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RIME 4.03.07.05Akkadian, ex. 02 (P370917)
Official or display, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.03.07.05Akkadian, ex. 02 |
|---|---|
| ID | P370917 |
| Museum no. | BM 038402 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | uncertain (mod. uncertain) |
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 | [i3-nu an {d}en]-lil2# | when An and Enlil |
| 2 | [szar-ru sza _an_ u3] _ki_ | king of heaven and earth. |
| 3 | [a-na {d}]marduk# | To Marduk |
| 4 | [_dumu_ re-esz-ti]-im | first-born son |
| 5 | sza e2-a | of the house |
| 6 | [ha-di-isz ip]-pa-[al-su]-szum | quickly he will look after him |
| 7 | [be-lu-ut ki]-ib#-ra-at | lordship of the world quarters |
| 8 | [ar-ba]-im | the four |
| 9 | [i-din]-nu-szum | gave to him |
| 10 | [in] {[d]}a#-nun-na-ki | by the Anunnaki |
| 11 | [szu-ma]-am# s,i-ra-am | whose name is exalted |
| 12 | [i]-bi2#-u3-szu | before him |
| 13 | [ka2-dingir]-ra#{ki} _suhusz_-szu | the foundations of Babylon |
| 14 | [ki-ma _an]_ u3 _ki_ | like heaven and earth |
| 15 | [u2-ki]-in#-nu-szum | established for him |
| 16 | [i3-nu-szu] {d}marduk | At that time, Marduk |
| 17 | [{d}en]-lil2# ma-ti-szu | Enlil, his land |
| 18 | [_dingir_ ba-ni] ne-me-qi2-im | the god who created wisdom |
| 19 | [a-na sa]-am#-su-i-lu-na | to Samsu-iluna |
| 20 | [_lugal_ la-le]-szu# ia-ti | The king who reveres me |
| 21 | [_szu-nigin2_ ma-ta-tim a]-na# re-ie-em | total of the land to the shepherd |
| 22 | [i]-din-nam | Iddinam |
| 23 | [_kalam_-su a]-bur-ri | his land was deserted |
| 24 | [szu-ur]-bu#-s,a-am | he will be released. |
| 25 | [ni-szi-szu] ra#-ap#-sza-tim | his vast people |
| 26 | [in szu-ul]-mi#-im | with well-being |
| 27 | [a-na da-ar i]-tar-ra-am | forever he shall return. |
| 28 | [ra-bi-isz lu] u2#-wa-[e-ra-an]-ni# | may he greatly bless me. |
| 29 | [sa-am-su-i-lu-na] | Samsu-iluna |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | _lugal_ da-num2 | the mighty king |
| 2 | _lugal_ ka2-dingir-ra{ki} | king of Babylon |
| 3 | _lugal_ mu-usz-te-esz-mi | the king who establishes |
| 4 | ki-ib-ra-at ar-ba-im a-na-ku | the four quarters (of the world) I |
| 5 | in e-mu-uq ra-ma-ni-ia | with my own strength |
| 6 | in _igi-gal2_-ia ra-bi-im | with my great attention |
| 7 | _bad3 an-za-gar3_-{d}en-lil2{ki} | the wall of Anzagar-Enlil |
| 8 | a-na {d}nin-mah | to Ninmaḫ |
| 9 | _ama_ ba-ni-ti-ia | the mother who created me |
| 10 | _bad3_ pa3-da#{[ki]} | the wall of Pada |
| 11 | a-na {d}iszkur# re-s,i-[ia] | To Adad, my helper |
| 12 | _bad3_ la-ga-ba#{[ki]} | the wall of Lagaba |
| 13 | a-na {d}suen# | For Sîn |
| 14 | _dingir_ ba-ni-[ia] | the god who created me |
| 15 | _bad3 iri_ ia-bu-[szum{ki}] | the wall of the city of Yabušum |
| 16 | a-na {d}lugal-{gesz}asal2# | For Lugal-gešbasal |
| 17 | mu-szar-bi2-u3 szar-ru-ti#-[ia] | who makes my kingship great, |
| 18 | _bad3 iri_ gu-la-ba8#{[ki]} | fort of the city of Gulaba |
| 19 | _bad3_ u2-s,i-a-na-er3-ra# | the wall Uṣi-ana-Erra |
| 20 | a-na {d}nergal# | For Nergal |
| 21 | ha-ti a-a-bi#-[ia] | my enemies |
| 22 | 6(disz) _bad3-[mesz_ ra-bu-tim] szu-nu-[ti] | these 6 great walls |
| 23 | sza su-mu#-[la-il3] | belonging to Sūmû-la-il |
| 24 | [a-bi ra-bi-um] | the great father |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | a#-[bi a-bi-ia] | my father, my father |
| 2 | ha#-[am-szum e-pu-szu] | he has built a wall. |
| 3 | in [la-bi-ru-ti-szu-nu] | in their old age |
| 4 | in ra-ma-ni-[szu-nu] | by their own |
| 5 | up-ta-as-si2#-[su-ma] | he has weakened him, and |
| 6 | in li-ib-bu [_iti 2(disz)-kam_] | in the middle of the 2nd month |
| 7 | _szeg12_-szu-nu al-[bi-in] | their bricks I poured out. |
| 8 | ra-bi-isz e-[pu-usz] | I greatly built. |
| 9 | ra-si-szu-[nu] ki-ma _sa-[tu_-im] | their own like a mountain |
| 10 | u2-ul-[li] | completed. |
| 11 | _nigin kalam suhusz#_-[szi-na] | totality of the land, their foundations |
| 12 | u2-ki-[in] | he established |
| 13 | ka2-dingir-[ra{ki}] | Babylon |
| 14 | szum-szu lu# u2-s,i#-ir | his name may he release. |
| 15 | in ki-ib-ra-at ar-ba-im | in the four world quarters |
| 16 | lu u2-sza-tir-<szu> | may he restore to him. |
| 17 | pu-luh-ti _me-lam2_ szar-ru-ti-ia | fear of the aura of my royal majesty |
| 18 | pa-at, sza-me-e | the šamû-priest |
| 19 | u3 er-s,e-tim | and the netherworld |
| 20 | lu ik-tum | may it be an iktum |
| 21 | a-na szu-a-ti _dingir gal-gal_ | to that of the great gods |
| 22 | in bu-ni-szu-nu na-aw-ru-tim | with their slanderous utterances |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [lu ip-pa-al-su2]-nim# | they should have looked at me. |
| 2 | [ba-la-t,am sza] ki-ma {[d]}suen# | life which like Sîn |
| 3 | [wa-ar-hi]-sza#-am | her husband |
| 4 | [u2-te]-ed#-di-szu | they have repaid to him. |
| 5 | [re-iu-tam sza] ki-ib-[ra-at] ar#-ba-im | the shepherd of the four world quarters |
| 6 | [in szu]-ul#-mi-im | with well-being |
| 7 | [a-na da]-ar e-pe2-[sza]-am | in order to do forever |
| 8 | [ni-iz-ma]-at [li]-ib#-bi-ia | my heart's desire |
| 9 | [ki-ma] _dingir_ [ka-sza]-dam | like a god you will achieve. |
| 10 | [u4-mi]-sza#-am | daily |
| 11 | [in ra]-si-in [e]-li#-a-tim | from the upper rasin |
| 12 | [in ri-sza]-a-tim | by a decree |
| 13 | [u3 hu-ud] li#-ib-bi-im | and joy of heart |
| 14 | [a-ta]-al#-lu-kam | I went. |
| 15 | [a-na sze-ri]-ik-tim | for the dowry |
| 16 | [lu isz]-ru#-ku-nim | may they grant me. |
| 17 | [... im]-gi#-id-di s,a-ar-pa | “… a ṣarpa-flood |
| 18 | [...] x ina qaq-qa-di-szu | ... on his head |
| 19 | [...] _in#-sar_ | ... wrote. |
| 20 | [...]-ri | ...-ri |
| 21 | [...] x a | ... ... |
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