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RIME 4.04.06.02, ex. 01 (P293444)
Official or display, Early Old Babylonian, Uruk · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.04.06.02, ex. 01 |
|---|---|
| ID | P293444 |
| Museum no. | YBC 02145 |
| 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 | Uruk (mod. Warka) |
| Coordinates | 31.3234, 45.6395 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}inanna | For Inanna |
| 2 | nin gal e2-an-na | the great lady of the Eanna temple |
| 3 | nin-mu-ra | for Ninmura |
| 4 | an-am3 sipa zi | Anam, the true shepherd |
| 5 | unu{ki}-ga-ke4 | of Uruk |
| 6 | agrig szu dim4-ma | the steward who created |
| 7 | sze-ga an {d}inanna | favorable to An and Inanna, |
| 8 | dumu ki-ag2 | beloved child |
| 9 | {d}inanna-me-en | I am Inanna |
| 10 | u4 e2 an {d}inanna | when the temple of An and Inanna |
| 11 | nig2 dim2-dim2 libir-ra | that which had been fashioned, |
| 12 | {d}ur-{d}namma | Ur-Namma |
| 13 | {d}szul-gi-ra-ke4 | of Šulgi, |
| 14 | mu-un-gibil4-a | he had restored, |
| 15 | ki-be2 bi2-gi4-a | restored, |
| 16 | e2 ge6-par3 en-na | House of the Gipar, until when? |
| 17 | ki-tusz sza3 hul2-la*-na | her dwelling place of joy |
| 18 | la-la-bi-sze3 tum2-ma | fitting for its luxuriance |
| 19 | mu-un-ki-gar | he established. |
| 20 | e2 gibil4-gin7 | like a new house |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | hu-mu-u3-tu | he shall give back. |
| 2 | {gesz}ig gal-gal erin-a | large doors of cedar, |
| 3 | _{gesz}e-lam-ma-kum_ | the elamkum tree |
| 4 | hur-sag*-ta de6-a | from the mountain range |
| 5 | {gesz}ig i3 szesz2 | a door with oil for the brother |
| 6 | {kusz}a2*-si*-bi | its leather strap |
| 7 | alan sa6-ga | a beautiful statue |
| 8 | ul zabar husz szu du7 | clad in reddish bronze, |
| 9 | me-te e2-e-ke4 | suitable for the temple, |
| 10 | ba-ab-du7 | was built. |
| 11 | e2-be2 hu-mu-si-si | May he fill that house with joy. |
| 12 | lu2 mu-sar-ra-ba | Whoever this inscription |
| 13 | szu bi2-ib2-ur3-a | shall erase, |
| 14 | mu-ni | his name |
| 15 | bi2-ib-sar-re-a | he wrote |
| 16 | an gal | great An |
| 17 | a-a dingir-re-e-ne | father of the gods, |
| 18 | {d}inanna nin an-ki-ke4 | Inanna, the queen of heaven and earth |
| 19 | asz2 hul-bi | because of its evil |
| 20 | he2-em-bal-esz | they shall cross over. |
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