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A hymn to Shul-pa-ed (Shul-pa-ed A): composite text

Version A

1ur-saj uru2 bad3-da iti7-gin7! ed2-a
2ur-saj dcul-pa-ed2 iri bad3-da <iti7-gin7 ed2-a>
3alim-ma mu-tuku dcul-pa-ed2 uru2 bad3-da <iti7-gin7 ed2-a>
4lugal me gal-gal dijir pa ed2-a
5dcul-pa-ed2 me gal-gal dijir pa ed2-a
6nir-jal2 me3-a u2 cim kalam-ma sud-sud
7en a2 mah il2-il2-i jic-gaz gu2 erim2 ra
8mu-us2-a gu2-tuku a-a den-lil2-la2
9cul zid den-lil2-la2 mu mah-zu mu-un-pad3
10nir-jal2 jictukul-a lipic me3-a
11lu2 ki bal-a-ke4 nir-jal2 ki bal-a
12lugal-ju10 za-e dim3-me-er mah-me-en
13za-e dim3-me-er mah-me-en dam-zu ga-ca-an (ms: u3-mu-un) mah-me-en
14d/nin-hur\-saj-ja2-ke4 ki aj2-ja2-ni za-e-me-en
15/ur-saj\ ni2 gal dijir-re-e-ne-me-en
16/ur-saj\ dcul-pa-ed2-a an ki-a nir-jal2
17[X] X-ju10 mu-zu kur-kur-ra zid-de3-ec he2-pad3-de3
18/lugal\-ju10 nam-mah-zu kur-kur-ra zid-de3-ec he2-pad3-de3
19[X] X mah-a a-ji6 zig3-ga u18-lu lu2-ra tej3-a
20[nam]-/lu2\-ulu3 mucen ni2 te-a-gin7 cud3-da mu-ci-ib-ra-an
21[X] X zig3-ga ni2 ri-a /cu nu\-ra-ab-la2-e
22/ni2\ gur3-ru su-zi gur3-ru ni2 gal mu-da-ri
23[u4]-/ta\-u18-lu lu2-ra tej3-a-me-en
24[X] /mah\ lu2-ce3 ur3-ur3-ra-me-en
25[X X] X lu2-ce3 bar-bar-ra-me-en
26[...]-gin7 kur-ra gana2 gid2-gid2
27[X an]-/ta\ cu bar-ra gaba-cu-jar nu-tuku
28[X] X ud kur-ra ed2-a
29[X] X ud dug4-ga du7-du7
30[X X] UN.MAC-a-gin7 nim jir2-jir2-re
31MI.E2.Amucen-a zi-ir lu2-ra cub-bu
32nam-tar cu nu-tuku jiri3 nu-tuku lu2 ji6-a tum2-mu
33nam-tar-e-gin7 ji6-a du-du zi-LAL3?-gin7? dim2-e
34pu2-kiri6 mu2-sar jic-gi sig7-ga
35nij2-ur2-limmu2 an-edin dajal-la
36mac2-ance nij2-zi-jal2 edin-na
37ur-saj dcul-pa-ed2 za-e lugal-bi-me-en
38an lugal dijir-re-e-ne-ke4 cu-za im-ma-an-cum2
39[cu-za] im-ma-an-cum2 za-e lugal-bi-me-en
40ur-saj dcul-pa-ed2-a cu-zu la-ba-ra-ed2
41u2-tuku u2-na ba-ni-in-gu7!
42a-tuku a-na ba-ni-in-naj
43mu dijir-ra-na li-bi-in-pad3-[de3]
44mu dijir-ra-ni dili-a-bi ka-ka mi-ni-X
45cu X X [...] dijir-/ra?\-[...]
46cu la-ba-an-X X X X-a KA? la-ba-ab-X X [X]
47[...] na [...] X ba-an-tum2-mu
48[...]-na [...]-zu ma-ra-an-cum2-mu
49gu-za-la2 an den-lil2-la2-me-en
50mackim cur2 dijir-re-e-ne-me-en
51en jicbancur-ra den-lil2-la2-me-en
52lu2-bi nij2-jar-ra-zu la-ba-an-gid2-de3-en
53[...] MI-a mu-ra-an-DU
54[...] X nim-ma! mu-ra-ab-si-a
55[...] X an-ta u3-mu-X-jal2
56[...] dugud-da tug2-gin7 ci-mi-dul
57[...] X-zu mi-ni-ib-dug4-ga-ta
58[...] X saj ja2-ja2 a-ra-zu ma-ra-ab-be2
59[...] cag4?-ne-ca4 KA?-ni um-ma-ra-an-pad3
60[...] X ma2-gin7 a-ji6-ga-ta im-ma-ra-an-ad-DU
61[...] X-ma im-ma-ra-an-zi-zi
62[kug]-/sig17?\-gin 7 ba-an-dadag-ge-en
63[zabar]-gin7 nij2-su-ub im-ma-AK-en
64[cu sag9]-/ga\ dijir-ra-na-ce3 im-ci-in-gi4-gi4
65[...] X mu-un-zalag gu2 mu-un-zig3
66[...] /kalam?\-ma dalla mu-ni-in-ed2
67[...] X-ba? mu-un-zu-a-e
68[...] X-ra mu-un-e-du3
69[...] /inim\-ma?-bi ma-ra-an-ja2-ja2
70[...] dug4-ga ma-ra-an-de2-e
71[...] X-la ma-ra-an-ja2-ja2
72[...] ki-aj2-zu za-e ma-ra-an-du8-e
73[...] X di4-di4-la2-zu-ne za-e ma-ra-an-ja2-ja2
74[...] X di4-di4-la2-zu-ne za-e ma-ra-an-du8-e
75[...] X X X za gal-gal-la-zu-ne za-e ma-ra-an-du8-e
76[...] X X-am3 sur-ra-zu
77[...] X X X X X X za-e ma-ra-an-de2-e
78[...] X X X-ra ud 15-kam
79[...] X X-ra?-zu saj im-X X [...]
80[...] X X /cir3\-ra-a mu-X [...]
81[...] X X en3-du-a /mu\-[...]
82[...]-me ze2-eb?-a-bi la-X [...]
83/lugal\ cag4-la2-sud kur-kur-ra-me-en [...]
84[cag4]-la2-sud igi-duh-a jal2 a? [...]
85[X]-ki tur3-/ra?\ X [...]

Version B (fragment of a divergent version)

uknown no. of lines missing
1[...] a?
2[...] X
3[...] X cag4-ne-za-ra
4[...] an di
5[X X] X X X X X X kug-ra ma-ra-KEC2
6[X X] ci u3-di tud-da a-su-ra-ba
7[X X] su-ul!-pad3-e-a-gin7? SI-en-da-hu-la
8[X X] tud-de3 lu2-gal-ju10 mu-zu he-pad3-de


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22.vii.1999-27.vii.1999 : JAB : standardisation
02.xii.1999 : GZ : proofreading
05.xii.1999 : GC : tagging
22.xii.1999 : ER : proofreading SGML
22.xii.1999 : ER : converting to HTML 4.0
7.ix.2001 : ER : header and footer reformatted; substantive content of file not changed