RIME 4.01.06.02 composite (P465395)
Official or display, Early Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.01.06.02 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P465395 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Early Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 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 | For Ninlil, the exalted queen, |
| surface a 2 | most resplendant of of the Anuna gods, |
| surface a 3 | ... in heaven and earth |
| surface a 4 | like ... |
| surface a 8' | their daises ... |
| surface a 9' | for kingship ... |
| surface a 10' | he the one given the crown and scepter, |
| surface a 11' | for the great mother of the Anuna gods, |
| surface a 12' | the mistress of the Ki'ur ..., |
| surface a 13' | the exalted shrine Ekur's |
| surface a 14' | divine attributes to select, |
| surface a 15' | the Nippur shrine Duranki's |
| surface a 16' | ritual lustrations to cleanse, |
| surface a 17' | to make the divine rites that had fallen away |
| surface a 18' | reappear magnificently, |
| surface a 19' | and Nippur, the bellwether of the nation, |
| surface a 20' | to restore to its previous state, |
| surface a 21' | it was Ur-Ninurta, |
| surface a 22' | the one serving the Ekur, |
| surface a 23' | upon whom Enlil, the king of all the lands, |
| surface a 24' | out over the broad population |
| surface a 25' | did lift his eye |
| surface a 26' | and did rightly choose. |
| surface a 27' | (for) An, Enlil, (and) Ninlil |
| surface a 28' | I removed evil, |
| surface a 29' | and (in) the shining Ekur temple in the city ... |
| surface a 30' | I set them up for them. |
| surface a 31' | (Further,) copper figures whose bodily features |
| surface a 32' | were made to resemble me, |
| surface a 33' | with an offering kid, |
| surface a 34' | were made in miniature(?), |
| surface a 35' | and, set up for (the delivering of) my prayers, |
| surface a 36' | as the main courtyard of the Gagiššua's |
| surface a 37' | ornament, I fashioned for her (Ninlil), |
| surface a 38' | and for my life |
| surface a 39' | I dedicated them to her. |
| surface a 40' | A person who an order of wickedness |
| surface a 41' | shall issue against it, |
| surface a 42' | and my creation |
| surface a 43' | shall efface, |
| surface a 44' | by the exalted command of Enlil |
| surface a 45' | ... may his revealed name |
| surface a 46' | be revoked from within the Ekur. |
| surface a 47' | May Ninurta, the mighty warrior of Enlil, |
| surface a 48' | be the inseparable bailiff for this |
| surface a 49' | for an eternity of days! |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | {d}nin-lil2 erisz mah | |
| 2 | {d}a-nun-ke4-ne pa e3 | |
| 3 | [x x x] an-ki-a | |
| 4 | [...] x-gin7 | |
| 5 | [...] x | |
| 6' | [x x?] [...] | |
| 7' | [x] ki x [...] | |
| 8' | bara2 bara2-bi [...] | |
| 9' | nam-lugal-sze3 (x) x [...] | |
| 10' | men gidri szum2-ma-am3 | |
| 11' | ama gal {d}a-nun-na-ke4-ne | |
| 12' | nin ki-ur3-ra [x (x)]-x | |
| 13' | e2-kur esz3 mah-[a] | |
| 14' | me-bi bar tam-e-de3 | |
| 15' | esz3 nibru{ki} dur-an-ki-ka | |
| 16' | szu-luh-bi sikil-e-de3 | |
| 17' | garza szu-ta [szub-ba-be2] | |
| 18' | dalla mah e3-de3 | |
| 19' | nibru{ki} masz2 sag [kalam-ma] | |
| 20' | ki-be2 gi4-gi4-de3 | |
| 21' | ur-{d}nin-urta-ke4 | |
| 22' | e2-kur-sze3 gub-ba-am3 | |
| 23' | {d}en-lil2 lugal kur-kur-ra-ke4 | |
| 24' | ug3 dagal szar2-ra-da | |
| 25' | igi mi-ni-in-il2 | |
| 26' | zi-de3-esz bi-in-pa3 | |
| 27' | an {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2 x | |
| 28' | nig2-hul im-ta-bu-ur2 | |
| 29' | e2-kur za-gin3 iri x ki bad#? im#? | |
| 30' | [x] mu-ne-su8 | |
| 31' | {uruda}alam me-dim2-bi | |
| 32' | musz3-me-ga2 se3-ga | |
| 33' | masz kadra-ka | |
| 34' | im-tur-tur-re | |
| 35' | nam-szita-mu-sze3 gub-ba | |
| 36' | kisal mah ga2-gesz-szu2-a-ka | |
| 37' | me-te-bi mu-na-dim2 | |
| 38' | nam-ti-la-mu-sze3 | |
| 39' | a mu-na-ru | |
| 40' | lu2 a2 nig2-hul-dim2-ma | |
| 41' | ib2-szi-ag2-ge26-a | |
| 42' | nig2 dim2-ma-mu | |
| 43' | [ib2-zi-re-a] | |
| 44' | [x]-du11 mah {d}en-lil2-la2-ke4 | |
| 45' | x x x mu pa3-da-ne2 | |
| 46' | [e2]-kur-ta inim he2-mi-ib2-gi4-gi4 | |
| 47' | {d}nin-urta ur-sag kal-ga {d}en-lil2-la2 | |
| 48' | maszkim <nu>-ku5-ru-bi he2-a | |
| 49' | u4 da-ri2-sze3 | |
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