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RIME 4.02.13.27, ex. 07 (P272904)
Official or display, Early Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.02.13.27, ex. 07 |
|---|---|
| ID | P272904 |
| Museum no. | WAM 48.1801 |
| Collection | Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Early Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | uncertain (mod. uncertain) |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a col 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}inanna | For Inanna |
| 2 | nin ni2 gal gur3-ru | the lady with great fearsomeness |
| 3 | me szar2-ra tab-ba | who has gathered all the divine powers, |
| 4 | dumu gal {d}suen-na | the great son of Suen |
| 5 | nin-a-ni-ir | his mistress |
| 6 | ARAD2-{d}suen | Warad-Sin |
| 7 | nun# sze-ga nibru{ki} | prince who agrees with Nippur |
| 8 | u2-a uri2{ki}-ma | provider of Ur, |
| 9 | sag-en3-tar gir2-su{ki} | the foremost of Girsu, |
| 10 | ki-lagasz{ki}-a | of Lagaš, |
| 11 | e2-babbar-da ni2 te-ge26 | who reveres the Ebabbar, |
| 12 | lugal larsa{ki}-ma | king of Larsa, |
| 13 | lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri | king of Sumer and Akkad. |
| 14 | szul a2-ag2-ga2 kin-kin | the youth who establishes orders |
| 15 | gesz-hur szu du7-du7 | perfecting the divine plans |
| 16 | e2 dingir-re-e-ne | the temples of the gods |
| 17 | szu gibil bi2-in-ak | he made a new hand. |
| 18 | {uruda}alan gal-gal | large copper statues |
| 19 | mu pa3-da nam-lugal-la-ka-na | nominated by his kingship |
| 20 | gal-bi bi2-in-su8-ga | he made it stand tall. |
| 21 | iri szub-szub-ba-bi | Its destroyed cities |
| 22 | bad3-bi hu-mu-du3-a | I built its walls. |
| 23 | ma-da dagal-a-na | his wide land |
| 24 | e2 ne-ha bi2-in-tusz-a | he sat in peace in the house. |
| 25 | ni2 tuku sza3 KA gal2 | who has fear in his heart, |
| surface a col 2 | ||
| 1 | erin2 szu-a gi4-gi4-me-en | I am the one who returns the troops in their hands |
| 2 | gesztu2# dagal | broad understanding |
| 3 | kin da-ri2 dim2-me-de3 | to establish a forever-lasting work |
| 4 | {d}en-ki-ke4 ma-an-szum2-ma | Enki gave me, |
| 5 | nam-bi-sze3 {d}inanna nin-ga2 | Because of this Inanna, my lady, |
| 6 | inim sa6-sa6-ge-da-ga2 | and my beautiful words |
| 7 | e2-tilmun-na | the Etilmuna |
| 8 | ki-tusz ni2 dub2-bu | a dwelling place of relaxation |
| 9 | sza3 hul2-la-ka-ni | her joyful heart |
| 10 | igi du8-u3-de3 | to look at |
| 11 | sza3-be2 asila si | whose heart is full of joy, |
| 12 | diri u4-bi-da-ka | more than before |
| 13 | e2-szu-si3-ga-bi | its Ešusiga temple |
| 14 | u3-mu-dagal | I broadened. |
| 15 | u4 ul-sze3 | forever |
| 16 | nam-ti-mu-sze3 hu-mu-du3 | for my life I built. |
| 17 | sag-bi mu-ni-il2 | he raised its top. |
| 18 | hur-sag-gin7 hu-mu-mu2 | May it grow like a mountain range. |
| 19 | nig2 ak-ak-da-ga2 ne-e-sze3 | because of what I do, |
| 20 | {d}inanna nin-mu | To Inanna my mistress |
| 21 | ha-ma-szi-hul2 | may she rejoice over me. |
| 22 | u4 su3-ra2 mu he2-gal2-la | In distant days, in years of abundance |
| 23 | asz-te suhusz gi-na | the throne with a firm foundation |
| 24 | gidri ug3 gur2-gur2 | a scepter for the many people |
| 25 | sag-e-esz ha-ma-ni-in-rig7 | may he present to me. |
Sources & licences
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