A praise poem of Šulgi (Šulgi C)
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ud 2-še3 kur-re ḪA ur-gin7 teš2-bi NI […]
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saĝ-ur-saĝ lu2 mu tuku […]
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zi-du6-zi-du6 ḫa-ba-de3-[…]
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ur2 maḫ-ĝu10 gu2-da ḫa-[…-la2]
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ma-da-ma-da ḫe2-⌈ši⌉-[…]
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peš10 su-a-gin7 ḫu-mu-ni-sig10-⌈sig10⌉
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gu3 kalam-ma teš2-a ḫe2-mi-sig10
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me3-ĝu10 am ki-nu2-bi-še3 du-gin7 ur2-bi ḫe2-mi-šub
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ki mi-ni-ib2-dib-be2-na-ĝu10-u3 ma-da ḫe2-mi-dug4
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uĝ3 lu-a ki-tuš ki ĝar-ra-be2-e šu-a ḫe2-em-mi-gi4
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ur-saĝ-me-en3 mu-ĝu10 zid-de3-eš2 ḫe2-em-pad3-pad3-de3-ne
I am a hero! Let them appropriately acknowledge my fame! I am a shepherd! Let them repeatedly bless me in prayer according to the heavenly stars! Let them tell in song a perfect recital of all my praiseworthy deeds!
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sipad-me-en3 šudu3-da mul-an-gin7 ḫu-mu-ni-gu2-un-gun2-ne
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za3-mi2 gal-gal dug4-ge du7-ĝu10 šir3-re-eš2 ḫe2-em-e-ne
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la-la tuku i3-lu-lam-ma ki aĝ2 in-ga-me-na-ta
Since I am also pleasure-loving and a devotee of singing, I can perform tigi, adab and great malgatum compositions. When fixing the frets of the great lutes, I know how to raise and lower them. I am adept enough to play perfectly all the seven instruments. …… balbale on the flute; …… their divergent strings; …… the sa-eš instrument …… (4 lines fragmentary or unclear) a performing musician …… (1 line unclear) I also have a solidly based knowledge of ……. …… praying in a melodious voice, capering joyfully to the sound of the holy balaĝ drum (1 line unclear) …… in song, for my sister Ĝeštin-ana, my own mother Ninsumun …… in wisdom …… (6 lines missing)
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tigi a-da-ab ma-al-ga-tum gal-gal-la ad ša4-bi mu-zu
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si-ŠIR3 {ĝiš}šu-kar2 gal-gal du7-du7-dam
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zi-zi-i šu2-šu2-bi in-ga-zu
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gal-an-zu ĝiš-gu3-di 7-na šu gal du7-a-me-en3
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bal-bal-e gi sud X […]
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sa-bi bad-bad SI […]
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sa-eš […]
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[…] X DA ḫu-⌈mu⌉-[X]-ni-UD-UD
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ma2-gur8 ĝiš-gu3-di ur-maḫ-ḫa
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[X X] X X RA mu-ni-zu
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[X] X DI AGA nar-e ad ša4-ša4
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ša-mu-ša4 gu2-un-gun2-gun2 a2-bi-še3 in-ga-zu
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{lu2}ki-sikil ? kug-ga X MUNUS SILA4 zi dib gu2 ud X
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ad dug3-ga šudu3-šudu3 balaĝ kug-ta a-ne ḫul2-la dug4-dug4
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eš3 gu2 ⌈ma-da⌉-ka me-te-bi
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i3-lu-lam-ma niĝ2-TU-TU-da gu2 X X-re-ne du7
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nin9 ne2-ĝu10 {d}ĝeštin-an-na-ra
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ama ugu4-ĝu10 {d}nin-sumun2-na-ke4
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X ĝeštug2 daĝal-ta […] X X
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[…] X X [X]
(4 lines fragmentary) in the …… of Enlil, Ninlil and Nintur, …… Nanna and Ninurta, in the …… of holy Inana (2 lines fragmentary) (unknown no. of lines missing)
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[…] ? X ⌈NA⌉ [X]
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[…] daĝal-la-ĝu10 [X X] ⌈ba⌉-da-ĝen-nam
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[X X] X dirig ma-an-ĝal2-ĝal2-am3
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[X X] [{d}en]-lil2 {d}nin-lil2 {d}nin-tur5-ra-ka
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[…] {d}nanna {d}nin-urta
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[X X] kug {d}inana-ka
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[…] ⌈gal⌉-la [ba-da]-⌈ĝen⌉-nam
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[…] X NI […] X
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- C.1
⌈an⌉ […] X GIM X […]
(9 lines fragmentary) To my brother and friend Gilgameš (4 lines fragmentary) (unknown no. of lines missing)
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X [X X] ⌈zabar⌉ niĝ2-ĝa2 […]
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X […] a2 ḫe2-em-ma-[…]
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X [X ki]-in-dar-re ḫe2-⌈mi⌉-[…]
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⌈an⌉ [X] X diĝir mas-su […]
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lipiš-[tuku]-⌈me⌉-en X ḫe2-em-ti-[…]
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ti-⌈ti⌉-bi {gi}? sumun-na […] ḫe2-em-⌈ma⌉-ta-X X X […]
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a2-bi a-na-bi ḫe2-ma-ta-?-[X (X)]
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bur šaĝan-še3 ḫu-mu-ni-[…]
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šeš gu5-li-ĝu10 {d}gilgameš2-ra
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e2-maš-a-ni-še3 šu ḫu-mu-na-[…]
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DI-bi KUŠ DA LA A ḫe2-em-⌈mi⌉-[…]
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X X X BI A X […] ḫa-ma-ni-ib2-[…]
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lu2-bi ĝiš [X] gal-ĝa2 ḫe2-mi-[…]
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