A wider lament — not only Ur, but every city of the land has fallen, and the gods have abandoned the temples one by one.
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Tradition
Sumerian city-lament. The longest of the five Ur III laments; surveys the systemic collapse of the Sumerian heartland and the divine withdrawal that accompanies it.
Translation
ETCSL — J.A. Black, G. Cunningham, E. Robson, G. Zólyomi et al. (2003). Used by permission for educational and non-commercial purposes.
License
ETCSL translation. Reproduced for educational and religious commentary under ETCSL's non-commercial educational use clause.