G309 C vi 31b ku-sa-pa OV(l) – Possible difference in pronuncia-
z vi 13b’ ka-a-NI-pa tion. 669
G310 C vi 32b z vi 14b’ ik-šu-ik-šu-d[u-ni]m-ma ˹du˺-ni-ma OV – The ventive suffix retains the final /m/ in the orthography of C.
(^) G311 C vi 33 (^) d GIŠ-gím-maš (^) OV – The proper noun is spelled differently
z vi 15b’ m d GIŠ-TUK between the sources.^670
(^) G312 C vi 33 (^) a-na (^) OV – The preposition ana is written logo-
W z vi 15b’ ] 1 vi 18’ ana ˹na˺ graphically in W.
G313 C vi 33 z vi 16’ m ur-šánabi m ur-šu-na-be OV – The proper noun Ur-šanabi is written syllabically in z.
(^) G314 C vi 33 (^) ma-la-ḫi (^) SV(2) – C has a longer title for Ur-šanabi,
z vi 16’ omits adding the noun √malāḫu, “boatman.”
G315 C vi 34 m ur-šánabi OV – The proper noun Ur-šanabi has the di-
W 1 vi 19’ m ur-d šánabi vine determinative on the second element in W.
(^) G316 C vi 34 (^) šá (^) OV – The relative particle ša is written with
z vi 17’ ša the sign ŠA in z.
G317 C vi 34 UNUG ˹ki˺ SV(2) – The proper noun Uruk has an expan-
z vi 17’ UNUG ki su-pur sive adjective √supūru, “sheepfold,” in z.
G318 C vi 35a W ḫi-i-ṭi-ma OV – C has CV-V-CV against W (restored) CV-V-VC.
1 vi 20a’ ḫ i˺[ ]˹iṭ˺[
G319 C vi 35b a-gur-rat OV – Possible spelling variant in z.^671
(^669) The form in z possibly reflects Neo-Assyrian vowel harmony, where the vowel of a short unaccented
open syllable assimilates to the vowel of the following accented syllable (cf. J. Huehnergard, Grammar,
599). The sign NI (≌) is possibly an erroneous writing of the sign SA (⊓), where the scribe missed one
vertical wedge. 670
The form in C is expected, while z has an abbreviated spelling. The short writing of the proper noun is
an abbreviated logographic form of the spelling GIŠ-TUK-maš that appears in copies of the lexical series
“ḪAR.ra=ḫubullu” and in Sumerian lists of early rulers found at Emar. This particular short form is only
found here and in one other tablet of early Neo-Assyrian origin from Aššur (VAT10585b and VAT10916).
For the references see A.R. George, Gilgamesh, 81.