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RIME 4.02.13.10, ex. 20-21 (P431691)
Official or display, Early Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.02.13.10, ex. 20-21 |
|---|---|
| ID | P431691 |
| Museum no. | CBS — |
| Collection | Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Early Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) |
| Coordinates | 30.9607, 46.1063 |
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}nanna | For Nanna |
| 2 | en an ku3-ge dalla e3 | Lord of holy An, come forth brightly! |
| 3 | dumu-sag {d}en-lil2-la2 | first-born son of Enlil, |
| 4 | lugal-a-ni-ir | his master |
| 5 | ku-du-ur-ma-bu-uk | Kudur-mabuk |
| 6 | ad-da kur mar-tu | father of the Amorite land |
| 7 | dumu si-im-ti-szi-il-ha-ak | son of Simti-šilhak |
| 8 | igi-du8 {d}en-lil2-la2 | the doorkeeper of Enlil |
| 9 | {d}nin-lil2-da sze-ga-am3 | is agreeable to Ninlil |
| 10 | e2-babbar-da ni2-tuku | who reveres the Ebabbar, |
| 11 | u2-a e2-kur-ra | provider of the Ekur, |
| 12 | sag-us2 e2-kisz-nu-gal2 | the steward of the Ekišnugal temple |
| 13 | lu2 sza3 nibru{ki} du10-du10-me-en | I am the man who makes the heart of Nippur sweet |
| 14 | u4 {d}nanna a-ra-zu-mu | when Nanna my arazu prayer |
| 15 | mu-szi-in-sze-ga-am3 | he gave to him. |
| 16 | hul-gal2-e-ne sag e2-babbar-ra | The evildoers of the Ebabbar temple |
| 17 | bi2-in-sal-esz-a# | he had brought out |
| 18 | szu-mu-sze3 bi2-in#-si#-[a] | he has adorned with my name |
| 19 | masz-kan2-[szabra{ki}] | Maškan-šapir |
| 20 | kar-ra#-[{d}utu{ki}-ke4] | Kar-Utu |
| 21 | larsa#[{ki}-sze3 ...] | to Larsa |
| 22 | {d#}[nanna ...] | Nanna |
| surface a col 2 | ||
| 1 | {d}nanna lugal-mu# | For Nanna my master |
| 2 | inim sa6-sa6-ge-da-ga2 | and my beautiful words |
| 3 | ga2-nun-mah | the great storehouse |
| 4 | e2 ku3-babbar ku3-sig17 | house of silver and gold, |
| 5 | uri3 erim3 dugud | a heavy storehouse |
| 6 | {d}suen-na-ka | of Suen |
| 7 | u4 ul-li2-a-ta | from distant days |
| 8 | ba-du3-a-ba ba-sumun | when it was built, it had become old. |
| 9 | nam-ti-mu-sze3 | for my life |
| 10 | u3 nam-ti# | and for the life |
| 11 | ARAD2-{d}suen# [...] | Warad-Sîn |
| 12 | lugal larsa#{ki}-[...] | king of Larsa |
| 13 | mu-[...] | he ... |
| 14 | ki-bi#-[sze3 ...] | To its place ... |
| surface b | ||
| 1 | {d}[nanna] | For Nanna |
| 2 | en# an# [...] | The lord of heaven |
| 3 | dumu-sag# [...] | first-born son of |
| 4 | lugal-a-[...] | Lugal-a- |
| 5 | ku-du-ur#-[...] | Kudurru |
| 6 | ad#-da# [...] | The father |
| 7 | dumu# si#-[...] | son of Si- |
| 8 | igi#-du8# [...] | The gatekeeper ... |
| 9 | {d#}nin-lil2#-[da ...] | With Ninlil |
| 10 | e2-babbar-[da ...] | With the Ebabbar temple |
| 11 | u2-a e2#-[...] | Provider of the temple |
| 12 | sag-us2 e2#-[...] | The sagus of the temple |
| 13 | lu2 sza3 nibru#[{ki} ...] | The man in Nippur |
| 14 | u4 {d}nanna# [...] | When Nanna |
| 15 | mu-szi-in#-[...] | He ... a supplication |
| 16 | hul-gal2-e#-[ne ...] | The evildoers ... |
| 17 | bi2#-[...] | I(?) ... |
| 18 | szu#-[...] | ... ... |
Sources & licences
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