RIME 4.02.14.13 composite (P448437)
Official or display, Early Old Babylonian, Girsu · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.02.14.13 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P448437 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Early Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Girsu (mod. Tello) |
| Coordinates | 31.5591, 46.1776 |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| surface a 1 | For Ninšubur, |
| surface a 2 | great lord, who bears complete(?) discernment and understanding, |
| surface a 3 | whose righteous words cannot be changed, |
| surface a 4 | the chief minister who holds(?) the flowered scepter, |
| surface a 5 | who guides straight the instructions of heaven and earth |
| surface a 6 | and gives responses to all the great gods, |
| surface a 7 | who listens to prayer, |
| surface a 8 | my master - |
| surface a 9 | Rīm-Sîn, |
| surface a 10 | the youth who heeds the Great Mountain (Enlil), |
| surface a 11 | shepherd who makes sparkle(?) the tribute/taxes of Nippur, |
| surface a 12 | who makes perfect the divine powers and plans of Eridu, |
| surface a 13 | the faithful farmer and provider of Ur, |
| surface a 14 | who shows fear of the Ebabbar, |
| surface a 15 | who tends to Girsu and the whole area of Lagaš, |
| surface a 16 | whose finely wrought words (of prayer) are lofty, |
| surface a 17 | who makes the Ebabbar very great, |
| surface a 18 | who makes unceasing the food offerings |
| surface a 19 | to Lugalgudua |
| surface a 20 | and brings regular offerings to the Eanna (in Uruk), |
| surface a 21 | the king of Larsa |
| surface a 22 | and king of Sumer and Akkad - |
| surface a 23 | when An, Enlil, Enki |
| surface a 24 | and all the great gods |
| surface a 25 | Uruk, the ancient city, |
| surface a 26 | they put fully into my hands, |
| surface a 27 | for this, |
| surface a 28 | for Ninšubur my master, |
| surface a 29 | at my establishing colleagueship (with him), |
| surface a 30 | the Temple Which Raises its Top Within All the Divine Powers, |
| surface a 31 | the residence worthy of his divinity, |
| surface a 32 | for my life |
| surface a 33 | I built. |
| surface a 34 | More than previously |
| surface a 35 | I widened its Ešusiga house, |
| surface a 36 | and foundation documents showing my name and kingship, |
| surface a 37 | I put there for future days. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | {d}nin-szubur | |
| 2 | en gal umusz galga za3 il2 | |
| 3 | inim zi du11-ga-ni nu-kam3-me | |
| 4 | sukkal-mah u3-luh gi4-rin szu du7 | |
| 5 | a2-ag2-ga2 an-ki-a si sa2-e | |
| 6 | ba-an-gi4 szum2-mu dingir gal-gal-e-ne-er | |
| 7 | a-ra-zu-e gesz tuku | |
| 8 | lugal-mu-ra | |
| 9 | {d}ri-im-{d}suen nita kal-ga | |
| 10 | szul gesz tuku kur-gal-la | |
| 11 | sipa gu2-un kar2 nibru{ki} | |
| 12 | me gesz-hur szu du7 eridu{ki}-ga | |
| 13 | engar zi u2-a uri2{ki}-ma | |
| 14 | e2-babbar-da ni2 te-ge26 | |
| 15 | sag-en3-tar gir2-su{ki} ki-lagasz{ki} | |
| 16 | inim sa6-sa6-ge-bi mah-a | |
| 17 | e2-babbar gal-gal-la-e | |
| 18 | nidba nu-szilig-ge | |
| 19 | {d}lugal-gu2-du8-a-sze3 | |
| 20 | sa2-du11 lah5 e2-an-na-sze3 | |
| 21 | lugal larsa{ki}-ma | |
| 22 | lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri-me-en | |
| 23 | u4 an {d}en-lil2 {d}en-ki | |
| 24 | u3 dingir gal-gal-e-ne | |
| 25 | unu{ki} iri ul | |
| 26 | szu-mu-sze3 bi2-in-si-esz-a | |
| 27 | nam-bi-sze3 | |
| 28 | {d}nin-szubur lugal-mu-ra | |
| 29 | nam-ga-me-esz3-ak-da-mu-ne | |
| 30 | e2-me-kilib3-ba-sag-il2 | |
| 31 | ki-tusz nam-dingir-bi-sze3 tum2-ma | |
| 32 | nam-ti-mu-sze3 | |
| 33 | mu-na-du3 | |
| 34 | diri u4-bi-ta-sze3 | |
| 35 | e2-szu-si3-ga-bi mu-dagal | |
| 36 | temen mu pa3-da nam-lugal-mu | |
| 37 | u4 ul-sze3 im-mi-gar | |
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