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Sargon and Ur-Zababa

Segment A

1. ec3 ma2-/gur8-gin7\ [...]
2. gir4 mah-bi X [...]
3. id2-bi a hul2-la da-[ri2 ...]
4. a-gar3-bi jical-e ri-e-de3 /gana2\ [...]
5. e2 kicki-a iri lil2-la-gin7 mac-gana2 gi4-[gi4-de3]
6. lugal-bi sipad ur-dza-ba4-/ba4\
7. e2 kicki-a-ka dutu-gin7 am3-e3
8. nam-lugal-la-na bal-bi cu kur2-ru-de3 e2-gal-/la\ LAM-bi su3-ra2-X-[(X)]
9. an den-lil2 inim kug-ga-ne-ne-a zid-de3-ec X [X X]
10. ki ud-bi car-ru-um-ki-in iri-ni /iri\ [...]
11. ad-da-ni la-i-bu-um ama-/ni\ [...]
12. car-ru-um-ki-in cag4 dug3-ga mu-[...]
13. mu im-ta-tu-ud-da-ac X [...]
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Segment B

1. ud ne ud te-en-e um-ma-te-a-ta
2. mcar-ru-um-ki-in sa2-dug4 e2-gal-ce3 im-de6-a-ba
3. itima kug ki-tuc kug-ga-ni-a im-ma-da-an-nu2
4. cag4-ga-ni-ce3 mu-un-zu eme-na nu-ja2-ja2 lu2-da nu-mu-un-da-ab-be2
5. mcar-ru-um-ki-in sa2-dug4 e2-gal-ce3 cu ba-ab-te-a-ta
6. MUC3.KA.UL mu-un-sig10-ga jicgu2-ne-saj-ja2 mu-un-dab5-be2
7. kug dinana-ke4 da-bi-a muc3 nu-tum2-me
8. ud 5-am3 ud 10-am3 ba-zal-la-ta
9. lugal dur-dza-ba4-ba4 im-da-la2 ki-tuc-bi-ta mi-ni-ib-hu-luh
10. pirij-gin7 cag4 pap-hal-la-na kac3 biz!-biz cag4-ba uc2 lugud si-a-ba
11. i3-/kuc2\ ku6 a mun lug-ga-gin7 zi mu-un-di-ni-ib-ir-ir
12. ud-ba MUC3.KA.UL e2-kurun2 dezina2-ka
13. mcar-ru-um-ki-in u3-sa2-gin7 la-ba-nu2 ma-mu2-de3 ba-nu2
14. kug dinana-ke4 ma-mu2 id2 mud-ce3 mu-un-gir5-gir5
15. mcar-ru-um-ki-in dum-dam-ma-na zu2 ki-/ce3\ ba-da-ab-ra-/ah\
16. dum-dum-bi lugal dur-dza-ba4-ba4 jic tuku-tuku-da-ni
17. lugal-ra ki kug-ga-ni-ce3 im-ma-da-an-/sun5\-ne-ec
18. mcar-ru-um-ki-in ki dur-dza-ba4-ba4-ce3 im-ma-da-an-sun5-ne
19. MUC3.KA.UL(source: GA) ma-mu2 ji6 u3-[na (X)]-/na u3\-mu-ri-du8
20. mcar-ru-um-ki-in lugal-a-ni im-ma-ni-ib-gi4-gi4
21. lugal-ju10 ma-mu2-ju10 u3-mu-ri-dug4-ga
22. lu2ki-sikil 1-am3 an-gin7 sukud-da-ni ki-gin7 dajal-la-ni
23. /suhuc?\ bad3-da-gin7 jar-jar-ra
24. [id2] /mah id2 mud\-ce3 ja2-ra mu-un-gir5-re-de3-en
25. [(X)] X [d]/ur\-[dza]-/ba4\-ba4 nundum KA bi2-in-/gu7\ ni2 cag4-/ce3\ ba-gid2
26. [...] X NA /AN\ [X] sukkal-a-ni /gu3\ mu-na-de2-e
27. [...] /nin9\ e-ju10 kug dinana-ke4
28. [...] X X mud-ce3 u-ju10 mu-un-kur9-re
29. [X] X mcar-ru-um-ki-in MUC3.KA.UL id2 mah mu-un-gir5-gir5
30. mbe-li2-ic-ti-kal2 gal:simug lu2 cag4-ga de6-a-ju10 im sar-sar
31. inim ga-ra-ab-dug4 /inim-ju10\ [he2]-dab5
32. /na de5-ga\-ju10 /jizzal he2-em-ci\-ak
33. ne-ec2 MUC3.KA.UL zabar-cu-ja2 a-ra-X-ab-de6
34. e2-[sikil]-/la\ e2 nam tar-ra-ka alan-gin7 /kuc3-kuc3-a\ sig10-bi2-ib
35. mbe-li2-ic-ti-kal2 inim lugal-la-na-ce3 saj kece2 ba-ci-in-ak
36. e2-sikil e2 nam tar-ra-ka kuc3-kuc3-a si mu-un-sa2
37. lugal-e mcar-ru-um-ki-in gu3 mu-na-de2-e
38. jen-na zabar-cu-ja2 gal:simug-ce3 tum2-mu-na-ni-ib
38A. mcar-ru-um-ki-in e2-gal dur-dza-ba4-ba4 im-ma-da-ra-ab-e3 (inserted here from the edge)
39. kug dinana-ke4 /zag zid-da\-ni muc3 nu-tum2-mu
40. e2-sikil-la e2 nam tar-ra-ka 5 nindan 10 nindan nu-te-a-na
41. kug dinana-ke4 igi mu-/un-na\-ni10-ni10 jiri3-ni im-da-RU
42. e2-sikil-la e2 kug-ga na-nam lu2 mud nu-mu-un-kur9-re
43. kan4 e2 nam tar-ra-ka gal:/simug!\ lugal-la-/ke4 gaba\ mu-un-da-ri
44. zabar-cu lugal-la-ke4 gal:simug-/ce3\ mu-un-de6-a-ta
45. mbe-li2-ic-/ti\-kal2 gal:simug im-/da\-la2 alan-gin7 kuc3-kuc3-a ba!-da-ab-sig10-ga-bi
46. mcar-ru-um-ki-in ud 5-am3 ud 10-am3 ba-zal-la-ta
47. ki dur-dza-ba4-ba4 lugal-la-na-ce3 im-ma-da-an-ku4-ku4
48. cag4 e2-gal kur gal-gin7 /ki us2\-sa im-/ma-da\-an-ku4-ku4
49. lugal dur-dza-ba4-ba4 im-da-la2 ki-tuc-/bi\-ta mi-ni-ib-hu-luh
50. cag4-ga-ni-ce3 mu-un-zu eme-na nu-ja2-ja2 lu2-da nu-mu-un-da-ab-be2
51. itima-ka ki-tuc kug-ga-ni dur-dza-ba4-ba4 mi-ni-ib-hu-luh
52. cag4-ga-ni-ce3 mu-un-zu eme-na nu-ja2-ja2 lu2-da nu-mu-un-da-ab-be2
53. ud-bi-ta <inim> im-ma /gub-bu he2-jal2\ im /sig9-sig9-ge\ ba-ra-jal2-la-am3
54. lugal dur-dza-ba4-ba4 mcar-ru-um-ki-in dijir-re-e-ne cu dug4-ga-ar
55. im-ma gub-bu nij2 ni2 ba-ug7-a-ta
56. unugki-ga lugal-zag-ge4-e-si cu ba-ni-ib-da13-da13
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Segment C

1. dam! lugal-zag-ge4-si-/da\ /im\-[...]
2. nam-munus an-dul3-ec2 mu-ni-ba X [...]
3. lugal-zag-ge4-si kij2-gi4-a nu-[...]
4. ja2-nam-ma ceg12! e2-an-na-ce3 jiri3 mu-un-/gub\
5. lugal-zag-ge4-si cag4-ga-ni nu-un-/zu\ ugu kij2-gi4-a nu-mu-un-dug4-dug4
6. en-na ugu kij2-gi4-a na-mu-un-dug4-dug4 igi dumu nun ba-an-da-bad
7. en-e u8 bi2-in-dug4 sahar-ra ba-an-da-tuc
8. lugal-zag-ge4-si kij2-gi4-a-ar im-ci-in-gi4
9. kij2-gi4-a car-ru-ki-in gu2 nu-mu-un-/sig10-sig10\
10. gam-gam-ma-ni car-ru-ki-in /lugal-zag?\-[ge4-si ...]
11. car-ru-ki-in lugal-/zag\-[ge4-si] [...]
12. a-na-ac-am3 /car\-[ru-ki-in] [...]

Print sources

Afanas'eva 1987: translation, commentary

Cooper 1985: commentary

Cooper and Heimpel 1983: translation, commentary, handcopy, score transliteration

Electronic sources

Krecher 1996a: composite text, translation

Cuneiform sources

AO 7673 (TCL 16 73; RA 13 175ff.)

3N-T296 = IM 58430; provenance: Nippur


Revision history

22.iv.1998-24.iv.1998: GZ, editor: standardisation
12.v.1998: JAB, editor: proofreading
17.v.1999: GZ, editor: minor corrections
17.v.1999: GZ, editor: SGML tagging
28.v.1999: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
28.v.1999: ER, editor: web publication
01.vi.2003: GC/JE, editor/technical developer: XML/TEI conversion
30.iii.2005: GC/JE, senior editor/technical developer: lemmatised version published

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