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Plain text of A praise poem of Shulgi (Shulgi Y)

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To make my kingship longlasting, to make abundance conspicuous in my reign, God, the Lord whose utterances cannot be altered, entered it proudly. He assigned the sun, whose words are pre-eminent, as a constable to me.

7-13 Since God had given me His joyful blessing in the Land, and had caused me to be heard in the assembly, I, Culgi, the faithful shepherd of Sumer, praised Him in the Ja-jic-cua, in His temple where lawsuits are decided justly, in His august temple, in the E-papah imbued with terrible awesomeness, a place admired by all the foreign countries, within .......

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...... When at His command I killed in battle the evil people who ...... against me with weapons, I ...... all the great warriors slain by me. I placed my foot on their necks, and exalted my own person on their pedestals.

22-31 I lined up my gold statues and lapis-lazuli statues in the main courtyard of the E-nijara. I filled it with treasures like those of holy Aratta. I despatched oxen and sheep to its great kitchens. I brought the abundant harvest into its imposing bakery. I ...... beer in its brewery, most suited to the bronze vessels. I despatched dark beer, kurun beer, and brown beer, all brewed in its house of the pure strength, to its great dining hall for the evening meals of the worshippers and the poor.

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