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ETCSLtransliteration : c.2.4.2.15

A praise poem of Culgi (Culgi O)

	Segment A
1.	iri mu-bi-gin₇ me-a tum₂-ma (Cited in OB catalogue in the Louvre, 0.2.02, line 62)
2.	ec₃ urim₂^ki ud huc ki-en-gi-ra me₃ ki us₂-sa
3.	numun i-i suhuc kalam-ma gen₆-ne₂ he₂-jal₂ ki us₂-sa
4.	barag mah an-na ki kug ki sikil
5.	nij₂-saj gu₇ an-ne₂ ni₂ te-en-ten lal₃ jectin biz-biz-ze₂-da ki us₂-sa
6.	du₆-ur₂ ki mu tuku ^den-lil₂-la₂ cag₄-bi me hal-ha
7.	ki nam tar-ra a-a ^den-lil₂-la₂ barag gal ki us₂-sa
8.	eridug^ki ec₃ kug-zu nam tar-ra me nun me sikil-la ki us₂-sa
9.	e₂-kic-nu-jal₂-la tur₃ ^dsuen-na
10.	ab₂ zid ^gudninda₂ amar kug-ge a-ne di i₃ dug₃^?-ga ki us₂-sa
11.	abzu ki-tuc kug cul ^dsuen-na
12.	^jicecgiri₂ mah an-na saj il₂-la u₆ di ki us₂-sa
13.	ji₆-par₄ ec₃ nam-hi-li du₃-a me zid nam-en-na ki us₂-sa
14.	en nun-na mu gal-zu sikil-la-am₃
15.	suh bur₂-bur₂ ^dnanna ki-tuc dug₃-ge inim dug₃ nij₂-si-sa₂-e ki us₂-sa
16.	id₂-nun-kug a zal-le gal-gal-la kun-zu-ce₃ ku₆ mucen ki us₂-sa
17.	bad₃ nijin₂-na iri ki ja₂-ra-bi cita₂ ^jictukul ki us₂-sa
18.	unken jar-ra uj₃ ca-ra-ba ^kucgur₂₁(source: TUM)^ur₃ ki us₂-sa
19.	ki-en-gi-ir-a ki-tuc ja₂-ra-bi ni₂ gal ki us₂-sa
20.	kur-kur ab₂ zid-gin₇ lu-lu-a-bi
21.	ab₂ dugud-da u₈ sila₄-da car₂-ra amac-a ki us₂-sa
22.	erin₂-bi me₃-ce₃ zig₃-ga-bi
23.	a e₃-a gaba-ri nu-tuku
24.	ab hu-luh-ha NI.SUM sumur ki us₂-sa
25.	[nun]-bi ur-saj ^den-lil₂-la₂ pirij ne-na zig₃-ga
26.	[pirij ban₃]-da^! kur-ra guru₅-uc bur₂-bur₂
27.	[X X] am^! gal cu^! im-gid₂-gid₂-i
28.	[X] X gu₇-a CEC₂(SIKI^?.LAM^?)-bi sud-sud
29.	[sipad] [cul]-gi dumu ^dnin-sumun₂-ka
30.	[...] /UR₃\-ra he₂-du₇-bi
31.	[...] X-/ra^?\-na inim hul-ne-ne-a
32.	[ur-saj] [^d]/gilgamec₂\ AN en kul-ab^ki-a-ke₄
33.	[X X] X /NA^?\ im-ma-ni-in-kur₉
34.	[X X] /kur\-kur-ra-ta inim mu-na-ta-an-e₃
35.	[...] X e₂-gal-la-na-kam
36.	X [X] dug₄^?-ga^? kur-kur-ra-kam
37.	KI^? X GI^? URU X gi hal-hal-la-gin₇ igi-ni mu-na-an-jal₂
38.	ud^?-bi^? nam kalam-ma ba-tar-ra-ta
39.	numun nij₂-zi-jal₂-la ba-i-a-ta
40.	lugal-e^? ^lu₂^?tab^?-ba-ni-ir dalla mu-na-an-e₃-a
41.	ud-ba^? ^dgilgamec₂ en kul-ab^ki-a-ke₄
42.	cul-gi sipad zid ki-en-gi-ra-ke₄
43.	jiri₃ babbar-ra-na inim mu-ti-ni-ib-e₃
44.	ud ul-le₂-ac a-ar-bi ak-de₃
45.	ud su₃-ra₂-ac cu-a bal-e-de₃
46.	mu su₃-ra₂-ac nu-ha-lam-e-de₃
47.	a-ne-ne nam-ur-saj kalag-ga-ba
48.	tec₂-bi igi zid-de₃-ec im-e-ne
49.	cul-gi sipad zid ki-en-gi-ra-ke₄
50.	cec gu₅-li-ni en ^dgilgamec₂
51.	nam-kalag-ga-na mu-ni-in-i-i
52.	nam-ur-saj-ja₂-na mu-ni-in-pad₃-pad₃-de₃
53.	kalag-ga me₃-a uru₂ gul-gul
54.	cen-cen-na saj jic ra-ra-bi
55.	ze₂-na bad₃ kug-bi a₂-sag₃-ge kij₂-ja₂
56.	e₂ /kic\^ki^!-ce₃ ^jictukul-zu ba-ta-a-e₃
57.	ur-/saj\ 7-bi ad₆-a mi-ni-dab₅
58.	[lugal] /kic\^ki en-me-barag-ge₄-e-si
59.	[...] /saj\-ja₂-na jiri₃ mu-na-ni-us₂
60.	nam-lugal kic^?^ki-ta^? unug^?^ki-ce₃ am₃-mi-de₆
61.	kul-aba^ki X X X u₃-tud-da pa im-ma-ni-e₃
62.	MI X GI UL inim-ma MUC₃-bi
63.	^dgilgamec₂ en^? [kul-ab^ki-a-ke₄]
64.	a nam^?-en-na mec₃ zid^? [...]
65.	X X X ki kug an [...]
66.	X X gal^?-gal DI^? [...] a₂^? bad-bad^? X [...]
67.	jicnimbar^? X A₂^? X X [...]
68.	ki^?-bal^? KIJ₂^? X X [...]
69.	[X] X X [...]
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74.	[...] X X-gin₇ lul^?-e^?-[ec ...]
75.	[...] /jiri₃\ saga₁₁ ba-ni-/dug₄\
76.	[X] X DUL^? ki jar ^jicrab₃ mah^?-gin₇ /MU\ [...]
77.	[X]-bi sim zig₃-ga-gin₇ mu-un-/ur₄\-[ur₄]
78.	[^den]-/lil₂\-ra ec₃-e nibru^ki-a mu^!-na-da-/an\-[ku₄-ku₄]
79.	[X] X X TE ba-ra-cub-bu-uc-a-bi
80.	[X X] a gig-ce₃ in-ga-e-ne
81.	[X] /^urud^?\alan urim₂^ki-ma til-la
82.	[X] X dijir 7-na zag gub-gub-bu ^jicsilig-ga sud-sud
83.	/ur\-saj zi₂ ja₂-ra in-gu₂-mu-cum₂-/mu\-[e]
84.	/lugal\ ki-en-gi-ra ne₃ mu-un-gub-[me-en₃]
85.	[cul]-gi sipad ki-en-gi-ra-ke₄^!
86.	[cec] gu₅-li-ni en ^dgilgamec
87.	[nam-kalag-ga-na mu]-ni-in-i-i
88.	[nam-ur-saj-ja₂-na mu-ni]-/in\-pad₃-pad₃-[de₃]
89.	X X [...]
90.	di ku₅-ra₂-a-za^? [...]
91.	a-ba za-gin₇ kaskal /kur\-[ra-ke₄ si im-sa₂ ] har-ra-an X [X DU]
92.	kalag-ga erin /kur\-[ra ...]
93.	tir mah-[a ...]
94.	^jicma₂ X [...]
95.	hu-wa-/wa\ [...]
96.	ni₂ 7-[na-ni ...]
97.	KA TUR-TUR X X X X [...]
98.	ki-tuc ki jar-ra-ni-ta /im\-[...]
99.	^den-lil₂-ra ec₃-e /nibru\[^ki-a] [...] ZI₂ mu-na-ni-[...]
100.	ur-saj dab₅-ba-zu U₃ X X X X
101.	ama lu₂ tur₅-ra dumu ur₂-ra mu-na-ni-de₆
102.	u₂-dug₄ ka ba-ba-zu kur-kur-ra ma-ra-an-ti
103.	^dgilgamec₂ nir-jal₂ /unug\^ki-ga
104.	ud nam-tag₂-ga nam-gu₂-bi-e^? X RU^?
105.	ki-bal hul gig-ga saj X GIM X X
106.	nam-mah gal-gal-zu pa bi₂-e₃ a₂ bad ha-mu-[... tum₂]
107.	en ^dgilgamec₃ X [...]
108.	[cul]-/gi\ sipad zid ki-en-[gi-ra-ke₄] [...]
109.	[X] cag₄-ga [X X] CU^? [...]
110.	[X] ki^? nun^? [...]
111.	X cag₄^? A^? [X] lu₂^? /MU^?\ [...]
112.	[saj] /gig₂^?\-ga [X] /MU\ U₃ [...]
113.	X gal-gal-la KA NUN^? [...]
114.	[X] /MA^?\ DA ki nij₂ ja₂-ra-bi cag₄^? [...]
115.	[zar] /du₈\-a ce [...]
116.	[X] /HA^?\ dugud-gin₇ bi₂-[...]
117.	[X] /KA\ an-gin₇ /MI^?\ [...]
118.	[X]-/bi^?\-e X mah^!-gin₇ cu [...]
119.	[X] X mah-bi e₂-ce₃ mu-na-X [...]
120.	[X] X [...] X [...]
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126.	[...] X [...] X
127.	[...] X ki^?-tuc^? /nam^?\ [X] X
128.	[...] mu-un-KA^?-e
129.	[...] mu-un-cudu₃-cudu₃
130.	[...] X nam-ul-la-me
131.	[...] X gal-gal-la-kam
132.	[...] ba-ta-a-e₃
133.	[...]-/ec\ im-e-ne
134.	/cul^?\ [...] dijir a-nun-ke₄-ne
135.	u₂-[a ...]-na giri₁₇ cu jal₂-la-ni
136.	ur-/saj^?\ [zi₂] /ja₂^?\-ra in-ga-mu-cum₂-mu-e
137.	[lugal] [ki-en]-/gi\-ra ne₃ mu-un-gub-me-en₃
138.	^dcul-[gi] /sipad\ zid ki-en-gi-ra-ke₄
139.	cec /gu₅-li\-ni en ^dgilgamec₂
140.	nam-kalag-ga-na mu-ni-in-i-i
141.	nam-ur-saj-ja₂-na mu-ni-in-pad₃-pad₃
142.	^dictaran di-kud kalam-ma til-la
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	Segment B
	(The sequence of Segments B, C, D and E is uncertain)
1.	X [...] X [...] /DI^? MA\ KA X [...]
2.	ibila kalag-ga nam^?-[lugal-la] ( (illegible))
3.	u₃-su-tuku uru₂ a₂^? X [...]
4.	dur₃ ^dsuen-[na] [...]
5.	sun₄ za-gin₃ la₂ /gaba^?\ [...] nam-gu₂^? [...]
6.	za₃-mi₂-bi dug₃^? [...] cir₃-/bi^?\ [...]
7.	mu-bi X [...] CE^? [...]
8.	dumu^? [...]
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	Segment C
	(The sequence of Segments B, C, D and E is uncertain; Segments C and D are adjacent)
1.	[...] X X [...]
2.	[...] [a₂] sud-sud-de₃ (i-ca₂-di-hu)
3.	[...] DU-mu-un
4.	[...]-DU^?-en₃
5.	[...] /he₂^?\-eb₂-dug₄^du
6.	[...] /he₂^?\-eb₂-du₇^du
7.	[...]-ga-me-ec₂
8.	[...] kalam-ma-me-ec₂ (cu-nu)
9.	[...] pec-a-me-ec₂ (kab-ru₃)
10.	[...] X X X-me-ec₂ ( (illegible))
11.	[...] BAD X-[me]-ec₂
12.	[...] hul^?-[la-me]-/ec₂\
13.	[...] X lil₂^?-la₂^?-me-ec₂
14.	[...] X X-me^?-ec₂^?
	Segment D
	(The sequence of Segments B, C, D and E is uncertain; Segments C and D are adjacent)
1.	/DI\ [...]
2.	PIRIJ X [...]
3.	ur-/saj\ [zi₂ ja₂-ra in-ga-mu-cum₂-mu-e] ( (illegible))
4.	lugal ki-en-/gi\-[ra] [ne₃ mu-un-gub-me-en₃]
5.	cul-gi sipad [zid ki-en-gi-ra-ke₄]
6.	cec gu₅-li-ni [en ^dgilgamec₃]
7.	nam-kalag-ga-na [mu-ni-in-i-i]
8.	nam-ur-saj-ja₂-na [mu-ni-in-pad₃-pad₃-de₃]
9.	^dgilgamec₃ ^anceni-is-ku [...]
10.	dijir di-kud X [...] (X [X] X cu-na)
11.	X X ZU A X [...]
12.	dub-la₂-zu-u₃ X [...]
13.	am du₇-du₇-gin₇ [...]
14.	X [...]
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	Segment E
	(The sequence of Segments B, C, D and E is uncertain)
1.	[muc]-/cag₄\-tur₃-gin₇ ki-bal-ce₃ kur₉ [...] ([a-na] ma-at nu-ku-ur-tim a-na [...])
2.	[cul]-gi dumu ^dnin-sumun₂-ka ^den^?-/ki^?\ an [...] (X [...] DUMU za an [...])
3.	[...] X X X-bi BAD ki^? X [...]
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Print sources

Hall 1985, p. 428-431: commentary

Klein 1976, p. 271-292: composite text, translation, commentary

Sjöberg 1960, p. 108-118: composite text, commentary (ll. 1-28)

Electronic sources

Krecher 1996a: composite text, translation

Cuneiform sources

CBS 10306

CBS 10900 (+?) Ni 13227 (ISET 1 150)

Ni 2477 (SLTN 79)

Ni 4101 (ISET 1 27)

Ni 4112 (ISET 1 72)

Ni 4535 (ISET 2 1)

UM 29-13-990

UM 29-15-9 + UM 29-15-158

?UM 29-15-231

Revision history

19.ii.1999-01.iii.1999: JAB, editor: standardisation
28.vii.2000: GZ, editor: proofreading
28.vii.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

A praise poem of Culgi (Culgi O)

Segment A

Segment B

Segment C

Segment D

Segment E

Print sources

Electronic sources

Cuneiform sources

Revision history