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The history of the Tummal

1-6. En-me-barage-si, the king, built the Iri-nanam in Enlil's temple. Aga, son of En-me-barage-si, made the Tummal flourish and brought Ninlil into the Tummal. Then the Tummal fell into ruins for the first time.

7-11. Meš-Ane-pada built the Bur-šušua in Enlil's temple. Meš-ki-aĝ-nuna, son of Meš-Ane-pada, made the Tummal flourish and brought Ninlil into the Tummal. Then the Tummal fell into ruins for a second time.

12-16. Gilgameš built the Numunbura in Enlil's shrine. Ur-lugal, son of Gilgameš, made the Tummal flourish and brought Ninlil into the Tummal. Then the Tummal fell into ruins for a third time.

17-21. Nanni built the Lofty Garden in Enlil's temple. Meš-ki-aĝ-Nanna, son of Nanni, made the Tummal flourish and brought Ninlil into the Tummal. Then the Tummal fell into ruins for a fourth time.

22-26. Ur-Namma, built the E-kur. Šulgi, son of Ur-Namma, made the Tummal flourish and brought Ninlil into the Tummal. Then the Tummal fell into ruins for a fifth time.

27-30. From the years of {Amar-Suena} {(1 ms. has instead:) Šu-Suen} until King Ibbi-Suen chose {En-am-gal-ana} {(1. ms. has instead:) En-me-gal-ana} by extispicy as the high priest of Inana of Unug, Ninlil came regularly to the Tummal.

31. Written according to the words of Lu-Inana the chief leatherworker of Enlil.

32-33. Išbi-Erra, who looks after the E-kur, built the storehouse of Enlil.



Revision history

20.iv.1998: GZ, editor: adapting translation
24.iv.1998: JAB, editor: proofreading
17.v.1999: GZ, editor: minor corrections
17.v.1999: GZ, editor: SGML tagging
28.v.1999: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
28.v.1999: ER, editor: web publication
01.vi.2003: GC/JE, editor/technical developer: XML/TEI conversion

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