RIME 4.02.13a.02 composite (P448423)
Official or display, Early Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.02.13a.02 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P448423 |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Early Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | uncertain (mod. uncertain) |
English translation
By Foxvog, Daniel A. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| surface a 1 | Kudur-mabuk, |
| surface a 2 | father of Emutbala, |
| surface a 3 | son of Simti-šilḫak, |
| surface a 4 | against Larsa and Emutbala |
| surface a 5 | he committed no sin, |
| surface a 6 | and that which was not pleasing to Šamaš |
| surface a 7 | he did not do. |
| surface a 8 | With the wise understanding |
| surface a 9 | that the god gave him |
| surface a 10 | he searched wisely, |
| surface a 11 | and in a place |
| surface a 12 | where access was barred |
| surface a 13 | a house of baked bricks, |
| surface a 14 | a pure residence, |
| surface a 15 | a standing-place for a stele |
| surface a 16 | and for, daily |
| surface a 17 | within it, |
| surface a 18 | regular offerings, |
| surface a 19 | for all future days |
| surface a 20 | he built, and |
| surface a 21 | he established his name as important. |
| surface a 22 | For future generations |
| surface a 23 | he set up a ... |
| surface a 24 | Whenever |
| surface a 25 | in future times |
| surface a 26 | he who that baked brick structure, |
| surface a 27 | when it has gotten old, |
| surface a 28 | does not strengthen it, |
| surface a 29 | and its foundation structure |
| surface a 30 | he does not repair, |
| surface a 31 | who removes its door, |
| surface a 32 | carries away(?) its threshold, |
| surface a 33 | or its drain work, when it falls down, |
| surface a 34 | to its (former) place |
| surface a 35 | does not return it, |
| surface a 36 | who with an intent |
| surface a 37 | of evil |
| surface a 38 | destroys it and |
| surface a 39 | its foundation to the sun |
| surface a 40 | exposes, |
| surface a 41 | and into a field of wild growth |
| surface a 42 | turns it, |
| surface a 43 | that man, whether a king or an en priest, |
| surface a 44 | may Nergal, |
| surface a 45 | the god who created myself, |
| surface a 46 | angrily in his rage |
| surface a 47 | remove his sense, |
| surface a 48 | and may Šamaš, the lord of heaven |
| surface a 49 | and earth, |
| surface a 50 | with a grievous curse |
| surface a 51 | curse him. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | ku-du-ur-ma-bu-uk | |
| 2 | a-bu e-mu-ut-ba-la | |
| 3 | _dumu_ si-im-ti-szi-il-ha-ak | |
| 4 | a-na larsa{ki} u3 e-mu-ut-ba-la | |
| 5 | mi-im-ma u2-la u2-ga-le-el | |
| 6 | sza e-li {d}utu la t,a-ba | |
| 7 | u2-la e-pu-usz | |
| 8 | i-na u2-zu-un _igi-gal2_-im | |
| 9 | sza i-lum i-di-nu-szum | |
| 10 | em-qi3-isz isz-ti-i-ma | |
| 11 | i-na asz-ri-im | |
| 12 | a-szar sze20-pu-um pa-ar-su2-u2 | |
| 13 | bi-it a-gu-ur-ri-im | |
| 14 | su-ub-tam el-le-tam | |
| 15 | ma-an-za-az na-re-e-em | |
| 16 | sza u4-mi-sza-am | |
| 17 | i-na li-ib-bi-szu | |
| 18 | ni-qu2 ka-a-nu-u2 | |
| 19 | a-na da-ri-isz u4-mi | |
| 20 | i-pu-usz-ma | |
| 21 | szum-szu kab-tam isz-ku-un | |
| 22 | a-na s,i-a-at ni-szi | |
| 23 | na-PI-tam usz-zi-iz | |
| 24 | a-na ma-ti-i-ma | |
| 25 | a-na wa-ar-ki-a-at u4-mi | |
| 26 | sza bi-it a-gu-ur-ri-im szu-a-ti | |
| 27 | i-nu-ma il-ta-bi-ru | |
| 28 | la u2-da-an-na-nu-szu | |
| 29 | a-su2-ur-ra-szu | |
| 30 | la i-ka-asz-sza-ru | |
| 31 | _{gesz}ig_-su2 i-na-sa2-hu-u2 | |
| 32 | si2-ip-pi-szu i-na-s,u2-u2 | |
| 33 | pi-sa3-an-na-szu i-na ma-qa2-tim | |
| 34 | a-na asz-ri-i-szu | |
| 35 | la u2-te-er-ru | |
| 36 | i-na i-da-at | |
| 37 | le-mu-ut-tim | |
| 38 | i-na-aq-qa2-ru-u2-ma | |
| 39 | usz-szi-i-szu sza-am-sza-am | |
| 40 | u2-ka-al-la-mu | |
| 41 | a-na ni-pi er-s,e-e-tim | |
| 42 | u2-ta-ar-ru-szu | |
| 43 | a-wi-lam szu-a-ti lu _lugal_ lu _en_ | |
| 44 | {d}nergal | |
| 45 | i-lum ba-ni qa2-aq-qa2-di-ia | |
| 46 | a-gi-isz i-na u2-zi-szu | |
| 47 | li-ib-ba-szu li-is-su-uh | |
| 48 | {d}utu be-el sza-me-e | |
| 49 | u3 er-s,e-e-tim | |
| 50 | er-re-tam ma-ru-usz-tam | |
| 51 | li-ru-ur-szu | |
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