RIME 4.02.09.14 composite (P448378)
Official or display, Early Old Babylonian, Bad-Tibira · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.02.09.14 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P448378 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Early Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Bad-Tibira (mod. Tell Medinah) |
| Coordinates | 31.3832, 46.0040 |
English translation
By Foxvog, Daniel A. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| surface a 1 | Sin-iddinam, |
| surface a 2 | the mighty man, |
| surface a 3 | provider of Ur, |
| surface a 4 | king of Larsa |
| surface a 5 | and king of Sumer and Akkad, |
| surface a 6 | the man who the Ebabbar, |
| surface a 7 | the temple of Utu, |
| surface a 8 | did build, |
| surface a 9 | who the divine powers and divine plans |
| surface a 10 | of the Anunna gods |
| surface a 11 | did restore, |
| surface a 12 | the man who the Tigris, |
| surface a 13 | the broad river, |
| surface a 14 | dug out, |
| surface a 15 | and fresh water, an abundance |
| surface a 16 | that cannot end, |
| surface a 17 | to his city and land |
| surface a 18 | he did establish, |
| surface a 19 | the son of Nur-Adad, |
| surface a 20 | king of Larsa - |
| surface a 21 | those of his land |
| surface a 22 | in order to settle them in peaceful residences, |
| surface a 23 | to make the wide workforce |
| surface a 24 | sleep sweetly, |
| surface a 25 | and unto distant times |
| surface a 26 | in order that the praise of kingship for him |
| surface a 27 | be performed by the people, |
| surface a 28 | the great wall |
| surface a 29 | of Bad-tibira, |
| surface a 30 | through his triumphs, |
| surface a 31 | he built in a grand fashion. |
| surface a 32 | Sin-iddinam, |
| surface a 33 | the shepherd of righteousness, |
| surface a 34 | the hearts of Utu and Dumuzi |
| surface a 35 | did please. |
| surface a 36 | May the time of his reign |
| surface a 37 | be an unchanging thing |
| surface a 38 | for all time. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | {d}suen-i-din-na-am | |
| 2 | nita kal-ga | |
| 3 | u2-a uri5{ki}-ma | |
| 4 | lugal larsa{ki}-ma | |
| 5 | lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri | |
| 6 | lu2 e2-babbar | |
| 7 | e2 {d}utu-ke4 | |
| 8 | mu-un-du3-a | |
| 9 | me gesz-hur | |
| 10 | {d}a-nun-na-ke4-ne | |
| 11 | ki-bi-sze3 bi2-in-gi4-a | |
| 12 | lu2 {i7}idigna | |
| 13 | i7 dagal-la | |
| 14 | mu-un-ba-al-la | |
| 15 | a du10 he2-gal2 | |
| 16 | nig2 nu-til-le-da | |
| 17 | iri{ki} ma-da-ni-sze3 | |
| 18 | im-mi-in-gar-ra-a | |
| 19 | dumu nu-ur2-{d}iszkur | |
| 20 | lugal larsa{ki}-ma-ke4 | |
| 21 | ma-da-na | |
| 22 | ki-tusz ne-ha tusz-u3-de3 | |
| 23 | erin2 dagal-la-na | |
| 24 | u3 du10 ku-ku-de3 | |
| 25 | u4 ul-li2-a-asz | |
| 26 | ar2 nam-lugal-la-ka-ni | |
| 27 | ug3-e ak-ke3-de3 | |
| 28 | bad3 gal | |
| 29 | bad3-tibira{ki} | |
| 30 | u3-ma-ni-ta | |
| 31 | gal-bi im-mi-in-du3 | |
| 32 | {d}suen-i-din-na-am | |
| 33 | sipa nig2-gi-ne-ke4 | |
| 34 | sza3 {d}utu u3 {d}dumu-zi-bi | |
| 35 | mu-un-du10 | |
| 36 | u4 bala-a-na | |
| 37 | nig2 nu-kur2-ru he2-a | |
| 38 | u4 da-ri2-sze3 | |
Sources & licences
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