Unread Atlas
RIME 4.02.08.07, ex. 01 (P431637)
Official or display, Early Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
Open in the reader & map →See it among all tablets
| Designation | RIME 4.02.08.07, ex. 01 |
|---|---|
| ID | P431637 |
| Museum no. | BM 132226 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Early Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh) |
| Coordinates | 31.2832, 45.8549 |
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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | [u4 {d}utu] larsa#{ki}-ma | when Utu of Larsa |
| 2 | [nam-bi mu-un-tar]-ra-a | he decreed its fate |
| 3 | [{gesz}gu-za-ba suhusz]-bi | Its throne and foundation |
| 4 | [su3-ra2-sze3] gi-ne2-de3 | in order to prolong it |
| 5 | [bala] sa6-ga-bi | its good reign |
| 6 | musz3# nu-tum2-mu-de3 | to make it unfathomable |
| 7 | nam#-lugal-bi | its kingship |
| 8 | [pa] e3 ak-de3 | to make pa-offerings |
| 9 | [ug3] sag2# du11-ga-bi | and its scattered people |
| 10 | [ki]-ba# ga2-ga2-de3 | to establish in that place |
| 11 | [...] x ki-tusz du10-ga | ..., the pleasant residence |
| 12 | [du3]-u3-de3 | to build |
| 13 | [szul] {d}utu | youth of Utu |
| 14 | [inim nu]-kur2-ru-da-ni | his unalterable word |
| 15 | [zi]-de3#-esz | to be taken out |
| 16 | [bi2]-in#-du11-ga | he said |
| 17 | [nu-ur2]-{d}iszkur | Nur-Adda |
| 18 | [sipa nig2]-gi#-na-me-en | I am the shepherd of justice |
| 19 | [sza3 su3]-ra#-na | in his own heart |
| 20 | [zi]-de3#-esz | to be taken out |
| 21 | [mu-un]-pa3-de3-en | I will find out. |
| 22 | [...]-na-mu-sze3 | to my ... |
| 23 | nam# du10 mu-un-tar | He decreed a good fate |
| 24 | [iri]{ki} ba-tu-de3-en-na-ga2 | in the city that I had erected |
| 25 | nam-sipa-bi ma-an-szum2 | he gave me its shepherdship. |
| 26 | nam-u2-a esz3-e uri2#{ki}-ma | in the office of shrine Ur |
| 27 | [nam]-sag#-en3#-tar# [esz3 e2-babbar]-ra# | the office of overseer of the shrine Ebabbar |
| 28 | [...] | |
| 29 | [...] | |
| 30 | [...] | |
| 31 | [...] | |
| 32 | [...] | |
| 33 | [...]-x | |
| 34 | [...]-x | |
| 35 | [...]-x-mu# | ...-x-mu |
| 36 | [...]-DU-DU | ...-DUDU |
| 37 | [...]-na | ... his |
| 38 | [...]-ma#-a | ...-ma |
| 39 | [...]-x ku3 | ... holy |
| 40 | [...]-ta | from |
| 41 | [...]-DU-a | ...-DU-a |
| 42 | [...]-al | ...-al |
| 43 | [...]-an#-DU | ...-anDU |
| 44 | [...]-x-na | ...-na |
| 45 | [...]-gar#-gar | ... placed |
| surface a col 2 | ||
| 46 | guru7-du6 guru7-masz | granary manager of granaries |
| 47 | {d}utu-ra gu2-bi mi-ni-gur-gur | to Utu he turned his neck. |
| 48 | tur3 amasz mi-ni-dagal | he widens the cattlepen and sheepfold |
| 49 | i3 gara2 mi-ni-szar2-szar2 | he heaped up butter and cream. |
| 50 | ug3-mu u2 szar2-ra | My people, many plants |
| 51 | mi-ni-gu7 | he ate. |
| 52 | a he2-gal2-la mi-ni-nag | I drink water of abundance. |
| 53 | sza3-bi-a sa-gaz lu2 hul-gal2 | Therein lies the evildoer. |
| 54 | lu2 nig2-erim2 mu-ha-lam | the evildoer destroyed it. |
| 55 | si-ga nu-mu-un-kusz lu2 ki-gul-la | The one who destroys the enemy land, |
| 56 | su-bi mi-ni-du10 | he made their flesh sweet. |
| 57 | u4 bala sa6-ga-mu | when my good reign |
| 58 | 2(asz) sze gur-ta 2(ban2) i3-ta | 2 kor barley, 2 ban oil each, |
| 59 | 1(u) ma-na siki-ta | 10 minas of wool |
| 60 | 1(u) gur zu2-lum-ta-am3 | 10 gur of dates each |
| 61 | ganba sza3 ma-da-ga2-ka | at the market rates of my land |
| 62 | ku3 1(disz) gin2-e | 1 shekel of silver |
| 63 | ur5-gin7 ba-ra-sa10 | he bought it as a loan. |
| 64 | u4-bi-a bad3 gal larsa{ki}-ma | At that time, the great wall of Larsa |
| 65 | hur-sag-gin7 ki sikil-la mu-du3 | Like a mountain, he built a pure place. |
| 66 | a2 lu2 1(disz)-e | labor of one man |
| 67 | 3(ban2) sze-ta 2(disz) sila3 ninda-ta | 3 ban2 barley, 2 sila3 bread each, |
| 68 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz-ta | 2 sila3 beer each, |
| 69 | 2(disz) i3-ta-am3 | 2 (mana wool) each |
| 70 | u4 1(disz)-e ur5-gin7 szu ba-an-ti | for 1 day he received it in full. |
| 71 | u4 da-ri2-sze3 mu-mu ga2-ga2-de3 | to establish my name forever, |
| 72 | bad3 gal-bi | its great wall |
| 73 | temen ku3 mi-ni-si | I filled the holy foundations with it, |
| 74 | {d}utu u3-ma-ni | Utu, his lord |
| 75 | sa2 bi2-in-du11 | he smote. |
| 76 | mu-sze3 im-mi-sa4 | named it. |
| 77 | di nig2-gi-na {d}utu-ta | by the verdict of justice of Utu |
| 78 | iri{ki} x-sze3 ga-ba-al | I want to go to the city |
| 79 | mu-un-du3-a | had built, |
| 80 | bad3-bi du6-du6-ra mi-ni-szid | I surrounded its walls with mounds. |
| 81 | gu2 nu-gar-ra-bi | its unbuilt plots |
| 82 | giri3 {d}utu lugal-ga2-sze3 mi-ni-gam | via Šamaš my master he took away. |
| 83 | in-dub {d}utu | Indub of Šamaš |
| 84 | lugal-ga2-ke4 | of my king |
| 85 | ki-be2 im-mi-gi4 | he restored. |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
Cite the original edition and translator. Page generated by Unread Atlas from the public corpus export of 2026-10-18.