. e2 zag-ga du3-a me galam-ma tum2-ma
53. eridugki ĝissu-zu ab-šag4-ga la2-a
54. a-ab-ba zig3-ga gaba-šu-ĝar nu-tuku
55. id2 maḫ ni2-ĝal2-la su kalam-ma zi-zi
56. e2-engur-ra uru2 maḫ ki us2-sa
57. e2 da engur-ra piriĝ abzu šag4-ga
58. e2 maḫ den-ki-ke4 ĝeštug2 kalam-e šum2-mu
59. akkil-zu id2 maḫ zig3-ga-gin7
60. lugal den-ki-ra mu-un-na-tuku-am3
61. e2 kug-ga-ni-še3 dug3-bi mu-un-ĝa2-ĝa2
{
62. ĝišza3-mi2 ĝišal-ĝar ĝišbalaĝ al-ĝar-sur9-da
}
{
(some mss. have instead the line:)
A. ĝišza3-mi2 ĝišal-ĝar balaĝ sur9-za
}
{
(1 ms. has instead the line:)
B. [ĝišza3-mi2] ĝišal-ĝar-zu balaĝ ĝišal-ĝar-sur9-ra-ta
}
{
(1 ms. has instead the line:)
C. ĝišza3-mi2 ĝišal-ĝar balaĝ ĝišsur9-am3
}
63. ĝišḫar-ḫar ĝišsa-bi2-tum ĝišmi-ri2-tum e2 sig9-ga
64. ad dug3-ga {nundum bur2-re} {(1 ms. has instead:) nundum-nundum} balaĝ-ĝa2
65. šag4 ni2-ba-ka ad ḫa-ba-ni-ib-ša4
66. ĝišal-ĝar kug den-ki-ke4 ni2-ba mu-un-na-du12
67. {nar} {(some mss. have instead:) tigi} 7-e ad ḫe2-em-mi-ib-ša4
68. dug4-ga den-ki-ke4 šu nu-bal-e-de3
69. KA X X ki-bi-še3 ĝal2-la-am3
70. /sukkal\ disimud-de3 šeg12-e gu3 ba-an-šum2
71. e2-engur-ra-ke4 {šir3} {(1 ms. has instead:) mi2} dug3-ge-eš im-me
72. mu-un-du3-a-ba mu-un-du3-a-ba
73. eridugki den-ki-ke4 im-ma-an-il2-la-ba
74. ḫur-saĝ galam kad5-dam a-e ba-dirig
75. zag-ga-a-ni ĝiš-gi-a ba-an-KU
76. ĝiškiri6 sig7-ga gurun il2-la-a-ba
77. mušen-e {(1 ms. adds:) ĝi6} ḫaš4-bi mu-un-ĝa2-ĝa2
78. suḫurku6-e u2-lal3-e e-ne mu-un-e
79. eštubku6-e gi-zi di4-di4-la2 kun mu-un-na-sud-e
80. den-ki zig3-ga-na ku6 i-zi-eš2 na-zig3
81. abzu-e u6 am3-ma-gub
82. engur-ra ḫul2-la mu-ni-ib-de6
83. a-ab-ba-gin7 ni2 mu-un-da-ĝal2
84. id2 maḫ-gin7 su zig3 mu-un-da-ri
85. id2buranun-na u18-lu sumur mu-un-da-an-zig3
86. ĝišgi-muš-a-ni {dniraḫ-a-ni} {(some mss. have instead:) im-du-du-a-ni}
87. ĝišĝisal-a-ni gi tur-tur-a-ni
88. den-ki u5-a-ni mu ḫe2-ĝal2 sug4-ga
89. ĝišma2 ni2-bi nam-du8 2 ni2-bi nam-dab5
90. e2 eridugki-ga-ke4 im-ma-kar-ra
91. id2-de3 lugal-bi-ir ad im-mi-ib-gi4-gi4
92. gu3-bi gu3 amar-ra gu3 ab2 dug3-ga-ke4
93. den-ki-ke4 gud im-ma-ab-gaz-e udu im-ma-ab-šar2-re
94. kuša2-la2 nu-ĝal2-la ki-bi-še3 sa2 im-dug4
95. ub3 zabar nu-ĝal2-la ki-bi-še3 im-mi-in-e3
96. nibruki-še3 ĝiri3-ni dili mu-un-gub
97. gi-gun4-na 3-e nibruki-a im-ma-da-an-ku4-ku4
98. den-ki-ke4 kaš-kaš-e ba-te kurun2-kurun2-e ba-te
99. kurun2 gal zabar-ra ba-ni-in-de2
100. &kaš;ulušin dili-am3 ba-ni-in-sur
101. dugku-kur-ru2 kaš dug3-dug3-ga duḫ-bi bi2-in-sa2-sa2
102. ka-bi lal3 zu2-lum-ma niĝ2 er9 ba-ni-in-ak
103. duḫ-bi niĝ2 lal3-lal3 dili-a sed-še3 bi2-in-du8
104. den-ki-ke4 3-e nibruki-am3
105. a-a-ni den-lil2-ra ninda mu-un-gu7-e
106. an ki maḫ-a im-ma-an-tuš
107. an-ra den-lil2 im-ma-ni-in-us2
108. dnin-tur5 zag gal-la im-mi-in-tuš
109. da-nun-na ki-us2-ki-us2-bi im-mi-in-dur2-ru-ne-eš
110. lu2-e-ne kaš i3-na8-na8-ne kurun im-dug3-ge-ne
111. zabaraga im-gur4-gur4-re-e-ne
112. zabar-e duraš-e a-da-min3 mu-un-di-ne
113. ti-lim-da ma2-gur8 kug im-ba-ba-re-e-ne
114. kaš ba-dug4 kurun2 ba-dug3-ga-ta
115. e2-ta ĝiri3-bi-a ba-ra-ĝar-ra-ta
116. den-lil2 nibruki-a ḫul2-la mu-ni-ib-de6
117. den-lil2-le da-nun-na-ke4-ne gu3 mu-na-de2-e
118. diĝir gal-gal-la i3-sug2-ge-en-za-na
119. da-nun-na ub-šu-unken-na-ka si mu-un-sa2-sa2-e-en-za-na
120. dumu-ĝu10 e2 mu-un-du3 lugal den-ki-ke4
121. eridugki ḫur-saĝ-gin7 ki-ta {ba-ra-ri} {(1 ms. has instead:) ba-ra-e3}
122. ki dug3-ga-am3 e2 im-ma-an-du3
123. eridugki ki sikil lu2 nu-ku4-ku4-da
124. e2 kug-ga du3-a za-gin3-na gun3-a
125. e2 tigi 7-e si sa2-e nam-šub šum2-ma
126. šir3 kug teš2 e2 ki al-dug3-ga
127. 3 abzu nam dug3 den-ki-ke4 me galam-ma tum2-ma
128. eridugki e2 kug-ga du3-a-ba
129. a-a den-ki za3-mi2

Print sources

Al-Fouadi 1969: composite text, translation, commentary, photograph

Falkenstein 1953, p. 133-137: translation

Veldhuis 1997-98: score transliteration, commentary (l. 62)

Electronic sources

Civil 1989e: composite text

Krecher 1996a: composite text, translation

Cuneiform sources

AO 6714 (TCL 16 52)

AO 6716 (TCL 16 54)

AO 9067 (TCL 16 94)

CBS 2155 (SEM 83)

CBS 2167

CBS 2216

CBS 4916 (PBS 10/2 20)

CBS 7158 (SEM 84)

CBS 8073 (SEM 85)

CBS 10079

CBS 10223 (SEM 81)

CBS 10314 + CBS 13949 (SEM 82)

CBS 10337

CBS 10350

CBS 13665

CBS 14067 (PBS 1/2 105)

CBS 15118

CBS 15149 + CBS 15149A

HS 1447 (TMH NF 4 3)

HS 1467 (TMH NF 4 2) + HS 1585 (TMH NF 4 83; WK 43)

KNMA 10058 (cf. RA 67 110)

N 1347

N 1512A

N 1828

N 3016

N 3158

N 3187

N 3204

N 3515

N 4182

N 4183

N 6426

Ni 2289 (BE 31 20)

Ni 4031 (SLTN 23)

Ni 4048 (TAD 8/2 pl. 32)

Ni 4280 (ISET 1 85)

Ni 4588 (ISET 1 106)

Ni 9646 (ISET 1 11)

Ni 9749 (ISET 2 53)

Ni 13226 (ISET 1 150)

Si 512

UET 6 119

UET 6 120 = U 16863

UET 6 185 (+) UET 6 *156

UET 6 *66

UM 29-13-207

UM 29-15-337

UM 29-16-184

UM 29-16-214F

UM 29-16-214H

W-B 161 (OECT 1 1ff.)

YBC 2514 (BIN 2 23, photo pl. 72ff.)

2N-T406 = IM 58960

3N-T249 = IM 58404

3N-T370 = IM 58449

3N-T489 = IM 58514

3N-T532 = IM 58536

3N-T791 = IM 58711

3N-T900,7

3N-T901,49

3N-T901,59

3N-T917,389

3N-T919,471

3N-T927,519


Revision history

16.ii.1999: GZ, editor: standardisation
08.v.1999-11.vi.1999: JAB, editor: proofreading
25.vi.1999: GZ, editor: SGML tagging
10.ix.1999: ER, editor: adding cuneiform sources
10.ix.1999: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
10.ix.1999: ER, editor: web publication
01.vi.2003: GC/JE, editor/technical developer: XML/TEI conversion
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