RIME 4.08.01.02 composite (P448589)
Official or display, Old Babylonian, Kish · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.08.01.02 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P448589 |
| 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
By Foxvog, Daniel A. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| surface a 1 | Ašdũni-iarīm, |
| surface a 2 | the mighty man, |
| surface a 3 | king of Kiš - |
| surface a 4 | when |
| surface a 5 | the world quarters |
| surface a 6 | four |
| surface a 7 | became hostile to me, |
| surface a 8 | for eight |
| surface a 9 | years |
| surface a 10 | battle |
| surface a 11 | I waged, and |
| surface a 12 | in the eighth |
| surface a 13 | year |
| surface a 14 | my opponent |
| surface a 15 | to clay |
| surface a 16 | indeed turned. |
| surface a 17 | My army |
| surface a 18 | into three |
| surface a 19 | hundred (men) |
| surface a 20 | was turned. |
| surface a 21 | When |
| surface a 22 | my lord Zababa |
| surface a 23 | gave judgment for me, |
| surface a 24 | and my lady Ištar |
| surface a 25 | to my assistance |
| surface a 26 | came, |
| surface a 27 | some food |
| surface a 28 | to eat |
| surface a 29 | I took, and |
| surface a 30 | on a campaign |
| surface a 31 | for one day |
| surface a 32 | I went, and |
| surface a 33 | forty days |
| surface a 34 | the land |
| surface a 35 | which was hostile |
| surface a 36 | I made submit. |
| surface a 37 | I did it anew: |
| surface a 38 | the great wall |
| surface a 39 | of Kiš |
| surface a 40 | I did indeed build. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | asz2-du-ni-e-ri-im | |
| 2 | _nita kal-ga_ | |
| 3 | _lugal_ kisz{ki} | |
| 4 | i-nu-mi | |
| 5 | ki-ib-ra-tum | |
| 6 | er-bi-im | |
| 7 | i-ki-ra-ni-ni-ma | |
| 8 | sa-ma-ni | |
| 9 | sza-na-tim | |
| 10 | ta-ha-za-am | |
| 11 | e-pu-usz-ma | |
| 12 | i-na sa-mu-un-tim | |
| 13 | sza-tim | |
| 14 | ma-hi-ri | |
| 15 | a-na _su2-a_ | |
| 16 | lu i-tu-ur2 | |
| 17 | u2-ma-ni | |
| 18 | a-na sza-la-asz | |
| 19 | me-at-tim | |
| 20 | lu i-tu-ur2 | |
| 21 | i-nu-mi | |
| 22 | {d}za-ba4-ba4 be-li2 | |
| 23 | i-di-na-an-na | |
| 24 | u3 esz3-tar2 be-el-ti | |
| 25 | ta-pu-ti | |
| 26 | i-li-ku-na | |
| 27 | a-ka-al | |
| 28 | pa-ta-ni-ia | |
| 29 | el2-qi2-ma | |
| 30 | a-na ha-ra-an | |
| 31 | u2-ma-ka-al | |
| 32 | a-li-ik-ma | |
| 33 | 4(u) u2-mi | |
| 34 | ma-ta-am | |
| 35 | na-ki-ir-ta-am | |
| 36 | lu u2-ka-ni-isz | |
| 37 | ed-di-szi-ma | |
| 38 | _bad3 gal_ | |
| 39 | sza kisz{ki} | |
| 40 | lu e-pu-usz | |
Sources & licences
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