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RIME 4.03.07.05Akkadian, ex. 01 (P371191)
Official or display, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.03.07.05Akkadian, ex. 01 |
|---|---|
| ID | P371191 |
| Museum no. | VA 02645 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| 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# | For Marduk |
| 4 | _dumu#_ re-esz-ti-im sza e2-a | the first-born son of the house |
| 5 | ha-di-isz ip-pa-al-su-szum | gladly he looked at him. |
| 6 | be-lu-ut ki-ib-ra-at ar-ba-im | the lordship of the four world quarters |
| 7 | i-di3-nu-szum | gave to him, |
| 8 | in {d}a-nun-na-ki | by the Anunnaki |
| 9 | szu-ma-am s,i-ra-am i-bi2-u3-szu | the exalted name before him |
| 10 | ka2#-dingir-ra{ki} | of Babylon |
| 11 | _suhusz#_-szu ki-ma _[an]_ u3# _ki_ | his foundations like heaven and earth |
| 12 | [u2]-ki-in-nu-szum# | he established for him |
| 13 | i3-nu-szu {d}marduk# | At that time, Marduk |
| 14 | {[d]}en-lil2 ma-ti-szu | Enlil his land |
| 15 | _dingir#_ ba#-ni ne-me-qi2-im | the god who created wisdom |
| 16 | a-na sa-am-su-i-lu-na | to Samsu-iluna |
| 17 | _lugal_ la-le-szu ia-a-ti | the king who loves me |
| 18 | _szu#-nigin2_ ma-ta-tim | total of the lands |
| 19 | [a]-na re-ie-em i-din-nam | to the shepherd he gave |
| 20 | _kalam#_-su# a-bur-ri szu#-ur-bu-s,a-am | his land, the aburru-festival, |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 21 | ni-szi-szu# [ra]-ap#-sza-tim | his vast people |
| 22 | in szu-ul-mi-im | with well-being |
| 23 | a-na da-ar i-tar-ra-am | he shall pay back in full. |
| 24 | ra-bi-isz lu u2-wa-e-ra-an-ni | (Sum) He made me great, he made me magnificent. (Akk) May he make me great! |
| 25 | sa-am-su-i-lu-na | Samsu-iluna |
| 26 | _lugal_ da-num2 | the mighty king |
| 27 | _lugal_ ka2-dingir-ra{ki} | king of Babylon |
| 28 | _lugal_ mu-usz-te#-esz-mi | king who guides the people, |
| 29 | ki-ib-ra-at | the world quarters |
| 30 | ar-ba-im a-na-ku | I am the fourth. |
| 31 | in e-mu-uq ra-ma-ni-ia | with my own strength |
| 32 | in _igi-gal2_-ia# ra-bi-im# | with my great attention |
| 33 | _bad3 an-za!-gar3_-{d}en-lil2#{[ki]} | the wall of Anzagar-Enlil |
| 34 | a-na {d}nin#-mah# | For Ninmaḫ |
| 35 | _ama_ ba-ni-ti#-ia | the mother who created me |
| 36 | _bad3_ pa3-da{ki} | the wall of Pada |
| 37 | a-na {d}iszkur re-s,i-ia# | To Adad, my helper |
| 38 | _bad3_ la-ga-ba{[ki]} | the wall of Lagaba |
| 39 | a-na {d}suen# _dingir_ ba-ni-ia# | To Sîn, the god who created me |
| 40 | _[bad3] iri#_ ia-bu-szum#{[ki]} | the wall of the city of Yabušum |
| 41 | [a-na {d}lugal]-asal2# | To Lugal-asal |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 42 | mu-szar-bi2-u3 szar-ru-ti-ia | who makes my kingship great, |
| 43 | _bad3 iri_ gu-la-ba8#{ki#} | fort of the city of Gulaba |
| 44 | u3 _bad3_ u2-s,i#-a-na-er3-ra# | and the wall of Uṣiana-Erra |
| 45 | a-na {[d]}nergal# | For Nergal |
| 46 | ha-ti# [a-a-bi]-ia | my enemies |
| 47 | 6(disz) _bad3-[mesz_ ra-bu]-tim [szu-nu]-ti | these 6 great walls |
| 48 | sza su-mu#-la#-il3 | of Sumula-il |
| 49 | a-bi ra#-[bi]-um | the great father |
| 50 | a-bi a-[bi]-ia | my father, my father |
| 51 | ha-am#-szum e#-pu-szu | he built a wall. |
| 52 | in# [la]-bi#-ru-ti-szu-nu | in their old age |
| 53 | in ra#-ma-ni-szu-nu | by their own |
| 54 | up-ta-as-si2-su-ma | he has seized him, and |
| 55 | in li-ib-bu _iti 2(disz)-kam_ | in the middle of the 2nd month |
| 56 | _szeg12_-szu-nu al-bi-in | their bricks I laid out. |
| 57 | ra-bi-isz e-pu-usz | I greatly built. |
| 58 | re-szi-szu-nu ki-ma _sa-tu_-im u2-ul-li | their heads like a mountain I raised up. |
| 59 | _szu-nigin2_ ma-ta-tim _suhusz_-szi-na u2-ki-in | the totality of the lands their foundations I established. |
| 60 | ka2!-dingir-ra{ki} szum-szu | the name of Babylon |
| 61 | lu u2-s,i-ir | may he be released. |
| 62 | in ki-ib-ra-at ar-ba-im | in the four world quarters |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 63 | lu u2-sza-tir-szu | may he restore to him. |
| 64 | pu-luh-ti _me-lam2_ szar-ru-ti-ia | fear of the aura of my royal majesty |
| 65 | pa-at, _an_ u3 er-s,e-tim | the boundary of heaven and earth |
| 66 | lu ik-tum | may it be an iktum |
| 67 | a-na szu-a-ti _dingir gal-gal_ | to that of the great gods |
| 68 | in bu-ni-szu-nu na-aw-ru-tim | with their slanderous utterances |
| 69 | lu# ip#-pa-al-su-nim | may they look upon me. |
| 70 | [ba]-la#-t,am sza ki-ma {d}suen | life which like Sîn |
| 71 | wa-ar#-[hi]-sza-am# | later |
| 72 | u2-te#-[ed]-di-szu | they have repaid him. |
| 73 | re-iu-tam# [sza ki]-ib#-ra!-[at] ar-ba#-im | The shepherd of the four world quarters |
| 74 | in szu-ul-mi-im | with well-being |
| 75 | a-na da-ar e-pe2-sza-am | in order to do forever |
| 76 | ni-iz-ma-at li-ib-bi-ia | my heart’s desire |
| 77 | ki-ma _dingir_ ka-sza-dam | like a god to achieve, |
| 78 | u4-mi-sza-am in re-szi-in e-li-a-tim | “At that time, in the heights, |
| 79 | in ri#-sza-a-tim | in rejoicing |
| 80 | u3 hu#-ud# li-ib-bi-im | and joy of heart |
| 81 | a-ta-al-lu-kam | I will go. |
| 82 | a-na sze-ri-ik-tim | for the dowry |
| 83 | lu# isz-ru-ku-nim | may they grant me. |
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