Transliteration

CDLI Literary 000420 (Praise Poem for Shulgi) composite (P480684)

Update made on 2016-04-23 at 16:27:15 by Englund, Robert K. with credits to Englund, Robert K.

&P480684 = Q000420 (ETCSL 2.4.2.b A praise poem of SZulgi)
&P480684 = CDLI Literary 000420 (Praise Poem for Shulgi) composite
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1. x ku3#-si22#? UD#? x x [x x] mi2 he2-ma-ni-in#-[du11]
2. {gesz?}tukul-la u4 su3 x [x]-ga2? u18-ru-gin7 ki he2-ma-ni-us2-sa?#
3. NI#? [x] x RU x-ma-gu10-ne?
4. [x x] x x x x x [x x] x gaba# zi#-ga#-gu10#-ne#?
5. [sze-er]-zi?# u4-de9-esz2 mu2-a-gin7 [men] ku3-ga mul-la-gu10-ne?
6. [gidru] mah nam-he2-a ur4-ur4-ra szu-gu10-sze3 gal2-la-bi
$ beginning broken
1. x ku3-si22? UD? x x x x mi2 he2-ma-ni-in-du11
2. {gesz?}tukul-la u4 su3 x x-ga2? u18-ru-gin7 ki he2-ma-ni-us2-sa?
3. NI? x x RU x-ma-gu10-ne?
4. x x x x x x x x x x gaba zi-ga-gu10-ne?
5. sze-er-zi? u4-de9-esz2 mu2-a-gin7 men ku3-ga mul-la-gu10-ne?
6. gidru mah nam-he2-a ur4-ur4-ra szu-gu10-sze3 gal2-la-bi
7. {gesz}gu-za suhusz gen6-na x x sag-esz2 rig7-ga-ga2?
8. x x sag? an-sze3? he?-bi2?-il2
9. szul-gi sipa zi ki-en-gi-ra-me-en3 nig2-zi ki-bi-sze3 hu-mu-gar-ga2-ar
10. nig2-erim2 a-ge6 a e3-a-gin7 uzugx(|KA.U2|)-ge he2-mi-bu3
11. mi2 gal-gal ni2-gu10 en-na bi2-du11-ga
12. mu {d}en-lil2-la2 lul ba-ra-na# he2#-gen6#
13. am babbar2-gin7 sag he2-szi#-[...]
12. mu {d}en-lil2-la2 lul ba-ra-na he2-gen6
13. am babbar2-gin7 sag he2-szi-[...]
14. x x [...]
@m=segment B
$ (unknown no. of lines missing)
$ beginning broken
1. x x [...]
2. unken? ak? x [...]
3. mi2-bi-im hu-mu#-[du11]
3. mi2-bi-im hu-mu-du11
4. x x x x [...]
5. [x] URUD#? x x [x]-mu?#-du11?
6. [x] x kalam?-ma? gen?-na-ga2? mi2#-bi-im hu-mu#-du11
5. x URUD? x x x-mu?-du11?
6. x x kalam?-ma? gen?-na-ga2? mi2-bi-im hu-mu-du11
7. szu? dim4? nig2 sa6-ge x-gin7 ka-ga mi-ni-gal2-la? ga2-ra mi2 zi-bi-im hu-mu-du11
8. geszpu2 lirum3?-ta a2 ha-ma?-gun3? mi2-bi-im hu-mu-du11
9. a-la {d}en-lil2?-da? ma?-ab?-be2 kalam?-ma gi4-a? x x x x NA HI NIM dar?-ra?-ga2?
10. esz3 nibru{ki}-sze3 giri3 uri5{ki}-ma-sze3 szu nigin2-nigin2-na-ga2
11. kaskal da-na 3(u) gen-na-ga2 ga2-ra mi2 zi-bi-im hu-mu-du11#
11. kaskal da-na 3(u) gen-na-ga2 ga2-ra mi2 zi-bi-im hu-mu-du11

Cite this Inscription

CDLI contributors. 2026. “Text of CDLI Literary 000420 (Praise Poem for Shulgi) Composite, Revision 2258024.” Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. October 31, 2026. https://cdli.earth/inscriptions/2258024.

CDLI contributors. (2026, October 31). Text of CDLI Literary 000420 (Praise Poem for Shulgi) composite, revision 2258024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. https://cdli.earth/inscriptions/2258024

CDLI contributors (2026) Text of CDLI Literary 000420 (Praise Poem for Shulgi) composite, revision 2258024, Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. Available at: https://cdli.earth/inscriptions/2258024 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

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Cite this Inscription

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	author = {{CDLI contributors}},
	year = {2026},
	month = {oct 31},
	title = {Text of {CDLI} {Literary} 000420 ({Praise} {Poem} for {Shulgi}) composite, revision 2258024},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/inscriptions/2258024},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/inscriptions/2258024},
}

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