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RIME 4.03.09.02 composite (P448513)

Official or display, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE

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DesignationRIME 4.03.09.02 composite
IDP448513
LanguageAkkadian; Sumerian
PeriodOld Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
GenreOfficial or display

English translation

By Foxvog, Daniel A. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)

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surface a 2'that I raise up my head
surface a 3'(and) that against my rule
surface a 4'no leader rise up,
surface a 5'they decreed by their sacred word.
surface a 6'Šamaš and Marduk,
surface a 7'who love my reign,
surface a 8'my kingship
surface a 9'in the four world quarters
surface a 10'they made the greatest,
surface a 11'the Black Headed People
surface a 12'in the rule over them
surface a 13'they gave me complete control.
surface a 14'I provided justice for Sumer and Akkad.
surface a 15'The wide-spread people in peaceful habitations
surface a 16'I made dwell.
surface a 17'I made content the heart of my land.
surface a 18'At that time,
surface a 19'through the expertise
surface a 20'which Enki
surface a 21'had given me,
surface a 22'that he people of my land should become widely spread,
surface a 23'that the people through trustworthy food to eat and water to drink
surface a 24'might be shepherded in confidence,
surface a 25'that they might be bedded down in fine pastures,
surface a 26'Fort Ammi-ditana
surface a 27'on the bank of the Šarbit canal
surface a 28'from the east
surface a 29'to the west
surface a 30'I constructed for them.
surface a 31'I built its great walls,
surface a 32'and like a mountain.
surface a 33'I set it upon the earth.
surface a 34'My exalted name
surface a 35'I (thus) made resplendent forever.
surface a 36'the fortress ...

Transliteration (ATF)

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LineATFMachine English (draft)
surface a
1'[...]-am3 %a [...]
2'[...]-bi-x-esz-ta %a re-szi-ia u2-ul-li2-[im]
3'[nam-en-na-mu]-sze3 %a an be-lu-ti-ia
4'[mas-szu2 nu-x-x]-il2-da %a ma-an-su-a-am la na-[...]
5'[ka ku3-ga]-ne-ne-ta bi2-in-e-esz-a-ta %a in pi2-i-szu-nu el-lim iq-[bu-nim]
6'[{d}utu {d}]marduk-bi-da %a {d}utu u3 {d}marduk
7'bala-ga2 ki in-szi-in-ag2-[ge26]-esz-a %a ra-i-mu _bala_-ia
8'nam-lugal-la-mu %a szar-ru-ti
9'an-ub-da limmu2-ba-am3 %a in kib-ra-a-tim
10'ib2-ta-an-diri-ge-esz-am3 %a u2-sza-te-ru-ma
11'ug3 sag-ge6-ga-ke4 %a _ug3_ s,a-al-ma-at qa2-qa2-di-im
12'nam-en-na-ne-ne-a-ta %a an be-lim
13'ma-ra-an-til-le-[esz]-am3 %a u2-ga-am-me-ru-nim
14'ki-en-gi ki-uri-[ke4] si ib2-ta-an-[sa2] %a ma-at szu-me-ri-im u3 ak-[ka-di-im] usz-te-sze-er
15'ug3 dagal-la ki-tusz ne-[ha]-ta %a ni-szi ra-ap-sza-a-tim
16'in-ne-ni-dur2-ru %a szu-bat ne-eh-tim u2-[sze-szi-ib-szu-nu-ti]
17'sza3 ma-da-ga2-asz bi2-du10 %a _sza3_-bu ma-ti-im u2-[t,i-ib]
18'u4-bi-ta %a in u4-mi-[szu]
19'nam-ku3-zu-a %a in ne-me-qi2-im
20'{d}en-ki-ke4 %a sza {d}e2-a
21'ma-an-szum2-ma-ta %a i-di-nam
22'ug3 kalam-ma-ga2 i3-dagal-le-esz-a %a a-na ni-szi ma-ti-ia ra-ap-sza-[tim]
23'ug3 u2 gu7 u3 a nag nir-gal2-la-ta %a in ri-tim u3 ma-asz-qi2-tim ta-[...]
24'nir-gal2-bi in-ne-en-lu-un-na-asz %a e-tel-li-isz re-PI-em
25'u2-sal-la-asz in-ne-eb2-ta-nu2-u3-de3 %a a-bur-ri szu2-ur-bu-s,i-szi-na
26'bad3 am-mi-di-ta-na{ki}-a %a _bad3_ am-mi-di-ta-na{ki}
27'gu2 {i7}szar-bi-it-ka-ta %a in pu-ut {i7}szar-bi-it
28'ki {d}utu-e3-a-ta %a in s,i-it {d}utu-szi
29'ki {d}utu-su2-a-bi-da-ta %a in e-reb {d}utu-szi
30'[x]-ne-ni-dim2 %a ab-ni
31'[bad3 gal]-gal-la-ni bi2-du3 %a du-ra-ni-szu2-nu ra-bi2-u3-tim e-pu-usz
32'[hur]-sag-gin7 %a ki-ma sza-du-i-im
33'[ki] bi2-ib2-ta-a-us2 %a u2-szar-szi-id
34'[mu mah]-a-mu %a szu-mi s,i-ra-am
35'[u4 ul4-li2-a-sze3] pa bi2-e3 %a an s,e-a-tim u2-szu-[pi2]
36'[...]-bi %a _bad3_ x-[x]
37'[...]-le

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