Q000387 = CDLI Literary 000387 (Ur-Namma B) composite = P469689

Q000387 001:	{d}en-lil2 mah [...] ar2? [...]
	Exalted Enlil, ... fame ...
Q000387 002:	en nam-nun gal-[la-ni ...]
	lord who ... his great princedom,
Q000387 003:	{d}nu-nam-nir an ki lugal-[bi ...]
	Nunamnir, king of heaven and earth ...,
Q000387 004:	ug3-ga2 igi mi-ni-in-il2 sipa zi ur-{d}namma#
	looked around among the people. Ur-Namma the good shepherd,
Q000387 005:	kur gal {d}en-lil2-le ug3 szar2-ra-ni-a im-ma-ni-in-pa3? [(x)]
	The Great Mountain Enlil chose him from the multitude of people:
Q000387 006:	sipa he2-a {d}nu-nam-nir-ra-ka ni2 husz mu-un-da-ri
	“Let him be the shepherd of Nunamnir!” He made him emanate (?) fierce awesomeness.
Q000387 007:	szeg12 e2-kur-ra-ke4 me am3-hur
	The divine plans of brick-built E-kur were drawn up.
Q000387 008:	kur gal {d}en-lil2-le e2-kur esz3 mah-a-na u4-gin7 kar2-kar2!-da
	The Great Mountain Enlil, to make them shine like the sun in the E-kur, his august shrine,
Q000387 009:	sza3 inim-gal2 ku3 zi-de3 si-a-ni nam-de6
	made up his mind, filled with pure and useful thoughts.
Q000387 010:	sipa {d}ur-{d}namma-da# e2-kur-ra sag an-sze3 il2-i-de3 a2-bi mu-u8-da-ag2
	He instructed the shepherd Ur-Namma to make the E-kur rise high;
Q000387 011:	lugal-e kalam-[ma a2] he2-ni-in-mah ug3-ga2 sag he2-ni-in-il2
	the king made him the mightiest in the Land, he made him the first among the people.
Q000387 012:	sipa zi ur-[{d}namma] [...] {d}nu-nam-nir-da u4 su3-ra2-sze3 nir-gal2-la
	The good shepherd Ur-Namma, ... whose trust in Nunamnir is enduring,
Q000387 013:	di zu en gesztu2# [dagal]-la-kam {gesz}u3-szub-ba si am3-mi-in-sa2
	the knowledgeable judge, the lord of great wisdom, prepared the brick mould.
Q000387 014:	{d}en-lil2-le sipa# dur#-{d}namma-ra ki-bala erim2-gal2-la-ni
	Enlil brought order in his rebellious and hostile lands for the shepherd Ur-Namma,
Q000387 015:	ki-en-gi-re u4 nam-he2-a ak
	and made Sumer flourish in joy,
Q000387 016:	asila(|EZENxLAL2|) gu2 mu-un-di-ni-ib-mar-re
	in days filled with prosperity.
Q000387 017:	usz8 mu-un-du10-esz temen ku3 mi-ni-in-si-esz usz8
	The foundations were laid down firmly and the holy foundation pegs were driven in.
Q000387 018:	enkum ninkum-e me-tesz2 am3-i-i-ne
	The enkum and ninkum priests praised it duly
Q000387 019:	nam-szub galam-ma-na {d}en-ki-ke4 e2-e ul ba-ni-in-sig7-ga
	and Enki made the temple rejoice with his artful incantations.
Q000387 020:	sipa {d}ur-{d}namma-ke4 e2-kur mah {d}ur-an-ki-a-ka an-sze3 mi-ni-in-mu2
	The shepherd Ur-Namma made the lofty E-kur grow high in Dur-an-ki.
Q000387 021:	u6 di-bi-sze3 ug3 szar2-ra-ba szi-im-ma-gub
	He made it to be wondered by the multitude of people.
Q000387 022:	ka2 mah ka2 gal ka2 silim-ma hur-sag-galam-ma ka2 sze nu-ku5-da
	The Lofty Gate, the Great Gate, the Gate of Peace, the Ḫursag-galama and the Gate of Perpetual Grain Supplies,
Q000387 023:	su3-ra2-ag2 ku3-me-a sig7-igi-ba sze-er-ka-an mu-ni-in-du11
	he made their glittering the eyebrow-shaped arches of by covering them with refined silver.
Q000387 024:	anzu2{muszen}-de3 du10 am3-ma-ni-in-bad
	The Anzud bird runs there
Q000387 025:	hu-ri2-in <umbin>-ba lu2-erim2 dili mu-un-dab5
	and an eagle seizes enemies in its claws (?).
Q000387 026:	{gesz}ig-bi mah-am3 ul-la mi-ni-in-si
	Its doors are lofty; he filled them with joy.
Q000387 027:	e2 mah-am3 su zi am3-da-gal2
	The temple is lofty, it is surrounded with fearsome radiance.
Q000387 028:	dagal am3-tag ni2-bi gal szi-ri
	It is spread wide, it awakes great awesomeness.
Q000387 029:	hur-sag-galam-ma gi-gun4-na ki-tusz ku3 kur gal-la-ra
	The Ḫursag-galama, the raised temple (?), the holy dwelling for the Great Mountain
Q000387 030:	u18-ru mah-gin7 sza3#-bi-a ki am3-ma-ni-in-us2
	he made it stand like a great tower (?).
Q000387 031:	ga2-gesz-szu2-a e2#-gal mah-di gal ku5-ru-da-ni
	In the Gagiššua of the great palace, where she renders verdicts with grandeur,
Q000387 032:	ama# gal {d}nin-lil2-ra ul mu-na-ni-in-de6
	he made the great mother Ninlil glad.
Q000387 033:	{d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-bi du10 mi-ni-in-gal2-le-esz
	Enlil and Ninlil relished it there.
Q000387 034:	zi-kir szu-mi
	In its great dining hall, the trustworthy hero chosen by Nunamnir
Q000387 035:	ninda mah am3-mi-ni-du10 e2-kur hul2-la-am3
	made them enjoy a magnificent meal: the E-kur was rejoicing.
Q000387 036:	igi zi mu-un-szi-in-bar-re-esz sipa {d}ur-{d}namma-ra
	They looked with approval at the shepherd Ur-Namma,
Q000387 037:	kur gal-e sipa {d}ur-{d}namma-ra nam gal u4 su3-ra2-sze3 mu-ni-in-tar
	and the Great Mountain decreed a great destiny for Ur-Namma for all time,
Q000387 038:	sag-ge6-ga-na a2 mi-ni-in-mah
	making him the mightiest among his black-headed people.
Q000387 039:	sa-gid2-da-am3
	The sa-gida.
Q000387 040:	{d}nu-nam-nir du11-ga esz-bar zi nig2 nu-kur2-ru ge26-me-en
	“I am Nunamnir, whose firm commands and decisions are immutable!
Q000387 041:	e2-kur mah-gu10 dalla mu-e-a-e3
	You have made my lofty E-kur shine gloriously,
Q000387 042:	suh10 kar2-kar2-ka-da an-sze3 gu2 he2-ni-in-us2
	you have raised it high with a brilliant crenellation.
Q000387 043:	szul zi kalam-ma dalla hu-mu-ni-in-e3
	Trustworthy hero, you have made it shine gloriously in the Land.
Q000387 044:	{d}ur-{d}namma en uru16 nam-lugal-la gu2 an-ta-bi he2-em
	Ur-Namma, mighty lord, may your (?) kingship be unparalleled,
Q000387 045:	mu-zu an-za3-sze3 kur-ur2-sze3 he2-gal2
	may your fame spread to heaven's borders, as far as the foot of the mountains!"
Q000387 046:	kur gal a-a {d}en-lil2 du11-ga esz-bar zi nig2 nu-kur2-ru ge26-me-en
	“I am the Great Mountain, Father Enlil, whose firm commands and decisions are immutable!
Q000387 047:	e2-kur mah-gu10 dalla mu-e-a-e3
	You have made my lofty E-kur shine gloriously,
Q000387 048:	suh10 kar2-kar2-ka-da an-sze3 gu2 he2-ni-in-us2
	you have raised it high with a brilliant crenellation.
Q000387 049:	szul zi kalam-ma dalla hu-mu-ni-in-e3
	Trustworthy hero, you have made it shine gloriously in the Land.
Q000387 050:	{d}ur-{d}namma en uru16 nam-lugal-la gu2 an-ta-bi he2-em
	Ur-Namma, mighty lord, may your (?) kingship be unparalleled,
Q000387 051:	mu-zu an-za3-sze3 kur-ur2-sze3 he2-gal2
	may your fame spread to heaven's borders, as far as the foot of the mountains!"
Q000387 052:	lugal-gu10 udug2 mah kur erim2-gal2-la sag sahar-re-esz dub-bu ki-bala-a sza5-sza5
	To my king the lofty mace which heaps up human heads like piles of dust in the hostile foreign countries and smashes the rebellious lands;
Q000387 053:	sipa {d}ur-{d}namma-ke4 udug2 mah erim2-gal2-la sag sahar-[re]-esz dub-bu ki-bala-a sza5-sza5
	to the shepherd Ur-Namma the lofty mace which heaps up human heads like piles of dust in the hostile foreign countries and smashes the rebellious lands,
Q000387 054:	e-ne-er mu-na-an-szum2 en {d}nu-nam-nir-re
	lord Nunamnir gave it to my king.
Q000387 055:	kur am3-tu11-be2 giri3 saga11 am3-me
	so now he beats down the foreign lands and tramples them underfoot.
Q000387 056:	sipa {d}ur-{d}namma-ke4 mu-na-an-szum2 en {d}nu-nam-nir-re
	Lord Nunamnir gave it to the shepherd Ur-Namma,
Q000387 057:	kur am3-tu11-be2 giri3 saga11 am3-me
	so now he beats down the foreign lands and tramples them underfoot.
Q000387 058:	hul-gal2-la uru2 am3-mi-in-gul-gul
	He destroys the cities of the wicked,
Q000387 059:	nam-gu2 mah-am3 lil2 am3-mi-ni-in-su-ub
	and with heavy oppression he turns (?) them into haunted places.
Q000387 060:	sipa {d}ur-{d}namma-ke4 hul-gal2-la uru2 am3-mi-in-gul-gul
	The shepherd Ur-Namma destroys the cities of the wicked,
Q000387 061:	nam-gu2 mah-am3 lil2 am3-mi-ni-in-su-ub
	and with heavy oppression he turns (?) them into haunted places.
Q000387 062:	ar2-a-ni husz-am3 e2 ki-bala
	He has a terrible fame in the houses of the rebellious lands,
Q000387 063:	u18-lu-ni lu2 erim2-gal2 mu-ni-ib2-DU
	his storming ... the wicked.
Q000387 064:	sipa {d}ur-{d}namma ar2-a-ni husz-am3 e2 ki-bala
	The shepherd Ur-Namma has a terrible fame in the houses of the rebellious lands,
Q000387 065:	u18-lu-ni lu2 erim2-gal2 mu-ni-ib2-DU
	his storming ... the wicked.
Q000387 066:	bara2 nam-lugal-la-ke4 ki-a mu-ni-in-us2
	He has made the royal dais stand firmly,
Q000387 067:	uri2{ki}-ma pa e3 hu-mu-ni-ib2-ak
	he has made Ur resplendent.
Q000387 068:	sipa {d}ur-{d}namma-ke4 ni2 bi2-in-gur3-ru sag he2-ni-in-il2 lugal kalam-ma-[kam]
	The shepherd Ur-Namma has made it exude awesomeness, and he, as king of the Land, has lifted his head high there.
Q000387 069:	ki lugal-a-ni {d}en-lil2-la2-ka sag-e-esz he2-[ni-rig7]
	All this was granted to him in the place of his king, Enlil:
Q000387 070:	nam am3-tar-re szu zi am3-[mi-in-gar]
	a fate was decreed and then it was duly fulfilled.
Q000387 071:	giri17#-zal uri2{ki}-ma {d}ur-{d}[namma] [nam-he2-a? ...]
	There is now joy and abundance in Ur because (?) of Ur-Namma.
Q000387 072:	[sa]-gar-ra-am3
	The sa-gara.
Q000387 073:	tigi(|BALAG.NAR|) {d}en-[lil2-la2-kam]
	A tigi(|BALAG.NAR|) of Enlil.