RIME 4.02.14.09 composite (P448433)
Official or display, Early Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.02.14.09 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P448433 |
| 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 Ninlil, |
| surface a 2 | who ... lifts her head in a divine radiance, |
| surface a 3 | ... greatly established, |
| surface a 7 | his mistress, |
| surface a 8 | Rīm-Sîn. |
| surface a 9 | the mighty man, |
| surface a 10 | the shepherd who makes words beautiful for Nippur |
| surface a 11 | provider of Ur, |
| surface a 12 | who makes perfect the divine powers and plans of Eridu, |
| surface a 13 | who tends to Girsu |
| surface a 14 | and the area of Lagaš |
| surface a 15 | king of Larsa |
| surface a 16 | and king of Sumer and Akkad, |
| surface a 17 | when the armies of Uruk, |
| surface a 18 | Isin, Babylon, |
| surface a 19 | Rapiqum, |
| surface a 20 | and Sutium |
| surface a 21 | he struck with weapons, |
| surface a 22 | and (in that battle) ARADnene, |
| surface a 23 | the king of Uruk, he seized, |
| surface a 24 | and (as with a snake) he laid his foot upon his head, |
| surface a 25 | and the various cities of the land of Uruk |
| surface a 26 | which ... Enlil |
| surface a 27 | had given to him, |
| surface a 28 | by means of the mighty weapon of Ninurta, |
| surface a 29 | the one that goes at his right side, |
| surface a 30 | by means of the favorable sign of Nanna, |
| surface a 31 | and by means of the authority of Nergal, |
| surface a 32 | the god who begot him, |
| surface a 33 | its ebony ... |
| surface a 34 | booty and ... |
| surface a 35 | he brought into Larsa. |
| surface a 36 | Ninlil, his mistress, |
| surface a 37 | at his making words beautiful, |
| surface a 38 | listened to his prayers |
| surface a 39 | and was agreeable to his Raised Hand entreaties. |
| surface a 40 | At that time, the Temple Worthy of its Lady, |
| surface a 41 | her beloved residence, |
| surface a 42 | for his life |
| surface a 43 | he built for her. |
| surface a 44 | More than previously |
| surface a 45 | its Ešusiga house he widened(!), |
| surface a 46 | raised up its top, |
| surface a 47 | and made it grow for her like a mountain range. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | [{d}nin]-lil2 | |
| 2 | [...] me-lam2-ma sag il2 | |
| 3 | [... gal]-le-esz gar-ra | |
| 4 | [...]-x-a | |
| 5 | [...] tar-ra | |
| 6 | [...]-ha | |
| 7 | [nin-a-ni]-ir | |
| 8 | [ri-im-{d}]suen# | |
| 9 | [nita] kal#-ga | |
| 10 | [sipa inim sa6-sa6]-ge nibru{ki} | |
| 11 | [u2-a uri2{ki}]-ma | |
| 12 | [me gesz-hur eridu{ki}-ga szu du7]-du7# | |
| 13 | [sag-en3-tar gir2]-su#{ki} | |
| 14 | [ki-lagasz{ki}-a-ke4] | |
| 15 | [lugal larsa{ki}-ma] | |
| 16 | [lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri-ke4] | |
| 17 | [u4 ugnim unu{ki}-ga] | |
| 18 | [i3-si-in{ki} ka2-dingir-ra]{ki} | |
| 19 | [ra-pi2-qum]{ki} | |
| 20 | [su-ti-um]{ki}-bi# | |
| 21 | [{gesz}tukul in]-sag3-ga | |
| 22 | [(me3-ba) ARAD]-ne#-ne | |
| 23 | [lugal unu{ki}]-ga# in-dab5*-ba | |
| 24 | [(musz-gin7) sag-ga2]-na [giri3]-ni# in-us2-sa | |
| 25 | [iri didli ma]-da [unu]{ki}-ga | |
| 26 | [...] sza3 {d}en#-lil2#-le | |
| 27 | [mu-na]-an-szum2-ma-a | |
| 28 | [{gesz}tukul] kal#-ga {d}nin-urta | |
| 29 | a2 zi-da du-na-ta | |
| 30 | geszkim sa6-ga {d}nanna-ta# | |
| 31 | nam-nir-gal2 {d}nergal# | |
| 32 | dingir# sag# du-ga#-[na-ta] | |
| 33 | {gesz}esi-da-bi# [x x x] | |
| 34 | nam-ra-ak u3# [x x] | |
| 35 | larsa{ki}-<<ma>>-sze3 mu-un-[ku4-(ra)] | |
| 36 | {d}nin-lil2 nin-a-ne2 | |
| 37 | inim sa6-sa6-ge-da-ne2 | |
| 38 | szu12#-da-a-ne2 gesz in-ni-in-tuku-am3 | |
| 39 | szu-il2-la-a-ni in-szi-in-sze-ga-am3 | |
| 40 | u4-ba e2-nin-bi-sze3-tum2 | |
| 41 | ki-tusz ki-ag2-ga2-ni | |
| 42 | nam-ti-la-ni-sze3 | |
| 43 | mu-na-du3 | |
| 44 | diri u4-bi-da-sze3 | |
| 45 | e2-szu-si3#-[ga]-bi mu-ZA3 | |
| 46 | sag-bi im-mi-in-il2 | |
| 47 | hur-sag-gin7 mu-na-mu2 | |
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