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A šir-namšub to Utu (Utu E)

1. ninda ze2-eb bi2-in-gu7-a kaš ze2 bi2-in-ga-naĝ
2. e2 mu-lu zid-de3 kurun2 bur-ra
3. u3-mu-un erim6-ma kur gal dmu-ul-lil2-le
4. nin erim6-ma ama gal dnin-lil2-le
5. šul dutu u3-mu-un ḫur-saĝ-ĝa2-ke4
6. dše3-ri5-da en šul me2-ke4
7. den-ki dnin-ki den-mul dnin-mul-e
8.     ki-ru-gu2 1-kam-ma

9. mu-lu zid ninda-zu
10. ud sud-da ga-am3 da-ri2-še3
11. gub-ba-am3-da e-lum e-lum e-lum e-la-lu
12. mu-lu zid-zid-da-ke4 ninda-zu
13. u3-mu-un erim6-ma kur gal dmu-ul-lil2
14. nin erim6-ma ama gal dnin-lil2
15. šul dutu u3-mu-un ḫur-saĝ-ĝa2-ke4
16. dše3-ri5-da en šul me2-ke4
17. ud su3-ra2 ga-am3 da-ri2-še3
18. gub-ba-am3-da e-lum e-lum e-lum e-la-lu
19. mu-lu zid zi su3-ud-ĝal2
20. de3-emx(A.AN)-tuku ga-am3 da-ri2-še3
21. mu-lu zid-zid-da-ke4 zi su3-ud-ĝal2
22. de3-emx(A.AN)-tuku ga-am3 da-ri2-še3
23. gub-ba-am3-da e-lum e-lum e-lum e-la-lu
24.     ki-ru-gu2 2-kam-ma

25. a-u3-am3-ma e2-a u3-li-li
26. al-li-li-am3-ma e2-a u3-li-li
27. kaš de2-an-na-ni kurun2 de2-an-na-ni
28. sukkal u3-mu-un-zu-ra kurun2 de2-an-na-ni
29. dnuska dmu-ul-lil2-ra kurun2 de2-an-na-ni
30. kaš ud-de3 i-de2 kaš ne-em3 ga-ra-na8-na8
31. kurun2 ud-de3 i-de2 kurun2 ne-em3 ga-ra-te-en-ten
32. u3-mu-un gu7-a! naĝ-a de3-ra-tuku-am3
33. dmu-ul-lil2 gu7!-a naĝ-a de3-ra-tuku-am3
34. gu7-a-zu-še3 gu am3-ši-ma-al še am3-ši-ma-al
35. naĝ-a-zu-še3 id2-da a-eštubku6 am3-ši-ma-al
36. gu7-a-zu-še3 a-šag4-ga še gu-nu am3-ši-ma-al
37. mu-lu zid ša-mu-ra-de6-a tuku-a-a
38. zid2 mu-lu zid-zid-da ša-mu-ra-de6-a tuku-a-a
39. šu-ni giri17ki-ri-a ša-ri-ma-al
40. gu7-a ša-mu-ra-ab-be2 naĝ-a ša-mu-ra-ab-be2
41.     ki-ru-gu2 3-kam-ma

42. kaš bur-ra-gi4-a šag4 gu2-bi [gi4]-a
43. ne-saĝ e2-e-ka kaš /bur-ra\-gi4-a
44. bur gal-gal an-ne2 sug2-/ga\-še3
45. ninda šu sikil-la ze2-eĝ3-ĝa2-še3
46. e2 mu-lu zid-de3 šu e3-ba-še3
47. mu-lu zid-zid-da-ke4 šu e3-[ba]-še3
48. dim3-me-er mu-lu-ke4 šu e3-[ba-še3]
49. u3-mu-un dam-an-ki-ke4 šu [e3-ba-še3]
50. šag4-bi-še3 mu-lu zid-de3 gu2-[bi mu-un-ši-ib2-gi4]
51. mu-lu zid-de3 mu-lu zid-zid-da-[ke4] gu2-bi mu-un-ši-ib2-[gi4]
52. u3-mu-un erim6-ma kur gal dmu-ul-lil2 gu2-bi mu-un-ši-ib2-gi4
53. nin erim6-ma ama gal dnin-lil2 gu2-bi mu-un-ši-[ib2-gi4]
54. lu2 zid-zid-da-ke4 kaš-zu bur-ra me-ri ki a-da-ab-KU
55. zabar-bi ši su3-ud-ma-al de3-ra-ab-dirig-ge
56. nibruki du3-du3-a-ba X KI X X X-a-ba še-eb e2-e X-a-ba
57. dam til3-la e2 X [] dirig?-ge
58. a e2-a a X []
59.     ki-[ru-gu2 4-kam-ma]

60. i-bi2 bar-mu-[ši-ib i-bi2 bar-mu]-ši-ib
61. dutu i-bi2 bar-[mu-ši-ib i-bi2 bar-mu]-ši-ib
62. am e2-babbar-ra i-[bi2] [bar-mu-ši-ib i-bi2] bar-mu-ši-ib
63. sun4 mu2 dumu d[nin-gal-e] [tud-da X X X i-bi2 bar-mu-ši-ib]
64. za-e i-bi2-zu gud [tur3-ra um-ši-bar gud tur3-re am3]-si?
65. za-e i-bi2-zu e-ze2 amaš-[a um-ši-bar e-ze2] /amaš\-e am3-si?
66. lu2-ulu3-ra um-ši-bar me šu?-e am3-X
67.     ki-ru-gu2 5-kam-ma

68. munu4mu-nu-ta še10X-X buru5-ta ma-ra-ra-de5-de5
69. še-ta še10 še-en-kilim-ta ma!-ra-ra-de5-de5
70. /buru14\ an-ta zu2 bir5mušen-ra me-e ma-ra-ra-de5-de5
71. 2-e u3-mu-un-e de3-gu7-e IM bi2-gu7
72. ur-saĝ šul dutu de3-na8-na8 IM bi2-naĝ
73. šul dutu de3-ŠEŠ?-e ma-gu7-e de3-ŠEŠ?-e ma-na8-na8
74.     ki-ru-gu2 6-[kam-ma]

75. kaš dur2du-ur2 e2 lam-ra-zu []
76. ugu lam-sa2-zu []
77. sukkal zid gala []
78. sukkal e2 zid-da []
79. šul dutu X X []
80.     ki-[ru-gu2 7-kam-ma]

81. ud ša3-ab X []
82. a kal-la []
83. ne-saĝ kug? []
84. šul dutu kug? []
85.     ki-ru-[gu2 8-kam-ma]

86. u3-li-li []
87. dmu-/ul\-[lil2] []
2 lines missing
90. X []
91. X X []
92. dam X X X []
93. DA X X X X []
2 lines fragmentary
96. lu2? X X X X X X []
12 lines fragmentary
109. ama-ĝu10 []
110. ama-ĝu10 []
111.     /ki-ru-gu2 X-kam-ma\

x.     (This composition is inscribed on a tablet whose colophon specifies it as a šir-namšub of Utu)


Print sources

Civil 1994, p. 104: commentary

Kramer 1985: score transliteration, translation, photograph, commentary

Electronic sources

Krecher 1996: score transliteration

Krecher 1996b: translation, score transliteration

Cuneiform sources

BM 23631 (OrNS 54 pl. ii-iv) i 1-iii 23


Revision history

13.iv.2000-01.v.2000: GC, editor: standardisation
29.viii.2000: JAB, editor: proofreading
04.ix.2000: GC, editor: SGML tagging
13.x.2000: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
13.x.2000: 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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