EA 357 (Nergal and Ereškigal)

Obv.

1 i-nu-ma i-lu ● iš-ku-nu qé-e-re-e-ta

2 a-na a-ḫa-ti-šu-nu ● e-re-eš-ki-i-ga-a-al ●

3 iš-pu-ú-ru ●  ma-a-ar ●  ši-ip-ri ●

4 ni-i-nu ● ú-lu  ●  nu-ur●-ra-da-ak-ki ●

5 ù at-ti ●  ul  ti-li●-in-na-a-ši ●

6 šu-ú-up-ri-im-ma ● li-il-qù-ú ●  ku-ru●-um-ma-at-ki

7 iš-pu-ra-⌈am⌉-ma ● ⌈E⌉-re-[e]š₁₅-ki-i-ga-al ●  nam-ta-a-ra ● šu-uk-k[a-l]a-⌈ša⌉

8 i-la-am-ma ⌈nam⌉-⌈ta⌉-ru  a-⌈na⌉  ša-me-e ●  ṣi-i-ru-ú-ti

9 i-te-ru-[um?]-[m]a? [nam?-ta?-a?-ru? i]t?-bu● -ma  ●  i-la-nu

10 ú-pa-ra [x] x [x x x x x] ⌈ik?⌉-ru-ú-⌈bu⌉­[-m]a nam-ta-a-⌈ra⌉  ●

11 ma-ar ši-i[p-r]i x x x [x] x x x x r[a?]-bi-i-ti?

12 ik-ru-ú-⌈ru⌉ x [x x x] x x i-mu-⌈ur⌉-⌈šu⌉^-⌈m]a ^dNergal(U.⌈GUR⌉⁾●

13 i-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-⌈dá⌉-ḫa-as ●

(16–22 very fragmentary or missing)

23 ^dÉ-⌈a⌉ [ x x x x x x x x x x x x x] ⌈ṣe⌉-⌈e?⌉ [ ]

24 il-l[i-ik? x x x x x x x x x u]t?-[t]e?-e-er ●

25 a-li-[i]k ⌈ù?⌉ ⌈a?⌉-⌈ḫa?⌉-ti [x x x x x]-⌈bé⌉-e-ia ●

26 um-ma ⌈a⌉-l[i? ša? ] ⌈i?⌉-⌈na⌉ ⌈pa⌉-[ni  ma-ar] ši-ip-ri-ia ●  la-a ● it-bu-[ú]

27 ⌈a⌉-[n]a mu-⌈ú⌉-⌈ḫi?⌉-⌈ia?⌉  ⌈šu⌉-⌈bi⌉-⌈la⌉-ni-šu-um-ma ● lu-ú-du-uk-šu ●

28 il-li●-ka-am-ma●  nam-ta-ru ● i-d[a]-ab-bu-ub ● a-na i-la-ni

29 il-su-šu-ma ●  i-la-nu  ●  i-da-ab-bu-bu ● it-ti-šu ● mu-ú-n[u-ni-a-ti]

30 a-mu-ur-ma ●  i-la  ● ša i-na pa-ni-ka ●  la  it-bu-ú ●

31 le-qé-e-šu ● a-na ma-⌈ḫa⌉-ar  be-el-ti-ka●

32 im-nu-šu-nu-ti-^⌈ma^⌉ ● nam-ta-ru ● i-lu ● ⌈ar⌉-ku-ú ● gu-bu-uḫ

33 ⌈ia⌉ ● -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?-š]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.

43 li-i-qi  ● a-na e-re-eš₁₅-ki-ga-al ● i-ba-a[k?-ki? ^d[Nergal(U.GUR (?)]

44 a-na pa-ni ●  ^dÉ-a ● a-bi-šu ● i-ma●-ra-an-[ni?] [ ]

45 ú-lu●-ba-la-ṭa-an-ni● la-a ● pa-al-[ḫa?-(a?)-ta?] [ ]

46 a-na-an-di●-na-ak-ku● 7● u 7● a-m[i-ri?] [ ]

47 it-ti-ka● a-na a-la-ki ● ^dx  [...^d...^d...-ba  ^dMu-ta-ab-ri-qá]

48 ^dŠa-ra-ab-da-[a] ● [^dRa-a-bi-i-ṣa ^dṬi-ri-id ^dI-dip-tu]

49 ⌈^dBé⌉-⌈e⌉-[en-na ^dṢi-i-da-na ^dMi-qí-it ^dBé-e-el-ú-ri]

50 ^dUm-ma● ⌈^d⌉[Li-i-ba …]

51 it-ti-ka ● [ x x x x x x x x x x i? –na b]a-a-bu●

52 E-re-eš₁₅-ki-gal● i-⌈ša⌉-si a-⌈tu⌉ ⌈a?⌉-t⌈u?⌉ x ⌈ú?⌉ [x pí-ta-] ⌈a⌉ ● ba-ab-ka●

53 up-pí● ru-um-mi-ma● a-na-ku● lu-ru-ú-ub● a-na ma-ḫ[ar b]é-e-el-ti-ka●

54 E-re-eš₁₅-ki-gal● a-na-ku● ša-ap-ra-ku● il-li-i[k]-ma● a-tu-ú ●

55 iq-ta-bi● a-na nam-[ta]-ri ● i-lu ● iš-te-en● i-na p[í-]i● ba-a-bi● iz-za-⌈za⌉ [ ]

56 al-ka-ma● bu-úr-ri-[-š]u-ma● li-ru-ub● ú-ṣa●-[am-m]a nam-ta-a-r[u]

57 i-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?]

59 pa-⌈a⌉-[nu?][-ú?-ti? iḫ?-l]i-qú-ma● ⌈i⌉-[na pa-n]i-ia● la it-bu-ú

60 ⌈šu⌉-ri-ba●-⌈šu?⌉ [x x x x x x i]l-la-ka● lu●-ú-du-u[k-šu]

61 ú-ṣa-am-ma nam-ta-ru i[q?-ta?^-bi?] er-ba●  bé-e-li●

62 ^⌈a⌉-⌈na⌉ bi-tu● a-ḫa-ti-⌈ka⌉-ma● mu-ḫ[u-ú?]-ur● zí-i-it-ta-ka ● [?]

63 [iq?-bi?-š]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? [ …]

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67 fragmentary

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 ●

71 i-na ti-ši-i● ^dṢi-i-da-na ●  i-na eš-ri-i ●  ^dMi-qí-it ●

72 i-na il-te-en-še-e-ri-i ●  ^dBé-e-el-ú-ri ●  i-na ši-i-in ●-še-e-ri-i●

73 ^dUm-ma ● i-na ša-la●-še-e-ri-i ●  ^dLi-i-ba  ● i-na er-bi●-še-e-ri-i●

74 ba-a-bi ●  il-ta-ka-an ● ḫu-úr-ba-a-ša ●  i-na ta-ar-ba-ṣi ● it-ta-ki-is

75 ^dNam-ta-ra ●  ṣa-a-bi-šu ●  ṭe-e-ma ●  i-ša-ka-an ● ba-ba-a-tu ●

76 lu pu-ut-ta-a ●  a-nu-um-ma ● a-na-ku ● a-la-as-su-ma●-ku-ú-nu-ši

77 i-na ● li-ib-bi ●  bi-i-ti ● iṣ-ṣa-ba-at ●  E-re-eš-ki-i-gal ●

78 i-na  ša-ar-ti-ša ● ú-qé-ed-di-da●-áš-ši-im-ma  iš-tu ● ku-us-si-i

79 a-na ● qá-a●-aq●-q[á-r]i● qá-qá-as-sa● a-na na-ka-si ●

80 la-a ● ta-du-ka-an-ni ● a-ḫu-a-a a-ma-ta ● lu-uq-ba-a-ku ●

81 iš-mi●-ši-i-ma● ^dNergal(U.GUR) ● ir-ma-a ● qá-ta-a-šu ●  i-ba-ak-ki ● ud-[d]á-ḫa-as ●

82 at-ta ● lu mu-ti-ma ● a-na-ku  ● lu áš-ša-at-ka ●  lu-še-eṣ-bi-it-ka ●

83 šar-ru-ta ● i-na er-ṣe-e-ti ●  ra-pa-aš-ti ● lu-uš-ku-un ● tu-up-pa

84 ša né-mé-e-qí ●  a-na qá-ti-ka ● at-ta lu bé-e-lu ●

85 a-na-ku ●  lu bi-il-tu ●  ^dNergal(U.GUR) ● iš-mé-e-ma ● an-na-a ● qá-ba-ša ●

86 iṣ-ba-si-ma ●  ú-na-aš-ša-aq-ši ● di-i-im-ta-ša ●  i-ka-ap-pa-ar

87   mi-i-na-am-ma ●  te-ri●-ši-in-ni ● iš-tu ●  ar-ḫa-ni ● ul-lu-ti●

88 a-du ki-na-an-na