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Naram-Suen saw in a nocturnal vision that Enlil would not let the kingdom of Agade occupy a pleasant, lasting residence, that he would make its future altogether unfavourable, that he would make its temples shake and would scatter its treasures (1 ms. has instead:) destroy its treasuries . He realised what the dream was about, but did not put into words, and did not discuss it with anyone. (1 ms. adds 2 lines:) xx temples shake xx, xx perform (?) extispicy regarding (?) his temple xx. Because of the E-kur, he put on mourning clothes, covered his chariot with a reed mat (1 ms. has instead:) pulled out the outside pin of his chariot , tore the reed canopy off his ceremonial barge (1 ms. has instead:) the prow of his ceremonial barge (1 ms. has instead:) the cabin of his ceremonial barge , and gave away his royal paraphernalia. Naram-Suen persisted for seven years! Who has ever seen a king burying his head in his hands for seven years? (some mss. add the line:) He realised what the dream was about, but did not put into words, and did not discuss it with anyone.