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CDLI Literary 000369 (Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta) composite (P469674)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000369 (Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P469674 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
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| 1 | iri gu4 husz {d}tesz2 ni2 gal gur3-ru | City, furious bull Teš, carrying a great fearsomeness |
| 2 | kul-aba4{ki} kesz2 [...] | Kulaba |
| 3 | gaba u4-da ki nam tar-re-da | On the side of the storm, at the place where fates are determined, |
| 4 | unu{ki} kur gal sza3 [...] | Uruk, the great mountain |
| 5 | kin-sig unu2 gal an-na [...] | The work-assignment of the great dining hall of heaven |
| 6 | u4 re-a nam ba-tar-ra-ba | At that time, when fate was determined |
| 7 | unu{ki} kul-aba4{ki} e2-an-na [...] | Uruk, Kulaba, the Eanna temple |
| 8 | sag il2-la nun-gal-e-ne mi-ni-[...] | The princes raised their heads |
| 9 | he2-gal2 a-esztub gal2 | there is abundance, there is a flood. |
| 10 | szegx(|IM.A|) sze gu-nu gal2 | cold, barley rations available |
| 11 | unu{ki} kul-aba4{ki}-a ib-da-an-tab | in Uruk and Kulaba he has added, |
| 11a | [...]-in-zal | ... he passed |
| 12 | kur dilmun{ki} [...] x in-nu | The land of Dilmun ... lies down |
| 13 | e2-an-na unu{ki}-e kul-aba4{ki}-a-ka ki us2-sa-a | In the Eanna temple, Uruk, in Kulaba, he established a new place. |
| 14 | ge6-par4 ku3 {d}inanna-ke4 | the holy gipar of Inanna |
| 15 | szeg12 kul-aba4{ki}-ke4 ku3 ki-in-dar-ra-gin7 pa e3 ak-am3 | Like the brickwork of Kulaba, made resplendent like the silver of the netherworld. |
| 16 | [...] x x x nu-il2 bala nu-ak-e | ... does not carry ..., does not perform bala. |
| 17 | [...] nu-il2 nam-ga-rasz nu-ak-e | ... does not raise ..., does not act heroically |
| 18 | ku3-sig17 ku3-babbar uruda nagga {na4}lagab za-gin3-na | gold, silver, copper, lead, lapis lazuli |
| 19 | na4 hur-sag-ga2 kur-bi-ta tesz2-bi nu-mu-un-e11-de3 | The stone of the mountain range was not brought forth together from its mountain. |
| 20 | [...] ezem-ma a nu-un-tu5 | ... did not bathe at the festival. |
| 21 | [...] nu-mu-un-dur2-ru | ... did not dwell |
| 22 | [...] u4 bi2-in-zal | ... spent the day |
| 23 | [...] | |
| 24 | [...] | |
| 25 | [...] gun3-gun3 | ... speckled |
| 26 | [...] ki ku3 x [...] {na4}za-gin3 duru5-am3 | ... the pure place ... is lapis lazuli |
| 27 | sza3-bi {gesz}mesz3 babbar-gin7 gurun il2-la sig7-ga-am3 | Its inside is like a white meš tree, full of greenery. |
| 28 | {d}inanna-ra en aratta{ki}-ke4 | For Inanna, the lord of Aratta, |
| 29 | sag-men ku3-sig17-ga mu-na-ni-in-gal2 | he had gold crowns for him. |
| 30 | en kul-aba4{ki}-a-gin7 nu-mu-na-sa6 | Like the lord of Kulaba, he did not make it good for him. |
| 31 | aratta{ki} esz3 e2-an-na ge6-par4 ki ku3-gin7 | Aratta, shrine Eanna, gipar, holy place, |
| 32 | ku3 {d}inanna-ra szeg12 kul-aba4{ki}-gin7 nu-mu-un-na-du3 | He did not build the brickwork of Kulaba for holy Inanna. |
| 33 | u4-ba en sza3-ge pa3-da {d}inanna-ke4 | At that time, the lord chosen in the heart by Inanna |
| 34 | kur szuba-ta sza3 ku3-ge pa3-da {d}inanna-ke4 | From the mountain of the šuba stone, chosen by holy heart by Inanna, |
| 35 | en-me-er-kar2 dumu {d}utu-ke4 | Enmerkar, son of Utu |
| 36 | nin9-a-ni nin kurku2 du10-ga | his sister, the lady of sweet kurku-offerings, |
| 37 | ku3 {d}inanna-ra u3-gul mu-un-na-ga2-ga2 | He set up a shrine for holy Inanna. |
| 38 | nin9-gu10 aratta{ki} unu{ki}-sze3 | My sister, to Aratta and Uruk |
| 39 | ku3-sig17 ku3-babbar ha-ma-an-galam-e | May he have gold and silver for me. |
| 40 | {na4}za-gin3 duru5 lagab-ta [...] | a lapis lazuli earring from the lagab-vessel |
| 41 | su3-ra2-ag2 {na4}za-gin3 duru5 [...] x | Surag, lapis lazuli, duru stone |
| 42 | unu{ki}-ga kur ku3 [...] x x du3 | In Uruk, the holy mountain ... built |
| 43 | e2 an-ta e11-da ki-gub-ba-za | When you set up your stationed house from heaven, |
| 44 | aratta{ki} esz3 e2-an-na he2-en-du3 | I built Aratta, the shrine Eanna. |
| 45 | ge6-par4 ku3-ga dur2 gar-ra-za | In your holy Ŋepar, where you sit, |
| 46 | sza3-bi aratta{ki} ha-ma-an-galam-e | inside it, may Aratta be present for me. |
| 47 | ge26-e sza3-ba amar za-gin3-na gu2? ga-mu-ni-[...]-la2 | I want to ... the lapis calf in its midst |
| 48 | aratta{ki} unu{ki}-sze3 gu2 gesz ha-ma-ga2-ga2 | may Aratta and Uruk bow down at my feet. |
| 49 | nam-lu2-u18-lu aratta{ki}-ke4 | the people of Aratta |
| 50 | na4 hur-sag-ga2 kur-bi ha-ma-ab-e11 | May the stone of the mountain range be brought up for me. |
| 51 | esz3 gal ha-ma-du3-e unu2 gal ha-ma-ga2-ga2 | May the great shrine be built for me, may the great dining hall be set up for me. |
| 52 | unu2 gal unu2 dingir-re-e-ne-ke4 pa e3 ha-ma-ab-ak-e | May the great dining hall, the dining hall of the gods, be made resplendent for me. |
| 53 | me-gu10 kul-aba4{ki}-a si ha-ma-ni-ib-sa2-e | May my divine powers be balanced in Kulaba |
| 54 | abzu kur ku3-gin7 ha-ma-ab-mu2-mu2 | May the Abzu, the holy mountain, grow for me. |
| 55 | eridu{ki} hur-sag-gin7 ha-ma-ab-sikil-e | May Eridu purify like a mountain! |
| 56 | esz3 abzu ku3 ki-in-dar-ra-gin7 pa e3 ha-ma-ab-ak-e | May he make the holy Abzu shrine shine forth for me like a greenery. |
| 57 | ge26-e abzu-ta za3-mi2 du11-ga-gu10-ne | When I praise the Abzu, |
| 58 | eridu{ki}-ta me de6-a-gu10-ne | When I was going from Eridu to the Mes, |
| 59 | nam-en-na men esz3 bar-gin7 sig7-ga-gu10-ne | When I am adorned with the crown of en-ship, like a shrine, |
| 60 | unu{ki} kul-aba4{ki}-a sag-men ku3 gal2-la-gu10-ne | When I was in Uruk and Kulab, |
| 61 | |PA.A| esz3 gal-la-ke4 ge6-par4-ra hu-mu-un-tum2-mu | May the ... of the great shrine bring him into the ŋipar. |
| 62 | |PA.A| ge6-par4-ra-ke4 esz3 gal-la hu-mu-un-tum2-mu | May the ... of the ŋipar bring him into the great shrine. |
| 63 | nam-lu2-ulu3 u6 du10-ge-esz hu-mu-un-e | May mankind admire you with good eyes! |
| 64 | {d}utu igi hul2-la he2-em-szi-bar-bar-re | Šamaš, may he look at you with pleasure |
| 65 | u4-bi-a giri17-zal an ku3-ga nin kur-ra igi-gal2 | At that time, joy of holy An, lady of the netherworld, |
| 66 | in-nin9 {d}ama-uszumgal-an-na szembi2-zi-da-ni | Lady Ama-ušumgal-ana, her šembi-zida plant |
| 67 | {d}inanna nin kur-kur-ra-ke4 | Inanna, queen of all the lands |
| 68 | en-me-er-kar2 dumu {d}utu-ra gu3 mu-na-de2-e | spoke to Enmerkar, son of Utu: |
| 69 | en-me-er-kar2 ga2-nu na ga-e-de5 na de5-gu10 he2-e-dab5 | Enmerkar, come on, I will bring it to you, let me take it with me! |
| 70 | inim ga-ra-ab-du11 gizzal he2-szi-ak | I want to speak a word to you, may a reed basket be placed for you. |
| 71 | kin-gi4-a inim zu za3-sze tuku erin2-ta u3-ba-e-re-pa3 | The messenger, who knows how to speak, has found you among the troops. |
| 72 | inim gal {d}inanna gal-zu inim-ma-ke4 me-a hu-mu-na-ab-tum3 | May the great word of Inanna, your great word, bring to him where? |
| 73 | hur-sag zubi-sze3 he2-bi2-in-e11-de3 | may he bring him up to the base of the mountain range. |
| 74 | hur-sag zubi-ta he2-em-ma-da-ra-e11-de3 | May he bring him up from the mountain range of Zub. |
| 75 | szuszin{ki}-e kur an-sza4-an{ki}-a-sze3 | to Susa, the land of Anšan, |
| 76 | pesz2 tur-gin7 giri17 szu hu-mu-na-ab-gal2 | Like a small peg, may it be there for him. |
| 77 | hur-sag gal-gal ni2-ba lu-a | The great mountain ranges, in their own right, |
| 78 | sahar-ra hu-mu-na-da-gur4-gur4-e | May he bring it to him in the dust. |
| 79 | aratta{ki} unu{ki}-sze3 gu2 gesz ha-ma-ga2-ga2 | may Aratta and Uruk bow down at my feet. |
| 80 | nam-lu2-ulu3 aratta{ki}-ke4 | the people of Aratta |
| 81 | na4 hur-sag-ga2 kur-bi um-ta-ab-e11 | He brought out the stone of the mountain range. |
| 82 | esz3 gal ha-ra-du3-e unu2 gal ha-ra-ga2-ga2 | May the great shrine be built for you, may the great dining hall be established for you. |
| 83 | unu2 gal unu2 dingir-re-e-ne-ke4 pa e3 ha-ra-ab-ak-e | May the great dining hall, the dining hall of the gods, be made manifest for you. |
| 84 | me-zu kul-aba4{ki}-a si ha-ra-ni-ib2-sa2-e | May your divine powers be perfected for you in Kulaba |
| 85 | abzu kur ku3-gin7 ha-ra-ab-mu2-mu2 | May the Abzu, the pure mountain, grow for you. |
| 86 | eridu{ki} hur-sag-gin7 ha-ra-ab-sikil-e | May Eridu purify like a mountain for you |
| 87 | esz3 abzu ku3 ki-in-dar-ra-gin7 pa e3 ha-ra-ab-ak-e | May he make the holy Abzu shrine shine forth for you like a kiʾindar temple for you. |
| 88 | za-e abzu-ta za3-mi2 du11-ga-zu-ne | When you praise yourself from the Abzu, |
| 89 | eridu{ki}-ta me de6-a-zu-ne | When you go out from Eridu, |
| 90 | nam-en men-na esz3 bar-gin7 sig7-ga-zu-ne | When you make the crown of lordship shine like the outer shrine |
| 91 | unu{ki}-e kul-aba4{ki}-a sag-men ku3 gal2-la-zu-ne | When you have your holy headdress in Uruk and Kulaba |
| 92 | |PA.A| esz3 gal-la-ke4 ge6-par4-ra hu-mu-e-tum2-mu | May the ... of the great shrine bring you into the gipar. |
| 93 | |PA.A| ge6-par4-ra-ke4 esz3 gal-la hu-mu-e-tum2-mu | May the ... of the gipar bring you into the great shrine. |
| 94 | nam-lu2-ulu3 u6 du10-ge-esz he2-mu-e-e | May mankind admire you. |
| 95 | {d}utu igi hul2-la he2-mu-e-szi-bar-bar-re | May Utu look at you with rejoicing |
| 96 | nam-lu2-ulu3 aratta{ki}-ke4 | the people of Aratta |
| 97 | x NE u4 szu2-usz-ta um-ta-ab-il2-ke4-esz | ... they raised up from the womb. |
| 98 | x NE u4 te-en-e um-ma-te-e-ta | ... from the days of the old, |
| 99 | ki {d}dumu-zi-da u8 masz2 sila4?-ni lu-a | at the place of Dumuzi ewes and goats |
| 100 | a kal-ga a-sza3 {d}dumu-zi-da-ka | the mighty water of the field of Dumuzi |
| 101 | udu kur-ra-gin7 du10 ha-ra-ni-ib-gar | may he place it for you like a sheep of the netherworld. |
| 102 | gaba ku3-ga2-a u4-gin7 e3-i3 | Come forth from my pure chest like the day! |
| 103 | zi-pa-ag2-ga2 nig2-suh10-bi he2-me-en | May you be the one who smites evil, |
| 104 | za-ra en-me-er-kar2 dumu {d}utu za3-mi2 | To you, Enmerkar, son of Utu, praise! |
| 105 | en-e inim ku3 {d}inanna-ka-sze3 sag kesz2 ba-szi-in-ak | The lord bound his head to holy Inanna's words. |
| 106 | kin-gi4-a inim zu za3-sze tuku erin2-ta ba-ra-an-pa3 | The messenger, who knows how to speak, was chosen by the troops. |
| 106a | [...]-e kin-gi4-a-ni-ir [...] | ... his messenger |
| 107 | inim gal {d}inanna gal-zu inim-ma-ke4 me-a mu-na-ab-tum3 | The great words of Inanna, your great words, where did they bring to him? |
| 108 | hur-sag zubi-ka he2-bi2-in-e11-de3-en | Let us go up to the base of the mountain range! |
| 109 | hur-sag zubi-ta he2-em-ma-da-ra-an-e11-de3-en | We will bring you out from the mountain range of Zub. |
| 110 | szuszin{ki}-e kur an-sza4-an{ki}-a-ke4 | In Susa, the land of Anšan |
| 111 | pesz2 tur-gin7 giri17 szu hu-mu-na-ab-gal2 | Like a small peg, may it be there for him. |
| 112 | hur-sag gal-gal ni2-ba lu-a | The great mountain ranges, in their own right, |
| 113 | sahar-ra hu-mu-na-da-gur4-gur4-e | May he bring it to him in the dust. |
| 114 | kin-gi4-a en aratta{ki}-ra u3-na-du11 u3-na-de3-tah | The messenger said to the lord of Aratta: “Come, I will bring it to him! |
| 115 | iri-bi ir7-sag{muszen}-gin7 gesz-bi-ta na-an-na-ra-ab-dal-en | You should not fly away from its city like a raven. |
| 116 | muszen-gin7 gud3 us2-sa-bi-a nam-bi2-ib-dal-en | Do not fly away like a bird from its nest. |
| 117 | ganba gal2-la-gin7 na-an-si-ig-en | Like one who has a field, do not turn away! |
| 118 | iri gul-gul-lu-gin7 sahar nam-bi2-ib-ha-za-en | Like a destroyed city, you should not collect dust. |
| 119 | aratta{ki} a2-dam {d}en-ki-ke4 nam ba-an-ku5 | Aratta, the settlement of Enki, was cut off. |
| 120 | ki bi2-in-gul-la-gin7 ki nam-ga-bi2-ib-gul-en | Like one who destroyed the earth, I will not destroy it. |
| 121 | egir-bi {d}inanna ba-szi-in-zi | after Inanna rose |
| 122 | gu3 im-mi-in-ra szeg11 im-mi-in-gi4 | He shouted, he screamed. |
| 123 | kusz7 bi2-in-su-a-gin7 kusz7 nam-ga-bi2-ib-su-su | Like one who threw down a pig, he did not let the pigs down. |
| 124 | ku3-sig17 u3-tu-da-ba {kusz}lu-ub2-szir a-ba-ni-in-ak | When he gave birth to gold, he made a lubšir-shoot. |
| 125 | ku3-me-a sahar-ba za3 u3-ba-ni-in-us2 | In our silver he sat at the edge of it. |
| 126 | ku3 sag-PA-sze3 u3-mu-un-dim2-dim2 | ... fashioned it with silver as a headband. |
| 127 | ansze kur-kur-ra-ke4 bara2 um-mi-in-la2-la2 | The donkeys of all the lands have gathered around the dais. |
| 128 | ge26-e-sze3-am3 {d}en-lil2 ban3-da ki-en-gi-ra-ke4 | I, the exalted Enlil of Sumer, |
| 129 | en {d}nu-dim2-mud sza3 ku3-ge pa3-da | Lord Nudimmud, chosen in the holy heart |
| 130 | kur me sikil-la-ke4 ha-ma-du3-e | May the mountain of pure mes be built for me. |
| 131 | {gesz}taskarin-gin7 hi-li ha-ma-ab-ak-e | Like a boxwood tree may it be made full of allure for me |
| 132 | {d}utu agrun-ta e3-a-gin7 si-musz2 ha-ma-ab-gun3-gun3 | Like Utu coming out of the cella, may he be adorned with radiance. |
| 133 | za3-du8-za3-du8-bi urin ha-ma-mul-e | May its ziggurat shine like the sun! |
| 134 | e2-nun-e2-nun-ba szir3 ku3 nam-szub du12-a-ba | In its Enunenuna the holy song of abandonment was sung. |
| 135 | nam-szub {d}nu-dim2-mud-da-ke4 e-ne-ra du11-mu-na-ab | Say to him “fall of Nudimmud!" |
| 136 | u4-ba musz nu-gal2-am3 giri2 nu-gal2-am3 | At that time there were no snakes, there was no foot. |
| 137 | giri17 nu-gal2-am3 ur-mah nu-gal2-am3 | There is no nose, there is no lion. |
| 138 | ur-gi7 ur-bar-ra nu-gal2-am3 | The dog is not present in the dog-pen. |
| 139 | ni2 te-ge26 su zi-zi-i nu-gal2-am3 | The fearsome one does not have a righteous body. |
| 140 | lu2-u18-lu gaba-szu-gar nu-tuku | No one has a rival. |
| 141 | u4-ba kur szubur{ki} ha-ma-zi{ki} | At that time, the land of Subartu, Hamazi |
| 142 | eme ha-mun ki-en-gi kur gal me nam-nun-na-ka | Sumer, the great mountain of the divine powers of princeliness, |
| 143 | ki-uri kur me-te-gal2-la | in the Urarṭian, the suitable land |
| 144 | kur mar-tu u2-sal-la nu2-a | The Amorite land lying in grass, |
| 145 | an ki nigin2-na ug3 sag se3-ga | who makes heaven and earth tremble, |
| 146 | {d}en-lil2-ra eme 1(disz)-am3 he2-en-na-da-ab-du11 | I spoke to Enlil in one tongue. |
| 147 | u4-ba a-da en a-da nun a-da lugal-la | At that time the father, the lord, the prince, the father of the king |
| 148 | {d}en-ki a-da en a-da nun a-da lugal-la | Enki, father, lord, prince, father of the king |
| 149 | a-da en-e a-da nun-e a-da lugal-la | Father, lord, father prince, father king! |
| 150 | {d}en-ki en he2-gal2-la en du11-ga zi-da | Enki, lord of abundance, entrusted with the righteous command |
| 151 | en gesztu2-ga igi-gal2 kalam-ma-ke4 | the lord of wisdom, the eye of the Land, |
| 152 | mas-su dingir-re-e-ne-ke4 | the heir of the gods, |
| 153 | gesztu2-ge pa3-da en eridu{ki}-ga-ke4 | chosen by the wisdom of the lord of Eridu |
| 154 | ka-ba eme i3-kur2 en-na mi-ni-in-gar-ra | In its mouth a tongue changed, how long will it be established? |
| 155 | eme nam-lu2-ulu3 1(disz) i3-me-a | One tongue of humanity, when it was |
| 156 | 2(disz)-kam-ma-sze3 en-e kin-gi4-a kur-sze3 du-ur2 | For the 2nd time, the lord sent a messenger to the netherworld. |
| 157 | aratta{ki}-asz inim mu-na-ab-tah-e | in Aratta he spoke to him. |
| 158 | kin-gi4-a ge6 u3-na-ka im 1(disz)-gin7 szeg3-ga2 | “In the work-assignment, during the night of the storm, it rains like a rainstorm. |
| 159 | an-bar7-GAN2-ka im-du8-gin7 zi-ga | rising like a flood in the middle of the field, |
| 160 | kin-gi4-a inim lugal-la-na-ke4 sag kesz2 ba-szi-in-ak | The messenger, by the command of his king, bound his head. |
| 161 | ge6 u3-na-ka mul-am3 im-gen | he went to the stars of the night of the storm. |
| 162 | an-bar7-GAN2-ka {d}utu an-na-ta mu-un-de3-gen | At the Anbar-GAN Utu came from heaven. |
| 163 | inim gal {d}inanna gi-zu2-lum-ma DU me-a mu-na-ab-tum3 | The great word of Inanna, the reed bed ... brought to him. |
| 164 | hur-sag zubi-sze3 bi2-in-e11-de3 | he brought him up to the base of the mountain range |
| 165 | hur-sag zubi-ta im-ma-da-ra-ab-e11-de3 | “I will bring him out from the midst of the mountain range. |
| 166 | szuszin{ki}-e kur an-sza4-an{ki}-a-sze3 | to Susa, the land of Anšan, |
| 167 | pesz2 tur-gin7 giri17 szu mu-na-ab-gal2 | Like a small peg he made it shine for him. |
| 168 | hur-sag gal-gal ni2-ba lu-a | The great mountain ranges, in their own right, |
| 169 | sahar-ra mu-na-da-gur4-gur4 | he heaped up for him in the dust. |
| 170 | hur-sag 5(disz) hur-sag 6(disz) hur-sag 7(disz)-e im-me-re-bala-bala | The 5 mountains, the 6 mountains, and the 7 mountain ranges were balaŋ. |
| 171 | igi mu-un-il2 aratta{ki}-asz ba-te | He raised his eyes and approached Aratta. |
| 172 | kisal aratta{ki}-ka giri3 hul2-la mi-ni-in-gub | In the courtyard of Aratta he set foot on a joyful path. |
| 173 | nam-nir-gal2 lugal-a-na mu-un-zu | He knows the authority of his king. |
| 174 | bur2-ra-bi inim sza3-ga-na bi2-ib2-be2 | The word of his heart is uttered in his mouth. |
| 175 | kin-gi4-a en aratta{ki}-ra mu-na-ab-bala-e | The messenger turned to the lord of Aratta. |
| 176 | a-a-zu lugal-gu10 mu-e-szi-in-gi4-in-nam | Your father answered me, my king: |
| 177 | en unu{ki}-ga en kul-aba4{ki}-a-ke4 mu-e-szi-in-gi4-nam | Lord of Uruk, lord of Kulaba, you have turned to me. |
| 178 | lugal-za du11-ga-ni nam-gu10 tah-a-ni nam-gu10 | When you speak to your king, what is my fate? What is my companion? |
| 179 | lugal-gu10 a-na bi2-in-du11 a-na bi2-in-tah-am3 | What did my king say, what did he add? |
| 180 | lugal-gu10 u3-tu-da-ni-ta nam-en-na tum2-ma | My king, after he had given birth to him, fitting for the office of en priest, |
| 181 | en unu{ki}-ga musz-sag-kal ki-en-gi-ra ti-la kur zid2-gin7 ma5-ma5 | Lord of Uruk, foremost one of Sumer, living like a bright mountain, |
| 182 | dara3-masz kur-bad3-da a2-nun-gal2 | Daramaš of the Kurbada, Anungal |
| 183 | szilam-za masz naga ku3-ga umbin sud2-sud2-e | In your šilam-vessel you wrap a pure goat's horn in a thread. |
| 184 | ab2 zi-da kur-sza3-ga tu-da | True cow born in the midst of the mountains, |
| 185 | en-me-er-kar2 dumu {d}utu-ke4 mu-e-szi-in-gi4-nam | Enmerkar, the son of Utu, returned to me. |
| 185a | lugal-zu du11-ga-ni nam-gu10 tah-a-ni nam-gu10 | Your king, his command is my fate, his brother is my destiny. |
| 185b | lugal-gu10 a-na bi2-in-du11 a-na bi2-in-tah-am3 | What did my king say, what did he add? |
| 186 | lugal-gu10 na-ab-be2-a | "My king, what should I say? |
| 187 | iri-ni ir7-sag{muszen}-gin7 gesz-bi-ta na-na?-ra-ab-dag-e | His city, like an Irsag bird, should not fly away from its tree |
| 188 | muszen-gin7 gud3 us2-sa-bi-a nam-bi2-ib2-hu-luh-e | Like a bird, you should not disturb its nest. |
| 189 | ganba gal2-la-gin7 na-an-si-ge-en | Like one who is on the market, you should not be negligent. |
| 190 | iri gul-gul-la-gin7 sahar na-an-bi2-ib-ha-za-en | Like a destroyed city, you should not collect dust. |
| 191 | aratta{ki} a2-dam {d}en-ki-ke4 nam ba-an-ku5 | Aratta, the settlement of Enki, was cut off. |
| 192 | ki bi2-in-gul-la-gin7 ki nam-ga-bi2-ib-gul-en | Like one who destroyed the earth, I will not destroy it. |
| 193 | egir-bi {d}inanna ba-szi-in-zi | after Inanna rose |
| 194 | gu3 im-mi-in-ra szeg11 im-mi-in-gi4 | He shouted, he screamed. |
| 195 | kusz7 bi2-in-su-a-gin7 kusz7 na-an-ga-bi2-ib-su-su-un | As if they had piled up a pile of bricks, they should not pile up bricks for him. |
| 196 | ku3-sig17 u3-tu-da-ba {kusz}lu-ub2-szir a-ba-ni-in-ak | When he gave birth to gold, he made a lubšir-shoot. |
| 197 | ku3-me-a sahar-ba za3 u3-ba-ni-in-us2 | In our silver he sat at the edge of it. |
| 198 | ku3 sag-PA-sze3 u3-mu-un-dim2-dim2 | ... fashioned it with silver as a headband. |
| 199 | ansze kur-kur-ra-ke4 bara2 um-mi-in-la2-la2 | The donkeys of all the lands have gathered around the dais. |
| 200 | ge26-e-sze3-am3 {d}en-lil2 ban3-da ki-en-gi-ra-ke4 | I, the exalted Enlil of Sumer, |
| 201 | en {d}nu-dim2-mud-e sza3 ku3-ge pa3-da | Lord Nudimmud, chosen by the holy heart |
| 202 | kur me sikil-la-ke4 ha-ma-du3-e | May the mountain of pure mes be built for me. |
| 203 | {gesz}taskarin-gin7 hi-li ha-ma-ab-ak | Like a boxwood tree may it be filled with allure for me. |
| 204 | {d}utu agrun-ta e3-a-gin7 si-musz2 ha-ma-ab-gun3-gun3 | Like Utu coming out of the cella, may he be adorned with radiance. |
| 205 | za3-du8-za3-du8-ba urin ha-ma-mul-e | May the urine of the zadudu-priests shine for me. |
| 206 | e2-nun-e2-nun-ba szir3 ku3 nam-szub du12-a-ba | In its Enunenuna the holy song of abandonment was sung. |
| 207 | nam-szub {d}nu-dim2-mud-ke4 ga2-ra du11-mu-na-ab | Speak to me about the fall of Nudimmud |
| 208 | a-na ma-ab-be2-en-na-bi u3-mu-e-du11 | What do you say to me? |
| 209 | a ru-a sun4 {na4}za-gin3 kesz2-da-ar | ... lapis lazuli beads |
| 210 | ab2 kal-la-ga-ni kur me sikil-la-ka tu-da-ar | His mighty cow, the mountain of pure mes, you will give birth. |
| 211 | sahar aratta{ki}-ka a2 e3-a-ar | in the dust of Aratta he went out, |
| 212 | ubur ab2 zi-da ga gu7-a-ar | The breast of a good cow is smeared with milk. |
| 213 | kul-aba4{ki} kur me gal-gal-la-ka nam-nun-na tum2-ma | In Kulaba, the mountain of the great mes, suitable for princeliness, |
| 214 | en-me-er-kar2 dumu {d}utu-ra | Enmerkar, son of Utu |
| 215 | inim-bi esz3 e2-an-na-ka inim du10 ga-na-ab-du11 | I want to say good things about the shrine Eana |
| 216 | ge6-par4 {gesz}mesz3 gibil-gin7 gurun il2-la-na | In his “Gipar, like a new meš tree, raising its fruit, |
| 217 | lugal-gu10 en kul-aba4{ki}-ra szu-a ga-mu-na-ab-gi4 | I want to return my king to the lord of Kulaba. |
| 218 | ur5-gin7 hu-mu-na-ab-be2-a-ka | May he say to him "like a dog" |
| 219 | kin-gi4-a lugal-zu en kul-aba4{ki}-a-ra u3-na-du11 u3-na-de3-tah | The messenger said to your king, the lord of Kulaba: |
| 220 | ge26-e-me-en en szu sikil-la tum2-ma | I am the lord fitting for the pure hand. |
| 221 | {gesz}rab3 mah an-na nin an ki-ke4 | The supreme throne of An, the lady of heaven and earth |
| 222 | in-nin9 me szar2-ra ku3 {d}inanna-ke4 | Lady of all the divine powers, holy Inanna |
| 223 | aratta{ki} kur me sikil-la-sze3 hu-mu-un-de6-en | I brought Aratta, the land of pure divine powers. |
| 224 | kur-ra {gesz}ig gal-gin7 igi-ba bi2-in-tab-en | In the mountains like a great door you have opened their eyes. |
| 225 | aratta{ki} unu{ki}-sze3 gu2 a-gin7 i3-ga2-ga2 | Aratta, to Uruk, like a neck he set it. |
| 226 | aratta{ki} unu{ki}-sze3 gu2 ga2-ga2 nu-gal2 e-ne-ra du11-mu-na-ab | To Aratta, Uruk, where no neck is present, speak to him! |
| 227 | ur5-gin7 hu-mu-na-ab-be2-a-ka | May he say to him "like a dog" |
| 228 | kin-gi4-a en aratta{ki}-ra mu-na-ni-ib-gi4-gi4 | The messenger replied to the lord of Aratta: |
| 229 | nin gal an-na me husz-a u5-a | Great lady of heaven, who makes the furious cosmic powers abundant, |
| 230 | hur-sag kur szuba-ka dur2 gar-ra | In the mountain range of the šuba mountain range he sat down. |
| 231 | bara2 kur szuba-ka sze-er-ka-an du11-ga | The dais of the mountain of the šuba stone is set up in order. |
| 232 | en lugal-gu10 szubur-a-ni-im | My lord, my king, his servant |
| 233 | dingir nin e2-an-na-ka mu-un-di-ni-ib-ku4-re-esz | The gods, the lady of the Eana, brought him in. |
| 234 | en aratta{ki} gu2 ki-sze3 ba-ni-in-gal2 | the lord of Aratta, he put his neck to the ground. |
| 235 | szeg12 kul-aba4{ki}-a-ka ur5-gin7 hu-mu-na-ab-be2 | May he say to him: “The brickwork of Kulaba is like a lion!’ |
| 236 | u4-bi-a en-e sza3 mu-un-sag3 zi mu-un-ir-ir | At that time, the lord trembled and cried out a lament. |
| 237 | gaba-ri nu-mu-da-gal2 gaba-ri i3-kin-kin | There was no rival, the rival was established. |
| 238 | giri3 ni2-te-a-na-ka igi lib-ba bi2-in-du8-ru gaba-ri i3-pa3-de3 | He looked at his own feet and found a copy. |
| 239 | gaba-ri in-pa3 gu3 im-ta-an-e3 | He chose my copy and called out to me. |
| 240 | kin-gi4-a inim-ma gaba ri-bi | The messenger, speaking a word, |
| 241 | gu4-gin7 gu3 nun mu-un-di-ni-ib-be2 | Like an ox, she calls out loudly. |
| 242 | kin-gi4-a lugal-zu en kul-aba4{ki}-a-ra u3-na-du11 u3-na-de3-tah | The messenger said to your king, the lord of Kulaba: |
| 243 | hur-sag gal {gesz}mesz3 an-da mu2-a | Great mountain range, meš tree growing with heaven |
| 244 | ur2-bi-sze3 sa-par4-am3 pa-bi gesz-bur2-am3 | Its base is a net, its branches are a Ŋešbur tree. |
| 245 | buru5 umbin-bi anzu{muszen} hu-ri2-in{muszen}-na | Its stalks are the Anzu bird and the Hurin bird |
| 246 | kesz2-da {d}inanna-ka szar2 du11-ge gib-ba | bound by Inanna, whose command is numerous, |
| 247 | umbin hu-ri2-in{muszen}-bi u3-mun kur-ra kur szuba-da e11-da | Its ḫurin-birds, the salt of the mountain, the mountain with the shiny šuba stone, |
| 248 | aratta{ki} er2 sze8-sze8 [...] | Aratta weeps |
| 249 | a bala-bala-am3 zid2 dub-dub-ba-am3 | It is water balabala, it is flour strewn, |
| 250 | kur-ra siskur a-ra-zu-a giri17 szu gal2-la-am3 | In the foreign lands, the offering of prayer and supplication is a joyous act. |
| 251 | lu2 5(disz) nu-me-a lu2 1(u) nu-me-a | There are no 5 men, there are no 10 men. |
| 252 | unu{ki} zi-ga hur-sag zubi-sze3 sag a-gin7 i3-ga2-ga2 | Uruk, rising up like a mountain range to its foundations, |
| 253 | lugal-zu {gesz}tukul-ga2 sag ha-ba-an-szum2 | Your king has given the head of my weapon. |
| 254 | ge26-e a-da-min3-na sag ga-ba-an-szum2 | I want to give you a second chance! |
| 255 | a-da-min3 nu-um-zu tesz2 nu-um-gu7 | He does not know the dividing line, he does not eat together. |
| 256 | gu4-de3 gu4 a2-gal2-bi nu-um-zu | The oxen have no rival. |
| 257 | a-da-min3 um-zu tesz2 um-gu7 | (Sum) Your battle-array, you eat together (Akk) You battle your battle |
| 258 | gu4-de3 gu4 a2-gal2-bi um-zu | The oxen and its herdsmen know it. |
| 259 | e-ne a-da-min3 mi-ni-in-tak4-tak4-an | he has sworn by the swearing. |
| 260 | [...]-gin7 nig2 lu2 nu-se3-ge | Like a ... that no one compares with |
| 261 | e-ne in-ga-mu-ni-in-tak4-tak4-an | “What has he done to me? |
| 262 | 2(disz)-kam-ma-sze3 kin-gi4-a inim mu-ra-be2-en | For the 2nd time you have spoken a word to me. |
| 263 | [...] de2-a sza-ra-ab-galam-e-en DU-a he2-mu-e-szi-dib | ... may you be a šarabgalam priestess, may you pass by there. |
| 264 | e2-an-na pirig szu-ba nu2-a | In the Eana, the lion lying down in its hand, |
| 265 | sza3-bi-ta gu4 gu3 nun di-dam | In it, the ox is shouting a loud voice. |
| 266 | ge6-par4 {gesz}mesz3 gibil-gin7 gurun il2-la-na | In his “Gipar, like a new meš tree, raising its fruit, |
| 267 | lugal-zu en kul-aba4{ki}-a-ra szu-a gi4-mu-na-ab | May your king, the lord of Kulaba, return to his hand. |
| 268 | hur-sag ur-sag sukud si-ga-am3 | It is a mountain, a hero stretched out in fury. |
| 269 | an-usan-na {d}utu e2-bi-sze3 du-gin7 | Anusana, Utu, going to this house, |
| 270 | igi-bi-ta usz2 la2-la2-e-gin7 | Like a dead man dying in front of it |
| 271 | {d}nanna si-un3-na mah-a-gin7 | Nanna, like a supreme horn |
| 272 | sag-ki-bi me-lam2 gal2-la-gin7 | Its forehead is like an aura. |
| 273 | gesz-gin7 kur-kur-ra gib-ba-gin7 | Like a tree in all the lands, like a gibba tree |
| 274 | sag musz3 aratta{ki}-ke4 | the head of the snake of Aratta |
| 275 | {d}lamma sa6-ga kur me sikil-la-sze3 | To the beautiful protective deity, the mountain of pure mes, |
| 276 | u4-da aratta{ki} aga ku3 an-na-gin7 si mu-na-an-sa2 | At that time, Aratta, like a pure crown of heaven, was balanced for him. |
| 277 | ge26-e u4-ba nam-mah-gu10 ga-an-zu | At that time, I want to know my greatness |
| 278 | sze bara2-ga nam-mu-un-si-si-ig-ge mar-e nam-me-e | Do not smear barley on the dais, the mar-goat does not exist! |
| 279 | sze-bi kur-kur-ra nam-il2-e | Its barley should not be carried off to the lands. |
| 280 | erin2-na mu-un-ku5 nam-mu-un-ga2-ga2 | He cut off the troops, he will not put them. |
| 281 | sze {sa}al-kad5-e u3-mu-ni-in-si-si | The barley of the sa-al-kad-vessel he poured out. |
| 282 | ansze bara2 la2-e um-mi-in-la2 | The donkeys that hung on the dais were carried away. |
| 283 | ansze-bala-e da-bi-a a-ba-an-se3 | The donkeys that are on their side ... |
| 284 | tukum-bi kisal aratta{ki}-ka guru7-sze3 mu-dub-be2 | If in the courtyard of Aratta he writes to the silo, |
| 285 | i3-ge-en am3-dub-be2 guru7-a hi-li-bi | “You are the one who screams, that is the charm of the silo. |
| 286 | kur-kur-ra izi gar-ra-bi a2-dam me-te-bi | In all the lands, the fire that was set was adamant. |
| 287 | bad3 7(disz)-e sze-er-ka-an du11-ga | The seven wall(s) were erected. |
| 288 | nin ur-sag me3-a tum2-ma | Lady, hero fitting for battle, |
| 289 | {d}inanna ur-sag me3 sahar-ra-ke4 sag eszemen {d}inanna di-dam | Inanna, hero of the battles of the dust, head of the ešemen instrument of Inanna is to be sounded. |
| 290 | i3-ge-en aratta{ki} ur ad6 sar-gin7 szu-ta im-ta-ri | he conquered Aratta like a dog with a thornbush. |
| 291 | ge26-e u4-ba sza-ba-na-gam-e-de3-en | I want to spend the day there. |
| 292 | e-ne nam-mah-a-ni szi-im-ma-an-zu-zu-un | When you know his greatness, |
| 293 | iri-gin7 nam-tur-ga2 gu2 szi-im-ma-ga2-ga2-an e-ne-ra du11-mu-na-ab | Say to him, “As if I were a city, I would be a young woman!’ |
| 294 | ur5-gin7 hu-mu-na-ab-be2-a-ka | May he say to him "like a dog" |
| 295 | kin-gi4-a en aratta{ki}-ke4 | messenger of the lord of Aratta, |
| 296 | ka-ni-gin7 inim ka-na ba-an-se3 | Like his mouth he spoke to his mouth. |
| 297 | sumun2-gin7 hasz2-a-na mu-un-gur | he returned it to its roots like a wild cow. |
| 298 | nim-sahar-ra-gin7 tir u4 zal-le-na mu-un-gen | Like a pile of dust, he went to the forest where the daylight passed. |
| 299 | szeg12 kul-aba4{ki}-a-ka giri3 hul2-la mu-ni-in-gub | In the brickwork of Kulaba he set foot on the joyous path. |
| 300 | kisal mah-e kisal gu2-en-na-ka kin-gi4-a i-ib2-bur2 | In the supreme courtyard, in the courtyard of the Guena, the messengers are gathered. |
| 301 | lugal-a-ni-ir en kul-aba4{ki}-ra | his master the lord of Kulaba |
| 302 | ka-ni-gin7 szu mu-na-an-gi4 | like his mouth he turned to him. |
| 303 | gu4-gin7 gu3 mu-na-an-se3 | he called out to him like a bull. |
| 304 | gu4 ri-ri-gin7 gesztu2 mu-na-an-ga2-ga2 | Like a wild ox, he listens to him. |
| 305 | lugal-e za3 zi-da-ni NE im-mi-in-tusz | The king sat on his right side. |
| 306 | za3 gab2-bu-ni im-ma-ni-in-gi4 | he returned to his side. |
| 307 | i3-ge-en aratta{ki} galga szum2-ma im-ma-zu im-me | “Aratta, give me a firm positive answer,’ she says. |
| 308 | u4 im-zal {d}utu im-ta-e3-a-ra | When the storm passed, Utu came out |
| 309 | {d}utu kalam-ma-ka sag bi2-ib-il2 | Utu raised his head in the land |
| 310 | lugal-e {i7}idigna {i7}buranun-bi-da im-ma-da-an-tab | the king added to the Tigris and Euphrates. |
| 311 | {i7}buranun-na {i7}idigna-da im-ma-da-an-tab | the Euphrates and the Tigris he added. |
| 312 | bur gal-gal an-ne2 ba-su8-su8-ug | The great bowls of heaven were emptied. |
| 313 | bur tur-tur sila4 u2-szim dur2-gin7 za3-bi-a im-ma-an-us2 | The small bowls, lambs and grass-fed šumlalû-plants were placed at their sides. |
| 314 | bur i-gi8 an-na da-bi-a ba-su8-ug | The bowl, the eye of heaven, was smashed at its side. |
| 315 | lugal-e esz-da ku3-sig17-ga-ke4 | the king of the gold rites |
| 316 | en-me-er-kar2 dumu {d}utu-ke4 du10 mu-un-bad-ba9-re6 | Enmerkar, the son of Utu, brought good things with him. |
| 317 | u4-bi-a dub i-gi8 im me-a gi-gag ukken-na | At that time, a tablet was opened, where was the clay? The reed worker of the assembly |
| 318 | alan ku3-sig17-ga u4 du10-ga tu-da | a gold statue born on a good day, |
| 319 | {d}nanibgal sig7-ga |KAxLI| sikil mu2?-da | Nanibgal, the beautiful one, the pure ... who grows(?) |
| 320 | {d}nisaba nin gesztu2 dagal-la-ke4 | Nisaba, the lady of wisdom, |
| 321 | e2-|GISZ.TUG2.PI.AN.NISABA| ku3-ga-ni gal2 mu-na-an-tak4 | opened his holy storehouse for him. |
| 322 | e2-gal an-na-ka ku4-ra-ni gesztu2 mu-un-ga2-ga2 | When he enters the palace of heaven, he listens. |
| 323 | en-e e2-nun mah-a-ni gal2 ba-an-tak4 | The lord opened his lofty Enun. |
| 324 | {gesz}li2-id-ga mah-a-ni ki ba-an-us2 | his lofty scepter he set up. |
| 325 | lugal-e sze-ta sze libir-ra-ni szu ba-ra-an-bala | The king has not changed his old barley. |
| 326 | munu4 ki-szar2-ra a ba-ni-in-si | he filled with water the malt of the netherworld. |
| 327 | nundum-bi {u2}hirin{hu-ri2-in} AN x-sug4-ge | Its sprouts are hirin-ḫurin-plant, they stand in the ... |
| 328 | {sa}al-kad5-e igi im-mi-in-tur-tur | He looked at the hoe. |
| 329 | sze guru7 ka i-ni-in-si zu2 buru5{muszen}-e bi2-in-tah | The barley in the silo filled the mouth, the sparrows took it away. |
| 330 | ansze bara2 la2-e um-mi-in-la2 | The donkeys that hung on the dais were carried away. |
| 331 | ansze-bala-e da-bi-a ba-an-se3 | The donkeys piled up their rivals. |
| 332 | lugal en gesztu2 dagal-la-ke4 | king, lord of wisdom, |
| 333 | en unu{ki}-ga en kul-aba4{ki}-ke4 | Lord of Uruk, lord of Kulaba |
| 334 | har-ra-an aratta{ki}-ke4 si bi2-in-sa2 | he set straight the path of Aratta. |
| 335 | nam-lu2-ulu3 kiszi6 ki-in-dar-ra-gin7 | Humanity, like a reed fence in the woods, |
| 336 | aratta{ki}-asz ni2-ba mu-un-sub2-be2-esz | and Aratta in their utterance |
| 337 | en-e kin-gi4-a kur-sze3 du-ur2 | The lord, the messenger, descends to the netherworld. |
| 338 | aratta{ki}-asz inim mu-na-ab-tah-e | in Aratta he spoke to him. |
| 339 | kin-gi4-a en aratta{ki}-ra u3-na-du11 u3-na-de3-tah | The messenger said to the lord of Aratta: “Come, I will bring it to him! |
| 340 | gidru-ga2 ur2-bi me nam-nun-na-ka | My scepter, its base is the divine powers of princeliness. |
| 341 | pa-bi kul-aba4{ki}-a an-dul3-esz i3-ak | Its branches covered Kulaba with a canopy. |
| 342 | pa mul-mul-la-bi esz3 e2-an-na-ke4 | Its stars in the shrine Eana |
| 343 | ku3 {d}inanna-ke4 ni2 im-szi-ib-te-en-ten | Holy Inanna has made me fearful. |
| 344 | gidru um-ta-an-kid7 hu-mu-un-da-gal2 | May he have a scepter for you, |
| 345 | na4-gug-gesz-dili na4-za-gin3-gesz-dili-gin7 szu-ni-a hu-mu-un-gal2 | May he be in his hands like carnelian and lapis lazuli. |
| 346 | en aratta{ki}-ke4 igi-gu10-sze3 hu-mu-un-tum2 e-ne-ra du11-mu-na-ab | Lord of Aratta, bring it before me, speak to him! |
| 347 | ur5-gin7 hu-mu-na-ab-be2-a-ka | May he say to him "like a dog" |
| 348 | kin-gi4-a aratta{ki}-asz du-ni | the messenger who goes to Aratta |
| 349 | sahar kaskal-la giri3-ni mu-un-si | The dirt of the road he filled his feet. |
| 350 | na4 tur-tur hur-sag-ga2-ke4 suh3-sah4 mu-un-da-ab-za | The small stones of the mountain range are scattered with him. |
| 351 | uszumgal edin-na-ba kin-ge26-gin7 gaba-ri nu-mu-ni-in-tuku | Like a dragon in the steppe, he has no rival. |
| 352 | kin-gi4-a aratta{ki}-asz um-ma-te-a-ra | for the messengers of Aratta who had arrived, |
| 353 | nam-lu2-ulu3 aratta{ki}-ke4 | the people of Aratta |
| 354 | ansze bara2 la2-e u6 di-de3 im-ma-su8-su8-ge-esz | The donkeys that were gathered on the dais were clad in splendor. |
| 355 | kin-gi4-a kisal aratta{ki}-ka | messengers of the courtyard of Aratta, |
| 356 | sze guru7 ka bi2-in-si zu2 buru5{muszen}-e bi2-in-tah | He filled the mouth with barley from the silo, he snatched up the birds. |
| 357 | szegx(|IM.A|) an-na u4 gal2-la-gin7 | like the rain of heaven, a storm in the sky |
| 358 | aratta{ki} he2-gal2-la i3-du3 | Aratta built in abundance. |
| 359 | dingir dur2-bi-a ba-da-ab-gi4-a-gin7 | Like a god who was turned away from his seat, |
| 360 | aratta{ki} sza3-gar-ra-ni am3-la2-la2 | In Aratta his šagara was carried away. |
| 361 | nam-lu2-ulu3 aratta{ki}-ke4 | the people of Aratta |
| 362 | munu4 a si-ga-na a-sza3 mu-ni-ib-x | He ... the malt in his well watered field. |
| 363 | egir-ba ra2-gaba sza3-tam [...] | After that, the courier ... the heart |
| 364 | x ki A tak4-ba [...] | ... placed in the water |
| 365 | x x x [...] x x NI [...] | ... ... |
| 366 | dumu-dumu aratta{ki} gesztu2 [...] | The son of Aratta, the wisdom |
| 367 | aratta{ki}-asz inim mu-un-bur2 | he spoke to Aratta: |
| 368 | ur5-da aratta{ki}-a szu-ta [...] | In Urda, Aratta, from his hand |
| 370 | en unu{ki}-ga-ra szu-ni i-im-[...] | For the lord of Uruk, his hand ... |
| 371 | me-en-de3 sug4-ga lul-la-be2-esz2 | We all lie down in a false sleep. |
| 372 | en kul-aba4{ki}-a-ra {na4}gug lul-la-me-a ga-mu-na-dur2-ru-ne-en-de3-en | For the lord of Kulaba, we shall sit down for him in our false oxen. |
| 373 | ab-ba-ab-ba inim zu-ne | When you speak to the elders |
| 374 | szu tesz2-a bi2-ib-ri-esz za3 e2-gar8-e bi2-ib-us2-esz | They were bound together, they were bound at the edge of the wall. |
| 375 | en-ra e2 sikil-bi hu-mu-un-ga2-ga2-e-ne | For the lord they shall set up their pure temple. |
| 376 | x x kin gidru-ni |DU.DU| sza3 e2-gal-la [...] | ... his scepter in the palace |
| 377 | bur2-ra-bi inim sza3-ga-na bi2-ib-be2 | Its ... speaks the words of his heart. |
| 378 | a-a-zu lugal-gu10 mu-e-szi-in-gi4-in-nam | Your father answered me, my king: |
| 379 | en-me-er-kar2 dumu {d}utu-ke4 mu-e-szi-in-gi4-in-nam | Enmerkar, son of Šamaš, you have turned him |
| 380 | lugal-zu du11-ga-ni nam-gu10 tah-a-ni nam-gu10 | Your king, his command is my fate, his brother is my destiny. |
| 381 | lugal-gu10 a-na bi2-in-du11 a-na bi2-in-tah-am3 | What did my king say, what did he add? |
| 382 | gidru-ga2 ur2-bi me nam-nun-na-ka | My scepter, its base is the divine powers of princeliness. |
| 383 | pa-bi kul-aba4{ki}-a an-dul3-esz i3-ak | Its branches covered Kulaba with a canopy. |
| 384 | pa mul-mul-la-bi esz3 e2-an-na-ke4 | Its stars in the shrine Eana |
| 385 | ku3 {d}inanna-ke4 ni2 im-szi-ib-te-en-ten | Holy Inanna has made me fearful. |
| 386 | gidru um-ta-an-kid7 hu-mu-un-da-gal2 | May he have a scepter for you, |
| 387 | na4-gug-gesz-dili na4-za-gin3-gesz-dili-gin7 szu-ni-a hu-mu-un-gal2 | May he be in his hands like carnelian and lapis lazuli. |
| 388 | en aratta{ki}-ke4 igi-gu10-sze3 hu-mu-un-tum2 ga2-a-ra ha-ma-an-du11 | May the lord of Aratta bring it before me and say to me: |
| 389 | ur5-gin7 hu-mu-na-ab-be2-a-ka | May he say to him "like a dog" |
| 390 | nam-bi-sze3 itima-a KA ba-an-ku4 sza3-ka-tab-ba ba-an-nu2 | Because of this, he entered the ... of the month and laid down in the ša-kataba. |
| 391 | u4 im-zal inim im-szar2-szar2 | The day passed, the word is numerous. |
| 392 | inim ka-sze3 nu-gar-ra im-me | She speaks a word that cannot be changed to the mouth. |
| 393 | inim-ma sze ansze gu7-a-gin7 giri3 mi-ni-ib-ni10-ni10-e | “In a word, like the barley eaten by the donkey, he is walking along the path. |
| 394 | i3-ne-esz2 lu2 lu2-u3-ra a-na na-an-du11 | Now, what should I say to that man? |
| 395 | lu2 lu2-ra dili a-na na-an-tah | “Do not turn a man into a single man! |
| 396 | lu2 lu2-ra in-na-ab-be2-a ur5 he2-en-na-nam-ma-am3 | “If he says to a man, he will be happy!’ |
| 397 | kin-gi4-a lugal-zu en kul-aba4{ki}-ra u3-na-a-du11 u3-na-de3-tah | The messenger, your king, the lord of Kulaba, spoke to him, he was speaking to him. |
| 398 | gidru gesz nam-me mu gesz na-an-sa4-sa4 | The scepter of the tree he planted, he named it. |
| 399 | x x szu-na um-ma-ni-in-gar igi um-szi-bar-bar | He placed ... in his hand and looked at him. |
| 400a | {gesz}ildag2 nam-me {gesz}szim-gig nam-me | She is indeed an igidag tree, she is indeed a šimgig tree |
| 400b | {gesz}ildag2 nam-me {gesz}szim-gig nam-me | She is indeed an igidag tree, she is indeed a šimgig tree |
| 401a | {gesz}erin nam-me {gesz}szu-ur2-men2 nam-me | She is indeed a cedar, she is also a cypress. |
| 401b | {gesz}ha-szu-ur2 nam-me {gesz}geszimmar nam-me | There is no ḫašur tree, there is no date palm. |
| 402a | {gesz}ha-szu-ur2 nam-me {gesz}geszimmar nam-me | There is no ḫašur tree, there is no date palm. |
| 402b | {gesz}erin nam-me {gesz}za-ba-lum nam-me | She is indeed a cedar, she is also a date palm. |
| 403a | {gesz}esi nam-me {gesz}za-ba-lum nam-me | There is ebony, there is zabalum wood |
| 403b | {gesz}szu-ur2-men2 nam-me {gesz}esi nam-me | She is indeed a šurmen tree, she is indeed an ebony tree |
| 404 | {gesz}asal lam {gesz}gigir-ra nam-me | She does not stand on a threshing floor, she does not ride a wagon. |
| 405 | {gesz}kid-da gesz-{kusz}usan3-na nam-me | She is the one who carries the basket and the sandals. |
| 406 | ku3-sig17 nam-me uruda nam-me | She is gold, she is copper. |
| 407 | ku3-me-a zi ku3-babbar nam-me | We are silver, we are silver. |
| 408 | {na4}gug nam-me {na4}za-gin3 nam-me | It is indeed carnelian, it is indeed lapis lazuli |
| 409 | gidru um-ta-an-kid7 hu-mu-un-da-gal2 | May he have a scepter for you, |
| 410 | na4-gug-gesz-dili na4-za-gin3-gesz-dili-gin7 szu-ni-a hu-mu-un-gal2 | May he be in his hands like carnelian and lapis lazuli. |
| 411 | en kul-aba4{ki}-a-ke4 igi-gu10-sze3 hu-mu-un-tum2 e-ne-ra du11-mu-na-ab | Lord of Kulaba, bring it before me, speak to him! |
| 412 | ur5-gin7 hu-mu-na-ab-be2-a-ka | May he say to him "like a dog" |
| 413 | kin-gi4-a dur3{ur3} si-gigir ku5-ra2-gin7 ka si-il-la mu-un-gen | The messenger, like a stallion cut off from the chariot, went into the open country. |
| 414 | ansze-edin-na bar-rim4-ma kas4 di-gin7 {kusz}um4 i3-tag-tag-ge | In the steppe, like a runner who travels on foot, he touches the leather. |
| 415 | ka-ni tum9-a bi2-ib-zi-zi-zi | He raised his mouth towards the wind. |
| 416 | udu zulumhi udu sumur-ba du7-du7-gin7 du10-us2 dili mu-un-dab5 | He seized the one who sat down in a single cella like a sprouted sheep and a spring lamb. |
| 417 | szeg12 kul-aba4{ki}-a-ka giri3 hul2 mi-ni-in-gub | He set foot in the brickwork of Kulaba with joy. |
| 418 | lugal-a-ni en kul-aba4{ki}-a-ra | for his master the lord of Kulaba |
| 419 | inim-inim-ma mu-na-ra-si-si | he made a claim against him. |
| 420 | en-me-er-kar2-ra {d}en-ki-ke4 gesztu2 mu-na-an-szum2 | Enmerkara and Enki gave wisdom to him. |
| 421 | en-e agrig mah-a-ni a2 ba-da-an-ag2 | The lord gave orders to his exalted steward. |
| 422 | e2-ni? [...] | his temple(?) |
| 423 | lugal-e sumur3? [...] szu ba-ra-an-ti | The king took away the šur(?) ... |
| 424 | mu-un-dul-gin7 szu bi2-in-gur-gur igi bi2-in-ga2-ga2 | He covered it like a drape, he made it bend over and put it on his eyes. |
| 425 | {na4}na KA-KA szim-gin7 zu2 ba-ni-in-ra | The ... stone, like aromatics, was cut off. |
| 426 | gi su-lim-ma-ka i3-gin7 mu-ni-in-de2 | Like a reed planted in the marshes, he poured it out. |
| 427 | u4-ta gissu-sze3 am3-e3-e | From day to day it comes out from the shadows. |
| 428 | gissu-ta u4-sze3 am3-e3-e | From the chair she came out for the day. |
| 429 | mu 5(disz)-am3 mu 1(u)-am3 ba-zal-la-ri | 5 years and 10 years he ruled; |
| 430 | gi su-lim-ma gin2-gin7 bi2-in-gaz | he destroyed the reeds of Sulim as if they were a clay cone. |
| 431 | en-e igi hul2-la im-szi-in-bar | The lord looked at me with pleasure. |
| 432 | i3 li i3 li2 kur szuba-a-ka sag3-ga i-ni-in-de2 | he poured out a libation of oil, pressed oil of the mountain of the šuba stone. |
| 433 | en-e kin-gi4-a kur-sze3 du-ur2 | The lord, the messenger, descends to the netherworld. |
| 434 | gidru szu-na mu-un-na-ga2-ga2 | he placed the scepter in his hand. |
| 435 | kin-gi4-a aratta{ki}-asz du-a-ni | his messenger who went to Aratta |
| 436 | u5{muszen}-gin7 hur-sag-ga2 nim-gin7 sahar nigin-a | Like a eagle, in the mountains like a rising wind, dust swirling around. |
| 437 | |HI.SUHUR|{ku6}-gin7 kur ur3-ur3-ru-da-ni aratta{ki}-asz ba-te | Like a fish, he approached the land of Ururu and Aratta. |
| 438 | kisal aratta{ki}-ka giri3 hul2-la mi-ni-in-gub | In the courtyard of Aratta he set foot on a joyful path. |
| 439 | gidru TE SI na mu-un-gub | He set up a scepter ... |
| 440 | szu kin si bi2-in-sa2 a kin bi2-ib-ak-e | He placed the right hand on the work, he made the water work. |
| 441 | en aratta{ki}-ke4 gidru-ta igi tab-ba | The lord of Aratta looked at the scepter |
| 442 | itima-ka ki-tusz ku3-ga-ni-a ni2 im-kar2-kar2-ka | In the morning he trembled in his pure dwelling. |
| 443 | en-e sza3-tam-a-ni-ir gu3 mu-na-de2-e | The lord spoke to his heart: |
| 444 | aratta{ki} u8 sag2-gin7 he2-em kaskal-bi kur ki-bala he2-em | May Aratta be like a frightened ewe, may its road to the land of the rebel land be. |
| 445 | mah aratta{ki} ku3 {d}inanna-ke4 | the supreme one of Aratta, holy Inanna |
| 446 | en kul-aba4{ki}-ra mu-na-an-szum2-ma-ta | after the lord of Kulaba had given it to him, |
| 447 | lu2-kin-gi4-a mu-un-gi4-a-ni | His messenger who returned it, |
| 448 | {d}utu e3-de3 inim dugud pa e3-de3 | To make Utu rise, to make mighty words manifest, |
| 449 | a-da-al ku3 {d}inanna-ke4 igi me-szi-kar2-kar2 | The watercourse of holy Inanna looks at you. |
| 450 | aratta{ki}-a lul-e me-a he2-en-de3-dib-e | Where shall he pass? |
| 451 | al me-da-asz szu al-zil2-zil2-i-a | “Alas, as if it were a hand that was to be twisted, |
| 452 | me-en-de3 sug4-ga lul-la-be2-esz2 | We all lie down in a false sleep. |
| 453 | en kul-aba4{ki}-ra {na4}gug lul-la-me-a mu-na-dur2-ru-ne-en-de3-en | We sat down for the lord of Kulaba with our false carnelian. |
| 454 | en aratta{ki}-ke4 kin-gi4-a-ar | the lord of Aratta, the messenger, |
| 455 | inim-ma dub mah-gin7 szu mu-na-an-se3 | He handed over the word to him like a great tablet. |
| 456 | kin-gi4-a lugal-zu en kul-aba4{ki}-a-ra u3-na-du11 u3-na-de3-tah | The messenger said to your king, the lord of Kulaba: |
| 457 | ur na-an-ge6-ge ur na-an-babbar-re | “Do not kill a dog, don’t whiten it! |
| 458 | ur na-an-su4-e ur na-an-dara4-e | “Do not chase a dog, do not chase an adolescent dog! |
| 459 | ur na-an-sig7-sig7-ge ur na-an-gun3-gun3{gu2} ur hu-mu-ra-ab-szum2-mu | The dog should not be yellow-green, the dog should never be red-green. May the dog give it to you! |
| 460 | ur-gu10 ur-ra-ni a-da-min3 he2-em-da-e | My dog, his dog should go to the threshing floor. |
| 461 | a2-gal2 he2-zu e-ne-ra du11-mu-na-ab | May he know your power, speak to him! |
| 462 | ur5-gin7 hu-mu-na-ab-be2-a-ka | May he say to him "like a dog" |
| 463 | kin-gi4-a u2-lum a-lam mu-un-gen | The messenger went with splendor and splendor. |
| 464 | szeg12 kul-aba4{ki}-ke4 egir se3-ga-gin7 inim mu-un-gi4 | Like a brickwork of Kulaba, he made a claim. |
| 465 | ud5-gin7 ka gaba kur-ra-ka igi mi-ni-ib-il2-il2-i | Like a goat, he looks at the mouth of the netherworld. |
| 466 | mir mah kiszi17-kiszi17-ta zi-ga-gin7 e2 me min3 mu-un-ta-la2-la2 | Like a great cloud rising from the kiši tree, he fills the temple with two mes. |
| 467 | x x x x-ka sag mi-ni-in-il2 | He raised his head in ... |
| 468 | [...] aratta{ki}-a-ke4 [...] | ... of Aratta |
| 469 | ki-tusz-a-ni-ta a mah e3-a-gin7 mu-un-na-ab-be2 | he says to him from his dwelling, like a great flood coming out. |
| 470 | kin-gi4-a en aratta{ki}-ra u3-na-du11 u3-na-de3-tah | The messenger said to the lord of Aratta: “Come, I will bring it to him! |
| 471 | tug2 na-an-ge6-ge tug2 na-an-babbar-re | She should not wear a garment, she should not be white. |
| 472 | tug2 na-an-su4-e tug2 na-an-dara4-e | You should not wash the garment, you should not dry the garment. |
| 473 | tug2 na-an-sig7-sig7-ge tug2 na-an-gun3-gun3{gu2} tug2 ga-mu-na-ab-szum2 | You should not dye a garment, you should not speckle a textile, I want to give him a cloth. |
| 474 | ur-gu10 gu2-da gal2 {d}en-lil2-la2 ur szu ga-mu-na-tak4 | My dog, who is on the shoulder of Enlil, I want to kiss him. |
| 475 | ur-gu10 ur-ra-ni a-da-min3 he2-em-di-e | My dog, his dog should go to the threshing floor. |
| 476 | a2-gal2 he2-zu-zu e-ne-ra du11-mu-na-ab | May he know the power, speak to him! |
| 477 | 2(disz)-kam-ma-sze3 u3-na-du11 u3-na-de3-tah | For the 2nd time he spoke to him, he turned away. |
| 478 | en3-tukum-sze3 lul-da LI-a he2-ni-ib-dib-e | As long as he lies down, he will pass by. |
| 479 | iri-na udu-gin7 igi-ni hu-mu-un-su8-ub | In his city, like a sheep, may he stand before him. |
| 480 | e-ne sipa-bi-gin7 egir-bi he2-em-us2-e | May he follow behind it like a shepherd. |
| 481 | du-a-ni kur ku3 {na4}za-gin3-na | his journey to the silver and lapis mountains |
| 482 | gi nig2 dub-ba-gin7 gu2 hu-mu-na-ab-gar | Like a reed that has been piled up on tablets, may it be placed for him. |
| 483 | ku3-sig17 ku3-babbar su3-ra2-ag2-bi | Its shiny silver and silver, |
| 484 | {d}inanna nin e2-an-na-ra | For Inanna, queen of the Eanna temple |
| 485 | kisal aratta{ki}-ka guru7-sze3 hu-mu-un-dub-dub-bu | In the courtyard of Aratta they heaped up heaps for the silo. |
| 486 | 3(disz)-kam-ma-sze3 u3-na-du11 u3-na-de3-tah | For the 3rd time he spoke to him, he turned away. |
| 487 | iri-ni ir7-sag{muszen}-gin7 gesz-bi-ta na-an-tar-ta-ta-an | His city, like a raging raven, should not be turned away from it. |
| 488 | [...]-gin7 na-an-dub2-be2-en | You should not speak like a ... |
| 489 | ganba gal2-la-gin7 na-an-si-ig-en | Like one who has a field, do not turn away! |
| 490 | [...] lil2-e nam-mi-ni-in-dib-be2-en | ... you should not pass by a ghostly place. |
| 491 | du-a-ni na4 hur-sag-ga2 szu u3-mu-ni-in-ti | When he went, he took the stone of the mountain. |
| 492 | esz3 gal eridu{ki} abzu e2-nun ha-ma-du3-e | I built the great shrine Eridu in the Abzu, the Enun. |
| 493 | a-sal-bar-bi im-szu2-ra-ke4 szu ha-ma-ni-ib-tag-ge | May its asalbar prayer be uttered to you. |
| 494 | gissu-bi kalam-ma ha-ma-ni-ib-la2-la2-e | May its canopy cover the land. |
| 495 | inim du11-ga-ni [...]-szar2?-a-ka | His spoken word(?) is ... |
| 496 | geszkim-a-ni e-ne-ra du11-mu-na-ab | Speak to him by his sign! |
| 497 | u4-ba en? [...]-ka-am3 | At that time, the lord |
| 498 | [...] bara2-ga dur2 gar-ra numun nun-na-ke4-ne | ... established on the dais, the princely seed |
| 499 | x x 1(disz)-a mu2-a | for 1 year, in ...; |
| 500 | du11-ga-ni mah-am3 sza3-bi su-su-a-am3 | His command is magnificent, its inside is resplendent. |
| 501 | kin-gi4-a ka-ni dugud szu nu-mu-un-da-an-gi4-gi4 | The messenger does not reply to his heavy mouth. |
| 502 | bar kin-gi4-a ka-ni dugud szu nu-mu-un-da-an-gi4-gi4-da-ka | The messenger, whose mouth is heavy and cannot be answered, |
| 503 | en kul-aba4{ki}-a-ke4 im-e szu bi2-in-ra inim dub-gin7 bi2-in-gub | The en priestess of Kulaba poured out clay and stood (there) like a tablet. |
| 504 | u4-bi-ta inim im-ma gub-bu nu-ub-ta-gal2-la | At that time, there was no word, no utterance, |
| 505 | i3-ne-esz2 {d}utu u4 ne-a ur5 he2-en-na-nam-ma-am3 | Now, Utu, in this day, may it be a storm |
| 506 | en kul-aba4{ki}-a-ke4 inim dub-gin7 bi2-in-gub ur5 he2-en-na-nam-ma | The lord of Kulaba spoke as if it were a tablet. |
| 507 | kin-gi4-a muszen-gin7 a2 dub2 i3-ak-e | The messenger acts as if it were a bird. |
| 508 | ur-bar-ra masz2-e us2-sa-gin7 guru5-usz i3-bur2-bur2-re | Like a goat chasing a kid, it bursts through the silt. |
| 509 | hur-sag 5(disz) hur-sag 6(disz) hur-sag 7(disz)-e im-me-re-bala-bala | The 5 mountains, the 6 mountains, and the 7 mountain ranges were balaŋ. |
| 510 | igi mu-un-il2 aratta{ki}-asz ba-te | He raised his eyes and approached Aratta. |
| 511 | kisal aratta{ki}-ka giri3 hul2-la mi-ni-in-gub | In the courtyard of Aratta he set foot on a joyful path. |
| 512 | nam-nir-gal2 lugal-a-na mu-un-zu | He knows the authority of his king. |
| 513 | bur2-ra-bi inim sza3-ga-na bi2-ib2-be2 | The word of his heart is uttered in his mouth. |
| 514 | kin-gi4-a en aratta{ki}-ra mu-na-ab-bala-e | The messenger turned to the lord of Aratta. |
| 515 | a-a-zu lugal-gu10 mu-e-szi-in-gi4-in-nam | Your father answered me, my king: |
| 516 | en unu{ki}-ga en kul-aba4{ki}-a-ke4 mu-e-szi-in-gi4-in-nam | Lord of Uruk, lord of Kulaba, you have sent me. |
| 517 | lugal-zu du11-ga-ni nam-gu10 tah-a-ni nam-gu10 | Your king, his command is my fate, his brother is my destiny. |
| 518 | lugal-gu10 a-na bi2-in-du11 a-na bi2-in-tah-am3 | What did my king say, what did he add? |
| 519 | lugal-gu10 {gesz}mesz3 gal dumu {d}en-lil2-la2-ke4 | My king, the great meš tree, the son of Enlil |
| 520 | gesz-bi an ki-da mu2-a | its tree growing in heaven and earth, |
| 521 | pa-bi an-ne2 us2-sa-am3 | Its radiance is like heaven. |
| 522 | ur2-bi ki-a gub-ba-bi | Its roots, its standing on earth |
| 523 | nam-en nam-lugal-la pa e3 ak-a | made manifest the lordship and kingship, |
| 524 | en-me-er-kar2 dumu {d}utu-ke4 im ma-an-szum2 | Enmerkar, son of Utu, gave me the tablet. |
| 525 | en aratta{ki}-ke4 im igi u3-ni-bar sza3 inim-ma u3-bi2-zu | Lord of Aratta, when you look at the clay, your words are uttered. |
| 526 | a-na ma-ab-be2-en-na-bi u3-mu-e-du11 | What do you say to me? |
| 527 | a ru-a sun4 {na4}za-gin3 kesz2-da-ar | ... lapis lazuli beads |
| 528 | ab2 kal-la-ga-ni kur me sikil-la-ka tu-da-ar | His mighty cow, the mountain of pure mes, you will give birth. |
| 529 | sahar aratta{ki}-ka a2 e3-a-ar | in the dust of Aratta he went out, |
| 530 | ubur ab2 zi-da-ka ga gu7-a-ar | In the cow's thigh he eats milk. |
| 531 | kul-aba4{ki} kur me gal-gal-la-ka nam-en-na tum2-ma-ar | In Kulaba, the land of the great mes, the lordship is suitable. |
| 532 | en-me-er-kar2 dumu {d}utu-ra | Enmerkar, son of Utu |
| 533 | inim-bi esz3 e2-an-na-ka inim du10 ga-mu-na-ab-du11 | I want to speak good words to him in the shrine Eana. |
| 534 | ge6-par4 {gesz}mesz3 gibil-gin7 gurun il2-la-na | In his “Gipar, like a new meš tree, raising its fruit, |
| 535 | lugal-gu10 en kul-aba4{ki}-ra szu-a ga-mu-na-ab-gi4 | I want to return my king to the lord of Kulaba. |
| 536 | ur5-gin7 hu-mu-na-ab-be2-a-ka | May he say to him "like a dog" |
| 537 | en aratta{ki}-ke4 kin-gi4-a-ar | the lord of Aratta, the messenger, |
| 538 | im szu-rin-na-ni szu ba-szi-in-ti | He poured out his hand-washing clay. |
| 539 | en aratta{ki}-ke4 im-ma igi i-ni-in-bar | The lord of Aratta looked at the brickwork. |
| 540 | inim du11-ga gag-am3 sag-ki mi-re2-da-am3 | It is a word spoken by a man, it is an insult to the head. |
| 541 | en aratta{ki}-ke4 im szu-rin-na-ni igi im-bar-bar-re | The lord of Aratta looked at his dried clay |
| 542 | u4-ba en men nam-en-na tum2-ma dumu {d}en-lil2-la2-ke4 | At that time, the lord fitting for the crown of en-ship, the son of Enlil |
| 543 | {d}iszkur an ki-a gu3 nun-bi di-dam | Iškur, roaring in heaven and earth, |
| 544 | u4 du7-du7 ug gal-la ki x x-ka nam-mi-ni-in-gub | He set up a storm that makes the great people bow down at the place ... |
| 545 | kur-kur [...] mu-un-tuk4-tuk4-e | He ... the lands |
| 546 | hur-sag [...] mu-un-da-pesz11-pesz11-e | The mountain range ... is being smitten |
| 547 | ni2 me-lam2? x x gaba-na gal2-la-bi | The fearsomeness and radiance that are present on his chest |
| 548 | hur-sag giri17-zal-la gu3 mi-ni-in-il2 | He shouted in joy at the mountain range. |
| 549 | aratta{ki} bar u4-bi sza3 hur-sag-ga2-ka | At that time, in the midst of the mountain range |
| 550 | gig ni2-bi mu2-a gu2 ni2-bi an-ga-mu2-a | (Sum) My pain, its fearsomeness is growing on my neck (Akk) The pain of my self is growing upon my neck |
| 551 | gig ni2-bi mu2-a guru7 x x-ka | Pained by its fearsomeness, in the silo of ... |
| 552 | en aratta{ki}-ra mu-na-ni-in-ku4-ku4 | he brought it to the lord of Aratta. |
| 553 | kisal aratta{ki}-a-ka igi-ni-sze3 i-im-dub? | In the courtyard of Aratta he heaped up before him |
| 554 | en aratta{ki}-ke4 gig-e igi bi2-in-du8 | The lord of Aratta looked bitterly at it. |
| 555 | kin-gi4-a igi sag3-sag3-a-ni mu-un-szi-ib-|UR2xKID2|-|UR2xKID2|-e | When he looks at the messenger, |
| 556 | en aratta{ki}-ke4 kin-gi4-a-ar gu3 mu-un-na-de2-e | The lord of Aratta spoke to the messenger: |
| 557 | mah-bi {d}inanna nin kur-kur-ra-ke4 | Its supreme splendor, Inanna, queen of all the lands |
| 558 | iri-ni aratta{ki} szu li-bi2-in-dag unu{ki}-e la-ba-an-KA | His city Aratta has been abandoned, Uruk has not ... |
| 559 | e2-za-gin3-na-ka-ni szu li-bi2-in-dag esz3 e2-an-na-ka la-ba-an-KA | His lapis lazuli temple, he does not ... in shrine Eanna. |
| 560 | kur me sikil-la-ka szu li-bi2-in-dag szeg12 kul-aba4{ki}-a-ke4 la-ba-an-KA | In the mountain of pure mes he did not grasp, the brickwork of Kulaba did not ... |
| 561 | gesz-nu2 sze-er-kan2 du11 szu li-bi2-in-dag gesz-nu2 gi-rin-na la-ba-an-KA | The bed of the šerkan was not ..., the bed in the reedbed was not |
| 562 | en-ra szu sikil-la-ka-ni szu li-bi2-in-dag en unu{ki}-ga en kul-aba4{ki}-a-ra la-ba-an-KA | For the lord he did not hold back his pure hand, for the en-priestess of Uruk and the eunuch of Kulaba did not ... |
| 563 | aratta{ki} zi-da gab2-bu-ba | Aratta, the true city, on its right and left |
| 564 | {d}inanna nin kur-kur-ra-ke4 | Inanna, queen of all the lands |
| 565 | a mah e3-a-gin7 mu-un-na-nigin2-nigin2 | Like a rising flood, he circles around for her. |
| 566 | lu2-be2-ne lu2-lu2-ta dar-a | The men are separated from the men. |
| 567 | lu2 {d}dumu-zi-de3 lu2-ta e3-a-me-esz | They are men of Dumuzi who went out from the man. |
| 568 | inim ku3 {d}inanna ki-bi-sze3 gar-gar-me-esz | they were the ones who set the holy word of Inanna in its place |
| 569 | ur igi-gal2-la DA-A-SAR {d}dumu-zi-da he2-szi-im-nigin2-nigin2 | “Let the dog, the first-born son of Dumuzi, keep wandering about. |
| 570 | ul4 ga2-nam-ma dumu ur4-[...] | I want to say “I want to raise a child’ |
| 571 | igi a-ma-ru-ka gub-ba-me-esz | stand in front of the flood. |
| 572 | egir a-ma-ru ba-ur3-ra-ta | After the flood had cleared, |
| 573 | {d}inanna nin kur-kur-ra-ke4 | Inanna, queen of all the lands |
| 574 | nam gal ki ag2 {d}dumu-zi-da-ke4 | the great fate beloved by Dumuzi |
| 575 | a nam-ti-la-ka mu-un-ne-su3-su3 | they filled him with the water of life. |
| 576 | gu2 kalam-ma-ka gesz mu-un-ne-en-gal2 | he had trees planted on the banks of the Land. |
| 577 | ur igi-gal2-la du-a-ni | When a dog goes in front, |
| 578 | {tug2}sagszu gun3-a ugu-na i-im-szu2 | a speckled šu-garment upon him, |
| 579 | {tug2}pirig-pirig-ga2 za3 mu-ni-in-kesz2 | He bound it around my neck with a pirig-garment. |
| 580 | x il2-la x szu? mi-ni-in-du8-x-am3 | ... raised ... |
| 581 | [...]-te-na mi-ni-in-du11 | ... he said |
| 582 | [...] nin [...] ba-an-PA di | ... the lady ... |
| 583 | [...]-a-ni | his ... |
| 584 | [...] {d}inanna | ... of Inanna |
| 585 | en3-du-ni {d}ama-uszumgal-an-na nitalam-a-na ba-du10 | His lord Ama-ušumgal-ana, his wife, was pleased. |
| 586 | u4-bi-ta gesztu2 ku3 gesztu2 ku3 {d}dumu-zi-da-ke4 | At that time, the pure mind, the holy mind of Dumuzi |
| 587 | szu mu-ni-in-du7 szir3 mu-ni-in-du11 inim mu-ni-in-zu | He made it perfect for him, he made it suitable for the song, and he knew it. |
| 588 | um-ma kur me sikil-sze3 du-a-ni | When the mother goes to the mountain of pure mes, |
| 589 | ki-sikil u4-da-na til-la-gin7 im-ma-na-ta-e3 | Like a young woman finishing her days, she came out for him. |
| 590 | szembi2-zi-da igi-na mu-un-gun3 | He adorned his face with kohl. |
| 591 | tug2 babbar-ra za3 mu-ni-in-kesz2 | he bound it with a white garment. |
| 592 | aga zi-da iti6-gin7 mu-un-e3 | He brought out the true crown like moonlight. |
| 593 | x x x sag si ba-ni-in-sa2 | ... placed ... |
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