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Ninurta and the turtle

Segment A

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1. X [...]
2. amar /anzud\[mucen] [...]
3. jicilar /KA\ [...]
4. amar /anzud\[mucen] [...]
5. ur-saj d/nin\-[urta] [...]
6. jicgag KA [...]
7. amar /anzud\[mucen] [...]
8. X X X [...]
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Segment B

1. dug4-ga-ni-ta jictukul-zu hul-a mu-ni-in-tag
2. me cu-ja2 cu ba-ba-ju10-ne me-bi abzu-ce3 ba-an-gi4
3. jic-hur cu-ja2 cu ba-ba-ju10-ne jic-hur-bi abzu-ce3 ba-an-gi4
4. dub nam-tar-ra-/bi\ abzu-ce3 ba-an-gi4 me ab-la2-e-en
5. [inim amar] /anzud\mucen-ce3 dnin-urta lul-ac ba-an-si
6. [dnin-men]-na-ke4 a-nir im-ja2-ja2
7. je26-e me-bi cu-ju10-uc li-/bi2\-kur9 nam-en-bi nu-ak-e
8. [je26-e] e-ne-gin7 /ec3-e?\ abzu-a nu-mu-un-til
9. a-a den-ki inim /mu\-[un-dug4]-/dug4\-ga-a abzu-a ba-da-an-zu
10. ur-saj dnin-urta amar anzudmucen-de3 cu-ni bi2-in-ti
11. ki den-ki-ka3-ce3 abzu-ce3 im-ma-da-/te\
12. du4-ta-u18-lu amar anzudmucen-de3 abzu-ce3 ba-an-gi4
13. en-e ur-saj-ra ba-ci-hul2
14. a-a den-ki /ur-saj\ dnin-urta-ra ba-ci-hul2
15. en dnu-/dim2\-[mud]-/e\ /mi2\ zid mu-un-i-i-de3?
16. ur-saj-e dijir cec-[zu-ne]-a dijir /na\-me ur5-gin7 nu-mu-un-ak-e
17. mucen jictukul /kalag\-[ga]-/zu\ bi2-dab5-ba-ce3
18. ud me-da ud ul-/le2-ce3 gu2\-bi jiri3-zu(source: su) /ba\-[gub-be2-en]
19. dijir gal-gal-e-ne a2 nam-/ur\-[saj-ja2-zu] me-tec2 [he2-i-i-ne]
20. a-a-zu den-lil2-le nij2-dug4-[zu] he2-ak
21. dnin-men-na-ke4 kij2-sig10-ga-zu na-an-dim2-e
22. za-e-gin7 ni2 na-ab-tuku /dijir na\-me igi-zu-ce3 cu si sa2 na-an-sa2-e
23. itid-da ec3-e /abzu\-a igi-du8-a e2?-zu saj he2-us2
24. [an] zag gal-la mu-/zu he2\-pad3-/de3\
25. ur-saj nam-tar-ra-bi cag4-bi nu-hul2
26. ki-gub-ba-ni a-/ji6?\ i-im-ku10-ku10-ge i-sig7-sig7-ge
27. cag4-bi nij2 gal-gal i-im-bal-bal cag4-bi i3-kur2-kur2
28. inim da-bi nu-ub-/tuku\-a bar-bi i-im-dug4-dug4
29. ur-saj dnin-urta igi-bi ki-car2-ra ba-ni-in-jar
30. lu2 na-me nu-ub-dug4 cag4-bi zi nu-X-X
31. en gal den-ki ki ni2-te-na-ke4 inim cag4-bi ba-X-[zu]
32. ec3-e abzu-a a-ji6 mud i-im-tuku4-tuku4-/e\
33. sukkal disimudx(PAB.NUN.ME.EZEN)-de3 e2-e jiri3 mu-un-ru-gu2
34. ur-saj dnin-urta ed2-de3 nu-mu-un-ce-ce
35. sukkal disimudx(PAB.NUN.ME.EZEN)-de3-ec2 cu-ni ba-an-zig3
36. den-ki-ke4 im abzu-a ba-al-gu7 ba-da-an-dim2
37. ki sun5-na kan4 abzu-a ba-al-gu7 ba-da-an-gub
38. d/en\-ki-ke4 ki-lul-la-ke4 mu-un-na-ab-dug4-dug4
39. ki-gub-ba ba-al-gi4-ce3 ba-da-an-tum3
40. ba-al-gu7 ejer-ra-ni sa-bi ba-da-an-dab5
41. ur-saj dnin-urta jiri3-bi ba-da-an-gi4
42. den-ki /nu\-zu-gin7 a-na-am3 ne-e im-me
43. umbin-jiri3-/bi\ ki bi2-in-hur habrud hul ba-da-an-dun «ud»
44. ur-saj dnin-urta cag4-bi ba-da-an-cub
45. ur-saj-e ga-[X] /X\ ed3-de3 nu-mu-un-zu-am3
46. ba-al-gu7 /jiri3?\ [umbin-jiri3]-/bi\ ba-an-sur-sur
47. /en gal\ den-[ki]-ke4 [gu3 mu-un]-/na\-de2-e
48. me X /kur?\-ta mu-ni-in-nijin2-nijin2 /mu\-pad3-de3
49. je26-ra saj jic? ra-ju10-uc igi-zu mu-e-jar-ra-/am3\
50. X-bil2-ga gal-gal di je26-e bi2-/ib2\-ja2-ja2 je26-e bi2-ib2-zi-de3
51. za-e je26-ra a-gin7 igi-zu mu-jar-ra
52. ki-gub-ba-zu a-na-am3 mu-ra-an-dab5 a-/ra2?\-bi a-na-gin7-nam
53. nam-kalag-ga-zu me-ce3 ba-an-jen nam-ur-saj-zu me-a
54. hur-saj gal-gal-e mu-ni-in-gul-gul e-ne-ec2 a-na-am3(source: nam) mu-ed3-de3
55. dnin-men-na-ke4 inim-bi ba-da-an-pad3
56. tug2 bar-ra-na /al-bir7?\-re KAC4 im-sar-[sar-re]
57. u2ug gu7-gu7-ju10-uc /za\-[e] a-ba-a mu-ra-ab-tum2
58. lu2 saj-bi mu-un-bul-bul ba-X-[X]-un-GIL-X za-e a-/ba-a mu\-ra-/ab\-tum2
59. dam-an-ki mu-bi nu-me-a u4-/gu7-gu7\-nu-de2-de2 mu-bi-im(source: tin)
60. nam-uc2 cu jar nu-tuku-a za-e a-[ba]-a mu-ra-ab-tum2
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Print sources

Alster 1971-72: composite text, score transliteration, translation, commentary

Bottéro and Kramer 1989, p. 418-423: translation, commentary

Kramer 1984: translation, commentary, photograph

Kramer and Maier 1989, p. 84-86, 233-235: translation, commentary

Electronic sources

Krecher 1996: composite text

Cuneiform sources

CBS 8319

CBS 15007

CBS 15085

CBS 8319 (+) CBS 15007 (+) CBS 15085

N 7337

Ni 4003 (SLTN 41)

?Ni 4089 (ISET 1 71)

UET 6 2 = U 16900C

UET 6 3 *484

UET 6 3 *20


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16.i.1998-29.i.1998: GC, editor: standardisation
30.i.1998: JAB, editor: proofreading
10.xi.1998: JAB, editor: minor corrections
25.xi.1999: GC, editor: SGML tagging
20.iv.2000: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
20.iv.2000: ER, editor: web publication
29.x.2001: ER, editor: minor corrections to line 37
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