RIME 4.02.14.23 composite (P448460)
Official or display, Early Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.02.14.23 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P448460 |
| 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 Inanna, |
| surface a 2 | the angry goddess, with head held high in the throne room, |
| surface a 3 | exalted one, brightest in all the lands, |
| surface a 4 | whose face is full of radiance, |
| surface a 5 | steadfast goddess whose proud heart is good, |
| surface a 6 | she of far-reaching compassion who those in straights and sickness |
| surface a 7 | she knows well how to take in hand, |
| surface a 8 | my lady - |
| surface a 9 | for the life |
| surface a 10 | of Rīm-Sîn, |
| surface a 11 | king of Larsa, |
| surface a 12 | and of Lirīš-gamlum his daughter, |
| surface a 13 | I, Rīm-Sîn-Šala-bāštašu, |
| surface a 14 | beloved wife of Rīm-Sîn, |
| surface a 15 | daughter of Sîn-māgir, |
| surface a 16 | the humble woman, |
| surface a 17 | ornament worthy of kingship - |
| surface a 18 | when my lady by a beautiful name |
| surface a 19 | truly called me, |
| surface a 20 | for this, to Inanna, |
| surface a 21 | as I made fine words (of prayer), |
| surface a 22 | a vessel of diorite stone |
| surface a 23 | suitable for pure touching-water - |
| surface a 24 | something which previously no queen who came before me |
| surface a 25 | had ever fashioned - |
| surface a 26 | when I had fashioned it, |
| surface a 27 | at the sacred gate of the main courtyard of the Emeurur temple |
| surface a 28 | a place of marvel of the nation |
| surface a 29 | I happily set it up . |
| surface a 30 | In order from evil-doers and violent men |
| surface a 31 | to keep Lirīš-gamlum away, |
| surface a 32 | and the asakku or ašbur diseases that may be in her body |
| surface a 33 | to give over (instead) to that which knows not fear, |
| surface a 34 | to remove the šahal from within her eye, |
| surface a 35 | and to act as guardian for her life, |
| surface a 36 | for the life of Lirīš-gamlum my daughter |
| surface a 37 | and for my own life, |
| surface a 38 | I, the servant who has fear of her (Inanna), |
| surface a 39 | dedicated it (this object) to her. |
| surface a 40 | For ever after today, |
| surface a 41 | a person who may efface the work I have made, |
| surface a 42 | who shall remove it from its standing place |
| surface a 43 | and stand it up in another place, |
| surface a 44 | who shall erase its inscription |
| surface a 45 | and inscribe his own name upon it, |
| surface a 46 | or because of this curse |
| surface a 47 | shall incite a stranger to it, |
| surface a 48 | upon that person may Inanna, queen of all the lands, |
| surface a 49 | with her angry heart and fury |
| surface a 50 | wreak upon him a grievous curse. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | {d}inanna | |
| 2 | dingir ib2-ba gu2-en-na sag il2 | |
| 3 | an-ta-gal2 kur-kur-ra dalla | |
| 4 | musz3-me-bi i-szi si | |
| 5 | dingir zi sza3 gur-ru-bi du10-ga | |
| 6 | arhusz su13 la-ra-ah nig2-gig-ga | |
| 7 | szu dab5-be2 gal-zu-a-asz | |
| 8 | nin-mu-ra | |
| 9 | nam-ti | |
| 10 | {d}ri-im-{d}suen | |
| 11 | lugal larsa{ki}-ma-sze3 | |
| 12 | u3 li-ri-isz-ga-am-lum dumu-munus-a-ni | |
| 13 | {d}ri-im-{d}suen-{d}sza-la-ba-asz-ta-szu | |
| 14 | dam ki-ag2 {d}ri-im-{d}suen | |
| 15 | dumu-munus {d}suen-ma-gir-ke4 | |
| 16 | munus sun5-na | |
| 17 | me-te nam-lugal-sze3 tum2-ma-me*-en | |
| 18 | u4 nin-mu mu nam-sa6-ga | |
| 19 | gu3 zi-de3-esz ma-an-de2-<a> | |
| 20 | nam-bi-sze3 {d}inanna-ra | |
| 21 | inim sa6-sa6-ge-da-mu-ne | |
| 22 | dug {na4}_u2-szu3_ | |
| 23 | a sikil-la szu tag-ga-sze3 tum2-ma | |
| 24 | nig2 u4-bi-ta nin! igi-du-mu-ne | |
| 25 | ba-ra-an-dim2-ma-a | |
| 26 | u3-mu-dim2 | |
| 27 | ka2 ku3 kisal-mah e2-me-ur4-ur4 | |
| 28 | ki u6-di kalam-ma-ka | |
| 29 | ul-sze3 mu-ni-gub | |
| 30 | szu lu2 hul hesz5{esz2}-ta | |
| 31 | li-ri-isz-ga-am-lum kar-re-de3 | |
| 32 | a2-sag3 asz-bur2 su-a-na gal2-la | |
| 33 | ni2 nu-zu-ur2 szum2-mu-de3 | |
| 34 | sza3-hal igi-ni-a zi-zi-i-de3 | |
| 35 | zi-ne2 uri3 ak-de3 | |
| 36 | nam-ti li-ri-isz-ga-am-lum dumu-munus-mu | |
| 37 | u3 nam-ti-mu-sze3 | |
| 38 | geme2 ni2-tuku-ni-me-en | |
| 39 | a mu-na-ru | |
| 40 | u4-me-da u4-da egir-bi-sze3 | |
| 41 | lu2 kin ak-a-mu ib2-zi-ir-re-a | |
| 42 | ki-gub-ba-bi ib2-da-ab-kur2-ru-a | |
| 43 | ki kur2-ra bi2-ib2-gub-bu-a | |
| 44 | mu-sar-ra-ba szu bi2-ib2-ur3-a | |
| 45 | mu-ni bi2-ib2-sar-re-a | |
| 46 | asz2-bala-ba-ke4-esz | |
| 47 | lu2-kur2 szu ba-an-zi-zi-i-a | |
| 48 | lu2-ba {d}inanna nin kur-kur-ra-ke4 | |
| 49 | sza3 ib2-ba lipisz bal-a-ne2 | |
| 50 | asz2 gig-ga he2-en-e | |
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