the father live."

38. _gu-gu gu-si-di tu-mu-na-am-mar_
38. Words which set aright all things I will say.

39. _uru-me-a ama dumu de-im-me_
40. ... _dumu ama de-im-me_
39. In my city may the mother hail her son, may the son hail his
mother.(180)

41. _nibru-(ki)-a ama dumu-de-im-me_
41. In Nippur may the mother hail her son,

42. ... _dumu ama de-im-me_
42. may the son hail his mother.

43. _uz_(_181_)_-e sil-bi ge-im-si-ib-se-gi-en_
43. To ewe and her lamb may he be propitious.

44. _e-ne-em __d.__Mu-ul-lil-la UZ-de_(_182_)_ mas-bi_
45. ... _ge-en-si-ib-se-gi-en_
44. May the word of Enlil be propitious to the she-goat and her kid.

46. _d.__Mu-ul-lil-ra uru-ni se-ib nibru-(ki)_
46. For Enlil, his city, brick-walled

47. _ki-bi ga-mu-na-ab-gi_
47. Nippur, unto its place I will restore."

48. _ni-na-teg ni-na-teg ama-mu ni-na teg_
48. She offers devotion, she offers devotion, my mother offers devotion.

LAMENTATION ON THE PILLAGE OF LAGASH BY THE ELAMITES. 2154 (NO. 6)

This neatly written but seriously damaged single column tablet carried
when complete about fifty-five lines. In style the liturgical lamentation
has a striking resemblance to the lamentation on the invasion of Sumer by
the people of Gutium, published in the author's _Sumerian Liturgical
Texts_, 120-124. The same refrain, "How long? oh my destroyed city and my
destroyed temple, sadly I wail," distinguishes both compositions.(183)
Other lines are common to both threnodies. The contents are similar to the
lamentation on Lagash published in _Cuneiform Texts_ of the British
Museum, Vol. XV 22, of which ZIMMERN has published a variant VAT. 617 Rev.
II 10-42, in his _Sumerische Kultleider_. A translation of the British
Museum text will be found in the author's _Sumerian and Babylonian
Psalms_, p. 284, an edition which can now be improved.

1. _a-a_[...]
1. Father [

2. _? dingir_[...]
2. ...

3. _a uru-gul-la e-[gul-la-mu gig-ga-bi im-mi_]
3. How long? oh my destroyed city, my destroyed temple, sadly I wail.(184)

4. _ud-ba enim ud-dam bi_-[...]
4. At that time the word like a storm ...

5. _enim __d.__En-lil-la_ [...]
5. The word of Enlil ...

6. _d.__En-lil galu nam-tar_ [...]
6. Enlil who the fate of ... _determined_.

7. _d.__En-lil-li nim_-[...]
7. Enlil ...

8. _d.__Ma-ma_(185) _dumugu_ [...]
8. Mama the princely son ...

9. _d.__Nin-mar-(ki)-ra-ge gu_[...]
9. Ninmar ...

10. _azag dag-zagin __gis_