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ETCSLtransliteration : c.2.4.1.3

A praise poem of Ur-Namma (Ur-Namma C)

1.	iri me dug₃-dug₃-ga barag mah nam-lugal-la
2.	ec₃ urim₅^ki gu₂-gal /ki\-en-gi-ra ki kug-ga du₃-a
3.	iri bad₃ gal ki jar-ra-zu^! abzu-ta mu₂-a
4.	iri an-gin₇ sig₇-ga hi-li gur₃-ru ki gal-la gun₃-gun₃
5.	ec₃ urim₅^ki ji₆-par₄ ki jar-ra ki-tuc an ^den-lil₂-la₂
6.	e₂-gal mah-zu^! e₂-kic-nu-jal₂ cag₄-ga nam tar-ra
7.	dub-la₂-zu me-lem₄ du₈-du₈-a kur-kur-ra dirig-ga
8.	gi-gun₄-na-bi dungu babbar-gin₇ an-cag₄-ga u₆ di
9.	^jicRU-bi nim jir₂-jir₂-e-gin₇ ec₃ cag₄-ga kum_x(PA)-kum_x(PA)-mu
10.	1 gud ^jiccudul₄-a-gin₇ ur₂ gur-ra X kug da-ra-ga
11.	^jicbancur /sikil-la\ ki aj₂ ^dsuen-na
12.	e₂-kic-nu-jal₂ ^jicbancur /sikil\-la ki aj₂ ^dsuen-na
13.	lugal KI.LUGAL.GUB-la he₂-du₇-bi /kisal\ mah-e si-a
14.	/ur^!\-^dnamma uru₁₆ a₂ nun gi₄-a /^den\-X X X-ma
15.	[(X)] /urim₅\^ki /iri^?\ dajal-/ba^? SAR^?\ X [(X) X X]
16.	[...] NAM X X /GA pa^?\ ba-e-ni-a-e₃
17.	[...] X (X) [(X) X] X nir-jal₂-e
18.	[ni₂-te-a]-ni mi₂ zid i-ri in-ga-am₃-me
19.	/ur-^dnamma\ lugal urim₅^ki-ma nam dug₃ tar-ra-ba jiri₃ si mu-un-da-ab-sa₂
20.	an-e ka /kug\-ga-ni mu-un-ba cej_x(IM.A) ma-u₃-tud
21.	ki-ce₃ cag₄-ga si ba-an-sa₂ he₂-jal₂ ma-ra-de₆
22.	^den-lil₂-le mi₂ zid mu-un-dug₄ UN mu-ci-in-X
23.	^d/en\-ki-ke₄ mi₂ zid mu-un-dug₄ a-ectub^ku₆ ^dezina₂ ce gu-nu saj-e-ec mu-un-rig₇
24.	/^dnin\-tur₅-re je₂₆-e mu-un-dim₂-dim₂-en gaba(source: ga)-ri-ju₁₀ nu-tuku
25.	[...] X dug₃-bi bi₂-in-pec-en lugal kalam-ma-me-en
26.	[...] /jal₂\ zid-da-me-en tur₃ amac mu-da-/dajal\
27.	^dutu ka-ja₂ inim ba-ni-in-jal₂
28.	di ku₅-ru-ju₁₀ ki-en-gi ki-uri gu₃ tec₂-a bi₂-in-sig₁₀
29.	^dnin-gublaga-ke₄ a₂ ma-an-cum₂
30.	me₃-ju₁₀ an ki cu₂-a-bi lu₂ la-ba-ra-e₃
31.	ur-^dnamma lugal urim₅^ki-ma ^dlamma iri-ja₂-me-en
32.	cer₇-da mu-dub₂ su mu-un-sag₃-sag₃
33.	ni₂ su-e bi₂-us₂-sa-ju₁₀ X X-a (i-na mu X X ri-ia-ac)
34.	di ku₅-ru-ju₁₀ ki-en-gi ki-uri us₂ dili-a mi-ni-ib-dab₅
35.	ni₂-zuh lu₂ i-^dutu-ka gu₂-ba jiri₃ bi₂-gub
36.	erim₂-du muc-gin₇ cu gid₂-gid₂-da cu im-da-an-cu₂-cu₂
37.	lu₂-kar-da gur₅-ru-uc im-da-ab-be₂ cag₄-bi si bi₂-ib-sa₂
38.	nij₂-si-sa₂-e pa e₃ bi₂-ak nij₂-erim₂ sa₂ bi₂-dug₄
39.	^dgibil₆-gin₇ saj-ki gid₂-da-ju₁₀ /gu₃\ tec₂-a bi₂-/sig₁₀\
40.	inim-ju₁₀ me-me DU₈-ba gub-bi UN X A [...] X (X) E
41.	DAG X (X)-la ma-da kur-/kur\-[ra ...] urim₅/^ki-e^?\ X /kur\ [...]
42.	nidba-bi e₂-kic-nu-/jal₂-la-na\ ^dnanna-ar mi-ni-in-hul₂-le
43.	a^!-ju₁₀ cag₄ kug-ge ba-ri-a-ta
44.	^dsuen-e u₆-e ki aj₂-ni
45.	^dnanna-ar hi-li-na ba-ni-in-kur₉-re
46.	^den-lil₂-le ^dutu-gin₇ kalam-ma ed₂-de₃ mu dug₃ mu-un-/sa₄\
47.	^dnin(source: nin₉)-tur₅ tud-/tud\-a mu-un-gub-bu^!
48.	cag₄ ama-ju₁₀ ^dnin-sumun₂-ka-ta
49.	nam tar-ra sag₉-ga ma-ta-e₃
50.	ur-^dnamma-me-en ma-da ki-en-gi ki-/uri\ ^dlamma mu-un-da-an-tuku
51.	kalam-ma ki ur₅ sag₉-ge-bi je₂₆-e-me-en zi-ju₁₀ he₂-u₃-tud
52.	ug ucumgal X A KA IGI (X) LA₂ a-cag₄ mu-da-dadag
53.	/gana₂^?\ gi hul mu₂-a cuba₂ nu-mu-u₈-da-lu
54.	edim_x(EDIN)-ma ezen-gin₇ du₃-a-ba jiri₃ si mu-un-da-ab-sa₂
55.	lu₂ a-cag₄-ga nir-jal₂-bi mu-un-DU gaba-na ib₂-ta-an-zig₃
56.	dumu ukur₃-ra u₂ il₂-i-de₃ jen-na ama-ni-ir mu-un-gi₄-gi₄
57.	/a^?\-ma-ru /gi₄^?\-ba i-ti^X ma-gi₄^X-a-ba
58.	^den-lil₂-le /ud\ dug₃-dug₃-ga-na mac₂-e /bi₂-in\-pad₃-de₃-en
59.	ki-en-gi-/ra\ gu₃ zid mu-un-de₂ e₂^!-a in-da-an-zig₃-ge-en
60.	/jectug₂ dajal\ igi-jal₂-tuku-ju₁₀-ce₃
61.	X [an] /lugal\-e cu-ju₁₀-ce₃ ba-an-cum₂
62.	[ki-en]-/gi\-ra uz₃-saj-bi je₂₆-e-me-en
63.	[...] X [(X)] X X sag₉-ga-me-en
64.	[...]-/a^?\-me-en
65.	[...] X [...] X kalam-ma-me-en
66.	[...] X tum₂-mu
67.	X X X [...]
68.	X /HI^?\ X [...]
69.	en-me-/en zi^?\ X X X [...] X X [...]
70.	ur-^dnamma an-ce₃ tud-/da\ kug-ge-ec X [...]
71.	/unken^?\ igi-ju₁₀-ce₃ si im-sa₂
72.	erin₂ silim-ma kalam cu-a gi₄-gi₄ ^den-lil₂-le ma-ra-an-/cum₂\
73.	ji₆-par₄-ra /^tug₂^?\gada nam-mi-la₂
74.	jic-nu₂ gi-rin-na ki-nu₂ dug₃-ba mu-nu₂
75.	uj₃-e u₂ nir-jal₂ bi₂-ib₂-/gu₇^?\-en ^den-ki-im-du-bi-me-en
76.	sipad zid udu-ni dirig jal₂-la-me-en
77.	tur₃ amac dajal KAxMAC-bi jal₂ bi₂-taka₄ gaba-ri-ju₁₀ nu-tuku
78.	sipad u₂ naj-ja₂-bi cuba₂^X-X ma-car₂^{mu^?-ni-car₂}
79.	nam-en-na-bi u₃-me-ni-tag
80.	buru₁₄ mah-ju₁₀ ni₂-bi il₂-il₂-i nij₂-kud nu-ak-e
81.	a₂ aj₂-ja₂-ju₁₀ bad₃ gal kur-ra-ka a-ne hul₂-la mu-e
82.	iri-ja₂ ki-sur-ra ki-en-gi-ra giri₁₇-zal-bi ma-dug₃
83.	ki-en-gi id₂-ba a cu bi₂-ba jic gu₂-ba mu-zig₃
84.	saj-ur-saj-bi ^jiccudul₄-bi mu-zig₃
85.	[...] /kur\-ra-ka zag-la₂-/bi^?\ mu-/du₈^?\
86.	/urim₅^ki cu\-ba im-mi-gi₄
87.	X-ba ITIMA^?-gin₇ kur-/ra\-na bi₂-gi₄
88.	ce-bi ma₂-gur₈-ra-ke₄ bi₂-la₂ ja₂-nun-bi /bi₂\-gi₄
89.	dumu /KIJ₂^?\-bi e₂-a-ni(source: IR) im-mi-gi₄ dusu-bi mu-gi₄
90.	gu-ti-um^ki lu₂-CAG₄xTAR^?-a-ke₄ cu sis-na mu-du₈
91.	i-^dutu ka-ba um-mi-gi₄
92.	bad₃^? bi₂-/cub^?\-ba bi₂-gi₄ cag₄ su₃-ra-ju₁₀ X iri^? DU mu-gul^? ec₃ urim₅[^ki] [...] (squeezed between lines 92 and 93)
93.	juruc^? gu₂-/tuku\ ^den-lil₂-la₂-me-en nidba X (X) X-me-/en\
94.	X /uj₃\ (X) /dajal\-bi AN DA X X (X)
95.	[...] X-bi an-da /NI^?\ X (X)
96.	[...] X [(X)] X X [...] /dug₃^?\
97.	[...] X [...] X
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99.	[...] X [...]
100.	/JIC^?\ X ^jiccinig^? /JIC\ [...]
101.	iri-a jicbun-e mu-/da-an\-[...]
102.	e-ne di hul₂-la jar-ra-ce₃ je₂₆^?-e^? X [...]
103.	id₂ /lugal\-la e₂ ^den-lil₂-la₂-ce₃ he₂-jal₂ mu-un-da-/kur₉\
104.	kar-jectin-na ^den-lil₂-la₂-ce₃ ma₂ na-an-ga-mu-ni-/in\-ri
105.	kar-za-gin₃-na ^dnanna-ka ma₂ na-an-ga-mu-ni-in-ri
106.	^den-lil₂-ra kurun₂ lal₃ ba-an-na-de₂
107.	sipad ur-^dnamma-me-en til₃ nij₂-ba-ju₁₀ he₂-a
108.	^dnanna lugal-ju₁₀ e₂-gal-la-na mu-na-du₃
109.	e₂-kic-nu-jal₂ hur-saj sig₇-ga-gin₇ ki gal-la bi₂-gub
110.	gi-gun₄-na-bi kug-sig₁₇ ^na₄za-gin₃-na dub-ba-an ba-la₂
111.	cu dug₄-ga-e ^dnanna-a-me-en
112.	cec ^dgilgamec₂ gu-la-me-en
113.	[dumu] /tud\-da ^dnin-sumun₂-ka-me-en numun nam-en-na-me-en
114.	[an]-ta nam-lugal ma-ra-ed₃(source: SI.DU)
115.	[sipad] ur-^dnamma-me-en za₃-mi₂-ju₁₀ dug₃-ga-am₃

Print sources

Castellino 1959, p. 118-131: score transliteration, translation, commentary

Flückiger-Hawker 1999, p. 204-227, 16-20: translation, photograph, commentary, score transliteration

Sjöberg 1960, p. 119-122: score transliteration, translation, commentary (ll. 1-16)

Electronic sources

Krecher 1996b: translation, score transliteration

Cuneiform sources

AO 5378 (TCL 15 12)

Revision history

21.iv.1999: GZ, editor: standardisation
23.vii.1999: JAB, editor: proofreading
20.xii.1999: GZ, editor: minor corrections
19.v.2000: JAB, editor: proofreading
19.v.2000: GC, editor: SGML tagging
26.v.2000: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
26.v.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