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SEGMENT A

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1[...] im-ja2-/ja2\ [...]
2nam-lu2-ulu3-ju10 ha-lam-ma-bi-a ga-ba-/ni-ib\-[...]
3dnin-tu-ra nij2-dim2-dim2-ma-ju10 sig10-[sig10]-/bi\-[a] ga-ba-ni-ib-gi4-gi4
4uj3 ki-ur3-bi-ta ga-ba-ni-ib-gur-ru-ne
5iriki-me-a-bi he2-em-mi-in-du3 jissu-bi ni2 ga-ba-ab-dub2-bu
6iri-me-a sig4-bi ki kug-ga he2-em-mi-in-cub
7ki-ec-<bar>-me-a ki kug-ga he2-em-mi-ni-ib-ri
8KUG? A nij2 izi te-na si mi-ni-in-si-sa2
9jarza me mah cu mi-ni-ib-cu-du7
10ki a im-ma-ab-dug4 silim ga-mu-ni-in-jar
11an den-lil2 den-ki dnin-hur-saj-ja2-ke4
12saj gig2-ga mu-un-dim2-ec-a-ba
13nij2-gilim ki-ta ki-ta mu-lu-lu
14mac2-ance nij2-ur2-4 edin-na me-te-a-ac bi2-ib2-jal2
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SEGMENT B

1[...] /mu-un\-[...]
2[...] AM3 [...]
3[...] X ri-/ga\ ga-ba-ni-in-[...]
4[du]-/lum\-bi igi ga-ba-ni-ib-du8-/du8\-[X]
5X citim kalam-ma-ke4 uc gi /ha\-ba-ab-ba-[al]
6[ud X] X nam-lugal-la an-ta ed3-de3-a-ba
7men mah jicgu-za nam-lugal-la an-ta ed3-a-ba
8[jarza me] /mah\ cu mi-ni-ib-cu-du7
9[iri-bi-e]-/ne\ [sig4-bi ki kug-ga im]-/ma\-an-da-cub
10mu-bi ba-an-sa4 kab dug4-/ga\ [ba-hal]-/hal\-la
11nesaj iri-bi-e-ne eridugki mac2-saj dnu-dim2-mud mi-ni-in-cum2
122-kam-ma-ce3 nu-gig-ra bad3-tibiraki mi-ni-in-cum2
123-kam-ma la-ra-ag dpa-bil2-{hur}-saj mi-ni-in-cum2
144-kam-ma zimbirki cul dutu mi-ni-in-cum2
155-kam-ma curuppag dsud3ki-ra mi-ni-in-cum2
16iri-bi-e-ne mu-bi ba-an-sa4-a kab dug4-ga ba-hal-hal-la
17id2 IM GUN2? ma-an-cu4-am3 im ma-al-la a im-ma-an-de6
18id2 tur-tur-re cu luh-bi JAR HUR HUR mi-ni-ib2-jar-jar
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SEGMENT C

1ki-tuc an-na X [...]
2e-[...]
3a-ma-ru [...]
4nam-lu2-[ulu3 ...]
5/ur5-gin7\ bi2-in-ak [...]
6ud-bi-a dnin-/tud\ [...] DIM2 A [...]
7kug dinana-ke4 uj3-bi-ce3 a-nir mu-[un-ja2-ja2]
8den-ki cag4 ni2-te-na-ke4 ad i-ni-/in\-[gi4-gi4]
9an den-lil2 den-ki dnin-hur-saj-ja2-[ke4]
10dijir an ki-ke4 mu an den-lil2 mu-X-[pad3]
11ud-ba zi-ud-su3-ra2 lugal-am3 gudu4 X [...]
12an saj NIJIN mu-un-dim2-dim2 EN [...]
13nam-dun5-na inim sig10-sig10-ge ni2 te-ja2 [...]
14ud-cu2-uc-e saj-uc gub-ba [...]
15ma-mu2 nu-me-a ed2-de3 inim /bal\ [...]
16mu an ki-bi-ta pad3-pad3-de3 [...]
17/ki\?-ur3-ce3 dijir-re-e-ne e2-gar8 [...]
18zi-ud-su3-ra2 da-bi gub-ba jic mu-[un-tuku]
19iz-zi-da a2 gub3-bu-gu10 gub-ba [...]
20iz-zi-da inim ga-ra-ab-dug4 inim-[ju10 he2-dab5]
21na ri-ga-ju10 jizzal [he2-em-ci-ak]
22DAG-me-a a-ma-ru ugu kab /dug4\-[ga ...] ba-/ur3\ [...]
23numun nam-lu2-ulu3 ha-lam-e-/de3\ [nam-bi ba-tar]
24di-til-la inim pu-uh2-ru-[um-ma-ka cu gi4-gi4 nu-jal2]
25inim dug4-ga an den-[lil2-la2-ka] [cu bal-e nu-zu]
26nam-lugal-bi bal-bi /ba\-[bu e-ne cag4 kuc2-u3-de3]
27/e\-ne-ce3 [...]
28/a\-na MU /MU\ [...]
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SEGMENT D

1im-hul-im-hul im-si-si-ig du3-a-bi tec2-bi i3-sug2-ge-ec
2a-ma-ru ugu kab dug4-ga ba-an-da-ab-ur3-e
3ud 7-am3 ji6 7-am3
4a-ma-ru kalam-ma ba-ur3-ra-ta
5jicma2 gur4-gur4 a gal-la im-hul tuk4-tuk4-a-ta
6dutu i-im-ma-ra-ed2 an ki-a ud ja2-ja2
7zi-ud-su3-ra2 jicma2 gur4-gur4 ab-bur2 mu-un-da-buru3
8cul dutu jic-nu11-ni-da jicma2 gur4-gur4-ce3 ba-an-kur9-re-en
9zi-ud-su3-ra2 lugal-am3
10igi dutu-ce3 kiri3 ki su-ub ba-gub
11lugal-e gu4 im-ma-ab-gaz-e udu im-ma-ab-car2-re
12[...] X si gal [³...] sikil-la-da
13[...] X mu-un-na-X-X-ba
14[...]
15[...] bi2-in-si
16[...] X tab-ba
17[...] A X
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SEGMENT E

1zi an-na zi ki-a i3-pad3-de3-en-ze2-en za-zu-da he2-em-da-la2
2an den-lil2 zi an-na zi ki-a i3-pad3-de3-ze2-en za-da-ne-ne im-da-la2
3nij2-gilim-ma ki-ta ed3-de3 im-ma-ra-ed3-de3
4zi-ud-su3-ra2 lugal-am3
5igi an den-lil2-la2-ce3 kiri3 ki su-ub ba-gub3
6 an den-lil2 zi-ud-su3-ra2 mi2-e-/ec3\? [... dug4 ...]
7til3 dijir-gin7 mu-un-na-cum2-mu
8zi da-ri2 dijir-gin7 mu-un-<na>-ab-ed3-de3
9ud-ba zi-ud-su3-ra2 lugal-am3
10mu nij2-gilim-ma numun nam-lu2-ulu3 uri3-ak
11kur-bal kur dilmun-na ki dutu ed2-ce3 mu-un-til3-ec
12za-e? X [...] /ba\ X-bi til3-ec X
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02.ii.1998-22.ii.1998 : GZ : standardisation
23.ix.1998 : JAB : proofreading
22.vi.1999 : GZ : minor corrections
22.vi.1999 : GZ : SGML tagging
25.vi.1999 : ER : proofreading SGML
25.vi.1999 : ER : converting to HTML 4.0
7.ix.2001 : ER : header and footer reformatted; substantive content of file not changed