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An elegy on the death of Nannaya (Elegy 1): composite text

1/ab\-ba ki re-a-ce3 dumu-ni-ir kij2 bi2-in-gi4
2dumu ki ba9-ra2 jen-na-ri ud-ba ba-ra-an-bad
3ab-ba uru2ki-a tuc-a-ra tur5-ra gaba ba-ri
4sud-aj2 kal-la kur sud-da pad3-da tur5-ra gaba ba-ri
5KA dim3 sag9-sag9 lu2 inim zil2-zil2-le tur5-ra gaba ba-ri
6alan sud tuku saj-du tuku tec2-bi tur5-ra gaba ba-ri
7gal zu jic-hur-ra me-te unken-na tur5-ra gaba ba-ri
8lu2 jen-na ni2 tej3-ja2 dijir-bi tur5-ra gaba ba-ri
9tur5-ra u2 nu-gu7 gaba ba-ri tur5-ra ba-an-dab5
10ka u3-ba-e-cu2 ninda nu-mu-un-cu2-cu2 cag4 sug4-ga ba-an-nu2
11dub-gin7 bar-gin7 ni2 jal2-la-ri ib2-gurud-da mu-un-la2
12ur-saj gaba ur4-ur4 jiri3 nu-mu-/un\-[da]-bad-de3
13KA tur5-ra-a-ni-ta nam-dumu-ni i-si-/ic\ [(X)] i3-gu7
14cag4 sig3-sig3-ge i-si-ic SI.A X
15dub zu nibruki-a ki-lul-la ba-an-ug5
16inim-bi kaskal su3-ra2-ce3 dumu-ni-ir ba-[an]-na-tej3
17dumu ad-da-a-ni-ta nu-ub-da-la2-a-gin7
18kij2 (ms: tug2) in-ci-gi4-in4-nam nu-ub-da-gur?-ra?-am3
19dumu er2 in-pad3 sahar-ta ma-ra-da-cub cir3 nam-nar mu-un-na-ab-e
20mlu2-dijir-ra cag4 NE.NE-a-ni-ta i-lu ab-sar-re
21ab-ba ki-lul-la ba-an-ug5-ga-ta
22mdnanna-a (1 ms. has instead: mdnanna-a-ju10) cag4 hul dim2-ma-ni-ta kur-ce3 ba-ab-DU-a
23dam-zu nij2 ud-bi-ta nitalam-a-ni na-nam me-da nu-mu-un-su-a
24tum9 dal-ha-mun-gin7 ud DI ma-ra-ab-kac4-kac4-e u18-lu ma-ab-sig3-ge
25a2-ed2-gin7 za-e ma-ra-ab-ak-e dim2-ma-ni in-kur2
26al-lib mu-na-jar i-gi4-in-zu i-im-ci-TU.TU-de3
27[X X] im-ma-[ab]-/gur\-re ab2-gin7 gu3 [X X]
28[X X] a-nir an?-dag? er2 im-ma-ce8-ce8
29[X X]-bi mu-un-cu2 u3 nij2-zid ba-an-dab5
30[...]-a NI [...]
31[...]-a-ur4-ur4 mu-da?-[ab]-za
32[...] cu mu-ra-ab-tag-ge cag4 [X] ba [X X] idim?
33[...] zi-zi ud zal-ce3 KA? X KA?
34[...] /ki\ dur2-ru-na-ta lukur dnin?-urta?-ke4 X-ta [...] ma-ra-da?-cub
35dijir? sig7-ga-gin7 [X X] KA mi-ni-in-[X X]-a
36an-gul-a-ni hul [...]
37cag4 PI-ra-ke4ga-gi4-i HUB2 in? [...]
38X IGI KA? [X X] U8 [...]
39/uj3\ dajal-la ce mu-e-ci-ib-[X] a [...]
40suh3-suh3 cen-cen-na nin-dijir dnuska? [...]-te
41[X X]-ra-an-sil2-sil2-e U8?-ni ma-ra-an-su-e
42[X X] gi ma [...]-nam
43[X X] ki [...]-nam
44[ÃX X] ur2-zu-ta [...]-de3
45[X X] a ga [...]-ra
46[...]-de2-e
47dumu tur-zu dumu lugal-la-gin7 [mu]-da?-ak?-[a]
48a-na-am3 i3-gu7 [...]
49a-na-am3 i3-/naj\ [...]
50lal3 i3-nun [X X] ma? [X] mu?-un?-[X]
51jicbancur i3-zu-ta? /mu\-un-[da]-ja2-[ja2]
52er2 im-ja2-ja2-a-ni er2 arhuc [X X]-/am3\
53i-im-sig7-sig7-ga-a-ni ki aj2 cag4 kug-ga-kam
54ce ur4-ur4 KUL-gin7 saj ba-/da\-[...]-/ec\
55amar mucen-e? amar? [X] sa la he?-en-gi4-gi4 [X] al-il2-il2
56e2-gi4-a dumu tur-zu me-na me-na-am3 bi2-in-dug4-ga-a
57ugu-ne-ne-a [X] u2?-zu bi2-in-cub?
58[X]-ne-ne-a [X X]-ra ma-ra-an-si-ig
59ur2 e2-ke4 [X] ca?-NE? [X X] ma-ra-[...]
60[X X]-zu [X] ad dug3-dug3-ga-[X] u3 sa2-a [X X]-a
61[...]-gin7 im-ma-ab-[X X]
62i-lu [...]-zu? [...] nu?-gul-[e]
63ad-da-ju10 cag4-zu [he2-huj-je26]
64mdnanna-a ur5-zu [he2-sag9]
65en ensi2 [X] er3?-ra-bi a?-ab-[...]
66cu nam-uc2-ta kar-ra [X] UL [...]
67cu nam-uc2 nij2?-X X-ba bi2-ib-si lu2 [...]
68nam-uc2 nij2-dug3 dijir-ra-kam ki nam tar-ra [...]
69cag4 bal-bal-zu dug3-zu he2-en-[X X]
70dumu munus-zu [X X]-ne-a ma-ra-[X X]
71ab-ba iriki-za-a-kam kan5 ma-[ra-X X]
72ki-sikil iriki-za-a-kam [X X] mu mu-ra-ab-[X X]
73saj na4kin2?-kin2?-[X X] er2-zu [X] in [X]
74e2 im-ma-ni-ja2-ja2 [...]
75kug? in-taka4 ce bi2-[in]-tuku nij2-gur11 dajal bi2-in-[...]
76ibila suhuc gen6-na [X] mac-zu ha-ra-ab-[X X]
77lu2-ug5-ge-zu cag4 IGI+X-gin7 [...]
78zag-zu a2 hul-la za-e ma-ra-kij2-ja2
79cu jar gen6 lugal sipad dijir-za-a-kam
80sa2 jar gen6 dutu-u3-kam
81lu2-bi lu2 nam kud /he2?\-a nam-uc2 [...]
82jiri3-pa9-ra2-ni lu2 [...]
83u2numun li-li-a-ni [X] ma [...] tuku mu-bi [...]
84nij2-gur11-bi buru5?mucen [X] dal?-a-gin7 [X] he2-[...]
85[X X] TUG2? ki? [X X]-ib-la2-e KU.KU-de3? kalam-ma? [...]
86inim nij2-sag9-ga X-zu he2-en-tum2 cag4 dug3 he2-ri-ib-ja2-ja2
87mdnanna-a ur5?-zu he2-sag9 cag4-zu he2-ci-huj-je26
88dutu en? gal a-ra-li-ke4
89ki ku10-ku10 ud-ce3 u3-mu-ni-in-tud di-kud-zu i3-kud-de3
90dnanna-a ud nu2-a nam-zu he2-tar-re
91dnergal den-lil2 kur-ra-ke4 igi-bi-a sag9-ni
92ki-TAR gu7 mu-zu he2-pad3-de3 u2 dug3 he2-ri-ib-gu7-e
93EC2 bar-ra nin kur-ra he2-me-en arhuc hu-mu-ra-an-tuku-tuku
94ki-naj a dug3-ga e2-zu he2-ni-ib-us2-X
95e2-a NIM-ta he2-bi2-in-KU X en dnin-jic-zid-/da\
96kalag-ga dgilgamec2 silim ha-ra-/an\-[X X]
97mne-du8 u3 e-ta-na a2-tah-zu [X X]
98dijir kur-ra-ke4 cud3-zu he2-em-DU-[X]
99muc3-am3 dijir-zu he2-em-me nam-zu [...]
100dijir iriki-za-a-kam cag4 cu nijin2 ha-ra-X
101cag4 ka KEC2 cul-a-lum ha-ra-/du8\
102nam-tag-ga e2-e-ke4 cid-bi he2-en-gaz
103nij2-hul dim2-ma-zu SAL? kur-ta? gi-in-na-bi
104ejer-zu he2-sag9 X [X] X X-zu [...] X
105[...] TUG2? he2-dab5
106dudug dlama X X NIJ2-zu he2-X
107dumu u3-tu-ud-da-zu /nam?\-saj-ce3 he2-ni-sar?
108dumu munus-zu dijir he2-tuku-tuku
109dam-zu he2-til3 im-ri-a-zu he2-dajal
110he2-jal2 saj sag9-ga ud cu2-uc-e he2-ni-gur3-ru
111a-pap-za kurun nij2-dug3-ga muc2 nam-ba-an-tum2-mu
112KA (1 ms. has instead: tu6) e2-e-zu KA (1 ms. has instead: tu6) dijir-za-kam du-ri2-ce3 he2-a


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Revision history

22.x.1998-26.iii.99 : GC : standardisation
07.v.1999-11.vi.1999 : JAB : proofreading
22.xi.1999 : GC : tagging
03.xii.1999 : ER : proofreading SGML
03.xii.1999 : ER : converting to HTML 4.0
7.ix.2001 : ER : header and footer reformatted; substantive content of file not changed