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

The mountain land of Elam where there are no dead in great numbers (?) like xx, and Subir, a heavy cloud, which knows no reverence even towards the gods -- these districts have not been weakened; their time has not yet come. The Šimaškian does not elect nugig or lukur priestesses for the places of the gods (1 ms. has instead:) The Šimaškian knows neither his god nor those elected nugig and lukur priestesses (1 other ms. has instead:) The Šimaškian xx neither the nugig nor the nubar priestesses for the places of the gods . His soldiers are numerous like grass; his seed is widespread (1 ms. has instead:) is indeed exalted . He who lives in tents, who does not know of the places of the gods: like a wild beast which mounts, he knows nothing of eša flour nor prayers (1 ms. has instead:) flour and the offering of prayers . The evil namtar demon and the distressing asag demon have not carried him off (?) (1 ms. has instead:) do not approach him . Who xx a divine oath is committing sacrilege, yet his troops are in good health.