Siglum Museum Number Plate in George Distribution of Lines by Column Bab. Gilg. Epic
Siglum Museum Number Plate in George Distribution of Lines by Column Bab. Gilg. Epic
Siglum Museum Number Plate in George Distribution of Lines by Column Bab. Gilg. Epic
TABLET II
Siglum
Museum number
Distribution of lines by column
Plate in George
Bab. Gilg. Epic
NINEVEH
X1 K 8574
55
X2 Rm 289+unnumbered
545
i 4253 (X2)
ii 5966 (X1), 99115 (X2)
iii 162169 (X2)
iv
v
margin
vi
BABYLON
BM 34449
v 23342
vi 29095?
BM 35567
i 5662
ii 102111
BM 38833
v 2218
vi (unplaced)
iv 182201
BABYLONIA
BM 72719
vi 289300
URUK
A 3444
i 3746
ii ii 1'4'
53
53
53
55
56
v 22733
vi 286302
bb IM 76941
i 2646
ee
17088 (X2)
21837 (X2), 288291 (X1)
292 (X2)
not extant
57
vi 24778
W 23018 (23013?)
58
v 21243
vi 269302
Score transliteration
Incipt, from SB I catch-line:
1
B1
vi 47 [
G4
vi 3' [
] ma-ar-
] a-[ib ]
The text proper begins after a gap of about 25 lines, as calculated from the curvature of MS
bb. Line numbering is provisional accordingly.
26
27
28
29
30
31
bb
bb
bb
bb
bb
bb
i 1'
i 2'
i 3'
i 4'
i 5'
i 6'
[x ]x x[
]
[x] i x[
]
na-an-zi-i[ n-be-a
]
am-mi-ni KI n[am-ma-e-e ta-rap-pu-ud EDIN]
mit-lu-ku ra-ma-ni-u x[
]
ina fl-mi-u-ma r[a?/su?]
1
32
33
34
35
36
bb
bb
bb
bb
bb
i 7'
i 8'
i 9'
i 10'
i 11'
37
z
bb
i 1' a[na
-r]u lSIPA a-ar tar-ba-a
i 12' a-na gu-up-ri lSIPA [
]
38
z
bb
39
z
bb
40
z
bb
41
z
bb
42
X2
z
bb
i 1' [
]-i
i 6' mn-de-ma mden-ki-d i-lit-ta- -d[u-um-ma]
i 17' mn-de-e-ma a-lid ina -d[i-i]
43
X2
z
bb
i 2' [
]-a-
d
i 7' [k]i-ma ki-ir 60 dun-nu-nu e-[
]
d
i 18' ki-ma ki-ir a-nu dun-nu-nu e-mu-[qa- ]
44
X2
z
bb
45
X2
z
bb
i 3'b [
-a]r-u
i 9' [ -r]u i-kun-nu m[a]
i 20' i-ka-ri i-ku-nu ma-a[r- ]
46
X2
z
bb
i 4' [
]-gal
md
i 10' [ -ku]l a-kal en-k[ii 21' ul i-kul a-kal den-ki-d ip-te-gi i-dag-[
X2
X2
X2
X2
X2
X2
i 5'
i 6'
i 7'
i 8'
i 9'
i 10'
47
48
49
50
51
523
mu-du- lb-ba-u-ma [
]
f
am-at [
]
1-en lu-bu- r[a-man-
]
-na-a lu-bu- -a-[
]
ab-ta-as-su-ma ki-ma DINGIR.ME [i-red-de-]
]
]
MS X lacks a further 5 or 6 ll. to the end of its col. i. Probably here are to be placed the ends
of the last 7 ll. of col. i of MS k, overlapping with the beginning of MS X, col. ii:
56
i 1' [
]-ni
]-t?
]-tu
57
58
k
k
i 2' [
i 3' [
59
X1
k
ii 1 [mu-du-?] lib-ba--ma x[
i 4' [
60
X1
k
61
X1
k
ii 3 [ni-l]u-nim-ma lNA.GADA.ME [
]
?
i 6' [
GA]L .ME
62
X1
k
63
64
65
66
X1
X1
X1
X1
ii 5
ii 6
ii 7
ii 8
]
]-tu
]
]
]
]
There follows a gap of perhaps 30 lines or more, near the end of which must be placed MS z,
col. ii:
z
z
z
z
ii 1'
ii 2'
ii 3'
ii 4'
LUGAL [
DAM [
[
x[
]
]
]
]
ii 1' [
]x x[
]
ii 2' [it-ta-ziz-m]a ina SILA a UNUGk[i su-pu-ri]
ii 3' [x]x a? i-b-e dan-nu-ti-ma [
]
102 X2
k
103 X2
k
104 X2
k
105 X2
k
106 X2
k
107 X2
k
108 X2
k
109 X2
k
110 X2
k
111 X2
k
112
113
114
115
X2
X2
X2
X2
]x [(x)]
]
] ti [x]
]
X2
X2
X2
X2
X2
X2
X2
X2
X2
X2
iii 1'
iii 2'
iii 3'
iii 4'
iii 5'
iii 6'
iii 7'
iii 8'
iv 1a
iv 1b?
172
173
174
175
176
177
178
179
X2
X2
X2
X2
X2
X2
X2
X2
iv 2
iv 3
iv 4
iv 5
iv 6
iv 7
iv 8
iv 9
180 X2
p
181 X2
p
182 X2
p
iv 12 i-ab-tu-ma mit-a-ri [
iv 3' [
]-ma mi[t-
]
]
183 X2
p
]
]
184 X2
p
iv 14 [
-ma] ifl-flu-rum la [
iv 5' [dGI]-gm-ma ifl-[
]
]
185 X2
p
186 X2
p
:]
]
187 X2
p
iv 16 [ ] ir-ma-a [
iv 8' [a-]a-a-ka ir-ma-a [e-mu-q?
188 X2
p
iv 17 [
-d]? [
]
iv 9' [de]n-ki-d ana -u-ma i-zak-k[a-ra ana dGI-gm-ma]
189
190
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
199
200
201
202
p
p
p
p
p
p
p
p
p
p
p
p
p
p
iv 10'
iv 11'
iv 12'a
iv 12'b
iv 13'
iv 14'
iv 15'
iv 16'
iv 17'
iv 18'
iv 19'
iv 20'
iv 21'
iv 22'
]
]
The remainder of col. iv is lost. When the text resumes in col. v Gilgame is still speaking:
212
213
214
215
216
217
ee
ee
ee
ee
ee
ee
v 1'
v 2'
v 3'
v 4'
v 5'
v 6'
x[
]
lu-x[
]
li-bi-ra? [
]
a-am--a-t[u
]
den-ki-d pa-a-[ D-ma i-qab-bi MU-r ana dGI-gm-ma]
ki-i ni-i[l-lak ib-ri a-na giTIR giEREN]
218 X2
ee
v 1 -u ul-lu-mu giEREN
v 7'a KASKALmin i-i [ul a-la-ki :]
219 X2
ee
220 X2
ee
om.
v 8' na-ir gi[TIR giEREN . . . -u rit-pa-]
221 X2
k
ee
v 3a
v1
v 9'a
rig-ma-u a-bu-bu :
ri-g[im?- a]-bu-b[u]
dum-ba-ba [
:]
222 X2
k
ee
223 X2
k
ee
224 X2
k
ee
225 X2
k
ee
om.
v5
v 12'
226 X2
k
ee
om.
v 6 man-nu i-ger-ru- ina d-g-[g]
v 13' man-nu i-ge-e[r]
dum-ba-ba
dIKUR
dIKUR
227 X2
k
z
ee
v 5a
v7
v 1'a
v 14'a
- ul-lu-mu EREN :
- ul-lu-mu giERE[N]
[-
:]
gi
- ul-lu-mu ER[EN :]
228 X2
k
z
ee
v 5b
v8
v 1'b
v 14'b
229 X2
z
ee
v6
v 2'
v 15'
X2
v7
v 3'-4'
v 16'
230 X2
z
ee
231 X2
z
ee
232 X2
z
ee
dGI-gm-ma
de]n-ki-d
a-na a-u-ma [
d[
] / MU-[r a-na mden-ki-d]
dGI-gm-ma pa-a- D-ma i-qab-bi [
]
om.
v 5' al-[ka
om.
233 X2
e
z
ee
v9
v 1'
v 7'
v 18'
234 X2
e
ee
v 10a [
:]
?
v 2' a-me-lu[t ]
v 19' a-me-lut-ti ma-nu- [u4-mu-]
235 X2
e
ee
v 10b [
]-ma
v 3' mim-mu- e-[
]
v 20' mim-mu- e-te-ep-pu-u I[M.ME?-ma]
236 X2
e
ee
v 11 [
v 4' x-a-t ul i?-[
v 21' x x x ul i-ba---a x[
237 X2
e
ee
v 12 [
EDI]N
v 5' ta--al-dam-ma? [
]
v 22' ta--al-dam-ma tar-ba-a i-[na e-ri]
238 e
ee
239 e
ee
240 e
ee
241 e
ee
242 e
ee
v 10' x x x x [
v 27' [ana ki]-kt-te-e [i-mu-u?
]
]
243 ee
v 28' [
[
l]b-bi
[
]
[
]
pi-i-ka ir-ma-am-ma t[u-lam-man
]
] x[
]x
]
]
There follows in MS bb a gap to the bottom of the column, where the text resumes with
MSS X1, col. v // e, col. vi. If we are right to conflate this fragment with the text of col. vi of
MSS bb // ee and z // t, much of the lacuna can be filled:
247
248
249
250
251
252
253
254
255
261
262
bb
bb
bb
bb
bb
bb
bb
bb
bb
bb
bb
vi 1
vi 2
vi 3
vi 4a
vi 4b
vi 5a
vi 5b
vi 6
vi 7
vi 8
vi 9
8
263
264
265
266
267
268
bb
bb
bb
bb
bb
bb
vi 10a
vi 10b
vi 11a
vi 11b
vi 12
vi 13
la i-du- a-ma-ar :
ar-r[a-na la i-du- a-rak-kab]
kur-ba-a-a-in-ni-ma lul-lik ana-ku :
pa-ni-k[u-nu lu-mur ina ul-mi]
lu-ru-ba-am-ma K.GAL UNUGki i[na u-ud lb-bi]
lu-us-sa-ra-am-ma -ki-it ina MU.A[N.NA 2- lu-pu-u]
MURUB4
269 bb
ee
270 bb
ee
271 bb
ee
]
]x
272 bb
ee
-l]ik?
273 bb
ee
274 bb
ee
275 bb
ee
276 bb
ee
277 bb
ee
278 bb
ee
279
280
281
282
283
284
285
ee
ee
ee
ee
ee
ee
ee
]
]
]-tum
286 z
ee
287 z
ee
288 X1
z
ee
v 1'b [: ]-ma? [
]
vi 3' [fl]-e-mu -tar-ri a-[na
]
vi 17' [fle]-e-me -tar-ru a-na dGI-gm-ma
289 X1
s
z
ee
v 2'
1'
vi 4'
vi 18'
[
]-ma l[ib]
[
]-gm-ma lb-ba?-[
]
e-e-re-ta mdGI-gm-ma lb-ba-ka na-[i-ka : AMA-ka] / -lid-ka
[]e-e-re-e-ti dGI-gm-[ma] -ka na-i-ka
290 X1
e
s
z
ee
om.
vi 1'
2'
vi 5'
vi 19'
[
t]i-i-de
[
ta-q]ab-bu- [
]
u mim-ma ta-ta- ul ti-i-de : : : :
mim-ma ta-ta-mu- {x} ul ti-i-de
291 X1
e
s
z
ee
292 X2
e
s
z
ee
margin
vi 3'
4'
vi 7'
vi 21'
pi-i-u d[
]
[
mu]-ti
[
-u]m-ma na-pis-s[u
]
pi-i- dGRA-um-ma na-pis-su mu--t
pi-i-u dGRA-um-ma na-pi-is-su mu--tu
293 e
s
z
ee
vi 4'
5'
vi 8'
vi 22'
[
] giTIR
[
a-n]a 60+u DANNA r[i]
i-em-me-e-ma a-na 60+u DANNA ri-ma-at giTIR-
gi]TIR-
i-em-me-ma a-na 60+u DANNA [
294 ee
295 e
s
z
ee
vi 5'
6'
vi 9'
vi 24'
[
]x x x
[
-d]u a-na [
]
man-nu-um-ma [] ur-ra-du a-na giTIR-
man-nu ur-ra-du [
-]
296 e
s
z
ee
vi 6'
7'
vi 10'
vi 25'
[
]x x x
[
] vacat [
]
[dIKU]R 1-en u- MIN-
man-nu i-ge-e[r]
297 s
z
ee
8' [
-r]u- ina d[ ]
vi 11' [man-nu i-ge]r-ru- ina d-g-g
vi 26' dIKUR AN EN [
]
10
298 X1
v 3'a
s
9'
z
vi 12'a
ee vi 27'a
[- ul-lu-mu giER]EN :
[
] gi[EREN]
[(in one line with 299)
:]
gi
- ul-lu-mu E[REN :]
299 X1
v 3'b
s
10'
z vi 12'b
ee vi 27'b
300 s
z
ee
11' [
ma-l]i-ku [
]
vi 13' [
-g]m-ma a-mat ma-lik.ME GAL.ME
vi 28' i-me-e-ma [dGI-gm-ma
]
301 z
ee
vi 14' [
vi 29' ip-pa-lis-m[a
302 z
ee
vi 15' [
vi 30' x x x [
A. R. George
]x x x m[de]n-ki-d[]
] x [(x)]
]
]