Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta

Lament for Ur

Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta is a legendary Sumerian account, of preserved, early post-Sumerian copies, composed in the Neo-Sumerian period (ca. 21st century BC). It is one of a series of accounts describing the conflicts between Enmerkar, king of Unug-Kulaba (Uruk), and the unnamed king of Aratta.

^1-24City, majestic bull bearing vigour and great awesome splendour, Kulaba, ......, breast of the storm, where destiny is determined; Unug, great mountain, in the midst of ....... There the evening meal of the great abode of An was set. In those days of yore, when the destinies were determined, the great princes allowed Unug Kulaba's E-ana to lift its head high. Plenty, and carp floods, and the rain which brings forth dappled barley were then increased in Unug Kulaba. Before the land of Dilmun yet existed, the E-ana of Unug Kulaba was well founded, and the holy jipar of Inana in brick-built Kulaba shone forth like the silver in the lode. Before ...... carried ......, before ......, before ...... carried ......, before the commerce was practiced; before gold, silver, copper, tin, blocks of lapis lazuli, and mountain stones were brought down together from their mountains, before ...... bathed for the festival, ......, ...... time passed.
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^25-32...... was colourfully adorned, and ......, the holy place, was ...... with flawless lapis lazuli, its interior beautifully formed like a white mes tree bearing fruit. The lord of Aratta placed on his head the golden crown for Inana. But he did not please her like the lord of Kulaba. Aratta did not build for holy Inana -- unlike the Shrine E-ana, the jipar, the holy place, unlike brick-built Kulaba.

^33-37At that time, the lord chosen by Inana in her heart, chosen by Inana in her holy heart from the bright mountain, Enmerkar, the son of Utu, made a plea to his sister, the lady who grants desires, holy Inana:

^38-64"My sister, let Aratta fashion gold and silver skilfully on my behalf for Unug. Let them cut the flawless lapis lazuli from the blocks, let them ...... the translucence of the flawless lapis lazuli ....... ...... build a holy mountain in Unug. Let Aratta build a temple brought down from heaven -- your place of worship, the Shrine E-ana; let Aratta skilfully fashion the interior of the holy jipar, your abode; may I, the radiant youth, may I be embraced there by you. Let Aratta submit beneath the yoke for Unug on my behalf. Let the people of Aratta bring down for me the mountain stones from their mountain, build the great shrine for me, erect the great abode for me, make the great abode, the abode of the gods, famous for me, make my me prosper in Kulaba, make the abzu grow for me like a holy mountain, make Eridug gleam for me like the mountain range, cause the abzu shrine to shine forth for me like the silver in the lode. When in the abzu I utter praise, when I bring the me from Eridug, when, in lordship, I am adorned with the crown like a purified shrine, when I place on my head the holy crown in Unug Kulaba, then may the ...... of the great shrine bring me into the jipar, and may the ...... of the jipar bring me into the great shrine. May the people marvel admiringly, and may Utu witness it in joy."

^65-68Thereupon the splendour of holy An, the lady of the mountains, the wise, the goddess whose kohl is for Ama-ucumgal-ana, Inana, the lady of all the lands, called to Enmerkar the son of Utu:

^69-104"Come, Enmerkar! I shall offer you advice: let my counsel be heeded. I shall speak words to you; let them be heard. Choose from the troops as a messenger one who is eloquent of speech and endowed with endurance. Where and to whom shall he carry the important message of wise Inana? Let him bring it up into the Zubi Mountains, let him descend with it from the Zubi Mountains. Let Susin and the land of Ancan humbly salute Inana like tiny mice. In the great mountain ranges, let the teeming multitudes grovel in the dust for her. Aratta shall submit beneath the yoke to Unug. The people of Aratta shall bring down the mountain stones from their mountains, and shall build the great shrine for you, and erect the great abode for you, will cause the great abode, the abode of the gods, to shine forth for you; will make your me flourish in Kulaba, will make the abzu grow for you like a holy mountain, will make Eridug shining for you like the mountain range, will cause the abzu shrine to shine forth for you like the glitter in the lode. When in the abzu you utter praise, when you bring the me from Eridug, when, in lordship, you are adorned with the crown like a purified shrine, when you place on your head the holy crown in Unug Kulaba, then may the ...... of the great shrine bring you into the jipar, and may the ...... of the jipar bring you into the great shrine. May the people marvel admiringly, and may Utu witness it in joy. Because ...... shall carry daily, when ...... in the evening cool ......, -- in the place of Dumuzid where the ewes, kids and lambs are numerous, the people of Aratta shall run around for you like the mountain sheep in the akalag fields, the fields of Dumuzid. Rise like the sun over my holy breast! You are the jewel of my throat! Praise be to you, Enmerkar, son of Utu!"

^105-107The lord gave heed to the words of holy Inana, and chose from the troops as a messenger one who was eloquent of speech and endowed with endurance. (One ms. adds: ...... to his messenger .......) Where and to whom will he carry the important message of wise Inana?

^108-133"You shall bring it up into the Zubi Mountains, you shall descend with it from the Zubi Mountains. Let Susin and the land of Ancan humbly salute Inana like tiny mice. In the great mountain ranges, let the teeming multitudes grovel in the dust for her. Messenger, speak to the lord of Aratta and say to him: "Lest I make the people fly off from that city like a wild dove from its tree, lest I make them fly around like a bird over its well-founded nest, lest I requite (?) them as if at a current market rate, lest I make it gather dust like an utterly destroyed city, lest like a settlement cursed by Enki and utterly destroyed, I too utterly destroy Aratta; lest like the devastation which swept destructively, and in whose wake Inana arose, shrieked and yelled aloud, I too wreak a sweeping devastation there -- let Aratta pack nuggets of gold in leather sacks, placing alongside it the kumea ore; package up precious metals, and load the packs on the donkeys of the mountains; and then may the Junior Enlil of Sumer have them build for me, the lord whom Nudimmud has chosen in his sacred heart, a mountain of a shining me; have them make it luxuriant for me like a boxwood tree, have them make its shining horns colourful for me as when Utu comes forth from his chamber, have them make its doorposts gleam brightly for me." "

^134-155"Chant to him the holy song, the incantation sung in its chambers -- the incantation of Nudimmud: "On that day when there is no snake, when there is no scorpion, when there is no hyena, when there is no lion, when there is neither dog nor wolf, when there is thus neither fear nor trembling, man has no rival! At such a time, may the lands of Cubur and Hamazi, the many-tongued, and Sumer, the great mountain of the me of magnificence, and Akkad, the land possessing all that is befitting, and the Martu land, resting in security -- the whole universe, the well-guarded people -- may they all address Enlil together in a single language! For at that time, for the ambitious lords, for the ambitious princes, for the ambitious kings, Enki, for the ambitious lords, for the ambitious princes, for the ambitious kings, for the ambitious lords, for the ambitious princes, for the ambitious kings -- Enki, the lord of abundance and of steadfast decisions, the wise and knowing lord of the Land, the expert of the gods, chosen for wisdom, the lord of Eridug, shall change the speech in their mouths, as many as he had placed there, and so the speech of mankind is truly one." "

^156-157The lord added further instructions for the messenger going to the mountains, to Aratta:

^158-159"Messenger, by night, drive on like the south wind! By day, be up like the dew!"

^160-175The messenger gave heed to the words of his king. He journeyed by the starry night, and by day he travelled with Utu of heaven. Where and to whom will he carry the important message of Inana with its stinging tone? He brought it up into the Zubi Mountains, he descended with it from the Zubi Mountains. Susin and the land of Ancan humbly saluted Inana like tiny mice. In the great mountain ranges, the teeming multitudes grovelled in the dust for her. He traversed five mountains, six mountains, seven mountains. He lifted his eyes as he approached Aratta. He stepped joyfully into the courtyard of Aratta, he made known the authority of his king. Openly he spoke out the words in his heart. The messenger transmitted the message to the lord of Aratta:

^176-178"Your father, my master, has sent me to you; the lord of Unug, the lord of Kulaba, has sent me to you." "What is it to me what your master has spoken? What is it to me what he has said?"

^179-207"This is what my master has spoken, this is what he has said. My king who from his birth has been fitted for lordship (1 ms. has instead: for the crown), the lord of Unug, the sajkal snake living in Sumer, who pulverizes mountains (2 mss. have instead: heads) like flour, the stag of the tall mountains, endowed with princely antlers, wild cow, kid pawing the the holy soapwort with its hoof, whom the good cow had given birth to in the heart of the mountains, Enmerkar, the son of Utu, has sent me to you." (2 mss. add here: (the lord of Aratta speaks): "What is it to me what your master has spoken? what is it to me what he has said?") "This is what my master said: "Lest I make the people fly off from that city like a wild dove from its tree, lest I make them fly around like a bird over its well-founded nest, lest I requite (?) them as if at a current market rate, lest I make it gather dust like an utterly destroyed city, lest like a settlement cursed by Enki and utterly destroyed, I too utterly destroy Aratta; lest like the devastation which swept destructively, and in whose wake Inana arose, shrieked and yelled aloud, I too wreak a sweeping devastation there -- let Aratta pack nuggets of gold in leather sacks, placing alongside it the kumea ore; package up precious metals, and load the packs on the donkeys of the mountains; and then may the Junior Enlil of Sumer have them build for me, the lord whom Nudimmud has chosen in his sacred heart, a mountain of a shining me; have them make it luxuriant for me like a boxwood tree, have them make its shining horns colourful for me as when Utu comes forth from his chamber, have them make its doorposts gleam brightly for me. Chant to him for me the holy song, the incantation sung in its chambers -- the Incantation of Nudimmud. " "

^208-217"Say whatever you will say to me, and I shall announce that message in the shrine E-ana as glad tidings to the scion of him with the glistening beard, whom his stalwart cow gave birth to in the mountain of the shining me, who was reared on the soil of Aratta, who was given suck at the udder of the good cow, who is suited for office in Kulaba, the mountain of great me, to Enmerkar, the son of Utu; I shall repeat it in his jipar, fruitful as a flourishing mes tree, to my king, the lord of Kulaba."

^218-226When he had spoken thus to him, (the lord of Aratta replied): "Messenger, speak to your king, the lord of Kulaba, and say to him: "It is I, the lord suited to purification, I whom the huge heavenly neck-stock, the queen of heaven and earth, the goddess of the numerous me, holy Inana, has brought to Aratta, the mountain of the shining me, I whom she has let bar the entrance of the mountains as if with a great door. How then shall Aratta submit to Unug? Aratta's submission to Unug is out of the question!" Say this to him."

^227-235When he had spoken thus to him, the messenger replied to the lord of Aratta: "The great queen of heaven, who rides upon the awesome me, dwelling on the peaks of the bright mountains, adorning the dais of the bright mountains -- my lord and master, who is her servant, has had them instal her as the divine queen of E-ana. Aratta shall bow, O lord, in absolute submission! She has spoken to him thus, in brick-built Kulaba."

^236-241Thereupon, the lord became depressed and deeply troubled. He had no answer; he was searching for an answer. He stared at his own feet, trying to find an answer. He found an answer and gave a cry. He bellowed the answer to the message like a bull to the messenger:

^242-273"Messenger! Speak to your king, the lord of Kulaba, and say to him: "This great mountain range is a mes tree grown high to the sky; its roots form a net, and its branches are a snare. It may be a sparrow but it has the talons of an Anzud bird or of an eagle. The barrier of Inana is perfectly made and is impenetrable (?). Those eagle talons make the blood of the enemy run from the bright mountain. Although in Aratta there is weeping ......, water libations are offered and flour is sprinkled; on the mountain, sacrifices and prayers are offered in obeisance. With fewer than five or ten men, how can mobilized Unug proceed against the Zubi mountains? Your king is heading in all haste against my military might, but I am equally eager for a contest. (As the proverb goes,) he who ignores a rival, does not get to eat everything up, like the bull which ignores the bull at its side. But he who acknowledges a contest can be the outright winner, like the bull which acknowledges the bull at its side -- or does he reject me in this contest? Like ......, ...... can match no one -- or does he still reject me in this contest? Again, I have words to say to you, messenger: I have an artful proposal to make to you ......, may it get across to you ........ Repeat this to your master, to the lord of Kulaba, a lion lying on its paws in E-ana, a bull bellowing within it, within his jipar, fruitful as a flourishing mes tree. The mountain range is a warrior, ...... high, like Utu going to his abode at twilight, like one from whose face blood drips; or like Nanna, who is majestic in the high heavens, like him whose countenance shines with radiance, who ...... is like the woods in the mountains. " "

^274-280""Now if Enmerkar just makes straight for the ...... of Aratta, for the benevolent protective spirit of the mountain of holy powers, for Aratta, which is like a bright crown of heaven, then I shall make my pre-eminence clear, and he need not pour barley into sacks, nor have it carted, nor have that barley carried into the settlements, nor place collectors over the labourers."

^281-293""But if he were actually to have barley poured into carrying-nets, and to have it loaded on the packasses at whose sides reserve donkeys have been placed, and were to have it heaped up in a pile in the courtyard of Aratta -- were he really to heap it up in such a manner; and were Inana, the luxuriance of the grain pile, who is the 'illuminator of the lands', the 'ornament of the settlements', who adorns the seven walls, who is the heroic lady, fit for battle, who, as the heroine of the battleground, makes the troops dance the dance of Inana -- were she actually to cast off Aratta as if to a carrion-pursuing dog, then in that case I should submit to him; he would indeed have made me know his preeminence; like the city, I in my smallness would submit to him. "So say to him."

^294-307After he had spoken thus to him, the lord of Aratta made the messenger repeat the message just as he himself had said it. The messenger turned on his thigh like a wild cow; like a sand fly he went on his way in the morning calm. He set foot joyfully in brick-built Kulaba. The messenger rushed to the great courtyard, the courtyard of the throne room. He repeated it word perfect to his master, the lord of Kulaba; he even bellowed at him like a bull, and Enmerkar listened to him like an ox driver. The king had him sit ...... at his right side. As he turned his left side to him, he said: "Does Aratta really understand the implications of his own stratagem?"

^308-338After day had broken and Utu had risen, the sun god of the Land lifted his head high. The king combined the Tigris with the Euphrates. He combined the Euphrates with the Tigris. Large vessels were placed in the open air, and he stood small vessels beside them, like lambs lying on the grass. ...... vessels were placed in the open air adjacent to them. Then the king, Enmerkar, the son of Utu, placed wide apart the ecda vessels, which were of gold. Thereupon, the tablet ......, the pointed stylus of the assembly, the golden statue fashioned on a propitious day, beautiful Nanibgal, grown with a fair luxuriance, Nisaba, the lady of broad wisdom, opened for him her holy house of wisdom. He entered the palace of heaven, and became attentive. Then the lord opened his mighty storehouse, and firmly set his great lidga measure on the ground. The king removed his old barley from the other barley; he soaked the greenmalt all through with water; its lip ...... the hirin plant. He narrowed the meshes of the carrying nets. He measured out in full (?) the barley for the granary, adding for the teeth of locusts. He had it loaded on the packasses at whose sides reserve donkeys were placed. The king, the lord of broad wisdom, the lord of Unug, the lord of Kulaba, dispatched them directly to Aratta. He made the people go on to Aratta on their own, like ants out of crevices. Again the lord added instructions for the messenger going to the mountains, to Aratta:

^339-346"Messenger, speak to the lord of Aratta and say to him: "The base of my sceptre is the divine power of magnificence. Its crown provides a protective shade over Kulaba; under its spreading branches holy Inana refreshes herself in the shrine E-ana. Let him snap off a splinter from it and hold that in his hand; let him hold it in his hand like a string of cornelian beads, a string of lapis lazuli beads. Let the lord of Aratta bring that before me." So say to him."

^347-365After he had thus spoken to him, the messenger went on his way to Aratta; his feet raised the dust of the road, and made the little pebbles of the hills thud; like a dragon prowling the desert, he was unopposed. After the messenger reached Aratta, the people of Aratta stepped forward to admire the packasses. In the courtyard of Aratta, the messenger measured out in full (?) the barley for the granary, adding for the teeth of locusts. As if from the rains of heaven and the sunshine, Aratta was filled with abundance. As when the gods return to their seats (?), Aratta's hunger was sated. The people of Aratta covered their fields with the water-soaked greenmalt. Afterwards, couriers and catam officials .......
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^366-370The citizens of Aratta were mindful; he revealed the matter to Aratta. Attentively, in Aratta, from the hand ....... ...... his hand ...... to the lord of Unug.

^371-372"As for us, in the direst hunger, in our direst famine, let us prostrate ourselves before the lord of Kulaba!"

^373-377The eloquent elders wrung their hands in despair, leaning against the wall; indeed, they were even placing their treasuries (?) at the disposal of the lord. His sceptre ...... in the palace ....... Openly he spoke out the words in his heart:

^378-379"Your father, my master, sent me to you. Enmerkar, the son of Utu, sent me to you."

^380-388"What is it to me what your master has spoken? What is it to me what he has said?" "This is what my master has spoken, this is what he has said: "The base of my sceptre is the divine power of magnificence. Its crown provides a protective shade over Kulaba; under its spreading branches holy Inana refreshes herself in the shrine E-ana.Let him snap off a splinter from it and hold that in his hand; let him hold it in his hand like a string of cornelian beads, a string of lapis lazuli beads. Let the lord of Aratta bring that before me. So say to him." "

^389-393After he had spoken thus to him, for that reason he went inside the sanctuary ...... and lay himself down in a fast. Day broke. He discussed the matter at length, he spoke unspeakable words; he circulated with this matter as if it were barley eaten by a donkey.

^394-396And what did one speak to another? What did one say to another? What one said to another, so indeed it was.

^397-411"Messenger, speak to your king, the lord of Kulaba, and say to him: "Let him put in his hand and contemplate a sceptre that is not of wood, nor designated as wood -- not ildag wood, nor cim-gig wood, not cedar wood, nor cypress wood, not hacur cypress, nor palm wood, not hardwood, nor zabalum wood (one ms. has instead: -- not ildag wood, nor cim-gig wood, not hacur cypress, nor palm wood, not cedar wood, nor zabalum wood, not cypress wood, nor hardwood), not poplar as in a chariot, not reedwork as in whip handles; not gold, nor copper, not genuine kumea metal nor silver, not cornelian, nor lapis lazuli -- let him snap off a splinter from that and hold it in his hand; let him hold it in his hand like a string of cornelian beads, a string of lapis lazuli beads. Let the lord of Kulaba bring that before me." So say to him."

^412-443After he had spoken to him thus, the messenger went off like a young donkey, braying as it is cut off from the chariot tongue; he trotted like an onager running on dry land, he filled his mouth with wind; he ran in one track (?) like a long-woolled sheep butting other sheep in its fury. He set foot joyfully in brick-built Kulaba. He transmitted the message word for word to his master, the lord of Kulaba. Now Enki gave Enmerkar wisdom, and the lord gave instructions to his chief steward. In his house ......, the king received ....... He wrapped it up like ......, and inspected it. He pounded ...... with a pestle like herbs, he poured it like oil on the ...... reed. From the sunlight it emerged into the shade, and from the shade it emerged into the sunlight. After five years, ten years had passsed, he split the ...... reed with an axe. The lord looked at it, pleased, and poured on ...... fine oil , fine oil of the bright mountains. The lord placed the sceptre in the hands of the messenger going to the mountains. The messenger, whose journeying to Aratta was like a pelican over the hills, like a fly over the ground, who darted through the mountains as swiftly as carp swim, reached Aratta. He setfoot joyfully in the courtyard of Aratta, and put the sceptre in ....... He ...... and ...... it. The lord of Aratta, eying the sceptre, which was ...... in the sanctuary, his holy dwelling -- he, the lord, called to his catam official:

^444-453"Aratta is indeed like a slaughtered sheep! Its roads are inded like those of the rebel lands! Since holy Inana has given the primacy of Aratta to the lord of Kulaba, now it seems that holy Inana is looking with favour on her man who has sent a messenger to make the severe message as clear as the light of Utu. So in Aratta where can one go in this crisis? How long before the yoke-rope becomes bearable? As for us, in the direst hunger, in our direst famine, are we to prostrate ourselves before the lord of Kulaba?"

^454-455The lord of Aratta entrusted a message to the messenger as if it were an important tablet:

^456-461"Messenger! Speak to your master, the lord of Kulaba, and say to him: "A champion who is not black-coloured, a champion who is not white-coloured, a champion who is not brown-coloured, a champion who is not red-coloured, a champion who is not yellow-coloured, a champion who is not multi-coloured -- let him give you such a champion. My champion will compete against his champion, and let the more able one prevail!" Say this to him."

^462-469After he had spoken to him thus, the messenger set off, ulum, alam. In brick-built Kulaba, he was speechless, like a ....... He gazed like a goat on the mountain slopes, he ...... as if it were a huge mir snake coming out of a field. In ...... he lifted his head. ...... of Aratta ....... From his seat, he addressed him like a raging torrent:

^470-499"Messenger! Speak to the lord of Aratta and say to him: "A garment that is not black-coloured, a garment that is not white-coloured, a garment that is not brown-coloured, a garment that is not red-coloured, a garment that is not yellow-coloured, a garment that is not multi-coloured -- I shall give him such a garment. My champion is embraced by Enlil. I shall send him such a champion. My champion will compete against his champion, and let the more able one prevail!" Say this to him. Second, speak to him and say: "Let him immediately pass from subterfuge ....... In his city, let them go before him like sheep. Let him, like their shepherd, follow behind them. As he goes, let the mountain of bright lapis lazuli humble itself before him like a crushed reed. And let them heap up its shining gold and silver in the courtyard of Aratta for Inana the lady of E-ana." Third, speak to him and say: "Lest I make the people fly off from that city like a wild dove from its tree, lest I smash them like ......, lest I requite (?) them as if at a current market rate, lest I make ...... them walk in ......, when he goes, let them take the mountain stones, and rebuild for me the great shrine Eridug, the abzu, the E-nun; let them adorn its architrave for me ....... Let them make its protection spread over the Land for me." His speaking ....... Recite his omen to him. At that time, the lord ......, ...... on the throne daises and on the chairs, the noble seed, ......."

^500-514His speech was substantial, and its contents extensive. The messenger, whose mouth was heavy, was not able to repeat it. Because the messenger, whose mouth was tired, was not able to repeat it, the lord of Kulaba patted some clay and wrote the message as if on a tablet. Formerly, the writing of messages on clay was not established. Now, under that sun and on that day, it was indeed so. The lord of Kulaba inscribed the message like a tablet. It was just like that. The messenger was like a bird, flapping its wings; he raged forth like a wolf following a kid. He traversed five mountains, six mountains, seven mountains. He lifted his eyes as he approached Aratta. He stepped joyfully into the courtyard of Aratta, he made known the authority of his king. Openly he spoke out the words in his heart. The messenger transmitted the message to the lord of Aratta:

^515-517"Your father, my master, has sent me to you; the lord of Unug, the lord of Kulaba, has sent me to you." "What is it to me what your master has spoken? What is it to me what he has said?"

^518-535 "This is what my master has spoken, this is what he has said. My king is like a huge mes tree, ...... son of Enlil; this tree has grown high, uniting heaven and earth; its crown reaches heaven, its trunk is set upon the earth. He who is made to shine forth in lordship and kingship, Enmerkar, the son of Utu, has given me a clay tablet. O lord of Aratta, after you have examined the clay tablet, after you have learned the content of the message, say whatever you will say to me, and I shall announce that message in the shrine E-ana as glad tidings to the scion of him with the glistening beard, whom his stalwart cow gave birth to in the mountains of the shining me, who was reared on the soil of Aratta, who was given suck at the udder of the good cow, who is suited for office in Kulaba, the mountain of great me, to Enmerkar, the son of Utu; I shall repeat it in his jipar, fruitful as a flourishing mes tree, to my king, the lord of Kulaba."

^536-556After he had spoken thus to him, the lord of Aratta received his kiln-fired tablet from the messenger. The lord of Aratta looked at the tablet. The transmitted message was just nails, and his brow expressed anger. The lord of Aratta looked at his kiln-fired tablet. At that moment, the lord worthy of the crown of lordship, the son of Enlil, the god Ickur, thundering in heaven and earth, caused a raging storm, a great lion, in ....... He was making the mountains quake ......, he was convulsing the mountain range ......; the awesome radiance ...... of his breast; he caused the mountain range to raise its voice in joy. On Aratta's parched flanks, in the midst of the mountains, wheat grew of its own accord, and chickpeas also grew of their own accord; they brought the wheat which grew of its own accord into the granary of ...... for the lord of Aratta, and heaped it up before him in the courtyard of Aratta. The lord of Aratta looked at the wheat. The messenger's eyes looked askance ....... The lord of Aratta called to the messenger:

^557-576"Inana, the lady of all the lands, has not run away from the primacy of her city, Aratta, nor has she stolen it for Unug; she has not run away from her E-zagina, nor has she stolen it for the shrine E-ana; she has not run away from the mountain of the shining me, nor has she stolen it for brick-built Kulaba; she has not run away from the adorned bed, nor has she stolen it for the shining bed; she has not run away from the purification for the lord, nor has she stolen it for the lord of Unug, the lord of Kulaba. Inana, the lady of all the lands, has surrounded Aratta, on its right and left, for her like a rising flood. They are people whom she has separated from other people, they are people whom Dumuzid has made step forth from other people, who firmly establish the holy words of Inana. Let the clever champion and the ...... of Dumuzid whirl about! Quickly, come now, ....... After the flood had swept over, Inana, the lady of all the lands, from her great love of Dumuzid, has sprinkled the water of life upon those who had stood in the face of the flood and made the Land subject to them."

^577-587The clever champion, when he came, had covered his head with a colourful turban, and wrapped himself in a garment of lion skins.
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Inana ....... Her song was pleasing to her spouse, Ama-ucumgal-ana. Since that time, she has made it perfect in the holy ear, the holy ear of Dumuzid, has sung it and has let the words be known.

^588-610When the old woman came to the mountain of the shining me, she went up to him like a maiden who in her day is perfect, painted her eyes with kohl, wrapped herself in a white garment, came forth with the good crown like the moonlight. She arranged the ...... on her head. She made Enmerkar, her spouse, occupy the throne-dais with her. She raised up ......, and indeed, for Aratta, the ewes and their lambs now multiply; indeed, for Aratta, the mother goats and their kids multiply; indeed, for Aratta, the cows and their calves multiply; indeed, for Aratta, the donkey mares and their black, swift-footed foals multiply. In Aratta, they say together: "Let them heap up and pile up for the grain piles; the abundance is truly your abundance." After having made ...... for the lord of Aratta, let him ....... He will ....... He came forth ......, he set right for her.
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^611-625 (An unidentified person speaks:) "...... befitting ......, ...... the ilu song of the heart, ...... your abundance in his ....... Enlil has granted you ......, and may ...... be made known. ...... his father was not luxuriantly fertile, and poured forth no semen. Enlil, king of all the lands ....... In accordance with the tasks which he has now established, the people of Aratta ...... their task of plying gold, silver and lapis lazuli; the men who ...... golden fruit, fruit trees, with their figs and grapes, shall heap the fruit up in great mounds ......; and shall dig out the flawless lapis lazuli from the roots of the trees, and shall remove the succulent part of the reeds from the crowns of the trees, and then shall heap them up in a pile in the courtyard of E-ana for Inana, the lady of E-ana.

^626-636"Come, my king, I shall offer you advice: let my counsel be heeded. I shall speak words to you; let them be heard. Let the people choose a man ...... of the foreign lands, and let the people of Aratta speak ....... When I go from here, the ever-sparkling lady gives me my kingship. Jectin-ana ....... In that city ......, festivals were not ....... Daily ......."
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Revision history

05.iii.1998-22.iii.1998 : JAB : translation
26.iv.1998 : GZ : proofreading
10.v. 1999 : GZ : minor corrections
10.v. 1999 : GZ : SGML tagging
14.v.1999 : ER : proofreading SGML
14.v.1999 : ER : converting to HTML 4.0
7.ix.2001 : ER : header and footer reformatted; substantive content of file not changed

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¹iri gud huc AN.TEC₂ ni₂ gal gur₃-ru
²[kul]-/aba₄\^ki KEC₂ [...]
³gaba ud-da ki nam tar-[re-da]
⁴unug^ki kur-gal cag₄ [...]
⁵kij₂-sig unu₂ gal an-/na\ [...]
⁶ud re-a nam ba-[tar-ra-ba]
⁷unug^ki kul-aba₄^ki e₂-/an\-[na] [ ...]
⁸saj il₂-la nun gal-e-ne /mi\-[ni- ...]
⁹he₂-jal₂ a ectub jal₂
¹⁰ceg_x(IM.A) ce gu-nu jal₂
¹¹unug^ki kul-aba₄^ki-a ib-da-an-tab
(1 ms. adds a line: ^11A[...]-in-zal)
¹²kur dilmun^ki [(...)] X in-nu
¹³e₂-an-na unug^ki-e kul-aba₄^ki-a-ka ki us₂-sa-a
(1 ms. has instead the line: [...] galam-a-am₃)
¹⁴ji₆-par₄ kug ^dinana-ke₄
¹⁵sig₄ kul-aba₄^ki-ke₄ kug ki-in-dar-ra-gin₇ pa ed₂ ak-am₃
¹⁶[...] X X X nu-il₂ bala nu-ak-e
¹⁷[... nu]-il₂ nam-ga-rac nu-ak-e
¹⁸[kug-sig₁₇ kug]-babbar urud an-na ^na₄lagab za-gin₃-na
¹⁹[na₄ hur-saj-ja₂] /kur\-bi-ta tec₂-bi nu-mu-un-ed₃-de₃
²⁰[...]/ezen\-ma a nu-un-tu₅^!
21[...] nu-mu-un-dur₂-ru
²²[...] ud bi₂-in-[zal]
²³[...]
²⁴[...]
²⁵[... gun₃]-gun₃
²⁶[...] ki kug X [... ^na₄za]-gin₃ duru₅-am₃
²⁷/cag₄\-[bi] ^jicmes babbar-gin₇ gurun il₂-la sig₇-ga-am₃
^28dinana-ra en aratta^ki-ke₄
²⁹saj men kug-sig₁₇-ga mu-na-ni-in-jal₂
³⁰en kul-aba₄^ki-a-gin₇ nu-mu-na-sag₉
³¹aratta^ki ec₃ e₂-an-na ji₆-par₄ ki kug-gin₇
³²kug ^dinana-ra sig₄ kul-aba₄^ki-gin₇ nu-mu-un-na-du₃
³³ud-ba en cag₄-ge pad₃-da ^dinana-ke₄
³⁴kur cuba-ta cag₄ kug-ge pad₃-da ^dinana-ke₄
³⁵en-me-er-kar₂ dumu ^dutu-ke₄
³⁶nin₉-a-ni nin kurku₂ dug₃-ga
³⁷kug ^dinana-ra u₃-gul mu-un-na-ja₂-ja₂
³⁸nin₉-ju₁₀ aratta^ki unug^ki-ce₃
³⁹kug-sig₁₇ kug-babbar ha-ma-an-galam-e
^40na₄za-gin₃ duru₅ lagab-ta [...]
⁴¹su₃-ra₂-aj₂ ^na₄za-gin₃ /duru₅\ [...] X
⁴²unug^ki-ga kur kug [...] X X du₃
⁴³e₂ an-ta [ed₃-da ki]-gub-ba-za
⁴⁴[aratta^ki ec₃] e₂-an-na he₂-en-du₃
⁴⁵[ji₆]-par₄ kug-ga [dur₂] jar-ra-za
⁴⁶cag₄-bi aratta^ki ha-ma-an-galam-e
⁴⁷je₂₆-e cag₄-ba amar za-gin₃-na gu₂^? ga-mu-ni-[...]-la₂
⁴⁸aratta^ki /unug\[^ki-ce₃] gu₂ jic ha-ma-[ja₂-ja₂]
⁴⁹nam-lu₂-u₁₈-lu aratta^ki-[ke₄]
⁵⁰na₄ hur-saj-ja₂ /kur\-[bi] ha-ma-ab-ed₃
⁵¹ec₃ gal ha-ma-du₃-e unu₂ gal ha-ma-ja₂-ja₂
⁵²unu₂ gal /unu₂\ [dijir-re-e-ne-ke₄ pa] ed₂ [ha]-ma-ab-ak-e
⁵³me-ju₁₀ kul-aba₄^ki-[a] si ha-ma-ni-ib-sa₂-e
⁵⁴abzu kur kug-gin₇ ha-ma-ab-mu₂-mu₂
⁵⁵eridug^ki hur-saj-gin₇ ha-ma-ab-sikil-e
⁵⁶ec₃ abzu kug ki-in-dar-ra-gin₇ pa ed₂ ha-ma-ab-ak-e
⁵⁷je₂₆-e abzu-ta za₃-mi₂ dug₄-ga-ju₁₀-ne
⁵⁸eridug^ki-ta me de₆-a-ju₁₀-ne
⁵⁹nam-en-na men ec₃ bar-gin₇ sig₇-ga-ju₁₀-ne
⁶⁰unug^ki kul-aba₄^ki-a saj men kug jal₂-la-ju₁₀-ne
⁶¹[PA.A] ec₃ gal-la-ke₄ ji₆-par₄-ra hu-mu-un-tum₂-mu
⁶²[PA.A] ji₆-par₄-ra-ke₄ ec₃ gal-la hu-mu-un-tum₂-mu
⁶³[nam]-/lu₂\-ulu₃ u₆ dug₃-ge-ec hu-mu-un-e
⁶⁴[^d]/utu\ igi hul₂-la he₂-em-ci-bar-bar-re
⁶⁵[ud-bi]-a giri₁₇-zal an kug-ga nin kur-ra igi jal₂
⁶⁶in-nin₉ ^dama-ucumgal-an-na cim-zid-da-ni
^67dinana nin kur-kur-ra-ke₄
⁶⁸en-me-er-kar₂ dumu ^dutu-ra gu₃ mu-na-de₂-e
⁶⁹en-me-er-kar₂ ja₂-nu na ga-e-ri na-ri-ju₁₀ he₂-e-dab₅
⁷⁰inim ga-ra-ab-dug₄ jizzal he₂-ci-ak
⁷¹kij₂-gi₄-a inim zu zag-ce tuku erin₂-ta u₃-ba-e-re-pad₃
⁷²inim gal ^dinana gal zu inim-ma-ke₄ me-a hu-mu-na-ab-tumu₃
⁷³hur-saj zubi-ce₃ he₂-bi₂-in-ed₃-de₃
⁷⁴hur-saj zubi-ta he₂-em-ma-da-ra-ed₃-de₃
⁷⁵susin^ki-e kur an-ca₄-an^ki-a-ce₃
⁷⁶pec₂ tur-gin₇ kiri₃ cu hu-mu-na-ab-jal₂
⁷⁷hur-saj gal-gal ni₂-ba lu-a
⁷⁸sahar-ra hu-mu-na-da-gur₄-gur₄-e
⁷⁹aratta^ki unug^ki-ce₃ gu₂ jic <ha>-ma-ja₂-ja₂
⁸⁰nam-lu₂-ulu₃ aratta^ki-ke₄
⁸¹na₄ hur-saj-ja₂ kur-bi um-ta-ab-ed₃
⁸²ec₃ gal ha-ra-du₃-e unu₂ gal ha-ra-ja₂-ja₂
⁸³unu₂ gal unu₂ dijir-re-e-ne-ke₄ pa ed₂ ha-ra-ab-ak-e
⁸⁴me-zu kul-aba₄^ki-a si ha-ra-ni-ib₂-sa₂-e
⁸⁵abzu kur kug-gin₇ ha-ra-ab-mu₂-mu₂
⁸⁶eridug^ki hur-saj-gin₇ ha-ra-ab-sikil-e
⁸⁷ec₃ abzu kug ki-<in>-dar-ra-gin₇ pa ed₂ ha-ra-ab-ak-e
⁸⁸za-e abzu-ta za₃-mi₂ dug₄-ga-zu-ne
⁸⁹eridug^ki-ta me de₆-a-[zu-ne]
⁹⁰nam-en men-na ec₃ bar-[gin₇ sig₇-ga]-zu-ne
⁹¹unug^ki-e kul-aba₄^ki-a saj /men\ [kug jal₂-la]-zu-ne
⁹²PA.A ec₃ gal-la-ke₄ ji₆-par₄-ra hu-mu-e-tum₂-mu
⁹³[PA.A] ji₆-par₄-ra-ke₄ ec₃ gal-la hu-mu-e-tum₂-mu
⁹⁴[nam-lu₂-ulu₃] u₆ dug₃-ge-ec he₂-mu-e-e
^95dutu igi hul₂-la he₂-mu-e-ci-bar-bar-re
⁹⁶[nam]-lu₂-ulu₃ aratta^ki-ke₄
⁹⁷[X] NE ud cu₂-uc-ta um-[ta]-ab-il₂-ke₄-ec
⁹⁸[X] NE ud te-en-e um-ma-[tej₃]-e-ta
⁹⁹ki ^ddumu-zid-da u₈ mac₂ sila₄^?-ni lu-a
¹⁰⁰a kalag-ga a-cag₄ ^ddumu-zid-da-ka
¹⁰¹udu kur-ra-gin₇ dug₃ ha-ra-ni-ib-jar
¹⁰²gaba kug-ja₂-a ud-gin₇ ed₂-i₃
¹⁰³zi-pa-aj₂-ja₂ nij₂-muc₃-bi he₂-me-en
¹⁰⁴za-ra en-me-er-kar₂ dumu ^dutu za₃-mi₂
¹⁰⁵en-e inim kug ^dinana-ka-ce₃ saj-KEC₂ ba-ci-in-ak (1 ms. has instead: ba-ci-in-jar)
¹⁰⁶kij₂-gi₄-a inim zu zag-ce [tuku erin₂-ta] ba-ra-an-pad₃
(1 ms. adds a line:^106A [...]-e kij₂-gi₄-a-ni-ir [...]
) ¹⁰⁷inim gal ^dinana gal zu inim-ma-ke₄ me-a mu-na-ab-tumu₃
¹⁰⁸hur-saj zubi-ka he₂-bi₂-in-ed₃-de₃-en
¹⁰⁹hur-saj zubi-ta he₂-em-ma-da-ra-an-ed₃-de₃-en
¹¹⁰susin^ki-e [kur] [an]-ca₄-an^ki-a-ke₄
¹¹¹pec₂ tur-gin₇ kiri₃ cu hu-mu-na-ab-jal₂
¹¹²hur-saj gal-gal ni₂-ba lu-a
¹¹³sahar-ra hu-mu-na-da-gur₄-gur₄-e
¹¹⁴kij₂-gi₄-a en aratta^ki-ra u₃-na-dug₄ u₃-na-de₃-tah
¹¹⁵iri-bi ir₇-saj^mucen-gin₇ jic-bi-ta na-an-na-ra-ab-dal-en
¹¹⁶mucen-gin₇ gud₃ us₂-sa-bi-a nam-bi₂-ib-dal-en
¹¹⁷ganba jal₂-la-gin₇ na-an-si-ig-en
¹¹⁸iri gul-gul-lu-gin₇ sahar nam-bi₂-ib-ha-za-en
¹¹⁹aratta^ki a₂-dam ^den-ki-ke₄ nam ba-an-kud
¹²⁰/ki bi₂\-in-gul-la-gin₇ ki nam-ga-bi₂-ib-gul-en
¹²¹ejer-bi ^dinana ba-ci-in-zig₃
¹²²gu₃ im-[mi-in-ra ceg₁₁ im]-mi-in-gi₄
¹²³kuc₇ bi₂-[in-su-a-gin₇] kuc₇ nam-ga-bi₂-ib-su-su
¹²⁴kug-sig₁₇ [u₃-tud-da]-ba ^kucLU.UB₂+LU.UB₂-cir a-ba-ni-in-ak
¹²⁵kug me-a sahar-ba zag u₃-ba-ni-in-us₂
¹²⁶kug saj-PA-[ce₃] u₃-mu-un-dim₂-dim₂
¹²⁷ance kur-kur-ra-ke₄ barag um-mi-in-la₂-la₂
¹²⁸je₂₆-e-ce₃-am₃ ^den-lil₂ ban₃-da ki-en-gi-ra-ke₄
¹²⁹en ^dnu-dim₂-mud cag₄ kug-ge pad₃-da
¹³⁰kur me sikil-la-ke₄ ha-ma-du₃-e
^131jictaskarin-gin₇ hi-li ha-ma-ab-ak-e
^132dutu e₂-nun-ta ed₂-a-gin₇ si-muc₂ ha-ma-ab-gun₃-gun₃
¹³³zag-du₈-zag-du₈-bi uri₃ ha-ma-mul-e
¹³⁴e₂-nun-e₂-nun-ba cir₃ kug nam-cub tuku-a-ba
¹³⁵nam-cub ^dnu-dim₂-mud-da-ke₄ e-ne-ra dug₄-mu-na-ab
¹³⁶ud-ba muc nu-jal₂-am₃ jiri₂ nu-jal₂-am₃
¹³⁷kir₄ nu-jal₂-am₃ ur-mah nu-jal₂-am₃
¹³⁸ur-gir₁₅ ur-bar-ra nu-jal₂-am₃
¹³⁹ni₂ tej₃-ja₂ su zi-zi-i nu-jal₂-am₃
¹⁴⁰lu₂-ulu₃lu gaba cu jar nu-tuku
¹⁴¹ud-ba kur cubur^ki ha-ma-zi^ki
142eme ha-mun ki-en-gi kur gal me nam-nun-na-ka
¹⁴³ki-uri kur me-te jal₂-la
¹⁴⁴kur mar-tu u₂-sal-la nu₂-a
¹⁴⁵an-ki nijin₂-na uj₃ saj sig₁₀-ga
^146den-lil₂-ra eme 1-am₃ he₂-en-na-da-ab-dug₄
¹⁴⁷ud-ba a-da en a-da nun a-da lugal-la
^148den-ki a-da en a-da nun a-da lugal-la
¹⁴⁹a-da en-e a-da nun-e a-da lugal-la
^150den-ki en he₂-jal₂-la en dug₄-ga zid-da
¹⁵¹en jectug₂-ga igi jal₂ kalam-ma-ke₄
¹⁵²mas-su dijir-re-e-ne-ke₄
¹⁵³jectug₂-ge pad₃-da en eridug^ki-ga-ke₄
¹⁵⁴ka-ba eme i₃-kur₂ en-na mi-ni-in-jar-ra
¹⁵⁵eme nam-lu₂-ulu₃ 1 i₃-me-[am₂]
¹⁵⁶2-kam-ma-ce₃ en-e kij₂-gi₄-a kur-ce₃ du-ur₂
¹⁵⁷aratta^ki-ac inim mu-na-ab-tah-e
¹⁵⁸kij₂-gi₄-a gi₆-u₃-na-ka im 1-gin₇ ceg₃-ja₂
¹⁵⁹an-bar₇-gan₂-ka im-du₈-gin₇ zig₃-ga
¹⁶⁰kij₂-gi₄-a inim lugal-la-na-ke₄ saj-KEC₂ ba-ci-in-ak
¹⁶¹gi₆-u₃-na-ka mul-am₃ im-jen
¹⁶²an-bar₇-gan₂-ka ^dutu an-na-ta mu-un-de₃-jen
¹⁶³inim gal ^dinana gi zu₂-lum-ma DU me-a mu-na-ab-tumu₃
¹⁶⁴hur-saj zubi-ce₃ bi₂-in-ed₃-de₃
¹⁶⁵hur-saj zubi-ta im-ma-da-ra-ab-ed₃-de₃
¹⁶⁶susin^ki-e kur an-ca₄-an^ki-a-ce₃
¹⁶⁷pec₂ tur-/gin₇\ kiri₃ cu mu-na-ab-jal₂
¹⁶⁸hur-saj gal-gal ni₂-ba lu-a
¹⁶⁹sahar-ra mu-na-da-gur₄-gur₄
¹⁷⁰hur-saj 5 hur-saj 6 hur-saj 7-e im-me-re-bal-bal
¹⁷¹[igi mu-un]-/il₂\ aratta^ki-ac ba-tej₃
¹⁷²[kisal] /aratta\^ki-ka jiri₃ hul₂-la mi-ni-in-gub
¹⁷³nam-nir-jal₂ lugal-a-na mu-un-zu
¹⁷⁴bur₂-ra-bi inim cag₄-ga-na bi₂-ib₂-be₂
¹⁷⁵kij₂-gi₄-a en aratta^ki-ra mu-na-ab-bal-e
¹⁷⁶a-a-zu lugal-ju₁₀ mu-e-ci-in-gi₄-in-nam
¹⁷⁷en unug^ki-ga en kul-aba₄^ki-a-ke₄ mu-e-ci-in-gi₄-nam
¹⁷⁸lugal-za dug₄-ga-ni nam-ju₁₀ tah-a-ni nam-ju₁₀
¹⁷⁹lugal-ju₁₀ a-na bi₂-in-dug₄ a-na bi₂-in-tah-am₃
¹⁸⁰lugal-ju₁₀ u₃-tud-da-ni-ta nam-en-na (one ms. has instead: men-na) tum₂-ma
¹⁸¹en unug^ki-ga muc saj-kal ki-en-gi-ra til₃-la kur (2 mss. have instead: saj) zid₂-gin₇ ma₅-ma₅
¹⁸²tarah-mac kur bad₃-da a₂ nun jal₂
¹⁸³cilam-za mac naja kug-ga umbin sud₂-sud₂-e
¹⁸⁴ab₂ zid-da kur cag₄-ga tud-da
¹⁸⁵en-me-er-kar₂ dumu ^dutu-ke₄ mu-e-ci-in-gi₄-nam
(2 mss. add two lines:
^185A[lugal]-zu dug₄-ga-ni nam-ju₁₀ tah-a-ni nam-ju₁₀
^185B [lugal]-ju₁₀ a-na bi₂-in-dug₄ [a-na] bi₂-in-tah-am₃
¹⁸⁶lugal-ju₁₀ na-ab-be₂-a
¹⁸⁷iri-ni ir₇-saj^mucen-gin₇ jic-bi-ta na-na^?-/ra-ab\-dag-e
¹⁸⁸mucen-gin₇ gud₃ us₂-sa-bi-a nam-bi₂-ib₂-hu-luh-e
¹⁸⁹ganba jal₂-la-gin₇ na-an-si-ge-en
¹⁹⁰iri gul-gul-la-gin₇ sahar na-an-bi₂-[ib-ha-za]-en
¹⁹¹aratta^ki a₂-dam ^den-ki-ke₄ nam ba-an-kud
¹⁹²ki bi₂-in-gul-la-gin₇ ki nam-ga-bi₂-ib-gul-en
¹⁹³ejer-bi ^dinana ba-ci-in-zig₃
¹⁹⁴gu₃ im-mi-in-ra ceg₁₁ im-mi-in-gi₄
¹⁹⁵kuc₇ bi₂-in-su-a-gin₇ kuc₇ na-an-ga-bi₂-ib-su-su-un
¹⁹⁶kug-sig₁₇ u₃-tud-da-ba ^kuclu-ub₂-lu-ub₂ cir a-ba-ni-in-ak
¹⁹⁷kug me-a sahar-ba zag u₃-ba-ni-in-us₂
¹⁹⁸kug saj-PA-ce₃ u₃-mu-un-dim₂-dim₂
¹⁹⁹ance kur-kur-ra-ke₄ barag um-mi-in-la₂-la₂
²⁰⁰je₂₆-e-ce₃-am₃ ^den-lil₂ ban₃-da ki-en-gi-ra-ke₄
²⁰¹en ^dnu-dim₂-mud-e cag₄ kug-ge pad₃-da
²⁰²kur me sikil-la-ke₄ ha-ma-du₃-e
^203jictaskarin-gin₇ hi-li ha-ma-ab-ak
^204dutu e₂-nun-ta ed₂-a-gin₇ si-muc₂ ha-ma-ab-gun₃-gun₃
²⁰⁵zag-du₈-zag-du₈-ba uri₃ ha-ma-mul-e
²⁰⁶e₂-nun-e₂-nun-ba cir₃ kug nam-cub tuku-a-ba
²⁰⁷[nam-cub] ^dnu-dim₂-mud-ke₄ ja₂-ra dug₄-/mu\-[na-ab]
²⁰⁸a-na ma-ab-be₂-en-na-bi u₃-mu-[e-dug₄]
²⁰⁹a ru-a su₆ ^na₄za-gin₃ [KEC₂]-da-[ar]
²¹⁰ab₂ kal-la-ga-ni kur me sikil-la-ka [tud-da-ar]
²¹¹sahar aratta^ki-ka a₂ ed₂-[a-ar]
²¹²ubur ab₂ zid-da ga gu₇-[a-ar]
²¹³kul-aba₄^ki kur me gal-gal-la-ka nam-nun-na tum₂-ma
²¹⁴en-me-er-kar₂ dumu ^dutu-ra
²¹⁵inim-bi ec₃ e₂-an-na-ka inim dug₃ ga-na-ab-dug₄
²¹⁶ji₆-par₄ ^jicmes gibil-gin₇ gurun il₂-la-na
²¹⁷lugal-ju₁₀ en kul-aba₄^ki-ra cu-a ga-mu-na-ab-gi₄
²¹⁸ur₅-gin₇ hu-mu-na-ab-be₂-a-ka
²¹⁹kij₂-gi₄-a lugal-zu en kul-aba₄^ki-a-ra u₃-na-dug₄ u₃-na-de₃-tah
²²⁰je₂₆-e-me-en en cu sikil-la tum₂-ma
^221jicrab mah an-na nin an-ki-ke₄
²²²in-nin₉ me car₂-ra kug ^dinana-ke₄
²²³aratta^ki kur me sikil-la-ce₃ hu-mu-un-de₆-en
²²⁴kur-ra ^jicig gal-gin₇ igi-ba bi₂-in-tab-en
²²⁵aratta^ki unug^ki-ce₃ gu₂ a-gin₇ i₃-ja₂-ja₂
²²⁶aratta^ki unug^ki-ce₃ gu₂ ja₂-ja₂ nu-jal₂ e-ne-ra dug₄-mu-na-ab
²²⁷ur₅-gin₇ hu-mu-na-ab-be₂-a-ka
²²⁸kij₂-gi₄-a en aratta^ki-ra mu-na-ni-ib-gi₄-gi₄
²²⁹nin gal an-na me huc-a u₅-a
²³⁰hur-saj kur cuba-ka dur₂ jar-ra
²³¹barag kur cuba-ka ce-er-ka-an dug₄-ga
²³²en lugal-ju₁₀ cubur-a-ni-im
²³³dijir nin e₂-an-na-ka mu-un-di-ni-ib-kur₉-re-ec
²³⁴en aratta^ki gu₂ ki-ce₃ ba-ni-in-jal₂
²³⁵sig₄ kul-aba₄^ki-a-ka ur₅-gin₇ hu-mu-na-ab-be₂
²³⁶ud-bi-a en-e cag₄ mu-un-sig₃ zi mu-un-ir-ir
²³⁷gaba-ri nu-mu-da-jal₂ gaba-ri i₃-kin-kin
²³⁸jiri₃ ni₂-te-a-na-ka igi lib-ba bi₂-in-du₈-ru gaba-ri i₃-pad₃-de₃
²³⁹gaba-ri in-pad₃ gu₃ im-ta-an-ed₂
²⁴⁰kij₂-gi₄-a inim-ma gaba-ri-bi
²⁴¹gud-gin₇ gu₃-nun mu-un-di-ni-ib-be₂
²⁴²kij₂-/gi₄-a\ lugal-zu en kul-aba₄^ki-a-ra u₃-na-dug₄ u₃-na-de₃-tah
²⁴³hur-saj gal ^jicmes an-da mu₂-a
²⁴⁴ur₂-bi-ce₃ sa-par₄-am₃ pa-bi jic-bur₂-am₃
²⁴⁵buru₅ umbin-bi anzud^mucen hu-ri₂-in^mucen-na
²⁴⁶KEC₂-da [^d]inana-/ka\ car₂ dug₄-ge gilim-ma
²⁴⁷umbin hu-ri₂-in^mucen-bi u₃-mun kur-ra kur cuba-da ed₃-da
²⁴⁸aratta^ki er₂ [ce₈-ce₈ ...]
²⁴⁹a bal-bal-am₃ zid₂ dub-dub-ba-am₃
²⁵⁰kur-ra siskur a-ra-zu-a kiri₃ cu jal₂-la-am₃
²⁵¹lu₂ 5 nu-me-a lu₂ 10 nu-me-a
²⁵²unug^ki zig₃-ga hur-saj zubi-ce₃ saj a-gin₇ i₃-ja₂-ja₂
²⁵³lugal-zu ^jictukul-ja₂ saj ha-ba-an-cum₂
²⁵⁴je₂₆-e a-da-min₃-na saj /ga-ba\-an-cum₂
²⁵⁵a-da-min₃ nu-um-zu tec₂ [nu]-/um\-gu₇
²⁵⁶gud-de₃ /gud\ a₂^!-jal₂-bi [nu-um]-zu
²⁵⁷[a-da]-/min₃\ um-zu tec₂ um-[gu₇]
²⁵⁸[gud]-/de₃\ gud a₂^!-jal₂-bi um-/zu\
²⁵⁹[e]-/ne\ a-da-min₃ mi-ni-in-taka₄-taka₄-an
²⁶⁰[...]-/gin₇\ nij₂ lu₂ nu-sig₁₀-ge
²⁶¹[e]-ne in-ga-mu-ni-in-taka₄-taka₄-an
²⁶²[2-kam]-ma-ce₃ kij₂-gi₄-a inim mu-ra-be₂-en
²⁶³[...] de₂-a ca-ra-ab-galam-e-en DU-a he₂-mu-e-ci-dib
²⁶⁴[e₂]-an-na pirij cu-ba nu₂-a
²⁶⁵cag₄-bi-ta gud gu₃ nun di-dam
²⁶⁶ji₆-par₄ ^jicmes gibil-gin₇ gurun il₂-la-na
²⁶⁷lugal-zu en kul-aba₄^ki-a-ra cu-a gi₄-mu-na-ab
²⁶⁸hur-saj ur-saj sukud si-ga-am₃
²⁶⁹an-usan-na ^dutu e₂-bi-ce₃ du-gin₇
²⁷⁰igi-bi-ta uc₂ la₂-la₂-e-gin₇
^271dnanna si-un₃-na mah-a-gin₇
²⁷²saj-ki-bi me-lem₄ jal₂-la-gin₇
²⁷³jic-gin₇ kur-kur-ra gilim-ba-gin₇
²⁷⁴saj muc₃ aratta^ki-ke₄
^275dlama sag₉-ga kur me sikil-la-ce₃
²⁷⁶ud-da aratta^ki aga kug an-na-gin₇ si mu-na-an-sa₂
²⁷⁷je₂₆-e ud-ba nam-mah-ju₁₀ ga-an-zu
²⁷⁸ce barag-ga nam-mu-un-si-si-ig-ge mar-e nam-me-e
²⁷⁹ce-bi kur-kur-ra nam-il₂-e
²⁸⁰erin₂-na mu-un-kud nam-mu-un-ja₂-ja₂
²⁸¹ce sa-al-kad₅-e u₃-mu-ni-in-si-si
²⁸²ance barag la₂-e um-mi-in-la₂
²⁸³ance bala-e da-bi-a a-ba-an-sig₁₀
²⁸⁴tukum-bi kisal aratta^ki-ka gur₇-ce₃ mu-dub-be₂
²⁸⁵i₃-ge-en am₃-dub-be₂ gur₇-a hi-li-bi
²⁸⁶kur-kur-ra izi jar-ra-bi a₂-dam me-te-bi
²⁸⁷bad₃ 7-e ce-er-ka-an dug₄-ga
²⁸⁸nin ur-saj me₃-a tum₂-ma
^289dinana ur-saj me₃ sahar-ra-ke₄ saj ecemen ^dinana di-dam
²⁹⁰i₃-ge-en aratta^ki ur adda sar-gin₇ cu-ta im-ta-ri
²⁹¹je₂₆-e ud-ba ca-ba-na-gam-e-de₃-en
²⁹²e-ne nam-mah-a-ni ci-im-ma-an-zu-zu-un
²⁹³iri-gin₇ nam-tur-ja₂ gu₂ ci-im-ma-ja₂-ja₂-an e-ne-ra dug₄-mu-na-ab
²⁹⁴ur₅-gin₇ hu-mu-na-ab-be₂-a-ka
²⁹⁵kij₂-gi₄-a en aratta^ki-ke₄
²⁹⁶ka-ni-gin₇ inim ka-na ba-an-sig₁₀
²⁹⁷sun₂-gin₇ hac₂-a-na mu-un-gur
²⁹⁸nim sahar-ra-gin₇ tir ud zal-le-na mu-un-jen
²⁹⁹sig₄ kul-aba₄^ki-a-ka jiri₃ hul₂-la mu-ni-in-gub
³⁰⁰kisal mah-e kisal gu₂-en-na-ka kij₂-gi₄-a i-ib₂-bur₂
³⁰¹lugal-a-ni-ir en kul-aba₄/^ki\-[ra]
³⁰²ka-ni-gin₇ cu mu-na-an-gi₄
³⁰³gud-gin₇ gu₃ mu-na-an-sig₁₀
³⁰⁴gud ri-ri-gin₇ jectug₂ mu-na-an-[ja₂-ja₂]
³⁰⁵lugal-e zag zid-da-ni NE im-mi-in-/tuc\
³⁰⁶zag gub₃-bu-ni im-ma-ni-in-gi₄
³⁰⁷i₃-ge-en aratta^ki jalga cum₂-ma im-ma-zu im-me
³⁰⁸ud im-zal ^dutu im-ta-ed₂-a-ra
^309dutu kalam-ma-ka saj bi₂-ib-il₂
³¹⁰lugal-e ^id₂idigna ^id₂buranun-bi-da im-ma-da-an-tab
^311id₂buranun-na ^id₂idigna-da im-ma-da-an-tab
³¹²bur gal-gal an-ne₂ ba-su₈-su₈-ug
³¹³bur tur-tur sila₄ u₂-cim dur₂-gin₇ zag-bi-a im-ma-an-us₂
³¹⁴bur i-gi₈ an-na da-bi-a ba-su₈-ug
³¹⁵lugal-e ec-da kug-sig₁₇-ga-ke₄
³¹⁶en-me-er-kar₂ dumu ^dutu-ke₄ dug₃ mu-un-ba₉-ba₉-re₇
³¹⁷ud-bi-a dub i-gi₈ IM me-a gi-gag unkin-na
³¹⁸alan kug-sig₁₇-ga ud dug₃-ga tud-da
^319dnanibgal sig₇-ga KAxLI sikil mu₂^?-da
^320dnisaba nin jectug₂ dajal-la-ke₄
³²¹e₂ JECTUG₂.^dNISABA kug-ga-ni jal₂ mu-na-an-taka₄
³²²e₂-gal an-na-ka kur₉-ra-ni jectug₂ mu-un-ja₂-ja₂
³²³en-e e₂-nun mah-a-ni jal₂ ba-an-taka₄
^324jicli₂-id-ga mah-a-ni ki /ba\-[an]-us₂
³²⁵lugal-e ce-ta ce libir-ra-ni cu ba-ra-an-/bal\
³²⁶munu₄(PAP.PAP) ki-car₂-ra a ba-ni-in-[si]
³²⁷nundum-bi ^u₂hirinhu-ri₂-in AN [X]-su₃-ge
³²⁸sa-al-kad₅-e igi im-mi-in-tur-tur
³²⁹ce gur₇ ka i-ni-in-si zu₂ buru₅^mucen-e bi₂-in-tah
³³⁰ance barag la₂-e um-mi-in-la₂
³³¹ance bala-e da-bi-a ba-an-sig₁₀
³³²lugal en jectug₂ dajal-la-ke₄
³³³en unug^ki-ga en kul-aba₄^ki-ke₄
³³⁴har-ra-an aratta^ki-ke₄ si bi₂-in-sa₂
³³⁵nam-lu₂-ulu₃ kici₆ ki-in-dar-ra-gin₇
³³⁶aratta^ki-ac ni₂-ba mu-un-sub₂-be₂-ec
³³⁷en-e kij₂-gi₄-a kur-ce₃ du-ur₂
³³⁸aratta^ki-ac inim mu-na-ab-tah-e
³³⁹kij₂-gi₄-a en aratta^ki-ra u₃-na-dug₄ u₃-na-de₃-tah
³⁴⁰jidru-ja₂ ur₂-bi me nam-nun-na-ka
³⁴¹pa-bi kul-aba₄^ki-a an-dul₃-ec i₃-ak
³⁴²pa mul-mul-la-bi ec₃ e₂-an-na-ke₄
³⁴³kug ^dinana-ke₄ ni₂ im-ci-ib-te-en-te
³⁴⁴jidru um-ta-an-kid₇ hu-mu-un-da-jal₂
^345na₄gug jic dili ^na₄za-gin₃ jic dili-gin₇ cu-ni-a hu-mu-un-jal₂
³⁴⁶en aratta^ki-ke₄ igi-ju₁₀-ce₃ hu-mu-un-tum₂ e-ne-ra dug₄-mu-na-ab
³⁴⁷ur₅-gin₇ hu-mu-na-ab-be₂-a-ka
³⁴⁸kij₂-gi₄-a aratta^ki-ac du-ni
³⁴⁹sahar kaskal-la jiri₃-ni mu-un-si (1 ms. has instead: mu-un-ed₂)
³⁵⁰na₄ tur-tur hur-saj-ja₂-ke₄ suh₃-sah₄ mu-un-da-ab-za
³⁵¹ucumgal edin-na-ba kij₂-ja₂-gin₇ gaba-ri nu-mu-ni-in-tuku
³⁵²kij₂-gi₄-a aratta^ki-ac um-ma-tej₃-a-ra
³⁵³nam-lu₂-ulu₃ aratta^ki-ke₄
³⁵⁴ance barag la₂-e u₆ di-de₃ im-ma-su₈-su₈-ge-ec
³⁵⁵kij₂-gi₄-a kisal aratta^ki-ka
³⁵⁶ce gur₇ ka bi₂-in-si zu₂ buru₅^mucen-e bi₂-in-tah
³⁵⁷ceg_x(IM.A) an-na ud jal₂-la-gin₇
³⁵⁸aratta^ki he₂-jal₂-la i₃-du₃
³⁵⁹dijir dur₂-bi-a ba-da-ab-gi₄-a-/gin₇\
³⁶⁰aratta^ki ca₃-jar-ra-ni am₃-la₂-[la₂]
³⁶¹nam-lu₂-ulu₃ aratta^ki-[ke₄]
³⁶²munu₄(PAP.PAP) a si-ga-na a-cag₄ mu-ni-[ib-X]
³⁶³/ejer\-ba ra₂-gaba ca₃-tam [...]
³⁶⁴[X] ki a taka₄-ba [...]
³⁶⁵X [X] X [...]
^365B[...] X X ni [...] (this line is possibly only a continuation of line 365)
³⁶⁶dumu-[dumu] aratta^ki /jectug₂\ [...]
³⁶⁷aratta^ki-ac inim mu-un-bur₂
³⁶⁸ur₅-da aratta^ki-a cu-/ta\ [...]
³⁷⁰en unug^ki-ga-ra cu-ni i-im-[...]
³⁷¹me-en-de₃ su₃-ga lul-la-/bi\-[ce₃]
³⁷²en kul-aba₄^ki-a-ra ^na₄gug /lul\-[la-me-a] ga-mu-na-dur₂-ru-ne-en-de₃-en
³⁷³ab-ba-ab-ba inim zu-ne
³⁷⁴cu tec₂-a bi₂-ib-ri-/ec\ zag e₂-gar₈-e bi₂-ib-us₂[-ec]
³⁷⁵en-ra e₂-sikil-bi hu-mu-un-ja₂-ja₂-[e-ne]
³⁷⁶[(X) X] /kin\ jidru-ni DU.DU cag₄ e₂-/gal\-[la ...]
³⁷⁷[bur₂-ra-bi inim cag₄-ga]-na bi₂-[ib-be₂]
³⁷⁸[a-a-zu lugal-ju₁₀] mu-e-ci-/in\-[gi₄-in-nam]
³⁷⁹[en-me-er]-/kar₂\ dumu ^dutu-[ke₄] mu-e-ci-in-gi₄-in-nam
³⁸⁰lugal-zu dug₄-ga-ni nam-ju₁₀ tah-[a]-ni [nam]-ju₁₀
³⁸¹lugal-ju₁₀ a-na /bi₂-in\-dug₄ a-na [bi₂-in-tah]-/am₃\
³⁸²jidru-ja₂ ur₂-bi me /nam\-nun-/na-ka\
³⁸³pa-bi kul-aba₄^ki-a /an-dul₃\-ec i₃-ak
³⁸⁴pa mul-mul-[la-bi] ec₃ e₂-an-na-/ke₄\
³⁸⁵kug ^dinana-ke₄ ni₂ im-ci-ib-te-en-te
³⁸⁶jidru um-ta-an-kid₇ hu-mu-/un-da\-jal₂
^387na₄gug jic dili ^na₄za-gin₃ jic dili-gin₇ cu-ni-a hu-mu-un-jal₂
³⁸⁸en aratta^ki-ke₄ igi-ju₁₀-ce₃ hu-mu-un-tum₂ ja₂-a-ra ha-ma-an-dug₄
³⁸⁹ur₅-gin₇ hu-mu-na-ab-be₂-a-ka
³⁹⁰nam-bi-ce₃ itima^!-a KA ba-an-kur₉ cag₄ ka-tab-ba ba-an-nu₂
³⁹¹ud im-zal inim im-car₂-car₂
³⁹²inim ka-ce₃ nu-jar-ra im-me
³⁹³inim-ma ce ance gu₇-a-gin₇ jir₃ mi-ni-ib-nijin-e
³⁹⁴i₃-ne-ce₃ lu₂ lu₂-u₃-ra a-na na-an-dug₄
³⁹⁵lu₂ lu₂-ra AC a-na na-an-tah
³⁹⁶lu₂ lu₂-ra in-na-ab-be₂-a ur₅ he₂-en-na-nam-ma-am₃
³⁹⁷kij₂-gi₄-a lugal-zu en kul-aba₄^ki-ra [u₃]-na-a-dug₄ u₃-na-de₃-tah
³⁹⁸jidru jic nam-me mu jic na-an-ce₂₁-ce₂₁
³⁹⁹X [X] cu-na um-ma-ni-in-jar igi um-ci-bar-bar
^400jicildag₂ nam-me ^jiccim-gig nam-me
^401jicerin nam-me ^jiccu-ur₂-me nam-me
^402jicha-cu-ur₂ [nam-me ^jicnimbar] /nam\-me
^403jicesi nam-me [^jicza-ba-lum nam-me]
(instead of lines 400-403, 1 ms. has:
^Ajicildag₂ nam-me ^jiccim-gig nam-me
^Bjicha-cu-ur₂ nam-me ^jicnimbar nam-me
^Cjicerin nam-me ^jicza-ba-lum nam-me
^Djiccu-ur₂-me nam-me [^jicesi nam-me])
^404jicasal-lam ^jicgigir-ra nam-me
^405jickid-da ^jickuc-usan₃-na nam-me
⁴⁰⁶kug-sig₁₇ nam-me urud nam-me
⁴⁰⁷kug me-a zid kug-babbar nam-me
^408na₄gug nam-me ^na₄za-gin₃ nam-me
⁴⁰⁹jidru um-ta-an-kid₇ hu-mu-un-da-jal₂
^410na₄gug jic dili ^na₄za-gin₃ jic dili-gin₇ cu-ni-a hu-mu-un-jal₂
⁴¹¹en kul-aba₄^ki-a-ke₄ igi-ju₁₀-ce₃ hu-mu-un-tum₂ e-ne-ra dug₄-mu-na-ab
⁴¹²ur₅-gin₇ hu-mu-na-ab-be₂-a-ka
⁴¹³kij₂-gi₄-a dur₃^ur3 si gigir ku₅-ra₂-gin₇ ka si-il-la mu-un-jen
⁴¹⁴ance edin-na par₂-rim₄-ma kac₄ di-gin₇ kucu i₃-tag-tag-ge
⁴¹⁵ka-ni im-a bi₂-ib-zi-zi-zi
⁴¹⁶udu suluhu udu /cur₂\-ba du₇-du₇-gin₇ dug₃ us₂ 1 mu-un-dab₅
⁴¹⁷sig₄ kul-aba₄^ki-a-ka jir₃ hul₂ mi-ni-in-gub
⁴¹⁸lugal-a-ni en kul-aba₄^ki-a-ra
⁴¹⁹inim-inim-ma mu-na-ra-si-si
⁴²⁰en-me-er-kar₂-ra ^den-ki-ke₄ jectug₂ mu-na-/an\-cum₂
⁴²¹en-e agrig mah-a-[ni] a₂ ba-da-/an\-aj₂
⁴²²e₂-ni^? [...]
⁴²³lugal-e /munsub^?\ [...] cu ba-ra-an-ti
⁴²⁴mu-un-dul-gin₇ /cu\ bi₂-[in-gur-gur] igi bi₂-/in\-ja₂^!-ja₂^!
425na₄na KA.KA cim-gin₇ /zu₂\ [ba-ni]-/in\-ra
⁴²⁶gi su-lim-ma-ka i₃-gin₇ mu-ni-in-de₂
⁴²⁷ud-ta jissu-ce₃ am₃-ed₂-e
⁴²⁸jissu-ta ud-ce₃ am₃-ed₂-e
⁴²⁹mu 5-am₃ mu 10-am₃ ba-zal-[la]-ri
⁴³⁰gi su-lim-ma gij₄-gin₇ bi₂-in-gaz
⁴³¹en-e igi hul₂-la im-ci-in-bar
⁴³²i₃-li i₃-li kur cuba-a-ka sig₃-ga i-ni-in-de₂
⁴³³en-e kij₂-gi₄-a kur-ce₃ du-ur₂
⁴³⁴jidru cu-na mu-un-na-ja₂-ja₂
⁴³⁵kij₂-gi₄-a aratta^ki-ac du-a-ni
⁴³⁶u₅^mucen-gin₇ hur-saj-ja₂ nim-gin₇ sahar /nijin\-a
⁴³⁷HI.SUHUR^ku₆-gin₇ kur ur₃-ur₃-ru-[da]-ni aratta^ki-ac /ba\-tej₃
⁴³⁸kisal aratta^ki-ka jiri₃ hul₂-la mi-ni-in-gub
⁴³⁹jidru TE SI NA mu-un-gub
⁴⁴⁰cu kij₂ si bi₂-in-sa₂ a kij₂ /bi₂-ib\-ak-e
⁴⁴¹en aratta^ki-ke₄ jidru-ta igi tab-ba
⁴⁴²itima-ka ki-tuc kug-ga-ni-a ni₂ im-kar₂-kar₂-ka
⁴⁴³en-e ca₃-tam-a-ni-ir gu₃ mu-na-de₂-e
⁴⁴⁴aratta^ki u₈ /sag₂\-[gin₇] he₂-em kaskal-bi [kur] /ki\-bal he₂-em
⁴⁴⁵mah aratta^ki kug ^dinana-ke₄
⁴⁴⁶en kul-aba₄^ki-ra mu-na-an-cum₂-ma-ta
⁴⁴⁷lu₂ kij₂-gi₄-a mu-un-gi₄-a-ni
^448dutu ed₂-de₃ inim dugud pa ed₂-de₃
⁴⁴⁹a-da-al kug ^dinana-ke₄ igi me-ci-kar₂-kar₂
⁴⁵⁰aratta^ki-a lul-e me-a he₂-en-de₃-dib-e
⁴⁵¹al me-da-ac cu al-zil₂-zil₂-i-a
⁴⁵²me-en-de₃ su₃-ga lul-la-bi-ce₃
⁴⁵³en kul-aba₄^ki-ra ^na₄gug lul-la-me-a mu-na-dur₂-ru-ne-en-de₃-en
⁴⁵⁴en aratta^ki-ke₄ kij₂-gi₄-a-ar
⁴⁵⁵inim-ma dub mah-gin₇ cu mu-na-an-sig₁₀
⁴⁵⁶kij₂-gi₄-a lugal-zu en kul-aba₄^ki-a-ra u₃-na-dug₄ u₃-na-de₃-tah
⁴⁵⁷ur na-an-gig₂-ge ur na-an-babbar-re
⁴⁵⁸ur na-an-si₄-e ur na-an-dara₄-e
⁴⁵⁹ur na-an-sig₇-sig₇-ge ur na-an-gun₃-gun₃^gu₂ ur hu-mu-ra-ab-cum₂-mu
⁴⁶⁰ur-ju₁₀ ur-ra-ni a-da-min₃ he₂-em-da-e
⁴⁶¹a₂-jal₂ he₂-zu e-ne-ra dug₄-mu-na-ab
⁴⁶²ur₅-gin₇ hu-mu-na-ab-be₂-a-ka
⁴⁶³kij₂-gi₄-a u₂-lum-a-lam mu-un-jen
⁴⁶⁴sig₄ kul-aba₄^ki-ke₄ ejer sig₁₀-ga-gin₇ inim /mu\-un-gi₄
⁴⁶⁵ud₅^!-gin₇ ka gaba kur-ra-ka igi mi-ni-ib-il₂-il₂-i
⁴⁶⁶mir^! mah ul₄-ul₄-ta zig₃-ga-gin₇ e₂ me MIN₃ mu-un-ta-la₂-la₂
⁴⁶⁷[X X X X]-ka saj mi-ni-in-il₂
⁴⁶⁸[...] aratta^ki-a-ke₄ [...]
⁴⁶⁹ki-tuc-a-ni-ta a mah [ed₂-a-gin₇ mu-un-na-ab]-be₂
⁴⁷⁰kij₂-gi₄-a en /aratta\^ki-ra u₃-na-dug₄ u₃-na-de₃-tah
⁴⁷¹tug₂ na-an-gig₂-ge tug₂ na-an-babbar-re
⁴⁷²tug₂ na-an-si₄-e tug₂ na-an-dara₄-e
⁴⁷³tug₂ na-an-sig₇-sig₇-ge tug₂ na-an-gun₃-gun₃^gu₂ tug₂ ga-mu-na-ab-cum₂ (ms. erroneously: hu-mu-ra-ab-cum₂-mu)
⁴⁷⁴ur-ju₁₀ gu₂-da jal₂ ^den-lil₂-la₂ ur cu ga-mu-na-taka₄
⁴⁷⁵ur-ju₁₀ ur-ra-ni a-da-min₃ he₂-em-di-e
⁴⁷⁶a₂-jal₂ he₂-zu-zu e-ne-ra dug₄-mu-na-ab
⁴⁷⁷2-kam-ma-ce₃ u₃-na-dug₄ u₃-na-de₃-tah
⁴⁷⁸en₃-tukum-ce₃ lul-da LI-a he₂-ni-ib-dib-e
⁴⁷⁹iri-na udu-gin₇ igi-ni hu-mu-un-su₈-ub
⁴⁸⁰e-ne sipad-bi-gin₇ ejer-bi he₂-em-us₂-e
⁴⁸¹du-a-ni kur kug ^na₄za-gin₃-na
⁴⁸²gi nij₂-dub-ba-gin₇ gu₂ hu-mu-na-ab-jar
⁴⁸³kug-sig₁₇ kug-babbar su₃-ra₂-aj₂-bi
^484dinana nin e₂-an-na-ra
⁴⁸⁵kisal aratta[^ki]-/ka\ gur₇-ce₃ hu-mu-un-dub-dub-bu
⁴⁸⁶3-kam-ma-[ce₃] u₃-na-dug₄ u₃-na-de₃-tah
⁴⁸⁷iri-ni ir₇-saj^mucen-gin₇ jic-bi-ta na-an-tar-ta-ta-an
⁴⁸⁸[...]-/gin₇\ na-an-dub₂-be₂-en
⁴⁸⁹[ganba jal₂-la]-/gin₇\ na-an-si-ig-en
⁴⁹⁰[...] lil₂-e nam-mi-ni-in-dib-be₂-en
⁴⁹¹du-a-ni na₄ hur-saj-ja₂ cu u₃-mu-ni-in-ti
⁴⁹²ec₃ gal eridug^ki abzu e₂-nun ha-ma-du₃-e
⁴⁹³a-sal-bar-bi im-cu₂-ra-ke₄ cu /ha\-[ma-ni]-ib-tag-ge
⁴⁹⁴jissu-bi kalam-[ma ha-ma]-ni-ib-la₂-la₂-e
⁴⁹⁵inim dug₄-ga-ni [...]-car₂^?-a-ka
⁴⁹⁶jickim-a-ni [e-ne-ra] dug₄-mu-na-ab
⁴⁹⁷ud-ba en^? [...]-/ka\-am₃
⁴⁹⁸[...] barag-ga dur₂ jar-ra numun nun-na-ke₄-ne
⁴⁹⁹[X X] dic-a mu₂-a
⁵⁰⁰dug₄-ga-ni [mah]-am₃ cag₄-bi su-su-a-am₃
⁵⁰¹kij₂-gi₄-a ka-ni dugud cu nu-mu-un-da-an-gi₄-gi₄
⁵⁰²bar kij₂-gi₄-a ka-ni dugud cu nu-mu-un-da-an-gi₄-gi₄-da-ka
⁵⁰³en kul-aba₄^ki-a-ke₄ im-e cu bi₂-in-ra inim dub-gin₇ /bi₂-in\-gub
⁵⁰⁴ud-bi-ta inim im-ma gub-bu nu-ub-ta-jal₂-la
⁵⁰⁵i₃-ne-ce₃ ^dutu ud ne-a ur₅ he₂-en-na-nam-ma-am₃
⁵⁰⁶en kul-aba₄^ki-a-ke₄ /inim\ [dub-gin₇] /bi₂\-in-gub ur₅ /he₂\-[en-na]-nam-ma
⁵⁰⁷kij₂-gi₄-a mucen-gin₇ a₂ dub₂ i₃-ak-e
⁵⁰⁸ur-bar-ra mac₂-e us₂-sa-gin₇ guru₅-uc i₃-bur₂-bur₂-re
⁵⁰⁹hur-saj 5 hur-saj 6 hur-saj 7-e im-me-re-bal-bal
⁵¹⁰igi mu-un-il₂ aratta^ki-ac ba-tej₃
⁵¹¹kisal aratta^ki-ka jiri₃ hul₂-la mi-ni-in-gub
⁵¹²nam-nir-jal₂ lugal-a-na mu-un-zu
⁵¹³bur₂-ra-bi inim cag₄-ga-na bi₂-ib₂-be₂
⁵¹⁴kij₂-gi₄-a en aratta^ki-ra mu-na-ab-bal-e
⁵¹⁵a-a-zu lugal-[ju₁₀] mu-e-ci-in-gi₄-in-nam
⁵¹⁶en unug^ki-/ga\ /en\ kul-aba₄^ki-a-ke₄ mu-[e-ci]-in-gi₄-in-nam
⁵¹⁷lugal-zu /dug₄\-[ga-ni] nam-ju₁₀ tah-a-ni nam-ju₁₀
⁵¹⁸lugal-ju₁₀ [a-na bi₂]-/in\-dug₄ a-na bi₂-in-tah-am₃
⁵¹⁹lugal-ju₁₀ [^jicmes] gal dumu ^den-lil₂-la₂-ke₄
⁵²⁰jic-bi [an-ki]-da mu₂-a
⁵²¹/pa\-[bi an-ne₂] us₂-sa-am₃
⁵²²[ur₂-bi ki-a] gub-ba-bi
⁵²³nam-en nam-lugal-la pa ed₂ ak-a
⁵²⁴en-me-er-kar₂ dumu ^dutu-ke₄ im ma-an-cum₂
⁵²⁵en aratta^ki-ke₄ im igi u₃-ni-bar cag₄ inim-ma u₃-bi₂-zu
⁵²⁶a-na ma-ab-be₂-en-na-bi u₃-mu-e-dug₄
⁵²⁷a ru-a su₆ ^na₄za-gin₃ KEC₂-da-ar
⁵²⁸ab₂ kal-la-ga-ni kur me sikil-la-ka tud-da-ar
⁵²⁹sahar aratta^ki-ka (ms. erroneously: unug^ki-ga-ka) a₂ ed₂-a-ar
⁵³⁰ubur ab₂ zid-da-ka ga gu₇-a-ar
⁵³¹kul-aba₄^ki kur me gal-gal-la-ka nam-en-na tum₂-ma-ar
⁵³²en-me-er-kar₂ dumu ^dutu-ra
⁵³³inim-bi ec₃ e₂-an-na-ka inim dug₃ ga-mu-na-ab-dug₄
⁵³⁴ji₆-par₄ ^jicmes gibil-gin₇ gurun il₂-la-na
⁵³⁵lugal-ju₁₀ en kul-aba₄^ki-ra cu-a ga-mu-na-ab-gi₄
⁵³⁶ur₅-gin₇ hu-mu-na-ab-be₂-a-ka
⁵³⁷en aratta^ki-ke₄ kij₂-gi₄-a-ar
⁵³⁸im CU.RIN.NA-ni cu ba-ci-in-ti
⁵³⁹en aratta^ki-ke₄ im-ma igi i-ni-in-bar
⁵⁴⁰inim dug₄-ga gag-am₃ saj-ki mi-re₂-da-am₃
⁵⁴¹en aratta^ki-ke₄ im CU.RIN.NA-ni igi im-bar-bar-re
⁵⁴²ud-ba en men nam-en-na tum₂-ma dumu ^den-lil₂-la₂-ke₄
^543dickur an-ki-a gu₃ nun-bi di-dam
⁵⁴⁴ud du₇-du₇ ug gal-la ki-[X X]-ka nam-mi-ni-in-gub
⁵⁴⁵kur-kur [...] /mu-un\-tuk₄-tuk₄-e
⁵⁴⁶hur-saj [... mu]-/un\-da-pec₁₁-pec₁₁-e
⁵⁴⁷ni₂ [me]-lem₄^? [X X] gaba-na jal₂-la-bi
⁵⁴⁸hur-saj giri₁₇-zal-la gu₃ mi-ni-in-il₂
⁵⁴⁹aratta^ki bar ud-bi cag₄ hur-saj-ja₂-ka
⁵⁵⁰gig ni₂-bi mu₂-a gu₂ ni₂-bi an-ga-mu₂-a
⁵⁵¹gig ni₂-bi mu₂-a gur₇ [X (X)]-ka
⁵⁵²en aratta^ki-ra mu-na-ni-in-/ku₄\-[ku₄]
⁵⁵³kisal aratta^ki-a-ka igi-ni-ce₃ i-im-dub^?
554en aratta^ki-ke₄ gig-e igi bi₂-in-du₈
⁵⁵⁵kij₂-gi₄-a igi sig₃-sig₃-a-ni mu-un-ci-ib-UR₂xTAKA₄.UR₂xTAKA₄-e
⁵⁵⁶en aratta^ki-ke₄ kij₂-gi₄-a-ar gu₃ mu-un-na-de₂-e
⁵⁵⁷mah-bi ^dinana nin kur-kur-ra-ke₄
⁵⁵⁸iri-ni aratta^ki cu li-bi₂-in-dag (the other ms. has instead: li-bi₂-in-kal) unug^ki-e la-ba-an-KA
⁵⁵⁹e₂-za-gin₃-na-ka-ni cu li-bi₂-in-dag (the other ms. has instead: li-bi₂-in-kal) ec₃ e₂-an-na-ka la-ba-an-KA
⁵⁶⁰kur me sikil-la-ka cu li-bi₂-in-dag (the other ms. has instead: li-bi₂-in-kal) sig₄ kul-aba₄^ki-a-ke₄ la-ba-an-KA
^561jicnu₂ ce-er-kan₂ dug₄ cu li-bi₂-in-dag (the other ms. has instead: li-bi₂-in-kal) ^jicnu₂ gi-rin-na la-ba-an-KA
⁵⁶²en-ra cu sikil-la-ka-ni cu li-bi₂-in-dag (the other ms. has instead: li-bi₂-in-kal) en unug^ki-ga en kul-aba₄^ki-a-ra la-ba-an-KA
⁵⁶³aratta^ki zid-da gub₃-bu-ba
^564dinana nin kur-kur-ra-ke₄
⁵⁶⁵a mah ed₂-a-gin₇ mu-un-na-nijin
⁵⁶⁶lu₂-bi-ne lu₂ lu₂-ta dar-a
⁵⁶⁷lu₂ ^ddumu-zid-de₃ lu₂-ta ed₂-a-me-ec
⁵⁶⁸inim kug ^dinana ki-bi-ce₃ jar-jar-me-ec
⁵⁶⁹ur igi-jal₂-la /DA\.A.SAR ^ddumu-zid-da he₂-ci-im-nijin
⁵⁷⁰/ul₄ ja₂-nam-ma\ dumu ur₄-[...]
⁵⁷¹[igi] a-ma-ru-ka gub-ba-me-ec
⁵⁷²ejer a-ma-ru ba-ur₃-ra-ta
^573dinana nin kur-kur-ra-ke₄
⁵⁷⁴nam-gal ki aj₂ ^ddumu-zid-da-ke₄
⁵⁷⁵a nam-til₃-la-ka mu-un-ne-sud-sud
⁵⁷⁶gu₂ kalam-ma-ka jic mu-un-ne-en-jal₂
⁵⁷⁷ur igi-jal₂-la du-a-ni
^578tug₂sagcu gun₃-a ugu-na i-im-cu₂
^579tug₂pirij-pirij-/ga₂\ zag mu-ni-in-KEC₂
⁵⁸⁰[X] il₂-/la\ X cu^? mi-ni-in-du₈-[X]-/am₃\
⁵⁸¹[...]-te-na mi-ni-in-dug₄
⁵⁸²[...] nin [...] /ba\-an-PA^di
⁵⁸³[...]-a-ni
⁵⁸⁴[...] ^dinana
⁵⁸⁵en₃-du-ni ^dama-ucumgal-an-na nitalam-a-na ba-dug₃
⁵⁸⁶ud-bi-ta jectug₂ kug /jectug₂\ [kug] ^ddumu-zid-da-ke₄
⁵⁸⁷cu mu-ni-in-du₇ cir₃ mu-/ni\-[in]-dug₄ inim mu-ni-in-zu
⁵⁸⁸um-ma kur me sikil-ce₃ du-a-ni
⁵⁸⁹ki-sikil ud-da-na til-la-gin₇ im-ma-na-ta-ed₂
⁵⁹⁰cim-zid-da igi-na mu-un-gun₃
⁵⁹¹[tug₂] babbar-ra zag mu-ni-in-KEC₂
⁵⁹²[aga] zid-da iti₆-gin₇ mu-un-ed₂
⁵⁹³[X] X X saj si ba-ni-in-sa₂
⁵⁹⁴[nitalam]-a-ni en-me-er-kar₂ barag-ge₄ mu-un-da-ab-si
⁵⁹⁵[...] um-mi-in-zi-zi
⁵⁹⁶[ga-nam] im-da-lu-lu aratta^ki-ac u₈-da sila₄-bi
⁵⁹⁷[ga-nam im]-da-lu-lu aratta^ki-ac ud₅-da mac₂-bi
⁵⁹⁸[ga-nam im]-da-lu-lu aratta^ki-ac ab₂-da amar-bi
⁵⁹⁹[ga-nam] /im\-da-lu-lu aratta^ki-ac eme₅ dur₃ur₂ im₂ gig₂-ga-<bi>
⁶⁰⁰aratta^ki-a na-an-da-be₂-a
⁶⁰¹[gur₇-ce₃] he₂-em-dub-dub gu₂ he₂-em-jar-jar
⁶⁰²[he₂]-/jal₂\ za-a he₂-jal₂-zu
⁶⁰³[...] en aratta^ki-ra u₃-mu-ni-in-ak
⁶⁰⁴[...]X X X-ra he₂-en-[X (X)]
⁶⁰⁵[...] mu-un-di-ni-ib-X-e
⁶⁰⁶[...] mu-un-ta-ed₂
⁶⁰⁷[...] si mu-un-na-ab-sa₂
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⁶¹¹[...] me-te-ac [...]-jal₂
⁶¹²[...]X SI i-lu cag₄-[ga ...] X
⁶¹³[...]-ni-a he₂-jal₂-zu AN [...]
⁶¹⁴[...] ^den-lil₂-le saj-ec mu-ri-in-rig₇ [X]-/la\-la-ja₂ he₂-zu-zu
⁶¹⁵[...] kar₂ a-a-ni nu-lam-lam a nu-un-de₂
^616den-[lil₂] [lugal] /kur\-kur-ra-ke₄ hu-mu-un-kar₂^?-re ni₂-ba
⁶¹⁷ec₂-gar₃ /im\-ma-an-du₃-a-gin₇
⁶¹⁸nam-lu₂-u₁₈-[lu] aratta^ki-a-ke₄
⁶¹⁹kug-sig₁₇ kug ^na₄[za]-gin₃ bala ak-de₃ ec₂-gar₃ X (X) X
⁶²⁰lu₂ gurun kug-sig₁₇ gurun jic gub-bu-de₃
^621jicpec₃ jectin-ba nij₂-ta ub₄-ba-gin₇ gur₇ gal-ce₃ [u₃]-mu-un-dub
^622na₄za-gin₃ duru₅ ur₂-ba mu-un-bur₂-re-ne
^623giucub pa-ba mu-un-ta-bal-e-ne
^624dinana nin e₂-an-na-ra
⁶²⁵kisal e₂-an-na^ki-ka gur₇-ce₃ mu-un-dub-bu-ne
⁶²⁶lugal-ju₁₀ ja₂-nu na ga-e-ri na-ri-ju₁₀ he₂-e-dab₅
⁶²⁷inim ga-ra-ab-dug₄ jizzal he₂-e-ak
⁶²⁸lu₂ x /BI^? e\ kur-kur-ra uj₃-e u₃-/un\-pad₃
⁶²⁹[nam-lu₂]-/ulu₃\ aratta^ki-[ke₄]
⁶³⁰[X]-me-ce₃ i-im-da he₂-em-me-ne
⁶³¹je₂₆-e gu₂-e-ta du-a-ju₁₀-ne
⁶³²/nam-lugal\-ju₁₀ nin mul-mul-e ma-an-cum₂
^633djectin-an-na [...]
⁶³⁴iri-ba lil₂ [...]
⁶³⁵ezen nu-mu-[...]
⁶³⁶ud-cu₂-uc nam-[...]
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