RIME 4.02.05.add05 composite (P453286)
Official or display, Early Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.02.05.add05 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P453286 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Early Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | uncertain (mod. uncertain) |
English translation
By Foxvog, Daniel A. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| surface a 1 | When An |
| surface a 2 | and Enlil |
| surface a 3 | for Utu |
| surface a 4 | in Larsa |
| surface a 5 | the kingship |
| surface a 6 | of Sumer and Akkad |
| surface a 7 | and the shepherdship of the Amorite land |
| surface a 8 | did perfect, |
| surface a 9 | then Gungunum, |
| surface a 10 | the mighty man, |
| surface a 11 | king of Larsa, |
| surface a 12 | farmer of Ur, |
| surface a 13 | avenger of the Ebabbar, |
| surface a 14 | king of Sumer and Akkad, |
| surface a 15 | mighty heir |
| surface a 16 | of Samium, |
| surface a 17 | the big wall of Larsa - |
| surface a 18 | Utu is Conquerer of the Rebel Lands |
| surface a 19 | being its name - |
| surface a 20 | he did build. |
| surface a 21 | By means of my surpassing cleverness |
| surface a 22 | my city from out of the marshes |
| surface a 23 | I did make ascend. |
| surface a 24 | Within a single year |
| surface a 25 | its bricks I constructed, |
| surface a 26 | and the big wall I completed. |
| surface a 27 | Through the middle of my city |
| surface a 28 | I directed the Euphrates. |
| surface a 29 | At that time, in the time of my reign, |
| surface a 30 | per three kor of barley, |
| surface a 31 | ten minas of wool, |
| surface a 32 | or fifteen liters of oil, |
| surface a 33 | the market rate was set at one shekel (of silver). |
| surface a 34 | My troops amidst plenty |
| surface a 35 | did the work on it there. |
| surface a 36 | I, a king of justice, |
| surface a 37 | did indeed complete that task. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | u4 an-ne2 | |
| 2 | {d}en-lil2-le | |
| 3 | {d}utu-ur2 | |
| 4 | larsa{ki}-ma | |
| 5 | nam-lugal | |
| 6 | ki-en-gi ki-uri | |
| 7 | u3 nam-sipa kur mar-tu | |
| 8 | szu mu-na-an-du7-usz-a | |
| 9 | u4-ba gu-un-gu-nu-um | |
| 10 | nita kal-ga | |
| 11 | lugal larsa{ki}-ma | |
| 12 | engar uri2{ki}-ma | |
| 13 | szu-gi4-gi4 e2-babbar2-ra | |
| 14 | lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri | |
| 15 | ibila kal-ga | |
| 16 | sa-mi-um-ma | |
| 17 | bad3 gal larsa{ki}-ma | |
| 18 | {d}utu ki-bala-e sa2-di | |
| 19 | mu-bi-im | |
| 20 | mu-un-du3 | |
| 21 | nam-galam diri!-mu-ta | |
| 22 | iri{ki}-mu ambar-ta | |
| 23 | he2-em-ta-e11 | |
| 24 | sza3 mu 1(asz)-ka | |
| 25 | szeg12-bi hu-mu-du3 | |
| 26 | bad3 gal hu-mu-til | |
| 27 | iri{ki}-ga2 muru2-ba | |
| 28 | {i7}buranun si ha-pa-ni-sa2 | |
| 29 | u4-ba u4 bala-ga2 | |
| 30 | sze 3(asz) sze gur-ta | |
| 31 | siki 1(u) ma-na-ta | |
| 32 | i3 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta | |
| 33 | 1(disz) gin2-sze3 ganba he2-gar-am3 | |
| 34 | ugnim-mu nam-he-a | |
| 35 | kin-bi hu-mu-ni-ib2-ak | |
| 36 | ga2-e lugal nig2-gi-na-me-en | |
| 37 | a2-ba gesz he2-bi2-in-gar | |
Sources & licences
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