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RIME 4.02.13.19, ex. 01 (P431743)
Official or display, Early Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.02.13.19, ex. 01 |
|---|---|
| ID | P431743 |
| Museum no. | BM 119011 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | ARAD2-{d}suen | Warad-Sin |
| 2 | nita kal-ga | the strong man |
| 3 | u2-a uri2{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 | dumu ku-du-ur-ma-bu-uk | son of Kudur-mabuk |
| 7 | ad-da e-mu-ut-ba-la | father of Emutbala, |
| 8 | uri2{ki} dagal-e-de3 | to widen Ur |
| 9 | ki-sa2-a-bi szu pesz11-e-de3 | to smite its foundations, |
| 10 | mu mah tuku-tuku-de3 | in order to acquire a great name |
| 11 | {d}nanna lugal-mu | Nanna my master |
| 12 | mu-szi-in-sze | he set up for her. |
| 13 | bad3 gal hur-sag il2-la-gin7 | like a great wall raised high in the mountain range |
| 14 | szu nu-tu-tu-de3 | to not give birth |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ni2-bi-sze3 e3-a | who came forth by himself |
| 2 | mu-na-du3 | built for him. |
| 3 | bad3-ba | of that wall |
| 4 | {d}nanna suhusz ma-da ge-en-ge-en | Nanna, you are the foundation of the land. |
| 5 | mu-bi-im | that name |
| 6 | nig2 ak-ak-da-ga2 | that which I have done |
| 7 | {d}nanna lugal-mu | Nanna my master |
| 8 | hu-mu-hul2-le-en | may you rejoice over me. |
| 9 | nam-tar nam-ti-la | a fate of life |
| 10 | bala su13-ra2 | a long reign |
| 11 | {gesz}gu-za suhusz gi-na | a throne with a firm foundation |
| 12 | sag!-e-esz | he conquered. |
| 13 | ha-ma-ab-rig7-ge | may he present to me. |
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