A balbale to Enki for Išme-Dagan (Išme-Dagan E)
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[…] ⌈šag4 kug-ga⌉ X […]
(1 line missing) …… in the holy heart ……, ……, whose words are powerful, who …… decisions. …… foremost of the gods, omniscient ……. …… Enki, counsellor of holy An, adviser of the Great Mountain ……. …… foremost of the gods, omniscient ……. …… Enki, counsellor of holy An, adviser of the Great Mountain ……. Adviser, whose statements cannot be countermanded, whose ways …… fearsomeness. Patient-hearted, who rides upon all the divine powers, who …… like Enlil. Nudimmud …… holy dais ……. Lord imbued with fearsomeness, borne by An and Uraš, eldest brother of ……. King whose ways are recognised by Enlil, caretaker of ……. Supreme ……, first-born child of holy An, whose divine powers are untouchable ……. Junior Enlil of trustworthy utterances, …… divine plans. Nudimmud, lord who determines the fates, who strengthens the Land ……. Enki, great bull of Eridug, ……. …… greatly exalted among the Anuna ……. (1 line fragmentary) …… like sheep (?) ……. (unknown no. of lines missing)
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⌈inim sig10-sig10⌉-ge inim-ma-ni u18-ru eš-bar-e X […]
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[X] X X palil diĝir-re-e-ne niĝ2-nam-ma gal-⌈zu⌉ […]
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[X X] {d}en-ki šag4 kuš2 an kug-ga ad gi4-gi4 kur ⌈gal⌉ […]
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[…] palil diĝir-re-e-ne niĝ2-nam-ma gal-⌈zu⌉ […]
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[X X] {d}en-ki šag4 kuš2 an kug-ga ad gi4-gi4 ⌈kur⌉ [gal …]
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[sa2] pad3-de3 dug4-ga-ni nu-kam3-me a-ra2-a-ni ni2 […]
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šag4 su3-ud-ĝal2 me šar2-ra u5-a ⌈{d}?⌉-lil2-gin7 […]
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{d}nu-dim2-mud barag kug si-par3-si-par3 AN […]
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en ni2 guru3 an uraš-e tud-da pap gal […]
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lugal a-ra2 zu {d}en-lil2-la2 saĝ en3 tar […]
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[…] zag dib dumu-saĝ an kug-ga me-ni ⌈šu⌉ nu-⌈teĝ3⌉-[ĝa2 …]
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[{d}en]-lil2 ban3-da dug4-ga zid-da ĝiš-ḫur-e X […]
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{d}nu-dim2-mud en nam tar-tar-re kalam ⌈ge⌉-[en …]
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{d}en-ki gud gal eridug{ki}-ga il2 […] X X
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X buluĝ3 dirig {d}a-nun-ke4-[ne] […]
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X NU DUB UN ⌈?⌉ […]
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[…] ?-gin7 […]
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[…] X ĝal2-la […]
(1 line fragmentary) Išme-Dagan ……. (1 line fragmentary) …… the house (?) of Enlil ……. …… of Enlil …… his statements ……. …… counsellor of holy An ……. (1 line fragmentary) (unknown no. of lines missing)
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[{d}iš-me]-[{d}]⌈da-gan⌉ […]
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[…] X UD ḪA […]
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[…] ⌈NE⌉ ? {d}en-⌈lil2⌉ […]
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[…] {d}en-lil2-la2-ra ⌈KA⌉ […] dug4-ga-⌈?⌉ […]
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[…] šag4 kuš2 an kug-⌈ga⌉ […]
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[…] X ZI TA ⌈?⌉
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{d}nu-dim2-[mud] […]
Nudimmud ……. Lord of Eridug ……. Išme-Dagan ……, son of Enlil ……. …… gives (?) you your instructions ……. Wise ……. …… divine plans ……. Omniscient ……. (2 lines fragmentary) (unknown no. of lines missing)
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en eridug{ki} […]
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{d}iš-me-{d}[da-gan] […]
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dumu {d}en-lil2-[la2] […]
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?-zu mu-da-[…-aĝ2 …]
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igi-ĝal2 pad3 […]
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ĝiš-ḫur tuku […]
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kug-zu niĝ2-⌈nam⌉-[ma …]
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⌈?⌉ maḫ […]
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X X […]
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[…] me ⌈dirig⌉ […]
…… excellent divine powers …… (1 line fragmentary) May he prepare for you …… liquor and emmer beer …… at the royal offering-place and salute you from there. …… prays to you (?) …….
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[…] ? TUM LI […]
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[X] X kurun2 {kaš}ulušin3 X […]
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[KI].⌈LUGAL⌉.GUB-a šu si ḫa-⌈ra⌉-[…-sa2 …] giri17 šu ḫa-ra-[…-ĝal2]
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[…] ⌈sizkur2⌉-ra ma-<ra>-ni-ib2-be2 X […]
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[{d}iš-me]-{d}da-gan dumu {d}en-lil2-la2-ke4 ⌈nam⌉-[til3-la-na ud zig3-ga] ⌈ud⌉ ḫa-ba-ni-ib2-su3-[ud X]
May he bestow a long life with vigorous (?) days on Išme-Dagan, the son of Enlil! May Father Enki bestow a long life with vigorous (?) days on Išme-Dagan, the son of Enlil!
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a-a {d}en-ki {d}iš-me-{d}da-gan dumu {d}en-lil2-la2-[ke4] nam-til3-la-na ud zig3-ga [ud ḫa-ba-ni-ib2-su3-ud X]
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ĝiš-gi4-ĝal2-bi-im
Its ĝišgiĝal.
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bal-bal-e {d}en-ki-ka-[kam]
A balbale of Enki.
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