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RIME 4.03.07.05Sumerian, ex. 02 (P431880)
Official or display, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.03.07.05Sumerian, ex. 02 |
|---|---|
| ID | P431880 |
| Museum no. | BM 022507 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, 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 an {d}]en-lil2 | when An and Enlil |
| 2 | [lugal an]-ki-bi-da-ke4 | king of the universe |
| 3 | [{d}]marduk# dumu-sag | Marduk, first-born son |
| 4 | [{d}en]-ki#-ka-ra | for Enki |
| 5 | [igi hul2]-la-ne2-ne-a | their joyful eyes |
| 6 | [in-szi]-in#-bar-re-esz-a | they have imposed upon me |
| 7 | [nam-en] ub-da limmu2-ba | the lordship of the four world quarters |
| 8 | [mu-na]-an-szum2-mu-usz-a | he gave to him |
| 9 | [{d}a-nun]-na#-ke4-ne-er | of the Anuna gods |
| 10 | [mu mah]-a# mi-ni-in-sa4#-esz-a | they named it with an exalted name |
| 11 | [ka2-dingir]-ra#{ki} | Babylon |
| 12 | [suhusz#-bi] an#-ki-gin7 | its foundations like heaven and earth |
| 13 | [mu-na]-an#-ge-[ne2]-esz#-a | had established for him |
| 14 | [u4-ba {d}]marduk# | At that time, Marduk |
| 15 | [{d}en]-lil2 kalam#-ma-na | Enlil of his country |
| 16 | [dingir nam]-ku3#-zu | the god whose divinity |
| 17 | [an-dim2]-dim2#-me-a | of the creators |
| 18 | [sa-am-su]-i#-lu-na | Samsu-iluna |
| 19 | [lugal la]-la#-ni | king of his luxuriance |
| 20 | [i3-me]-en-na-ta# | since you are |
| 21 | [kur-kur] kilib3#-a-bi | all the lands |
| 21 | [nam-sipa]-bi# ak-de3 | to exercise its shepherdship |
| surface a col 2 | ||
| 1 | ma-an-szum2 | gave me. |
| 2 | kalam-ma-ni | his country |
| 3 | u3-sal-la nu2-u3-de3 | in order to lie down in the grass, |
| 4 | ug3 dagal-la-ni | his wide people |
| 5 | silim-ma du-ri2-sze3 tum2-tum2-mu-de3 | in order to bring (them) to be in good health forever, |
| 6 | a2 gal hu-mu-da-an-ag2 | may he give me great strength. |
| 7 | sa-am-su-i-lu-na | Samsu-iluna |
| 8 | lugal kal-ga | mighty king |
| 9 | lugal ka2-dingir-ra{ki} | king of Babylon |
| 10 | lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba | king of the four quarters |
| 11 | ka tesz2-a bi2-in-si3-ga-me-en | I am the one who sets the mouths in order, |
| 12 | usu ni2-ga2# | strength of my own strength |
| 13 | igi-gal2 gal-mu-ta | from the Great Eye |
| 14 | bad3 an-za-gar3-{d}en-lil2-la2{ki} | the wall of Anzagar-Enlila |
| 15 | {d}nin-hur-sag-ga2 | Ninḫursaga |
| 16 | ama in-dim2-en-na-<mu>-usz | The mother who fashioned me |
| 17 | bad3 pa3-da{ki} | the wall of Pada, |
| 18 | {d}iszkur a2-dah-mu-ke4 | Adad, my helper, |
| 19 | bad3 la-ga-ba{ki} | the wall of Lagaba |
| 20 | {d}nanna | For Nanna |
| surface a col 3 | ||
| 1 | dingir sag du-mu-sze3 | the god with the head of the child, |
| 2 | bad3 iri ia-bu-szum{ki} | the wall of the city of Yabušum |
| 3 | {d}lugal-{gesz}asal2 | Lugal-gešbasal, |
| 4 | mu nam-lugal-la-mu-um | year: “The kingship of my lord’s |
| 5 | bi2-ib2-gu-ul-la-asz | shall destroy, |
| 6 | bad3 iri gu-la-ba8{ki} | the wall of the city of Gulaba |
| 7 | u3 bad3 u2-s,i-a-na-er3-ra{ki} | and the wall Uṣi-ana-Erra |
| 8 | {d}nergal | For Nergal |
| 9 | tu10 lu2-erim2-mu-um bi2-in-ak-a-asz | he made the wind blow against my enemy. |
| 10 | 6(disz) bad3 gal-gal-bi | 6 large walls, |
| 11 | su-mu-la-il3 | Sumula-il, |
| 12 | a-a gu-la-mu | my great father |
| 13 | pa-bil2-ga 5(disz)-kam-ma-mu | the 5th Pabilga, |
| 14 | mi#-ni-in-du3-a | had built |
| 15 | nam-sumun-ba ni2-te-a-ne-ne-a | their own wild cows |
| 16 | i3-szub-szub-bu-usz-am3 | they shall cast him down. |
| 17 | sza3 iti 2(disz)-kam-ma-ta | from the 2nd month |
| 18 | szeg12-bi mi-ni-du8 | he had its bricks made. |
| 19 | gal-bi im-mi-du3 | he built for it. |
| 20 | sag-ne-ne hur-sag-gin7 mi-ni-il2 | They raised their heads like mountain ranges. |
| 21 | kilib3# kur-kur-ra-ke4 | all the lands |
| 22 | suhusz-bi# mi#-[ni]-ge-en | I established its foundations |
| surface a col 4 | ||
| 1 | ka2-dingir-ra{ki} | Babylon, |
| 2 | mu-bi hu-mu-ni-mah | he named it. |
| 3 | an-ub-da limmu2-ba | in the four quarters |
| 4 | he2-bi2-diri | I made surpassing. |
| 5 | ni2 me-lam2 | fearsomeness and splendor |
| 6 | nam-lugal-la-mu-um | my kingship |
| 7 | za3 an-ki-ke4 he2-en-dul | May the border of heaven and earth cover him. |
| 8 | ur5-sze3-am3 | as a loan |
| 9 | dingir gal-gal-e-ne | the great gods |
| 10 | igi zalag-ga-ne-ne-a | with their shining eyes |
| 11 | hu-mu-szi-in-bar-re-esz | they shall have imposed upon him |
| 12 | nam-ti-la {d}nanna-gin7 | for the life of Nanna |
| 13 | iti-iti-da mu2-mu2-dam | he will build it in the third month. |
| 14 | nam-sipa an ub-ta limmu2-ba | shepherdship from the four quarters of the world, |
| 15 | silim-ma du-ri2-sze3# ak-da | in good health for a long time |
| 16 | sza3 kur-ku-da-mu | in Kurkudamu |
| 17 | dingir-gin7 sa2-di-da | like a god to be gathered, |
| 18 | u4-szu2-sze3 sag il2-la | daily raising the head |
| 19 | asila sza3 hul2-la-ta du-du-da | with joy and rejoicing, |
| 20 | sag-e-esz hu-mu-rig7-esz | I presented to him. |
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