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1. Guuze mada araaka khii neludiimum lan in dugimish dugumak. 
(And then (for) the entire land existed one intercommunication and few speeches.)

2. Guuze khii lur ud unekhiig mirurad, nemninanisuud ka naashi ka mada Shin-Ar, nelaagsir. 
(And then there was the time when  they came out together from the East,  having
found on the plain the land Shin-Ar they lived together (there).)

3.  Guuze  nedug,  "Urakki! Kha  nikdimuud  khakhunasum  nikgis ekharlii."  Ziki
kimaashazishii khakunasum ka ana, in kimaashazishii keku ka anirmik. 
(Thereupon they said to each other,  "Join in! Having shaped bricks, let's  bake
them solid."  Then bricks  functioned as  their stones,  and clay  functioned as
their sealant.)

4.  Guuze  nedug,  "Urakki!  Kha nikneshenki  suru  in  sekhursag  mirrika, aame
niknedusha esangu ka shisha,  ziki reknegiirlarki semu, gure  em shedgakiikursha
sekashagi ka pipilaa. 
(Thereupon they said to each other,  "Join in! Let's together build us  our city
and our tall arcology, such that  (we) together erect its top into  outer space,
so then  (we) together  spread out  our fame,  so that  we may not start getting
divided out to the edges of our world.)

5. Guuze zedki IIKHUUKHE ka ekginimuush uru in khursag mirrika lii gakshen Imegi
midumiirgim. 
(Thereupon IIkhuukhe descended for the inspecting of this city and tall arcology
which the descendants of Man built.)

6. Guuze  zidug IIKHUUKHE,  "Irgimke, khii  mumadum lan,  in khii neludiimum lan
irgesh baasad,  ziki ekgikikshi.  Diluukhe redrigdimur  lekushushmii disa, kalii
gaamuurzurna." 
(Thereupon IIkhuukhe said, "Look  here, there is one  society, and there is  one
intercommunication shared by all, so  then they have started working  (on this).
And now  any of  their various  plans which  they will  settle on  are not to be
vetoed.)

7. "Dape, sedzusuud senakzina ka leneludiimumku, gure khe gaadneshiish." 
("Well, I will descend and then I will mix this intercommunication of theirs, so
that they may not speak to each other.")

8.  Guuze  gaakkiikshasuud  IIKHUUKHEGIM  kashagi  ka  pipilaa,  zigi   reshilig
leneshenina ka uruku. 
(Thereupon IIkhuukhe divided them out to the edges of the planet, so then  their
building together of that city ceased.)

9. Rimlaa kisakher iru Babele, laa karuu reknakimuud IIKHUUKHEGIM kashagi araaka
neludiimum, in karuurad lekkiikshuu IIKHUUKHEGIM kasha gi ka pipilaa. 
(Therefore its name is Babele, because there IIkhuukhe mixed the entire planet's
intercommunication, and then from there IIkhuukhe divided them out to the  edges
of the planet.)




Rough parsing:

1. Guuze mada araa-ka khii ne-ludiim-um la-n in du-gimish dug-um-ak.

1a. thereupon land entire-ADJ exist recip-communicate-abstr one-ADJ and not-many
speak-abstr-POSS

2. Guuze khii lur ud  u-ne-khiig miru/Kelem-rad, nemn-i-na-ni-suud ka naashi  ka
-mada Shin Ar, ne-laagsir.

2a. Thereupon exist time when hpi-recip-exit east-ABL, find-a/p-dat loc-pger  IO
-plain IO-land Shin Ar, recip-dwell.

3. Guuze  ne-dug, "Urak-ki!  Kha ni-k-dim-uud  khakhunasum ni-k-gis  ekhar lii."
Ziki  ki-maasha-zish-ii  khakunasum  ka-a-na,  in  ki-maasha-zish-ii  keku  ka-a
-nirmik.

3a. thereupon recip-say,  "confer-impv! let's ndi-DH-form-pger  cinderblocks ndi
-DH-bake hard-ADV." So-then ndr-function.as-BEN-INSTR cinderblocks  IO-hp-stone,
and ndr-function.as-BEN-INSTR clay IO-hp sealant.

4. Guuze  ne-dug, "Urak-ki!  Kha ni-k-ne-shen-ki  s-uru in  se-khursag mirri-ka,
aame ni-k-ne-du-sha  e-sangu ka-shisha,  ziki re-k-ne-giirlar-ki  se-mu, gure em
she-d-ga-kiik-ur-sha se-kasha-gi ka-pi-pi-laa."

4a. Thereupon recip-say, "confer-impv! let's ndi-DH-recip-build-BEN us city  and
us-arcology tall-ADJ, so  then ndi-DH-recip-erect-TRANS its-top  IO-outer.space,
so.then  abstr-DH-recip-spread.out-BEN   our-fame,  so.that   may  si-neg-incept
-divide-pass-TRANS our-planet-part IO-edge-edge ALONG.

5. Guuze z-ed-ki IIKHUUKHE ka-e-k-ginim-uu-sh  uru in khursag mirri-ka lii  ga-k
-shen Ime-gi midumiir-gim.

5a. Thereupon  hon/d-descend-BEN PN  IO-npr-DH-inspect-hinstr-act/part city  and
arcology tall-adj which npi-DH-build man-part descendants-ERG.

6. Guuze zi-dug  IIKHUUKHE, "irgimke, khii  mumad-um la-n, in  khii ne ludiim-um
la-n irge-sh baas-ad, ziki e-k-g-ik-ikshi. Diluukhe re-d rigdim-ur  le-kushushmi
-ii dis-a, ka-lii gaa-muurzu-r-na."

6a.  Thereupon hon/d-say  PN, "behold,  exist society-abstr  one-adj, and  exist
recip-communicate-abstr  one-adj share-act/pcpl  all-ADV, so.then  npr-DH-incept
-dur-work.on And.now  abstr-not-veto-pass hd's-plans  distrib any-adj,  IO-which
hdi-decide.on-fut-dat."

7.  "Dape, s-ed-zu-suud  se-nak-zi-na ka-le-ne-ludiim-um-ku,  gure khe  gaa-d-ne
-shiish."

7a.  "Well,  I-descend-fut-pger  I-mix-fut/apass-dat  IO-hd's-recip  communicate
-abstr-spec, so.that let.them hdi-neg-recip-talk."

8. Guuze gaa-k-kiik-sha-suud IIKHUUKHE-gim kasha-gi ka-pi-pi-laa, zigi re-shilig
le-ne-shen-i-na ka-uru-ku.

8a. thereupon  hdi-DH-divide-TRANS-pger PN-erg  planet-part IO-edge  edge-along,
so.then abstr-stop hd's-recip-build-a/p-dat IO-city-spec.

9. RIMLAA ki-sakhel iru Babele,  laa ka-ruu re-k-nak-im-uud IIKHUUKHE gim  kasha
-gi araa-ka ne-ludiim-um,  in ka-ruu-rad le-k-kiik-sh-uu  IIKHUUKHE-gim kasha-gi
ka-pi-pi-laa.

9a.  Therefore nd's-name  is PN,  because IO-that  abstr-DH-mix-LOC-pger PN-erg
planet-part  whole-adj  recip-communicate-abstr,  and  IO-that-ABL hdr-DH-divide
-TERM-hinstr PN-erg planet-part IO-edge-edge-across.