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1-2Hero of abundance, joyously (?) rumbling, father Ickur, great storm, you .......
3 barsud
4-9Inundation, mighty
tempest, raging wind, whose noise ......, ...... in heaven and earth ......,
Ickur ...... wind ......, flashing lightning,
......
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A second time he ...... a mighty tempest and a raging wind. A third time ......
a destructive wind of heaven. A fourth time he addressed (?) the dense clouds
in the heavens. Fine barley stood in the fertile fields, and the corn joyously
....... Ickur organised everything; he ...... the
harvest and the superior barley. He heaped up grain piles and grain stores in
the fields for Ur-Ninurta. On a
favourable day he sowed the seeds, he ...... the wheat. For Ur-Ninurta the son of An he sowed the seeds, ....... Ickur, Inana and ...... life for him.
11 sa-jara
12Ickur ...... Ur-Ninurta, the favourite (?) of Ninlil.
13Its jicgijal.
14-16Holy lord of heaven and earth, who gives life to the holy people (?), Father Ickur, holy lord of heaven and earth, who gives life to the holy people (?)! May plenty be provided for Ur-Ninurta, .......
17Its uru.
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24.v.1999-7.vii.1999 : JAB : translating
17.viii.1999 : GZ : proofreading
17.viii.1999 : GZ : SGML tagging
03.ix.1999 : ER : proofreading SGML
03.ix.1999 : ER : converting to HTML 4.0
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