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A lullaby for a son of Šulgi (Šulgi 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-ṣa-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-izsar-am3 a im-mi-dug4
25. hi-izsar gakkul-am3 ma8 im-mi-dug4
26. hi-izsar-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-pax(PAD)-ra2-zu bad3-da he2-eb-la2
44. lu2 bad3-da-ke4 er2 ha-ra-ce8-ce8
45. ce-en-kilimce-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. urim2ki zag-bi-ce3 u3?-dub2-ba gub-bi2
96. unugki-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
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