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RIME 4.02.13.20, ex. 01 (P431745)
Official or display, Early Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.02.13.20, ex. 01 |
|---|---|
| ID | P431745 |
| Museum no. | BM 030058 |
| 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 | ARAD2#-{d}suen# | Warad-Sin |
| 2 | nita# kal-ga# | strong man |
| 3 | sipa nig2-gi mu2#-[mu2] | he made the shepherd of justice grow |
| 4 | ki-ag2 {d}en#-[lil2] | beloved of Enlil |
| 5 | {d}nanna {d}utu-bi | Nanna and Utu |
| 6 | e2-babbar-da ni2-tuku# | who reveres the Ebabbar |
| 7 | u2-a e2-kur-[ra] | provider of the Ekur temple |
| 8 | lu2 sza3 nibru{ki} du10-[du10] | the man who makes the heart of Nippur sweet |
| 9 | sag-us2 e2-kisz-nu-gal2# | steward of the Ekišnugal temple |
| 10 | lugal larsa{ki}-ma | king of Larsa, |
| 11 | lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri | king of Sumer and Akkad. |
| 12 | dumu ku-du-ur-ma-bu-uk | son of Kudur-mabuk |
| 13 | ad-da e-mu-ut-ba-la-me-en | I am the father of Emutbala. |
| 14 | {d}nanna lugal-mu inim sa6-sa6-ge-da-mu | Nanna, my master, my beautiful words |
| 15 | uri2{ki} dagal-e-de3 | to widen Ur |
| 16 | ki-sa2-a-bi szu pesz11-e-de3 | to smite its foundations, |
| 17 | diri nig2 u4-bi-da-ka | more than that of the days |
| 18 | ki-gar-bi gu-ul-lu-de3 | to destroy its foundations, |
| 19 | mu mah tuku-tuku-de3 | in order to acquire a great name |
| 20 | en3 u3-bi2-tar | and inquired after it. |
| 21 | egir#-a-ni bi2-zukum | after him he has sworn |
| 22 | [sun5-na]-bi# u3-gul im-ma#-[an-ga2-ga2] | Its wind blew, he set it on fire. |
| 23 | [{d}nanna lugal]-mu# mu-[szi-in-sze] | To Nanna my master he dedicated it (this vessel). |
| 24 | [nam-ti-mu-sze3 u3 nam-ti] | for my life and the life |
| 25 | [ku-du-ur-ma-bu-uk a-a tu-da-ga2-ke4] | Kudur-mabuk, my father who bore me |
| 26 | [iri kur] nam#-ti-la# | city, mountain of life |
| 27 | [ki he2-gal2]-la-ka# | in the place of abundance |
| 28 | [ki-tusz kilib3-gal2 dingir-re]-e-ne-ke4 | the dwelling place of all the gods |
| 29 | [nam-ni mu]-un#-tar-ra | has decreed his fate |
| 30 | [mu-ni-gin7] diri-ga | surpassing his own name |
| 31 | [sag an]-e us2-sa | the top of heaven |
| 32 | [a2-bi szu-ta kin ki en3 tar] gar#-ra# | its labor: from hand to hand, work assigned to the place of investigation |
| 33 | an-dul3 dagal-la-ni kur-kur-ra sza-mu-un-me | His broad canopy covers all the lands. |
| 34 | ug3 sag-ge6-ga ur2-be2 mu-un-lu-lu | The black-headed people tremble. |
| 35 | nam-ti kar-kar-re-me-esz | they are the ones who decree life. |
| 36 | bad3# gal-bi hu-mu-du3 | I built its great wall. |
| 37 | hur-sag sig7-ga-gin ki sikil-la he2-bi2-mu2 | Like a green mountain range I made it grow in a pure place. |
| 38 | mu nam-mah-bi-<gin7> sag-bi hu-mu-ni-in-il2 | I raised up its top like its greatness. |
| 39 | u6-di kalam#-ma-sze3 pa gal-le-esz he2-bi2-in-e3 | He made the splendor of the land manifest in great splendor |
| 40 | u4 bad3# uri2#{ki}-ma mu-du3-a | when the wall of Ur was built |
| 41 | a2# lu2 1(disz)-e 3(ban3) sze-ta | labor of one man: 3 ban3 barley each |
| 42 | 2(disz)# [sila3] ninda-ta 2(disz) sila3 kasz-ta | 2 qû bread, 2 sila3 beer each |
| 43 | 2(disz)# gin2 i3-gesz-ta | 2 shekels butter oil |
| 44 | u4 asz-a ur5-gin7 szu ha-ba-an-ti | “On that day, like a storm, may it be released. |
| 45 | sza3 ma-da-ga2-ka i-{d}utu he2-eb2-ta-zi | In the midst of my land may Utu rise. |
| 46 | sag-ki zalag sza3 hul2-la-ga2-ka | In my shining forehead, which makes my heart rejoice, |
| 47 | kin-bi asil-la2 ul4-le-esz he2-em-mi-til | I finished its work joyfully. |
| 48 | [gesztu2 dagal nam-ku3-zu]-mu#-sze3 gal-bi hu-mu-du3 | I built a great temple in my broad wisdom and wisdom. |
| 49 | [bad3-bi {d}nanna suhusz] ma#-da# [ge-en-ge-en] | Its walls are Nanna's foundations, the foundations of the land are firm |
| 50 | [mu-sze3 he2-em-mi-sa4] | I named it. |
| 51 | [nig2 ak-mu]-sze3# | for a gift |
| 52 | {d}nanna# lugal#-mu# hu#-mu#-hul2#-le-en# | May Nanna my master rejoice over me |
| 53 | u4 sza3 hul2-la bala nam-he2-a | a day of joy and a reign of abundance |
| 54 | ti nig2 du10 mu he2-gal2-la-ka | in a life of good things and years of abundance |
| 55 | {gesz}gu-za suhusz gi-na | a throne with a firm foundation |
| 56 | sag-e-esz ha-ma-ab-rig7-ge | may he present to me. |
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