The poem of early rulers: composite text

(This composition also exists in various later, slightly adapted, versions, including mss. from Emar and Ugarit from the 13th century B.C.)

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⁶[...] X li-bi-in-du₃-a
⁷[...] X-am₃ lu₂-be₂-ne cu bal ak-a
⁸[...] /lugal\-e mu 3600x10-am₃ in-ak
⁹[...] /lugal\-e lu₂ an-ce₃ bi₂-in-ed₂-de₃
¹⁰[...] /zi\-ud-su₃-ra₂-gin₇ nam-til₃ i₃-kij₂-kij₂
¹¹[...] ba-an-za-za dab₅^?-ba^?-ta
¹²[...] /kalam^?\-ma^? nu^?-dar-ra-ke₄
¹³[...] /lugal\-e-ne dub-saj ud ul-li₂-a-ke₄-ne
¹⁴[...]-un-pec₄-pec₄-/a\ nu-un-tu-ud-da
¹⁵[...]-/gin₇\ cu-ju₁₀ sa₂ bi₂-in-dug₄-ga
¹⁶[...] na-me nu-mu-un-zu-a
¹⁷[...]-a-bi [...] X igi nijin₂-na-kam
¹⁸[...] /nu\-zalag-ga [...] ugu nam-uc₂-a-kam [a]-ba-am₃ bi₂-in-dirig-ga (1 ms. has instead:) [...] X JIC KA-am₃
¹⁹[...]-/il₂\-la ud cag₄-hul₂-la X nij₂-me-jar mu 3600x10-am₃ in-ak
²⁰[...] dijir-re-e-ne bi₂-in-cum₂-ma-am₃ [...]-ra^?-ra nam-til₃ i₃-kij₂-kij₂
²¹[...] ha-la lu₂-u₁₈-lu-kam [...] til₃-a e₂ juruc-ke₄

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