Literary tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK
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Transliteration
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1'. [...] x szu nu?-re?-bar?-re?-[...] ma-an-du11#? [...]
en: ... I will not let you(?) go ... she (Inanna?) said to me ...
2'. [...] ki#? ag2! di i3-ku5-de3 [...] ma#?-an-du11#? [...]
en: The one who renders judgements in the Eanna, the house beloved by An, I will not let you go? she said to me ...
3'. [...] za-e u3-mu-un-[bi de3-me-en] ga#-sza-an-bi de3-me-[en ...]
en: ... you shall be its lord, I shall be its lady ...
4'. [...] nam-mu-ni-in-[...] in-na-du11#? [...]
en: You should not bring in the gift of Inanna(?) ... she (Ninsun?) spoke to him (Gilgamesh?) ...
5'. [...] x-ke4 x [...]
en: ...
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