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A dedication of a statue (Culgi V) -- a composite transliteration
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1 - (d)en-líl ud è CE X dug4-ga-ni nu-kúr-ra
2 - u18-ru gal (d)a-nun-ke4-ne
3 - (d)cul-gi ucum gùrù
4 - lugal cu dug4-ga-ni-ir IGI X X bar
5 - ne gal-gal X cúm
6 - za-pa-já-ni an ki X-bi-a já-ar-já-ra
7 - é-kur gal:muc idim-ma me X
8 - dur-an-ki giri17-zal-a me ul ba-bad nam-hé-jál
9 - cég1 nun ki jar-ra-ba ísímú-bi ud sud-sud-u5
10 - (d)cul-gi bal nam-hé ba-tud-da cag4-ta gal mu-tar
11 - ùj téc-a sig10-ì
12 - sù-ud-bi lugal cár-ra-ba-ke4
13 - dùb-tuku ud mar-uru5 zag-ce-ni nu-til-e
14 - kac4 á-dam-á-dam-ta è-a
15 - hu-luh-e kac4-kac4-e huc-ZA-àm
16 - ùj-ta igi saj5-já ù-su-bi saj X
17 - á an-ba9-rá-a bar-ra-ni-cè
18 - (d)cul-gi níj kac4 HU an-úr-ta já-já-já-dam
19 - nam a-nun-jál-la-né-ec á-na X NI CU.KAD4-CU.KAD4-e
20 - nu-kúc-u5 kaskal-e NE X DI-DI
21 - saj gíg-ga-a lugal na-me saj nu-sig10 di gal-cè na-an-jar
22 - ud giri17-zal-a-ac è-a dungu cejx(IM.A)-ka jar-ra
23 - nibru(ki) ki-ùr-ta na-kac4
24 - èc úrím(kí) é-temen-ní-gùrù-cè
25 - (d)nanna únú kíj-nim bur nun súg-ga-ni UL nam-mi-in-dug4
26 - ud ne-X-a nam-he nam im-mi-in-tar
27 - GAN.AH.ME.U dal-ha-mu cu ba-ra-àm
28 - (d)utu-e sig-ge-éc nam-ci-X
29 - a-ne é-kur za-gìn-cè na-gur
30 - ud tìl-la-cè ur-saj-e-ne-e
31 - (d)cul-gi-ra nam-mah gal-gal-la-ni a-re-éc pàd-dè-dè
32 - X alan ud sù-rá mu da-rí-ka-na
33 - mul-an-né-éc bí-in-gùn
34 - a-a (d)en-líl mah-di nu-kúr-ra
35 - igi dùg níj giri17-zal si-a-ni-cè nam-nun-na mi-ni-in-gub
1-6 - Enlil, the beaming light, , whose utterance is immutable, the most powerful of the Anuna gods, , looked (?) favourably (?) at Culgi, the fearsome dragon , the king, the creation of his hands. He granted (?) him great strength. His roar fills (?) the whole extent (?) of heaven and earth.
7-12 - In the E-kur, the great snake of the deep, , in Dur-an-ki, which lavishly the eternal divine powers, , Enlil determined a great fate from the womb for the long-enduring sapling of the brickwork founded by the princely one, Culgi, who was born for a prosperous reign: 'Make the people obedient, you enduring king of the multitudes!'
13-21 - The swift runner, a hurricane -- the strength of his loins is never ending, who emerges victorious from the race among the settlements; the terrifying one, who is furious in his running, the strongest among those selected from the people, . When he stretches his arms out, at his sides. Culgi, from the horizon. Because of his being most powerful, in his vigour . He, the tireless one, the road. No king ever cared so much for the black-headed people; he established justice on a grand scale.
22-29 - On a day that dawned for prosperity, that was destined for rain-clouds, he ran from the Ki-ur of Nibru to the shrine of Urim, the E-temen-ni-guru; and provided the princely bowls of Nanna, set up in the morning dining-hall, with a copious ration. On that day, prosperity was decreed for him. In a violent storm, a whirlwind that broke out, Utu ; Culgi returned to the lustrous E-kur.
30-35 - In order that the heroes for ever praise Culgi's great exaltedness, he made his enduring statue of everlasting fame brilliant like the heavenly stars, and set it up in majesty before the good eyes, filled with generosity (?), of the immutably eminent Father Enlil.
én-líl noun Enlil
ud noun day(light)
è verb to go out or in
CECE
XX
dug4 verb to say
kúr verb to be different
uru16 verb to be towering
gal verb to be big
a-nun-na noun Anuna
cul-gi noun Culgi
ucum noun type of snake
noun fear(someness)
gùrù verb to bear
lugal noun king
cu noun hand
dug4 verb to say
IGIIGI
XX
XX
bar verb to set aside
noun strength
gal verb to be big
XX
cúm verb to give
zá-pá-áj noun noise
an noun heaven
ki noun place
XX
jar verb to place
é-kúr noun E-kur
muc-gal noun type of serpent
idim noun underground water
me noun essence
XX
dur-an-ki noun Dur-an-ki
giri17-zal noun joy
me noun essence
ul noun distant time
bad verb to open
nám-hé-jál noun abundance
cég1 noun brick(work)
nun noun prince
ki noun place
jar verb to place
ísímú noun (off)shoot
ud noun day(light)
sud verb to be distant
cul-gi noun Culgi
bal noun term (in office)
nám-hé noun abundance
tud verb to give birth
cag4 noun heart
gal verb to be big
tar verb to cut
ùj noun people
noun voice
téc noun unity
sig10 verb to place
sud verb to be distant
lugal noun king
cár verb to be numerous
dùb-tùkù noun runner
ud noun storm
mar-uru5 noun tempest
zag-ce noun shoulder
til verb to complete
kac4 verb to run
á-dám noun habitation
è verb to go out or in
huluh verb to be frightened
kac4 verb to run
huc verb to be reddish
ùj noun people
igi noun eye
saj5 verb to choose
usu noun strength
saj noun head
XX
á noun arm
bad verb to open
bar noun outside
cul-gi noun Culgi
níj noun thing
kac4 verb to run
HUHU
án-úr noun horizon
jar verb to place
nam noun destiny
á-nún-jál adj strong
á noun arm
XX
NINI
CU.KAD4-CU.KAD4 verb meaning unknown
kúc verb to be tired
kaskal noun (high)way
NENE
XX
DIDI
saj noun head
gíg verb to be black
lugal noun king
na-me pronoun any
saj noun head
sig10 verb to place
di noun (law)suit
gal verb to be big
jar verb to place
ud noun day(light)
giri17-zal noun joy
è verb to go out or in
dungu noun cloud
cèj noun rain
jar verb to place
nibru noun Nibru
kì-ùr noun Ki-ur
kac4 verb to run
èc noun shrine
úrím noun Urim
é-témén-ní-gúrú3è2-tèmèn-nì2-gùrù noun E-temen-ni-guru
nanna noun Nanna
únú noun (dining) hall
kíj-ním noun morning meal
bur noun type of bowl
nun noun prince
gub verb to stand
verb to equal
ULUL
dug4 verb to say
ud noun day(light)
ne-en pronoun this
nám-hé noun abundance
nam noun destiny
tar verb to cut
GAN.AH.ME.U noun violent south wind
dal-ha-mun noun dust storm
cu noun hand
bar verb to set aside
utu noun Utu
sig verb to be low
XX
e-ne pronoun he, she
é-kúr noun E-kur
zà-gìn noun lapis lazuli
gur verb to turn
ud noun day(light)
tìl verb to live
ur-saj noun hero
cul-gi noun Culgi
nam-mah noun majesty
gal verb to be big
ár noun praise
pàd verb to find
XX
alan noun statue
ud noun day(light)
sud verb to be distant
mu noun name
dá-rí adj eternal
mul-an noun heavenly star
gùn verb to be multicoloured
a-a noun father
én-líl noun Enlil
mah-di adj illustrious
kúr verb to be different
igi noun eye
dùg verb to be good
níj noun thing
giri17-zal noun joy
si verb to fill
nam-nun noun princeliness
gub verb to stand