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The song of the lettuce: a balbale to Inana and Dumuzid (Dumuzid-Inana E): composite text

¹ba-lam ba-lam-lam hi-iz^sar-am₃ a ba-an-dug₄
^2jickiri₆ MI edin-na gu₂ jar-jar-ra-na sag₉-ga ama-na-ju₁₀ (1 ms. has instead: ) hi-iz^sar a ba-an-de₂
³ce ab-sin₂-ba hi-li-a sag₉-ju₁₀ hi-iz^sar-am₃ a ba-an-dug₄
^4jichachur aj₂-saj-ja₂ gurun il₂-la-ju₁₀ hi-iz^sar-am₃ a ba-an-dug₄
⁵lu₂ lal₃-e lu₂ lal₃-e me-e mu-ku₇-ku₇-de₃-en
⁶en-ju₁₀ lu₂ lal₃-e dim₃-me-er-ra sag₉-ga ama-na-ju₁₀
⁷cu-ni lal₃-e /me\-ri-ni lal₃-e je₂₆-e mu-un-ku₇-ku₇-de₃-[en]
⁸a₂ cu jiri₃-ni lal₃ ku₇-ku₇-dam je₂₆-e mu-un-ku₇-ku₇-[de₃-en]
⁹li-dur cu nijin₂ tukum ku₇-ku₇-ju₁₀ /sag₉\-[ga ama-na-ju₁₀]
¹⁰ /hac₄\ sag₉-sag₉ a₂ buluj₅ e-ru-ju₁₀ hi-iz^sar-am₃ [a ba-an-dug₄]
¹¹ bal-bal-e ^dinana-[kam]

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27.i.1999-08.ii.1999 : JAB : standardisation
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