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A balbale (?) to Inana and Dumuzid (Dumuzid-Inana P): composite text

SEGMENT A

¹[...]-/ja₂^? kug\-ga-a-am₃
²[...] si sa₂-sa₂ me-e ^{(illegible traces)
3}[...] gal₄-la ki X [X X]-am₃
⁴[...]-/an\-du₇ nam-nun-na ba-an-du₇ ^{(illegible traces)
5}[...] ki^? X X GAM-e
⁶[...] igi ja₂-ja₂
⁷[...] si sa₂-sa₂ me-e
⁸[...] X cu ba [...]
⁹[...] X X X [X] X
¹⁰[...] X [...] X
¹¹[...]-ju₁₀ gal₄-la-ju₁₀ ma^? X X [...]
¹²[...] dijir-e ba-ab-du₇-a-ju₁₀
¹³[...] dur₂-ra-ju₁₀
¹⁴X X [X] X-er-tab gun₃-a-ju₁₀
¹⁵X X [X X] X il₂-il₂^? dur₂^?-ra-ju₁₀ ^{(illegible traces)
16}X X X [X] X-e mar-ra-ju₁₀
¹⁷X X X [X] X X dug₄-ga-ju₁₀
¹⁸X X X e₂-gal me-te-ju₁₀
¹⁹X X ma za ud zal-la-ju₁₀ ^{muc₃? X X
20}SAL [X X] PA-za kucu tag-ga-am₃
^21ddumu-zid-de₃^? a X e mi-ni-in-ga-ga
²²uj₃ car₂-re-da i-bi₂-ju₁₀ mu-ma-al
^23ddumu-zid nam-dijir kalam-ma-ce₃ mu-pad₃
^24ddumu-zid ki-ig-ga-aj₂ ^dmu-ul-lil₂-la₂-ra
²⁵mu mu-ni-mah nam mu-ni-tar
²⁶ama-ju₁₀ saj us₂ mu-na-kal
²⁷ad-da-ju₁₀ silim-e-ec mu-un-na-e
²⁸a mu-ci-tu₅ na-ma mu-ci-su-ub
²⁹cen a tu₅-a X u₃-mu-ci-gub
³⁰tug₂-ju₁₀ tug₂ aj₂-kalag-ga-gin₇ si ba-sa₂-e
^31tug₂pala₃ mah mu-na-kalag-ge-en
³²[...] ed₂-bi-ce₃ ma-ma-ma-an
³³[...]-bur₂-bur₂-re-en^?
34[...]-ba^?-/en^?\
³⁵[...] X [...]
approx. 7 lines missing

SEGMENT B

¹nin^? X X [...] AN [...]
²uru₂^? bar e₂^? [X X] za-gin₃ AN [...]
³cag₄ ec₃-ju₁₀ a-ra-zu-a mu-ni-[...]
⁴kug a-ra-zu-a mi-X-/pad₃\-[...]
⁵X X tug₂ kalag-ga <ga>-ca-an-an-na-me-[en]
⁶gala-e cir₃-ra mu-ni-ib₂-[...]
⁷nar-e en₃-du-a mu-ni-ib₂-[be₂]
⁸mu-ud-na-ju₁₀ mu-da-an-[hul₂-le]
⁹am (1 ms. has instead:) u₃-mu-un ^ddumu-zid mu-da-an-[hul₂-le]
¹⁰gu₃-an-ne₂-si ka^? gu₃ silim^?-a [...]
¹¹ga-ca-an kur-kur-<ra> tur mu^?-ni-/ib₂\-[...]
¹²u₃-gul zi-zi nibru/^ki\ [...]
¹³u₃-gul mar-mar tur an X [...]
¹⁴in-nin₉-e ni₂ silim-e-/ec\ [... -e]
¹⁵gala-e cir₃-ra /mu\-[...]
^16dinana-ke₄ silim-e-ec [... -e]
¹⁷gal₄-la-ni cir₃-ra mi-ni-[...]
¹⁸gal₄-la jar-ra^? ne-en GAG X [...]
¹⁹si-gin₇ ^jicmar gal-e /KEC₂\ [...]
²⁰ma₂ an-na ne-en ec₂ la₂ [...]
²¹ud-sakar gibil-gin₇ hi-li /gur₃\-[ru-ju₁₀]
²²kislah ne-en edin-na cub^?-[...]
²³a-cag₄^? uz^mucen ne-en uz^mucen dur₂-[ra]-/ju₁₀\
²⁴a-cag₄ an-na ne-en a ma-ra-ju₁₀
²⁵ma-a gal₄-la-ju₁₀ dul du₈-du₈-a a ma-«a»-ra
²⁶ki-sikil-jen a-ba-a ur₁₁-ru-a-bi
²⁷gal₄-la-ju₁₀ ki duru₅ a ma-ra
²⁸ga-ca-an-jen gud a-ba-a bi₂-ib₂-gub-be₂
²⁹in-nin₉ lugal-e ha-ra-an-ur₁₁-ru
^30ddumu-zid lugal-e ha-ra-ur₁₁-ru
³¹[gal₄-la]-ja₂ ur₁₁-ru mu-lu ca₃-ab-ja₂-kam
³²[...] ur₂ kug-ge a ba-an-tu₅
³³[...] kug-ga-am₃ cen /kug^?\ X
³⁴[...] X X X [...]
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SEGMENT C

^1dnin-e₂-gal kug-ga-/am₃\ [...]
²[...] X ja₂ X [...]
³[...] nun-bi^? [...]
⁴[...]-e dam^? [...]
⁵[...] la [...]
⁶[...] X X X [...]
⁷ur₂^? /kug^?\ [...]
⁸JIC.BIL₂^? pa-pa-al /mu\-[...]
⁹ur₂ lugal-la-ta zig₃-ga-ni-[ta]
¹⁰gu mu-un-da-zig₃ ce mu-un-da-zig₃
¹¹/edin\ ^jickiri₆ giri₁₇-zal-gin₇ mu-un-da-ab-si
¹²e₂-nam-til₃-la e₂ lugal-la-ka
¹³nitalam₂-a-ni ul-la mu-un-da-an-tuc
¹⁴e₂-nam-til₃-la e₂ ^ddumu-zid-da-ka
^15dinana ul-la mu-un-da-an-tuc
^16dinana e₂-a-ni hul₂-la-e
¹⁷lugal-ra u₃-gul mu-na-ja₂-ja₂
¹⁸ga sig₇-a-ma-ab mu-ud-na-ju₁₀ ga sig₇-/a\-[ma-ab]
¹⁹mu-ud-na-ju₁₀ me-e ga de₃-e-da-/na₈\-[na₈]
²⁰am ^ddumu-zid ga sig₇-a-ma-/ab\
²¹mu-ud-na-ju₁₀ me-e ga de₃-/e-da\-[na₈-na₈]
²²ga ud₅-da-ke₄ amac [...]
²³nin car₂-ra ^dugcakir kug-ja₂ sug₄-[...]
^24ddumu-zid ga am-si har-ra-/an\-[na ...]
²⁵/am-si\ har-ra-an-na ga-bi [...]
²⁶u₅ ga-bi ze₂-ba-am₃ [...]
²⁷u₃-mu-un ^ddu₅-mu-zid [...] me-e ga de₃-e-/da\-[na₈-na₈]
²⁸nitalam-ju₁₀ ama₅ nij₂-dug₃-ga X [...]
^29dinana me-e a-ra-ab-gub-[be₂-en]
³⁰e₂-nam-til₃-la-za <igi> mu-e-ni-ib₂-[gub-be₂-en]
³¹su₃-ra₂-aj₂ ki u₆ di kalam-ma-[kam]
³²e₂ nam kur-kur-ra tar-ra na-[nam]
³³uj₃ zi-jal₂-la si sa₂-e-dam
^34dnin-e₂-gal me-e a-ra-ab-gub-be₂-[en]
³⁵e₂-nam-til₃-la-za igi mu-e-ni-ib-gub-/be₂\-[en]
³⁶e₂-nam-til₃-la ama₅ zi su₃-ud-/jal₂\-[la-am₃]
³⁷[^dinana me-e a-ra-ab]-/gub-be₂-en\
³⁸[e₂-nam-til₃-la-za igi mu-e-ni-ib-gub-be₂-en]
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⁴²X [...]
⁴³cag₄ X [...]
⁴⁴e₂-nam-[til₃-la] [...]
⁴⁵ga-ca-an-gal-e zid-/de₃-ec\ X X
⁴⁶nam-til₃ ud su₃-ra₂-ac du₅-mu-ra-ab-ze₂-ej₃
^47ddumu-zid ^dinana hi-li ki-ga-aj₂-bi-im
^48dinana me-<e> a-ra-ab-gub-be₂-en
⁴⁹e₂-nam-til₃-la-za <igi> mu-e-ni-gub-be₂-en
⁵⁰e₂ me-lem₄-bi kalam-ma dul-la
⁵¹e₂ cag₄-bi-ta cu-luh kug-kug-ga-am₃
⁵²e₂ nij₂^?-gur₁₁^?-ra gal-bi tum₂-ma
⁵³X [X] X u₅ ga-ara₃-ni-ta
⁵⁴[...]-e^? ma-ra-ni-ib₂-gub-be₂
⁵⁵[...] X-la-ce₃
⁵⁶[...]-an-ci-ak-e
⁵⁷[...]-la si-a-na
⁵⁸[...] X nin-a-na
⁵⁹[...] [ki-ig]-/ga\-aj₂-bi
⁶⁰[...] /kalag\-ga-ba
⁶¹[...]-/ga\-ba
⁶²[...] /lugal\-la
⁶³[...]-e
⁶⁴[...] X
⁶⁵[...] X
⁶⁶[...] ^dinana-kam

SEGMENT D

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¹in-/nin₉\ [...]
^2dinana [...]
³mi₂ zid X [...]
^4den-lil₂ X [...]
⁵zag an-[...]
⁶in-nin₉ [...]
⁷mi₂ zid [...]
⁸in-nin₉ [...]
⁹mu-un-[...]
¹⁰jic X [...]
¹¹mi₂ zid X [...]
¹²cu bi [...]
¹³KA X [...]
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