RIME 4.02.14.18 composite (P448442)
Official or display, Early Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.02.14.18 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P448442 |
| 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 Ninsiana, |
| surface a 2 | goddess whose (astral) station shines forth from pure heaven, |
| surface a 3 | whose light appears resplendently, |
| surface a 4 | exalted one who fills the great dining hall, |
| surface a 5 | whose speech is favorable, |
| surface a 6 | authoritative one, whose Amen in the assembly is weighty, |
| surface a 7 | who goes at the fore of the great gods, |
| surface a 8 | foremost heroine who makes perfect the artful divine powers, |
| surface a 9 | who establishes discernment and understanding in heaven, |
| surface a 10 | exalted judge and councelor |
| surface a 11 | who reckons what is true and what is false, |
| surface a 12 | goddess full of compassion, who for the person who fears her |
| surface a 13 | a protective genie of well-being, a guardian angel with a holy exterior, |
| surface a 14 | and a tremendously long life |
| surface a 15 | she will bring about for that one, |
| surface a 16 | my 'master', |
| surface a 17 | I, Rīm-Sîn, |
| surface a 18 | the mighty man, |
| surface a 19 | whose meal offerings are great |
| surface a 20 | for the shrine Nippur, |
| surface a 21 | who makes perfect the divine powers and plans of Eridu, |
| surface a 22 | the provider of Ur, |
| surface a 23 | one who shows fear of the Ebabbar temple, |
| surface a 24 | the king of Larsa, |
| surface a 25 | Uruk, and Isin, |
| surface a 26 | king of Sumer and Akkad - |
| surface a 27 | when Ninsiana |
| surface a 28 | my enemies |
| surface a 29 | put fully into my hand, |
| surface a 30 | because of this |
| surface a 31 | for Ninsiana my 'master' |
| surface a 32 | as I had established colleagueship (with her), |
| surface a 33 | the Temple of True (Oracular) Decisions, |
| surface a 34 | as befits her divinity, |
| surface a 35 | the residence that gladdens her heart, |
| surface a 36 | on a pure place I built. |
| surface a 37 | On the door jambs |
| surface a 38 | and architraves of the temple, |
| surface a 39 | for the distant future, |
| surface a 40 | I inscribed my name. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | {d}nin-si4-an-na | |
| 2 | dingir an sikil-ta giszgal-bi im-zalag | |
| 3 | gesz-nu11-bi pa e3 | |
| 4 | an-ta-gal2 unu7-gal-e si-a | |
| 5 | ka ba-a-ni sze-ga | |
| 6 | nir-gal2 ukken-ta he2-am3-bi dugud-da | |
| 7 | igi-sze3 du dingir gal-e-ne | |
| 8 | mes sag me galam-ma szu du7 | |
| 9 | umusz galga szu zi an-na gar | |
| 10 | di-ku5 na-de5 mah | |
| 11 | nig2-zi nig2-lul-la szid-da | |
| 12 | dingir arhusz su3 lu2 ni2 te-ge26-na | |
| 13 | {d}lamma silim-ma ki-ti bar ku3 | |
| 14 | u4 nam-ti-la mah-a | |
| 15 | bi2-ib2-gar-re-a# | |
| 16 | lugal-mu-ur2# | |
| 17 | {d}ri#-im-{d}suen# | |
| 18 | nita kal-ga | |
| 19 | nidba-bi mah-a | |
| 20 | esz3-e nibru{ki}-sze3 | |
| 21 | me gesz-hur szu du7 eridu{ki}-ga | |
| 22 | u2-a zi uri5{ki}-ma | |
| 23 | e2-babbar-da ni2 te-ge26 | |
| 24 | lugal larsa{ki}-ma | |
| 25 | unu{ki} i3-si-in{ki} | |
| 26 | lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri-me-en | |
| 27 | u4 {d}nin-si4-an-na | |
| 28 | gu2-erim2-gal2-la-mu | |
| 29 | szu-mu-sze3 bi2-in-si-a | |
| 30 | nam-bi-sze3 | |
| 31 | {d}nin-si4-an-na lugal-mu-ur2# | |
| 32 | nam-ga-me-esz3-ak-da-mu-ne# | |
| 33 | e2-esz-bar-zi-da | |
| 34 | nam-dingir-bi-sze3 tum2-ma | |
| 35 | ki-tusz sza3 du10-ga-na | |
| 36 | ki sikil-la hu-mu-du3 | |
| 37 | {gesz}ka2-na# | |
| 38 | gan-du7 e2-e-ke4 | |
| 39 | u4 su3-ra2-sze3 | |
| 40 | mu-mu he2-em-mi-sar | |
Sources & licences
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