A šir-namgala to Mešlamta-ea and Lugal-era for Ibbi-Suen (Ibbi-Suen B)

Sumerian literature (ETCSL) · 2 - Royal praise poetry and compositions with a historical background · 90 sections

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A.1
[X X] X X X […]
(2 lines fragmentary) …… encouragement, your heart ……. Mešlamta-ea, faraway …….
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[X X] me-teš2 ši-im-X […]
A.3
[X] zi-šag4-ĝal2-la-ke4 šag4-zu ?-[…]
A.4
[{d}]meš3-lam-ta-e3-a su3-u4-ra2 X […]
A.5
ki-ru-gu2 4-kam-ma-⌈am3⌉
4th kirugu.
A.6
a2 maḫ nun {d}i-bi2-{d}suen-[ĝu10]
You of august power, my prince Ibbi-Suen!
A.7
ĝiš-gi4-ĝal2-bi-im
Its ĝisgiĝal.
A.8
ši-im-dirig-ge-en lugal-ĝu10 ši-im-dirig-ge-en ne-zu an-zag-še3
You are superlative, my master, you are superlative! Your power reaches to the outer limits of heaven. Lord Lugal-era, you are superlative, your power reaches to the outer limits of heaven. Your divine powers are artfully fashioned divine powers, incomparable divine powers! Sea with high waves, you are imbued with terrible fearsomeness! Mighty god who dwells in the Land, your great awesomeness covers heaven and earth!
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en {d}lugal-er9-ra ši-im-dirig-ge-en ne-zu an-zag-še3
A.10
me-zu me galam-ma me nu-sig10-ge5-da
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ab ku-kur ĝal2-la ni2 ḫuš ri-a-me-en
A.12
diĝir er9 kalam-ma til3-la-me-en
A.13
ni2 gal an ki-a dul-la-me-en
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ki-ru-gu2 5-kam-ma-am3
5th kirugu.
A.15
nam-maḫ-zu ga-i-i
I will praise your greatness! You are superlative, my master, you are superlative! Your power reaches to the outer limits of heaven.
A.16
ši-im-dirig-ge-en lugal-ĝu10 ši-im-⌈dirig⌉-[ge-en] ne-zu an-zag-še3
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ĝiš-gi4-ĝal2-bi-im
Its ĝišgiĝal.
A.18
ur-saĝ zid me-teš2-e ga-i-i
Trustworthy warrior, I will praise you! Lord Lugal-era, I will praise you! You are the great and august neck-stock of the gods, you are a great awesomeness resting heavily upon the Land, a heavy flood-wave covering the foreign land. Your river is a mighty river, the river which determines destinies, an august river where the sun rises, which nobody can bear to look upon. Great barge riding on the flood waters, Lord Lugal-era: when you set foot in the place where all mankind is gathered, the princes of the underworld bow down before you; in the abyss you emit a bright light to them. …… has been placed in your hands. Lord Lugal-era, your greatness extends to the outer limits of heaven.
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en {d}lugal-er9-ra me-teš2 ga-i-i
A.20
{ĝiš}rab3 gal maḫ diĝir-re-e-ne-me-en
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ni2 gal kalam-ma ša-mu-ri-a-me-[en]
A.22
ku-kur dugud kur-ra du6-ul!(lu)-la-me-en
A.23
id2-zu id2 kalag-ga-am3 id2 nam tar-ra-am3
A.24
id2 maḫ ki ud e3 igi nu-bar-re-dam
A.25
ma2-gur8 maḫ a ku-kur-ra u5-a
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gu2 si-a nam-lu2-ulu3-ka
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en {d}lugal-er9-ra ĝiri3-zu um-mi-gub
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nun kur-ra-ke4-ne ša-mu-e-ši-gam-e-de3-eš
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bur3-ra ud zalag ša-mu-un-ne-ri-ib-e3
A.30
[X] U ra šu-zu-še3 ša-mu-u8-ĝal2
A.31
⌈en⌉ {d}lugal-er9-ra an-zag-še3 maḫ-me-en
A.32
ki-ru-gu2 6-kam-ma-am3
6th kirugu.
A.33
a2 maḫ nun {d}i-bi2-{d}suen-ĝu10
You of august power, my prince Ibbi-Suen!
A.34
⌈ĝiš⌉-gi4-ĝal2-bi-im
Its ĝisgiĝal.
A.35
⌈lugal⌉-ĝu10 nam-maḫ-za ga-am3-dug4
My king, let me tell of your greatness! Lord Lugal-era, I will praise your greatness! You are august, you alone are august! Mighty god surpassing all the gods, elevated king reaching up to the heavens, mighty god, trustworthy lord by himself, River of the Ordeal, heart of the gods, decision-making lord who hates evil, who like Suen loves justice.
A.36
⌈en⌉ {d}lugal-er9-ra nam-maḫ-za ga-am3-dug4
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⌈za⌉-e maḫ-me-en dili-zu i3-maḫ-me-en
A.38
⌈diĝir⌉ er9-ra diĝir-re-e-ne-er rib-ba
A.39
lugal sukux(SUKUD)-ra2 an-ne2-e us2-sa
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⌈diĝir⌉ er9 en zid ni2-te-na
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{d}id2-lu2-ru-gu2 šag4 diĝir-re-e-ne
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en ka-aš bar niĝ2-erim2-e ḫul gig
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{d}suen-gin7 niĝ2-si-sa2-e ki aĝ2
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en nam tar-tar-ra an {d}en-lil2-la2-me-eš
They are the lords for whom An and Enlil have determined their destiny. When everything had been brought into existence in heaven and earth, their destiny greatly ……. Enlil granted ……. …… of the princes, my Ibbi-Suen! …… is great, a great wall which …… the foreign lands. Perfecting the great divine powers, he, the son of Enlil, …… the wicked like Lugal-era. In his august power Mešlamta-ea greatly, in his august power he greatly ……. When he opens his mouth ……, eradicating the foreign lands, …… he heaps up the enemies in piles. In his august power Lord Lugal-era greatly, in his august power he greatly ……, …… a favourable sign. They are kings ……. They are …… sparing …… (1 line fragmentary) (unknown no. of lines missing)
A.45
niĝ2-nam an ki ĝal2-ĝal2-la-a-ba
A.46
nam tar-re-bi gal-bi mu-un-u2-us2
A.47
[X] X {d}en-lil2-le saĝ-e-eš mu-un-rig7
A.48
[X] X nun-e-ne {d}i-bi2-{d}suen-ĝu10
A.49
[X X] X nam-ma-ni maḫ bad3 gal kur KU-KU
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[me] ⌈gal⌉-gal šu du7 dumu {d}en-lil2-la2-ka
A.51
[{d}lugal]-er9-ra-gin7 ḫul-ĝal2 saĝ KA×X-KA×X
A.52
[{d}meš3-lam]-ta-e3-a a2 maḫ-a-na gal-bi
A.53
[a2 maḫ]-a-na gal-bi ši-im-mi-DU
A.54
[X X] ? ka du8-a kur-ra šu ur3-ur3
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[X X] tar-re erim2 zar-re-eš i3-sal-le
A.56
[en] [{d}]⌈lugal⌉-er9-ra a2 maḫ-a-na gal-bi
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[a2 maḫ-a]-na gal-bi ši-im-mi-in-DU
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[X X] X NE ĝiškim sag9-ga
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[X X]-ga lugal-la-me-eš
A.60
[…] šu ĝa2-ĝa2-me-eš
A.61
[…] X ? X […]
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B.1
ur-saĝ gal-me-eš nam-maḫ-bi a-ri-a sug4-ga-am3
They are great warriors: their greatness is like the empty desert wastes. They are both the lords of the River, the River of the Ordeal which clears the just man. They weigh upon the evil man like a neck-stock. In Kisiga, their very anciently founded city, the trustworthy does not get caught, but the evil cannot pass through. They are a source of comfort to the hearts of An and Enlil, they are a source of relaxation ……. They are …… the great place ……. The place for which An and Enlil have determined its destiny ……, its divine powers are holy …… (2 lines fragmentary) (unknown no. of lines missing)
B.2
2-na-ne-ne lugal id2-da-me-eš
B.3
{d}id2-lu2-ru-gu2 lu2 zid dadag-ga-[am3]
B.4
lu2-erim2 {ĝiš}<rab3>-gin7 šu ri-ri-a-me-eš
B.5
kisiga{ki} iri ul ki ĝar-ra-ba
B.6
zid-du nu-dab5-be2 erim2-du nu-dib-be2
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ki šag4 kuš2 an [{d}]⌈en⌉-[lil2]-la2-me-eš
B.8
ki ni2 dub2 RU ⌈AN⌉ X X X-me-eš
B.9
ki gal an-še3 ? X X [X X]-me-?
B.10
ki nam tar-re an [{d}]⌈en⌉-[lil2]-la2 […]
B.11
me-bi kug-kug-ga-am3 X […]
B.12
[…] NI lu2 nu-[…]
B.13
[…] X […]
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C.1
me-? X X ḫu-ul-ḫu-le-eš sig7-[ga-am3]
Its divine powers ……. The seven divine powers, …… grandly established, adorned with the divine powers by the prince in the abzu, the prince …… adorned ……. The warrior qualities of Mešlamta-ea and Lord Lugal-era …… in the foreign lands; their greatness shines forth to the outer limits of heaven and earth, to the outer limits of heaven and earth.
C.2
me 7-na LAGAB×X gal-le-eš ĝar-[ra-am3]
C.3
me še-er-ka-an nun-e abzu-ta nun [X X] še-er-ka-an dug4-ga-[am3]
C.4
{d}meš3-lam-ta-e3-a en {d}⌈lugal⌉-er9-[ra]
C.5
nam-ur-saĝ-bi kur-re ba-X-a
C.6
nam-maḫ-bi zag an ki-še3 zag an ki-še3 pa e3 ak-a
C.7
ki-ru-gu2 10-kam-ma-am3
10th kirugu.
C.8
a2 maḫ nun {d}i-bi2-{d}suen-ĝu10
You of august power, my prince Ibbi-Suen!
C.9
ĝiš-gi4-ĝal2-bi-im
Its ĝisgiĝal.
C.10
kalag-bi ud kalam-ma šu ur3-ur3
Their power is a storm which could eradicate the Land. Mešlamta-ea and Lord Lugal-era, it is sweet to praise you!
C.11
{d}meš3-lam-<ta>-e3-a en {d}lugal-er9-ra za3-mi2-zu dug3-ga-am3
C.12
ki-šu2-bi-im
Its kišu.
C.13
šir3-nam-gala {d}meš3-lam-ta-e3-a u3 {d}lugal-er9-ra
A šir-namgala of Mešlamta-ea and Lugal-era.

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