RIME 4.03.06.01 composite (P448467)
Royal Inscription, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.03.06.01 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P448467 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
English translation
By Foxvog, Daniel A. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| surface a 1 | I, Hammu-rāpi, |
| surface a 2 | the mighty king, |
| surface a 3 | king of Babylon, |
| surface a 4 | when Utu my master |
| surface a 7 | the ... |
| surface a 8 | to widen |
| surface a 9 | when he told me, |
| surface a 10 | I heeded him. |
| surface a 11 | He spoke to me joyously |
| surface a 12 | and gave me that order. |
| surface a 13 | At that time, |
| surface a 14 | to increase food, |
| surface a 15 | in a flooded agricultural tract |
| surface a 16 | when I had put up levees, |
| surface a 17 | on top of that |
| surface a 18 | the wall of a cloister |
| surface a 19 | I built. |
| surface a 20 | Therein |
| surface a 21 | the Aia is Abundance canal |
| surface a 22 | I dug out, |
| surface a 23 | and abundant water |
| surface a 24 | I let flow in it. |
| surface a 25 | Because of this, |
| surface a 26 | may Aia, |
| surface a 27 | the lady of Sippar, |
| surface a 28 | rejoice over me, |
| surface a 29 | and together with Utu |
| surface a 30 | her spouse |
| surface a 31 | a long life, |
| surface a 32 | a reign of ..., |
| surface a 33 | and a throne(?) of ..., |
| surface a 34 | may she ... to me, |
| surface a 35 | and as a gift |
| surface a 36 | may she present them to me. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | ha-[am]-mu-ra-pi2 | |
| 2 | lugal [kal-ga] | |
| 3 | lugal [ka2-dingir-ra{ki}] | |
| 4 | u4 {d}utu lugal-mu | |
| 5 | x x x a | |
| 6 | x x x x ni | |
| 7 | x UD? x x x | |
| 8 | dagal-e-de3 | |
| 9 | inim in-du11-ga-a | |
| 10 | gesz in-tuku-ni-me-en | |
| 11 | gu3 hul2 ma-an-de2 | |
| 12 | a2-bi hu-mu-da-an-ag2 | |
| 13 | u4-ba | |
| 14 | sza3-gal2 diri-de3 | |
| 15 | a-gar3 a gar-ra | |
| 16 | e hu-mu-si-ga | |
| 17 | ugu2-ba | |
| 18 | bad3 ga2-gi4-a | |
| 19 | hu-mu-du3 | |
| 20 | sza3-ba | |
| 21 | {i7}{d}a-a-he2-gal2 | |
| 22 | hu-mu-ba-al | |
| 23 | a nam-he2 | |
| 24 | he2-bi2-de2 | |
| 25 | nam-bi-sze3 | |
| 26 | {d}a-a | |
| 27 | nin zimbir{ki} | |
| 28 | he2-en#-szi-hul2-le | |
| 29 | ki {d}utu | |
| 30 | gidlam-ni-da | |
| 31 | ti u4-su3-ra2 | |
| 32 | bala nam-x [...] | |
| 33 | suhusz? he2?-x x | |
| 34 | x [...] he2-en-szi-[...] | |
| 35 | [...] sag-e-[esz2] | |
| 36 | [ha-ma-ab-rig7-ge] | |
Sources & licences
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