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RIME 4.03.06.12Akkadian, ex. 05 (P430818)
Official or display, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.03.06.12Akkadian, ex. 05 |
|---|---|
| ID | P430818 |
| Museum no. | BM 091078 (was BM 012221) |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | ha-am-mu-ra#-[pi2] | Hammurapi |
| 2 | _lugal_ da#-[num2] | the mighty king |
| 3 | _lugal_ [babila2{ki}] | king of Babylon |
| 4 | _lugal_ [ki-ib-ra-tim] ar-ba#-im# | king of the four world quarters |
| 6 | ba-ni ma-tim | the creation of the land |
| 7 | _lugal_ sza ep-sza-tu-szu | king whose deeds |
| 8 | a-na szi-ir {d}utu | for the life of Šamaš |
| 9 | u3 {d}marduk t,a-ba | and Marduk, good |
| 10 | a-na-ku | I, |
| 11 | _bad3_ | the wall |
| 12 | sza zimbir{ki} | of Sippar, |
| 13 | in e-pe-ri | in the steppe |
| 14 | ki-ma _sa-tu_-im | like a mountain |
| 15 | ra-bi-im | the great |
| 16 | re-szi-szu | his head |
| 17 | lu u3-ul-li | may he be restored! |
| 18 | ap-pa-ra-am | I will send. |
| 19 | lu usz-ta-as2-hi-ir-szu | he should have sent him. |
| 20 | {i7}buranun | the Euphrates |
| 21 | a-na zimbir{ki} | to Sippar |
| 22 | lu ah-re-a-am-ma | I shall return, and |
| 23 | kar szu-ul-mi-im | the harbor of well-being |
| surface a col 2 | ||
| 1 | [lu] u2-um-mi-su2 | he should have named him. |
| 2 | [ha]-am#-mu-ra-pi2 | Hammurapi |
| 3 | [ba]-ni# ma-tim | the foundation of the land |
| 4 | _lugal#_ sza ep-sza-tu-szu | king whose deeds |
| 5 | a#-na szi-ir {d}utu | for the life of Šamaš |
| 6 | u3 {d}marduk t,a-ba | and Marduk, good |
| 7 | a-na-ku | I, |
| 8 | zimbir{ki} | of Sippar, |
| 9 | u3 ka2-dingir-ra{ki} | and Babylon |
| 10 | szu-ba-at ne-eh-tim | the šubāt nēḫtum |
| 11 | a-na da-ri2-a-tim | forever |
| 12 | lu u3-sze-szi-ib | I made dwell. |
| 13 | ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 | Hammurapi |
| 14 | mi-gi4-ir {d}utu | heir of Utu, |
| 15 | na-ra-am {d}marduk | beloved of Marduk, |
| 16 | a-na-ku | I, |
| 17 | sza isz-tu _u4_-um | which from the day |
| 18 | s,i-a-tim | old, old |
| 19 | _lugal_ in _lugal_-ri2 | king among kings |
| 20 | la ib-ni-u3 | did not establish, |
| 21 | a-na {d}utu be-li2-ia | To Šamaš, my lord |
| 22 | ra-bi-isz | the great |
| 23 | lu e-pu-us2-su2-um | I did, |
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