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A man and his god

1. lu2-ulu3 nam-mah dijir-ra-na zid-de3-ec-ce3 he2-em-me (Cited in OB catalogue in the Louvre, 0.2.02, line 45)
2. juruc-e inim dijir-ra-na kug-ge-ec he2-em-i-i
3. kalam zid?-de-a uj3 dur2-ru-na-bi gu-gin7 ha-ba-si-il-e
4. jicbalaj di ucur gu5-li-ni ur5(source: IR) /hu\-mu-un-na-bur2-e
5. cag4 X he2-eb-huj-e
6. X [he2-ni]-/in\-e3 [...]-bi he2-ni-ib-be2
7. [X] X X /he2\-aj2-e
8. ka i-si-ic jal2-la-ni cag4 dijir-ra-na he2-em-huj-e
9. lu2-ulu3 dijir-da nu-me-a u2-gu7 la-ba-ak-e
10. juruc-e a2-ni ki-lul-la hul la-ba-e-ja2-ja2
11. [a]-/nir\ a2-sag3 du-lum gig-ga /ud\ im-ma-ni-in-/zal\
12. [X] X RA nam-tar-e? su-gu7-e [X]-/ge\ mu-un-ni-ib-te
13. [X X] /gig\-ga umuc?-bi mu-suh3 X (X) X-na mu-un-dul
14. a-ga-e cu hul mu-ni-ib-dug4 X X-ce3
15. cul-e igi dijir-ra-na
16. juruc-e a2 hul jar-ra-na er2 /gig\ i3-ce8-ce8
17. ni2 mu-un-tuku cu-kin si bi2-in-sa2
18. [...] /du\-lum-ma-ni KA? A? mi-ni-ib-be2
19. [...] cag4 kuc2 si-a-na
20. [X] X-ni er2 /mu\-ni-in-jar
21. [...] kar-ra [...]
22. [...] er2 gig-/ga?\ mu-un-ja2-ja2
23. [...] mu-na-da-si
24. [...] mu-na-an-/DU\ [mu]-na-ab-be2
25. [... a]-nir mu-ne-du3
26. [... ur5] uc2-a [...] X DU.DU
27. [...] mi-ni-/in-jar?\
28. juruc-me-en zu-me-en [nij2]-zu-ju10 si nu-mu-da-sa2-e
29. zid dug4-ga-ju10 lul-ce3 i3-kur9
30. lu2-lul-la-ke4 u18-lu mu-un-dul cu-kin mu-un-na-dab5
31. a2 nu-zu-ju10 ma-ra-pe-la2-en
32. du-lum-ma ki gibil-gibil-la-bi saj-e-ec mu-e-rig7
33. e2-a u3-mu-un-kur9-re-en ur5 mu-uc2
34. juruc-me-en sila-ce3 um-e3-en cag4 mu-un-sag3
35. cul-me-en sipad zid-ju10 mu-da-ib2 igi erim2 mu-un-du8
36. na-gada-ju10 lu2-erim2 nu-me-en-na a2 hul ma-kij2-kij2
37. dub3-sa-ju10 inim gen6-na na-ma-ab-be2
38. gu5-li-ju10 inim zid dug4-ga-ju10-uc lul ma-ci-ja2-ja2
39. lu2-lul-la-ke4 inim tec2 mu-un-dug4
40. dijir-ju10 nu-mu-na-ni-ib-gi4-gi4-in
41. umuc-ju10 ba-an-ta-DU-un
42. hul-jal2-e inim tec2 mu-du
43. mu-un-ib2-en ud-gin7 mu-un-du3 cag4 hul mu-un-dim2
44. gal-an-zu-me-en cul nu-zu-ra a-na-ac mu-un-na-la2-en
45. zu-me-en murub4 lu2 nu-zu-ka a-na-ac mu-un-na-la2-en
46. ninda i3-jal2-jal2 su-gu7 ninda-ju10-um
47. ud uj3 car2-re ha-la ba-ba du-lum ha-la ba-ju10-um
48. cec X X in mu-un-dub2 [cag4] /hul\ mu-un-dim2
49. [...] X-ga-ju10 [...] X
50. [...] X HU? cu mu-un-zi?-zi?
51. [...] /an\-da-tum2-mu
52. [...] /erim2?\ igi-jal2 nu?-tuku?-e im mu-sar-sar-re
53. har-ra-an-[na] DI sumur?-bi X-kij2-kij2
54. kaskal-la DI? X-la-bi jic-gin7 mu-un-kud-e
55. ugula-a a-ga [...] X X [...]
56. nu-banda3-ju10 [...] X [...] JA2? [...]
57. dijir-ju10 X [...] igi-zu-ce3 [...]
58. ga-mu-ra-ab-dug4 er2-ju10 dirig? inim-ju10 cag4-ne-ca4
59. ga-ra-ni-ib-dug4 a-ra2-ja2 nij2-hul?-bi? gu-gin7 ga-mu-ra-si-il
60. nij2 ak-en suh3-a-bi X X [...]
61. jic-hur-ja2 gal-an-zu hu-mu-/un\-X nij2 er2 nu-gul-lu-dam
62. gu5-li-ju10-ur2 mu-na-an-la2-en
63. dub3-sa-ju10-ur2 a-ga-ce3 mu-un-ci-gi4-in
64. a2-ce ama ugu-ju10 er2-ju10 igi-zu-ce3 na-an-gul-e
65. nin9-ju10 balaj di ad dug3 na-/nam?\
66. nij2 ak cu hul dug4-ga-ju10 er2-ra ha-ra-ni-ib-be2
67. dam-ju10 du-lum-ju10 girid2 X ha-ra-ni-ib-pad3-pad3-de3
68. nar cir3 zu-e nam-tar gig-ga-ju10 gu-gin7 ha-ra-si-il-e
69. dijir-ju10 kalam-e ud ba-zalag ja2-ar ud ma-ku10-ku10
70. ud zalag-ga ud hi-da(source: A2)-gin7 X DU X
71. er2 a-nir cag4 sag3 ur5 uc2-a cag4-ga mu-un-ja2-/ja2\
72. du-lum-e dumu er2 pad3-da-gin7 cu mu-un-dul-dul-e
73. nam-tar-ra cu-ba igi mi-ni-in-kur2 zi-ju10 mi-ni-tum3-tum3
74. su-ja2 a2-sag3 nij2 hul jal2-e a im-ma-[ni]-ib-tu5
75. a-ra2-ja2 nij2-gig-ga-bi cu hul dug4-[ga-bi]
76. ma-mu2-da sag9-ga igi li-bi2-du8-ru-un
77. ud cu2-uc-e mac2-ji6 nu-jar-ra ja2-la nu-mu-ta-dag-ge
78. cag4 sag3-e dam-bi nu-me-en-na gu2-da in-da-la2 a im-mi-[X]
79. zarah-e dumu tur-bi nu-me-en-na ur2 mu-ub-tal2-tal2
80. a-nir ulu3 ak-gin7 mu-un-sig10 cu nu-/mu?\-[...]
81. cec-ju10 u8-e-a im-ma-ab-dug4
82. [...] X [...]
83. [...] X X MA? DU [...] X X X X AN [...]
84. [...] X X HA? X X I?
85. [...] X X X ba?-sag3-ge-en
86. [...] X X X X saj? mu-il2
87. [...] zi? mu-ni-in-tum3-tum3?
88. [...] X mu-ni-X [...]
89. [...] X JAR? X X [X] X-en
90. [...] X X-pad3-de3?
91. [...] X im-mi-ib-DU
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97. [...] mu?-ce8-ce8 [...]
98. dijir-ju10 za-e a-a ugu-ju10-me-en igi-ju10 he2-/ci\-[...-il2]
99. ab2 zid dijir? /arhuc\-a cag4-ne-ca4 a2 nun /he2\-[...]
100. en-na-me-/ce3\ en3-ju10 nu-tar-re-en ki-ju10 nu-kij2-kij2-en
101. gud-gin7 /ga?\-ci-ib-zig3 nu-mu-ra-ab-zig3-ge-/en6\
102. us2 zid nu-mu-ub-dab5-be2-en
103. mi-ni-ib-be2-ne cul gal-an-zu-ne inim zid si sa2
104. ud na-me dumu nam-tag nu-tuku ama-a-ni nu-tu-ud
105. kuc2 la-ba-sa2 erin2 nam-tag nu-tuku ul-ta nu-jal2-la-am3
106. dijir-ju10 ha-lam-ma nij2 saj-bi-ce3 mu-da-ab-sud-da-ju10
107. nij2 bur2-ra X-bi igi-zu-ce3 je26-e bi2-ak-a-ju10
108. juruc na-/an\-cej6-je26 kug-zu-a inim hi-li-a he2-ni-be7
109. ud nu-sikil a2-ja2 nu2-a-ja2 igi-zu-ce3 ha-ba-ab-dib-be2-en
110. nu-ku3-ug nu-dadag-ju10-ne iri silim-ba ha-ba-tag-ge-en
111. ud ib2-ba cag4 hul du3-a zu inim hi-li-a he2-ni-be7
112. ud su-mu-ug X tab2-tab2-ba zu e-ne hul2-la hu-mu-dug4
113. dijir-ju10 X X nam-tag-ju10 igi-ju10 u3-mi-zu
114. kan4 iri?-ka ha-lam-ma-bi dili bad-bi ga-am3-dug4
115. juruc-me-en ka tar nam-tag-ju10 igi-zu-ce3 ga-si-il
116. unken-e u2-KU muru9-gin7 hu-mu-ub-cej3-cej3-e
117. e2-zu ama cag4-ne-ca4-ju10 er2-ju10 he2-ce8-X [...]
118. cul-me-en arhuc cag4-ne-ca4-a-ju10 /cag4?\ kug-zu he2-em-/mi\-[tuku]
119. juruc-me-en cag4 i-zi ni2 ri-a-zu ki-bi ha-ma-gi4-gi4
120. lu2-ulu3 er2 gig-ga cec2-a-ni dijir-ra-ni jic ba-an-tuku-am3
121. /juruc\-ra a-nir jal2 i-si-ic la2-la2-a-ni cag4 dijir-ra-na u3-mu-un-na-huj
122. inim zid inim kug-ga dug4-ga-ni dijir-ra-ni cu ba-ci-in-ti
123. juruc-e inim a-ra-zu-a mi-ni-in-zu-a-ni
124. /cudu3\ ku3-ug su dijir-ra-na-ka i3 li i3-ak
125. dijir-ra-ni inim hul-jal2-ta cu-ni ba-ra-an-gid2
126. cag4 sag3-ge dam-bi nu-me-en-na gu2 in-da-la2-e a cejx(IM.A) im-ma-ab-[X]
127. zarah-e a2 mu-ni-tal2-tal2-la lil2-ce3 im-mi-in-sag3
128. [a]-/nir\ URUki ak-gin7 mu-un-sig10-ga sug-ge4 im-mi-in-gu7
129. [nam]-/tar\-ra su-a-na mu-un-jal2-la bu3 mu-na-an-ak
130. /juruc\-a du-lum-ma-ni hul2-la mu-ni-in-kur9
131. dudug sig5 ka?-e en-nu-uj3 ak mackim mu-un-da-an-tab
132. dlamma-dlamma igi sag9 mu-na-an-cum2
133. [juruc-e] nam-mah dijir-ra-na zid-de3-ec-/ce3\ [im-me]
134. [...] X mi-ni-ib-e3-ec? [...] E? bi2-zu-zu! [...]
135. [...]-te-en-te-[en]
136. [za-da nir ha]-/ba\-an-jal2 [...]-/ba\ zi-bi ga-i-i?
137. [X X] za-ra dutu e3-gin7 igi-ju10 he2-mu-e-ci-ni-jal2
138. [d]/nin\-mah UN jickim til3-la-gin7 a2 nun he2-me-te-jal2
139. /dijir\-ju10 igi zid nam-til3-la-zu su3-ud-ce3 he2-me-du8
140. [X X nam]-kalag? kug-kug-ga-zu [dug3]-/ge?\-ec2 ga-an-pad3-pad3
141. [cag4 X] X /a\ zig3-zu ki?-[bi] ha-ma-gi4-gi4
142. [nam-tag-ju10] he2-mu-e-du8
143. [cag4]-/zu?\ ha-ma-huj?-e
144.     /jic\-gi4-jal2

145.     er2-cag4-ne-ca4
146.     dijir lu2-ulu3-kam (lines 144 and 145 are written as one line in source)


Print sources

Gordon 1960, p. 149-150, 2: translation, composite text, photograph (partial edition)

Hallo 1968: commentary

Jacobsen 1976, p. 152-153: translation, commentary (partial translation)

Klein 1982, p. 297-302: commentary

Klein 1997c: commentary, translation (partial translation: ll. 28-30, 33-40, 46-47, 69-80, 98-132)

Kramer 1955, p. 170-182, i-iv: commentary, composite text, translation (partial edition)

Kramer 1963a, p. 127-129: translation, commentary (partial translation)

Kramer 1969c, p. 589-591: translation (partial translation)

Mattingly 1990, p. 305-348: commentary

Römer 1990a, p. 102-109: translation (partial translation)

van Dijk 1953, p. 122-127: translation, composite text (partial edition)

Weinfeld 1988, p. 217-226: commentary

Electronic sources

Krecher 1996b: composite text, translation

Cuneiform sources

(STVC 1); provenance: Nippur

(STVC 2) + Ni 4137 (ISET 2 90); provenance: Nippur

Ni 45787 (ISET 2 90) + CBS 15205 (Kramer, FTS 132, pl 48); provenance: Nippur

UM 29-16-726 (BiOr 17 pl. II, after p. 120); provenance: Nippur

CBS 15154 + UM 29-13-991 (Gerardi, Bibl. 188)

UM 29-13-376 (Gerardi, Bibl. 201)

UM 29-15-643 (Gerardi, Bibl. 209)

N 2467 (Gerardi, Bibl. 245)

N 3151 (Gerardi, Bibl. 248)


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