The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature

ETCSLtransliteration : c.2.6.6.1

A praise poem of Sîn-iddinam (Sîn-iddinam A)

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1.	[X X] /ni₂-tuku ^d\X X […]
2.	^dsuen-i-din-nam KIĜ₂ ma₂ da-ni /kaskal^? saĝ^?\ [X X]
3.	/nin gal\ me-te zid₂-da kug-sig₁₇ še mu-na-ĝa₂-[ĝa₂]
4.	še /saĝ^?\-bi gu₂ SA bi₂-in-la₂-la₂ e₂-kur za-gin₃ [(…)]
5.	kar nam-til₃-la kar urim₅^ki-ma-še₃ gu₂-un-bi /im\-[mi-ni-u₅]
6.	e₂ maḫ-a e₂ ^dsuen-na-še₃ ḫul₂-la ba-/ni^!-in^!\-kur₉
7.	lugal-ra ^dnanna mu-da-ḫul₂ ^dnin-gal /mu\-un-ši-in-[X]
8.	^dsuen-i-din-nam ^dnanna mu-da-ḫul₂ ^dnin-gal mu-un-ši-/in\-[X]
9.	^da-nun-na diĝir gal-gal-e-ne šudu₃^! mu-na-ša₄-aš
10.	ḫe₂-ĝal₂ nesaĝ₂ sikil nesaĝ₂ zag-mu-ka šu gal mu-un-du₇-du₇
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10A.	kar^! nam-til₃-la kar^! urim₅^ki-ma-še₃ gun₂-bi im-mi-ni-u₅
	}
11.	^dsuen-e nidba si bi₂-in-sa₂ nibru^ki-še₃ /un^?-tum₃\
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11A.	e₂-kur-re e₂ ^den-lil₂-la₂-še₃ /ba^?\-[X]-X-/ni^?\-kur₉
	}
12.	^den-lil₂ nidba-da ḫul₂-la-e nam dug₃ mu-ni-tar
13.	ama ugu-a-ni nin gal ^dnin-lil₂-la₂ mi₂ zid na-mu-un-dug₄
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13A.	^dsuen-e ^den-lil₂ ^dnin-lil₂-ra /gu₃ mu-ne\-[de₂-e]
	}
14.	nam ^dsuen-i-din-/nam\ su₃-ra₂-/še₃\ tar-re-e-de₃ šu mu-un-ne-mu₂-mu₂
15.	sipad sun₅-na gu₃ zid mi-ni-de₂-za-na nam-til₃ ḫe₂-[na-…]
16.	^dsuen-i-din-nam gu₃ zid mi-ni-<de₂-za-na> nam-til₃ ḫe₂-/na\-[X]
17.	zi ud su₃-ra₂ ĝal₂ nam-tar-/ra zid\ nam-e-eš ḫe₂-en-/tar\
18.	ĝiš-šub-ba til₃-le ud da-/ri₂-ka\ saĝ-e-eš ḫe₂-en-ba
19.	še saĝ-bi e₂-kur za-gin₃-še₃ ĝe₂₆-e ma-ra-e^?-gin₇^?
20.	ninda gur₄ SI MA še ḫal-bi-gin₇ mu-bi ḫe₂-eb₂-gu₅-ul
21.	mu sag₉-sag₉ ud^? til₃-la itid silim-ma e-ne <ga>-sig₁₀-ga-de₃-en
22.	e₂-gal-a-na ur₅ sag₉-ga /šag₄ ḫul₂\-la šu du₇ mu-ne-DU-en
23.	^dsuen-i-din-na-am inim sag₉-sag₉-ge mu-un-ba til₃-le niĝ₂-ba-bi ḫe₂-me-en
24.	^ĝišgu-za nam-lugal-la saĝ ḫe₂-il₂-/la\ du-ri₂-še₃ ḫe₂-u₃-[tud]
25.	ud ul-še₃ mu-ni-ir^! gal-e kur šu₄-mu-un-na-ab-ze₂-en

Print sources

Al-Fouadi 1969, p. 33-35: commentary (partial translation)

Kramer 1970-71, p. 15-16: commentary (collations to CT 42 45)

van Dijk 1965, p. 21-22: composite text, translation, commentary

Cuneiform sources

BM 14016 (CT 42 45); lines in composite: 1-19

U 16869 (UET 6 98); lines in composite: 10-25

Revision history

06.vii.2000-10.vii.2000: GC, editor: standardisation
09.viii.2000: JAB, editor: proofreading
10.viii.2000: GC, editor: SGML tagging
22.ix.2000: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
22.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