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RIME 4.01.03.03, ex. 01 & RIME 4.01.10.11, ex. 01 (P342802)
Official or display, Early Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.01.03.03, ex. 01 & RIME 4.01.10.11, ex. 01 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342802 |
| Museum no. | UM L-29-578 |
| Collection | Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Early Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Nippur (mod. Nuffar) |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
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 | ||
| 1 | {d}nin-lil2 | For Ninlil |
| 2 | nin dingir-re-e-ne-ra | for the lady of the gods |
| 3 | {d}i-din-{d}da-gan lugal-e | Iddin-Dagan, the king |
| 4 | {uruda}alan gal-gal min-a-bi mu-na-dim2 | He fashioned two large copper statues for him. |
| 5 | nibru{ki}-sze3 nu-un-de6 | to Nippur he did not bring. |
| 6 | szu {d}i-din-{d}da-gan-ta | from Iddin-Dagan |
| 7 | en-na {d}en-lil2-ba-ni lugal-e | until Enlil-bani, the king |
| 8 | mu 1(gesz2) 5(u) 7(disz)-kam | 97th year. |
| 9 | sza3 i3-si-in-na-ka i3-su8-ge-esz-am3 | They stood in the middle of Isin |
| 10 | {d}nin-lil2-le sza3 hul2-la-ni-ta | Ninlil, because of his joyful heart |
| 11 | al in-du3 in-du11-ma | he has built, he built, and |
| 12 | {d}en-lil2-ba-ni lugal kal-ga | Enlil-bani, the mighty king |
| 13 | lugal i3-si-in-na lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri | King of Isin, king of Sumer and Akkad. |
| 14 | ki#-ag2 {d}en-lil2 u3 {d}nin-lil2 | beloved of Enlil and Ninlil |
| 15 | {uruda}alan gal-gal min-a-bi | and two large copper alabasters |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza3 i3-si-in-na-ta | from Isin |
| 2 | nibru{ki}-sze3 in-de6 | to Nippur he brought. |
| 3 | kisal-mah e2-ga2-gesz-szu2-a-ka | in the main courtyard of the Eŋešua |
| 4 | {d}nin-lil2 nin-a-ni-ir mu-na-gub | For Ninlil his mistress he set it up. |
| 5 | mu-bi-sze3 {d}nin-lil2-le | because of this, Ninlil |
| 6 | nam-ti {d}en-lil2-ba-ni | for the life of Enlil-bani |
| 7 | ki {d}en-lil2-la2-ta u4-bi ba-ni-in-su3 | from Enlil the storm blew. |
| 8 | lu2 mu-sar-ra-ba szu bi2-<ib-ur3-ra> | Whoever erases this inscription |
| 9 | {d}en-lil2 lugal-mu u3 {d}nin-lil2 nin-mu | For Enlil my master and Ninlilmy mistress |
| 10 | nam ha-ba-an-da-ku5-ru-ne | they shall curse him. |
| 11 | {d}nin-lil2 nin dingir-re-e-ne-ra | For Ninlil, the lady of the gods |
| 12 | {d}i-din-{d}da-gan lugal kal-ga | Iddin-Dagan, the strong king |
| 13 | {uruda}alan ezen mah?-na mu-na-dim2 | He fashioned the alān-drum for his great festival. |
| 14 | igi-ni-sze3 in-de6 | he brought before her. |
| 15 | nam-ti-la-ni-sze3 a mu-na-ru | for his life he dedicated it (this vessel). |
| 16 | lu2 a2 nig2-hul-dim2-ma ib2-szi-ag2-ge26-a | If a man is to issue an order of evil, |
| 17 | nig2 dim2-ma-mu ib2-x-be2-<a> | (Sum) My creation(?), my creation(?) |
| 18 | mu-sar-ra-ba mu-ni bi2-<ib2-sar-re-a> | In its inscription, whose name is written |
| 19 | asz2-bala-ba-a-ke4-esz | and the Ašbala-priests |
| 20 | <lu2-kur2 szu ba-an-zi-zi-a> | <(If) a stranger raises a hand> |
| left | ||
| 21 | lu2-ba {d}en-lil2 lugal-mu {d}nin-lil2 nin-mu | that man Enlil my master Ninlilmy mistress |
| 22 | {d}da-gan dingir-ga2 nam ha-ba-an-da-ku5-ru-ne | May Dagan, my god, curse him. |
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