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In a tablet (𒁾) to Ninurta (Ishme-Dagan O), Text online at The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature

— Ishme-Dagan

May Ninurta look upon Icme-Dagan [...] with a life-giving gaze!

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Nudimmud, lord who determines the fates, who strengthens the Land.

What he orders is faithfully executed. [...] Endowed with beauty in the E-kur, [...] among the great gods, the great and august lord.

May he bestow a long life with vigorous days on Icme-Dagan, the son of Enlil! May father Enki bestow a long life with vigorous days on Icme-Dagan, the son of Enlil!

Enki, great bull of Eridug, [...] greatly exalted among the Anuna.

His words are precious, and what he says is true. Ninurta, lion raging against the disobedient! Authoritative one, who makes the foreign countries submit.

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