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Sign name: ŠU.GAR.TUR.LAL (ŠU.NIG₂.TUR.LAL)
Values: tukum

A praise poem of Šulgi (Šulgi B) (c.2.4.2.02), line c24202.331

inim-ĝu₁₀	niĝ₂	ka-ta	nu-šub-bu-de₃
INIM-ĝU₁₀	NIĝ₂	KA-TA	NU-šUB-BU-DE₃
inim	niĝ₂	ka	šub
word	thing	mouth	to fall

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Paragraph t24202.p25 (line(s) 320-336) Click line no. for paragraph-aligned layout of transliteration and translation.

Furthermore no one will assert under oath that to this day there is any mention in my inscriptions of a single city that I have not devastated, or wall that I have not demolished, or land that I have not made tremble like a reed hut, or praise that I have not completely verified. Why should a singer put them in hymns? An eminent example deserves eternal fame. What is the use of writing lies without truth? For me, the king, the singer has recorded my exploits in songs about the strength of the protective deity of my power; my songs are unforgettable, and my words shall not fall into oblivion. I am the best king of the Land. From the very first origins until the full flourishing of mankind, there will never be any king who can measure himself against my achievements whom An will let wear his crown or wield his sceptre from a royal throne.

ePSD = The Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary