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(Sigla follow Sjöberg's 1977 edition: Version A = mss. a, b and c (using the line numbering of b, the only non-fragmentary ms.), Version B = ms. d. Lines 11-13, 27-29 and 31 of Version A have some similarities to the surviving lines of Version B.)

A balbale to Inana as Nanaya (Inana H)

Version A

1. an-na tum2-ma X [...]
2. X AN X X nam-nin-e /dib?\ [X X]
3. jicgu-za nitah e2-a X [...]
4. jicgu-za munus pa-pah X [...]
5. jic-MUNUS.BUR2 kug-sig17 tug2-ga /DU\ [...]
6. jicdala2 HA-i-zi tug2nij2-lam2 X [...]
7. X [X] X ZA X GA aj2 ga-[...]
8. dna-[na-a] [...] X-bi dug3-ga-/am3\
9. gaba-za X X X X X X X
10. [d]na-na-a zid2-kukkuc-bi ku7-ku7-da
11. en3-dur-za HA-izi ga-ba-ni-ib-sig10
12. dna-na-a a a GA GUL?-am3
13. jen-ma-da nin-ju10 jen-ma-da
14. ka pa-pah-a-ta jen-ma-da
15. [X (X) X] X du3 ha-ba-ra-ab-TU?-X X (ms. a omits l. 15)
{
(ms. c adds 1 line:)
15A. jen nin9 ki aj2-ju10 cag4-ju10 he2-em-hul2-le
}
16. cu-zu munus-am3 jiri3-zu munus-am3 (ms. a omits l. 16)
17. inim lu2-da bal-e-zu munus-am3
18. igi lu2-ra bar-re-zu munus-am3
{
(ms. c adds 4 lines:)
18A. cu lu2-ra [X] X-zu munus-am3
18B. jiri3 X [...] munus-am3
18C. a2-dic-/kuc3\ [X]-zu cag4 im-hul2-le
18D. jiri3 GAG X [X]-zu ur5 im-mi-in-sag9
}
19. zag e2-jar8-da gub-bu cag4 sud-zu i3-sag9
20. gam-e-de3 ib2-ib2 i3-sag9-sag9 (ms. c transposes lines 19 and 20)
{
(mss. a and c add 2 lines:)
20A. e2-jar8-da gub-bu-ju10 1(DIC) sila4-am3
20B. gam-e-ju10 1 1/2 gij4-am3
}
21. id2 na-an-ba-al-le id2-zu he2-me-en
22. a-cag4 na-an-ur11-ru a-cag4-zu he2-me-en
23. mu-un-gar3 ki duru5 na-an-kij2-kij2-e
24. [ze2]-/ba\ kal-la-ju10 ki duru5-zu he2-am3
25. [X (X)]-e ab-sin2-zu he2-am3
26. X tur-tur-me ac2-zu he2-am3
27. a-na UN X zur-zur-re
28. a-na KA ki-gub ba-du-un
29. a-na UN ninda jectin-da ba-da-du-du-un
30. ninda jectin-da ma-da-du-du-nam
31. jen nin9 ki aj2-ju10 cag4-bi ga-am3-mi-ib-X
32. dna-na-a ne ge4-su-ub
33.     bal-bal-e {dna-na-a-kam} {(ms. a has instead:) dinana-[(X)-X]}

Version B

Segment A

unknown no. of lines missing
1. [en3]-/dur\-za HA-[izi ...]
2. /nin9\ e ze2-ba-ju10 [...]
3. murgu-za X MU [...]
4. nin9 e-ju10 cu [...]
5. gal4-la-za sar-ra [...]
6. dna-na-a /LI?\ [...]
7. gu-du-za a-cag4 [...]
8. nin9 e-ju10 bur3 /gana2\ [...]
9. /jen-ma\-da nin9-ju10 [...]
unknown no. of lines missing

Segment B

1. X X [...]
2. jen nin9 ki /aj2\-[ju10 ...]
3. a-na KA nam [...]
4. a-na KA /nam\ [...]
5. a-na KA /nam\ [...]
6. a-na KA /nam\ [...]
7. nin9 X X [...]
unknown no. of lines missing

Print sources

Sjöberg 1977, p. 16-27, 39-43: score transliteration, translation, photograph, handcopy, commentary

Tinney 1999, p. 35-36: commentary

Cuneiform sources

CBS 7932 + CBS 8530 (JCS 29 39)

CBS 13915 (JCS 29 43)

UM 29-15-560 (JCS 29 43)

ROM 721 (JCS 29 41, photo 42)

Revision history

12.iv.2000-27.iv.2000: GC, editor: standardisation
25.vii.2000: JAB, editor: proofreading
27.vii.2000: GC, editor: SGML tagging
29.ix.2000: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
29.ix.2000: 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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