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RIME 4.03.06.02Sumerian, ex. 01-02 (P431836)
Official or display, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.03.06.02Sumerian, ex. 01-02 |
|---|---|
| ID | P431836 |
| Museum no. | Ashm 1923-0306 |
| Collection | Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
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 | u4 {d}utu | when Utu |
| 2 | en gal an-ki-bi-da | the great lord of heaven and earth |
| 3 | lugal dingir-re-e-ne-<ke4> | king of the gods |
| 4 | ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 | Hammurapi |
| 5 | nun* sze-ga-ni-me-en | I am a prince who agrees |
| 6 | igi zalag-ga-na | with his shining face |
| 7 | hul2-la-bi | rejoice over it. |
| 8 | mu-un-bar-re-en | he imposed upon me. |
| 9 | nam-lugal da-ri2* | and a enduring kingship |
| 10 | bala u4 su13-ra2 | a reign of long days |
| 11 | ma-ni-in-rig7 | he presented it to me. |
| 12 | suhusz* ma-da | the foundations of the land |
| 13 | nam-en-bi ak-de3 | to exercise its en-ship |
| 14 | ma-an-szum2-ma | he gave me. |
| 15 | ma-ni-in-ge4*-en | I have established for you. |
| 16 | zimbir{ki} | of Sippar, |
| 17 | ka2-dingir-ra{ki} ug3-bi | the people of Babylon |
| 18 | ki-tusz ne-ha tusz-u3-da | who dwells in peaceful dwellings, |
| 19 | inim ku3 nu*-kur2*-ru-da-na | when he does not change his holy word |
| 20 | bi2-in-du11-ga-a | he had spoken |
| 21 | bad3 zimbir{ki} | the wall of Sippar |
| 22 | du3-u3-da | built, |
| 23 | sag-bi il2-i-da | whose head is raised |
| 24 | a2 gal hu-mu-da-an-ag3 | he gave me great strength. |
| 25 | u4-ba | At that time |
| 26 | ha-am-mu-<ra>-pi2 | Hammu-rapi |
| 27 | lugal kal-ga | mighty king |
| surface a col 2 | ||
| 1 | lugal ka2-dingir-ra{ki} | king of Babylon |
| 2 | ni2-tuku* | fearsomeness |
| 3 | {d}utu-da gesz tuku | who listens to Utu |
| 4 | ki-ag2 {d}{sze3}szer7#-da# | beloved of Šerda |
| 5 | sza3 du10-ga {d}marduk | the good heart of Marduk, |
| 6 | lugal-la#-ni-me-en | I am his master |
| 7 | usu mah {d}utu#-ke4* | the supreme strength of Utu |
| 8 | ma-ni-in-[szum2] | gave to me. |
| 9 | ugnim# zi#-ga# | rising army |
| 10 | ma#-da-mu-ta | from Madamu |
| 11 | [usz8] bad3 zimbir{ki} | installation of the wall of Sippar |
| 12 | sahar#-ta hur-sag gal-gin7 | from the dust like a great mountain |
| 13 | sag-bi he2-em-mi-il2# | I raised up its top. |
| 14 | bad3 mah hu-mu-du3 | I built a great wall. |
| 15 | u4 ul-li2-a-ta | from distant days |
| 16 | lugal-lugal-e-ne-er | of the kings |
| 17 | lu2 na-me | no one |
| 18 | ba-ra-an-dim2-ma | he did not build, and |
| 19 | {d}utu lugal-ga2 | of Utu my master |
| 20 | gal-bi hu-mu-na-du3* | I built for him. |
| 21 | bad3-bi | its walls |
| 22 | du11-ga {d}utu-ta | by the command of Utu |
| 23 | ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 | Hammurapi |
| 24 | gaba-ri na-an-tuku-tuku | He should not have a rival. |
| 25 | mu-bi-im | that name |
| 26 | bala sa6-ga#-[ga2] | and a good reign |
| 27 | {d}utu-[ke4] | of Utu |
| surface a col 3 | ||
| 1 | mu#-[un-sa4-a] | he named it. |
| 2 | zimbir#{[ki]} | of Sippar |
| 3 | iri#[{ki} ul-la] | of the old city |
| 4 | {d}[utu-ke4] | of Utu |
| 5 | [erin2-bi {gesz}dusu-ta] | its labor-troops from the dust-box |
| 6 | [{d}utu-ra he2-bi2-zi] | I raised up for Utu. |
| 7 | [i7-bi] | its canal |
| 8 | [hu-mu-ba-al] | I deposited there. |
| 9 | [ki-in-gub-ba] | stationed |
| 10 | [a da-ri2] | forever |
| 11 | [he2-em-mi-gar] | I established. |
| 12 | [he-nun he2-gal2-bi] | abundance and abundance |
| 13 | [he2-ni-gar-gar] | he placed there. |
| 14 | [ug3 zimbir{ki}-sze3] | to the people of Sippar |
| 15 | asila [he2-bi2-gar] | may joy be established. |
| 16 | nam-[ti-ga2] | for my life |
| 17 | szud3 [he2-em-mi-sza4-asz] | may he pray. |
| 18 | su [{d}utu lugal-ga2] | the body of Utu my master |
| 19 | {d}[a-a nin-mu] | Aya my mistress |
| 20 | du10-ga#-[ra he2-bi2-ak] | I made good. |
| 21 | mu [sa6-ga-mu] | my good name |
| 22 | [u4-szu2-usz] | daily |
| 23 | [dingir-gin7 pa3-de3-da] | chosen like a god |
| 24 | [du-ri2-sze3] | for eternity |
| 25 | [nu-ha-lam-e] | Nuhalam |
| 26 | [ka ug3-ta he2-bi2-gar] | I placed in the mouth of the people |
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