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CDLI Literary 000419 (Song of Shulgi) composite (P479883)
Literary, Middle Babylonian · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000419 (Song of Shulgi) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P479883 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Middle Babylonian · c. 1400 BCE–1100 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | x sza3-ta ku3-ga x [...] e3 | ... coming forth from the holy ... |
| 2 | [...] x kalam-ma [...] ki hul2 [...] | ... of the land ... joyful place |
| 3 | [...] x x x x x x [...] x KI x x | ... ... |
| 4 | [...] x du11-ga [...] x NA x x | ... spoken ... |
| 5 | lugal-gu10 eridu{ki}-sze3 na-gen | My king went to Eridu. |
| 6 | nun gal a-a {d}en-ki hul2-la-a | the great prince, father Enki, who rejoices |
| 7 | {d}szul-gi-re eridu{ki}-sze3 na-gen | Šulgi went to Eridu. |
| 8 | nun gal a-a {d}en-ki hul2-la-a | the great prince, father Enki, who rejoices |
| 9 | lugal-gu10 nibru{ki}-sze3 na-gen | My king went to Nippur. |
| 10 | kur gal a-a {d}en-lil2 hul2-la-a | Great Mountain, father Enlil, who rejoices |
| 11 | {d}szul-gi-re nibru{ki}-sze3 na-gen | Šulgi went to Nippur. |
| 12 | kur gal a-a {d}en-lil2 hul2-la-a | Great Mountain, father Enlil, who rejoices |
| 13 | lugal-gu10 e2-szu-me-sza4-sze3 na-gen | My king went to the Ešumeša. |
| 14 | en {d}nin-urta-ke4 hul2-la-a | the lord Ninurta who rejoices |
| 15 | {d}szul-gi-re e2-szu-me-sza4-sze3 na-gen | Šulgi went to the Ešumeša. |
| 16 | en {d}nin-urta-ke4 hul2-la-NI? | the lord Ninurta who rejoices |
| 17 | lugal-gu10 kesz3{ki}-sze3 na-gen | My king went to Keš. |
| 18 | {d}nin-sumun2-zi-gal-an-na hul2-la-a | joyful Ninsumunzigalana |
| 19 | {d}szul-gi-re kesz3{ki}-sze3 na-gen | Šulgi went to Keš. |
| 20 | {d}nin-sumun2-zi-gal-an-na hul2-la-a | joyful Ninsumunzigalana |
| 21 | lugal-gu10 uri2-sze3 na-gen | My king went to Ur. |
| 22 | en {d}asz-im2-babbar hul2-la-a | lord Ašimbabbar, who rejoices |
| 23 | {d}szul-gi-re uri2{ki}-sze3 na-gen | Šulgi went to Ur. |
| 24 | en {d}asz-im2-babbar hul2-la-a | lord Ašimbabbar, who rejoices |
| 25 | lugal-gu10 e2-babbar2-sze3 na-gen | My king went to the Ebabbar. |
| 26 | su6 za-gin3 BA? x hul2-la-a | a lapis lazuli ... joyfully |
| 27 | {d}szul-gi-re e2-babbar2-sze3 na-gen | Šulgi went to the Ebabbar. |
| 28 | su6 za-gin3 BA? x hul2-la-a | a lapis lazuli ... joyfully |
| 29 | lugal-gu10 kul-aba4{ki}-sze3 na-gen | My king went to Kulaba. |
| 30 | {d}nin-iri12-gal-ke4 hul2-la-a | joyful Ninirigal, |
| 31 | {d}szul-gi-re kul-aba4{ki}-sze3 na-gen | Šulgi went to Kulaba. |
| 32 | {d}nin-iri12-gal-ke4 hul2-la-a | joyful Ninirigal, |
| 33 | lugal-gu10 ki zabala2{ki}-sze3 na-gen | My king went to Zabalam. |
| 34 | [...] {d}inanna-ke4 hul2-la-a | ... of Inanna, in joy |
| 35 | {d}szul-gi-re ki zabala2{ki}-sze3 na-gen | Šulgi went to Zabalam. |
| 36 | [...] {d}inanna-ke4 hul2-la-a | ... of Inanna, in joy |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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