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The song of the ploughing oxen: composite text

¹[e-el-lu] /ma\-al-lu
²gud jen-a jen-a ^jic/cudun\-[a] gu₂ jar-i₃
³[gud ... jen-a jen-a ^jiccudun]-a gu₂ jar-i₃
⁴[...] ma-da-me-en
⁵[...] ^den-lil₂-la₂-me-en
⁶[...] kalam-ma-me-en
⁷[e-el-lu] ma-a^!-lu
⁸[...] /saj\ mu-da-jal₂
⁹[... saj] mu-da-jal₂
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¹³X X [...]
¹⁴a₂-ce ama hu-/mu\-[da- ...]
¹⁵a₂-ce ^dnance hu-mu-da-an-/cub^?-bu^?\
¹⁶ninda ^kuclu-ub₂ ha-ma-ni-in-jar-ra-am₃
¹⁷a ^kucummud-da ha-ma-ni-in-de₂-am₃
¹⁸saj /us₂\ [... ha]-ma-da-an-gub-ba
¹⁹engar ninda gu₇-a ha-ma-an-dug₄-ga-am₃
²⁰engar a naj-a ha-ma-an-dug₄-ga-am₃
²¹e-el-lu ma-a-lu
^22dnance e₂ ma-mu-de₃ ba-nu₂
^23dnance-ra inim ji₆ im-ma-na-ab-DU
²⁴ninda ^kuclu-ub₂-a im-ma-ni-in-jar
²⁵a ^kucummud-da im-ma-ni-in-de₂
²⁶[saj us₂ ... -gub]
²⁷lu₂ engar igi X [(X)] im-ma-ci-in-bar
²⁸gud-ab₂ X [(X)] eme ba-an-jar
²⁹X [...] /jiri₃^?\ bi₂-in-la₂
³⁰[lu₂ engar] /ama\-a-ni gu₃ mu-na-de₂-e
³¹[ninda ^kuclu-ub₂-a] ma-an-jar
³²[a ^kucummud-da] ma-an-de₂
³³[saj us₂ ... ma-an]-/gub^?\
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³⁸/e\-[el-lu ma-al-lu]
³⁹a-na-[am₃ ...]
⁴⁰a-na-/am₃\ [...]
⁴¹a-ba-am₃ [...]
⁴²a-ba-am₃ [...]
⁴³a-ba-am₃ /lag\ [...]
⁴⁴a-ba-am₃ /mucen\ [...]
⁴⁵a₂ zid-da [...]
⁴⁶a₂ gab₂-/bu\ [...]
⁴⁷igi il₂-/la\ [...]
⁴⁸umbin gal-/ju₁₀\ [...]
⁴⁹mul an-na X [...]
⁵⁰UC.KU-bi [...] /si\ im-sa₂-/e\ [...]
⁵¹[gud ...] /saj^?\-dili gur₄ mu-un-/ta\-cub
⁵²[...] /inim\ mu-na-ni-ib-gi₄-/gi₄\
⁵³gud-me-/en\ gud tur-me-en
⁵⁴siki giri₁₇-/ju₁₀\ nu-lum-ma-me-en
⁵⁵gu₂-tar-/ja₂\ sahar nu-cub-ba-bi
⁵⁶a-na-ac-am₃ lugal-ju₁₀ je₂₆-e mu-un-/kal\-me-en
⁵⁷amar ban₃-da-ju₁₀ inim 1-am₃ a-ra-ab-[be₂]-en
⁵⁸jizzal he₂-em-ci-/ak\
^59jicKU ad-da-zu 4-/am₃\
^60jicKU ama-zu 8-am₃
^61dutu jic sag₉-zu si he₂-ri-/ib\-[sa₂]
⁶²e-el-lu ma-a-[lu]
⁶³engar cu nim-ma sipad tur₃ kug-[ga]
⁶⁴juruc-e ud tur-ra-ni-ta dam an-/tuku\-[am₃]
⁶⁵dumu an-tuku-am₃ AC-ni^? nu-mu-un-[...]
⁶⁶e-el-lu [ma-a-lu]
⁶⁷mul an-na je₂₆-[e ...]
⁶⁸gun₃ an-na je₂₆-/e\ [...]
^69tug₂nij₂-barag ur₃-ra /je₂₆\-[e ...]
⁷⁰[X X] /je₂₆-e\ [...]
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⁹¹/^jicX\ [...]
⁹²e-el-[lu] /ma\-a-lu
^93den-/ki\-[im-du] [lu₂] e pa₅-ra-ke₄
⁹⁴en /^d\[...] /gu₃\ mu-na-de₂-e
⁹⁵lugal-/ju₁₀\ [...] X ga-mu-ra-ab-ak-e
⁹⁶gana₂ zid-[de₃ ... a] /ga\-ra-ab-dug₄
⁹⁷cej₇ /saj\ [...] im-ma-ab-be₂
⁹⁸ud /ce\ [...] X gana₂ NE
⁹⁹AN /AN\ [...] /mu-da\-an-X [...] ma-ab-ak
¹⁰⁰X [...] X NE
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¹¹⁹e-el-lu ma-al-lu
¹²⁰jic-gana₂-ur₃ ^jicga-rig₂ a-cag₄-ja₂
^121jiczu₂ gal-gal ha-ra-ab-si gana₂ kug ri-ri-de₃
^122jical gu₂ ki he₂-re-la₂ mud sa₂-bi₂-ib
^123jical gu₂ ki he₂-re-la₂
^124jicapin kug-zu ^jicdal-a la₂-a-ba ^jicdal-ta um-ta-si-ig
¹²⁵nagar gal-zu gu hu-mu-ra-ab-tag-ge
¹²⁶/a₂\ ^jicle-um-ma-bi [...] (12 lines missing or fragmentary)
¹³⁹[...] KAxLI.KAxLI [...]
¹⁴⁰[... cu] /zid\-da-na gi 1 ninda he₂-[...]
¹⁴¹[...] [^d]/en\-ki-im-du lu₂ e /pa₄\-[ra-ke₄]
¹⁴²[...]-a-ka hu-mu-ra-[...]
¹⁴³[e-el-lu] ma-al-lu gud jen-a jen-[a ^jiccudun-a gu₂ jar-i₃]
¹⁴⁴[gud ...] jen-a jen-a ^jiccudun-a gu₂ [jar-i₃]
¹⁴⁵[ab-sin₂ gana₂] zid-da jiri₃ DU.DU-i₃ us₂ [si sa₂ he₂-e-dib]
¹⁴⁶[...] e₂ kac-a-ka ul-ti-a [...]
¹⁴⁷[...] ^dinana-ka ki-bur₂-/re\ [...]
¹⁴⁸[...] ki-bi i₃-/gi₄\-[gi₄ ...]
¹⁴⁹[u₂-lu-lu]-ma-/ma\ ^dnin-urta-kam

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21.i.1999-24.i.1999 : JAB : standardisation
02.xii.1999 : GZ : proofreading
05.xii.1999 : GC : tagging
22.xii.1999 : ER : proofreading SGML
22.xii.1999 : ER : converting to HTML 4.0
7.ix.2001 : ER : header and footer reformatted; substantive content of file not changed