RIME 4.02.13.20 composite (P448410)
Official or display, Early Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.02.13.20 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P448410 |
| 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 | I, Warad-Sîn, |
| surface a 2 | the mighty man, |
| surface a 3 | shepherd who makes justice blossom, |
| surface a 4 | beloved of Enlil, |
| surface a 5 | Nanna and Utu, |
| surface a 6 | who reveres the Ebabbar, |
| surface a 7 | provider of the Ekur, |
| surface a 8 | the man who pleases the heart of Nippur, |
| surface a 9 | the constant supporter of the Ekišnugal, |
| surface a 10 | king of Larsa |
| surface a 11 | and king of Sumer and Akkad, |
| surface a 12 | son of Kudur-mabuk |
| surface a 13 | and father of Emutbala - |
| surface a 14 | Nanna my master, with my making excellent words, |
| surface a 15 | about widening Ur, |
| surface a 16 | expanding its platform |
| surface a 17 | more than any previous one, |
| surface a 18 | enlarging its grounds, |
| surface a 19 | and (so) making it acquire a great name, |
| surface a 20 | after I made (oracular) inquiries, |
| surface a 21 | I trod after him |
| surface a 22 | and humbly addressed pleas for it. |
| surface a 23 | Nanna my master was agreeable to me. |
| surface a 24 | For my life and the life |
| surface a 25 | of Kudur-mabuk, the father who begot me, |
| surface a 26 | in the city, the mountain of life |
| surface a 27 | and place of abundance, |
| surface a 28 | the residence (where) the assembly of the gods |
| surface a 29 | determined his destiny, |
| surface a 30 | which like his name is surpassing, |
| surface a 31 | whose head reaches the sky, |
| surface a 32 | whose arms seeking with hands the place where inquiries are placed, |
| surface a 33 | whose wide shadow he therefore made to be over all the lands, |
| surface a 34 | at its base he multiplied the Black Headed People, |
| surface a 35 | they who betook their lives there, |
| surface a 36 | its great wall I built. |
| surface a 37 | Like a verdant mountin range I made it grow upon a pure place. |
| surface a 38 | Like its name and majesty I raised up its top there. |
| surface a 39 | As a marvel of the nation I made it appear greatly resplendent. |
| surface a 40 | When I built the wall of Ur, |
| surface a 41 | the wages for one man were: 3 ban barley, |
| surface a 42 | 2 sila bread, 2 sila beer, |
| surface a 43 | and 2 shekels oil; |
| surface a 44 | one received this per one day. |
| surface a 45 | Throughout my country I removed complaints. |
| surface a 46 | With my shining brow and happiness of heart |
| surface a 47 | this work I joyfully and quickly finished. |
| surface a 48 | With my wide intelligence and wisdom I built it grandly. |
| surface a 49 | That wall Nanna Makes Firm the Foundation of the Country |
| surface a 50 | I named. |
| surface a 51 | For my deed, |
| surface a 52 | O Nanna my master, may you rejoice over me, |
| surface a 53 | and may days of happiness, a reign of abundance, |
| surface a 54 | a good life, years of plenty, |
| surface a 55 | and a throne with a secure foundation |
| surface a 56 | be presented to me. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | ARAD2-{d}suen | |
| 2 | nita kal-ga | |
| 3 | sipa nig2-gi mu2-[mu2] | |
| 4 | ki-ag2 {d}en-[lil2] | |
| 5 | {d}nanna {d}utu-bi | |
| 6 | e2-babbar-da ni2-tuku | |
| 7 | u2-a e2-kur-[ra] | |
| 8 | lu2 sza3 nibru{ki} du10-[du10] | |
| 9 | sag-us2 e2-kisz-nu-gal2 | |
| 10 | lugal larsa{ki}-ma | |
| 11 | lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri | |
| 12 | dumu ku-du-ur-ma-bu-uk | |
| 13 | ad-da e-mu-ut-ba-la-me-en | |
| 14 | {d}nanna lugal-mu inim sa6-sa6-ge-da-mu | |
| 15 | uri2{ki} dagal-e-de3 | |
| 16 | ki-sa2-a-bi szu pesz11-e-de3 | |
| 17 | diri nig2 u4-bi-da-ka | |
| 18 | ki-gar-bi gu-ul-lu-de3 | |
| 19 | mu mah tuku-tuku-de3 | |
| 20 | en3 u3-bi2-tar | |
| 21 | egir-a-ne2 bi2-zukum | |
| 22 | [sun5-na]-bi u3-gul im-ma-[an-ga2-ga2] | |
| 23 | [{d}nanna lugal]-mu mu-[szi-in-sze] | |
| 24 | [nam-ti-mu-sze3 u3 nam-ti] | |
| 25 | [ku-du-ur-ma-bu-uk a-a tu-da-ga2-ke4] | |
| 26 | [iri kur] nam-ti-la | |
| 27 | [ki he2-gal2]-la-ka | |
| 28 | [ki-tusz kilib3-gal2 dingir-re]-e-ne-ke4 | |
| 29 | [nam-ni mu]-un-tar-ra | |
| 30 | [mu-ni-gin7] diri-ga | |
| 31 | [sag an]-e us2-sa | |
| 32 | [a2-bi szu-ta kin ki en3 tar] gar-ra | |
| 33 | an-dul3 dagal-la-ni kur-kur-ra sza-mu-un-me | |
| 34 | ug3 sag-ge6-ga ur2-be2 mu-un-lu-lu | |
| 35 | nam-ti kar-kar-re-me-esz | |
| 36 | bad3 gal-bi hu-mu-du3 | |
| 37 | hur-sag sig7-ga-gin ki sikil-la he2-bi2-mu2 | |
| 38 | mu nam-mah-bi-<gin7> sag-bi hu-mu-ni-in-il2 | |
| 39 | u6-di kalam-ma-sze3 pa gal-le-esz he2-bi2-in-e3 | |
| 40 | u4 bad3 uri2{ki}-ma mu-du3-a | |
| 41 | a2 lu2 1(disz)-e 3(ban3) sze-ta | |
| 42 | 2(disz) [sila3] ninda-ta 2(disz) sila3 kasz-ta | |
| 43 | 2(disz) gin2 i3-gesz-ta | |
| 44 | u4 asz-a ur5-gin7 szu ha-ba-an-ti | |
| 45 | sza3 ma-da-ga2-ka i-{d}utu he2-eb2-ta-zi | |
| 46 | sag-ki zalag sza3 hul2-la-ga2-ka | |
| 47 | kin-bi asil-la2 ul4-le-esz he2-em-mi-til | |
| 48 | [gesztu2 dagal nam-ku3-zu]-mu-sze3 gal-bi hu-mu-du3 | |
| 49 | [bad3-bi {d}nanna suhusz] ma-da [ge-en-ge-en] | |
| 50 | [mu-sze3 he2-em-mi-sa4] | |
| 51 | [nig2 ak-mu]-sze3 | |
| 52 | {d}nanna lugal-mu hu-mu-hul2-le-en | |
| 53 | u4 sza3 hul2-la bala nam-he2-a | |
| 54 | ti nig2 du10 mu he2-gal2-la-ka | |
| 55 | {gesz}gu-za suhusz gi-na | |
| 56 | sag-e-esz ha-ma-ab-rig7-ge | |
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