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Poem of Utu-hejal -- a composite transliteration

^1den-lil₂ /gu\-[ti-um^ki] muc-jir₂ hur-saj-[ja₂]
²lu₂ a₂ zig₃ (ms: NAM) -ga dijir-/re-e-ne\
³lu₂ nam-lugal ki-en-gi-ra₂ kur-ce₃ ba-de₆-a
⁴ki-en-gi-ra₂ nij₂-a-erim₂ /bi₂-in\-si-a
⁵dam tuku dam-ni ba-an-da-kar-ra
⁶dumu tuku dumu-ni ba-an-da-kar-ra
⁷nij₂-a-erim₂ nij₂-a₂-zig₃ kalam-ma mi-ni-in-jar-ra
^8den-lil₂ lugal kur-kur-ra-ke₄
⁹mu-bi ha-lam-e-de₃
^10dutu-he₂-jal₂ nita kalag-ga lugal unug^ki-ga
¹¹lugal an-ub-da 4(ZA)-ba lugal dug₄-ga-na nu-gi₄-gi₄-da
^12den-lil₂ lugal kur-kur-ra-ke₄ a₂-bi mu-da-an-aj₂
^13dinana nin-a-ni mu-na-an-jen cud₃ mu-na-ra₂
¹⁴nin-ju₁₀ pirij me₃ kur-kur-da du₇-du₇
^15den-lil₂-le nam-lugal ki-en-gi-ra /cu\-ba gi₄-gi₄-de₃
¹⁶/a₂\-[bi mu-da-an-aj₂] /a₂\-[dah-ju₁₀ he₂-me-en]
¹⁷/ugnim\ [lu₂] kur₂-kur₂-ra ki /he₂\-[...]-us₂-/us₂\
¹⁸ti-ri₂-[ga-a-an] lugal /gu-ti\-um<^ki>-/ke₄\
¹⁹ka-bi /ba-ci\^?-ba lu₂ nu-mu-ci-ed₂
^20id₂idigna gu2-a-ba bi₂-in-tuc
²¹sig-ce₃ ki-en-gi-ra₂ gana₂ (1 ms. has instead: jic) bi₂-kec₂
²²igi-nim-ce₃ jiri₃ i₃-kec₂
²³kaskal kalam-ma-ke₄ u₂ gid₂-da bi₂-in-mu₂
²⁴lugal ^den-lil₂-le a₂-cum₂-ma
^25dinana-ke₄ cag₄-ge 1 ms. adds:cag₄ kug-ge) pad-da
^26dutu-he₂-jal₂ nita kalag-ga unug^ki-ta mu-ci-ed₂
²⁷e₂ ^dickur-ka jic bi₂-du₃
²⁸dumu iri-na-ke₄-ne gu₃ mu-ne-de₂-e
²⁹gu-ti-um^{ki d}en-lil₂-le ma-an-cum₂ nin-ju₁₀ ^dinana a₂-dah-ju₁₀-um
^30ddumu-zid-ama-ucum-gal-an-na-ke₄ nam-ju₁₀ bi₂-/dug₄\
^31dgilgamec₃ dumu ^dnin-sun₂-na-/ke₄\ mackim-ce₃ ma-an-cum₂
³²dumu unug^ki-ga dumu kul-aba₄^ki-ka cag₄ hul₂-la ba-an-jar
³³iri-ni lu₂ ac-gin₇ ejer-ra-ni ba-ab-us₂
³⁴ka-kec₂ igi bar-ra si bi₂-sa₂
³⁵e₂ ^dickur-ka zig₃-ga-ni
³⁶ud 4 (ZA)-kam-ma naj-su ^id₂EN-URU₃-JAL₂-ka (1 ms. has instead: /gu₂\ ^id₂ERIN₂.NUN.NA-ka) jic bi₂-du₃
³⁷ud 5-kam-ma barag i₃-li₂-TAB.BA-e-ka (1 ms. has instead: i₃-li₂-tap-pe₂-e-ka) jic bi₂-du₃
³⁸ur-^dnin-a-zu na-bi-^den-lil₂ caggina ti-ri₂-ga-a-amn
³⁹ki-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)
⁴⁰barag i₃-li₂-TAB.BA-e-ka (1 ms. has instead: i₃-li₂-tap-pe₂-e-ka)zig ₃-ga-ni
⁴¹ud 6-kam-ma ^kakarkara^ki-ka jic bi₂-du₃
^42dickur-ra mu-na-an-jen cud₃ mu-na-ra₂
^43dickur ^jictukul ^den-lil₂-le ma-an-[cum₂] a₂-dah-ju₁₀ he₂-me-en
⁴⁴cag₄ ji₆-ba-/ka\[...] im-ma-an-[zig₃]
⁴⁵igi-nim adab[^ki]
^46dutu ed₂^?-[X] mu-/na-an\-[jen] cud₃ /mu-na\-[ra₂]
^47dutu gu-ti-um^{ki d}en-lil₂-le ma-an-cum₂ a₂-dah-ju₁₀ he₂-me-<en>
⁴⁸ki-bi bar gu-ti-um^ki jic mu-na-par₃
⁴⁹erin₂ mu-na-lah₅
^50dutu-he₂-jal₂ nita kalag-ga <cagina-bi> GIN₂.KAR₂ im-mi-sig₁₀
⁵¹«caggina-bi» ud-ba ti-ri₂-ga-a-an lugal gu-ti-um^ki dili-a-ni jiri₃ ba-da-an-kar
⁵²ki zid-ni ba-da-an-kar-ra dab₄-ru-um^ki-ma ba-an-/sag₉\
⁵³lu₂ dab₄-ru-um<^ki>-ma-ke₄ ^dutu-he₂-jal₂
⁵⁴bar lugal ^den-lil₂-le a₂-cum₂-ma i₃-me-a i₃-zu-a-ke₄-ec
⁵⁵ti-ri₂-ga-a-an-ra cu nu-ni-ba
⁵⁶lu₂ kij₂-gi₄-a ^dutu-he₂-jal₂ ti-ri₂-ga-a-an u₃ dam dumu-ni dab₄-ru-um<^ki>-ma /mu\-[un]-/dab₅\
⁵⁷cu-na jic /bi₂\^?-jar igi-na tug₂ /bi₂\-[si]
^58dutu-he₂-jal₂ igi ^d/utu\-ce₃ jiri₃-ni-ce₃ mu-nu₂ gu₂-na jiri₃ bi₂-gub
⁵⁹gu-/ti-um\^ki /muc-jir₂ hur\-saj-ja₂
⁶⁰ki-in-[dar^?-a] /bi₂\-naj X [...] X jic /bi₂\^?-X
⁶¹X ma₂-gid₂ zag-ba im-ta-jar
⁶²nam-lugal ki-en-gi-ra cu-ba im-mi-gi₄

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12.v.1998 : JAB : proofreading
20.iv.1998-22.iv.1998 : GZ : standardisation
18.xii.1998 : GZ : SGML tagging
28.v.1999 : ER : proofreading SGML
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