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

Enki, lord, firstborn son of An xx, Nudimmud, great bull of the abzu xx, may you xx with your consort, holy Damgalnuna. Father Enki, may you embrace her and soothe your heart with her. xx friendly words on behalf of Išme-Dagan. xx the prayer of the king until distant days. The one blessed by Enlil xx, Išme-Dagan, the shepherd, xx the son of Enlil. May his radiance xx for you to the outer limits of heaven and earth. May he have authority, may he be peerless in all the numerous countries. May Išme-Dagan xx from the south as far as the uplands. xx the god of the Land xx. May the Tigris and Euphrates xx, may they bring abundance for him. May the udders of heaven open for him; may the harvest xx for him. May barley, emmer, wheat, gu-nida grain xx on vast fields for him. May grain heaps be heaped up for him; may Ezina xx.