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A praise poem of Šulgi (Šulgi Y) (Q000417)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A praise poem of Šulgi (Šulgi Y) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000417 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Nippur |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | x x X X x | |
| 2 | x x X ba-ni-ŋar-re-eš | [... b]ani-barreš |
| 3 | nam-lugal-ŋa₂ ud-bi sud-da | in order to prolong the days of kingship |
| 4 | bal-ŋa₂ he₂-ŋal₂ pa ed₂-ed₂-dam | May the balba-demon carry off the appearance of a curse. |
| 5 | {d}en-ki en dug₄-ga-ni nu-kur₂-ru saŋ il₂ ba-ni-kur₉ | Enki, whose lordship is unalterable, raised his head high. |
| 6 | {d}utu inim-ma-ni saŋ-ba du maškim-še₃ ma-an-šum₂ | Šamaš, his word is binding, he is the enforcer for me |
| 7 | {d}nin-lil₂ kalam-ma gu₃ hul₂-la ma-ni-de₂-a-ke₄-eš₂ | Ninlil, when she calls out joyfully in the land |
| 8 | unken-na ŋizzal ma-ni-ak-ke₄-eš₂ | In the assembly of the bizzal priests |
| 9 | šul-gi sipad zid ki-en-gi-ra-me-en | I am Šulgi, the faithful shepherd of Sumer |
| 10 | ŋa₂-ŋiš-šu₂-a e₂ di si im-sa₂-x X-na | In the ... house ... |
| 11 | e₂ mah nam-nin-a tum₂-ma-na | In his magnificent temple fitting for queenship, |
| 12 | {e₂}pa-pah ki u₆ di kur-kur-ra ni₂ huš gur₃-ru-na | In the pappaḫ, the place of admiration of all the lands, carrying a furious aura |
| 13 | e₂ X X x GI šag₄-bi-a silim mu-na-X-dug₄ | The ... of the reed-bundle is well. |
| 14 | x x mu-da-ab-du₃ DA NI X x mu-|DU.DU| X x | ... he built ... |
| 15 | X gu₂ mu-da-ab-x | ... ... |
| 16 | urud niŋ₂ kalag-ga-a X x | a strong copper |
| 17 | lu₂ hul-ŋal₂ {ŋiš}tukul-la mu-ši-x X-a | The evildoer who ... with weapons |
| 18 | a₂ aŋ₂-ŋa₂-ni-ta me₃-a mu-ni-gaz-a | After he had killed him by the power of his arm, |
| 19 | ur-saŋ gal-gal mu-til-la-ŋu₁₀ bar-ba im-mi-X | The great hero, the one who ... on his own. |
| 20 | gu₂-bi-a ŋiri₃-ŋu₁₀ im-mi-gub | he set up a “house-of-the-mound' at its bank. |
| 21 | ki-gal-ba ni₂-ŋu₁₀ saŋ im-ma-ni-il₂ | At its foundation he raised his hands in fear. |
| 22 | alan kug-sig₁₇ alan {na₄}za-gin₃-na-ŋu₁₀ | a gold statue, a lapis statue |
| 23 | kisal mah e₂-niŋ₂-ŋa₂-ra-ka-na si ba-ni-sa₂-sa₂ | In his supreme courtyard of his Enibara temple he set right the righteous. |
| 24 | aratta kug-gin₇ gi₁₆-sa mi-ni-ŋar-ŋar | Like a pure reed, he smites its treasure. |
| 25 | e₂-muhaldim gal-la-ni gud udu ba-ni-ŋar | In his great kitchen he slaughtered oxen and sheep. |
| 26 | e₂-gir₄ mah-a-ni he₂-ŋal₂-la bi₂-de₆ | He carried off his exalted chariot. |
| 27 | e₂-lunga₃ zabar-re he₂-du₇-na | May the brewer's house be perfect for you with bronze. |
| 28 | kaš-kaš-bi-ta NE ki ba-ni-us₂-us₂ | With its beer ... he sat down. |
| 29 | kaš gig₂ kurun kaš su₄ e₂ a₂ sikil-ba sur-ra | bitter beer, kurun beer, sweet beer in the house with pure arms |
| 30 | kiŋ₂-sig unu₂ gal-la-ni ba-ni-ŋar | He made his great dining hall shine like the earth. |
| 31 | x X X x |
Sources & licences
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