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RIME 4.03.09.02, ex. 01 (P448016)
Official or display, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.03.09.02, ex. 01 |
|---|---|
| ID | P448016 |
| Museum no. | BT 05 |
| Collection | Brockmon Collection, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel; Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian; Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Nippur (mod. Nuffar) |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | [...]-am3# %a x-x [...] | ... is |
| 2' | [...]-bi-x-esz-ta %a re-szi-ia# u2-ul#-li2#-[im] | ... I raised my head |
| 3' | [nam-en-na-mu]-sze3 %a an be-lu-ti-ia# | for my lordship |
| 4' | [mas-szu2 nu-x-x]-il2-i#?-da %a ma-an-su-a-am la na-[...] | He did not raise his hands |
| 5' | [ka ku3-ga]-ne-ne-ta bi2#-in-e-esz-a#-ta %a in pi2-i-szu-nu el-lim iq-[bu-nim] | after they had opened their holy mouths |
| 6' | [{d}utu {d}]marduk-bi-da %a {d}utu u3 {d}marduk | Šamaš and Marduk |
| 7' | bala-ga2# ki in-szi-in-ag2#-[ge26]-esz-a %a ra-i-mu _bala_-ia | my reign that they had loved |
| 8' | nam-lugal-la-mu %a szar-ru-ti | my kingship |
| 9' | an-ub-da limmu2-ba-am3 %a in kib-ra-a-tim | in the four world quarters |
| 10' | ib2-ta-an-diri-ge-esz-am3 %a u2-sza-te-ru-ma | they shall increase, and |
| 11' | ug3 sag-ge6-ga-ke4 %a _ug3_ s,a-al-ma-at qa2-qa2-di-im# | the black-headed people |
| 12' | nam-en-na-ne-ne-a-ta# %a an be-lim | by their lordship |
| 13' | ma-ra-an-til-le-[esz]-am3# %a u2-ga-am-me-ru-nim | they will finish it for you. |
| 14' | ki-en-gi ki-uri-[ke4] si ib2-ta-an-[sa2] %a ma-at szu-me-ri-im u3 ak-[ka-di-im] usz-te-sze-er | Sumer and Akkad have reconciled |
| 15' | ug3 dagal-la ki-tusz ne-[ha]-ta %a ni-szi ra-ap-sza-a-tim#! | the wide-spread people living in peaceful dwellings |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | in-ne-ni-dur2!-ru %a szu#-bat ne-eh-tim u2-[sze-szi-ib-szu-nu-ti] | I made them dwell in a peaceful dwelling |
| 2 | sza3 ma-da-ga2-asz bi2-du10 %a _sza3#_-bu ma-ti-im#! u2#-[t,i-ib] | he made sweet in my land |
| 3 | u4-bi-ta %a in u4-mi#-[szu] | at that time |
| 4 | nam-ku3-zu-a %a in ne-me-qi2-im# | with wisdom |
| 5 | {d}en-ki-ke4 %a sza {d}e2-a i-di-nam | Enki gave |
| 6 | ma-an-szum2-ma-ta | given to me, |
| 7 | ug3 kalam-ma-ga2 i3-dagal-le-esz-a %a a-na ni-szi ma-ti-ia ra-ap-sza#-[tim] | to the people of my vast land |
| 8 | ug3 u2-gu7 u3 a-nag nir-gal2-la-ta %a in ri-tim u3 ma-asz-qi2-tim ta-[...] | You make the people eat and drink noble food |
| 9 | nir-gal2-bi in-ne-en-lu-un#-na-asz %a e-tel#-li-isz re-PI-em | They have sworn by their authority. |
| 10 | u2-sal-la-asz in-ne-eb2-ta-nu2#-u3-de3 %a a-bur-ri szu2-ur-bu-s,i-szi-na# | he will lie down in the pastures. |
| 11 | bad3 am-mi-di-ta-na{ki}-a %a _bad3_ am-mi-di-ta-na{ki} | the wall Ammi-ditana |
| 12 | gu2 {i7}szar-bi-it-ka-ta %a in pu-ut {i7}szar-bi-it# | from the bank of the Šarbit canal |
| 13 | ki {d}utu-e3-a-ta %a in s,i-it {d}utu-szi | from Šamaš-ea |
| 14 | ki# {d}utu-su2-a-bi-da-ta %a in e-reb {d}utu-szi | from Šamaš-suabida |
| 15 | [(x) x]-ne-ni-dim2 %a ab-ni | ...-neni-dim |
| 16 | [bad3 gal]-gal-la-ni bi2-du3 %a du-ra-ni-szu2-nu ra-bi2-u3-tim e-pu-usz | he built his great fortresses. |
| 17 | [hur]-sag#-gin7 %a ki-ma sza-du-i-im | like a mountain range |
| 18 | [ki] bi2-ib2-ta-a-us2 %a u2-szar-szi-id | he established there. |
| 19 | [mu mah]-a-mu %a szu-mi s,i-ra-am | my exalted name |
| 20 | [u4 ul4-li2-a-sze3] pa# bi2-e3 %a an s,e-a-tim u2-szu-[pi2] | in distant days he made resplendent |
| 21 | [...]-bi %a _bad3_ x-[x] | ... wall |
| 22 | [...]-le | ... ... |
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