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A praise poem of Culgi (Culgi A)

1. lugal-me-en cag4-ta ur-saj-me-en (Cited in Ur III catalogue at Yale, 0.1.2, line 30; OB catalogue from Nibru, at Philadelphia, 0.2.01, line 1; OB catalogue from Urim (U2), 0.2.04, line 4; OB catalogue at Andrews University, 0.2.11, line 7; OB catalogue at Yale, 0.2.12, Seg. A, line 1)
2. dcul-gi-me-en ba-tu-ud-de3-en-na-ta nitah kalag-ga-me-en
3. pirij igi huc ucumgal-e tud-da-me-en
4. lugal an ub-da 4-ba-me-en
5. na-gada sipad saj gig2-ga-me-en
6. nir-jal2 dijir kur-kur-ra-me-en
7. dumu u3-tud-da dnin-sumun2-kam-me-en
8. cag4-ge pad3-da an kug-ga-me-en
9. lu2 nam tar-ra den-lil2-la2-me-en
10. dcul-gi ki aj2 dnin-lil2-la2-me-en
11. mi2 zid dug4-ga dnin-tur5-ra-me-en
12. jectug2 cum2-ma den-ki-kam-me-en
13. lugal kalag-ga dnanna-a-me-en
14. pirij ka du8-a dutu-u3-me-en
15. dcul-gi hi-li-a pad3-da dinana-me-en
16. ance-jir2-nun-na kaskal-e du7-u3-me-en
17. ance-kur-ra har-ra-an-na kun sud-sud-me-en
18. {dur3 dcakkan2-na kac4-e kij2-ja2-me-en} {(1 ms. has instead the line:) ance dcakkan2 kac4(source: DU)-e ki aj2-me-en}
19. dub-sar gal-zu dnisaba-kam-me-en
20. nam-ur-saj-ju10-gin7 {nam-kalag-ga-ju10-gin7} {(1 ms. has instead:) [nam]-/kal\-la-ju10-gin7}
21. jectug2-ja2 cu hu-mu-ni-du7-am3
22. inim gen6-na-bi ha-ma-da-sa2-am3
23. nij2-si-sa2-e ki ha-ba-aj2-ja2-am3
24. nij2-erim2-e ki la-ba-ra-aj2-ja2-am3
25. inim nij2-erim2 dug4-ga hul ha-ba-ra-gig-ga-am3
26. dcul-gi-me-en lugal kalag-ga saj-bi-ce3 e3-a-me-en
27. a2-nun-jal2 zag-ce-ni-ce3 hul2-la i3-me-en-na-ke4-ec
28. jiri3 hu-mu-gur kaskal kalam-ma-ke4 si he2-mi-sa2-sa2
29. danna hu-mu-gen6 e2 gal-la he2-bi2-du3
30. {zag-ba jickiri6 {he2-bi2-gub} {(1 ms. has instead:) he2-bi2-ib2-du3} ki ni2 dub2-bu he2-bi2-jar} {(1 ms. has instead the line:) zag-ba UNU.SAR-bi ki ri-ib du he2-bi-jal2}
31. ki-bi lu2 zu-a he2-em-mi-tuc
32. sig-ta du igi-nim-ta du-e
33. a2 sed4-bi-ce3 ni2 he2-eb-ci-te-en-te-en
34. nitah har-ra-an-na du kaskal-e ji6 ba-an-da-sa2-a
35. iri du3-a-gin7 zi-ni ha-ba-ci-in-tum3
36. mu-ju10 ud ul-le2-a-ac ja2-ja2-de3 ka-ta nu-cub-bu-de3
37. ar2-ju10 kalam-ma {ak-ak-de3} {(1 ms. has instead:) barag2!-barag2-e-de3}
38. ka tar-ju10 kur-kur-ra si-il-le-de3
39. dub3-tuku-me-en usu-ju10 ib2-zig3-ge kac4-e kab2 di-de3
40. nibruki-ta ceg12 urim2ki-ma-ce3
41. danna 1-gin7 cu ni10-ni10-da cag4-ju10 ha-ma-ab-dug4
42. pirij nam-cul-bi-ta nu-kuc2-u3 ne3-ba gub-ba-me-en
43. tug2nij2-lam2 ban3-da ib2-ja2 ba-du3
44. tum12mucen nir-DU sumur-bi dal-la-gin7 a2-ju10 hu-mu-sud-sud
45. anzudmucen kur-bi-ce3 igi il2-la-gin7 dub3-ju10 hu-mu-bad-bad
46. iri ma-da ki jar-jar-ra-ju10 ha-ma-sug2-sug2-ge-ec-am3
47. uj3 saj gig2-ga u8-gin7 lu-a u6 dug3 ha-ma-ab-dug4
48. mac2 hur-saj-ja2 ki-ur3-bi-ce3 hub2 sar-sar-re-gin7
49. dutu a2-dam-ma ud dajal-la
50. e2-kic-nu-jal2-ce3 ha-ba-kur9-re-en
51. e2 dsuen-na tur3 i3 gal-gal-la he2-jal2-la he2-bi2-du8
52. gud ha-ba-ni-gaz udu {ha-ba-ni-car2} {(some mss. have instead:) ha-ba-ni-cum}
53. cem5 a2-la2-e ceg11 ha-ba-gi4
54. {tigi nij2 dug3-ge si ha-ba-ni-sa2 } {(1 ms. has instead the line:) balaj di MU [...]}
55. dcul-gi lu2 nij2 lu-lu-me-en ninda jic ha-ba-ni-tag
56. pirij-gin7 KI.LUGAL.GUB-ta ni2 il2-la-ju10-ne
57. e2-gal-mah dnin-e2-gal-la-ka-kam
58. dub3 he2-ni-dub2 a zal-le he2-ni-tu5
59. dub3 he2-ni-gam ninda hu-mu-ni-gu7
60. {dnin-immax(LAGABxSIG7)mucen} {(2 mss. have instead:) dnin-ninna2mucen} sur2-du3mucen-gin7 ha-ba-zig3-ge-en
61. nibruki-ce3 a-la-ja2 ha-ba-gur-re-en
62. ud-bi-a ud-de3 gu3 he2-eb-be2 mar-uru5 he2-ni10-ni10
63. tum9mir mir-ra tum9u18-lu mur-bi ni2-bi-a hu-mu-un-ca4
64. nim jir2-jir2 tum9 7-bi-ta an-na tec2 he2-ni-gu7
65. ud te-ec dug4-ga ki he2-em-tuku4-tuku4
66. dickur-re an nij2-dajal-la-ba gu3 hu-mu-ni-dub2-dub2
67. {im an-na-ke4 a ki-ta gu2 he2-em-ma-da-ab-la2} {(1 ms. has instead the line:) [im] an-na-da [a ki]-ke4 saj he2-[ma]-/da\-ab-sa2}
68. na4 tur-tur-bi na4 gal-gal-bi
69. murgu-ja2 {dub-dab} {(1 ms. has instead:) bu-/ud\-ba-ad} he2-em-mi-ib-za
70. lugal-me-en ni2 ba-ra-ba-da-te su ba-ra-ba-da-zig3
71. pirij ban3-da-gin7 gur5-ru-uc hu-mu-bur2-bur2
72. ance edin-na-gin7 hub2-ja2 hu-mu-cu2-cu2
73. cag4 la-la-jal2-la-ju10 kac4 hu-mu-ni-gun3-gun3
74. dur3 dili du-gin7 im2-ma-ju10-ne
75. dutu e2-a-ni-ce3 igi i3-ja2-ja2-de3
76. kaskal 15 danna-am3 cu hu-mu-ni10-ni10
77. {saj-ur-saj-ju10-ne igi hu-mu-un-du8-uc-am3} {(instead of line 77, 1 ms. has 2 lines:) d[...] lu-a [...] a-lal3 d/en\-[lil2] [d]nin-lil2-/ka?\ [cu] he-mi-il2}
78. ud 1-a nibruki urim2ki-ma ec3-ec3-bi hu-mu-ak
79. cec gu5-li-ju10 cul dutu-am3
80. e2-gal an-ne2 ki jar-ra-am3 kac hu-mu-un-di-ni-naj
81. nar-ju10 tigi 7-e cir3-re-ec ha-ma-an-ne-ec
82. nitalam-ju10 ki-sikil dinana nin hi-li an ki-a
83. gu7 naj-bi-a hu-mu-da-an-tuc-am3
84. ni2-ju10 silim-ec2-am3 ba-ra-ab-dug4
85. igi il2-la-ja2 he2-eb-jen-ne-en
86. cag4-ge guru7-ja2 an-ta he2-eb-gi4
{
(1 ms. adds at least 10 lines:)
86A. inim-inim-ma im sar-ra-ju10
86B. zi a-a-ju10 kug dlugal-ban3-da!
86C. dnanna lugal an ki-ke4
at least 4 lines missing or unclear
86I. /me\ [...] X /na?\-e-a-ed3-de3
86H. [...] /ud\ ul-le-a-ce3
86J. lugal [ki-en-gi]-/ra?\ je26-gin7-nam uj3-e ba-ra-jal2-la
}
87. an-ne2 aga {zid mah} {(some mss. have instead:) kug-sig17} {(1 ms. has instead:) kug-zig3} {(1 ms. has instead:) kug} saj-ja2 he2-em-mi-in-gen6
88. e2-kur za-gin3-na jicjidru ha-ba-dab5-ba
89. barag babbar-ra jicgu-za suhuc gen6-na saj an-ce3 ha-ba-il2
90. nam-lugal-la a2 hu-mu-ni-mah
91. kur hu-mu-gam-gam kalam hu-mu-ge-en-ge-en
92. an ub-da 4 uj3 saj sig10-ga-a-ba mu-ju10 he2-em-mi-sa4
93. cir3 kug-ja2 hu-mu-un-e-ne
94. nam-mah-ju10 hu-mu-ni-pad3-de3-ne
95. a2 mah lugal-la-kam mi2 dug4-ga
96. dsuen-e e2-kic-nu-jal2-ta
97. nam-ur-saj nam-kalag-ga nam-til3 nij2 dug3 saj-e-ec rig7-ga
98. a2 mah cum2-ma dnu-nam-nir-ra
99. dcul-gi kur gul-gul kalam ge-en-ge-en
100. icib an ki-a gaba-ri nu-tuku
101. {dcul-gi dumu nir-jal2 an-na-ke4 mi2 dug4-ga
102. dnisaba za3-mi2} {(instead of lines 101-102, 1 ms. has:) [d]cul!-gi /dumu?\ nir-/jal2\ an-na za3-mi2}

Print sources

Falkenstein 1952: commentary, composite text, translation

Frayne 1983: commentary (28-35)

Hall 1985, p. 410-412: commentary

Klein 1981, p. 167-217: commentary, translation, composite text

Römer 1989a, p. 673-681: translation, commentary

Electronic sources

Civil 1989: composite text

Krecher 1996a: composite text, translation

Cuneiform sources

W-B 171 (= Ash 1922.171); lines in composite: 1-60, 88-102

AO 6706; lines in composite: 1-37, 39-102 (Klein 1981: 170 n265. Omits l. 38 of composite. ll. 3 and 93 of copy should be indented, not counted as separate lines.)

CBS 10993; lines in composite: 4-26, 33-80, 86-102

VAT 6433; lines in composite: 2-14, 31-45

CBS 14001; lines in composite: 57-67

Ni 2372; lines in composite: 1-28

A 7533

AO 6706 (TCL 16 44)

AO 9076 (TCL 16 98)

CBS 4588 (PBS 12 37)

CBS 8859

CBS 10993 (PBS 1/1 7)

CBS 13958 (SLT 115) + CBS 15407 + N 2687

CBS 14001 (STVC 56)

CBS 15095

Cugnin Coll. 86 (RA 10 67)

IM 51293 (Sumer 13 pl. 6B)

LB 2095

MDP 27 220 (+) MDP 27 221

NBC 7165

NBC 7271

N 842

N 1519

N 1572

Ni 2372 (BE 31 5)

Ni 2770 (SLTN 81)

Ni 2976 (SLTN 83)

Ni 4221 (ISET 1 82)

Ni 4254 (SLTN 82)

Ni 4347 (ISET 1 87)

Ni 4418 (ISET 1 58)

Ni 9833 (ISET 1 139)

O 122 (Limet Textes sumériens de la IIIe dyn. d'Ur 1, photo pl. 41; RIAA 204)

PRAK C 77

UET 6 78

UET 6 79 = U 19879G

UM 29-13-689

UM 29-16-198

UM 29-16-214I

UM 29-16-219 + UM 29-16-419

VAT 6433 (VAS 10 208)

W 16743bo (var. in ZA 50 64)

W-B 171 (OECT 1 pl. 39f.)

YBC 1979

YBC 4590

YBC 5040

YBC 7165

YBC 7172

2N-T111 = IM 58947

2N-T114 = IM 58948

2N-T581 = IM 58972

2N-T599

3N-T383 = IM 58454

3N-T456 = IM 58491

3N-T467 = IM 58499

3N-T468 = IM 58500

3N-T473 = IM 58504

3N-T512 = IM 58530

3N-T551 = IM 58546

3N-T826 = IM 58742

3N-T901,47

3N-T902,61

3N-T902,87 + 3N-T907,281 + 3N-T917,372

3N-T904,156

3N-T904,163

3N-T906,220

3N-T917,369

3N-T921a = A 33519

3N-T922j = A 33561

3N-T927,525

10N-T23 = A 33688

Yale sources (cf. JAOS 83 173)


Revision history

30.v.1998-01.vi.1998: GZ, editor: standardisation
24.vii.1998: JAB, editor: proofreading
11.xii.1998: GZ, editor: SGML tagging
29.i.1999: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
05.ii.1999: ER, editor: web publication
26.ii.1999: ER, editor: minor corrections
01.vi.2003: GC/JE, editor/technical developer: XML/TEI conversion
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