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RIME 4.02.09.02, ex. 01 (P431555)
Official or display, Early Old Babylonian, Adab · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.02.09.02, ex. 01 |
|---|---|
| ID | P431555 |
| Museum no. | David — |
| Collection | David, E.S., New York, New York, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Early Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Adab (mod. Bismaya) |
| Coordinates | 31.9509, 45.6233 |
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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}suen-i-din-na-am | Sin-iddinam, |
| 2 | nita kal-ga | the strong man |
| 3 | u2-a uri2{ki}-ma | provider of Ur, |
| 4 | lugal larsa{ki}-ma | king of Larsa, |
| 5 | lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri | king of Sumer and Akkad. |
| 6 | lugal e2-babbar e2 {d}utu-ke4 | king of the Ebabbar, the temple of Utu |
| 7 | mu-un-du3-a | had built, |
| 8 | gesz-hur e2 dingir-re-e-ne | the design of the temples of the gods |
| 9 | ki-bi-sze3 bi2-gi4-a-me-en | I am the one who restored it to its place |
| 10 | u4 an-ne2 {d}en-lil2 {d}nanna {d}utu-bi | When An, Enlil, Nanna and Utu |
| 11 | bala du10 nig2-si-sa2 | a good reign of justice |
| 12 | u4-bi su3-su3-ud-ra2 | whose days are long-lasting |
| 13 | ga2-ra sag-e-esz-e ma-ni-in-rig7-esz-a | They presented it to me. |
| 14 | gesztu2 dagal-la-mu | my broad wisdom |
| 15 | mah-bi-sze3 gar | placed supremely, |
| 16 | sag-bi-sze3 e3-a-ta | after he came forth from its top, |
| 17 | iri{ki} ma-da-mu-sze3 | to the city of my land |
| 18 | a du10 ga2-ga2-de3 | to bring good water, |
| 19 | a-ra2 za3-mi2 | for the praise |
| 20 | nam-ur-sag-ga2-mu | my heroism |
| 21 | u4-da eger-bi-sze3 | to the distant future |
| 22 | pa e3 mah ak-de3 | to make resplendently manifest, |
| 23 | an-ra {d}en-lil2-ra | for An and Enlil |
| 24 | inim in-sa6-sa6 | he made beautiful words |
| 25 | a-ra-zu gi-na-mu-sze3 | Because of my regular prayers, |
| 26 | hu-mu-szi-in-sze-ge-esz-a | may they grant to me. |
| 27 | {i7}idigna ba-al-la-a-da | to the Tigris Ballada |
| 28 | ki-bi-sze3 gi4-a-da | to be restored, |
| 29 | u4 ti-la su3-ud-ra2-sze3 | for a long life |
| 30 | mu-mu ga2-ga2-de3 | to make my name known |
| 31 | inim nu-kur2-ru-bi-a | whose unalterable word |
| 32 | a2-bi hu-mu-da-an-ag2-esz | they shall give to him. |
| 33 | u4-ba du11-ga du11-ga | At that time, speaking, speaking |
| 34 | an {d}inanna-ta | from An and Inanna |
| 35 | sze-ga {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ta | agreeable to Enlil and Ninlil, |
| surface a col 2 | ||
| 1 | {d}iszkur dingir-mu | Iškur my god |
| 2 | a2-dah#-ga2-ta | from my aid |
| 3 | usu mah {d}nanna {d}[utu]-ta | by the great strength of Nanna and Utu |
| 4 | {i7}idigna | the Tigris |
| 5 | i7 he2-gal2-la {d}utu-ke4 | the canal of abundance of Utu |
| 6 | u3-ma-mu-ta | from Umamu |
| 7 | gal-bi he2-em-mi-ba-al | may it be there for me. |
| 8 | ki-sur-ra in-dub pa3-mu-sze3 | to the boundary territory surveyed, |
| 9 | ka-bi um-mi-tum4 | he brought to an end. |
| 10 | a-gam-ma-bi-sze3 | to its agamma |
| 11 | si gal he2-em-mi-sa2 | may he make great horns. |
| 12 | a da-ri2 | forever water |
| 13 | he2-gal2 musz3 nu-tum2-mu | abundance that cannot be rivalled |
| 14 | larsa{ki} kalam-ma-mu-sze3 | Larsa, to my land |
| 15 | he2-em-mi-gar | I established. |
| 16 | u4 {i7}idigna i7 gu-la | when the Tigris, the great river |
| 17 | mu-ba-al-la-a | he had deposited, |
| 18 | a2 lu2 1(disz)-e | labor of one man |
| 19 | sze 1(asz) gur-ta | per 1 gur of barley |
| 20 | ninda 2(disz) sila3-ta | bread of 2 sila3 each |
| 21 | kasz 4(disz) sila3-ta | beer of 4 sila3 each |
| 22 | i3 2(disz) gin2-ta-am3 | 2 shekels of oil each, |
| 23 | u4 asz-a | when |
| 24 | ur5-gin7 szu ha-ba-an-ti | may he take it away like a dog. |
| 25 | lu2 a2 la2 | a man with less labor |
| 26 | lu2 a2 dah | a person who a right arm |
| 27 | ba-ra-bi2-tuku | he did not have |
| 28 | usu ma-da-mu-ta | by the strength of my land |
| 29 | kin-bi he2-em-mi-til | I completed its work. |
| 30 | KA ka-asz-bar | KA (means) to make decisions. |
| 31 | dingir gal-e-ne-ta | from among the great gods |
| 32 | {i7}idigna i7 dagal-la | the Tigris, the wide river |
| 33 | ki-bi-sze3 he2-em-mi-gi4 | I restored. |
| 34 | u4 ul du-ri2-sze3 | forever. |
| 35 | mu-mu he2-em-mi-gub | may my name stand there. |
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