RIME 4.02.14.17, ex. 06 (P345855)
Official or display, Early Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.02.14.17, ex. 06 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345855 |
| Museum no. | LB 2123 |
| Collection | de Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, The Netherlands |
| 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}nin-e2-gal | For Ninegal |
| 2 | nin gal kilib3 sag-ge6 szar2-ra-ba | the great lady, whose entire black-headed people |
| 3 | an {d}en-lil2 {d}en-ki-bi | An, Enlil, and Enki |
| 4 | szu-ni-sze3 bi2-in-si-esz-a | they have sworn by his hand. |
| 5 | di esz-bar-bi si sa2-sa2-e | Judge its decisions in a favorable case. |
| 6 | sa2-gar-gar en3-tar-tar gal-zu | Your saŋar drum, the great instrument, |
| 7 | gu2 dingir gal-gal-e-ne-ka | on the shoulders of the great gods |
| 8 | inim mah du11-ga-ni nu-kam3-me | whose great command cannot be changed, |
| 9 | ki igi zalag-ga-ni an dagal-la dag-ga | His shining place, the wide heavens, |
| 10 | ki igi zi bar-ra-na | when he looked faithfully |
| 11 | {d}lamma nir-gal2 | the protective deity of authority |
| 12 | bi2-ib2-szum2-mu-a | shall give, |
| 13 | dingir arhusz su3 szu-nigin-bi du10 | the god with a long life, whose wholeness is good, |
| 14 | szud3 a-ra-zu-e gesz-tuku | who listens to prayer and supplication |
| 15 | dumu-gal {d}suen-na | the elder son of Suen |
| 16 | a2-ag2-ga2 an-ki-a ur4-ur4 | the command of heaven and earth, |
| 17 | nin-a-ni-ir | his mistress |
| 18 | si-ma-at-{d}inanna | Simat-Inanna, |
| 19 | dam ki-ag2 | beloved spouse |
| 20 | {d}ri-im-{d}suen | Rim-Sîn, |
| 21 | szul gesz tuku {d}en-lil2-la2 | the youth who listens to Enlil, |
| 22 | igi-du8-a an-na sza3 ku3-ge pa3-da | The gatekeeper of heaven, chosen by the holy heart, |
| 23 | lugal ki-ag2 dingir gal-gal-e-ne | beloved king of the great gods, |
| surface a col 2 | ||
| 1 | szu-il2-la-ni sze-ga | his šuʾila is favorable |
| 2 | sipa gu2-un kar2 nibru{ki} | shepherd who provides the quay of Nippur, |
| 3 | me gesz-hur szu du7 eridu{ki}-ga | who perfects the divine powers and plans of Eridu |
| 4 | engar zi u2-a uri2{ki}-ma | faithful farmer, provider of Ur, |
| 5 | e2-babbar-da ni2 te-ge26 | who reveres the Ebabbar, |
| 6 | lugal larsa{ki}-ma | king of Larsa, |
| 7 | lugal# ki-en-gi ki-uri-ke4 | king of Sumer and Akkad |
| 8 | munus sun5-na | the humble woman |
| 9 | me-te lugal#-sze3 tum2-ma | suitable for the king |
| 10 | inim sa6-sa6-ge-bi mah-a | whose beautiful words are supreme |
| 11 | {d}nin-e2-gal-ka-sze3 | to Ninegala, |
| 12 | u4 {d}nin-e2-gal nin-a-ne2 | when Ninegal his mistress |
| 13 | mu sa6-ga-ne2 gu3 zi bi2-in-de2-a | whose good name he uttered faithfully |
| 14 | e2-a2-ag2-ga2-kilib3-ur4-ur4 | Eaĝa-kiliburur |
| 15 | ki-tusz nam-dingir-bi-sze3 tum2-ma | a residence fitting for its divinity |
| 16 | sag-bi hur-sag gal-gin7 im-mi-in-il2 | Its top is raised up like a great mountain. |
| 17 | nam-ti {d}ri-im-{d}suen | for the life of Rīm-Sîn |
| 18 | u4 da-ri2-sze3 gal2-le-de3 | to open forever, |
| 19 | u3 nam-ti-la-ni-sze3 | and for his own life |
| 20 | mu-na-du3 | built for him. |
| 21 | temen mu pa3-da | Fundament chosen by name |
| 22 | nam-nin-a-ka-na | of her ladyship |
| 23 | u4 su3-ra2-sze3 im-mi-in-gar | he set it up forever. |
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