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A balbale to Inana and Dumuzid (Dumuzid-Inana A): composite text

¹cec-e nin₉-ra mi₂ na-mu-e
^2dutu nin₉-ra mi₂ na-mu-e
³kug ^dinana-ra mi₂ zid na-/mu\-[e]
⁴in-nin₉ gu sar-ra hi-li gur₃-ru
^5dinana gu sar-ra hi-li gur₃-ru
⁶ce ab-sin₂-na hi-li ma-az dirig-ga
⁷nin₉ (1 ms. has instead: in-nin₉) gada mah-e hi-li ba^?-e^?-/tej₃-a\
^8dinana gada mah-e hi-li ba^?-e^?-tej₃-a
⁹al ga-mu-ra-ab-ak SAR ga-mu-ra-ab-cum₂ ^{lu-ur-/pi\-[iq]-ki lu-um-hu-/ra\-[ki]
10}in-nin₉ (1 ms. has instead: nin₉-ju₁₀) gu sar-ra ga-mu-ra-de₆
^11dinana gu sar-ra ga-mu-ra-de₆
¹²cec (1 ms. has instead: cec-ju₁₀) gu sar-ra a-ma-i-ra-ta
¹³a-ba-a ma-e-rig₅ a-ba-a ma-e-rig₅
¹⁴gu-bi ma-a-ra a-[ba]-a ma-e-rig₅
¹⁵nin₉-ju₁₀ rig₅-a-bi ga-mu-ra-/de₆\
^16dinana rig₅-a-bi ga-mu-ra-de₆
¹⁷ cec (1 ms. has instead: cec-ju₁₀) rig₅-a-bi a-ma-i-[ra-ta]
¹⁸a-ba-a ma-ab-NU.NU a-ba-a ma-ab-NU.NU
¹⁹gu-bi ma-a-ra a-ba-a ma-ab-NU.NU
²⁰nin₉-ju₁₀ NU-a-bi ga-mu-ra-de₆
^21dinana NU-a-bi ga-mu-ra-de₆
²² cec (1 ms. has instead: cec-ju₁₀) NU-a-bi a-ma-i-ra-ta
²³a-ba-a ma-ab-tab-be₂ a-ba-a ma-ab-tab-be₂
²⁴gu-bi ma-a-ra a-ba-a ma-ab-tab-be₂
²⁵nin₉-ju₁₀ tab-ba-bi ga-mu-ra-de₆
^26dinana tab-ba-bi ga-mu-ra-de₆
²⁷cec tab-ba-bi a-ma-i-ra-ta
²⁸a-ba-a ma-ab-ze₂-ze₂ a-ba-a ma-ab-ze₂-ze₂
²⁹gu-bi ma-a-ra a-ba-a ma-ab-ze₂-ze₂
³⁰nin₉-ju₁₀ ze₂-a-bi ga-mu-ra-de₆
^31dinana ze₂-a-bi ga-mu-ra-de₆
³²cec ze₂-a-bi a-ma-i-ra-ta
³³a-ba-a ma-ab-tag-tag a-ba-a ma-<ab>-tag-tag
³⁴gu-bi ma-a-ra a-ba-a ma-<ab>-tag-tag
³⁵nin₉-ju₁₀ tag-a-bi ga-mu-ra-de₆
^36dinana tag-a-bi ga-mu-ra-de₆
³⁷cec tag-a-bi a-ma-i-ra-ta
³⁸a-ba-a ma-dan₃-dan₃ a-ba-a ma-dan₃-dan₃
³⁹gu-bi ma-a-ra a-ba-a ma-dan₃-dan₃
⁴⁰nin₉-ju₁₀ dan₃-na-bi ga-mu-ra-de₆
^41dinana dan₃-na-bi ga-mu-ra-de₆
⁴²cec dan₃-na-bi a-/ma\-i-ra-ta
⁴³a-ba-a mu-da-an-nu₂ a-ba-a mu-da-an-nu₂
⁴⁴[gu]-/bi\ ma-a-ra a-ba-a mu^!-[da-an-nu₂] (ms.: /he₂\-[...])
⁴⁵za-ra he₂-da-an-nu₂ he₂-da-an-nu₂
⁴⁶za-ra nitalam-[zu] he₂-da-an-nu₂
^47dama-ucumgal-an-[na] he₂-da-an-nu₂
⁴⁸gu₅-li ^den-lil₂-la₂ he₂-da-an-nu₂
⁴⁹cag₄ zid-ta ed₂-a he₂-da-an-nu₂
⁵⁰a barag-ga ri-a he₂-da-an-nu₂
⁵¹i₃-ge₄-en mu-lu ca₃-ab-ja₂-kam mu-lu ca₃-ab-ja₂-kam
⁵²cec mu-lu ca₃-ab-ju₁₀ im-mi-in-dug₄-ga-am₃
⁵³al nu-ak-am₃ guru₇ dub-dub-ba-am₃
⁵⁴ce ja₂-nun-e sa₂ dug₄-dug₄-ga-am₃
⁵⁵mu-un-gar₃ ce-ni (1 ms. has instead: ce mah) guru₇ car₂-ra-kam
⁵⁶sipad e-ze₂-/ni\ siki sug₄-sug₄-ga-am₃
⁵⁷bal-bal-e ^dinana-kam

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17.ix.1998-22.ix.1998 : JAB : standardisation
30.xi.1998 : GZ : proofreading
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