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

[2 lines fragmentary] [2 lines missing] Great lord, xx, Nuska, caretaker of the great gods, Nuska, prince respected in the E-kur, caretaker of xx! Youth who knows well how to give instructions, who xx decisions; trustworthy god who loves xx, who listens to prayers! When the shining E-kur, the shrine which assigns the divine powers, is made up as for a festival, and Enlil and Ninlil sit there attractively, may your pure mouth bring friendly words on behalf of Išme-Dagan! Addressing them daily, may he be able to please them unto distant days! When the house of Enlil, the shrine which assigns the divine powers, is made up as for a festival, and Enlil and Ninlil sit there attractively, may your pure mouth bring friendly words on behalf of Išme-Dagan! Addressing them daily, may he be able to please them unto distant days!