RIME 4.02.13.12 composite (P448402)
Official or display, Early Old Babylonian, Zabalam · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.02.13.12 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P448402 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Early Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Zabalam (mod. Tall Ibzaīykh) |
| Coordinates | 31.7436, 45.8749 |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| surface a 1 | For Inanna of Zabalam, |
| surface a 2 | daughter of Sin, |
| surface a 3 | my mistress, |
| surface a 4 | Warad-Sin, |
| surface a 5 | the king of Larsa, |
| surface a 6 | for my life |
| surface a 7 | and the life |
| surface a 8 | of Kudur-mabuk |
| surface a 9 | the father who begot me, |
| surface a 10 | the high terrace, the sacred place, |
| surface a 11 | and the house which raises its head, |
| surface a 12 | her residence of heroism, |
| surface a 13 | although, by my royal ancestors, |
| surface a 14 | to the rebuilding of it |
| surface a 15 | she was not agreeable, |
| surface a 16 | when to me, with her shining brow, |
| surface a 17 | for the renewing of it |
| surface a 18 | she gave the command, |
| surface a 19 | a high terrace, the sacred place, I built. |
| surface a 20 | like a towering mountain |
| surface a 21 | I made it lift its face in brilliance, |
| surface a 22 | and as a marvel of the nation |
| surface a 23 | I made it stand. |
| surface a 24 | With my making beautiful words |
| surface a 25 | may she regard me faithfully, |
| surface a 26 | and a harmonious reign |
| surface a 27 | and years of happiness |
| surface a 28 | as a gift |
| surface a 29 | may she present to me. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | {d}inanna zabala2{ki} | |
| 2 | dumu-munus {d}suen-na | |
| 3 | nin-mu-ra | |
| 4 | ARAD2-{d}suen | |
| 5 | lugal larsa{ki}-me-en | |
| 6 | nam-ti-mu-sze3 | |
| 7 | u3 nam-ti | |
| 8 | ku-du-ur-ma-bu-uk | |
| 9 | a-a-ugu-ga2-sze3 | |
| 10 | gi-gun4 ki ku3 | |
| 11 | e2 sag il2 | |
| 12 | ki-tusz nam-ur-sag-ga2-ka-ni | |
| 13 | lugal SZU-IGI-DU-ga2-ke4 | |
| 14 | du3-u3-de3 | |
| 15 | nu-un-sze-ga | |
| 16 | ga2-ra sag-ki zalag-ga-ni-ta | |
| 17 | gibil-gibil-bi | |
| 18 | ma-an-du11-ga | |
| 19 | gi-gun4 ki ku3 mu-du3 | |
| 20 | kur sukud-ra2-gin7 | |
| 21 | su-lim-ma igi bi2-in-il2 | |
| 22 | u6-di kalam-ma-ka | |
| 23 | he2-bi2-gub | |
| 24 | inim sa6-sa6-ge-da-ga2 | |
| 25 | igi zi he2-en6-szi-bar | |
| 26 | bala ka tesz2 se3-ke | |
| 27 | mu sza3 du10-du10-ga | |
| 28 | sag-e-esz | |
| 29 | hu-mu-ni-rig7 | |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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