RIME 4.02.13.18, ex. 01 (P427691)
Official or display, Early Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.02.13.18, ex. 01 |
|---|---|
| ID | P427691 |
| Museum no. | BM 090033 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Early Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
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 | ||
| 1 | ARAD2-{d}suen | Warad-Sin |
| 2 | nita kal-ga | the strong man |
| 3 | sipa nig2-gi | shepherd of justice |
| 4 | {d}en-lil2-le gar-ra | which Enlil had established |
| 5 | u2-a uri5{ki}-ma | provider of Ur, |
| 6 | lugal larsa{ki}-ma | king of Larsa, |
| 7 | lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri-ke4 | king of Sumer and Akkad |
| 8 | dumu ku-du-ur-ma-bu-uk | son of Kudur-mabuk |
| 9 | ad-da e-mu-ut-ba-la-me-en | I am the father of Emutbala. |
| 10 | uri2{ki} dagal-e-de3 | to widen Ur |
| 11 | mu mah tuku-tuku-de3 | in order to acquire a great name |
| 12 | sun5-na-bi | Its ... |
| 13 | u3-gul im-ma-an-ga2-ga2 | he set up a fortress. |
| 14 | {d}nanna lugal-mu | Nanna my master |
| 15 | mu-szi-in-sze | he set up for her. |
| 16 | bad3 gal hur-sag il2-la-gin7 szu nu-tu-tu | The great wall, like a raised mountain range, did not give birth. |
| 17 | ni2-bi-sze3 e3-a | who came forth by himself |
| 18 | mu-na-du3 | built for him. |
| 19 | iri-ni he2-em-mi-dab6 | I seized his city. |
| 20 | bad3-ba | of that wall |
| 21 | {d}nanna suhusz ma-da ge-en-ge-en | Nanna, you are the foundation of the land. |
| 22 | mu-bi-im | that name |
Sources & licences
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