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(Sigla follow Sjöberg's 1977 edition: Version A = mss. a, b and c (using the line numbering of b, the only non-fragmentary ms.), Version B = ms. d. Lines 11-13, 27-29 and 31 of Version A have some similarities to the surviving lines of Version B.)

A balbale to Inana as Nanaya (Inana H)

Version A

1. an-na tum2-ma X […]
2. X AN X X nam-nin-e /dib?\ [X X]
3. ĝišgu-za nitaḫ e2-a X […]
4. ĝišgu-za munus pa-paḫ X […]
5. ĝiš-MUNUS.BUR2 kug-sig17 tug2-ga /DU\ […]
6. ĝišdala2 ḪA-i-zi tug2niĝ2-lam2 X […]
7. X [X] X ZA X GA aĝ2 ga-[…]
8. dna-[na-a] […] X-bi dug3-ga-/am3\
9. gaba-za X X X X X X X
10. [d]na-na-a zid2-kukkuš-bi ku7-ku7-da
11. en3-dur-za ḪA-izi ga-ba-ni-ib-sig10
12. dna-na-a a a GA GUL?-am3
13. ĝen-ma-da nin-ĝu10 ĝen-ma-da
14. ka pa-paḫ-a-ta ĝen-ma-da
15. [X (X) X] X du3 ḫa-ba-ra-ab-TU?-X X (ms. a omits l. 15)
{
(ms. c adds 1 line:)
15A. ĝen nin9 ki aĝ2-ĝu10 šag4-ĝu10 ḫe2-em-ḫul2-le
}
16. šu-zu munus-am3 ĝiri3-zu munus-am3 (ms. a omits l. 16)
17. inim lu2-da bal-e-zu munus-am3
18. igi lu2-ra bar-re-zu munus-am3
{
(ms. c adds 4 lines:)
18A. šu lu2-ra [X] X-zu munus-am3
18B. ĝiri3 X […] munus-am3
18C. a2-diš-/kuš3\ [X]-zu šag4 im-ḫul2-le
18D. ĝiri3 GAG X [X]-zu ur5 im-mi-in-sag9
}
19. zag e2-ĝar8-da gub-bu šag4 sud-zu i3-sag9
20. gam-e-de3 ib2-ib2 i3-sag9-sag9 (ms. c transposes lines 19 and 20)
{
(mss. a and c add 2 lines:)
20A. e2-ĝar8-da gub-bu-ĝu10 1(DIŠ) sila4-am3
20B. gam-e-ĝu10 1 1/2 giĝ4-am3
}
21. id2 na-an-ba-al-le id2-zu ḫe2-me-en
22. a-šag4 na-an-ur11-ru a-šag4-zu ḫe2-me-en
23. mu-un-gar3 ki duru5 na-an-kiĝ2-kiĝ2-e
24. [ze2]-/ba\ kal-la-ĝu10 ki duru5-zu ḫe2-am3
25. [X (X)]-e ab-sin2-zu ḫe2-am3
26. X tur-tur-me aš2-zu ḫe2-am3
27. a-na UN X zur-zur-re
28. a-na KA ki-gub ba-du-un
29. a-na UN ninda ĝeštin-da ba-da-du-du-un
30. ninda ĝeštin-da ma-da-du-du-nam
31. ĝen nin9 ki aĝ2-ĝu10 šag4-bi ga-am3-mi-ib-X
32. dna-na-a ne ge4-su-ub
33.     bal-bal-e {dna-na-a-kam} {(ms. a has instead:) dinana-[(X)-X]}

Version B

Segment A

unknown no. of lines missing
1. [en3]-/dur\-za ḪA-[izi …]
2. /nin9\ e ze2-ba-ĝu10 […]
3. murgu-za X MU […]
4. nin9 e-ĝu10 šu […]
5. gal4-la-za sar-ra […]
6. dna-na-a /LI?\ […]
7. gu-du-za a-šag4 […]
8. nin9 e-ĝu10 bur3 /gana2\ […]
9. /ĝen-ma\-da nin9-ĝu10 […]
unknown no. of lines missing

Segment B

1. X X […]
2. ĝen nin9 ki /aĝ2\-[ĝu10 …]
3. a-na KA nam […]
4. a-na KA /nam\ […]
5. a-na KA /nam\ […]
6. a-na KA /nam\ […]
7. nin9 X X […]
unknown no. of lines missing

Print sources

Sjöberg 1977, p. 16-27, 39-43: score transliteration, translation, photograph, handcopy, commentary

Tinney 1999, p. 35-36: commentary

Cuneiform sources

CBS 7932 + CBS 8530 (JCS 29 39)

CBS 13915 (JCS 29 43)

UM 29-15-560 (JCS 29 43)

ROM 721 (JCS 29 41, photo 42)

Revision history

12.iv.2000-27.iv.2000: GC, editor: standardisation
25.vii.2000: JAB, editor: proofreading
27.vii.2000: GC, editor: SGML tagging
29.ix.2000: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
29.ix.2000: ER, editor: web publication
01.vi.2003: GC/JE, editor/technical developer: XML/TEI conversion
30.iii.2005: GC/JE, senior editor/technical developer: lemmatised version published
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