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RIME 4.02.13.16, ex. 01-02 (P431705)
Official or display, Early Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.02.13.16, ex. 01-02 |
|---|---|
| ID | P431705 |
| Museum no. | BM 030050 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| 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 | ||
| 1 | {d}nanna | For Nanna |
| 2 | en dumu nun | lord, princely son |
| 3 | an ku3-ge dalla e3 | The holy An emerges brightly. |
| 4 | nam-szita a-ra-zu-e gesz tuku | who listens to prayer and supplication, |
| 5 | lugal-mu-ra | for Lugal-mura |
| 6 | ARAD2-{d}suen | Warad-Sin |
| 7 | u2-a e2-kur-ra | provider of the Ekur, |
| 8 | sipa sag-en3-tar | the shepherd who engendered |
| 9 | e2-kisz-nu-gal2 | the Ekišnugal temple |
| 10 | lu2 ni2-tuku | a person of fear |
| 11 | esz3 e2-babbar-ra | in the shrine Ebabbar |
| 12 | me gesz-hur | divine powers and plans |
| 13 | eridu{ki}-ga szu du7-du7 | who perfects Eridu, |
| 14 | lu2 nidba gu-ul-gu-ul | the one who is to destroy food offerings |
| 15 | e2-ninnu-me-en | I am Eninnu |
| 16 | lagasz{ki} gir2-su{ki} | of Lagaš and Girsu |
| 17 | ki-be2 gi4-gi4-me-en | I will restore it. |
| 18 | iri{ki} dingir ma-da-be2-ne | the cities of the gods of their land |
| 19 | szu gibil bi2-in-ak-a | he made a new hand. |
| 20 | {d}nanna {d}utu-bi | Nanna and Utu |
| 21 | ki-tusz hun-ga2 du10 mu-un-ne-gal2-la | They are present in my pleasant residence. |
| 22 | nun ni2-te-ge26 | the prince who reveres |
| 23 | e2 lugal-la-na-sze3 | to the house of his king |
| 24 | zi ti-le-ni-sze3 gub-ba-me-en | I am the one standing faithfully for his life. |
| 25 | u4 {d}asz-im2-babbar | when Ašimbabbar |
| 26 | geszkim sa6-ga-ne2 | his favorable sign |
| 27 | igi ma-ni-in-du8-a | he looked at him. |
| 28 | igi nam-ti-la-ka-ni | before his life |
| 29 | mu-szi-in-bar-ra-a | who smote |
| 30 | e2-a-ni du3-u3-de3 | to build his temple |
| 31 | ki-be2 gi4-gi4-de3 | to restore it, |
| 32 | ga2-ar ma-an-du11-ga | he said to me: |
| 33 | nam-ti-mu-sze3 | for my life |
| 34 | u3 nam-ti | and for the life |
| 35 | ku-du-ur-ma-bu-uk | Kudur-mabuk |
| 36 | a-a-ugu-ga2-ke4 | of my father |
| 37 | e2 sza3 hul2-la-ka-ni | her house of happiness, |
| 38 | e2-temen-ni2-gur3-ru | E-temen-ni-gurru |
| 39 | mu-na-du3 | built for him. |
| 40 | me-te u6-di kalam-ma-ka | the appropriate one, the splendor of the Land, |
| 41 | u4 da-ri3-sze3 bi2-in-gub | he set it up forever. |
| 42 | [{d}nanna lugal-mu] | Nanna my master |
| 43 | [za-e-me-en ba-e-a-ak] | You are the one who did it. |
| 44 | [ga2-e a-na-mu-me-en] | I, what am I? |
| 45 | [nig2 ak-ak-da-ga2] | that which I did |
| 46 | [{d}nanna en an-ki] | Nanna, lord of heaven and earth |
| 47 | [hu-mu-hul2-le-en] | rejoice over me. |
| 48 | [nam-tar nam-ti-la bala su3-ra2] | Namtar of life, a long reign |
| 49 | [{gesz}gu-za suhusz gi-na] | a throne with a firm foundation |
| 50 | [sag-e-esz ha-ma-ab-rig7-ge] | may he present to me. |
Sources & licences
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