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RIME 2.01.04.03 composite (P461979)

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

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Designation	RIME 2.01.04.03 composite
ID	P461979
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	Narām-Sîn
surface a 2	the mighty—
surface a 3	On a Mission
surface a 4	for Ištar
surface a 5	is his (its) name—
surface a 6	king
surface a 7	of Agade
surface a 8	and
surface a 9	king of
surface a 10	the world quarters
surface a 11	four,
surface a 12	who consults
surface a 13	with Ištar,
surface a 14	Annunitum,
surface a 15	and priestly Anum,
surface a 16	agricultural administrator
surface a 17	of Enlil,
surface a 18	general
surface a 19	of Ilaba,
surface a 20	guardian(?)
surface a 21	of the sources
surface a 22	of the Irnina River,
surface a 23	and the Euphrates.
surface a 24	who made firm
surface a 25	the foundations
surface a 26	of Agade,
surface a 27	who sends out
surface a 28	strength
surface a 29	for
surface a 30	all
surface a 31	kings—
surface a 32	that which since
surface a 33	all time
surface a 34	(since) the establishing
surface a 35	of people:
surface a 36	the becoming hostile
surface a 37	of the people
surface a 38	of the world quarters
surface a 39	the four,
surface a 40	all together,
surface a 41	(a thing which) among kings
surface a 42	none
surface a 43	had ever seen—
surface a 44	when
surface a 45	Narām-Sîn
surface a 46	the mighty
surface a 47	on a mission
surface a 48	for Ištar,
surface a 49	all
surface a 50	the world quarters
surface a 51	the four
surface a 52	together
surface a 53	became hostile to him and
surface a 54	confronted him.
surface a 55	Šarru-kīn,
surface a 56	my father,
surface a 57	on a mission
surface a 58	for Inanna,
surface a 59	in a battle
surface a 60	for Annunitum,
surface a 61	by the verdict
surface a 62	of Enlil
surface a 63	the father
surface a 64	of the gods,
surface a 65	with the weapons
surface a 66	of Il-aba
surface a 67	his lord,
surface a 68	in the campaign
surface a 69	their plunderers
surface a 70	he vanquished,
surface a 71	and their freedom
surface a 72	he accomplshed.
surface a 73	Further,
surface a 74	the other bank
surface a 75	became hostile, and
surface a 76	he heard of it, and
surface a 77	he crossed over, and
surface a 78	Magan
surface a 79	in the middle
surface a 80	of the sea
surface a 81	he conquered,
surface a 82	and
surface a 83	his weapons
surface a 84	in the Sea
surface a 85	Lower
surface a 86	he washed.
surface a 87	Narām-Sîn
surface a 88	the mighty,
surface a 89	on a mission
surface a 90	for Ištar,
surface a 91	when
surface a 92	Enlil
surface a 93	the verdict for him
surface a 94	did give,
surface a 95	and
surface a 96	the lead-rope
surface a 97	of the people
surface a 98	into his hands
surface a 99	he gave,
surface a 100	and
surface a 101	anyone(?)
surface a 102	to repulse(?) him
surface a 103	he did not give him,
surface a 104	a pithos vessel of 1 barig capacity
surface a 105	to Enlil
surface a 106	in Nippur
surface a 107	for his (long) life
surface a 108	he dedicated.
surface a 109	Whoever
surface a 110	the name
surface a 111	of Narām-Sîn,
surface a 112	king
surface a 113	of Agade
surface a 114	and general
surface a 115	of Ilaba,
surface a 116	shall remove, and
surface a 117	and upon the pithos of 1 barig capacity
surface a 118	of Narām-Sîn
surface a 119	his own name
surface a 120	he shall place, and
surface a 121	‘This is my pithos of 1 barig capacity’
surface a 122	he shall say,
surface a 123	or
surface a 124	a foreiger,
surface a 125	(or?) another
surface a 126	person,
surface a 127	he shall incite, and
surface a 128	‘His name
surface a 129	erase,
surface a 130	and my name
surface a 131	place (on it)!’
surface a 132	he shall say,
surface a 133	may Ištar.
surface a 134	Annunītum,
surface a 135	and the gods Anum,
surface a 136	Enlil,
surface a 137	Ilaba,
surface a 138	Sîn,
surface a 139	Šamaš,
surface a 140	Nergal,
surface a 141	Ūm
surface a 142	Ninkarrak,
surface a 143	the gods
surface a 144	the great ones
surface a 145	in their totality,
surface a 146	with a curse
surface a 147	terrible
surface a 148	may they curse him.
surface a 149	The scepter (of kingship) on behalf of
surface a 150	Enlil
surface a 151	may he not hold,
surface a 152	and the kingship
surface a 153	for
surface a 154	Ištar
surface a 155	may he not take.
surface a 156	The (birth) goddesses Ninhursag
surface a 157	and
surface a 158	Nintu
surface a 159	a male (heir)
surface a 160	and
surface a 161	a (lasting) name
surface a 162	may they not give to him,
surface a 163	(and as for) the greatness(?)
surface a 164	of the gardens of his city,
surface a 165	Adad
surface a 166	and
surface a 167	Nisaba
surface a 168	his young shoots
surface a 169	may they not let flourish.
surface a 170	May Ea
surface a 171	his canals
surface a 172	with silt
surface a 173	block up(?).

Transliteration (ATF)

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Line	ATF	Machine English (draft)
surface a
1	na-ra-am-{d}suen
2	da-num2
3	in si-ip-ri2
4	{d}inanna
5	szum-su
6	_lugal_
7	a-ka3-de3{ki}
8	u3
9	_lugal_
10	[ki-ib-ra]-tim
11	[ar-ba]-im
12	[mu-ta]-wi
13	{d}inanna
14	an-nu-ni-tim
15	pa4-szesz an-nim
16	_ensi2_
17	{d}en-lil2
18	_szagina_
19	il3-a-ba4
20	_maszkim-gi4_
21	bu2-ra-at-tim
22	ir-ni-na
23	u3 buranun{i7}-tim
24	mu-ki-in
25	_suhusz suhusz_
26	a-ka3-de3{ki}
27	mu-su-s,i
28	du2-un-nim
29	a-na
30	ka3-la
31	szar-ri2
32	sza isz-tum
33	da-ar
34	si-ki-ti
35	ni-si11
36	na-ka3-ar
37	ni-si11
38	ki-ib-ra-tim
39	ar-ba-im
40	is-ti-ni-isz
41	sar in sar-ri2
42	ma-na-ma
43	la i-mu-ru
44	i3-nu
45	na-ra-am-{d}suen
46	da-num2
47	in si-ip-ri2
48	{d}inanna
49	ka3-lu5-ma
50	ki-ib-ra-tum8
51	ar-ba-um
52	is-ti-ni-isz
53	i-kir-ni-su4-ma
54	im-hu-ru-nim
55	lugal-gi
56	a-bi2
57	i-na si-ip-ri2
58	{d}inanna
59	in tu-ku8-un-ti
60	an-nu-ni-tim
61	in _di-ku5_
62	{d}en-lil2
63	a-bi2
64	i3-li
65	in _{gesz}tukul_-ki2
66	i3-a-ba4
67	be-li2-su
68	in _kaskal_
69	mu-sza-li2-il-su-nu!
70	isz11-ar
71	an?-du-ra-ar-su-nu
72	isz11-ku8-un
73	u3
74	_bala-ri_
75	i-ta2-kir-ma
76	is-ma2-su4-ma
77	i-bi-ir-ma
78	ma2-gan{ki}
79	qab2-li
80	ti-a-am-tim
81	_sag-gesz-ra_
82	u3
83	_{gesz}tukul_-ki2-su
84	in ti-a-am-tim
85	sa-pil2-tim
86	_i3-luh_
87	na-ra-am-{d}suen
88	da-num2
89	in si-ip-ri2
90	{d}inanna
91	i3-nu
92	{d}en-lil2
93	_di-ku5_-su
94	i-di3-nu-ma
95	u3
96	s,e2-ra-at
97	ni-si11
98	qa2-ti-is-su
99	i-di3-nu
100	u3
101	na-e
102	e-er-tim
103	la i-di3-nu-sum6
104	_dug 1(barig) kur-ku-du3_
105	a-na {d}en-lil2
106	in nibru{ki}
107	a-na ba-la-t,i2-su
108	_a mu-na-ru_
109	ma-na-ma
110	_mu_
111	na-ra-am-{d}suen
112	_lugal_
113	a-ka3-de3{ki}
114	_szagina_-ni
115	il3-a-ba4
116	u-sa-sa3-ku-ma
117	al _dug? kur-ku-du3_
118	na-ra-am-{d}suen
119	_mu_-su
120	i-sa-ka3-nu-ma
121	_dug 1(barig) kur-ku-du3_-ni-mi3
122	i-qa2-bi-u3
123	u3
124	_lu2 gir5_
125	_lu2_-lam
126	sza-ni-am
127	u-kal-la-mu-ma
128	_mu_-su-me
129	pi-szi2-it,-ma
130	_mu_-mi-mi3
131	su-ku3-un
132	i-qa2-bi3-u3
133	{d}inanna
134	an-nu-ni-tum
135	an
136	{d}en-lil2
137	il3-a-ba4
138	{d}suen
139	{d}utu
140	{d}nergal
141	{d}u-um
142	{d}nin-kar
143	i3-lu
144	ra-bi2-u3-tum
145	in _szu-nigin2_-su-nu
146	ar-ra-tam2
147	la-mu-ut-tam2
148	li-ru-ru-us2
149	_gidri_ a-na
150	{d}en-lil2
151	e u-ki2-il
152	sar-ru14-tam2
153	a-na
154	{d}inanna
155	e is,-ba-at
156	{d}nin-hur-sag
157	u3
158	{d}nin-tu
159	_nita_
160	u3
161	_mu_
162	a i-di3-na-sum6
163	ra-bu-ut
164	_sar iri_-su
165	{d}iszkur
166	u3
167	{d}nisaba
168	pi-ri2-ih-su4
169	e u-su-si-ra
170	{d}en-ki
171	_i7_-su
172	sa3-ki-ka3-am
173	li-im-du2-ud

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