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The three ox-drivers from Adab

1. gu5?-li-li 3-am3 dumu adabki-ke4-ne
2. di in-da-ab-tuku-uc-am3 di-da ab-kij2-kij2-e
3. inim ib2-ta-an-car2-car2-ec-am3 lugal-e an-ta ba-an-gi
4. lugal-me gud-da ri i3-ak-e-de3-nam
5. gud lu2 1(DIC)-a-kam ab2 lu2 1(DIC)-a-kam jicmar lu2 1(DIC)-a-kam
6. enmen2 bi2-tuku-un-da-nam a nu-mu-e-da-jal2
7. lu2 gud-da-ra a u3-um-te-si a ga-naj-en-de3-en-e-ce
8. gud-ju10 ur!-mah-e u3-bi2-gu7 gud-ju10-ta ba-ra-ed2-de3-en-e-ce
9. lu2 ab2-ba-ra a u3-um-te-si a ga-naj-en-de3-en-e-ce
10. ab2-ju10 edin-ce3 u3-ba-jen ab2-ju10-ta ba-ra-ed2-de3-en-e-ce
11. lu2 jicmar-ra-ra a u3-um-te-si a ga-naj-en-de3-en-e-ce
12. jicmar-ju10 gu2?-un? u3-un-/ku-ku\-ru (ta-az-za-ba-al) jicmar-ju10-ta ba-ra-ed2-de3-en-e-ce
13. gana ga-ni-re7-en-de3-en gana ga-an-ga-am3-gi-de3-en
14. gud ec2? ba-a-la2-e um?-la2 ab2 a-sila3-jar-ra-bi um?-sur-sur-ru amar jicmar-ra zu2 bi2-in-gub
15. amar-e a-ba-kam amar-e a-ba-am3 ba-an-de6
16. lugal-e inim nu-mu-un-ne-ci-ib2-gi se2-ek-rum-ce3 ba-da-an-kur9
17. lugal-e se2-ek-rum-ta ad mu-un-di-ni-ib2-gi-gi
18. [juruc 3]-/am3\ an-ta ba-an-gi-ec-a
19. /lugal-me\ gud-da ri i3-ak-en-de3-nam
20. gud lu2 1(DIC)-a-kam ab2 lu2 1(DIC)-a-kam jicmar lu2 1(DIC)-a-kam
21. enmen2! bi2-/tuku\-un-da-nam a nu-mu-e-da-jal2
22. lu2 gud-da-ra a u-um-te-cub a ga-naj-en-de3-en-e-[ce]
23. gud-ju10 ur-mah-e u3-bi2-gu7 gud-ju10-ta ba-ra-/ed2\-[de3-en-e-ce]
24. lu2 ab2-ba-ra a u3-um-te-cub a ga-naj-en-de3-[en-e-ce]
25. ab2-/ju10\ [edin]-/ce3\ u3-ba-jen ab2-ju10-ta ba-ra-ed2-[de3-en-e-ce]
26. /lu2\ [jicmar-ra]-/ra\ a u3-um-te-cub a ga-naj-en-de3-/en\-[e-ce]
27. [jicmar-ju10 gu2-un] /u3\-[un-ku-ku-ru] jicmar-ju10-ta ba-ra-/ed2\-[de3-en-e-ce]
28. [gana ga-ni-re7-en-de3-en] /gana? ga?\-[an-ga-am3-gi-de3-en]
29. gud ec2? ba-a-la2-e ab?-la2 ab2 a-sila3-jar-ra-bi ab?-sur-sur-ru amar jicmar-ra zu2 bi2-in-gub
30. [amar-e a-ba-kam amar-e a-ba-am3 ba-an-de6]
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65. [ga-nam lu2 gud-da-ke4 a-cag4-ga-ni ...]
66. [gud-da-ni ur-mah-e u3-bi2-gu7 ...]
67. [a-cag4-ga-ni ...]
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69. ur-saj X [...]
70. lu2 hur-saj-gin7 AN X [...]
71. gu3-ra ur-/re\ ba-X [...]
72. a2-tuku? a-cag4-ga-na zag /lu2?\ [...]
73. ga-nam lu2 ab2-ba-ke4 dam-a-[ni ...]
74. ab2-ba-ni edin-ce3 u3-ba-jen-na [...]
75. dam-a-ni tilla2-a u3!-ba-an-ak [...] (im-su2-qi2 i-la-ak-ma)
76. ab2 a-sila3-jar-ra-bi um-sur-sur-ru [...]
77. ur-saj IM-a jen-na-da [...]
78. dam-a-ni ni2-te?-ni ri-ri-e-/a DI\ X [...]
79. gu3-ra kurum6-ma-ni ur2-ra-na-ce3 bi2-in-gur-ra cag4-jar AN [...]
80. dam-a-ni e2-a-na an-da-tuc!-am3 cag4-ge guru6-/ni\ [...]
81. ga-nam lu2 jicmar-ra-ke4 me!-ni ugu-na um-da-cub-ba X [...]
82. jicmar-ra-ni gu2-un um-kud-ku5-ru-a jicmar-/ra-ni-ta u3\-[...]
83. me-ni e2-a-na u3-da-an-de6 e2-a-ni-ta ba-ra-/cub\-[ba]
84. amar jicmar-ra zu2 bi2-in-tum3-/tum3\-a-ni e2-a-na ab-ta-an-[tur?]-tur?
85. ur-saj a2 {ba9-ra2 A /TE?\} {(1 ms. has instead:) ba9-DU.UR?} um-ma-ni-ti-e-a
86. lugal-e inim-inim-ma-ni3 u3-bi2-in-zu {ki-cub-ba-ni-ta} {(1 ms. has instead:) ki-gub-ba-[...]} me-ni um-ta-an-cub-ba
87. gu3-ra X e2 AC ur-ke4 A jic ad-bi jectug2-ja2? u3-un-hal-ha nu-mu-da-zi-zi
88. gu2-un-na-ni bur2-bur2-da ensi2? gu-la an-dib-ba nu-mu-un-da-/gi?\-gi
89. lugal-e se2-ek-rum-ta ed2-da-ni-ta
90. lu2 1(DIC)? cag4-ga-ni A? cag4-ga-ni ba-an-ci-ib2-si
91. lu2 dam-a-ni hul an-gig-ga-am3 dam-a-ni-ta ba-an-da-jen
92. lu2 me-ni me-ni ba-an-da-/cub?\
93. inim galam-galam-ma dumu adabki-ke4-ne
94. inim galam-galam-ma-ta di in-dab5-dab5-be2
95. DIC dpa5-nijin3-jar-ra pap-cec-ne-ne um-mi-a dijir adabki-ke4 dub-sar-bi

Print sources

Alster 1991-93: composite text, translation, commentary

Cavigneaux 1987, p. 51-52 (collations)

Falkenstein 1952a, p. 114-120: composite text, translation, commentary (ll. 1-30)

Foster 1974, p. 70-72: composite text, translation, commentary

Lambert 1995: commentary (ll. 12, 27, 82)

Electronic sources

Alster 1998: score transliteration, translation

Krecher 1998f: composite text, translation

Krecher 1998g: score transliteration

Cuneiform sources

AO 7739 (TCL 16 80); lines in composite: 1-23, 80-95

AO 9149 (TCL 16 83); lines in composite: 19-28, 69-71

CBS 1601; lines in composite: 7-20, 69-88


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21.vii.1999-27.vii.1999: JAB, editor: standardisation
30.vii.1999: GZ, editor: proofreading
30.vii.1999: GZ, editor: SGML tagging
27.viii.1999: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
27.viii.1999: ER, editor: web publication
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