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Pabilsaj's journey to Nibru

Segment A

1. am ur2-ra-am3 gun3-a e2-a-ni giri17-zal
2. lugal-ju10 am ur2-ra-am3 gun3-a e2-[a-ni giri17-zal]
3. dpa-bil2-saj am ur2-ra-am3 gun3-a e2-a-ni [giri17-zal]
4. e2-a-ni e2 la-ra-ag giri17-zal-am3 e2-a-ni [giri17-zal]
5. iri-ni iri a2 /mah\ he2-jal2-la e2-a-ni giri17-[zal]
6. ur-saj-e e2-a-ni e2 la-ra-ag/ki ?\ [X]
7. en dpa-bil2-saj-je26 iri-ni iri a2 /mah\ [X (X)]
8. ki u3-tud-da-ni ec3 /nibru\[ki] [...]
9. ki ga zid gu7-a-ni e2 [...]
10. ki ki sikil-ta MA X [X (X)]
11. i3-si-inki-na e2 saj-dili [X (X)]
12. ki gud-e gu2-/da\ la2-a-ni gud cu ur2 jic [X]
13. mir-gin7 kici17-kici17-ta zig3-ga-ni mir ni2-jal2-la-/am3\
14. ur-bar-ra-gin7 cubtum6-ta zig3-ga-ni dum-dam-e ak-da
15. pirij-gin7 eme(source: KA) sig-ta zig3-ga-ni a-a /dub2?\-be2-dam
16. ud-ba cag4-tum2-ma nam-dun mu-un-ak-e
17. en-e cag4-tum2-ma nam-dun mu-un-ak-e
18. en dpa-bil2-saj-je26 cag4-tum2-ma nam-dun mu-un-ak-e
19. cag4-tum2-cag4-tum2 i3-si-inki-na-ke4
20. lugal-ju10 nam-dun mu-un-ak-e
21. ud-ba lugal-ju10 nibruki-ce3 na-jen
22. ur-saj dpa-bil2-saj ki den-lil2-la2-ce3 du-a-ni
23. du-a-ni e2-bi i3-si-inki-na an-ta nam-mi-ib2-/gi4\
24. ud-ba nin-ju10 i3-si-inki-na saj a ba-ni-in-/e3\
25. e2 dajal-la e2 i3-si-inki-na-ka siki-ni mi-ni-ib2-[X]
26. siki lum-ma-bi nam-ma-an-[...]
27. suh-bi am3-bu-re-bu-re [...]
28. /dpa-bil2-saj\-[ra] [cag4] /hul2\-le gu3 /mu-na\-[de2-e]
29. sag9-ge X [...] /e2\ i3-si-in[ki-na]
30. ur-saj dpa-bil2-saj [X] GI X [X] dnin-tur5-re tud-[da]
31. la-ra-agki-da e2-bi i3-si-in/ki\-[na] mu-un-ci-du-de3-/en\-[na]
32. a-a-zu-ur2 dug4-ga-na-ab mu-ud-na-ju10 /de3\-[a]
33. dmu-ul-lil2-ra tah-a-na-ab ma-a-da X [X X]
34. igi du3-du3 igi du3-du3 za-e u3-mu-un-bi /de3\-[a]
35. /e2\ i3-si-inki-na igi 1(AC) [X (X)]
36. /d\pa-bil2-saj za-e u3-mu-un-bi de3-a me-e ga-/ca-an-bi de3\-[a]
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Segment B

(It is possible, but less likely, that Segment B belongs after Segment D)
1. [...-bi] /gu\-bi gu /he2\-[em]
2. [...]-bi ce-bi ce he2-[em]
3. [...] X-bi nij2 dug3 gu7 he2-/em\
4. [i3-ne-ec2] [d]/utu\ ud ne-e-a ur5 he2-en-na-nam-ma-/am3\
5. [id2-de3] [id2]/kir11\-sig-e kun-bi i3-sud-e
6. [...] an-ce3 i3-sud-e
7. [...] /zid\-da e2 im-ci-ja2-[ja2]
8. [...] X lu2 zid-zid-da [X]
9. [...] /amar\ zid-da-ke4 ensi2 X [...]
10. [...] X saj e2 im-[ci-ja2-ja2]
11. [...] X-bi /gu\-[bi gu ...]
12. [...] X-bi /ce\-[bi ce ...]
13. [...]-bi nij2 [dug3 gu7-bi ...]
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Segment C

1. dnin-/isin2\[si])-[na] [...]
2. id2-de3 /id2\[kir11-sig-e] [...]
3. kun-bi i3-/si\-[inki] [...]
4. dumu-ni hul2-la-da dam /in\-[tuku ...]
5. en dpa-bil2-saj-je26 hul2-la-da dnin-isin2/si\)-[na] [in-tuku ...]
6. id2-de3 id2kir11-sig-e jical mu-na-X [...]
7. kun-bi [i3]-si-inki-na e-ne-er mu-na-X [...]
8. den-/lil2\-[le] id2-de3 im-ma-gub gu3 mu-na-[de2-e]
9. id2-[de3] /id2\kir11-sig-e im-ma-gub nam-mi-X [...]
10. /id2\ [...] kun-zu BIR an-ce3 a he2-na-[...]
11. X [...] e2 he2-em-ci-ja2-[ja2 ...]
12. [...] /lu2\ zid-zid-da [...]
13. [...] /am?\ gal UN [...]
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Segment D

1. [(X) X lul-la ka]-na cu /mu-un-na\-[tum3-tum3]
2. [(X) X lul]-la ka-na a mu-un-na-/lu?\-[lu]
3. [X lul]-la ka-na a im-mi-ib-ri
4. [dpa]-/bil2\-saj gud ka-a-ni ba-ra-mu-/da\-[gu7]
5. [...] [dpa-bil2]-saj e-ze2 ka-a-ni ba-ra-mu-da-/gu7\
6. [...]-ra dugutul2 MUD-a-ke4 cu nu-mu-da-sub?
7. [X] X-na-ce3 ba-ra-da-du-de3-en
8. [X] /u3\-li-li mu-un-il2-e-ne mu-ni-in-ja2-ja2-ne
9. /u3\-mu-un dpa-bil2-saj mu-un-il2-e-ne mu-ni-in-ja2-ja2-ne
10. uru2 nin9-a-na-ka am3-mi-in-gub-bu-ne
11. e-ne-ra nin9-a-ni e2-ta mu-na-ra-e3
12. [...] X HUB2 lul-la mu-un-si-ig
13. [...] me-ri lul-la mu-un-si-ig
14. [...] lul-la ka-na cu mu-un-na-tum3-tum3
15. [...] NE lul-la ka-na a im-mi-ib-ri
16. [...] X lul-la ka-na a im-mi-ib-ri
17. [dpa]-/bil2\-saj gud ka-a-ni ba-ra-mu-da-gu7
18. [...] [dpa-bil2]-/saj\ e-ze2 ka-a-ni ba-ra-mu-da-gu7
19. [...-ra dugutul2 MUD-a-ke4 cu] ba-ra-mu-da-/sub(KAxX)\
20. [... ba-ra-da-du]-/de3\-en
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Print sources

Al-Fouadi 1969, p. 42-47: translation (partial translation)

Cuneiform sources

CBS 11346 (STVC 89) (+) CBS 13961 (SEM 101) (+) CBS 15207 (PBS 13 44) + HS 1472 (TMH NF 4 52) (+) Ni 4174 (ISET 2 88)


Revision history

12.iii.1999-16.iii.1999: JAB, editor: standardisation
12.viii.1999: GZ, editor: proofreading
12.viii.1999: GZ, editor: SGML tagging
27.viii.1999: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
20.xii.1999: ER, editor: minor corrections from J. Krecher (lines 14, 17, 18, 20)
27.viii.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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