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Praise of Lipit-Eshtar (Lipit-Eshtar B): composite text

^1dli-pi₂-it-ec₄-tar₂ lugal saj il₂ nun barag-ga
²he₂-du₇ ^jicisimu₂^sar nam-lugal-la
^3dutu-gin₇ du ce-er-zi kalam-ma
⁴nam-nun-ce₃ mah me gal-la u₅
⁵ub-da 4 uj₃ ki jar-ra
⁶ce-ga ^den-lil₂-la₂ ^dnin-lil₂-le ki aj₂
⁷cul zid igi gun₃ barag-ga tum₂-ma
⁸men aga zid saj me-te-jal₂
⁹sibir cu du₈ (1 ms. has instead: du₇) saj gig₂-ga
¹⁰nun ^dli-pi₂-it-ec₄-tar₂ dumu ^den-lil₂-la₂ sipad igi-jal₂ tuku
¹¹uj₃ lah₅-lah₅-e jissu dug₃-ga ud SAHAR^?-e ni₂ dub₂-bu
¹²en alim mah an-ne₂ ki aj₂
¹³jickim-til₃-zu-um ama ^dnin-lil₂-la₂
^14dli-pi₂-it-ec₄-tar₂ a₂ nun hu-mu-te-jal₂
¹⁵ka lal₃-gin₇ dug₃ mu ka-ge du₇
¹⁶cag₄-ge de₆-a dam ^dinana
^17den-ki-ke₄ jectug₂ dajal saj-e-ec rig₇-ga
^18dnisaba munus ul-la gun₃-a
¹⁹munus zid dub-sar nin nij₂-nam zu
²⁰si-zu im-ma si ba-ni-in-sa₂
²¹cag₄ dub-ba-ka gu-cum₂ mi-ni-in-sag₉-sag₉
²²gi-dub-ba kug-sig₁₇-ka cu mu-ni-in-gun₃
²³gi 1 nindan ec₂-gana₂ za-gin₃
^24jicas₄-lum le-um igi-jal₂ cum₂-mu ^dnisaba-ke₄ cu dajal ma-ra-an-dug₄
^25dli-pi₂-it-ec₄-tar₂ dumu ^den-lil₂-la₂-me-en
²⁶nij₂-zid nij₂-gen₆-na pa bi₂-e-ed₂
²⁷en sag₉-zu an-zag-ce₃ na-dul^?
28dli-pi₂-it-ec₄-tar₂ lugal umuc gal-gal-la ad gi₄-gi₄
²⁹inim-ma nu-kuc₂-u₃ gal zu ka-ac bar uj₃-e si sa₂
³⁰jectug₂ dajal nij₂-nam gal-le-ec zu
³¹di kur-kur-ra-ke₄ si sa₂-sa₂-e-de₃
³²inim cag₄-ga jal₂-la lul zid-bi mu-e-zu
^33dli-pi₂-it-ec₄-tar₂ lu₂ erim₂-ra guru₅-uc mu-e-ta-ab-ed₂-de₃-en
³⁴ka nir-da-ka jiri₃ saga₁₁ dug₄ lu₂ zi-zi-i mu-e-zu
³⁵nam-tag dugud ka garac₂-kam lu₂ til-le mu-ni-in-zu
³⁶a₂-tuku sa-gaz nu-mu-un-ci-ak-e
³⁷kalag-ga sig₉-ga caga-ce₃ nu-mu-un-ak-e
³⁸nij₂-si-sa₂ ki-en-gi ki-uri-a mu-ni-jar
³⁹su kalam-ma mu-dug₃
^40dli-pi₂-it-ec₄-tar₂ lugal i₃-si-in^ki-na lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri-me-en
⁴¹nibru^ki-ce₃ dub sar-re-me-en
⁴²e₂-kur-re e₂ ^den-lil₂-la₂-ce₃ ^dli-pi₂-it-ec₄-tar₂ saj-us₂-bi za-e-me-en
^43den-lil₂ ^dnin-lil₂-ra ki aj₂ cag₄-ba-me-en
⁴⁴ur-saj ^dnin-urta mackim kalag-ga-zu-um
^45dnuska sukkal mah a₂-tah inim-ma-zu-um
⁴⁶icib kec₃^ki-ce₃ ^dnin-tu-re zid-de₃-ec pad₃-da-me-en
⁴⁷urim₂^ki-ce₃ jal₂-la cul jic tuku ^dsuen-na-me-en
^48den-ki-ke₄ eridug^ki-ta aga zid cum₂-ma-me-en
⁴⁹ki unug^ki-ga kug ^dinana-ra ^dli-pi₂-it-ec₄-tar₂ hi-li cag₄-ga-na-me-en
^50dnin-i₃-si-in-na-ke₄ i₃-si-in^ki-na barag mah-zu mi-ni-in-ri
⁵¹i-lu cag₄-ga mu bal sag₉-ga
⁵²nun-e nun uru₁₆ dirig gal mah-bi
⁵³ad-da-zu ^dic-me-^dda-gan lugal kalam-ma-ke₄
^54jicgu-za-na suhuc-bi mu-ra-an-ge-en
⁵⁵inim dug₄-ga an ^den-lil₂-la₂-ta
⁵⁶ du₁₇ nim kur-kur-ra sig₉-a mu-ni-in-jar (1 ms. has instead: mu-e-ni-jar)
^57dli-pi₂-it-ec₄-tar₂ dumu ^den-lil₂-la₂-me-en
⁵⁸nij₂-gen₆-na-zu ka-ka mi-ni-in-jal₂
⁵⁹za₃-mi₂-zu e₂-dub-ba-a-ka im mu-e-ni-dug₄-dug₄ (1 ms. has instead: im-e nam-da₁₃-da₁₃)
⁶⁰dub-sar-re a-le he₂-em-ci-ak-e gal-le-ec he₂-i-i
⁶¹ar₂-zu e₂-dub-ba-a-ka muc₃ nam-ba-an-tum₂-mu
⁶²sipad gu₂-tuku cul dumu ^den-lil₂-la₂
^63dli-pi₂-it-ec₄-tar₂ za₃-mi₂

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24.v.1999 : GZ : standardization
28.vii.1999 : JAB : proof-reading
17.viii.1999 : GZ : SGML tagging
03.ix.1999 : ER : proofreading SGML
03.ix.1999 : ER : converting to HTML 4.0
7.ix.2001 : ER : header and footer reformatted; substantive content of file not changed