RIME 4.02.14.15 composite (P448439)
Official or display, Early Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.02.14.15 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P448439 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Early Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
English translation
By Foxvog, Daniel A. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
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| surface a 1 | When An, Enlil, Enki, and Ninmah |
| surface a 2 | directed a righteous eye towards me, |
| surface a 3 | and when for Larsa, their beloved leveled place, |
| surface a 4 | they determined its destiny. |
| surface a 5 | and with their unalterable word they commanded its creation, |
| surface a 6 | and a reign of abundance with unceasing water |
| surface a 7 | they presented to me. |
| surface a 8 | Everlasting water as the portion of the nation, |
| surface a 9 | water which the Tigris and Euphrates |
| surface a 10 | since ancient times had always brought forth |
| surface a 11 | and at no time ever ceases, |
| surface a 12 | half of it the Mamišarrat Canal, the canal of abundance of the nation, |
| surface a 13 | whose waters were from the Tigris and the Euphrates, |
| surface a 14 | when it had taken them away from there |
| surface a 15 | it poured them into the Sea. |
| surface a 16 | Lord Nunamnir, whose utterances create with great care, |
| surface a 17 | turned towards the shepherd who pleased him |
| surface a 18 | and, having spoken joyously, determined for him a good fate: |
| surface a 19 | (namely) to dig canals in order into Sumer and Akkad |
| surface a 20 | to bring waters of abundance, |
| surface a 21 | to make the speckled barley grow on its great agricultural tracts, |
| surface a 22 | to make its irrigated orchards richly produce date syrup and grapes, |
| surface a 23 | to make its marshes joyfully provide fish and birds, |
| surface a 24 | Great Mountain Enlil issued the great orders. |
| surface a 25 | I who am the (god-)fearing shepherd who walks beside Enlil, his king, |
| surface a 26 | I, Rīm-Sîn, who am the man of Great Mountain Enlil, |
| surface a 27 | one who possesses wisdom and perfects true intelligence, |
| surface a 28 | I, Rīm-Sîn, the faithful shepherd of the Blacked Headed (People), |
| surface a 29 | when the wide wisdom given to me by Enki |
| surface a 30 | he improved(?) regarding it, to dig the canal |
| surface a 31 | he inspired me. |
| surface a 32 | When Enlil(?) had inspired(?) me to do it, |
| surface a 33 | that canal alongside the Mama-šarrat canal, the canal of abundance of the nation, |
| surface a 34 | ... I dug, |
| surface a 36 | and skillfully I executed the plans ... |
| surface a 37 | When the numerous peoples whose shepherding Enlil gave to me |
| surface a 38 | from below and above I had brought together, |
| surface a 39 | by my mighty strength I did the task. |
| surface a 40 | When I had built its two levees like a mountain range, I filled them up with divine radiance. |
| surface a 41 | After I had secured abundant water at its intake, |
| surface a 42 | I continued extending its outlet. |
| surface a 43 | Upon its banks I multiplied luxuriant sweet-smelling grasses. |
| surface a 44 | That canal - the Tuqmat-Erra Canal |
| surface a 45 | they named it. |
| surface a 46 | The everlasting waters of both the Tigris and the Euphrates |
| surface a 47 | I restored. |
| surface a 48 | I, Rīm-Sîn, the king of Larsa |
| surface a 49 | and king of Sumer and Akkad, |
| surface a 50 | I made secure the foundations of my wide country. |
| surface a 51 | I restored its cities and settlements. |
| surface a 52 | For my numerous people I established food to eat and water to drink. |
| surface a 53 | When I had unified harmoniously Sumer and Akkad, |
| surface a 54 | I indeed pleased the heart of Enlil. |
| surface a 55 | For this, may An, Enlil, Enki and Ninmah |
| surface a 56 | give to me a long life, |
| surface a 57 | and a reign of abundance, a throne with a firm foundation |
| surface a 58 | may they present to me. |
| surface a 59 | When I have had foundation documents inscribed to praise my royal revealed name, |
| surface a 60 | the numerous peoples will praise me forever. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | [u4 an {d}en-lil2 {d}en]-ki {d}nin-mah-[bi] | |
| 2 | [igi zi] mu-un-szi-bar-[re-esz-a] | |
| 3 | [larsa{ki}] ki-ur3* ki-ag2-ga2-[ne-ne] | |
| 4 | [nam-bi] mu-un-tar-re-[esz-a] | |
| 5 | [inim nu]-kur2-ru-ba-ne-ne-a u3-tu-bi bi2-ne2-[esz-a] | |
| 6 | [bala] nam-he2 a nu-szilig-ge | |
| 7 | [sag-e]-esz mu-un-rig7-ge*-esz | |
| 8 | [a da]-ri2# ha-la kalam-ma-ka | |
| 9 | [a] {i7}idigna {i7}buranun-na-bi-da | |
| 10 | u4 ul-li2-a-ta mu-un-tum3-be2-esz-a | |
| 11 | u4 na-me-ka a-bi nu-szilig-ge | |
| 12 | masz-bi {i7}{d}ma-mi-szar-ra-at i7 he2-gal kalam-ma | |
| 13 | a-bi {i7}idigna {i7}buranun-[na-bi]-da | |
| 14 | u3-ba-e-ni-in-kar | |
| 15 | a-ab-ba-sze3 ha-ba-an-de2 | |
| 16 | en {d}nu-nam-nir-e du11-[ga-ni] sag ba-an-du | |
| 17 | sipa sza3 du10-ga-na-ka-sze3 mu-un-szi-in-[gur] | |
| 18 | gu3 hul2 u3-mu-un-de2 nam du10 mu-ni-in-tar | |
| 19 | i7 ba-al-e-de3 ki-en-gi ki-uri | |
| 20 | a he2-gal2-la tum3-u3-de3 | |
| 21 | a-gar3 gal-gal-be2 sze [gu]-nu mu2-mu2-de3 | |
| 22 | pu2 {gesz}kiri6-bi x [...] x lal3 gesztin du8-u3-de3 | |
| 23 | ambar-bi ku6 [muszen] ul-e-esz gar-gar-e-<de3> | |
| 24 | kur-gal {d}en-lil2-le a2 gal mu-da-an-ag2 | |
| 25 | sipa ni2-tuku a2 [{d}en]-lil2 lugal-a-ni-sze3 i3-du-[a]-me-en | |
| 26 | {d}ri-im-{d}suen-me-en lu2 kur-gal {d}en-lil2-la2-ma-en | |
| 27 | igi-gal2 tuku gesztu2 [zi] szu du7 | |
| 28 | {d}ri-im-{d}suen sipa [zi] sag-ge6-ga-me-en | |
| 29 | gesztu2 dagal {d}en-[ki-ke4] ma-ni-in-szum2-ma-a | |
| 30 | u3-mu-ni-in-sa6 i7-da bal-e-de3 | |
| 31 | sza3-mu he2-bi2-in-[tum2] | |
| 32 | [...]-le sza3 u3-mu-ni-x-[(x)] | |
| 33 | [i7]-bi za3 {i7}{d}ma-mi-szar2-ra-at i7 [he2-gal2 kalam-ma-ka] | |
| 34 | [... hu]-mu-ba-al | |
| 35 | [...] | |
| 36 | [x] galam-bi gesz-hur ha-ba-ak x x [...] | |
| 37 | ug3 szar2-ra nam-sipa-bi {d}en-lil2 ma-[an-szum2-ma] | |
| 38 | sig-ta igi-nim-sze3 u3-mu-un-[nigin] | |
| 39 | usu kal-ga-mu-ta hu-mu-un-kin | |
| 40 | e min-a-bi hur-sag-gin7 u3-mu-un-dim2 me-lam2 hu-mu-[du8-du8] | |
| 41 | ka-be2 a he2-gal2-la u3-bi2-ge-en | |
| 42 | kun-bi hu-mu-un-su3-e | |
| 43 | gu2-gu2-be2 u2-szim giri17-zal-a hu-me3-szar2-szar2 | |
| 44 | i7-bi {i7}tug2-ma-at-{d}er3-ra | |
| 45 | mu-bi he2-bi2-ib-sa4 | |
| 46 | a da-ri2 {i7}idigna {i7}buranun-na-bi-da | |
| 47 | hu-mu-ni-in-gi4 | |
| 48 | {d}ri-im-{d}suen lugal larsa{ki}-ma | |
| 49 | lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri-me-en | |
| 50 | kalam dagal-la-mu suhusz-bi hu-mu-un-ge-en | |
| 51 | iri a2-dam-bi ki-bi-sze3 he2-mi-in-gi4 | |
| 52 | ug3 szar2-ra-mu-sze3 u2 gu7* a nag he2-bi2-in-gar | |
| 53 | ki-en-gi ki-uri gu3 tesz2 u3-bi2-se3-ke | |
| 54 | sza3 {d}en-lil2-la2 hu-mu-un-du10 | |
| 55 | nam-bi-sze3 an {d}en-lil2 {d}en-ki {d}nin-mah-bi | |
| 56 | nam-ti u4 su3-ra2{ra} ga2-ra ha-ma-ni-in-szum2 | |
| 57 | bala he2-gal2-la {gesz}gu-za suhusz gi-na | |
| 58 | sag-e-esz ha-ma-ab-rig7-e-ne | |
| 59 | te-me-en mu pa3-da nam-lugal-ga2 a-ar2 u3-bi2-sar | |
| 60 | u4 ul-li2-a-sze3 ug3 szar2-ra a-ar2 mu-un-ak-ak-ne | |
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