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RIME 2.01.01.11 composite (P461937)

Official or display, Old Akkadian · c. 2340 BCE–2200 BCE

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Designation	RIME 2.01.01.11 composite
ID	P461937
Language	Akkadian
Period	Old Akkadian · c. 2340 BCE–2200 BCE
Genre	Official or display

English translation

By Foxvog, Daniel A. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)

Line	English
surface a 1	Sargon,
surface a 2	king
surface a 3	of the world,
surface a 4	upon 34 ...
surface a 5	he imposed defeat,
surface a 6	and their walls
surface a 7	he destroyed
surface a 8	all the way to the edge of the sea.
surface a 9	The boats of Meluhha,
surface a 10	the boats of Magan,
surface a 11	and the boats of Dilmun
surface a 12	at the quay of Agade
surface a 13	he tied up.
surface a 14	Sargon
surface a 15	the king
surface a 16	in Tuttul
surface a 17	before the god Dagān
surface a 18	prostrated himself
surface a 19	and prayed to him.
surface a 20	The upper country
surface a 21	he (the god) gave to him,
surface a 22	(namely) Mari,
surface a 23	Iarmuti,
surface a 24	Ebla,
surface a 25	(as far as) the Forest
surface a 26	of Cedars
surface a 27	and the Mountains
surface a 28	of Silver.
surface a 29	Sargon,
surface a 30	the king:
surface a 31	Enlil
surface a 32	a rival
surface a 33	he did not permit him to have.
surface a 34	5,400 men
surface a 35	daily
surface a 36	before him
surface a 37	he let eat bread.
surface a 38	A person who this inscription
surface a 39	shall obliterate,
surface a 40	may An
surface a 41	his name
surface a 42	obliterate.
surface a 43	May Enlil
surface a 44	his seed
surface a 45	bring to an end.
surface a 46	May Ištar
surface a 47	his ... sons(?)
surface a 48	cut off.
surface a 49'	Inscription
surface a 50'	of its socle.
surface a 1	Sargon,
surface a 2	king
surface a 3	of the world,
surface a 4	in 34 battles
surface a 5	was victorious.
surface a 6	Many city walls
surface a 7	he destroyed
surface a 8	as far as
surface a 9	the shore
surface a 10	of the sea.
surface a 11	The boats of Meluhha,
surface a 12	the boats of Magan,
surface a 13	and the boats of Dilmun
surface a 14	at the quay
surface a 15	of Agade
surface a 16	he tied up.
surface a 17	Sargon
surface a 18	the king,
surface a 19	in Tuttul
surface a 20	to
surface a 21	Dagān
surface a 22	he prostrated himself
surface a 23	and prayed.
surface a 24	The Land
surface a 25	Upper
surface a 26	he (the god) gave to him:
surface a 27	Mari,
surface a 28	Iarmuti,
surface a 29	and Ebla,
surface a 30	as far as
surface a 31	the Forest
surface a 32	of Cedars
surface a 33	and
surface a 34	the Mountains
surface a 35	of Silver.
surface a 36	Sargon,
surface a 37	the king
surface a 38	to whom Enlil
surface a 39	a rival
surface a 40	did not give,
surface a 41	5,400 men
surface a 42	daily
surface a 43	before him
surface a 44	ate bread.
surface a 45	Inscription on the statue.
surface a 46	Its socle is not inscribed.

Transliteration (ATF)

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Line	ATF	Machine English (draft)
surface a
1	[sar-um-GI]
2	_[lugal]_
3	_kisz#_
4	[3(u@c) 4(asz)] _SAHAR#?-ra_
5	_[aga3]-kar2# bi2-se3_
6	_bad3-bi_
7	_i3-gul-gul_
8	_za3 a-ab-ba-ka-sze3_
9	_ma2_ me-luh-ha{ki}
10	_ma2_ ma2-gan{ki}
11	_ma2 tilmun{ki}_
12	_kar ag-ge-de3{ki}-ka_
13	_bi2-kesz2_
14	sar-um-GI
15	_lugal_
16	_du8-du8-li{ki}-a_
17	_{d}da-gan-ra_
18	_ki-a mu-na-za_
19	_szu12 mu-na-sza4_
20	_kalam igi-nim_
21	_mu-na-sum2_
22	ma-ri2{ki}
23	ia3-ar-mu-ti{ki}
24	eb-la{ki}
25	_tir_
26	_{gesz}erin
27	_hur-sag_
28	_ku3-ga-sze3_
29	sar-um-GI
30	_lugal_
31	{d#}en-lil2-le
32	_lu2 gaba-ru_
33	_nu-mu-ni-tuku_
34	1(szar2) 3(gesz2@90) _erin2_
35	_u4-szu2-sze3_
36	_igi-ni-sze3_
37	_ninda i3-gu7-e_
38	_lu2 mu-sar#-ra#-e#
39	_ab-ha-lam-e-a_
40	_an-ne2_
41	_mu-ni_
42	_he2-ha-lam-e_
43	_{d}en-lil2-le_
44	_numun-a-ni_
45	_he2-til-le_
46	_{d}inanna-ke4_
47	e x dumu-na-ni
48	_he2-ku5-e_
49'	mu-sar-ra
50'	ki-gal-ba
1	sar-ru-GI
2	_lugal_
3	_kisz_
4	3(u@c) 4(asz) _REC169_
5	isz11-ar
6	_bad3 bad3_
7	_i3-gul-gul_
8	a-di3-ma
9	pu-ti
10	ti-a-am-tim
11	_ma2_ me-luh-ha
12	_ma2_ ma2-gan{ki}
13	_ma2_ dilmun{ki}
14	in ka3-ri2-im
15	szi a-ka3-de3{ki}
16	ir3-ku-us
17	sar-ru-GI
18	_lugal_
19	in tu-tu-li{ki}
20	a-na
21	{d}da-gan
22	us2-ka3-en
23	ik-ru-ub
24	ma-tam2
25	a-li2-tam2
26	i-di3-sum6
27	ma-ri2-am{ki}
28	ia3-ar-mu-ti-a-am{ki}
29	eb-la{ki}
30	a-di3-ma
31	_{gesz}tir_
32	_{gesz}erin_
33	u3
34	_kur kur_
35	_ku3_
36	sar-ru-GI
37	_lugal_
38	szu {d}en-lil2
39	ma-hi-ra
40	la i-di3-sum6
41	9(gesz'u) _gurusz_
42	u-um-sum6
43	ma-har-su
44	_ninda gu7_
45	mu-sar-ra alan-na
46	ki-gal-bi nu-sar

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