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The song of the hoe: composite text

1en-e nij2-du7-e pa na-an-ga-mi-in-ed2
2en nam tar-ra-na cu nu-bal-e-de3
3den-lil2 numun kalam-ma ki-ta (2 mss. have instead: ec3-ta) ed2-de3 (3 other mss. have instead: ed3-de3)
4an ki-ta ba9-re6-de3 saj na-an-ga-ma-an-cum2
5ki an-ta ba9-re6-de3 saj na-an-ga-ma-an-cum2
6uzu-ed2-a (2 mss. have instead: uzu-mu2-a) saj mu2-mu2-de3
7dur-an-ki-ka bulug nam-mi-in-la2 (1 ms. has instead: nam-il2-e) (1 ms. has instead: nam-il2-la)
8jical-e mu-un-jar ud al-ed2
9ec2-jar mu-un-du3 nam al-tar-re
10jical-e jicdusu-e a2 si ba-ab-sa2-e
11den-lil2-le jical-a-ni za3-mi2 ba-an-dug4
12jical-a-ni kug-sig17-ga saj-bi na4za-gin3-na
13jical sa la2-a-ni kug-me kug-sig17-ga
14jical-a-ni a2 bulug-ba apin na4za-gin3-na-kam
15zu2-bi gud-si-dili bad3 gal ed2-de3-dam (1 ms. has instead: saj gal u3-tud-da)
16en-e jical mu-un-cid nam mi-ni-ib-tar-re
17ki-in-du men kug saj-ja2 mu-ni-in-jal2
18uzu-ed2-a (1 ms. has instead: uzu-mu2-a) jical am3-mi-ni-in-du3
(1 other ms. has instead the line:
18Auzu-mu2-a saj nu-ja2-ja2-de3)

19saj nam-lu2-ulu3 u3-cub-ba mi-ni-in-jar
20den-lil2-ce3 kalam-ma-ni ki mu-un-ci-in-dar-re
21saj gig2-ga-ni-ce3 igi zid mu-ci-in-bar
22da-nun-na mu-un-na-sug2-sug2-ge-ec
23cu-bi giri17-ba mu-un-ne-jal2
24den-lil2 a-ra-zu-a mu-ni-in-huj-e-ne
25uj3 saj gig2-ga al mu-un-da-be2-ne
26nin en u3-tud-de3 lugal u3-tud-de3
27dnin-men-na-ke4 tud-tud al-ja2-ja2
28mas-su an ki-a en dnu-nam-nir-ra
29saj zid saj kal-la mu-ni-ib-sa4-sa4
30saj-bi gu dili-a mu-un-ed2-de3-a (1 ms. has instead: mu-un-ne-ed3-de3-a) (1 other ms. has instead: mu-un-ni-ib-du8)
31dijir-re-e-ne-ra cukur2-ce3 mu-un-dab5-be2
32den-ki-ke4 jical-a-ni za3-mi2 ba-an-dug4
33ki-sikil dnisaba ec-bar-ra ba-an-gub
34jical mul jical kug-ba cu mu-un-ne-jal2
35e2-kur e2 den-lil2-la2 jical-e jar-ra-am3
36ud-de3 al-du3-e ji6 al-mu2-mu2
37nibruki ki jar-ra ama5 tum-ma-alki-a
38tum-ma-al gipisaj ninda (1 ms. has instead: gacam in-du3) ama dnin-lil2-la2-kam
39e2-MI tum-ma-alki-a nij2-sa2-dug4-ga-ta
40ur-saj dnin-urta den-lil2-ra mu-na-da-an-ku4-ku4
41mac2 gig2 nisaj en-na-ta
42kug dnin-i3-si-in-na den-lil2-ra mu-na-da-an-ku4-ku4
43abzu igi pirij3-ja2 me al nu-di-da
44al-tar lu2 zid-de3 en dnu-dim2-mud-e
45abzu al-du3-e eridugki al-tar-ra
46ama dijir-re-e-ne dnin-hur-saj-ja2-ke4
47ud al-tar en-na kec3ki-a mu-da-an-til3
48dcul-pa-ed2-a na-nam jical-tar mu-da-an-gub
49ec3 e2-an-na jical-e kug-ga-am3
50nin e2-an-na im-ma-al (2 mss. have instead: munus) zid-da
51jical DUL.DUL-dam jical u2KI.KAL-dam
52ki zabalamki-a jical lu2 dinana-kam
53jical nam mi-ni-ib-tar-re sun4 (1 ms. has instead: zu2) za-gin3 ed2-de3
54jical-tar-ra-ni-a dutu mu-da-an-gub
55jical-tar ka-tar-ra cul dutu-kam
56nin jectug2 dajal-la dnisaba-ke4
57CID e2-an-na-ka jical-tar ba-an-dug4
58e2-ha-mun na-nam jical-tar mu-da-an-gub
59lugal jical cid-da us2-a ud zal-la
60ur-saj dnin-urta ki-bal-a jical-tar ba-an-gub
61iri en-ce3 nu-ce-ga cu-ce3 al-ja2-ja2
62an-ce3 ud-dam ceg11 al-gi4-gi4
63ki-ce3 ucumgal-am3 al-ja2-ja2
64dcara2 den-lil2-la2 dug3-ba nam-mi-in-tuc (1 ms. has instead: nam-mi-in-jar)
65nij2 al-dug4-ga-ni mu-na-da-ab-cum2-mu
66cita2 jictukul ti mar-uru5 jical (3 mss. have instead: al) am3-ma-an-dug4
67ddumu-zid al-lum-lum-ma igi-nim-ma-ka
68dgibil6 jical-a-ni saj an-ce3 mi-ni-il2
69jical-e kug-ga-am3 izi nam-mi-in-la2
70da-nun-na al-hul2-hul2-le-de3-ec
71e2 djectin-an-na-ka jical-jar-sur9(UD5xBALAJ)-ra-am3
72ama djectin-an-na-ka jical-jar-sur9 gu3 dug3-ga-ka
73en-e jical-a-ni gud-gin7 ur5 im-ca4
74irigal-am3 jical saj ki-a tum2-ma
75adx(BAD.LU2) jical-e ki-ta tum2-ma-am3
76cul idim an-na cec ban3-da dne3-eri11-gal-ka-kam
77ur-saj dgilgamec2 jical-e sa-par4-am3
78dumu dnin-sumun2-ka (1 ms. adds: gacam) jicjisal-e dub-saj-ja2
79jical-e id2-da kindajal-am3
80dag (1 ms. has instead: ki) agrun-na-ka jical-e sukkal-am3
81hul-jal2 ud nu2-a dumu jical-me-ec
82u4-sa2-dug4-ga-ta an-ta u3-tud-de3-ec
83an-ce3 al-ti-ri2-gu7 mucen dijir-ra-am3
84ki-ce3 jical-am3 jic-gi-a ur-ra tir-ra ucumgal-am3
85ki me3-ka dur10-al-lub-am3
86ki bad3-ka jical-lu5-hab2-am3
87ki jicbancur-ra jicma-al-tum-ma
88ki jicgigir-ka jicma-a-a-al-tum-ma
89e2 ance-ka jicar-gibil2-am3
90jical-am3 mu-bi dug3-ga hur-saj-ja2 mu-un-jal2
91jic hur-saj-ja2 jical-la-nu-um-ma
92cim hur-saj-ja2 jicar-ga-nu-um-ma
93na4 hur-saj-ja2 na4algamec-am3
94jical lum-lum-ma jical lam-lam-ma
95jical ce dug3-ga jical sa-par4-am3 (1 ms. has instead: /cabra\-[...])
96jical u3-cub-ba jical saj jal2-la-am3
97jical-am3 a2 nam-juruc-a-kam
98jical jicdusu nij2 iri du3-du3-dam
99e2 zid al-du3-e gana2 zid al-ja2-ja2
100gan2-ne2 zid-de3 cu dajal-la-me-en
101gan2-ne2 lugal-bi-ir bal-e
102gan2-ne2 lugal-bi-ir gu2 nu-jar-ra-e
103jical-e lugal-bi-ir gu2 mu-na-ab-ja2-ja2
104u2numun2-hul-u2numun 2-hul-e saj dub2-dub2-be2
105ur2-ba mu-un-bur12-re pa-bi mu-un-ze2-e
106jical-e u2 hirinhu-ri2-in cu-ce3 al-ja2-ja2
107jical-e jic nam tar-ra a-a den-lil2-la2
108jical-e za3-mi2 dug4-ga
109dnisaba za3-mi2


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27.xii.2000-14.vi.2001 : JAB : standardisation
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