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RIME 4.03.07.03Akkadian, ex. 03-04 (P366017)
Official or display, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.03.07.03Akkadian, ex. 03-04 |
|---|---|
| ID | P366017 |
| Museum no. | BM 115039 |
| 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 | 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#_-szu# [e-pe2]-sza-[am] | to build his wall |
| 11 | e2#-[babbar] a#-na asz-ri-szu# | the Ebabbar to its place |
| 12 | tu-ur-ra-am | return. |
| 13 | _u6#-nir_ gi-gu-na-szu s,i-ra-am | the u₆-nir, his lofty scepter |
| 14 | re-szi-sza ki-ma sza-me-e | her head like heaven |
| 15 | ul-la-am | In the future |
| 16 | {d}utu u3 {d}a-a | Šamaš and Aya |
| 17 | a-na szu-ub-ti-szu-nu el-le-tim | to their pure dwelling |
| 18 | in re-sza-tim | at the beginning |
| 19 | u3 hi-di-a-tim e-re-ba | and luxuriance entered |
| 20 | in pi2-szu sza la ut-ta-ak-ka-ru | by his command that cannot be changed |
| 21 | iq-bi-u3 | they said |
| 22 | i3-nu-szu | at that time |
| 23 | _ur#-sag szul_ {d}utu | Hero, youth Šamaš |
| 24 | a-na szi-ma-tim ra-bi-a-tim | for the great destiny |
| 25 | sza {d}en-lil2 | of Enlil |
| 26 | a-na zimbir{ki} | to Sippar |
| 27 | u3 e2-babbar# i-szi-mu | and the Ebabbar he chose. |
| 28 | ki-ma hi-du-tim | like a wedding gift |
| 29 | it-ta-asz-ka-an-szum | has imposed upon him |
| 30 | sa-am#-su-i-lu#-na | Samsu-iluna |
| 31 | szar-ra-am li-pi2-it | the king who erases |
| 32 | qa2-ti-szu ia-ti | his hand, my hand |
| 33 | ha-di-isz is-si-a-ni-ma | happily with me, and |
| 34 | te-er-tam szu-a-ti | that extispicy |
| 35 | u2#-wa-e-ra-an-ni | he has imposed upon me |
| 36 | [i3]-nu#-szu na-ap-ha-ar | At that time, he received |
| 37 | [ma]-at szu#-me-ri-im | the land of Sumer |
| 38 | u3 ak-ka-di-im | and Akkad |
| surface a col 2 | ||
| 1 | sza i-ze2-[ru-ni-in-ni] | that he had entered |
| 2 | in li-[ib-bu] | in the heart |
| 3 | sza#-at#-tim# [isz-ti-a-at] | That year, |
| 4 | a-di 8(disz)#-[szu] | 8 times |
| 5 | in _{gesz}tukul# lu# [a-du-uk] | I killed with weapons. |
| 6 | _iri-iri_ za-[i-ri-ia] | the cities of my enemies |
| 7 | a-na# _du6#-du6#_ u3# [kar-mi] | to the tavern and the quay |
| 8 | lu u2-[te-er] | may he return. |
| 9 | _suhusz#_ a#-ia#-[bi le-em-nim] | the foundations of the evil enemy |
| 10 | [in _kalam_ lu as-su-uh2] | I removed from the land. |
| 11 | na-ap#-[ha-ar _kalam_] | enemy of the land |
| 12 | a-na# [qi2-bi-ti-ia] | to my command |
| 13 | lu# [u2-sze-szi-ib] | I settled. |
| 14 | sza# [isz-tu u4-um s,i-a-tim] | which since distant days |
| 15 | isz-tu# [_szeg12_ e2-babbar] | from the bricks of the Ebabbar |
| 16 | ib-ba-ni#-[u3] | he built. |
| 17 | in _lugal_ mah#-[ra] | by a previous king |
| 18 | _lugal_ ma-am-ma#-[an] | no king |
| 19 | {d}utu la im-[gu-ru-ma] | Šamaš did not stand by him, and |
| 20 | _bad3_ zimbir#{[ki]} | the wall of Sippar |
| 21 | la i-pu-szu#-[szum-ma] | did not do it to him, and |
| 22 | sa-am-su-[i-lu-na] | Samsu-iluna |
| 23 | na-ra-am {d}[utu u3 {d}a-a] | beloved of Shamash and Aya |
| 24 | _lugal_ da#-[num2] | the mighty king |
| 25 | _lugal_ babila2#[{ki}] | king of Babylon |
| 26 | _lugal_ ki-ib#-[ra-at] ar#-[ba-im] | king of the four world quarters |
| 27 | _lugal_ sza qi2#-[bi2-su] | king whose command |
| 28 | it-ti {d}utu# [u3 {d}a-a] | with Šamaš and Aya |
| 29 | ma-ag-ra-at# [a-na-ku] | I am a slave. |
| 30 | in qi2-bi-it# [{d}utu] | by the command of Šamaš |
| 31 | u3 {d}[marduk] | and Marduk |
| 32 | in ti-[bu-ut] | in battle |
| 33 | um-ma-an ma#-[ti-ia-ma] | the father of my land |
| 34 | in li#-[ib-bu] | in the heart |
| 35 | sza-at-tim szu#-[a-ti] | that year |
| 36 | _szeg12_-szu al-[bi-in] | its bricks I poured out. |
| 37 | _bad3#_ zimbir#{[ki]} | the wall of Sippar |
| 38 | ki-ma _sa-tu_-[im ra-bi-im] | like a great mountain |
| 39 | u2-ul#-[li] | he raised up |
| 40 | e2-babbar# u2-ud#-[di-isz] | he renovated the Ebabbar |
| surface b col 2 | ||
| 1' | u3 ak#-[ka-di-im] | and Akkad |
| 2' | sza i-ze2-ru#-ni#-[in-ni] | who have entered me |
| 3' | in# li-ib-[bu] | in the heart |
| 4' | sza#-at-tim isz-ti-a#-[at] | That year, |
| 5' | a-di 8(disz)#-um#? | together with 8(?) |
| 6' | in _{gesz}tukul# lu! a-du#-uk#? | I killed with weapons. |
| 7' | _iri-iri_ za-i-ri-ia-sza | the city Zāriyaša |
| 8' | a#-na _du6-du6_ u3 kar#-mi | to the cult centers and the quay |
| 9' | lu u2-te-er# | may he return. |
| 10' | _suhusz#_ a-ia-bi u3 le-em-nim | the foundations of the enemy and the evil |
| 11' | in# ma-tim lu as-su2-uh | I removed from the land |
| 12' | na-ap-ha-ar ma-tim | the treasure of the land |
| 13' | a-na qi2#-bi-ti-ia | according to my command |
| 14' | lu u2-sze-szi#-ib# | I made dwell. |
| 15' | sza# [isz-tu u4-um s,i-a-tim] | which since distant days |
| 16' | isz-tu# [_szeg12_ e2-babbar] | from the bricks of the Ebabbar |
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