A praise poem of Sîn-iddinam (Sîn-iddinam A)
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[X X] ⌈ni2-tuku {d}⌉X X […]
…… who respects ……. Sîn-iddinam …… his departing boat. He provided flour, gold and grain, befitting the great lady. …… this choice (?) grain, …… the lapis lazuli E-kur.
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{d}suen-i-din-nam KIĜ2 ma2 da-ni ⌈? ?⌉ [X X]
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⌈nin gal⌉ me-te zid2-da kug-sig17 še mu-na-ĝa2-[ĝa2]
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še ⌈?⌉-bi gu2 SA bi2-in-la2-la2 e2-kur za-gin3 [(…)]
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kar nam-til3-la kar urim5{ki}-ma-še3 gu2-un-bi ⌈im⌉-[mi-ni-u5]
He transported this cargo to the Quay of Life, the quay of Urim. Joyously he brought it into the majestic house, the house of Suen. Nanna was delighted with the king, and Ningal …… to him. Nanna was delighted with Sîn-iddinam, and Ningal …… to him. The Anuna, the great gods, blessed him. He had brought to complete perfection the plenitude, the pure first-fruit offerings, the first-fruit offerings of the new year. He had transported this cargo to the Quay of Life, the quay of Urim.
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e2 maḫ-a e2 {d}suen-na-še3 ḫul2-la ba-⌈!-!⌉-kur9
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lugal-ra {d}nanna mu-da-ḫul2 {d}nin-gal ⌈mu⌉-un-ši-in-[X]
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{d}suen-i-din-nam {d}nanna mu-da-ḫul2 {d}nin-gal mu-un-ši-⌈in⌉-[X]
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{d}a-nun-na diĝir gal-gal-e-ne ! mu-na-ša4-aš
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ḫe2-ĝal2 nesaĝ2 sikil nesaĝ2 zag-mu-ka šu gal mu-un-du7-du7
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! nam-til3-la ! urim5{ki}-ma-še3 gun2-bi im-mi-ni-u5
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{d}suen-e nidba si bi2-in-sa2 nibru{ki}-še3 ⌈?-tum3⌉
Suen put in order the food offerings and, after he had taken them to Nibru, and had brought them into the E-kur, the house of Enlil, Enlil, delighted with the food offerings, fixed a good destiny. His own mother, the great lady Ninlil, expressed deserved affection.
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e2-kur-re e2 {d}en-lil2-la2-še3 ⌈?⌉-[X]-X-⌈?⌉-kur9
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{d}en-lil2 nidba-da ḫul2-la-e nam dug3 mu-ni-tar
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ama ugu-a-ni nin gal {d}nin-lil2-la2 mi2 zid na-mu-un-dug4
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{d}suen-e {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra ⌈gu3 mu-ne⌉-[de2-e]
Suen addressed Enlil and Ninlil. He prayed to them to determine an eternal destiny for Sîn-iddinam: May the life of the humble shepherd whom you favourably address ……. May the life of Sîn-iddinam whom you favourably address ……. As a just destiny, may a life into the distant future be determined for him (?) in destiny. May he be allotted long-lasting life.
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nam {d}suen-i-din-⌈nam⌉ su3-ra2-⌈še3⌉ tar-re-e-de3 šu mu-un-ne-mu2-mu2
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sipad sun5-na gu3 zid mi-ni-de2-za-na nam-til3 ḫe2-[na-…]
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{d}suen-i-din-nam gu3 zid mi-ni-<de2-za-na> nam-til3 ḫe2-⌈na⌉-[X]
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zi ud su3-ra2 ĝal2 nam-tar-⌈ra zid⌉ nam-e-eš ḫe2-en-⌈tar⌉
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ĝiš-šub-ba til3-le ud da-⌈ri2-ka⌉ saĝ-e-eš ḫe2-en-ba
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še saĝ-bi e2-kur za-gin3-še3 ĝe26-e ma-ra-?-?
As I bring this choice grain to the lapis lazuli E-kur for you, may he hasten (?) …… thick bread …… like this threshed (?) grain. Let us give him years of favour, days of life and months of success. In his palace you (?) will bring to him (?) in perfection what pleases the spirit and gladdens the heart. May you be the gift of life for Sîn-iddinam, who discourses (?) pleasingly! May the royal throne rise high and endure eternally! Forever make foreign lands submit to his great name!
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ninda gur4 SI MA še ḫal-bi-gin7 mu-bi ḫe2-eb2-gu5-ul
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mu sag9-sag9 ? til3-la itid silim-ma e-ne <ga>-sig10-ga-de3-en
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e2-gal-a-na ur5 sag9-ga ⌈šag4 ḫul2⌉-la šu du7 mu-ne-DU-en
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{d}suen-i-din-na-am inim sag9-sag9-ge mu-un-ba til3-le niĝ2-ba-bi ḫe2-me-en
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{ĝiš}gu-za nam-lugal-la saĝ ḫe2-il2-⌈la⌉ du-ri2-še3 ḫe2-u3-[tud]
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ud ul-še3 mu-ni-! gal-e kur šu4-mu-un-na-ab-ze2-en
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