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A love song of Šulgi (Šulgi Z)

Sumerian literature (ETCSL) · 2 - Royal praise poetry and compositions with a historical background · 54 sections

1. A.1

   ⌈?⌉ [nu]-mu-e-de3-[RI-RI-X]

   The …… because of you does not ……. My brother, the …… because of you does not ……. Lad (?), the …… because of you does not ……. My beloved, the …… because of you does not ……. My fairest of countenance, the …… because of you does not ……. Its date clusters because of you are not placed in my hand. Its sheaves are …… for me. Its …… are not sweet for me. Grain …… the silos (?).

2. A.2

   ⌈šeš⌉-[ĝu10] ⌈?⌉ nu-⌈mu⌉-[e]-de3-RI-RI-[X]

3. A.3

   gi-ru ? nu-mu-[e]-de3-RI-RI-[X]

4. A.4

   ki-ga aĝ2-ĝu10 ? ⌈nu-mu⌉-e-de3-[RI]-⌈RI⌉

5. A.5

   i-bi2 sag9-sag9-[ĝu10 ?] [nu-mu-e]-de3-⌈RI-RI⌉la-X-X-e

6. A.6

   an-bi šu-ĝa2 nu-mu-[e-de3]-⌈ĝa2⌉-ĝa2

7. A.7

   garadin3-bi ⌈ma⌉-a-ar A [X X] X X X X

8. A.8

   X-bi ma-a-[ar] ⌈A⌉ X [nu]-ku7-ku7-X

9. A.9

   še ? X […] MA X [X]

10. A.10

    nin9-ĝu10 ⌈gana2⌉-[ĝu10-še3 ĝe26-e ga]-⌈ba⌉-e-de3-ĝen

    My sister, I would go with you to my fields. My fair sister, I would go with you to my fields. I would go with you to my large fields. I would go with you to my small fields. For my early grain irrigated with its early water, for my late grain irrigated with its late water, …… its grain …… sheaves …….

11. A.11

    ! [sag9-ga-ĝu10 gana2-ĝu10-še3 ĝe26-e ga-ba-e-de3]-⌈ĝen⌉

12. A.12

    gana2 gal-[ĝu10-še3 ĝe26-e ga-ba-e-de3-ĝen]

13. A.13

    gana2 tur-[ĝu10-še3 ĝe26-e ga-ba-e-de3-ĝen]

14. A.14

    še nim X a šu-nim-[bi] ⌈dug4⌉-[ga]-ĝu10-še3

15. A.15

    še sig a sig-bi dug4-ga-ĝu10-še3

16. A.16

    še-bi a ?-na […]

17. A.17

    garadin3-⌈bi⌉ X X NI […]

18. A.18

    [nin9-ĝu10] ⌈gana2⌉-ĝu10-še3 ĝe26-e [ga]-⌈ba⌉-e-de3-[ĝen]

    My sister, I would go with you to my fields. My fair sister, I would go with you to my fields. …… the large fields. …… in my small fields. (2 lines fragmentary)(unknown no. of lines missing)

19. A.19

    [nin9] ⌈sag9⌉-ga-ĝu10 gana2-ĝu10-⌈še3⌉ ĝe26-e [ga-ba-e-de3-ĝen]

20. A.20

    gana2 ⌈gal⌉-gal X UD-UD […]

21. A.21

    ⌈gana2⌉ tur-ĝa2 šu […]

22. A.22

    […] X ? […]

23. A.23

    […] X […]

24. gap

    (unknown no. of lines missing)

25. B.1

    […] X […]

    (1 line fragmentary) In the …… of the ……, it has become fallow (?) ……. In the …… of the sheaves, the date clusters (?) ……. In the …… of the ……, it has become fallow (?) ……. In the …… of the sheaves, the date clusters (?) ……. Farmer, plough the field, set up the ……. …… of Lord Šulgi. For …… plough the field, set up the ……. He will bring offerings (?) to the …… for you.

26. B.2

    [X X-da]-ka ⌈ba-?⌉ […]

27. B.3

    X garadin3-na-ka AN X […]

28. B.4

    X X-da-ka ba-? X [X X]

29. B.5

    X garadin3-na-ka AN X X X [X]

30. B.6

    mu-un-gar3 a-šag4 ur11-ru mu-[X] ĝar-[ra]

31. B.7

    ⌈u3⌉-mu-un šul-gi-ra MU še X X X X X

32. B.8

    X X-ir a-šag4 ur11-ru mu-X ĝar-ra

33. B.9

    AN X-bi gur ab-ba-še3ab-ba-ĝu10 ⌈?⌉-dug4 šu ḫa-⌈ra⌉-an-il2

34. B.10

    nin9-! [{ĝiš}]kiri6-ĝu10-še3 ĝe26-e ga-ba-e-de3-ĝen

    My (?) sister, I would go with you to my garden. My fair sister, I would go with you to my garden. My sister, I would go with you to my garden. My sister, …… my garden, …… the ildag tree. I would go with you to my ildag tree by the watercourse. My sister, I would go with you to my apple tree. May …… the apple tree be in my hand. My sister, I would go with you to my pomegranate tree and then …… there the sweet …… covered (?) in honey.

35. B.11

    nin9 sag9-[ga]-ĝu10 {ĝiš}kiri6-ĝu10-še3 ĝe26-e ga-ba-e-de3-ĝen

36. B.12

    ⌈nin9⌉-ĝu10 {ĝiš}[kiri6]-⌈ĝu10⌉-še3 ĝe26-e ga-ba-<e>-de3-ĝen

37. B.13

    nin9-ĝu10 {ĝiš}⌈kiri6⌉-[ĝu10 X] X X-mu-ši-ib

38. B.14

    {ĝiš}ildag2 SAR X […]

39. B.15

    šita3? ⌈{ĝiš}ildag2⌉-[ĝu10]-⌈še3⌉ ga-ba-e-⌈de3⌉-ĝen

40. B.16

    nin9-ĝu10 {ĝiš}⌈ḫašḫur-ĝu10-še3⌉ ga-ba-e-de3-ĝen

41. B.17

    DU8-a {ĝiš}ḫašḫur [X] šu-ĝa2 i-na ḫe2-ĝal2

42. B.18

    nin9-ĝu10 {ĝiš}nu-ur2-⌈ma-ĝu10⌉-še3 ga-ba-e-de3-ĝen

43. B.19

    lal3-e dar-ra X X-ku7 in-ga-ba-ni-ib-DU

44. B.20

    nin9-ĝu10 {ĝiš}kiri6-⌈ĝu10⌉-[še3 ga]-⌈ba-e-de3-ĝen⌉

    My sister, I would go with you to my garden. Fair sister, I would go with you to my garden. …… like the plants of the watercourse. (1 line fragmentary) …… the sprout of a lettuce. I would …… plant there. I would …… plant there. In your (?) silo …… I would …… for you. (1 line fragmentary) Fair sister, luxuriant of heart ……. I would …… of the date-clusters for you (?).

45. B.21

    nin9 sag9-ga {ĝiš}⌈kiri6⌉-ĝu10-še3 [ga-ba-e-de3-ĝen]

46. B.22

    nisig ki-en-DU-na-gin7 […]

47. B.23

    MA LA KUM ? ⌈?⌉ KA ? X A X […]

48. B.24

    ḫi-iz ⌈gakkul dug4⌉-ga X X […]

49. B.25

    niĝ2 X-la2{sar} ga-⌈ba⌉-[…]

50. B.26

    […]{sar} ga-⌈ba⌉-[…]

51. B.27

    ⌈guru7-?⌉ X A NU X ⌈?-?-ra⌉-ab-X

52. B.28

    KU7 ? MU ? KA-KA X X […] X

53. B.29

    nin9 sag9-ga šag4 ḫi-li-?-a [(…)]

54. B.30

    an-na šu-ĝa2 LA X ?-ra ga-mu-[X-X]-da-zu-[X (X)]

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