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A balbale to Nanna (Nanna A): composite text

1me-a lu ab2 me-a lu-lu
2cilam dsuen me-a lu-lu
3gig2-bi na4za-gin3 duru5-am3
4ab2-ba babbar-bi iti6 ed2-a-am3
5tur-tur-bi ce-gin7 ma-ra-ci-sur
6gal-gal-bi am-gin7 ma-ra-ci-lu
7ab2 lu-a tur3 lu-a-na
8giri17-zal an-na-ke4 EC2.NUN.SUD.EC2.TU-ma ba-ni-in-du8
9ga ab2 sig7-a-bi bancur-ra i-ni-in-de2
10cu dadag-ge ga na-tum3-tum3
11lugal-ju10 kij2-ja2 til3-la-ni
12dsuen saman za-gin3 ab2 BAD ak-/a\
13ab2 am3-ra-ra-ra ab2 am3-KU.KU.[KU]
14e-ne ab2-ba nam-sipad mu-un-ak
15ama ugu-ni nin nibruki-ke4
16en-ra edin-a-na a-ra-zu mu-na-ab-be2
17a-ra-zu unu3 a-ra-zu
18edin dug3-ga ab2 hu-mu-ra-ci-lu
19ji6-u3-na um-ma-tej3-a-ta
20e2-kur ec3 kal-kal za-e he2-me-u3-tud
21ki aj2-bi na-nam ki aj2-bi na-nam
22en e2-kur-ra ki aj2-bi na-nam
23den-lil2-la2 lu2 la-la-ni na-nam
24dsuen ama ugu-ni i-lu-ni na-nam
25ama ugu-ni cag4 ki aj2-ja2-ni-ta
26dsuen-ra mi2-e-ec na-mu-un-e
27[ki] /aj2\ cag4-ga nij2-cag4 te-en-na-me-en
28/d\suen amar za-gin3 dug3 kug-ga pec-a
29[nij2]-nam cag4-ge al dug4-ga-zu
30[nij2-kal]-kal-la cag4-ge gur7-a-zu
31[X X X] zi-zi he2-du7 e2-kur-ra
32dug3 den-lil2-la2-ka za-e al dug4-ba-ni-ib
33giri17-zal an-na za-e he2-me-u3-tud
34i-lu-zu e2-kur-re he2-em-me
35zi-zu uj3-e he2-em-mi-ib-aj2-je26
36dsuen an ki-a he2-em-dirig-ge-en
37ab2 JAR.NE ga-bi bancur-ra i-ni-in-de2
38dsuen-e cu-luh-e si bi2-in-sa2
39nij2 cu dug4-ga-ju10 dadag-ga-am3
40a-a-ju10 den-lil2-le dug3-ga he2-gu7-e
41lugal ma2-gur8 kug an-na dirig-ga
42ama-ni ul-la mi2 na-mu-un-e
43am an-ne2 zid-de3-ec pad3-da-ju10
44mu-zu kur-kur-ra ze2-be2-ec im-ma-al
45en tur3 kug-ga cu-luh dadag-ga-am3
46a ra ec3 kug-ga-am3 saman za-gin3-na
47dumu ur-saj dnin-lil2-le tud-da
48dnanna a-gar3 a ru-a ki aj2 an /kug-ga\
49nam-sipad kalam-ma an-ne2 ma-ra-an-cum2
50den-lil2-le mu dug3-ga mi-ri-in-sa4
51dug4-ga zid dumu den-lil2-la2-me-en
52an-ne2 cag4 mah-a-na nam-lugal ma-ra-an-cum2
53iri-zu urim2ki cag4-ge bi2-pad3
54id2 nun-e ku6 mucen ma-ra-ab-tum3
55dumu saj den-lil2-la2 nam-en-na X [X]
56nam-lugal an-na za-ra mu-ra-an-cum2
57dijir an-na hi-li gur3-ru-me-en
58iti6-zu kug-ga-am3 dadag-ga-am3
59dutu-gin7 su8-ba kalam-ma-me-en
60dnanna lugal-ra ud-de3-ec-e mu-un-ed2
61bal-bal-e dsuen-na-kam


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Revision history

04.vi.1999-17.vi.1999 : GC : standardisation
13.xii.1999 : JAB : proofreading
14.xii.1999 : GC : tagging
28.i.2000 : ER : proofreading SGML
28.i.2000 : ER : converting to HTML 4.0
7.ix.2001 : ER : header and footer reformatted; substantive content of file not changed