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Ninurta's journey to Eridug: a cir-gida to Ninurta (Ninurta B)

Segment A

1. [ur-saj ...] [e2-kur]-/ta\ e3-a
2. [dnin-urta ...] e2-kur-ta e3-a
3. [...]-/de3\-ec E X-da
4. [... dnin-urta dumu] den-[lil2]-la2
5. [...]-da
6. [... a2] /aj2\-e-de3
7. [dnin]-urta ki d/en-lil2\-[la2-ta] [eridug]/ki\-ce3 na-jen
8. /nam\-he2 /nam\-bi tar-re-de3
9. X DI dug3-/ge\ gu2 [...]-de3
10. [ki] /dajal\-la u2-cim giri17-zal gu2 me-er-me-re-de3
11. [tur3] /amac\-a i3 gara2 dugud-de3-de3
12. [X X] /lu2\sipad hul2-e-de3
13. [ur]-saj dnin-/urta\ eridugki-ce3 na-jen
14. [id2]/idigna\ id2buranuna-bi ka ja2-ja2-da
15. [...] X ZU LI-da engur hu-luh-e-da
16. [ambar-ra] /HI\.SUHURku6 suhurku6-mac2-e
17. [...] LI [...]-da
18. [jic-gi]-a gi sumun gi /henbur\ nesaj nij2-nam ak-ak-da
19. [mac2-ance] /lu\-lu nij2-zi-jal2 edin-na
20. [...] lu-lim tarah-mac X gal
21. [...]-a-ba e-[...]-la di-da
22. X gu-la KA lal-e-da gu2 X-da
23. [zi]-jal2 nij2 kud-da nu-tuku-tuku-da nij2? X X-e-da
24. [me] ki-en-gi-ra nu-ha-lam-e-da
25. [jic-hur] kur-kur-ra cu nu-bal-e-da
26. [...] X ka /ja2-ja2?\-da nij2-gen6-/na\ di-da
27. [dnin-urta] /dumu\ den-lil2-la2-/ke4\
28. [...] di ku5-ru-/da \
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Segment B

1. lugal [abzu-ce3 du-a-ni jiri3 mu-na-ja2-ja2]
2. dnin-urta eridugki-ce3 du-[a-ni] jiri3 mu-na-ja2-ja2
3. kaskal ezen-gin7 mu-na-du3 gu2 mu-na-[X]
4. dnin-urta abzu eridugki-ga ul-la mi-ni-ib-tum2-mu
5. lugal abzu-a kur9-ra-ni ud he2-jal2-am3 ji6 giri17-zal-am3
6. dnin-urta eridugki-ga kur9-ra-ni ud he2-jal2-am3 ji6 giri17-zal-am3
7. me ud til3-la-ke4 saj mu-na-rig7 dumu(source: ur)-saj an-na-ke4
8. me nij2-ul-e ki-bi mu-ci-[gi4] en me car2-ra-ke4
9. ud dug3 ki-en-gi-ra ed2-dam en [X] [d]/en-ki-ke4?\
10. dnin-urta dumu den-lil2-la2-/ke4\
11. nam-lugal-ce3 men mu-un-guru3 [X] am3!-ma!-DU
12. nam-en-ce3 suh za-gin3 mu-un-kece2 /he2\-jal2 cu bi2-in-du8
13. dalla mu-un-e3 abzu /eridugki\-kam saj an-ce3 bi2-in-il2
14. cul giri17-zal e2-kur-ra [X]-si
15. nam-lugal-la X dim2?-ma-bi-im
16. an ki-a-ka cudu3?-da-bi-im
17. an [den]-/ki\-da kisal-la ul /mu\-[ne-da-an-tuc] /DU\ [...]
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Segment C

1. [...] MU X [...]
2. dnin-urta ki-en-gi-da-ke4
3. nam-ur-saj-zu-ce3 nir im-te-e-jal2
4. en ec-bar zid dumu den-lil2-la2
5. cag4-/gada\-la2 /dijir\ nam tar-ra nam-en-na tum2-ma
6. cu-luh kug-ga lugal nam-icib zu barag kug-ge he2-du7
7. dnin-urta abzu eridugki-ga an-da nam tar-ra
8. inim dug4-ga-zu nij2-me-jar-am3
9. nam tar-ra-zu nij2 nu-kur2-ru-dam
10. inim-zu-a-gin7 nam tar-ra-zu-ce3
11. dijir ur-saj abzu-ke4-ne giri17 cu /ma-ra\-[an-jal2]-ec
12. lugal abzu-ta saj he2-gur3-ru-zu-[gin7]
13. dnin-urta eridugki saj he2-il2-en
14. nam-ur-saj-ja2 mi-ni-i-i-ne
15. dijir da-/nun\-[na-ke4-ne] /gu3\ mu-un-de3-/ne?\
16. lugal [e2-kur ...] A [...]
17. dnin-urta e2-/kur\ [...]
18. /si?\ gal? e2-bi X [...]
19. ucumgal pirij nam-he2-bi [...]
20. inim den-lil2-la2-ce3 [X X] /zi\-i-zi /ur\-[saj] dnin-urta
21. nam-lugal-zu ni2 me-lem4-bi ki-bal i3-dul?-e
22. ur-saj-e jic mi-ni-ib-ur3-ur3-re kalam mi-ni-ib-ge-en-e
23. kug za-gin3 nij2-gur11 hur-saj-ja2 [...]
24. a-a-zu den-lil2-ra kur-cag4-ta mu-na-[ta-ed3-de3-en]
25. an-zag-/ga?\ [...]
26. an-usan-ne [...]
27. dub3-us2-sa [...]
28. en kur gul-gul u3-ma dug4-[dug4]
29. dnin-urta ur-saj den-lil2-la2 za-e-[me-en]
30. an-na nir mi-ni-jal2 ur-[saj ...]
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Segment D

1. [...] /mu-ra-an-cum2\
2. [... cu]-za mu-ra-an-cum2
3. [... me] /gal\ 50 cu-luh dadag-ga
4. [...] X e2-igi-cu-galam ki nam /tar\-re-zu [me]-bi 50-am3
5. [unu2] kij2-sig ki jicbancur il2-/i\-za [me]-bi 50-am3
6. [me] /gal\ lu2 nu-mu-ni-in-/pad3\-de3
7. [X]-/na\ me dug3 nu-mu-ni-ib-BU-BU
8. [iri-zu] /mah\-am3 e2-zu mah-am3
9. [me]-zu mah-am3 cu-luh-ha-zu mah-am3
10. [nam]-/lugal\-zu /inim\-bi mah-am3
11. [nam-ur]-saj-zu za-pa-/aj2\-bi mah-am3
12. [dnin]-urta dumu [d]/en\-lil2-la2 X X mah-am3 e2 [X] um-ta-e3
13. [jissu]-/zu\ mah-am3 kalam-ma bi2-la2
14. [sig]-/ta\ igi-nim-ce3 [tug2]-/gin7\ bi2-dul
15. [nam]-/mah\-zu den-lil2-la2 nij2 cag4-ga-na-ka
16. [dnin-urta] nam-mah-zu den-lil2-la2 nij2 cag4-ga-na-ka
17. [...] a2 gal aj2-e-zu nij2 cag4-ga-na-ka
18. [X] nam tar-re-zu nij2 cag4-ga-na-ka
19. [jicgu-za] /nam\-lugal-la gen6-ne2-zu nij2 cag4-ga-na-ka
20. [X X] si sa2 ud dul-la2-ce3 NA ja2-ja2-zu nij2 cag4-ga-na-ka
21.     [cir3]-gid2-da dnin-urta-kam


Print sources

Falkenstein 1959a, p. 80-106: composite text, commentary, translation

Reisman 1971: photograph, composite text, translation, commentary

Electronic sources

Krecher 1996b: composite text, translation

Veldhuis 1999: composite text (collation of CBS 13938)

Cuneiform sources

CBS 13938 (STVC 34)


Revision history

08.ii.1999: GZ, editor: standardisation
31.viii.1999-01.ix.1999: JAB, editor: proofreading
20.x.1999: GC, editor: SGML tagging
22.x.1999: ER, editor: proofreadin SGML
22.x.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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