The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature

ETCSLtransliteration : c.2.8.3.5

A prayer for Samsu-iluna (Samsu-iluna E)

1.	[X X] X-ju₁₀ mu gi₁₆-sa saj il₂-la me-te nam-nun-na
2.	[X X] X nij₂-si-sa₂ nij₂-gen₆-e ki aj₂-e
3.	[...] X-e mu mah sa₄-a
4.	[^den]-lil₂-le X X nam gal tar X-a
5.	^dnin-lil₂-le X [...]
6.	^dnin-urta kalag-<ga> a₂-tah-zu i₃-me-a
7.	^dnuska sukkal-mah ^den-lil₂-la₂ kingal kur-kur-ra
8.	e₂-kur-ra ad-da saj e₂-gal-la-zu i₃-me-a
9.	nam-til₃-la gu₂ an-ce₃ he₂-ni-zig₃
10.	nam-nun-na saj an-ce₃ he₂-ni-il₂
11.	sa-am-su-i-lu-na me-te nam-nun-na
12.	nam-til₃-la ud-bi su₃-ud-ba-ni-ib
13.	igi sag₉-ga an lugal dijir-re-e-ne-ke₄ he₂-e-ci-bar
14.	an gal mah a-a dijir-re-e-ne-ke₄
15.	aga su-lim si mah gal gur₃-ru
16.	^jicgu-za nam-lugal-la pa mul-bi dajal-la an-gin₇ DU X
17.	PA ka-ac bar [X] X X X si sa₂-sa₂-e
18.	saj gig₂ zi-jal₂ a-na lu-a u₂-a-ce₃ lah₅-lah₅-e
19.	ud til₃-la su₃-ra₂-ce₃ saj-e-ec hu-mu-<ni>-in-rig₇
20.	^den-lil₂ X X lugal kur-kur-ra-ke₄
21.	nij₂-dug₄-ga [(X X)] a₂ bad-a-zu he₂-ri-DU
22.	iri ma-da-za hu-mu-ra-ab-X
23.	suhuc ma-da hu-mu-ra-ab-gen₆-ne₂
24.	^dnin-lil₂ nin dijir-re-e-ne-ke₄
25.	cag₄ hul₂-la-ni-ta he₂-mu-e-ci-ib₂-RI
26.	saj-ki zalag-ga-na igi hu-mu-ri-gub
27.	ki ^den-lil₂-la₂-ta ad gi₄-gi₄-/da^?\ X
28.	ki SI X / en₃\ tar-tar-re-da [(X)]
29.	inim sag₉-sag₉-ga X UC he₂-X
30.	^dnin-urta ur-saj kalag-ga ^den-lil₂-la₂-ke₄
31.	en ec-bar an ^den-lil₂-gin₇ dug₄-ga mah-a-ni dugud-da
32.	nam-nir-jal₂ me-lem₄ nam-ur-saj gaba-jal₂ lu₂-u ru-gu₂
33.	sipad(source: PA.KU) kalag-ga hul-jal₂ erim₂ gaz-gaz^ka-e-ec
34.	iri gu₂ du₃-a-zu zar-gin₇ ha-ra-ab-sal-e
35.	erim₂-jal₂-zu cu-zu-ce₃ he₂-bi₂-ib-si-si
36.	^dnuska sukkal-mah ^den-lil₂-la₂-ke₄
37.	kadra-zu ceg₁₂ e₂-kur-ra-ce₃ hul₂-la he-ni-ib-ku₄-/ku₄\
38.	saj-ki zalag-ga ^den-lil₂ ^dnin-<lil₂>-la₂-ke₄ an-ta he₂-bi₂-ib-gi₄-gi₄-in
39.	kan₄-dijir-ra^ki iri ur-saj-e-ne-ka
40.	nam-lugal-zu suhuc-bi ha-ra-ab-gen₆-ne₂
41.	inim mah dug₄-ga X ^den-lil₂ X [...]
42.	[...] X lugal-bi he₂-a
43.	[...] X X ki ha-ra-ab-sa₂-sa₂
44.	[...] X X AN ud-gin₇ an kug-ga itid-da u₃-tud-/da\
45.	[...] X X-e nam-til₃-da gurun gibil-gin₇ /he₂\-en-da-mu₂-mu₂
46.	[sa-am]-/su\-i-lu-na lugal-ju₁₀

Print sources

Sjöberg 1973a: composite text, translation, handcopy, commentary

Electronic sources

Tinney 1998k: composite text

Cuneiform sources

3N-T230 = IM 58392 + 3N-T236 = IM 58395 (JAOS 93 545); provenance: Nippur

Revision history

26.iii.1999-31.iii.1999: JAB, editor: standardisation
27.iv.1999: JAB, editor: minor corrections
06.v.1999: GZ, editor: proofreading
23.vi.1999: GC, editor: SGML tagging
25.vi.1999: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
20.xii.1999: ER, editor: adding cuneiform sources
25.vi.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