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How grain came to Sumer: composite text

¹uj₃-e udu-gin₇ u₂ ka-ba mu-ni-ib-«ni»-[gu₇]
²ud ri-a ^dacnan ce gu nu-[zu^?]
³an-ne₂ an-cag₄-ta im-da-an-ed₃-de₃
^4den-lil₂-le a₂^!(DA) tarah-gin₇ hur-saj galam X-da ed₃-de₃ igi mi-ni-ib-il₂-il₂-i
⁵igi-ni sig-ce₃ mu-un-il₂ a-ab-ba su₃-ga-am₃
⁶igi nim-ce₃ mu-un-il₂ kur cim ^jiceren-na-kam
^7den-lil₂-le ce in-/dub\ kur-re ba-an-cum₂
⁸he₂-jal₂ kalam-ma-ke₄ in-X kur in-/nu-ha\ X /im-ma\-an-/cum₂\
⁹hur-saj jal₂ /tag₄-tag₄\ igi ba-ni-in-tab-tab
^10jicsaj-kul-bi /an\ ki X [...]
^10jicsahab₂(CU.EC.DI)-bi [...] X [...]
¹²AN [...] MA X JAR [...] im^?-mi-in-[...]
¹³ud-ba ^dnin-a-zu X /KA\ [...]
¹⁴cec-a-ni ^dnin-ma-/da-ra\ /gu₃\ [mu-na-de₂-e]
¹⁵kur-ce₃ ga-e-re₆-en-de₃-/en\ [...]
¹⁶kur ce gu mu₂-mu₂ X [...]
¹⁷/id₂\ hal-hal a ki-ta DU.DU X (on upper edge, possibly a continuation of the line: am^? ma^? X X X)
¹⁸[ce kur-ba ga]-am₃-/ta\-[ab-ed₃-en-de₃-en]
¹⁹in-[nu-ha] [ki]-en-gi X [X] /X\ [...]
²⁰ki-en-gi ce nu-zu ce gi-bi₂-[...]
^21dnin-ma-da cud₃ an-na-ke₄ [mu-na-ni-ib-gi₄-gi₄]
²²nij₂ a-a-me nu-mu-un-dug₄-/ga\[...]
²³nij₂ ^den-lil₂-le nu-mu-un-/dug₄-ga\[...]
²⁴a-na-gin₇-nam kur-ce₃ i₃-sub₂-be₂-en-/de₃\-[en]
²⁵ce kur-ba a-/na\-gin₇-/nam\ im-ta-/ab\-ed₃-de₃-en-/de₃\-[en]
²⁶in-nu-ha /ki-en\-gi a-na-gin₇-[nam] im-ma-ni-ib-kur₉-en-de₃-en
²⁷ki-en-gi ce nu-zu /a-na-gin₇\-nam im-bi₂-ib-zu-/zu\-/un\-de₃-/en\
²⁸jen-na ^dutu an-na ga-ba-ni-[re₇]-/en-de₃-en\
²⁹lu₂ ba-nu₂-a lu₂ ba-nu₂-a /u₃-di KU.KU\-nam
³⁰ur-saj dumu ^dnin-gal lu₂ ba^!-nu₂-a u₃-di KU.KU-nam
^31dutu ^jicig 70-am₃ cu mu-na-an-zig₃
^32dutu ^jic/bancur\^? AC KI

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Revision history

16.ii.1998-19.ii.1998 : GZ : standardisation
23.ii.1998 : JAB : proofreading
12.ii.1999 : GZ : minor corrections
12.ii.1999 : GZ : SGML tagging
12.iii.1999 : ER : proofreading SGML
12.iii.1999 : ER : converting to HTML 4.0
7.ix.2001 : ER : header and footer reformatted; substantive content of file not changed