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A praise poem of Lipit-Eshtar (Lipit-Eshtar A): composite text

¹lugal mi₂ dug₄-ga cag₄-ta numun zid-me-en
^2dli-pi₂-it-ec₄-tar₂ dumu ^den-lil₂-la₂-me-en
^3jicisimu₂^{sar jic}erin-na-gin₇ saj mu-il₂-la-ta
⁴nita usu tuku lirum-ma-me-en
⁵nam-cul-la gu₂ gal pec-a-me-en
⁶pirij zag-dib (3 mss. have instead: zag-til) gaba-ri nu-tuku-me-en
⁷ucumgal ka du₈-a ni₂ gal erin₂-na-me-en
⁸anzud^mucen kur cag₄-ga igi jal₂-me-en
⁹am su-ba saj nu-ja₂-ja₂-me-en
¹⁰alim igi gun₃ cen-na-me-en
¹¹sun₄ ^na₄za-gin₃ ed₂-a jir₂ KEC₂.KEC₂-sa-me-en
¹²igi sag₉ ka sag₉ cag₄ zal-le-me-en
¹³uktin huc-huc-a hi-li du₈-du₈-a-me-en
¹⁴nundun inim-inim-ma he₂-du₇-me-en
¹⁵a₂ il₂-la cu-si sag₉-sag₉-me-en
¹⁶cul sag₉-ga u₆ di dug₃-ga-me-en
^17dli-pi₂-it-ec₄-tar₂ lugal kalam-ma-me-en
¹⁸saj gig₂-ga sipad zid-bi-me-en
¹⁹saj-kal kur-kur-ra kalam-ma il₂-la-me-en
²⁰dijir nam-lu₂-ulu₃ nir-jal₂ uj₃ car₂-ra-me-en
²¹ibila kalag-ga nam-lugal-la-me-en
²²an-ta saj il₂-la ki-gub sig₁₀-ga-me-en
²³icib an-na cu dadag-ga-me-en
²⁴an-ne₂ aga zid mah saj-ja₂ mu-ni-in-ge-en
^25den-lil₂-le dumu ki aj₂-ja₂-ni-me-en
²⁶ki-ur₃-ra ^jicjidru ma-ni-in-cum₂
²⁷nij₂ ur₅ sag₉-sag₉ ^dnin-lil₂-la₂-me-en
²⁸ja₂-jic-cu₂-a-ka nam dug₃ mu-un-tar
^29dnin-tu-re sig₄ kec₃^ki-a-ta
³⁰munus ul-la zid-de₃-ec gun₃-a-me-en
³¹igi zid bar-ra ^dnanna-me-en
³²urim^ki-ma gu₃ zid-de₃-ec ma-an-de₂
³³ud-ta-u₁₈-lu lu₂ cag₄-ga-na-me-en
³⁴e₂-cu-me-ca₄-ta ni₂ gal mu-un-da-ri
³⁵jectug₂ ba₉-ra₂ ^den-ki-kam₂-me-en
³⁶eridug^ki-ta nam-lugal ma-an-cum₂
³⁷nitalam ki aj₂ ^dinana-ka-me-en
³⁸ki unug^ki-ga saj an-ce₃ mi-ni-il₂
³⁹dub-sar a-ra₂ zu ^dnisaba-ka-me-en
⁴⁰cul inim ge-na ^dutu-me-en
⁴¹nam-lugal-la he₂-du₇-bi-me-en
^42dli-pi₂-it-ec₄-tar₂ dumu ^den-lil₂-la₂-me-en
⁴³buru₁₄ mah zig₃-ga zi kalam-ma-me-en
⁴⁴engar gur₇-ni dub-dub-ba-me-en
⁴⁵sipad e₂-tur₃-re i₃ ga mah-me-en
⁴⁶ambar ku₆ mucen gal-gal-la-me-en
⁴⁷id₂ he₂-jal₂-la a zal-le tum₂-ma-me-en
⁴⁸hur-saj gal giri₁₇-zal nun-na-me-en
⁴⁹a₂ mah cum₂-ma ^den-lil₂-la₂-me-en
^50dli-pi₂-it-ec₄-tar₂ cul ni₂ tuku-ni-me-en
⁵¹dijir-re-e-ne saj-us₂-bi-me-en
⁵²e₂-kur-ra muc₃ nu-tum₂-mu-bi-me-en
⁵³lugal kadra-ce₃ mac₂ gaba tab-ba-me-en
⁵⁴sun₅-sun₅-na giri₁₇ cu jal₂-la-me-en
⁵⁵lugal cud₃-de₃ gub-ba-me-en
⁵⁶inim sag₉-sag₉-ge ^den-lil₂ huj-ja₂-me-en
⁵⁷a-ra-zu-ne ^dnin-lil₂ hul₂-le-me-en
⁵⁸ja₂-la nu-dag-ge ^dnuska gub-ba-me-en
⁵⁹ki-ur₃-ce₃ cu jal₂-jal₂-la-me-en
⁶⁰nij₂ de₆-de₆ suhuc-e (1 ms. has perhaps:uru₂^?) he₂-du₇-me-en
⁶¹ul₄-ul₄-la dug₃ nu-kuc₂-u₃-me-en
⁶²nisaj tum₃ e₂-babbar nu-dib-be₂-me-en
⁶³nibru^ki-ce₃ he₂-jal₂ sar-re-me-en
⁶⁴kec₃^ki icib-bi ba-gub-be₂-me-en
⁶⁵urim^ki-ce₃ i₃-saj ga-saj-me-en
⁶⁶eridug^ki-ce₃ ja₂-la nu-dag-ge-bi-me-en
⁶⁷ki unug^ki-ce₃ nidba gal-gal-la-me-en
⁶⁸e₂-kur-ta nam-til₃ cum₂-ma-me-en
⁶⁹zi-cag₄-jal₂ uru-ni-ce₃ al di-me-en
^70dli-pi₂-it-ec₄-tar₂ sipad kur-kur-ra-me-en
⁷¹lugal me₃-ce₃ ku-kur du₇-du₇-me-en
⁷²da-da-ra nam-cul-la ka-kec₂ nu-du₈-me-en
⁷³jir₂ ur₃-ra u₃-sar ak-me-en
⁷⁴me₃-a nim-gin₇ jir₂-jir₂-re-me-en
⁷⁵suhuc ge-na erin₂-na gar₃ dar-re-me-en
^76na₄saj-kal ^na₄pec₆-pec₆-a-me-en
^77kucgur₂₁ur₃ igi tab ugnim-ma-me-en
⁷⁸ur-saj igi zalag-ga ka-kec₂ ge-na-me-en
^79dli-pi₂-it-ec₄-tar₂ dumu ^den-lil₂-la₂-me-en
^80kucummud a ced₇-de₃ zi juruc-a-me-en
⁸¹igi-jal₂ kaskal-la an-dul₃ (1 ms. has perhaps: a₂-tah^?) erin₂-na-me-en
⁸²lugal tuc-a-ni barag-ga tum₂-ma-me-en
⁸³cag₄ dugud-da inim-ce₃ jal₂-la-me-en
⁸⁴dim₂-ma jalga sud a-ra-zu kij₂-ja₂-me-en
⁸⁵nij₂-nam-e nu-ul₄-en ejer-bi kij₂-kij₂-me-en
⁸⁶cag₄ su₃-ra₂ jectug₂ dajal-la-me-en
⁸⁷na₄ ^u₂nij₂-bur₃-bur₃-de₃ kalam-ta ed₂-a-me-en
⁸⁸nij₂-ge-na ka-ka jal₂-la-me-en
⁸⁹si sa₂ da-ri₂ nu-ha-lam-e-me-en
⁹⁰di kud ka-ac bar-re-da inim si sa₂-e-me-en
⁹¹kur-kur-re a₂ aj₂-je₂₆-e gal zu-me-en
⁹²nij₂-si-sa₂ ki-en-gi ki-uri-a mu-ni-jar su kalam-ma mu-dug₃
⁹³nij₂-ge-na-ju₁₀-uc a-na mu-da-cub
⁹⁴nun ^dli-pi₂-it-ec₄-tar₂-me-en uj₃-e si bi₂-sa₂
⁹⁵si-sa₂-ju₁₀-uc a-na ja₂-la im-mi-dag
⁹⁶kalag-ga-me-en nij₂-nam pa bi₂-i-ed₂
^97dli-pi₂-it-ec₄-tar₂ dumu ^den-lil₂-la₂-me-en
⁹⁸e₂-gal nam-lugal-la ki-tuc kug dug₃-ga-ja₂
⁹⁹nitalam-ju₁₀ kug ^dinana-ke₄
^100jicgu-za-ja₂ suhuc-bi ma-ni-in-ge-en
¹⁰¹su₃-ra₂ ud ul-li₂-a-ac gu₂-da hu-mu-ni-in-la₂
¹⁰²ki-nu₂ nij₂-dug₃ (1 ms. has instead: za-gin₃) ki cag₄ hul₂-le-da
¹⁰³in-nin₉-ra ud ga-mu-un-di-ni-ib-zal-e
^104dli-pi₂-it-ec₄-tar₂ ibila kalag-ga-me-en
¹⁰⁵lugal nij₂-si-sa₂ pa ed₂ ak-a-me-en
¹⁰⁶mu-ju₁₀ kur-kur-ra zid-de₃-ec hu-mu-un-pad₃-de₃
^107dli-pi₂-it-ec₄-tar₂ dumu ^den-lil₂-la₂-me-en
¹⁰⁸za₃-mi₂-ju₁₀ dug₃-ga-am₃

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27.vii.1998-29.vii.1998 : JAB : standardisation
20.viii.1998 : GZ : proofreading
25.i.1999 : JAB : tagging
12.ii.1999 : ER : proofreading tagged text
12.ii.1999 : ER : converting to HTML 4.0
7.ix.2001 : ER : header and footer reformatted; substantive content of file not changed