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A praise poem of Ur-Namma (Ur-Namma H)

Sumerian literature (ETCSL) · 2 - Royal praise poetry and compositions with a historical background · 12 sections

1. A.1

   ur-{d}namma lugal [kalam-ma (…)]

   Ur-Namma, king of the Land ……. …… far and distant (?) ……. …… ebony ……. (1 line fragmentary) (unknown no. of lines missing)

2. A.2

   su3-ra2 ba9-ra2 X […]

3. A.3

   {ĝiš}esi ⌈SAR⌉ X […]

4. A.4

   ⌈?-ge-?⌉ […]

5. gap

   (unknown no. of lines missing)

6. B.1

   […] ⌈ḪAR⌉ […]

   (1 line fragmentary) …… with silver and lapis lazuli ……. …… like silver …… in the Land. …… in (?) the desert. Lion (?) and dragon ……. Ur-Namma, king of the Land, far and distant (?) (unknown no. of lines missing)

7. B.2

   […] ⌈kug⌉ za-gin3-na ⌈nam⌉ […]

8. B.3

   […] ⌈kug⌉-gin7 kalam-ma […]

9. B.4

   […] X ⌈? UD⌉ [X] edin-⌈na⌉ […]

10. B.5

    […] ⌈? ! igi⌉ il2 KA-ni […]

11. B.6

    [ur]-[{d}]namma ⌈lugal kalam⌉-ma ⌈su3-ra2⌉ [ba9-ra2]

12. gap

    (unknown no. of lines missing)

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