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Anonymous Sumerian · Ur III / Old Babylonian (c. 2100–1600 BCE)
xx, lord, whom the Great Mountain engendered, whose magnificence has no equal. Ninurta, magnificent in heaven and earth, surpassing among the Anuna gods. xx, foremost among the gods, support of An. xx imbued with xx, who roars like a storm, who growls in battle. xx, who butts like a huge wild bull, who destroys the fortresses of the rebel lands. xx of Enlil: no foreign land can escape from his grasp. xx by Nunamnir, whose words are firmly established. xx, fit for princeship, the counsellor of E-kur. xx cannot be scattered, the neckstock of the gods. [approx. 7 lines missing] xx may xx be his helper. xx the son of Iškur. xx, may he provide xx with good food. May he regulate xx. May he be the constant attendant of the E-šu-me-ša, his beloved residence. May he never cease to xx daily his great offerings. May xx prolong the years of abundance and a pleasant life xx for Būr-Suen, well suited for kingship, beloved of An.