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ETCSLtransliteration : c.2.5.5.2

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

1.	^dli-pi₂-it-eš₄-tar₂ lugal saĝ il₂ nun barag-ga
2.	ḫe₂-du₇ ^ĝišisimu₂^sar nam-lugal-la
3.	^dutu-gin₇ du še-er-zid kalam-ma
4.	nam-nun-še₃ maḫ me gal-la u₅
5.	ub-da 4 uĝ₃ ki ĝar-ra
6.	še-ga ^den-lil₂-la₂ ^dnin-lil₂-le ki aĝ₂
7.	šul zid igi gun₃ barag-ga tum₂-ma
8.	men aga zid saĝ me-te-ĝal₂
9.	šibir šu {du₈} {(1 ms. has instead:) du₇} saĝ gig₂-ga
10.	nun ^dli-pi₂-it-eš₄-tar₂ dumu ^den-lil₂-la₂ sipad igi-ĝal₂-tuku
11.	uĝ₃ laḫ₅-laḫ₅-e ĝissu dug₃-ga ud IŠ^?-e ni₂ dub₂-bu
12.	en alim maḫ an-ne₂ ki aĝ₂
13.	ĝiškim-til₃-zu-um ama ^dnin-lil₂-la₂
14.	^dli-pi₂-it-eš₄-tar₂ a₂ nun ḫu-mu-te-ĝal₂
15.	ka lal₃-gin₇ dug₃ mu ka-ge du₇
16.	šag₄-ge de₆-a dam ^dinana
17.	^den-ki-ke₄ ĝeštug₂ daĝal saĝ-e-eš rig₇-ga
18.	^dnisaba munus ul-la gun₃-a
19.	munus zid dub-sar nin niĝ₂-nam zu
20.	si-zu im-ma si ba-ni-in-sa₂
21.	šag₄ dub-ba-ka gu-šum₂ mi-ni-in-sag₉-sag₉
22.	gi-dub-ba kug-sig₁₇-ka šu mu-ni-in-gun₃
23.	gi-1-nindan eš₂-gana₂ za-gin₃
24.	ĝiš-as₄-lum le-um igi-ĝal₂ šum₂-mu ^dnisaba-ke₄ šu daĝal ma-ra-an-dug₄
25.	^dli-pi₂-it-eš₄-tar₂ dumu ^den-lil₂-la₂-me-en
26.	niĝ₂-zid niĝ₂-gen₆-na pa bi₂-e-e₃
27.	en sag₉-zu an-zag-še₃ na-dul^?
28.	^dli-pi₂-it-eš₄-tar₂ lugal umuš gal-gal-la ad gi₄-gi₄
29.	inim-ma nu-kuš₂-u₃ gal-zu ka-aš bar uĝ₃-e si sa₂
30.	ĝeštug₂ daĝal niĝ₂-nam gal-le-eš zu
31.	di kur-kur-ra-ke₄ si sa₂-sa₂-e-de₃
32.	inim šag₄-ga ĝal₂-la lul zid-bi mu-e-zu
33.	^dli-pi₂-it-eš₄-tar₂ lu₂-erim₂-ra guru₅-uš mu-e-ta-ab-ed₂-de₃-en
34.	ka šer₇-da-ka ĝiri₃ saga₁₁ dug₄ lu₂ zi-zi-i mu-e-zu
35.	nam-tag dugud ka garaš₂-kam lu₂ til-le mu-ni-in-zu
36.	a₂-tuku sa gaz nu-mu-un-ši-ak-e
37.	kalag-ga sig₉-ga še₂₉-eš₂ nu-mu-un-ak-e
38.	niĝ₂-si-sa₂ ki-en-gi ki-uri-a mu-ni-ĝar
39.	su kalam-ma mu-dug₃
40.	^dli-pi₂-it-eš₄-tar₂ lugal i₃-si-in^ki-na lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri-me-en
41.	nibru^ki-še₃ dub sar-re-me-en
42.	e₂-kur-re e₂ ^den-lil₂-la₂-še₃ ^dli-pi₂-it-eš₄-tar₂ saĝ us₂-bi za-e-me-en
43.	^den-lil₂ ^dnin-lil₂-ra ki aĝ₂ šag₄-ba-me-en
44.	ur-saĝ ^dnin-urta maškim kalag-ga-zu-um
45.	^dnuska sukkal-maḫ a₂-taḫ inim-ma-zu-um
46.	išib keš₃^ki-še₃ ^dnin-tur₅-re zid-de₃-eš pad₃-da-me-en
47.	urim₂^ki-še₃ ĝal₂-la šul ĝiš tuku ^dsuen-na-me-en
48.	^den-ki-ke₄ eridug^ki-ta aga zid šum₂-ma-me-en
49.	ki unug^ki-ga kug ^dinana-ra ^dli-pi₂-it-eš₄-tar₂ ḫi-li šag₄-ga-na-me-en
50.	^dnin-i₃-si-in-na-ke₄ i₃-si-in^ki-na barag maḫ-zu mi-ni-in-ri
51.	i-lu šag₄-ga mu bal sag₉-ga
52.	nun-e nun uru₁₆ dirig gal maḫ-bi
53.	ad-da-zu ^diš-me-^dda-gan lugal kalam-ma-ke₄
54.	^ĝišgu-za-na suḫuš-bi mu-ra-an-ge-en
55.	inim dug₄-ga an ^den-lil₂-la₂-ta
56.	du₁₇ nim kur-kur-ra si-a {mu-ni-in-ĝar} {(1 ms. has instead:) mu-e-ni-ĝar}
57.	^dli-pi₂-it-eš₄-tar₂ dumu ^den-lil₂-la₂-me-en
58.	niĝ₂-gen₆-na-zu ka-ga₁₄ mi-ni-in-ĝal₂
59.	za₃-mi₂-zu e₂-dub-ba-a-ka {im mu-e-ni-dug₄-dug₄} {(1 ms. has instead:) im-e nam-da₁₃-da₁₃}
60.	dub-sar-re a-le ḫe₂-em-ši-ak-e gal-le-eš ḫe₂-i-i
61.	ar₂-zu e₂-dub-ba-a-ka muš₃ nam-ba-an-tum₂-mu
62.	sipad gu₂-tuku šul dumu ^den-lil₂-la₂
63.	^dli-pi₂-it-eš₄-tar₂ za₃-mi₂

Print sources

Falkenstein 1953, p. 123-126: translation

Römer 1965, p. 23-29: composite text, translation, commentary

Römer 1989a, p. 681-686: translation, commentary

Vanstiphout 1978: composite text, score transliteration, translation, handcopy, photograph, commentary

Vanstiphout 1979: commentary

Electronic sources

Krecher 1996b: composite text, translation

Tinney 1998ccc: composite text

Cuneiform sources

A 627

AO 8863 (TCL 16 87)

CBS 4075 (photo JCS 30 60)

CBS 6501 (PBS 1/2 138; photo JCS 30 57)

CBS 6668 (photo JCS 30 55)

CBS 6943 (photo JCS 30 57)

CBS 7866 (photo JCS 30 58)

CBS 7869 (photo JCS 30 59)

CBS 7874 (PBS 13 36; photo JCS 30 58)

CBS 7876 (photo JCS 30 59)

CBS 13380 (JCS 30 55)

CBS 13967 (PBS 13 49; photo JCS 30 52f.)

CBS 14134 (STVC 78; photo JCS 30 54)

N 1509

N 1537

N 1553

N 1580

N 1731

N 1739

N 4176

N 4960 (photo JCS 30 61)

N 6282

Ni 1601 (UMB 17/2 fg. 12; ISET 1 48)

Ni 3042 (SLTN 69)

Ni 5038 (ISET 1 66)

UET 1 296

UET 6 351

UM 29-13-376

UM 29-16-145 (JCS 32 64; photo JCS 30 56)

3N-T819

3N-T914ee = A 33453 (JCS 30 61)

3N-T915f = A 33463 (JCS 30 61)

W 16743g (BagM 2 41190)

Revision history

24.v.1999: GZ, editor: standardisation
28.vii.1999: JAB, editor: proofreading
17.viii.1999: GZ, editor: SGML tagging
03.ix.1999: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
03.ix.1999: 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