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ETCSLtransliteration : c.2.4.2.14

A lullaby for a son of Culgi (Culgi N)

1.	u₅-a a-u₃-a
2.	u₃-ru-ru-ja₂ he₂-em-ma-gur₄-e
3.	u₃-ru-ru-ja₂ he₂-em-ma-buluj₃-e (li-ic-mu-uh)
4.	^jici-ri₉-na-gin₇ ur₂ he₂-gur₄-re (lim-X-X)
5.	^u₂cakir₃-ra-gin₇ pa he₂-tal₂-tal₂-e
6.	u₃-mu-un ne-ta mu-e-zu me-ta-me
7.	^jichachur zal-le id₂-de₃ la₂-a-ba
8.	/lu₂\ /di^?\-de₃^? cu-ni ha-ma^?-an-pec-e
9.	/lu₂\ al-nu₂-a cu-/ni\ [ha-ma]-ab-zi-zi-i
10.	du₅-mu-ju₁₀ u₃-sa₂-ge ca-mu-un-ku₄-ku₄-ku₄
11.	u₃-sa₂-ge ca-mu-un-ja₂-ja₂-ja₂
12.	u₃-sa₂ ja₂-nu u₃-sa₂ ja₂-nu
13.	u₃-sa₂ ja₂-nu ki du₅-mu-ja₂-ce₃
14.	u₃-sa₂ kul^?-u₃ ki du₅-mu-ja₂-ce₃
15.	igi lib₄-lib₄-a-ni u₃ ku-ni-ib
16.	igi gun₃-a-ni cu-zu jar-bi
17.	u₃ eme za ma-li-li-ka-ni (mu-sa-ba-rum)
18.	za ma-al-li-li u₃ na-gul-e
19.	imjaja₃ ur₂-za hu-mu-ra-an-si
20.	ga-ar₃ tur-tur je₂₆-e ga-mu-ra-da-ab-dug₃
21.	ga-ar₃-bi a-zu lu₂-ulu₃-kam
22.	a-zu lu₂-ulu₃ du₅-mu u₃-mu-un-na-kam
23.	du₅-mu u₃-mu-un-na ^dcul-gi-ra-kam
24.	^jickiri₆-ju₁₀ hi-iz^sar-am₃ a im-mi-dug₄
25.	hi-iz^sar gakkul-am₃ ma₈ im-mi-dug₄
26.	hi-iz^sar-bi u₃-mu-un-e he₂-gu₇-e
27.	u₃-ru-ru-ja₂ dam ga-an-na-an-ze₂-ej₃
28.	[dam] [ga-an]-na-an-ze₂-ej₃ /du₅\-[mu] ga-an-na-an-ze₂-ej₃
29.	emeda(UM.ME)^da cag₄ hul₂-la hu-mu-un-da-e
30.	emeda(UM.ME)^da cag₄ hul₂-la ga he₂-ni-/gu₇\-e
31.	me-e du₅-mu-ja₂ /dam\ ga-mu-un-[...]
32.	du₅-mu aj₂ ze₂-ba he₂-en-/ci\-[...-tud]
33.	dam ur₂ kum₂-ma-na he₂-[en]-nu₂
34.	du₅-mu a₂ tal₂-tal₂-la-na [he₂]-en-nu₂
35.	dam he₂-en-da-ze₂-eb
36.	du₅-mu he₂-en-da-ze₂-eb
37.	dam tur ur₂-ra-na ha-ba-hul₂-e
38.	du₅-mu du₁₀-ub ze₂-ba-na ha-ba-buluj₃-e
39.	zi mu-da-i-ir
40.	ba-ni-in-kuc₂-u₃-en
41.	im-ma-si-in mul-e igi bi₂-du₈-ru-un
42.	ud-sakar igi-ja₂ am₃-bar-bar-re
43.	jiri₃-pa_x(PAD)-ra₂-zu bad₃-da he₂-eb-la₂
44.	lu₂ bad₃-da-ke₄ er₂ ha-ra-ce₈-ce₈
45.	ce-en-kilim^ce-X-li balaj-balaj ha-ra-sag₃-ge
46.	muc-da-gur₄-e te ha-ra-hur-e
47.	nim-e nundum-a-ni ha-ra-ze₂-e
48.	eme-cid-e eme-a-ni ha-ra-suh^?-e
49.	u₃-a-lum-e he₂-me-lum-lum-e
50.	u₃-a-lam-e he₂-me-lam-lam-e
51.	lum-ma-zu-ne lam-ma-zu-ne
52.	dun₅ ^dugcakir₃-ra X [X]-ra-zu-ne
53.	u₃-sa₂ aj₂ ze₂-ba X [...]
54.	ki-nu₂ aj₂ ze₂-ba X [...]
55.	gu₂-un u₈-a X [...]
56.	MU RI nij₂-hul₂-la-/da^?\ [...]
57.	dam cukur₂-zu he₂-a du₅-/mu\ [...]
58.	du₅-mu ha-la-zu /he₂\-[a]
59.	ce nir-ra mu-ud-na-zu he₂-[a]
60.	^dezina₂-^dku₃-su₃ a₂-tah-/zu\ [...]
61.	inim sag₉-sag₉-ge ^dlamma tuku he₂-me-[en]
62.	bal ud sag₉-ga a₂ e₃ he₂-me-en
63.	ezen saj-ki zalag-ga he₂-me-en
64.	du₅-mu-ju₁₀ DAG.KISIM₅xX-am₃ aj₂ nu-un-zu
65.	libir^?-ra-na cid-bi nu-un-zu
66.	[...] X ki-tuc-bi nu-un-zu
67.	[...] X-ga^? ha-ba-an-pad₃-de₃-en
68.	[...] he₂-gu₇-e
69.	[...]-a^?
70.	[...]-/RI^?\-be₂-en
71.	[...] ha-ba-te^?
72.	[...] he₂-me-en
73.	[...] he₂-me-en
74.	[...] X-la-an
75.	[...] X-la-an
76.	[...] X-e
77.	[...] X
78.	[... mu]-/un\-u₅
79.	[... mu]-/un\-u₅
80.	[...] /ki mah\ [...]
81.	[...] mac₂ udu ance X /mu\-[un]-/u₅\
82.	[...] mu-un-KAL A jic^? [X X mu]-/un\-u₅
83.	[^dnin]-ka-si gakkul-a [X X mu-un]-u₅
84.	[...] /A^? ZI^? SAR^?\ [...]
85.	^dNE^? [...]
86.	^dnanna X [...]
87.	X (X) MA zid-/de₃^?\ [...]
88.	dam mu-un-X [...] /mu^?\-[...]
89.	dam sipad-da u₅ gu₂^?-na mu-un-[u₅]
90.	X ki^?-luh mu-nim-mar-ra mu-un-u₅
91.	[pec]-tur-ZI nesaj-bi-a mu-un-de₆
92.	u₃ za-e u₃-sa₂-/ga\ nu₂-i₃
93.	[mu]-nim-mar-zu pa la₂-la₂-de₃
94.	/^jic^?\pec₃-gin₇ asila he₂-la₂
95.	urim₂^ki zag-bi-ce₃ u₃^?-dub₂-ba gub-bi₂
96.	unug^ki-ga zag-bi-ce₃ ne-mur-ra gub-bi₂
97.	ur-ra ka-na bal-e-gin₇ dab₅-ba-ni
98.	gi-sa-gin₇ a₂-na la₂-ba-ni
99.	ur-e igi-zu ni₂ u₃-ba-ni-ib-te
100.	murgu-zu barag-gin₇ he₂-si-il-le
101.	u₃-cub-bi^? [X X] X X X X X
102.	kac SUM^? [...] X X X
103.	an-za-[gar₃ ...] X X
104.	ejer^? [...]
	approx. 6 lines missing
111.	[X X] X X [...]
112.	amar X nu-dar-dar [...]
113.	til₃-/la^?\ TI X [...]
114.	lu₂^?-gin₇^? na-[...]
	unknown no. of lines missing

Print sources

Alster 1971: composite text, translation, handcopy, commentary (ll. 46-58 (CBS 11353))

Cavigneaux and Al-Rawi 2000, p. 76: commentary (collated reading for line 45)

Civil 1972, p. 84: commentary (Ni 4322, N 3499)

Kramer 1969e, p. 651-652: translation

Kramer 1971: score transliteration, translation, photograph, commentary (UM 29-16-15)

Cuneiform sources

CBS 11353 (RA 65 1971] p.170); lines in composite: 46-58

N 3499

Ni 4245 a 21'-b (SLTN 134); lines in composite: 1-3, 41-66

Ni 4322 (ISET 1 86); lines in composite: 46-52

Ni 9755

UM 29-16-85 (photo Fs. Volterra VI pl. If.)

Revision history

26.vi.2000-30.vi.2000: GC, editor: standardisation
09.viii.2000: JAB, editor: proofreading
10.viii.2000: GC, editor: SGML tagging
01.ix.2000: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
01.ix.2000: 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