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CDLI Literary 000397 (Shulgi C) composite (P469699)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000397 (Shulgi C) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P469699 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Nippur (mod. Nuffar) |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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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.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| 1 | lugal-me-en3 am a2 pa3-da-me-en3 pirig ka du8-ha-me-en3 | You are the king, you are the wild bull chosen by the arm; you are a lion open to the mouth. |
| 2 | szul-gi-me-en3 am a2 pa3-da-me-en3 pirig ka du8-ha-me-en3 | You are Šulgi, you are the wild bull chosen by the arm, you (are) the lion who opens the mouth. |
| 3 | u4 gal an-ta szu ba-ra-gin7 me-lam2 su3-su3-me-en3 | Like a great storm that was released from heaven, I am filled with splendor. |
| 4 | a zi gu4 ninda2 a ru-a-gin7 sag bar gun3-gun3-me-en3 | You are the one who is speckled with red blood like a good ox or a bull, |
| 5 | lugal ab2-szilam-e tu-da i3 ga-a ne-ha-me-en3 | You are the king who gave birth to cows and milk. |
| 6 | amar ab2 babbar2-ra gu2 pesz-sza tur3-ra bulug3-ga2-me-en3 | You are the white cow calf with a neck stretched out in the cowshed. |
| 7 | tug2-ba13 kun2-kun2 mu4 u3-luh-ha su3-su3 KA-KA-e du7-me-en3 | You are the one who clad in a cloak, covered in uḫu-disease, ... |
| 8 | sipa zi nig2-si-sa2-da hul2-la | the true shepherd who rejoices in justice, |
| 9 | nig2-erim2-ma usan3 bar-us2-bi ge26 in-ga-me-en3 | I am the one who is responsible for the evil of the storm and its rage. |
| 10 | a2 pirig-pirig ur-sag me3-a gaba-ri nu-tuku-me-en3 | You are the arm of the lion, the hero of battle, who has no rival. |
| 11 | za3 sa6-sa6 pirig szu zi-ga {gesz}tukul-e he2-du7-me-en3 | You are the one who makes the right and left of the lion rise and depart with weapons. |
| 12 | szita2 za-gin3 {gesz}silig-ga szu du8 | a lapis lazuli šita-vessel with a bolt, |
| 13 | szu-si gid2-gid2 nig2-kesz2 bad-bad gir2 nagga u3-sar ak-me-en3 | You are the one who stretches the fingers of a rope, binds the bolt, and makes a pitfall. |
| 14 | husz-husz me3 gaba-gal2-bi | fierce battles, |
| 15 | szen-szen-na eme su3-su3-e-me-en3 | In battle you are the one who makes the tongue tremble |
| 16 | musz-husz kur-re eme e3-de3-me-en3 | I am the fierce snake of the mountains, the tongue of the mountain. |
| 17 | uszumgal lu2-sze3 gu2 kur2 di-me-en3 | You are the dragon who roars against a man. |
| 18 | ur-sag-me-en3 mu-gu10 zi-de3-esz2 he2-em-pa3-pa3-de3-ne | I am a hero, they shall pronounce my name faithfully. |
| 19 | sipa-me-en3 szu12-da mul-an-gin7 hu-mu-ni-gu2-un-gun2-ne | I am the shepherd, I shall make it shine like the stars of heaven. |
| 20 | za3-mi2 gal-gal du11-ga du7-gu10 szer3-re-esz2 he2-em-e-ne | May they utter my great praises, which are pleasing to me, in lamentation. |
| 21 | nam-lu2-a mu-e11-de3-na-ta | because of the man who brought him up, |
| 22 | amar gu4 mu he2-gal2-la-ka tu-da | calf born in the year of abundance, |
| 23 | u4 nam-he2 du11-ga ga zi gu7-a-me-en3 | You are the one who eats good milk in a time of abundance. |
| 24 | sag-gu10 men-na dalla im-ma-ni-e3 | He made my head shine like the sun. |
| 25 | iri-gu10 {d}utu-gin7 ba-ta-e3-en3 sza3-ba ki bi2-la2 | My city has been brought out like Utu, it has been placed in its midst. |
| 26 | e2-temen-ni2-guru3 me ki us2-sa | E-temen-ni-guru |
| 27 | gug-a nam-nun-ni mu-ni-ib2-si-nam | He makes his princely majesty surpassing on the throne |
| 28 | sag mu-tag szu-luh nam-lugal-la2-ka szu gal mu-ni-du7 | He shaved his head and made the šuluh of kingship perfect for him. |
| 29 | eridu{ki}-ta a nam-iszib-ba-ka ni2-gu10 mi-ni-dadag | In Eridu, in the water of the išibba ritual, my aura is brightened. |
| 30 | gesztug3 7(disz)-bi mu-da-su8-su8-ge-esz2 | their 7 ears they listened to. |
| 31 | sza3 tug2-ba13 la2 hi-li guru3-guru3-me-en3 ga2-la nu-mu-un-ta-dag-ge-ne | You are the one who does not abandon your garment with allure. |
| 32 | ur-sag-me-en3 mu-gu10 zi-de3-esz2 he2-em-pa3-pa3-de3-ne | I am a hero, they shall pronounce my name faithfully. |
| 33 | sipa-me-en3 szu12-da mul-an-gin7 hu-mu-ni-gu2-un-gun2-ne | I am the shepherd, I shall make it shine like the stars of heaven. |
| 34 | za3-mi2 gal-gal du11-ge du7-gu10 szer3-re-esz2 he2-em-e-ne | May they utter my great praises, which are pleasing to me, in song. |
| 35 | e2 gesztug3 igi-gal2 kalam-ma-ka | In the house of wisdom, the eye of the Land, |
| 36 | szul-gi lugal ki-en-gi-ra-me-en3 umun2 zi ak-me-en3 | I am Šulgi, the king of Sumer, the true lord. |
| 37 | szu-gu10-u3 gi ku3-ga si mi-ni-ib2-sa2 | He arranges my hands in a pure reed. |
| 38 | IM GAR sig-a-da gu3 di-di | ... shouts. |
| 39 | kur2-kur2-ra ad sza ga2-ga2-ga2 | I want to make the foreign lands bow down. |
| 40 | |KAxX|-|KAxX| DI ak gu-gin7 si-il-si-le2-bi | Its ... like a neck-rope |
| 41 | x x nig2-gur11 an-ga-lam-ma-sze3 dal-la-bi | ... to the possessions of Angalama ... |
| 42 | x ku3 gan2 ku3-ga esz2 za-gin3 a-sza3-ge ra-ra-da | The ... of the silver field, the lapis lazuli shrine, the field that is to be cultivated. |
| 43 | buru14 he2-gal2-la szu il2-il2-da | the harvest of abundance carried off, |
| 44 | gu sag sze sag-ga2 GU7 DI-bi | he will eat the head of the head barley, |
| 45 | al {gesz}u3-szub a2-ba gesz ga2-ga2 gesz-hur usz ki tag | “Al, the šuba tree, the arm, the plan, the design of the earth, the foundation, |
| 46 | masz-dara3 ki-gal-lum-ma sag tag-ga szu gal du7-a-me-en3 | I am the mašdara priest of the Kigallum temple, adorned with a great hand. |
| 47 | dub za-gin3-na pa mu-ni-e3 | He made a lapis tablet appear. |
| 48 | szudum nig2-szid gesz-hur kalam-ma-ka | the šudum-priest of the design of the Land, |
| 49 | igi-gal2 szum2-mu-bi a2-bi-sze3 in-ga-zu | (Sum) You are the one who gives advice, you are their arm. (Akk) You have listened to their advice. |
| 50 | ur-sag-me-en3 mu-gu10 zi-de3-esz2 he2-em-pa3-pa3-de3-ne | I am a hero, they shall pronounce my name faithfully. |
| 51 | sipa-me-en3 szu12-da mul-an-gin7 hu-mu-ni-gu2-un-gun2-ne | I am the shepherd, I shall make it shine like the stars of heaven. |
| 52 | za3-mi2 gal-gal du11-ge du7-gu10 szer3-re-esz2 he2-em-e-ne | May they utter my great praises, which are pleasing to me, in song. |
| 53 | ka sa6 nundum-ma-na ti-la-me-en3 | You are the one who lives in his beautiful mouth, |
| 54 | sza3-gu10 dub gal-gal gesz-hur x x | My heart, the great tablets, the plans ... |
| 55 | inim-ma musz-bi du3 [...] | The word, its snake ... |
| 56 | DI a2-gal2-la-ta lu2 x x a2-bi-sze3 in-ga-zu | Because of the abundance, the ... man knows this. |
| 57 | pu-hu-ru-um ki ad mah gi4-gi4-da | “Puhurum, the place of supreme counsel, to be restored, |
| 58 | ug3 sag-ge6 gu2 si-a-ga2 | the black-headed people on my neck |
| 59 | sukkal-e inim kur-kur-ra gesz la-la-da-bi | The vizier, the words of all the lands, its rejoicing |
| 60 | inim zu ukken-ta igi sag-ga2 | who knows the words of the assembly from the assembly, |
| 61 | gu4 sag ki x ka tesz2-sze3 tag-tag-gin7 | Like an ox with head on the ground ... |
| 62 | gaba-ri inim-ma i3-[...] | A copy of a written document |
| 63 | gu4-gin7 gu3 nun [...]-du11 | Like an ox, he shouts like a bull |
| 64 | e-re-bu-um x [...] | (Sum) The young woman ... (Akk) The younger woman |
| 65 | KA-ta [...] | From ... |
| 66 | [...] | |
| 67 | [...] | |
| 68 | [...] | |
| 69 | [...] | |
| 70 | [...] | |
| 71 | [...] | |
| 72 | [...] | |
| 73 | [...] | |
| 74 | [...] x x-gu10-u | ... my |
| 75 | [...] x he2-em-ga-am3-szi-in-ak-ak-esz2 | ... they shall make ... |
| 76 | ge26-e sipa nam ku5-ra2-ne2-e di zi ga2-ga2-ga2 in-ga-me-na-ta | When I, the shepherd who is cursed, makes a righteous decision, |
| 77 | |NI.SUM| kalam ge-ne2 e2 ki-bala tum3-tum3 a2-bi-sze3 in-ga-zu | “If you are to bring a gift to the land, you will be able to bring it to the house of the rebel land. |
| 78 | nig2 ge-ge-na-asz gu4 gal-gal-gin7 a2 im-szi-ni-dab5-ba-am3 | As if it were oxen, they were seized by arms like big bulls. |
| 79 | nig2-erim2-sze3 musz ki sumur-ra-gin7 eme im-szi-e3 x x | ... like a snake in a wild place, he utters a lament. |
| 80 | lu2 si sa2-ra la-ba-ta-an-ul4-ul4 | The one who does not keep the righteous omen straight, |
| 81 | lu2 a2 zi-ga-ra la-ba-ta-NIGIN [...] | (Sum) The one who does not ... the arm(s) of a rising man (Akk) The man who did not .... the arm/arms of the rising man |
| 82 | ur-sag-me-en3 mu-gu10 zi-de3-esz2 he2-em-pa3-pa3-de3-ne | I am a hero, they shall pronounce my name faithfully. |
| 83 | sipa-me-en3 szu12-da mul-an-gin7 hu-mu-ni-gu2-un-gun2-ne | I am the shepherd, I shall make it shine like the stars of heaven. |
| 84 | za3-mi2 gal-gal du11-ge du7-gu10 szer3-re-esz2 he2-em-e-ne | May they utter my great praises, which are pleasing to me, in song. |
| 85 | mas-su ki-en-gi-ra ti-la-me-en3 | I am the one who lives in Sumer. |
| 86 | gesz-hur di ak-a kin-ga2-me-en3 | I am the one who makes decisions by the divine plans. |
| 87 | iri ma-da ki-bala gu2-erim2-ma mu-da-gub-ba-gu10-sze3 | Because of the city of my land, the rebel land that stands with me, |
| 88 | me3-gu10 a-ma-ru-kam sag2 nu-um-szi-ib2-en3 | My battle is a flood that cannot be undone. |
| 89 | zi-zi-ga sig-ta nigin2-na-gu10 lu2-u3 um-ta-gi | My rising up from the south, a man turned away. |
| 90 | KA x x an-na ma-NE-NE | ... in heaven ... |
| 91 | e2-gal mah ki nam tar-re-ga2 | In my supreme palace, the place where fates are determined, |
| 92 | sila4 dadag-ga szu u3-ma-ni-gi | He returned the pure lamb to him. |
| 93 | zi-da DA-bi-e nig2 sa6-ga ma-ab-de6 | ... brought me good things. |
| 94 | {gesz}gu-za mah-gu10-u3 a-ba-da-ab-nigin2-ne2 x x | I will make my supreme throne tremble |
| 95 | {gesz}tukul sag3-ga {gesz}tukul nu-sag3-ga-ba | In those days when weapons were scattered, weapons were not scattered, |
| 96 | e2 ki-tusz ki ga2-ra-gu10-ta mu-zu | The house, my dwelling place, knows it. |
| 97 | sza3-ta {d}nin-tu gal-zu nig2-nam-ma in-ga-me-na-ta | From the inside Nintu, your great one, all that there is |
| 98 | uzu-ga ki dadag-ga-ba geszkim mu-ni-zu | He knows how to establish a trust in the flesh of the pure place. |
| 99 | sag bul-e ki DI nu-se3-ge-be2-e en-nu-ug3 im-ma-ak-e-en3 | You are the one who does not ... the head, you keep watch over him. |
| 100 | en musz nig2-nam-ma PU-PU-re-me-en3 | I am the lord, the snake that ... everything. |
| 101 | sza3 dab-ba-gu10-ta ge26-e im-ta-|DU.DU|-u3 | From my seized heart, I ... |
| 102 | i3-gid2 nig2-na de5-ga kur7-re a2-bi-sze3 in-ga-zu | (Sum) You are the one who constantly seeks out things, the enemy knows its strength (Akk) The one who repeatedly seeks things, you know its strength |
| 103 | igi-gu10-ta ensi kalam-ma-me-en3 | I am the governor of the Land, from before me. |
| 104 | sza3-gu10 {d}isztaran kur-kur-ra-me-en3 | My heart is Ištaran of all the lands. |
| 105 | szul-gi sipa zi ki-en-gi-ra-me-en3 | I am Šulgi, the true shepherd of Sumer. |
| 106 | szesz gu5-li-gu10 {d}gilgames2-gin7 | My brother, like Gilgamesh, |
| 107 | zi-du mu-zu erim2-du mu-zu | Your name is zidu, your name is erēbdu. |
| 108 | zi-du si sa2-am3 igi-gu10-sze3 in-dib-e | He passes before me with a straight face and a good limb. |
| 109 | erim2-du lu2 hul-gal2 NE-ma-a bi2-in-tum2-mu | The enemy brought the evildoer to me. |
| 110 | sza3-ge du11-ga eme-a ga2-ra-a | I want to bring the uttered words of tongue to the heart. |
| 111 | a-ba-a ge26-gin7 bur2-bur2-bi mu-zu | Who knows how to burst like me? |
| 112 | ur-sag-me-en mu-gu10 zi-de3-esz2 he2-em-pa3-pa3-de3-ne | I am a hero, they shall pronounce my name faithfully. |
| 113 | sipa-me-en szu12-da mul-an-gin7 hu-mu-ni-gu2-un-gun2-ne | I am the shepherd, may they make him shine like a star in prayer. |
| 114 | za3-mi2 gal-gal du11-ge du7-gu10 szer3-re-esz2 he2-em-e-ne | May they utter my great praises, which are pleasing to me, in song. |
| 115 | ku3-zu gesztu2 dagal in-ga-me-na-ta | Because of what you have learned in wisdom, |
| 116 | [...] x du11-ga he2-ni-gal2 x | ... may there be ... spoken |
| 117 | x x x |KAxX| x x x tesz2-bi i3-x | ... together |
| 118 | x x ki-en-gi-ra x x [...] | ... of Sumer |
| 119 | x x x ki-en-gi-ra nam-tar-ra [...] | ... of Sumer, fate ... |
| 120 | x x x KU a2 x BA A-A BA DU [...] | ... ... |
| 121 | eme mar-tu nig2 eme-gi-ra-gin7 he2-en-ga-zu-am3 | May the Amorite tongue, like a tongue of Sumerian, know it! |
| 122 | x x x lu2 kur-ra hur-sag-ta du x | ... the mountain man from the mountain range ... |
| 123 | silim ha-ma-ne2-esz2 eme mar-tu-a inim hu-mu-ne-ni-gi4? | May the Amorite tongues be reconciled for them |
| 124 | eme elam nig2 eme-gi-ra-gin7 he2-en3-ga-zu-am3 | May you know the tongue of Elam, like a tongue of Sumerian. |
| 125 | x x elam{ki}-ma nidba x x-bur10-bur10-re-esz2 | ... in Elam ... food offerings |
| 126 | silim ha-ma-ne2-esz2 eme elam-ma inim hu-mu-ne-ni-gi4 | May the tongues of Elam be reconciled for them. |
| 127 | [...] | |
| 128 | [...] | |
| 129 | x x [...] | |
| 130 | am-si x x x [...] ak | Amsi ... |
| 131 | geszpu2 liru3-ma [...]-me-en3 | You are a ... arrow |
| 132 | sipa-me-en3 szu-si gid2-gid2-da x x x DA mi-ni-DAR | I am the shepherd, a long hand ... |
| 133 | kisal mah-a ki me3-gin7 a-ba ba-ni-gi4 | Who will return to the great courtyard, the place of battle like you? |
| 134 | ur-sag gal-gal kalam-ma-ke4-ne | the great heroes of the land |
| 135 | kal-ga lu2 a2-tuku kur-kur-ta igi sag-ga2-ne | The mighty, the powerful, from all the lands they look at. |
| 136 | lu2-kar ki-en-gi-ra-ke4-ne | the citizens of Sumer |
| 137 | szu gaba-ri du10 bad tuku#-ne | Hand of a Good Creator, who has a strong wall |
| 138 | kiszib-la2-gu10-u3 kab2 mu-da-x-du11 | My sealed tablet ... |
| 139 | gu4 du3-gin7 dur2-bi-ta mu-gi4-esz | They returned from their dwelling like a built ox. |
| 140 | liru3-ta u3-su-tuku i3-me-nam | (Sum) The one who has a limb, he is the one who possesses limbs. (Akk) He who has an limb - he possesses it. |
| 141 | geszpu2 x-ta a2-gal2 i3-me-nam | You are the one who has ... with a ... weapon. |
| 142 | szul-gi sipa zi ki-en-gi-ra-me-en3 lu2 nu-mu-da-sa2-me-en3 | I am Šulgi, the true shepherd of Sumer, no one compares with me. |
| 143 | ur-sag-me-en3 mu-gu10 zi-de3-esz he2-em-pa3-pa3-de3-ne | I am a hero, they shall pronounce my name faithfully. |
| 144 | sipa-me-en3 szu12-da mul-an-gin7 hu-mu-ni-in-gu2-un-gun2-ne | I am the shepherd, they shall set him up in prayer like a star. |
| 145 | za3-mi2 gal-gal du11-ge du7-gu10 szer3-re-esz2 he2-em-me-ne | They shall utter my great praises, which are perfected, in song. |
| 146 | du10 bad-bad ki giri3 gub sa6-me-en | I am the one who stands at the right and left of the good path. |
| 1 | ur-mah pirig [...] | lion, ... lion |
| 2 | x x [...] | |
| 3 | x [...] | |
| 4 | x [...] | |
| 5 | x x-ta u2-ta he2-ma-ab-DU | ... may he go out from ... |
| 6 | a e11-a-ta he2-ma-ab-DU | May he pour out water from the well. |
| 7 | me-lam2-bi iri-a ha-ba-ab-dul | May its splendor cover the city. |
| 8 | za-pa-ag2-bi kur-kur-ra ha-ba-ab-dul | May its utterance cover all the lands. |
| 9 | u4 an-na-gin7 sig4 gi4-be2-e ug3 ha-ba-da-ab-hu-hu-luh-esz2 | May the people be frightened like the storm of heaven. |
| 10 | szul-gi sipa zi ki-en-gi-ra-me-en | I am Šulgi, the true shepherd of Sumer. |
| 11 | su pirig sa pirig-ga2 he2-ma-ab-tum2 | May he bring the lion’s hair and the horns of my lion for me. |
| 12 | gesz-gid2-da-gu10 szu ha-ba-ab-ti | May my arrows be grasped. |
| 13 | ur ga-lam e3-a szu si-il-la2-a {uruda}gag he2-bi-gar | “If a full-grown lion comes out, if he holds a pure hand, I shall place a scepter. |
| 14 | UR-bi U2 GU2 NA ki he2-em-szi-ni-szub | (Sum) Its dog, the ... of a man, falls on the ground (Akk) It is the dog of the man, he falls upon the ground |
| 15 | hu-mu-gaz {gesz}RI-e he2-mi-ni-x | May he kill, may he ... the scepter |
| 16 | sag-ge6 u6 he2-mi-ib2-e-ne iri-ga2 hu-mu-ni-[...] | May they make the black-headed people admire him in my city. |
| 17 | ur-sag-me-en mu-gu10 zi-de3-esz2 he2-em-pa3-pa3-de3-ne | I am a hero, they shall pronounce my name faithfully. |
| 18 | sipa-me-en szu12-da mul-an-gin7 hu-mu-ni-gu2-un-gun2-ne | I am the shepherd, may they make him shine like a star in prayer. |
| 19 | za3-mi2 gal-gal du11-ge du7-gu10 szer3-re-esz2 he2-em-e-ne | May they utter my great praises, which are pleasing to me, in song. |
| 20 | ki-gub-ba-gu10 kur mu-gul-gul | My station is destroyed by the mountain. |
| 21 | ki-tusz-a-gu10 uru2 mu-lah4-lah4 | My dwelling place, the city is being plundered. |
| 22 | inim-gu10-ta un-ne2 SI IM ba-ga2 | When I speak to my word, ... |
| 23 | ki {gesz}tukul sag3-ga-ga2 x he2-du7? | May the place of my scattered weapons be perfect(?) |
| 24 | abul {d}utu szu4-gin7 iri x im-da-su8-x-esz2 | They ... the city like a rising Utu gate |
| 25 | x-gu10-ta BA GA2 ki x ha x lu2 nu-mu-ni-dib-e | ... no one passes by. |
| 26 | x IM-ta-gu10 kur-ra mi-ni-gar | My ... has been placed in the netherworld. |
| 27 | gu2 i7 x KIB la2 gu2 i7-da ba-e3? | the bank of the ... canal, the bank(?) of the river came out |
| 28 | ensi-gu10 ki ba-ni-us2 | My ruler sat down on the ground. |
| 29 | x mah-gu10 a-na-a |DU.DU| giri3 x x nu-DI | My supreme ..., why do you not follow the path? |
| 30 | ki-bala U3 x-ma-ti-a-ta | from the rebel land and ... |
| 31 | sig4-bi ur2-ba mu-bu3-bu3 x x | Its bricks ... in their roots. |
| 32 | uru2 mu-se3-ga-gu10 ki-be2-e nam-gi4-gi4 | My city that has been plundered, do not return to its place! |
| 33 | e2 mu-gul-a-gu10 du6-du6-ra2 hu-mu-un-szid | My house that has been destroyed, I will bring it down to the mound. |
| 34 | bad3 an ki-sze3 gu2 gur3-ru gal2 nam-ba-da-x-x-tak4 | Do not open the wall between heaven and earth, |
| 35 | ki gal za3-ba NE x BA mu nu-ha-lam-e-da | The great place on its side ... |
| 36 | x zi x a2 mah szum2-ma-me-en | I am the true ..., given supreme strength. |
| 37 | x AN x NAM x x [...] | ... ... |
| 38 | x ki ti mar-uru5-gu10 | My ... |
| 39 | muszen dal-la-gin7 a2-bi im-su3 | Like a flying bird, its wings are bound. |
| 40 | i3-gi4-in-zu ki ur2-bi-sze3 A x x | Your servant ... to the place where he rests. |
| 41 | am-gin7 sza3-tum2-ma du11 ba-ni-gar-ga2-ar | Like a wild bull, he made the utterances manifest. |
| 42 | gesz-gid2-da-gu10 si ba-ni-sa2 | My arrow was placed correctly. |
| 43 | szu-nir mah-gu10 gaba kur-ra-ka sag im-ma-ni-il2 | My lofty šunir instrument raises its head at the edge of the netherworld. |
| 44 | u4 i3-im-zal {d}utu im-ta-e3-a-ta | After the storm passed, and Utu came out |
| 45 | hur-sag-e igi he2-mi-du8-du8 u6 ga-am3-du11 | I want to admire the mountain range, |
| 46 | du10 bi2-i3-us2 x x-ra-ni-DU ba-ra-bi2-us2 | He made sweet, he made ... sweet. |
| 47 | si du3-du3-a ti UR RA-a | In order to make the horns ... |
| 48 | x gi4 x-ta ha-ma-ta-hu-hu-luh-esz2 | ... may they be frightened. |
| 49 | erin2-ni ni2 ha-ba-ab-ti | may his troops fear him. |
| 50 | x x x x x gesz? ha-ma-ab-tuku-tuku | may he acquire |
| 51 | x lugal kalam us2-sa se3-se3 in-ga-me-na-ta | After ..., the king of the land, had laid the foundations, |
| 52 | x x x LA x im-gin7 x szeg3-ge26 [...] x x x x x x | ... like a rainstorm ... |
| 53 | [...] x [...] | |
| 54 | [...] | |
| 55 | x [...] sza3 x x [...] | ... heart ... |
| 56 | ge6 ba-ta-an-zal | he spent the night |
| 57 | gesz x x a2 bad x a2 hu-mu-ni-BU-BU | May the ... of the wall ... |
| 58 | a2 diri-ga kur-ra ba-DU ni2 hu-mu-ni-ur4 | He made the mountains tremble with greater strength. |
| 59 | ki-bala a diri-bi hu-mu-ku5-ku5 | May the rebel land cut off its excess water. |
| 60 | udu sipa nu-tuku-gin7 |SZU.KAL|-e ha-ba-suh | like a sheep without a shepherd may it be cut off. |
| 61 | a2-gu10 gu su3-ra2 szar2 du11-ge x x x | My arms are stretched out, numerous ... |
| 62 | u4 2(disz)-sze3 kur-re ha ur-gin7 tesz2-bi NI [...] | For 2 workdays, the mountains ... together like dogs |
| 63 | sag-ur-sag lu2 mu tuku [...] | Šag-ursag, the one who has a name |
| 64 | zi-du6-zi-du6 ha-ba-de3-[...] | May the ziggurat be brought to an end |
| 65 | ur2 mah-gu10 gu2-da ha-[...]-la2 | May my supreme lap be stretched out on the neck |
| 66 | ma-da-ma-da he2-szi-[...] | May he ... with me |
| 67 | pesz10 su-a-gin7 hu-mu-ni-se3-se3 | like a suckling goat, may he bring it to him. |
| 68 | gu3 kalam-ma tesz2-a he2-mi-se3 | I uttered a supplication to the Land. |
| 69 | me3-gu10 am ki-nu2-bi-sze3 du-gin7 ur2-bi he2-mi-szub | My battle, like a wild bull lying down in its bed, shall fall upon its base. |
| 70 | ki mi-ni-ib2-dib-be2-na-gu10-u3 ma-da he2-mi-du11 | My place where I pass, I shall say to the land. |
| 71 | ug3 lu-a ki-tusz ki gar-ra-be2-e szu-a he2-em-mi-gi4 | May the people return to their places of residence that they had established. |
| 72 | ur-sag-me-en3 mu-gu10 zi-de3-esz2 he2-em-pa3-pa3-de3-ne | I am a hero, they shall pronounce my name faithfully. |
| 73 | sipa-me-en3 szu12-da mul-an-gin7 hu-mu-ni-gu2-un-gun2-ne | I am the shepherd, I shall make it shine like the stars of heaven. |
| 74 | za3-mi2 gal-gal du11-ge du7-gu10 szer3-re-esz2 he2-em-e-ne | May they utter my great praises, which are pleasing to me, in song. |
| 75 | la-la tuku i3-lu-lam-ma ki ag2 in-ga-me-na-ta | Because of the love that you have for me, |
| 76 | tigi a-da-ab ma-al-ga-tum gal-gal-la ad sza4-bi mu-zu | The tigi and the adab priests, the great ones, know their names. |
| 77 | si-SZIR3 {gesz}szu-kar2 gal-gal du7-du7-dam | “The si-š-IR-instrument, the great ṣumkar instrument, is perfected, |
| 78 | zi-zi-i szu2-szu2-bi in-ga-zu | (Sum) You are the one who is enraged, you are their slanderer (Akk) You have become the one whose anger has been released |
| 79 | gal-an-zu gesz-gu3-di 7(disz)-na szu gal du7-a-me-en3 | You are the great one of the seven thrones, perfect in strength. |
| 80 | bala-bala-e gi su3 x [...] | The balabala priest ... a long reed. |
| 81 | sa-bi bad-bad SI [...] | Its top ... |
| 82 | sa-esz [...] | (Sum) ... ... (Akk) I want to ... |
| 83 | [...] | |
| 84 | [...] x DA hu-mu-x-ni-u4-u4 | ... may ... |
| 85 | ma2-gur8 gesz-gu3-di ur-mah-ha | barge of the lion throne, |
| 86 | x x x x RA mu-ni-zu | ... you know. |
| 87 | x x DI AGA nar-e ad sza4-sza4 | ... the singer sings. |
| 88 | sza-mu-sza4 gu2-un-gun2-gun2 a2-bi-sze3 in-ga-zu | Your šamuŋ drum, the gugungun drum, is its arm. |
| 89 | {lu2}ki-sikil ubur? ku3-ga x MUNUS SILA4 zi dib gu2 u4 x | The maiden in the holy ubur garment ... a woman, a true lamb, ... |
| 90 | ad du10-ga szu12-szu12 balag ku3-ta a-ne hul2-la du11-du11 | He utters a sweet voice, a šushu-lament from the pure balaŋ. |
| 91 | esz3 gu2 ma-da-ka me-te-bi | Its fitting one in the shrine on the bank of the land, |
| 92 | i3-lu-lam-ma nig2-TU-TU-da gu2 x x-re-ne du7 | In the ilulama rites and ... |
| 93 | nin9 ne2-gu10 {d}gesztin-an-na-ra | For my sister Geštinana |
| 94 | ama ugu4-gu10 {d}nin-sun2-na-ke4 | My birth mother, Ninsun, |
| 95 | x gesztu2 dagal-ta [...] x x | ... broad wisdom ... |
| 96 | [...] | |
| 97 | [...] | |
| 98 | [...] | |
| 99 | [...] | |
| 100 | [...] | |
| 101 | [...] | |
| 102 | [...] x x x | |
| 103 | [...] LUM? x NA x | ... ... |
| 104 | [...] dagal-la-gu10 x x ba-da-gen-nam | ... my wide ... I went. |
| 105 | x x x diri ma-an-gal2-gal2-am3 | ... there is more. |
| 106 | x x {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2 {d}nin-tu-ra-ka | of Enlil, Ninlil and Nintur |
| 107 | [...] {d}nanna {d}nin-urta | ... Nanna and Ninurta |
| 108 | x x ku3 {d}inanna-ka | of holy Inanna |
| 109 | [...] gal-la ba-da-gen-nam | I went to the great ... |
| 110 | [...] x NI [...] x | ... ... |
| 1 | an [...] x GIM x [...] | ... like ... |
| 2 | x x x zabar nig2-ga2 [...] | ... bronze ... |
| 3 | x [...] a2 he2-em-ma-[...] | ... may he ... the arms |
| 4 | x x ki-in-dar-re he2-mi-[...] | May the ... of the netherworld |
| 5 | an x x dingir mas-su [...] | An, ..., the god, his son |
| 6 | lipisz-tuku-me-en x he2-em-ti-[...] | I am a liar, may ... |
| 7 | ti-ti-bi {gi}kid? sumun-na [...] he2-em-ma-ta-x x x [...] | Its tīti of the old reed mat(?) |
| 8 | a2-bi a-na-bi he2-ma-ta-si?-x x | What is its strength, what is its ...? |
| 9 | bur szagan-sze3 hu-mu-ni-[...] | May he ... a bowl for the šagan offerings |
| 10 | szesz gu5-li-gu10 {d}gilgames2-ra | My brother, my friend Gilgamesh, |
| 11 | e2-masz-a-ni-sze3 szu hu-mu-na-[...] | May he ... for his Emaš temple |
| 12 | DI-bi KUSZ DA LA A he2-em-mi-[...] | May its justice be a cubit behind ... |
| 13 | x x x BI A x [...] ha-ma-ni-ib2-[...] | ... may he ... |
| 14 | lu2-bi gesz x gal-ga2 he2-mi-[...] | May that man ... my great ... |
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