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CDLI Literary 000375 (Curse of Agade) composite (P469679)

Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE

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DesignationCDLI Literary 000375 (Curse of Agade) composite
IDP469679
LanguageSumerian
PeriodOld Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
GenreLiterary

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surface a 1After Enlil’s frown
surface a 2had slain Kiš as if it were the Bull of Heaven,
surface a 3had slaughtered the house of the land of Uruk in the dust as if it were a mighty bull,
surface a 4Then, to Sargon, king of Agade,
surface a 5from the south as far as the highlands did Enlil
surface a 6give the rulership and kingship.
surface a 7at that time, holy inanna established the sanctuary of Agade
surface a 8as her celebrated woman’s domain;
surface a 9she set up her throne in Ulmaš.
surface a 10Like a young man building a house for the first time,
surface a 11like a girl establishing a woman’s domain,
surface a 12So that the warehouses would be provisioned;
surface a 13that dwellings would be founded in the city;
surface a 14that its people would eat splendid food;
surface a 15that its people would drink splendid beverages;
surface a 16that those bathed for holidays would rejoice in the courtyards;
surface a 17that the people would throng the places of celebration;
surface a 18that acquaintances would dine together;
surface a 19that foreigners would cruise about like unusual birds in the sky;
surface a 20that even Marhaši would be re-entered on the tribute rolls;
surface a 21that monkeys, mighty elephants, water buffalo, exotic animals
surface a 22would jostle each other in the public squares.
surface a 23as well as thoroughbred dogs, lions, {mountain ibexes}, and alum sheep with long wool
surface a 24holy inanna did not sleep as she ensured all of this.
surface a 25She then filled Agade’s stores for emmer wheat with gold,
surface a 26she filled its stores for white emmer wheat with silver;
surface a 27she delivered copper, tin, and blocks of lapis lazuli to its granaries
surface a 28and sealed its silos from outside.
surface a 29She endowed its old women with the gift of giving counsel,
surface a 30she endowed its old men with the gift of eloquence.
surface a 31She endowed its young women with the gift of entertaining,
surface a 32she endowed its young men with martial might,
surface a 33she endowed its little ones with joy
surface a 34The nursemaids who cared for the general’s children
surface a 35played the drumsticks.
surface a 36Inside the city tigi drums sounded; outside it, flutes and zamzam instruments.
surface a 37Its harbour where ships moored was full of joy.
surface a 38All foreign lands rested contentedly,
surface a 39and their people experienced happiness.
surface a 40Its king, the shepherd Naram-Suen,
surface a 41rose as the daylight on the holy throne of Agade.
surface a 42Its city wall, like a mountain, reached the heavens.
surface a 43Its city-gates were like the Tigris {going to} the sea
surface a 44when Inanna opened its portals
surface a 45and made Sumer bring its own possessions upstream by boats.
surface a 46The highland Martu, people ignorant of agriculture,
surface a 47brought spirited cattle and kids for her.
surface a 48The Meluḫans, the people of the black land,
surface a 49brought exotic wares up to her.
surface a 50Elam and Subir loaded themselves with goods for her as if they were packasses.
surface a 51All the governors, the temple administrators,
surface a 52and the accountants of the Gu-edina
surface a 53regularly supplied the monthly and New Year offerings.
surface a 54What a weariness all these caused at Agade’s city gates!
surface a 55Holy inanna could hardly receive all these offerings.
surface a 56As if she were a citizen there, she could not restrain (?) the desire (?) to prepare the ground for a temple.
surface a 57But the statement coming from the E-kur was disquieting.
surface a 58Because of Enlil (?) all Agade was reduced (?) to trembling,
surface a 59and terror befell inanna in Ulmaš.
surface a 60She left the city, returning to her home.
surface a 61Like someone abandoning the young women of her woman’s domain,
surface a 62Holy inanna abandoned the sanctuary of Agade
surface a 63Like a warrior hurrying to arms,
surface a 64she removed the gift of battle and fight from the city
surface a 65and handed them over to the enemy.
surface a 66Not even five or 10 days had passed
surface a 67and the jewels of rulership, the royal crown,
surface a 68the emblem and the royal throne bestowed on Agade,
surface a 69did Ninurta bring back into his E-šu-me-ša.
surface a 70Utu took away the eloquence of the city.
surface a 71Enki took away its wisdom.
surface a 72Its fearsomeness that reaches heaven,
surface a 73An took up into the midst of heaven.
surface a 74Its well-anchored holy mooring pole
surface a 75Enki tore out from the abzu.
surface a 76inanna took away its weapons.
surface a 77The life of Agade’s sanctuary was brought to an end as if it had been only the life of a tiny carp in the deep waters,
surface a 78and all the cities were watching it.
surface a 79Like a mighty elephant, it bent its neck to the ground
surface a 80while they all raised their horns like mighty bulls.
surface a 81Like a dying dragon, it dragged its head on the earth
surface a 82and they jointly deprived it of honour as in a battle.
surface a 83Enlil would not let the kingdom of Agade occupy a pleasant, lasting residence,
surface a 84that he would make its future altogether unfavourable,
surface a 85that he would make its temples shake and would scatter its treasures -
surface a 86- Naram-Suen saw that in a nocturnal vision.
surface a 87He realised what the dream was about, but did not put into words, and did not discuss it with anyone.
surface a 87.a... temples shake ...
surface a 87.b... perform (?) extispicy regarding (?) his temple ...
surface a 88Because of the E-kur, he put on mourning clothes,
surface a 89covered his chariot with a reed mat,
surface a 90tore the reed canopy off his ceremonial barge,
surface a 91and gave away his royal paraphernalia.
surface a 92Naram-Suen persisted for seven years!
surface a 93Who has ever seen a king burying his head in his hands for seven years?
surface a 93AHe realised what the dream was about, but did not put into words, and did not discuss it with anyone.
surface a 94Then he went to perform extispicy on a kid regarding the temple,
surface a 95but the omen had nothing to say about the building of the temple.
surface a 96For a second time he went to perform extispicy on a kid regarding the temple,
surface a 97but the omen again had nothing to say about the building of the temple.
surface a 98In order to change what had been inflicted (?) upon him,
surface a 99he tried to to alter Enlil’s pronouncement.
surface a 100Because his subjects were dispersed,
surface a 101he now began a mobilization of his troops.
surface a 102Like a wrestler who is about to enter the great courtyard,
surface a 103he ...... his hands towards (?) the E-kur.
surface a 104Like an athlete bent to start a contest,
surface a 105he treated the giguna as if it were worth only thirty shekels.
surface a 106Like a robber plundering the city,
surface a 107he set tall ladders against the temple.
surface a 108To demolish E-kur as if it were a huge ship,
surface a 109to break up its soil like the soil of mountains where precious metals are mined,
surface a 110to splinter it like the lapis lazuli mountain,
surface a 111to prostrate it like a city inundated by Iškur;
surface a 112alhough the temple was not the Mountains of Cedar-felling,
surface a 113he had large axes cast,
surface a 114he had double-edged agasilig axes sharpened to be used against it.
surface a 115He set spades against its roots
surface a 116and it sank as low as the foundation of the Land.
surface a 117He put axes against its top,
surface a 118and the temple, like a dead soldier, bowed its neck before him,
surface a 119and all the foreign lands bowed their necks before him.
surface a 120He ripped out its drain pipes,
surface a 121and all the rain went back to the heavens.
surface a 122He tore off its upper lintel and the Land was deprived of its ornament.
surface a 123From its Gate from which Grain is never Diverted, he diverted grain,
surface a 124and the Land was deprived of grain.
surface a 125He struck the Gate of Well-Being with the pickaxe,
surface a 126and well-being was subverted in all the foreign lands.
surface a 127As if they were for great tracts of land with wide carp-filled waters,
surface a 128he cast large spades to be used against the E-kur.
surface a 129The people could see the bedchamber, its room which knows no daylight.
surface a 130They could look into the holy treasure chest of the gods.
surface a 131its laḫama deities of the great pilasters standing at the temple,
surface a 132though they had committed no sacrilege,
surface a 133were thrown into the fire by Naram-Suen.
surface a 134The cedar, cypress, juniper and boxwood,
surface a 135the woods of its giguna, were ... by him.
surface a 136He put its gold in containers
surface a 137and put its silver in leather bags.
surface a 138He filled the docks with its copper, as if it were a huge transport of grain.
surface a 139The silversmiths were re-shaping its silver,
surface a 140jewellers were re-shaping its precious stones,
surface a 141smiths were beating its copper.
surface a 142Though they were not the goods of a plundered city,
surface a 143large ships were moored at the temple,
surface a 144large ships were moored at Enlil’s temple
surface a 145and its possessions were taken away from the city.
surface a 146With the possessions being taken away from the city,
surface a 147good sense left Agade.
surface a 148As the ships moved away from the docks, Agade’s intelligence was removed.
surface a 149The roaring storm that subjugates the entire land,
surface a 150the rising deluge that cannot be confronted,
surface a 151Enlil was considering what should be destroyed in return for the wrecking of his beloved E-kur.
surface a 152He lifted his gaze towards the Gubin mountains,
surface a 153and made all the inhabitants of the broad mountain ranges descend (?).
surface a 154Those who do not resemble other people, who are not reckoned as part of the Land,
surface a 155the Gutians, an unbridled people,
surface a 156with human intelligence but canine instincts and monkeys’ features -
surface a 157Enlil brought them out of the mountains.
surface a 158Like small birds they swooped on the ground in great flocks.
surface a 159Because of Enlil, they stretched their arms out across the plain like a net for animals.
surface a 160Nothing escaped their clutches,
surface a 161no one left their grasp.
surface a 162Messengers no longer travelled the highways,
surface a 163the courier’s boat no longer passed along the rivers.
surface a 164The Gutians drove the trusty (?) goats of Enlil out of their folds and compelled their herdsmen to follow them, they drove the cows out of their pens and compelled their cowherds to follow them.
surface a 165they drove the cows out of their pens and compelled their cowherds to follow them.
surface a 166Prisoners manned the watch.
surface a 167Brigands occupied the highways.
surface a 168The doors of the city gates of the Land lay dislodged in mud,
surface a 169and all the foreign lands uttered bitter cries from the walls of their cities.
surface a 170They established gardens for themselves within the cities, and not as usual on the wide plain outside.
surface a 171As if it had been before the time when cities were built and founded,
surface a 172the large arable tracts yielded no grain,
surface a 173the inundated tracts yielded no fish,
surface a 174the irrigated orchards yielded no syrup or wine,
surface a 175the thick clouds (?) did not rain, the mašgurum plant did not grow.
surface a 176In those days, oil for one shekel was only half a litre,
surface a 177grain for one shekel was only half a litre,
surface a 178wool for one shekel was only one mina,
surface a 179fish for one shekel filled only one ban measure
surface a 180these sold at such prices in the markets of the cities!
surface a 181Those who lay down on the roof, died on the roof;
surface a 182those who lay down in the house were not buried.
surface a 183People were flailing at themselves from hunger.
surface a 184By the Ki-ur, Enlil’s great place,
surface a 185dogs were packed together in the silent streets;
surface a 186if two men walked there they would be devoured by them,
surface a 187and if three men walked there they would be devoured by them.
surface a 188Noses were punched (?), heads were smashed (?),
surface a 189noses (?) were piled up, heads were sown like seeds.
surface a 190Honest people were confounded with traitors,
surface a 191heroes lay dead on top of heroes,
surface a 192the blood of traitors ran upon the blood of honest men.
surface a 193At that time, Enlil rebuilt his great sanctuaries
surface a 194into small reed (?) sanctuaries
surface a 195and from east to west he reduced their storehouses.
surface a 196The old women who survived those days,
surface a 197the old men who survived those days,
surface a 198and the chief lamentation singer who survived those years
surface a 199for seven days and seven nights
surface a 200set up seven balaĝ drums,
surface a 201ub, meze, and lilis drums made them resound to Enlil like Iškur.
surface a 202The old women did not restrain the cry “Alas for my city!”
surface a 203The old men did not restrain the cry “Alas for its people!”
surface a 204The lamentation singer did not restrain the cry “Alas for the E-kur!”
surface a 205Its young women did not restrain from tearing their hair.
surface a 206Its young men did not restrain from sharpening their knives.
surface a 207Their laments were as if Enlil’s ancestors
surface a 208were performing a lament in the awe-inspiring Holy Mound by the holy knees of Enlil.
surface a 209Because of this, Enlil entered his holy bedchamber and lay down fasting.
surface a 210At that time, Suen, Enki, inanna, Ninurta, Iškur, Utu, Nuska, and Nisaba, the great gods
surface a 211cooled Enlil’s heart with cool water and prayed to him:
surface a 212“Enlil, may the city that destroyed your city be treated as your city has been treated!
surface a 213May the one that defiled your giguna be treated as Nibru!
surface a 214In this city, may heads fill the wells!
surface a 215May no one find his acquaintances there,
surface a 216may brother not recognise brother!
surface a 217May its young woman be cruelly killed in her woman’s domain,
surface a 218may its old man cry in distress for his slain wife!
surface a 219May its pigeons moan on their window ledges,
surface a 220may its small birds be smitten in their nooks,
surface a 221may it live in constant anxiety like a timid pigeon!”
surface a 222Again, Suen, Enki, inanna, Ninurta, Iškur, Utu, Nuska and Nisaba, all the gods whosoever,
surface a 223turned their attention to the city,
surface a 224and cursed Agade severely:
surface a 225“City, you pounced on E-kur: it is as if you had pounced on Enlil!
surface a 226Agade, you pounced on E-kur: it is as if you had pounced on Enlil!
surface a 227May your holy walls, to their highest point, resound with mourning!
surface a 228May your giguna be reduced to a pile of dust!
surface a 229May your pilasters with the standing lahama deities
surface a 230fall to the ground like tall young men drunk on wine!
surface a 231May your clay be returned to its abzu,
surface a 232may it be clay cursed by Enki!
surface a 233May your grain be returned to its furrow,
surface a 234may it be grain cursed by Ezina!
surface a 235May your timber be returned to its forest,
surface a 236may it be timber cursed by Ninilduma!
surface a 237May the cattle slaughterer slaughter his wife,
surface a 238may your sheep butcher butcher his child!
surface a 239May water wash away your pauper as he is looking for ...!
surface a 240May your prostitute hang herself at the entrance to her brothel!
surface a 241May your pregnant (?) priestesses and cult prostitutes abort (?) their children!
surface a 242May your gold be bought for the price of silver,
surface a 243may your silver be bought for the price of pyrite (?),
surface a 244and may your copper be bought for the price of lead!”
surface a 245“Agade, may your strong man be deprived of his strength,
surface a 246so that he will be unable to lift his sack of provisions and ...,
surface a 247and will not have the joy of controlling your superior asses; may he lie idle all day!
surface a 248May this make the city die of hunger!
surface a 249May your citizens, who used to eat fine food, lie hungry,
surface a 250may your ... man
surface a 251eat the coating on his roof,
surface a 252The leather hinges on the main door of his father’s house,
surface a 253may he chew their leather hinges!
surface a 254May depression descend upon your palace, built for joy!
surface a 255May the evils of the desert, the silent place, howl continuously!”
surface a 256“Your uzga precinct, established for purification ceremonies,
surface a 257may foxes that frequent its ruin mounds and brush it with their tails
surface a 258Your gateways, established for the Land,
surface a 259May the ukuku, the bird of depression, make its nest in them!
surface a 260In your city that could not sleep because of the tigi drums,
surface a 261that could not rest from its joy,
surface a 262may the bulls of Nanna that fill the pens
surface a 263bellow like those who wander in the desert, the silent place!
surface a 264May the grass grow long on your canal-bank tow-paths,
surface a 265may the grass of mourning grow on your highways laid for waggons!
surface a 266Moreover, on your tow-paths built up with canal sediment,
surface a 267may ... wild rams (?) and alert snakes of the mountains allow no one to pass!
surface a 268In your plains where fine grass grows, may the reed of lamentation grow!
surface a 269Agade, may brackish water flow, where fresh water flowed for you!
surface a 270If someone decides, “I will dwell in this city!,” may he not enjoy the pleasures of a dwelling place!
surface a 271If someone decides, “I will rest in Agade!,” may he not enjoy the pleasures of a resting place!”
surface a 272And before Utu on that very day, so it was!
surface a 273On its canal bank tow-paths, the grass grew long.
surface a 274On its highways laid for waggons, the grass of mourning grew.
surface a 275Moreover, on its tow-paths built up with canal sediment,
surface a 276wild rams (?) and alert snakes of the mountains allowed no one to pass.
surface a 277On its plains, where fine grass grew, now the reeds of lamentation grew.
surface a 278Agade’s flowing fresh water flowed as brackish water.
surface a 279When someone decided, “I will dwell in that city!,” he could not enjoy the pleasures of a dwelling place.
surface a 280When someone decided, “I will rest in Agade!,”
surface a 281For the destruction of Agade, Inanna be praised!
surface a 1'Enki took away its wisdom.
surface a 2'Its fearsomeness that reaches heaven,
surface a 3'An took it up into the midst of heaven.
surface a 4'Its well-anchored holy mooring pole,
surface a 5'Enki tore it out from the abzu
surface a 1That he would make its future altogether unfavourable;
surface a 2that he would make its temples shake and would scatter its treasures -
surface a 3- Naram-Suen saw that in a nocturnal vision.
surface a 1as if he were to change what had been inflicted (?) upon him.
surface a 2His subjects were dispersed,
surface a 3so he began a mobilization of his troops.
surface a 4Like a wrestler who is about to enter the great courtyard,
surface a 5he ... his hands towards (?) the E-kur.
surface a 6Like an athlete bent to start a contest,
surface a 7he treated the giguna as if it were worth only thirty shekels.
surface a 8Like a robber plundering the city,
surface a 9he set tall ladders against the temple.
surface a 10Though the temple was not a mountain of cedars,
surface a 11he had large axes cast to be used against it.
surface a 11.aHe had double-edged agasilig axes sharpened to be used against it.
surface a 12As if they were for great tracts of land with huge carp-filled waters,
surface a 13he cast large spades.
surface a 14He put spades against its roots.
surface a 1and the Land was deprived of grain.
surface a 2He struck the Gate of Well-Being with the pickaxe
surface a 3and well-being was destroyed in all the foreign lands.
surface a 1Noses were punched, heads were smashed (?),
surface a 2noses (?) were piled up, heads were sown like seeds.
surface a 3Heroes lay (?) dead on top of heroes,
surface a 4the blood of traitors ran (?) upon honest men.
surface a 5Enlil rebuilt his great sanctuaries
surface a 6into small reed (?) sanctuaries
surface a 7and from the south to the uplands ...

Transliteration (ATF)

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1sag-ki gid2-da {d}en-lil2-la2-ke4
2kisz{ki} gu4 an-na-gin7 im-ug5-ga-ta
3e2 ki unu{ki}-ga gu4 mah-gin7 sahar-ra mi-ni-ib-gaz-a-ta
4ki u4-ba szar-ru-ge lugal a-ga-de3{ki}-ra
5sig-ta igi-nim-sze3 {d}en-lil2-le
6nam-en nam-lugal-la mu-un-na-an-szum2-ma-ta
7u4-ba esz3 a-ga-de3{ki} ku3 {d}inanna-ke4
8ama5 mah-a-ni-sze3 im-ma-an-du3-du3
9ul-masz{ki}-a {gesz}gu-za ba-ni-in-gub
10lu2-tur gibil-bi e2 du3-u3-gin7
11dumu banda3{da} ama5 ga2-ga2-gin7
12e2 nig2-gur11-ra nig2 sa2 di-de3
13iri{ki}-bi dur2 ki gar szum2-mu-de3
14ug3-bi u2 nir-gal2 gu7-u3-de3
15ug3-bi a nir-gal2 na8-na8-de3
16sag a tu5-a kisal hul2-le-de3
17ki ezem-ma ug3 sig7-ge-de3
18lu2 zu-u3-ne tesz2-bi gu7-u3-de3
19lu2 bar-ra muszen nu-zu-gin7 an-na nigin2-nigin2-de3
20mar-ha-szi{ki} le-um-ma gur-ru-de3
21{ugu}ugu4-bi am-si mah ab2-za-za u2-ma-am ki bad-ra2
22sza3 sila dagal-la-ke4 tesz2-bi tag-tag-ge-de3
23ur-gi7 ur-nim dara3 kur-ra udu a-lum |SIKI.SU3| si
24ku3 {d}inanna-ke4 u3 nu-um-szi-ku-ku
25u4-ba a-ga-de3{ki} e2 ziz2-a-ba ku3-sig17 mi-ni-in-si
26e2 ziz2 babbar-ra-ba ku3-babbar mi-ni-in-si
27|E2.USZ.BU.DA| sze-ba uruda nagga {na4}lagab za-gin3-na sa2 im-mi-in-du11-du11
28guru7-bi bar-ta im ba-an-ur3
29um-ma-bi ad gi4-gi4 ba-an-szum2
30ab-ba-bi ka-inim-ma ba-an-szum2
31ki-sikil-bi |KI.E.NE.DI| ba-an-szum2
32gurusz-bi a2 {gesz}tukul-la ba-an-szum2
33di4-di4-la2-bi sza3 hul2-la ba-an-szum2
34|UM.ME|-ga-la2 szu gid2 dumu szagina-ke4-ne
35{gesz}al-gar-|MA2.SIG7|-da e-ne im-di-ne
36iri{ki} sza3-bi tigi-a bar-bi-ta gi-gid2 za-am-za-am-ma
37kar {gesz}ma2 us2-bi mud5-me-gar-ra
38kur-kur u2-sal-la i-im-nu2
39ug3-bi ki sa6-ga igi bi2-ib-du8
40lugal-bi sipa {d}na-ra-am-{d}suen-e
41bara2 ku3 a-ga-de3{ki}-sze3 u4-de3-esz2 im-e3
42bad3-bi hur-sag-gin7 an-ne2 im-us2
43abul-a-ba {i7}idigna a-ab-ba-sze3 du-u3-gin7
44ku3 {d}inanna-ke4 ka-bi gal2 bi2-in-tak4
45ki-en-gi-ra nig2-gur11 ni2-ba-ta {gesz}ma2 im-da-gid2-de3
46mar-tu kur-ra lu2 sze nu-zu
47gu4 du7 masz2 du7-da mu-un-na-da-an-ku4-ku4
48me-luh-ha{ki} lu2 kur ge6-ga-ke4
49nig2-szu kur2-kur2-ra mu-un-na-ra-ab-e11-de3
50elam{ki} su-bir4{ki} ansze bara2 la2-gin7 nig2 mu-na-ab-la2-la2
51ensi2-ensi2 sanga-e-ne
52sa12-du5 gu2-edin-na-ke4-ne
53nidba iti-da za3-mu-bi si am3-sa2-e-ne
54abul a-ga-de3{ki}-ka a-gin7 kusz2 mi-ni-ib-gal2
55nidba-bi ku3 {d}inanna-ke4 szu te-ge26 nu-zu
56dumu-gi7-gin7 e2 ki gar di-da la-la-bi nu-um-gi4
57inim e2-kur-ra me-gin7 ba-an-gar
58a-ga-de3{ki} tuk4-e mu-un-na-la2-la2
59ul-masz{ki}-a ni2 im-ma-ni-in-te
60iri{ki}-ta dur2-ra-ni ba-ra-gen
61ki-sikil ama5-na szub-bu-gin7
62ku3 {d}inanna-ke4 esz3 a-ga-de3{ki} mu-un-szub
63ur-sag {gesz}tukul-a sag ga2-ga2-gin7
64iri{ki}-ta me3 szen-szen im-ma-ra-e3
65lu2-kur2-ra-ra gaba ba-ni-in-ri
66u4 nu-5(disz)-am3 u4 nu-1(u)-am3
67sa nam-en-na aga nam-lugal-la
68ma-an-si-um {gesz}gu-za nam-lugal-la szum2-ma
69{d}nin-urta-ke4 e2-szu-me-sza4-na ba-ni-in-ku4
70iri{ki} ka-inim-ma-bi {d}utu ba-an-de6
71gesztu2-bi {d}en-ki-ke4 ba-an-de6
72me-lam2 an-ne2 im-us2-sa-a-bi
73an-ne2 an-sza3-ga ba-e-e11
74{gesz}|MA2.MUG| ku3 im-du3-du3-a-bi
75{d}en-ki-ke4 abzu-a mi-ni-in-bu
76{gesz}tukul-bi {d}inanna-ke4 ba-an-de6
77esz3 a-ga-de3{ki} zi-bi suhur{ku6} tur-ra-gin7 engur-ra ba-an-til
78iri{ki} tesz2-bi igi-bi am3-da-gal2
79am-si mah-gin7 gu2 ki-sze3 mi-ni-ib-gar
80gu4 mah-gin7 si am3-da-il2-il2
81uszumgal usz2-a-gin7 sag am3-ma-ze2-re
82me3-gin7 nam-dugud-ba am3-da-ab-lah4-lah4-e
83nam-lugal a-ga-de3{ki} ki-tusz ge-na du10 nu-tusz-u3-de3
84egir-bi nig2 na-me nu-sa6-ge-de3
85e2 tuk4-e |URUxGAR| sag2 di-de3
86{d}na-ra-am-{d}suen masz2-ge6-ka igi ba-ni-in-du8-a
87sza3-ga-ni-sze3 mu-un-zu eme-na nu-um-ga2-ga2 lu2-da nu-mu-un-da-ab-be2
87.ae2 tuk4 [...]
87.be2-ni masz2 [...]
88nam e2-kur-ra-sze3 tug2-mu-dur7-ra ba-an-mu4
89{gesz}gigir-ra-ni {gi}kid-ma2-sza3-ga ba-an-szu2
90{gesz}ma2-gur8-ra-ni sumur3 ba-ra-an-si-ig
91a2-szita4-a nam-lugal-la-ka-ni im-ma-ra-an-ba-ba
92{d}na-ra-am-{d}suen mu 7(disz)-am3 mu-un-ge-en
93lugal mu 7(disz)-am3 szu sag-ga2 du11-ga a-ba igi im-mi-in-du8-a
93Asza3-ga-ni-sze3 mu-un-zu eme-na nu-ga2-ga2 lu2-da nu-mu-un-da-ab-be2
94e2-sze3 masz2-am3 szi-gid2-de3
95e2 du3-a masz2-a nu-mu-un-de3-gal2
962(disz)-kam-ma-sze3 e2-sze3 masz2-am3 szi-gid2-de3
97e2 du3-a masz2-a nu-mu-un-de3-gal2
98i3-se3-ga-na szu-a bala-e-de3
99{d}en-lil2 nig2-du11-ga-ni ba-en-de3-kur2
100gu2 gar-ra-ni sag2 ba-an-da-ab-du11
101erin2-na-ni zi-ga ba-ni-in-gar
102a2-tuku kisal mah-sze3 ku4-ku4-gin7
103e2-kur-sze3 szu kesz2 ba-szi-in-ak
104du10-tuku |SZU.KAL|-sze3 gam-e-gin7
105gi-gun4-na-asz 3(u) gin2 ba-szi-in-ak
106nita lu2 la-ga iri{ki} lah5-gin7
107e2-sze3 {gesz}kun5 gal-gal ba-szi-in-ri-ri
108e2-kur {gesz}ma2 mah-gin7 gul-gul-lu-de3
109kur ku3 ba-al-gin7 sahar du8-u3-de3
110hur-sag {na4}za-gin3-na-gin7 ku5-re-de3
111iri{ki} {d}iszkur-re ba-an-de2-a-gin7 gu2 ki-sze3 ga2-ga2-de3
112e2-e kur-{gesz}erin-ku5 nu-me-a
113{uruda}ha-zi-in gal-gal ba-szi-in-de2-de2
114{uruda}aga-silig-ga a2 2(disz)-na-bi-da u4-sar ba-an-ak
115ur2-bi-a {uruda}ge2-dim ba-an-gar
116suhusz kalam-ma-ka ki ba-e-la2
117pa-bi-a {uruda}ha-zi-in ba-an-gar
118e2-e gurusz ug5-ga-gin7 gu2 ki-sze3 ba-an-da-ab-la2
119gu2 kur-kur-ra ki-sze3 ba-an-da-ab-la2
120{gesz}alal-bi im-ma-ra-an-zil(NUN)-zil(NUN)
121im szeg3-szeg3 an-na ba-e-e11
122gesz-ka2-na-ke4 ba-ra-an-si-ig tesz2 kalam-ma ba-kur2
123ka2 sze nu-ku5-da sze i-ni-in-ku5
124szu kalam-ma-ta sze ba-da-an-ku5
125ka2 silim-ma-bi {gesz}al-e bi2-in-ra
126kur-kur-re silim-silim-bi ba-kur2
127a-gar3 mah a-esztub{ku6} dagal-la-gin7
128e2-kur-ra {uruda}ge2-dim gal-gal-bi kusz3-kusz3-a bi2-in-se3-se3 {uruda}ge2-dim
129|GA2xMI| e2 u4 nu-zu-ba ug3-e igi i-ni-in-bar
130dub-szen ku3 dingir-re-e-ne-ke4 uri{ki} igi i-ni-in-bar
131la-ha-ma dub-la2 gal e2-e su8-ga-bi
132lu2 an-zil(NUN) gu7-a nu-me-esz-a
133{d}na-ra-am-{d}suen sza3 izi-ka ba-an-sag3
134{gesz}erin {gesz}szu-ur2-2(u) {gesz}za-ba-lum {gesz}taskarin
135gesz gi-gun4-na-be2-esz KUM ba-an-sur-sur
136ku3-sig17-bi mi-si-ISZ-ra bi2-in-ak
137ku3-babbar-bi {kusz}lu-ub2 {kusz}lu-ub2-szir-ra bi2-in-ak
138uruda-bi sze mah de6-a-gin7 kar-ra bi2-in-si-si
139ku3-bi ku3-dim2-e im-dim2-e
140za-bi za-dim2-e im-dim2-e
141uruda-bi simug im-tu11-be2
142nig2-gur11 iri{ki} hul-a nu-me-a
143e2-e {gesz}ma2 gal-gal kar-ra ba-an-us2
144e2 {d}en-lil2-la2-sze3 {gesz}ma2 gal-gal kar-ra ba-an-us2
145nig2-gur11 iri{ki}-ta ba-ra-e3
146nig2-gur11 iri{ki}-ta e3-da-ni
147a-ga-de3{ki} dim2-ma-bi ba-ra-e3
148{gesz}ma2-e kar ib2-kur2 umusz a-ga-de3{ki} ba-kur2
149u4 te-esz du11-ga kalam tesz2-a gar-ra
150a-ma-ru zi-ga gaba-szu-gar nu-tuku
151{d}en-lil2-le nam e2-kur ki ag2-ga2-ni ba-hul-a-sze3 a-na-am3 im-gu-lu-a-ba
152kur gu2-bi2-na-sze3 igi na-an-il2
153hur-sag dagal tesz2-bi nam-ta-an-si-ig
154ug3-ga2 nu-se3-ga kalam-ma nu-szid-da
155gu-ti-um{ki} ug3 kesz2-da nu-zu
156dim2-ma lu2-u18-lu |GA2xGAR| ur-ra |SIG7.ALAN| {ugu}ugu4-bi
157{d}en-lil2-le kur-ta nam-ta-an-e3
158SZID-SZID buru5{muszen}-gin7 ki am3-u2-us2
159a2-bi gu masz2-ansze-gin7 edin-na mu-un-na-an-la2
160nig2 na-me a2-bi la-ba-ra-e3
161lu2 na-me a2-bi la-ba-an-tag4-tag4
162lu2-kin-gi4-a har-ra-an-na nu-mu-un-gen
163{gesz}ma2 ra-gaba i7-da nu-mu-un-dib-be2
164ud5 ge {d}en-lil2-la2 amasz-ta ba-ra-ra-asz na-gada-bi bi2-in-us2-u2-us2
165szilam tur3-bi-ta ba-ra-ra-asz unu3-bi bi2-in-us2-u2-us2
166gesz-gu2-ka en-nu-ug3 ba-e-du3
167har-ra-an-na lu2-sa-gaz ba-e-tusz
168abul kalam-ma-ka {gesz}ig im-ma ba-e-gub
169kur-kur-ra bad3 iri{ki}-ne-ne-ka gu3 gig mi-ni-ib-be2-ne
170iri{ki} sza3 edin bar dagal nu-me-a mu2-sar mu-un-de3-gal2
171u4 iri{ki} ba-dim2-dim2-ma-ba ba-se3-se3-ga-ba
172a-gar3 gal-gal-e sze nu-um-de6
173a-gar3 su3-su3-ge ku6 nu-um-de6
174pu2-{gesz}kiri6 lal3 gesztin nu-um-de6
175|IM.U4| sir2-da la-ba-szeg3 {gesz}masz-gur2 la-ba-mu2
176u4-ba i3 1(disz) gin2-e 1/2(disz) sila3-am3
177sze 1(disz) gin2-e 1/2(disz) sila3-am3
178siki 1(disz) gin2-e 1/2(disz) ma-na-am3
179ku6 1(disz) gin2-e {gesz}ba-an-e ib2-si
180ganba iri{ki}-ba-ka ur5?-gin7 ib2-sa10-sa10
181ur3-ra nu2-a ur3-ra ba-usz2
182e2-a nu2-a ki nu-um-tum2
183ug3 sza3-gar-bi-ta ni2-bi-a szu im-dub2-dub2-ne
184ki-ur3 ki gal {d}en-lil2-la2-ke4
185ur sila si-ga zu2 ba-ni-ib-kesz2
186sza3-ba lu2 2(disz) du tesz2-e ba-ni-ib-gu7
187lu2 3(disz) du tesz2-e ba-ni-ib-gu7
188giri17 ba-dub-dub sag ba-dab5-dab5
189giri17 ba-dub sag numun-e-esz ba-ab-gar
190sag zi sag lul-la szu bala ba-ni-ib-ak
191mes mes-e an-ta i-im-nu2
192usz2 lu2-lul-e usz2 lu2 zi-da-ke4 an-ta na-mu-un-DU
193u4-ba {d}en-lil2-le esz3 gal-gal-la-ni-ta
194esz3 gi tur-tur im-ma-ra-an-du3
195u4 e3-ta u4 szu2-usz |URUxGAR|-bi ba-tur
196um-ma u4-ta ba-ra-ab-tak4-a
197ab-ba u4-ta ba-ra-ab-tak4-a
198gala-mah mu-ta ba-ra-ab-tak4-a
199u4 7(disz) ge6 7(disz)-sze3
200balag 7(disz)-e an-ur2 gub-ba-gin7 ki mu-un-szi-ib-us2
201ub3 me-ze2 li-li-is3 {d}iszkur-gin7 sza3-ba mu-na-an-du12
202um-ma a uru2-gu10 nu-ga2-ga2
203ab-ba a lu2-bi nu-ga2-ga2
204gala-e a e2-kur nu-ga2-ga2
205ki-sikil-bi siki szab-bi nu-ga2-ga2
206gurusz-bi gir2 sag11 nu-ga2-ga2
207er2-bi er2 ama a-a {d}en-lil2-la2-ke4
208du6 ku3 su zi gur3-ru du10 ku3 {d}en-lil2-la2-ke4 i-im-ga2-ga2-ne
209nam-bi-sze3 {d}en-lil2 |GA2xMI| ku3 ba-an-ku4 sza3-ka-tab-ba ba-an-nu2
210u4-ba {d}suen {d}en-ki {d}inanna {d}nin-urta {d}iszkur {d}utu {d}|PA.DUG| {d}nisaba dingir gal-gal-e-ne
211sza3 {d}en-lil2-la2-ke4 a sze17 im-sze17-e-ne a-ra-zu-ta ba-ab-be2-ne
212{d}en-lil2 iri iri-zu im-hul-a iri-zu-gin7 he2-du3
213gi-gun4-na-zu szu bi2-in-la2-la2 nibru{ki}-gin7 he2-du3
214iri-ba sag tul2-ba he2-ni-ib-si-si
215lu2 lu2-u3 zu-ne na-an-ni-in-pa3-de3
216szesz-e szesz-a-ni geszkim na-an-ni-in-e3
217ki-sikil-bi ama5-na gesz hul he2-en-da-ab-ra
218ad-da-bi e2 dam usz2-a-na gu3 gig-bi he2-em-me
219tu{muszen}-bi ab-lal3-ba sze he2-ni-in-sza4
220buru5{muszen}-bi a2-bur2-ba nig2 he2-ni-ib-ra
221tu{muszen} ni2 te-a-gin7 ur5-da he2-ak-e
2222(disz)-kam-ma-sze3 {d}suen {d}en-ki {d}inanna {d}nin-urta {d}iszkur {d}utu {d}|PA.DUG| {d}nisaba dingir he2-em-me-esz
223iri{ki}-sze3 igi-ne-ne i-im-ga2-ga2-ne
224a-ga-de3{ki} asz2 hul-a im-ma-ab-bala-e-ne
225iri{ki} e2-kur-sze3 ba-e-a-ul4-en {d}en-lil2 he2-am3
226a-ga-de3{ki} e2-kur-sze3 ba-e-a-ul4-en {d}en-lil2 he2-am3
227bad3 ku3-zu en-na sukud-ra2-bi a-nir he2-em-da-sa2
228gi-gun4-na-zu sahar-gin7 he2-dub
229dub-la2 la-ha-ma su8-su8-ga-bi
230gurusz mah gesztin nag-a-gin7 ki-sze3 he2-em-ta-ga2-ga2
231im-zu abzu-ba he2-eb-gi4
232im {d}en-ki-ke4 nam ku5-ra2 he2-a
233sze-zu ab-sin2-ba he2-eb-gi4
234sze {d}|SZE.TIR|-e nam ku5-ra2 he2-a
235gesz-zu tir-bi-a he2-eb-gi4
236gesz {d}nin-ildu2-ma-ke4 nam ku5-ra2 he2-a
237gu4 gaz-gaz-e dam he2-en-gaz-e
238udu szum-szum-zu dumu he2-en-szum-e
239uku2-zu dumu ku3-ge-esz pa3-da-na a he2-em-ta-ab-ra-ra
240kar-ke4-zu ka2 esz2-dam-ma-na-ka ni2 ha-ba-ni-ib-la2-e
241ama nu-gig-zu ama nu-bar-zu dumu he2-en-gi4-gi4
242ku3-sig17-zu ku3-sze3 he2-sa10-sa10
243ku3-babbar-zu nig2 za-ha-am-sze3 he2-sa10-sa10
244uruda-zu a-gar5-sze3 he2-sa10-sa10
245a-ga-de3{ki} a2-tuku-zu a2-ni he2-eb-ta-ku5
246{kusz}lu-ub2 dag-si-ni na-an-il2-il2-e
247ansze-ni-is-kum-zu a2-ni na-an-hul2-e u4 szu2-a he2-nu2
248iri{ki}-bi sza3-gar-ra he2-ni-ib-usz2-e
249dumu-gi7 ninda sa6-ga gu7-gu7-zu u2-szim-e ha-ba-nu2
250lu2 sag5-e ba-zi-ga-zu
251TAG-TAG gesz-ur3-ra-na he2-gu7-e
252{gesz}ig gal {kusz}gurx(|E.TUM|) e2 ad-da-na-ka
253{kusz}gurx(|E.TUM|)-bi zu2-ni-ta he2-ur5-re
254e2-gal sza3 hul2-la du3-a-za sza3 sag3 he2-en-szub du3-a-za
255lu2 hul edin ki si-ga-ke4 gu3 hu-mu-ra-ra-ra
256ki uz-ga szu-luh-ha gar-ra-zu
257ka5 du6 gul-gul-la-ke4 kun he2-ni-ib-ur3-ur3-re
258abul kalam-ma gar-ra-zu
259u3-ku-ku{muszen} muszen sza3 sag3-ga-ke4 gud3 he2-em-ma-an-us2
260iri{ki} tigi-da u3 nu-ku-ku-za
261sza3 hul2-la-da nu-nu2-za
262tur3-e si gu4 {d}nanna-ke4
263edin ki si-ga-ke4 nigin2-nigin2-na-gin7 szix(|KAxBALAG|) hu-mu-un-gi4-gi4-gi4
264gu2 {gesz}ma2 gid2-da i7-da-zu u2 gid2-da he2-em-mu2
265har-ra-an {gesz}gigir-ra ba-gar-ra-zu u2-a-nir he2-em-mu2
2662(disz)-kam-ma-sze3 gu2 ma2 gid2-da ki a-la2 i7-da-zu
267szeg9-bar mul musz ul4 kur-ra-ke4 lu2 na-an-ni-ib-dib-be2
268edin sza3 u2 sa6-ga mu2-a-zu gi er2-ra he2-em-mu2
269a-ga-de3{ki} a du10-ga de2-a-zu a mun-na he2-em-de2 a-ga-de3{ki}
270iri{ki}-bi-a ga-tusz bi2-in-du11-ga ki-tusz na-an-ni-du10-ge
271a-ga-de3{ki}-a ga-nu2 bi2-in-du11-ga ki-nu2 na-an-ni-du10-ge
272i-ne-esz2 {d}utu u4 ne-e-a ur5 he2-en-na-nam-ma-am3
273gu2 {gesz}ma2 gid2-da i7-da-ba u2 gid2-da ba-an-mu2
274har-ra-an {gesz}gigir-ra ba-gar-ra-ba u2-a-nir ba-an-mu2
2752(disz)-kam-ma-sze3 gu2 {gesz}ma2 gid2-da ki a-la2 i7-da-ba
276szeg9-bar mul musz ul4 kur-ra-ke4 lu2 nu-mu-ni-in-dib-be2
277edin sza3 u2 sa6-ga mu2-a-bi gi er2-ra ba-an-mu2
278a-ga-de3{ki} a du10-ga de2-a-bi a mun-na ba-an-de2
279iri{ki}-bi-a ga-tusz bi2-in-du11-ga ki-tusz nu-um-ma-an-da-du10
280a-ga-de3{ki}-a ga-nu2 bi-in-du11-ga ki-nu2 nu-um-ma-an-na-du10
281a-ga-de3{ki} hul-a {d}inanna za3-mi2
1'gesztu2-bi {d}en-ki-ke4 ba-de6
2'me-lam2 an-ne2 im-us2-bi
3'an-ne2 an-sza3-ga ba-e11
4'{gesz}dar-kak ku3 im-da-du3-a-bi
5'{d}en-ki-ke4 abzu-a mi-ni-bu
1egir-sze3 nig2 na-me nu-sa6-de3
2e2 tuk4-e |URUxGAR| sag3 di-de3
3na-ra-am-{d}suen-e masz2-ge6-ka igi ba-ni-in-du8-a
1i3-se3-ga-na szu bala-e-gin7
2gu2 gar-ra-ni sag2 mu-na-ab-du11
3erin2-na-na zi-ga14 ba-ni-gar
4a2-tuku kisal mah-a ku4-ku4-gin7
5e2-kur-sze3 szu kesz2 ba-szi-ak
6du10-tuku liru3-sze3 gam-e-gin7
7gi-gun4-sze3 3(u) gin2 ba-szi-ak
8nita lu2-kid2 iri ri-ri
9e2-sze3 {gesz}kun5 gal-gal ba-szi-lah4
10e2-e kur erin-na nu-me-a
11ha-zi-in{uruda} gal-gal i3-ma-ta-de2
11.a{uruda}aga-silig x a2 min-na-bi-da u3-sa-ar ba-ak
12ugur2 mah a-esztub dugud-a-gin7
13ge2-dim gal-gal-bi kusz3-a bi2-se3-se3
14ur2-bi-a ge2-dim ba-gar
1szu kalam-ma-ta sze ba-da-ku5
2ka2 silim-ma-bi al-e bi2?-in-szub
3kur-kur x silim-silim-bi ba-gul
1[...] u4? im? [...] du
2[...] ma [...] DU
3[...] im [...] x
4[...] x
1giri17 ba-an-dub-dub sag ba-an-tu-tu
2giri17 ba-an-dub sag numun-e-esz ba-ab-gar
3mes mes-a an-ta ba-[...]
4u3-ri2-in lu2-lul [...] lu2 zi-ra an-ta [...] ma [...]
5{d}en-lil2-le e2 gal-gal-la-ni
6esz3 gi tur-tur ba-ra-du3
7sig-ta igi-nim-sze3 [...]

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