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A fragment of a royal praise poem

Sumerian literature (ETCSL) · 2 - Royal praise poetry and compositions with a historical background · 18 sections

1. gap

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2. A.1

   […] X

   (3 lines fragmentary) (2 lines missing) (2 lines fragmentary) (unknown no. of lines missing)

3. A.2

   […] X

4. A.3

   […] X

5. gap

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6. A.6

   […] ⌈?⌉

7. A.7

   […] X

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9. B.1

   […] ⌈E⌉

   (2 lines fragmentary) …… who was given a long-lasting kingship by (?) Enlil. …… who takes counsel ……. For the …… of the youth Suen …… soothes the heart. He gave …… to him. (2 lines fragmentary) (unknown no. of lines missing)

10. B.2

    […] X LA X ⌈?⌉ X [X X (X)] X ur2-⌈?⌉

11. B.3

    […] {d}en-lil2 ⌈nam⌉-lugal ?-⌈?⌉ [(X)] ⌈mu⌉-na-an-šum2-? X X IG

12. B.4

    […] X DI ? kuš2-u3-a [X]-e

13. B.5

    […] šul {d}suen-⌈na⌉-ra

14. B.6

    [… šag4] mu-na-an-ḫuĝ-⌈ĝe26⌉-e

15. B.7

    […] X ⌈mu⌉-na-ni-⌈in⌉-šum2

16. B.8

    […] ? [X] X ba-gub-⌈be2⌉-en

17. B.9

    […] X X […] X ⌈ib2⌉-ĝal2

18. gap

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