Suziana’s (House in Gagima) – Temple Hymn

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(gods in blue)

O E-ĝa-duda (House, chamber of the mound), ……, crown of the high plain, holy place, pure place,

house, your foundation is a great princely mooring pole.

Du-saĝ-dili (Singular mound), your lady,

the singular woman who keeps the chamber and the dais full, gladdens your platform in princely style.

Your princess who avoids anger and is exceedingly wise,

 (Royal Prince Enlil, King Anu’s son & heir, the Earth Colony Commander)

the princely daughter who prospers together with the Great Mountain,

Šu-zi-ana, the junior wife of father Enlil, has erected a house in your precinct,

O Du-saĝ-dili, and taken her seat upon your dais.

9 lines: the house of Šu-zi-ana in Ĝa-gi-ma.