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

SEGMENT A

¹[...] X X [...]
²[...] X [X]-/la^? ki bi₂-mul\ [...]
³[...]-/na^?\ mi₂ mu-na-ni-dug₄ X [...]
⁴[nam^?] /tar^?\-ra-ni cu zid bi₂-ja₂-/ar\-X-X
⁵/^jic\erin duru₅ ^jicha-cu-ur₂-ra du₃-a-/am₃\
⁶a-a-zu an kug-ge pa mu-ni-mul-/mul\
⁷ud-ba nin-ju₁₀ inim an-na-ke₄ ba-gub
^8dnin-sun₂-na-ke₄^! dam^?-a-ni kug ^dlugal-ban₃-da nam ba-da-an-tar^!-re^!
9sizkur-ra-na mu-da-an-/kuc₂\-u₃
¹⁰an kug-ra ub-cu-kin-na-ka si mu-na-ni-in-sa₂
¹¹a-a-ju₁₀ an lugal dijir-re-ne-me-en₃
¹²kalam nij₂-dajal-ba igi mu-ni-il₂
¹³saj gig₂ u₈-gin₇ lu-a-ba
¹⁴cul-gi gu₂ saj^?-ba ma-ni-in^?-X /sipad\ zid-bi he₂-am₃
¹⁵mes pa mul-ju₁₀-um ki ma-an-dar^?
16[X] /ma\-dam /mu\-mu ma-a-de₆
¹⁷[X] X arina (ms: (MUCxMUC)) -ju₁₀-um ur₂ ma-/a-gur\
¹⁸[...]-/ju₁₀^?-u₃\ sig₄ ki-en-gi-ra-ka pa /ed₂^? ba\-ni^!-ak
¹⁹[...] X /til₃^?\-la^? mu-na-a-/de₂\
²⁰[...] X X-ka ud ha-ba-/gub\
²¹[...] X X [...]
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SEGMENT B

¹ [...] X urim₂^ki-ma DU^?
2 [...] /nam\-lugal ba-mu
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SEGMENT C

^1jicarina (ms: MUCxMUC+NA) -bi ki im-ma-pad₃
²ze₂ inim kug-ba mu-da-an-gub-en₃
³zag-ed₂ gal mah urim₂^ki-ma-ka
⁴inim dug₃ ka-e ba-ab-du₇-a-e
⁵cul-gi lugal bala sag₉-ga-ke₄
⁶dijir-me-en₃ pi-lu₅-da nam-lugal-la₂ mu-ja₂-ra-a cu hu-mu-ra-ab-du₇-du₇
⁷jic-hur dijir-re-ne-ke₄ si hu-mu-ra-ab-sa₂-e
⁸ninda ud sakar-ra ninda zag mu-ka-ke₄ jic hu-mu-ra-ab-tag-ge
⁹ze₂ a-ra-zu-ni ud he₂-ma-tum₂-en₃
¹⁰he₂-jal₂ u₂ cim-gin₇ ki dar-ra jic-ju₁₀ /na^?-nam^?\
¹¹ud-ba nin-ju₁₀ inim an-na-da hul₂-la-[ni]-a
^12dnin-sun₂-na-ke₄ cul-gi lugal /urim₅\^ki-ma-ka
¹³kicib-la₂ zid-da-ni im-ma-an-[dab₅]
¹⁴e₂-gal-mah-ni-ce₃; ul-la mi-[ni-in]-/tum₃\
¹⁵barag mah an kug-ge mu-ja₂-ra-a [mi-ni-in-tuc]
¹⁶ubur₂ kug-ga-na mi₂ mu-na-ni-[in-dug₄]
¹⁷sipad cul-gi ^jicjir₂ gal-zu je₂₆-[e]-me-en
¹⁸cag₄ kug izi-/a\ zig₃^?-/ju₁₀^? mu^?-ci^?-ib₂^?\-hul₂-/hul ₂^?\
¹⁹a-a-ju₁₀ /an\ [(X X)] /lugal\-zu-um
²⁰nam-[lugal-la^? saj]-/bi\-ce₃ ed₂-me-en₃
²¹X [X X] /MU\ nam^!-lugal-la₂-za za₃-mi₂ ma-ra-ni-in-dug₄
²²cul-gi amar kug tud-da-ju₁₀-me-en₃
²³a /dug₃\ ^dlugal-ban₃-da-me-en₃
²⁴ur₂ kug-ju₁₀-a mu-ni-ib₂-buluj₃-en₃
²⁵ubur₂ kug-ju₁₀-a nam ma-ra-ni-tar
²⁶nij₂-sag₉-/ga\ ha-la-ja₂ jal₂-la-me-en₃
²⁷an^? kug-ta^? X AN-ma al he₂-mi-[dug₄]
²⁸je₂₆-e /nin-me\-en₃ kug ^dnin-sun₂-na ama nam-/lugal^?\-la^?
29munus zid saj-bar sag₉ nam-nin-a tum₂-ma
³⁰cul-gi ur-us₂-zu je₂₆-/e\-me-en₃
^31tug₂ma₆ PA-a-ju₁₀ bar-ra he₂-mi-/dul\
³²dug₃ kug-ju₁₀-a a-ne [(X)] /AN^!\ dug₄-ga
³³sipad nij₂-si-sa₂-a /tud\-da-me-en₃
³⁴inim kug-ju₁₀-ta nir he₂-em-ta-a-jal₂
³⁵mu kug-zu ka-ge im-/ma\-ab^?-/du₇\
³⁶su dijir gal-gal-ne-ke₄ i₃-/li\ he₂-ak-ke₄
³⁷jidru di kud an-ne₂ ma-ra-an-/cum₂\ gu₂ an-ce₃ hi-ni-zig₃
³⁸a-a ugu₄-zu kug ^dlugal-ban₃-/da\-a
³⁹cul an-ne₂ zu dijir-re-ne mu-ce₃ /mu\-ri₂-in-sa₄
⁴⁰saj-ja₂ (ms: ga) -jal₂ TUG₂ UN-e bi₂-in-tuku-tuku
⁴¹aga nam-lugal-la₂-ka ce-er-ga-an ma-ra-ni-/in-dug₄\
⁴²jidru ud ul-li₂-a-ka zi nam-til₃-la-zu hu-mu-ni-/ib₂\-sikil-le
^43djectin-an-na nin₉ lugal-la-ke₄
⁴⁴ka lal₃ dijir-re-ne-ke₄
⁴⁵e₂-gal ki ur₅ sag₉ du₃-a-za
⁴⁶hul₂-la-zu-u₃ ja₂-la nam-ta-dag-ge
⁴⁷nam-cita sag₉-ga-zu he₂-ma-gub
⁴⁸ra₂-zu-za muc nam-ba-an-tum₂-mu
⁴⁹nin-me-en₃ e₂ ki-tuc kug [...]
⁵⁰ama-ju₁₀ /ur₅\-ra-ac /ga\-[ca-an dijir-re-ne-ke₄]
⁵¹a-a-ju₁₀ an lugal dijir-[re-ne-ke₄^?]
⁵²munus^! ab₂ zid^? X X /EN\ [...]
⁵³/amac^?\ mah^?-bi^? ba-/an^?\-[...]
⁵⁴/nam\-lugal nij₂-ud-su₃-[ra₂ ...]
⁵⁵/uj₃\ gu₂-si-a-bi /cu\-ju₁₀-/ce₃^?\ [...]
⁵⁶a-nun-na dijir gal-gal-[e-ne]
⁵⁷ki nam tar-ba mu-da-/sug₂\-[sug₂-ge-ec]
⁵⁸nam-sipad cul-gi-ra nij₂-ul-li₂-[a-ke₄] pa /ed₂\ ma-[ni-in-ak-ke₄-ec]
⁵⁹cul-gi si-sa₂ dijir-ra-[na]
⁶⁰kalam-ma ^dutu-gin₇ ma^?-ni-in-/ed₂\-[(X)]
^61jicgu-za bala gen₆-na mu-na^?-/an\-gub-[bu-uc^?]
⁶²sipad-de₃ di si-/sa₂\ [mu-ni-ku₅-re₆]
⁶³/ga\-ec₈ si-sa₂ [mu-ni-ba-re]
⁶⁴[cul]-gi-ra aga /nam\-[lugal-la ...]
⁶⁵[...] gal-gal [...]
⁶⁶[...] X X [...]

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Revision history

25.v.1998-30.v.1998 : GZ : standardisation
23.vii.1998 : JAB : proofreading
16.x.1999 : GZ : SGML tagging
11.ii.2000 : ER : proofreading SGML
11.ii.2000 : ER : converting to HTML 4.0
7.ix.2001 : ER : header and footer reformatted; substantive content of file not changed