RIME 4.03.07.07Sumerian composite (P448503)
Official or display, Old Babylonian, Kish · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.03.07.07Sumerian composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P448503 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir) |
| Coordinates | 32.5520, 44.5853 |
English translation
By Foxvog, Daniel A. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
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| surface a 1 | Enlil, whose kingship |
| surface a 2 | of all the gods |
| surface a 3 | is the greatest, |
| surface a 4 | the shepherd who determines the destinies, |
| surface a 5 | because Zababa and Inanna |
| surface a 6 | among the great (divine) princes |
| surface a 7 | were the most heroic, |
| surface a 8 | he looked at them with his holy eyes. |
| surface a 9 | The city Kiš, |
| surface a 10 | their foremost cult site |
| surface a 11 | and exalted residence, |
| surface a 12 | to build its wall |
| surface a 13 | and to raise up its top more than before |
| surface a 14 | his heart truly moved him. |
| surface a 15 | And Enlil, the great lord, |
| surface a 16 | whose utterance cannot be overturned |
| surface a 17 | and a fate which he determines |
| surface a 18 | cannot be altered, |
| surface a 19' | To him (Zababa) who his victories |
| surface a 20' | achieves, |
| surface a 21' | and Inanna, the daughter |
| surface a 22' | whom he loves, |
| surface a 23' | the lady whose divinity |
| surface a 24' | is unrivaled, |
| surface a 25' | his joyful eyes he directed towards them, and |
| surface a 26' | words of heart-felt happiness |
| surface a 27' | he spoke with them. |
| surface a 28' | Samsu-iluna, |
| surface a 29' | my envoy, mighty |
| surface a 30' | and untiring, |
| surface a 31' | who the desire of my heart |
| surface a 32' | knows how to put in place, |
| surface a 33' | may you both be his shining light. |
| surface a 34' | (Zababa and Ištar) the most majestic of the gods, |
| surface a 35' | at the words that their father Enlil |
| surface a 36' | had spoken to them, |
| surface a 37' | their hearts rejoiced full of delight. |
| surface a 38' | To Samsu-iluna, |
| surface a 39' | the mighty king, the shepherd and hero, |
| surface a 40' | their accomplishment, |
| surface a 41' | their countenances of life |
| surface a 42' | they lifted shiningly towards him, |
| surface a 43' | and joyfully they conversed with him. |
| surface a 44' | O Samsu-iluna, |
| surface a 45' | eternal seed of the gods, |
| surface a 46' | one fitting for kingship, |
| surface a 47' | Enlil |
| surface a 48' | has magnified your destiny. |
| surface a 49' | To act with well-being as (your) guardian genies |
| surface a 50' | he has commanded us. |
| surface a 51' | When we shall have gone at your right side |
| surface a 52' | the persons who hate you |
| surface a 53' | we shall smite, |
| surface a 54' | and your foes |
| surface a 55' | we shall put into your hands. |
| surface a 56' | The city Kiš, our [awe-inpiring] cult site, |
| surface a 57' | build its wall! |
| surface a 58' | Make it greater than what was there before! |
| surface a 59' | Samsu-iluna, |
| surface a 60' | Iluni, the king of Ešnunna, |
| surface a 61' | who did not heed his words, |
| surface a 62' | he held onto. |
| surface a 63' | With his neck held in a neck-stock |
| surface a 64' | he brought him in, |
| surface a 65' | and his life he slew with a knife. |
| surface a 66' | All of Sumer and Akkad |
| surface a 67' | he caused to be of one mind. |
| surface a 68' | The four world quarters |
| surface a 69' | under his command he caused to dwell. |
| surface a 70' | At that time, Samsu-iluna, the mighty man, |
| surface a 71' | through the strength of his army, |
| surface a 72' | rebuilt the the city Kiš. |
| surface a 73' | He dug its canal, |
| surface a 74' | and with much earth its foundation |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | {d}en-lil [nam-lugal-la-ni] | |
| 2 | dingir-e-ne-[er] | |
| 3 | ib2-gu-[la ...] | |
| 4 | sipa nam [tar-re] | |
| 5 | {d}za-ba4-ba4 {d}inanna | |
| 6 | [nun] gal-e-ne-er | |
| 7 | gu3-mur in-ak-esz-a-asz | |
| 8 | [igi ku3]-ga-na nam-mu-un-ne-szi-du8 | |
| 9 | [iri] kisz{ki} | |
| 10 | [ki-szu]-pesz sag-ga2 | |
| 11 | [ki-tusz] mah-a-ne-ne | |
| 12 | [bad3]-bi du3-u3-de3 | |
| 13 | [sag]-bi diri nig2 u4-bi-da-ka il2-i-da | |
| 14 | [sza3-ga]-ne2 zi-de3-esz nam-mu-un-tum2 | |
| 15 | [{d}en]-lil2 en gal | |
| 16 | [du11-ga]-ni szu nu bal-e-dam | |
| 17 | [nam] ib2-tar-re-da | |
| 18 | [nu-kur2]-ru-[da] | |
| 19' | [u3-ma-a]-ni sa2 | |
| 20' | [du11-ga]-ar | |
| 21' | [{d}inanna dumu-munus]-am3 | |
| 22' | [... ki-ag2-ga2]-na | |
| 23' | [nin nam-dingir-ra]-na | |
| 24' | [nu-mu-un]-da-sa2-e-a-asz | |
| 25' | [igi hul2-la-na] mu-un-ne-szi-in-bar-ma | |
| 26' | [inim sza3 du10]-ga-ke4 | |
| 27' | [mu]-un-da-ab-be3 | |
| 28' | [sa-am-su-i]-lu-na | |
| 29' | [sukkal] kal-ga | |
| 30' | [nu-kusz2]-u3-mu | |
| 31' | [sza3 tum2-ma]-mu | |
| 32' | [ki-bi-sze3 gar-ra in-zu]-a | |
| 33' | [gesz-nu11 zalag-ga-ni he2-me-en-ze2]-en | |
| 34' | [dingir-e-ne-er] szilig-[ga-me-esz] | |
| 35' | inim a-a-bi {d}[en-lil2] | |
| 36' | in-ne-szi-in-du11-[ga-asz] | |
| 37' | sza3-bi hi-li su13 in-hul2 | |
| 38' | sa-am-su-i-lu-[na] | |
| 39' | lugal kal-ga sipa ur-[sag] | |
| 40' | szu du11-ga-ne-ne-er | |
| 41' | sag-ki nam-ti-la-bi | |
| 42' | zalag-ge-esz nam-mu-un-szi-in-zi-ge-esz | |
| 43' | inim ul mu-un-da-ab-bal-bal-e-ne | |
| 44' | sa-am-su-i-lu-na | |
| 45' | numun da-ri2 dingir-e-ne-ke4 | |
| 46' | he2-du7 nam-lugal-la | |
| 47' | {d}en-lil2-le | |
| 48' | nam-tar-ra-zu mi-ni-ib2-gal | |
| 49' | udug-za silim-ma-ta ak-de3 | |
| 50' | a2 ba-me-da-an-ag2 | |
| 51' | za3 zi-da-za u3-su8-en-de3-en | |
| 52' | lu2 gu2 mu-e-da-ab-du3-usz-a | |
| 53' | sag gesz ba-ab-ra-ra-an-de3-en | |
| 54' | lu2 erim2 gal2-la-zu-ne | |
| 55' | szu-za mi-ni-ib2-si-ge-en-de3#-en# | |
| 56' | iri kisz{ki} ki-szu-[pesz ...] x [...] | |
| 57' | bad3-bi u3-[du3 ...] | |
| 58' | nig2 szu igi-[du-na-da] diri-[bi2-ib2] | |
| 59' | sa-am-su-[i-lu-na] | |
| 60' | [dingir]-ni lugal [asz3-nun-na{ki}] | |
| 61' | inim-ma-na gesz-[tug2 nu-un-na]-an-gal2-[la] | |
| 62' | szu im-mi-[in-du8] | |
| 63' | {gesz}si-gar gu2 [du3-a-ta] | |
| 64' | nam-mi-in-[tum2] | |
| 65' | zi-ni gir2-[ta] im-mi-in-[gaz] | |
| 66' | ka kilib3 ki-en-gi4 [ki]-uri# | |
| 67' | tesz2-a im-[mi-in-si3] | |
| 68' | an-ub-da limmu2-[ba] | |
| 69' | du11-ga-na mi-[ni-in-tusz] | |
| 70' | u4-ba sa-am-[su-i-lu-na] nita kal#-[ga] | |
| 71' | usu ugnim-ni-[ta] | |
| 72' | iri kisz{[ki]} [mu-un-du3] | |
| 73' | _hi-ri-tum_-[bi mu-un-ba-al] | |
| 74' | sahar gal-[ta suhusz-bi] | |
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