RIME 4.03.06.12Akkadian composite (P448479)
Official or display, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.03.06.12Akkadian composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P448479 |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| 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 | Hammurapi, |
| surface a 2 | the mighty king, |
| surface a 3 | king of Babylon |
| surface a 3 | and king of the four world quarters, |
| surface a 6 | builder of the nation, |
| surface a 7 | king whose deeds |
| surface a 8 | to the well-being of Šamaš |
| surface a 9 | and Marduk are pleasing, |
| surface a 10 | I— |
| surface a 11 | the wall |
| surface a 12 | of Sippar |
| surface a 13 | with earth |
| surface a 14 | like a mountain |
| surface a 15 | great |
| surface a 16 | its top |
| surface a 17 | I truly raised. |
| surface a 18 | With a marsh |
| surface a 19 | I made it be surrounded, |
| surface a 20 | and the Euphrates |
| surface a 21 | all the way up to Sippar |
| surface a 22 | indeed I dug, |
| surface a 23 | and a safe harbor |
| surface a 24 | I set next to it. |
| surface a 25 | Hammurapi, |
| surface a 26 | builder of the nation, |
| surface a 27 | king whose deeds |
| surface a 28 | to the well-being of Šamaš |
| surface a 29 | and Marduk are pleasing, |
| surface a 30 | I— |
| surface a 31 | Sippar |
| surface a 32 | and Babylon |
| surface a 33 | peaceful residences |
| surface a 34 | forever |
| surface a 35 | I made to inhabit. |
| surface a 36 | Hammurapi, |
| surface a 37 | favored one of Šamaš, |
| surface a 38 | beloved of Marduk, |
| surface a 39 | I— |
| surface a 40 | that which from days |
| surface a 41 | of old |
| surface a 42 | no king among kings |
| surface a 43 | had ever built, |
| surface a 44 | for Šamaš my lord |
| surface a 45 | in a grand manner |
| surface a 46 | I did truly build for him. |
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} | |
| 6 | ba-ni ma-tim | |
| 7 | _lugal_ sza ep-sza-tu-szu | |
| 8 | a-na szi-ir {d}utu | |
| 9 | u3 {d}marduk t,a-ba | |
| 10 | a-na-ku | |
| 11 | _bad3_ | |
| 12 | sza zimbir{ki} | |
| 13 | in e-pe-ri | |
| 14 | ki-ma _sa-tu_-im | |
| 15 | ra-bi-im | |
| 16 | re-szi-szu | |
| 17 | lu u3-ul-li | |
| 18 | ap-pa-ra-am | |
| 19 | lu usz-ta-as2-hi-ir-szu | |
| 20 | {i7}buranun | |
| 21 | a-na zimbir{ki} | |
| 22 | lu ah-re-a-am-ma | |
| 23 | kar szu-ul-mi-im | |
| 24 | lu u3-um-mi-su2 | |
| 25 | ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 | |
| 26 | ba-ni ma-tim | |
| 27 | _lugal_ sza ep-sza-tu-szu | |
| 28 | a-na szi-ir {d}utu | |
| 29 | u3 {d}marduk t,a-ba | |
| 30 | a-na-ku | |
| 31 | zimbir{ki} | |
| 32 | u3 babila2{ki} | |
| 33 | szu-ba-at ne-eh-tim | |
| 34 | a-na da-ri2-a-tim | |
| 35 | lu u3-sze-szi-ib | |
| 36 | ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 | |
| 37 | mi-gi4-ir {d}utu | |
| 38 | na-ra-am {d}marduk | |
| 39 | a-na-ku | |
| 40 | sza isz-tu _u4_-um | |
| 41 | s,i-a-tim | |
| 42 | _lugal_ in _lugal_-ri2 | |
| 43 | la ib-ni-u3 | |
| 44 | a-na {d}utu be-li2-ia | |
| 45 | ra-bi-isz | |
| 46 | lu e-pu-us2-su-um | |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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