RIME 4.04.06.02 composite (P448538)
Official or display, Early Old Babylonian, Uruk · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.04.06.02 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P448538 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Early Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Uruk (mod. Warka) |
| Coordinates | 31.3234, 45.6395 |
English translation
By Foxvog, Daniel A. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| surface a 1 | For Inanna, |
| surface a 2 | great queen of the Eanna temple, |
| surface a 3 | my mistress, |
| surface a 4 | Anam, the faithful shepherd |
| surface a 5 | of Uruk, |
| surface a 6 | the prudent steward |
| surface a 7 | favored by An and Inanna, |
| surface a 8 | beloved son |
| surface a 9 | of Inanna, I - |
| surface a 10 | when the temple of An and Inanna, |
| surface a 11 | the old constructions |
| surface a 12 | of (the Ur kings) Ur-Namma |
| surface a 13 | and Šulgi, |
| surface a 14 | I had renovated |
| surface a 15 | and restored, |
| surface a 16 | a gipar house of the en priestess, |
| surface a 17 | her residence which makes the heart happy, |
| surface a 18 | one worthy of her allure, |
| surface a 19 | I founded. |
| surface a 20 | As (if it were) a new temple |
| surface a 21 | I did indeed create it. |
| surface a 22 | Large doors of cedar |
| surface a 23 | and elamakkum wood |
| surface a 24 | brought from the mountains, |
| surface a 25 | doors anointed with oil |
| surface a 26 | with leather straps, |
| surface a 27 | beautiful statues, |
| surface a 28 | and embellishing rosettes of ruddy bronze, |
| surface a 29 | ornaments that to the temple |
| surface a 30 | were suitable, |
| surface a 31 | I put into that temple. |
| surface a 32 | A person who this inscription |
| surface a 33 | shall erase |
| surface a 34 | and his name |
| surface a 35 | shall write upon it, |
| surface a 36 | may great An, |
| surface a 37 | the father of the gods, |
| surface a 38 | and Inanna, the queen of heaven and earth, |
| surface a 39 | a destroying curse for it |
| surface a 40 | inflict upon him. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | {d}inanna | |
| 2 | nin gal e2-an-na | |
| 3 | nin-mu-ra | |
| 4 | an-am3 sipa zi | |
| 5 | unu{ki}-ga-ke4 | |
| 6 | agrig szu dim4-ma | |
| 7 | sze-ga an {d}inanna | |
| 8 | dumu ki-ag2 | |
| 9 | {d}inanna-me-en | |
| 10 | u4 e2 an {d}inanna | |
| 11 | nig2 dim2-dim2 libir-ra | |
| 12 | {d}ur-{d}namma | |
| 13 | {d}szul-gi-ra-ke4 | |
| 14 | mu-un-gibil4-a | |
| 15 | ki-be2 bi2-gi4-a | |
| 16 | e2 ge6-par3 en-na | |
| 17 | ki-tusz sza3 hul2-la-na | |
| 18 | la-la-bi-sze3 tum2-ma | |
| 19 | mu-un-ki-gar | |
| 20 | e2 gibil4-gin7 | |
| 21 | hu-mu-u3-tu | |
| 22 | {gesz}ig gal-gal erin-a | |
| 23 | _{gesz}e-lam-ma-kum_ | |
| 24 | hur-sag-ta de6-a | |
| 25 | {gesz}ig i3 szesz2 | |
| 26 | {kusz}a2-si-bi | |
| 27 | alan sa6-ga | |
| 28 | ul zabar husz szu du7 | |
| 29 | me-te e2-e-ke4 | |
| 30 | ba-ab-du7 | |
| 31 | e2-be2 hu-mu-si-si | |
| 32 | lu2 mu-sar-ra-ba | |
| 33 | szu bi2-ib2-ur3-a | |
| 34 | mu-ni | |
| 35 | bi2-ib-sar-re-a | |
| 36 | an gal | |
| 37 | a-a dingir-re-e-ne | |
| 38 | {d}inanna nin an-ki-ke4 | |
| 39 | asz2 hul-bi | |
| 40 | he2-em-bal-esz | |
Sources & licences
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