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RIME 4.02.14.23, ex. 01 (P286396)
Official or display, Early Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.02.14.23, ex. 01 |
|---|---|
| ID | P286396 |
| Museum no. | YBC 02247 |
| Collection | Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Early Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh) |
| Coordinates | 31.2832, 45.8549 |
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 | dingir ib2-ba gu2-en-na sag il2 | The angry deity raises his head in the throne room. |
| 3 | an-ta-gal2 kur-kur-ra dalla | Beloved of all the lands, radiant, |
| 4 | musz3-me-bi i-szi si | whose face is full of tears, |
| 5 | dingir zi sza3 gur-ru-bi du10-ga | True god, whose heart is sweet, |
| 6 | arhusz su13 la-ra-ah nig2-gig-ga | with a merciful heart, awe-inspiring, evil, |
| 7 | szu dab5-be2 gal-zu-a-asz | because of your great control, |
| 8 | nin-mu-ra | for Ninmura |
| 9 | nam-ti | for the life |
| 10 | {d}ri-im-{d}suen | Rim-Sîn, |
| 11 | lugal larsa{ki}-ma-sze3 | king of Larsa |
| 12 | u3 li-ri-isz-ga-am-lum dumu-munus-a-ni | and Liriš-gamlum, his daughter, |
| 13 | {d}ri-im-{d}suen-{d}sza-la-ba-asz-ta-szu | Rīm-Sîn-šalabaštāku, |
| 14 | dam ki-ag2 {d}ri-im-{d}suen | beloved wife of Rīm-Sîn, |
| 15 | dumu-munus {d}suen-ma-gir-ke4 | daughter of Sin-magir, |
| 16 | munus sun5-na | the humble woman |
| 17 | me-te nam-lugal-sze3 tum2-ma-me*-en | I am the suitable one for kingship |
| 18 | u4 nin-mu mu nam-sa6-ga | When my lady named me with a good name |
| 19 | gu3 zi-de3-esz ma-an-de2-<a> | He spoke to me faithfully |
| 20 | nam-bi-sze3 {d}inanna-ra | for this Inanna |
| 21 | inim sa6-sa6-ge-da-mu-ne | when I make beautiful words, |
| 22 | dug {na4}_u2-szu3_ | a bowl of gypsum |
| 23 | a sikil-la szu tag-ga-sze3 tum2-ma | suitable for pure water, |
| 24 | nig2 u4-bi-ta nin! igi-du-mu-ne | Because of this, the lady who saw me |
| 25 | ba-ra-an-dim2-ma-a | did not build, |
| surface a col 2 | ||
| 1 | u3-mu-dim2 | he fashioned. |
| 2 | ka2 ku3 kisal-mah e2-me-ur4-ur4 | The holy gate, the main courtyard of the E-me-urur |
| 3 | ki u6-di kalam-ma-ka | at the place of the splendor of the Land, |
| 4 | ul-sze3 mu-ni-gub | he set it up forever. |
| 5 | szu lu2 hul hesz5{esz2}-ta | from Hand of Evildoer |
| 6 | li-ri-isz-ga-am-lum kar-re-de3 | to smite Lirišgamlum |
| 7 | a2*-sag3 asz-bur2 su-a-na gal2-la | who is in charge of the asag and ašbur tasks of his body |
| 8 | ni2 nu-zu-ur2 szum2-mu-de3 | to give an aura that cannot be changed |
| 9 | sza3-hal igi-ni-a zi-zi-i-de3 | to raise the šaḫal in front of him, |
| 10 | zi-ne2 uri3 ak-de3 | to make a righteous decision, |
| 11 | nam-ti li-ri-isz-ga-am-lum dumu-munus-mu | for the life of Liriš-gamlum, my daughter, |
| 12 | u3 nam-ti-mu-sze3 | and for my life |
| 13 | geme2 ni2-tuku-ni-me-en | I am a female slave who reveres her |
| 14 | a mu-na-ru | dedicated it (this vessel). |
| 15 | u4-me-da u4-da egir-bi-sze3 | In those days, in those days afterwards |
| 16 | lu2 kin ak-a-mu ib2-zi-ir-re-a | (Sum) The one who destroyed my work-assignment, the one who erases it (Akk) The person who erased my work |
| 17 | ki-gub-ba-bi ib2-da-ab-kur2-ru-a | shall change its standing place |
| 18 | ki kur2-ra bi2-ib2-gub-bu-a | and placed it in a foreign place, |
| 19 | mu-sar-ra-ba szu bi2-ib2-ur3-a | and erases its inscription |
| 20 | mu-ni bi2-ib2-sar-re-a | shall write his name therein |
| 21 | asz2-bala-ba-ke4-esz | and the Ašbala |
| 22 | lu2-kur2 szu ba-an-zi-zi-i-a | a foreigner raised |
| 23 | lu2-ba {d}inanna nin kur-kur-ra-ke4 | That man, Inanna, queen of all the lands |
| 24 | sza3 ib2-ba lipisz bal-a-ne2 | whose angry heart is full of bitterness, |
| 25 | asz2 gig-ga he2-en-e | may he curse him bitterly! |
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