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RIME 4.02.14.05, ex. 01-02 (P431792)
Official or display, Early Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.02.14.05, ex. 01-02 |
|---|---|
| ID | P431792 |
| Museum no. | BM 116423 |
| 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}nergal en mah | For Nergal, the exalted lord |
| 2 | usu gal tuku | who has great strength |
| 3 | ni2 me-lam2 szu du7 | with a fearsome aura and a perfect aura |
| 4 | sag-kal kur gu2-erim2 su hul di | the foremost of the enemy land, the one who destroys the flesh, |
| 5 | ki-bala zar-re-esz du8 | the rebellious land smashed like sheaves, |
| 6 | dingir-ra-ni-ir | his god |
| 7 | ri-im-{d}suen | Rim-Sîn, |
| 8 | nun ni2-tuku nibru{ki} | prince who reveres Nippur |
| 9 | u2-a uri5{ki}-ma | provider of Ur, |
| 10 | lugal larsa{ki}-ma | king of Larsa, |
| 11 | lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri-ke4 | king of Sumer and Akkad |
| 12 | e2-erim2-hasz-hasz | the E’erimhaš temple |
| 13 | ki-tusz nam-ur-sag-ga2-ka-ni | his residence of heroism |
| 14 | tusz-u3-de3 ba-ab-du7-a | to sit down, perfect, |
| 15 | nam-ti-la-ni-sze3 | for his life |
| 16 | u3 nam-ti | and for the life |
| 17 | ku-du-ur-ma-bu-uk | Kudur-mabuk |
| 18 | a-a-ugu-na-sze3 | to his father |
| 19 | u4 su3-ra2-se3 mu-du3 | He built it for you in distant days. |
| 20 | ur5-sze3-am3 | as a loan |
| 21 | {d}nergal | For Nergal |
| 22 | dingir sag du-ga-na | the god whose head is high |
| 23 | igi zalag u3-mu-un-szi-in-bar | I looked at him with a bright eye. |
| 24 | ki me3-ka | at the place of battle |
| 25 | a2 zi-da-na | on his right side |
| 26 | he2-en-da-ab-ri | may he bring to an end. |
| 27 | kur nig2 bala-a-na | and the foreign lands of his bala |
| 28 | szu-ne2 sa2 he2-eb2-be2 | may he raise his hands. |
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