Johnson 2004 - CDLI - UCLA

(60) A praise poem of Shulgi (Shulgi B) [2.4.2.02], ll. 52-55 = 77-80
52. niœ 2 ak.a.œa 2 ni 2.bi ga.buluœ 5
As for what I myself have done, let me boast,
53. kal.ga.œa 2 mu.bi a 2 bi 2.su 3.ud As for the fame of my power, it has spread
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far and wide,
54. œeßtu 2.œu 10 niœ 2 galam.ma As for my wisdom, it is full of subtlety,
su 3.ga.am 3
55. a.na.œu 10 niœ 2 ka.ge dib.ba nu As for my achievements, do they not surpass
(61) Tree and Reed [5.3.4], ll. 2-6 (Karahashi 2000, 96)
all qualifications?
2. [ki] daœal.e ku 3 na4 za.gin 3.bi bar.bi Precious metals and gems were inlaid on the
am 3.mi.ib.si outer wall of the vast place,
3. na4 esi na4 nir 2 na4 gug sud.ra 2.aœ 2.œa 2
ßu tag ba.ni.in.du 11
4. [ki] u 2.ßim.e ˙i.li gu 2 bi 2.e 3
Diorite, chalcedony, cornaline—all the
shining ones were applied,
The grassy ground is covered in luxury and
nam.nun.ba mu.un.gub stands in its princeliness,
5. ki ku 3 ki sikil.la an.ku 3.ra ni 2.ba The holy place, the pure place—for holy An
mu.na.sig 7
6. an diœir ma˙.e ki daœal.la du 10
im.ma.ni.ib.nir sweet,
it is by itself beautiful,
An, the lofty god, made the good place
The version (and much of the translation) reproduced above is based on manuscript A
(= Ni 4463) in the unpublished edition of Vanstiphout. Manuscript LO (= AO 6715)