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An adab to Nanna for Išme-Dagan (Išme-Dagan M)

Version A

Segment A

1. [...] /ZI\ im-mi-X-X
2. [...] /NA? dug4\-ga-/ni\ cu zid jar
3. [...] X-na hi-li sud e2-kur-ra
4. [...] /MI? dijir gal\-gal-e-ne en gal mah an-/na\ [...]
5. [...] ki-/tuc?\ dijir na-me HAR [...]
6. [...] mah en kur ki-gub-ba a-a d/nanna\ [...]
7. [...] /itid\ ud-sakar gu-a gen6-ne2 mu ki-/bi?\-[ce3 ...-jar]
8. [...] X uj3 /lu!\-a nam-til3 [...]
9. [...] X kur-kur si sa2-sa2 [...]
10. [id2idigna] id2buranuna-bi a zal-le tum3 [...] /kur\-re
11. [...] X ce gu-nu [...]
12. [...] /ki?\ dajal-/e?\ u2-cim [...]
13. [...] /MU?\ X /NU?\ [...]
14. [...] en dic-me-dda-/gan\ [...]
15. [X] X ki cu mu-a-da-jal2 za-da /hul2?\ [...]-/en?\
16. [X] X mah an-e den-lil2-le a-a d/nanna\ [saj]-/e\-ec rig7 X [X]
17. [X X] /zalag\-ga ni2 u3-mu-ni-gid2 ud-de3 sa2 /i?\-X-dug4
18. [...]-na cu gal du8-a-bi ki-a u3-mu-/ni\-ge-en
19. [ud] nu2-a itid cu du7-a-zu uj3-e u3-X-pad3
20. /en\ kur-ra di gal mu-ku5-re6-en ka-ac /mah mu\-bar-re-en
21. den-ki dnin-ki en gal nun gal en nam [tar]-re-bi
22. e3-a ka-za-ke4 ca-ba-an-sug2-ge-ec a-a /ud-sakar\ u3?-tud? mu-ci-X-/ec\
23. nun nij2-si-sa2 ka-ga14 i3-ni-jar nij2-du7 pa /bi2\-e3
24. cag4 ud mu-a-dug3 nam ki-bi-ce3 ud mu-a-tar me-/lem4-zu ud\ MI X
25. jic-he2 dajal-la jir2! ud mu-ni-bur2 /ku10-ku10\ [(X)] mu-a-dadag
26. e3-zu-ce3 sizkur2 a-ra-zu-a da-nun-na X im-ma-sug2-sug2-ge-ec
27. ud-sakar dalla e3-a hi-li gur3-ru u6 di dug3-ga-zu-ce3
28. nin gal ki-ur3-ra ama dnin-lil2 X-ra hul2-la mu-ni-ib-DU
29. e2-ja2-jic-cu2-a ki-tuc! cag4 /hul2-la e2\-gal ni2 guru3-na
30. nin zid mah ab2 zid mas-su2 A X [X X (X)] X a-ra-zu ca-ba-an-de6
31.     sa-gid2-[da]-am3

32. en dadag dic-me-dda-/gan\ [X X] X /a2 nun\ hu-mu-te-jal2
33.     jic-gi4-jal2 sa-[gid2-da-am3]

34. en an-na men gal mah-bi /IM\ [...]
35. [X] /dnin-lil2\ X [...]
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Segment B

1. cag4 /MU?\ [...]
2. mu mah-a-ni AN [...] X X /lugal\ AN X X
3. a-a-zu me-ta me ma-/ra\-[an-cum2] en dnu-nam-nir-e
4. nam tar-re a-ra2 nam-den-/lil2\-[la2 saj]-e-ec hu-mu-rig7
5. saj mi-ri-ni-il2 en gal /den?-lil2?-le\ nun-ba mi-ni-in-kur9-re-en
6. men aga zid barag mah kug-/ga dalla\ mu-ra-ni-in-e3
7. kur-kur ku6-gin7 zag dug4-ga-ba /saj kece2\-[bi] /ma\-ra-an-cum2
8. (written in two lines on the edge; it may belong here) /su8?-ba?-gin7?\ X X [...] nun! kur-kur-ra-ke4 [...]
9. an ki cu2-a-ba za-e na-an-na dijir /na\-[me X] /TI\
10. muc3 kug an kug-/ga\ X-ra mac2-zu ud-gin7 X [...]-/e?\
11. buru14 ezen gal hi-li si-a-ba kalam ci-/im\-ci-/hul2?\-X
12. uj3 saj gig2-ga a-a-bi-gin7 igi-bi /cu\-mu-a-ci-jal2
13. en gal ga-til3-le jic tuku-me-en ki /aj2!\ kalam-ma-me-en
14. urim2ki uz3-saj gal ki-en-gi-ra /iri an\-da mu2-a
15. ul-ul-la ec3 mac2-a du3-a e2tur3 /cag4 hul2\-za
16. ha-ra-ni-ib-AC a-ra2-e dic-me-dda-gan X ab2 kug-ga saj NE?
17. ninda2 gud dug3 ha-ra-ni-ib-u5-e numun zid ha-/ra\-ab-i-i
18. [i3] saj ga saj ga unu2 kug-za NI [(X) hu]-/mu\-pec-pec-e
19. [X] X /mah\ gaba nu-/CA\ X /mac2\-za-ke4 [(X)] X-e
20. [X X] /ki\ nin ki mah [X X] X X [X X] X
21. [X X] X MA jic-/hur\ [... si ha-ra]-ab-sa2-/sa2?\-[e ]
22. [...] X BA? IM cim [...] ha-ra-ab-X [X]
23. [X X X] kug-sig17 si-a-zu /nin\ [X X] [d]/nin\-gal
24. [X X]-ba ud-gin7 dalla he2-ni-/in\-[e3] /hu\-mu-a-til3-/en\
25. [X X] gal-la /dic-me-dda-gan\ [X X] /hu\-mu-ra-ab-be2
26.     [sa]-jar-[ra]-/am3\

27. X X /dic\-me-d/da\-gan dumu den-lil2-[la2] [...] nu-kur2-ru-/da?\ he2-a
28.     [jic]-gi4-jal2 sa-jar-[ra-bi-im]

29. /en?\ gal an kug-ta nam tar-re /gal\-[an]-/zu\
30. [X X] en dadag an kug-ta nam tar-/re\ [gal]-/zu\
31. [dic]-me-dda-/gan\ dumu den-lil2-la2 mas-su2 a-ba-ra /ki\-i gal he2-na-a-/aj2\
32.     [u18-ru12]-bi-im

33.     a-da-/ab\ dnanna (lines 32 and 33 are written as one line in source)

Version B

(Due to the fragmentary state of the ms., UM 29-15-132, possible indentation cannot be taken into account here; line numbers refer to physical lines)

Segment A

(This passage runs parallel to Segment A, lines 18-29, of Version A)
unknown no. of lines missing
1. ki [...]
2. ud nu2-[a ...]
3. uj3 [...]
4. en kur-ra [...]
5. ka-ac [...]
6. den-ki d[nin-ki] [...]
7. en [...]
8. e3-a [...]
9. a-a X [...]
10. nun /nij2\ [...]
1 line missing
12. /cag4?\ [...]
9 lines missing
22. /e2\ [...]
23. e2-/gal ni2\ gur3-(X)-na

Segment B

(Lines 12-24 of this passage run parallel to Segment B, lines 25-31, of Version A))
1. [...]-e
2. [...] X EZEN?
3. [...] X
4. [...] X X
5. [...] X [X] GA?
6. [...] X-gin7? KI? kug? X E
7. [...] X X X X (X) X-na
8. [...] HA X [(X X)] TU? X
9. [...] GI den?-X X E
10. [...] X X X X
11. [...] den?-X RI
12. [... dic]-X-X-da?-gan?-na
13. [...]-/mu?\-[X]-/ab?\-be2
14.     [sa-jar-ra]-am3

15. [...] den-lil2-la2?
16. [...]-a
17.     [jic-gi4-jal2 sa]-/jar?\-[ra]-/bi-im\

18. [...] X /ZU?\
4 lines missing
23.     [u18-ru12-bi]-/im?\

24.     [a-da-ab] [d]nanna-kam


Print sources

Civil 2000, p. 116, fn. 17: score transliteration (Version A, Segment A 7)

Hall 1985, p. 800-813: score transliteration, translation, commentary (Version A)

Jacobsen 1976, p. 122-123: translation (Version A, Segment A, ll. 17-30)

Zólyomi 2001144-147: score transliteration, commentary (Version B)

Electronic sources

Tinney 1998ll: score transliteration

Cuneiform sources

Ni 2781 (ISET 1 38f.)

UM 29-15-132 (photo OrS 23-24 178) (rev. collated by ER)


Revision history

07.vii.2001: GZ, editor: standardisation, transliteration
23.viii.2001: JAB, editor: proofreading
23.viii.2001: GZ, editor: SGML tagging
24.viii.2001: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
24.viii.2001: 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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