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RIME 4.03.07.08Sumerian, ex. 01 (P447980)
Official or display, Old Babylonian, Babylon · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.03.07.08Sumerian, ex. 01 |
|---|---|
| ID | P447980 |
| Museum no. | VA 05951 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Babylon (mod. Bābil) |
| Coordinates | 32.5350, 44.4258 |
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 | sa-am-su-i-lu-na | Samsu-iluna |
| 2 | lugal kal-ga | mighty king |
| 3 | lugal ka2-dingir-ra{ki} | king of Babylon |
| 4 | lugal kisz{ki}-a | king of Kish |
| 5 | lugal ka an-ub-da limmu2-ba-ke4 | king of the four quarters |
| 6 | tesz2-a bi2-in-si3-ga | together he settled. |
| 7 | lugal a2 ag2-ga2 | the king who commands |
| 8 | an {d}en-lil2-ka-ta | from An and Enlil |
| 9 | nigin lu2 gu2 mu-da-ab-du3-usz-a | all the men who had been built, |
| 10 | gesz-gaz-sze3 | to the Ŋeš-ghost’ |
| 11 | bi2-in-ak-a | he made |
| 12 | sipa {d}inanna-ke4 | the shepherd of Inanna |
| 13 | geszkim sa6-ga-ni | his favorable sign |
| 14 | nam-dah-a-ni | his aid |
| 15 | in-ak-a-am3 | has done, |
| 16 | lu2 an-da-gur-esz-a za3-til-ba | The one who is finished by Andagur, |
| 17 | szu in-ne-en-du3-a | he had built, |
| 18 | lu2 erim2-gal2-la-ne-ne-a | the men of their enemies |
| 19 | kalam-ma u3-gu mi-ni-in-de2-a | he made the land tremble. |
| 20 | u4 zalag-ga ug3 szar2-ra-ba | In those bright days, when the many people |
| 21 | ib2-te-an-e3-a | has brought out, |
| 22 | ibila sag-kal | eldest son |
| 23 | ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 | Hammurapi |
| 24 | en kalam-ma in-dagal-la-ke4 | the lord who widens the Land |
| 25 | lugal-e ma-da | the king of the land |
| 26 | i-da-ma-ra-az-ke4 | Idamaraz, |
| 27 | za3 gu-ti-um{ki}-ta | from the border of Gutium |
| 28 | en-na za3 elam{ki}-ka-sze3 | until the border of Elam |
| 29 | {gesz}tukul kal-ga-ni-ta | with his mighty weapon |
| 30 | gu2 gesz bi2-in-gar-gar-ra | he smote, |
| 31 | ug3 dagal-la ma-da | the broad people of the land |
| 32 | i-da-ma-ra-az-ka | will give you. |
| 33 | szu-ni sa2 bi2-in-du11-ga | he had placed in his hands, |
| 34 | nigin bad3 didli | all of the forts |
| 35 | ma-da wa-ru-um-ma-ke4 | of the land of Warum |
| 36 | gu2 an-da-an-bar-esz-a | whose necks are stretched out, |
| 37 | {gesz}al-ta bi2-in-ra-a | from the hoe he took away, |
| 38 | u3-ma-na | for Umana; |
| 39 | sa2 bi2-in-du11-ga | he had imposed upon it, |
| 40 | nam-a2-gal2-la-na | in his power |
| 41 | pa-e3 bi2-in-ak-a | made resplendent, |
| 42 | iti 2(disz)-am3 ba-zal-la-ta | from the month 2 passed |
| 43 | ug3 ma-da i-da-ma-ra-az-ka | the people of the land who are to be killed, |
| 44 | nam-ra-asz bi2-in-ak-a | he had done in good fortune, |
| 45 | u3 erin2 asz2-nun-na{ki}-me-esz-a | and the troops of Ešnunna |
| 46 | sze29-a en-na bi2-in-dab-ba-asz | as long as he lives |
| 47 | szu mi-ni-in-bar-ra | he released. |
| 48 | szu nam-ti-la-ke4 | Hand of Life |
| 49 | in-ne-szi-in-gar-ra | he placed there. |
| 50 | bad3 didli ma-da | the numerous walls of the land |
| 51 | wa-ru-um-ma-ke4 | of Warum |
| 52 | mu-un-gul-gul-la | destroyed, |
| 53 | bi2-in-du3-du3-a | had built, |
| 54 | ug3 sag du11-ga-bi | and its first-born people |
| 55 | gu2-ba nam-mu-un-ne-en-gar-ra | did not place on its neck, |
| 56 | ki-bi-sze3 bi2-in-gi4-a | restored to its place, |
| 57 | u4-ba sa-am-su-i-lu-na nita kal-ga-e | At that time Samsu-iluna, the mighty man, |
| 58 | ug3 gu2 {i7}dur-ul3 | the people on the banks of the Durul canal |
| 59 | gu2 {i7}t,a-ba-an-na-ka | on the bank of the Ṭabana canal |
| 60 | ba-dur2-ru-ne-esz-a | who dwell there |
| 61 | ki-tusz ne-ha-a tusz-u3-de3 | In order to dwell in peaceful dwellings, |
| 62 | lu2 hu-luh-ha nu-tuku-tuku-de3 | The one who has no fear, |
| 63 | a2 kal-ga | strong arm |
| 64 | nam-ur-sag-ga2-na | his heroism |
| 65 | kur gu2 si-a ka-tar si-il-le-de3 | In order to make the foreign lands bow down, |
| 66 | sza3 iti 2(disz)-kam-ma-ka-am3 | in the second month, |
| 67 | gu2 {i7}dur-ul3-ka-ta | from the bank of the Durul canal |
| 68 | bad3 sa-am-su-i-lu-na-a | the wall of Samsu-iluna |
| 69 | bi2-in-du3 | built. |
| 70 | i7 _hi-ri-tum_-bi | the canal Ḫiritum |
| 71 | im-mi-in-ba-al | he brought. |
| 72 | sahar-bi im-mi-in-dub | he heaped up its dust. |
| 73 | szeg12-bi mi-ni-ib2-du8 | he had its bricks made. |
| 74 | bad3-bi bi2-in-du3 | he built that wall. |
| 75 | sag-bi hur-sag-gin7 | its top like a mountain range |
| 76 | mu-ni-in-il2 | he raised up. |
| 77 | nam-bi-sze3 | because of this |
| 78 | an {d}en-lil2 | An and Enlil |
| 79 | {d}marduk | Marduk |
| 80 | {d}en-ki | of Enki |
| 81 | {d}inanna-bi-da-ke4 | of Inanna |
| 82 | {gesz}tukul kal-ga | with a mighty weapon |
| 83 | gaba-ri nu-un-tuku-a | who has no rival |
| 84 | nam-ti {d}nanna | for the life of Nanna |
| 85 | {d}utu-bi-gin7-nam | like Utu |
| 86 | gi16-sa-asz ak-a | made a treasure, |
| 87 | nam-a-ni-sze3 | for his own life |
| 88 | mu-ni-in-tar-re-esz | they have commissioned. |
| 89 | sag-e-esz mu-ni-in-rig7-esz | they presented it as a gift. |
| 90 | bad3-ne-e | and the walls |
| 91 | {d}en-lil2-le | by Enlil |
| 92 | sa-am-su-i-lu-na-ra | for Samsu-iluna |
| 93 | kalam lu2 gu2 mu-un-da-ab-du3-usz-a | In the land, where the one who entrusted it to him |
| 94 | mu-na-an-gur2-gur2 mu-bi-im | It is its name. |
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