Sumerian and Semitic Religious and Historical Texts (1923) - Page 28

21. A-ga-dé-(ki) uru-ki mu-pad-da-zu
22. é-ul-maš-(ki) é èš-dam-zu 8-kam-ma
23. Umma-(ki) uru-ki d.Šara-?1-ta
24. é-d.Ib-gal2-(ki) é èš-dam-zu 9-kam-ma
25. Adab-(ki) uru-ki d.Nin-tu-ra-ta
26. é-sar-ra-(ki) é èš-dam-zu 10-kam-ma
27. [Ellasar]5-(ki)-ma uru-ki šag-te-na-ta6
28. é-me-ür-ür-(ki) é èš-dam-zu 11-ma
29. [Marada?]-(ki) uru-ki gi(?)-gál-la-ta

21. In Agade, the city whose name thou hast chosen,
22. is E-ulmash, the eighth temple of thy throne room.
23. In Umma, the city of d.Shara-gal (?),
24. is the "Temple of the deity of the Ibgal," the ninth temple of thy throne room.
25. In Adab, the city of d.Nintur,³
26. Esarra is the tenth city of thy throne room.
27. In Ellasar, the city that appeases the heart,
28. is the "Temple which conducts decrees," the eleventh temple of thy throne room.
29. At Marada, city of the "opening of the ears,"

Col. IV.

1. é-šag-te-na-(ki) é èš-dam-zu 12-kam-ma
2. Ka(?)-zal-lu-(ki) uru-ki ?-ba-šág-ga-ta
3. é-šag-gul-la-(ki)7 é-èš-dam-zu 13-kam-ma
4. Akša(k)-a-(ki) uru-ki kenag-gà-ta

1. is the "Temple that appeases the heart," the twelfth temple of thy throne room.
2. In Ka-zallu, the city of the god [name missing],
3. is the "Temple of the glad heart," the thirteenth temple of thy throne room.
4. In Akšak, the beloved city,

1. We have here a more full form of the name of the god of Umma, but the second part of the name is defaced. Perhaps read Šara-gál.

2. Ibgal, "great room," is the name of Innini's temple at Umma; PSBA. 1918, 82, 38.

3. This passage proves that the mother goddess commonly read Nintud is to be read Nintur, distinguished from Nintud (the birth goddess). Both titles refer to the same goddess, particularly associated with Adab.

4. Esarra was in reality the name of the temple of Nintur at Adab; here Innini is identified with Nintur.

5. Unfortunately, the signs are completely defaced here. The temple E-me-ür-ür belongs to Innini in the canephoroi of Kudurmabug.

6. Cf. KAR. 99, 9, a title of Nergal there.

7. The temple is mentioned on a canephorus of Kudurmabug, who built it for Nanâ.