RIME 4.03.07.03Akkadian, ex. 10 (P431878)
Official or display, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.03.07.03Akkadian, ex. 10 |
|---|---|
| ID | P431878 |
| Museum no. | Ashm 1922-0195 |
| Collection | Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| 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 2 | ||
| 1' | [_iri-iri_ za-i-ri]-ia# | the city Zairiya |
| 2' | [a-na _du6-du6_ u3] kar#-mi | to the mound and the quay |
| 3' | [lu u2-te]-er# | may he return. |
| 4' | [_suhusz_ a-ia-bi] u3# lem-nim | the foundations of the enemy and the evil |
| 5' | [in _kalam_ lu as]-su-uh2 | I removed from the land. |
| 6' | [na-ap-ha-ar _kalam_ a-na qi2]-bi-ti-ia#! | the gate of the land, according to my command |
| 7' | [lu u2-sze-szi]-ib | he should have settled |
| 8' | [sza isz-tu u4-um] s,i#-a!-tim# | which since distant days |
| 9' | [isz-tu _sig4_] e2#!-babbar | from the brickwork of the Ebabbar |
| surface a col 3 | ||
| 1 | _u6-nir_ | herdsman |
| 2 | gi#-gu-un-na-szu | his reed mat |
| 3 | x (x) s,i-ra-am | exalted |
| 4 | re-szi-sza ki-ma sza-me-e | her head like heaven |
| 5 | u2-ul-li | he raised up. |
| 6 | {d!}utu {d}iszkur u3 {d}a-a | Šamaš, Adad and Aya |
| 7 | a#!-na# szu#-ub2#-ti-szu#-nu# | to their residence |
| 8 | el!-le!-tim | pure |
| 9 | i!-na# re-sza-tim | at the head |
| 10 | u3 hi#-da#-tim#! u2#-sze-ri*-ib* | and joy he brought in. |
| 11 | a#-na# e2#-babbar# {d}lamma-szu | for the Ebabbar temple of Lammašu |
| 12 | da#-mi-iq-tam u2!-te-er | he returned favor. |
| 13 | sza e#-li# {d}utu | which above Šamaš |
| 14 | {d}iszkur! u3 {d}a-a | Adad and Aya |
| 15 | t,a#-bu# e#-pu-usz! | I did good. |
| 16 | qi2#-bi#-it# {d}utu | command of Šamaš |
| 17 | u3# {d}amar-utu | and Marduk |
| 18 | [a-na asz]-ri#-im asz-kun | I established for the throne. |
| 19 | [_bad3_ szu]-u2! {d}utu | that wall: Šamaš |
| 20 | [a-na sa]-am#-su-i-lu-na# | to Samsu-iluna |
| 21 | [isz-ru]-uk#-szum | he presented to him. |
| 22 | [me-te]-lu#-tam du-un-na-am | “Perfume, splendor’ |
| 23 | [u3 ba]-la#-t,am szum-szu | and his own life |
| 24 | [a-na szu]-a-ti {d}utu | to that of Šamaš |
| 25 | [mu]-ul#-li re-esz | “At the beginning of the year |
| 26 | szar-ru-ti-szu | his kingship |
| 27 | [ba]-la-ti t,u2-ub | well-being |
| 28 | li#-ib-bi-im# | the heart |
| 29 | [da]-ra#-a-am | long life |
| 30 | [szar-ru]-tam! sza sza-ni-nam | the kingship of another |
| 31 | [la] i-szu-u2#! | they do not have |
| 32 | [_gidri_ mi]-sza-ri-im | a scepter of justice |
| 33 | [mu]-ki!-in#-na-at! ma!-tim# | who establishes the land |
| 34 | _{gesz}tukul#_ da-an-nam | a strong weapon |
| 35 | ma#?-[asz]-ka-asz na-ki-ri | “Ashkaš, the enemy |
| 36 | [be]-lu#-ut ki-ib-ra-at | lordship of the world quarters |
| 37 | ar-ba-im | the four |
| 38 | [a]-na# da-ar e#-pe2-sza!-am | to do forever |
| 39 | [a]-na#! qi2#-isz-ti-szu! | for his own life |
| 40 | id#!-di!-isz-szum | gave to him |
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