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TABLET VIII
Siglum

Museum number
Distribution of lines by column

Plate in George
Bab. Gilg. Epic

NINEVEH

K 6899+8564+9716+Rm II 262
i 26
ii 4367
iii 8597

V1
V2
V3
V4

1001
iv 170177
v 207219
vi colophon

K 8281
K 8565+9997
K 8587
K 19549
i 130 (V2(+)3), 4449 (V4)
ii 5166 (V2)
iii 94115 (V1)

103
102
1023
1023
iv 170185 (V1)
v not extant
vi 22930 (V4), colophon (V3)
SULTANTEPE

S.U. 51/7
obv. 139

34
rev. 3972
BABYLON

m1 BM 36909+37023+F 235
m2 BM 37189
i 3744 (m2)
ii 907 (m1)
iii 117149 (m1)

1045
105
iv 15080 (m1)
v 199206, 213*15* (m1)
vi not extant

Score transliteration
1

V3
e

i1
1

mim-mu- [
]
[
]- e-e-ri a-na n-ma-ri

R
V2
V3
e

i2
i2
i2
1

[
[

R
V2
V3
e

i3
i3
i3
2

[
[

-]u
a-n]a ib-ri-
dGI-g[m-ma i-bak-ki
]
dGI-g[m-ma
]
-t]i
] a-bi-ti
den-[ki-d
]
d
[ en-ki-d A]MA-ka MA.D

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R
V2
V3
e

i4
i4
i4
2

[
-]
[
]x-ka ka-a-
[
]
a-ka-a-nu a-bu-ka i[b]

R
V2
V3
e

i5
i5
i5
3

[
[
s[r-ri-mi
[

R
V2
V3
e

i6
i6
i6
3-4

]-
]-rab-bu-ka ka-a-
]
i-n]a e-zib-bi-in i-ra-bu-u-ka ka-a-[u]

[
-t]i
[
k]a-lu me-er-e-ti
u bu-u[l EDIN
]
[
] / [-e]-e-di-ka? kl me-re-e
V

V2
V3
e

i7
i7
4

[
ar-[

V2
V3
e

i8
i8
5

[
-u]r? mu- ur-ra
lb-[ku-nik-ku
]
[x x]-ka a-a i-tur la GI6 ur-ra [0?]

V2
V3
e

i9
i9
6

[
URU] rap-i UNUGki su-p-ri
lb-[ku-nik-ku
]
l
ki
lib-ku-na-ka AB.ME URU DAGAL-e UNUG u-pur-r[u]

10

V2
V3
e

i 10
i 10
6-7

[
]a? i-kar-ra-bu EGIR-ni
l[b-ku-nik-ku
]
!
[
] / [u]m-ma (BA)-nu-um i-kar-rab EGIR-na

11

V2
e

i 11
7

[
lb-ki-ka [

12

V2

i 12

13

V2
e

i 13
8

[
q]er-b-tu GIM AMA-ka
lu-u-nam-ba-a qer-bet a-ki-i AMA-ka

14

V2
e

i 14
8

[
lb-ki-ka gi[

V2
e

i 15
9

[
ni-i]-tal-lu-pu ina uz-zi-ni
a ina bi-ri-su-nu ni-i-tal-pu . . .

15

KASKAL.ME den-ki-d

giTIR giEREN

]
]

]-lu-ti KUR-i ur-sa-a-ni

]
]x-a-ni el-la

g]iUR.MN giEREN

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V2
e

i 16
9-10

17

V2
e

i 17
10-11

18

V2
e

i 18
11-2

19

V2
e

i 19
12

20

V2
e

1 20
12-3

21

V2
e

i 21
13

[lb-k]u-nik-ku GURU.ME UNUGki [s]u-p-r[i]

lb-ki-ka L.GURU.ME URU DAGAL-e UNUG[ki

22

V2
e

i 22
14

[ M]-ni ifl-flu-lu a-la-a [ni-n]a-a-[ru]

[] M.ME-na-flu-lu a-la-URU nu-na-er

23

V2
e

i 23
14

[lb-ki-k]u lENGAR ina mu[-i

lb-ki-ka l[

]
]

24

V2
e

i 24
15

[ da-la]-a-la fla-a-bi -e-lu-[

[]a a-la!-URU DG.GA -e-la MU-ka

25

V2
e

i 25
15

[lb-ka-nik-ku x-p]i?-it URU rap-i U[NUGki su-p-ri]

KIMIN AB-t[i
]

26

V2
e

i 26
16

[
m]a-ri-i -e-[a-a
[x]-um-me-e ma-ar-e -e-la-a MU-ka

27

V2
e

i 27
16

[lb-ki-ku lN]A.GADA x[
KIMIN l[

]
]

28

V2
e

i 28
17

[
i-ka-r]a u i-qa -KUR-[
[ e-z]ib KA e-e-mat -GI.NA ina pi-i-ka

29

V2
e

i 29
17

V2
e

i 30
18

[
-t]i?-ka [
]
!?
[ i]-ta-kan ina KI.TA -ka .NUN.NA

30

[
-]u nim-ru mn-di-n[u lu-l]i-mu du-ma-mu
lb-ki-ka a-su b[u-u nim-ru] / mn-dan-nu lu-lim {ras.} du-ma-mu
[

r]i-mu a-a-lu tu-ra-u bu-lum u [nam-ma]-u- EDIN

UR.MA AM.ME a-a-lim [
] / bu-ul nam-ma-e EDIN
[
] d-la-a-a qa-di-tu am-i-i n[it-tal-l]a-ku ina a-i-
lib-ki-ka d-la-a qa[d] / ni-tal-lak ina a-a-
[lb-ki-k]u el-le-tu [pu]-rat-tum
lb-ki-ka el-lat pu-ra-ti
[ nit]-taq-qu- A.ME [na-d]a-a-ti
[
] / A.ME na-a-di

KIMIN

lNA.GA]DA

x[

x[

]
]

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32
33
34
35
36

e
e
e
e
e
e

37

e
m2

21
1'

[
[x x x lib]-ki e-li-[ka

]
]

38

e
m2

22
2'

[GIM? E].ME-e lb-ku- UGU-ka

[ki-ma E?].ME-ka lb-k[ak-ka

39

e
m2

22-3
3'

40

e
m2

24
4'

[KIMI]N? ana den-ki-d AMA-ka AD-ka

[x x x] den-ki-d um-ma-k[a
]

41

e
m2

24
5'

ina na-me-u-ma a-ba-[ak]

[
]-ma a-bak-kak-k[a a-na-ku?]

42

e
m2

25
6'

[]i-ma-i-ni GURU.ME i-ma-na-a-a-i

[i-ma-in-n]i GURU.ME i-ma-[in-ni ia-a-i]

43

R
e
m2

ii 1
25
7'

i-ma-in-ni i-bu-ut [URU rap-i UNUGki i-ma-i]n-ni ia-a-i

i-ma-i-ni AB.ME UR[U
]
ki
[
UN]UG [i]

44

R
V4
e
m2

ii 2
i 1'
26
8'

a-na-ku a-na den-k[i-d ib-ri]-ia a-bak-ki

[a-na]-ku [
]
d
ana-ku ana ib-ri-i en-ki-d a-bak-ki
de]n-ki-d[
[
]

45

R
V4
e

ii 3
i 2'
26-7

46

R
V4
e

ii 4
i 3'
27

18-9
19
19-20
20
20-1
21

KIMIN AB.M[E

]/[
]
[ k]u-ru-u-nu i-tak-kan ina pi-i-ka
KIMIN f[a-rim-t
]
[ x ]x tap-pa-a UGU-ka DG.GA
lb-k[u- UGU-ka
]/[
] e-mu-t
DAM un-qu i ki ka x[
]

GIM NIN.ME-k[u

lu-] / [u-u]r pe-ra-t-un e[li e-ri--nu]

[ki-ma NIN?].ME-ka lu- u-[u-ra
]

lal-la-ri-ti [( . . . ) -n]am-ba ar-pi

[GI]M lal-l[a]
la
ki-ma lal-la-r[i-ti
] / a-nam-ba-a ar-pi
GIM

a-a-i-in a-i-i[a tuk-l]a-tu i-di-ia

[]a-a-i-in a-[ia-i-nu a-a-a-a tu-ku-lat [

:]
]

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V4
e

ii 5
28

nam-ar ip-pi-ia [
-t]u pa-ni-ia
[(in one line with 46)
]
nam-ar i-bi-i a-ri-te pa-ni-ia

47a e

28

mu-kil li-du?-x[

48

R
V4
e

ii 6
i 4'
29

lu-bar i-sin-na-ti-ia n[i-bi-i] la-le-e-a

[l]u-bar i-sin-n[a]
lu-ba-ri-i-na-ta-a ni-bi-i lal-la-a-a

49

R
V4
e

ii 7
i 5'
29-30

[-a]-ru [l]em-nu it-ba-am-ma i-[te(-e)k-ma]n-ni ia-a-i

[]-a-ru lem-nu i[t]
[
] / e-kim-ma-ni a-ia-i
RV

50

R
V2
e

ii 8
ii 1
30-1

[
-d]a-ni fla-rid ak-kan-nu KUR-i nim-ru EDIN
[
]
ib-ri ku-dan-nu flar-du a-[
] / nam-mar EDIN

51

R
V2
e

ii 9
ii 2
31

52

R
V2
e

ii 10
ii 3
32

[ nin-nem]-du-ma ni-lu- [
]
nin-n[]
a i-ni-nu-ma ni-lu- KUR-

53

R
V2
e

ii 11
ii 4
32

[ni-i-ba-t]u-ma a-la-a [ni-na-ru]

ni-i-b[a]
ni-i-a-bat a-la-URU [
]

54

R
V2
e

ii 12
ii 5
33

[nu-al-pi-t]u dum-ba-ba ina giTIR [giEREN -bu]

nu-al-pi-tu d[
]
d
gi
gi
nu--al-pi-te um-ba-ba ar4 TIR ere-ni dan-nu

55

R
V2
e

ii 13
ii 6
33-4

[
m]i-nu- it-tu i-ba-tu-[ka ka-a-i]
e-nin-na mi-nu- [
]
[
] / mi-na-a it-t i-bat-ka-ma ka-a-i

56

R
V2
e

ii 14
ii 7
34

[
-r]am-ma ul ta-e[m-man-ni ia-a-i]
ta--ad-ra[mat-ta tur-ra-ma l[a

i]b-ri ku-da-ni [K]IMIN

de[nden-ki-d

]
]

ku-dan-nu flar-du a-ka-nu [

]
]

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57

R
V2
e

ii 15
ii 8
35

[ ]- ul i-na--[-a
]
u- [
]
u u- la i-na--a SAG.ME-

58

R
V2
e

ii 16
ii 9
35-6

[
l]b-ba-u-ma ul i-nak-ku-[ud mim-ma-ma]
il-pu-ut lb-ba-[u]
a-la-pa-te lb-ba-u-m[a
] / mim-ma-ma

59

R
V2
e

ii 17
ii 10
36

[
] ib-ri GIM kal-la-ti [
ik-tm-ma i[bik-tu-ma ib-ri GIM .GI4.A pa-nu-u

60

R
V2
e

ii 18
ii 11
36-7

61

R
V2
e

ii 19
ii 12
37

62

R
V2
e

ii 20
ii 13
37-8

[
]-as-ur a-na pa-ni-[
]
it-ta-n[a]
[
] / ina pa-ni- u EGIR-

63

R
V2
e

ii 21
ii 14
38-9

[
-a]m u i-tab-bak qu-un-n[un]
i-baq-qa-am u [
]
a-ba-qa-am a-ta-ba-ka qu-un-[nun-tum / p]i-ir-tum

64

R
V2
e

ii 22
ii 15
39

[
] i-nam-di dam-qu-ti a--a[k-ki
i-na-sa [
i-na-as-AR i-na-da-a da-qa-a-te a-a[k-

]
]

]-e i-sa-a[r UGU-]

GIM a-re-e [
]
ana-ku [
] / a-su-ra UGU-
] u-ud-da-at me-ra-[ni-]
GIM ne-ti [
]
GIM UR.MA ina u-ta-a-te mu-ra-[ ]

]
]
]
RVe

65

R
V2
e

ii 23a
ii 16
40

[mim-mu- e-e-ri i-n]a na-ma-ri

mim-mu- [
]
[KIMIN]?

66

R
V2
e

ii 23b
ii 17
40

dGI-[

R
e

ii 24
40-1

67

]
]
d
GI-gm-ma a-na KUR ri-gim ul-te-i
dG[I-

] (traces) [

L.SIMUG!(MURUB4) L.[
L.KAB.AR

]
]/

[lgu]r-gur L.K!(UD).DM!(BAN)

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e
e
e
e
e

41
42
42
43
43

e-pu-u ib-r[i
]
[
] ib-na-a a-lam ib-ri-
ib-ri GAR mi-n[a]
na
x x i-ni 4ZA.GN GABA-ka K.SIG17!
SU-k[a
]

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[u-na-al-ka-a-ma ina ma-a-a-li GAL-i]

ina ma-a-a-a[l tak-ni-i u-na-al-ka-ma]
-e-eb-ka [ub-ta n-e-ta u-bat u-me-li]
ma-al-ku qaq-qa-r[i -na---qu GR.MIN-ka]
-ab-kak-ku G.[ME UNUGki -ad-ma-ma-ak-ka]
am-a-a-ti G.M[E -ma-al-lak-ka dul6-la]

90

R
m1

iii 6
ii 1'

ana-ku ar-ki-k[a ----a

]
[
ma-la]-a pag-ri

91

R
m1

iii 7
ii 2'

al-tab-bi-ma KU l[a-ab-bi-im-ma
]
[
a-rap]-pu-ud EDIN
Rm1

92

R
m1

iii 8a
ii 3'

mim-mu- e-e-ri ina na-[ma-ri :]

[
i-n]a na-ma-ri

93

R
m1

iii 8b
ii 4'

[(in one line with 92)

[

94

R
V1
m1

iii 9
iii 1
ii 5'

95

R
V1
m1

iii 10
iii 2
ii 6'

[n]a4Z? sa-an-d[u
[
[

R
V1
m1

iii 11
iii 3
ii 7'

[
[
[

]- -[

R
V1
m1

iii 12
iii 4
ii 8'

[
[
[

] x[

96

97

ri-ik-si- ip-fl[ur
[
[

]
]x
]
] u-kut-ta i-mur
i-mu]r?
]
]-tu pa-ru-tu
-tu]m
]
] e-tep-pu-
-]a :
]
i-t]a-kan ana ib-ri-
i]b-ri- :

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99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
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iii 15
iii 16
iii 17
iii 18
iii 19
iii 20
iii 21

[
].ME KIMIN
[
x]+10 ma-na K.SIG17 KIMIN
[
x m]a-na K.SIG17 KIMIN
[
x m]a-na K.SIG17 KIMIN
[
x m]a-na K.SIG17 KIMIN
[(in one line with 104)
:]
[
] x x bi-ri--nu 30 ma-na K.SIG17 ab-tu
[
-]-nu KIMIN
[
]--nu KIMIN
[
k]u-bur--nu
[
--n]u KIMIN
[
] GAL-tum
[
]x KIMIN
[
]x MURUB4-
[
] KIMIN
[
] KIMIN
[
] KIMIN
[
KIMI]N

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100. The first 17 lines are lost, if we presume a column of 50 ll. in this MS, so the first preserved
line is 117:
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118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131

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[
] KI[MIN]
[
] GR.MIN- KI[MIN]
[
x G].UN Z AM.SI di-x x
[
x ma-na] K.SIG17 na-a-bat-su KIMIN
[
]-mu?- dan-nu i-di- KIMIN
[
] i-pat-su 1 G.UN K.SIG17 na-a-bat-su KIMIN
[
] u-ut-pa-lu- i-di- Z AM.SI
[
-s]u 40 ma-na K.SIG17 na-a-bat-su KIMIN
[
] x x- nik-ks mu-rak-i
[
] x x x-i ku-bur- KIMIN
[
] x x x x a-ri-ru K.SIG17
[
] x-tu sa-an-di i? pa tum AN.BAR
[
-l]u?- i-bit-tum ri-mu
[
] ik?-ta-lu a-na ib-ri-
[GU4.ME kab-ru]-tu UDU.ME NIGA.ME ufl-flb-bi-i it-ta-bak ana ibri-
[
]x-dUTU ib!-ri-ia
[
]x-a-ti a-na ma-al-ku qaq-qa-ru ka-li i-ri ub-lu
m1
d
[x (x) ]x i-tar ar-ra-tum GAL-tum
[x x-]i?-u kal-li-re-e i-i el-[li]

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[a-n]a di-tar ar-ra-tum GAL-tum [dUTU uk-tal-lim]

[li]m-ur di-tar ar-r[a-tum GAL-tum
]
a-na IGI ib-ri-ia lu-[ a-da-at-ma i-da-a- lil-lik]
[x (x) x ]x-na-am [
]
d
d
a-[na] a.m.[babbar
UTU uk-tal-lim]
d
lim-[ur a.m.babbar
]
!
a-na IGI [ib-ri-ia lu- a-di-ma i-da-a- lil-lik]
ab-ba na4ZA.[GN/GUL
]
xxxx[
]
d
d
a-na ere-[k]i-g[al arrat ereti UTU uk-tal-lim]
lim!-ur dere-k[i-gal] [ar-rat ereti
]
a-na IGI i[b-ri-ia] lu-[ a-da-at-ma i-da-a- lil-lik]
em-bu-bu na4GUG x[
]
d
d
a-na dumu-zi SIPA na-ram [
UTU uk-tal-lim]
d
lim-ur dumu-zi SIPA na-ram [
]
a-na IGI ib-ri-ia lu- a-di-ma i-[da-a- lil-lik]
giGU.ZA ZA.GN li-i IG[I?
]
na
afl-fli 4ZA.GN x[
]
d
d
a-na n[am-tar SUKKAL KI-tim? UTU uk-tal-lim]
lim-ur [
]
[a-na IGI ib-ri-ia lu- a-di-ma i-da-a-u lil-lik]
[
]
[
]
d
a-n[a
UTU uk-tal-lim]
l[im-ur
]
[a-na IGI ib-ri-ia lu- a-di-ma i-da-a- lil-lik]
[-]e-pi-ma [x x ]x [
]
?
[m]u -kam-mat K.BABBAR AR.ME URUDU x[
]
d
d
d
[a]-na U-sa-fla-bat -bifl e[re-ki-gal UTU uk-tal-lim]
[lim]-ur dU-sa-fla-bat -bifl d[
]
a-na IGI ib-ri-ia lu- a-di-ma i-[da-a- lil-lik]
ib-ri a-a i!-NNDA-ma lb-ba- a-a im-ma-ra-a

pa-ru-tum lb-ba- na4ZA.GN na4GUG ra--i-zu

giTIR giEREN

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m1

iv 10
iv 11
iv 12
iv 13
iv 14
iv 15
iv 16
iv 17
iv 18
iv 19
iv 20

170 R
V1
m1

iv 1'
iv 1'
iv 21

[
[

171 R
V1
m1

iv 2'
iv 2'
iv 22

[
] dUTU uk-ta[l-lim]
[
]-lim
d
?
d
ana nin -u-lu-a-tm-ma mu-e-i-rat UTU uk-tal-lim

na4GU]G

ra-[i-zu]
-z]u
na
{erasures} 4ZA.GN ra--i-zu

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SCORE TRANSLITERATION: SB TABLET VIII

172 R
V1
m1

iv 3'
iv 3'
iv 23

[
mu-]e-i-rat
[
-ra]t
d
!
!
[l]im-ur nin-u -lu-a-tm -ma mu-e-i-rat

173 R
V1
m1

iv 4'
iv 4'
iv 24

a-n[a
] i-na-aq-q-[u]
[
-a]q-q-u
[a-n]a IGI ib-ri-ia lu- a-at-da-ma i-da-a- lil-lik

m1

iv 25

174 R
V1
m1

iv 5'
iv 5'
iv 26

ana ib-ri-ia x a x x-iq-bi-ma lb-ba- a-a im-ra-a[]

[
]-a im-ra-a
[ib-r]i a-a [i-NNDA-ma] lb-ba- a-a im-ma-ra-a

175 R
V1
m1

iv 6'
iv 6'
iv 27

pat-ri ka-ta[p]-pe-e na4ZA.GN i-kr-u

[
.G]N i-kr-u
na
[
]x tap-pe-e 4ZA.GN mu-a-

176 R
V1
m1

iv 7'
iv 7'
iv 28

mi-il-ti el-le-ti pu-rat-ti

[
] pu-rat-ti
[
-t]um K-tim pu-rat-tum

177 R
V1
m1

iv 8'
iv 8'
iv 29

ana dbi-ib-bi [G]R.L KI-tim dUTU uk-tal-lim

[
-t]im dUTU uk-tal-lim
[
-i]b-bi GR.L KI-tim DAGAL-tim dUTU uk-tal-lim

178 V1
m1

iv 9'
iv 30

[
K]I-tim DAGAL-tim
d
[lim-ur bi-ib-bu GR.L] KI-tim DAGAL-tim

179 V1
m1

iv 10'
iv 31

[a-na IGI ib-ri-ia lu- ]a-di-ma i-da-a- lil-lik

[
] i-da-a- lil-lik

180 V1
m1

iv 11'
iv 32

[
[

181
182
183
184
185

iv 12'
iv 13'
iv 14'
iv 15'
iv 16'

[a-na ddumu?-zi?-abzu m]a-al-tap-pe-e KI-tim dUTU uk-tal-lim

[lim-ur ddumu?-zi?-a]bzu ma-al-tap-pe-e KI-tim DAGAL-tim
[a-na IGI ib-ri-i]a lu- a-di-ma i-da-a- lil-lik
[
] I mu-a- na4ZA.GN
n]a GUG ra-i-zu
[
4

173a

V1
V1
V1
V1
V1

ra-k/di-ma

a-na pa-an ib-ri-ia

i]k?-ka-tum pa-ru-tum
] pa-ru-tum

This is the end of col. iv of MS V. The text resumes with col. v of MS m, which will begin at
about l. 199.

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199
200
201
202
203
204
205
206

m1
m1
m1
m1
m1
m1
m1
m1

v1
v2
v3
v4
v5
v6
v7
v8

11

[
]-a- lil-lik
gi]EREN
[
[a-na d
GAL-i dUTU uk]-tal-lim
[lim-ur d
] GAL-i
[a-na IGI ib-ri-ia a-di-ma i-da-a-] lil-lik
[
]x
[
]
gi
[
] EREN

There are unidentified traces at the end of MS m1 v 15-17 (213*-15*), but they cannot be fitted
into the larger fragment of text provided by MS R, which resumes towards the bottom of col. v,
about 20 to 25 lines after the end of col. iv in MS V.
207
208
209
210
211
212

R
R
R
R
R
R

v 1'
v 2'
v 3'
v 4'
v 5'
v 6'

[
]x x[
[
]-du-tu ni-id-[
[
-r]a-u-nu-ma m--nu [
[
d]a-a-a-an da-nun-na-[ki
d[GI-gm-m]a an-ni-t ina e-[me-e-]
zik-ru na-a-ri ib-ta-ni [
]

]
]
]
]

R
213
214
215
216
217
218
219

R
R
R
R
R
R
R

v 7a'
v 7b'
v 8'
v 9'
v 10'
v 11'
v 12'

mim-mu- e-ri ina na-ma-ri

dGI-gm-ma ip-te-ti b[a-ab-u?]
-e-a-am-ma giBANUR gie-lam-ma-kum ra-b[a-a]
ma-al-lat na4GUG -ma-al-li LL
ma-al-lat na4ZA.GN .NUN.NA um-tal-li
[
]x -za--i-nam-ma dUTU uk-tal-lim
[
uk-tal-li]m?

Here ends col. v of MS R. In col. vi of the same tablet only the colophon is preserved, but it can be
estimated that no more than 32 lines were available on this tablet for the remaining text of
Tablet VIII and the catch-line of Tablet IX. Parts of two of these lines are preserved at the
beginning of col. vi of MS V:
229 V4
230 V4

vi 1
vi 2

ni-ip-i [
u-? [

]
]

The end of the text is lost on this MS also, but since the fragment V3 preserves the end of a long
Asb colophon, it is possible to estimate the number of lines missing from this point to the end of
Tablet VIII at around 20 to 25.

A. R. George