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RIME 2.01.02.04 composite (P461950)

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

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Designation	RIME 2.01.02.04 composite
ID	P461950
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	Rimuš,
surface a 2	king
surface a 3	of the world,
surface a 4	assuredly
surface a 5	the kingship
surface a 6	Enlil
surface a 7	gave to him.
surface a 8	In battle
surface a 9	over Sumer
surface a 10	completely
surface a 11	three times he was victorious.
surface a 12	11,322 (so RIME) men
surface a 13	he struck down,
surface a 14	n captives
surface a 15	he took,
surface a 16	and
surface a 17	KAku,
surface a 18	the king
surface a 19	of Ur
surface a 20	he captured,
surface a 21	and
surface a 22	his governors
surface a 23	he captured,
surface a 24	and
surface a 25	their tribute
surface a 26	as far as
surface a 27	the Sea
surface a 28	Lower
surface a 29	he took away.
surface a 30	Further,
surface a 31	7,805(?) (RIME: 14,100) men
surface a 32	from the cities
surface a 33	of Sumer
surface a 34	he expelled, and
surface a 35	to
surface a 36	annihilation
surface a 37	he consigned (them).
surface a 38	Further,
surface a 39	their cities
surface a 40	he conquered
surface a 41	and
surface a 42	all their walls
surface a 43	he destroyed.
surface a 44	Thereupon,
surface a 45	on his return,
surface a 46	Kazallu
surface a 47	became hostile.
surface a 48	He conquered it,
surface a 49	and in the middle of
surface a 50	Kazallu (itself)
surface a 51	12,052 (so RIME) men
surface a 52	he struck down.
surface a 53	5,862 (so RIME)
surface a 54	captives
surface a 55	he took.
surface a 56	Further,
surface a 57	Ašared,
surface a 58	governor
surface a 59	of Kazallu,
surface a 60	he captured,
surface a 61	and
surface a 62	its walls
surface a 63	he destroyed.
surface a 64	In total 54,016 (so RIME) men
surface a 65	including the fallen
surface a 66	including captives
surface a 67	an including the men
surface a 68	whom he to
surface a 69	annihilation
surface a 70	consigned,
surface a 71	the campaign
surface a 73	Šamaš
surface a 74	and
surface a 75	Ilaba
surface a 76	I swear:
surface a 77	these are not falsehoods,
surface a 78	it is all true!
surface a 79	At the time
surface a 80	of this battle
surface a 81	a statue of himself
surface a 82	he created, and
surface a 83	to
surface a 84	Enlil
surface a 85	for his well-being
surface a 86	he dedicated it.
surface a 87	The one who the inscription
surface a 88	this one
surface a 89	shall remove,
surface a 90	may the gods Enlil
surface a 91	and
surface a 92	Šamaš
surface a 93	his foundation
surface a 94	tear out,
surface a 95	and
surface a 96	his seed
surface a 97	may they pluck up.
surface a 98	It was written on the socle, above, in front of him.
surface a 99	Anyone who
surface a 100	the name
surface a 101	of Rīmuš,
surface a 102	king
surface a 103	of the world,
surface a 104	shall remove, and
surface a 105	upon the statue
surface a 106	of Rīmuš
surface a 107	his own name
surface a 108	shall put, and
surface a 109	‘It is my statue’
surface a 110	shall say,
surface a 111	may Enlil,
surface a 112	the owner
surface a 113	of this statue,
surface a 114	and
surface a 115	Šamaš
surface a 116	his foundation
surface a 117	tear out
surface a 118	and
surface a 119	his seed
surface a 120	pluck up.
surface a 121	A male (heir)
surface a 122	may they not give to him,
surface a 123	and before
surface a 124	his (personal) god
surface a 125	may he not walk.
surface a 126	It was written on the king's ...
surface a 127	The god ...,
surface a 128	who goes
surface a 129	before him.
surface a 130	Ašared,
surface a 131	governor
surface a 132	of Kazallu.
surface a 133'	En-[...],
surface a 134'	governor
surface a 135'	of Umma.
surface a 136'	The god Ūm
surface a 137'	who goes
surface a 138'	before him.
surface a 139'	KA-ku,
surface a 140'	king
surface a 141'	of Ur.
surface a 142'	On its socle, behind Lu-Damu.

Transliteration (ATF)

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Line	ATF	Machine English (draft)
surface a
1	ri2-mu-us2
2	_lugal_
3	_kisz_
4	su2-ra-ma
5	sar-ru-tam2
6	{d}en-lil2
7	i-di3-nu-sum6
8	_REC169_
9	szu-me-ri2-am
10	ad ma-di3-is2
11	3(disz) isz11-ar
12	2(gesz'u@v)? la2? 6(gesz2)? 1(u) 8(asz)? _gurusz-gurusz_
13	u-sa-am-qi2-[it]
14	[n _szagax(\|LU2xESZ2\|)_]
15	_szu-du8-a_
16	u3
17	KA-ku3
18	_lugal_
19	uri2{ki}
20	_szu-du8-a_
21	u3
22	_ensi2 ensi2_-su
23	_szu-du8-a_
24	u3
25	a2-ra-ab-su!-nu
26	a-di3-ma
27	ti-a-am-tim
28	sa-pil2-tim
29	il-qu3-ut
30	u3
31	1(gesz'u@v)#? 3(gesz'u) 5(asz)? _gurusz gurusz_
32	in _iri{ki}-iri{ki}_
33	szu-me-ri2-im
34	u-su-s,i2-am-ma
35	a-na
36	ka3-ra-si-im
37	is2-kun3
38	u3
39	_iri{ki}-iri{ki}_-su-nu
40	_sag-gesz-ra_
41	u3
42	_bad3-bad3_-su-nu
43	_i3-gul-gul_
44	u-lum
45	in tu3-a-ri2-su
46	ka-za-lu{ki}
47	na-ki-ir-ma
48	_sag-gesz-ra_
49	in qar-bi2
50	ka-za-lu{ki}
51	2(gesz'u@v)? 5(u) 2(asz) _gurusz-gurusz_
52	u-sa-am-qi4-it
53	1(gesz'u@v) la2! 2(gesz2) 1(u) 8(asz)
54	_szagax(\|LU2xESZ2\|)_
55	_szu-du8-a_
56	u3
57	a-sza-re2-ed
58	_ensi2_
59	ka-za-lu{ki}
60	_szu-du8-a_
61	u3
62	_bad3_-su
63	_i3-gul-gul_
64	_szunigin? 1(szar2) 3(gesz'u@v) 2(u) 1(u) 6(asz) _gurusz gurusz_
65	a-di3 mi-qi4-tim#
66	a-di3 _szagax(\|LU2xESZ2\|)
67	a-di3 _gurusz-gurusz_
68	szu-ut a-na
69	ka3-ra-si-im
70	is2-kun3-[ni]
71	_kaskal{ki}_
72	szu-zu-x
73	{d}utu
74	u3
75	il3-a-ba4
76	u2-ma
77	la su2-ra-tim
78	lu ki2-ni-is-ma
79	i3-nu
80	_REC169_ su4-a
81	_dul3_-su4
82	ib-ni-ma
83	a-na
84	{d}en-lil2
85	sa-li2-mi-su
86	_a mu-ru_
87	sza _dub_
88	su4-a
89	u-sa-sa3-ku-ni
90	{d}en-lil2
91	u3
92	{d}utu
93	_suhusz_-su
94	li-su2-ha
95	u3
96	_sze-numun_-su
97	li-il-qu3-ta2
98	ki-gal an-ta igi-ni-sze3 a-ab-sar
99	ma-na-ma
100	_mu_
101	ri2-mu-us2
102	_lugal_
103	_kisz_
104	u-sa-sa3-ku-ma
105	al _dul3_
106	ri2-mu-us2
107	_mu_-su
108	i-sa-ka3-nu-ma
109	_dul3_-mi-me
110	i-[qa2-bi]-u3
111	{d}en-lil2
112	be-al
113	_dul3_ su4-a
114	u3
115	{d}utu
116	_suhusz_-su
117	li-su3-ha
118	u3
119	_sze-numun_-su
120	li-il-qu3-ta2
121	_nita_
122	a i-di3-na-sum6
123	mah-ri2-is2
124	[i3]-li2-su
125	[e] _du_
126	lugal#? [x]-ra?-ni?-sze3? a-[ab]-sar
127	{d}[...]
128	a2-li2-[ik]
129	mah-[ri2-su]
130	a-sza-[re2-ed]
131	_ensi2_
132	ka-[zal-lu{ki}]
133'	en#-[...]
134'	_ensi2_
135'	ummax(\|UB.ME\|){ki}
136'	{d}u-um
137'	a2-li2-ik
138'	mah-ri2-su
139'	KA-ku3
140'	_lugal_
141'	uri2{ki}
142'	ki-gal-ba egir lu2-{d}da-mu

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