BiMes 03, 28 (P221798)

Literary tablet excavated in Lagash (mod. El-Hiba), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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Transliteration

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) e2-u6
2. 1(asz@c) kingal
3. 1(asz@c) du-du pirig-tur-gin7
4. 1(asz@c) gen-gen-na-ke4
5. 1(asz@c) DU DU BU KID
6. 1(asz@c) um-<ma> nin-ne2-me
7. 1(asz@c) sza3-TAR an-ur2-<sze3-ke4>
8. <1(asz@c)> sza3-TAR inim#-zi-<ke4>
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) {d}nin-gir2:su#-ke4
2. 1(asz@c) du11-ga-ni
3. 1(asz@c) i7 nun-ne2
4. 1(asz@c) lagasz
5. 1(asz@c) {d}nin-tu zabala5{ki}-ka
6. 1(asz@c) {d}nin-tu# iri-ga-e-na#
7. 1(asz@c) szitim-me an-ne2
column 3
1. 1(asz@c) szitim-me eridu{ki}
2. 1(asz@c) szitim-me e2-gar8!
3. 1(asz@c) {d}utu kur-ra
4. 1(asz@c) sanga {d}utu-ke4
5. 1(asz@c) LU ME za DUG UM GIM-<ma>
6. 1(asz@c) gal szitim an-na
7. 1(asz@c) gurusz-zi
8. 1(asz@c) en kur-ta
column 4
1. 1(asz@c) en-ne2 he2-gal2
2. 1(asz@c) nir-gal2
3. 1(asz@c) en dar3
4. 1(asz@c) lugal-sza3!-an-zu#
5. 1(asz@c) da-da-mu
6. <1(asz@c)> LU-ME-za bil3 mun#
7. 1(asz@c) LU#-ME-za e2-nun-ne2
8. 1(asz@c) a#-si-si#
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) LU-ME-za!(NIG2)-ke4 i7#-da#-na
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2. 1(asz@c) da-da ur2
3. 1(asz@c) en#-ne2 x nibru{ki}-ta
4. 1(asz@c) en-ne2 temen#-na
5. [1(asz@c) en]-ne2# e2#-nun
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) UD#-UD#-na
2. 1(asz@c) sze3# x
3. 1(asz@c) <{d}>gan#-gir2-ke4#
4. 1(asz@c) lu2 zi-<de3>
5. 1(asz@c) en kisz#-ke4
6. 1(asz@c) LU ME# [za] BUR# NU11# ku3# [DI] UM#?
7. [...] na#-ke4#
8. 1(asz@c) en-ne2# niginx(NINA){ki}-sze3#