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An elegy on the death of Nawirtum (Elegy 2): composite text

1ud hul dab5?-be2-da-na ki-sikil-ra ba-[...]
2munus sag9-ga ki-sikil he2-du7-ra igi hul ba-[...]
3mucen amar-bi gud3-bi dirig-ce3 sa im-[...]
4ama gan ama dumu tur jic-bur?-re ba-an-[...]
5ab2 sig7-ga cilam mac-cu jal2 gakkul?-gin7 bi2-in-[X]
6mna-wi-ir-tum cilam mac-cu jal2 gakkul-gin7 bi2-in-[X]
7a-gig li-bi2-in-dug4-ga en3-bi la-ba-ci-in-[tar]
8LIL2 nu-um-ga-am3 ki dijir nu-mu-[...]
9ki-nu2-bi-gin7 IM gurud-da-bi la-ba-ab-[X]
10nibruki dmuru9 ba-da-an-jar iri-a [...]
11uj3 dajal-ce u11-u8 im-ma-an-cub nam? mu-un-[X X]
12a-akkil-ki?-ka jickiri6 cen-cen-gin7 ba-an-tuc?
13X tuku-tuku KA lum-lum-ma-[X] ugu-bi dab5?-dab5?-ba? cu? du7 [...]
14arhuc zi til-le-a-ni /zag\-ga i3-cub-be2
15alan kug-sig17-gin7 nij2-jar-ra-ni-ce3 lipic mu-un-na-ta-an-zi?-X
16lu2 igi-ni im-ci-bar-ra-a cex(SIG7)-cex(SIG7) nu-ja2-ja2
17ama er2-ra KA X sig3-sig3-ge NI nu? GABA sig7-ga AN cu [...]
18cir3 saj X DI inim dug3-ga-ke4-e-ne
19i-lu cag4-ne-/ca4?\ ki car2-ra ib2-ci-kur2-ru-a
20in-sag9 IM X bi2-ib2-gi4-a-ri cir3-ce3 mu-un-na-ab?-[be2]
21al?-X ban3-da-a-ni-ta saj cu ak-a-ri
22na4 [X X] gu2-a kud-da DI nu-mu-un-pad3 u2-gu-e mu-un-RI
23ur2 dam-/ma?\-na-ka ud nu-sud-su3-ra2 i-si-ic nu-til-la-ri
24aj2-X-ga-a-ni-ta dnin-urta a-la nu-gi4-a-ri
25nin-dijir ki aj2-ja2-a-ni ji6-par3-ce3 la-ba-ni-in-kur9-ra-ri
26eme5 dam-ce3 mu-ni-pad3-da nij2-de2-a-ce3 cu nu-mu-un-gid2-de2
27buru14? NE la2 zag-ga-na til-til-la-ri
28nam-gu-la sag9-ga im-ma-an-ed3-de3 i-lu mu-un-na-ab-be2 e-ne
29ama ugu-ni-ir ud zalag ba-da-he2-ci a2-kar2 mu-un-na-si
30hal-hal-bi si pad ak-a-bi zag-la mu-un-na-ak-e
31zi-bi igi-ni ab-ta-ed2 su hul-bi sil2-sil2-le
32[X] erin2? im-ri-a-bi ba-da-X [...]-bi [X X]
33[X X] dug3?-ta NI [...] jal2-la-ri
34/ba?\-ra-gub!-bu-uc [...]-e
35um-me-da-um-me-da-bi zag [...]-de3-ec
36AB? NE NE KA [...]-kar?-ra-ac
37lu2 cag4 dab5-ba-gin7 na4 [...] gig-ga
38iriki-ni-ta ud an-ta NE? [...] nu-dirig
39ud-bi-a nitalam ki /aj2\-[ja2-a-ni ...] dili-a-ni
40iriki-na nibruki-a iri? [X X] NI TUC
41mlu2-dijir-ra nitalam [ki aj2]-ja2-a-ni [... dili-a]-ni
42iriki-na nibruki-a iri? [X X] NI TUC
43ki-tuc gal [...] cag4? hul? ba-an-na-tej3
44cu-ni? /ba?\-an?-dab5-be2-ec cag4-bi [X] mu-un-ra
45[...]-a-ni u2-a ab-ta-an-kud zi-ni [X] ab-da-ra-ra
46[X X] ab2-gin7 ib2-ed2 lu2 TUG2 dam? nu-tuku-tuku
47[X X]-bi bi2-ib2-mu4-e er2 am3-ci-ce8-ce8
48[X X]-mu X TUG2? ga DU? me-am3 ga-mu-ri-in-pad3
49dme-me dlama hi-li-hi-li me-am3 ga-mu-ri-in-pad3
50KA X la? KA dim3? ka sag9 me-am3 ga-mu-ri-in-pad3
51jic? dim3? mar-uru5 ar2-re-ec dim2-ma-ju10 me-am3 ga-mu-ri-in-pad3
52igi? X-X-X zalag-zalag sa2-jar nun-na-ju10 me-am3 ga-mu-ri-in-pad3
53ul X A IGI-ju10 sud-aj2 kal-la-ju10 me-am3 ga-mu-ri-in-pad3
54cir3 dug3 nij2 cag4 hul2-hul2-la-ju10 me-am3 ga-mu-ri-in-pad3
55jic dim3? mar-uru5 kug-sig17 ur5 zalag-zalag-ga-ju10 me-am3 ga-mu-ri-in-pad3
56gu4-ud-gu4-ud cu il2-il2-i ma!?-li-li-bi-ju10 me-am3 ga-mu-ri-in-pad3
57a-ra2-zu na-an-ha-lam-e mu-zu ha-ma-pad3-de3
58nam-tag-ga e2-e-zu ha-ba-an-ze2-er cul-a-lum-zu ha-ba-an-du8
59dam-zu he2-til3 nam-cul nam-ab?-ba he2-ak-e
60nam-tar dumu-zu he2-zil2-zil2-le silim-ma hu-mu-ne-jar
61e2?-zu igi-bi-ce3 he2-en-du a-ga-bi-ce3 he2-dajal
62dutu kur-ta ud zalag ha-ra-ta-ed2 a sig9-ga KA?-e
63dnin-kur-ra-ke4 he2-da-ci-DU? gu2-zu he2-eb2-il2-e
64ud gig za-ra ma-ra-ni-ib-gi4-a-ri an-ur2 he2-eb2-gi4
65gal5-la2 cu-ni ma-ra-an-de6-a ac2 hul-bi he2-en-dug4?
66ki-sikil dug3 la-la-na gud-gin7 nu2-a-ri i-lu-zu /gig\-ga-am3


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22.x.1998-15.iv.1999 : GC : standardisation
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