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A balbale to Inana as Nanaya (Inana H): composite text

(Sigla follow Sjöberg's 1977 edition: version A = mss. a, b and c (using the line numbering of b, the only non-fragmentary ms.), version B = ms. d (ll. 11-13, 27-29 and 31 of version A have some similarities to the surviving lines of version B).)

Version A

¹an-na tum₂-ma X [...]
²X AN X X nam-nin-e /dib^?\ [X X]
³jic-gu-za nitah e₂-a X [...]
⁴jic-gu-za munus pa-pah X [...]
⁵jic-MUNUS.BUR₂ kug-sig₁₇ tug₂-ga /DU\ [...]
⁶jic-dala₂ HA i-zi tug₂ nij₂-lam₂ X [...]
⁷X [X] X-za X ga aj₂ ga-[...]
^8dna-[na-a] [...] X-bi dug₃-ga-/am₃\
⁹gaba-za X X X X X X X
¹⁰[^d]na-na-a ZID₂.IC-bi ku₇-ku₇-da
¹¹li-dur-za HA NE ga-ba-ni-ib-sig₁₀
^12dna-na-a a a ga GUL^?-am₃
¹³jen-ma-da nin-ju₁₀ jen-ma-da
¹⁴ka pa-pah-a-ta jen-ma-da
¹⁵[X (X) X] X du₃ ha-ba-ra-ab-TU^?-X X (ms. a omits l. 15)
(ms. c adds 1 line:
^15Ajen nin₉ ki aj₂-ju₁₀ cag₄-ju₁₀ he₂-em-hul₂-le)
¹⁶cu-zu munus-am₃ jiri₃-zu munus-am₃ (ms. a omits l. 16)
¹⁷inim lu₂-da bal-e-zu munus-am₃
¹⁸igi lu₂-ra bar-re-zu munus-am₃
(ms. c adds 4 lines:
^18Acu lu₂-ra [X] X-zu munus-am₃
^18Bjiri₃ X [...] munus-am₃
^18Ca₂-1-/kuc₃\ [X]-zu cag₄ im-hul₂-le
^18Djiri₃ GAG X [X]-zu ur₅ im-mi-in-sag₉)
¹⁹zag e₂-gar₈-da gub-bu cag₄ sud-zu i₃-sag₉
²⁰gam-e-de₃ ib₂-ib₂ i₃-sag₉-sag₉ (ms. c transposes ll. 19 and 20)
(mss. a and c add 2 lines:
^20Ae₂-gar₈-da gub-bu-ju₁₀ dic sila₄-am₃
^20Bgam-e-ju₁₀ 1(tm) gij₄-am₃)
²¹id₂ na-an-ba-al-le id₂-zu he₂-me-en
²²a-cag₄ na-an-ur₁₁-ru a-cag₄-zu he₂-me-en
²³mu-un-gar₃ ki-duru₅ na-an-kij₂-kij₂-e
²⁴[ze₂]-/ba\ kal-la-ju₁₀ ki-duru₅-zu he₂-am₃
²⁵[X (X)]-e ab-sin₂-zu he₂-am₃
²⁶X tur-tur-me ac₂-zu he₂-am₃
²⁷a-na UN X zur-zur-re
²⁸a-na KA ki-gub ba-du-un
²⁹a-na UN ninda jectin-da ba-da-du-du-un
³⁰ninda jectin-da ma-da-du-du-nam
³¹jen nin₉ ki aj₂-ju₁₀ cag₄-bi ga-am₃-mi-ib-X
^32dna-na-a ne ge₄-su-ub
³³bal-bal-e ^dna-na-a-kam (ms. a has instead: ^dinana-[(X)-X])

Version B

SEGMENT A

unknown no. of lines missing
¹[li]-/dur\-za HA [...]
²/nin₉\-e ze₂-ba-ju₁₀ [...]
³murgu-za X mu [...]
⁴nin₉-e-ju₁₀ cu [...]
⁵gal₄-la-za sar-ra [...]
^6dna-na-a /li^?\ [...]
⁷gu-du-za a-cag₄ [...]
⁸nin₉-e-ju₁₀ buru₃ /gana₂\ [...]
⁹/jen-ma\-da nin₉-ju₁₀ [...]
unknown no. of lines missing

SEGMENT B

¹X X [...]
²jen nin₉ ki /aj₂\-[ju₁₀ ...]
³a-na KA nam [...]
⁴a-na KA /nam\ [...]
⁵a-na KA /nam\ [...]
⁶a-na KA /nam\ [...]
⁷nin₉ X X [...]
unknown no. of lines missing

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Revision history

12.iv.2000-27.iv.2000 : GC : standardisation
25.vii.2000 : JAB : proofreading
27.vii.2000 : GC : tagging
29.ix.2000 : ER : proofreading SGML
29.ix.2000 : ER : converting to HTML 4.0
7.ix.2001 : ER : header and footer reformatted; substantive content of file not changed