RINAP 2, Sargon II 017 composite [composite]
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| a 1a 1 | dnin-ši-ku₃ EN ne₂-me-qi₂ pa-ti-qu | (a 1) O Ninshiku (Ea), lord of wisdom, creator of the sum total, for Sargon, king of the world, king of the land of Ashur, governor of Babylon, king of the land of Sumer and Akkad, builder of your cella: Cause your subterranean spring to open. Make its reservoirs deliver abundant and plentiful waters. Provide irrigation for his meadowland. Decree great intelligence (and) far-ranging wisdom as his fate. Make his deed come to fruition that he may achieve his goal! |
| a 22 | kal gim-ri a-na mMAN-GIN MAN ŠU₂ MAN KUR aš-šurki | |
| a 33 | GIR₃.NITA₂ KA₂.DINGIR.RAki MAN KUR EME.GI₇ u URIki | |
| a 44 | ba-nu-u ku-me-ka nag-bi-ka šu-up-ta-a | |
| a 55 | šu-bi-la kup₃-pi-šu₂ ma-a-mi ḫi-iṣ-bi u ṭuḫ-di | |
| a 66 | šum-ki-ra ta-mir-tuš uz-nu DAGALtu₂ ḫa-si-su | |
| a 77 | pal-ka-a ši-i-mi ši-ma-tuš | |
| a 88 | e-piš-tuš šul-li-ma lik-šu-da ni-iz-mat-su1 |
1Epištu here is singular as is nizmatu, which suggest the act and goal referred to is the construction project itself.