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RIME 4.03.07.07Sumerian, ex. 01 (P447977)
Official or display, Old Babylonian, Kish · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.03.07.07Sumerian, ex. 01 |
|---|---|
| ID | P447977 |
| Museum no. | Ashm 1962-0352 |
| Collection | Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir) |
| Coordinates | 32.5520, 44.5853 |
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 | ||
| 1 | {d}en-lil# [...] | Enlil |
| 2 | dingir-e-ne#-[er] | of the gods |
| 3 | ib2-gu#-[la ...] | Ibgula ... |
| 4 | sipa nam [tar-re] | shepherd who determines destinies |
| 5 | {d}za-ba4-ba4 {d#}inanna# | Zababa and Inanna |
| 6 | [nun]-gal#-e-ne-er | the great princes |
| 7 | gu3#-mur in-ak-esz-a-asz | they have performed a gumur ritual |
| 8 | [igi ku3]-ga#-na nam-mu-un#-ne-szi-du8 | Do not look at him with his holy face |
| 9 | [iri] kisz#{ki} | the city of Kiš |
| 10 | [ki-szu]-pesz# sag-ga2 | the top of the shins |
| 11 | [ki-tusz] mah#-a-ne-ne | their supreme residence |
| 12 | [bad3]-bi# du3-u3-de3 | to build its wall |
| 13 | [sag]-bi# diri nig2 u4-bi-da#-ka il2-i-da | Its top is elevated above all that of its days. |
| 14 | [sza3-ga]-ni zi-de3-esz nam#-mu-un-tum2 | He should not take away his true heart |
| 15 | [{d}en]-lil2 en gal | Enlil, great lord |
| 16 | [du11-ga]-ni# szu nu bala-e-dam# | His command cannot be changed |
| 17 | [nam] ib2#-tar-re-da# | whose fate is to be decided |
| 18 | [nu-kur2]-ru#-[da] | did not change |
| 19' | x-x-x [...] | |
| surface a col 2 | ||
| 1' | [...] szilig#-[...] | ... awe-inspiring radiance |
| 2' | inim _a-a-bi_ {d#}[en-lil2] | the word of the father of Enlil |
| 3' | in-ne-szi-in-du11#-[ga-asz] | he had spoken to him |
| 4' | sza3-bi hi-li su13 in-hul2# | Its interior is filled with allure |
| 5' | sa-am-su-i-lu-[na] | Samsu-iluna |
| 6' | lugal kal-ga sipa ur#-[sag] | mighty king, shepherd, hero |
| 7' | szu du11-ga-ne-ne-er# | they shall bind |
| 8' | sag-ki nam-ti-la#-bi# | whose head (is) life |
| 9' | zalag-ge-esz nam-mu-un-szi-in#-zi-ge-esz | They were shining, they were rising up. |
| 10' | inim ul mu-un-da-ab#-bala-bala-e-ne# | They are constantly uttering unceasing words |
| 11' | sa-am-su-i-lu-na# | Samsu-iluna |
| 12' | numun da-ri2 dingir-e-ne#-[ke4] | the eternal seed of the gods |
| 13' | he2-du7 nam-lugal-[la] | fitting for kingship |
| 14' | {d#}en#-lil2-le# | Enlil |
| 15' | [...]-zu# mi-ni-[ib2-gal] | He made your ... great |
| 16' | [...]-ma#-ta# [...] | ... from ... ... |
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