RIME 4.02.14.17 composite (P448441)
Official or display, Early Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.02.14.17 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P448441 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Early Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh) |
| Coordinates | 31.2832, 45.8549 |
English translation
By Foxvog, Daniel A. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| surface a 1 | For Ninegal, |
| surface a 2 | the great lady, who all the Black Headed (People) |
| surface a 3 | An, Enlil, and Enki |
| surface a 4 | did fill into her hands, |
| surface a 5 | she who correctly delivers verdicts and decisions, |
| surface a 6 | the all-knowing counselor and inquirer, |
| surface a 7 | the one among all the great gods |
| surface a 8 | whose august spoken words cannot be altered, |
| surface a 9 | where her bright eye roams in the wide heavens, |
| surface a 10 | in the place where she directs her righteous eye |
| surface a 11 | a trusty protective genie |
| surface a 12 | she provides, |
| surface a 13 | goddess with far-reachng mercy, whose compassion is sweet, |
| surface a 14 | who listens to prayers and entreaties, |
| surface a 15 | great daughter of the god Suen, |
| surface a 16 | who assembles the commands of heaven and earth, |
| surface a 17 | her lady- |
| surface a 18 | Simat-Eštar, |
| surface a 19 | beloved spouse |
| surface a 20 | of Rīm-Sîn, |
| surface a 21 | the youth who listens to Enlil |
| surface a 22 | and looks to An, chosen by the pure heart, |
| surface a 23 | king beloved of the great gods, |
| surface a 24 | whose Lifted Hand prayers are agreeable, |
| surface a 25 | shepherd who makes the tribute sparkle for Nippur, |
| surface a 26 | who perfects the divine powers and plans of Eridu, |
| surface a 27 | reliable farmer, provider of Ur, |
| surface a 28 | who reveres the Ebabbar temple, |
| surface a 29 | king of Larsa |
| surface a 30 | and king of Sumer and Akkad: |
| surface a 31 | (Simat-Eštar), the humble woman, |
| surface a 32 | ornament befitting the king, |
| surface a 33 | whose lofty finely-crafted words |
| surface a 34 | are for Ninegal, |
| surface a 35 | when Ninegal, her lady, |
| surface a 36 | faithfully spoke her good name, |
| surface a 37 | the Temple That Assembles All the Instructions, |
| surface a 38 | the residence befitting her divinity, |
| surface a 39 | she raised up its top like a mountain, |
| surface a 40 | and so that the life of Rīm-Sîn |
| surface a 41 | would exist forever, |
| surface a 42 | and for her own life, |
| surface a 43 | she built it for him, |
| surface a 44 | and foundation documents revealing the name |
| surface a 45 | of her queenliness |
| surface a 46 | for future days she put there. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | {d}nin-e2-gal | |
| 2 | nin gal kilib3 sag-ge6 szar2-ra-ba | |
| 3 | an {d}en-lil2 {d}en-ki-bi | |
| 4 | szu-ni-sze3 bi2-in-si-esz-a | |
| 5 | di esz-bar-bi si sa2-sa2-e | |
| 6 | sa2-gar-gar en3-tar-tar gal-zu | |
| 7 | gu2 dingir gal-gal-e-ne-ka | |
| 8 | inim mah du11-ga-ni nu-kam3-me | |
| 9 | ki igi zalag-ga-ni an dagal-la dag-ga | |
| 10 | ki igi zi bar-ra-na | |
| 11 | {d}lamma nir-gal2 | |
| 12 | bi2-ib2-szum2-mu-a | |
| 13 | dingir arhusz su3 szu-nigin-bi du10 | |
| 14 | szud3 a-ra-zu-e gesz tuku | |
| 15 | dumu-gal {d}suen-na | |
| 16 | a2-ag2-ga2 an-ki-a ur4-ur4 | |
| 17 | nin-a-ni-ir | |
| 18 | si-ma-at-{d}inanna | |
| 19 | dam ki-ag2 | |
| 20 | {d}ri-im-{d}suen | |
| 21 | szul gesz tuku {d}en-lil2-la2 | |
| 22 | igi du8-a an-na sza3 ku3-ge pa3-da | |
| 23 | lugal ki-ag2 dingir gal-gal-e-ne | |
| 24 | szu-il2-la-ni sze-ga | |
| 25 | sipa gu2-un kar2 nibru{ki} | |
| 26 | me gesz-hur szu du7 eridu{ki}-ga | |
| 27 | engar zi u2-a uri2{ki}-ma | |
| 28 | e2-babbar-da ni2 te-ge26 | |
| 29 | lugal larsa{ki}-ma | |
| 30 | lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri-ke4 | |
| 31 | munus sun5-na | |
| 32 | me-te lugal-sze3 tum2-ma | |
| 33 | inim sa6-sa6-ge-bi mah-a | |
| 34 | {d}nin-e2-gal-ka-sze3 | |
| 35 | u4 {d}nin-e2-gal nin-a-ne2 | |
| 36 | mu sa6-ga-ne2 gu3 zi bi2-in-de2-a | |
| 37 | e2 a2-ag2-ga2 kilib3 ur4-ur4 | |
| 38 | ki-tusz nam-dingir-bi-sze3 tum2-ma | |
| 39 | sag-bi hur-sag gal-gin7 im-mi-in-il2 | |
| 40 | nam-ti {d}ri-im-{d}suen | |
| 41 | u4 da-ri2-sze3 gal2-le-de3 | |
| 42 | u3 nam-ti-la-ni-sze3 | |
| 43 | mu-na-du3 | |
| 44 | temen mu pa3-da | |
| 45 | nam-nin-a-ka-na | |
| 46 | u4 su3-ra2-sze3 im-mi-in-gar | |
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