RIME 4.03.06.07 composite (P448474)
Official or display, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.03.06.07 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P448474 |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | uncertain (mod. uncertain) |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| surface a 1 | Hammurapi, |
| surface a 2 | the mighty king, |
| surface a 3 | king of Babylon, |
| surface a 4 | king who brings into agreement |
| surface a 5 | the four world quarters, |
| surface a 6 | who accomplishes the victories |
| surface a 7 | of Marduk, |
| surface a 8 | shepherd who gladdens |
| surface a 9 | his heart, I - |
| surface a 10 | when Anum and Enlil |
| surface a 11 | the lands of Sumer |
| surface a 12 | and Akkad |
| surface a 13 | they gave me to rule, |
| surface a 14 | and their nose-rope |
| surface a 15 | fully into my hands |
| surface a 16 | they put, |
| surface a 17 | the canal (named) Hammurapi is the Abundance of the People, |
| surface a 18 | which brings the waters of abundance |
| surface a 19 | to the lands of Sumer |
| surface a 20 | and Akkad, I did indeed dig. |
| surface a 21 | Both its banks |
| surface a 22 | I turned into cultivated fields, |
| surface a 23 | and piles of grain |
| surface a 24 | I heaped up again and again. |
| surface a 25 | Perpetual water |
| surface a 26 | for the lands of Sumer |
| surface a 27 | and Akkad I did indeed establish, |
| surface a 28 | and of the lands of Sumer |
| surface a 29 | and Akkad |
| surface a 30 | their scattered peoples |
| surface a 31 | I did indeed gather, |
| surface a 32 | and pastures and watering places |
| surface a 33 | I established for them. |
| surface a 34 | In abundance and plenty |
| surface a 35 | I did indeed shepherd them, |
| surface a 36 | and in peaceful habitations |
| surface a 37 | I caused them to dwell. |
| surface a 38 | At that time, |
| surface a 39 | Hammurapi |
| surface a 40 | the mighty king, |
| surface a 41 | favored one of the great gods, I - |
| surface a 42 | through the mighty powers |
| surface a 43 | which Marduk gave to me, |
| surface a 44 | a high walled-fortress, |
| surface a 45 | with much earth, |
| surface a 46 | whose tops |
| surface a 47 | were like a mountain, I raised up. |
| surface a 48 | At the intake of the Hammurapi is the Abundance of the People canal |
| surface a 49 | I built it. |
| surface a 50 | That fortress: |
| surface a 51 | Fort Sîn-muballiţ |
| surface a 52 | the Father Who Engendered Me |
| surface a 53 | I named it, |
| surface a 54 | and the name Sîn-muballiţ |
| surface a 55 | the Father Who Engendered Me |
| surface a 56 | throughout the world quarters |
| surface a 57 | I truly made manifest. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 | |
| 2 | _lugal_ da-num2 | |
| 3 | _lugal_ babila2{ki} | |
| 4 | _lugal_ mu-usz-te-esz-mi | |
| 5 | ki-ib-ra-tim ar-ba-im | |
| 6 | ka-szi-id ir-ni-ti | |
| 7 | {d}marduk | |
| 8 | _sipa_ mu-t,i-ib | |
| 9 | li-ib-bi-szu a-na-ku | |
| 10 | i3-nu an u3 {d}en-lil2 | |
| 11 | _kalam_ szu-me-ri2-im | |
| 12 | u3 ak-ka-di-im | |
| 13 | a-na be-li-im id-di-nu-nim | |
| 14 | s,e-er-ra-si2-na | |
| 15 | a-na qa2-ti-ia | |
| 16 | u-ma-al-lu-u2 | |
| 17 | {i7}ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 nu-hu-usz ni-szi | |
| 18 | ba-bi-la-at me-e _he2-gal2_ | |
| 19 | a-na _kalam_ szu-me-ri2-im | |
| 20 | u3 ak-ka-di-im lu ah-ri | |
| 21 | ki-sza-di-sza ki-la-le-en | |
| 22 | a-na me-re-szim lu u-te-er | |
| 23 | ka-re-e asz2-na-an | |
| 24 | lu asz-tap-pa-ak | |
| 25 | me-e da-ru-tim | |
| 26 | a-na _kalam_ szu-me-ri2-im | |
| 27 | u3 ak-ka-di-im lu asz-ku-un | |
| 28 | _kalam_ szu-me-ri2-im | |
| 29 | u3 ak-ka-di-im | |
| 30 | ni-szi-szu-nu sa6-ap-ha-tim | |
| 31 | lu u-pa-ah-hi-ir | |
| 32 | mi-ri-tam u3 ma-asz-qi2-tam | |
| 33 | lu asz-ku*-un-szi-na-szi-im | |
| 34 | in nu-uh-szum u3 _he2-gal_ | |
| 35 | lu e-re-szi-na-ti | |
| 36 | szu-ba-at ne-eh-tim | |
| 37 | lu u-sze-szi-ib-szi-na-ti | |
| 38 | i3-nu-mi-szu | |
| 39 | ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 | |
| 40 | _lugal_ da-num2 | |
| 41 | mi-gir _dingir gal-gal_ a-na-ku | |
| 42 | in e-mu-qe2-en ga-asz-ra-tim | |
| 43 | sza {d}marduk id-di-nam | |
| 44 | _bad3_ s,i-ra-am | |
| 45 | in e-pe-ri ra-bu-tim | |
| 46 | sza re#-sza-szu-nu | |
| 47 | ki-ma _sa-tu_-im e-li-a | |
| 48 | in _ka_ {i7}ha#-am#-mu#-ra-pi2 nu#-hu#-usz ni-szi | |
| 49 | lu e#-pu-usz | |
| 50 | _bad3_ szu#-a-ti | |
| 51 | _bad3_ {d}suen#-mu#-ba-li2-it,{ki} | |
| 52 | a#-bi#-im wa-li-di-ia | |
| 53 | a#-na# szu-mi-im lu ab-bi | |
| 54 | zi#-kir# {d}suen-mu-ba-al-li2-it, | |
| 55 | a-bi-im wa-li-di-ia | |
| 56 | in ki-ib-ra-tim | |
| 57 | lu u-sze#-pi# | |
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