RIME 4.01.10.11 composite (P465397)
Official or display, Early Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.01.10.11 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P465397 |
| 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, |
| surface a 2 | queen of the gods, |
| surface a 3 | king Iddin-Dagān |
| surface a 4 | fashioned two big copper statues |
| surface a 5 | but did not bring them to Nippur. |
| surface a 6 | From (the hands of) Iddin-Dagān |
| surface a 7 | until king Enlil-bāni |
| surface a 8 | it was 117 years |
| surface a 9 | that they stood in Isin. |
| surface a 10 | Ninlil, with a happy heart |
| surface a 11 | desired it and gave command, and so |
| surface a 12 | Enlil-bāni, the strong king, |
| surface a 13 | king of Isin, king of Sumer and Akkad, |
| surface a 14 | beloved of Enlil and Ninlil, |
| surface a 15 | those two big copper statues |
| surface a 16 | from within Isin |
| surface a 17 | to Nippur he had brought. |
| surface a 18 | In the great courtyard of the Gageššua temple |
| surface a 19 | before Ninlil his mistress he set them up. |
| surface a 20 | Because of this, Ninlil |
| surface a 21 | the life of Enlil-bāni, |
| surface a 22 | from (her) place (beside) Enlil, she lengthened its days. |
| surface a 23 | A person who shall erase this inscription, |
| surface a 24 | may Enlil my master and Ninlil my mistress |
| surface a 25 | curse him. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | {d}nin-lil2 | |
| 2 | nin dingir-re-e-ne-ra | |
| 3 | {d}i-din-{d}da-gan lugal-e | |
| 4 | {uruda}alan gal-gal min-a-bi mu-na-dim2 | |
| 5 | nibru{ki}-sze3 nu-un-de6 | |
| 6 | szu {d}i-din-{d}da-gan-ta | |
| 7 | en-na {d}en-lil2-ba-ni lugal-e | |
| 8 | mu 1(gesz2) 5(u) 7(disz)-kam | |
| 9 | sza3 i3-si-in-na-ka i3-su8-ge-esz-am3 | |
| 10 | {d}nin-lil2-le sza3 hul2-la-ni-ta | |
| 11 | al in-du3 in-du11-ma | |
| 12 | {d}en-lil2-ba-ni lugal kal-ga | |
| 13 | lugal i3-si-in-na lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri | |
| 14 | ki-ag2 {d}en-lil2 u3 {d}nin-lil2 | |
| 15 | {uruda}alan gal-gal min-a-bi | |
| 16 | sza3 i3-si-in-na-ta | |
| 17 | nibru{ki}-sze3 in-de6 | |
| 18 | kisal-mah e2 ga2-gesz-szu2-a-ka | |
| 19 | {d}nin-lil2 nin-a-ni-ir mu-na-gub | |
| 20 | mu-bi-sze3 {d}nin-lil2-le | |
| 21 | nam-ti {d}en-lil2-ba-ni | |
| 22 | ki {d}en-lil2-la2-ta u4-bi ba-ni-in-su3 | |
| 23 | lu2 mu-sar-ra-ba szu bi2-<ib-ur3-ra> | |
| 24 | {d}en-lil2 lugal-mu u3 {d}nin-lil2 nin-mu | |
| 25 | nam ha-ba-an-da-ku5-ru-ne | |
Sources & licences
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