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EA 357 (Nergal and Ereškigal)

SEAL no. 1582 · E29865 / VAT 1611+1613+1614+2710 · Akhetaten (mod. Tell el-Amarna) · 81 lines · 702 words · 1508 signs · 17 Sumerograms

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Obv.
1i-nu-ma i-lu iš-ku-nu qé-e-re-e-ta
2a-na a-ḫa-ti-šu-nu e-re-eš-ki-i-ga-a-al
3iš-pu-ú-ru ma-a-ar ši-ip-ri
4ni-i-nu ú-lu nu-ur-ra-da-ak-ki
5ù at-ti ul ti-li-in-na-a-ši
6šu-ú-up-ri-im-ma li-il-qù-ú ku-ru-um-ma-at-ki
7iš-pu-ra-am-ma E-re-[e]š15-ki-i-ga-al nam-ta-a-ra šu-uk-k[a-l]a-ša
8i-la-am-ma nam-ta-ru a-na ša-me-e ṣi-i-ru-ú-ti
9i-te-ru-[um?]-[m]a? [nam?-ta?-a?-ru? i]t?-bu -ma i-la-nu
10ú-pa-ra [x] x [x x x x x] ik?⌉-ru-ú-bu­[-m]a nam-ta-a-⌈ra
11ma-ar ši-i[p-r]i x x x [x] x x x x r[a?]-bi-i-ti?
12ik-ru-ú-ru x [x x x] x x i-mu-ur⌉-⌈šu-m]a dNergal(U.⌈GUR⌉)
13i-lu ṣe-e-er-ru-ú-t[i x (x) ] x x x x [x] x ⌈šu?⌉
14[x x x z]i? x di? a-k[a-l]a? x x x x x ti be-el?-ti-⌈šu?
15[x x x x x x x x x x x x] x i-ba-a[k]-ki ud--ḫa-as
(16–22 very fragmentary or missing)
23dÉ-a [ x x x x x x x x x x x x x] ⌈ṣe-e?⌉ [ ]
24il-l[i-ik? x x x x x x x x x u]t?-[t]e?-e-er
25a-li-[i]k ù?⌉ a?⌉-ḫa?⌉-ti [x x x x x]--e-ia
26um-ma a-l[i? ša? ] i?⌉-na pa-[ni ma-ar] ši-ip-ri-ia la-a it-bu-[ú]
27a-[n]a mu-ú-ḫi?⌉-ia?⌉ šu-bi-la-ni-šu-um-ma lu-ú-du-uk-šu
28il-li-ka-am-ma nam-ta-ru i-d[a]-ab-bu-ub a-na i-la-ni
29il-su-šu-ma i-la-nu i-da-ab-bu-bu it-ti-šu mu-ú-n[u-ni-a-ti]
30a-mu-ur-ma i-la ša i-na pa-ni-ka la it-bu-ú
31le-qé-e-šu a-na ma-ḫa-ar be-el-ti-ka
32im-nu-šu-nu-ti-ma nam-ta-ru i-lu ar-ku-ú gu-bu-uḫ
33ia-a-nu šu i-lu [š]a i-na pa-ni-ia [l]a it-bu-ú
34[x] x [i]l?-la-ak nam-ta-a-ru [iš?-ku?-un? ṭe?]-e-em-šu
35[ x x x x x x] x ⌈e?⌉ x [x x am?-nu?]u?-nu-ti-ma
36 [x x x x x x x x x x x x x i-l]u ar-ku-ú
37[gu-bu-uḫ x x x x x x x x x x x] ⌈a?⌉ ia-a-nu šu
38[i-lu ša i-na pa-ni-ia la it-bu-ú ]
39[x x x x x x x x ma?-ar? ši?-i]p-ri-i-ša
40[ x x x x x x x x x] x ar-ḫi
41[x] x x dÉ-a bé-e⌉-[lu? k]a-ab-tu
42[k]u-us-sa-a il-te-e-et [iš-k]u-un a-na qá-ti d[Nergal(U.GUR])
Rev.
43li-i-qi a-na e-re-eš15-ki-ga-al i-ba-a[k?-ki? d[Nergal(U.GUR) (?)]
44a-na pa-ni dÉ-a a-bi-šu i-ma-ra-an-[ni?] [ ]
45ú-lu-ba-la-ṭa-an-ni la-a pa-al-[ḫa?-(a?)-ta?] [ ]
46a-na-an-di-na-ak-ku 7 u 7 a-m[i-ri?] [ ]
47it-ti-ka a-na a-la-ki dx [...d...d...-ba dMu-ta-ab-ri-qá]
48dŠa-ra-ab-da-[a] [dRa-a-bi-i-ṣa dṬi-ri-id dI-dip-tu]
49d-e⌉-[en-na dṢi-i-da-na dMi-qí-it dBé-e-el-ú-ri]
50dUm-ma d⌉[Li-i-ba ...]
51it-ti-ka [ x x x x x x x x x x i?–na b]a-a-bu
52E-re-eš15-ki-gal i-ša-si a-tu a?⌉-tu?⌉ x ú?⌉ [x pí-ta-]⌈a ba-ab-ka
53up-pí ru-um-mi-ma a-na-ku lu-ru-ú-ub a-na ma-ḫ[ar b]é-e-el-ti-ka
54E-re-eš15-ki-gal a-na-ku ša-ap-ra-ku il-li-i[k]-ma a-tu-ú
55iq-ta-bi a-na nam-[ta]-ri i-lu iš-te-en i-na p[í-]i ba-a-bi iz-za-⌈za [ ]
56al-ka-ma bu-úr-ri-[]u-ma li-ru-ub ú-ṣa-[am-m]a nam-ta-a-r[u]
57i-mu-ur-šu-ma ḫa-a-di da!(DU)-an-ni-iš il⌉-[su-]um iq-ta-a-b[i]
58[a]-[na]● [be-e-e]l-ti-šu be-e-el-ti [i-lu š]a i-na ar-ḫa-a-[ni?]
59pa-a-[nu?][?-ti? iḫ?-l]i-qú-ma i-[na pa-n]i-ia la it-bu-ú
60šu-ri-ba-šu?⌉ [x x x x x x i]l-la-ka lu-ú-du-u[k-šu]
61ú-ṣa-am-ma nam-ta-ru i[q?-ta?-bi?] er-ba bé-e-li
62a-na bi-tu a-ḫa-ti-ka-ma mu-ḫ[u-ú?]-ur zí-i-it-ta-ka [?]
63[iq?-bi?]u?-⌈ma⌉ ⌈d⌉Nergal(U.GUR) li-ib-[ba?-k]a? li-iḫ-da-an-ni [...]
64[x x x x x (x) i]š? x[ x x x x (x) ] x d[Nergal([U.GUR]) be? [ ...]
(ca. 2 lines missing)
67fragmentary
68[dx-x]-ba i-na ša-al-ši dMu-ta-ab-ri-qá i-na re-e-bi-i
69[dŠa-r]a-ab-da-a i-na ḫa-an-ši dRa-a-bi-i-ṣa i-na še20-eš15-ši dṬi-ri-id
70[i-n]a se-e-bi-i dI-dip-tu i-na sa-ma-ni-i dBé-e-en-na
71i-na ti-ši-i dṢi-i-da-na i-na eš-ri-i dMi-qí-it
72i-na il-te-en-še-e-ri-i dBé-e-el-ú-ri i-na ši-i-in●-še-e-ri-i●
73dUm-ma i-na ša-la-še-e-ri-i dLi-i-ba i-na er-bi-še-e-ri-i
74ba-a-bi il-ta-ka-an ḫu-úr-ba-a-ša i-na ta-ar-ba-ṣi it-ta-ki-is
75dNam-ta-ra ṣa-a-bi-šu ṭe-e-ma i-ša-ka-an ba-ba-a-tu
76lu pu-ut-ta-a a-nu-um-ma a-na-ku a-la-as-su-ma-ku-ú-nu-ši
77i-na li-ib-bi bi-i-ti iṣ-ṣa-ba-at E-re-eš-ki-i-gal
78i-na ša-ar-ti-ša ú-qé-ed-di-da-áš-ši-im-ma iš-tu ku-us-si-i
79a-na qá-a-aq-q[á-r]i qá-qá-as-sa a-na na-ka-si
80la-a ta-du-ka-an-ni a-ḫu-a-a a-ma-ta lu-uq-ba-a-ku
81iš-mi-ši-i-ma dNergal(U.GUR) ir-ma-a qá-ta-a-šu i-ba-ak-ki ud-[d]á-ḫa-as
82at-ta lu mu-ti-ma a-na-ku lu áš-ša-at-ka lu-še-eṣ-bi-it-ka
83šar-ru-ta i-na er-ṣe-e-ti ra-pa-aš-ti lu-uš-ku-un tu-up-pa
84ša né-mé-e-qí a-na qá-ti-ka at-ta lu bé-e-lu
85a-na-ku lu bi-il-tu dNergal(U.GUR) iš-mé-e-ma an-na-a qá-ba-ša
86iṣ-ba-si-ma ú-na-aš-ša-aq-ši di-i-im-ta-ša i-ka-ap-pa-ar
87mi-i-na-am-ma te-ri-ši-in-ni iš-tu ar-ḫa-ni ul-lu-ti
88a-du ki-na-an-na

Michael P. Streck and Nathan Wasserman, Sources of Early Akkadian Literature (SEAL), seal.huji.ac.il. No commercial use is allowed. Published under CC BY-NC-ND (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives). Reproduced unmodified. Cite as SEAL no. 1582; view on seal.huji.ac.il.