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ETCSLtransliteration : c.2.4.2.01

A praise poem of Šulgi (Šulgi A)

1.	lugal-me-en šag₄-ta ur-saĝ-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.	^dšul-gi-me-en ba-tu-ud-de₃-en-na-ta nitaḫ kalag-ga-me-en
3.	piriĝ igi ḫuš ušumgal-e tud-da-me-en
4.	lugal an ub-da 4-ba-me-en
5.	na-gada sipad saĝ gig₂-ga-me-en
6.	nir-ĝal₂ diĝir kur-kur-ra-me-en
7.	dumu u₃-tud-da ^dnin-sumun₂-kam-me-en
8.	šag₄-ge pad₃-da an kug-ga-me-en
9.	lu₂ nam tar-ra ^den-lil₂-la₂-me-en
10.	^dšul-gi ki aĝ₂ ^dnin-lil₂-la₂-me-en
11.	mi₂ zid dug₄-ga ^dnin-tur₅-ra-me-en
12.	ĝeštug₂ šum₂-ma ^den-ki-kam-me-en
13.	lugal kalag-ga ^dnanna-a-me-en
14.	piriĝ ka du₈-a ^dutu-u₃-me-en
15.	^dšul-gi ḫi-li-a pad₃-da ^dinana-me-en
16.	anše-ĝir₂-nun-na kaskal-e du₇-u₃-me-en
17.	anše-kur-ra ḫar-ra-an-na kun sud-sud-me-en
18.	{dur₃ ^dšakkan₂-na kaš₄-e kiĝ₂-ĝa₂-me-en} {(1 ms. has instead the line:) anše ^dšakkan₂ kaš₄(source: DU)-e ki aĝ₂-me-en}
19.	dub-sar gal-zu ^dnisaba-kam-me-en
20.	nam-ur-saĝ-ĝu₁₀-gin₇ {nam-kalag-ga-ĝu₁₀-gin₇} {(1 ms. has instead:) [nam]-/kal\-la-ĝu₁₀-gin₇}
21.	ĝeštug₂-ĝa₂ šu ḫu-mu-ni-du₇-am₃
22.	inim gen₆-na-bi ḫa-ma-da-sa₂-am₃
23.	niĝ₂-si-sa₂-e ki ḫa-ba-aĝ₂-ĝa₂-am₃
24.	niĝ₂-erim₂-e ki la-ba-ra-aĝ₂-ĝa₂-am₃
25.	inim niĝ₂-erim₂ dug₄-ga ḫul ḫa-ba-ra-gig-ga-am₃
26.	^dšul-gi-me-en lugal kalag-ga saĝ-bi-še₃ e₃-a-me-en
27.	a₂-nun-ĝal₂ zag-še-ni-še₃ ḫul₂-la i₃-me-en-na-ke₄-eš
28.	ĝiri₃ ḫu-mu-gur kaskal kalam-ma-ke₄ si ḫe₂-mi-sa₂-sa₂
29.	danna ḫu-mu-gen₆ e₂ gal-la ḫe₂-bi₂-du₃
30.	{zag-ba ^ĝiškiri₆ {ḫe₂-bi₂-gub} {(1 ms. has instead:) ḫe₂-bi₂-ib₂-du₃} ki ni₂ dub₂-bu ḫe₂-bi₂-ĝar} {(1 ms. has instead the line:) zag-ba UNU.SAR-bi ki ri-ib du ḫe₂-bi-ĝal₂}
31.	ki-bi lu₂ zu-a ḫe₂-em-mi-tuš
32.	sig-ta du igi-nim-ta du-e
33.	a₂ sed₄-bi-še₃ ni₂ ḫe₂-eb-ši-te-en-te-en
34.	nitaḫ ḫar-ra-an-na du kaskal-e ĝi₆ ba-an-da-sa₂-a
35.	iri du₃-a-gin₇ zi-ni ḫa-ba-ši-in-tum₃
36.	mu-ĝu₁₀ ud ul-le₂-a-aš ĝa₂-ĝa₂-de₃ ka-ta nu-šub-bu-de₃
37.	ar₂-ĝu₁₀ kalam-ma {ak-ak-de₃} {(1 ms. has instead:) barag₂^!-barag₂-e-de₃}
38.	ka tar-ĝu₁₀ kur-kur-ra si-il-le-de₃
39.	dub₃-tuku-me-en usu-ĝu₁₀ ib₂-zig₃-ge kaš₄-e kab₂ di-de₃
40.	nibru^ki-ta šeg₁₂ urim₂^ki-ma-še₃
41.	danna 1-gin₇ šu ni₁₀-ni₁₀-da šag₄-ĝu₁₀ ḫa-ma-ab-dug₄
42.	piriĝ nam-šul-bi-ta nu-kuš₂-u₃ ne₃-ba gub-ba-me-en
43.	^tug₂niĝ₂-lam₂ ban₃-da ib₂-ĝa₂ ba-du₃
44.	tum₁₂^mušen nir-DU sumur-bi dal-la-gin₇ a₂-ĝu₁₀ ḫu-mu-sud-sud
45.	anzud^mušen kur-bi-še₃ igi il₂-la-gin₇ dub₃-ĝu₁₀ ḫu-mu-bad-bad
46.	iri ma-da ki ĝar-ĝar-ra-ĝu₁₀ ḫa-ma-sug₂-sug₂-ge-eš-am₃
47.	uĝ₃ saĝ gig₂-ga u₈-gin₇ lu-a u₆ dug₃ ḫa-ma-ab-dug₄
48.	maš₂ ḫur-saĝ-ĝa₂ ki-ur₃-bi-še₃ ḫub₂ sar-sar-re-gin₇
49.	^dutu a₂-dam-ma ud daĝal-la
50.	e₂-kiš-nu-ĝal₂-še₃ ḫa-ba-kur₉-re-en
51.	e₂ ^dsuen-na tur₃ i₃ gal-gal-la ḫe₂-ĝal₂-la ḫe₂-bi₂-du₈
52.	gud ḫa-ba-ni-gaz udu {ḫa-ba-ni-šar₂} {(some mss. have instead:) ḫa-ba-ni-šum}
53.	šem₅ a₂-la₂-e šeg₁₁ ḫa-ba-gi₄
54.	{tigi niĝ₂ dug₃-ge si ḫa-ba-ni-sa₂ } {(1 ms. has instead the line:) balaĝ di MU […]}
55.	^dšul-gi lu₂ niĝ₂ lu-lu-me-en ninda ĝiš ḫa-ba-ni-tag
56.	piriĝ-gin₇ KI.LUGAL.GUB-ta ni₂ il₂-la-ĝu₁₀-ne
57.	e₂-gal-maḫ ^dnin-e₂-gal-la-ka-kam
58.	dub₃ ḫe₂-ni-dub₂ a zal-le ḫe₂-ni-tu₅
59.	dub₃ ḫe₂-ni-gam ninda ḫu-mu-ni-gu₇
60.	{^dnin-imma_x(LAGAB×SIG₇)^mušen} {(2 mss. have instead:) ^dnin-ninna₂^mušen} sur₂-du₃^mušen-gin₇ ḫa-ba-zig₃-ge-en
61.	nibru^ki-še₃ a-la-ĝa₂ ḫa-ba-gur-re-en
62.	ud-bi-a ud-de₃ gu₃ ḫe₂-eb-be₂ mar-uru₅ ḫe₂-ni₁₀-ni₁₀
63.	^tum₉mir mir-ra ^tum₉u₁₈-lu mur-bi ni₂-bi-a ḫu-mu-un-ša₄
64.	nim ĝir₂-ĝir₂ tum₉ 7-bi-ta an-na teš₂ ḫe₂-ni-gu₇
65.	ud te-eš dug₄-ga ki ḫe₂-em-tuku₄-tuku₄
66.	^diškur-re an niĝ₂-daĝal-la-ba gu₃ ḫu-mu-ni-dub₂-dub₂
67.	{im an-na-ke₄ a ki-ta gu₂ ḫe₂-em-ma-da-ab-la₂} {(1 ms. has instead the line:) [im] an-na-da [a ki]-ke₄ saĝ ḫe₂-[ma]-/da\-ab-sa₂}
68.	na₄ tur-tur-bi na₄ gal-gal-bi
69.	murgu-ĝa₂ {dub-dab} {(1 ms. has instead:) bu-/ud\-ba-ad} ḫe₂-em-mi-ib-za
70.	lugal-me-en ni₂ ba-ra-ba-da-te su ba-ra-ba-da-zig₃
71.	piriĝ ban₃-da-gin₇ gur₅-ru-uš ḫu-mu-bur₂-bur₂
72.	anše edin-na-gin₇ ḫub₂-ĝa₂ ḫu-mu-šu₂-šu₂
73.	šag₄ la-la-ĝal₂-la-ĝu₁₀ kaš₄ ḫu-mu-ni-gun₃-gun₃
74.	dur₃ dili du-gin₇ im₂-ma-ĝu₁₀-ne
75.	^dutu e₂-a-ni-še₃ igi i₃-ĝa₂-ĝa₂-de₃
76.	kaskal 15 danna-am₃ šu ḫu-mu-ni₁₀-ni₁₀
77.	{saĝ-ur-saĝ-ĝu₁₀-ne igi ḫu-mu-un-du₈-uš-am₃} {(instead of line 77, 1 ms. has 2 lines:) ^d[…] lu-a […] a-lal₃ ^d/en\-[lil₂] [^d]nin-lil₂-/ka^?\ [šu] ḫe-mi-il₂}
78.	ud 1-a nibru^ki urim₂^ki-ma eš₃-eš₃-bi ḫu-mu-ak
79.	šeš gu₅-li-ĝu₁₀ šul ^dutu-am₃
80.	e₂-gal an-ne₂ ki ĝar-ra-am₃ kaš ḫu-mu-un-di-ni-naĝ
81.	nar-ĝu₁₀ tigi 7-e šir₃-re-eš ḫa-ma-an-ne-eš
82.	nitalam-ĝu₁₀ ki-sikil ^dinana nin ḫi-li an ki-a
83.	gu₇ naĝ-bi-a ḫu-mu-da-an-tuš-am₃
84.	ni₂-ĝu₁₀ silim-eš₂-am₃ ba-ra-ab-dug₄
85.	igi il₂-la-ĝa₂ ḫe₂-eb-ĝen-ne-en
86.	šag₄-ge guru₇-ĝa₂ an-ta ḫe₂-eb-gi₄
	{
	(1 ms. adds at least 10 lines:)
86A.	inim-inim-ma im sar-ra-ĝu₁₀
86B.	zi a-a-ĝu₁₀ 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-še₃
86J.	lugal [ki-en-gi]-/ra^?\ ĝe₂₆-gin₇-nam uĝ₃-e ba-ra-ĝal₂-la
	}
87.	an-ne₂ aga {zid maḫ} {(some mss. have instead:) kug-sig₁₇} {(1 ms. has instead:) kug-zig₃} {(1 ms. has instead:) kug} saĝ-ĝa₂ ḫe₂-em-mi-in-gen₆
88.	e₂-kur za-gin₃-na ^ĝišĝidru ḫa-ba-dab₅-ba
89.	barag babbar-ra ^ĝišgu-za suḫuš gen₆-na saĝ an-še₃ ḫa-ba-il₂
90.	nam-lugal-la a₂ ḫu-mu-ni-maḫ
91.	kur ḫu-mu-gam-gam kalam ḫu-mu-ge-en-ge-en
92.	an ub-da 4 uĝ₃ saĝ sig₁₀-ga-a-ba mu-ĝu₁₀ ḫe₂-em-mi-sa₄
93.	šir₃ kug-ĝa₂ ḫu-mu-un-e-ne
94.	nam-maḫ-ĝu₁₀ ḫu-mu-ni-pad₃-de₃-ne
95.	a₂ maḫ lugal-la-kam mi₂ dug₄-ga
96.	^dsuen-e e₂-kiš-nu-ĝal₂-ta
97.	nam-ur-saĝ nam-kalag-ga nam-til₃ niĝ₂ dug₃ saĝ-e-eš rig₇-ga
98.	a₂ maḫ šum₂-ma ^dnu-nam-nir-ra
99.	^dšul-gi kur gul-gul kalam ge-en-ge-en
100.	išib an ki-a gaba-ri nu-tuku
101.	{^dšul-gi dumu nir-ĝal₂ an-na-ke₄ mi₂ dug₄-ga
102.	^dnisaba za₃-mi₂} {(instead of lines 101-102, 1 ms. has:) [^d]šul^!-gi /dumu^?\ nir-/ĝal₂\ 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
30.iii.2005: GC/JE, senior editor/technical developer: lemmatised version published