The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature
(Texts: All Artifacts, Color Coding, & Writings in Bold Type With Italics Inside Parenthesis, are Added by Editor R. Brown, not the Authors, Translators, or Publishers!)
(gods in blue …mixed-breed demigods in teal…)
1-13 Rim-Sîn, king of abundance, august doyen of rulers, may right and justice be your helpers.
May they make a good …… for you. May they make …… for you.
Rim-Sîn, named with a name by An (Anu) and Enlil,
(Ur temple E–kishnugal with city way below)
when you enter the Great Gate, the gate of Urim (Ur),
may the favorable protective god and the protective goddess of peace,
gatekeepers of the Great Gate, shine upon you …….
May they bring you back an answer of life and peace ……
(Ningal & spouse Nanna seated)
to your greeting which they bring before Nanna (Nannar) and (spouse) Ningal.
14-30 May they cause a good …… that brings happiness,
a mood of encouragement, to issue for you from within the E-kic-nujal.
May the gods of life of the Great Gate open the doors for you.
May the gods of peace, guardians of the Great Gate, rejoice at your presence,
and may their features light up at you.
May they …… their beards …… for you.
When you enter the Gate of Urim, the Gate of Splendor,
(Nannar‘s stairway to Heaven)
…… the brickwork of Urim.
…… the Gate of Urim.
…… the Great Gate.
May …… be your interpreter (?).
…… the Great Gate.
May they speak to you …….
May they cause …… for you with joyous hearts.
31-48 May they set favorable signs and encouraging words before you.
May they cause you to place your feet in holy places, places of life.
O Rim-Sîn, pre-eminent prince of the foreign lands and of the Land of Sumer! —
in the Dul-barag-gal-mah, the habitation of Urim,
may Nijerim-cu-tabbi (unidentified) in the Dul-barag-gal-mah,
may Nijerim-cu-urur (unidentified) in the Dul-barag-gal-mah,
may Dugab-cu-gigi (unidentified) in the Dul-barag-gal-mah,
may Dugab-cu-tabbi (unidentified) in the Dul-barag-gal-mah —
may they, the standing gods of the Great Gate and the benevolent gods of entering,
(gods standing before Nannar)
stand at your right and left to assure you a destiny of life until distant days.
May they bring your greeting to Nanna and Ningal.
May they cause you to have a favorable sign permanently by your side
and to receive offerings (?) favorable for you.
Rim-Sîn, you are my king!
49 A prayer to the gods of peace on entering the Great Gate.