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OB catalogue from Nibru (N2)

1. /lugal\-me-en cag4-ta (Šulgi A, 2.4.2.01)
2. lugal mi2 dug4-ga (Lipit-Eštar A, 2.5.5.1)
3. en-e nij2-du7-e (The song of the hoe, 5.5.4)
4. nin me car2-ra (Inana B, 4.07.2)
5. den-lil2 su3-ra2-ce3 (Enlil A, 4.05.1)
6. nam2 nun-e (three compositions are known with this incipit (see also line 47 below): Nanna M, 4.13.13; A hymn to Nanna, 4.13.a; The Keš temple hymn, 4.80.2; a fourth is cited in two other catalogues: OB catalogue in the Louvre, 0.2.02, line 35, and OB catalogue from Urim, 0.2.04, line 24; and a fifth in one catalogue: OB catalogue in the Louvre, 0.2.02, line 36)
7. ud re-a (four compositions are known with this incipit: Enki and Ninmaḫ, 1.1.2; Enki's journey to Nibru, 1.1.4; Gilgameš, Enkidu and the nether world, 1.8.1.4; The instructions of Šuruppag, 5.6.1)
8. in-nin me huc-a (Inana and Ebiḫ, 1.3.2)
9. e2 ud huc an ki (Nungal A, 4.28.1)
10. en-e kur lu2 til3-la-ce3 (Gilgameš and Ḫuwawa (Version A), 1.8.1.5)

11. cul me3-ka (Gilgameš and the bull of heaven, 1.8.1.2)
12. lu2-kij2-gi4-a ag (Gilgameš and Aga, 1.8.1.1)
13. gud-dam iriki (Inana and Gudam, 1.3.4 (?))
14. i3-a lum-lum (Gilgameš and Ḫuwawa (Version B), 1.8.1.5.1)
15. bur-cu-ma gal (Išbi-Erra E, 2.5.1.5)
16. ku6-ju10 e2 du3 (The home of the fish, 5.9.1)
17. hur-saj an ki-bi-da (The debate between Grain and Sheep, 5.3.2)
18. saj-ki gid2-da (The cursing of Agade, 2.1.5)
19. edin i-lu jar-u3 (Dumuzid's dream, 1.4.3 (?))
20. ud re-a (four compositions are known with this incipit: Enki and Ninmaḫ, 1.1.2; Enki's journey to Nibru, 1.1.4; Gilgameš, Enkidu and the nether world, 1.8.1.4; The instructions of Šuruppag, 5.6.1)

21. ud re-a (four compositions are known with this incipit: Enki and Ninmaḫ, 1.1.2; Enki's journey to Nibru, 1.1.4; Gilgameš, Enkidu and the nether world, 1.8.1.4; The instructions of Šuruppag, 5.6.1)
22. iri na-nam (two compositions are known with this incipit: Enlil and Ninlil, 1.2.1 and Nanše A, 4.14.1)
23. nin me zid-da
24. iri na-nam (two compositions are known with this incipit: Enlil and Ninlil, 1.2.1 and Nanše A, 4.14.1)
25. e jical-e jical-e (The debate between Hoe and Plough, 5.3.1)
26. lugal-e mu-ni nij2-ul-e (Šulgi B, 2.4.2.02)
27. ud ul re-ta (The debate between Bird and Fish, 5.3.5 (?))
28. ki-ur3 gal-e (The debate between Tree and Reed, 5.3.4)
29. an-ne2 nam-nir-jal2 (The debate between Winter and Summer, 5.3.3)
30. jic-gi a-na /gu3 mu\-un-de2 (The heron and the turtle, 5.9.2)

31. u5 jic-gi kug-ta (Nanše C, 4.14.3)
32. tur3-ra-na (The lament for Urim, 2.2.2)
33. tur3 me nun-e (The lament for Nibru, 2.2.4)
34. ud cu bal ak-de3 (The lament for Sumer and Urim, 2.2.3)
35. iri me zid-da
36. ud huc ki-en-gi-ra
37. ud huc an-ur2-ra
38. ud ul an ki-ta (Lugalbanda in the mountain cave, 1.8.2.1)
39. lugal-ban3-da (Lugalbanda and the Anzud bird, 1.8.2.2)
40. ceg12 kur cuba-ta (Enmerkar and En-suḫgir-ana, 1.8.2.4)

41. an gal-ta ki gal-ce3 (Inana's descent to the nether world, 1.4.1)
42. en mah-di an ki (Enki and the world order, 1.1.3)
43. gien3-bar-ra gurun-na
44. in-nin me gal-gal-la (Inana and Šu-kale-tuda, 1.3.3)
45. ud gal pirij an-na (Inana D, 4.07.4)
46. en gal men gur3-ru kul-abaki
47. nam2 nun-e (three compositions are known with this incipit (see also line 6 above): Nanna M, 4.13.13; A hymn to Nanna, 4.13.a; The Keš temple hymn, 4.80.2; a fourth is cited in two other catalogues: OB catalogue in the Louvre, 0.2.02, line 35, and OB catalogue from Urim, 0.2.04, line 24; and a fifth in one catalogue: OB catalogue in the Louvre, 0.2.02, line 36)
48. iri gud huc (Enmerkar and the lord of Aratta, 1.8.2.3)
49. e2-u6-nir (The temple hymns, 4.80.1)

50. me-ce3-am3 i3-du-de3-en (two compositions are known with this incipit: E-dub-ba-a A, 5.1.1 and E-dub-ba-a E, 5.1.5)
51. ja2-nu ki-ju10-ce3 (E-dub-ba-a C, 5.1.3)
52. ja2-nu ga-na ga-ab-sa2-sa2-en-de3-en (Dialogue 1, 5.4.01)
53. ud-ul-ur11-ra? (The farmer's instructions, 5.6.3)
54. me-ta-am3 am3-/du?-un?\ (E-dub-ba-a B, 5.1.2)
55. me-ta-am3 am3-di-di-in (Dialogue 5, 5.4.05)
56. eme-gir15 e-/zu?-u3?\ (E-dub-ba-a D, 5.1.4)
57. a-na-am3 a2 aj2-ja2 (E-dub-ba-a R, 5.1.6)
58. di4-di4-la2 ud-da (Dialogue 2, 5.4.02)
59. ejer dub-me-ka (Dialogue 3, 5.4.03)
60. X X lu2 lil2-la2 (Diatribe B, 5.4.11 (?))
61. /dim2\-ma-ni-us2-a-ni (Diatribe A, 5.4.10)
62. a dug3-ga ur!-ra (Diatribe C, 5.4.12)


Print sources

Bernhardt and Kramer 1956-57, p. 393, n. 2: commentary

Kramer 1942, p. 14-16: score transliteration, commentary, handcopy, photograph

Robson 2003: commentary

Cuneiform sources

UM 29-15-155 (BASOR 8 12)


Revision history

02.vi.2000: GZ, editor: typing, standardisation
26.vii.2000: JAB, editor: proofreading
31.vii.2000: GC, editor: SGML tagging
18.viii.2000: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
18.viii.2000: ER, editor: web publication
01.ix.2000: ER, editor: links updated
09.ix.2000: ER, editor: links updated
15.ix.2000: ER, editor: links updated
13.x.2000: ER, editor: links updated
28.ix.2001: ER, editor: links updated
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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