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A balbale to Suen (Nanna A)

1. me-a lu ab2 me-a lu-lu (Cited in OB catalogue from Nibru (N3), 0.2.06, line 2; OB catalogue from Nibru (N4), 0.2.08, Seg. D, line 4)
2. šilam dsuen me-a lu-lu
3. gig2-bi na4za-gin3 duru5-am3
4. ab2-ba babbar-bi iti6 e3-a-am3
5. tur-tur-bi še-gin7 ma-ra-ši-sur
6. gal-gal-bi am-gin7 ma-ra-ši-lu
7. ab2 lu-a tur3 lu-a-na
8. giri17-zal an-na-ke4 2.NUN.SUD.EŠ2.TU-ma ba-ni-in-du8
9. ga ab2 sig7-a-bi banšur-ra i-ni-in-de2
10. šu dadag-ge ga na-tum3-tum3
11. lugal-ĝu10 kiĝ2-ĝa2 til3-la-ni
12. dsuen saman za-gin3 ab2 BAD ak-/a\
13. ab2 am3-ra-ra-ra ab2 am3-KU-KU-[KU]
14. e-ne ab2-ba nam-sipad mu-un-ak
15. ama ugu-ni nin nibruki-ke4
16. en-ra edin-a-na a-ra-zu mu-na-ab-be2
17. a-ra-zu unud(UNU3) a-ra-zu
18. edin dug3-ga ab2 ḫu-mu-ra-ši-lu
19. ĝi6 u3-na um-ma-te-a-ta
20. e2-kur 3 kal-kal za-e ḫe2-me-u3-tud
21. ki 2-bi na-nam ki 2-bi na-nam
22. en e2-kur-ra ki 2-bi na-nam
23. den-lil2-la2 lu2 la-la-ni na-nam
24. dsuen ama ugu-ni i-lu-ni na-nam
25. ama ugu-ni šag4 ki 2-ĝa2-ni-ta
26. dsuen-ra mi2-e-eš na-mu-un-e
27. [ki] /2\ šag4-ga niĝ2 šag4 te-en-na-me-en
28. /d\suen amar za-gin3 dub3 kug-ga peš-a
29. [niĝ2]-nam šag4-ge al dug4-ga-zu
30. [niĝ2 kal]-kal-la šag4-ge guru7-a-zu
31. [X X X] zi-zi ḫe2-du7 e2-kur-ra
32. dug3 den-lil2-la2-ka za-e al dug4-ba-ni-ib
33. giri17-zal an-na za-e ḫe2-me-u3-tud
34. i-lu-zu e2-kur-re ḫe2-em-me
35. zi-zu 3-e ḫe2-em-mi-ib-aĝ2-ĝe26
36. dsuen an ki-a ḫe2-em-dirig-ge-en
37. ab2 ĜAR.NE ga-bi banšur-ra i-ni-in-de2
38. dsuen-e šu-luḫ-e si bi2-in-sa2
39. niĝ2 šu dug4-ga-ĝu10 dadag-ga-am3
40. a-a-ĝu10 den-lil2-le dug3-ga ḫe2-gu7-e
41. lugal ma2-gur8 kug an-na dirig-ga
42. ama-ni ul-la mi2 na-mu-un-e
43. am an-ne2 zid-de3-eš pad3-da-ĝu10
44. mu-zu kur-kur-ra ze2-be2-eš im-ma-al
45. en tur3 kug-ga šu-luḫ dadag-ga-am3
46. a ra 3 kug-ga-am3 saman za-gin3-na
47. dumu ur-saĝ dnin-lil2-le tud-da
48. dnanna a-gar3 a ru-a ki 2 an /kug-ga\
49. nam-sipad kalam-ma an-ne2 ma-ra-an-šum2
50. den-lil2-le mu dug3-ga mi-ri-in-sa4
51. dug4-ga zid dumu den-lil2-la2-me-en
52. an-ne2 šag4 maḫ-a-na nam-lugal ma-ra-an-šum2
53. iri-zu urim2ki šag4-ge bi2-pad3
54. id2 nun-e ku6 mušen ma-ra-ab-tum3
55. dumu-saĝ den-lil2-la2 nam-en-na X [X]
56. nam-lugal an-na za-ra mu-ra-an-šum2
57. diĝir an-na ḫi-li gur3-ru-me-en
58. iti6-zu kug-ga-am3 dadag-ga-am3
59. dutu-gin7 su8-ba kalam-ma-me-en
60. dnanna lugal-ra ud-de3-eš-e mu-un-e3
61.     bal-bal-e dsuen-na-kam


Print sources

Hall 1985, p. 464-469: commentary

Kramer and Bernhardt 1967, p. 12, 7: handcopy

Sjöberg 1960, p. 13-34: composite text, score transliteration, translation, commentary

Tinney 1999, p. 44: commentary

Wilcke 1976a, p. 45-50 (collations): commentary

Electronic sources

Krecher 1996a: composite text, translation

Cuneiform sources

A w/n1 r.ii

AO 5386 (TCL 15 21)

HS 1513 i (TMH NF 4 7)

N 3667

N 6520

Ni 2479:22ff. (SRT 9)


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