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An adab to Enlil for Šulgi (Šulgi G)

1. den-lil2 gal-di en me-te-na niĝ2-dug4-ga-ni zid
2. dnu-nam-nir sipad da-ri2 kalam-ma kur gal-ta e3-a
3. sa2 gal pad3-de3 gu2-gal an ki me ša-ra u5-a
4. en nam-nun-na-ni-še3 ni2 gal im-guru3 mul-an šu du7-a
5. me ul me saĝ5-e gal kiĝ2-ĝa2 dili-ni diĝir maḫ
6. en ud til3 kur-zag til-la-še3 3 dub3-us2 dili-a tum2
7. sa-par3 maḫ an ki šu2-a 2 kur-kur-ra la2-a
8. den-lil2-da a-ba a2 mu-da-an-aĝ2 a-ba-ga-an-da-sa2
9. gal bi2-dug4 šag4-ga-ni id2 maḫ a-na-am3 de6-a-bi
10. inim kug-ga-na LIL2 lal3-ĝar-ra-bi e2-ta nam-ta-e3
11. niĝ2-bi niĝ2 kug-ga-am3 niĝ2 šen-nam me e2-kur-ra-kam
12. šeg12 zid nam tar-ra abzu sa-dur2-ra niĝ2 kal-kal-la-am3
13. e2-kur lu2 zid-de3 i3-du3-e mu da-ri2-kam
14. dumu lu2 zid-da-ke4 ĝidru mi-<ni>-ib2-su3-ra2 ĝišgu-za-bi nu-kur2
15. nam-bi-še3 e2-kur-ra sig7 mi-ni-ĝar d!-im2-babbar-re
16. a-a-ni den-lil2 inim-ma bi2-sig10 ama di-da mi-ni-in-de6
17. e2-dug3-ga dnanna dumu nun-ne2 niĝ2 al ba-ni-dug4
18. en-ne2 <a> šag4-tur-še3 ĝal2-la-na lu2 zid mi-ni-u3-tud
19. den-lil2 sipad a2 kalag-ga-ke4 meš3-e pa bi2-e3
20. dumu nam-lugal barag-ge4 ḫe2-du7 šul-gi lugal-am3
21. a piriĝ-ĝa2 <e2>-kur šu daĝal-la dug4-dug4 ki 2 [dnin]-lil2-la2
22. e2-kur-ta nam-nir-ĝal2 šum2-ma lugal /urim5\[ki]-ma
23. šag4 zalag-zalag sipad dlamma kalam-ma mu-ni /bi2-in?\-dug3
24. šul-gi den-lil2-le šag4 kug-ge bi2-pad3 kalam šu-ni bi2-si
25. šibir ešgiri2 a2-na mu-ni-la2 sipad kur-kur-ra-kam
26. ĝidru dnanna šu nu-bal-e šu-ni-še3 mu-ĝar
27. dur2 nam-lugal sag2 nu-di-da gu2 an-še3 mi-ni-zig3
28. ud šudu3-dam ĝi6 nam-šita-am3 kalam u2-sal-la-am3
29. sipad ḫe2-ĝal2-la šul-gi mu gi16-sa lugal asilx(EZEN)-le2
30. kalag-ga a lu2 zid-de3 ri-a den-lil2 mu-i-i
31.     sa-gid2-da-am3

32. /šul\-[gi] lugal uru16 [] ku?-kur silim-e-eš2 dug4-ga
33. /lugal\ [(X)] aga3-kar2 dinana ki-bal-a bi2-sig10
34.     ĝiš-gi5-ĝal2 sa-gid2-da-kam

35. den-lil2 zid-da-am3 inim-ma-ni maḫ-am3
36. nam dug3 tar-ra-ni saĝ-bi-še3 e3-a-am3
37. gu niĝ2 kalag mu2-mu2 še niĝ2 kalag mu2-mu2
38. šul-gi e2-kur-ra u2-a-bi na-nam
39. gu-bi gu na-nam še-bi še na-nam
40. niĝ2-u2-rum dnanna ama-tud e2-kur-ra
41. šag4-ta mu /pad3\-da dnin-lil2-la2 na-nam
42. šul-gi sipad kalam-ma saĝ den-lil2-le zu
43. e2-a lu2-bi na-nam ud ḫe2-em-ma-ab-su3-re6
44. urim5ki iriki dug3 nun-ne2 ki ĝar-ra
45. šag4-bi dub-šen kug abzu igi nu-bar
46. /nam\-išib dug3-ga-kam šu-luḫ dadag-ga-kam
47. nidba gal-gal-bi e2-kur ḫul2-le-de3
48. d/en\-lil2-le gu3 ba-an-de2 /dug4\-ga(source: BI) zid-zid-dam
49. sipad nam-lugal-la barag maḫ-ḫa tum2-ma
50. šul-gi nam-en-na tug2-ba13 sud-sud-am3
51. /bur!\ naggax(AN) ḫe-nun-na sug2-sug2?-ga?-ni-še3
52. unu2 e2-/kur\-ra-ka kiĝ2?-sig? /gub?-ba?-ni-še3\
53. den-lil2 nam-nun-na [mu]-/ni?\-in?-tar?-/e\
54. an-gin7 sig7-ga-ni X […]-/e\
55. dnanna lugal-am3 […]-/am3\
56. ki-ur3 ki gal-/la?\ [] /dug3 mu-na\-šum2
57. den-lil2-la2 /KA?\ [] /mu\-ši-daĝal?-e
58. kur a nun gi4-a /gu2-un-gu2-un\ mu-na-ab-za
59. ma-da mu-gen6-/ge-en6\ 3 ĝiri3-ni-še3 mu-nu2
60. šul-gi sipad lu2-lal3! nibruki ki 2-am3
61. šeg12 den-lil2-la2 ĝissu-bi dug3-ga-am3
62. sipad zid šul-gi-re ni2 ḫe2-em-ši-ib2-ten-ten
63.     sa-ĝar-ra-am3

64. šul-gi bal-za den-lil2-le ud dug3 ma-ra-ni-in-e3
65.     ĝiš-gi5-ĝal2 sa-ĝar-ra-kam

66. an-na lugal-be2-e ki-a kur gal-be2-e
67. a-a den-lil2 an-na lugal-be2-e ki-a kur gal-be2-e
68. gal bi2-dug4 šul-gi bal zid-da šag4-ge-eš i-pad3
69.     u18-ru12-NI-bi-im

70.     a-da-ab den-lil2-la2-kam (lines 69 and 70 are written as one line in source)


Print sources

Hall 1985, p. 424-426: commentary

Hallo 1987: commentary

Hallo 1997, p. 552-553: translation, commentary (ll. 1-30)

Klein 1987: translation, commentary

Klein 1991: composite text, commentary, translation (full edition)

Klein 1997b: translation, commentary

Kramer 1974, p. 93-95: commentary (description of content)

Electronic sources

Krecher 1996: composite text

Krecher 1996a: composite text, translation

Cuneiform sources

BM 96706 (CT 36, 26-27)


Revision history

11.v.1998-14.v.1998: GZ, editor: standardisation
23.vii.1998: JAB, editor: proofreading
05.v.1999.: GZ, editor: SGML tagging
14.v.1999: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
19.xi.1999: GC, editor: adding subscript tag
14.v.1999: ER, editor: web publication
01.vi.2003: GC/JE, editor/technical developer: XML/TEI conversion
30.iii.2005: GC/JE, senior editor/technical developer: lemmatised version published
18.viii.2006: JT, editor: collation of l. 15

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