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A balbale to Nanna (Nanna A): composite text

¹me-a lu ab₂ me-a lu-lu
²cilam ^dsuen me-a lu-lu
³gig₂-bi ^na₄za-gin₃ duru₅-am₃
⁴ab₂-ba babbar-bi iti₆ ed₂-a-am₃
⁵tur-tur-bi ce-gin₇ ma-ra-ci-sur
⁶gal-gal-bi am-gin₇ ma-ra-ci-lu
⁷ab₂ lu-a tur₃ lu-a-na
⁸giri₁₇-zal an-na-ke₄ EC₂.NUN.SUD.EC₂.TU-ma ba-ni-in-du₈
⁹ga ab₂ sig₇-a-bi bancur-ra i-ni-in-de₂
¹⁰cu dadag-ge ga na-tum₃-tum₃
¹¹lugal-ju₁₀ kij₂-ja₂ til₃-la-ni
^12dsuen saman za-gin₃ ab₂ BAD ak-/a\
¹³ab₂ am₃-ra-ra-ra ab₂ am₃-KU.KU.[KU]
¹⁴e-ne ab₂-ba nam-sipad mu-un-ak
¹⁵ama ugu-ni nin nibru^ki-ke₄
¹⁶en-ra edin-a-na a-ra-zu mu-na-ab-be₂
¹⁷a-ra-zu unu₃ a-ra-zu
¹⁸edin dug₃-ga ab₂ hu-mu-ra-ci-lu
¹⁹ji₆-u₃-na um-ma-tej₃-a-ta
²⁰e₂-kur ec₃ kal-kal za-e he₂-me-u₃-tud
²¹ki aj₂-bi na-nam ki aj₂-bi na-nam
²²en e₂-kur-ra ki aj₂-bi na-nam
^23den-lil₂-la₂ lu₂ la-la-ni na-nam
^24dsuen ama ugu-ni i-lu-ni na-nam
²⁵ama ugu-ni cag₄ ki aj₂-ja₂-ni-ta
^26dsuen-ra mi₂-e-ec na-mu-un-e
²⁷[ki] /aj₂\ cag₄-ga nij₂-cag₄ te-en-na-me-en
²⁸/^d\suen amar za-gin₃ dug₃ kug-ga pec-a
²⁹[nij₂]-nam cag₄-ge al dug₄-ga-zu
³⁰[nij₂-kal]-kal-la cag₄-ge gur₇-a-zu
³¹[X X X] zi-zi he₂-du₇ e₂-kur-ra
³²dug₃ ^den-lil₂-la₂-ka za-e al dug₄-ba-ni-ib
³³giri₁₇-zal an-na za-e he₂-me-u₃-tud
³⁴i-lu-zu e₂-kur-re he₂-em-me
³⁵zi-zu uj₃-e he₂-em-mi-ib-aj₂-je₂₆
^36dsuen an ki-a he₂-em-dirig-ge-en
³⁷ab₂ JAR.NE ga-bi bancur-ra i-ni-in-de₂
^38dsuen-e cu-luh-e si bi₂-in-sa₂
³⁹nij₂ cu dug₄-ga-ju₁₀ dadag-ga-am₃
⁴⁰a-a-ju₁₀ ^den-lil₂-le dug₃-ga he₂-gu₇-e
⁴¹lugal ma₂-gur₈ kug an-na dirig-ga
⁴²ama-ni ul-la mi₂ na-mu-un-e
⁴³am an-ne₂ zid-de₃-ec pad₃-da-ju₁₀
⁴⁴mu-zu kur-kur-ra ze₂-be₂-ec im-ma-al
⁴⁵en tur₃ kug-ga cu-luh dadag-ga-am₃
⁴⁶a ra ec₃ kug-ga-am₃ saman za-gin₃-na
⁴⁷dumu ur-saj ^dnin-lil₂-le tud-da
^48dnanna a-gar₃ a ru-a ki aj₂ an /kug-ga\
⁴⁹nam-sipad kalam-ma an-ne₂ ma-ra-an-cum₂
^50den-lil₂-le mu dug₃-ga mi-ri-in-sa₄
⁵¹dug₄-ga zid dumu ^den-lil₂-la₂-me-en
⁵²an-ne₂ cag₄ mah-a-na nam-lugal ma-ra-an-cum₂
⁵³iri-zu urim₂^ki cag₄-ge bi₂-pad₃
⁵⁴id₂ nun-e ku₆ mucen ma-ra-ab-tum₃
⁵⁵dumu saj ^den-lil₂-la₂ nam-en-na X [X]
⁵⁶nam-lugal an-na za-ra mu-ra-an-cum₂
⁵⁷dijir an-na hi-li gur₃-ru-me-en
⁵⁸iti₆-zu kug-ga-am₃ dadag-ga-am₃
^59dutu-gin₇ su₈-ba kalam-ma-me-en
^60dnanna lugal-ra ud-de₃-ec-e mu-un-ed₂
⁶¹bal-bal-e ^dsuen-na-kam

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04.vi.1999-17.vi.1999 : GC : standardisation
13.xii.1999 : JAB : proofreading
14.xii.1999 : GC : tagging
28.i.2000 : ER : proofreading SGML
28.i.2000 : ER : converting to HTML 4.0
7.ix.2001 : ER : header and footer reformatted; substantive content of file not changed