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RIME 4.02.09.06 composite (P448370)

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

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Designation	RIME 4.02.09.06 composite
ID	P448370
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

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Line	English
surface a 1	When Utu the shrine Ebabbar's
surface a 2	fate did determine,
surface a 3	to perfect the divine attributes and plans
surface a 5	to enlarge its residence,
surface a 6	and greatly to ....
surface a 7	... he having spoken(?),
surface a 8	then it was towards me, Sin-iddinam,
surface a 9	the mighty man,
surface a 10	the provider of Ur,
surface a 11	the king of Larsa
surface a 12	and king of Sumer and Akkad,
surface a 13	that youthful Utu, out of all the lands,
surface a 14	did direct his steadfast eye.
surface a 15	To the shepherdship of Larsa
surface a 16	he raised me up,
surface a 17	its troops of numerous areas
surface a 18	at my command he made dwell,
surface a 19	and all the great orders for them
surface a 20	he put fully into my hands.
surface a 21	His residence which gladdens his heart
surface a 22	to enlarge widely,
surface a 23	in view of my reverence,
surface a 24	regarding it he gave me orders.
surface a 25	At that time, Utu my master,
surface a 26	through my pleasing words (of prayer)
surface a 27	(any cause for) complaint from my city
surface a 28	he removed.
surface a 29	The army of Larsa
surface a 30	I having made dwell together as one,
surface a 31	wages, food, ointment,
surface a 32	(enough) to please the heart,
surface a 33	to the men doing that work
surface a 34	I did give.
surface a 35	During a single year
surface a 36	the baked bricks for it
surface a 37	I baked there,
surface a 38	and the Ebabbar, his beloved temple,
surface a 39	like a mountain range on a pure place
surface a 40	its exalted high terrace
surface a 41	I built for him.
surface a 42	When the Ebabbar shrine (itself)
surface a 43	I had built,
surface a 49	The wages per person were:
surface a 50	... kor of barley each,
surface a 51	2 sila of dates each,
surface a 52	2 sila of cheese each,
surface a 53	2 sila of sesame bran each,
surface a 54	2 shekels of oil each,
surface a 55	apart from the sheepfold edibles,
surface a 56	in one day
surface a 57	thus one received.
surface a 58	In the days of my excellent reign,
surface a 59	which Utu my master
surface a 60	gave to me,
surface a 61	4 kor barely,
surface a 62	12 kur dates,
surface a 63	15 minas of wool,
surface a 64	3 ban oil,
surface a 65	5 ban of lard,
surface a 66	at the market rate in Ur,
surface a 67	Larsa, and in my land,
surface a 68	1 shekel silver
surface a 69	thusly did purchase.
surface a 70	Sin-iddinam, the great prince ...,
surface a 71	who carried off the lower lands,
surface a 72	at that time, (with) a shining countenance
surface a 73	which gladdens the heart of my city,
surface a 74	on the shrine Ebabbar
surface a 75	its work I did finish,
surface a 76	(and so) the hearts of Utu
surface a 77	and (his consort) Šerda
surface a 78	I did please.

Transliteration (ATF)

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Line	ATF	Machine English (draft)
surface a
1	u4 {d}utu esz3 e2-babbar-ra
2	nam-bi mu-un-tar-ra-a
3	me gesz-hur szu du7-du7-de3
4	[...] x x x [...]
5	ki-tusz-bi dagal-e-de3
6	gal-le-esz KA [...]
7	x-asz mu-un-du11-ga
8	u4-ba {d}suen-i-din-na-am
9	nita kal-ga
10	u2-a uri5{ki}-ma
11	lugal larsa{ki}-ma
12	lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri-me-en
13	szul {d}utu kur kilib3-ba-ni-ta
14	igi zi mu-szi-in-bar
15	nam-sipa larsa{ki}-ma-sze3
16	hu-mu-un-il2-le-en
17	erin2 ma-da lu-a-bi
18	inim-mu-sze3 he2-em-mi-in-tusz
19	a2 ag2-ga2 gal-gal-la-bi
20	szu-mu-sze3 he2-em-mi-in-si
21	ki-tusz sza3 du10-ga-na
22	szu dagal di-de
23	nam ni2-tuku-mu-sze3
24	a2-bi hu-mu-da-an-ag2
25	u4-bi-a {d}utu lugal-mu-ur2
26	inim sa6-sa6-ge-mu-ta
27	iri{ki}-ga2 i-{d}utu
28	he2-eb2-ta-zi
29	ugnim larsa{ki}-ma
30	asz-bi um-mi-tusz
31	a2 sza3-gal i3-szesz4
32	sza3 du10-ga-bi-de3
33	lu2 kin ak-bi-sze3
34	ha-ba-szum2-szum2
35	sza3 mu asz-ka
36	szeg12 al-ur5-ra-bi
37	he2-bi2-du8
38	e2-babbar-ra e2 ki-ag2-ga2-ni
39	hur-sag-gin7 ki sikil-la
40	gi-gun4-na mah-bi
41	hu-mu-na-du3
42	u4 esz3 e2-babbar-ra
43	hu-mu-du3-a
44	x [...]
45	[...]
46	[...]
47	[...]
48	[...]
49	a2 lu2 1(disz)-e
50	n sze gur-ta
51	zu2-lum 2(disz) sila3-ta
52	ga-ara3 2(disz) sila3-ta
53	duh sze-gesz-i3 2(disz) sila3-ta
54	i3 2(disz) gin2-ta-am3
55	amasz nig2-gu7-e szub-ba
56	u4 asz-a
57	ur5-gin7 szu ha-ba-ra-an-ti
58	u4 bala sa6-ga-ga2
59	{d}utu lugal-mu
60	ga2-ar ma-an-szum2-ma-a
61	sze 4(asz) gur-ta
62	zu2-lum 1(u) 2(asz) gur-ta
63	siki 1(u) 5(disz) ma-na-ta
64	i3-gesz 3(ban2)-ta
65	i3-szah2 5(ban2)-ta-am3
66	ganba sza3 uri5{ki}
67	larsa{ki} u3 ma-da-ga2-ka
68	ku3 1(disz) gin2-e
69	ur5-gin7 ha-ba-ra-sa10
70	{d}suen-i-din-na-am nun gal x ...
71	sig tum3-tum2 x x x
72	u4-ba sag-ki zalag
73	sza3 hul2 iri{ki}-ga2-ka
74	esz3 e2-babbar-ra
75	kin-bi hu-mu-ni-til
76	sza3 {d}utu
77	u3 {d}{sze3}szer7-da
78	hu-mu-du10

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