Lugalbanda

A man should not perish.

— Lugalbanda

A lost dog is bad; a lost man is terrible.

— Lugalbanda

King whom one cannot reach in the distant sky! Suen whom one cannot reach in the distant sky! King who loves justice, who hates evil! Suen who loves justice, who hates evil! Justice brings joy justly to your heart.

— Lugalbanda

Utu, shepherd of the land, father of the black-headed, when you go to sleep, the people go to sleep with you; youth Utu, when you rise, the people rise with you.

— Lugalbanda