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Q000375 CDLI Literary 000375 (Curse of Agade) composite

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: lang sux @tablet @obverse 1. hur-sag {na4}za-gin3-na-gin7 tar-re-gin7
en: As if to(?) cut/separate(?) it like the mountain range of lapis lazuli

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1. hur-sag {na4}za-gin3-na-gin7 tar-re-gin7

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110 2. iri {d}iszkur-re ba-an-de2-a-gin7 gu2 ki-sze3! ga2-ga2-dam
en: In order to bring (its) neck to the ground like a city that Iškur had poured (upon)

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2. iri {d}iszkur-re ba-an-de2-a-gin7 gu2 ki-sze3! ga2-ga2-dam

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111 3. e2-e kur {gesz}erin ku5 nu-me-a
en: Although the temple was not (in/of) the mountain of the cut cedar/juniper

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3. e2-e kur {gesz}erin ku5 nu-me-a

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112 4. {uruda}ha-zi-in gal-gal ba-szi-in-de2-de2
en: He brought(?) great hazin axes towards it

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4. {uruda}ha-zi-in gal-gal ba-szi-in-de2-de2

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113 5. {uruda}aga-silig-ga a2 min-a-bi-da u4-sar ba-an-ak
en: He sharpened along both edges of the agasilig ax

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5. {uruda}aga-silig-ga a2 min-a-bi-da u4-sar ba-an-ak

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114 6. ur2-bi-a {uruda}gi2-dim ba-an-gar
en: He set the gidim implement into its base

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6. ur2-bi-a {uruda}gi2-dim ba-an-gar

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115 7. suhusz kalam-ma-ke4 ki ba-e-la2
en: It was excavated up to the foundation of the land

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7. suhusz kalam-ma-ke4 ki ba-e-la2

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116 8. pa-bi-a {uruda}ha-zi-in ba-an-gar#
en: He set the hazin ax into its “branches”

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8. pa-bi-a {uruda}ha-zi-in ba-an-gar#

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117 9. e2-e gurusz ug5-ga-gin7 gu2 ki-sze3 ba#-[...]
en: The house fell with its neck to the ground like a dead young man

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9. e2-e gurusz ug5-ga-gin7 gu2 ki-sze3 ba#-[...]

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118 10. gu2 kur-kur-ra gu2 ki-sze3 ba#-[...]
en: The whole of the lands fell with their necks to the ground

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0. gu2 kur-kur-ra gu2 ki-sze3 ba#-[...]

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119 11. alal-bi im-ma-ra-an-x-[...]
en: He split its rainpipe away from it

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1. alal-bi im-ma-ra-an-x-[...]

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120 12. im szeg3-szeg3 an-na ba#-e#-[...]
en: The rain that had fallen went (back) up into heaven

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2. im szeg3-szeg3 an-na ba#-e#-[...]

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121 13. {gesz}ka2-bi ba-ra-an-si-ig tesz2-bi#? [...]
en: He removed (the ornaments?) from the gate/door, (the temple's/land's?) dignity changed

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3. {gesz}ka2-bi ba-ra-an-si-ig tesz2-bi#? [...]

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122 14. ka2 sze nu-ku5-da sze i-ni-in#-[...]
en: He cut down barley at the gate/door where barley was not cut

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4. ka2 sze nu-ku5-da sze i-ni-in#-[...]

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123 15. szu kalam-ma-ta sze ba-da#-[...]
en: He cut off barley from the hand of the land

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5. szu kalam-ma-ta sze ba-da#-[...]

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124 16. [...] silim#-ma-bi {gesz}al-e [...]
en: He made the pickax strike the gate/door of well being

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6. [...] silim#-ma-bi {gesz}al-e [...]

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125 17. kur-kur#-[...] silim-silim-bi [...]
en: The well-being of all the lands(?) changed

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7. kur-kur#-[...] silim-silim-bi [...]

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126 18. a-gar3 mah#-e a-esztub{ku6#} [...]
en: Like(?) a great meadow in which(?) the carp flood expands(?)

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8. a-gar3 mah#-e a-esztub{ku6#} [...]

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127 19. e2-kur-ra {uruda}gi2#-[dim] gal#-gal-la#?-[...]
en: The great gidim implements of (i.e., for use against?) the Ekur temple he set (its metal) into molds

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9. e2-kur-ra {uruda}gi2#-[dim] gal#-gal-la#?-[...]

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128 20. itima{+ma} e2# u4 nu-zu# x x [...]
en: The people saw (into) the itima chamber, the building where sunlight is unknown

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0. itima{+ma} e2# u4 nu-zu# x x [...]

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129 21. dub-szen ku3 dingir-re-e-ne uri#?[{ki} ...]
en: Agade saw (into) the holy treasure box of the gods

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1. dub-szen ku3 dingir-re-e-ne uri#?[{ki} ...]

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130 22. la-ha-ma dub-la2 gal e2#-[...]
en: Its lahama creatures, the great pilasters stationed at the temple

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2. la-ha-ma dub-la2 gal e2#-[...]

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131 23. lu2 an-zil gu7-a nu-me#-[esz]
en: Who did not commit taboo

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3. lu2 an-zil gu7-a nu-me#-[esz]

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132 24. {d}na-ra-am-{d}suen szu gibil#?-ke4 bi2-in-sag3
en: Naram-Sîn, the “renovator” struck them down

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4. {d}na-ra-am-{d}suen szu gibil#?-ke4 bi2-in-sag3

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133 25. {gesz}erin {gesz}szu-ur2-me {gesz}za-ba-lum {gesz}taszkarin#
en: Cedar, cypress, juniper, boxwood

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5. {gesz}erin {gesz}szu-ur2-me {gesz}za-ba-lum {gesz}taszkarin#

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134 26. gesz gi-gun4-na-bi-esz KUM ba-an-sur-sur
en: Concerning(?) the woods of its giguna structure, he ...

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6. gesz gi-gun4-na-bi-esz KUM ba-an-sur-sur

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135 27. ku3-sig17-bi mi-si-ra bi2-in-e11
en: He had its gold brought up/down in misir bags(?)

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7. ku3-sig17-bi mi-si-ra bi2-in-e11

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136 28. ku3-babbar-bi (|SU.LU.SZE3|%|SU.LU.SZE3|)-szir-ra bi2-in-ak
en: He had its silver put in lubšir bags

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8. ku3-babbar-bi (|SU.LU.SZE3|%|SU.LU.SZE3|)-szir-ra bi2-in-ak

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137 29. uruda-bi sze mah de6-a-gin7 kar-re bi2-in-si-si
en: He had its copper loaded into the harbor like barley brought (in) great (quantity)

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9. uruda-bi sze mah de6-a-gin7 kar-re bi2-in-si-si

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138 30. ku3#-bi ku3-dim2-e im-dim2-e
en: (And thus) the precious metal worker would (re)fashion its precious metal

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0. ku3#-bi ku3-dim2-e im-dim2-e

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139 @bottom 1. 3(u)
en: (Subtotal:) 30 (lines)

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1. 3(u)

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colophon @reverse 1. za-bi za-dim2-e im-dim2-e
en: (And thus) the stone cutter would (re)fashion its precious stone

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1. za-bi za-dim2-e im-dim2-e

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140 2. uruda-bi simug im-tu11-be2
en: (And thus) the metalworker would strike its copper

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2. uruda-bi simug im-tu11-be2

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141 3. nig2-gur11 iri hul-a nu-me-a
en: As if(?) the property was not of a destroyed city

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3. nig2-gur11 iri hul-a nu-me-a

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142 4. e2-e ma2 gal-gal kar-ra ba-an-us2
en: At the temple he parked great boats in the harbor

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4. e2-e ma2 gal-gal kar-ra ba-an-us2

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143 5. e2 {d}en-lil2-la2-sze3 ma2 gal-gal kar-ra ba-an-us2
en: Towards/concerning the temple of Enlil he parked great boats in the harbor

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5. e2 {d}en-lil2-la2-sze3 ma2 gal-gal kar-ra ba-an-us2

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144 6. nig2-gur11 uru17-ta ba-ra-e3
en: (Thus) the property left the city

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6. nig2-gur11 uru17-ta ba-ra-e3

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145 7. nig2-gur11 uru17-ta e3-da-bi
en: When the property left the city

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7. nig2-gur11 uru17-ta e3-da-bi

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146 8. a-ga-de3 dim2-ma#?-bi ba-ra-e3
en: The reasoning/mood of Agade left (as well)

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8. a-ga-de3 dim2-ma#?-bi ba-ra-e3

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147 9. ma2-e kar ib2-kur2-[...] a-ga-de3 ba-kur2
en: (When?) the boat(s) changed(?) harbors, the mood of Agade changed

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9. ma2-e kar ib2-kur2-[...] a-ga-de3 ba-kur2

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148 10. u4 te-esz du11-ga# kalam tesz2-a gar-ra
en: The storm that erupted(?) and beset the land all together

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0. u4 te-esz du11-ga# kalam tesz2-a gar-ra

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149 11. a#-ma-ru zi-ga# gaba-szu-gar nu-tuku
en: The risen flood that had not rival

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1. a#-ma-ru zi-ga# gaba-szu-gar nu-tuku

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150 12. {d#}en-lil2-le nam [...]
en: Enlil, because his beloved Ekur was destroyed, what was that which would be done more (than that as revenge)(?)

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2. {d#}en-lil2-le nam [...]

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151 13. kur gu2-bi2#-na#?-[...]
en: He raised his eye towards the land/mountain of Gubin

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3. kur gu2-bi2#-na#?-[...]

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152 14. hur-sag# [...]
en: He stripped the whole (of the population) away from the broad mountain ranges

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4. hur-sag# [...]

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153 15. ug3-ga2 nu-si#-[...]
en: (Those who were) not placed among the people, not counted among the land

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5. ug3-ga2 nu-si#-[...]

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154 16. gu-ti-um{ki} [...]
en: Gutium, a people(?) who knew no attachment

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6. gu-ti-um{ki} [...]

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155 17. dim2-ma# lu2#-x-x [...]
en: (Possessing) the intellect of a man, the counsel of a dog, and the features of a monkey

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7. dim2-ma# lu2#-x-x [...]

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156 18. {d}en-lil2-le kur-ta# [...]
en: Enlil brought out from the mountains

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8. {d}en-lil2-le kur-ta# [...]

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157 19. ka9-ka9 buru5{muszen}-gin7#? [...]
en: They(?) touched the ground like the copulation/superimposing(?) of small birds(?)

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9. ka9-ka9 buru5{muszen}-gin7#? [...]

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158 20. a2-bi gu masz-ansze#-[...]
en: They(?) stretched out their arms in the plain for him like a net (for the) herd

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0. a2-bi gu masz-ansze#-[...]

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159 21. nig2-na-me a2-bi [...]
en: Nothing escaped their reach

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1. nig2-na-me a2-bi [...]

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160 22. lu2 na#-me a2-bi [...]-x-[...]
en: Their reach spared no one

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2. lu2 na#-me a2-bi [...]-x-[...]

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161 23. {lu2}kinx(UR4)-gi4-a har-ra#-an-na nu-mu#-[...]
en: The messenger did not go on the road

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3. {lu2}kinx(UR4)-gi4-a har-ra#-an-na nu-mu#-[...]

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162 24. ma2 ra-gaba i7!-da nu-mu-un-dab#-be2#
en: The boat of the rider was not passing the river

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4. ma2 ra-gaba i7!-da nu-mu-un-dab#-be2#

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163 25. ud5!? sig17 {d}en-lil2-la2 amasz-ta ba-ra-ra-asz na-gada#-bi bi2-in-us2-u2-us2
en: Towards the yellow goat(s)(?) of Enlil driven from the sheepfold, he made its herder follow

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5. ud5!? sig17 {d}en-lil2-la2 amasz-ta ba-ra-ra-asz na-gada#-bi bi2-in-us2-u2-us2

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164 26. szilam tur3#-bi-ta ba-ra-ra#-asz# unu3-bi bi2-in-us2-u2-us2
en: Towards the cow(s) driven from the cattle pen, he made its herder follow

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6. szilam tur3#-bi-ta ba-ra-ra#-asz# unu3-bi bi2-in-us2-u2-us2

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165 27. gesz gu2-ka en-nu-ug3 ba-e-zal
en: A guard was in effect (lit. spent time) upon the trees of the riverbank(?)

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7. gesz gu2-ka en-nu-ug3 ba-e-zal

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166 28. har-ra-an-na {lu2}sa-gaz2 ba-e-tusz
en: The robber dwelled on the highway

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8. har-ra-an-na {lu2}sa-gaz2 ba-e-tusz

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167 29. abul# kalam-ma-ka {gesz}ig IM-ma bi2-in-gub
en: At the gate of the land, he made the door stand ...

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9. abul# kalam-ma-ka {gesz}ig IM-ma bi2-in-gub

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168 30. kur#-kur-re bad3 uru17-ne-ne-ke4 gu3 gig mi-ni-ib2-be2-ne
en: The lands were crying out bitterly in the walls of their cities

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0. kur#-kur-re bad3 uru17-ne-ne-ke4 gu3 gig mi-ni-ib2-be2-ne

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169 $ double ruling @bottom 1. 1(gesz2)
en: (Total:) 60 (lines)

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: lang sux @tablet @obverse @column 2' 1. [giri17 ba]-an#-dub-dub# [sag ba]-an#-tu-tu#

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1. [giri17 ba]-an#-dub-dub# [sag ba]-an#-tu-tu#

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F001 2. giri17 ba-an-dub sag numun#-[e-esz ...]

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2. giri17 ba-an-dub sag numun#-[e-esz ...]

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F002 3. mes mes-a an-ta ba-[...]

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3. mes mes-a an-ta ba-[...]

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F003 4. u3-ri2-in lu2-lul# [...] lu2 zi-ra an-ta# [...] ma [...]

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4. u3-ri2-in lu2-lul# [...] lu2 zi-ra an-ta# [...] ma [...]

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F004 5. {d}en-lil2-le e2 [...]

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5. {d}en-lil2-le e2 [...]

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F005 6. esz3 gi tur-tur ba-[ra-du3]

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6. esz3 gi tur-tur ba-[ra-du3]

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F006 7. [sig]-ta igi-nim!(TUM3)-sze3 [...]

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7. [sig]-ta igi-nim!(TUM3)-sze3 [...]

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1'. [...]-ne#
en: The governors, sagga officials

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1'. [...]-ne#

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2'. [...]-ke4#-ne#
en: And the land recorders of the border of the plain

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2'. [...]-ke4#-ne#

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3'. [...] si!? x-sa2#?-e#?-ne#?
en: Were properly conveying the monthly nindaba offerings and (the nindaba offerings of?) the new year(?)

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3'. [...] si!? x-sa2#?-e#?-ne#?

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4'. [...]-gin7# kusz2# mi-ni-ib-<...>
en: At the gate of Agade, exhaustion was placed(?)

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4'. [...]-gin7# kusz2# mi-ni-ib-<...>

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5'. [...] x x te#-ga2# nu-zu#
en: Holy Inanna did not know how to accept the nindaba offering (anymore)

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5'. [...] x x te#-ga2# nu-zu#

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6'. [...] x du#-de3# la#?-la#?-bi#? nu#?-x-gi4#
en: As/like a citizen, the temple to be founded(!?) did not satisfy (her)

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6'. [...] x du#-de3# la#?-la#?-bi#? nu#?-x-gi4#

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7'. [...]-ra# me-a-gin7 ba#?-ab#?-gar#
en: The matter/word of the Ekur engendered (dazed) silence

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7'. [...]-ra# me-a-gin7 ba#?-ab#?-gar#

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8'. [...] tuku4!-e mu-na-ab#-la2#-la2
en: Trembling lingered for (Inanna?) (in?) Agade

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8'. [...] tuku4!-e mu-na-ab#-la2#-la2

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9'. [...] ni2 im-ma#-ni#-in#-ti
en: In Ulmaš (Inanna?) was afraid

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9'. [...] ni2 im-ma#-ni#-in#-ti

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0'. [...] dur2#-ra#-na ba-ra-an-gen{+en}
en: She went out from the city into(?) her (original?) (place of?) dwelling

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0'. [...] dur2#-ra#-na ba-ra-an-gen{+en}

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1'. [...] szub-bu-de3
en: The young woman, as if to(?) abandon that of(?) her women's quarters

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1'. [...] szub-bu-de3

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2'. [... a-ga]-de3#{ki} mu-un-szub
en: Holy Inanna abandoned the shrine of Agade

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2'. [... a-ga]-de3#{ki} mu-un-szub

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3'. [...] ga2#-ga2-gin7
en: Like a warrior advancing against the weapon

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3'. [...] ga2#-ga2-gin7

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4'. [...]-ma#?-ni-ri
en: She imposed battle and combat apart from the city(?)

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4'. [...]-ma#?-ni-ri

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5'. [...]-ra
en: She beat the breast for the enemy (instead)

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5'. [...]-ra

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6'. [...]-am3
en: It was not (before the elapse of) five days, it was not (before the elapse of) ten days

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6'. [...]-am3

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7'. [...]-lugal#-la#
en: The bindings(?) of the en-ship, the crown of kingship

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7'. [...]-lugal#-la#

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1'. x [...]
en: ...

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1'. x [...]

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2'. e2#-kur-[...]
en: He “bound his hands” towards the Ekur temple

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2'. e2#-kur-[...]

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4'. a2 x [...] lu2-x? [...]
en: ...

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4'. a2 x [...] lu2-x? [...]

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5'. gi-gun4#-na# [...]
en: He acted towards the giguna like (it was worth?) (a mere) thirty gig

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5'. gi-gun4#-na# [...]

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6'. nita# lu2-la#-[ga ...]
en: Like a male thief who plunders a city

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6'. nita# lu2-la#-[ga ...]

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7'. e2-sze3 {gesz}x-[...]
en: He gathered up/imposed(?) great ladders (for use) against the temple

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7'. e2-sze3 {gesz}x-[...]

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8'. e2-kur [...]
en: In order to destroy the Ekur temple like a great boat

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8'. e2-kur [...]

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9'. kur ku3 [...]
en: In order to loosen (its) soil like a mountain mined (for) precious metal

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9'. kur ku3 [...]

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0'. hur-[...]
en: As if to(?) cut/separate(?) it like the mountain range of lapis lazuli

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0'. hur-[...]

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1'. iri{ki#} [...]
en: In order bring (its) neck to the ground like a city that Iškur had poured (upon)

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1'. iri{ki#} [...]

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2'. e2-e# [...]
en: Although the temple was not (in/of) the mountain of the cut juniper

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2'. e2-e# [...]

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3'. {uruda}ha#-[...]
en: He brought(?) great hazin axes towards it

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3'. {uruda}ha#-[...]

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4'. {uruda}[...]
en: ...

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4'. {uruda}[...]

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CDLI contributors. 2025. “Q000375 CDLI Literary 000375 (Curse of Agade) Composite.” Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. April 16, 2025. https://cdli.earth/artifacts/composites-score/Q000375.

CDLI contributors. (2025, April 16). Q000375 CDLI Literary 000375 (Curse of Agade) composite. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. https://cdli.earth/artifacts/composites-score/Q000375

CDLI contributors (2025) Q000375 CDLI Literary 000375 (Curse of Agade) composite, Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. Available at: https://cdli.earth/artifacts/composites-score/Q000375 (Accessed: April 16, 2025).

@misc{CDLI2025Q000375,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-16]},
	author = {{CDLI contributors}},
	year = {2025},
	month = {apr 16},
	title = {Q000375 {CDLI} {Literary} 000375 ({Curse} of {Agade}) composite},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/artifacts/composites-score/Q000375},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/artifacts/composites-score/Q000375},
}

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CDLI contributors. 2025. “Q000375 CDLI Literary 000375 (Curse of Agade) Composite.” Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. April 16, 2025. https://cdli.earth/artifacts/composites-score/Q000375.

CDLI contributors. (2025, April 16). Q000375 CDLI Literary 000375 (Curse of Agade) composite. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. https://cdli.earth/artifacts/composites-score/Q000375

@misc{CDLI2025Q000375,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-16]},
	author = {{CDLI contributors}},
	year = {2025},
	month = {apr 16},
	title = {Q000375 {CDLI} {Literary} 000375 ({Curse} of {Agade}) composite},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/artifacts/composites-score/Q000375},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/artifacts/composites-score/Q000375},
}

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