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Anonymous Sumerian · Ur III / Old Babylonian (c. 2100–1600 BCE)

"My young man Damu, let me sail away with you, brother (1 ms. has instead:) my brother , let me sail away with you. Ištaran of the bright visage, let me sail away with you, brother (1 ms. has instead:) my brother , let me sail away with you. Alla, master of the battle-net, let me sail away with you, brother (1 ms. has instead:) my brother , let me sail away with you. Lugal-šud-e, let me sail away with you, brother (1 ms. has instead:) my brother , let me sail away with you. (1 ms. adds 1 line:) Lugal-ki-bura, let me sail away with you, my brother, let me sail away with you. Ninĝišzida, let me sail away with you, brother (1 ms. has instead:) my brother , let me sail away with you. (1 ms. adds 2 lines:) My brother, let me sail on your barge with you, my brother, let me sail away with you. Let me sail on your splendid barge with you, my brother, let me sail away with you. "