Q000386 = CDLI Literary 000386 (Ur-Namma A) composite = P469688

Q000386 000:	an lugal dingir-re-e-ne-ke4 in-sze3 ga-mu-un-dub2#
	“I want to hurl insults at An, the king of the gods:
Q000386 001:	[...]-ta kalam tesz2-a mi-ni-ib#-x
	... entire land ...,
Q000386 002:	[...]-in?#-sag3 e2-gal im-se3-se3
	... struck, the palace was devastated.
Q000386 003:	[...] sag#-ge6 tusz-a-ba ni2 ul4-la bi2-ib2#-te
	... panic spread rapidly among the dwellings of the black-headed people.
Q000386 004:	[(x)] x x x x ki-szub-ba-bi ki-en-gi-ra bi2-ib-gar
	... abandoned places ... in Sumer.
Q000386 005:	[(x)] nig2#-dagal-ba iri ba#-an-gul ug3-e ni2 bi2-in-te
	... the cities were destroyed in their entirety; the people were seized with panic.
Q000386 006:	uri5#{ki}-ma hul-gal2 im-szi-DU sipa zi ba-ra-ab-e3
	Evil came upon Ur and made the trustworthy shepherd pass away.
Q000386 007:	sipa# zi# ur-{d}namma# ba#-ra-ab-e3 sipa zi ba-ra-ab-e3
	It made Ur-Namma, the trustworthy shepherd, pass away; it made the trustworthy shepherd pass away.
Q000386 008:	an#-ne2 inim ku3-ga du3-a mu-un-kur2 sza3 AN x su3-ga-am3
	Because An had altered his holy words completely, ... became empty,
Q000386 009:	{d}en#-lil2-le nam tar-ra du3-a szu# lul [mi]-ni-ib-bala
	and because, deceitfully, Enlil had completely changed the fate he decreed,
Q000386 010:	{d}nin#-mah#-e x [x] x |LA2.A.BA|-na a-nir mu-un-ga2-ga2
	Ninmaḫ began a lament in her ...
Q000386 011:	{d}en-ki#-ke4# {gesz}ig# gal eridu{ki}-ga gu2-bi ba-an-gi4
	Enki shut (?) the great door of Eridug.
Q000386 012:	{d}nu-dim2#-mud# itima(|GA2xMI|)#{ma}-a-ka ba-an-ku4 sza3-ka-tab-ba ba-an-nu2
	Nudimmud withdrew into his bedchamber and lay down fasting.
Q000386 013:	inim x an-na-ka?# {d}nanna si-un3-na sag-ki ba-da-ni-in-gid2
	At his zenith, Nanna frowned at the ... words of An.
Q000386 014:	{d}utu an-na?# nu-um-e3-e u4-de3 i-si-isz im-la2
	Utu did not come forth in the sky, and the day was full of sorrow.
Q000386 015:	ama dumu-ni-sze3 hul ti-la-e
	The mother, miserable because of her son,
Q000386 016:	ama# lugal#-la ku3# {d}nin-sumun2-na a sza3-gu10 im-me
	the mother of the king, holy Ninsumun, was crying: “Oh my heart!.”
Q000386 017:	nam?# ur-{d}namma mu-un-tar-ra-sze3
	Because of the fate decreed for Ur-Namma,
Q000386 018:	mu# sipa zi ba-ra-ab-e3-a-sze3
	because it made the trustworthy shepherd pass away,
Q000386 019:	sila# dagal ki-a-ne-di gal2-la-ba er2# gig# i3-sze8-sze8
	she was weeping bitterly in the broad square, which is otherwise a place of entertainment.
Q000386 020:	nam-lu2-ulu3 x li-bi [...] x x u3 du10 nu-mu-un-ku-ku
	Sweet sleep did not come to the people whose happiness ...;
Q000386 021:	i-lu# sipa# zi ba-dab5-ba-na u4 mi-ni-ib-zal-e
	they passed their time in lamentation over the trustworthy shepherd who had been snatched away.
Q000386 022:	a#-esztub# i7#-da de2-a-bi ku3-gal2-bi ba-si
	As the early flood was filling the canals, their canal-inspector was already silenced (?);
Q000386 023:	[sze gu]-nu a-gar3-re mu2-a-bi# zi kalam-ma ba-su
	the mottled barley grown on the arable lands, the life of the land, was inundated.
Q000386 024:	[engar] gan2# zi-de3# gub-x-ni mu-na-ab-tur-re
	To the farmer, the fertile fields planted (?) by him yielded little.
Q000386 025:	[{d}en-ki-im-du lugal e pa5-ra-ke4] uri2#{ki}-ta?# e# pa5 ba-da-an-kar
	Enkimdu, the lord of levees and ditches, took away the levees and ditches from Ur.
Q000386 026:	NA? [...] x x x PI x [...] x ki bi2-in-tag
	...
Q000386 027:	umusz [(...)] kalam-ma [u2]-gu# im-ma-an-de2?# u2 nir-gal2 ba-su3
	As the intelligence and ... of the Land were lost, fine food became scarce.
Q000386 028:	edin-edin-e u2 sa6?#-[ga] nu-mu-un#-mu2# u2-a-nir ba-an-mu2
	The plains did not grow lush grass any more, they grew the grass of mourning.
Q000386 029:	ab2-e?# x [...] mu-un-x tur3 x-bi ba-gul
	he cows ..., their ... cattle-pen has been destroyed.
Q000386 030:	amar ab2-szilam#-[...] mur# gig#-ga#-bi im-sza4
	The calves ... their cows bleated bitterly.
Q000386 031:	sipa ku3-zu [...] x A [...] x a2? nu#-[mu]-da-an-ag2-e
	The wise shepherd ... does not give orders any more.
Q000386 032:	me3 szen#-[szen-na ...] A SI A# ba#-da-ab#-tab?#-e?#
	... in battle and combat.
Q000386 033:	lugal ka-mud-gal2 ki#-en#-gi-ra# [me-te ukken-na]
	The king, the advocate of Sumer, the ornament of the assembly,
Q000386 034:	ur-{d}namma ka-mud#-gal2# ki-en-[gi-ra me]-te?# ukken-na
	Ur-Namma, the advocate of Sumer, the ornament of the assembly,
Q000386 035:	mas-su ki#-en#-gi#-ra#-ke4#? [(...) i3]-nu2 tu-ra-am3
	the leader of Sumer, ... lies sick.
Q000386 036:	szu-ni dab5#-ba# nu-mu-un#-dab5?# in-nu2 tu-ra-am3
	His hands which used to grasp cannot grasp any more, he lies sick.
Q000386 037:	giri3#-[ni] x (x) nu-um-un-da-dib?# i3-nu2 tu-ra-am3
	His feet ... cannot step any more, he lies sick.
Q000386 038:	[...] x x IM x USZ [...] sag?# ME ba-BU
	...
Q000386 039:	sipa zi lugal# gir2 gal ki-en-gi-ra-ke4
	The trustworthy shepherd, king, the sword of Sumer,
Q000386 040:	[ur-{d}namma] lugal kalam-ma-ke4 e2-sumur-ra ba-an-te
	Ur-Namma, the king of the Land, was taken to the ... house.
Q000386 041:	uri2#[{ki}]-ma# im-te ur-{d}namma e2-zu2-ra-ah-a# x-ku4
	He was taken to Ur; the king of the Land was brought into the ... house.
Q000386 042:	sag-ku3-gal2# e2-gal-a-na i3-nu2
	The proud one lay in his palace.
Q000386 043:	ur-{d}namma lu2 erin2-e ki ag2-ga2 gu2 nu-mu-un-da-zi-ge
	Ur-Namma, he who was beloved by the troops, could not raise his neck any more.
Q000386 044:	igi-gal2 [x x]-ra i3-nu2 gesz-la2-bi im-DU
	The wise one ... lay down; silence descended.
Q000386 045:	tesz2 kalam-ma-ka ba-szub{ub} hur-sag-gin7 ba-gul
	As he, who was the vigour of the Land, had fallen, the Land became demolished like a mountain;
Q000386 046:	tir# [ha-szu]-ur2#-ra-gin7 im-ma-su3 me-dim2-bi ba-kur2
	like a cypress forest it was stripped, its appearance changed.
Q000386 047:	{gesz}taskarin!(SZE3)-gin7 ki-[tusz giri17-zal]-la#-na gig4 mu-ni-in-gar-re-esz
	As if he were a boxwood tree, they put axes against him in his joyous dwelling place.
Q000386 048:	{gesz}erin duru5-gin7 e2#-gal#-[la] nu2#-a mu-ni-in-bala-bala-e-ne
	As if he were a sappy cedar tree, he was uprooted in the palace where he used to sleep (?).
Q000386 049:	ki-nu2 gidlam(|MUNUS.USZ.DAM|)-a-ni# ba#-[x (x)] x x u18-lu-da ba-da-dul
	His spouse ... resting place;
Q000386 050:	szesz#-a#-ni-da dam-a-ni-gin7# gu2-da?# am3-mi-ib-la2
	... was covered by a storm; it embraced it like a wife her sweetheart (?).
Q000386 051:	u4 du11#-ga-ni sa2 mu-ni-ib?#-du11 a-la-na ba-ra-e3#
	His appointed time had arrived, and he passed away in his prime.
Q000386 052:	siskur2# nig2 du10-ga la-ba-an-tag-ge szu gig ba-ni-x-[gid2]
	His (?) pleasing sacrifices were no longer accepted; they were treated as dirty (?).
Q000386 053:	kadra(|NIG2.SZA3.A|)-ni {d}a-nun-na-ke4-ne inim im-ma-an-gi4#-[x]
	The Anuna gods refused his gifts.
Q000386 054:	an musz3?#-am3# x la#-ba#-e#-gub# u4-bi la-ba-ni-ib-si
	An did not stand by an “It is enough", and he could not complete his (?) days.
Q000386 055:	inim {d}en#-lil2-la2 du11-ga-sze3 ur5 zi#-zi# la-ba-gal2
	Because of what Enlil ordered, there was no more rising up;
Q000386 056:	nam?#-[lu2]-ulu3?#-ni ki ba-ag2-ga2-bi igi-gal2-bi ba-kur2
	his beloved men lost their wise one.
Q000386 057:	x [(x)]-la lu2 nu-zu-u3-e-ne i-im-bala-bala-e-ne
	Strangers turned into (?) ...
Q000386 058:	a-gin7# ki#-lul#-la ur-{d}namma dug gaz-gin7 a-ba-ni-in-tak4-asz
	How iniquitously Ur-Namma was abandoned, like a broken jar!
Q000386 059:	x [(x)]-a-ni |IM.U4| sir2-da-gin7 gal-bi im-szi-DU
	His ... with grandeur like (?) thick clouds (?).
Q000386 060:	x [x x (x)] nu-ga2-ga2-a nig2 sza3-ge szu nu-gid2-i im-me
	He does not ... any more, and he does not reach out for ...
Q000386 061:	x x x ur#-{d}namma me-li-e-a nam-gu10
	... Ur-Namma, alas, what is it to me?
Q000386 062:	a-ra-li ki sag-ki kalam-ma-sze3
	To Arali, the pre-eminent place of the Land,
Q000386 063:	ur-{d}namma dumu {d#}nin-sumun2-ka hi-li-na ba-da-de6
	Ur-Namma, the son of Ninsumun, was brought in his prime.
Q000386 064:	erin2 lugal-da i3#-re7(|DU&DU|)-esz-a er2 mu-da-ab-us2-e
	The soldiers accompanying the king shed tears:
Q000386 065:	dilmun{ki}-gin7 kur# ki nu-zu-na {gesz}ma2-bi ba-da-ab-su
	their boat (i.e. Ur-Namma) was sunk in a land as foreign to them as Dilmun.
Q000386 066:	SZU# MIN GAG E-E SZE3 ba-da-ab-ku5
	... was cut.
Q000386 067:	{gesz}gisal {gesz}gi-musz {gesz}zi-gan gal2-la-bi gu2-guru5 ba-ab-du11
	It was stripped of the oars, punting poles and rudder which it had.
Q000386 068:	{gesz}x [x (x)]-na DUB ba-da-tab {gesz}sag-kul-bi ba-ku5
	...; its bolt was broken off.
Q000386 069:	{gesz}x [x (x)] A# IGI MIN? SU ba-da-gar sahar ses-a ba-gub
	... was put aside; it stood (?) in saltpetre.
Q000386 070:	lugal x [ansze]-ni ba-da-dur2-ru ansze ki mu-un-di-ni-ib-tum2
	His donkeys were to be found with the king; they were buried with him.
Q000386 071:	ur-{d}namma# (x) ansze-ni ba-<da-dur2-ru ansze ki mu-un-di-ni-ib-tum2>
	His donkeys were to be found with Ur-Namma; they were buried with him.
Q000386 072:	gesz?# x kalam-ma-ke4 ba-da-bala tesz2 kalam-ma ba-kur2
	As he crossed over the ... of the Land, the Land was deprived of its ornament.
Q000386 073:	kaskal# [kur]-ra in-di3 su3-ga-am3
	The journey to the nether world is a desolate route.
Q000386 074:	lugal#-[da] {gesz}gigir ba-da-szu2 har-ra-an im-ma-da-suh3 szu nu-um-ma-nigin2-nigin2
	Because of the king, the chariots were covered over, the roads were thrown into disorder, no one could go up and down on them.
Q000386 075:	[ur-{d}namma-da] {gesz}gigir ba-da-szu2 har-ra-an im-ma-da-suh3 szu nu-um-ma-nigin2-nigin2
	ecause of Ur-Namma, the chariots were covered over, the roads were thrown into disorder, no one could go up and down on them.
Q000386 076:	i3#-du8# gal# kur#-ra 7(disz)-bi nig2-ba ba-ab-szum2-mu
	He presented gifts to the seven chief porters of the nether world.
Q000386 077:	lugal mu tuku ba-ug5-ge-esz-a
	As the famous kings who had died
Q000386 078:	iszib lu2-mah# nin-dingir ug5-ga masz2-e ba-dab5-ba
	and the dead išib priests, lumaḫ priests, and nindigir priestesses, all chosen by extispicy,
Q000386 079:	lugal gen-na-ni ug3 mu-un-zu-usz kur-ra za-pa-ag2 mu-un-gar
	announced the king's coming to the people, a tumult arose in the nether world.
Q000386 080:	ur-{d}namma gen-na-ni <ug3 mu-un-zu-usz kur-ra za-pa-ag2 mu-un-gar>
	As they announced Ur-Namma's coming to the people, a tumult arose in the nether world.
Q000386 081:	lugal-e gu4 im-ma-ab-gaz-e udu im-ma-ab-szar2-re
	The king slaughtered numerous bulls and sheep,
Q000386 082:	ur-{d}namma geszbun gal-gal-la ba-szi-in-dur2-ru-ne-esz
	Ur-Namma seated the people at a huge banquet.
Q000386 083:	u2 kur-ra ses-am3 a kur-ra mun4-na-am3
	The food of the nether world is bitter, the water of the nether world is brackish.
Q000386 085:	lugal-e nidba kur-ra-ke4 gesz im-ma-ab-tag#-ge#
	so the king presented the offerings of the nether world,
Q000386 086:	ur-{d}namma nidba kur-ra-ke4 gesz im-ma-ab-tag-ge
	Ur-Namma presented the offerings of the nether world:
Q000386 087:	gu4 du7 masz2 du7 udu niga en-na ab-lah4-a
	as many faultless bulls, faultless kids, and fattened sheep as could be brought.
Q000386 088:	{gesz}mitum2 {gesz}pan gal e2-mar-uru5 {gesz}gag-pan gir2 zu2 galam
	A mace, a large bow with quiver and arrows, an artfully made barbed dagger,
Q000386 089:	{kusz}lu-ub2 gun3-a ib2-ba gal2-la-ba
	and a multicoloured leather bag for wearing at the hip.
Q000386 090:	{d}nergal {d}en-lil2 kur-ra-ra
	to Nergal, the Enlil of the nether world,
Q000386 091:	sipa ur-{d}namma-ke4 e2-gal-a-na gesz im-ma-ab-tag-ge
	in his palace, the shepherd Ur-Namma offered to him.
Q000386 092:	gesz-gid2-da {kusz}lu-ub2 dag-si ak-a i-mi-tum pirig an-na
	A spear, a leather bag for a saddle-hook, a heavenly lion-headed imitum mace,
Q000386 093:	{kusz}gurx(|E.TUM|){ur3} ki us2-sa a2 nam-ur-sag-ga2
	a shield resting on the ground, a heroic weapon,
Q000386 094:	za#-ha-da nig2 ki ag2 {d}eresz-ki-gal-la
	and a battle-axe, an implement beloved of Ereškigala,
Q000386 095:	{d#}gilgamesz3 lugal kur-ra-ke4
	to Gilgameš, the king of the nether world,
Q000386 096:	sipa# ur-{d}namma-ke4 e2-gal-a-na gesz im-ma-ab-tag-ge
	in his palace, the shepherd Ur-Namma offered to him.
Q000386 097:	x kesz2-da i3 ba-ni-in-de2-a bur szagan szu du7-a
	A ... which he filled with oil, a šagan bowl of perfect make,
Q000386 098:	tug2 dugud {tug2}zulumhi {tug2}pala3 nam-nin-a
	a heavy garment, a long-fleeced garment, a queenly pala robe,
Q000386 099:	x x (x) x x SAR dalla me kur-ra
	... the divine powers of the nether world,
Q000386 100:	{d}eresz#-ki#-gal# ama# {d#}nin#-a#-zu-ra
	to Ereškigala, the mother of Ninazu,
Q000386 101:	sipa ur-{d}namma-ke4 e2-gal-la-na gesz im-ma-ab-tag-ge
	in her palace, the shepherd Ur-Namma offered to her.
Q000386 102:	udu x [x x (x)] x [x x] gal?# kur# [...]
	a ... sheep, ..., mountain ...,
Q000386 103:	gidri ku3-sig17# nam-en-na szu za-gin3-sze3 x x
	a lordly golden sceptre, ... a shining hand,
Q000386 104:	{d}dumu-zi dam ki ag2 {d}inanna-ra
	to Dumuzid, the beloved husband of inanna,
Q000386 105:	sipa ur-{d}namma-ke4 e2-gal-la-na gesz im-ma-ab-tag-ge
	in his palace, the shepherd Ur-Namma offered to him.
Q000386 105A:	[tu-di]-tum# ku3-sig17 ku3-babbar [...]
	(1 ms. adds:) He ... a gold and silver ...,
Q000386 105B:	[...] {na4#}za-gin3 ba-da-ra# [...]
	a lapis-lazuli ..., and a ... pin
Q000386 105C:	[{d}]dim3#-pi#-ku3-ge x [...]
	to Dimpikug ...
Q000386 106:	gil-sa szu du7-a har ku3-sig17 ma2-gur8 BI x se3?-ga
	perfectly wrought jewellery, a golden ring cast (?) as a ... barge,
Q000386 107:	{na4}gug ku3? nig2# gaba dingir-re-e-ne
	pure cornelian stone fit to be worn on the breasts of the gods.
Q000386 108:	{d}nam-tar lu2 nam tar-tar-ra-ra
	to Namtar, who decrees all the fates,
Q000386 109:	sipa ur-{d}namma#-ke4 e2#-gal#-a#-na gesz im-ma-ab-tag-ge
	in his palace, the shepherd Ur-Namma offered to him.
Q000386 110:	dub-<szen> szu [za]-gin3# [(x)] nig2-nam irigal-a-ke4
	a chest (?) with a lapis-lazuli handle, containing (?) everything that is essential in the underworld,
Q000386 111:	{gesz}kirid ku3# {na4#}za#-[gin3] szu# tag-ga {gesz}ga-rig2 nam#-munus-a
	a silver hair clasp adorned with lapis-lazuli, and a comb of womanly fashion
Q000386 112:	{d}husz-bi-sa6 dam {d}nam-tar-ra#-ra#
	to Ḫušbisag, the wife of Namtar,
Q000386 113:	sipa ur-{d}namma-ke4 e2#-gal-a-na gesz im-ma-ab-tag-ge
	in her palace, the shepherd Ur-Namma offered to her.
Q000386 114:	{gesz}nig2-szu umbin x-bi ku3-sig17-ta gun3-a
	a chariot with ... wheels sparkling with gold,
Q000386 115:	ansze KI {ansze}niskum(PIRIG) x [...] x x x x
	... donkeys, thoroughbreds,
Q000386 116:	ansze ur2 gun3-gun3 [...] x
	... donkeys with dappled thighs, ...,
Q000386 117:	sipa mu6-sub3 A [...] x ab#-us2-e
	followed ... by a shepherd and a herdsman,
Q000386 118:	szul ur-sag {d#}nin-gesz-zi-da-ra
	to the valiant warrior Ningišzida,
Q000386 119:	sipa ur-{d}namma-ke4# e2-gal-a-na gesz im-ma-ab-tag-ge
	in his palace, the shepherd Ur-Namma offered to him.
Q000386 120:	{na4}kiszib za-gin3 ba-da-ra i3-la2-a
	A lapis-lazuli seal hanging from a pin,
Q000386 121:	tu-di-da ku3-sig17 ku3-babbar sag-bi alim-ma
	and a gold and silver toggle-pin with a bison's head.
Q000386 122:	{d}dim3-pi-me-ku3-ge za3-ga-na gub-bu-ne mu-na#-ab-szum2-mu#
	He gave to {Dimpimekug}, who stands by his side.
Q000386 123:	{tug2}sagszu gesztu2 mah lu2 zu gesz-nu11-gal
	a headdress with the august ear-pieces (?) of a sage, made of alabaster,
Q000386 124:	gi-dub-ba za3-bar-ra nig2 nam-dub-sar-ra#-ke4
	a ... stylus, the hallmark of the scribe,
Q000386 125:	esz2-gan2 za#-gin3 gi-1(disz)-nindan x x
	a surveyor's gleaming line, and the measuring rod ...
Q000386 126:	gidlam(|MUNUS.USZ.DAM|)#-a-ni nin#-da#-zi#-mu2#-[a]
	o his spouse, Ninazimua,
Q000386 127:	dub-[sar mah dumu] [a]-ra-li-[ra]
	the august scribe, denizen of Arali,
Q000386 128:	[sipa ur-{d}namma-ke4 e2-gal-a-na gesz im-ma-ab-tag-ge]
	in her palace, the shepherd Ur-Namma offered to her
Q000386 129:	[...] x x [...]
	...
Q000386 130:	[...] x A BI [(...)] x
	...
Q000386 131:	[...] x x gal kur-ra# x mu#-na#-da-ab-szum2?#-mu#
	the great ... of the nether world, he gave
Q000386 132:	[lugal-e] nidba?# kur-ra-ke4 si bi2-in-sa2-a-ta
	after the king had presented properly the offerings of the nether world,
Q000386 133:	[ur-{d}namma-ke4] nidba?# kur-ra-ke4 si bi2-in-sa2-a-ta
	after Ur-Namma had presented properly the offerings of the nether world,
Q000386 134:	[...] irigal-la-ke4-ne
	the ... of the underworld,
Q000386 135:	x [...] x szu2-ke4#-ne
	the ...,
Q000386 136:	ur-{d}namma bara2 gal kur-ra-ke4 mu-ni-ib-tusz-u3-ne
	seated Ur-Namma on a great dais of the nether world
Q000386 137:	kur-ra ki-tusz# mu-na-ga2-ga2-ne
	and set up a dwelling place for him in the nether world.
Q000386 138:	inim du11-ga {d}eresz-ki-gal-la-ka-ta
	At the command of Ereškigala
Q000386 139:	erin2 {gesz}tukul x en-na ba-ug5-ga
	all the soldiers who had been killed by weapons
Q000386 140:	lu2 nam-tag-ga# en-na ba-zu#-x-a
	and all the men who had been found guilty
Q000386 141:	lugal-la szu-ni-sze3 im#-ma-ab-szum2-mu-ne
	were given into the king's hands.
Q000386 142:	ur-{d}namma ki-bi-sze3 x [x (x)] x-esz IM# x x x [(...)]
	Ur-Namma was ...,
Q000386 143:	szesz ki ag2-ga2-ni {d}gilgamesz3#-[da]
	so with Gilgameš, his beloved brother,
Q000386 144:	e-ne di kur-ra i3-ku5#-de3 ka-asz kur-ra i3#-bar#-re
	he will issue the judgments of the nether world and render the decisions of the nether world.
Q000386 145:	u4 7(disz) u4 1(u)-am3 ba-zal-la-ba
	After seven days, 10 days had passed,
Q000386 146:	lugal-gu10 i-si-isz ki-en-gi-ra-ke4 sa2 nam-ga-mu#-ni-ib-du11
	lamenting for Sumer overwhelmed my king,
Q000386 147:	ur-{d}namma i-si-isz ki-en-gi-ra-ke4 sa2 nam-ga-mu#-ni-ib-du11
	lamenting for Sumer overwhelmed Ur-Namma.
Q000386 148:	bad3 uri2{ki}-ma nu#-mu-un-til-la-ni
	That he could not complete the wall of Ur;
Q000386 149:	e2-gal gibil na-mu-un-du3-a-ni nu-mu-un-hul2-hul2-la#-ni
	that he could no longer enjoy the new palace he had built;
Q000386 150:	sipa-de3 e2-a-ni sag li-bi2-in-ak-ni
	that he, the shepherd, could no longer ... his household (?);
Q000386 151:	dam-a-ni ur2-ra-na a-la nu-mu-un-gi4-a-ni
	that he could no longer bring pleasure to his wife with his embrace;
Q000386 152:	dumu-ni du10-ba-na li-bi2-in-pesz-a-ni
	that he could not bring up his sons on his knees;
Q000386 153:	nin9# di4#-di4 nu#-mu-un-bulug3-bulug3-e-ne hi-li nu#-mu#-un#-til#-a#-ni#
	that he would never see in their prime the beauty of their little sisters who had not yet grown up -
Q000386 154:	lugal#-gu10# sza3#-ga-ni im-si er2 gig# [...]
	- my king's heart was full of tears, he ... bitterly.
Q000386 155:	sipa zi i-lu nig2#-me-gar ni2-te-na mi-[...]
	The trustworthy shepherd ... a heart-rending lament for himself:
Q000386 156:	ge26-e nig2 ne#-e ba-ak-a-gu10
	I, who have been treated like this,
Q000386 157:	dingir-re-ne#-er mu-ne-gub-bu-nam ki#-ur3 mu-ne-gal2
	served the gods well, set up chapels for them.
Q000386 158:	{d}a-[nun]-na#-ke4-ne he2-gal2-la pa mu-ne-e3-a
	I have created evident abundance for the Anuna gods.
Q000386 159:	gesz-nu2# u2 za-gin3 bara3-ga-ba gil-sa mu-ne-gar-ra#-gu10#
	I have laid treasures on their beds strewn with fresh herbs.
Q000386 160:	dingir# ki-ga2 la-ba-e-gub sza3-gu10 la-ba-ni-ib-sed
	Yet no god stood by me and soothed my heart.
Q000386 161:	[x]-me-en nig2 geszkim sa6-ga-gu10 an-gin7 mu-ne-su3-u4
	Because of them, anything that could have been a favourable portent for me was as far away from me as the heavens,
Q000386 162:	[(x)] u4#-da gub-ba sa2-a-ga2 a-na szu ba-ni-ti
	the ... What is my reward for my eagerness to serve during the days?
Q000386 163:	ge6#-da gub-ba u3 nu-ku-ga2-a u4 im-ma-ni-til
	My days have been finished for serving them sleeplessly during the night!
Q000386 164:	[me]-li#-e-a szeg12 uri2{ki}-ma-sze3 szu nu-um-ma-nigin2-nigin2
	Now, just as the rain pouring down from heaven cannot turn back,
	alas, nor can I turn back to brick-built Ur.”
Q000386 165:	a2?#-sze gidlam(|MUNUS.USZ.DAM|)-gu10 <nu>-mu-un-su#-am3
	“Alas, my wife has become a widow (?)!
Q000386 166:	[i]-lu# a-nir nig2 gig-ga-a u4 mi-ni-ib#-zal-zal-e
	She spends the days in tears and bitter laments.
Q000386 168:	usu gal2?#-la-gu10! ni2#-ba# til-la# [...]
	My strength has ebbed away ...
Q000386 169:	ur-sag-me-en# szu# nam#?-tar#?-ra# x a# gig# [...]
	The hand of the fate demon ... bitterly me, the hero.
Q000386 170:	am-gin7 x [...] x GI? szub-ba-gu10 du10 la-ba-x [...]
	Like a cow ...
Q000386 171:	gu4 mah-gin7 [...] x ses-ga2 ba-[...]
	Like a wild bull ...
Q000386 172:	{gesz}isimu3{sar}-gin7? x [(...)] x x ku3?#-ga ba-szi-x [...]
	Like an offshoot ...
Q000386 173:	ansze-gin7 IGI [(...)] x sa6?#-ga-gu10-sze3# ba-ug5#-ge#-x
	Like an ass ... I died.
Q000386 174:	gidlam(|MUNUS.USZ.DAM|) x (x)-gu10 ma-ab?-hul szi-in-TU-ra-x
	... my ... wife ...
Q000386 175:	i-lu a-nir# nig2 gig-ga-a u4 mi-ni-ib-zal-zal-e
	She spends the days in tears and bitter laments.
Q000386 176:	udug# sa6#-ga-ni bar-ta ba-da-gub
	Her kind protective god has left her;
Q000386 177:	{d}[lamma] sa6#-ga-ni sag-ga2-na# li-bi2-in-ha-za
	her kind protective goddess does not care for her any more.
Q000386 178:	{d}nin#-sumun2-na-ke4 a2 mah-a-ni sag-ga2-na li-bi2-in-ge-en
	Ninsumun no longer rests her august arm firmly on her head.
Q000386 179:	{d}nanna# en {d}dili{im2}-babbar szu-ta nu-un-ri
	Nanna, Lord Ašimbabbar, no longer leads (?) her by the hand.
Q000386 180:	{d}en-ki lugal eridu{ki}-ga x-ra ba-ra-ta-an-e3
	Enki, the lord of Eridug, does not ...
Q000386 181:	GIR-GIR-a-ni im-ma-ni-in-si-ig inim szu nu-mu-un-di-ni-ib-gi4
	Her ... has been silenced (?), she can no longer answer.
Q000386 182:	{gesz}ma2-gin7 tu15 sumur-ra ba-ra-ab-diri {gesz}dimgul nu-mu-na-kal
	She is cast adrift like a boat in a raging storm; the mooring pole has not been strong enough for her.
Q000386 183:	ansze edin-na-gin7 pu2 hul ba-an-tum2-mu-da? szu dugud lu2 mu-un-gar
	Like a wild ass lured (?) into a perilous pit she has been treated heavy-handedly.
Q000386 184:	pirig#-gin7 a-RU-ub-ba ba-szub-ba en-nu lu2 mu-un-du3
	Like a lion fallen into a pitfall, a guard has been set up for her.
Q000386 185:	ur-gin7 {gesz}az-la2-e mu-un-dab5 me-a lu2 mu-un-gar
	Like a dog kept in a cage, she is silenced.
Q000386 186:	{d}utu di x x gesz nu-um-mi-in-la2 a lugal#-gu10 mu-un-si
	Utu ... does not pay heed to the cries “Oh my king” overwhelming her.”
Q000386 187:	tigi(|BALAG.NAR|) a-da#-ab gi-gid2 za-am-za-am-gu10 a-nir?#-ra mu-da-an-ku4
	“My tigi(|BALAG.NAR|), adab, flute and zamzam songs have been turned into laments because of me.
Q000386 188:	gesz-gu3-di e2 nam#-nar#-ra-ka za3 e2-gar8-e i-ni-in-us2
	The instruments of the house of music have been propped against the wall.
Q000386 189:	{gesz}gu-za hi-li-bi nu-mu#-til#-la#-gu10
	Instead of my throne whose beauty was endless,
Q000386 190:	sahar pu2-sag-ga2-ka# lu2 im-mi#-[x x] x
	I have been made to ... in a soil-filled pit
Q000386 191:	gesz#-nu2# ki#-nu2# TUR-bi nu-mu-un-[til]-la#-gu10#
	Instead of my bed, the sleeping place whose ... was endless,
Q000386 192:	edin bar su3-ga-ka lu2 im-mi-in-nu2-u3-da
	I have been made to lie down in the open, desolate steppe
Q000386 193:	me-li-e-a dam-gu10 er2-ra dumu-gu10 a-nir-ra
	My wife and my children are in tears and wailing
Q000386 194:	lu2 nig2 du11-ga-ga2 i-lu balag di-gin7 he2-na-du12-usz
	My people whom I used to command (?) sing like lamentation
Q000386 195:	u4 ur5-gin7 im-ma-ab-ak-a-gu10
	and dirge singers because of her (?)
Q000386 196:	sag-kal {d}inanna nin me3-a di-ga2 nu-mu-un-ti
	While I was so treated, foremost inanna, the warlike lady, was not present at my verdict.
Q000386 197:	{d}en-lil2-le kur-kur-ra inim gal-gal-sze3 kig2#-gi4#-a# bi2#-in-gi4
	Enlil had sent her as a messenger to all the foreign lands concerning very important matters.”
Q000386 198:	ki#-bi#-ta# igi-ni gar-ra#-ni#
	When she had turned her gaze away from there,
Q000386 199:	{d}inanna e2-kur za-gin3-sze3 sun5-na-bi mu-un-[ku4]
	inanna humbly entered the shining E-kur,
Q000386 200:	sag-ki husz {d}en-lil2-la2-ka igi dub2-dub2-bu x [(x)]
	she ... at Enlil's fierce brow.
Q000386 201:	nin gal e2-an-na gam#-ma-ni nam-ma-da-ra-ta#-[x]
	(Then Enlil said:) “Great lady of the E-ana, once someone has bowed down, he cannot ... (?) any more;
Q000386 202:	sipa zi e2-an-na-ta mu-un-e3 igi nu-mu-ni-in#-[du8]
	the trustworthy shepherd left E-ana, you cannot see him any more.”
Q000386 203:	nin-gu10 a [x] x a ba ug3-ga2 mu-un-[...] [x] x a ba
	My lady ... among the people {...}
Q000386 204:	{d}inanna u4 husz dumu gal {d}suen-na A x x x (x)-ga
	hen inanna, the fierce storm, the eldest child of Suen, ...,
Q000386 205:	an i3-dub2-be2 ki# i3#-sag3-ge
	made the heavens tremble, made the earth shake.
Q000386 206:	{d}inanna-ke4 tur3 im-gul-e amasz im-tab-e
	inanna destroyed cattle-pens, devastated sheepfolds, saying:
Q000386 208:	{d}en-lil2-le sag mu-da-an-zi-ga?# inim-bi a-ba mu-un-kur2
	Who can change the matter, if Enlil elevates someone?
Q000386 209:	an lugal inim mah du11-ga-ni inim-bi# a#-ba mu-un-kur2
	Who can change the import of the august words uttered by An, the king?
Q000386 210:	gesz-hur kalam-ma he2-me-a-gub-ba sag ba-ra#-ba#-an#-us2-sa
	If there are divine ordinances imposed on the Land, but they are not observed,
Q000386 211:	ki u4 e3 dingir-re-e-ne-sze3 nam-he2-gal2?-bi# nu-gal2
	there will be no abundance at the gods's place of sunrise
Q000386 212:	ge6-par3 ku3 esz3 e2-an-na-gu10 hur-sag-[gin7] mu-un-gi4?#-esz
	My holy gipar, the shrine E-ana, has been barred up {like (?) a mountain}
Q000386 213:	sipa-gu10 hi-li-a-ni nu-usz-ma-an-ku4#-ku4 ge26-e ba-ra-ku4-ku4-de3-en
	If only my shepherd could enter before me in it in his prime - {I will not enter it otherwise!}
Q000386 214:	kal-ga-gu10 u2-szim-gin7 edin-na# nu-usz-ma-da-mu2-am3
	If only my strong one could grow for me like greenery in the desert.
Q000386 215:	ma2 i7-da-gin7 kar si-ga-na nu-usz-ma-da-gi-na si-ga-na
	If only he could hold steady for me like a river boat at its calm mooring.”
Q000386 216:	{d}inanna-ke4 i#-lu-ni he2-kur-ku-ku
	This is how inanna {gave vent (?) to a lament over him}
Q000386 217:	[en] [{d}nin-gesz]-zi?#-da?#-ke4# [...] x-na? he2-em-mi-in-kal-ge
	Lord Ningišzida ...
Q000386 218:	ur-{d}namma x (x) [...] ba-ug5-ga-gu10
	Ur-Namma, my ... who was killed,
Q000386 219:	[...] a-na [...]-an-la2
	...
Q000386 220:	[er2 1(disz)]-e# a-nir 1(disz)-e
	Among tears and laments, ...
Q000386 221:	[...] [ur-{d}namma]-ra?# nam mu-ni-ib-tar-re
	... decreed a fate for Ur-Namma:
Q000386 222:	[(x)] [ur]-{d}namma# x [...]-ge?#-en mu mah-zu he2-pa3
	“Ur-Namma ..., your august name will be called upon.
Q000386 223:	gidri?# ku3? sig-ta igi-nim#-[sze3 ...] mu#-un#-na-an-tuku-tuku
	From the south to the uplands, ... the holy sceptre.
Q000386 224:	e2-gal-zu-sze3 ki-en-gi [...]-pa3-de3-esz
	Sumer ... to your palace.
Q000386 225:	i7 ba-al-la-zu [...] x-zu
	The canals which you have dug, the ... which you have ...,
Q000386 226:	a-gar3 gal-gal mah bi2-gi4#-[(...)]-a-zu
	the large and grand arable tracts which you have ...,
Q000386 227:	gesz-gi a-ta im#-[ta-ab]-e11#-a-zu
	the reedbeds which you have drained,
Q000386 228:	sze dagal sze dagal-e [...]-a?#-zu?#
	the wide barley fields which you ...,
Q000386 229:	an-za-gar3 a2-[dam ...]-a-zu
	and the fortresses and settlements which you have ...,
Q000386 230:	nam-lu2-ulu3 u6 [...] x-e#-esz#
	The people will admire them ...
Q000386 231:	ur-{d}namma mu-zu x [...]-pa3?-pa3?#-de3?#-esz?#
	Ur-Namma, they will call upon ... your name.
Q000386 232:	en {d}nu-nam-nir# [...] x rib-ba
	Lord Nunamnir, surpassing ...,
Q000386 233:	{d}udug hul x [...] bi2#-in-sar-re
	will drive away the evil spirits ...”
Q000386 234:	sipa ur-{d}namma x [...] ba?#-szi-in-bur3-a-ta
	After shepherd Ur-Namma ...,
Q000386 235:	{d}nanna en# {d}dili{im2}-babbar [...] x ri-a-bi
	Nanna, Lord Ašimbabbar, ...,
Q000386 236:	[{d}]en#-ki lugal eridu{ki}-ga [...]-ta-an-e11-da
	Enki, the king of Eridug ...
Q000386 237:	[x x (x)] {d#}x [...]-la?# amasz tab-tab-ba
	... devastated sheepfolds ...
Q000386 237A:	sag-kal a-ma-ru mar-uru5# [...]
	... the foremost, the flood ...
Q000386 238:	[...] ku3#? DU# pirig# an-sze3 tu-da
	... holy ..., lion born on high
Q000386 238B:	gi gam-ma KAL gal2 ba-ni#-[...]
	... basket (?) ...
Q000386 239:	iri-zu-ta mi2 zi# du11-ga di si sa2 ku5-ku5
	... your city; renders just judgments. ...
Q000386 240:	dumu HI RI x [(...)] en {d}nin-gesz-zi-da za3-mi2
	... Lord Ningišzida be praised!
Q000386 241:	lugal#-gu10# [x (x)] er2#-am3 i-lu-am3
	My king ...
Q000386 242:	[...] er2-am3 a-nir-am3
	... among tears and laments;
Q000386 243:	[...] x x x [(x x)]
	...
Q000386 244:	[...] x x x sag-ki-ni mi-ni-gid2
	... frowned at ...
Q000386 245:	[...] u4-de3 i-si-isz im-la2
	..., the day was full of sorrow.
Q000386 246:	[x x (x)] x x x itima(|GA2xMI|)#{ma}-ka! ba-an-ku4 sza3-ka-tab ba-nu2
	... withdrew into his bedchamber and lay down fasting.
Q000386 247:	[ama] x dumu-ni-sze3 hul-gal2-la tusz?# x
	The mother, wretched (?) because of her son, ...
Q000386 248:	ama lugal-la ku3 {d}nin-sumun2-ka a2 sza3-gu10 im#-me
	... the mother of the king, holy Ninsumun, was crying: “Oh my heart!.”
Q000386 249:	nam ur-{d}namma mu#-un-bala-e-esz-am3
	That the fate of Ur-Namma had been overturned
Q000386 250:	mu sipa zi ba-ra#-ab#-e3-a-ta
	and that the trustworthy shepherd had been made to pass away,
Q000386 251:	sila dagal ki-e-ne-de3 gal2-la#-ba er2 gig mu#-a-szi-szi
	she was weeping bitterly in the broad square, which is otherwise a place of entertainment.
Q000386 252:	i-lu sipa zi ba-an-dab5-be2-NE-esz-a u4# mi-ni?#-ib2#-zal-zal-e
	She spent the day in lamentation over the trustworthy shepherd who had been snatched away.
Q000386 253:	nam-lu2-ulu3 lib ib2-til-la-am3 u3 du10# [x (x)] x (x) [x]-ku
	Sweet sleep did not (?) come to the people whose happiness had come to an end.
Q000386 254:	a-esztub i7-da de6-a?#-ba ku3-gal2-[bi ...]
	As the early flood was filling the canals, their canal-inspector ...
Q000386 255:	sze gu-nu a-gar3-re x e3-a zi# [kalam-ma ...]
	The mottled barley come forth on the arable lands, the life of the land, ...
Q000386 256:	engar gan2 zi-de3 gub#-bu x [...]
	To the farmer, the fertile fields ...
Q000386 257:	{d}en-ki-im-du lugal e pa5# [...]
	Enkimdu, the lord of levees and ditches, ...
Q000386 258:	x AB?# ug3 dagal-bi ba#-[...]
	... its numerous people ...
Q000386 259:	(x) x BU kalam-ma-kam! u2# [...]
	... of the Land ...
Q000386 260:	edin#-edin-e u2 sa6?# [...]
	The plains ... fine grass ...
Q000386 261:	[(x) x] x ab2 dugud-da?# [...]
	... heavy cows ...
Q000386 262:	[ur]-{d}namma# ki [...]
	Ur-Namma ...
Q000386 263:	[szu]-ni dab5-ba NU# [...] x [...]
	His hands which used to grasp, cannot ...
Q000386 264:	giri3#-ni dab5-ba [...] ga2-ga2 [...]
	His feet which used to tread, ...
Q000386 265:	za-pa-ag2 a# x [...] ba# gam-e USZ [...]
	...
Q000386 266:	sipa zi lugal# [...] [ki]-en#-gi-ra ur-{d}namma [...]
	The trustworthy shepherd, the king, the ... of Sumer, Ur-Namma, ...
Q000386 267:	uri2{ki}-ma? ni2 gen?#-na-ni ur-{d}namma e2 [...]
	As he himself was going to Ur, Ur-Namma ... house.
Q000386 268:	sag-gu2-gal2 e2#-gal-la i3-nu2-a ur-{d}namma lu2 iri [...]
	The proud one lying in the palace, Ur-Namma, who ... by the troops (?), ...
Q000386 269:	hur nu-un-da-an-zi igi-gal2 kur-kur-ra i3-nu2 gesz-la2?#-[bi ...]
	He could not rise any more, the wise one of the countries lay down; silence ...
Q000386 270:	tesz2 kalam-ma ba-da-an-szub hur-sag-gin7 ba-gul?# [...]
	As he, who was the vigour of the Land, has fallen, the land became demolished like a mountain.
Q000386 271:	{gesz}tir ha-szu-ur2 ba#-da#-an-sag3 a-ra2 kalam#-ma# ba-e-suh3
	As he, a cypress forest, was felled, the state of the Land became confused.
Q000386 272:	{gesz}erin? kalam-ma-ke4# ba-da-bala a-ra2# kalam#-ma ba-e-kur2
	As he, the cedar tree of the Land, was uprooted, the state of the Land became altered.
Q000386 273:	{gesz}taskarin-e ki-tusz giri17-zal-a-ni AGA mu#-un-na-an-gar-re-esz
	Axes (?) were set against him, a boxwood tree, in his joyous dwelling place.
Q000386 275:	u4 <<sa2#>> du11-ga#-ni-a sa2 mi-ni!(RI)-ib-du alan-a-ni ba-ra-e3#
	His appointed time arrived, and he passed away in his prime.
Q000386 276:	siskur2?# nig2 du10-ge szu# la-ba#-an-tag szu gig ba-da-an-gid2
	His (?) pleasing sacrifices were no longer accepted; they were treated as dirty (?).
Q000386 277:	kadra(|NIG2.SZA3.A|)#-bi {d}a-nun-na-ke4-e-ne szu nu-um-ma-gid2-e
	The Anuna gods did not reach out for his gifts any more.
Q000386 278:	[(x)] musz3?#-am3 x [x] x la-ba#-ni-in#-gub u4-bi nu-su3-e
	... did not stand by an “It is enough", his (?) days were not prolonged...,
Q000386 279:	[x] {d}en?#-x [x x (x)] x-am3 ur5?# zi-zi la-ba-gal2-la
	there was no more rising up.
Q000386 280:	[x x (x)] x (x) [(x x)] [ur]-{d#}namma dug gaz# im-mi-ni-tak4-e
	Ur-Namma, a broken jar, was abandoned at ...
Q000386 281:	[...]-ne# mu-ni-bala-bala-e
	...
Q000386 282:	[...]-gin7# gal-bi im-szeg3-ge26
	...
Q000386 283:	[...] szu nu-dab5-be2 im-me
	...
Q000386 284:	[...] nam-gu10
	“..., what is it to me?"
Q000386 285:	[...] x BI IM x [...]
	...
Q000386 286:	[...] x A?# er2 IM# x [...]
	...
Q000386 287:	[...] BA?# gu2-guru5 ba-x x [(x)]
	...
Q000386 288:	[...] x AN# RU#? {gesz}sag-kul! x [...]
	... the bolt ...
Q000386 289:	[...] DA# TAR sahar ses-a ba-da-an-KU#-x
	... sat (?) in saltpetre ...
Q000386 290:	[...] AN# SZUB har-ra-an im-suh3 szu nu-um-ma-nigin2-nigin2
	... the roads were thrown into disorder, no one could go up and down on them;
Q000386 291:	[...] x AN# SZUB har-ra-an im-suh3 szu nu-um-ma-nigin2-nigin2
	..., the roads were thrown into disorder, no one could go up and down on them.
Q000386 292:	[...] ki-in-du# su3-u4-da
	... is a long route. ...
Q000386 293:	[...] x RU NE giri3?# x [(x x)] mu?#-un#-di-ni-ib-us2
	... the way ...
Q000386 294:	[...] kaskal kur-ra-ke4 [...]-un#-di-ni-ib-us2
	... the journey to the nether world ...
Q000386 295:	[...] x BI nig2-ba ab?#-[...]-mu#
	... gifts ...
Q000386 296:	[...] i3-du8 gal mu-szi-x-[...] x
	... chief porters ...
Q000386 297:	[...] ba-ug5-ge# [...] x
	... who died ...
Q000386 298:	[... nin]-dingir# masz2-e dab5-ba# ba-ug5-ge# [(x)] x-ta
	... dead nindigir priestesses, chosen by extispicy,
Q000386 299:	[...] x x ag2#
	...
Q000386 300:	[... za-pa]-ag2# bi2-gar
	... raised a tumult ...;
Q000386 301:	[...] x [x] x [... za]-pa?#-ag2 bi2#-gar#
	... raised a tumult ...
Q000386 302:	lugal# garza# kur-ra-ke4 sza3-ga-ni i3#-zu#
	The king knew well the rites of the nether world,
Q000386 303:	ur-{d}namma garza kur-ra-ke4# sza3-ga-ni i3-zu
	Ur-Namma knew well the rites of the nether world:
Q000386 304:	gu4 sig7 masz2 du-du udu# niga im-ma-ab-lah4-e
	so he brought magnificent bulls, faultless kids, and fattened sheep.
Q000386 305:	{gesz}mitum2 {gesz}pan gal# a#-ma-ru#-bi#? {gesz#}gag#-ti gir2? zu2 gal
	A mace, a large bow with quiver and arrows, a large barbed dagger,
Q000386 306:	{kusz}lu-ub2 gun3-a [ib2]-ba gal2-la-ni!(IR)
	and a multicoloured leather bag for wearing at the hip,
Q000386 307:	{d}nergal# {d}en#-lil2 kur-ra-ke4
	to Nergal, the Enlil of the nether world,
Q000386 308:	sipa ur-{d}namma-ke4 e2-gal#-la-a-ni gesz im-mi-in-tag-ge
	in his palace, the shepherd Ur-Namma offered to him.
Q000386 309:	gesz-gid2-da {kusz}lu-ub2 dag-si x {gesz}mitum pirig an-na
	A spear, a leather bag for (?) the saddle-hook ..., a heavenly lion-headed mitum mace,
Q000386 310:	{kusz}gurx(|E.TUM|) ki us2#-sa# x {gesz#?}za#?-[ha]-da?# nig2 ki ag2 {d#}eresz-ki-gal-ke4
	a shield resting on the ground, and a battle-axe, an implement beloved of Ereškigala,
Q000386 311:	{d}gilgamesz3# lugal kur-ra-ke4
	to Gilgameš, the king of the nether world,
Q000386 312:	sipa# ur-{d}namma-ke4 e2-gal#-a-ni gesz im-mi-in-tag-ge
	in his palace, the shepherd Ur-Namma offered to him.
Q000386 313:	gesz#-kesz2?#-[da (x)] x i3 ba-SAR-a bur# szagan szu du7-a
	... with oil, a šagan bowl of perfect make,
Q000386 314:	[...] lugal-la sig GAR SZU PI me kur-ra
	a royal ..., ... the divine powers of the nether world ...
Q000386 315:	[(x)] x eresz-ki-gal ama [{d}nin]-a-zu [...]
	to Ereškigala, the mother of Ninazu ...
Q000386 316:	sipa# ur-{d}namma-ke4 e2-gal-la-a#-ni# gesz# im-mi-in#-[tag-ge]
	in her palace, the shepherd Ur-Namma offered to her.
Q000386 317:	{udu}a-lum udu zulumhi masz2 gal kur-ra-ke4#
	Alum sheep, long-fleeced sheep, big mountain he-goats,
Q000386 318:	|GISZ.SZIR| {gesz}ma-nu nam-en-na-kam szu za-gin3-na tum2-ma#
	a lordly ... of manu wood fit for a shining hand,
Q000386 319:	eszgiri2 szibir {gesz}ma-nu nam-sipa-da nam-en-na tum2-ma
	and shepherd's staff and crook of manu wood, fit for a lord,
Q000386 320:	{d}dumu-zi dam ki ag2 {d}inanna-ra
	to Dumuzid, the beloved husband of inanna,
Q000386 321:	sipa ur-{d}namma-ke4 e2-gal-a-ni gesz im-mi-in-tag-ge
	in his palace, the shepherd Ur-Namma offered to him.
Q000386 322:	gil-sa szu du7-a har ku3-sig17 ma2-gur8 BI x sig7-ga
	A perfectly wrought jewellery, a golden ring cast (?) as a ... barge,
Q000386 323:	{na4}gug ku3?# x [(x)] x dingir#-re-e-ne-ke4
	pure cornelian stone ... of the gods,
Q000386 324:	{d}nam-tar lu2 nam tar?#-[...]-ke4
	to Namtar, who decrees all (?) the fates,
Q000386 325:	sipa ur-{d}namma-ke4 e2-gal-a-ni gesz im-mi-tag-ge
	in his palace, the shepherd Ur-Namma offered to him.
Q000386 326:	dub-szen szu za-gin3 nig2-nam iri11-gal-la
	A chest with a lapis-lazuli handle, containing (?) everything that is essential in the underworld,
Q000386 327:	{gesz}kirid za-gin3 szu tag-ga {gesz}ga-rig2 7(disz)? nam-munus-a
	a hair clasp adorned with lapis-lazuli, and seven (?) combs of womanly fashion,
Q000386 328:	{d}husz-bi-sa6 dam# {d}nam-tar-ra-ke4
	to Ḫušbisag, the wife of Namtar,
Q000386 329:	sipa ur-{d}namma-ke4# e2#-gal#-[a-ni gesz im]-mi#-in-tag-ge
	in her palace, the shepherd Ur-Namma offered to her.
Q000386 330:	[...] x gun3?#-a
	... sparkling with ...,
Q000386 331:	[...] ansze#-nitah? gu2 nun? du11-du11
	... donkeys that bray loudly (?),
Q000386 332:	[...]-da-ab-us2-sa
	followed by ...
Q000386 333:	[...] [{d}]nin-gesz-zi-da-ra
	to ... Ningišzida,
Q000386 334:	[sipa ur-{d}namma-ke4] e2#-gal-a-ni gesz im-mi-in-tag-ge
	in his palace, the shepherd Ur-Namma offered to him.
Q000386 335:	[...] ra# nig2 nam-dub-sar?-kam
	A ..., the hallmark of the scribe,
Q000386 337:	[...] {gesz}gag gi-nindan kad?-na
	..., a peg and the measuring rod ...
Q000386 338:	[...] [nin-da]-zi?#-mu2?#-a nin9 lugal-la-ra
	to ... Ninazimua,
Q000386 339:	[...] dumu?# a-ra-li-ta#
	... denizen of Arali,
Q000386 340:	[{d}]gesztin#-an-na nin9 lugal-la-ra?#
	and to Ĝeštin-ana, the king's sister,
Q000386 341:	sipa# ur-{d}namma-ke4 e2-gal-la-a-ni gesz im-mi#-tag
	in her palace, the shepherd Ur-Namma offered to ...
Q000386 342:	du-di-da ku3-sig17 ku3-babbar sag#-bi alim-ma
	a golden and silver toggle-pin with a bison's head,
Q000386 343:	{na4#}kiszib za-gin3 za3-bi ku3-sig17 u3# ba#-da#-ra# ku3-me-a
	and a lapis-lazuli seal with a golden edge and a pin of refined silver.
Q000386 344:	[{d}]dim3#-pi#-me-ku3 a2 zi-da a2# gab2#-bu# gub#-bu-na mu-un-na#-an#-[x]-x-(x)
	to Dimpimekug, who stands at the right and the left (?),
Q000386 345:	[sipa] ur#-{d}namma#-ke4# e2#-gal-la#-a#-ni# [gesz im-mi-in-tag-ge]
	the shepherd Ur-Namma ... and offered her in her (?) palace.
Q000386 346:	[gu4 sig7] masz2 du-du udu niga im-ma-ab-tuku-a
	The magnificent bulls, faultless kids, and fattened sheep that he had,
Q000386 347:	[...] NA# ensi2 gal kur-ra-ke4 mu-un-na-da-ab-ku4
	to ..., the great ensi of the nether world
Q000386 348:	[sipa] ur#-{d}namma-ke4 e2-gal-a-ni!(IN) gesz im-mi-in-tag-ge
	in his palace the shepherd Ur-Namma offered them.
Q000386 349:	[...] gal iri11-gal?#-la?#-ke4-e-ne
	The great ... of the underworld,
Q000386 350:	[{d}a]-nun-na# ninda szu tag-ga-ba
	the Anuna, after the offerings were presented,
Q000386 351:	[ur]-{d}namma bara2 gal# kur-ra-ke4 x im#-mi-in-tusz-na
	they (?) seated Ur-Namma on a great dais of the nether world
Q000386 352:	[kur]-ra?# ki-tusz mu-un-na-ga2-ga2
	and set up a dwelling place for him in the nether world.
Q000386 353:	inim# du11-ga {d}eresz-ki-gal-la-ke4
	At the command of Ereškigala,
Q000386 354:	lu2 {gesz}tukul-la in-na ba-szub#-e
	concerning (?) all the men who fell by weapons,
Q000386 355:	lu2 nam-tag-ga in-na ba-mud-e
	and all the men who ... guilty.
Q000386 356:	szesz# ki ag2-a-ni {d}gilgamesz3-ra
	with (?) Gilgameš, his beloved brother,
Q000386 357:	e#-ne#-ne di kur-ra ku5-de3 ka-asz-bi IGI bar-re
	he will pass the judgments of the nether world and render the decisions.
Q000386 358:	u4 5(disz)-am3 u4 1(u)-am3# ba-zal-a-ta
	After five days, 10 days had passed,
Q000386 359:	lugal-e i-si-isz ki#-en-gi-ra si gu7-mu-un-na-du11#
	lamenting for Sumer overwhelmed my king,
Q000386 360:	ur#-{d}namma i-si-isz ki-en-gi-ra si gu7-mu-un-na#-du11#
	lamenting for Sumer overwhelmed Ur-Namma.
Q000386 361:	bad3# uri2{ki}-ma nu-mu-un-til-le-na
	As he could not complete the wall of Ur;
Q000386 362:	e2#-gal gibil# na-mu-un-du3-a sza3-bi nu-hul2-la?#-[x (x)]
	as he could no longer enjoy the new palace he had built;
Q000386 363:	sipa#-de3?# e2-a-ni# szu-dul3 li-bi-ra-a-[x (x)]
	as he, the shepherd, could no longer protect (?) his household;
Q000386 364:	dam ur2?#-ra-ni la-la-bi nu#-gi4#-a-[(x x)]
	as he could no longer bring pleasure to his wife with his embrace;
Q000386 365:	dumu-ni du10-ba-na li-bi2-in-peszx(SZA3)-peszx(SZA3)-na#
	as he could not bring up his sons on his knees;
Q000386 366:	nin9 tur x tur im-bulug3-ge26-ne hi-li-bi nu-mu-un-til-le-na#
	as he would never see in their prime the beauty of their little sisters, who are yet to grow up,
Q000386 367:	sipa zi# i-lu nig2-me-gar ni2-ta-a-ni mi-ni-ib-be2
	the trustworthy shepherd uttered a heart-rending lament for himself:
Q000386 368:	ge26#-e?# im-ma-zu-a ni2 im-ma-an-zu-a
	“I, who have experienced, who have experienced fear,
Q000386 369:	dingir-re#-e-ne mu-un-na-an-dim2-me-esz ki-ur3 la-ba-ga2-ga2
	... for the great gods, I have set up chapels for them.
Q000386 370:	{d}a-nun-na-ke4-ne he2-gal2 pa e3 ak-NE
	I have created evident abundance for the Anuna gods.
Q000386 371:	{gesz}gu-za za-gin3 nig2 ba-ra-ga-asz gil-sa mu?#-(x)-ni#-ib2#-gi-na
	I have ... treasures to their ... shining thrones.
Q000386 372:	x [x]-en# geszkim sa6-ga-gu10 kur an-gin7?# x DU
	... a favourable portent for me, was ... as the nether world or the heavens ...
Q000386 373:	[...] x [...] x x [...] x [...]-ib?#-ti
	...
Q000386 374:	[...] x (x) BA en-nu-ug3 lu2 [...]
	... guard ...
Q000386 375:	[...] mu-un-DI me-a lu2-bi nu-x (x) [...]
	... silence ...
Q000386 376:	[...] a-da-ab# gi-gid2? za3-za3-mi2 er2 ba-ni#-x
	... adab, flute and zamzam songs ... laments
Q000386 377:	[gesz-gu3]-di# e2 x x NE#? za3 e2-gar8 ba?#-ni?-us2
	... have been propped against the wall.
Q000386 378:	[...] x [... hi]-li?#-bi# nu-mu-un-til-le-na
	... whose beauty was endless;
Q000386 379:	[...] im#-mi-in-tusz-na
	Because I have been made to sit on ...
Q000386 380:	[...] x x [...] nu-mu-un-til-le-na
	... was endless,
Q000386 381:	[...]-in#-szub-bu-na
	Because I have been made to fall in ...
Q000386 382:	[...] x KU
	...
Q000386 383:	ki-sikil {d}inanna nin me3-a x [x]-a?#-ba si mu-da-ab#-[...]
	Maiden inanna, the warlike lady, ...
Q000386 384:	{d}en-lil2-le hur-sag gal-gal kig2-gi4-a?# bi2-gi#
	Enlil had sent her as a messenger to all the great mountains.”
Q000386 385:	ki-bi-ta igi-ni gar-ra-ni
	When she had turned her gaze away from there,
Q000386 386:	sipa zi e2-an-na mi-ni-ib2-e3 igi nu-mu-ni-du#-[(x)]
	the trustworthy shepherd had left the E-ana, and she (?) could not see him any more.
Q000386 387:	sag-ki husz {d}en-lil2# ni2 igi dub2-dub2-be2
	She ... at Enlil's fierce brow.
Q000386 388:	an lugal dingir-re-e-ne in kur2 mu-un-ak-e
	Antagonistically (?) she insulted An, the king of the gods:
Q000386 389:	an lugal du11-ga-a-ni du11-ga-a-ni nu-kur2#-x
	“When An, the king speaks, his words cannot be changed ...!
Q000386 390:	ur-{d}namma DA? MU NE ib2-la2 u4# [...]
	Ur-Namma ...
Q000386 391:	u4 e3-a dingir-re-e-ne [x (x)] GA#? nu-gal2-la#
	There will be no ... at the gods' place of sunrise.
Q000386 392:	x-li-a e2?# [...] la#-ba-ni-in-ku4-re
	... holy gipar, shrine E-ana ...
	... not enter ...
Q000386 84:	sipa zi garza kur-ra-ke4 sza3-ga-ni mu-un-zu
	The trustworthy shepherd knew well the rites of the nether world,