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RIME 4.03.07.03Akkadian, ex. 01-02 (P366016)
Official or display, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.03.07.03Akkadian, ex. 01-02 |
|---|---|
| ID | P366016 |
| Museum no. | BM 102404 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
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 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | [...]-um# | ...-um |
| 4 | [...]-tim# | ...-tim |
| 5 | [...] bu#-ni#-szu# | ... his bunišu |
| 6 | dam#-qu2-tim | good |
| 7 | ip#-pa-al#-su2-ma | looked at him, and |
| 8 | zimbir{ki} | of Sippar, |
| 9 | _iri#_ s,i-a-tim ma-ha-su2# | the distant city, his shrine |
| 10 | _bad3#_-sza! e-pe2-sza-am | to build its wall |
| 11 | e2-babbar a-na asz-ri-szu | the Ebabbar to its place |
| 12 | tu-ur!-ra-am | to return |
| 13 | _u6-nir_ gi-gu-na-szu | his u-nir gi-guna-šu |
| 14 | s,i-ra-am | |
| 15 | re-szi-sza ki-ma sza-me-e | her head like heaven |
| 16 | ul-la-a-am | forever |
| 17 | {d}utu u3 {d}a-a | Šamaš and Aya |
| 18 | a-na szu-ub-ti-szu-nu | to their residence |
| 19 | el-le-tim | pure |
| 20 | in re-sza-tim | at the beginning |
| 21 | u3 hi-di-a-tim e-re-ba | and luxuriance entered |
| 22 | in pi2-szu# sza la | by his mouth that is not |
| 23 | ut-ta-ak-ka-ru | they have sworn. |
| 24 | iq-bi#-u3 | they said |
| 25 | i3-nu-szu | at that time |
| 26 | _ur#-sag szul_ {d}utu | Hero, youth Šamaš |
| 27 | a-na szi-ma-tim ra-bi-a-tim | for the great destiny |
| 28 | sza {d}en-lil2 | of Enlil |
| 29 | a-na zimbir{ki} | to Sippar |
| 30 | u3 e2-babbar i-szi-mu | and the Ebabbar he chose. |
| 31 | ki-ma hi-du-tim | like a wedding gift |
| surface a col 2 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | sa-am-su-i-lu#-na | Samsu-iluna |
| 3 | szar-ra-am li-pi2-it | the king who erases |
| 4 | qa2-ti-szu ia-ti | his hand, my hand |
| 5 | ha-di-isz is-si-a-ni-ma | happily with me, and |
| 6 | te-er-tam szu-a-ti | that extispicy |
| 7 | u2-wa-e-ra#-an-ni | he made me enter. |
| 8 | i3#-nu-szu na-ap-ha-ar | At that time, he was captured |
| 9 | ma-at szu-me-ri-im | the land of Sumer |
| 10 | u3 ak-ka-di-im# | and Akkad |
| 11 | sza i-ze2-ru-[ni-in-ni] | who entered me |
| 12 | in# li-ib#-bu | in the belly |
| 13 | sza-at-tim isz-ti-a-at! | that year |
| 14 | a-di 8(disz)-um | up to the 8th |
| 15 | in _{gesz}tukul lu a-du!-uk | I killed with weapons. |
| 16 | _iri-iri_ za-i-ri-ia | the cities of Zariya |
| 17 | a#-na# _du6#-du6#_ u3 kar-mi | to the tavern and quay |
| 18 | lu# [u2]-te!-er# | I returned. |
| 19 | _suhusz#_ [a]-ia#-bi# le#-em#?-nim? | the foundations of the evildoers |
| 20 | in _kalam_ lu# as#?-su#?-uh2# | in the land I wiped clean |
| 21 | na-ap-ha-ar _kalam#_ | the gatekeeper of the country |
| 22 | a-na qi2-bi#-ti-ia | according to my command |
| 23 | lu u2-sze-szi-ib | I made dwell. |
| 24 | sza isz#-tu# u4-um s,i-a-tim | which from distant days |
| 25 | isz-tu _szeg12_ e2-babbar | from the brick of the Ebabbar |
| 26 | ib-ba-ni-u3 | he built. |
| 27 | in _lugal_ mah-ra | by a previous king |
| 28 | _lugal_ ma-am#-ma-an | no king |
| 29 | {d}utu la im-gur#-ru-ma | Šamaš did not return, and |
| 30 | _bad3_ zimbir{ki#} | the wall of Sippar |
| surface a col 3 | ||
| 1 | la i-pu-szu-szum-ma | did not do it to him, and |
| 2 | sa-am-su-i-lu-na# | Samsu-iluna |
| 3 | na-ra-am {d}utu u3 {d}a-a | beloved of Šamaš and Aya |
| 4 | _lugal_ da!-num2! | the mighty king |
| 5 | _lugal_ babila2{ki} | king of Babylon |
| 6 | _lugal_ ki-ib-ra-at | king of the world quarters |
| 7 | ar-ba#-im | the four |
| 8 | _lugal_ sza qi2-bi2-su | the king whose command |
| 9 | it-ti {d}utu u3 {d}a-a | with Šamaš and Aya |
| 10 | ma-ag#-ra-at a-na-ku | I am a slave. |
| 11 | in qi2-bi-it# {d}utu | by the command of Šamaš |
| 12 | u3 {d}marduk | and Marduk |
| 13 | <in ti-bu-ut> | <in> tibut |
| 14 | <um-ma-an ma-ti-ia-ma> | <Nobody> |
| 15 | <in li-ib-bu> | <in> libbu |
| 16 | sza-at-tim szu-a-ti | that year |
| 17 | [_szeg12_-szu al-bi-in] | its bricks I poured out. |
| 18 | _bad3#_ zimbir#{ki} | the wall of Sippar |
| 19 | ki-ma _sa-tu_-im ra-bi-im | like a great mountain |
| 20 | u2-ul-li | he raised up. |
| 21 | e2-babbar u2-ud-di#-isz | he renovated the Ebabbar |
| 22 | _u6-nir#_ | herald |
| 23 | gi-gu-na-szu-<nu> | their reed screen |
| 24 | s,i-ra-am# | a young child |
| 25 | re-szi-sza ki-ma sza-[me-e] | her head like heaven |
| 26 | u2#-ul-[li] | completed. |
| 27 | {d}utu {d}iszkur u3 {d}a-a | Šamaš, Adad and Aya |
| 28 | a-na szu-ub-ti-szu-nu# | to their residence |
| 29 | el#-le#-tim | pure |
| 30 | in#?-na# re#?-sza#?-x | Ina ... |
| 31 | <u2-sze-ri-ib> | <I will bring> to you |
| 32 | a-na e2-babbar _{d#}lamma#_-szu | for the Ebabbar, his protective spirit |
| surface a col 4 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | [...] | |
| 4 | [...] | |
| 5 | [...] | |
| 6 | [...] | |
| 7 | [...] | |
| 8 | [...] | |
| 9 | _bad3#_ [szu-u2 {d}utu] | that wall is Šamaš |
| 10 | a-na# [sa-am-su-i-lu-na] | to Samsu-iluna |
| 11 | isz-ru#-[uk-szum] | he presented to him. |
| 12 | me-te-lu-[tam du-un-nam] | “It is enough, it is enough! |
| 13 | u3 ba-la-t,am# [szum-szu] | and his own life |
| 14 | a-na szu-a-ti {d}utu# | for that of Utu |
| 15 | mu-ul-li# re-esz | “Heaven, head |
| 16 | szar-ru#-ti-szu# | his kingship |
| 17 | ba-la-t,am# [t,u2]-ub# | life, well-being |
| 18 | li-ib#-bi-im | the heart |
| 19 | da-ra#-a-am | forever |
| 20 | szar-ru-tam sza sza-ni!-nam# | the kingship of another |
| 21 | la i-szu-u2# | they do not have |
| 22 | _gidri_ mi-sza-ri-im | a scepter of justice |
| 23 | mu-ki-<in>-na-at _kalam_ | who provides for the nation |
| 24 | _{gesz}tukul_ dan-nam# | a mighty weapon |
| 25 | ma-asz-ka-asz na-[ki-ri] | who binds the enemies |
| 26 | be-lu-ut ki-ib-ra#-[at] | the lordship of the world quarters |
| 27 | ar-ba-[im] | the four |
| 28 | a-na da-ar# [e-pe2-szum] | to forever do |
| 29 | a-na [qi2-isz!-ti-szu] | into his hand |
| 30 | id#-[di-isz-szum] | gave to him |
| surface b col 1 | ||
| 1 | i3-nu {d}en-lil2 | when Enlil |
| 2 | _lugal_ sza i3-li2 | king of the gods, |
| 3 | be-lum ra-bi-um | the great lord |
| 4 | sza ma-ta2-tim | of the lands |
| 5 | a-na# {d}utu in# bu-ni-szu# | to Šamaš by his name |
| 6 | dam#-qu2-tim | good |
| 7 | ip#-pa-al#-su2-ma | looked at him, and |
| 8 | zimbir{ki} | of Sippar, |
| 9 | _iri#_ s,i-a-tim ma-ha-su2# | the distant city, his shrine |
| 10 | _bad3#_-sza! e-pe2-sza-am | to build its wall |
| 11 | e2-babbar a-na asz-ri-szu | the Ebabbar to its place |
| 12 | tu-ur!-ra-am | to return |
| 13 | _u6-nir_ gi-gu-na-szu | his u-nir gi-guna-šu |
| 14 | s,i-ra-am | |
| 15 | re-szi-sza ki-ma sza-me-e | her head like heaven |
| 16 | ul-la-a-am | forever |
| 17 | {d}utu u3 {d}a-a | Šamaš and Aya |
| 18 | a-na szu-ub-ti-szu-nu | to their residence |
| 19 | el-le-tim | pure |
| 20 | in re-sza-tim | at the beginning |
| 21 | u3 hi-di-a-tim e-re-ba | and luxuriance entered |
| 22 | in pi2-szu# sza la | by his mouth that is not |
| 23 | ut-ta-ak-ka-ru | they have sworn. |
| 24 | iq-bi#-u3 | they said |
| 25 | i3-nu-szu | at that time |
| 26 | _ur#-sag szul_ {d}utu | Hero, youth Šamaš |
| 27 | a-na szi-ma-tim ra-bi-a-tim | for the great destiny |
| 28 | sza {d}en-lil2 | of Enlil |
| 29 | a-na zimbir{ki} | to Sippar |
| 30 | u3 e2-babbar i-szi-mu | and the Ebabbar he chose. |
| 31 | ki-ma hi-du-tim | like a wedding gift |
| 32 | it-ta-asz-ka-an-szum# | has imposed upon him |
| 33 | sa-am-su-i-lu#-na | Samsu-iluna |
| 34 | szar-ra-am li-pi2-it | the king who erases |
| 35 | qa2-ti-szu ia-ti | his hand, my hand |
| 36 | ha-di-isz is-si-a-ni-ma | happily with me, and |
| 37 | te-er-tam szu-a-ti | that extispicy |
| 38 | u2-wa-e*-ra#-an-ni | he made me swear. |
| 39 | i3#-nu-szu na-ap-ha-ar | At that time, he was captured |
| 40 | ma-at szu-me-ri-im | the land of Sumer |
| 41 | u3 ak-ka-di-im# | and Akkad |
| 42 | sza i-ze2-ru-[ni-in-ni] | who entered me |
| 43 | in# li-ib#-bu | in the belly |
| 44 | sza-at-tim isz-ti-a-at! | that year |
| 45 | a-di 8(disz)-um | up to the 8th |
| 46 | in _{gesz}tukul lu a-du!-uk | I killed with weapons. |
| 47 | _iri-iri_ za-i-ri-ia | the cities of Zariya |
| 48 | a#-na# _du6#-du6#_ u3 kar-mi | to the tavern and quay |
| 49 | lu# [u2]-te!-er# | I returned. |
| 50 | _suhusz#_ [a]-ia#-bi# le#-em#?-nim? | the foundations of the evildoers |
| 51 | in _kalam_ lu# as#?-su#?-uh2# | in the land I wiped clean |
| 52 | na-ap-ha-ar _kalam#_ | the gatekeeper of the country |
| 53 | a-na qi2-bi#-ti-ia | according to my command |
| 54 | lu u2-sze-szi-ib | I made dwell. |
| 55 | sza isz#-tu# u4-um s,i-a-tim | which from distant days |
| 56 | isz-tu _szeg12_ e2-babbar | from the brick of the Ebabbar |
| 57 | ib-ba-ni-u3 | he built. |
| 58 | in _lugal_ mah-ra | by a previous king |
| 59 | _lugal_ ma-am#-ma-an | no king |
| 60 | {d}utu la im-gur#-ru-ma | Šamaš did not return, and |
| 61 | _bad3_ zimbir{ki#} | the wall of Sippar |
| 62 | la i-pu-szu-szum-ma | did not do it to him, and |
| 63 | sa-am-su-i-lu-na# | Samsu-iluna |
| 64 | na-ra-am {d}utu u3 {d}a-a | beloved of Šamaš and Aya |
| 65 | _lugal_ da!-num2! | the mighty king |
| 66 | _lugal_ babila2{ki} | king of Babylon |
| 67 | _lugal_ ki-ib-ra-at | king of the world quarters |
| 68 | ar-ba#-im | the four |
| 69 | _lugal_ sza qi2-bi2-su | the king whose command |
| 70 | it-ti {d}utu u3 {d}a-a | with Šamaš and Aya |
| 71 | ma-ag#-ra-at a-na-ku | I am a slave. |
| 72 | in qi2-bi-it# {d}utu | by the command of Šamaš |
| 73 | u3 {d}marduk | and Marduk |
| 74 | <in ti-bu-ut> | <in> tibut |
| 75 | <um-ma-an ma-ti-ia-ma> | <Nobody> |
| 76 | <in li-ib-bu> | <in> libbu |
| 77 | sza-at-tim szu-a-ti | that year |
| 78 | [_szeg12_-szu al-bi-in] | its bricks I poured out. |
| 79 | _bad3#_ zimbir#{ki} | the wall of Sippar |
| 80 | ki-ma _sa-tu_-im ra-bi-im | like a great mountain |
| 81 | u2-ul-li | he raised up. |
| 82 | e2-babbar u2-ud-di#-isz | he renovated the Ebabbar |
| 83 | _u6-nir#_ | herald |
| 84 | gi-gu-na-szu-<nu> | their reed screen |
| 85 | s,i-ra-am# | a young child |
| 86 | re-szi-sza ki-ma sza-[me-e] | her head like heaven |
| 87 | u2#-ul-[li] | completed. |
| 88 | {d}utu {d}iszkur u3 {d}a-a | Šamaš, Adad and Aya |
| 89 | a-na szu-ub-ti-szu-nu# | to their residence |
| 90 | el#-le#-tim | pure |
| 91 | in#?-na# re#?-sza#?-x | Ina ... |
| 92 | <u2-sze-ri-ib> | <I will bring> to you |
| 93 | a-na e2-babbar _{d#}lamma#_-szu | for the Ebabbar, his protective spirit |
| 94 | da-mi-iq-tam | good fortune |
| 95 | u2-te-er | returned. |
| 96 | sza e-li {d}utu | who above Šamaš |
| 97 | {d}iszkur u3 {d}a-a | Adad and Aya |
| 98 | t,a-bu e#-pu-usz | I did good. |
| 99 | qi2-bi-it {d}utu | command of Šamaš |
| 100 | u3 {d}marduk | and Marduk |
| 101 | a-na asz-ri asz-ku-un | I deposited (it) in the temple. |
| 102 | _bad3_ szu-u2 {d}utu | that wall: Šamaš |
| 103 | a-na sa-am-su-i#-lu#-na# | to Samsu-iluna |
| 104 | isz-ru#-uk#?-szum# | he gave to him |
| 105 | me-te-lu-[tam du]-un#-nam# | I am a pure one, a strong one |
| 106 | u3 ba-la-t,am# szum-szu# | and his own life |
| 107 | a-na szu-a-ti {d}utu | for that of Utu |
| 108 | mu-ul-li# re-esz | “Heaven, head |
| 109 | szar-ru#-ti-szu# | his kingship |
| 110 | ba-la-t,am# [t,u2]-ub# | life, well-being |
| 111 | li-ib#-bi-im | the heart |
| 112 | da-ra#-a-am | forever |
| 113 | szar-ru-tam sza sza-ni!-nam# | the kingship of another |
| 114 | la i-szu-u2# | they do not have |
| 115 | _gidri_ mi-sza-ri-im | a scepter of justice |
| 116 | mu-ki-<in>-na-at _kalam_ | who provides for the nation |
| 117 | _{gesz}tukul_ dan-nam | a mighty weapon |
| 118 | ma-asz-ka-asz na-ki-ri | “Aškāṣ (means) enemy. |
| 119 | be-lu-ut ki-ib-ra-at | lordship of the world quarters |
| 120 | ar-ba-im | the four |
| 121 | a-na# da-ar e-pe2-szum# | to forever do |
| 122 | a-na qi2#-isz!-ti-szu | for his gift |
| 123 | id#-di-isz-szum | gave to him |
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