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A praise poem of Ur-Namma (Ur-Namma C)

1. iri me dug3-dug3-ga barag mah nam-lugal-la
2. ec3 urim5ki gu2-gal /ki\-en-gi-ra ki kug-ga du3-a
3. iri bad3 gal ki jar-ra-zu! abzu-ta mu2-a
4. iri an-gin7 sig7-ga hi-li gur3-ru ki gal-la gun3-gun3
5. ec3 urim5ki ji6-par4 ki jar-ra ki-tuc an den-lil2-la2
6. e2-gal mah-zu! e2-kic-nu-jal2 cag4-ga nam tar-ra
7. dub-la2-zu me-lem4 du8-du8-a kur-kur-ra dirig-ga
8. gi-gun4-na-bi dungu babbar-gin7 an-cag4-ga u6 di
9. jicRU-bi nim jir2-jir2-e-gin7 ec3 cag4-ga kumx(PA)-kumx(PA)-mu
10. 1 gud jiccudul4-a-gin7 ur2 gur-ra X kug da-ra-ga
11. jicbancur /sikil-la\ ki aj2 dsuen-na
12. e2-kic-nu-jal2 jicbancur /sikil\-la ki aj2 dsuen-na
13. lugal KI.LUGAL.GUB-la he2-du7-bi /kisal\ mah-e si-a
14. /ur!\-dnamma uru16 a2 nun gi4-a /den\-X X X-ma
15. [(X)] /urim5\ki /iri?\ dajal-/ba? SAR?\ X [(X) X X]
16. [...] NAM X X /GA pa?\ ba-e-ni-a-e3
17. [...] X (X) [(X) X] X nir-jal2-e
18. [ni2-te-a]-ni mi2 zid i-ri in-ga-am3-me
19. /ur-dnamma\ lugal urim5ki-ma nam dug3 tar-ra-ba jiri3 si mu-un-da-ab-sa2
20. an-e ka /kug\-ga-ni mu-un-ba cejx(IM.A) ma-u3-tud
21. ki-ce3 cag4-ga si ba-an-sa2 he2-jal2 ma-ra-de6
22. den-lil2-le mi2 zid mu-un-dug4 UN mu-ci-in-X
23. d/en\-ki-ke4 mi2 zid mu-un-dug4 a-ectubku6 dezina2 ce gu-nu saj-e-ec mu-un-rig7
24. /dnin\-tur5-re je26-e mu-un-dim2-dim2-en gaba(source: ga)-ri-ju10 nu-tuku
25. [...] X dug3-bi bi2-in-pec-en lugal kalam-ma-me-en
26. [...] /jal2\ zid-da-me-en tur3 amac mu-da-/dajal\
27. dutu ka-ja2 inim ba-ni-in-jal2
28. di ku5-ru-ju10 ki-en-gi ki-uri gu3 tec2-a bi2-in-sig10
29. dnin-gublaga-ke4 a2 ma-an-cum2
30. me3-ju10 an ki cu2-a-bi lu2 la-ba-ra-e3
31. ur-dnamma lugal urim5ki-ma dlamma iri-ja2-me-en
32. cer7-da mu-dub2 su mu-un-sag3-sag3
33. ni2 su-e bi2-us2-sa-ju10 X X-a (i-na mu X X ri-ia-ac)
34. di ku5-ru-ju10 ki-en-gi ki-uri us2 dili-a mi-ni-ib-dab5
35. ni2-zuh lu2 i-dutu-ka gu2-ba jiri3 bi2-gub
36. erim2-du muc-gin7 cu gid2-gid2-da cu im-da-an-cu2-cu2
37. lu2-kar-da gur5-ru-uc im-da-ab-be2 cag4-bi si bi2-ib-sa2
38. nij2-si-sa2-e pa e3 bi2-ak nij2-erim2 sa2 bi2-dug4
39. dgibil6-gin7 saj-ki gid2-da-ju10 /gu3\ tec2-a bi2-/sig10\
40. inim-ju10 me-me DU8-ba gub-bi UN X A [...] X (X) E
41. DAG X (X)-la ma-da kur-/kur\-[ra ...] urim5/ki-e?\ X /kur\ [...]
42. nidba-bi e2-kic-nu-/jal2-la-na\ dnanna-ar mi-ni-in-hul2-le
43. a!-ju10 cag4 kug-ge ba-ri-a-ta
44. dsuen-e u6-e ki aj2-ni
45. dnanna-ar hi-li-na ba-ni-in-kur9-re
46. den-lil2-le dutu-gin7 kalam-ma ed2-de3 mu dug3 mu-un-/sa4\
47. dnin(source: nin9)-tur5 tud-/tud\-a mu-un-gub-bu!
48. cag4 ama-ju10 dnin-sumun2-ka-ta
49. nam tar-ra sag9-ga ma-ta-e3
50. ur-dnamma-me-en ma-da ki-en-gi ki-/uri\ dlamma mu-un-da-an-tuku
51. kalam-ma ki ur5 sag9-ge-bi je26-e-me-en zi-ju10 he2-u3-tud
52. ug ucumgal X A KA IGI (X) LA2 a-cag4 mu-da-dadag
53. /gana2?\ gi hul mu2-a cuba2 nu-mu-u8-da-lu
54. edimx(EDIN)-ma ezen-gin7 du3-a-ba jiri3 si mu-un-da-ab-sa2
55. lu2 a-cag4-ga nir-jal2-bi mu-un-DU gaba-na ib2-ta-an-zig3
56. dumu ukur3-ra u2 il2-i-de3 jen-na ama-ni-ir mu-un-gi4-gi4
57. /a?\-ma-ru /gi4?\-ba i-tiX ma-gi4X-a-ba
58. den-lil2-le /ud\ dug3-dug3-ga-na mac2-e /bi2-in\-pad3-de3-en
59. ki-en-gi-/ra\ gu3 zid mu-un-de2 e2!-a in-da-an-zig3-ge-en
60. /jectug2 dajal\ igi-jal2-tuku-ju10-ce3
61. X [an] /lugal\-e cu-ju10-ce3 ba-an-cum2
62. [ki-en]-/gi\-ra uz3-saj-bi je26-e-me-en
63. [...] X [(X)] X X sag9-ga-me-en
64. [...]-/a?\-me-en
65. [...] X [...] X kalam-ma-me-en
66. [...] X tum2-mu
67. X X X [...]
68. X /HI?\ X [...]
69. en-me-/en zi?\ X X X [...] X X [...]
70. ur-dnamma an-ce3 tud-/da\ kug-ge-ec X [...]
71. /unken?\ igi-ju10-ce3 si im-sa2
72. erin2 silim-ma kalam cu-a gi4-gi4 den-lil2-le ma-ra-an-/cum2\
73. ji6-par4-ra /tug2 ?\gada nam-mi-la2
74. jic-nu2 gi-rin-na ki-nu2 dug3-ba mu-nu2
75. uj3-e u2 nir-jal2 bi2-ib2-/gu7?\-en den-ki-im-du-bi-me-en
76. sipad zid udu-ni dirig jal2-la-me-en
77. tur3 amac dajal KAxMAC-bi jal2 bi2-taka4 gaba-ri-ju10 nu-tuku
78. sipad u2 naj-ja2-bi cuba2X-X ma-car2mu?-ni-car2
79. nam-en-na-bi u3-me-ni-tag
80. buru14 mah-ju10 ni2-bi il2-il2-i nij2-kud nu-ak-e
81. a2 aj2-ja2-ju10 bad3 gal kur-ra-ka a-ne hul2-la mu-e
82. iri-ja2 ki-sur-ra ki-en-gi-ra giri17-zal-bi ma-dug3
83. ki-en-gi id2-ba a cu bi2-ba jic gu2-ba mu-zig3
84. saj-ur-saj-bi jiccudul4-bi mu-zig3
85. [...] /kur\-ra-ka zag-la2-/bi?\ mu-/du8?\
86. /urim5ki cu\-ba im-mi-gi4
87. X-ba ITIMA?-gin7 kur-/ra\-na bi2-gi4
88. ce-bi ma2-gur8-ra-ke4 bi2-la2 ja2-nun-bi /bi2\-gi4
89. dumu /KIJ2?\-bi e2-a-ni(source: IR) im-mi-gi4 dusu-bi mu-gi4
90. gu-ti-umki lu2-CAG4xTAR?-a-ke4 cu sis-na mu-du8
91. i-dutu ka-ba um-mi-gi4
92. bad3? bi2-/cub?\-ba bi2-gi4 cag4 su3-ra-ju10 X iri? DU mu-gul? ec3 urim5[ki] [...] (squeezed between lines 92 and 93)
93. juruc? gu2-/tuku\ den-lil2-la2-me-en nidba X (X) X-me-/en\
94. X /uj3\ (X) /dajal\-bi AN DA X X (X)
95. [...] X-bi an-da /NI?\ X (X)
96. [...] X [(X)] X X [...] /dug3?\
97. [...] X [...] X
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99. [...] X [...]
100. /JIC?\ X jiccinig? /JIC\ [...]
101. iri-a jicbun-e mu-/da-an\-[...]
102. e-ne di hul2-la jar-ra-ce3 je26?-e? X [...]
103. id2 /lugal\-la e2 den-lil2-la2-ce3 he2-jal2 mu-un-da-/kur9\
104. kar-jectin-na den-lil2-la2-ce3 ma2 na-an-ga-mu-ni-/in\-ri
105. kar-za-gin3-na dnanna-ka ma2 na-an-ga-mu-ni-in-ri
106. den-lil2-ra kurun2 lal3 ba-an-na-de2
107. sipad ur-dnamma-me-en til3 nij2-ba-ju10 he2-a
108. dnanna lugal-ju10 e2-gal-la-na mu-na-du3
109. e2-kic-nu-jal2 hur-saj sig7-ga-gin7 ki gal-la bi2-gub
110. gi-gun4-na-bi kug-sig17 na4za-gin3-na dub-ba-an ba-la2
111. cu dug4-ga-e dnanna-a-me-en
112. cec dgilgamec2 gu-la-me-en
113. [dumu] /tud\-da dnin-sumun2-ka-me-en numun nam-en-na-me-en
114. [an]-ta nam-lugal ma-ra-ed3(source: SI.DU)
115. [sipad] ur-dnamma-me-en za3-mi2-ju10 dug3-ga-am3

Print sources

Castellino 1959, p. 118-131: score transliteration, translation, commentary

Flückiger-Hawker 1999, p. 204-227, 16-20: translation, photograph, commentary, score transliteration

Sjöberg 1960, p. 119-122: score transliteration, translation, commentary (ll. 1-16)

Electronic sources

Krecher 1996b: translation, score transliteration

Cuneiform sources

AO 5378 (TCL 15 12)


Revision history

21.iv.1999: GZ, editor: standardisation
23.vii.1999: JAB, editor: proofreading
20.xii.1999: GZ, editor: minor corrections
19.v.2000: JAB, editor: proofreading
19.v.2000: GC, editor: SGML tagging
26.v.2000: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
26.v.2000: ER, editor: web publication
01.vi.2003: GC/JE, editor/technical developer: XML/TEI conversion
30.iii.2005: GC/JE, senior editor/technical developer: lemmatised version published

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