RIME 4.08.01.01 composite (P448588)
Official or display, Old Babylonian, Kish · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.08.01.01 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P448588 |
| Language | Akkadian |
| 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
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| surface a 1 | Ašdũni-iarīm, |
| surface a 2 | the mighty man, |
| surface a 3 | beloved of Ištar, |
| surface a 4 | favored by Zababa, |
| surface a 5 | king of Kiš, |
| surface a 6 | when |
| surface a 7 | the world quarters |
| surface a 8 | four |
| surface a 9 | became hostile to me, |
| surface a 10 | for eight |
| surface a 11 | years |
| surface a 12 | battle |
| surface a 13 | I waged, and |
| surface a 14 | in the eighth |
| surface a 15 | year |
| surface a 16 | my opponent |
| surface a 17 | to clay |
| surface a 18 | indeed turned. |
| surface a 19 | My army |
| surface a 20 | into three |
| surface a 21 | hundred (men) |
| surface a 22 | was turned. |
| surface a 23 | When |
| surface a 24 | my lord Zababa |
| surface a 25 | gave judgment for me, |
| surface a 26 | and my lady Ištar |
| surface a 27 | to my assistance |
| surface a 28 | came, then |
| surface a 29 | some food to eat |
| surface a 30 | I took, and |
| surface a 31 | on a campaign |
| surface a 32 | for one day |
| surface a 33 | I went. |
| surface a 34 | So for forty days |
| surface a 35 | the land |
| surface a 36 | which was hostile |
| surface a 37 | I made submit. |
| surface a 38 | I did it anew: |
| surface a 39 | the wall of Inũh-Ilum |
| surface a 40 | I did indeed build. |
| surface a 41 | Also the Imgur-Eštar canal |
| surface a 42 | I indeed dug. |
| surface a 43 | At that harvest time |
| surface a 44 | the world quarters |
| surface a 45 | four |
| surface a 46 | became hostile to me, and so |
| surface a 47 | the outer wall of Kiš |
| surface a 48 | I did indeed build. |
| surface a 49 | Further, the Nundi canal |
| surface a 50 | in two days |
| surface a 51 | I dammed up. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | [asz2]-du#-ni-a-ri-im | |
| 2 | _[nita] kal#-ga_ | |
| 3 | [na-ra-am] {d#}inanna | |
| 4 | [mi-gir] {d#}za-ba4-ba4 | |
| 5 | _[lugal]_ kisz#{ki} | |
| 6 | [i]-nu#-mi | |
| 7 | [ki]-ib#-ra-tum | |
| 8 | [er]-bi-im | |
| 9 | [i]-ki-ra-ni-ni-ma | |
| 10 | [sa]-ma-ni | |
| 11 | sza#-na-tim | |
| 12 | ta#-ha-za-am | |
| 13 | e#-pu-usz-ma | |
| 14 | i-na sa-mu-un-tim | |
| 15 | sza-tim | |
| 16 | ma-hi-ri | |
| 17 | a-na _su2-a_ | |
| 18 | lu# i-tu-ur2 | |
| 19 | um-ma-ni | |
| 20 | a-na sza-la-asz | |
| 21 | me-at-tim# | |
| 22 | lu i#-tu-ur2# | |
| 23 | i-nu-mi | |
| 24 | {d}za-ba4-ba4 be-li2 | |
| 25 | i-di-na-an-na | |
| 26 | u3 esz3-tar2 be-el-ti | |
| 27 | ta#-pu-ti | |
| 28 | i#-li-ku-na | |
| 29 | [a]-ka#-al <pa-ta-ni-ia> | |
| 30 | el#-qi2-ma | |
| 31 | [a]-na ha-ra-an | |
| 32 | u2#-ma-ka-al | |
| 33 | a-li-[ik-ma] | |
| 34 | er-bi-e u2#-mi# | |
| 35 | ma-ta-am | |
| 36 | na-ki-ir-ta-am | |
| 37 | lu u2-ka-ni-isz | |
| 38 | ed-di-szi-ma | |
| 39 | _bad3_ i-nu-uh2-dingir# | |
| 40 | lu e-pu-usz | |
| 41 | u3 {i7}im-gur-esz3-tar2 | |
| 42 | lu ah-ri | |
| 43 | i-na e-bu-ri-szu-ma | |
| 44 | ki-ib-ra-tum | |
| 45 | er-be2-tim | |
| 46 | i-ki-ra-ni-ni-ma | |
| 47 | _bad3 bar_ kisz{ki#} | |
| 48 | lu e-pu-usz | |
| 49 | u3 {i7}nun-di | |
| 50 | i-na szi-na u2-mi | |
| 51 | lu es-ke-er | |
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