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1-13Princely lord,
foremost in the E-kur, ...... fearsomeness! Suen, beneficent one of Enlil, ......
the living! Cornelian calf, adorned with beauty, ...... brilliance! ......
prince whose forehead flourishes and whose countenance ......! Suen, warrior possessing great strength whose solidity ......,
......, radiance in (?) the pure canopy, ...... fear over the broad land,
making ...... manifest among the gods, ......, ...... greatly ......, ...... in
heaven and on earth ......,
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14-20 (Suen
speaks:)
" 2 lines fragmentary
I am the ...... of Enlil, ....... In fear (?) of my
lordship and greatness ....... O my mother, speak to my father ......, speak to
the Great Mountain Enlil ....... Like the god, my
brother, ......."
21-29His mother Ninlil spoke (?) to her spouse, she addressed her words to the Great Mountain Enlil: "O my spouse, your son Suen ....... The beneficent son, the song of the heart, ....... You ...... born of mother and father, ....... Prince, glory of the E-kur, fruitful one of the Ki-ur ......, the cowherd ...... cows, Suen ......, the princely son ......."
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29.viii.2000 : GC : adapting translation
30.ix.2000 : JAB : proofreading
05.x.2000 : GC : tagging
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