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TABLET XII
Siglum

Museum number
Distribution of lines by column

Plate in George
Bab. Gilg. Epic

NINEVEH

G1 K 2774
G2 K 8225
i 929 (G1)
ii 3040 (G2), 4458 (G1)
iii 5970 (G2), 7689 (G1)
N

1425
1434
iv 90103 (G1)
v 11819, 12937 (G1)
vi 147153, colophon (G1)

K 3475+DT 13+81-2-4, 327

i 130

146
vi 144153, colophon

U1 K 8226
U2 Rm 933
ii 3344 (U1)

143
145
iv 97103 (U2)

HH Rm 964
i 311

142
[rev. not extant]
ASSYRIA

KK BM 135909
iii 6070

144
iv 101113
BABYLON

a
q

BM 30559+32418
i 413
BM 41862
i 2440
ii 7184

147
iv or vi colophon only
147
iii unplaced trace
iv 14451

Score transliteration
N.B. The broken passage ll. 968 has been revised in the light of better knowledge of the
Sumerian text BN 2513.
1

N
i1 [
-g]a-ri lu- [
]
l
C catch-l. u4-ma pu-uk-ku ina NAGAR lu e-z[ib]
W1 catch-l. [p]u-uk-ku ina lNAGAR lu- e-[
]

i 2 [aat lna-ga-ri ki-i um-m]i a-lit-ti-ia lu- [e-zib]

N
HH

i 3 [mrat lna-ga-ri ki-i a]-a-ti-[ia ]e-er-ti lu-[ e-zib]

i 3 D[UMU.MUNUS
]

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N
HH
a

i4 [
KI-ti]m i[m]
i 4 UD pu-u[k-ku
]
i4 [
] a-na KI-tim im-q[u-tan-ni]

N
HH
a

i5 [
K]I-tim i[m-qu-tan-ni]
i 5 mi-ik-ke-e [
]
i 5 [mi-i]k-ke-ia a-na KI-tim [
]

N
HH
a

N
HH
a

i7 [
-k]i lb-ba-ka [
]
i 6 be-l mi-na-[a
]
i 7 be-lum mi-LA-a tab-ki-ma lb-ba-ka [le-mun]

N
HH
a

i8 [
] ul-tu KI-tim a-na-ku [
]
i 7 UD pu-u[k]
i 8 UD pu-uk-ku ul-tu KI-tim ana-ku -[e-el-lak-ka]

G1
N
HH
a

i9
i9
i8
i9

10

G1
N
HH
a

i 10 dGI-gm-ma [
]
d
i 10 [
]-ma en-ki-d [
]
d
i 9 GI-g[m]
d
d
i 10 GI-gm-ma en-ki-d [ip-pal?]

11

G1
N
HH
a

i 11
i 11
i 10
i 11

um-ma a-na [
[um-m]a a-na KI-tim [tur-rad]
um-ma [
um-ma a-na KI-tim [

12

G1
N
HH
a

i 12
i 12
i 11
i 12

a-na a-i-ir-ti-ia [lu- ta-ad-da-ad]

[ ] a-i-ir-ti-i [
]
a-na a-[
]
[a-n]a a-i-ir-ti-ia [
]

13

G1
N
a

i 13 u-ba-ta za-ka-a [la tal-tab-bi]

i 13 [u-b]a-a-ta za-ka-a [
i 13 [TG] K [

i6 [
-g]m-ma i[p-pal?]
om.
i 6 [de]n-ki-d dGI-gm-ma []

mi-i[k]
[
]-e ul-tu KI-tim a-na-ku [
]
mi-ik-k[e]
me-ek-ke-e ul-tu KI-tim ana-ku -e-[el-lak-ka]

]
]
]

]
]

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14

G1
N

i 14 ki-ma -ba-ra-ta-ma -a-ad-d[u-ka]

i 14 [ki-m]a -ba-ra-ta-ma [
]

15

G1
N

i 15 a-man pu--ri fla-a-ba la tap-pa-i-i[]

i 15 [-m]an pu--ri fla-a-bu [
]

16

G1
N

i 16 a-na i-ri-i-u i-pa-u-ru-ka

i 16 [ ] i-ri-i-u [

17

G1
N

i 17 til-pa-na a-na KI-tim la ta-na-suk

i 17 [ -p]a-na a-na KI-tim [
]

18

G1
N

i 18 a i-na til-pa-na ma[-]u i-lam-mu-ka

i 18 [ ina] til-pa-nu ma-[u
]

19

G1
N

i 19 ab-bi-flu a-na [U.MIN-k]a la ta-na--i

i 19 [ ]-bi-flu a-na U.MIN-k[a
]

20

G1
N

i 20 e-flem-mu [0] i-ar-ru-ru-ka

i 20 e-flem-mu [

21

G1
N

i 21 e-e-ni a-n[a
]-ka la ta-e-ni
i 21 e-e-ni ina GR.MIN-ka [
]

22

G1
N

i 22 ri-ig-ma a-n[a KI-ti]m la ta-ak-kan

i 22 ri-ig-mu ina KI-tim [
]

23

G1
N

i 23 -at-ka a [
-m]u la ta-na-i[q]
i 23 -at-ka ta-ram-mu [
]

24

G1
N
q

i 24 -at-ka a t[a-ze-r]u la ta-ma-a

i 24 -at-ka ta-ze-ru[
]
i 1' [
-ma]-a

25

G1
N
q

i 25 ma-ra-ka a t[a- ] la ta-na-iq

i 25 ma-ra-ka ta-ram-mu [
]
i 2' [
-n]a--i-iq

26

G1
N
q

i 26 ma-ra-ka a t[a-ze-r]u la ta-ma-a

i 26 ma-ra-ka ta-ze-ru [
]
i 3' [
]-ma-a

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27

G1
N
q

i 27 ta-zi-im-ti [KI-t]im i-[]ab-bat-ka

i 27 ta-az-zi-im-tu4 KI-tim [
]
i 4' [
]-ka

28

G1
N
q

i 28 al-lat al-l[at dni]n-a-zu al-lat

i 28 al-lat al-lat um-mu dnin-a-zu [
]
i 5' [
]a al-lat

29

G1
N
q

i 29 bu-da- e[l-t]a ul kut-tu-ma

i 29 bu-da-a- el-le-e-tum u-ba-a-t[u
]
i 6' [
la] kut-tu-mu

30

G2
N
q

ii 1 [
-]t
i 30 i-rat-sa ki-i pu-ri ap-pa-ti [
]
i 7' [
l]a ad-da-at
G

31

G2
q

ii 2a [(in one line with 32)

i 8' [den-ki-d a-na KI-tim] ur-rad

32

G2
q

ii 2b [
-d]u-ud
d
i 9' [a-na a-i-ir-ti GI-gm-ma] ul i-du-ud

33

G2
U1
q

ii 3 [
]-bi
1' [u]
i 10' [u-ba-ta za-ka-a] it-tal-bi

34

G2
U1
q

ii 4 [
-d]u-
2' ki-ma -b[a-ru-ma
]
i 11' [
] -ad-du-

35

G2
U1
q

ii 5 [
]-i-i
3' a-man pu-ri fl[a-a-ba
]
i 12' [
] it-tap-i-i

36

G2
U1
q

ii 6 [
-ta]-ru-u
4' a-na i-ri-[i-u
i 13' [
] ip-ta-ru-

G2
U1
q

ii 7a [til-pa-na i/a-na KI-tim is-suk-ma]

5' til-pa-na a-[
]
i 14' [
] is-suk-ma

37

:]

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37a G2
U1
q

ii 7b [e-flem-mu] e-tar-ru
6' e-flem-mu [e-tar-ru]
om.

38

G2
U1
q

ii 8 [
-t]a-mu-
7' a i-na til-pa-ni [ma-u
]
i 15' [
] il-ta-mu-

39

G2
U1
q

ii 9a [(in one line with 40)

8a' ab-bi-fla ina qa-t[i-u
i 16' [

40

G2
U1
q

ii 9b [e-flem-mu e]-tar-ru
8b' [(in one line with 39)
i 17' [e-flem-mu] e-ar-ru?-ru?-?

:]
:]
i]-i-ma

41
42
43

U1
U1
U1

9' e-e-ni a-na [p-u i-e-en]

10' ri-ig-ma [ina KI-tim i-ta-kan]
11' -at-s[u a i-ra(m)-mu it-ta-iq]

44

G1
U1

ii 13 [
] i-ze-r[u im-ta-a]
12' []-[at-su a
]

45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59

G1
G1
G1
G1
G1
G1
G1
G1
G1
G1
G1
G1
G1
G1
G2

ii 14
ii 15
ii 16
ii 17
ii 18
ii 19
ii 20
ii 21
ii 22
ii 23
ii 24
ii 25
ii 26
ii 27
iii 1

60

G2
iii 2 dnam-tar ul i-bat-su AZAG ul i[-bat-su KI-tim DAB-su]
KK iii 12 [
i]-bat-su a-sak-ku ul i-bat-su / KI-tim DAB-su

m[a-ra-u ]a i-ram-mu i[t-ta-iq]

ma-r[a-u ]a i-ze-ru im-t[a-a]
ta-z[i-im]-ti KI-tim i-a-bat-s[u]
a al-lat [ a]l-lat um-mu dnin-a-zu al-l[at]
bu-da-[ e]l-le-e-ti u-ba-ta ul kut-tu-ma
i-rat-s[a k]i-ma pu-ur ik-ka-ti ul ad-d[a-]t
i-nu-[u-ma de]n-ki-d ul-tu KI-tim a-na e-[la-t]?
dnam-t[ar ul i-ba]t-su a-sak-ku ul i-bat-su KI-t[im DAB-s]u
ra-b[i-i dU.GUR l]a pa-du- ul i-bat-su KI-ti[m DAB-s]u
a-ar t[a-a-az z]i-ka-ri ul im-qut KI-tim D[AB-s]u
i-nu-[u-ma LUG]AL DUMU dnin-sn ana R- den-ki-d i-bak-ki
a-na !.[kur] den-ll e-di-i- it-ta-lak
a-bu [den-l]l UD pu-uk-ku a-na KI-tim im-qut-an-ni-ma
mi-ik-ke-e a-na KI-tim im-qut-an-ni-ma
den-ki-d a a-na u-li-i-[u-nu ur-du KI-tim DAB-su]

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61

G2
iii 3 ra-bi-i dU.GUR la pa-du-u ul i-b[at]
KK iii 34 [
.GU]R la pa-du-u ul i-bat-su / KI-tim DAB-su

62

G2
KK

63

G2
KK

iii 5a a-bu den-ll a-mat ul e-pu-u[l- :]

iii 6 [
-l]l a-mat ul i-pu-ul-

64

G2
KK

iii 5b [ana ri.KI dsn (e-di-i-) it-tal-lak]

iii 7 [
] it-tal-lak

65

G2
KK

iii 6 a-bu d30 UD pu-uk-ku [

]
iii 8 [
] a-na KI-tim im-qut-an-ni

66

G2
KK

iii 7 mi-ik-ke-e [
iii 9 [
a-na KI-tim] im-qut-an-ni

67

G2
KK

iii 8 den-ki-d a-na u-le-e-[u?-nu

iii 10 [

68

G2
KK

iii 9 dnam-tar ul i-bat-su AZA[G

]
iii 11 [
a]-sak-ku ul i-[bat]-su KI-tim DAB-su

69

G2
KK

iii 10 ra-bi-i dU.GUR la pa-d[u-u

]
iii 12 [
ul i-bat-s]u KIMIN

70

G2
KK

iii 11 a-ar [ta-a-az zi-ka-ri

iii 13 [

iii 4 a-ar ta-a-az zi-ka-ri u[l

]
iii 5 [
]-az zi-ka-ri ul im-qut KI-tim DAB-su

ii 1'
ii 2'
ii 3'
ii 4'
ii 5'

]
ur-d]u? KI-tim DAB-su

]
u]l im-qut KIMIN

a-[bu d30 ul i-pu-ul-]

a-[na eri-du10.KI d-a (e-di-i-) it-tal-lak]
a-[bu d-a UD pu-uk-ku a-na KI-tim im-qut-an-ni]
me-ek-[ke-e a-na KI-tim im-qut-an-ni]
den-ki-d[ a-na u-li-i-u-nu ur-du KI-tim DAB-su]

71
72
73
74
75

q
q
q
q
q

76

G1
q

iii 17 dnam-[
]
d
ii 6' nam-tar u[l i-bat-su a-sak-ku ul i-bat-su KI-tim DAB-su]

77

G1
q

iii 18 ra-bi-i dU.GUR la pa-du-[u ul i-bat-su KI-tim DAB-su]

ii 7' ra-bi-u d[
]

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78

G1
q

iii 19 a-ar ta-a-az zi-k[a-ri ul im-qut KI-tim DAB-su]

ii 8' a-ar ta-a-[
]

79

G1
q

iii 20 a-bu d-a [

ii 9' a-bi d-a i[na?

80

G1
q

iii 21 a-na qar-ra-di e[fl-li dUTU i-qab-bi]

ii 10' a-na qar-ra-d[u
]

81

G1
q

iii 22 qar-ra-du efl-lu dU[TU

ii 11' qar-ra-du efl-l[u

82

G1
q

iii 23 lu-man tak-ka-ap [KI-tim te-pet-te]

ii 12' lu-man tak-ka-[
]

83

G1
q

iii 24 -tuk-ku [ den-ki-d ki-i za-q-q ul-tu KI-tim tu-e-el-la-a]

ii 13' U-tuk-ku den-[
]

84

G1
q

iii 25 a-na a-m[at?

ii 14' a-na q-bit [

85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96

G1
G1
G1
G1
G1
G1
G1
G1
G1
G1
G1
G1

iii 26
iii 27
iii 28
iii 29
iii 30
iv 1
iv 2
iv 3
iv 4
iv 5
iv 6
iv 7

97

G1
U2

iv 8 [(x x) ki-i gu-]u-ri la-bi-ri kal-ma-tu e-kal

iv 1' [
i]k-kal

98

G1
U2

iv 9 [ib-ri? -ru ta]l-pu-tu-ma lb-ba-ka i-du-u

iv 2' [
-b]a-ka i-du-

99

G1
U2

iv 10 [ki-i ni-gi-i KI-t]i e-pe-ri ma-li

iv 3' [
-p]e-ra ma-li

]
]

]
]

]
]

qar-ra-du efl-lu dUTU DUMU dnin-[gal x x ]x

{lu-man} tak-ka-ap KI-tim ip-te-e-ma
-tuk-ku den-ki-d ki-i za-q-q ul-t KI-tim u-te-la-a
in-n-ed-ru-ma ut-ta-ta--qu
im-tal-li-ku i-ta-an-na-lu
q-ba-a ib-ri q-ba-a ib-ri
ur-t KI-tim ta-mu-ru q-ba-a
ul a-qab-ba-ku ib-ri ul a-qab-ba-ku
um-ma ur-t KI-tim a-mu-ru a-qab-bi-ka
[at-t]a ti-ab bi-ki
[a-na-k]u lu-i-ib-ma lu-ub-ki
[ib-ri? i-]-ra tal-pu-tu-ma lb-ba-ka i-du-u

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100 G1 iv 11 [
e]p-ri it-ta-pal-si-i
U2 iv 4'5' [u- -a] iq-bi-ma / [i-na ep-ri i]t-ta-pal-si-i
101 G1 iv 12 [
U2 iv 6'7' [
KK iv 1' [
102 G1
U2
KK

-r]i it-ta-pal-si-i
-a] iq-bi-ma / [i-na ep-ri it-t]a-pal-si-i
-t]a-[pal-si]

iv 13 [
] a-ta-mar
iv 8' [a mru itnma ta-mu-r]u a-ta-mar
iv 2' [
] a-ta-mar

103 G1 iv 14 [
] mu-i i-bak-ki
U2iv 9'10' [sikkatu ina igari re-t]a-at-ma / [mar-i i-na mu-i i-ba]k-ki
KK iv 3' [
m]u-i i-bak-ki
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119

KK
KK
KK
KK
KK
KK
KK
KK
KK
KK
[KK

G1
G1

iv 4'
iv 5'
iv 6'
iv 7'
iv 8'
iv 9'
iv 10'
iv 11'
iv 12'
iv 13'
v 1]

[a mru inma ta-mu-ru a]-ta-mar

[ina 2 libnti aibma] a-ka-lu ik-kal
[a mru 3-ma ta-mu-ru] a-ta-mar
[ina ndi a dak] Ame i-at-ti
[a mru 4-ma ta-mu]-ru a-ta-mar
[k imr i-in-d]a-a-ti lb-ba- a-di
[a mru 5-ma t]a-mu-ru a-ta-mar
[k DUB.SA]R dam-q id-su pe-ta-at
[i--ri] a-na .GAL KU4-ub
[a mru 6-ma t]a-mu-ru a-ta-mar
[k erri libbau adi]
[a mru 7-ma tmur tamar]
[k duppuss il ina kuss aib . . . iemme]
[ . . . . . . tmur tamar]
v 1 ki-i u-ri-in-ni dam-q tb-[qa] a?-[i?]-iz?
v 2 ki-i x x x x x x x [x x x ]x

There follows a gap of no more than 9 lines

129
130
131
132
133
134
135
137
138

G1
G1
G1
G1
G1
G1
G1
G1
G1

v 12
v 13
v 14
v 15
v 16
v 17
v 18
v 19
v 20

x[ . . . . . . . . . . . . ]
x[ . . . . . . . . . . . . ]
x[ . . . . . . . . . . . . ]
[ . . . . . . . . . tmur tamar]
a?-[ . . . . . . . . . . . . ]
[ . . . . . . . . . tmur tamar]
a?-[ . . . . . . . . . . . . ]
x[ . . . . . . . . . . . . ]
x[ . . . . . . . . . . . . ]

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There follows a gap of perhaps 6 lines

144 N
q

vi 1 ina tr-kul-lu ma-u ta-mur a-[ta-mar]

iv 1' [
] a-t[a-mar]

145 N
vi 2 lu-man a-na AMA-[u u AD-]u ina na-si sik-ka-t[im
]
q iv 2'3' [
] a-b[i-] / [
it-t]a-na-al-la[k]
146 N
q

vi 3 mu-ti DINGIR-[ x (x) t]a-mur [a-ta-mar]

iv 4' [
] a-ta-ma[r]

147 G1 vi 12 ina ma-a-a-[al DINGIRme] a-lil-ma / Ame [za-ku]-ti i-at-ti

N
vi 4 ina ma-a-a-al [x (x)-m]a Ame za-ku-ti [
]
q
iv 5' [
]-ku-ti i-at-ti
148 G1
N
q

vi 3 a ina ta-a-zi de-e-ku ta-mur a-ta-[mar]

vi 5 ina ta-a-zi de-ku ta-mur [
]
iv 6' [
] a-t[a-mar]

149 G1 vi 45 AD- u AMA- SAG-su i[-u-] / DAM-su ina mu-i-[

]
N
vi 6 AD- u AMA- SAG-su na-u- u DAM-[
]
q iv 7'8' [
] x [x] / [
i-bak-k]a-a-[]
150 G1 vi 67 -lam-ta- ina ED[IN] na-d[a-at] / ta-mur a-ta-ma[r]
N
vi 7 -lam-ta- ina EDIN na-da-a[t
]
q
iv 9' [
] a-ta-mar
151 G1
N
q

vi 8 e-flem-ma- i-na KI-tim ul a-li[l]

vi 8 e-flem-ma- ina KI-ti[m
]
iv 10' [
]-lil-ma

152 G1 vi 910 e-flem-ma- pa-q[]-da la i-u- / ta-mur a-ta-mar

N
vi 9 e-flem-ma- pa-q-di l[a
]
153 G1 vi 1112 u-ku-la-at di-qa-ri ku-si-pat a-ka-li / ina su-q [n]a-da-a ik-kal
N
vi 10 u-ku-la-at di-qa-ri [ku-s]i-pat a-ka-l[i
]
GN

A. R. George