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RIME 4.02.14.20, ex. 01 (P431821)
Official or display, Early Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.02.14.20, ex. 01 |
|---|---|
| ID | P431821 |
| Museum no. | BM 130729 |
| 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 | en-an-e-du7 | Enanedu |
| 2 | en {d}nanna | Lord Nanna |
| 3 | nam gal nam-en-na sza3 ku3-ta nam-gi7 an-na | The great fate, the en-ship, from the pure heart, the return of heaven, |
| 4 | sza3 ki-ag2 {d}nin-gal-e nig2-UD nam-en-na bar szu-ta gar | beloved heart of Ningal, established by the command of the lordship |
| 5 | me-te e2-kisz-nu-gal2 za3-sza4 utah-he u9-na | The appropriate one of the Ekišnuŋal, the one who stretches out a net, |
| 6 | he2-du7 agrun-na u4 sa-sa-ha kalam-sze3 e3 | “House built in the agruna, coming forth from the sasaḫ of the land. |
| 7 | aga nam-en-<na>-sze3 ku3-ge-esz-e tum2-ma | fitting for the crown of lordship, |
| 8 | gesz-hur szu-luh nam-dingir-sze3 zi-de3#-esz pa3-da | chosen by the righteous design of divinity |
| 9 | nun ni2-tuku du8 mah e2 lugal-la-na-sze3 szu luh-luh-ha-ta al-gub-bu | (Sum) The prince, who has no fear, stands at the king's house (Akk) The ruler, who does not fear, stand at the house of his king |
| 10 | en-an-e#-du7 | Enanedu |
| 11 | en igi-du8-a {d}nanna {d}nin-gal-bi | lord of the gatekeepers Nanna and Ningal |
| 12 | uri5{ki} iri{ki} za3-e3 ki-en-gi-ra | Ur, the city, the border of Sumer |
| 13 | ki-szu-tag za-na-ru en {d}asz-im2-babbar-e | The “kišūta’ta-gāru of the za-na-ru-festival of lord Ea-imbabbar, |
| 14 | lu2 ge6-par3 nam-en-bi-sze3 ki sikil-la du3-a gal-bi tum2-ma-me-en | You are the one who is fitting for the gipar of lordship in a pure place. |
| 15 | u4 {d}nanna {d}nin-gal-bi | when Nanna and Ningal |
| 16 | sag-ki zalag-ga-ne-ne-a igi bar-ra-bi nam-ti-la | Their shining brows, their eyes are life. |
| 17 | igi hul2-la-bi mu-un-szi-in-szum2#-esz-am3 | They gave him a joyful eye |
| 18 | esz3 e2-kisz-nu-gal2 ki-tusz nam#-dingir#-ne#-ne#-a# | Shrine Ekišnugal, dwelling place of their divinity |
| 19 | mu-mu mi-ni-in-mah-esz-a | they have made great my name |
| 20 | ka-mu sikil-la nam#-szita# nam-ti-la mu-un-gar-re-esz-am3 | They placed a pure kammu-vessel for the life-giving ritual |
| 21 | szu si-sa2-mu u4 nam-ti {d}ri-im-{d}suen | a good hand for the life of Rīm-Sîn |
| 22 | szesz tam-ma-<<na>>-mu | brother of Tammānum |
| 23 | su3-USZ-u5-de3 mu-un-de3-ri-esz#-a | When they were brought to the sceptre |
| 24 | kur gu2-erim2-gal2-la-ni | his enemy land |
| 25 | szu-ni-sze3 bi2#-in#-si-isz-<<esz>>-[a] | he had made bow down at his hand |
| 26 | u4-ba ge6-par3 ku3-ga# ki-tusz nam-en-na-mu | At that time, in the holy Ĝipar, my residence of en-ship |
| 27 | szeg12-bi ur2-bi-ta# nu-us2-sa | Its bricks were not laid down from its base |
| 28 | en-a-e-du7 | Ena-edu |
| 29 | en mu mah zi-de3-esz [sa4]-a | lord, chosen by his exalted name |
| 30 | dumu ku-du-ur-ma-bu-uk-me-en | son of Kudur-mabuk, |
| 31 | ge6-par3 ku3-ga ur2-bi sun-a szeg12 zi-du he2-ni-us2 | In the holy Ŋipar, he sat on its pure lap, clad in true bricks. |
| 32 | e2-gar8-bi szu-si tag-ga im dul3 hu-mu-ak | Its wall was covered with a šusi. I did the work. |
| 33 | e2-bi gibil-be2-esz hu-mu-tu | they built their new temples. |
| 34 | u4-ba unu2 ses ba-an-tum3 ki u4 nam-tar-ra | At that time, the sesame-vessel was carried away, the place where fates were determined. |
| 35 | en-en-e-ne libir-ra-me-esz | the old lords |
| 36 | ki-bi bad3 nu-dab6 gu2-gir3-bi EDIN-BUR2-bi he2-szub# | Its place was not surrounded by a wall, its ziggurat fell into the open country |
| 37 | en-nu-un ba-ra-gar ki-bi ba-ra-sikil | The guard was placed, its place was unclean. |
| 38 | ga2-e gesztu2 gal-zu-mu-ta | I, because of my great wisdom |
| 39 | nam-tar u4-da egir-ra ki-bi bi2-kin-kin | The fate of the day has been established behind it. |
| 40 | diri ki-nu2 en-en-e-ne libir-ra-me-esz | They are surpassing in the bedchamber of the old lords. |
| 41 | u2-zu-ug dagal-la hu-mu-gar | I set up a broad uzug. |
| 42 | ki-bi szub-ba bad3 gal-e hu-mu-dab6 | That place that had fallen, I seized the great wall. |
| 43 | en-nu-un kal-ga bi2-gar ki-bi hu-mu-sikil | I established a mighty guard, I purified that place. |
| 44 | mu pa3-da nam-en-na-mu pa3-pa3-de3-de3 | Whoever chooses me will be chosen for my lordship. |
| 45 | kin-bi ki-bi-sze3 he2-em-mi-gar | I established its work there. |
| 46 | temen ar2 nam-en-na-mu mu-sar | The foundations of my en-ship I wrote. |
| 47 | u4 a-na gal2-la#-ka-ta he2-em-mi-us2# | When the day reaches its normal length, |
| 48 | bad3-bi# ni2 te-ge26-mu he2#-em#-i mu#-bi# he2#-em#-mi-sa4# | May he utter an arazu prayer to me, may he proclaim its name |
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