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Amar-Suena and Enki's Temple (Amar-Suena A): composite text

SEGMENT A

(The sequence of Segment A (UET 8 33 + U 5307) and Segments B-E (UET 8 32, UET 6/3 487) is far from certain; they may well belong to separate compositions. However, C follows B and E follows D.)

^1dalad X [...]
^2damar-^d/suen\ [...] cag₄ /mu-un\-X [...]
³lu₂ ^urudha-zi-in-na e₂^!-e KU X [...]
^4damar-^dsuen-na ec₃-e (ms: CUM₂) abzu-a [...]
⁵kug-sig₁₇ du₃-a ^na₄za-gin₃ cu tag X [...]
⁶e₂-e du₃-u₃-de₃ cu-ni mu-un-[jar]
^7damar-^dsuen-na lugal-e e₂-e du₃-u₃-[de₃] cu-ni mu-un-[jar]
⁸lugal-/e^? uj₃\-e ba-da-an-bal kur-ra X [...]
⁹/e₂-e\ mu 1-kam-ma ba-an-cub ki-bi-ce₃ nu-/mu\-[un-gi₄]
^10damar-suen-na me nam-lugal-la-na X [...]
¹¹mu 2-kam-ma /ba\-[an]-cub ki-bi-ce₃ nu-mu-/un\-[gi₄]
^12damar-^dsuen-na lu-bu-uc-tum nam-/lugal\-[la-ka]-ni ^tug₂mu-sir₂-ra ba-an-[X]
¹³mu 3-kam-ma ba-an-cub ki-bi-ce₃ nu-mu-/un\-[gi₄]
^14damar-^d/suen-na\ jic-kin₂-kin₂-na jickim-/bi\ [nu]-/bur₂^?\-ru
¹⁵mu 4-kam-/ma\ [ba-an]-cub ki-bi-ce₃ nu-mu-un-gi₄
¹⁶abgal-e dug₄-ga /u₃\-na-dug₄ jic-hur e₂-e pa ed₂ nu-mu-un-ak-e
¹⁷mu 5-kam-ma ba-an-cub ki-bi-ce₃ nu-mu-un-gi₄
¹⁸ec₃-e abzu-am₃ kalag-ga-ce₃ cu mu-ra-ra-e-ne
¹⁹mu 6-kam-ma ba-an-cub ki-bi-ce₃ nu-mu-un-gi₄
²⁰jic-hur e₂-e mu-un-kij₂-kij₂-e nu-mu-ni-in-pad₃-de₃
²¹mu 7-kam-ma ba-an-cub ki-bi-ce₃ nu-mu-un-gi₄
^22den-ki-ke₄ e₂-bi-ce₃ e₂ nu-me-a ba-an-na-dug₄
²³mu 8-kam-ma e₂ du₃-u₃-de₃ cu-ni mu-un-jar
²⁴mu 9-kam-ma-ta ^damar-^d/suen\ lugal-e
²⁵e₂-udun-na /en^?\ gal-an-zu ur₅-ra-gin₇ ba-du₃
²⁶ud-ba en-e e₂ ni₂-te-na-ka
²⁷en gal ^den-ki ki-bi ba-da-an-hul^?
28/X\-a-ni mu-un-DU.DU [(...)]
²⁹kuc₂^?-a ki-a DU.DU gaba X [...] X X [...]
³⁰a-a ^d/en\-[ki] eridug^ki? [... mu]-un-/dim₂^?\ [...]
³¹sukkal-a-ni [...] /gi^? gi^? gal^?\ mu-[...] nu-kuc₂^? [...] X il₂ [...]
³²[...] X [...]
unknown no. of lines missing

SEGMENT B

(= UET 8 32 obverse)

¹X /JIRI₃ sud\-su₃-ud X [...]
²saj-KEC₂ /ki\ dajal-la [...]
^3den-ki-ke₄ igi il₂-la-a-/ni\ [...]
⁴e₂-bi um-ta-ed₂-a /abzu^?\-a [...]
⁵ud-ba nam-lu₂-ulu₃ cu nu-sag₉-ga DI nam [...]
⁶jizzal sud-a inim jectug₂ nu-/dug₄^?\ [...]
⁷/ba\-dun-dun umbin ru-gu₂-ni nu-du₈-e
⁸cag₄-hul dim₂-dim₂ nij₂-erim₂ ak-ak sag₉-ga
⁹/^damar-^dsuen-na\ e₂ ^den-lil₂-la₂-ce₃ du₃-u₃-de₃
unknown no. of lines missing

SEGMENT C

(= UET 8 32 reverse)

¹/en\ [...] X X [...]
²e₂ ^den-ki-ka₃-ce₃ du₃-u₃-de₃ mac₂-e cu mu-un-gid₂-da-a
³mac₂-bi-ta e₂ du₃-a nu-mu-na-ab-be₂ cu-ni /la^?\-ba-ci-in-[jar]
⁴lugal-e mu-ni ud su₃-ra₂-ce₃ ja₂-ja₂-[de₃ ...]
^5damar-^dsuen mu-ni ud su₃-/ra₂\-[ce₃ ja₂-ja₂-de₃] /mu\-[...]
⁶X mu e₂ ^den-ki-/ke₄\ [...]
unknown no. of lines missing

SEGMENT D

(= UET 6/3 487 obverse; this fragment might belong to the same tablet as UET 8 32, in which case it would preserve the beginning and the end of the tablet)

¹en nun gal-an-zu X [...] bi^? X [...]
²X [...]
unknown no. of lines missing

SEGMENT E

(= UET 6/3 487 reverse)

¹/lu₂^? URUD HA RI^? X IN^?\ [...] /cag₄\ [...] ba X X [...]
^2damar-^d/suen\ /lugal\ <nam>-tar-/ra^?\-ni cag₄-bi [(...)] nu-mu-un-ba-ba

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Revision history

17.v.2000 : GZ : standardisation, transliteration
28.ix.2000 : JAB : proofreading
03.x.2000 : GC : tagging
26.x.2000 : ER : proofreading SGML
26.x.2000 : ER : converting to HTML 4.0
7.ix.2001 : ER : header and footer reformatted; substantive content of file not changed