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A praise poem of Šulgi (Šulgi A)

1. lugal-me-en šag4-ta ur-saĝ-me-en (Cited in Ur III catalogue at Yale, 0.1.2, line 30; OB catalogue from Nibru, at Philadelphia, 0.2.01, line 1; OB catalogue from Urim (U2), 0.2.04, line 4; OB catalogue at Andrews University, 0.2.11, line 7; OB catalogue at Yale, 0.2.12, Seg. A, line 1)
2. dšul-gi-me-en ba-tu-ud-de3-en-na-ta nitaḫ kalag-ga-me-en
3. piriĝ igi ḫuš ušumgal-e tud-da-me-en
4. lugal an ub-da 4-ba-me-en
5. na-gada sipad saĝ gig2-ga-me-en
6. nir-ĝal2 diĝir kur-kur-ra-me-en
7. dumu u3-tud-da dnin-sumun2-kam-me-en
8. šag4-ge pad3-da an kug-ga-me-en
9. lu2 nam tar-ra den-lil2-la2-me-en
10. dšul-gi ki 2 dnin-lil2-la2-me-en
11. mi2 zid dug4-ga dnin-tur5-ra-me-en
12. ĝeštug2 šum2-ma den-ki-kam-me-en
13. lugal kalag-ga dnanna-a-me-en
14. piriĝ ka du8-a dutu-u3-me-en
15. dšul-gi ḫi-li-a pad3-da dinana-me-en
16. anše-ĝir2-nun-na kaskal-e du7-u3-me-en
17. anše-kur-ra ḫar-ra-an-na kun sud-sud-me-en
18. {dur3 dšakkan2-na kaš4-e kiĝ2-ĝa2-me-en} {(1 ms. has instead the line:) anše dšakkan2 kaš4(source: DU)-e ki 2-me-en}
19. dub-sar gal-zu dnisaba-kam-me-en
20. nam-ur-saĝ-ĝu10-gin7 {nam-kalag-ga-ĝu10-gin7} {(1 ms. has instead:) [nam]-/kal\-la-ĝu10-gin7}
21. ĝeštug2-ĝa2 šu ḫu-mu-ni-du7-am3
22. inim gen6-na-bi ḫa-ma-da-sa2-am3
23. niĝ2-si-sa2-e ki ḫa-ba-aĝ2-ĝa2-am3
24. niĝ2-erim2-e ki la-ba-ra-aĝ2-ĝa2-am3
25. inim niĝ2-erim2 dug4-ga ḫul ḫa-ba-ra-gig-ga-am3
26. dšul-gi-me-en lugal kalag-ga saĝ-bi-še3 e3-a-me-en
27. a2-nun-ĝal2 zag-še-ni-še3 ḫul2-la i3-me-en-na-ke4-eš
28. ĝiri3 ḫu-mu-gur kaskal kalam-ma-ke4 si ḫe2-mi-sa2-sa2
29. danna ḫu-mu-gen6 e2 gal-la ḫe2-bi2-du3
30. {zag-ba ĝiškiri6 {ḫe2-bi2-gub} {(1 ms. has instead:) ḫe2-bi2-ib2-du3} ki ni2 dub2-bu ḫe2-bi2-ĝar} {(1 ms. has instead the line:) zag-ba UNU.SAR-bi ki ri-ib du ḫe2-bi-ĝal2}
31. ki-bi lu2 zu-a ḫe2-em-mi-tuš
32. sig-ta du igi-nim-ta du-e
33. a2 sed4-bi-še3 ni2 ḫe2-eb-ši-te-en-te-en
34. nitaḫ ḫar-ra-an-na du kaskal-e ĝi6 ba-an-da-sa2-a
35. iri du3-a-gin7 zi-ni ḫa-ba-ši-in-tum3
36. mu-ĝu10 ud ul-le2-a-aš ĝa2-ĝa2-de3 ka-ta nu-šub-bu-de3
37. ar2-ĝu10 kalam-ma {ak-ak-de3} {(1 ms. has instead:) barag2!-barag2-e-de3}
38. ka tar-ĝu10 kur-kur-ra si-il-le-de3
39. dub3-tuku-me-en usu-ĝu10 ib2-zig3-ge kaš4-e kab2 di-de3
40. nibruki-ta šeg12 urim2ki-ma-še3
41. danna 1-gin7 šu ni10-ni10-da šag4-ĝu10 ḫa-ma-ab-dug4
42. piriĝ nam-šul-bi-ta nu-kuš2-u3 ne3-ba gub-ba-me-en
43. tug2niĝ2-lam2 ban3-da ib2-ĝa2 ba-du3
44. tum12mušen nir-DU sumur-bi dal-la-gin7 a2-ĝu10 ḫu-mu-sud-sud
45. anzudmušen kur-bi-še3 igi il2-la-gin7 dub3-ĝu10 ḫu-mu-bad-bad
46. iri ma-da ki ĝar-ĝar-ra-ĝu10 ḫa-ma-sug2-sug2-ge-eš-am3
47. 3 saĝ gig2-ga u8-gin7 lu-a u6 dug3 ḫa-ma-ab-dug4
48. maš2 ḫur-saĝ-ĝa2 ki-ur3-bi-še3 ḫub2 sar-sar-re-gin7
49. dutu a2-dam-ma ud daĝal-la
50. e2-kiš-nu-ĝal2-še3 ḫa-ba-kur9-re-en
51. e2 dsuen-na tur3 i3 gal-gal-la ḫe2-ĝal2-la ḫe2-bi2-du8
52. gud ḫa-ba-ni-gaz udu {ḫa-ba-ni-šar2} {(some mss. have instead:) ḫa-ba-ni-šum}
53. šem5 a2-la2-e šeg11 ḫa-ba-gi4
54. {tigi niĝ2 dug3-ge si ḫa-ba-ni-sa2 } {(1 ms. has instead the line:) balaĝ di MU []}
55. dšul-gi lu2 niĝ2 lu-lu-me-en ninda ĝiš ḫa-ba-ni-tag
56. piriĝ-gin7 KI.LUGAL.GUB-ta ni2 il2-la-ĝu10-ne
57. e2-gal-maḫ dnin-e2-gal-la-ka-kam
58. dub3 ḫe2-ni-dub2 a zal-le ḫe2-ni-tu5
59. dub3 ḫe2-ni-gam ninda ḫu-mu-ni-gu7
60. {dnin-immax(LAGAB×SIG7)mušen} {(2 mss. have instead:) dnin-ninna2mušen} sur2-du3mušen-gin7 ḫa-ba-zig3-ge-en
61. nibruki-še3 a-la-ĝa2 ḫa-ba-gur-re-en
62. ud-bi-a ud-de3 gu3 ḫe2-eb-be2 mar-uru5 ḫe2-ni10-ni10
63. tum9mir mir-ra tum9u18-lu mur-bi ni2-bi-a ḫu-mu-un-ša4
64. nim ĝir2-ĝir2 tum9 7-bi-ta an-na teš2 ḫe2-ni-gu7
65. ud te-eš dug4-ga ki ḫe2-em-tuku4-tuku4
66. diškur-re an niĝ2-daĝal-la-ba gu3 ḫu-mu-ni-dub2-dub2
67. {im an-na-ke4 a ki-ta gu2 ḫe2-em-ma-da-ab-la2} {(1 ms. has instead the line:) [im] an-na-da [a ki]-ke4 saĝ ḫe2-[ma]-/da\-ab-sa2}
68. na4 tur-tur-bi na4 gal-gal-bi
69. murgu-ĝa2 {dub-dab} {(1 ms. has instead:) bu-/ud\-ba-ad} ḫe2-em-mi-ib-za
70. lugal-me-en ni2 ba-ra-ba-da-te su ba-ra-ba-da-zig3
71. piriĝ ban3-da-gin7 gur5-ru-uš ḫu-mu-bur2-bur2
72. anše edin-na-gin7 ḫub2-ĝa2 ḫu-mu-šu2-šu2
73. šag4 la-la-ĝal2-la-ĝu10 kaš4 ḫu-mu-ni-gun3-gun3
74. dur3 dili du-gin7 im2-ma-ĝu10-ne
75. dutu e2-a-ni-še3 igi i3-ĝa2-ĝa2-de3
76. kaskal 15 danna-am3 šu ḫu-mu-ni10-ni10
77. {saĝ-ur-saĝ-ĝu10-ne igi ḫu-mu-un-du8-uš-am3} {(instead of line 77, 1 ms. has 2 lines:) d[…] lu-a [] a-lal3 d/en\-[lil2] [d]nin-lil2-/ka?\ [šu] ḫe-mi-il2}
78. ud 1-a nibruki urim2ki-ma 3-eš3-bi ḫu-mu-ak
79. šeš gu5-li-ĝu10 šul dutu-am3
80. e2-gal an-ne2 ki ĝar-ra-am3 kaš ḫu-mu-un-di-ni-naĝ
81. nar-ĝu10 tigi 7-e šir3-re-eš ḫa-ma-an-ne-eš
82. nitalam-ĝu10 ki-sikil dinana nin ḫi-li an ki-a
83. gu7 naĝ-bi-a ḫu-mu-da-an-tuš-am3
84. ni2-ĝu10 silim-eš2-am3 ba-ra-ab-dug4
85. igi il2-la-ĝa2 ḫe2-eb-ĝen-ne-en
86. šag4-ge guru7-ĝa2 an-ta ḫe2-eb-gi4
{
(1 ms. adds at least 10 lines:)
86A. inim-inim-ma im sar-ra-ĝu10
86B. zi a-a-ĝu10 kug dlugal-ban3-da!
86C. dnanna lugal an ki-ke4
at least 4 lines missing or unclear
86I. /me\ [] X /na?\-e-a-ed3-de3
86H. [] /ud\ ul-le-a-še3
86J. lugal [ki-en-gi]-/ra?\ ĝe26-gin7-nam 3-e ba-ra-ĝal2-la
}
87. an-ne2 aga {zid maḫ} {(some mss. have instead:) kug-sig17} {(1 ms. has instead:) kug-zig3} {(1 ms. has instead:) kug} saĝ-ĝa2 ḫe2-em-mi-in-gen6
88. e2-kur za-gin3-na ĝišĝidru ḫa-ba-dab5-ba
89. barag babbar-ra ĝišgu-za suḫuš gen6-na saĝ an-še3 ḫa-ba-il2
90. nam-lugal-la a2 ḫu-mu-ni-maḫ
91. kur ḫu-mu-gam-gam kalam ḫu-mu-ge-en-ge-en
92. an ub-da 4 3 saĝ sig10-ga-a-ba mu-ĝu10 ḫe2-em-mi-sa4
93. šir3 kug-ĝa2 ḫu-mu-un-e-ne
94. nam-maḫ-ĝu10 ḫu-mu-ni-pad3-de3-ne
95. a2 maḫ lugal-la-kam mi2 dug4-ga
96. dsuen-e e2-kiš-nu-ĝal2-ta
97. nam-ur-saĝ nam-kalag-ga nam-til3 niĝ2 dug3 saĝ-e-eš rig7-ga
98. a2 maḫ šum2-ma dnu-nam-nir-ra
99. dšul-gi kur gul-gul kalam ge-en-ge-en
100. išib an ki-a gaba-ri nu-tuku
101. {dšul-gi dumu nir-ĝal2 an-na-ke4 mi2 dug4-ga
102. dnisaba za3-mi2} {(instead of lines 101-102, 1 ms. has:) [d]šul!-gi /dumu?\ nir-/ĝal2\ an-na za3-mi2}

Print sources

Falkenstein 1952: commentary, composite text, translation

Frayne 1983: commentary (28-35)

Hall 1985, p. 410-412: commentary

Klein 1981, p. 167-217: commentary, translation, composite text

Römer 1989a, p. 673-681: translation, commentary

Electronic sources

Civil 1989: composite text

Krecher 1996a: composite text, translation

Cuneiform sources

W-B 171 (= Ash 1922.171); lines in composite: 1-60, 88-102

AO 6706; lines in composite: 1-37, 39-102 (Klein 1981: 170 n265. Omits l. 38 of composite. ll. 3 and 93 of copy should be indented, not counted as separate lines.)

CBS 10993; lines in composite: 4-26, 33-80, 86-102

VAT 6433; lines in composite: 2-14, 31-45

CBS 14001; lines in composite: 57-67

Ni 2372; lines in composite: 1-28

A 7533

AO 6706 (TCL 16 44)

AO 9076 (TCL 16 98)

CBS 4588 (PBS 12 37)

CBS 8859

CBS 10993 (PBS 1/1 7)

CBS 13958 (SLT 115) + CBS 15407 + N 2687

CBS 14001 (STVC 56)

CBS 15095

Cugnin Coll. 86 (RA 10 67)

IM 51293 (Sumer 13 pl. 6B)

LB 2095

MDP 27 220 (+) MDP 27 221

NBC 7165

NBC 7271

N 842

N 1519

N 1572

Ni 2372 (BE 31 5)

Ni 2770 (SLTN 81)

Ni 2976 (SLTN 83)

Ni 4221 (ISET 1 82)

Ni 4254 (SLTN 82)

Ni 4347 (ISET 1 87)

Ni 4418 (ISET 1 58)

Ni 9833 (ISET 1 139)

O 122 (Limet Textes sumériens de la IIIe dyn. d'Ur 1, photo pl. 41; RIAA 204)

PRAK C 77

UET 6 78

UET 6 79 = U 19879G

UM 29-13-689

UM 29-16-198

UM 29-16-214I

UM 29-16-219 + UM 29-16-419

VAT 6433 (VAS 10 208)

W 16743bo (var. in ZA 50 64)

W-B 171 (OECT 1 pl. 39f.)

YBC 1979

YBC 4590

YBC 5040

YBC 7165

YBC 7172

2N-T111 = IM 58947

2N-T114 = IM 58948

2N-T581 = IM 58972

2N-T599

3N-T383 = IM 58454

3N-T456 = IM 58491

3N-T467 = IM 58499

3N-T468 = IM 58500

3N-T473 = IM 58504

3N-T512 = IM 58530

3N-T551 = IM 58546

3N-T826 = IM 58742

3N-T901,47

3N-T902,61

3N-T902,87 + 3N-T907,281 + 3N-T917,372

3N-T904,156

3N-T904,163

3N-T906,220

3N-T917,369

3N-T921a = A 33519

3N-T922j = A 33561

3N-T927,525

10N-T23 = A 33688

Yale sources (cf. JAOS 83 173)


Revision history

30.v.1998-01.vi.1998: GZ, editor: standardisation
24.vii.1998: JAB, editor: proofreading
11.xii.1998: GZ, editor: SGML tagging
29.i.1999: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
05.ii.1999: ER, editor: web publication
26.ii.1999: ER, editor: minor corrections
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