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Nanše and the birds (Nanše C)

Segment A

1. u5mucen jic-gi kug-ta nam-/ta\-[e3] (Cited in OB catalogue from Nibru, at Philadelphia, 0.2.01, line 31; OB catalogue in the Louvre, 0.2.02, line 49)
2. jic-gi kug-ga-ta nam-/ta\-[e3]
3. u5mucen kug-zu ud an-cag4-ge mu-un-zal?
4. u5mucen-e an-na KAxX mu-ni-ib2-/gi4\
5. KAxX-KAxX-bi dug3-ga-am3 gu3-bi ab-/sag9?\-[...]
6. nin-ju10 u5mucen-a-ni hi-li [na-an-...]
7. in-nin9 ama dnance u5mucen-a-ni hi-li na-an-[X X]
8. in-nin9-me-en u5mucen-ju10 a-gin7 X [...] je26-e a-gin7 sag9? [...]
9. dnance-me-en u5mucen-ju10 a-gin7 JIR2? kug-e a-gin7 sag9? [...]
10. ni2-te-a-ni u5mucen gal-gin7 a-a nam-mi-[X X]
11. e-ne an-ta ki-a gub-ba-[am3]
12. cilam kug-gin7 a-a mu-un-[...]
13. u5mucen kug cilam babbar a bar-ra a bi2-/in\-[naj]
14. a-ji6 uru16-da zag am3-da-X [...]
15. dnance su3-ra2-aj2-je26-e A [...]
16. da-nun-na dijir gal-[gal-e-ne-ke4]
17. in-nin9 ama dnance munus /zid\ [...]
18. dnance nin9 za3-mi2 [dug4-ga] da-nun-na-[ke4-ne]
19. ama um-ma sag9-ga den-lil2-la2
20. {dnance} {(1 ms. has instead:) nin-ju10} u5mucen-a-ni hul2-la-e
21. ec3 za-gin3-na ba-an-jar
22. u5mucen kug-ga jiri3-ni ba-an-dur2-ru
23. in-nin9-me-en mucen-ju10 zar ab-du8-ce3 gu2 ha-ma-ab-si-si
24. dnance-me-en mucen-ju10 zar ab-du8-ce3 gu2 ha-ma-ab-si-si
25. mucen an [ki]-a he2-em-gub
26. mucen mu nu-zu /sizkur?\ he2-em-tum2
27. mucen sa nu-zu X he2-em-DU
28. mucen su?-din gu3 /nu?\-e /cu?\ kece2-ra2-[...]
29. mucen-e an-na dub3 mu-un-bad-bad-/de3?\
30. anzudmucen-de3 da-nun-na-ke4-ne-/bi?\ nam mu-un-di-ni-ib2-tar-re
31. zu2-sismucen-e a jectug-/ga\ X X im-ta-ra-e3
32. in-nin-ju10 ur2 [...] X
33. mucen zu2-sismucen-me-en ni2-ja2 X [...] DU
34. dnance-ju10 /ur2\ [...]
35. mucen zu2-sismucen-me-en [ni2]-ja2 [...]
36. [...] an-ta gi4? [...] MU [...]
37. /BA?\ X /DI?\ [X] X [...]
38. na-[...]
39. hu-ri2-/in\[mucen ...]
40. [...] hu-ri2-[inmucen]
41. /am-e\ kur-ur2-ra jic ba-ni-ib-ra-[am3]
42. tarah-e kur-bad3-da jic ba-ni-ib-ra-[am3]
43. a12-ra2-bumucen a12-ra2-bumucen nunuz-zu dadag-ga-am3
44. mucen a12-ra2-bumucen nunuz-zu dadag-ga-am3
45. nunuz-zu kug-ga-am3 nunuz-zu [X (X)]-ra-am3 lu2 me-a ba-an-tum3
46. ga-nu11mucen hur-saj-ja2 nunuz nam-ma-ab-X X
47. nunuz-bi nij2 il2-la cu nam-ma-an-ti
48. mucen-e ji6-a en-nu-uj3 im-mi-in-zu
49. dha-ia3mucen en-nu-uj3-ja2 ud mi-ni-ib2-zal-zal-e
50. mucen kug dha-ia3mucen dha-ia3mucen ud mi-ni-ib2-zal-zal-e
51. mucen na4gug-ta gug na4za-gin3-ta za-gin3
52. na4nir2-ta nir2 kug-sig17 na-me-a kuc kug-sig17 jar-ra
53. dha-ia3mucen tibira-e /hu?\-mu-ri-ib-sig10-ge
54. /mucen\-e an-na te8mucen uc-bar te8mucen uc-bar
55. /te8\-uzmucen-e an-na te8mucen uc-bar te8mucen uc-bar
56. [a2]-bi tec2-am3 jiri3-bi tec2-am3
57. X X-ja2 cu gal [X X]
58. akkil-bi jectug-e? KA [...]
59. gambix([MUNUS.US2.SA2].KID)mucen akkil!-bi pa X [...]
60. [...] luh cu gu2-sur? mucen A X [...]
61. [...] dumu nun-na HAR [...]
62. [...] /id2\-da jic-gi [...]
63. [...] A HA [...]
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Segment B

3. [...] na4 GIR? X X [...] /cu\ im-ta-du7-du7
4. /mi\-[sa]-azmucen KA [...] X-am3 mur ca4
5. mucen? BAD gig X X X A
6. muc-gu7mucen sig7-ga-am3 X im-X-an-sig9-/ga?\
7. a2-bi ma2-gur8 [...]
8. um? mucen-e KU en zid KA /kug?\ X /ib2\-jal2
9. [gu2]-bi2mucen ([ku]-pu-u2) KIJ2 X tal2-tal2-le
10. [X] te8mucen ? [...] X-na ib?-ci-ku4-ku4
11. [...] mucen LU KA im-X
12. [...] X-na X-si?-ic mu-na-ja2-ja2
13. [...] na-ja2-/ja2\ [...]
14. [...] X [...]
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Segment C

1. [...] gi4-Xmucen [...]
2. [X] [d]/nin\-hur-saj-ka nij2-gur11-ra-ni-ce3 kur-re ba-ab-/de6\
3. [nij2]-gur11-ra-ni-ce3 ki kij2-kij2-da-ni-ce3
4. mucen-e nij2-gur11-mu-du-ummucen mu-ce3 ba-an-sa4-[(...)]
5. nij2-gur11-mu-du-ummucen gu3 im-[de2]
6. edin kec3ki-a-ka i-si-ic mu-un-ja2-ja2-ja2
7. mucen KA bal-bal e2-gal-la lug-/lug\-[ga]
8. MUNUS-MUNUSmucen-e ni2-bi-ce3 er2 im-ci-ce8-ce8
9. kici6-barmucen gada ha-ad-e du7-a kar-ra jal2-la-am3
10. kici6-barmucen-gu-ru-ugmucen su4-a tug2-gun4-na jic-gi-a la2-a
11. UD-ca4mucen-e a-zag-gur11ku6 [mi]-ni-ib-dab5-dab5-be2
12. giri16-i-lumucen ni2 uj3-ja2 giri16-i-lu-bi X X
13. li-li-bi-sigmucen-e bar /DA?\ [...] u2-gin7 im-de5-/de5\
14. sa4mucen gud3 amar-bi [...] bar-ba nam-mi-ib2-/sa4?\
15. dub2-dub2-bumucen-e IC /IM\ [...] ni2-bi nam-ma-ab-[...]
16. ceg5-ceg5mucen-e lu2-tur er2 /pad3\-[da-gin7] cex(SIG7)(source: IG) na-ja2-ja2 [...]
17. gu2-bi-gu2-zag-gamucen [...] lu2 cag4 dab5-ba-[gin7]
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Segment D

(it is possible that Segment D belongs to a different version)
1. [...] X [...]
2. [...] X X [...]
3. [...] /sig7\-ga ba-tur [...]
4. [...]mucen-e (/u2?\-si2-gum) kici6 ki-in-dar-/ra\-[gin7 ...]
5. [...]-/ta\ dba-u2 a nam-tu5-/tu5\ [...] me cu mu-un-na-/kece2?\
6. /ti\-gi4-lumucen suhuc dar-ra zu2 kece2 [...]
7. /tum12\mucen-e gana2 dajal-la mi2 bi2-ib2-[X]
8. tum12-gur4mucen-e kislah lugal-/la\ gig-bi bi2-ib2-[...]
9. u5-bimucen u5-darmucen-e kici6 [...]
10. mucen-e ki X-ma ki bi2-ib2-[...]
11. X cita3-na mac2-ance-gin7 e-ne nam X [...]
12. /KA\ kug KA-zu sikil /KA\ KAxX nam X [...]
13. [...] A sun5-bi dumu nu-siki-gin7 ki a-ba-[...]
14. /ha\-munmucen-e ha-mun-e [...] cag4 gada mu-ni-/ib\-[la2]
15. [...] jectin-na jectin-na-gin7 X [...]
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Segment E

1. igira2(/KI\.[SAJ.MUNUS])[mucen ...]
2. gir-gid2mucen [...]
3. durmucen /dur\ [...]
4. igi jectin(source: GU2)-na gu2 A [...]
5. darmucen-/e\ en-nu-/uj3\ [...]
6. darmucen ti-ku-ti-ku-/ma?-e? HU\ [...]
7. du7-uc2mucen-e ambar-re [...]
8. a-dar-dar-ramucen-ke4 tug2 sim/mucen\ [...]
9. TUM-kece2mucen-de3 gu la2-a-ta X [...] ni2-bi
10. zu2-kece2mucen-de3 ambar zu2 kece2-de3 [...]
11. cu-ur3mucen-e a2 tal2-bi saj-bi [...] ba-ni-/ib2\-[...]
12. u3-ku-kumucen-e di-li-bi-pi-la ud mi-ni-ib2-zal-zal-e
13. sipadmucen ulu3-di-ig ulu3-di-ig gu3 i3-de2-de2-e
14. sipadmucen dur-darmucen-gin7 gun3-a suh10 saj-ja2 mi-ni-ib2-jal2
15. nu-erim2-la2mucen (cu?-ur) ab-ta gi-du3-a ba-ra-am3-da-lug-ga-am3
16. ti-ri2-damucen jic-gi-a ti-ri2-da ba-e-sa4
17. [X X] ku6 mucen-e ki aj2-me-en
18. [...]-ba?-ja2 sag2 nu-di-me-en
19. [...] X-ga-a nu-tur-re-me-en
20. [in-nin9] ama dnance [za3]-mi2-<zu> dug3-ga-am3

Print sources

Civil 1982, p. 17-22: commentary (ED Bird list 130-40: syllabic version)

Civil 1987: commentary

Heimpel 1998: commentary

Steinkeller 1994, p. 3-4: commentary, translation (includes translation of ll. 1-22)

Thomsen 1975, p. 200: commentary

Electronic sources

Veldhuis 2000: composite text, translation, commentary, score transliteration

Cuneiform sources

CBS 12602 (HAV 22)

N 3300 + UM 29-16-213 + Ni 9837 (ISET 1 139/179) + CBS 13300 (STVC 95) + Ni 9728 (ISET 2 76) + Ni 9638 (ISET 1 120)

CBS 11554

Ni 2474 (ISET 1 14)

CBS 15153 (PBS 5 14)

UCLM 9-2981 (JCS 24 177)


Revision history

16.v.2000-25.vii.2000: JAB, editor: standardisation
08.viii.2000: GZ, editor: proofreading
11.viii.2000: GC, editor: SGML tagging
26.x.2000: ER, editor: web publication
01.vi.2003: GC/JE, editor/technical developer: XML/TEI conversion
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