The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature

ETCSLtransliteration : c.2.7.1.1

A praise poem of Anam (Anam A)

1.	an-am₃ en TUG₂ DI^? IM^? X (gi₄-it-ma-lu) X X
2.	[X] X-ra jectug₂ dajal cu du₇
3.	X nibru^ki^? til₃ iri JIRI₃ BAR nu-tuku
4.	/tum₉\ dug₃-ga iri^ki-na ad-da ma-da unug^ki-ga
5.	[di]-/kud\ cag₄ di-da-ka BAR UD ME
6.	[X] /ni₂\-tuku ni₂ te an ^dinana-ke₄
7.	[u₂-a] e₂-an-na inim sag₉-ga-bi X ul ti
8.	[X] /kalag^?\-ga cag₄-ge de₆-a ^dinana-ke₄
9.	[...] AN kalam-ma cu-kin dab₅-be₂
10.	[...] X saj zig₃ en ^dinana-ke₄
11.	[...] gal-zu nij₂-nam-ma-kam
12.	[...] jal₂ cag₄ dab₅-ba du₇-a
13.	[...] X ki GI DU-a LA si-si
14.	[...] /bal\-bal-e huc-a
15.	[...] igi il₂ hi-li du₈-du₈
16.	[...] /saj\-kal erin₂-na-me-en
17.	[^dna-na-a ...] X cag₄ ama nij₂-nam-ma
18.	[...] X jal₂-la ul-ce₃^? jal₂
19.	[...] nam gal AN X X DI
20.	[X X] X X X X X X UN-gal-e X
21.	[X X] X DI IM
22.	[e₂-me]-/ur₄\-ur₄ ha-lam-ma ki-be₂-ec gi₄-a
23.	[...]-an-cub-ba du₃-du₃
24.	[X X ud] ul-ta nu-du₃-a mu-un-dim₂-ma
25.	[X X] X jic-hur-ru gen₆-me-en
26.	[X X] X-ba kalam-ma mah dib₂-ba
27.	[X X] /sag₉\-ge-ba u₃-gul zid ja₂-ja₂-me-en
28.	[X X] /cita\ saj us₂-a nidba ku₅-ru-me-en
29.	[e₂]-/an\-na e₂-me-ur₄-ur₄ alan gi₁₆ sug₂-ga
30.	[X] /lu₂\ nam-ma-ni sag₂ nu-di
31.	[X] X nam gal su₁₃-ra₂-ce₃ mu-e-tar
32.	[X] X-e nin dijir gal zag gub
33.	[X X] jar-ra-na nam-til₃ nijin-a
34.	[X X] AN cag₄ hul₂ ud sud₄-sud₄
35.	[bi₂]-in-dug₄ an ki-a ig e₂-an-na-ka
36.	nin emeda(UM.ME)-a ^dna-na-a bad₃ gal ba-gub-bu^?
37.	zi numun hi-li jic-cub-zu-ce₃ mu-e-jar
38.	^den-lil₂-ce₃ mah-bi-ce₃ jal₂-me-en
39.	dumu nibru^ki saj geme₂ arad nij₂ UD gu-ul-la-am₃
40.	cag₄ unug^ki-ga a₂-dam-bi mu nam-en tum₂-u₃^?-ne
41.	mu-e-du₈-du₈ nibru^ki-ce₃ cu bar

Print sources

Falkenstein 1963, p. 80-82, 13: score transliteration, translation, commentary, photograph

Cuneiform sources

W 20477 (photo pl. 13)

Revision history

24.iii.1999-31.iii.1999: JAB, editor: standardisation
06.v.1999: GZ, editor: proofreading
08.vi.1999: GZ, editor: SGML tagging
18.vi.1999: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
18.vi.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