RIME 4.02.13.03 composite (P448390)
Official or display, Early Old Babylonian, Uruk · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.02.13.03 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P448390 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Early Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Uruk (mod. Warka) |
| Coordinates | 31.3234, 45.6395 |
English translation
By Foxvog, Daniel A. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| surface a 1 | For Nergal the great lord |
| surface a 2 | with powerful might, |
| surface a 3 | bearing fearsomeness and divine radiance, |
| surface a 4 | strong youth, foremost son of the Great Mountain, |
| surface a 5 | whose turning upon his thigh is good, |
| surface a 6 | his master, |
| surface a 7 | Kudur-mabuk, |
| surface a 8 | father of the Amorite land, |
| surface a 9 | son of Simti-šilhak, |
| surface a 10 | the man who for the Ebabbar |
| surface a 11 | returned a favor, |
| surface a 12 | who the army of Kazallu |
| surface a 13 | and Muti-abal |
| surface a 14 | within Larsa and within Emutbala, |
| surface a 15 | did slay, |
| surface a 16 | who by the commands of Nanna and Utu |
| surface a 17 | seized Kazallu, |
| surface a 18 | demolished its walls, |
| surface a 19 | and set it for grazing (animals), |
| surface a 20 | at that time, for Nergal |
| surface a 21 | his master, |
| surface a 22 | through his colleagueship (with him), |
| surface a 23 | the Emeteira temple, |
| surface a 24 | his heroic residence |
| surface a 25 | filled with a fearsome radiance, |
| surface a 26 | for his life |
| surface a 27 | and the life of Warad-Sin his son |
| surface a 28 | the king of Larsa, |
| surface a 29 | he built. |
| surface a 30 | In keeping with its name and greatness |
| surface a 31 | he raised high the top of it. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | {d}nergal en gal | |
| 2 | usu ir9-ra | |
| 3 | ni2 me-lam2 gur3-ru | |
| 4 | szul kal-ga dumu pa4-szesz kur-gal-la | |
| 5 | hasz2-ba gur-ru-bi du10 | |
| 6 | lugal-a-ni-ir | |
| 7 | ku-du-ur-ma-bu-uk | |
| 8 | ad-da kur mar-tu | |
| 9 | dumu si-im-ti-szi-il-ha-ak | |
| 10 | lu2 szu-gar e2-babbar-ra-ke4 | |
| 11 | bi2-in-gi4-a | |
| 12 | ugnim ka-zal-lu{ki} | |
| 13 | u3 mu-ti-a-ba-al-la-ke4 | |
| 14 | sza3 larsa{ki} sza3 e-mu-ut-ba-la-ke4 | |
| 15 | sag gesz bi2-in-ra-a | |
| 16 | du11-du11-ga {d}nanna {d}utu-ta | |
| 17 | ka-zal-lu i-ni-in-dab5-ba | |
| 18 | bad3-bi i-ni-in-si3-ga | |
| 19 | ka si-il-la-asz i-ni-in-gar-ra-a | |
| 20 | u4-bi-a {d}nergal | |
| 21 | lugal-a-ni-ir | |
| 22 | nam-<gi4>-me-esz3-a-ni-ta | |
| 23 | e2-me-te-ir9-ra | |
| 24 | ki-tusz nam-ur-sag-ga2-ka-ni | |
| 25 | i-szi ni2 szu si-a | |
| 26 | nam-ti-la-ni-sze3 | |
| 27 | u3 nam-ti ARAD2-{d}suen dumu-ni | |
| 28 | lugal larsa{ki}-ma-sze3 | |
| 29 | mu-na-ni-in-du3 | |
| 30 | mu nam-mah-bi-gin7 | |
| 31 | sag-bi hu-mu-ni-in-il2 | |
Sources & licences
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