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The song of the ploughing oxen: an ululumama to Ninurta

1. [e-el-lu] /ma\-al-lu
2. gud jen-a jen-a jic/cudul\-[a] gu2 jar-i3
3. [gud ... jen-a jen-a jiccudul]-a gu2 jar-i3
4. [...] ma-da-me-en
5. [...] den-lil2-la2-me-en
6. [...] kalam-ma-me-en
7. [e-el-lu] ma-a!-lu
8. [...] /saj\ mu-da-jal2
9. [... saj] mu-da-jal2
3 lines missing
13. X X [...]
14. a2-ce ama hu-/mu\-[da-...]
15. a2-ce dnance hu-mu-da-an-/cub?-bu?\
16. ninda kuclu-ub2 ha-ma-ni-in-jar-ra-am3
17. a kucummud-da ha-ma-ni-in-de2-am3
18. saj /us2\ [... ha]-ma-da-an-gub-ba
19. engar ninda gu7-a ha-ma-an-dug4-ga-am3
20. engar a naj-a ha-ma-an-dug4-ga-am3
21. e-el-lu ma-a-lu
22. dnance e2 ma-mu-de3 ba-nu2
23. dnance-ra inim ji6 im-ma-na-ab-DU
24. ninda kuclu-ub2-a im-ma-ni-in-jar
25. a kucummud-da im-ma-ni-in-de2
26. [saj us2 ...-gub]
27. lu2engar igi X [(X)] im-ma-ci-in-bar
28. gud-ab2 X [(X)] eme ba-an-jar
29. X [...] /jiri3?\ bi2-in-la2
30. [lu2engar] /ama\-a-ni gu3 mu-na-de2-e
31. [ninda kuclu-ub2-a] ma-an-jar
32. [a kucummud-da] ma-an-de2
33. [saj us2 ... ma-an]-/gub?\
4 lines missing or fragmentary
38. /e\-[el-lu ma-al-lu]
39. a-na-[am3 ...]
40. a-na-/am3\ [...]
41. a-ba-am3 [...]
42. a-ba-am3 [...]
43. a-ba-am3 /lag\ [...]
44. a-ba-am3 /mucen\ [...]
45. a2 zid-da [...]
46. a2 gab2-/bu\ [...]
47. igi il2-/la\ [...]
48. umbin gal-/ju10\ [...]
49. mul-an-na X [...]
50. gala-bi [...] / si\ im-sa2-/e \ [...]
51. [gud ...] /saj?\-dili gur4 mu-un-/ta\-cub
52. [...] /inim\ mu-na-ni-ib-gi4-/gi4\
53. gud-me-/en\ gud tur-me-en
54. siki giri17-/ju10\ nu-lum-ma-me-en
55. gu2-tar-/ja2\ sahar nu-cub-ba-bi
56. a-na-ac-am3 lugal-ju10 je26-e mu-un-/kal\-me-en
57. amar ban3-da-ju10 inim 1-am3 a-ra-ab-[be2]-en
58. jizzal he2-em-ci-/ak\
59. jicKU ad-da-zu 4-/am3\
60. jicKU ama-zu 8-am3
61. dutu jic sag9-zu si he2-ri-/ib\-[sa2 ]
62. e-el-lu ma-a-[lu]
63. engar cu-nim-ma sipad tur3 kug-[ga]
64. juruc-e ud tur-ra-ni-ta dam an-/tuku\-[am3]
65. dumu an-tuku-am3 dili-ni? nu-mu-un-[...]
66. e-el-lu [ma-a-lu]
67. mul-an-na je26-[e ...]
68. gun3 an-na je26-/e\ [...]
69. tug2nij2-barag2 ur3-ra /je26\-[e ...]
70. [X X] /je26-e\ [...]
20 lines missing
91. /jicX\ [...]
92. e-el-[lu] /ma\-a-lu
93. den-/ki\-[im-du] [lu2] eg2 pa5-ra-ke4
94. en /d\[...] /gu3\ mu-na-de2-e
95. lugal-/ju10\ [...] X ga-mu-ra-ab-ak-e
96. gana2 zid-[de3 ... a] /ga\-ra-ab-dug4
97. im /saj\ [...] im-ma-ab-be2
98. ud /ce\ [...] X gana2 NE
99. AN-/AN\ [...] /mu-da\-an-X [...] ma-ab-ak
100. X [...] X NE
8 lines missing
119. e-el-lu ma-al-lu
120. jicgana2-ur3 jicga-rig2 a-cag4-ja2
121. jiczu2 gal-gal ha-ra-ab-si gana2 kug ri-ri-de3
122. jical gu2 ki he2-re-la2 mud sa2-bi2-ib
123. jical gu2 ki he2-re-la2
124. jicapin kug-zu jicdal-a la2-a-ba jicdal-ta um-ta-si-ig
125. nagar gal-zu gu hu-mu-ra-ab-tag-ge
126. /a2\ jicle-um-ma-bi [...]
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139. [...] mu7-mu7 [...]
140. [... cu] /zid\-da-na gi-1-nindan he2-[...]
141. [...] [d]/en\-ki-im-du lu2 eg2 /pa4\-[ra-ke4]
142. [...]-a-ka hu-mu-ra-[...]
143. [e-el-lu] ma-al-lu gud jen-a jen-[a jiccudul-a gu2 jar-i3]
144. [gud ...] jen-a jen-a jiccudul-a gu2 [jar-i3]
145. [ab-sin2 gana2] zid-da jiri3 gub-gub-i3 us2 [ si sa2 he2-e-dib]
146. [...] e2 kac-a-ka ul ti-a [...]
147. [...] dinana-ka ki-bur2-/re\ [...]
148. [...] ki-bi i3-/gi4\-[gi4 ...]
149.     [u2-lu-lu]-ma-/ma\ dnin-urta-kam


Print sources

Civil 1976, p. 85-95, plates 5*-6*: composite text, translation, photograph, commentary, score transliteration

Electronic sources

Krecher 1998c: composite text, translation

Krecher 1998l: score transliteration

Cuneiform sources

N 3517 + N 3606 (photo AOAT 25 pl. VI*)

CBS 11556 (PBS 1/1 3, with photo pl. 39)

Ni 1250 (SLTN 150) + UM 29-16-684 + N 1631 (photo AOAT 25 pl. V*)


Revision history

21.i.1999-24.i.1999: JAB, editor: standardisation
02.xii.1999: GZ, editor: proofreading
05.xii.1999: GC, editor: SGML tagging
22.xii.1999: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
22.xii.1999: 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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