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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 he2-jal2 an u3-tud-da
3. uj3-e u2-cim-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 tec2-bi ba-ni-in-du3
7. kug na4za-gin3-bi ud kar2-kar2-a-ka
8. ec3-e abzu-a ul im-ma-ni-in-de6
9. suh10 kug galam dug4-ga abzu-ta e3-a
10. en dnu-dim2-mud-ra mu-un-na-sug2-sug2-ge-ec
11. e2 kug-ga i-ni-in-du3 na4za-gin3-na i-ni-in-gun3
12. gal-le-ec kug-sig17-ga cu tag ba-ni-in-dug4
13. eridugki-ga e2 gu2-a bi2-in-du3
14. ceg12-bi inim dug4-dug4 ad gi4-gi4
15. gi-sal-la-bi gud-gin7 mur im-ca4
16. e2 den-ki-ke4 gu3 nun di-dam
17. e2-e lugal-bi-ir ji6-a ar2 im-ma-ab-de6 dug3-bi mu-un-ja2-ja2
18. lugal den-ki-ra sukkal disimud-de3 mi2 {dug3-ge-ec} {(1 ms. has instead:) zid-de3-ec} im-me
19. e2-e im-ma-jen gu3 im-ma-de2-e
20. ceg12-e im-ma-jen gu3 im-ma-ab-cum2-mu
21. e2 kug na4za-gin3-na ki jar-ra
22. temen-bi abzu-a sig9-ga
23. nun-e abzu-ta mi2 dug4-ga
24. id2idigna id2buranun-na mah ni2 cu ti-a
25. abzu den-ki-ke4 ul-la bi2-in-tum2-mu
26. jicsaj-kul-zu gaba-cu-jar nu-tuku
27. jicsi-jar-zu ur-mah ni2 gur3-ru
28. jic-ur3-zu gud an-na suh10 kug galam dug4-ga
29. gikid-zu za-gin3-na jic-ur3-ce3 gun3-a
30. nir-gam-ma-zu {gud} {(some mss. have instead:) am} si gur3-ru
31. kan4-zu ur-mah {lu2} {(1 ms. has instead:) ni2} cu ti-a
32. kun4-zu ug lu2-ra ed3-de3
33. abzu ki sikil me-te-jal2
34. e2-engur-ra lugal-zu jiri3 im-ma-ri-in-gub
35. den-ki lugal abzu-ke4
36. temen-zu na4gug im-ma-da-an-sa2
37. KAxLI-KAxLI za-gin3-na mi2 im-ma-ri-in-dug4
38. e2 den-ki-ke4 lal3-har-ra kug kurum7 ak
39. gud lugal-bi-ir us2-a sig10-ga
40. ni2-bi-ce3 mur ca4 tec2-bi-ce3 ad gi4-gi4
41. e2-engur-ra den-ki-ke4 gi dub-ba-an kug la2-am3
42. cag4-zu-ta barag mah ki jar-ra
43. zag-du8-zu ackud2 kug an-na
44. abzu ki sikil ki nam tar-ra
45. en jectug2-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. cag4 ceg9-bar-ra lu2 igi nu-bar-re-dam
48. abgal-zu siki bar-ra bi2-in-du8
49. eridugki den-ki-ke4 ki aj2-ja2-ni
50. e2-engur-ra cag4-bi he2-jal2 sug4-ga
51. abzu zi kalam-ma ki aj2 den-ki-ke4
52. e2 zag-ga du3-a me galam-ma tum2-ma
53. eridugki jissu-zu ab-cag4-ga la2-a
54. a-ab-ba zig3-ga gaba-cu-jar nu-tuku
55. id2 mah ni2-jal2-la su kalam-ma zi-zi
56. e2-engur-ra uru2 mah ki us2-sa
57. e2 da engur-ra pirij abzu cag4-ga
58. e2 mah den-ki-ke4 jectug2 kalam-e cum2-mu
59. akkil-zu id2 mah zig3-ga-gin7
60. lugal den-ki-ra mu-un-na-tuku-am3
61. e2 kug-ga-ni-ce3 dug3-bi mu-un-ja2-ja2
{
62. jicza3-mi2 jical-jar jicbalaj al-jar-sur9-da
}
{
(some mss. have instead the line:)
A. jicza3-mi2 jical-jar balaj sur9-za
}
{
(1 ms. has instead the line:)
B. [jicza3-mi2] jical-jar-zu balaj jical-jar-sur9-ra-ta
}
{
(1 ms. has instead the line:)
C. jicza3-mi2 jical-jar balaj jicsur9-am3
}
63. jichar-har jicsa-bi2-tum jicmi-ri2-tum e2 sig9-ga
64. ad dug3-ga {nundum bur2-re} {(1 ms. has instead:) nundum-nundum} balaj-ja2
65. cag4 ni2-ba-ka ad ha-ba-ni-ib-ca4
66. jical-jar kug den-ki-ke4 ni2-ba mu-un-na-du12
67. {nar} {(some mss. have instead:) tigi} 7-e ad he2-em-mi-ib-ca4
68. dug4-ga den-ki-ke4 cu nu-bal-e-de3
69. KA X X ki-bi-ce3 jal2-la-am3
70. /sukkal\ disimud-de3 ceg12-e gu3 ba-an-cum2
71. e2-engur-ra-ke4 {cir3} {(1 ms. has instead:) mi2} dug3-ge-ec 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. hur-saj galam kad5-dam a-e ba-dirig
75. zag-ga-a-ni jic-gi-a ba-an-KU
76. jickiri6 sig7-ga gurun il2-la-a-ba
77. mucen-e {(1 ms. adds:) ji6} hac4-bi mu-un-ja2-ja2
78. suhurku6-e u2-lal3-e e-ne mu-un-e
79. ectubku6-e gi-zi di4-di4-la2 kun mu-un-na-sud-e
80. den-ki zig3-ga-na ku6 i-zi-ec2 na-zig3
81. abzu-e u6 am3-ma-gub
82. engur-ra hul2-la mu-ni-ib-de6
83. a-ab-ba-gin7 ni2 mu-un-da-jal2
84. id2 mah-gin7 su zig3 mu-un-da-ri
85. id2buranun-na u18-lu sumur mu-un-da-an-zig3
86. jicgi-muc-a-ni {dnirah-a-ni} {(some mss. have instead:) im-du-du-a-ni}
87. jicjisal-a-ni gi tur-tur-a-ni
88. den-ki u5-a-ni mu he2-jal2 sug4-ga
89. jicma2 ni2-bi nam-du8 ec2 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-car2-re
94. kuca2-la2 nu-jal2-la ki-bi-ce3 sa2 im-dug4
95. ub3 zabar nu-jal2-la ki-bi-ce3 im-mi-in-e3
96. nibruki-ce3 jiri3-ni dili mu-un-gub
97. gi-gun4-na ec3-e nibruki-a im-ma-da-an-ku4-ku4
98. den-ki-ke4 kac-kac-e ba-te kurun2-kurun2-e ba-te
99. kurun2 gal zabar-ra ba-ni-in-de2
100. &kac;ulucin dili-am3 ba-ni-in-sur
101. dugku-kur-ru2 kac dug3-dug3-ga duh-bi bi2-in-sa2-sa2
102. ka-bi lal3 zu2-lum-ma nij2 er9 ba-ni-in-ak
103. duh-bi nij2 lal3-lal3 dili-a sed-ce3 bi2-in-du8
104. den-ki-ke4 ec3-e nibruki-am3
105. a-a-ni den-lil2-ra ninda mu-un-gu7-e
106. an ki mah-a im-ma-an-tuc
107. an-ra den-lil2 im-ma-ni-in-us2
108. dnin-tur5 zag gal-la im-mi-in-tuc
109. da-nun-na ki-us2-ki-us2-bi im-mi-in-dur2-ru-ne-ec
110. lu2-e-ne kac i3-na8-na8-ne kurun im-dug3-ge-ne
111. zabaraga im-gur4-gur4-re-e-ne
112. zabar-e durac-e a-da-min3 mu-un-di-ne
113. ti-lim-da ma2-gur8 kug im-ba-ba-re-e-ne
114. kac ba-dug4 kurun2 ba-dug3-ga-ta
115. e2-ta jiri3-bi-a ba-ra-jar-ra-ta
116. den-lil2 nibruki-a hul2-la mu-ni-ib-de6
117. den-lil2-le da-nun-na-ke4-ne gu3 mu-na-de2-e
118. dijir gal-gal-la i3-sug2-ge-en-za-na
119. da-nun-na ub-cu-unken-na-ka si mu-un-sa2-sa2-e-en-za-na
120. dumu-ju10 e2 mu-un-du3 lugal den-ki-ke4
121. eridugki hur-saj-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-cub cum2-ma
126. cir3 kug tec2 e2 ki al-dug3-ga
127. ec3 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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