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CDLI Literary 000396 (Shulgi B) composite (P469698)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000396 (Shulgi B) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P469698 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
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| 1 | lugal-e mu-ni nig2-ul-sze3 | the king, whose name is eternal |
| 2 | u4 su3-ra2-ka pa e3 ak-de3 | to make manifest in distant days, |
| 3 | {d}szul-gi lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 | Šulgi, king of Ur |
| 4 | a2-na za3-mi2-bi-im kal-ga-na szer3-bi-im | It is the praise of his mighty strength, it is the sighing. |
| 5 | gal-an-zu nig2 sag-bi-sze3 e3-a-na mu da-ri2-bi-im | Your greatness is the eternal name of the one who rises above everything. |
| 6 | sza3-bala-bala-a egir u4-da-ka szu-a bala-e-de3 | In order to overturn the ša-bala-balaŋ, in order to change the course of the day, |
| 7 | kal-ga dumu {d}nin-sun2-ka-ra | the mighty one, son of Ninsun |
| 8 | gesztu2 egir-ra-bi igi-sze3 mu-un-na-de6 | He brought the wisdom of the future before her. |
| 9 | a2-ni szer3-ra silim-esz2 mu-un-e | His arms are bound in a sigh of peace. |
| 10 | dim2-ma nig2 sa6-ga sza3-ta DU-a-ni ni2-bi i3-bulug5-e | (Sum) When he makes a good design in the heart, he trembles in fear (Akk) When I make a beautiful design from the inside, I am terrified |
| 11 | lugal a lugal-e ru-a nin-e tu-da-me-en | King, father, king, prince, you are the one born to a lady. |
| 12 | {d}szul-gi-me-en dumu-gi7 sza3 zi-ta nam du10 tar-ra-me-en | I am Šulgi, the citizen who decrees a good fate from the true heart. |
| 13 | tur-ra-gu10-ne e2-dub-ba-a-a-am3 | When I was a child in the scribal school, |
| 14 | dub ki-en-gi ki-uri-ka nam-dub-sar-ra mi-ni-zu | You know the scribal art in Sumer and Akkad. |
| 15 | nam-dumu-gi7 ge26-e-gin7-nam im nu-mu-un-sar | I, like a child, did not write a tablet. |
| 16 | nam-dub-sar-ra ki nam-ku3-zu-ba lu2 im-mi-re6-re6 | The one who goes to the scribal school, the place of wisdom, |
| 17 | zi-zi-i ga2-ga2 szudum nig2-szid-de3 za3 im-mi-til-til | (Sum) The risen one, the šudum priest, is finished at the side (Akk) The rising of the throne is finished to the side |
| 18 | {d}nanibgal sig7-ga {d}nisaba2-ke4 | Nanibgal, the beautiful Nisaba, |
| 19 | gesztu2 gizzal2-la szu dagal ma-ni-in-du11 | He sat down wide in wisdom. |
| 20 | dub-sar gal2 tak4-a nig2-e nu-dib-be2-me-en | I am the open scribe who does not pass by anything. |
| 21 | sa nemurx(|PIRIG.TUR|)-gin7 zi-ga-gu10-ne | When I rise like a leopard |
| 22 | {ansze}niskum-gin7 kasz4 kal-ga di-ga2 | When I was going like a mule on the strong road, |
| 23 | sza3 an-na-ke4 hul2-la ma-ab-de6 | The heart of An brought me joy. |
| 24 | a-la-ga2 {d}en-lil2-le gu3 zi ma-ni-in-de2 | In my ala drum, Enlil spoke to me kindly. |
| 25 | nam-si-sa2-gu10-usz gidri ma-an-szum2-mu-usz | He gave me a scepter for my life. |
| 26 | gu2 kur-kur-ra-ka giri3 ba-da-gub | He set foot on the bank of all the lands. |
| 27 | {gesz}tukul-ga2 mu-bi sig-sze3 mu-un-gal2 | Its name was in the south. |
| 28 | aga3-kar2 se3-ga-gu10 igi-nim-sze3 mu-un-gal2 | My captured slave was there before the sun. |
| 29 | me3 szen-szen-na um-ta-ab-e3-en | You have brought out the battle and combat. |
| 30 | ki ib2-du11-ga {d}en-lil2-la2-sze3 | to the place of Ibduga of Enlil, |
| 31 | ama erin2-na-gu10-u8 igi-sze3 ba-du-un | The mother of my labor-troops came before me. |
| 32 | igi-bar-ra-gu10-u8 a-sza3 ba-ab-zalag-ge-en | When I look at my face, I am brightening the field. |
| 33 | ge26-e-me-en {gesz}tukul-la a-la mu-un-ga2-ga2-an | I am the one who puts the weapons to the sword. |
| 34 | {uruda}szukur {uruda}ma-sa-tum a-ba-da-ab-gal2-le-en-na | “If you have a šukur and masātu weapon, |
| 35 | {kusz}da-lu-usz2-a a2-sag3-ge-bi mu-zu | You know the asag weapon of the sandal. |
| 36 | im-dug im-lag hul sag3-ga-gu10 | My potsherds and brewers, whose evil is smashed, |
| 37 | mer im ne3-gal2-la-gin7 dal-le-da-bi | Like a clear wind blowing in the wind, |
| 38 | sza3 dab-ba-gu10-u8 la-ba-ab-dib-be2-en | You will not let my angry heart pass by. |
| 39 | ni2 zi ir kur-re ba-ab-szum2-mu-un | He gave a true fearsomeness and wailing to the mountains. |
| 40 | szesz gu5-li-gu10 szul {d}utu-am3 | My brother, my friend, the youth Utu |
| 41 | ki zi-sza3-gal2-la-ka igi mu-na-ni-du8 | He looked for him in the place of the ŋīšagal prayer. |
| 42 | {d}szul-gi-me-en dalla e3-bi-a inim mu-un-da-bala-e-en | I am Šulgi, whose splendor is exalted, I constantly cross over words. |
| 43 | dingir igi sa6 me3-ga2-a-kam | It is the god with the beautiful face of my battle. |
| 44 | szul {d}utu kur-ra ki ag2 {d}lamma {gesz}tukul-ga2-kam | Youth Utu, beloved of the mountain, the protective deity of my weapon |
| 45 | inim-ma-ni-sze3 ga-mu-un-kal-ge LA ga-mu-un-ne3-e | I want to prove his case, I want [to prove] my case. |
| 46 | me3 gesz gesz-e la2-a-ba {d}utu ga2-a-ar ma-an-e3 | The battle, the limbs of the trees, Utu came out for me. |
| 47 | {gesz}tukul igi-nim-ma du10-ga2 bi2-tar | he sacrificed my good weapons. |
| 48 | sig-sze3 elam{ki}-ma gu3-ba gesz ma-ab-us2 | to the lowlands of Elam he smote with a weapon. |
| 49 | ki-bala {gesz}tukul-ga2 a-na ba-zi-zi-ga | What did the rebel land of my weapons raise? |
| 50 | nam-lu2-ulu3-bi sze sahar-ra-gin7 | Its people, like dust and barley, |
| 51 | ki-en-gi ki-uri ha-ba-ni-du8 | may Sumer and Akkad be gathered for him. |
| 52 | nig2 ak-a-ga2 ni2-bi ga-bulug5 | I want to smite myself with what I have done. |
| 53 | kal-ga-ga2 mu-bi a2 bi2-su3-u4 | The name of this (object) is “My mighty one has been slain. |
| 54 | gesztu2-gu10 nig2 galam-ma su3-ga-am3 | My ears are full of wisdom. |
| 55 | a-na-gu10 nig2 ka-ge dib-ba nu | What is it that I do not know? |
| 56 | nam-nun-da du-du-a-gu10-ne | When I go with princeliness, |
| 57 | {u2}|ZI&ZI.LAGAB| gesz hul {u2}|ZI&ZI.LAGAB| gesz hul zukum-ma-gu10-ne | When I grow a bitter plant, when I grow an evil plant, |
| 58 | til-lu-ug til-lu-ug-da nig2-zi-gal2 edin-na dab5-dab5-be2-da-gu10-ne | When I am seized by the life of the living in the steppe, |
| 59 | ur-mah ug uszumgal edin-na-ke4 | The lion, the warrior, dragon of the steppe, |
| 60 | me-da im-ti-ba me-a gen-na-ba | Where is the water in its marsh, where is it going? |
| 61 | gu3 nam-ur-sag-ga2-bi-ir edin-na ga2-la ha-ba-ni-dag-dag | May he wander about in the steppe shouting for heroism. |
| 62 | sa-du3-a-ta ba-ra-ab-szi-gen-ne-en | I will not go to the sadu-priest. |
| 63 | sze-er-tab-ta en-nu-ug3 ba-ra-bi2-ak | The guard was not entrusted to you in the morning. |
| 64 | a2 gesz-la2-a ba-ab-ak {gesz}tukul ba-ra-bi2-szub{ub} | the arms of the weapon were loosened, and the weapons were dropped. |
| 65 | u4 zu2 ses-a-bi {uruda}szukur zi-ba he2-bi2-gar | When its teeth were smashed with a šukur knife, it was put in place. |
| 66 | za-pa-ag2-bi-sze3 gaba-gu10 ba-ra-bi2-zi | Because of this curse, my chest cannot be raised. |
| 67 | ge26-e tusz-gu10-sze3 ba-ra-ba-ta-gen-ne-en | I did not go to my dwelling place. |
| 68 | ur-sag ur-sag-e gaz-a-gin7 | Like a hero who has been killed by the hero, |
| 69 | edin-na nig2 ul4-la-asz hu-mu-ni-ak | In the steppe he made something sweet for me. |
| 70 | gu3 szubtum5-ma ki giri3 ku5-da-ba edin-ba hu-mu-si-si-ig | In the squatter, at the place where footing is cut off, may he calm down in the steppe. |
| 71 | tur3 amasz ki sag bi2-in-bur2-bur2-ra | The cattlepen and sheepfold trembled before him. |
| 72 | sipa ildu2-ma-bi-ir su-bi hu-mu-du10 | May the sheepfold of the shepherd Ildumabi be sweetened for you. |
| 73 | u4 me-da u4 ul-le2-a-sze3 | To the distant days, to distant days |
| 74 | ga-nam dili-bi ba-an-da-se3-ga lu2 nam-mu-un-szi-ib-be2 | “Its single one has been taken away, no one should disturb it. |
| 75 | ur-mah {gesz}tukul-la bi2-til-la-gu10 | My lion who finished with weapons, |
| 76 | a-ra2-bi za3-bi-sze3 szid-bi ba-ra-zu | You do not know its ways and its corners. |
| 77 | nig2 ak-a-ga2 ni2-bi ga-bulug5 | I want to smite myself with what I have done. |
| 78 | kal-ga-ga2 mu-bi a2 bi2-su3-u4 | The name of this (object) is “My mighty one has been slain. |
| 79 | gesztu2-gu10 nig2 galam-ma su3-ga-am3 | My ears are full of wisdom. |
| 80 | a-na-gu10 nig2 ka-ge dib-ba nu | What is it that I do not know? |
| 81 | {d}szul-gi dingir nam-gurusz-a sag-kal erin2-na-me-en | Šulgi, god of youth, foremost of the troops, |
| 82 | tir-ra sa i-ni-sa2 ti galam-ma i-ni-gid2 | He twisted the knots of the forest, he extended the life. |
| 83 | nig2 szu 2(man) a2-ta ri-a-ga2 {gesz}gag-pan he2-ni-ib-ri-en | “That which has 2 mana strength from my arm I shall smash with my arrow. |
| 84 | am gal gu4 an-na sun2 alim gu3 ib2-de2-de2-e | The great wild bull, the ox in heaven, the bison calls out. |
| 85 | kur-ur2-ra sag bala-e-da-bi | Those who crossed over to the netherworld |
| 86 | a2 ne3-gal2-la-ga2 ti zu2 mu-ni-in-ri | He smote me with my mighty power. |
| 87 | u3 ur5-re nig2 la-ga me-dim2 | “Urre, that which was fashioned in a laĝ-demon, |
| 88 | zi-bi edin-na szub-szub-bu-da-bi | whose life is scattered in the steppe, |
| 89 | an-za-gar3 libir-ra-gin7 hu-mu-szub{ub} | like an old horizon he fell. |
| 90 | sag-bi {gesz}naga3 hul-gin7 ki he2-bi2-tag | its top like a ‘disappointing’ naga plant I planted there. |
| 91 | ansze-edin-na-sze3 {gesz}es2-ad la-ba-nu2-en pu2 la-ba-ba-al-e | To the donkey of the steppe, I do not lie down on a throne, (or) there is no well. |
| 92 | {gesz}gag-u2-tag-ga la-ba-szi-gid2-en | I did not accept the scepter |
| 93 | gaba-ri-gu10-gin7 du10 bi2-bur2 | like my breast he burst sweetly. |
| 94 | gaz tur-ba dur3 sal-la gaz-gin7-nam la-ba-szi-nigin2-nigin2-de3 | Like a young shoot, it is not going around in its small branches. |
| 95 | szeg9-bar ne3-gal2-la edin-na kasz4 di-da-bi | The wild bulls of the steppe, whose speeding along the road, |
| 96 | ur5-bi {gesz}gag-ta ba-ta-la2 | Its roots were carried away by a bolt. |
| 97 | a2 dili zi-ga-gu10 ki-a ba-ab-ha-za | My one who rises alone is seized on earth. |
| 98 | {gesz}gag-pan-ta zu2 kesz2-ga2 na-me | “From the throne there is no knot, |
| 99 | im-ri-a 1(disz)-am3 lu2 na-ma-ta-e3-e | One man should not come out from the threshing floor. |
| 100 | nita igi si sa2-a-me-en | I am a man with a straight face. |
| 101 | AB-ru-um ki-iz-ru-um-ma DU-a-gu10-ne | When I go to the abode, the kizrum, |
| 102 | {gesz}ilar sag3-ge-bi gal-zu-me-en | I am the one who knows how to strike the axe. |
| 103 | gesz-nu11 an-ta szu bar-ra-gin7 kasz4 du11-bi | Like a canopy rising from the sky, its roaring runners |
| 104 | nig2 bi2-ra-a-gu10 ki-bi nu-zi-zi-i | My things that were destroyed, they did not rise up. |
| 105 | nig2-gu2-un-na-sze3 da ba-ri-e | ... to her property. |
| 106 | {gesz}ellag nig2 an-na diri-ga-am3 tug2-gin7 im-ra-ra-an | The ball of heaven was surpassing, it was draped like a garment |
| 107 | nig2-ur2-limmu2 nim-gin7 gir2-re-da a2-sag3 bi2-ib-szub{ub}-be2-en | I fall at the asag flood like lightning. |
| 108 | {d}szul-gi-me-en du10 szu bar-ra-gin7 masz am3-mi-ib2-dab5-be2-en | I am Šulgi, like a sweet one who has been seized by a kid. |
| 109 | a2-gu10 nig2 na-me la-ba-dab5-be2 ma-ga-tum ma-szum2 | No one can take away my power, it is given to me as a gift. |
| 110 | ki-giri3-gen-gu10 nig2 mu-un-gar-gar | I have placed something at my feet. |
| 111 | edin-ta du-gu10-ne nig2 mu-un-szi-la2-la2 | When I go out from the steppe, something is carried away. |
| 112 | ama ugu-gu10 {d}nin-sun2-ka-ra | For my birth mother Ninsun |
| 113 | dumu nig2 5(disz) nig2 1(u)-ni ge26-e-me-en | I am a son of 5 things, 10 things. |
| 114 | nig2 ak-ga2 ni2-bi ga-bulug5 | I want to make the things that I have done look at myself. |
| 115 | kal-ga-ga2 mu-bi a2 bi2-su3-u4 | The name of this (object) is “My mighty one has been slain. |
| 116 | gesztu2-gu10 nig2 galam-ma su3-ga-am3 | My ears are full of wisdom. |
| 117 | a-na-gu10 nig2 ka-ge dib-ba nu | What is it that I do not know? |
| 118 | lugal-me-en ur-sag szu du7-a kalam-ma kur2-ra-am3 | I am the king, the heroic hero, the enemy land. |
| 119 | {d}szul-gi nir-gal2 usu gal-gal-la-me-en | Šulgi, you are the authoritative one with great strength |
| 120 | kal-ga-me-en nig2 sag nu-ge-me-en nig2-hul nu-zu-me-en | I am strong, I am one who does not fear anything, I do not know anything evil. |
| 121 | i7-da {gesz}ma2-gur8-gu10 gu2 nu-mu-da-ga2-ga2 | In the river my barge will not be moored. |
| 122 | ansze erin2-na-gu10 zi-bi nu-mu-e-da-szub-be2 | My donkey, my troops, its life is not abandoned. |
| 123 | szesz gu5-li-gu10 szul {d}utu-gin7 | My brother, like a youth Utu |
| 124 | za3-sze3 pirig-gin7 su8-su8-ge-ga2 | to my side like a lion, to my rear. |
| 125 | ansze sahar la2 ug-gin7 szix(|KAxBALAG|) gi4-a-ga2 szusz3 sa6-ga-bi-me-en | I am the one who makes the šu’s “favorable(?)] donkeys of the earth, like a corpse of the dead, |
| 126 | dur3{ur3}-gin7 kasz4-a ne3-gu10 nu-silig-ge | Like a young male donkey, my fearsomeness does not cease |
| 127 | kasz4-ta e3-a-me-en du10 nu-kusz2-u3-me-en | I am the one who comes out from the rushes, I am one who does not tire. |
| 128 | nam-te nu-gal2-me-en isisz-a gu4-gu4-u4-me-en | I am one who does not have a fate, I am a bull in the storm. |
| 129 | inim-gu10 nig2 ka-ta nu-szub-bu-dam | My word is something that cannot be dropped from the mouth. |
| 130 | mi2-gu10 di nig2-ge-na-ka ka-ga14 mu-szi-gal2 | My case, a verdict of justice, is in my mouth. |
| 131 | masz2-szu-gid2-gid2 dadag-ga-me-en | I am a pure mašsumiŋidgid, |
| 132 | giri3-gen-na inim uzu-ga-ka {d}nin-tu-bi ge26-e-me-en | I am the Nintu of the path of the omens of the flesh |
| 133 | szu-luh-ha nam-iszib szu du7-de3 | to make the šuluḫa ritual perfect, |
| 134 | en-ra za3-mi2 di-de3 ge6-par4-sze3 hug-e | To the lord, to praise, to the Ŋipar, to embrace, |
| 135 | lu2-mah nin-dingir sza3 ku3-ge pa3-da | Lu-maḫ, Nin-dingir, chosen in the holy heart |
| 136 | sig-sze3 sag ga2-ga2 nim-sze3 aga3-kar2 se3-ge | to the lowland, to the highland it is pushed away. |
| 137 | e2 szu-nir-ra-ke4 gal2 tag4-tag4-x | open the house of the šunir priestess |
| 138 | gesz-gid2-da a me3 tu5-tu5-x | The wagon, woe, the battle! |
| 139 | ki-bala-a-sze3 sa2 galam-ma ga2-ga2-x | To the rebel land, to the open country ... |
| 140 | inim dingir-re-e-ne nig2 kal-kal-la-am3 | The word of the gods is something precious. |
| 141 | sila4 babbar udu kin-gi4-a-ka inim-gar u3-bi2-gar-gar | He placed a white lamb and a sheep for the messenger. |
| 142 | ki mu pa3-da-ba a esza ba-ni-de2 | In the place chosen by the name he sprinkled water. |
| 143 | inim siskur2-ra-ka udu sa am3-mi-ni-ib2-gi4-gi4-in | At the word of the siskur prayer he returns the sheep. |
| 144 | masz2-szu-gid2-gid2-gu10 na-ga2-ah-gin7 u6 mu-e | My Ŋešugid, like a lion, I see it. |
| 145 | udu sa-gi4-a szu-ga2 ma-an-dab | he seized the saŋi sheep in my hand. |
| 146 | sa6-ga hul-da la-ba-an-da-ha-ze2-en | You will not be able to enjoy good things with evil. |
| 147 | sza3 zalag ni2-ga2-me-en igi-gu10-ta i3-du-un | I am the light of my own heart, I go before you. |
| 148 | lugal-me-en sza3 udu 1(disz)-a-kam | I am the king, with 1 sheep |
| 149 | a2 ag2-ga2 nig2 ki-szar2-ra-ka igi mu-na-ni-du8 | He looked at the orders and possessions of the world. |
| 150 | nig2 ak-ga2 ni2-bi ga-bulug5 | I want to make the things that I have done look at myself. |
| 151 | kal-ga-ga2 mu-bi a2 bi2-su3-u4 | The name of this (object) is “My mighty one has been slain. |
| 152 | gesztu2-gu10 nig2 galam-ma su3-ga-am3 | My ears are full of wisdom. |
| 153 | a-na-gu10 nig2 ka-ge dib-ba nu | What is it that I do not know? |
| 154 | {d}szul-gi lugal uri5{ki}-ma-me-en | I am Šulgi, king of Ur. |
| 155 | u3 nam-nar-ra gu2-gu10 ha-na-szum2 | And may the song of the musician be given to him. |
| 156 | nig2 na-me-bi la-ba-da-an-gib-en | I will not give anything back to you. |
| 157 | tigi a-da-ab nam-nar szu du7-a bur3 dagal-bi mu-zu | The tigi, the adab priest, who perfects the musicianship, knows its wide bowl. |
| 158 | gesz szu-kar2-ke4 sza3 bi2-ib-dab5 | he seized the šukar tree |
| 159 | si ak-de3 a2 nu-mu-e-szi-ib-gaz-e-en | In order to do justice, you will not kill me by force. |
| 160 | zi-zi-i szu2-szu2-ba gesz mu-e-hur-hur | “(If) he slips through the cracks of the roof beams, |
| 161 | {gesz}gu2-usz za-mi2-a kam-ma sa6-ga mi-ni-zu | You know how to make the throne of praise come forth in splendor. |
| 162 | {gesz}sa-esz5 u3 sza3 nam-nar-ra-ka sza3 du-bu-la mi-ni-zu | You know the sa’eš tree and the heart of the singer, the wailing heart. |
| 163 | {gesz}mi-ri2-tum nig2 e2 si-ga-ke4 szu mu-un-gid2-gid2-de3 | The mīrītum tree, the thing of the “house of peace’, was being smeared. |
| 164 | {gesz}al-gar {gesz}sa-bi2-tum in-dim2 lugal-la aga szu-si mu-ni-zu | The hoe and the yoke he fashioned for the king, he knows how to tie a crown. |
| 165 | {gesz}ur-za-ba-bi2-tum {gesz}har-har {gesz}za-na-ru | The urzababītum tree, the harhar tree, and the zanaru tree |
| 166 | {gesz}ur-gu-la {gesz}dim3-lu2-ma2-gur8-ra ne-gin7 gu3 mi-ni-e3 | The burgula tree and the dilimbura tree roared like a lion. |
| 167 | dumu nar-ra szu tam-tam-ma-gin7 | like a child of a singer, |
| 168 | gesz-gu3-di gesz la-ba-ra-ab-tuku-a ki-gu10-usz lu2 mu-ni-ib-DU-x x | The one who does not have a throne, ... at my place. |
| 169 | u3-ne-en sza3-bi ba-zu-zu | Now, you know its insides. |
| 170 | nig2 u4-bi-sze3 szu-ga2 gal2-la-gin7 ba-e-de3-ga2-ga2-de3-x | As if it were in my hands for that day, you will set it up. |
| 171 | ad pa3-de3 gid2-i tu-lu ge-na szu-ga2 la-ba-ra-e3 | He did not come forth from my hand to make a claim. |
| 172 | gi-di gi sipa-gin7 nu-um-me | The reed bed is not like a shepherd's bed. |
| 173 | szumun-sza4 mur sza4-e i-si-isz ga2-ga2 | “Šumunša, the heart of the storm, is set in motion. |
| 174 | sza3 ge sag us2-bi-gin7 i3-zu | You know how to pacify the heart, like a head on the ground. |
| 175 | hul2-hul2-le-me-en du10-du10-ge-me-en | I am happy, I am sweet, |
| 176 | giri17-zal nam-nun-na u4 zal-zal-le-me-en | I am the one who spends the day in joy and princeliness. |
| 177 | lu2-u18-lu ni2-te-a-ni-sze3 gesztu2 he2-ga2-ga2 | (Sum) May the man listen to himself (Akk) May he listen to his own man |
| 178 | nig2-bi nig2 igi nigin2-na-ka | that which is in front of the horizon, |
| 179 | za3 nam-ti-la sag im-gi4-a | who has turned the border of life into ruin hills, |
| 180 | ze2 kur nam-gu2-ka3-ka lu2 la-ba-an-tag4-tag4-e | (Sum) The sweet beer of the mountain, no one touches it (Akk) He does not touch it (the sweet beer) |
| 181 | kal-ga ne3-ni-ta nir-gal2-la-me-en | I am the mighty one, authoritative by himself. |
| 182 | mu mah-a-ni-ta nir-gal2-e | by means of his exalted name he is authoritative |
| 183 | nig2 he2-em-gu-ul-gu-ul-e a-na-asz ba-ni-ib-la2-e | What should be destroyed? Why does he carry it away? |
| 184 | ama ugu-gu10 {d}nin-sun2-na-ra ama na-an-da-u3-tu | For my birth mother Ninsun, the mother should not die |
| 185 | hul2-hul2-le-ga2 du10-du10-ge-ga2 | In order to make me happy, |
| 186 | a-sila3-gar-ra-gu10 mi2-esz2 ma-ni-in-du11 | My asilaŋara prayer was uttered to me |
| 187 | nig2-lul-la ka-ga14 nu-un-gal2 | There was no falsehood in my mouth. |
| 188 | munus-e tur-ra szu nu-bar-re | The young woman does not release her hand. |
| 189 | e2-gal-ga2 nig2-hul2-hul2-la u4 mi-ni-ib2-zal-zal-e | In my palace he spends the day in joy. |
| 190 | {d}szul-gi-me-en ti-la u4 su3-ra2-ka nig2 mi-ni-ib-gu-ul-gu-ul-lu-ga2 | I am Šulgi, in my life of distant days I will destroy everything. |
| 191 | lugal-me-en u4 nam-gu10 ba-tar-ra-ta | I am the king, when my fate was decided |
| 192 | ti-la ur5 sa6-ge nig2 gu-ul-gu-ul-lu-ga2 | (Sum) My life, a good mood, that destroys everything (Akk) The life, the good mood of my destruction |
| 193 | igi {d}utu dumu {d}nin-gal-la-ka-sze3 ba-ra-ma-ni-la2 | before Šamaš, son of Ningal, he did not bring. |
| 194 | lugal-me-en u4 ti-la su3-ra2-sze3 | I am the king, for long days of life |
| 195 | mu-gu10 u4 ul-le2-a-asz szer3-re he2-em-du10-ge | May my name be sweetened in distant days. |
| 196 | szer3 zu-gu10-gin7 inim zu-gu10-gin7 | Like my ear, like my word. |
| 197 | nig2 sag gi4-a mul-an-bi-me-en | I am the star of the remission of debts. |
| 198 | ni2 sag-ki e2-gal ge-ne2-dam | The aura of the palace is to be established. |
| 199 | sag-gag gi-ninda iri{ki} du3-du3-u3-dam | to make the capital and the food offerings of the city plentiful, |
| 200 | ni2 sag-ki-gu10 a-ba-da-ab-gal2-la-am3 | It is the fear of my head that is present. |
| 201 | kur-kur {gesz}kab-gin7 a-ba-da-ab-gal2-en-na | “The lands that I have conquered like arrows, |
| 202 | ni2 me-lam2 {gesz}kar2 se3-se3 szu-ga2 | The aura and radiance of the quay are in my hand. |
| 203 | {gesz}rab3-gin7 kalam-ma a-ba-da-gal2-le-na | like a reed stalk in the land, who can compete with you? |
| 204 | nam-tag-ga sag3-ge du8-u3-bi mu-zu | You know how to undo the sin that strikes. |
| 205 | inim-ma gal-gal-la silim-zu gal2-la-me-en | I am the one who has great words of wisdom. |
| 206 | a e3-a-gin7 gu3 gal u4 gal u4 a x x | Like water coming out, great thunder, great storm, storm ... |
| 207 | hi-il-zum{ki} dab5-be2 elam um-szi-x | Ḫilzum captured, Elam ... |
| 208 | a2-gal2 inim-ma-bi-ir gaba-ri-ni mu-zu | He knows the power of this word, his opponent. |
| 209 | dumu ki-en-gi{ki}-ra numun-ba ge26-e-me-en | I am the seed of the citizens of Sumer. |
| 210 | ur-sag ki-en-gi{ki}-ra ur-sag ge26-e-me-en | I am the hero of Sumer, I am a hero |
| 211 | 3(disz)-kam-ma-asz lu2 kur ge6-ge6-ga-ke4 | the 3rd, the man of the black mountain |
| 212 | ge26-e-me-en gu3 mu-na-de2-e | I am the one who speaks to him. |
| 213 | 4(disz)-kam-ma-asz mar-tu lu2 kur-ra A x x | The 4th: Martu, the man of the mountain ... |
| 214 | eme bala-e mu-un-da-an-gub-be2 | The tongue of the bala stands with him. |
| 215 | ge26-e eme-ni-ta inim-inim kilib-ba-ni si mu-un-na-ab-sa2-e | (Sum) I, by means of his tongue, he arranges the words of his whole body (Akk) For me, through his tongue he makes the words right |
| 216 | 5(disz)-kam-ma-asz su-bir4{ki}-a |U.NAM.KUR| gu3 ra | 5th time Subir shouted |
| 217 | eme-na dumu iri-na nu-me-en-na inim ba-an-di-ni-ib-kar-re | The tongue of the one who is not a citizen of his city will turn against him. |
| 218 | di ki-en-gi{ki}-ke4 si sa2-da-gu10-ne | When I was making the decisions of Sumer right, |
| 219 | 5(disz)-bi eme-bi ba-ni-ib-gi4-gi4-in | Its five tongues were turned away. |
| 220 | e2-gal-ga2 kasz4 inim bala-e eme-e li-bi2-du3-e | In my palace, he should not build a messenger(?) to speak a word(?) |
| 221 | di-til-la-ga2 sza3 usz im-gu7 | At my end he eats flesh. |
| 222 | gal-zu nam-lugal an-ta-gal2-bi-me-en | Your greatness is the kingship of heaven and earth. |
| 223 | ukken gar-ra-gu10 ug3 sag se3-ga-gin7 | My established assembly, like a scattered people, |
| 224 | nimgir gal si gu3 SA gu3-bi-a ni2 sza3-ga szub-bu-de3 | The great herald, whose horns are roaring, falls in fear in the heart. |
| 225 | ad gi4-gi4-da inim szar2-szar2-dam | The voice of the envoy is a multitude of words. |
| 226 | pu-uh2-ru-um{ki} nam tar-tar-re-de3 | to determine destinies in Puhrum |
| 227 | szagina-gu10-ne-er ad gi4-gi4 mu-un-zu inim szar2-szar2 mu-zu | My general knows how to speak, he knows many words. |
| 228 | inim i7-gin7 unu2-ba suh-ra-ba | In its sanctuaries, where the words of the river are like those of a river, |
| 229 | szer7-da sag i3-tum2-tum2-ga2 ma-da gal-gal-ga2 suhusz ma-ab-ge-en-ge-en | (Sum) My šerda priest is brought to me, the foundation of my great land is firmly established (Akk) I am brought to my head, I am bound to my foundation |
| 230 | inim-ta {gesz}tukul-gin7 iri lah5-me-en | I am a city seized by the word like a weapon |
| 231 | nam-ku3-zu-gu10 gam-gam-da-bi-gin7 | Like a ... of your precious metal, |
| 232 | nam-kal-ga sag-izi bar7-a-gin7 | like a strong one with a fiery head, |
| 233 | ama tuku nu-me-en sza3 inim-ma mu-zu | You are not a mother, you know the heart of a word. |
| 234 | inim-gu10 sag i3 li inim-ma-kam | My word is a head of fragrant oil. |
| 235 | sza3 izi-gin7 bar7-a sze17-bi mu-zu | You know how to soothe the heart like a fire. |
| 236 | ka gesz-gi-gin7 izi-ba szum2-ma te-en-te-en-bi mu-zu | Give it to the mouth like a reed tree, you know its fragrance. |
| 237 | inim-gu10 lu2-inim-ma diri-ga ki mu-un-szi-ib-la2-e | (Sum) My word, the exalted one, makes the earth tremble (Akk) The word of my word, surpassing in words, causes the earth to shake |
| 238 | nig2 kal-kal-la ge26-e lu2-bi-me-en | I am the one who is mighty, |
| 239 | sun5-na dugud-bi sag-bi ma-kal | Its heavy limbs are heavy, its head is heavy. |
| 240 | nig2 na-me-ga2 la-ba-da-kar2-kar2-re-de3 | Nothing compares with me. |
| 241 | inim an-na inim {d}en-lil2-la2-ta | by the command of An, by Enlil |
| 242 | zi kalam-ma zi kur-kur-ra-ka giri17 szu sza-ba-gal2 | The life of the Land, the life of all the lands, is at your disposal. |
| 243 | ga2-la nu-dag-ge musz3 nu-tum2-mu-bi-me-en | I am the one who does not tremble and does not cease. |
| 244 | dingir-re-e-ne gub-bu in-ga-zu | You are the one who stands before the gods |
| 245 | {d}a-nun-na-ke4-ne sza3 sze17-de3 mu-zu | The Anuna know how to soothe the heart |
| 246 | {d}szul-gi nam-nun-na gu2 gal pesz11-a-me-en | Šulgi, you are the one who is enraged by princeliness |
| 247 | nig2 gal-gal-la a-ba-da-gal2-le-en-na | I am the one who has great things to offer. |
| 248 | sza3-ga2 hul2-la a-ba-da-gal2-la | Who can compete with me in my happy heart? |
| 249 | nig2 ga2-la dag-dag-ge bar-sze3 nu-szub-be2-me-en | I am one who does not abandon what is mine, |
| 250 | ur5-gin7 gid2-gid2 sag gal2-a-me-en | You are the one who is as long as a tail. |
| 251 | a2 ki-lul-la nu-mu-szi-ag2-ga2 | He does not give orders of a falsehood. |
| 252 | a-gar3 gal-gal-e gu2 mu-un-szum2 | The great meadows he gave to him. |
| 253 | gan2-ne2 gan2 zi-de3 gesz mu-ni-in-du3 | At the field, the true field, he built it. |
| 254 | du6 sag e pa5-re a2 szum2-mu-me-en | I am the one who gives orders to the top of the high steppe. |
| 255 | i3 gal-gal-me-en siki gal-gal-me-en | I am large oil, I am big wool. |
| 256 | gu nam-gu10 mah sze nam-gu10 mah | My neck is magnificent, my barley is magnificent. |
| 257 | enmen2 sza3-gar dingir-re-e-ne-ka sza3-zarah ma-ab-gu-ul-gu-ul | Incantation: “The heart of the gods is destroyed for me, |
| 258 | {d}szul-gi-me-en zi ki-en-gi-ra-me-en | I am Šulgi, I am the life of Sumer |
| 259 | lugal bad-bad-ra2 gaba-ri nu-tuku-me-en | I am a king who has no rival. |
| 260 | in-ga-ab-be2-en nig2-gu10 nig2 gal-am3 | I said to him: "My thing is something great!" |
| 261 | lugal-me-en a-na-gu10 szu ba-ab-te-ge26-e | I am the king, what have I done? |
| 262 | gesztu2 a2 diri nam-si-sa2-gu10-usz | My wisdom, surpassing in strength, |
| 263 | inim ge-na nig2 nu-ha-lam-e-gu10-usz | When I speak a good word, nothing is destroyed. |
| 264 | {d}isztaran-gin7 di ku5-ru gal-zu-gu10-usz | Like Ištarān, my wise judgment |
| 265 | {d}en-lil2-le a2 ug3 lu-a-na mu-da-an-ag2-ga2-ta | After Enlil had given orders to his own people, |
| 266 | uri he2-em dumu ki-en-gi-ra he2-em | May it be Ur, may it be the son of Sumer! |
| 267 | ki gu-ti-um{ki} lu2 i-{d}utu he2-em | At Gutium, may a man call upon Ištar! |
| 268 | lugal u4 ul-le-a 1(disz)-ra | the king who for a long time |
| 269 | sza3-gu10 nig2-a2-zi ba-ra-mu-un-na-ta-ab-de6 | My heart did not bring anything good to him. |
| 270 | nam-lu2-ulu3 us2-a an-ta se3-ga-ta | Humanity, rising up from heaven, |
| 271 | gesztu2 dab5-ba-ba na-ga2-ah-bi nu-me-en-na | You are not the one who is seized by intelligence, |
| 272 | en3-du u4-bi-ta libir-ra ul-le2-a | In those distant days, in those distant years, |
| 273 | tigi za-am-za-am szu szi-tum2-mu-de3 | In order to bring the tigi and zamzam animals to life, |
| 274 | u4 na-me lul-sze3 ba-ra-bi2-pa3 ka-ge ba-ra-bi2-gi4 | No storm has been found, no mouth has been opened for you. |
| 275 | nig2 libir-ra-bi en he2-bi-tar-tar szub-bu-de3 ba-ra-bi2-szum2 | Its old things may the lord decide, but they will not give (them) to you. |
| 276 | tigi za-am-za-am ki di-bi nig2 na-me gesztu2-ga he2-ni-us2 | May the tigi, the zamzam priestess, the place of judgment, whatever it is, be seated in wisdom. |
| 277 | szer3-gid2-da-bi e2 du10-ga-ga2 pa e3 ha-ba-ni-ak | Its šergida priestess, in my good house, may she make an appearance. |
| 278 | nig2 szu-ta ba-ra-szub-bu-da-bi | that which has not been abandoned by hand |
| 279 | szu nam-nar-ra-ke4 he2-bi2-la2-la2 | may he carry the hand of the musician. |
| 280 | sza3 kalam-ma-ke4 izi zal-gin7 he2-bi2-ak | May the heart of the land act as if it were passing through fire. |
| 281 | a-na ab-tuku ur5-re ib2-hul | To the one who has a father, he will be destroyed. |
| 282 | a-ba nam-ti an-na ba-e-e3 | Who will take away the life of An? |
| 283 | u4 me-da u4 ul-le2-a-sze3 | To the distant days, to distant days |
| 284 | lu2 {d}en-lil2-la2 mu-un-zi-zi-i | the man who raised Enlil |
| 285 | tukum-bi ge26-e-gin7-nam lugal si sa2-am3 | If, like me, the king is equal to me, |
| 286 | mi2 szu12 szer3 nam-ku3-zu-gu10 | My šuʾû-plant, whose scent is holy, |
| 287 | a2 nam-ur-sag-ga2 ki-giri3-gen-na-gu10 | My strength of heroism at the crossing of the river, |
| 288 | lugal-bi-ir e2-gal du10-ga-na he2-na-an-us2 | may his master establish for him in his good palace. |
| 289 | nig2 in-na-du10-ga sza3-sze3 he2-na-gid2 | that which he had good things for him, may he entrust to him. |
| 290 | mi2-ga2 usu-bi he2-en-zi-zi-i | May my strength be raised. |
| 291 | szer3-ga2 a-la-bi he2-en-tum2-tum2-mu | In my morning he should bring its ala drum. |
| 292 | gesztu2 gal-gal-gu10 ur5-da hu-mu-na-ak | May my great wisdom be used up for him. |
| 293 | kal-ga nig2 in-da-se3-ge-da-gin7 | like a mighty one who is to be struck by something, |
| 294 | ki a2-na la-ba-ni-ib-gal2-la-am3 | where there is no strength, |
| 295 | nig2-nam-gu10-u8 szu ha-ba-an-sag3-sag3-ge me-tesz2 hu-mu-i-i | May he shake my possessions, may he pacify my heart. |
| 296 | mu du10-ga-gu10 he2-en-pa3-pa3-de3 | may he choose my good name for me. |
| 297 | tukum-bi sza3-ga-ni nig2-erim2 mu-e-szi-ib2-tum3 | If his heart brings evil, |
| 298 | nig2 na-me-ga2 sag ba-an-sag3 | Nothing beats me. |
| 299 | lu2 a2 zi-ga-bi-ir {d}nanna di he2-en-e | May Nanna judge the man who raises his arms. |
| 300 | {d}utu sag-izi-e szu he2-en-da-ab-ri-e | Šamaš, may he bind you with the sag-zî-demon. |
| 301 | lugal-bi ki-giri3-gen-na he2-du inim-ma-ni al-ze2-er | Its king should go to the kiŋari-gina, but his word is lost. |
| 302 | un-ga-ti u4 ti-la-ni-a | Ungati, when she lives, |
| 303 | nig2 usu-na he2-en-ak en3-du me-da tum3 | May he act with strength, may he carry out the endu-laments with me. |
| 304 | lugal-me-en in-ga-zu-a-ta nig2-me-gar gu3 i3-de2 | I am the king, because of what you have learned, he shouts a lament. |
| 305 | gesztu2-gesztu2-ga diri-ga-gu10-sze3 | Because of my surpassing wisdom |
| 306 | um-mi-a-gin7 mu libir-ra-gu10-sze3 | Like a mother, to my old name |
| 307 | nig2-umun2-a en3-du-gu10 he2-en-pa3-de3 mul-an he2-u3-tu | May he find my utterance, may he give birth to a star! |
| 308 | sig-sze3 uri5{ki}-ma ki sikil-la bi2-mu2 | to the lowland Ur in a pure place he built. |
| 309 | e2-|GESZ.PI.TUG2.AN.NISABA| mul en3-du-ga2-ka | In the E-PITUG-AN.NISABA, the star of my wailing |
| 310 | nim-sze3 nibru{ki}-a ki-gal-la bi2-gub | to the east, in Nippur he set up the foundations. |
| 311 | szu12 e2-kur-ra ki he2-us2-sa-gu10-usz | My prayer to the Ekur, |
| 312 | dub-sar he2-gub szu-ni he2-eb-dab5-be2 | May the scribe stand, may he seize his hand. |
| 313 | nar he2-gub gu3 hu-mu-un-ne2-re-de2 | May the singer stand, may he utter a cry for him. |
| 314 | e2-dub-ba-a da-ri2 hur nu-kur2-ru-dam | The scribal school, forever, is one that cannot be altered. |
| 315 | ki-umun2 da-ri2 hur nu-silig-ge-dam | The forever-lasting place that cannot be beaten, |
| 316 | gesztu2 dab5-ba-gu10 i3-ne-esz2 ne-e ur5-ra-am3 | My grasp is grasped, this is it! |
| 317 | nig2 ka-ge dib-ba ki-szar2-ra | that which crosses the mouth in the whole world |
| 318 | giri3-gen-na inim en3-du-ga2-kam a-na mu-szi-gal2-la | When I go, it is a matter of enquiring, what is there for me? |
| 319 | an {d}en-lil2 {d}utu {d}inanna lul ba-ra-na he2-ge-en | May An, Enlil, Šamaš, and Inanna be his evildoers. |
| 320 | u3 nam-erim2-e lu2 na-an-ga-am3-me | and the enemy will not approach a man. |
| 321 | u4 ne-e mu-sar-ra-gu10-a | The day that this inscription |
| 322 | iri nu-mu-un-gul-la bad3 nu-mu-un-se3-ga-gu10 | My city that has not been destroyed, which has not erected walls. |
| 323 | kur gi-sig-gin7 nu-mu-un-dub2-ba-gu10 | My mountain that does not tremble like a reed screen. |
| 324 | ar2 za3 li-bi2-til-til-la-gu10 | My one whose left side is not finished. |
| 325 | a-na-gin7-nam nar-e en3-du-a mu-szi-ga2-ga2-a | How is it that the singer is enquiring after me? |
| 326 | nig2-umun2-a sag-kal mu da-ri2-kam | “Prosperous one, everlasting, |
| 327 | nig2-lul nig2-ge-na nu-me-a sar-re-bi a-na-gin7-nam | The falsehood, which is nothing, how is it that its inscriptions are written down? |
| 328 | lugal-me-en a2-ga2 {d}lamma-bi kal-ga-na szer3-bi-im | I am the king, my strong protective deity is its seed. |
| 329 | ki-giri3-gen-na-gu10 nar-e mu-szi-in-gar | The musician set me on my path. |
| 330 | en3-du-gu10 nig2 nu-ha-lam-e-de3 | My prayer is something that cannot be overturned. |
| 331 | inim-gu10 nig2 ka-ta nu-szub-bu-de3 | My word is something that cannot be dropped from the mouth. |
| 332 | ge26-e lugal kalam-ma du10-ga-me-en | I am the king of the Land who is sweet. |
| 333 | numun ba-i-i-ta za3 ug3 lu-a-sze3 | From the seed that was sown to the side of the people, |
| 334 | lugal nig2-ga2 nig2 bi2-in-se3-ga-am3 | “The king who has chosen me by something, |
| 335 | aga-ni an-ne2 ba-ra-ba-ta-an-il2 | His crown was not raised high for you. |
| 336 | gidri-ni bara2 nam-lugal-la-ta ba-ra-ba-ta-e11-de3 | His scepter will not come out from the dais of kingship. |
| 337 | kal-ga nam-ku3-zu gesztu2 szum2-ma-me-en | You are the mighty one who gives wisdom. |
| 338 | nig2 gal-gal-ga2 za3-bi til-la | All my great things are finished. |
| 339 | pirig igi {uruda}szukur-ra ga-rasz{sar}-gin7 szab-szab-e | Like a lion with a spear, he screams like a lance. |
| 340 | nemurx(|PIRIG.TUR|) szu zi-ga igi {gesz}ga-rig2-ak gi-gin7 sza5-sza5-dam | The rising nemur is to be seen like a reed stalk. |
| 341 | zi-bi ur-gi7-gin7 {uruda}dur10-usz NE-NE-ga | Its life, like a dog ... a dove |
| 341a | sun2 usu gal-gal gu4 a2 nu-gi4-a | The strong one, the ox that has no rival, |
| 343 | gu4 kur-bi-sze3 DU-ba edin-na mi-ni-gaz-za | When the ox goes to its mountain, she destroys it in the steppe. |
| 344 | kur-ba szu-a bala-e-da-bi | In its foreign land, in the hands of the king, |
| 345 | hur-sag nig2 sza3-ge nu-gid2-i-gin7 | Like a mountain that cannot be approached in the heart, |
| 346 | sza3-ge szu nu-te-ge26-e-gin7 ib2-ak | like one who does not fear the heart, he did it. |
| 347 | inim ib2-ta-|DU.DU| i-gi4-in-zu lul na-nam | (Sum) The one who speaks a word, it is indeed false. (Akk) The word that you speak is false. |
| 348 | ki nam-dub-ba inim dugud-dugud-da-bi | The place of the scribal art, its heavy words |
| 349 | nam-ku3-zu-gu10 nam-kal-ga-gu10 | My wisdom, my strength |
| 350 | a2 gal2 tak4-a ki silim-esz2 di-ga2 | who opens arms, who makes the earth tremble in peace, |
| 351 | mu-un-zu-a-na nu-mu-un-[...]-na | When he knows, he does not ... |
| 352 | nig2-ge-na-gu10 nig2-lul-la-gin7 | My property, like something false, |
| 353 | szu tesz2-a mu-un-ru-gu2 ka tar-ra mu-un-si-il-le | He binds the hands together, he purifies the mouth. |
| 354 | ur-sag kal-ga-ni kal-ga rib-ba-me-en | I am the strong hero, the strong one, |
| 355 | {d}szul-gi gissu-a-ni kur-ra la2-a-me-en | Šulgi, you are the one who has no regard for the mountain. |
| 356 | lugal {gesz}tukul a-RU-ub ki-bala-na ge26-e-me-en | I am the king who brings weapons to the rebel land. |
| 357 | mu da-ri2-gu10 a2 gal bi2-su3-u4 | My forever-lasting name has been proclaimed with great power. |
| 358 | i3-ne-esz2 {d}utu u4 ne-a-a | Now, Utu, this day |
| 359 | kur dumu ki-en-gi-ra nu-zu-ba | The foreign lands that do not know the children of Sumer |
| 360 | sa-dur2 kaskal-bi-sze3 szu la-ba-gal2-la-ba | because there was no sadur-offering for its journey, |
| 361 | za3-ba ka-inim-ma lu2 nu-gub-gub-ba | At its edge, the incantation of no one stands. |
| 362 | szesz di4-di4-la2 lu2-inim-ma-be2-ne | the little brothers of the witnesses, |
| 363 | dumu-sag inim u3-tu szer3 kad4 inim kad4-bi-im | The first-born son, who gave birth to words, whose words were spoken, |
| 364 | szer3-ga2 mul-an-gin7 gu3 im-de2-e-ne | In my morning they were shouting like stars of heaven. |
| 365 | inim-gu10-ta x-gin7 ki im-tag-tag-ge-ne | They touch the ground like my words. |
| 366 | [...] buru5{muszen} DU-a-gin7 | Like a flock of sparrows |
| 367 | [...]-da la-ba-an-du11 | ... did not say |
| 368 | [...] za3 til-la-me-en | ... I am the one who is finished. |
| 369 | [...] x-ba nir-gal2-me-en | ... I am authoritative |
| 370 | [...]-a mu-da-an-zu | ... he knows |
| 371 | [...] GAR [...] su3-u4-da | ... ... long |
| 372 | x x x x x ge26-e-me-en | I am ... |
| 373 | x x x tag-tag-da-bi | [The ...] of the teeming |
| 374 | e2-bi-a lu2 si sa2-bi kun4 dib-be2-me-en | In this house I am the one whose horns are straight and whose feet are bent. |
| 375 | lu2 mu pa3-da {d}nanna-me-en | I am the man chosen by Nanna |
| 376 | sag us2 e2 {d}en-lil2-ka ama-a-tu an-na-me-en | I am the foremost of Enlil’s temple, my mother. |
| 377 | {d}szul-gi-me-en e2-gu10 e2-hur-sag e2-gal e2-gal-bi-im | I am Šulgi, my temple is the Ehursag, the palace, its palace. |
| 378 | ki-tusz nam-lugal-ga2 za3-mi2 gal-gal-la-kam | It is the residence of my kingship with great praise. |
| 379 | hur-sag za-gin3-na-gin7 sza-ba-an-galam-en | Like a lapis mountain, I want to be there for you. |
| 380 | {d}inanna nin dingir-re-e-ne-ke4 | Inanna, queen of the gods |
| 381 | a2-ga2 {d}lamma-bi-im kal-ga-ga2 szer3-bi-im | It is the command of Lamma, it is my strong lamma |
| 382 | lugal-lugal-e-ne-er diri-ga-me-en | I am surpassing in kingship, |
| 383 | nig2 ki-szar2-ra-ke4 szu mi-ni-in-du7 | He made everything perfect in the universe. |
| 384 | za3-mi2-gu10 du10-ga-am3 | My praise is sweet. |
| 385 | {d}nisaba za3-mi2 | Nisaba, praise! |
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