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A praise poem of Shulgi (Shulgi A): composite text

1lugal-me-en cag4-ta ur-saj-me-en
2dcul-gi-me-en ba-tu-ud-de3-en-na-ta nita kalag-ga-me-en
3pirij igi huc ucumgal-e tud-da-me-en
4lugal an ub-da 4-ba-me-en
5na-gada sipad saj gig2-ga-me-en
6nir-jal2 dijir kur-kur-ra-me-en
7dumu u3-tud-da dnin-sun2-kam-me-en
8cag4-ge pad3-da an kug-ga-me-en
9lu2 nam tar-ra den-lil2-la2-me-en
10dcul-gi ki aj2 dnin-lil2-la2-me-en
11mi2 zid dug4-ga dnin-tu-ra-me-en
12jectug2 cum2-ma den-ki-kam-me-en
13lugal kalag-ga dnanna-a-me-en
14pirij ka du8-a dutu-u3-me-en
15dcul-gi hi-li-a pad3-da dinana-me-en
16ance-jir2-nun-na kaskal-e du7-u3-me-en
17sisi har-ra-an-na kun sud-sud-me-en
18dur3 dcakkan-na kas4-e kij2-ja2-me-en(1 ms. has instead the line: ance dcakkan kas4!(DU)-e ki ag2-me-en)
19dub-sar gal zu dnisaba-kam-me-en
20nam-ur-saj-ju10-gin7 nam-kalag-ga-ju10-gin7(1 ms. has instead: [nam]-/kal\-la-ju10-gin7)
21jectug2-ja2 cu hu-mu-ni-du7-am3
22inim gen6-na-bi ha-ma-da-sa2-am3
23nij2-si-sa2-e ki ha-ba-aj2-ja2-am3
24nij2-erim2-e ki la-ba-ra-aj2-ja2-am3
25inim nij2-erim2 dug4-ga hul ha-ba-ra-gig-ga-am3
26dcul-gi-me-en lugal kalag-ga saj-bi-ce3 ed2-a-me-en
27a2 nun jal2 za3-ce-ni-ce3 hul2-la i3-me-en-na-ke4-ec
28jiri3 hu-mu-gur kaskal kalam-ma-ke4 si he2-mi-sa2-sa2
29danna hu-mu-gen6 e2-gal-la he2-bi2-du3
30zag-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)
31ki-bi lu2 zu-a he2-em-mi-tuc
32sig-ta du igi-nim-ta du-e
33a2 ced10-bi-ce3 ni2 he2-eb-ci-te-en-te-en
34nita har-ra-an-na du kaskal-e ji6 ba-an-da-sa2-a
35iri du3-a-gin7 zi-ni ha-ba-ci-in-tum3
36mu-ju10 ud ul-li2-a-ac ja2-ja2-de3 ka-ta nu-cub-bu-de3
37ar2-ju10 kalam-ma ak-ak-de3(1 ms. has instead: barag2!-barag2-e-de3)
38ka-tar-ju10 kur-kur-ra si-il-le-de3
39dug3 tuku-me-en usu-ju10 ib2-zig3-ge kas4-e kab2 di-de3
40nibruki-ta sig4 urim2ki-ma-ce3
41danna 1-gin7 cu ninni2-da cag4-ju10 ha-ma-ab-dug4
42pirij nam-cul-bi-ta nu-kuc2-u3 ne3-ba gub-ba-me-en
43tug2nij2-lam2 ban3-da ib2-ja2 ba-du3
44tumucen nir-DU cur2-bi dal-la-gin7 a2-ju10 hu-mu-sud-sud
45anzudmucen kur-bi-ce3 igi il2-la-gin7 dug3-ju10 hu-mu-bad-bad
46iri ma-da ki jar-jar-ra-ju10 ha-ma-sug2-sug2-ge-ec-am3
47uj3 saj-gig2-ga u8-gin7 lu-a u6 dug3 ha-ma-ab-dug4
48mac2 hur-saj-ja2 ki ur3-bi-ce3 hub2 sar-sar-re-gin7
49dutu a2-dam-ma ud dajal-la
50e2-kic-nu-jal2-ce3 ha-ba-kur9-re-en
51e2 dsuen-na tur3 i3 gal-gal-la he2-jal2-la he2-bi2-du8
52gud ha-ba-ni-gaz udu ha-ba-ni-car2(some mss. have instead: ha-ba-ni-cum)
53cem5 a2-la2-e sig14 ha-ba-gi4
54tigi nij2-dug3-ge si ha-ba-ni-sa2(1 ms. has instead the line: balaj di MU [...])
55dcul-gi lu2 nij2 lu-lu-me-en ninda jic ha-ba-ni-tag
56pirij-gin7 KI.LUGAL.GUB-ta ni2 il2-la-ju10-ne
57e2-gal-mah dnin-e2-gal-la-ka-kam
58dug3 he2-ni-dub2 a zal-le he2-ni-tu5
59dug3 he2-ni-gam ninda hu-mu-ni-gu7
60dnin-cara2mucen(2 mss. have instead: dnin-ninna2)mucen sur2-du3mucen-gin7 ha-ba-zig3-ge-en
61nibruki-ce3 a-la-ja2 ha-ba-gur-re-en
62ud-bi-a ud-de3 gu3 he2-eb-be2 mar-uru5 he2-ninni2
63tum9mir-mir-ra tum9u18-lu ur5-bi ni2-bi-a hu-mu-un-ca4
64nim jir2-jir2 im 7-bi-ta an-na tec2 he2-ni-gu7
65ud te-ec dug4-ga ki he2-em-tuku4-tuku4
66dickur-re an nij2-dajal-la-ba gu3 hu-mu-ni-dub2-dub2
67ceg7 an-na-ke4 a ki-ta gu2 he2-em-ma-da-ab-la2(1 ms. has instead the line: [ceg7] an-na-da [a ki]-ke4 saj he2-[ma]-/da\-ab-sa2)
68na4 tur-tur-bi na4 gal-gal-bi
69murgu-ja2 dub-dab(1 ms. has instead: bu-/ud\-ba-ad) he2-em-mi-ib-za
70lugal-me-en ni2 ba-ra-ba-da-te su ba-ra-ba-da-zig3
71pirij ban3-da-gin7 gur5-ru-uc hu-mu-bur2-bur2
72ance edin-na-gin7 hub2-ja2 hu-mu-cu2-cu2
73cag4 la-la jal2-la-ju10 kas4 hu-mu-ni-gun3-gun3
74dur3 dili du-gin7 im2-ma-ju10-ne
75dutu e2-a-ni-ce3 igi i3-ja2-ja2-de3
76kaskal 15 danna-am3 cu hu-mu-ninni2
77saj-ur-saj-ju10-ne igi hu-mu-un-du8-uc-am3(instead of l. 77, 1 ms. has 2 lines: d[...] lu-a [...] a-lal3 d/en\-[lil2] [d]nin-lil2-/ka?\ [cu?] hi-mi-il2)
78ud 1-a nibruki urim2ki-ma ec3-ec3-bi hu-mu-ak
79cec gu5-li-ju10 cul dutu-am3
80e2-gal an-ne2 ki jar-ra-am3 kac hu-mu-un-di-ni-naj
81nar-ju10 tigi 7-e cir3-re-ec ha-ma-an-ne-ec
82nitalam-ju10 ki-sikil dinana nin hi-li an ki-a
83gu7 naj-bi-a hu-mu-da-an-tuc-am3
84ni2-ju10 silim-ce3-am3 ba-ra-ab-dug4
85igi il2-la-ja2 he2-eb-jen-ne-en
86cag4-ge gur7-ja2 an-ta he2-eb-gi4
86A(1 ms. adds at least 10 lines:inim-inim-ma im-sar-ra-ju10
86Bzi a-a-gu10 kug dlugal-ban3-da!
86Cdnanna lugal an-ki-ke4

At least 4 lines missing or unclear

86I/me\ [...] X /na?\-e-a-ed3-de3
86H[...] /ud\ ul-li-a-ce3
86Jlugal [ki-en-gi]-/ra?\ je26-gin7-nam uj3-e ba-ra-jal2-la)
87an-ne2 aga zid mah(some mss. have instead: kug-sig17)(1 ms. has instead: kug zi)(1 ms. has instead: kug) saj-ja2 he2-em-mi-in-gen6
88e2-kur za-gin3-na jicjidru ha-ba-dab5-ba
89barag babbar-ra jicgu-za suhuc gen6-na saj an-ce3 ha-ba-il2
90nam-lugal-la a2 hu-mu-ni-mah
91kur hu-mu-gam-gam kalam hu-mu-ge-en-ge-en
92an ub-da 4 uj3 saj sig10-ga-a-ba mu-ju10 he2-em-mi-sa4
93cir3 kug-ja2 hu-mu-un-e-ne
94nam-mah-ju10 hu-mu-ni-pad3-de3-ne
95a2 mah lugal-la-kam mi2 dug4-ga
96dsuen-e e2-kic-nu-jal2-ta
97nam-ur-saj nam-kalag-ga nam-til3 nij2-dug3 saj-e-ec rig7-ga
98a2 mah cum2-ma dnu-nam-nir-ra
99dcul-gi kur gul-gul kalam ge-en-ge-en
100icib an ki-a gaba-ri nu-tuku
101dcul-gi dumu nir-jal2 an-na-ke4 mi2 dug4-ga

102dnisaba za3-mi2(instead of ll. 101-102, 1 ms. has: [d]cul!-gi /dumu?\ nir-/jal2\ an-na za3-mi2)


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30.v.1998-01.vi.1998 : GZ : standardisation
24.vii.1998 : JAB : proofreading
11.xii.1998 : GZ : tagging
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26.ii.1999 : ER : minor corrections
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