The History of the Tummal
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The history of the Tummal
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature
En-me-barage-si, the king, built the Iri-nanam in Enlil's temple. Aga, son of En-me-barage-si, made the Tummal flourish and brought Ninlil into the Tummal. Then the Tummal fell into ruins for the first time.
Mes-ane-pada built the Burcucua in Enlil's temple. Mes-ki-aj-nuna, son of Mes-ane-pada, made the Tummal flourish and brought Ninlil into the Tummal. Then the Tummal fell into ruins for a second time.
Gilgamec built the Numunbura in Enlil's temple. Ur-lugal, son of Gilgamec, made the Tummal flourish and brought Ninlil into the Tummal. Then the Tummal fell into ruins for a third time.
Nanni built the Lofty Garden in Enlil's temple. Mes-ki-aj- Nanna, son of Nanni, made the Tummal flourish and brought Ninlil into the Tummal. Then the Tummal fell into ruins for a fourth time.
Ur- Namma, built the E-kur. Culgi, son of Ur- Namma, made the Tummal flourish and brought Ninlil into the Tummal. Then the Tummal fell into ruins for a fifth time.
From the years of Amar- Suen (1 ms. has instead: Cu- Suen) until king Ibbi- Suen chose En-am-gal-ana (1. ms. has instead: En-me-gal-ana) by extispicy as the high priest of Inana of Unug, Ninlil came regularly to the Tummal.
Written according to the words of Lu-Inana the chief leatherworker of Enlil.
Icbi- Erra, who looks after the E-kur, built the E-cutum of Enlil.
