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A praise poem of Ishme-Dagan: composite text

SEGMENT A

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¹[...] /mu\-ni-in-[X]
²[...] X sahar tuc-a ca-mu-un-X
³[...] X ga-ca-an-na-ka
⁴[...] X ad^?-ra ca-mu-un-TAR^?
5[...] tug₂ na-aj₂-egir₃-ra-ka-na
⁶[...] /urin^?\-na ca-mu-un-car₂-ra
⁷[...] /ca\-mu-ni-ib-be₂ gam-ma-ni na-DU
⁸[...] mu-un-dag-dag-ge siki PA IB TUG₂ na-DU
⁹[...] in i₃-ak e₂-ju₁₀ na-aj₂ ba-an-kud
¹⁰[...] X dub^? AC-ta in-na-ce-bi-da
¹¹[...] /uru₂\-ju₁₀ na-aj₂ ba-an-kud
¹²[...]-ju₁₀ sug-ge₄ bi₂-in-gu₇
¹³[...] tug₂-mu-ju₁₀ mu-un-pe-el
¹⁴[...] X im-ma-da-an-TAR
¹⁵[...] X ba-ni-in-X
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SEGMENT B

¹jarza a₂^? cu [...]
²ur₅-ce₃ (ms: TUG₂) mur ca₃-ab-/ju₁₀\ [...]
³ji₆ en-nu-uj₃-ja₂-/gin₇\ [...] curim₃-gin₇^! X [...]
⁴muc₃-me-ju₁₀ i-bi₂-/gin₇\ [...]
⁵su-ju₁₀ in NE-a-/gin₇\ [...]
⁶mu-un-ak a-a X [...] a^!-ba TUG₂ [...]

⁷ki-/ru\-[gu₂ X-kam]

⁸ga-ca-an [...]

⁹jic-/gi₄\-[jal₂-bi-im]

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¹¹X X [...]
¹²cu du₃-a [...]
¹³caga-ec dug₄-[ga] [...]
¹⁴dumu ^den-lil₂ dumu /AN\ [...]
¹⁵bar im-ak uj₃-e X [...] ki-en-/gi\ [...]
^16den-lil₂-me-en /erin₂\ LU LU X [...]
¹⁷i₃-ne-ec₂-ta ud TE [...]
¹⁸X X X X X [...]
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SEGMENT C

¹/nam\-lu₂-ulu₃ us₂ zid im-mi-in-/dab₅\
²ki-en-gi-da lu₂-erim₂ im-ta-an-da-ra
³eme nij₂-ha-lam-ma di im-da-an-kur₂
⁴nij₂-si-sa₂ urud-gin₇ pa bi₂-ib-ed₂
⁵a-a-ra ni₂ tej₃-je₂₆-e ama-ra ni₂ su₄-ne₂
⁶dumu ab-ba-ra inim-ma-ne₂-ec dur₂-u₃
⁷arhuc cag₄-tur₃ cag₄-ne-ca₄ gur-ru
⁸ad-da a-a-na an-gu₇ ama a-a-na an-naj
⁹ki-en-gi ki-uri-a mi-ni-in-jar
^10dic-me-^dda-gan dumu ^den-lil₂-la₂
¹¹en unug^ki-ga saj-KEC₂-ba mi-ni-in-/kur₉\
¹²/bi₂\-in-ak ^dinana nin an ki-/ke₄\
¹³/an\ gal^!-e he₂-am₃-bi bi₂-/in\-[dug₄] ^den-lil-/le\ [...]

¹⁴ki-/ru\-[gu₂ X-kam]

SEGMENT D

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¹[...] X X
²[...] /ha\-ra-ni-ib-jal₂
³[...] ha-ra-ab-be₂
⁴[...] si ha-ra-sa₂
⁵[... ha]-/mu\-ra-an-KU
⁶[... ha]-ra-ab-ed₂-a
⁷[...]-dib
⁸[...] X
⁹[...] X
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Revision history

12.ix.2000 : GZ : typing, standardisation
28.ix.2000 : JAB : proofreading
04.x.2000 : GC : tagging
26.x.2000 : ER : proofreading SGML
26.x.2000 : ER : converting to HTML 4.0