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A hymn to Cul-pa-e (Cul-pa-e A)

Version A

1. ur-saj uru2-bad3-da iti7-gin7! e3-a
2. ur-saj dcul-pa-e3 iri-bad3-da <iti7-gin7 e3-a>
3. alim-ma mu tuku dcul-pa-e3 uru2-bad3-da <iti7-gin7 e3-a>
4. lugal me gal-gal dijir pa e3-a
5. dcul-pa-e3 me gal-gal dijir pa e3-a
6. nir-jal2 me3-a u2-cim kalam-ma sud-sud
7. en a2 mah il2-il2-i jic-gaz gu2-erim2 ra
8. mu-us2-a gu2-tuku a-a den-lil2-la2
9. cul zid den-lil2-la2 mu mah-zu mu-un-pad3
10. nir-jal2 jictukul-a lipic me3-a
11. lu2 ki-bal-a-ke4 nir-jal2 ki-bal-a
12. lugal-ju10 za-e dim3-me-er mah-me-en
13. za-e dim3-me-er mah-me-en dam-zu ga-ca-an(source: u3-mu-un) mah-me-en
14. d/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-e3-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 te-a
20. [nam]-/lu2\-ulu3 mucen ni2 te-a-gin7 cudu3?-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 zig3 gur3-ru ni2 gal mu-da-ri
23. [u4]-/ta\-u18-lu lu2-ra te-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 e3-a
29. [X] X ud dug4-ga du7-du7
30. [X X] UN MAC-a-gin7 nim jir2-jir2-re
31. MI.E2.Amucen-a zi ir lu2-ra cub-bu
32. nam-tar cu nu-tuku jiri3 nu-tuku lu2 ji6-a tum2-mu
33. nam-tar-e-gin7 ji6-a du-du ZI-LAL3?-gin7? dim2-e
34. pu2-kiri6 mu2-sar jic-gi sig7-ga
35. nij2-ur2-limmu2 an-edin dajal-la
36. mac2-ance nij2-zi-jal2 edin-na
37. ur-saj dcul-pa-e3 za-e lugal-bi-me-en
38. an 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
40. ur-saj dcul-pa-e3-a cu-zu la-ba-ra-e3
41. u2 tuku u2-na ba-ni-in-gu7!
42. a tuku a-na ba-ni-in-naj
43. mu dijir-ra-na li-bi-in-pad3-[de3]
44. mu dijir-ra-ni dili-a-bi ka-ga14 mi-ni-X
45. cu X X [...] dijir-/ra?\-[...]
46. cu 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
49. gu-za-la2 an den-lil2-la2-me-en
50. mackim sumur dijir-re-e-ne-me-en
51. en jicbancur-ra den-lil2-la2-me-en
52. lu2-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-a-ta im-ma-ra-an-ad-DU
61. [...] X-ma im-ma-ra-an-zi-zi
62. [kug]-/sig17?\-gin7 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-e3
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 sug4 kur-kur-ra-me-en [...]
84. [cag4]-la2 sug4 igi du8-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-kece2
6. [X X] IGI u3-sa2 tud-da a-su-ra-ba
7. [X X] su-ul!-pa3-e-a-gin7? SI-en-da-hu-la
8. [X X] tud-de3 lu2-gal-ju10 mu-zu he-pad3-de

Print sources

Falkenstein 1963a: score transliteration, translation, commentary

Electronic sources

Krecher 1998a: score transliteration

Krecher 1998c: composite text, translation

Cuneiform sources

AO 3925 (TCL 15 3) (+?) Ed. 09-405,27 (BL VI)

BM 87594 (CT 42 43)

VAT 6110 (VAS 2 78)

Revision history

22.vii.1999-27.vii.1999: JAB, editor: standardisation
02.xii.1999: GZ, editor: proofreading
05.xii.1999: GC, editor: SGML tagging
22.xii.1999: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
22.xii.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
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