ETCSLglossingSignSign name: BUR
Values: bur

A praise poem of Ur-Namma (Ur-Namma C) (c.2.4.1.3), line c2413.41
DAGX(X)-lama-dakur-kur-ra...urim5ki-eXkur...
DAGX(X)ma-dakur...urim2Xkur...
DAGX(X)land(mountain) land...Urim (SN)X(mountain) land...
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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.
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