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RIME 4.02.14.11, ex. 01-02 (P431802)
Official or display, Early Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.02.14.11, ex. 01-02 |
|---|---|
| ID | P431802 |
| Museum no. | BM 116425 |
| 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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}nanna | For Nanna |
| 2 | en gal me-lam2-ma sag il2 | Great lord, raising head in splendor, |
| 3 | an-ki-a pa e3 | made manifest in heaven and earth |
| 4 | su*-lim dagal sze-er-zi-bi mu2-mu2 | (Sum) The broad šerzib tree grows (Akk) It grows the broad sulim tree |
| 5 | ug3 szar2-ra-asz u4 ga2-ga2 | to make the many peoples live |
| 6 | nun u18-ru me-ni a-re-esz kal | The prince, whose divine powers are endless, |
| 7 | nig2-nam-ma-ni ku3-ku3-ug | all his possessions are pure |
| 8 | dumu zi-le kur-gal {d}en-lil2-le | the true son, the great mountain of Enlil |
| 9 | nun ki-ag2 e2-kur-ra | beloved prince of the Ekur, |
| 10 | lugal-a-ni-ir | his master |
| 11 | ri-im-{d}suen | Rim-Sîn, |
| 12 | sipa gu2-un kar2 nibru{ki} | shepherd who provides the quay of Nippur, |
| 13 | u2-a uri5{ki}-ma | provider of Ur, |
| 14 | sag-en3-tar | of Šag-entar |
| 15 | gir2-su{ki} ki-lagasz{ki}-a | in Girsu and Lagaš |
| 16 | me gesz-hur eridu{ki}-ga szu du7-du7 | perfecting the divine powers and plans of Eridu, |
| surface a col 2 | ||
| 1 | e2-babbar-da ni2 te-ge26# | who reveres the Ebabbar temple |
| 2 | lugal larsa{ki}-ma | king of Larsa, |
| 3 | lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri | king of Sumer and Akkad. |
| 4 | lu2 e2 dingir-re-e-ne# | the man who the temples of the gods |
| 5 | szu gibil bi2-in-ak-a# | he made a new hand |
| 6 | gesz-hur szu-luh ku3-ga | the divine plans and holy šuluḫ |
| 7 | szu gal mu-du7-a | who perfected the great hand |
| 8 | nam-szita a-ra-zu di | The supplication, the arazu prayer |
| 9 | u4-szu2-usz-e gub-ba | stationed daily, |
| 10 | szutumx(|E2.GI.NA.AB.TUM|) ku3 {d}nanna | the holy šutum temple of Nanna |
| 11 | ki-tusz ni2 dub2-bu-da-ni | his dwelling place of relaxation |
| 12 | nam-ti-la-ni-sze3 | for his life |
| 13 | mu-na-du3 | built for him. |
| 14 | diri u4-bi-ta-sze3 | more than before |
| 15 | e2-szu-si3-ga-bi mu-dagal | widened its Ešusiga. |
| 16 | sag-bi im-mi-in-il2 | he raised its top. |
| 17 | gal-le-esz im-mi-gun3 | he adorned it with greatness. |
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