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Sign name: GAN
Values: gam₄, gan, gana, ḫe₂, kan

A praise poem of Ur-Namma (Ur-Namma C) (c.2.4.1.3), line c2413.75

uj<sub>3</sub>-e	u<sub>2</sub>	nir-jal<sub>2</sub>	bi<sub>2</sub>-ib<sub>2</sub>-gu<sub>7</sub>-en	<sup>d</sup>en-ki-im-du-bi-me-en
uj₃	u₂	nir-jal₂	gu₇	en-ki-im-du
people	plant	authoritative	to eat	Enkimdu (DN)

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Paragraph t2413.p7 (line(s) 70-78) Click line no. for paragraph-aligned layout of transliteration and translation.

I, Ur-Namma, born on high, …… shining. The people line up in front of me. Enlil has given me the task of keeping the Land secure, with unscathed (?) troops. I am clad in linen in the jipar. I lie down on the splendid bed in its delightful bedchamber. I cause the people to eat splendid food; I am their Enkimdu (i.e. the god of irrigation and cultivation). I am the good shepherd whose sheep multiply greatly. I open the …… of the cattle-pens and sheepfolds. I am peerless. …… the pastures and watering-places of shepherds (?).

ePSD = The Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary