RIME 2.01.02.08 composite (P461954)
Official or display, Old Akkadian, Nippur · c. 2340 BCE–2200 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 2.01.02.08 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P461954 |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Akkadian · c. 2340 BCE–2200 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Nippur (mod. Nuffar) |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
English translation
By Foxvog, Daniel A. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| surface a 1 | over Abalgamaš, |
| surface a 2 | king of Paraḫšum, |
| surface a 3 | was victorious. |
| surface a 4 | And Zaḫar |
| surface a 5 | and Elam |
| surface a 6 | and Gupin |
| surface a 7 | and Meluḫḫa |
| surface a 8 | within |
| surface a 9 | Paraḫšum |
| surface a 10 | assembled for battle, but |
| surface a 12 | and in between (the cities of) Awan |
| surface a 13 | and Susa, |
| surface a 14 | at the Middle River, |
| surface a 15 | Sidaga'u the general |
| surface a 16 | of Paraḫšum |
| surface a 17 | and the ... of Elam |
| surface a 18 | he captured, |
| surface a 19 | and a burial mound |
| surface a 20 | at the site of the town |
| surface a 21 | he heaped up over them. |
| surface a 22 | Furthermore, the foundations of Paraḫšum |
| surface a 23 | from the country of Elam |
| surface a 24 | he tore out, and so |
| surface a 25 | Rimuš, |
| surface a 26 | king of the world, |
| surface a 27 | rules Elam, |
| surface a 28 | (as) the god Enlil had shown. |
| surface a 29 | By the gods Šamaš |
| surface a 30 | and Ilaba |
| surface a 31 | I swear that (these) are not falsehoods but are indeed true! |
| surface a 32 | Whoever this inscription |
| surface a 33 | shall remove, |
| surface a 34 | the gods Enlil and Šamaš |
| surface a 35 | may they both tear out his foundations |
| surface a 36 | and pluck up his seed! |
| surface a 37 | Diorite, |
| surface a 38 | quartz(?), and (other) stones |
| surface a 39 | which I took |
| surface a 40 | (as) the main(?) booty |
| surface a 41 | of Paraḫšum. |
| surface a 42 | Written from a cedar (board?), the Egula temple. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | a-ba-al-ga-masz | |
| 2 | _lugal_ pa2-ra-ah-szum2{ki} | |
| 3 | isz11-ar | |
| 4 | u3 za-ha-ar{ki} | |
| 5 | u3 elam{ki} | |
| 6 | u3 gu-pi-in{ki} | |
| 7 | u3 me-luh-ha{ki} | |
| 8 | in qab2-li2 | |
| 9 | pa2-ra-ah-szum2 | |
| 10 | a-na _REC169_ ip-hu-ru-ni-im-ma | |
| 11 | x [...] UD | |
| 12 | in [ba-ri2]-ti [a]-wa-an{ki} | |
| 13 | u3 [su-si-im]{ki} | |
| 14 | in _i7_ [qab]-li2-tim | |
| 15 | si#-[id-ga]-u3 _szagina_ | |
| 16 | [pa2-ra-ah-szum2]{ki} | |
| 17 | [...] x elam{ki} | |
| 18 | ik-mi | |
| 19 | [u3 bi2-ru]-tam2 | |
| 20 | in [a-sza]-ar _iri_ | |
| 21 | al-[su-nu] isz-pu-uk | |
| 22 | u3 _suhusz_ pa2-ra-ah-szum{ki} | |
| 23 | in _kalam_ elam{ki} | |
| 24 | i-su2-uh-ma | |
| 25 | ri2-mu-usz | |
| 26 | _lugal kisz_ | |
| 27 | elam{ki} i-be-[al] | |
| 28 | {d}en-lil2 u-kal3-lim | |
| 29 | {d}[utu] | |
| 30 | u3 [il3-a-ba4] | |
| 31 | u2-ma [la su2-ra-tim lu] ki2-[ni-isz-ma] | |
| 32 | sza [_dub_ su4-a] | |
| 33 | u-sa2-[sa3-ku-ni] | |
| 34 | [{d}en-lil2 u3 {d}]utu | |
| 35 | _suhusz_-[su li]-su2-ha | |
| 36 | u3 [_sze-numun_-su li-il]-qu3-ta2 | |
| 37 | _esi_ | |
| 38 | _du8-szi_ u3 _na4-na4_ | |
| 39 | sza al!-qe2-u3 | |
| 40 | _sag nam-ra-ak_ | |
| 41 | pa2-ra-ah-szum2{ki} | |
| 42 | _{gesz}erin-ta sar-ra e2-gu-la_ | |
Sources & licences
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