Lipit-Ishtar

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<b>1. mu ^dli-pi₂-it-e&scaron;₄-tar₂ lugal</b> : Year: &ldquo;Lipit-Ishtar (became) king&rdquo;

<b>a. mu nig₂-si-sa₂ ki-en-gi ki-uri-a mu-ni-in-gar</b> : Year: &ldquo;(Lipit-Ishtar) made justice in Sumer and Akkad&rdquo;

<b>b. mu inim ^den-lil₂ ^dnanna-ta ur₂i^ki ki-be₂ bi-in-gi₄-a</b> : Year: &ldquo;On the order of Enlil and Nanna (the city of) Ur was restored&rdquo;

<b>c. mu ^gi&scaron;gu-za ku₃-sig₁₇ ^dnin-in-si-na-ra mu-na-dim₂-ma ^dnin-in-si-na-ke₄ &scaron;a₃ hul₂-la e₂-gal-mah ba-gub-ba</b> : Year: &ldquo;(Lipit-Ishtar), having made a throne in gold for Ninisin, had it joyfully placed in (the temple) Egalmah for Nin-Isin&rdquo; <b>d. mu id₂-^dnin-ki ba-ba-al</b> : Year: &ldquo;The canal of Ninki was dug&rdquo;

<b>e. mu la'u₃ ki-en-gi ki-uri i-in-gal₂-la … e₂-ki&scaron;ib-ba …</b> : Year: &ldquo;The arrears of debts lasting on Sumer and Akkad (were released) … in the accounting house&rdquo;

<b>f. mu us₂-sa la'u₃ ki-en-gi ki-uri i-in-gal₂-la … e₂-ki&scaron;ib-ba …</b> : Year after the year: &ldquo;The arrears of debts lasting on Sumer and Akkad (were released) … in the accounting house&rdquo;

<b>g. mu en-^dnin-sun₂-zi en-^dnin-gublaga ur₂i^ki-ma ma&scaron;₂-e i₃-pad₃</b> : Year: &ldquo;(Lipit-Ishtar) chose by means of the omens Enninsunzi for <i>en</i>-priestess of Nin-gublaga in Ur&rdquo;

<b>h. mu ^gi&scaron;apin ba-dim₂</b> : Year: &ldquo;The plow was made&rdquo;

<b>i. mu &scaron;a ^dli-pi₂-it-e&scaron;₄-tar₂ amurram it,-ru-du-u&scaron;</b> : Year: &ldquo;Lipit-Ishtar repulsed the Amorite&rdquo; (BM 78395)

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