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RIME 4.02.14.13, ex. 01-02 (P431807)
Official or display, Early Old Babylonian, Girsu · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.02.14.13, ex. 01-02 |
|---|---|
| ID | P431807 |
| Museum no. | MNB 1510 |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Early Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Girsu (mod. Tello) |
| Coordinates | 31.5591, 46.1776 |
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}nin-szubur | For Ninšubur |
| 2 | en gal umusz galga za3 il2 | Great lord, wise one, who raises his neck |
| 3 | inim zi du11-ga-ni nu-kam3-me | whose righteous words cannot be changed, |
| 4 | sukkal-mah u3-luh gi4-rin szu du7 | The vizier, the uluḫ priest, who perfects the šangû-priest, |
| 5 | a2-ag2-ga2 an-ki-a si sa2-e | The command of heaven and earth is right. |
| 6 | ba-an-gi4 szum2-mu dingir gal-gal-e-ne-er | he returned. Give it to the great gods! |
| 7 | a-ra-zu-e gesz tuku | who listens to prayers, |
| 8 | lugal-mu-ra | for Lugal-mura |
| 9 | {d}ri-im-{d}suen nita kal-ga | Rīm-Sîn, the mighty man |
| 10 | szul gesz tuku kur-gal-la | Young man who listens to the Great Mountain |
| 11 | sipa gu2-un kar2 nibru{ki} | shepherd who provides the quay of Nippur, |
| 12 | me gesz-hur szu du7 eridu{ki}-ga | who perfects the divine powers and plans of Eridu |
| 13 | engar zi u2-a uri2{ki}-ma | faithful farmer, provider of Ur, |
| 14 | e2-babbar-da ni2 te-ge26 | who reveres the Ebabbar, |
| 15 | sag-en3-tar gir2-su{ki} ki-lagasz{ki} | who oversees Girsu and Lagaš |
| 16 | inim sa6-sa6-ge-bi# mah#-a | whose beautiful words are supreme |
| 17 | e2-babbar gal-gal-la-e | The Ebabbar, the great temple |
| 18 | nidba# nu-szilig-ge | a food offering that is not sweet |
| 19 | {d}lugal-gu2-du8-a-sze3 | to Lugalgudua |
| 20 | sa2-du11 lah5 e2-an-na-sze3 | to the regular offerings, the hirelings of the Eanna, |
| 21 | lugal larsa{ki}-ma | king of Larsa, |
| 22 | lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri-me-en | I am king of Sumer and Akkad. |
| 23 | u4 an {d}en-lil2 {d}en-ki | when An, Enlil, and Enki |
| 24 | u3 dingir gal-gal-e-ne | and the great gods |
| 25 | unu{ki} iri ul | Uruk, the old city |
| 26 | szu-mu-sze3 bi2-in-si-esz-a | they have sworn by my name |
| 27 | nam-bi-sze3 | because of this |
| 28 | {d}nin-szubur lugal-mu-ra | For Ninšubur my master |
| 29 | nam-ga-me-esz3-ak-da-mu-ne | do not kill me, |
| 30 | e2-me-kilib3-ba-sag-il2 | Emekilibba-Sagil |
| 31 | ki-tusz nam-dingir-bi-sze3 tum2-ma | a residence fitting for its divinity |
| 32 | nam-ti-mu-sze3 | for my life |
| 33 | mu-na-du3 | built for him. |
| 34 | diri# u4-bi-ta-sze3 | more than before |
| 35 | e2-szu-si3-ga-bi# mu#-dagal# | He broadened its Ešusiga temple |
| 36 | temen mu pa3-da nam#-lugal-mu | Fundament chosen by the name of my kingship |
| 37 | u4 ul-sze3 im-mi-gar | he placed it forever. |
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