Gungunum

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1. mu gu-un-gu-nu-um lugal
Year: “Gungunum (became) king”

2. mu 2(diš) ^gešgišimmar urudu e₂-^dutu-še₃ i-ni-in-ku₄-re
Year: “(Gungunum) brought into the temple of Utu two palm-trees in copper”

3. mu ba-ši-mi^ki ba-hul
Year: “Bašimi was destroyed”

4. mu us₂-sa ba-ši-mi^ki ba-hul
Year after: “Bašimi was destroyed”

5. mu an-ša-an^ki ba-hul
Year: “Anšan was destroyed”

6. mu en-^dutu maš₂-e in-pad₃
Year: “(Gungunum) chose by means of the omens the en-priestess of Utu”

7. mu us₂-sa en^dutu maš₂-e in-pad₃
Year after: “(Gungunum) chose by means of the omens the en-priestess of Utu”

8. mu alan urudu gu-la e₂-^dutu-še₃ i-ni-in-ku₄-re
Year: “(Gungunum) brought into the temple of Utu a great statue in copper”

9. mu en-^dutu ba-hun-ga₂
Year: “the en-priestess of Utu was installed”

10. mu ^geššu-nir gal nesag-ga₂ 2(diš)-a-bi u₃ ^gešgu-za kaskal e₂-^dnanna-še₃ i-ni-in-ku₄-re
Year: “(Gungunum) brought into the temple of Nanna two great emblems as a present / offering and a sedan-chair”

11. mu alan urudu gir₃-tab-ba ^dnanna-ra mu-un-na-an-dim₂
Year: “(Gungunum) made a statue in copper for Nanna (representing the king) walking”

12. mu us₂-sa alan urudu gir₃-tab-ba ^dnanna-ra mu-un-na-an-dim2
Year after: “(Gungunum) made a statue in copper for Nanna (representing the king) walking”

13. mu en-nin-sun₂-zi en-^dnin-gublaga ba-hun-ga₂
Year: “Enninsunzi was installed as en-priestess of Nin-gublaga”

14. mu alan urudu gir₃-tab-ba du-a e₂-^dnanna-še₃ i-ni-in-ku₄-re
Year: “(Gungunum) brought into the temple of Nanna a statue in copper (representing him) walking”

15. mu e gu₂ id₂-an-ne₂-pad₃-da in-si-ga
Year: “(Gungunum) dug the irrigation ditch on the bank of the canal 'Annepadda / Chosen by An'”

16. mu e₂-^dinanna ša₃ larsa^ki-ma ba-du₃
Year: "the temple of Inanna in Larsa was built”

17. mu e id₂-im-gur-^dsuen in-si-ga
Year: “the irrigation ditch of the canal 'Imgur-Sin / beloved of Sin' was dug”

18. mu e₂-^dlugal-ki-du₉-na ba-du₃
Year: “the temple of Lugal-kiduna was built”

19. mu inim an ^den-lil₂ ^dnanna-ta ma-al-gi₄-a ^geštukul ba-ab-sig₃ u₃ e₂-danna bi₂-in-gi-na u₃ id₂-kur-ra ka-bi ba-an-dib
Year: “on the orders of An, Enlil and Nanna (the army of) Malgium was defeated by weapons and the edanna-camp was erected and the mouth of the mountain canal was crossed”

20. mu abul mah uri₂^ki-ma ba-du₃
Year: “the magnificent gate of Ur was built”

21 mu bad₃ gal larsa^ki-ma ba-du₃
Year: “the great city wall of Larsa was built”

22 mu du-un-nu-um^ki u₃ id₂-i-šar-tum ba-du₃
Year: “Dunnum and the canal Išartum were built”

23 mu bad₃ gal ka₂-^dgeštin-an-na gu-un-gu-nu-um ba-du₃
Year: “the great fortification (called) 'Ka-Geštin-anna / Gate of Geštinanna' was built by Gungunum”

24 mu e₂-^dnin-i₃-si-in^ki-na larsa^ki-ma ba-du₃
Year: “the temple of Nin-Isin in Larsa was built”

25 mu e₂-šutum₂ / e₂-gi-na-ab-tum ku₃ ^dnanna ša₃ uri₂^ki-ma ba-du₃
Year: “the holy Ešutum / Eginabtum of Nanna in Ur was built”

26 mu alan ku₃-babbar ^dnanna-ra mu-na-an-dim₂
Year: “(Gungunum) made a statue in silver for Nanna”

27 mu id₂-^dba-ba₆-he₂-gal₂ / id₂-^dba-ba₆-ri-ša-at id₂ gir₂-su^ki ba-ba-al
Year: “the canal of Girsu (called) 'Baba is abundance' was dug”

28 mu us₂-sa id₂-^dba-ba₆-he₂-gal₂ id₂ gir₂-su^ki ba-ba-al
Year after: “the canal of Girsu (called) 'Baba is abundance' was dug”