ETCSLglossingSignSign name: KAL×BAD (ALAD)
Values: alad

A praise poem of Ur-Namma (Ur-Namma C) (c.2.4.1.3), line c2413.34
diku5-ru-ĝu10ki-en-giki-urius2dili-ami-ni-ib-dab5
DIKU5-RU-ĝU10KI-EN-GIKI-URIUS2DILI-AMI-NI-IB-DAB5
dikudki-en-giki-urius2dilidab5
(law)suitto cutSumer (GN)Akkad (GN)pathsingleto seize
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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

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