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Immarūninni- They see me,
Ina narkabtī- In my chariot,
Īde iwwû, ša- I know they say that,
Peṣêku u ḫasīsam īšu- I am white and I possess wisdom,
Peṣêku u ḫasīsam īšu- I am white and I possess wisdom,
Peṣêku u ḫasīsam īšu- I am white and I possess wisdom,
Peṣêku u ḫasīsam īšu- I am white and I have wisdom,
Akāšum itti zūkī- The walking with the foot soldiers,
Errissu- I desire it,
U iwwû, ša- But they say that,
Eli kala eṭemmī peṣêku- I am whiter than all the ghosts,
Peṣêku u ḫasīsam īšu-I am white and I possess wisdom,
Peṣêku u ḫasīsam īšu- I am white and I possess wisdom,
Amranni, anaku peṣêku- Look at me, I am white,
Amranni, ḫasīsam īšu- Look at me I possess wisdom.
Rēštum ina kala bēt ṭuppī- Foremost in all the tablet houses [schools],
Sîn-lēqi-unninni ḫībī- Sîn-lēqi-unninni is my favorite [author of the epic of gilgamesh]
Nikiltu ‘na illat kalbī- Skills at Pack of Dogs [the Royal Game of Ur] I have.
Īšu, la tammar ana kiṣallī- Look at my sheep ankle bones [used for playing games]
ḫūpū narkabtim ula iṣabbarū- The wheel rims of my chariot do not spin,
Etlūtim magarrī ibarrû- Youths look upon my wheels,
Igulûm ana kala ṣalmī anaqqi- Fine oil on all my deity statues I pour,
Gilgamesh ina gerginakkī- Gilgamesh is in my library.