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RIME 1.14.20.01 composite (P431232)

Official or display, ED IIIb, Nippur · c. 2500 BCE–2340 BCE

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Designation	RIME 1.14.20.01 composite
ID	P431232
Language	Sumerian
Period	ED IIIb · c. 2500 BCE–2340 BCE
Genre	Official or display
Find spot	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Coordinates	32.1271, 45.2300

English translation

By Foxvog, Daniel A. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)

Line	English
surface a 1	Enlil,
surface a 2	king of all the lands -
surface a 3	For Lugalzagesi,
surface a 4	king of Uruk,
surface a 5	king of the nation,
surface a 6	incantation-priest of An,
surface a 7	lumaḫ-priest
surface a 8	of Nisaba,
surface a 9	son of U-U,
surface a 10	ruler of Umma
surface a 11	and lumaḫ-priest
surface a 12	of Nisaba,
surface a 13	looked upon truly
surface a 14	by An the king of all the lands,
surface a 15	chief ruler
surface a 16	of Enlil,
surface a 17	given wisdom
surface a 18	by Enki,
surface a 19	nominated
surface a 20	by Utu,
surface a 21	chief minister
surface a 22	of Suen,
surface a 23	military governor
surface a 24	of Utu,
surface a 25	one who provides for Inanna,
surface a 26	son born
surface a 27	of Nisaba,
surface a 28	fed rich milk
surface a 29	by Ninḫursaga,
surface a 30	a man of Mes-sanga-Unuga,
surface a 31	servant raised
surface a 32	by Ningirim
surface a 33	the queen of Uruk,
surface a 34	chief steward
surface a 35	of the gods -
surface a 36	When Enlil,
surface a 37	king of all the lands,
surface a 38	to Lugalzagesi
surface a 39	the kingship
surface a 40	of the nation
surface a 41	had given,
surface a 42	and the eyes of the nation
surface a 43	he had let be directed toward him,
surface a 44	and all the lands at his feet
surface a 45	he had placed,
surface a 46	and from east
surface a 47	to west
surface a 48	he had made them subject to him,
surface a 49	then,
surface a 50	from the sea,
surface a 51	the lower one,
surface a 52	along the Tigris
surface a 53	and the Euphrates
surface a 54	to the sea
surface a 55	the upper one,
surface a 56	their roads
surface a 57	he put in proper order for him.
surface a 58	From east
surface a 59	to west
surface a 60	Enlil
surface a 61	no rival
surface a 62	did he let him have.
surface a 63	All the lands in riverine meadows
surface a 64	rested (contentedly) under him,
surface a 65	and the nation
surface a 66	was happily making merry under him.
surface a 67	All those on thrones in Sumer
surface a 68	and the rulers of foreign lands
surface a 69	unto the land of Uruk
surface a 70	the divine power of princeship
surface a 71	they determine(?) for him.
surface a 72	In those days,
surface a 73	Uruk
surface a 74	in rejoicing
surface a 75	spent its days under him.
surface a 76	Ur,
surface a 77	like a bull, its head skyward
surface a 78	did lift up under him.
surface a 79	Larsa,
surface a 80	the beloved city
surface a 81	of Utu,
surface a 82	happily
surface a 83	made merry under him.
surface a 84	Umma,
surface a 85	the beloved city
surface a 86	of Šara,
surface a 87	its great horns
surface a 88	it lifted up under him.
surface a 89	The land of Zabala,
surface a 90	like a ewe stripped of a lamb,
surface a 91	did cry out under him.
surface a 92	Ki’ana
surface a 93	its neck skyward
surface a 94	it lifted up under him.
surface a 95	Lugalzagesi,
surface a 96	king of Uruk
surface a 97	and king of the nation,
surface a 98	solicitously(?)
surface a 99	to Enlil
surface a 100	his master
surface a 101	in Nippur
surface a 102	very large food offerings
surface a 103	he serves to him,
surface a 104	and sweet water he pours out for him.
surface a 105	If
surface a 106	Enlil,
surface a 107	king of all the lands,
surface a 108	to An, his beloved father,
surface a 109	a prayer on my behalf
surface a 110	should say,
surface a 111	to my life
surface a 112	(additional) life
surface a 113	may he add!
surface a 114	May the land in riverine meadows
surface a 115	rest (contentedly) under me,
surface a 116	may the people
surface a 117	like sweet-smelling grasses
surface a 118	spread out widely under me,
surface a 119	may the breast of heaven
surface a 120	function properly under me,
surface a 121	and the nation
surface a 122	a pleasant place
surface a 123	may it behold under me.
surface a 124	The favorable destiny
surface a 125	which they (An and Enlil) have determined
surface a 126	may they never alter for me!
surface a 127	A proud shepherd
surface a 128	may I be forever!
surface a 129	For his life,
surface a 130	to Enlil,
surface a 131	his beloved master,
surface a 132	he dedicated it (this vessel).

Transliteration (ATF)

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Line	ATF	Machine English (draft)
surface a
1	{d}en-lil2
2	lugal kur-kur-ra
3	lugal-za3-ge-si
4	lugal unu{ki}-ga
5	lugal kalam-ma
6	iszib an-na
7	lu2-mah
8	{d}nisaba
9	dumu U2-U2
10	ensi2 umma{ki}
11	lu2-mah
12	{d}nisaba-ka
13	igi zi bar-ra
14	an lugal kur-kur-ka
15	ensi2 gal
16	{d}en-lil2
17	gesztu2 szum2-ma
18	{d}en-ki
19	mu pa3-da
20	{d}utu
21	sukkal-mah
22	{d}suen
23	szagina
24	{d}utu
25	u2-a {d}inanna
26	dumu tu-da
27	{d}nisaba
28	ga zi gu7-a
29	{d}nin-hur-sag
30	lu2 {d}mes-sanga-unu{ki}-ga
31	sag a2 e3-a
32	{d}nin-girimx(\|A.BU.HA.DU\|)
33	nin unu{ki}-ga-ka
34	agrig-mah
35	dingir-re-ne-ra
36	u4 {d}en-lil2
37	lugal kur-kur-ra-ke4
38	lugal-za3-ge-si
39	nam-lugal
40	kalam-ma
41	e-na-szum2-ma-a
42	igi kalam-ma-ke4
43	si e-na-sa2-a
44	kur-kur giri3-na
45	e-ni-se3-ga-a
46	utu-e3-ta
47	utu-szu2-sze3
48	gu2 e-na-gar-ra-a
49	u4-ba
50	a-ab-ba
51	sig-ta-ta
52	idigna
53	buranun-be2
54	a-ab-ba
55	igi-nim-ma-sze3
56	giri3-bi
57	si e-na-sa2
58	utu-e3-ta
59	utu-szu2-sze3
60	[{d}]en-lil2-le
61	[gaba]-szu-gar
62	nu-mu-ni-tuku
63	kur-kur u2-sal-la
64	mu-da-nu2
65	kalam-e
66	a-ne hul2-la mu-da-e
67	bara2-bara2 ki-en-gi
68	ensi2 kur-kur-ra
69	ki unu{ki}-ge
70	me nam-nun-sze3
71	mu-na-tar-e-ne
72	u4-ba
73	unu{ki}-ge
74	giri17-zal-a
75	u4 mu-da-zal-zal-le
76	uri5{ki}-e
77	gu4-gin7 sag an-sze3
78	mu-dab6-il2
79	larsa{ki}
80	iri ki-ag2
81	{d}utu-ke4
82	a-ne hul2-la
83	mu-da-e
84	umma{ki}
85	iri ki-ag2
86	{d}szara2-ke4
87	a2 mah
88	mu-dab6-il2
89	ki zabala5{ki}-e
90	u8 sila4 gur5-a-gin7
91	sig4 mu-da-gi4-gi4
92	\|KI.AN\|{ki}-ke4
93	gu2 an-sze3
94	mu-dab6-zi
95	lugal-za3-ge-si
96	lugal unu[{ki}-ga]
97	lugal kalam-ma
98	\|KIN.KIN\|-ma
99	{d}en-lil2
100	lugal-ni
101	nibru{ki}-a
102	nidba gal-gal
103	e-na-su13-de3
104	a du10 e-na-de2-e
105	tukumx(\|SZU.TUR\|)
106	{d}en-lil2
107	lugal kur-kur-ra-ke4
108	an a-a ki-ag2-ni
109	nam-szita-mu
110	he2-na-be2
111	nam-ti-mu
112	nam-ti
113	ha-ba-dah-he
114	kur u2-sal-la
115	ha-mu-da-nu2
116	nam-lu2-u18
117	u2-szim-gin7
118	szu dagal ha-mu-dab6-du11
119	ubur an-na-ke4
120	si ha-mu-dab6-sa2
121	kalam-e
122	ki sa6-ga
123	igi ha-mu-da-du8
124	nam sa6-ga
125	mu-tar-re-esz2-a
126	szu na-mu-da-ni-bala-e-ne
127	sipa sag-gu4-gal2
128	da-ri2 he2-me
129	nam-ti-la-ni-sze3
130	{d}en-lil2
131	lugal ki-ag2-ni
132	a mu-na-ru

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