The lament for Sumer and Urim
Sumerian
Ur III / Old Babylonian (c. 2100–1600 BCE)
64 pages
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Ancient Sumerians believed their civilization was not built to last. This text documents the brutal divine abandonment of Urim and asks whether any human empire can truly survive the cycle of fate.