Literary artifact excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period
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object composite text
surface a
m=segment A
1. ga-sza-an-ge sza-ga-ba-ta u4 zal-la-gu10-ne _isz-tu am-sza-li i-na szum-s,u2-li-ya_
2. ga-sza-an-an-na-ge sza-ga-ba-ta u4 zal-la-gu10-ne
3. u4 zal-la-gu10-ne e-ne di-da-gu10-ne
4. u4 zal ge6 sa2-a-sze3 en3-du du11-ga-gu10-ne _i-na szum-s,u2-lim u3 szum-szi-im_
5. gaba mu-un-ri gaba mu-un-ri _im-hur-an-ni_
6. u3-mu-un gu5-li an-na gaba mu-un-ri
7. u3-mu-un-e szu-ni-a szu im-ma-an-du3 _ih-s,i2-in-an-ni_
8. {d}uszumgal-an-na gu2-ga2-a gu2-da ba-an-la2 _ki-sza-di i-di-ir_
9. me-a-am szu ba-mu-u8 e2-me-sze3 da-ge
10. gu5-li {d}mu-ul-lil2-la2 szu ba-mu-u8 e2-me-sze3 da-ge
11. ama-gu10 lul-la-sze3 ta mu-na-ab-gub-be2-en _mi-nam az-za-as?-si2_
12. ama-gu10 {d}ga-sza-an-gal-e lul-la-sze3 ta mu-na-ab-gub-be2-en
13. ge26-e ga-ri-ib-zu-zu ge26-e ga-ri-ib-zu-zu _lu-uq-bi?-ki_
14. {d}inanna lul-la munus-e-ne ge26-e ga-ri-ib-zu-zu
15. ma-la-gu10 sila dagal-la e-ne mu-di-ni-ib-ma?-ma? _i-na re-bi-tim im-me-li-il_
16. ub3 sag3-sag3 e-ne di-da hub2 mu-di-ni-in-gub _i-na up-pi lu-pu-tim i-na me-lu-ul-tim i-ra-ap-pu-u4_
17. i-lu-ni ze2-ba-am3 ad mu-szi-ib-sza4 _qu2-be2-e-sza t,a-bu-tim i-na-as-sa3-as_
18. hul2-hul2-e ze2-ba-am3 u4 mu-di-ni-ib-zal-e _it-ti-sza? usz-te-be2-er-re_
19. ama ugu-zu-ur2 lul-la-sze3 za-e gub-bu-na-da
20. me-en-de3 iti6-sze3 e-ne su3-u4 ga-da-e _i-na ri-sza-tim i nim-me-li-il_
21. ki-nu2 ku3 he-nun-na suh ga-mu-ra-du8 _mu-usz-t,a-ti-ki lu-pa-t,i-ir_
22. u4 du10 nam-he2-a hul2-la hu-mu-u3-di-ni-ib-zal-e _li-ip-pu-uh2_
23. sa-gid2-da-am3
24. x x ki-sikil-ge sila sir2-ra x [...] _TA su?-qe2-tim_
25. x x x-da u4-da mu-e-da-x [...] _x IM x x x_
26. x x x [...]
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m=segment B
1. x x MU x x [...]
2. x x x RA? su3-u4 mu-un-ga2-ga2
3. kan4 ama-me-da nam-mi-gub
4. me-e hul2-la-ta i3-di-di-de3-en
5. kan4 ga-sza-an-gal-la-da nam-mi-gub
6. me-e hul2-la-da i3-di-di-de3-en
7. ama-gu10-ra mu-lu e-ne-ag2 hu-mu-na-ab-be2
8. u5-szu-ur2-me a ki de3-su4-e _li-sa3-al-li-ih_
9. ama-gu10 ga-sza-an-gal-ra mu-lu e-ne-ag2 hu-mu-na-ab-be2
10. u5-szu-ur2-me a ki de3-su4-e
11. ki-tusz-a-ni ir-bi ze2-ba-am3
12. e-ne-ag2-ga2-ni ag2 hul2-hul2-la-am3 _sza hi-di-a-tim-ma_
13. u3-mu-un-gu10 ur2 ku3-ge he2-du7
14. {d}ama-uszumgal-an-na mussa {d}suen-na
15. en {d}dumu-zi3 ur2 ku3-ge he2-du7
16. {d}ama-uszumgal-an-na mussa {d}suen-na
17. u3-mu-un-gu10 he2-ma-al-zu ze2-ba-am3
18. edin-na u2-szim-zu ku7-ku7-dam
19. {d}ama-uszumgal-an-na he2-ma-al-zu ze2-ba-am3
20. edin-na u2-szim-zu ku7-ku7-dam
21. sa-gar-ra-am3
22. tigi {d}inanna-kam