thy city in misery be?

10. _dam-zu dam-zu-su u_
10. Thy wives for thy wives in misery be?

11. _dumu-zu dumu-zu-su u_
11. Thy sons for thy sons in misery be?

12. _se-ib-su se-ib-gi-gi u_
12. (How long) for the brick walls shall the brick walls restored wail?

13. _sagar-su sagar-gi-gi_(_486_)_ u_
13. For the dust shall the restored dust wail?

14. _si-ma_(_487_)_ azag an-na se-ir-ma-al-la ni-te-na dirig-ga-zu-de za-e
dirig-ga-zu-de_
14. Bright horned light of heaven mighty of itself, in thy excellence, yea
thou in thy excellence,

15. _na-an-na-ru el-lu sa sa-me-e e-til ra-ma-ni-su ina su-tu-ru-ti-ka
at-tam_
15.

16. _a-a __d.__Nannar si-ma azag an-na se-ir-ma-al- a ni-te-na_
16. O father Nannar bright horned light of heaven, mighty of itself, (in
thy excellence, yea thou in thy excellence),

17. _a-a __d.__Nannar umun-e an-sar_
17. Father Nannar, lord of all the heavens,

18. _umun __d.__Nannar umun __d.__As-im-uer-ra_(_488_)
18. Lord Nannar, lord of the rising light,

19. _umun gu-la galu nin-gul-ma-al-la uru-zu ni-te-en-na se-ir-ma-al-la
ni-te-en-na_
19. Great lord, who himself has wrought evil to thy city,(489) mighty of
himself,

20. _uru-zu Nippur-(ki) galu nin-gul-ma-al-la uru-zu_
20. As for thy city Nippur, he who has wrought evil to thy city,

21. _nigin kalam-ma-zu a-si ma-ni-ib-bi_
21. All thy Land....

22. _[uru?] kalam-ma-da-zu gig-ga-an-na-ag-es_
22. _Thy city_ and land are afflicted with woe.

23. [ ] _zu-ga_(_490_)_ (galu) a-ba an-lag_(_491_)_-es_
23. _In_ thy ... and thy ... the scribes are driven away.

24. [ ] _zu-ga pag-da_(_492_)_ ma-an-la-lal-la-ag(?)_(_493_)_-es_
24. In thy ... and thy ... the augurers are exiled.

25. ... _zu ba-ni-ib-gul_
25. Thy ... is destroyed.

26. ... _zu ba-ni-ib-sig-sig_
26.

27. ... _HUL-AS-A_ (gloss) _e-ga ib_ ...
27.

28. ... _A-AN HUL ... e-ga ib_ ...
28.

29. ...
29. ...

REVERSE

1. _[gu-ud nim] kur-ra [mu-lu ta-zu mu-un-zu]_
1. Exalted hero of the world, doth any one comprehend thy form?(494)

2. _[kar-ra-]du sa-ku-u sa ma-a-tim kat-tuk [man-nu i-lam-mad]_
2.

3. _alim-ma umun ur-sag-gal_
3. Honored one, lord, great champion.

4. _ur-sag-gal umun si __d.__Mu-ul-lil-la-ge_
4. Great champion, lord, light of Enlil.

5. _alim-ma abil e-kur-ra_
5. Honored one, son of Ekur.(495)

6. _ur-sag-gal umun e-su-me-DU_(_496_)
6. Great champion, l