1-8 God, the eminent one, the sovereign Lord, whose utterance is trustworthy; the eternal shepherd of the Land, who hails from the great mountain; the great counsellor, the first and foremost in heaven and on earth, who is in control of all the blessings; Lord, who is imbued with great fearsomeness in accordance with His nobility, a perfected heavenly star, who takes good care of the primeval and choice blessings, who alone is the lofty God; Lord, life-giving light, who leads the people all over the world along one track; huge net spread over heaven and earth, rope stretched over all the lands! Who ever instructed God, who ever rivalled Him?

9-14 He thought up something of great importance and He made public what His heart, a mighty river, carried: the hidden secrets (?) of His holy thought. The matter is a holy and pure one, it concerns the blessings of the E-kur, the fated good brick embedded (?) in the bottom of the abzu, it is something most important: a trustworthy man will rebuild the E-kur, thereby acquiring a lasting name. The son of this trustworthy man will long hold the sceptre, and their throne will never be overthrown.

15-20 To that end, ...... in the E-duga, the princely son asked for the thing to happen. God, the powerful shepherd, caused a young man to emerge: a royal child, one who is perfectly fitted for the throne-dais, Culgi the king.

21-27 God gave him a good name: "A lion's seed, who provides the E-kur generously; the one granted authority in the E-kur; the king of Urim, the one with shining heart, the shepherd, the protector of the Land." God chose Culgi in His pure heart and entrusted the Land to him. As the shepherd of all the countries, God leant the crook and the staff against his arm, and placed the immutable sceptre in his hand; He made him raise his head high, sitting on an unshakeable royal seat.

28-30 The day was for prayers, the night was for supplications; the Land rested in peace. The shepherd of prosperity, Culgi, he with a lasting name, the king of jubilation, the mighty one, praised God.

31 This is the sagida.

32-33 Culgi, the mighty king, ......, who exults in his triumph, the ...... king vanquished the rebellious land with the agakar weapon.

34 It is the antiphon of the sagida.

35-43 May God the trustworthy, whose words are lofty -- good fate determined by Him takes precedence -- who makes sturdy flax and barley grow -- may He prolong the life of Culgi, the provider of the E-kur -- hence its flax is indeed fine flax, its barley is indeed fine barley -- the servant of the E-kur, Culgi, the shepherd of the Land, the man whom God knows, the steward of the temple.

44-48 So that its voluminous offering meals would bring joy to the E-kur, God called upon Urim, the good city, the inside of which is a holy treasure chest which, like the abzu, no eye can see -- the city of good purification rites and pure hand-washing rites; and what He says is trustworthy.

49-53 For his setting up the abundant sacrificial tin cups, for his having served evening meals in the dining-hall of the E-kur, God determined a princely fate for the shepherd, him who is worthy of the kingship and the lofty throne-dais, Culgi, who is adorned with the ma garment of the en priests.

54-59 The one beautiful like heaven, ......, the king, the ......, gave him good ...... in the Ki-ur, the great place. At the command (?) of God, he ......, he roars for him (?) against the foreign land that no one dares to oppose. He stabilizes the countryside, and the people lie at his feet.

60-62 Culgi, the shepherd is the honey man beloved by Nibru; may the true shepherd, Culgi, refresh himself in the pleasant shade of God's brickwork!

63 It is the sajara.

64 O Culgi, God has brought forth happy days for you in your reign!

65 It is the antiphon of the sajara.

66-68 Heaven's King, earth's great mountain, heaven's King, earth's great mountain, thought up something great: He chose Culgi in His heart for a good reign!

69 It is its urune. An adab.