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The history of the Tummal

1. en-me-barag-ge4-e-si lugal-e
2. iri-na-nam e2 den-lil2-la2 in-du3
3. ag-ga dumu en-me-barag-ge4-e-si-ke4
4. tum-ma-alki-e pa bi2-i-e3
5. dnin-lil2 tum-ma-alki-še3 in-tum3
6. a-ra2 1-a-kam tum-ma-alki ba-šub
7. {mmeš3-an-ne2-pad3-da} {(1 ms. has instead:) dmeš3-an-ne2-pad3-da} bur-šu2-šu2-a e2 den-lil2-la2 in-du3
8. {mmeš3-ki-aĝ2-nun-na} {(1 ms. has instead:) dmeš3-ki-aĝ2-nun-na} dumu meš3-an-ne2-pad3-da-ke4
9. tum-ma-alki-e pa bi2-i-e3
10. dnin-lil2 tum-ma-alki-še3 in-tum3
11. a-ra2 2-a-kam tum-ma-alki ba-šub
(in 1 ms. lines 12-16 precede lines 7-11)
12. dgilgameš3-e numun2-bur-ra barag den-lil2-la2 in-du3
13. mur-lugal dumu dgilgameš3-ke4
14. tum-ma-alki-e pa bi2-i-e3
15. dnin-lil2 tum-ma-alki-še3 in-tum3
16. a-ra2 3-a-kam tum-ma-alki ba-šub
17. {na-an-ni} {(1 ms. has instead:) dna-an-ni} ĝiškiri6 maḫ e2 den-lil2-la2 in-du3
18. {mmeš3-ki-aĝ2-dnanna} {(Urim mss. have:) dmeš3-ki-aĝ2-dnanna} dumu {na-an-ni-ke4} {(Urim mss. have:) mna-an-ni-ke4}
19. tum-ma-alki-e pa bi2-i-e3
20. dnin-lil2 tum-ma-alki-še3 in-tum3
21. a-ra2 4-a-kam tum-ma-alki ba-šub
22. {dur-dnamma-ke4} {(1 ms. has instead:) mur-dnamma-ke4} e2-kur in-du3
23. {šul-gi} {(Urim mss. have:) dšul-gi} dumu dur-dnamma-ke4
24. tum-ma-alki-e pa bi2-i-e3
25. dnin-lil2 tum-ma-alki-še3 in-tum3
26. a-ra2 5-a-kam tum-ma-alki ba-šub
{
27. mu damar-dsuen-ka-ta
}
{
(1 ms. has instead:)
27a. dšu-dsuen-ta
}
28. en-na mu di-bi2-dsuen lugal-e
29. {en-am-gal-an-na} {(1. ms. has instead:) en-me-gal-an-na} en dinana unugki-ga maš2-e in-pad3-de3
30. dnin-lil2 tum-ma-alki-še3 i-ĝen-ĝen
31. inim lu2-dinana ašgab gal den-lil2-la2-še3 sar-re
32. diš-bi-er3-ra e2-kur igi ĝal2-la2
33. e2šutum den-lil2-la2 in-du3

Print sources

Ali 1964, p. 99-104: composite text, translation, commentary

Civil 1972, p. 89-90: commentary

Glassner 1993, p. 155-156: translation

Robson 2001, p. 57-59: commentary (archaeological context)

Sollberger 1962: score transliteration, composite text, commentary

Wilcke 1970a, p. 67-69: commentary

Cuneiform sources

UM 29-16-139 (+) Ni 9701 (ISET 2, 141); provenance: Nippur

CBS 6050 (PBS 5 7); provenance: Nippur

CBS 7849 (PBS 13 48); provenance: Nippur

CBS 10471; provenance: Nippur

CBS 12614 (PBS 5 6); provenance: Nippur

HS 1454 (TMH NF 3 34); provenance: Nippur

HS 1506 (TMH NF 3 35); provenance: Nippur

N w/n (PBS 5 7); provenance: Nippur

Ni 3023 (SLTN 131) + Ni 4144 (ISET 2 123) + Ni 4452 (ISET 2 121) + Ni 4473 (ISET 2 22) + Ni 4483 (ISET 1 101) + Ni 4484 (ISET 1 67) iv 1'ff.; provenance: Nippur

Ni 4574 (ISET 1 91); provenance: Nippur

Ni 9704; provenance: Nippur

Ni 9706 (OrNS 22 pl. 38; ISET 2 111f.); provenance: Nippur

UET 8 58; provenance: Ur

UET 8 59; provenance: Ur

UET 8 60; provenance: Ur

UM 29-13-20 + UM 29-13-29 (pl. 53); provenance: Nippur

UM 29-16-139 + etc. (pl. 24f.); provenance: Nippur

VAT 9157 iv (VAS 17 44)

3N-T109 = A 30146; provenance: Nippur

3N-T901,37 (pl. 50); provenance: Nippur


Revision history

20.iv.1998: GZ, editor: standardisation
24.iv.1998: JAB, editor: proofreading
17.v.1999: GZ, editor: minor corrections
17.v.1999: GZ, editor: SGML tagging
28.v.1999: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
28.v.1999: 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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