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RIME 4.02.08.07 composite (P448364)

Official or display, Early Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE

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Designation	RIME 4.02.08.07 composite
ID	P448364
Language	Sumerian
Period	Early Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
Genre	Official or display
Find spot	Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)
Coordinates	31.2832, 45.8549

English translation

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Line	English
surface a 1	When the god Utu Larsa's
surface a 2	fate had decreed,
surface a 3	and the foundation of its throne
surface a 4	to secure forever,
surface a 5	its benevolent reign
surface a 6	to make unceasing,
surface a 7	its kingship
surface a 8	to make come forth replendently,
surface a 9	its scattered people
surface a 10	to resettle in their places,
surface a 11	and the ..., the pleasant residence,
surface a 12	to rebuild,
surface a 13	the youthful Utu
surface a 14	his unalterable word
surface a 15	steadfastly
surface a 16	had spoken,
surface a 17	I, Nur-Adad,
surface a 18	being a righteous shepherd
surface a 19	in his remote heart
surface a 20	truly
surface a 21	he chose me.
surface a 22	For my ...
surface a 23	he decreed a good fate for me.
surface a 24	Of the city where I was born
surface a 25	its shepherdship he gave to me.
surface a 26	The providing for the shrine Ur,
surface a 27	the care for the shrine Ebbbar,
surface a 46	mounded grain heaps and ... grain heaps
surface a 47	for Utu I stacked up.
surface a 48	I enlarged the cattle pens and sheepfolds.
surface a 49	I increased the fat and cheese.
surface a 50	My people much food
surface a 51	I let eat,
surface a 52	and I let them drink abundant water.
surface a 53	From their midst the robbers, wicked persons,
surface a 54	and evildoers I obliterated.
surface a 55	The weak, the widows and the destitute
surface a 56	I improved their lives.
surface a 57	At the time of my good reign,
surface a 58	each: 2 kor barley, 2 ban oil,
surface a 59	10 minas of wool,
surface a 60	10 kor dates,
surface a 61	at the market rate in my country
surface a 62	one shekel silver
surface a 63	thusly could purchase.
surface a 64	At that time, the great wall of Larsa
surface a 65	like a mountain range in a pure place I built.
surface a 66	The wages per man
surface a 67	were each: 3 ban barley, 2 sila bread,
surface a 68	2 sila beer,
surface a 69	2 shekels oil;
surface a 70	such for one day they received.
surface a 71	In order to establish my name for eternity,
surface a 72	for this great wall
surface a 73	I sank the holy foundation pegs,
surface a 74	and Utu His Victory
surface a 75	has Attained
surface a 76	I named it.
surface a 77	By the righteous verdict of Utu,
surface a 78	the city against which battle
surface a 79	he had waged
surface a 80	its walls I counted as ruined mounds.
surface a 81	Those of it that did not submit
surface a 82	I made bend down to the feet of Utu my master.
surface a 83	The boundary mound of Utu
surface a 84	my master
surface a 85	I restored.

Transliteration (ATF)

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Line	ATF	Machine English (draft)
surface a
1	[u4 {d}utu] larsa{ki}-ma
2	[nam-bi mu-un-tar]-ra-a
3	[{gesz}gu-za-ba suhusz]-bi
4	[su3-ra2-sze3] gi-ne2-de3
5	[bala] sa6-ga-bi
6	musz3 nu-tum2-mu-de3
7	nam-lugal-bi
8	pa e3 ak-de3
9	ug3 sag2 du11-ga-bi
10	ki-ba ga2-ga2-de3
11	[...] x ki-tusz du10-ga
12	du3-u3-de3
13	szul {d}utu
14	inim nu-kur2-ru-da-ni
15	zi-de3-esz
16	bi2-in-du11-ga
17	nu-ur2-{d}iszkur
18	[sipa nig2]-gi-na-me-en
19	[sza3 su3]-ra-na
20	zi-de3-esz
21	[mu-un]-pa3-de3-en
22	[...]-na-mu-sze3
23	nam du10 mu-un-tar
24	[iri]{ki} ba-tu-de3-en-na-ga2
25	nam-sipa-bi ma-an-szum2
26	nam-u2-a esz3-e uri2{ki}-ma
27	[nam]-sag-en3-tar [esz3 e2-babbar]-ra
28	[...]
29	[...]
30	[...]
31	[...]
32	[...]
33	[...]-x
34	[...]-x
35	[...]-x-mu
36	[...]-DU-DU
37	[...]-na
38	[...]-ma-a
39	[...]-x ku3
40	[...]-ta
41	[...]-DU-a
42	[...]-al
43	[...]-an-DU
44	[...]-x-na
45	[...]-gar-gar
46	guru7-du6 guru7-masz
47	{d}utu-ra gu2-bi mi-ni-gur-gur
48	tur3 amasz mi-ni-dagal
49	i3 gara2 mi-ni-szar2-szar2
50	ug3-mu u2 szar2-ra
51	mi-ni-gu7
52	a he2-gal2-la mi-ni-nag
53	sza3-bi-a sa-gaz lu2 hul-gal2
54	lu2 nig2-erim2 mu-ha-lam
55	si-ga nu-mu-un-kusz lu2 ki-gul-la
56	su-bi mi-ni-du10
57	u4 bala sa6-ga-mu
58	2(asz) sze gur-ta 2(ban2) i3-ta
59	1(u) ma-na siki-ta
60	1(u) gur zu2-lum-ta-am3
61	ganba sza3 ma-da-ga2-ka
62	ku3 1(disz) gin2-e
63	ur5-gin7 ba-ra-sa10
64	u4-bi-a bad3 gal larsa{ki}-ma
65	hur-sag-gin7 ki sikil-la mu-du3
66	a2 lu2 1(disz)-e
67	3(ban2) sze-ta 2(disz) sila3 ninda-ta
68	2(disz) sila3 kasz-ta
69	2(disz) gin2 i3-ta-am3
70	u4 1(disz)-e ur5-gin7 szu ba-an-ti
71	u4 da-ri2-sze3 mu-mu ga2-ga2-de3
72	bad3 gal-bi
73	temen ku3 mi-ni-si
74	{d}utu u3-ma-ni
75	sa2 bi2-in-du11
76	mu-sze3 im-mi-sa4
77	di nig2-gi-na {d}utu-ta
78	iri{ki} x-sze3 ga-ba-al
79	mu-un-du3-a
80	bad3-bi du6-du6-ra mi-ni-szid
81	gu2 nu-gar-ra-bi
82	giri3 {d}utu lugal-ga2-sze3 mi-ni-gam
83	in-dub {d}utu
84	lugal-ga2-ke4
85	ki-be2 im-mi-gi4

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