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ETCSLtransliteration : c.2.5.5.2

A praise poem of Lipit-Ectar (Lipit-Ectar B)

1.	^dli-pi₂-it-ec₄-tar₂ lugal saj il₂ nun barag-ga
2.	he₂-du₇ ^jicisimu₂^sar nam-lugal-la
3.	^dutu-gin₇ du ce-er-zid kalam-ma
4.	nam-nun-ce₃ mah me gal-la u₅
5.	ub-da 4 uj₃ ki jar-ra
6.	ce-ga ^den-lil₂-la₂ ^dnin-lil₂-le ki aj₂
7.	cul zid igi gun₃ barag-ga tum₂-ma
8.	men aga zid saj me-te-jal₂
9.	cibir cu {du₈} {(1 ms. has instead:) du₇} saj gig₂-ga
10.	nun ^dli-pi₂-it-ec₄-tar₂ dumu ^den-lil₂-la₂ sipad igi-jal₂-tuku
11.	uj₃ lah₅-lah₅-e jissu dug₃-ga ud IC^?-e ni₂ dub₂-bu
12.	en alim mah an-ne₂ ki aj₂
13.	jickim-til₃-zu-um ama ^dnin-lil₂-la₂
14.	^dli-pi₂-it-ec₄-tar₂ a₂ nun hu-mu-te-jal₂
15.	ka lal₃-gin₇ dug₃ mu ka-ge du₇
16.	cag₄-ge de₆-a dam ^dinana
17.	^den-ki-ke₄ jectug₂ dajal saj-e-ec rig₇-ga
18.	^dnisaba munus ul-la gun₃-a
19.	munus zid dub-sar nin nij₂-nam zu
20.	si-zu im-ma si ba-ni-in-sa₂
21.	cag₄ dub-ba-ka gu-cum₂ mi-ni-in-sag₉-sag₉
22.	gi-dub-ba kug-sig₁₇-ka cu mu-ni-in-gun₃
23.	gi-1-nindan ec₂-gana₂ za-gin₃
24.	jic-as₄-lum le-um igi-jal₂ cum₂-mu ^dnisaba-ke₄ cu dajal ma-ra-an-dug₄
25.	^dli-pi₂-it-ec₄-tar₂ dumu ^den-lil₂-la₂-me-en
26.	nij₂-zid nij₂-gen₆-na pa bi₂-e-e₃
27.	en sag₉-zu an-zag-ce₃ na-dul^?
28.	^dli-pi₂-it-ec₄-tar₂ lugal umuc gal-gal-la ad gi₄-gi₄
29.	inim-ma nu-kuc₂-u₃ gal-zu ka-ac bar uj₃-e si sa₂
30.	jectug₂ dajal nij₂-nam gal-le-ec zu
31.	di kur-kur-ra-ke₄ si sa₂-sa₂-e-de₃
32.	inim cag₄-ga jal₂-la lul zid-bi mu-e-zu
33.	^dli-pi₂-it-ec₄-tar₂ lu₂-erim₂-ra guru₅-uc mu-e-ta-ab-ed₂-de₃-en
34.	ka cer₇-da-ka jiri₃ saga₁₁ dug₄ lu₂ zi-zi-i mu-e-zu
35.	nam-tag dugud ka garac₂-kam lu₂ til-le mu-ni-in-zu
36.	a₂-tuku sa gaz nu-mu-un-ci-ak-e
37.	kalag-ga sig₉-ga ce₂₉-ec₂ nu-mu-un-ak-e
38.	nij₂-si-sa₂ ki-en-gi ki-uri-a mu-ni-jar
39.	su kalam-ma mu-dug₃
40.	^dli-pi₂-it-ec₄-tar₂ lugal i₃-si-in^ki-na lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri-me-en
41.	nibru^ki-ce₃ dub sar-re-me-en
42.	e₂-kur-re e₂ ^den-lil₂-la₂-ce₃ ^dli-pi₂-it-ec₄-tar₂ saj us₂-bi za-e-me-en
43.	^den-lil₂ ^dnin-lil₂-ra ki aj₂ cag₄-ba-me-en
44.	ur-saj ^dnin-urta mackim kalag-ga-zu-um
45.	^dnuska sukkal-mah a₂-tah inim-ma-zu-um
46.	icib kec₃^ki-ce₃ ^dnin-tur₅-re zid-de₃-ec pad₃-da-me-en
47.	urim₂^ki-ce₃ jal₂-la cul jic tuku ^dsuen-na-me-en
48.	^den-ki-ke₄ eridug^ki-ta aga zid cum₂-ma-me-en
49.	ki unug^ki-ga kug ^dinana-ra ^dli-pi₂-it-ec₄-tar₂ hi-li cag₄-ga-na-me-en
50.	^dnin-i₃-si-in-na-ke₄ i₃-si-in^ki-na barag mah-zu mi-ni-in-ri
51.	i-lu cag₄-ga mu bal sag₉-ga
52.	nun-e nun uru₁₆ dirig gal mah-bi
53.	ad-da-zu ^dic-me-^dda-gan lugal kalam-ma-ke₄
54.	^jicgu-za-na suhuc-bi mu-ra-an-ge-en
55.	inim dug₄-ga an ^den-lil₂-la₂-ta
56.	du₁₇ nim kur-kur-ra si-a {mu-ni-in-jar} {(1 ms. has instead:) mu-e-ni-jar}
57.	^dli-pi₂-it-ec₄-tar₂ dumu ^den-lil₂-la₂-me-en
58.	nij₂-gen₆-na-zu ka-ga₁₄ mi-ni-in-jal₂
59.	za₃-mi₂-zu e₂-dub-ba-a-ka {im mu-e-ni-dug₄-dug₄} {(1 ms. has instead:) im-e nam-da₁₃-da₁₃}
60.	dub-sar-re a-le he₂-em-ci-ak-e gal-le-ec he₂-i-i
61.	ar₂-zu e₂-dub-ba-a-ka muc₃ nam-ba-an-tum₂-mu
62.	sipad gu₂-tuku cul dumu ^den-lil₂-la₂
63.	^dli-pi₂-it-ec₄-tar₂ za₃-mi₂

Print sources

Falkenstein 1953, p. 123-126: translation

Römer 1965, p. 23-29: composite text, translation, commentary

Römer 1989a, p. 681-686: translation, commentary

Vanstiphout 1978: composite text, score transliteration, translation, handcopy, photograph, commentary

Vanstiphout 1979: commentary

Electronic sources

Krecher 1996b: composite text, translation

Tinney 1998ccc: composite text

Cuneiform sources

A 627

AO 8863 (TCL 16 87)

CBS 4075 (photo JCS 30 60)

CBS 6501 (PBS 1/2 138; photo JCS 30 57)

CBS 6668 (photo JCS 30 55)

CBS 6943 (photo JCS 30 57)

CBS 7866 (photo JCS 30 58)

CBS 7869 (photo JCS 30 59)

CBS 7874 (PBS 13 36; photo JCS 30 58)

CBS 7876 (photo JCS 30 59)

CBS 13380 (JCS 30 55)

CBS 13967 (PBS 13 49; photo JCS 30 52f.)

CBS 14134 (STVC 78; photo JCS 30 54)

N 1509

N 1537

N 1553

N 1580

N 1731

N 1739

N 4176

N 4960 (photo JCS 30 61)

N 6282

Ni 1601 (UMB 17/2 fg. 12; ISET 1 48)

Ni 3042 (SLTN 69)

Ni 5038 (ISET 1 66)

UET 1 296

UET 6 351

UM 29-13-376

UM 29-16-145 (JCS 32 64; photo JCS 30 56)

3N-T819

3N-T914ee = A 33453 (JCS 30 61)

3N-T915f = A 33463 (JCS 30 61)

W 16743g (BagM 2 41190)

Revision history

24.v.1999: GZ, editor: standardisation
28.vii.1999: JAB, editor: proofreading
17.viii.1999: GZ, editor: SGML tagging
03.ix.1999: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
03.ix.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