RIME 4.03.06.11 composite (P448478)
Official or display, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.03.06.11 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P448478 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
English translation
By Foxvog, Daniel A. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
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| surface a 1 | For Lugal-gudua ... the great netherworld, |
| surface a 2 | ... who has no equal, |
| surface a 3 | fierce lion whose strength does ..., |
| surface a 4 | whose fearsomeness and divine aura cover all the lands, |
| surface a 5 | very great ... who serves(?) life, |
| surface a 6 | without ceasing(?), |
| surface a 7 | frightening king who goes at the head of the troops, |
| surface a 8 | who makes the ... mountains quake, |
| surface a 9 | whos angry lifted eye ... the people, |
| surface a 10 | who does ... to the ..., whose city ..., |
| surface a 11 | god who for among those who go alone follows(?) on the right side - |
| surface a 12 | Hammurapi ..., |
| surface a 13 | by(?) Lugal-gudua ..., |
| surface a 14 | Hammurapi, the king whom An |
| surface a 15 | called by name, |
| surface a 16 | whose fate by Enlil |
| surface a 17 | was greatly declared, |
| surface a 18 | to whom Meslamtiea ... |
| surface a 19 | did ..., |
| surface a 20 | (god)-fearing one subject to the word of the great gods, |
| surface a 21 | descendant of Sūmû-la-Il, |
| surface a 22 | and mighty heir of Sîn-muballiț, |
| surface a 23 | (having the) eternal seed of kingship, |
| surface a 24 | mighty king, king of Babylon, |
| surface a 25 | king of all of the Amorite land, |
| surface a 26 | king of Sumer and Akkad - |
| surface a 27 | when Mari and its settlements |
| surface a 28 | he captured, |
| surface a 29 | destroyed its wall, |
| surface a 30 | and turned the country into mounds and ruins, |
| surface a 31 | a harp and a bronze kettledrum |
| surface a 32 | for(?) sacred songs he set up, which gladdened the heart, |
| surface a 33 | a ... fit for the Meslam shrine, |
| surface a 34 | and a ... for his house of regular offerings. |
| surface a 35 | For Meslamtiea, and the great gods, |
| surface a 36 | he fashioned a standard, |
| surface a 37 | and dedicated it to him for the sake of his life. |
| surface a 38 | In order prayers to Meslamtiea |
| surface a 39 | to provide, |
| surface a 40 | Hammurapi, |
| surface a 41 | who has no ... there. |
| surface a 42 | May he listen to them forever. |
| surface a 43 | May he give [life?] to him, |
| surface a 44 | and may he ... to him that which ... |
| surface a 45 | Any person who an order of an evil act |
| surface a 46 | shall issue against it, |
| surface a 47 | and my(?) creation |
| surface a 48 | shall efface, |
| surface a 49 | or shall erase its inscription |
| surface a 50 | and write his name on it, |
| surface a 51 | or because of the curse an evil-doer |
| surface a 52 | he shall incite for this, |
| surface a 53 | may Meslamtiea ... |
| surface a 57 | May they do justice regarding his ... |
| surface a 58 | When they have touched(?) ..., |
| surface a 59 | may they ... |
| surface a 60 | May that one's name be destroyed. |
| surface a 62 | His dwelling shall be made into ... |
| surface a 63 | The whole quay ... |
| surface a 64 | A fate of non-existence, may his ... not be ... |
| surface a 65 | For as long as he does not seek it out there, |
| surface a 66 | how may lamentations be released. |
| surface a 67 | May his time to live as 'one day only' |
| surface a 68 | be pronounced. |
| surface a 69 | May his foundation be ripped out |
| surface a 70 | and his seed be plucked up. |
| surface a 71 | Hand of Balāțu. |
| surface a 72 | Month the freed plow, 22nd day. |
| surface a 73 | Year in which Samsu-iluna the king |
| surface a 74 | the hateful kings (...). |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | [{d}lugal]-gu-du8-a{[ki]} [...] x kur-gal | |
| 2 | [...] gaba-ri nu-tuku | |
| 3 | pirig banda3{da} nam-kal-ga-ni rig7 | |
| 4 | [ni2] me-lam2-ma-ni kur-kur-ra dul-la2 | |
| 5 | [x x] gal-gal-la nam-ti-la gub-bu-u3* | |
| 6 | [x (x)]-tum2-mu | |
| 7 | lugal hu-luh-ha erin2 sag-ga2 du-e | |
| 8 | kur gu2 de2-a si3-si3-[ge] | |
| 9 | igi husz il2-la-a-ni* ug3 bi2-in-[x]-e | |
| 10 | li-li si3-si3-ge iri-bi KU da-ta | |
| 11 | dingir sza3 dili du-sze3 a2 zi-da [x x]-us2 | |
| 12 | ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 [x x x] x | |
| 13 | {d}lugal-du2-du8-a{ki} x [x x x] | |
| 14 | ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 lugal an-[ne2] | |
| 15 | [mu-ni mu-un]-sa4 | |
| 16 | [{d}en-lil2-le] nam-[a]-ni | |
| 17 | gal-esz bi2-in-du11-ga | |
| 18 | {d}mes-lam-ti-[e3-a ...] x x | |
| 19 | mu-un-na-[...]-a | |
| 20 | ni2-tuku inim-[ma si3-si3-ge dingir gal-gal-e]-ne | |
| 21 | sza3-ab-bal-[bal su-mu]-la-il3 | |
| 22 | ibila kal-ga {[d]}suen-mu-ba-li2-it, | |
| 23 | numun da-ri nam-lugal-la | |
| 24 | lugal kal-ga lugal ka2-dingir-ra{ki} | |
| 25 | lugal da-ga-<an> kur mar-tu | |
| 26 | lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri-ke | |
| 27 | u4 ma2-ri2{ki} u3 a-dam-bi | |
| 28 | in-dab5-be2 | |
| 29 | bad3-bi mu-un-gul-a | |
| 30 | kalam-ma du6 _[ka]-ar2-me_ i-ni-in-ku4-re | |
| 31 | balag li-li-is3{zabar} | |
| 32 | szir3 ku3-ga mu-ni-in-gub x sza3-bi du10-ga | |
| 33 | [x x] x x ga esz3 mes-lam-sze3 tum2-ma | |
| 34 | x [x] x e2 sa2-du11-ga-ni-sze3 | |
| 35 | [{d}mes]-lam-ti-e3-a u3 dingir gal-gal-<e>-ne | |
| 36 | szu-nir mu-un-na-an-dim2 | |
| 37 | nam-ti-la-[ni-sze3] a mu-na-ru | |
| 38 | {d}mes-lam-ti-e3-a giri17 szu gal2 | |
| 39 | szum2-mu-da [x] | |
| 40 | ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 [x] | |
| 41 | nu-ni-tuku [...] | |
| 42 | da-ri-sze3 gesz he2-bi2-tuku-[tuku] | |
| 43 | x [x] x he2-na-ab-szum2-[mu] | |
| 44 | nig2 x [x x] he2-na-[x x] | |
| 45 | [lu2 a2 nig2]-hul-dim2-ma | |
| 46 | [ib2-szi-ag2-ga2]-a | |
| 47 | [nig2 dim2-ma]-x | |
| 48 | [ib2-zi]-re-[a] | |
| 49 | mu-sar-ra-ba szu bi2-[in-ur3-a] | |
| 50 | mu-ni bi2-in-sar-ra | |
| 51 | asz2-bal-a-<ke4>-esz lu2 erim2-du | |
| 52 | szu ba-an-zi-i-[a] | |
| 53 | [x] x {d}mes-lam-ti-e3-a [x x] | |
| 54 | [x x] x sag x x x x [x (x)] | |
| 55 | [x x x] na x [x] | |
| 56 | [x x x]-ta-an-x | |
| 57 | [x x x] x-ni-sze3 he2-ni-ib2-si-sa2 | |
| 58 | x x x x ga mi-ni-ib2-tag-ga | |
| 59 | x ki x x AN AN he2-eb2-DI | |
| 60 | mu-bi im-hul-hul | |
| 61 | dim4-dim4 nu-x-x-ri-bal lam-ma-a-ni | |
| 62 | ki-tusz-a-ni al mu-[x x x]-ku4 | |
| 63 | kar szar2-ra UD x x [x x] x x | |
| 64 | nam nu-me-a x a-ni nam-me gal-x | |
| 65 | en3-tukum*-sze3 nam-ma-ni-kin | |
| 66 | a-sze-er a-gin7 he2-bur2 | |
| 67 | u4 asz-a u4 ti-le-da-ni | |
| 68 | he2-eb2-be2 | |
| 69 | suhusz-a-ni he2-bu-re | |
| 70 | numun-a-ni he2-eb2-de5-de5 | |
| 71 | szu ba-la-t,u2 | |
| 72 | [iti] apin-du8-a u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam | |
| 73 | [mu sa-am]-su-i-lu-[na lugal]-e | |
| 74 | <lugal> ni2-gi gu2-[bar-ra] | |
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