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RIME 4.02.09.14, ex. 01 (P431665)
Official or display, Early Old Babylonian, Bad-Tibira · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.02.09.14, ex. 01 |
|---|---|
| ID | P431665 |
| Museum no. | VA 03611 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Early Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Bad-Tibira (mod. Tell Medinah) |
| Coordinates | 31.3832, 46.0040 |
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 | {d}suen-i-din-na-am | Sin-iddinam, |
| 2 | nita kal-ga | the strong man |
| 3 | u2-a uri5{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 | lu2 e2-babbar | the man who the Ebabbar |
| 7 | e2 {d}utu-ke4 | the temple of Utu |
| 8 | mu-un-du3-a | had built, |
| 9 | me gesz-hur | divine powers and plans |
| 10 | {d}a-nun-na-ke4-ne | of the Anuna gods |
| 11 | ki-bi-sze3 bi2-in-gi4-a | restored to its place, |
| 12 | lu2 {i7}idigna | the man who the Tigris |
| 13 | i7 dagal-la | the wide canal |
| 14 | mu-un-ba-al-la | he dug. |
| 15 | a du10 he2-gal2 | good water, abundance |
| 16 | nig2 nu-til-le-da | that which is not finished |
| 17 | iri{ki} ma-da-ni-sze3 | to the city of his land |
| 18 | im-mi-in-gar-ra-a | he had established, |
| 19 | dumu nu-ur2-{d}iszkur | son of Nur-Adda, |
| 20 | lugal larsa{ki}-ma-ke4 | king of Larsa |
| 21 | ma-da-na | his land |
| 22 | ki-tusz ne-ha tusz-u3-de3 | In order to dwell in peaceful dwellings, |
| 23 | erin2 dagal-la-na | and his extensive troops |
| 24 | u3 du10 ku-ku-de3 | to eat good food |
| 25 | u4 ul-li2-a-asz | in distant days |
| 26 | ar2 nam-lugal-la-ka-ni | behind his kingship |
| 27 | ug3-e ak-ke3-de3 | to make the people do |
| 28 | bad3 gal | the great wall |
| 29 | bad3-tibira{ki} | of Badtibira |
| 30 | u3-ma-ni-ta | from Umani |
| 31 | gal-bi im-mi-in-du3 | he built for it. |
| 32 | {d}suen-i-din-na-am | Sin-iddinam, |
| 33 | sipa nig2-gi-ne-ke4 | the shepherd of justice |
| 34 | sza3 {d}utu u3# {d}dumu-zi-bi | of Šamaš and Dumuzi |
| 35 | mu-un-du10 | he made good. |
| 36 | u4 bala-a-na | in his reign |
| 37 | nig2 nu-kur2-ru he2-a | may it be something unalterable. |
| 38 | u4 da-ri2-sze3 | forever |
Sources & licences
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