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Anonymous Sumerian · Ur III / Old Babylonian (c. 2100–1600 BCE)
In those days, in those far-off years xx The holy hand xx his protective goddess xx. Nisaba, the lady of Ereš, xx. xx a jar in which there was barley. Walking xx xx on roads and routes xx. xx words which he had uttered, ways xx. xx a hired worker, like a midwife, a female weaver xx. xx who spoke to Utu xx, xx who spoke to Nanna xx. He who enters a house xx. xx small and great xx. xx sitting on his chair, lying on his bed, [1 line unclear] xx your ways, your personal god xx xx years of life, months of peace in a place of contentment.