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1-4The lord, a furious angry storm against the enemy, ......, strong ......., my lord who brings life to the people, whose own father ......, a great storm, a mighty ......, has ...... a battle-cry -- the lord whose manliness is impressively strong, ......!
5Barsud.
6-9Hero, with a battle-cry you have angrily piled up skulls in the rebel lands. You have terrified their brick buildings and scattered their chaff heavenward. Rampant wild bull, with a battle-cry you have angrily piled up skulls in the rebel lands. You have terrified their brick buildings and scattered their chaff heavenward.
10-13Divine offspring of a prince, by your casting down their city dwellings, their protective gods have been alienated because of you. You have made them abandon their beautiful shrines (?) and follow another path. Rampant wild bull, by your casting down their city dwellings, their protective gods have been alienated because of you. You have made them abandon their beautiful shrines (?) and follow another path.
14-17You flatten those mountains and turn them over to ghostly winds. You make their young warriors submit, no longer able to enter into battle. Rampant wild bull, you flatten those mountains and turn them over to ghostly winds. You make their young warriors submit, no longer able to enter into battle.
18Cagbatuku.
19-22 4 lines fragmentary
232nd barsud.
24-27......, a furious angry ...... against the enemy, ...... evil men. The ...... arranges the cattle for Suen's house. ......, a furious angry ...... against the enemy, ...... evil men. The ...... arranges the cattle for Suen's house.
28-31He has spoken to Nanna on behalf of ...... whose ways are beloved of Acimbabbar, on behalf of the just ...... Iddin-Dagan. He has spoken to Nanna on behalf of ...... whose ways are beloved of Acimbabbar, on behalf of the just ...... Iddin-Dagan.
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5-8...... given over to kingship by the word of Suen, ...... whom Acimbabbar has clothed in the royal robe of office! Rampant wild bull given over to kingship by the word of the hero Suen, ...... whom Acimbabbar has clothed in the royal robe of office!
9-12......, a lion, his father's respectful son, ...... who ...... for Iddin-Dagan! Rampant wild bull, a lion, his father's respectful son, ...... who ...... for Iddin-Dagan!
13-16...... justly like sunlight, ...... who like Acimbabbar gives correct verdicts! Rampant wild bull ...... justly like sunlight, ...... who like Acimbabbar gives correct verdicts!
17-20Rampant wild bull soothing Nanna's heart for Iddin-Dagan each day, whose just word is pleasing to Suen, who ......! Rampant wild bull soothing Nanna's heart for Iddin-Dagan each day, whose just word is pleasing to Suen, who ......!
21-24...... hero given great and majestic strength by Acimbabbar, supporter of Iddin-Dagan, may you destroy the insubordinate lands! Rampant wild bull given great and majestic strength by Acimbabbar, supporter of Iddin-Dagan, may you destroy the insubordinate land!
25Sa-jara.
26Rampant wild bull, may you respond to Iddin-Dagan for ...... days.
27Jicgijal of the sa-jara.
28-30Hero, formidable flood that no man comes forward to oppose! Lord Ningublaga, formidable flood that no man comes forward to oppose! Sumun-zig (Rampant wild bull) , may you be the crusher of Iddin-Dagan's enemies!
31Its uru.
32An adab of Ningublaga.
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