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The debate between Silver and Copper: composite text

This composition is preserved in a fragmentary state: the relationship between segments A-C, D and I is uncertain, and the inclusion of 2 mss., preserving segments E-F and G-H, is tentative.

SEGMENT A

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1[...] X
2[...] sud
3[...] cec4
4[...]-an-tah
5/nij2\ X X X /NE?-gin7\ [X] mu-ni-ib-tar-re
6a2 tuku a2 gal-gal-la gaba-ri ba-an-tuku-tuku-u2
7/na4\ 1 cu saj-kal na4esi il2?-la i3-jen
8[X mu]-/un\-da-an-u3-tud pec-e ha-ba-a-gub-be2
9[...] cec a2 zid-da-zu-um
10[...] agarinx(ABxHA) gub-ba-a-zu-um
11[... mu]-/un\-u3-tud pa ed2 he2-a-ak-ke4
12[...] ba-al-ba-al-e nij2 he2-em-jar-jar-/e\
13[...] mah di a i3-ni-/ri\
14[...]-e ubur-gin7 ama-ni bi2-/dun5\
15[...] abzu-ce3 u3-mu-u3-/du8?\
16[...] zag an-ur2-ra-ce3
17[...] hu-mu-ra-a-du
18[...] /u3\-mi-ak
19[...] X X X
20[...]-a
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52dul pu2 /u3\-[...]
53jic-gana2-ur3-ju10 X [...]
54dul?-dul gul-e [...]
55urud nij2-kalag-ga-a jiri3 si [...]
56ucumgal-e [...]
57urud nij2-kalag-ga-a a-cag4 [...]
58a cur2-ra2 u8 /kab\ [...]
59urud nij2-kalag-ga-a a /mah\ [...]
60den-lil2-/le\ /mu\ [...]
61su /en-bi\ X X X [...]
62/kug\ urud nij2-kalag-ga mu-[...]
63den-lil2-le [...]
64den-lil2-le cag4 [...]
65[X] X an ki-a pa [...]
66/a2\ ba-an-da-aj2? [...]
67X ki X [...]
68/mu?\ [...]
69NIJ2 [...]
70/AN\ [...]
71/AN\ [...]
72/urud\ [...]
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81[den-lil2-le ...]
82/sukkal\-a-ni dnuska-ar /gu3\ [mu-na-de2-e]
83sukkal dnuska-ju10 [ul]-la /a\-ra-zu
84jicgu-za urud nij2-kalag-ga-a X [X] X-e im-[X]-X i3-gub [X]-X-ni-ce3 he2-tuc
85ur5-gin7 hu-mu-na-ab-be2-a-ka
86dnuska-a-ke4 a-ga sukkal ki mar-za-a-ce3
87jiri3-ni 2!-a-bi mu-DU.DU
88urud nij2-kalag-ga-ar kur9-mi-ni mu-na-ab-be2
89ud-ba urud nij2-kalag-ga kij2 a2 gal-gal-a-na
90he2-jal2 an ki mac2 kadra-ce3 gaba-na i3-im-tab
91u3 kug-ga mac2 gud udu mu-gaz-gaz-e gaba-na i3-im-tab
92X [...] X-ka jic ki nu-ja2-/ja2\
93kug /kug\ [tur-tur ...] /BI\ hi im hi-a zar hi-ce3 /an?\ [X (X)]
94/ejer-a-ni\ [X]-/da?\-ni! mu /tuku?\ nij2-dug3-dug3-ga-[X]
95urud nij2-kalag-ga-/ar gu2-na?\ [...]
96kug gipisaj libir X [...]
97cag4-bi-a /HI\ [X] ba-ni-[X X]
98kug kug tur-tur X X /im\-ma [...]
99ibila kalag-ga /a\-a den-lil2-ra
100urud nij2-kalag-ga in la-ga mu-tu-/ub\-be2 ac2 /la-ga\ im-da-an-DU
101uj3-ga6-ga6ga kij2 a2 zag-HAR di
102al ki ba-al bahar2 ud 10-ce3 im-ma cu ed2-ed2
103GAN-dab5 ud zal-le-da pu2-saj luh a tu5-a nu-du7
104ma2-GIJ4 ma2 du8 i3 ku6-da kum2-ma tug2 tan4-na-a nu-du7
105muhaldim i3 kum2 a saj il2-la ki inim-ma-e gub-ba
106lunga ud NE-a tug2ib2-la2 nu-u3-du8 cu im nu-carag(UD.SAR)-ge
107MUNU4.SAR en-te-en ni2 nu-te-te uzu nij2 DU.DU X
108lu2 kin-na-tum sa-par4 la2 pu2-saj-e gub-ba
109cu-i pec?-ca-a KA.TAR-/a\ suhuc la DU suh-suh
110gud jicmar gun-na-ka saj bal-e
111ance ki jiccu-dun4-ce3 gu2 X X /kal?\ u2 il2-/il2\
112saj ur3-/ur3?-ba\ ka sa-ga mu-[...]
113mar ce ur3 jicli-li [...]
114ja2-la nu-dag a [...]
115SU.HI u2KI.KAL hi-[ri2-in ...]
116im hi zar hi [...]
117[X] X HI nagar X [...]
118[...] X-e /KA?\ [...]
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126gir4 [...] ninda kum2 [...]
127jic [...]
128X [...]
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SEGMENT B

1[...]-/ke4\-en6
2[...] X [...]-ak-am3
3[...] X [...] ba-/DU\
4[...]-ba jal2 im-du8-a ak
5[...] nij2 saj? [...] X-/du8?\-u3
6[...] DI DI
7[...] X DU [...]-/a\-ba
8[...] X bi2-ib2-tuku X X [...]
9[...] /KAL\ X /SAR-za\ X /ur?\-mah nu-BAD ci-im-sar-e
10/uc\ ba-[ra-X-a] u3 gi-sig7 [ba]-ra-du3-a
11ed2-ba-/ra\ [...] X cu im-dag?
12e2-a e2-[X X] /jicbunx(KI.KAC)\ ec-gar3-ju10-um
13kug-ge [...]-in-si-ig-ga-na mi2? nu-mu-ni-in-tu-ub
14nam-kalag-ga [...] ur5-ce3 mu-ni-in-dug4
15ud-ba urud nij2-[kalag-ga] ur-saj an-na-kam
16su in-/kal\ X X nu-/mu\-dab5 gig cag4 nu-hul X sig3
17gu2 in-kal tug2-ga nu-gig-ge-bi nu-[mu]-/na\-an-du3
18dijir-re-ne-er tug2 igi hul2-la-ni mu-ne-[...]
19urud nij2-kalag-ga-a /KA\ [...]
20da-nun-na-ke4-ne-er /gu3\ [mu-ne]-/de2-e\
21/dnin\-sumun2 munus nam-nam-ma-ke4 /cu dajal\ [...]-/ni\-in-X
22dug4?-ga-am3 X in [...] /gu\ sa-sa-sa
23X JAR jectug2 [...] /ha?-lam?\
24X KA LUL.LUL-na suhuc?-gin7 bu [...] X
25[X] GAN AN /cag4?\-kuc2-ju10 [...]
26e2-a izi-bi igi den-lil2-la2-ce3 X [...]
27NI X a kum2-ma AN saj-ja2 ga-/an\-[...]
28urud nij2-kalag-ga kug-ra mu-na-ni-[ib2-gi4-gi4]
29kug a-gar5 /LUL\.LUL-na a2 kij2 /nu\-[sukux]-/ra2\
30LUL./GU\ dub-ba kij2 urud nu-[ak]-e
31cu kicib-la2 nu-tuku kij2 X [...] /du3?\
32gu2 si-ig nij2 nu-il2 /gu2?-na\ nij2 /nu\-[...]
33cag4 tukul-la su /nu\-tuku lu2-ulu3? a nu-ed2 [...]
34ma2 esir2 a-na id2-de3 lu2 /nu?-mu?\-[...]
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SEGMENT C

1[...] /i3 im-ti\-[X]
2[...]-la2 cajan i3 im-ti-/ti\
3[...] pu2 lu2 cu du3-/a\
4[...] cu lul-la dug4-dug4
5[...]-ga cu-ni nij2-ku5-ra2 tum2-ma
6[...] X LUL.GU ur3 cu ur3-ur3
7[...] X lu2-ta DI lu2 lul ba-si-si
8[X] X bi2-in-KEC2-ra2-zu edin-na in-DU nu-un-DU he2-a
9[(X) X]-ed2-a-zu da-ga-na lu2 ba-ra-ba-an-ja2-ja2
10[X] X-da-zu-u3 a2 ki-in-du-ka ce ba-ra-ni-ib2-buluj3-e
11[ce] gur7 ba-ra-dub-dub-be2 lu2 ba-ra-mu-hul2-le
12[barag]-/ge\ guz-za ce ba-ra-am3-sig9-ge
13[jicma2]-gur8 dim2-ma-za lugal ba-ra-am3-u3
14[jicgigir]-zu har-ra-<an> nij2-su3-ra2-ba lu2 [ba]-/ra\-mu-il2-le
15[X X] /gu7\-a-zu e2-gal-la jicbancur ba-ra-am3-gub-be2
16[X] X juruc-bi ce sur-ra-zu ur5 ba-ra-am3-sag9-ge
17X jic hi-a i3 dug3-ga-zu sila-a /ba-ra\-gub-gub-be2
18/jic\ ba-ra-ak-ke4-en6 gi ba-ra-ak-ke4-en6
19[...] X-le
20[...]-bi
21[...] X
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SEGMENT D

1[... an] /ki\-ta ba9-ra2-ta
2[X] X a na8-na8 nu-jal2-la-am3
3[X] uj3-e u2 gu7-de3
4a-a-ju10 den-lil2-le ud dili-a mu-tud-de3-en6-na-ta
5id2idigna am gal-gin7 he2-ma-a-du7-u3
6/ud-ba\ jiri3-zu nu-bad nu-u3-DU.DU
7[(X) X]-e den-lil2-la2-ka
8X-e?-ta? nu-bad mu-da-a-zig3
9e2-ni-ce3 jiri3-zu mu-ci-DU.DU
10a2 sa gi4-a-ja2 ze2 ma-an-gar3-re-ne
11he2-jal2 uj3-e ba-cum2-ma-ja2 X-ma ba-ni-ib2-du8-e
12[kug] /e2\-gal-ce3 igi-zu bar-ra
13[X X]-ke4 an mul gur5-a-gin7 [(X)] /cu\ mi-ni-ib2-du7
14ga-na kij2 a2-zu-a bi2-ak den-lil2-ra mu-na-a-tah-ha
15mac2 ud5-da-gin7 eme-bi u3-mu-u3-sud igi ha-bi2-in-tu-u3-gin7
16cag4-ba e2-gal-la-am3 ki-gub-zu-um jicbunx(KI.KAC) ec-gar3-zu-um
17kug e2-gal nu ki-gub-zu nu ki-tuc-zu ga-ra-ab-pad3
18lu2-u3-ne pisaj tur-tur kalag-kalag-ga ma2-gin7 a-ra-an-du8-uc
19tug2nij2-dara2 sumun-sumun-na-ni za-ra a-ra-ni-in-sub6-ec
20cag4 e2-tur3-ra-ka lu2-u3 a2 a-ra-ni-in-ra
21dug ka-bi uc2-ca-a-gin7 a-gu3-za im i3-bi2-in-du8-ec2
22e2 cag4-ga ki ku10-ku10-ga-ba
23ki-tum2 ki zah2-zah2-a-bi-a lu2-u3 ki a-ra-ni-in-de6
24ud ki-duru5-u3 u3-ma-tij4-a-ta
25urudha-bu3-da u2KI.KAL-ga car2 nu-u3-da-jal2
26ur5-ta en3-zu lu2-u3 nu-tar-re
27ud numun-ne2 u3-ma-ti-a-ta
28urudgij4 jicapin dim2 nu-u3-da-jal2
29ur5-ta en3-zu lu2-u3 nu-tar-re
30en-te-ne2-e u3-ma-ti-a-ta
31urudha-zi-in u2 kud nu-u3-da-jal2
32ur5-ta en3-zu lu2-u3 nu-tar-re
33ud buru14-e u3-ma-ti-a-ta
34urudkij2 ce gur10-gur10 nu-u3-da-jal2
35ur5-ta en3-zu lu2-u3 nu-tar-re
36buru14 en-te-en-za urudgij4 /urud\bulug nij2 e2 du3-du3 u3 kir11 za-da nu-mu-da-jal2
37ur5-ta en3-zu lu2-u3 nu-tar-re
38kug sahar e2 cag4-ga jectug2-ga u9-lu-a-me-en3
39pec2 ku4-kur e2 sig9-ga eme li-li sig3-ge
40kug e2-gal nu ki-gub-zu-/um\
41ki zah2 ki-tum2-ma-am3 ur5-ra-am3 ki-gub-zu-um
42kug jicbunx(KI.KAC) nu ec2-gar3 nu cag4-ga tab /ec2-gar3-zu\-um
43kug a-gar5 LUL.LUL-na a2 kij2 nu-sukux-ra2
44kij2-gi4-a dijir dim2 cu-zu la-ba-tij4-je26-da-a
45ze2 ur-gin7 a-na-ac ma-an-du7-du7-de3-en
46kur9-ba-ni muc e2 ku10-ku10-ga ki-tum2-za nu2-i3
47urud nij2-kalag-ga-a kug-ra
48i-in gen6-na-ni mu-ni-in-dub2 cag4 hul mu-ni-in-dim2
49i-in ur hul til3-a a pu2 mun-na-gin7
50cu mu-na-ni-in-de6 igi mu-ta-an-lib4-lib4
51kug ur-da lib4-lib4-lib4 nij2-/gur4\-ra-ni-ce3 nu-tum2
52kug-ge urud nij2-kalag-ga-a-ar mu-na-ni-ib-gi4-gi4
53jical [(X) X] saj ki /gul-la?\ zu2 ba-ra-a-ba-en6
54jicsumun-gi4 [X X] ki hi-hi mu-[X saj]-gag ba-ra-da-an-sar-sar
55jicce-jic-ra-ah garadin /dul\ jidru LAGAB-bi-ke4 li2-da-ga-zu sa2-ma-ab
56ma2 gu2-na pec10 mu-[X] X he2-a-tij4-tij4-je26
57jicig gal e2 ji6-e he2-a-ra-ra-ra
58tibira na4-da du7-du7 nunuz-da i3-kalag ha-ra-ab-DU
59gir4 si-zu-ta sahar ak
60ki-gub kal lul-la mu-dub-dub
61pec2 ha-mu-/dug4\ ki ec5-gar3 gir15-ra-/ni\
62zu2-zu ki ba-al-la eme?-zu sahar bal-ce3 ak
63urudha-bu3-da jical ki kalag-ga-ke4 dun3-bi dab5-ba-a
64urudkij2 u2 kalag-ga-a izi dub-dub-ba
65urudha-zi-in jic saj car2-re jiccinig ma-nu zil bur12-e? zu2-bi gul-gul-la
66urudcum jic hur-saj-ja2-ke4 gu2-ba nu2-nu2-a
67lu2 ur3-ta cub-ba-gin7 /ki?\-du-e u3-um-ra-ra-an
68ur /RIN4?\ tuku-gin7 jicad2 gal kicig ha-ah-e u3-ma-a-ta-ab-gur6-gur6
69nu-zuh ji6-an-na cu u3-mu-un-sar-ra-gin7
70a lu3 gal-gal saj us2-sa mu a-ri u3-um-ta-a-si
71ce bar-rim4-ma-a gu2 <id2>-da-ac u3-mu-il2
72ce-jic-i3 sur3-sur3-ra gu2 id2-da-ac u3-mu-il2
73cum2 huc cum2 sikil cum2 za-ha-tin gu7-a
74lu-ub2sar absin3-na la gur-gur-ra [X] X X-le u3-mu-il2
75mun gazi gu2 a-cag4-ga-ka jal2-la bal u3-mu-ak
76gud udu ce hi-a u3-mi-gu7
77cah2 guructa tud-tud X X SAL u3-mu-il2
78ze2-da tur-tur-bi nij2-silaj i3-bi2-gu7
79cah2 jic gal-gal-be2-e /zid2\ ku-ku u3-mi-tukur2
80kun-zidku6 ILku6 suhurku6-ra ku6 cag4 jal2-la
81giraba(AB.GIR)ku6 dun-a nunuz-bi jar-jar-jar-jar-a
82gur8-galmucen sud3-da u5mucen gal ab-cag4-ga
83/nunuz\ uz-a mucen hi-hi-a
84/nij2\ dug3-dug3 edin-na i3-lu-a ne-ne-ha
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SEGMENT E

1[X X] PAD [...]
2urud nij2-kalag-/ga\ [...]
3kug tur-tur 1 gij4-/a\ ga-mu-u3-/cum2\
43 ma-na 4 ma-na saj he2-a-/aj2?\
5lu2-ulu3 buluj3-e-de3 jectug2 u3-mu-gub
6kug tur-tur 5 ma-na 10 ma-na mu-/ur2\-ra
7u2 igi-a sag9 X-le e2-gal-la u3-[...]
8lu2 CIM mar-za am3-X KA ha-ba-[...]
9nam-ugula nu-banda3 gu2 mu-na-[...]
10gana2-am3 KA ha-ba-[...]
11a-zu 3 ma-na je26-e ga-mu-/na\-[...]
12juruc tur3 i3 ga-gin7 gu2-ni /u3\-[...]
13/kug tur-tur\ 5 ma-na 10 ma-na mu-/u3\-[...]
14[...]-/a\ e2-a-ka
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SEGMENT F

1[...] X [...]
2[X] /kij2\-gi4-a X [...]
3[den]-lil2-la2 dugud-a [...]
4kug tur-tur 10 gij4 mu-ur2-[ra ...]
5hur-saj-ja2 kur ki nu-zu-u3 [...]
6KAxA ce jar ba-ra-[...]
7u2 ga-mu-ni-ib2-gu7 [...]
8kur-ta X [...]
9saj gud jal2 [...]
10[X] X [...]
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SEGMENT G

1[...] X bi [...] su jal2 [...]
2[...] /il?\ ma a na /a\ [...]
3[...] tec2-a ud-sakar-ra ha-mu-X-[...]
4[...] X a2 nam-cita4-a-ke4 cu ha-/mu\-[...]
5[...] den-lil2 am3-ja2-[ja2]
6[...] X-na i3 cim jicerin-na-ka ha-mu-ni-in-X
7[...] /lu2\-ulu3 uj3 saj gig2-ge
8[...] i3 cim jicerin-na-ja2-ta-am3 ha-mu-ta-/cec4\-e
9[...] HI-bi-ra lugal-ja2 nij2-gig-bi-[im]
10[...] X am3 da a [...]
11[...] lu2-ulu3 mu-[...]
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SEGMENT H

1[...]-da saj?-ja2 cu [...]
2[...] X-ra ad-zu ha-mu-ni-/ib2\-[X]
3[...] mul-e nu-zu-gin7 he2-em-[...]
4[...] X NE cag4 gal-la-ni a ba la a
5[...] X /a-a\-ju10 den-lil2-ra mu na da a [...]
6[...] igi nijin2-na-ce3 X bi2-sig10-ge [...]
7[...] 2? ma-na X [...]
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SEGMENT I

1[...] JAR [...]
2[...] ma ab ra X X X X /il2?\ [...]
3[...] /UD\ AN nisaj ka KEC2-ra2-gin7 [...]
4[den-lil2]-le dijir-ra X [...]
5[...] X-gin7? mu u3 NE-ib2-[...]
6[...] da-nun-[na] [...]
7[...]-ga-ni /in-LU?\ [...]
8[...]-a ud mi-ni-ib2-zal-zal-/le\
9[...] KU4 [...]
10kug /urud\ nij2-kalag-ga-bi a-da-min mi2 dug4-[ga]
11urud nij2-kalag-ga kug-ra e2 den-lil2-la2-ka dub-/saj\-[am3]
12a-a den-lil2 za3-mi2


13ud-ba ud ba-zal-zal mu ba-sud-[sud]
14/gur7\ X /gu2\ im-ma-dub gu cu ra [...]
15mu ud ul [X] e2-ba ba-an-[X]
16an mul [...] jissu la2 [...]
17ra? X [...]-/NE?\ jissu im-/ma\-[X]
18mul an-[na ...]-ra nu-um-[X]
19jiccudumx(CID)-/ma\ dub mul /kug\-ta pad3-de3 X [...]
20an ki-ta /ed3\ [X] ba9-ra2 [...]
21[X X]-ga ba-[...]
22[X X] /gu2\-ni-a ca-[...]
23[...] ga a a ki?-ta /id2\ [...]
24[...] ce gu-nu ha-mu-[...]
25[X]-/ta\ kur ha-mu-NE-/in?\-[...] /du3?\
26[X] /ha\-mu-NE-in-jar /e2-gal? ha\-[...] /gu2\ ba-ra-ni-in-jar
27[...] X X [...] X-in
28[...]-a
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30[den-lil2]-/le\ ki-en-gi-ra gu3 hul2-la ba-an-de2
31[X] X he2-jal2-la-ke4 nam-sipad-ce3 ba-an-il2
32[e2-kur] den-lil2-le du3-u3-de3
33[e2 dijir] /gal\-gal-e-ne-ke4 pa ed2 ak-ak-de3
34[eg2 pa5]-bi gu2-bi zi-zi-de3
35[den-lil2]-le sipad ur-dnamma-ra
36[kalag]-ga a2 mah-a-ni-ce3 mu-na-da-an-cum2-mu
37[X (X)] nam-lugal cu /tij4\-a-na
38[X] X dug3-ga bi2-in-X-a-/ta\
39urud nij2-kalag-ga cu mah mu-na-ab-[dug4]
40sipad ur-dnamma-ke4 dugud-bi im-ta-an-X
41urim2ki-ma e2 gal dsuen-na im-ta-an-X
42nibruki e2-kur e2 den-lil2-la2 im-ta-an-X
43e2 dijir gal-gal-e-ne-ka pa ed2 im-mi-in-[ak]
44eg2 pa5-/re\ [(X)] gu2 an-ce3 bi2-in-[zig3]
45iri-ni X X mu-da-[...]
46siki X [...] mu-da-[...]
47i3 X [...] mu-da-[...]
48uj3-e /u2 nir\-jal2 mu-da-gu7-u3-[ne]
49/ur-dnamma\ jectug2 dajal-la [...]
50[X] /gal\-gal urud nij2-kalag-ga [X X]
51[X X] /bi2\-ib2-il2-a-ka cag4 KA ki ba-an-[...]
52[X X] nar-[X]-ni-ce3 ba-a-ar gu3 mu-/na\-[de2-e]
53[X X] X X babbar-re-ke4 [...]
54[... urud] nij2-kalag-ga-ke4 saj en im-/ma\-[an-tar]
55[...] a2-tah-a-ne-ne [...]
56[...]-/a\-ni du3-u3-de3 [...]
57[...] nu-taka4 [...]
58[...]-in-X-[...]
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