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A hymn to Numushda for Sîn-iqisham (Sîn-iqisham A)

¹en gal cag₄ zid-/ta\ [nam dug₃]-ge-ec tar-ra
^2dnu-muc-da [en gal cag₄ zid-ta nam] /dug₃-ge-ec\ [tar]-/ra\ (line erased)
³numun kug [...] [^d]/suen\-e bi₂-in^!-ru-a
^4dnin-[gal]-/le\ [...] mi-ni-in-dim₂-dim₂
⁵kur sikil-la [he₂]-/jal₂\-e u₃-tud-da
⁶gurun /kiri₆ sig₇-ga\ gu₇-a
⁷an ^den-/lil₂-bi\ mu dug₃ sa₄-a
⁸nin gal ^dnin-lil₂-le mi₂ zid-de₃-ec dug₄-ga
^9dnu-muc-da dumu nun-na muc₃ me-lem₄ du₈-du₈ ^{ma-lu?-u₂?
10}sun₂ gal ki /bal\ si-mul di
^11dnu-/muc\-[da] en gal

¹²cag₄-ba-[tuku-am₃]
(lines 11 and 12 are written as one line in source and indented)

¹³pirij guru₅-uc bur₂ me₃-ce₃ u₃-na gub-bu
¹⁴muc-cag₄-tur₃ gu₂ erim₂-ra ceg₁₁ i-ni-in-gi₄^!
15ucumgal /mah^?\ tu₆ kug-ga al-gi₄^?-a
¹⁶im₂-ma dug₃ nu-silig-ga (line indented)
¹⁷i-zi hu-luh-ha na-me gaba nu-ru-gu₂
¹⁸a ed₂-e mah pec₁₀ ur₄-ur₄-re^?
19ud iri mu-un-til X X nu-mu-gi₄ (line indented)
²⁰dijir saj mud-jal₂ gaba cu jar nu-tuku
²¹saj-kal nam-ur-saj-ja₂ a-ba e-da-sa₂-am₃
²²igi-zu pirij-am₃ ^la-bu giri₁₇ ^ap-/pu\ muc-huc ni₂ ri
^23dnu-muc-da

²⁴cag₄-ba-tuku /2^?\-bi
(lines 23 and 24 are written as one line in source and indented )

²⁵a₂-zu sa-par₃-am₃ kur ce nu-/zu\-ba
²⁶umbin-zu umbin u₁₁-ri₂-in-na lu₂ hul-jal₂ ha-ha-X ^{i-ta-ma-/ah\
27}nam-nir-jal₂-zu-ce₃ saj na-me nu-cum₂-mu
²⁸nam-mah nam-gur₄-zu ar₂-re-ec ka-ge dib
²⁹[inim dug₄]-/ga\-zu sag₂ di nu-zu
³⁰[...]-/zu\ a /saj^?\-ba DU X
³¹/dijir-ju₁₀ lugal-ra kur nu-ce-ga-na cu-ni-ce₃ si-bi₂-ib\ (line erased)
^32dnu-muc-da nun ^dsuen-i-qi₂-ca-am kur nu-ce-ga-na cu-ni-ce₃ si-bi₂-ib

³³sa-gid₂-da (ms: sa-su₃-ud-da) jic-gi₄-jal₂

³⁴ur-saj usu er₉-ra me galam-ma cu du₇
^35d/nu-muc-da\ [ur-saj] /usu er₉-ra\ [me] /galam\-[ma] /cu\ du₇ (line erased)
³⁶dijir me-dim₂ gud-alim^? igi bar-bar-re-de₃ du₇
³⁷a-a-zu ^dsuen-gin₇ zi til₃-le ki ba-e-a-aj₂
³⁸nij₂-zid-de₃ bar tam-me ^ci?-te-a-[X] nij-erim₂-e za-ha al-ak ^{tu-ha-la-aq
39}e₂-kic-nu-jal₂ ki-tuc kug nam-nun-na
⁴⁰me-zu me /kal\-kal cu-luh-zu dadag-ga-am₃^{? X X
41d}nu-muc-da ur-saj usu er₉-<ra me galam-ma cu du₇> (line indented)
^42dnu-nam-nir en nam tar-tar-re
⁴³kur nij₂-dajal-la-ba mu-zu im-mi-in-mah
⁴⁴iri nam-he₂ ki dug₃-ga jar-ra
⁴⁵ka-zal-lu^ki kur he₂-jal₂-la ki-cu-pec^! mi-ri-in-/zu\^{ma-ha-az-ka u₂-we-di-/ka\
46}kun₄-sa-tu barag nam-en-na-zu
⁴⁷inim nu-kur₂-ru-da-na u₃-tud-ba bi₂-in-dug₄
⁴⁸jic-hur ha-lam-ma-a^!-bi pa ed₂-a ak-de₃
⁴⁹iri cub-cub-bu-da-bi ki-bi gi₄-gi₄-de₃
⁵⁰a-a ^den-lil₂ cag₄-ga-ni nam-de₆
⁵¹sipad zid lu₂ jic-hur-zu ki aj₂-ja₂
⁵²nun ^dsuen-i-qi₂-ca-am a₂-bi mu-da-an-aj₂
⁵³iri a₂-dam-zu ki-tuc ne-ha bi₂-in-tuc
⁵⁴id₂-zu mu-ba-al-ba-al eg₂ pa₅^! si mi-in-sa₂
⁵⁵a₂ he₂-jal₂ du-/ri₂\-ce₃ nu-til-le-da
⁵⁶kalam^?-za mi-in-jar nij₂-du₇ pa bi₂-in-[ed₂]
⁵⁷/inim\ sag₉-sag₉-ge-da-ni-ce₃ igi zid bar-mu-ci-ib
⁵⁸nun ^dsuen-i-qi₂-ca-am-ra igi zid bar-mu-ci-ib (line erased, then rewritten)
⁵⁹lugal cag₄ hul₂-la ud-da-ni he₂-su₃-ud^!
60dnu-muc-da

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31.vii.1999-5.xi.1999 : JAB : standardisation
22.xii.1999 : GZ : proofreading
05.i.2000 : GZ : SGML tagging
07.i.2000 : ER : proofreading SGML
07.i.2000 : ER : converting to HTML 4.0
7.ix.2001 : ER : header and footer reformatted; substantive content of file not changed