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A praise poem of Lipit-Eštar (Lipit-Eštar A)

1. lugal mi2 dug4-ga šag4-ta numun zid-me-en (Cited in OB catalogue from Nibru, at Philadelphia, 0.2.01, line 2; OB catalogue from Urim (U2), 0.2.04, line 5; OB catalogue at Andrews University, 0.2.11, line 8; OB catalogue at Yale, 0.2.12, Seg. A, line 2)
2. dli-pi2-it-eš4-tar2 dumu den-lil2-la2-me-en
3. ĝišisimu2sar ĝišerin-na-gin7 saĝ mu-il2-la-ta
4. nitaḫ usu-tuku lirum-ma-me-en
5. nam-šul-la gu2 gal peš-a-me-en
6. piriĝ {zag dib} {(3 mss. have instead:) zag til} gaba-ri nu-tuku-me-en
7. ušumgal ka du8-a ni2 gal erin2-na-me-en
8. anzudmušen kur-šag4-ga igi ĝal2-me-en
9. am su-ba saĝ nu-ĝa2-ĝa2-me-en
10. alim igi gun3 šen-na-me-en
11. sun4 na4za-gin3 e3-a ĝir2 keše2-keše2-du3!-me-en
12. igi sag9 ka sag9 šag4 zal-le-me-en
13. ulutim2 ḫuš-ḫuš-a ḫi-li du8-du8-a-me-en
14. nundum inim-inim-ma ḫe2-du7-me-en
15. a2 il2-la šu-si sag9-sag9-me-en
16. šul sag9-ga u6 di dug3-ga-me-en
17. dli-pi2-it-eš4-tar2 lugal kalam-ma-me-en
18. saĝ gig2-ga sipad zid-bi-me-en
19. saĝ-kal kur-kur-ra kalam-ma il2-la-me-en
20. diĝir nam-lu2-ulu3 nir-ĝal2 3 šar2-ra-me-en
21. ibila kalag-ga nam-lugal-la-me-en
22. an-ta saĝ il2-la ki-gub sig10-ga-me-en
23. išib an-na šu dadag-ga-me-en
24. an-ne2 aga zid maḫ saĝ-ĝa2 mu-ni-in-ge-en
25. den-lil2-le dumu ki 2-ĝa2-ni-me-en
26. ki-ur3-ra ĝišĝidru ma-ni-in-šum2
27. niĝ2 ur5 sag9-sag9 dnin-lil2-la2-me-en
28. ĝa2-ĝiš-šu2-a-ka nam dug3 mu-un-tar
29. dnin-tur5-re šeg12 keš3ki-a-ta
30. munus ul-la zid-de3-eš gun3-a-me-en
31. igi zid bar-ra dnanna-me-en
32. urim2ki-ma gu3 zid-de3-eš ma-an-de2
33. u4-ta-u18-lu lu2 šag4-ga-na-me-en
34. e2-šu-me-ša4-ta ni2 gal mu-un-da-ri
35. ĝeštug2 ba9-ra2 den-ki-kam-me-en
36. eridugki-ta nam-lugal ma-an-šum2
37. nitalam ki 2 dinana-kam-me-en
38. ki unugki-ga saĝ an-še3 mi-ni-il2
39. dub-sar a-ra2 zu dnisaba-kam-me-en
40. šul inim gen6-na dutu-me-en
41. nam-lugal-la ḫe2-du7-bi-me-en
42. dli-pi2-it-eš4-tar2 dumu den-lil2-la2-me-en
43. buru14 maḫ zig3-ga zi kalam-ma-me-en
44. engar guru7-ni dub-dub-ba-me-en
45. sipad e2tur3-re i3 ga maḫ-me-en
46. ambar ku6 mušen gal-gal-la-me-en
47. id2 ḫe2-ĝal2-la a zal-le tum2-ma-me-en
48. ḫur-saĝ gal giri17-zal nun-na-me-en
49. a2 maḫ šum2-ma den-lil2-la2-me-en
50. dli-pi2-it-eš4-tar2 šul ni2-tuku-ni-me-en
51. diĝir-re-e-ne saĝ us2-bi-me-en
52. e2-kur-ra muš3 nu-tum2-mu-bi-me-en
53. lugal kadra-še3 maš2 gaba tab-ba-me-en
54. sun5-sun5-na giri17 šu ĝal2-la-me-en
55. lugal šudu3-de3 gub-ba-me-en
56. inim sag9-sag9-ge den-lil2 ḫuĝ-ĝa2-me-en
57. a-ra-zu-ne dnin-lil2 ḫul2-le-me-en
58. ĝa2-la nu-dag-ge dnuska gub-ba-me-en
59. ki-ur3-še3 šu ĝal2-ĝal2-la-me-en
60. niĝ2 de6-de6 {suḫuš-e} {(1 ms. has perhaps:) uru2? } ḫe2-du7-me-en
61. ul4-ul4-la dub3 nu-kuš2-u3-me-en
62. nesaĝ tum3 e2-babbar nu-dib-be2-me-en
63. nibruki-še3 ḫe2-ĝal2 sar-re-me-en
64. keš3ki išib-bi ba-gub-be2-me-en
65. urim2ki-še3 i3 saĝ ga saĝ-me-en
66. eridugki-še3 ĝa2-la nu-dag-ge-bi-me-en
67. ki unugki-še3 nidba gal-gal-la-me-en
68. e2-kur-ta nam-til3 šum2-ma-me-en
69. zi-šag4-ĝal2 iri-ni-še3 al di-me-en
70. dli-pi2-it-eš4-tar2 sipad kur-kur-ra-me-en
71. lugal me3-še3 ku-kur du7-du7-me-en
72. da-da-ra nam-šul-la zu2 keše2 nu-du8-me-en
73. ĝiri2-ur3-ra u3-sar ak-me-en
74. me3-a nim-gin7 ĝir2-ĝir2-re-me-en
75. suḫuš gen6-na erin2-na gar3 dar-re-me-en
76. na4saĝ-kal na4peš6-peš6-a-me-en
77. kušgur21ur3 igi tab ugnim-ma-me-en
78. ur-saĝ igi zalag-ga zu2 keše2 gen6-na-me-en
79. dli-pi2-it-eš4-tar2 dumu den-lil2-la2-me-en
80. kušummud a sed-de3 zi ĝuruš-a-me-en
81. igi-ĝal2 kaskal-la {an-dul3} {(1 ms. has perhaps:) a2-taḫ?} erin2-na-me-en
82. lugal tuš-a-ni barag-ga tum2-ma-me-en
83. šag4 dugud-da inim-še3 ĝal2-la-me-en
84. dim2-ma ĝalga sud a-ra-zu kiĝ2-ĝa2-me-en
85. niĝ2-nam-e nu-ul4-en eĝer-bi kiĝ2-kiĝ2-me-en
86. šag4 su3-ra2 ĝeštug2 daĝal-la-me-en
87. na4 u2niĝ2-buru3-buru3-de3 kalam-ta e3-a-me-en
88. niĝ2-gen6-na ka-ga14 ĝal2-la-me-en
89. si sa2 da-ri2 nu-ḫa-lam-e-me-en
90. di-kud ka-aš bar-re-da inim si sa2-e-me-en
91. kur-kur-re a2 2-ĝe26-e gal-zu-me-en
92. niĝ2-si-sa2 ki-en-gi ki-uri-a mu-ni-ĝar su kalam-ma mu-dug3
93. niĝ2-gen6-na-ĝu10-uš a-na mu-da-šub
94. nun dli-pi2-it-eš4-tar2-me-en 3-e si bi2-sa2
95. si sa2-ĝu10-uš a-na ĝa2-la im-mi-dag
96. kalag-ga-me-en niĝ2-nam pa bi2-i-e3
97. dli-pi2-it-eš4-tar2 dumu den-lil2-la2-me-en
98. e2-gal nam-lugal-la ki-tuš kug dug3-ga-ĝa2
99. nitalam-ĝu10 kug dinana-ke4
100. ĝišgu-za-ĝa2 suḫuš-bi ma-ni-in-ge-en
101. su3-ra2 ud ul-le2-a-aš gu2-da ḫu-mu-ni-in-la2
102. ki-nu2 {niĝ2 dug3} {(1 ms. has instead:) za-gin3} ki šag4 ḫul2-le-da
103. in-nin9-ra ud ga-mu-un-di-ni-ib-zal-e
104. dli-pi2-it-eš4-tar2 ibila kalag-ga-me-en
105. lugal niĝ2-si-sa2 pa e3 ak-a-me-en
106. mu-ĝu10 kur-kur-ra zid-de3-eš ḫu-mu-un-pad3-de3
107. dli-pi2-it-eš4-tar2 dumu den-lil2-la2-me-en
108. za3-mi2-ĝu10 dug3-ga-am3

Print sources

Römer 1965, p. 29-38: composite text, translation, commentary (Sources are listed on p. 67, n. 240)

Electronic sources

Civil 1989: composite text

Civil 1992h: composite text

Krecher 1996b: composite text, translation

Tinney 1998bbb: composite text

Cuneiform sources

AO 6710 (TCL 16 48)

AO 6891 (TCL 16 65)

AO 6893 (TCL 16 67)

AO 8897 (TCL 16 91)

Boissier coll. (photo Bab 9 pl. 1)

CBS 4580 (PBS 12 35)

CBS 7163

CBS 7804

CBS 7945 (STVC 76)

CBS 10988 r.

CBS 12700 (PBS 13 21)

CBS 13627 (STVC 77)

CBS 15112 (JCS 32 60)

CBS 15113

CBS 15156 (JCS 32 60)

HS 1492 (TMH NF 4 15) + HS 1493 (TMH NF 4 14) + HS 1557 (TMH NF 4 87) + HS 2532 (photo WK pl. 3f.)

HS 1501 (TMH NF 4 13)

IB 426

MLC 1839

N 3023

N 3061

N 3364

N 6501

NBC 7270

Ni 1084 (SLTN 86)

Ni 4098 (ISET 1 50)

Ni 4222 (ISET 1 49)

Ni 4298 (ISET 1 47)

Ni 4415 (ISET 1 46)

Ni 4421 (ISET 1 44)

Ni 4426 (ISET 1 97)

Ni 4451 (ISET 1 46)

Ni 4470 + Ni 4576 (ISET 1 45)

Ni 4557 (ISET 1 51)

Ni 4560 (ISET 1 44)

Ni 9451 (ISET 1 170)

Ni 9696 (ISET 1 51)

Ni 9814 (ISET 1 127)

Ni 9923 (ISET 1 128)

PRAK B 9

PRAK B 175

StrKT 1

UET 6 86 = U 16854

UET 6 87

UET 6 *159

UIOM n/u

UM 29-13-615 (JCS 32 60)

UM 29-15-435 (JCS 32 58f.)

UM 29-15-514

UM 29-15-858

UM 29-16-198 + N 1519

UM 29-16-219 (JCS 32 61) + UM 29-16-419

NBC 1311 (BIN 2 24, photo pl. 65)

NBC 1312 (BIN 2 25)

YBC 7155

YBC 7168a

YBC 7196

3N-T264 = IM 58409 (JCS 32 63)

3N-T450 = IM 58488

3N-T589 = IM 58570 (JCS 32 62)

3N-T851 = IM 58762 (JCS 32 62)

3N-T901,40

3N-T902,92

3N-T902,97

3N-T904,176

3N-T905,188

3N-T907,273

3N-T908,318

3N-T918,426 (JCS 32 61)

5N-T4


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27.vii.1998-29.vii.1998: JAB, editor: standardisation
20.viii.1998: GZ, editor: proofreading
25.i.1999: JAB, editor: SGML tagging
12.ii.1999: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
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01.vi.2003: GC/JE, editor/technical developer: XML/TEI conversion
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