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A praise poem of Šulgi (Šulgi P)

Segment A

1. [...] X X [...]
2. [...] X [X]-/la? ki bi2-mul\ [...]
3. [...]-/na?\ mi2 mu-na-ni-dug4 X [...]
4. [nam] /tar?\-ra-ni cu zid bi2-ja2-/ar\-X-X
5. /jic\erin duru5 jicha-cu-ur2-ra du3-a-/am3\
6. a-a-zu an kug-ge pa mu-ni-mul-/mul\
7. ud-ba nin-ju10 inim an-na-ke4 ba-gub
8. dnin-sumun2-na-ke4! dam?-a-ni kug dlugal-ban3-da nam ba-da-an-tar!-re!
9. sizkur-ra-na mu-da-an-/kuc2\-u3
10. an kug-ra ub-cu-kin-na-ka si mu-na-ni-in-sa2
11. a-a-ju10 an lugal dijir-re-ne-me-en3
12. kalam nij2-dajal-ba igi mu-ni-il2
13. saj gig2 u8-gin7 lu-a-ba
14. cul-gi gu2-saj?-ba ma-ni-in?-X /sipad\ zid-bi he2-am3
15. mec3 pa mul-ju10-um ki ma-an-dar?
16. [X] /ma\-dam /mu\-mu ma-a-de6
17. [X] X erina8(source: MUCxMUC)-ju10-um ur2 ma-/a-gur\
18. [...]-/ju10?-u3\ ceg12 ki-en-gi-ra-ka pa /e3? ba\-ni!-ak
19. [...] X /til3?\-la? mu-na-a-/de2\
20. [...] X X-ka ud ha-ba-/gub\
21. [...] X X [...]
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Segment B

1. [...] X urim2ki-ma DU?
2. [...] /nam\-lugal ba-mu
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Segment C

1. jicerina8(source: MUCxMUC+NA)-bi ki im-ma-pad3
2. ze2 inim kug-ba mu-da-an-gub-en3
3. zag-e3 gal mah urim2ki-ma-ka
4. inim dug3 ka-e ba-ab-du7-a-e
5. cul-gi lugal bal sag9-ga-ke4
6. dijir-me-en3 bi3-lu5-da nam-lugal-la2 mu-ja2-ra-a cu hu-mu-ra-ab-du7-du7
7. jic-hur dijir-re-ne-ke4 si hu-mu-ra-ab-sa2-e
8. ninda ud-sakar-ra ninda zag-mu-ka-ke4 jic hu-mu-ra-ab-tag-ge
9. ze2 a-ra-zu-ni ud he2-ma-tum2-en3
10. he2-jal2 u2-cim-gin7 ki dar-ra jic-ju10 /na?-nam?\
11. ud-ba nin-ju10 inim an-na-da hul2-la-[ni]-a
12. dnin-sumun2-na-ke4 cul-gi lugal /urim5\ki-ma-ka
13. kicib-la2 zid-da-ni im-ma-an-[dab5]
14. e2-gal-mah-ni-ce3 ul-la mi-[ni-in]-/tum3\
15. barag mah an kug-ge mu-ja2-ra-a [mi-ni-in-tuc]
16. ubur2 kug-ga-na mi2 mu-na-ni-[in-dug4]
17. sipad cul-gi jicjiri2 gal-zu je26-[e]-me-en
18. cag4 kug izi-/a\ zig3?-/ju10? mu?-ci?-ib2?\-hul2-/hul2?\
19. a-a-ju10 /an\ [(X X)] /lugal\-zu-um
20. nam-[lugal-la? saj]-/bi\-ce3 e3-me-en3
21. X [X X] /MU\ nam!-lugal-la2-za za3-mi2 ma-ra-ni-in-dug4
22. cul-gi amar kug tud-da-ju10-me-en3
23. a /dug3\ dlugal-ban3-da-me-en3
24. ur2 kug-ju10-a mu-ni-ib2-buluj3-en3
25. ubur2 kug-ju10-a nam ma-ra-ni-tar
26. nij2 sag9-/ga\ ha-la-ja2 jal2-la-me-en3
27. an? kug-ta? X AN-ma al he2-mi-[dug4 ]
28. je26-e /nin-me\-en3 kug dnin-sumun2-na ama nam-/lugal?\-la?
29. munus zid saj bar sag9 nam-nin-a tum2-ma
30. cul-gi ur us2-zu je26-/e\-me-en3
31. tug2-ba13 kun2-a-ju10 bar-ra he2-mi-/dul\
32. dub3 kug-ju10-a a-ne [(X)] /AN!\ dug4-ga
33. sipad nij2-si-sa2-a /tud\-da-me-en3
34. inim kug-ju10-ta nir he2-em-ta-a-jal2
35. mu kug-zu ka-ge im-/ma\-ab?-/du7\
36. su dijir gal-gal-ne-ke4 i3 /li\ he2-ak-ke4
37. jidru di kud an-ne2 ma-ra-an-/cum2\ gu2 an-ce3 he-ni-zig3
38. a-a ugu4-zu kug dlugal-ban3-/da\-a
39. cul an-ne2 zu dijir-re-ne mu-ce3 /mu\-ri2-in-sa4
40. saj-ja2(source: ga) jal2 TUG2 UN-e bi2-in-tuku-tuku
41. aga nam-lugal-la2-ka ce-er-ga-an ma-ra-ni-/in-dug4\
42. jidru ud ul-le2-a-ka zi nam-til3-la-zu hu-mu-ni-/ib2\-sikil-le
43. djectin-an-na nin9 lugal-la-ke4
44. ka lal3 dijir-re-ne-ke4
45. e2-gal ki ur5 sag9 du3-a-za
46. hul2-la-zu-u3 ja2-la nam-ta-dag-ge
47. nam-cita sag9-ga-zu he2-ma-gub
48. ra2-zu-za muc nam-ba-an-tum2-mu
49. nin-me-en3 e2 ki-tuc kug [...]
50. ama-ju10 /ur5\-ra-ac /ga\-[ca-an dijir-re-ne-ke4]
51. a-a-ju10 an lugal dijir-[re-ne-ke4?]
52. munus! ab2 zid? X X /EN\ [...]
53. /amac?\ mah?-bi? ba-/an?\-[...]
54. /nam\-lugal nij2 ud su3-[ra2 ...]
55. /uj3\ gu2-dirig-bi /cu\-ju10-/ce3?\ [...]
56. a-nun-na dijir gal-gal-[e-ne]
57. ki nam tar-ba mu-da-/sug2\-[sug2-ge-ec]
58. nam-sipad cul-gi-ra nij2 ul-le2-[a-ke4] pa /e3\ ma-[ni-in-ak-ke4-ec]
59. cul-gi si sa2 dijir-ra-[na]
60. kalam-ma dutu-gin7 ma?-ni-in-/e3\-[(X)]
61. jicgu-za bal gen6-na mu-na?-/an\-gub-[bu-uc?]
62. sipad-de3 di si /sa2 \ [mu-ni-ku5-re6]
63. /ga\-ec8 si sa2 [mu-ni-ba-re]
64. [cul]-gi-ra aga /nam\-[lugal-la ...]
65. [...] gal-gal [...]
66. [...] X X [...]

Print sources

Klein 1981a: commentary, photograph, composite text

Electronic sources

Krecher 1996a: composite text, translation

Cuneiform sources

HS 1592 (TMH NF 4 10)

Ni 2437 (SLTN 80)

Ni 4420 (ISET 1 25)


Revision history

25.v.1998-30.v.1998: GZ, editor: standardisation
23.vii.1998: JAB, editor: proofreading
16.x.1999: GZ, editor: SGML tagging
11.ii.2000: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
11.ii.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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