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&P469692 = CDLI Literary 000390 (Ur-Namma E) composite
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1'. abul-zu e3?-a a mah gaba-szu-gar nu-tuku
#tr.en: Those who leave through your gate are an uncontrollable flood.
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2'. esz3 uri5{ki} sza3-zu kur he2-gal2 bar-zu hur-sag he-nun-na
#tr.en: Shrine Urim, your interior is a mountain of abundance, your exterior a hill of plenty.
>>Q000390 002'
3'. e2-kisz-nu-gal2 hur-sag galam-ma sza3-bi lu2 nu-zu
#tr.en: No one can learn the interior of the E-kiš-nu-ĝal, the artfully fashioned mountain.
>>Q000390 003'
4'. ki ut ti-zu [...] {gesz}erin-na mu-zu-sze3 kalam hul2-a
#tr.en: Your place of marvel is ... of cedar, your name makes the Land rejoice.
>>Q000390 004'
5'. en-zu en sig7-ga mu pa3-da
#tr.en: Your lord is the one called as the beautiful lord,
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6'. dumu {d}nin-sumun2-ka me-te kur-kur-ra
#tr.en: the child of Ninsumun, the ornament of all the lands.
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7'. uri5{ki} me gal-zu a-ra2-ab dingir-re-ne
#tr.en: Ur, your great divine power
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8'. kalam-ma gal2-la tesz2 mu-zu he2-i-i
#tr.en: is the gods's shackle on the Land. Your name be praised indeed!
>>Q000390 008'
9'. ka2-zu an sig7-ga su zi gur3-ru
#tr.en: Your gate is the blue sky imbued with fearsomeness;
>>Q000390 009'
10'. gal2 da13-da13-bi {d}utu an-ur2-ta u4 mi-ne-gar-ra-ta
#tr.en: only when it is open does Utu illuminate from the horizon.
>>Q000390 010'
11'. gi-sza3-zu-ta ki nam tar-re dingir-re-ne
#tr.en: Your platform is where the fates are determined by the gods;
>>Q000390 011'
12'. di si sa2 ku5!-me-en tesz2 mu-zu he2-i-i
12'. di si sa2 ku5-me-en tesz2 mu-zu he2-i-i
#tr.en: you make just decisions. Your name be praised indeed!
>>Q000390 012'
13'. sza3-ga-zu-ta gesz-hur zi-da hul-gal2 nu-dab5-be2
#tr.en: In your interior, the evildoer dare not lay hold of the holy statutes.
>>Q000390 013'
14'. e2-kisz-nu-gal2 sza3-zu uszumgal hul-gal2 nu-un-zu
#tr.en: E-kiš-nu-ĝal, the evil-doer cannot even come to know your interior, which is a dragon.
>>Q000390 014'
15'. e2 gi-gun4-na-zu nidba-zu KID DIM? {d}en-lil2? su3-ru?
#tr.en: House, your terrace ... Enlil ... your offerings.
>>Q000390 015'
16'. dub-la2-mah ki nam tar-re-za dingir gal-gal-e-ne
#tr.en: At your Dubla-maḫ, the place where the fates are determined, the great gods
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17'. nam mi-ni-ib-tar-re-ne
#tr.en: determine the fates.
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18'. e2-temen-ni2-gur3-ru tum2-ma
#tr.en: Worthy of the E-temen-ni-guru, born ...,
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19'. u3-tu-da [...] tesz2 mu-zu he2-i-i
#tr.en: your name be praised indeed!
>>Q000390 019'
20'. en sig7-ga [...] sipa zi ur-{d}namma
#tr.en: The beautiful lord ... the true shepherd Ur-Namma,
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21'. uri5{ki} [...]
#tr.en: ... Ur ...
>>Q000390 021'
22'. e2 sig3-ga {d}utu-gin7 AN? [...]
#tr.en: The silent house ... like Utu.
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23'. tesz2 mu-zu he2-i-i ur-{d}namma x [...]
#tr.en: Your name be praised indeed! Ur-Namma ...
>>Q000390 023'
24'. su6 za-gin3 su3-su3 x [...]
#tr.en: ..., adorned with a lapis lazuli beard ...
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25'. lugal hi-li gur3-ru me-lem4 kalam-ma dul-la
#tr.en: The king endowed with allure, the radiance covering the nation,
>>Q000390 025'
# cited in Ur III catalogue at Yale, 0.1.2, line 17; OB catalogue from Nibru (N6), 0.2.13, line 12)
26'. ur-{d}namma {d}dili{im2}-babbar-re sza3 ku3-ge ba-ni-in-pa3
#tr.en: in his pure heart Ašimbabbar has chosen Ur-Namma.
>>Q000390 026'
27'. nig2-erim2 igi-ni-sze3 nu-dib-ba nig2-si-sa2
#tr.en: Wickedness cannot pass unnoticed before his eyes.
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28'. {d}ur-{d}namma-ke4 nig2-gur11 sa2 bi2-in-du11
#tr.en: Ur-Namma has accomplished an achievement, justice!
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29'. lugal-e pa-mul-pa-mul zu
#tr.en: The king, who knows (?) the spreading branches,
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30'. {d}ur-{d}namma-ke4 masz-gi-i-i im-me
#tr.en: Ur-Namma acts (?) as constable.
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31'. inim zu en-na-ke4 pa-mul-pa-mul zu
#tr.en: The eloquent one of the lord, who knows (?) the spreading branches,
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32'. {d}ur-{d}namma-ke4 masz-gi-i-i im-me
#tr.en: Ur-Namma acts (?) as constable.
>>Q000390 032'
33'. lugal-e e2 {d}suen-na-ke4
#tr.en: The king, at the house of Suen,
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34'. {d}ur-{d}namma-ke4 ni2 he2-eb-szi-ib2-te-en-te
#tr.en: Ur-Namma refreshes himself.
>>Q000390 034'
35'. lugal-e {i7}idigna {i7}buranun-ke4
#tr.en: for the Tigris and the Euphrates
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36'. {d}ur-{d}namma-ke4 nam mu-ni-ib-tar-re
#tr.en: and for Ur-Namma, she has determined a fate for the king,
>>Q000390 036'
37'. nin-bi nin nig2-gur11-ra-ke4 nin e2 [...]
#tr.en: Its lady, the lady of possessions, the lady of ...
>>Q000390 37'
38'. {d}ur-{d}namma-ke4 nam mu-ni-ib-tar-re
#tr.en: has determined a fate for Ur-Namma.
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39'. munus a nun-na-ke4 mi2 zi-de3-esz mu-un-e
#tr.en: The woman of the princely seed has treated him kindly.
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40'. {d}ur-{d}namma-ke4 |GA2xX| NE NA [...]
#tr.en: Ur-Namma ...
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@misc{CDLI2026Text,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-05]},
author = {{CDLI contributors}},
year = {2026},
month = {oct 5},
title = {Text of {CDLI} {Literary} 000390 ({Ur}-{Namma} {E}) composite, revision 2257999},
url = {https://cdli.earth/inscriptions/2257999},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/inscriptions/2257999},
}
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