Sumerian Translation

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Just transcribed (out of cuneiform) and translated this monster passage:

e₂-an-na-tum₂ ensi₂ lagaš^ki a₂-šum₂-ma en-lil₂-ke₄ ga-zi ni-gu₇-a ^dnin-hur-saǧ-ke₄ mu-pad₃-a₂ ^dnin-ǧir₂-su₂-ke₄ ša₃-pad₃-a₂ ^dnanše-ke₄ dumu-a-kur-gal ensi₂ lagaš^ki kur elam^ki aga₃-kar₂ bi-se₃ URU_xA^ki aga₃-kar₂ bi-se₃ umma^ki aga₃-kar₂ bi-se₃ uri₅^ki aga₃-kar bi-se₃ ud ba ^dnin-gir₂-su₂-ra kisal-daǧal-la-na pu₂-sig₄-bahar₂-ra mu-na-ni-du₃ diǧir-ra-ni ^dšul-utul₁₂ ud-ba ^dnin-ǧir₂-su₂-ke₄ e₂-an-na-tum₂ ki mu-na-aǧ₂.

Which I translated as:

“Eannatum, the governer of Lagash, to whom Enlil gave power, who was fed on the true milk by Ninhursang, and called to service by Ningirsu, and chosen in her heart by Nanshe; the son of Akurgal, the governor of Lagash, he conquered the land of Elam, Uru'a, Umma and Uri: in those days, he built a fountain out of baked brick for Ningirsu in his wide courtyard, and his god was Shul-utul; then Ningirsu loved Eannatum.”

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Here's another fun one:

^dnin-ǧir₂-su₂ ur-saǧ en-lil₂-ra en-an-na-tum₂ ensi₂ lagaš^ki ša₃-pad₃-da ^dnanše ensi₂-gal ^dnin-ǧir₂-su₂-ka dumu en-temen-na ensi₂ lagaš^ki-ka-ke₄ ^dnin-ǧir₂-su₂-ra e₂ bappir₃-ka-ni ki-bi mu-na-gi₄ en-an-na-tum₂ lu₂ e₂-bappir₃ ^dnin-ǧir₂-su₂-ka ki-bi gi₄-a diǧir-ra-ni ^dšul-utul₁₂-am₆.

translates to

Enannatum, the governor of Lagash, whom Nanshe chose in her heart, the priest-lord of Ningirsu, the son of Entemena (governor of Lagash), restored for Ningirsu his House of Beer-Bread; [of] Enannatum, the man who restored the House of Beer-Bread of Ningirsu, his god is Shul-utul.