RIME 4.02.14.08 composite (P448432)
Official or display, Early Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.02.14.08 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P448432 |
| 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 | For Ninšubur, |
| surface a 2 | the lady, the trusty messenger of An, |
| surface a 3 | who perfects the holy divine powers, |
| surface a 4 | the one who proudly goes at the fore of the gods, |
| surface a 5 | who gives the instructions, all-knowing, |
| surface a 6 | who counsels and pleases the heart of Inanna, |
| surface a 7 | who loves prayer, |
| surface a 8 | his mistress, |
| surface a 9 | Rīm-Sîn, |
| surface a 10 | the mighty man, |
| surface a 11 | the shepherd who makes beautiful words to Nippur, |
| surface a 12 | provider of Ur, |
| surface a 13 | who shows fear of the Ebabbar, |
| surface a 14 | who constantly makes perfect the divine powers of Eridu, |
| surface a 15 | tho tends to Girsu and the whole area of Lagaš. |
| surface a 16 | the man who renovated the temples of the gods, |
| surface a 17 | the king of Larsa |
| surface a 18 | and king of Sumer and Akkad - |
| surface a 19 | when the armies of Uruk, |
| surface a 20 | Isin, |
| surface a 21 | Babylon, |
| surface a 22 | Rapiqum, |
| surface a 23 | and Sutium |
| surface a 24 | he struck with weapons, |
| surface a 25 | in that battle, |
| surface a 26 | when he had seized ARADnene, king of Uruk, |
| surface a 27 | and, as with a snake, upon his head |
| surface a 28 | he had laid his foot, |
| surface a 29 | then the Temple Fitting for Its Mistress, |
| surface a 30 | her beloved dwelling, |
| surface a 31 | for his life |
| surface a 32 | he built for her. |
| surface a 33 | More than previously |
| surface a 34 | its Ešusega he expanded |
| surface a 35 | raised up its top, |
| surface a 36 | and made it grandly colorful. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | {d}nin-szubur | |
| 2 | nin sukkal zi an-na | |
| 3 | me ku3-ga szu du7 | |
| 4 | sag il2 igi-sze3 du dingir-re-e-ne | |
| 5 | a2-ag2-ga2 szum2-mu gal-zu | |
| 6 | sza3 kusz2 sza3 du10-du10 {d}inanna | |
| 7 | nam-szita-e ki-ag2 | |
| 8 | nin-a-ni-ir | |
| 9 | ri-im-{d}suen | |
| 10 | nita kal-ga | |
| 11 | sipa inim sa6-sa6-ge nibru{ki} | |
| 12 | u2-a uri5{ki}-ma | |
| 13 | e2-babbar-da ni2 te-ge26 | |
| 14 | me eridu{ki}-ga szu du7-du7 | |
| 15 | sag-en3-tar gir2-su{ki} ki-lagasz{ki}-a | |
| 16 | lu2 e2 dingir-re-e-ne szu gibil bi2-in-ak | |
| 17 | lugal larsa{ki}-ma | |
| 18 | lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri-ke4 | |
| 19 | u4 ugnim unu{ki}-ga | |
| 20 | i3-si-in{ki} | |
| 21 | ka2-dingir-ra{ki} | |
| 22 | ra-pi2-qum{ki} | |
| 23 | su-ti-um{ki}-be2 | |
| 24 | {gesz}tukul in-sag3-ga | |
| 25 | me3-ba | |
| 26 | ARAD-ne-ne lugal unu{ki}-ga in-dab5-ba | |
| 27 | musz-gin7 sag-ga2-ne2 | |
| 28 | giri3-ni in-us2-sa | |
| 29 | u4-ba e2-nin-be2-tum2 | |
| 30 | ki-tusz ki-ag2-ga2-ni | |
| 31 | nam-ti-la-ni-sze3 | |
| 32 | mu-na-du3 | |
| 33 | diri u4-bi-ta-sze3 | |
| 34 | e2-szu-se3-ga-bi mu-dagal | |
| 35 | sag-bi im-mi-in-il2 | |
| 36 | gal-le-esz mu-na-an-gun3 | |
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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