RIME 4.11.01.01 composite (P448594)
Official or display, Old Babylonian, Malgium · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.11.01.01 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P448594 |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Malgium (mod. Tulūl Yassir) |
| Coordinates | 32.5612, 45.0983 |
English translation
By Foxvog, Daniel A. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| surface a 1 | Ipiq-Eštar, king |
| surface a 2 | appointed by Enki and Damkina, |
| surface a 3 | king of Malgium, |
| surface a 4 | son of Apil-ilīšu - |
| surface a 5 | when Anum, Enlil, Bēlet-ilī, |
| surface a 6 | and Ea, my king, |
| surface a 7 | had taken counsel about the land, |
| surface a 8 | he who dwells in the apsû(?), the lord of every secret, |
| surface a 9 | made it known to his wife, |
| surface a 10 | the pure Damkina, |
| surface a 11 | (saying) Quickly! Take away the offence! |
| surface a 12 | Avert misfortune! |
| surface a 13 | Into the future |
| surface a 14 | may its foundation be secure, |
| surface a 15 | that of Malgium, your city! |
| surface a 16 | May the kingship and rule last long, |
| surface a 17 | may it never cease in the Temple of Life! |
| surface a 18 | At that time, the land came down |
| surface a 19 | in its entirety, all of it; |
| surface a 20 | it set up a great clamor |
| surface a 21 | and caused trouble. |
| surface a 22 | It desecrated the sanctuary, |
| surface a 23 | the residence of great Bēlet-ilī, |
| surface a 24 | and cut down the awe-inspiring protection, her grove. |
| surface a 25 | Ipiq-Eštar, the pious king, |
| surface a 26 | the creation of his hand, |
| surface a 27 | of Ea, namely I - |
| surface a 28 | from the very first, Ea and Damkina |
| surface a 29 | desired that I serve them; |
| surface a 30 | I made and built the house |
| surface a 31 | for Bēlet-ilī my mother. |
| surface a 32 | I planted for her a sacred garden, |
| surface a 33 | one befitting her divinity. |
| surface a 34 | I set up regular offerings of fruit |
| surface a 35 | before her, forever. |
| surface a 36 | I named the house Temple - Residence of Intelligence. |
| surface a 37 | I returned to her (her) former dais |
| surface a 38 | and founded well her residence. |
| surface a 39 | Whoever shall remove my foundation documents, |
| surface a 40 | with a great curse may Bēlet-ilī |
| surface a 41 | : curse him! |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | {d}i-pi2-iq-esz3-tar2 _lugal_ | |
| 2 | szi-ki-in {d}en-ki {d}dam-ki-na | |
| 3 | _lugal_ ma-al-gi-im{ki} | |
| 4 | _dumu_ a-pil2-i3-li2-szu | |
| 5 | i-nu an {d}en-lil2 _dingir-mah_ | |
| 6 | u3 {d}e2-a szar-ri | |
| 7 | mi-il-ik ma-tim im-li-ku | |
| 8 | wa-szi-ib _lu_-im be-el pi-ri-isz-tim | |
| 9 | u3-ta2-di a-na hi-ir-ti-szu | |
| 10 | el-le-tim {d}dam-ki-na | |
| 11 | ar-hi-isz-ma mu-uh-ri hi-t,a | |
| 12 | szu-ti-qi2 ma-ru-usz-ta-am | |
| 13 | a-na wa-ar-ki-a-tim | |
| 14 | lu ki-na isz-da-szu | |
| 15 | ma-al-gu-um{ki} a-al-ki | |
| 16 | szar-ru-tum _bala_-um li-<ri>-ik | |
| 17 | a ip-pa-ar-ku i-na _e2-nam-ti-la_ | |
| 18 | i-nu-mi-szu ur-dam ma-a-tum | |
| 19 | i na-ap-ha-ri ka-lu-szu | |
| 20 | isz-ku-un ha-ba-ra-tam ra-bi-tam | |
| 21 | u3 ma-ru-usz-tam i-pu-usz | |
| 22 | u2-sza-al-pi2-it ki-is,-s,a-am | |
| 23 | szu-ba-at _dingir-mah_ ra-bi-tim | |
| 24 | u3 s,il2-lam ra-asz-ba-am _{gesz}kiri6_-sza i-ki-is | |
| 25 | {d}i-pi2-iq-esz4-tar2 _lugal_ na-'a-du | |
| 26 | bi-ni-it qa2-ti-szu | |
| 27 | sza {d}e2-a a-na-ku | |
| 28 | i-na szu-ur-ri {d}e2-a {d}dam-ki-na | |
| 29 | a-na wa-ar-du-<ti>-szu-nu ir-szu-nin-ni | |
| 30 | e-pu-usz ab-ni bi-ta-am | |
| 31 | a-na _dingir-mah_ um-mi-ia | |
| 32 | az2-qu2-up-szi-im _{gesz}kiri6_-a-am el-lam | |
| 33 | si2-ma-at i-lu-ti-sza | |
| 34 | u2-sza-asz-ki-in _sa2-du11_ in-bi-im | |
| 35 | a-na da-a-ar-i-tam mah-ri-sza | |
| 36 | ab-bi szum _e2 e2-ki-tusz-gesztux(|GESZ.PI|)_ | |
| 37 | u2-te-er-szi-im pa*-ra-ka-<am> pa-ni-a-am | |
| 38 | u3 szu-ba-sa3 ar-mi | |
| 39 | sza te-em-me-ni u2-da-ap-pa-ru | |
| 40 | _dingir-mah_ er-re-tam ra-bi-tam | |
| 41 | li-ru-ur-szu | |
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