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Sign name: KU.AN
Values: mitum

A praise poem of Ur-Namma (Ur-Namma C) (c.2.4.1.3), line c2413.32

šer₇-da	mu-dub₂	su	mu-un-sag₃-sag₃
šER₇-DA	MU-DUB₂	SU	MU-UN-SAG₃-SAG₃
šer₇-da	dub₂	su	sag₃
crime	to tremble	flesh	to beat

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Paragraph t2413.p3 (line(s) 31-42) Click line no. for paragraph-aligned layout of transliteration and translation.

I am Ur-Namma, king of Urim, the protecting genius of my city. I strike against those guilty of capital offences, and make them tremble. The fear I cause ……. My judgments make Sumer and Akkad follow a single path. I place my foot on the necks of thieves and criminals. I clamp down on evildoers, who will be caught like snakes. I …… fugitives, and their intentions will be set right. I make justice apparent; I defeat wickedness. As if I were fire, even my frowning is enough to create concord. My word ……. …… the lands, the foreign countries …… Urim ……. Their food offerings make Nanna rejoice in E-kiš-nu-ĝal.

ePSD = The Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary