RIME 4.02.13.15 composite (P448405)
Official or display, Early Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.02.13.15 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P448405 |
| 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
By Foxvog, Daniel A. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| surface a 1 | When Nanna, |
| surface a 2 | the exalted ..., |
| surface a 3 | whose name is praiseworthy and precious, |
| surface a 5' | my skillfully wrought ... |
| surface a 6' | they gave to me. |
| surface a 19' | chosen by the heart |
| surface a 20' | of Nanna, |
| surface a 21' | the holy agrun sanctuary |
| surface a 22' | her ..., |
| surface a 23' | I who am obedient to Ningal, |
| surface a 24' | who the divine powers and plans |
| surface a 25' | for the Ekišnugal temple |
| surface a 26' | constantly perfect, |
| surface a 30' | (offerings) for each month I set up. |
| surface a 31' | Enanedu, |
| surface a 32' | for (my) life, until |
| surface a 33' | distant times ..., |
| surface a 34' | upon it(?) |
| surface a 35' | more than previously |
| surface a 36' | the god ... |
| surface a 37' | as I was making beautiful words, |
| surface a 38' | for the Ekišnugal |
| surface a 43' | the beloved temple, |
| surface a 45' | the house of the shrine ..., |
| surface a 47' | Enanatuma, |
| surface a 48' | daughter of Išme-Dagan, |
| surface a 50' | En-..., |
| surface a 51' | great en priestess ... |
| surface a 52' | did restore ... |
| surface a 53' | The temple ... |
| surface a 54' | Sumu-El, |
| surface a 55' | father of Enšaki'ag-Nanna, |
| surface a 56' | did ... in the Ebabbar temple. |
| surface a 57' | For the Ebabbar |
| surface a 58' | who presented, |
| surface a 59' | prince of the right, |
| surface a 60' | agreeable to the heart of the god ..., |
| surface a 61' | son of Kudur-mabuk, |
| surface a 62' | father of Emutbala, |
| surface a 63' | brother of Warad-Sin |
| surface a 64' | king of Larsa, |
| surface a 73' | the ..' lustration rites of |
| surface a 74' | to perform properly |
| surface a 75' | he ordered me. |
| surface a 76' | The small ... |
| surface a 77' | to my obeisances |
| surface a 78' | having been agreeable, |
| surface a 81' | Kudur-mabuk, |
| surface a 82' | my father, |
| surface a 83' | Warad-Sin, |
| surface a 84' | my twin(?) brother, |
| surface a 86' | my residence |
| surface a 87' | its ... I established there. |
| surface a 88' | My name as an everlasting treasure |
| surface a 89' | I put in (every) mouth. |
| surface a 90' | For all the things I have done, |
| surface a 91' | may Nanna my master |
| surface a 92' | and Ningal my mistress |
| surface a 93' | rejoice over me. |
| surface a 97' | 'Antasura' |
| surface a 98' | I named it. |
| surface a 99' | As for the field of the old agricultural tract |
| surface a 100' | which had been abandoned long ago |
| surface a 101' | and did not produce a proper yield, |
| surface a 102' | Enanedu, |
| surface a 104' | in consideration of silver ... |
| surface a 105' | ... large ... |
| surface a 107' | I did ... there. |
| surface a 108' | The field-area ... |
| surface a 109' | of the place ..., |
| surface a 110' | ... a votive gift |
| surface a 111' | to Ningal, |
| surface a 112' | a field of the broad agricultural tract |
| surface a 113' | which no one had irrigated, |
| surface a 114' | a fine yield of ... |
| surface a 115' | it did indeed (produce). |
| surface a 120' | to the substance of Nanna my master |
| surface a 121' | and Ningal my mistress |
| surface a 122' | may it be pleasing like fine oil. |
| surface a 123' | Long years |
| surface a 124' | and happy life |
| surface a 125' | may they present to me as a gift. |
| surface a 126' | In Ur, |
| surface a 127' | my city of en-ship, |
| surface a 128' | may they ... my good things. |
| surface a 129' | When Ningal my mistress |
| surface a 130' | my good name |
| surface a 131' | did truly call, |
| surface a 153 | a ... of nir2 stones, |
| surface a 154' | and a sun-disc ornament of red gold, |
| surface a 155' | whose weight was one-half mina, |
| surface a 156' | upon her throat |
| surface a 157' | shining like the sun, |
| surface a 158' | an ornament fitting for her divinity, |
| surface a 159' | when I had fashioned, |
| surface a 160' | for my life |
| surface a 161' | I presented it. |
| surface a 165' | greatly I did ... |
| surface a 167' | one who grants as gift, |
| surface a 168' | n kor barley each |
| surface a 169' | for firm regular offerings |
| surface a 170' | each month |
| surface a 171' | I established. |
| surface a 172' | The throne, with gold on its lap, |
| surface a 173' | inlaid with three ... apiece. |
| surface a 174' | The bed of Ningal |
| surface a 175' | In my residence of en-ship |
| surface a 176' | grandly I did ... |
| surface a 177' | A statue whose features ..., |
| surface a 178' | whose face with silver and gold |
| surface a 179' | a work of ..., was plated, |
| surface a 180' | when I had fashioned it, |
| surface a 181' | in it ... |
| surface a 182' | 1 (jug) of sweet-wort, |
| surface a 183' | 5 sila of heaping flour, |
| surface a 184' | 2 ..., |
| surface a 185' | 2 sila of oiled bread, |
| surface a 186' | 1 meat ..., |
| surface a 187' | 1 ..., |
| surface a 189' | the god ... |
| surface a 191' | 5 sila ..., |
| surface a 192' | as a firm regular offering, |
| surface a 193' | I set up there. |
| surface a 194' | 1 sila ... |
| surface a 196' | monthly I set up there. |
| surface a 197' | In the temple Egagu-... |
| surface a 199' | in ... anger |
| surface a 200' | at its little ones |
| surface a 201' | when he has looked angrily, |
| surface a 202' | and his heart |
| surface a 203' | evil |
| surface a 204' | he has brought ..., |
| surface a 205' | ... Ningal my mistress |
| surface a 206' | the one who the the holy ... |
| surface a 207' | shall remove ... |
| surface a 208' | may she cause there to be ... |
| surface a 216' | Nanna my master |
| surface a 217' | and Ningal my mistress, |
| surface a 218' | and all the great gods, |
| surface a 219' | a grievous curse |
| surface a 220' | may they pass over onto him, |
| surface a 221' | and him and his seed |
| surface a 222' | within the country |
| surface a 223' | may they not let be established there. |
| surface a 227' | head raised over its ..., |
| surface a 228' | who constantly pleases the father who begot him, |
| surface a 229' | ... his wicked ... |
| surface a 230' | Enšaki'ag-Nanna, |
| surface a 231' | the en-priestess who preceded me, |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | [u4 {d}]nanna | |
| 2 | [...] mah# | |
| 3 | [mu-ni a-re-esz] kal | |
| 4' | [x x x x] x x x [x] | |
| 5' | [x] x x [...] galam-ma-mu [x] | |
| 6' | [ma]-an-szum2-mu-[usz] | |
| 7' | [...] | |
| 8' | [...] | |
| 9' | [...] | |
| 10' | [...]-si-sze3 | |
| 11' | [...] KI | |
| 12' | [...] | |
| 13' | [...] | |
| 14' | [...] | |
| 15' | [...] | |
| 16' | [...] x | |
| 17' | [...] x | |
| 18' | [...]-na | |
| 19' | [sza4]-ge pa3-da | |
| 20' | {[d]}nanna-ke4 | |
| 21' | [...] agrun ku3 | |
| 22' | [...]-ba-ni | |
| 23' | [{d}nin]-gal-da sze-ga | |
| 24' | [me] gesz#-hur | |
| 25' | [e2-kisz]-nu-gal2-sze3 | |
| 26' | [szu du7-du7]-me-en | |
| 27' | [...] x si-ga | |
| 28' | [...]-sze3 | |
| 29' | [...] x | |
| 30' | [iti] 1(disz)-a-kam hu-[mu-gar] | |
| 31' | en-an-e-du7 | |
| 32' | zi nam-ti-la en-na | |
| 33' | u4 su3-ra2-sze3 x [...] | |
| 34' | ugu-ni-[ba] | |
| 35' | diri u4-[bi-ta-sze3] | |
| 36' | {d}[...] | |
| 37' | inim sa6-sa6#-[ge-da-ga2] | |
| 38' | e2-kisz-[nu-gal2-sze3] | |
| 39' | IM [...] | |
| 40' | e2-bi [...] | |
| 41' | hu-mu-[...] | |
| 42' | [...] | |
| 43' | e2 ki-[ag2] | |
| 44' | [...] | |
| 45' | e2 esz3 [...] | |
| 46' | [...] bi [...] | |
| 47' | [en]-an-na-[tum2-ma] | |
| 48' | [dumu] {[d]}isz-me-{d}[da-gan] | |
| 49' | [...] x [...] | |
| 50' | en-[...] | |
| 51' | en gal x [...] | |
| 52' | ki-bi-sze3 x [...] | |
| 53' | e2 he2-x-[...] | |
| 54' | {d}su-mu-el3 | |
| 55' | ad-da en-sza3-ki-ag2-{d}nanna | |
| 56' | e2-babbar-ra bi2-[...] | |
| 57' | [e2]-babbar-ra-sze3 | |
| 58' | rig7-[ge-a] | |
| 59' | nun nig2-gi-[na] | |
| 60' | sza3 sze-ga {d}[...] | |
| 61' | dumu ku-du-ur-[ma-bu-uk] | |
| 62' | ad-da e-[mu-ut-ba-la] | |
| 63' | szesz {d}ARAD2-[{d}suen] | |
| 64' | lugal larsa[{ki}-ma] | |
| 65' | da-[...] | |
| 66' | e2-[...] | |
| 67' | kin [...] | |
| 68' | nig2-nam# [...] | |
| 69' | u4 [...] | |
| 70' | KA [...] | |
| 71' | men [...] | |
| 72' | x [...] | |
| 73' | [szu]-luh x x | |
| 74' | [si] sa2-sa2-e-de3 | |
| 75' | [a2 ga2-a]-ar mu-un-ag2-en | |
| 76' | [...] TUR-TUR | |
| 77' | kiri3#-szu-gal2-la-mu | |
| 78' | [mu-szi]-in-sze-ga-a | |
| 79' | [...]-bi [...] | |
| 80' | [...] | |
| 81' | [ku]-du-ur-ma-[bu-uk] | |
| 82' | ad-da-mu | |
| 83' | [(x)] ARAD2-{d}suen | |
| 84' | [szesz] tam-ma-mu | |
| 85' | [x x]-ma-ar-ta-asz | |
| 86' | [ki]-tusz-mu | |
| 87' | x-ba-bi he2-bi2-gar | |
| 88' | mu-mu gi16-sa-as x | |
| 89' | ka-ka he2-em-mi-gal2 | |
| 90' | [nig2 ak]-ak-da-mu-usz | |
| 91' | {[d]}nanna lugal-mu | |
| 92' | [{d}nin-gal] nin#-mu | |
| 93' | [ha-ma-szi-hul2]-esz-am3 | |
| 94' | [...]-na | |
| 95' | [...] | |
| 96' | x [...] | |
| 97' | an-[ta]-sur-ra{ki} | |
| 98' | mu he2-em-mi-sa4 | |
| 99' | a-sza3 a-gar sumun-na | |
| 100' | u4 [ul]-la#-ta szub-ba | |
| 101' | masz2 zi ba-ra-gal2-la | |
| 102' | [en]-an-e-du7 | |
| 103' | [...] x [...] x | |
| 104' | nam# ku3-babbar# [...] | |
| 105' | [...] gal [...] | |
| 106' | [...] | |
| 107' | he2-em-[mi-...] | |
| 108' | gan2 AN [...] x x [...] | |
| 109' | [...] x-ma{ki} | |
| 110' | [...] a-ru-a | |
| 111' | {d}nin-gal-ke4 | |
| 112' | a-sza3 a-gar3 dagal-[la] | |
| 113' | a nu-mu-un-de2-[a] | |
| 114' | masz2 zi# x x x [...] | |
| 115' | he2-[...] | |
| 116' | [...] | |
| 117' | [...] | |
| 118' | [...]-sze3 | |
| 119' | x [...]-mu | |
| 120' | su {d}[nanna] lugal-ga2 | |
| 121' | u3 {d}nin-gal nin#-ga2 | |
| 122' | i3-li-gin7 ha-[ba]-du10 | |
| 123' | mu su3-ra2 | |
| 124' | nam-ti sza3 du10-ga | |
| 125' | nig2-ba-asz ha-ma-ba-e-ne | |
| 126' | uri5{ki}-ma | |
| 127' | iri nam-en-na-mu | |
| 128' | nig2 sa6-ga-mu ha-ba-[...] | |
| 129' | u4 {d}nin-gal nin-mu | |
| 130' | mu sa6-ga-[mu] | |
| 131' | gu3 zi bi2-in-[de2-a] | |
| 132' | [...] DA x [...] | |
| 133' | [...]-usz | |
| 134' | [...]-ga | |
| 135' | [...]-e-ne | |
| 136' | [...] ku3 | |
| 137' | [...] x E BU | |
| 138' | [...] gal-ka | |
| 139' | [...] kal-ga | |
| 140' | [...] NE tum2-mu | |
| 141' | [...] nin-ga2 | |
| 142' | [...]-de3-esz | |
| 143' | [...]-ta | |
| 144' | [...]-a | |
| 145' | [...]-gar | |
| 146' | [...]-si | |
| 147' | [...] x | |
| 148' | [...]-du3 | |
| 149' | [...] KI | |
| 150' | [...]-sa4 | |
| 151' | [...]-na | |
| 152' | [...] x | |
| 153 | {na4}nir2 ku3 | |
| 154' | [asz]-me ku3-sig17 husz | |
| 155' | ki-la2-bi 1/2(disz) ma-na | |
| 156' | zi-pa-ag2-ga2-na | |
| 157' | u4-gin7 kar2-kar2-ka | |
| 158' | me-te nam-dingir-bi-sze3 tum2-ma | |
| 159' | u3-mu-dim2 | |
| 160' | nam-ti-mu-sze3 | |
| 161' | [hu]-mu-ba | |
| 162' | [x x] e2-NIM-ma | |
| 163' | [...] x-i-lim husz2# | |
| 164' | [...] x [...] | |
| 165' | gal-bi he2-[...] | |
| 166' | [...]-ge-a | |
| 167' | [sag-e-esz] rig7-ge-a | |
| 168' | [... gur] sze-ta | |
| 169' | sa2-du11-sze3 gi-na | |
| 170' | iti 1(disz)-a-kam | |
| 171' | hu-mu-gar | |
| 172' | {gesz}gu-[za] du10-ba ku3-sig17 | |
| 173' | [...] 3(disz)-ta gar-ra | |
| 174' | [gesz]-nu2 {d}nin-[gal] | |
| 175' | ki-tusz nam-[en-na-ga2] | |
| 176' | gal-bi he2-[...] | |
| 177' | alan me-[dim2-bi ...] x | |
| 178' | musz3-me-bi ku3-[babbar] ku3-sig17 | |
| 179' | kin nam-[...]-gar-ra | |
| 180' | u3-[mu]-dim2 | |
| 181' | sza3-ba DUG [...]-NE | |
| 182' | 1(disz) dida | |
| 183' | 5(disz) sila3 zi3-[dub-dub] | |
| 184' | 2(disz) x [...] | |
| 185' | 2(disz) sila3 ninda-i3-[de2-a] | |
| 186' | 1(disz) uzu [...] | |
| 187' | 1(disz) [...] | |
| 188' | [...] | |
| 189' | {d}[...] | |
| 190' | nam-[...] | |
| 191' | 5(disz) sila3 [...] | |
| 192' | sa2-du11-[sze3 gi-na] | |
| 193' | he2-[em-mi-gar] | |
| 194' | 1(disz) sila3 [...] | |
| 195' | [...] bar [...] | |
| 196' | iti# 1(disz)-kam he2-em-mi-[gar] | |
| 197' | e2-ga2-gu2-x [...] | |
| 198' | [...] x [...] | |
| 199' | [sza3] ib2-ba-[x x] | |
| 200' | [x di4]-di4-la2-be2 | |
| 201' | [igi suh] a-ba-ni-in-ak | |
| 202' | sza3#-ga-ni | |
| 203' | [nig2]-erim2 | |
| 204' | [...]-ta-an-tum2 | |
| 205' | [...] {[d]}nin-gal nin-mu | |
| 206' | [...] x ku3 | |
| 207' | [...]-ib2-zi-ge | |
| 208' | [...]-gal2 | |
| 209' | [...] | |
| 210' | {d}[...] | |
| 211' | nin gal [...] | |
| 212' | [...] | |
| 213' | dumu [...] | |
| 214' | KA [...] | |
| 215' | x [...] | |
| 216' | [{d}nanna lugal]-mu | |
| 217' | [{d}nin-gal nin]-mu | |
| 218' | [kilib3 dingir gal-gal-e]-ne-ne | |
| 219' | [asz2] gig-[ga] | |
| 220' | [he2]-ni-in-bal-e-[ne] | |
| 221' | [e-ne] u3 numun-a-ni | |
| 222' | [sza3 kalam-ma]-ka | |
| 223' | [nam-mu-ni]-ib2-ga2-ga2-ne | |
| 224' | [...]-ta# | |
| 225' | [...]-kesz2 | |
| 226 | [...] x kal asz-sza | |
| 227' | [...]-ba sag-il2 | |
| 228' | sza3 du10-du10 a-a-ugu-na | |
| 229' | [...] x hul-dim2-ma-ni | |
| 230' | [en-sza3-ki-ag2]-{d}nanna | |
| 231' | en igi-du-mu [...] | |
| 232' | [...]-a | |
| 233 | [...]-RI-a | |
| 234' | [...]-esz | |
| 235' | [...]-mu | |
| 236' | [...]-a | |
| 237' | [...]-gar | |
| 238' | [...]-sze3 | |
| 239' | [...] x | |
| 240' | [...] x | |
| 241' | [...]-ba | |
| 242' | [...]-a | |
| 243' | [...]-x-si-ga | |
| 244' | [...]-gal2 | |
| 245' | [...]-a | |
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