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A praise poem of Culgi (Culgi O)

Segment A

1. iri mu-bi-gin7 me-a tum2-ma (Cited in OB catalogue in the Louvre, 0.2.02, line 62)
2. ec3 urim2ki ud huc ki-en-gi-ra me3 ki us2-sa
3. numun i-i suhuc kalam-ma gen6-ne2 he2-jal2 ki us2-sa
4. barag mah an-na ki kug ki sikil
5. nij2-saj gu7 an-ne2 ni2 te-en-ten lal3 jectin biz-biz-ze2-da ki us2-sa
6. du6-ur2 ki mu tuku den-lil2-la2 cag4-bi me hal-ha
7. ki nam tar-ra a-a den-lil2-la2 barag gal ki us2-sa
8. eridugki ec3 kug-zu nam tar-ra me nun me sikil-la ki us2-sa
9. e2-kic-nu-jal2-la tur3 dsuen-na
10. ab2 zid gudninda2 amar kug-ge a-ne di i3 dug3?-ga ki us2-sa
11. abzu ki-tuc kug cul dsuen-na
12. jicecgiri2 mah an-na saj il2-la u6 di ki us2-sa
13. ji6-par4 ec3 nam-hi-li du3-a me zid nam-en-na ki us2-sa
14. en nun-na mu gal-zu sikil-la-am3
15. suh bur2-bur2 dnanna ki-tuc dug3-ge inim dug3 nij2-si-sa2-e ki us2-sa
16. id2-nun-kug a zal-le gal-gal-la kun-zu-ce3 ku6 mucen ki us2-sa
17. bad3 nijin2-na iri ki ja2-ra-bi cita2 jictukul ki us2-sa
18. unken jar-ra uj3 ca-ra-ba kucgur21(source: TUM)ur3 ki us2-sa
19. ki-en-gi-ir-a ki-tuc ja2-ra-bi ni2 gal ki us2-sa
20. kur-kur ab2 zid-gin7 lu-lu-a-bi
21. ab2 dugud-da u8 sila4-da car2-ra amac-a ki us2-sa
22. erin2-bi me3-ce3 zig3-ga-bi
23. a e3-a gaba-ri nu-tuku
24. ab hu-luh-ha NI.SUM sumur ki us2-sa
25. [nun]-bi ur-saj den-lil2-la2 pirij ne-na zig3-ga
26. [pirij ban3]-da! kur-ra guru5-uc bur2-bur2
27. [X X] am! gal cu! im-gid2-gid2-i
28. [X] X gu7-a CEC2(SIKI?.LAM?)-bi sud-sud
29. [sipad] [cul]-gi dumu dnin-sumun2-ka
30. [...] /UR3\-ra he2-du7-bi
31. [...] X-/ra?\-na inim hul-ne-ne-a
32. [ur-saj] [d]/gilgamec2\ AN en kul-abki-a-ke4
33. [X X] X /NA?\ im-ma-ni-in-kur9
34. [X X] /kur\-kur-ra-ta inim mu-na-ta-an-e3
35. [...] X e2-gal-la-na-kam
36. X [X] dug4?-ga? kur-kur-ra-kam
37. KI? X GI? URU X gi hal-hal-la-gin7 igi-ni mu-na-an-jal2
38. ud?-bi? nam kalam-ma ba-tar-ra-ta
39. numun nij2-zi-jal2-la ba-i-a-ta
40. lugal-e? lu2 ?tab?-ba-ni-ir dalla mu-na-an-e3-a
41. ud-ba? dgilgamec2 en kul-abki-a-ke4
42. cul-gi sipad zid ki-en-gi-ra-ke4
43. jiri3 babbar-ra-na inim mu-ti-ni-ib-e3
44. ud ul-le2-ac a-ar-bi ak-de3
45. ud su3-ra2-ac cu-a bal-e-de3
46. mu su3-ra2-ac nu-ha-lam-e-de3
47. a-ne-ne nam-ur-saj kalag-ga-ba
48. tec2-bi igi zid-de3-ec im-e-ne
49. cul-gi sipad zid ki-en-gi-ra-ke4
50. cec gu5-li-ni en dgilgamec2
51. nam-kalag-ga-na mu-ni-in-i-i
52. nam-ur-saj-ja2-na mu-ni-in-pad3-pad3-de3
53. kalag-ga me3-a uru2 gul-gul
54. cen-cen-na saj jic ra-ra-bi
55. ze2-na bad3 kug-bi a2-sag3-ge kij2-ja2
56. e2 /kic\ki !-ce3 jictukul-zu ba-ta-a-e3
57. ur-/saj\ 7-bi ad6-a mi-ni-dab5
58. [lugal] /kic\ki en-me-barag-ge4-e-si
59. [...] /saj\-ja2-na jiri3 mu-na-ni-us2
60. nam-lugal kic? ki-ta? unug? ki-ce3 am3-mi-de6
61. kul-abaki X X X u3-tud-da pa im-ma-ni-e3
62. MI X GI UL inim-ma MUC3-bi
63. dgilgamec2 en? [kul-abki-a-ke4]
64. a nam?-en-na mec3 zid? [...]
65. X X X ki kug an [...]
66. X X gal?-gal DI? [...] a2? bad-bad? X [...]
67. jicnimbar? X A2? X X [...]
68. ki?-bal? KIJ2? X X [...]
69. [X] X X [...]
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74. [...] X X-gin7 lul?-e?-[ec ...]
75. [...] /jiri3\ saga11 ba-ni-/dug4\
76. [X] X DUL? ki jar jicrab3 mah?-gin7 /MU\ [...]
77. [X]-bi sim zig3-ga-gin7 mu-un-/ur4\-[ur4]
78. [den]-/lil2\-ra ec3-e nibruki-a mu!-na-da-/an\-[ku4-ku4]
79. [X] X X TE ba-ra-cub-bu-uc-a-bi
80. [X X] a gig-ce3 in-ga-e-ne
81. [X] /urud ?\alan urim2ki-ma til-la
82. [X] X dijir 7-na zag gub-gub-bu jicsilig-ga sud-sud
83. /ur\-saj zi2 ja2-ra in-gu2-mu-cum2-/mu\-[e]
84. /lugal\ ki-en-gi-ra ne3 mu-un-gub-[me-en3]
85. [cul]-gi sipad ki-en-gi-ra-ke4!
86. [cec] gu5-li-ni en dgilgamec
87. [nam-kalag-ga-na mu]-ni-in-i-i
88. [nam-ur-saj-ja2-na mu-ni]-/in\-pad3-pad3-[de3]
89. X X [...]
90. di ku5-ra2-a-za? [...]
91. a-ba za-gin7 kaskal /kur\-[ra-ke4 si im-sa2 ] har-ra-an X [X DU]
92. kalag-ga erin /kur\-[ra ...]
93. tir mah-[a ...]
94. jicma2 X [...]
95. hu-wa-/wa\ [...]
96. ni2 7-[na-ni ...]
97. KA TUR-TUR X X X X [...]
98. ki-tuc ki jar-ra-ni-ta /im\-[...]
99. den-lil2-ra ec3-e /nibru\[ki-a] [...] ZI2 mu-na-ni-[...]
100. ur-saj dab5-ba-zu U3 X X X X
101. ama lu2 tur5-ra dumu ur2-ra mu-na-ni-de6
102. u2-dug4 ka ba-ba-zu kur-kur-ra ma-ra-an-ti
103. dgilgamec2 nir-jal2 /unug\ki-ga
104. ud nam-tag2-ga nam-gu2-bi-e? X RU?
105. ki-bal hul gig-ga saj X GIM X X
106. nam-mah gal-gal-zu pa bi2-e3 a2 bad ha-mu-[... tum2]
107. en dgilgamec3 X [...]
108. [cul]-/gi\ sipad zid ki-en-[gi-ra-ke4] [...]
109. [X] cag4-ga [X X] CU? [...]
110. [X] ki? nun? [...]
111. X cag4? A? [X] lu2? /MU?\ [...]
112. [saj] /gig2?\-ga [X] /MU\ U3 [...]
113. X gal-gal-la KA NUN? [...]
114. [X] /MA?\ DA ki nij2 ja2-ra-bi cag4? [...]
115. [zar] /du8\-a ce [...]
116. [X] /HA?\ dugud-gin7 bi2-[...]
117. [X] /KA\ an-gin7 /MI?\ [...]
118. [X]-/bi?\-e X mah!-gin7 cu [...]
119. [X] X mah-bi e2-ce3 mu-na-X [...]
120. [X] X [...] X [...]
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126. [...] X [...] X
127. [...] X ki?-tuc? /nam?\ [X] X
128. [...] mu-un-KA?-e
129. [...] mu-un-cudu3-cudu3
130. [...] X nam-ul-la-me
131. [...] X gal-gal-la-kam
132. [...] ba-ta-a-e3
133. [...]-/ec\ im-e-ne
134. /cul?\ [...] dijir a-nun-ke4-ne
135. u2-[a ...]-na giri17 cu jal2-la-ni
136. ur-/saj?\ [zi2] /ja2?\-ra in-ga-mu-cum2-mu-e
137. [lugal] [ki-en]-/gi\-ra ne3 mu-un-gub-me-en3
138. dcul-[gi] /sipad\ zid ki-en-gi-ra-ke4
139. cec /gu5-li\-ni en dgilgamec2
140. nam-kalag-ga-na mu-ni-in-i-i
141. nam-ur-saj-ja2-na mu-ni-in-pad3-pad3
142. dictaran di-kud kalam-ma til-la
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Segment B

(The sequence of Segments B, C, D and E is uncertain)
1. X [...] X [...] /DI? MA\ KA X [...]
2. ibila kalag-ga nam?-[lugal-la] ( (illegible))
3. u3-su-tuku uru2 a2? X [...]
4. dur3 dsuen-[na] [...]
5. sun4 za-gin3 la2 /gaba?\ [...] nam-gu2? [...]
6. za3-mi2-bi dug3? [...] cir3-/bi?\ [...]
7. mu-bi X [...] CE? [...]
8. dumu? [...]
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Segment C

(The sequence of Segments B, C, D and E is uncertain; Segments C and D are adjacent)
1. [...] X X [...]
2. [...] [a2] sud-sud-de3 (i-ca2-di-hu)
3. [...] DU-mu-un
4. [...]-DU?-en3
5. [...] /he2?\-eb2-dug4du
6. [...] /he2?\-eb2-du7du
7. [...]-ga-me-ec2
8. [...] kalam-ma-me-ec2 (cu-nu)
9. [...] pec-a-me-ec2 (kab-ru3)
10. [...] X X X-me-ec2 ( (illegible))
11. [...] BAD X-[me]-ec2
12. [...] hul?-[la-me]-/ec2\
13. [...] X lil2?-la2?-me-ec2
14. [...] X X-me?-ec2?

Segment D

(The sequence of Segments B, C, D and E is uncertain; Segments C and D are adjacent)
1. /DI\ [...]
2. PIRIJ X [...]
3. ur-/saj\ [zi2 ja2-ra in-ga-mu-cum2-mu-e] ( (illegible))
4. lugal ki-en-/gi\-[ra] [ne3 mu-un-gub-me-en3]
5. cul-gi sipad [zid ki-en-gi-ra-ke4]
6. cec gu5-li-ni [en dgilgamec3]
7. nam-kalag-ga-na [mu-ni-in-i-i]
8. nam-ur-saj-ja2-na [mu-ni-in-pad3-pad3-de3]
9. dgilgamec3 anceni-is-ku [...]
10. dijir di-kud X [...] (X [X] X cu-na)
11. X X ZU A X [...]
12. dub-la2-zu-u3 X [...]
13. am du7-du7-gin7 [...]
14. X [...]
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Segment E

(The sequence of Segments B, C, D and E is uncertain)
1. [muc]-/cag4\-tur3-gin7 ki-bal-ce3 kur9 [...] ([a-na] ma-at nu-ku-ur-tim a-na [...])
2. [cul]-gi dumu dnin-sumun2-ka den?-/ki?\ an [...] (X [...] DUMU za an [...])
3. [...] X X X-bi BAD ki? X [...]
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Print sources

Hall 1985, p. 428-431: commentary

Klein 1976, p. 271-292: composite text, translation, commentary

Sjöberg 1960, p. 108-118: composite text, commentary (ll. 1-28)

Electronic sources

Krecher 1996a: composite text, translation

Cuneiform sources

CBS 10306

CBS 10900 (+?) Ni 13227 (ISET 1 150)

Ni 2477 (SLTN 79)

Ni 4101 (ISET 1 27)

Ni 4112 (ISET 1 72)

Ni 4535 (ISET 2 1)

UM 29-13-990

UM 29-15-9 + UM 29-15-158

?UM 29-15-231


Revision history

19.ii.1999-01.iii.1999: JAB, editor: standardisation
28.vii.2000: GZ, editor: proofreading
28.vii.2000: GC, editor: SGML tagging
01.ix.2000: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
01.ix.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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