The town of Shuruppak, a city well known to you,
which stands on the banks of the river Euphrates:
this city was old ―the gods once were in it―
when the great gods decided to send down the Deluge.

šuruppake temnan, kammat nyašōyen
a eupraššet galnui iteyat
forhan ma yōš — višē yālamvar īdāš —
āyorim ōrōš targanaurāš ammīn bandā yalūngam

šuruppakShuruppak-e-LOC temnancity ,, kammatwell nya-2>3S-šoyeknow-n-2P
aREL eupraššeEuphrates.OBL-t-GEN galnubank-i-LOC i-3S-tigstand-at-3S
forhanold maalready yōšbe.PST.3S —— višeone.time-e-LOC yā-3>3(P)-laminhabit-va-PST.PFV-r-3P īdgod-āš-PL.SPEC ——
āygod-orim-PL.SPEC.ANIM ōrgreat-ōš-PL.SPEC targanaurcleansing.water-āš-PL.SPEC.ACC ammidown-:n-ACC badsend-rā-INF yā-3(P)>3-lūgdecide-gam-CVB