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ETCSLtransliteration : c.2.1.6

The victory of Utu-hejal

1.	^den-lil₂ /gu\-[ti-um^ki] muc-jiri₂ hur-saj-[ja₂]
2.	lu₂ a₂ zig₃(source: NAM)-ga dijir-/re-e-ne\
3.	lu₂ nam-lugal ki-en-gi-ra₂ kur-ce₃ ba-de₆-a
4.	ki-en-gi-ra₂ nij₂-a-erim₂ /bi₂-in\-si-a
5.	dam tuku dam-ni ba-an-da-kar-ra
6.	dumu tuku dumu-ni ba-an-da-kar-ra
7.	nij₂-a-erim₂ nij₂-a₂-zig₃ kalam-ma mi-ni-in-jar-ra
8.	^den-lil₂ lugal kur-kur-ra-ke₄
9.	mu-bi ha-lam-e-de₃
10.	^dutu-he₂-jal₂ nitah kalag-ga lugal unug^ki-ga
11.	lugal an ub-da 4(LIMMU₅)-ba lugal dug₄-ga-na nu-gi₄-gi₄-da
12.	^den-lil₂ lugal kur-kur-ra-ke₄ a₂-bi mu-da-an-aj₂
13.	^dinana nin-a-ni mu-na-an-jen cudu₃ mu-na-ca₄
14.	nin-ju₁₀ pirij me₃ kur-kur-da du₇-du₇
15.	^den-lil₂-le nam-lugal ki-en-gi-ra /cu\-ba gi₄-gi₄-de₃
16.	/a₂\-[bi mu-da-an-aj₂] /a₂\-[tah-ju₁₀ he₂-me-en]
17.	/ugnim\ [lu₂]-kur₂-kur₂-ra ki /he₂\-[...]-us₂-/us₂\
18.	ti-ri₂-[ga-a-an] lugal /gu-ti\-um<^ki>-/ke₄\
19.	ka-bi /ba-ci^?\-ba lu₂ nu-mu-ci-e₃
20.	^id₂idigna gu₂ 2-a-ba bi₂-in-tuc
21.	sig-ce₃ ki-en-gi-ra₂ {gana₂} {(1 ms. has instead:) jic} bi₂-kece₂
22.	igi-nim-ce₃ jiri₃ i₃-kece₂
23.	kaskal kalam-ma-ke₄ u₂ gid₂-da bi₂-in-mu₂
24.	lugal ^den-lil₂-le a₂ cum₂-ma
25.	^dinana-ke₄ cag₄-ge {(1 ms. adds:) cag₄ kug-ge} pad₃-da
26.	^dutu-he₂-jal₂ nitah kalag-ga unug^ki-ta mu-ci-e₃
27.	e₂ ^dickur-ka jic bi₂-du₃
28.	dumu iri-na-ke₄-ne gu₃ mu-ne-de₂-e
29.	gu-ti-um^ki ^den-lil₂-le ma-an-cum₂ nin-ju₁₀ ^dinana a₂-tah-ju₁₀-um
30.	^ddumu-zid-ama-ucumgal-an-na-ke₄ nam-ju₁₀ bi₂-/dug₄\
31.	^dgilgamec₃ dumu ^dnin-sumun₂-na-/ke₄\ mackim-ce₃ ma-an-cum₂
32.	dumu unug^ki-ga dumu kul-aba₄^ki-ka cag₄ hul₂-la ba-an-jar
33.	iri-ni lu₂ dili-gin₇ ejer-ra-ni ba-ab-us₂
34.	zu₂ kece₂ igi bar-ra si bi₂-sa₂
35.	e₂ ^dickur-ka zig₃-ga-ni
36.	ud 4(LIMMU₅)-kam-ma naj-su {^id₂EN-URU₃-JAL₂-ka} {(1 ms. has instead:) /gu₂\ ^id₂ERIN₂.NUN.NA-ka} jic bi₂-du₃
37.	ud 5-kam-ma barag {i₃-li₂-tab-be₄-e-ka} {(1 ms. has instead:) i₃-li₂-tap-pe₂-e-ka} jic bi₂-du₃
38.	ur-^dnin-a-zu na-bi-^den-lil₂ cagina ti-ri₂-ga-a-an
39.	ki-en-gi-ce₃ kij₂-gi₄-a in-gi₄-gi₄-ec₂-a in-dab₅-dab₅ {cu-ba jic i₃-jar} {(1. ms. has instead:) jic cu-na mi-ni-jar}
40.	barag {i₃-li₂-tab-be₄-e-ka} {(1 ms. has instead:) i₃-li₂-tap-pe₂-e-ka} zig₃-ga-ni
41.	ud 6-kam-ma ^kakarkara^ki-ka jic bi₂-du₃
42.	^dickur-ra mu-na-an-jen cudu₃ mu-na-ca₄
43.	^dickur ^jictukul ^den-lil₂-le ma-an-[cum₂] a₂-tah-ju₁₀ he₂-me-en
44.	cag₄ ji₆-ba-/ka\ [...] im-ma-an-[zig₃]
45.	igi-nim adab[^ki]
46.	^dutu e₃^?-[X] mu-/na-an\-[jen] cudu₃ /mu-na\-[ca₄]
47.	^dutu gu-ti-um^ki ^den-lil₂-le ma-an-cum₂ a₂-tah-ju₁₀ he₂-me-<en>
48.	ki-bi bar gu-ti-um^ki jic mu-na-bar
49.	erin₂ mu-na-lah₅
50.	^dutu-he₂-jal₂ nitah kalag-ga <cagina-bi> aga₃-kar₂ im-mi-sig₁₀
51.	«cagina-bi» ud-ba ti-ri₂-ga-a-an lugal gu-ti-um^ki dili-a-ni jiri₃ ba-da-an-kar
52.	ki zid-ni ba-da-an-kar-ra dab₄-ru-um^ki-ma ba-an-/sag₉\
53.	lu₂ dab₄-ru-um<^ki>-ma-ke₄ ^dutu-he₂-jal₂
54.	bar lugal ^den-lil₂-le a₂ cum₂-ma i₃-me-a i₃-zu-a-ke₄-ec
55.	ti-ri₂-ga-a-an-ra cu nu-ni-ba
56.	lu₂-kij₂-gi₄-a ^dutu-he₂-jal₂ ti-ri₂-ga-a-an u₃ dam dumu-ni dab₄-ru-um<^ki>-ma /mu\-[un]-/dab₅\
57.	cu-na jic /bi₂^?\-jar igi-na tug₂ /bi₂\-[si]
58.	^dutu-he₂-jal₂ igi ^d/utu\-ce₃ jiri₃-ni-ce₃ mu-nu₂ gu₂-na jiri₃ bi₂-gub
59.	gu-/ti-um\^ki /muc-jiri₂ hur\-saj-ja₂
60.	ki-in-[dar-a] /bi₂\-naj X [...] X jic /bi₂^?\-X
61.	X ma₂-gid₂ zag-ba im-ta-jar
62.	nam-lugal ki-en-gi-ra cu-ba im-mi-gi₄

Print sources

Frayne 1993, p. 283-293: composite text, score transliteration, translation

Römer 1985: translation, commentary, score transliteration

Sauren 1967: commentary

Sollberger and Kupper 1971, p. 130-132: translation, commentary

Thureau-Dangin 1912: score transliteration, handcopy, commentary, translation

Thureau-Dangin 1913: handcopy, commentary, score transliteration

Electronic sources

Black 1997g: composite text

Krecher 1996: composite text

Cuneiform sources

A0 6018

AO 6314

Ni. 4167

Revision history

12.v.1998: JAB, editor: proofreading
20.iv.1998-22.iv.1998: GZ, editor: standardisation
18.xii.1998: 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