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RIME 4.03.06.07, ex. 01 (P431844)
Official or display, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.03.06.07, ex. 01 |
|---|---|
| ID | P431844 |
| Museum no. | N III 3489 |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 | Hammurapi |
| 2 | _lugal_ da-num2 | the mighty king |
| 3 | _lugal_ babila2{ki} | king of Babylon |
| 4 | _lugal_ mu-usz-te-esz-mi | the king who establishes |
| 5 | ki-ib-ra-tim ar-ba-im | the four world quarters |
| 6 | ka-szi-id ir-ni-ti | conqueror of the Irnitu, |
| 7 | {d}marduk | Marduk |
| 8 | _sipa_ mu-t,i-ib | shepherd who saves |
| 9 | li-ib-bi-szu a-na-ku | his heart, I |
| 10 | i3-nu an u3 {d}en-lil2 | when Anu and Enlil |
| 11 | _kalam_ szu-me-ri2-im | the land of Sumer |
| 12 | u3 ak-ka-di-im | and Akkad |
| 13 | a-na be-li-im id-di-nu-nim | to my lord they gave me. |
| 14 | s,e-er-ra-si2-na | their flocks |
| 15 | a-na qa2-ti-ia | into my hands |
| 16 | u-ma-al-lu-u2 | they will complete. |
| 17 | {i7}ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 nu-hu-usz ni-szi | the Hammurapi canal, the life of the people |
| 18 | ba-bi-la-at me-e _he2-gal2_ | who carries water, abundance |
| 19 | a-na _kalam_ szu-me-ri2-im | to the land of Sumer |
| 20 | u3 ak-ka-di-im lu ah-ri | and Akkad, may he return. |
| 21 | ki-sza-di-sza ki-la-le-en | “I want to ride the kišadišu, |
| 22 | a-na me-re-szim lu u-te-er | I returned (it) to its place. |
| 23 | ka-re-e asz2-na-an | I set up a banquet. |
| 24 | lu asz-tap-pa-ak | I have written. |
| 25 | me-e da-ru-tim | the eternal water |
| 26 | a-na _kalam_ szu-me-ri2-im | to the land of Sumer |
| 27 | u3 ak-ka-di-im lu asz-ku-un | and Akkad I established. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _kalam_ szu-me-ri2-im | the land of Sumer |
| 2 | u3 ak-ka-di-im | and Akkad |
| 3 | ni-szi-szu-nu sa6-ap-ha-tim | their beautiful people |
| 4 | lu u-pa-ah-hi-ir | he shall compensate. |
| 5 | mi-ri-tam u3 ma-asz-qi2-tam | a wife and a daughter, |
| 6 | lu asz-ku*-un-szi-na-szi-im | I established for them. |
| 7 | in nu-uh-szum u3 _he2-gal_ | with abundance and abundance |
| 8 | lu e-re-szi-na-ti | may they be their servants. |
| 9 | szu-ba-at ne-eh-tim | the šubāt nēḫtum |
| 10 | lu u-sze-szi-ib-szi-na-ti | I made them dwell. |
| 11 | i3-nu-mi-szu | At that time, |
| 12 | ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 | Hammurapi |
| 13 | _lugal_ da-num2 | the mighty king |
| 14 | mi-gir _dingir gal-gal_ a-na-ku | I am the favorite of the great gods. |
| 15 | in e-mu-qe2-en ga-asz-ra-tim | with the great strength |
| 16 | sza {d}marduk id-di-nam | which Marduk gave |
| 17 | _bad3_ s,i-ra-am | a high wall |
| 18 | in e-pe-ri ra-bu-tim | in the great steppe |
| 19 | sza re#-sza-szu-nu | of their heads |
| 20 | ki-ma _sa-tu_-im e-li-a | like a mountain |
| 21 | in _ka_ {i7}ha#-am#-mu#-ra-pi2 nu#-hu#-usz ni-szi | at the mouth of the Hammurapi canal, abundance for the people |
| 22 | lu e#-pu-usz | I did. |
| 23 | _bad3_ szu#-a-ti | that wall |
| 24 | _bad3_ {d}suen#-mu#-ba-li2-it,{ki} | the wall of Sîn-muballiṭ |
| 25 | a#-bi#-im wa-li-di-ia | the father who loved me |
| 26 | a#-na# szu-mi-im lu ab-bi | May my name be called. |
| 27 | zi#-kir# {d}suen-mu-ba-al-li2-it, | the name of Sîn-muballiṭ |
| 28 | a-bi-im wa-li-di-ia | the father who begot me |
| 29 | in ki-ib-ra-tim | in the world quarters |
| 30 | lu u-sze#-pi2# | I had made. |
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