A hymn to Nibru and Ishme-Dagan (Ishme-Dagan W): composite text

SEGMENT A

¹[iri]/^ki\ me-lem₄-zu
²/an-ki\-a dul₄
³u₁₈-/ru\-zu mah dib₂
⁴[ec₃] nibru^ki
⁵ki /an\ a-na-cu₂-a-ac
⁶ne₃-zu
⁷zag-bi-ce₃ jal₂
⁸ sig₄ kilib₃-ba
⁹ kalam-ma ki jar-ra
¹⁰/sig₄^!\-zu sig₄ saj-bi-im
¹¹kur-kur-re
¹²iri^ki <a>-na-du₃-a-ba
¹³me mah cu mi-ni-tij₄
¹⁴me /mah\-zu-gin₇
¹⁵mu-zu mah-am₃
¹⁶mu-zu-gin₇
¹⁷sahar-zu sahar dug₃-ga-am₃
¹⁸iri^ki an ki-a
¹⁹mu-zu (1 ms. has instead: me-zu) dirig-ga-am₃
²⁰us₂-saj
²¹sig igi nim-ma
²²dim-gal uj₃ car₂-ra-me-en
²³me-zu me galam-ma
²⁴me nu-sig₁₁-dam
²⁵jic-hur-zu-u₈^!
²⁶abzu sig₉-ga-gin₇
²⁷ni₂ gal ci-im-du₈-du₈
²⁸nam-mah-zu
²⁹^durac sig₇-ga-gin₇
³⁰na-me nu-zu-zu-dam
³¹nam-tar-ra
³²saj-bi-ce₃ ed₂-a-zu
³³nij₂ ar₂-re-ec dib-ba
³⁴hur-saj suku_x-ra₂
³⁵cu nu-tej₃-je₂₆-me-en
³⁶saj il₂ zag dib-ba
³⁷an-ne₂ us₂-sa-me-en
³⁸cag₄-zu u₁₈-ru-me-en
³⁹bar-zu
⁴⁰ni₂ gur₃-ru-me-en
⁴¹^da-nun-na-ke₄-ne-er
⁴²u₂ nam-til₃-la-bi-ce₃
⁴³za-e
⁴⁴ci-im-ma-ab-du₃-en
⁴⁵gu₇ naj-bi-ce₃
⁴⁶ci-im-ma-sig₇-ge-en
⁴⁷amac zi-bi-ce₃ jal₂-me-en
⁴⁸a₂-zu-ta
⁴⁹gu sa-par₄ gid₂-gin₇
⁵⁰nij₂-nam la-ba-ra-ed₂
⁵¹ec₃ nibru^ki
⁵²a-ra₂-zu nij₂-mah-am₃
⁵³nij₂ ka-ge dib-ba
⁵⁴me hal-ha-zu
⁵⁵jic-cub zid-da
⁵⁶nij₂ sag₂ nu-di-dam
⁵⁷iri^ki cag₄-zu
⁵⁸kug-ga-am₃
⁵⁹bar-zu cen-cen-am₃
⁶⁰su-bar-ra-zu
⁶¹me-lem₄ gur₃-ru-am₃
⁶²ki-zu ki suh-ha-am₃
⁶³en jectug₂-ga
⁶⁴kur gal ^den-lil₂-le
⁶⁵cag₄-zu-a ec₃ bi₂-in-du₃
⁶⁶ec₃-bi
⁶⁷ec₃ za-gin₃
⁶⁸ec₃ nam tar-re-dam
⁶⁹e₂-kur
⁷⁰e₂ za-gin₃
⁷¹e₂ nam tar-re-dam
⁷²nun-zu
⁷³^dnu-nam-nir
⁷⁴ninda₂ me ru-a
⁷⁵ama ^dnin_x(EGI₂)-lil₂
⁷⁶nin_x(EGI₂) gal ki-ur₃-ra-za
⁷⁷nin_x(EGI₂) me u₃-tud-da
⁷⁸e-ne-e-ne-gin₇
⁷⁹kalam-ma
⁸⁰dijir a-ba
⁸¹mu-un-til₃
⁸²a-ne-ne
⁸³TUG₂ X kislah temen
⁸⁴cu bi₂-in-gur-ru-uc
⁸⁵huc₂-bi
⁸⁶bi₂-in-dur₂-ru-ne-ec
⁸⁷me zid me gal
⁸⁸me ar₂-ri-ka
⁸⁹dur₂ im-mi-in-jar-re-ec
⁹⁰^da-nun-na-ke₄-ne
⁹¹ama a-a ugu-bi-gin₇
⁹²igi-bi im-ci-jal₂
⁹³inim kug kal-kal
⁹⁴zid-de₃-ec di-bi
⁹⁵jizzal
⁹⁶ci-ma-an-ke₄-ec
⁹⁷^den-lil₂
⁹⁸^dnin_x(EGI₂)-lil₂-bi
⁹⁹an-na
¹⁰⁰igi im-mi-in-jal₂-ec
¹⁰¹ki-a
¹⁰²zag mi-ni-in-jar-re-ec
¹⁰³ud-bi-a
¹⁰⁴an gal
¹⁰⁵ki dajal-ba
¹⁰⁶cag₄-bi mu-un-ed₂-a
¹⁰⁷dijir ^da-nun-na
¹⁰⁸an ki-ke₄-ne
¹⁰⁹kij₂ ib₂-gi₄-gi₄-ne
¹¹⁰^jical
¹¹¹^jicdusu
¹¹²nij₂ iri ki ja₂-ja₂
¹¹³cu^? /ba^? na^?\
¹¹⁴mu-un-jal₂
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SEGMENT B

¹[...] X X [...]
²saj X X a-ba mu X [...]
³an ki kilib-ba a₂ aj₂-ja₂-bi [...]
⁴/lugal\-la /jectug₂\ bad nij₂-nam zu [...]
⁵inim kug dug₄-ga ama a-a ugu-/bi\-[gin₇ igi-bi im-ci-jal₂]
⁶^da-nun-na ub-cu-unken-na [...]
⁷^den-lil₂ ^dnin-lil₂-ra sub₂-su₈-/ub\ [...]
⁸e₂-kur ec₃ mah-ce₃^! igi-bi X [...]
⁹a₂ aj₂-ja₂ dugud ^den-lil₂ ^dnin-[lil₂] [...]
¹⁰mah dug₄-ga-ni-ce₃ an ki tuku₄^?-tuku₄^? X [...]
¹¹ur-saj gal en ^dnin-urta-ra cu-ni im-/mi\-[in-sig₉-ge-ec]
¹²ka-ga-ni i₃-li ku₇-ku₇-da-gin₇ X [...]
¹³mu-un-dul-le-ec me an-na me ki cu-ni [im-mi-in-sig₉-ge-ec]
¹⁴^dnin-urta ur-saj gal a₂ tuku mu X [...]
¹⁵cul kur gam en iri lah₄ X ce₃^? an [...]
¹⁶[a-a] [^den-lil₂] ama gal ^dnin-[lil₂] [...]
¹⁷[...][ e₂]-kur-ra-ka mi-ni-in-[...]
¹⁸[...] X X KI [...]
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SEGMENT C

¹[...] /en\ [...]
²[...] /ba\ en /sa\ [...]
³[...] /ba\ tec₂-ba [...]
⁴[^den-lil₂] [^d]/nin\-lil₂-bi UGU KUR₉^?
⁵[...] ki-bi [...]
⁶[...] ta [...]
⁷[...] X-bi dur₂ jar X [...]
⁸[...]-bi sud-su₃-ud [...]
⁹X [...] X abzu-ce₃^! [...]
¹⁰[^d]/nuska\ en [...] /gub\ [...]
¹¹[^d]/en\-lil₂ ^dnin-lil₂-bi saj-e-ec mu-ni-in-rig₇-ec
¹²/nibru\^ki en nin-zu-gin₇ dijir na-me nu-dib₂
¹³e-ne-ne nun ir₉-me-ec dijir pa ed₂-me-ec
¹⁴^den-lil₂ ^dnin-lil₂^!-gin₇ dijir-na-me nu-dib₂
¹⁵e-ne-ne nun ir₉-me-ec en nam tar-re-me-ec
¹⁶cag₄-zu-a sukkal ^dnuska-ra me mu-na-ni-in-cum₂-mu-uc
¹⁷nibru^ki cir₃ kug-zu nij₂-kal-kal a-re-ec-ce₃ dib₂-am₃
¹⁸[^d]/ic\-me-^dda-gan-me-en du-ri₂-ce₃ ka-ka mu-ni-jar

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23.i.1999-24.i.1999 : JAB : standardisation
20.vii.1999 : GZ : proofreading
21.vii.1999 : GC : tagging
31.vii.1999 : ER : proofreading SGML
31.vii.1999 : ER : converting to HTML 4.0
7.ix.2001 : ER : header and footer reformatted; substantive content of file not changed