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RIME 4.02.13.16, ex. 48-49 (P431727)
Official or display, Early Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.02.13.16, ex. 48-49 |
|---|---|
| ID | P431727 |
| Museum no. | UM 31-43-248 |
| 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 | ||
| 1 | {d}nanna# | For Nanna |
| 2 | en# dumu# nun# | lord, princely son |
| 3' | e2#-[ninnu-me-en] | I am Eninnu |
| 4' | lagasz#{ki#} gir2#-[su{ki}] | of Lagaš and Girsu |
| 5' | ki-be2 gi4-gi4#-[me-en] | I am one who restores the place |
| 6' | iri{ki} dingir ma-da-be2-ne# | the cities of the gods of their land |
| 7' | szu gibil bi2-in-ak-[a] | he made a new hand |
| 8' | {d}nanna {d}utu-bi# | Nanna and Utu |
| 9' | ki-tusz hun-ga2 du10 mu-un-ne-gal2#-[la] | he has a pleasant dwelling place for them |
| 10' | nun ni2-te-ge26# | prince who reveres |
| 11' | e2 lugal-la-na-sze3# | to the house of his king |
| 12' | zi ti-le-ni-sze3 gub#-ba#-[me-en] | I am the one standing faithfully for his life |
| 13' | u4 {d}asz-im2-babbar# | when Ašimbabbar |
| 14' | geszkim sa6-ga#-[ne2] | his favorable sign |
| 15' | igi ma-ni-in-[du8-a] | before Manindua |
| 16' | igi nam-ti-la-[ka-ni] | before his life |
| 17' | mu-szi-in#-[bar-ra-a] | he had sent to me |
| 18' | e2-a-ni du3#-[u3-de3] | to build his temple |
| 19' | ki-be2 gi4-gi4#-[de3] | to restore it |
| 20' | ga2-ar ma-[an-du11-ga] | he said to me: |
| 21.a' | nam-ti-mu-sze3# | for my life |
| 21.b' | [u3 nam-ti] | and for the life |
| 22' | ku-du-ur-ma-bu#-[uk] | Kudur-mabuk |
| 23' | a-a-ugu-ga2#-[ke4] | of my father |
| 24' | e2 sza3 hul2-la-ka#-[ni] | her house of happiness |
| 25.a' | e2-temen-ni2-gur3-[ru] | E-temen-ni-gurru |
| 25.b' | [mu-na-du3] | he built for him |
| 26' | me-te u6-di kalam#-[ma-ka] | the appropriate one, the splendor of the land |
| 27' | u4 da-ri3-sze3 bi2#-[in-gub] | he set it up forever. |
| 28' | {d}nanna lugal-mu# | For Nanna my master |
| 29' | za-e-me-en ba-e-[a-ak] | You are the one who did it. |
| 30' | ga2-e a-na-mu#-[me-en] | I, what am I? |
| 31' | nig2 ak-ak-da-ga2# | that which I did |
| 32.a' | {d}nanna en an-ki | Nanna, lord of heaven and earth |
| 32.b' | hu-mu-hul2-le-en | may you rejoice over me. |
| 33' | nam-tar nam-ti-la bala su3-ra2 | a fate of life long reign |
| 34' | {gesz}gu-za suhusz gi-na | a throne with a firm foundation |
| 35' | sag-e-esz ha-ma-ab-rig7#-ge# | may he present to me. |
| surface b col 1 | ||
| 1 | [{d}]nanna# | For Nanna |
| 2 | [en dumu] nun# | lord, princely son |
| 3 | [an ku3-ge] dalla# e3# | 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 temple |
| 8 | [sipa sag]-en3#-tar | the foremost shepherd |
| 9 | [e2-kisz]-nu-gal2 | the Ekišnugal temple |
| 10.a | [lu2 ni2]-tuku# | a person of fear |
| 10.b | esz3 e2-babbar-ra | in the shrine Ebabbar |
| 11.a | [me gesz-hur] | divine powers and plans |
| 11.b | eridu#{ki}-ga szu du7-du7 | who perfects Eridu |
| 12 | [lu2] nidba# gu-ul-gu-ul | a person who a libation offering |
| 13 | [e2]-ninnu-me-en | I am Eninnu |
| 14 | lagasz#{ki} gir2-su{ki} | of Lagaš and Girsu |
| 15 | [ki]-be2# gi4-gi4-me-en | I am restored to its place |
| 16 | iri#{ki} dingir ma-da-be2-ne# | The cities of the gods of their land |
| 17 | [szu] gibil# bi2-in-ak-[a] | he made a new hand |
| 18 | [{d}]nanna# {d}utu-bi# | Nanna and Utu |
| 19 | [ki-tusz hun-ga2] du10 mu-un-ne-gal2#-[la] | he had a pleasant residence there for them. |
| 20 | [nun] ni2#-te-ge26# | prince who reveres |
| 21 | [e2 lugal]-la-na-sze3# | to the house of his king |
| 22 | [zi ti]-le#-ni#-sze3# gub#-ba#-[me-en] | I am the one who stands at the side for his life |
| 23 | [u4 {d}asz]-im2#-[babbar] | when Ašimbabbar |
| surface b col 2 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | igi# [ma-ni-in-du8-a] | before Manindua |
| 3 | igi# [nam-ti-la-ka-ni] | before his life |
| 4 | mu-[szi-in-bar-ra-a] | he had imposed upon him |
| 5 | e2-[a-ni du3-u3-de3] | to build his temple |
| 6 | ki-[be2 gi4-gi4-de3] | to restore to its place |
| 7 | ga2-ar# [ma-an-du11-ga] | he said to me: |
| 8.a | nam#-[ti-mu-sze3] | for my life |
| 8.b | [u3 nam-ti] | and for the life |
| 9 | ku#-du#-[ur-ma-bu-uk] | Kudur-mabuk |
| 10 | a-a#-[ugu-ga2-ke4] | of my father |
| 11 | e2 sza3# [hul2-la-ka-ni] | her temple which makes the heart rejoice |
| 12.a | e2#-temen#-ni2#-[gur3-ru] | E-temenni-gurru |
| 12.b | [mu-na-du3] | he built for him |
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