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The victory of Utu-ḫeĝal

1. den-lil2 /gu\-[ti-umki] muc-jiri2 hur-saj-[ja2]
2. lu2 a2 zig3(source: NAM)-ga dijir-/re-e-ne\
3. lu2 nam-lugal ki-en-gi-ra2 kur-ce3 ba-de6-a
4. ki-en-gi-ra2 nij2-a-erim2 /bi2-in\-si-a
5. dam tuku dam-ni ba-an-da-kar-ra
6. dumu tuku dumu-ni ba-an-da-kar-ra
7. nij2-a-erim2 nij2-a2-zig3 kalam-ma mi-ni-in-jar-ra
8. den-lil2 lugal kur-kur-ra-ke4
9. mu-bi ha-lam-e-de3
10. dutu-he2-jal2 nitah kalag-ga lugal unugki-ga
11. lugal an ub-da 4(LIMMU5)-ba lugal dug4-ga-na nu-gi4-gi4-da
12. den-lil2 lugal kur-kur-ra-ke4 a2-bi mu-da-an-aj2
13. dinana nin-a-ni mu-na-an-jen cudu3 mu-na-ca4
14. nin-ju10 pirij me3 kur-kur-da du7-du7
15. den-lil2-le nam-lugal ki-en-gi-ra /cu\-ba gi4-gi4-de3
16. /a2\-[bi mu-da-an-aj2] /a2\-[tah-ju10 he2-me-en]
17. /ugnim\ [lu2]-kur2-kur2-ra ki /he2\-[...]-us2-/us2\
18. ti-ri2-[ga-a-an] lugal /gu-ti\-um<ki>-/ke4\
19. ka-bi /ba-ci?\-ba lu2 nu-mu-ci-e3
20. id2idigna gu2 2-a-ba bi2-in-tuc
21. sig-ce3 ki-en-gi-ra2 {gana2} {(1 ms. has instead:) jic} bi2-kece2
22. igi-nim-ce3 jiri3 i3-kece2
23. kaskal kalam-ma-ke4 u2 gid2-da bi2-in-mu2
24. lugal den-lil2-le a2 cum2-ma
25. dinana-ke4 cag4-ge {(1 ms. adds:) cag4 kug-ge} pad3-da
26. dutu-he2-jal2 nitah kalag-ga unugki-ta mu-ci-e3
27. e2 dickur-ka jic bi2-du3
28. dumu iri-na-ke4-ne gu3 mu-ne-de2-e
29. gu-ti-umki den-lil2-le ma-an-cum2 nin-ju10 dinana a2-tah-ju10-um
30. ddumu-zid-ama-ucumgal-an-na-ke4 nam-ju10 bi2-/dug4\
31. dgilgamec3 dumu dnin-sumun2-na-/ke4\ mackim-ce3 ma-an-cum2
32. dumu unugki-ga dumu kul-aba4ki-ka cag4 hul2-la ba-an-jar
33. iri-ni lu2 dili-gin7 ejer-ra-ni ba-ab-us2
34. zu2 kece2 igi bar-ra si bi2-sa2
35. e2 dickur-ka zig3-ga-ni
36. ud 4(LIMMU5)-kam-ma naj-su {id2EN-URU3-JAL2-ka} {(1 ms. has instead:) /gu2\ id2ERIN2.NUN.NA-ka} jic bi2-du3
37. ud 5-kam-ma barag {i3-li2-tab-be4-e-ka} {(1 ms. has instead:) i3-li2-tap-pe2-e-ka} jic bi2-du3
38. ur-dnin-a-zu na-bi-den-lil2 cagina ti-ri2-ga-a-an
39. ki-en-gi-ce3 kij2-gi4-a in-gi4-gi4-ec2-a in-dab5-dab5 {cu-ba jic i3-jar} {(1. ms. has instead:) jic cu-na mi-ni-jar}
40. barag {i3-li2-tab-be4-e-ka} {(1 ms. has instead:) i3-li2-tap-pe2-e-ka} zig3-ga-ni
41. ud 6-kam-ma kakarkaraki-ka jic bi2-du3
42. dickur-ra mu-na-an-jen cudu3 mu-na-ca4
43. dickur jictukul den-lil2-le ma-an-[cum2] a2-tah-ju10 he2-me-en
44. cag4 ji6-ba-/ka\ [...] im-ma-an-[zig3]
45. igi-nim adab[ki]
46. dutu e3?-[X] mu-/na-an\-[jen] cudu3 /mu-na\-[ca4]
47. dutu gu-ti-umki den-lil2-le ma-an-cum2 a2-tah-ju10 he2-me-<en>
48. ki-bi bar gu-ti-umki jic mu-na-bar
49. erin2 mu-na-lah5
50. dutu-he2-jal2 nitah kalag-ga <cagina-bi> aga3-kar2 im-mi-sig10
51. «cagina-bi» ud-ba ti-ri2-ga-a-an lugal gu-ti-umki dili-a-ni jiri3 ba-da-an-kar
52. ki zid-ni ba-da-an-kar-ra dab4-ru-umki-ma ba-an-/sag9\
53. lu2 dab4-ru-um<ki>-ma-ke4 dutu-he2-jal2
54. bar lugal den-lil2-le a2 cum2-ma i3-me-a i3-zu-a-ke4-ec
55. ti-ri2-ga-a-an-ra cu nu-ni-ba
56. lu2-kij2-gi4-a dutu-he2-jal2 ti-ri2-ga-a-an u3 dam dumu-ni dab4-ru-um<ki>-ma /mu\-[un]-/dab5\
57. cu-na jic /bi2?\-jar igi-na tug2 /bi2\-[si]
58. dutu-he2-jal2 igi d/utu\-ce3 jiri3-ni-ce3 mu-nu2 gu2-na jiri3 bi2-gub
59. gu-/ti-um\ki /muc-jiri2 hur\-saj-ja2
60. ki-in-[dar-a] /bi2\-naj X [...] X jic /bi2?\-X
61. X ma2-gid2 zag-ba im-ta-jar
62. nam-lugal ki-en-gi-ra cu-ba im-mi-gi4

Print sources

Frayne 1993, p. 283-293: composite text, score transliteration, translation

Römer 1985: translation, commentary, score transliteration

Sauren 1967: commentary

Sollberger and Kupper 1971, p. 130-132: translation, commentary

Thureau-Dangin 1912: score transliteration, handcopy, commentary, translation

Thureau-Dangin 1913: handcopy, commentary, score transliteration

Electronic sources

Black 1997g: composite text

Krecher 1996: composite text

Cuneiform sources

A0 6018

AO 6314

Ni. 4167


Revision history

12.v.1998: JAB, editor: proofreading
20.iv.1998-22.iv.1998: GZ, editor: standardisation
18.xii.1998: 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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