A hymn to Šul-pa-e (Šul-pa-e A)

Sumerian literature (ETCSL) · 4 - Hymns and cult songs · 96 sections

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Version A
v1.1
ur-saĝ uru2-bad3-da iti7-! e3-a
Hero, who shines forth like moonlight over the upper city! Hero Šul-pa-e, who shines forth like moonlight over the upper city! Eminent and famous Šul-pa-e, who shines forth like moonlight over the upper city! Lord of great divine powers, god who appears in glory, Šul-pa-e, of great divine powers, god who appears in glory, lordly in battle, who makes vegetation grow tall in the Land! Lord who raises his great arms, battle-club that smashes all enemies! Pre-eminent brother-in-law of Father Enlil, good youth! Enlil has named your august name.
v1.2
ur-saĝ {d}šul-pa-e3 iri-bad3-da <iti7-gin7 e3-a>
v1.3
alim-ma mu tuku {d}šul-pa-e3 uru2-bad3-da <iti7-gin7 e3-a>
v1.4
lugal me gal-gal diĝir pa e3-a
v1.5
{d}šul-pa-e3 me gal-gal diĝir pa e3-a
v1.6
nir-ĝal2 me3-a u2-šim kalam-ma sud-sud
v1.7
en a2 maḫ il2-il2-i ĝiš-gaz gu2-erim2 ra
v1.8
mu-us2-a gu2-tuku a-a {d}en-lil2-la2
v1.9
šul zid {d}en-lil2-la2 mu maḫ-zu mu-un-pad3
v1.10
nir-ĝal2 {ĝiš}tukul-a lipiš me3-a
Lordly with weapons in the thick of battle! Owner of the rebel lands, lordly in the rebel lands, my king, you are an august god! You are an august god, and your wife is an august queen. You are beloved by Ninḫursaĝa. You are a hero before whom the gods are very fearful. Hero Šul-pa-e, lordly in heaven and on earth, my ……, may your name be truly called upon in all the foreign lands! My king, may your greatness be truly called upon in all the foreign lands!
v1.11
lu2 ki-bal-a-ke4 nir-ĝal2 ki-bal-a
v1.12
lugal-ĝu10 za-e dim3-me-er maḫ-me-en
v1.13
za-e dim3-me-er maḫ-me-en dam-zu ga-ša-an!(u3-mu-un) maḫ-me-en
v1.14
{d}⌈nin-ḫur⌉-saĝ-ĝa2-ke4 ki aĝ2-ĝa2-ni za-e-me-en
v1.15
⌈ur-saĝ⌉ ni2 gal diĝir-re-e-ne-me-en
v1.16
⌈ur-saĝ⌉ {d}šul-pa-e3-a an ki-a nir-ĝal2
v1.17
[X] X-ĝu10 mu-zu kur-kur-ra zid-de3-eš ḫe2-pad3-de3
v1.18
⌈lugal⌉-ĝu10 nam-maḫ-zu kur-kur-ra zid-de3-eš ḫe2-pad3-de3
v1.19
[X] X maḫ-a a-ĝi6 zig3-ga u18-lu lu2-ra te-a
August ……, rising flood, storm which approaches mankind! People tremble (?) in prayer before you like frightened birds. Rising ……, imbued with awesomeness, no one …… you. Of terrifying appearance, endowed with fearsome splendour, you are imbued with great awesomeness. You are a hurricane that approaches mankind, a great …… that sweeps men down, …… that …… mankind! In the mountains you measure the fields like a ……. …… emitted from heaven, without compare, ……, who brings daylight to the mountains, ……, battering ……, ……, who flashes like lightning.
v1.20
[nam]-⌈lu2⌉-ulu3 mušen ni2 te-a-gin7 ?-da mu-ši-ib-ra-an
v1.21
[X] X zig3-ga ni2 ri-a ⌈šu nu⌉-ra-ab-la2-e
v1.22
⌈ni2⌉ gur3-ru su zig3 gur3-ru ni2 gal mu-da-ri
v1.23
[u4]-⌈ta⌉-u18-lu lu2-ra te-a-me-en
v1.24
[X] ⌈maḫ⌉ lu2-še3 ur3-ur3-ra-me-en
v1.25
[X X] X lu2-še3 bar-bar-ra-me-en
v1.26
[…]-gin7 kur-ra gana2 gid2-gid2
v1.27
[X an]-⌈ta⌉ šu bar-ra gaba-šu-ĝar nu-tuku
v1.28
[X] X ud kur-ra e3-a
v1.29
[X] X ud dug4-ga du7-du7
v1.30
[X X] UN MAŠ-a-gin7 nim ĝir2-ĝir2-re
v1.31
MI.E2.A{mušen}-a zi ir lu2-ra šub-bu
Falling upon mankind like a …… bird of grief, a namtar demon with no hands or feet, suited (?) to the night, prowling at night like a namtar demon, ……, shaped like a …… -- you, hero Šul-pa-e, are the lord of orchards and gardens, plantations and green reedbeds, of the quadrupeds of the wide high desert, of the animals, the living creatures of the plains. An, king of the gods, has put them in your hands; he has put them in your hands, and you are their lord. Hero Šul-pa-e, they cannot escape your clutches.
v1.32
nam-tar šu nu-tuku ĝiri3 nu-tuku lu2 ĝi6-a tum2-mu
v1.33
nam-tar-e-gin7 ĝi6-a du-du ZI-?-? dim2-e
v1.34
pu2-kiri6 mu2-sar ĝiš-gi sig7-ga
v1.35
niĝ2-ur2-limmu2 an-edin daĝal-la
v1.36
maš2-anše niĝ2-zi-ĝal2 edin-na
v1.37
ur-saĝ {d}šul-pa-e3 za-e lugal-bi-me-en
v1.38
an lugal diĝir-re-e-ne-ke4 šu-za im-ma-an-šum2
v1.39
[šu-za] im-ma-an-šum2 za-e lugal-bi-me-en
v1.40
ur-saĝ {d}šul-pa-e3-a šu-zu la-ba-ra-e3
v1.41
u2 tuku u2-na ba-ni-in-!
It is his food that anyone who has food eats; it is his water that anyone who has water drinks. And so people no longer call upon the name of their personal gods, but …… in every mouth the name of him who is their only god. The hand …… of his god ……. He does not …… the hand, he does not …… the mouth. He takes away ……. ……, he gives you your …….
v1.42
a tuku a-na ba-ni-in-naĝ
v1.43
mu diĝir-ra-na li-bi-in-pad3-[de3]
v1.44
mu diĝir-ra-ni dili-a-bi ka-ga14 mi-ni-X
v1.45
šu X X […] diĝir-⌈?⌉-[…]
v1.46
šu la-ba-an-X X X X-a ? la-ba-ab-X X [X]
v1.47
[…] NA […] X ba-an-tum2-mu
v1.48
[…]-na […]-zu ma-ra-an-šum2-mu
v1.49
gu-za-la2 an {d}en-lil2-la2-me-en
You are the throne-bearer of An and Enlil, the fierce constable of the gods, and the table-steward of Enlil. You do not …… these people what you have placed. He brings (?) to you ……. …… that he has handed you. ……, after you have …… from above; the heavy …… cover …… like a garment. ……, after …… has said ……, ……, he addresses a prayer to you. After he has declared his …… of lament to you, he calls (?) to you like a …… of a boat in an inundation, and raises …… to you.
v1.50
maškim sumur diĝir-re-e-ne-me-en
v1.51
en {ĝiš}banšur-ra {d}en-lil2-la2-me-en
v1.52
lu2-bi niĝ2 ĝar-ra-zu la-ba-an-gid2-de3-en
v1.53
[…] MI-a mu-ra-an-DU
v1.54
[…] X nim-! mu-ra-ab-si-a
v1.55
[…] X an-ta u3-mu-X-ĝal2
v1.56
[…] dugud-da tug2-gin7 ši-mi-dul
v1.57
[…] X-zu mi-ni-ib-dug4-ga-ta
v1.58
[…] X saĝ ĝa2-ĝa2 a-ra-zu ma-ra-ab-be2
v1.59
[…] ?-ne-ša4 ?-ni um-ma-ra-an-pad3
v1.60
[…] X ma2-gin7 a-ĝi6-a-ta im-ma-ra-an-ad-DU
v1.61
[…] X-ma im-ma-ra-an-zi-zi
v1.62
[kug]-⌈?⌉-gin7 ba-an-dadag-ge-en
You make him shine like gold, and polish him like bronze, then you restore him to the benign hands of his god. …… shining, and lifts his head proudly. …… appears gloriously in the Land. (5 lines fragmentary) ……, you release …… for your beloved. ……, you place …… for your little ones. ……, you release …… for your little ones. ……, you release …… for your great ones. (2 lines fragmentary) …… on the fifteenth day. (4 lines fragmentary) You are the merciful king of the foreign lands ……, looking mercifully ……. (1 line fragmentary)
v1.63
[zabar]-gin7 niĝ2-su-ub im-ma-ak-en
v1.64
[šu sag9]-⌈ga⌉ diĝir-ra-na-še3 im-ši-in-gi4-gi4
v1.65
[…] X mu-un-zalag gu2 mu-un-zig3
v1.66
[…] ⌈?⌉-ma dalla mu-ni-in-e3
v1.67
[…] X-? mu-un-zu-a-e
v1.68
[…] X RA mu-un-e-du3
v1.69
[…] ⌈inim⌉-?-bi ma-ra-an-ĝa2-ĝa2
v1.70
[…] dug4-ga ma-ra-an-de2-e
v1.71
[…] X-la ma-ra-an-ĝa2-ĝa2
v1.72
[…] ki aĝ2-zu za-e ma-ra-an-du8-e
v1.73
[…] X di4-di4-la2-zu-ne za-e ma-ra-an-ĝa2-ĝa2
v1.74
[…] X di4-di4-la2-zu-ne za-e ma-ra-an-du8-e
v1.75
[…] X X X za gal-gal-la-zu-ne za-e ma-ra-an-du8-e
v1.76
[…] X X-am3 sur-ra-zu
v1.77
[…] X X X X X X za-e ma-ra-an-de2-e
v1.78
[…] X X X RA ud 15-kam
v1.79
[…] X X-?-zu saĝ im-X X […]
v1.80
[…] X X ⌈šir3⌉-ra-a mu-X […]
v1.81
[…] X X en3-du-a ⌈mu⌉-[…]
v1.82
[…] me ze2-?-a-bi LA X […]
v1.83
⌈lugal⌉ šag4-la2 sug4 kur-kur-ra-me-en […]
v1.84
[šag4]-la2 sug4 igi du8-a ĝal2 ? […]
v1.85
[X] KI tur3-⌈?⌉ X […]
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Version B (fragment of a divergent version)
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v2.1
[…] ?
(6 lines fragmentary) ……. like Šul-pa-e. My king …… may he call your name.
v2.2
[…] X
v2.3
[…] X šag4-ne-za-ra
v2.4
[…] AN DI
v2.5
[X X] X X X X X X kug-ra ma-ra-keše2
v2.6
[X X] IGI u3-sa2 tud-da a-su-ra-ba
v2.7
[X X] su-!-pa3-e-a-? SI-en-da-ḫu-la
v2.8
[X X] tud-de3 lu2-gal-ĝu10 mu-zu ḫe-pad3-de

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