"ln my city I dug a canal of abundance and named it the Kec-kug canal; in Urim, I dug a canal of abundance and named it the Kec-kug canal. I named it the Pabi-luh canal, a lasting name worthy to be praised. The watercourse of my city is full of fish, and the air above it is full of birds. The watercourse of Urim is full of fish, and the air above it is full of birds. In my city honey-plants are planted, and the carp grow fat. In Urim honey-plants are planted, and the carp grow fat. The gizi reed of my city is so sweet that the cows eat them. The gizi reed of Urim is so sweet that the cows eat them."
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(/สษr/; Sumerian: Urim; Sumerian Cuneiform: ๐๐๐ URIM2KI or ๐๐๐ URIM5KI; Akkadian: Uru; Arabic: ุฃูุฑ; Hebrew: ืืืจ) was an important ian in ancient , located at the site of modern Tell el-Muqayyar (Arabic: ุชู ุงูู ููุฑ) in south Iraq's {{w|Dhi Qar Governorate}
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