RIME 3/2.01.05.01 composite (P432307)
Official or display, Ur III, Ur · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 3/2.01.05.01 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P432307 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) |
| Coordinates | 30.9607, 46.1063 |
English translation
By Foxvog, Daniel A. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| surface a 1 | Ibbi-Sîn, |
| surface a 2 | the god of his country, |
| surface a 3 | the mighty king, |
| surface a 4 | king of Ur |
| surface a 5 | and king of the four world quarters, |
| surface a 6 | because of the great love |
| surface a 7 | of Sîn, |
| surface a 8 | Ur |
| surface a 9 | to widen |
| surface a 10 | he decided(?). |
| surface a 11 | Therefore, |
| surface a 12 | to make the country secure |
| surface a 13 | and to make the lower and upper countries bow down, |
| surface a 14 | a great wall |
| surface a 15 | through whose loop-holes(?) not (even) a hand can enter(?), |
| surface a 16 | like a verdant mountain range |
| surface a 17 | he made encircle his city. |
| surface a 18 | In the foundations, for its foundation deposits |
| surface a 19 | he sought out places. |
| surface a 20 | Of that wall: |
| surface a 21 | Ibbi-Sîn Is the Canal inspector of Princeliness |
| surface a 22 | is its name. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | {d}i-bi2-{d}suen | |
| 2 | dingir kalam-ma-na | |
| 3 | lugal kal-ga | |
| 4 | lugal uri5{ki}-ma | |
| 5 | lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba-ke4 | |
| 6 | nam-gal ki-ag2 | |
| 7 | {d}suen-na-da | |
| 8 | uri5{ki} | |
| 9 | dagal-e-de3 | |
| 10 | sa im-ma-szi-gar | |
| 11 | ur5-ta | |
| 12 | kalam gi-ne2 | |
| 13 | sig-nim GAM-e-de3 | |
| 14 | bad3 gal | |
| 15 | za-pa-ag2-ba szu nu-ku4?-ku4? | |
| 16 | hur-sag sig7-ga-gin7 | |
| 17 | iri{ki}-ni im-mi-dab6 | |
| 18 | urua temen-be2 | |
| 19 | ki in-ma-ni-pa3 | |
| 20 | bad3-ba | |
| 21 | {d}i-bi2-{d}suen gu2-gal nam-nun-na | |
| 22 | mu-bi-im | |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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