RIME 4.03.06.12Sumerian composite (P448480)
Official or display, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.03.06.12Sumerian composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P448480 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| 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 4 | and king of the four world quarters, |
| surface a 5 | builder of the nation, |
| surface a 6 | king whose deeds |
| surface a 7 | to the well-being of Utu |
| surface a 8 | and Marduk |
| surface a 9 | are pleasing, I - |
| surface a 10 | the wall of Sippar |
| surface a 11 | with earth |
| surface a 12 | like a great mountain |
| surface a 13 | its top |
| surface a 14 | I truly raised. |
| surface a 15 | With a marsh I surrounded it. |
| surface a 16 | The Euphrates |
| surface a 17 | all the way up to Sippar |
| surface a 18 | indeed I dug, |
| surface a 19 | and alongside a safe harbor |
| surface a 20 | I set it. |
| surface a 21 | Hammurapi, |
| surface a 22 | builder of the nation, |
| surface a 23 | king whose deeds |
| surface a 24 | to the well-being of Utu |
| surface a 25 | and Marduk |
| surface a 26 | are pleasing, I - |
| surface a 27 | Sippar |
| surface a 28 | and Babylon |
| surface a 29 | in peaceful residences |
| surface a 30 | eternally |
| surface a 31 | I made to dwell. |
| surface a 32 | Hammurapi, |
| surface a 33 | favored one of Utu, |
| surface a 34 | beloved of Marduk, I - |
| surface a 35 | that which from days of old |
| surface a 36 | no king among kings |
| surface a 37 | had ever built, |
| surface a 38 | for Utu my master |
| surface a 39 | in a truly grand manner I built. |
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 | lugal an-ub-da limmu2 | |
| 5 | kalam dim2-dim2-me | |
| 6 | lugal nig2 ak-ak-bi | |
| 7 | su {d}utu | |
| 8 | {d}marduk-ra | |
| 9 | ba-du10-ga-me-en | |
| 10 | bad3 zimbir{ki} | |
| 11 | sahar-ta | |
| 12 | hur-sag gal-gin7 | |
| 13 | sag-bi | |
| 14 | he2-em-mi-il2 | |
| 15 | ambar-ra hu-mu-ni-nigin2 | |
| 16 | {i7}buranun | |
| 17 | zimbir{ki}-sze3 | |
| 18 | hu-mu-ba-al | |
| 19 | kar silim-ma-ke4 | |
| 20 | hu-mu-ni-us2 | |
| 21 | ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 | |
| 22 | kalam dim2-dim2-me | |
| 23 | lugal nig2 ak-ak-bi | |
| 24 | su {d}utu | |
| 25 | {d}marduk-ra | |
| 26 | ba-du10-ga-me-en | |
| 27 | zimbir{ki} | |
| 28 | ka2-dingir-ra{ki}-bi-da-ke4 | |
| 29 | ki-tusz ne-ha | |
| 30 | du-ri2-sze3 | |
| 31 | he2-em-mi-tusz | |
| 32 | ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 | |
| 33 | sze-ga {d}utu | |
| 34 | ki-ag2 {d}marduk-me-en | |
| 35 | u4 ul-li2-a-ta | |
| 36 | lugal lugal-e-ne-er | |
| 37 | ba-ra-an-dim2-ma | |
| 38 | {d}utu lugal-ga2 | |
| 39 | gal-bi hu-mu-na-du3 | |
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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