RIME 4.01.02.02 composite (P448279)
Official or display, Early Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.01.02.02 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P448279 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Early Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 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 | sovereign in heaven and earth, |
| surface a 3 | righteous princely son |
| surface a 4 | of Enlil, |
| surface a 5 | lord who alone over heaven and earth |
| surface a 6 | surpasses all gods, |
| surface a 7 | his master, |
| surface a 8 | Šu-ilišu, |
| surface a 9 | god of his country, |
| surface a 10 | strong king, |
| surface a 11 | king of Ur, |
| surface a 12 | beloved by An, |
| surface a 13 | Enlil |
| surface a 14 | and Nanna, |
| surface a 15 | a great divine standard, |
| surface a 16 | a tree fit for harvest, |
| surface a 17 | an ornament to marvel at, |
| surface a 18 | with gold, |
| surface a 19 | silver, and lapis lazuli made colorful, |
| surface a 20 | a woman(?) green with flower buds(?), |
| surface a 21 | a silver figure |
| surface a 27' | (the people) which had been scattered to the border of Anšan, |
| surface a 28' | having secured them in their dwelling places, |
| surface a 29' | he fashioned it for him, |
| surface a 30' | and for his life |
| surface a 31' | he dedicated it to him. |
| surface a 32' | A person who an act of evil |
| surface a 33' | shall order against it, |
| surface a 34' | or its inscription |
| surface a 35' | shall erase |
| surface a 36' | and write his own name upon it, |
| surface a 40' | may his throne's |
| surface a 41' | foundation not be kept secure for him, |
| surface a 42' | and may it sit in the dust. |
| surface a 43' | May laments echo off the walls of his cult daises. |
| surface a 44' | May his cattle pens ..., |
| surface a 45' | and may his sheepfolds ... |
| surface a 46' | After Enki |
| surface a 47' | (the water), the abundance of heaven and earth |
| surface a 48' | has revoked, |
| surface a 49' | his Imah canal that brought the early flooding |
| surface a 50' | may he fill with silt. |
| surface a 55' | ... forever. |
| surface a 56' | This divine standard: |
| surface a 57' | 'Its divine prince is the ... of heaven and earth' |
| surface a 58' | is its name. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | {d}nanna | |
| 2 | nir-gal2 an-ki-a | |
| 3 | dumu nun zi | |
| 4 | {d}en-lil2-la2 | |
| 5 | en asza-ni an-ki-sze3 | |
| 6 | dingir-re-ne-er za3 dib2-ba | |
| 7 | lugal-a-ni-ir | |
| 8 | {d}szu-i3-li-szu | |
| 9 | dingir kalam-ma-na | |
| 10 | lugal kal-ga | |
| 11 | lugal uri5{ki}-ma | |
| 12 | ki-ag2 an | |
| 13 | {d}en-lil | |
| 14 | u3 {d}nanna-ke4 | |
| 15 | {d}szu-nir gal | |
| 16 | gesz buru14-a tum4-ma | |
| 17 | u6 di-de3 he2-du7 | |
| 18 | ku3-sig17 | |
| 19 | ku3 za-gin3-na gun3-a | |
| 20 | munus ul-la2 sig7-ga | |
| 21 | alan ku3-babbar | |
| 22 | x x gi x x x | |
| 23' | u4 [...] | |
| 24' | mu [...] | |
| 25' | uri5{ki?} [...] | |
| 26' | x-[...] | |
| 27' | za3 an-sza-an{ki}-na-sze3 sag2 du11-ga | |
| 28' | ki-tusz-ba gi-na-a | |
| 29' | mu-na-dim2 | |
| 30' | nam-ti-la-ni-sze3 | |
| 31' | a mu-na-ru | |
| 32' | lu2 a2 nig2-hul-dim2-ma | |
| 33' | [...] ib2-szi-ag2-ge26-a | |
| 34' | mu sar-ra-ba | |
| 35' | szu bi2-ib2-ur3-a | |
| 36' | mu-ni bi2-ib2-sar-re-a | |
| 37' | x [...] | |
| 38' | x [...] | |
| 39' | PA NI [...]-da-ab [...] | |
| 40' | {gesz}gu-za-na | |
| 41' | suhusz-bi na-an-na-ge-en | |
| 42' | sahar-ra ha-ab-da-tusz | |
| 43' | bara2-ga-na |SIG4.ZI|-bi a-nir ha-ab-da-gi4-gi4 | |
| 44' | tur3-ra-ni he2-[...] | |
| 45' | amasz-a-ni he2-x-[...] | |
| 46' | {d}en-ki-ke4 | |
| 47' | he2-gal an-ki-ka | |
| 48' | inim a-ba-an-da-an-gi4 | |
| 49' | i7-mah a-{ku6}esztub de6-a-na | |
| 50' | sahar ha-an-da-si-si | |
| 51' | ma-x-[...] | |
| 52' | AN [...] | |
| 53' | x [...] | |
| 54' | x x x [...] | |
| 55' | u4 da-ri2-sze3 x | |
| 56' | {d}szu-nir-ba | |
| 57' | {d}nun-bi bar an-ki | |
| 58' | mu-bi | |
Sources & licences
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