RIME 4.02.06.01 composite (P448349)
Official or display, Early Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.02.06.01 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P448349 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Early Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
English translation
By Foxvog, Daniel A. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| surface a 1' | distinguished one of the Ekur temple, |
| surface a 2' | the good son whom great An |
| surface a 3' | gave authority, |
| surface a 4' | the divine powers of everything |
| surface a 5' | having been put into his hands, |
| surface a 6' | holy god who in the pure heaven |
| surface a 7' | is seated, |
| surface a 8' | exalted steadfast authority of the nation, |
| surface a 9' | who in the exalted residence |
| surface a 10' | on a sacred place |
| surface a 11' | lay down a dais, |
| surface a 12' | and who is seated (there) in luxury, |
| surface a 13' | excelling, all-knowing, exalted, |
| surface a 14' | properly arriving at divine decisions, |
| surface a 15' | the delight of the father who begot him, |
| surface a 16' | beloved one, trusted one |
| surface a 17' | of the Ekur, |
| surface a 18' | one whom Ninlil |
| surface a 19' | bore, |
| surface a 20' | for Nanna |
| surface a 21' | my beloved master - |
| surface a 22' | I, Abi-sare, |
| surface a 23' | heedful shepherd, |
| surface a 24' | beloved of Sin, |
| surface a 25' | the strong man, |
| surface a 26' | king of Ur, |
| surface a 27' | an Amorite chieftain, |
| surface a 28' | since ancient times |
| surface a 29' | a statue (made) of silver |
| surface a 30' | and carnelian(?) |
| surface a 31' | never having existed, |
| surface a 32' | great wisdom |
| surface a 33' | surpassing everything, |
| surface a 34' | he did indeed give to me. |
| surface a 35' | The statue made of silver |
| surface a 36' | and carnelian(?), |
| surface a 37' | a work greatly |
| surface a 38' | and expertly crafted, |
| surface a 39' | whose limbs |
| surface a 40' | surpassed (ordinary) limbs, |
| surface a 41' | a thing passing beyond (ordinary) praise, |
| surface a 42' | fashioned with jewels, |
| surface a 43' | a statue of silver, |
| surface a 44' | an everlasting thing |
| surface a 45' | which from the temple of Nanna |
| surface a 46' | should never be removed, |
| surface a 47' | in the temple of Nanna |
| surface a 48' | was ..., |
| surface a 49' | I, |
| surface a 50' | Abi-sare, |
| surface a 51' | the man who the ... |
| surface a 52' | did ..., |
| surface a 53' | my statue |
| surface a 54' | so that daily |
| surface a 55' | my goodness |
| surface a 56' | would be brought(?) to the hearing of Nanna, |
| surface a 57' | opposing him |
| surface a 58' | I stood it up, |
| surface a 59' | and for my life |
| surface a 60' | I dedicated it to him. |
| surface a 61' | Of that statue, |
| surface a 62' | 'Abi-sare ...' (is its name). |
| surface a 78' | and he has not ... |
| surface a 79' | that king |
| surface a 80' | may the shining brow |
| surface a 81' | of Nanna |
| surface a 82' | send him out in front(?). |
| surface a 83' | May Ningal |
| surface a 84' | rejoice over him. |
| surface a 85' | In the Ekišnugal temple |
| surface a 86' | his neck up high |
| surface a 87' | may he raise. |
| surface a 88' | May a male guardian angel |
| surface a 90' | say favorable words regarding him. |
| surface a 91' | To rightness |
| surface a 92' | and appeals for justice |
| surface a 93' | daily |
| surface a 94' | may his female guardian angel be agreeable |
| surface a 95' | forever. |
| surface a 96' | A person who an order for a wicked thing |
| surface a 97' | shall issue against it, |
| surface a 98' | who my creation |
| surface a 99' | shall efface, |
| surface a 100' | or my inscription |
| surface a 101' | shall erase |
| surface a 102' | and his name |
| surface a 103' | shall write upon it, |
| surface a 104' | or its standing place |
| surface a 105' | shall alter regarding it, |
| surface a 106' | or into a storehouse |
| surface a 107' | shall bring it, |
| surface a 108' | or because of this curse |
| surface a 109' | shall incite another person to (do) it, |
| surface a 110' | that person may Nanna |
| surface a 111' | my master |
| surface a 112' | and Ningal |
| surface a 113' | my mistress |
| surface a 114' | both curse. |
| surface a 115' | May that one's city |
| surface a 116' | among the ruined mounds |
| surface a 117' | be counted. |
| surface a 118' | May its canal |
| surface a 119' | not bring forth water, |
| surface a 120' | and his fields |
| surface a 121' | not bring forth barley. |
| surface a 122' | May his city |
| surface a 123' | from off the terrace(?) |
| surface a 124' | be demolished. |
| surface a 125' | May life |
| surface a 126' | be a bitter thing for him. |
| surface a 127' | May his offshoots |
| surface a 128' | (further) offshoots |
| surface a 129' | not acquire. |
| surface a 130' | May the god Ningirsu |
| surface a 131' | the lord of weapons, |
| surface a 132' | his weapon |
| surface a 133' | break apart. |
| surface a 134' | May Ningublaga |
| surface a 135' | the first-born son |
| surface a 136' | of Nanna, |
| surface a 137' | be its (the curse's) bailiff |
| surface a 138' | that never changes |
| surface a 139' | forever. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1' | [e2]-kur#-ra# he2-du7 | |
| 2' | [dumu] zil an gal-e | |
| 3' | nir szum2-ma | |
| 4' | me nig2-nam-ma | |
| 5' | szu-ni-sze3 gal2-la | |
| 6' | dingir ku3 an sikil-la | |
| 7' | dub3 gar-ra | |
| 8' | nir zi mah kalam-ma | |
| 9' | e2 ki-tusz mah | |
| 10' | ki ku3-ga | |
| 11' | bara2 ri-a | |
| 12' | giri17-zal-la dur2-gar | |
| 13' | gal-di gal-zu mah | |
| 14' | esz-bar-e sa-di | |
| 15' | giri17-zal a-a ugu-na | |
| 16' | ki-ag2 geszkim-ti | |
| 17' | e2-kur-ra | |
| 18' | {d}nin-lil2-le | |
| 19' | tu-da | |
| 20' | {d}nanna | |
| 21' | lugal ki-ag2-mu-ra | |
| 22' | a#-bi-sa-re-e | |
| 23' | [sipa] gesz tuku | |
| 24' | [ki]-ag2# {d}suen-na | |
| 25' | nita# kal-ga | |
| 26' | lugal# uri5{ki}-ma | |
| 27' | _ra-bi2-a-nu-um_ mar-tu-me-en | |
| 28' | u4 ul-li2-a-ta | |
| 29' | alan ku3-babbar | |
| 30' | {na4}|NIG2.GUL.DA|-ta | |
| 31' | nu-ub-ta-gal2-la-am3 | |
| 32' | gesztu2# mah# | |
| 33' | nig2-nam-ma diri-ga | |
| 34' | ga2-ra ha-ma-an-szum2 | |
| 35' | alan ku3-babbar | |
| 36' | {na4}|NIG2.GUL.DA|-ta ak-a | |
| 37' | kin gal-esz | |
| 38' | nam-ku3-zu ak | |
| 39' | me-dim2-bi | |
| 40' | me-dim2-ma diri-ga | |
| 41' | nig2 ar2-esz dib-ba# | |
| 42' | gi16-sa ak# | |
| 43' | alan ku3-[babbar] | |
| 44' | nig2 da-[ri2] | |
| 45' | e2 {d}nanna#-[ta] | |
| 46' | nu-kur2-[ru-da] | |
| 47' | e2 {d}nanna#-[ka] | |
| 48' | sa-ra im-[x x] | |
| 49' | ga2-[e] | |
| 50' | a-bi2-sa-[re-e] | |
| 51' | lu2 sa-ra [...] | |
| 52' | sa-ra mu-[x x] | |
| 53' | alan-[mu] | |
| 54' | u4-szu2-[usz-e] | |
| 55' | sa6-ga-[mu] | |
| 56' | gesztu2 {d}[nanna-sze3 ...] | |
| 57' | ru-gu2-[de3] | |
| 58' | mu-na-[gub] | |
| 59' | nam-ti#-[mu-se3] | |
| 60' | a mu#-[na-ru] | |
| 61' | alan#-[ba] | |
| 62' | a-bi2#-[sa-re-e] | |
| 63' | x [...] | |
| 64' | x [...] | |
| 65' | e x [...] | |
| 66' | x [...] | |
| 67' | ha-[...] | |
| 68' | KA# [...] | |
| 69' | ha#-[...] | |
| 70' | x [...] | |
| 71' | [...] | |
| 72' | x [...] | |
| 73' | x [...] | |
| 74' | ki [...] | |
| 75' | x [...] | |
| 76' | x [...] | |
| 77' | NE [...] | |
| 78' | nu-un#-[...] | |
| 79' | lugal-[bi] | |
| 80' | sag-ki#? [zalag-(ga)] | |
| 81' | {d}nanna# | |
| 82' | an-ta he2#-[gi4] | |
| 83' | {d}nin-[gal] | |
| 84' | he2-en-da#-[hul2] | |
| 85' | e2-kisz-nu-gal2#-[la] | |
| 86' | gu2 an-[sze3] | |
| 87' | he2-ni-in-[zi-zi] | |
| 88' | {d}[alad] | |
| 89' | x (x) x gi4-[x x] | |
| 90' | inim he2-ni#-ib#-sa6-[sa6] | |
| 91' | nig2-gi-na | |
| 92' | i-{d}utu-bi# | |
| 93' | u4-szu2-usz#-[e] | |
| 94' | {d}lamma-ra-ni he2-[sze-sze] | |
| 95' | u4 da-ri2-[sze3] | |
| 96' | lu2 a2 nig2 hul-dim2-ma# | |
| 97' | ib2-<szi-ag2>-ge26-a | |
| 98' | nig2-dim2-ma-mu# | |
| 99' | ib2-zi-re-a | |
| 100' | mu-sar-ra-mu | |
| 101' | szu bi2-ib2-ur3-a | |
| 102' | mu-ni | |
| 103' | bi2-ib2-sar-re-a | |
| 104' | ki-gub-ba-bi | |
| 105' | ib2-szi-ib-kur2-a | |
| 106' | e2-nig2-GA-ra | |
| 107' | i-ni-ib-ku4-ku4-a | |
| 108' | [asz2]-bala#-ba-ke4-esz | |
| 109' | [lu2-kur2 szu ba-an-zi-zi-a] | |
| 110' | [lu2-ba {d}nanna] | |
| 111' | lugal-mu | |
| 112' | {d}nin-gal | |
| 113' | nin-mu | |
| 114' | nam ha-ba-an-da-ku5-ne | |
| 115' | iri{ki}-bi | |
| 116' | du6-du6-ra | |
| 117' | he2-en-szid | |
| 118' | i7-da-be2 | |
| 119' | a nam-tum3 | |
| 120' | a-sza3-ga-ne3 | |
| 121' | sze nam-tum3 | |
| 122' | [iri]{ki}-ni | |
| 123' | [gi]-gu3#-ta | |
| 124' | he2#-[ta-dag]-dag#-ge# | |
| 125' | nam-ti | |
| 126' | nig2-gig-ga-ni he2-a | |
| 127' | {gesz}isimu3{sar}-ne2 | |
| 128' | {gesz}isimu3{sar} | |
| 129' | na-an-tuku-tuku | |
| 130' | {d}nin-gir2-su | |
| 131' | lugal {gesz}tukul-ke4 | |
| 132' | {gesz}tukul-ni | |
| 133' | he2-eb-ta-hasz-e | |
| 134' | {d}nin-gublaga | |
| 135' | dumu sag | |
| 136' | {d}nanna-ke4 | |
| 137' | maszkim | |
| 138' | nu-kur2-ra-bi he2-a | |
| 139' | u4 da-ri2-sze3 | |
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