RIME 3/2.01.05.02 composite (P432308)
Official or display, Ur III, Ur · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 3/2.01.05.02 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P432308 |
| 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 | For Nanna, |
| surface a 2 | the amber gleam |
| surface a 3 | that spreads over his people, |
| surface a 4 | the lord who alone is a resplendent god, |
| surface a 5 | his master, |
| surface a 6 | Ibbi-Sîn, |
| surface a 7 | the god of his country, |
| surface a 8 | the mighty king, |
| surface a 9 | king of Ur |
| surface a 10 | and king of the four world quarters, |
| surface a 11 | when in Susa, |
| surface a 12 | Adamšaḫ, |
| surface a 13 | (and) the land of Awan |
| surface a 14 | he roared like a storm, |
| surface a 15 | made them submit in a single day, |
| surface a 16 | and took their lord(s) into captivity - |
| surface a 17 | a golden alabastrum vessel, |
| surface a 18 | a work artifully wrought |
| surface a 19 | which he with bison bulls and snakes |
| surface a 20 | and terrifying dark rain (clouds) |
| surface a 21 | had decorated |
| surface a 22 | to be an endless marvel, |
| surface a 23 | and which at the great festival of the new year, the bath |
| surface a 24 | of Nanna, |
| surface a 25 | at the treasure-chest location, where during its head-anointing ritual |
| surface a 26 | it should never stop (being used), |
| surface a 27 | he fashioned for him, |
| surface a 28 | and for his life |
| surface a 29 | he dedicated it to him. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | {d}nanna | |
| 2 | su3-du-ag2 | |
| 3 | ug3-<ga2>-na ba-ra-ge | |
| 4 | en asz-ni dingir pa e3-a | |
| 5 | lugal-a-ni-ir | |
| 6 | {d}i-bi2-{d}suen | |
| 7 | dingir kalam-ma-na | |
| 8 | lugal kal-ga | |
| 9 | lugal uri5{ki}-ma | |
| 10 | lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba-ke4 | |
| 11 | u4 szuszin{ki} | |
| 12 | a-dam-szah2{ki} | |
| 13 | ma-da a-wa-an{ki}-ka | |
| 14 | u4-gin7 szid bi2-in-gi4 | |
| 15 | u4 asz-a mu-un-gur2 | |
| 16 | u3 en-bi szaga-a mi-ni-in-dab5-ba-a | |
| 17 | bur szagan ku3-sig17 | |
| 18 | kin ga-lam kad5!(PAP) | |
| 19 | gu4 alim musz-ba | |
| 20 | szeg3 ge6 ni2 gur3 | |
| 21 | sze-er-ga-an du11-ga-ni | |
| 22 | u6-di nu-til-le-dam | |
| 23 | ezem mah za3-mu a tu5-a | |
| 24 | {d}nanna-ka | |
| 25 | ki dub-szen-e sag du8-hu-ba | |
| 26 | musz nu-tum2-mu-de3 | |
| 27 | mu-na-dim2 | |
| 28 | nam-ti-la-ni-sze3 | |
| 29 | a mu-na-ru | |
Sources & licences
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