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CDLI Literary 000508 (Rim-Sin A) composite (P481129)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000508 (Rim-Sin A) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P481129 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | uncertain (mod. uncertain) |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | {d}en-lil2 lugal an ki-a nig2-du11-ga-ni zi inim-ma-ni [...] | Enlil, king of heaven and earth, his command, his life and his word |
| 2 | {d}ri-im-{d}suen sipa NU USZ x x u4 gi4-a lugal-gu10 x [...] | Rīm-Sîn, the shepherd who does not die, ... my king |
| 3 | nig2-gu7 zi ti-la nibru{ki} du3? x x in-na-an-szum2-ma [...] szudu3 he2-en-na-sza4 | He gave to him the righteous food that sustains Nippur and he prayed to him: |
| 4 | {d}ezina2 lu2 sa6 nam-lu2-ulu3? sag-e-esz he2-en-na-rig7 | May Ezina, the good man, present to mankind |
| 5 | mu gi-bi ma-da-na-ka? sza3 hul2-la u4 he2-en-na-ab-zal-zal-e | May the days of his rejoicing heart be long for him |
| 6 | {d}ri-im-{d}suen lugal-gu10 mu-da-an-GU4?-GU4?-ne | Rīm-Sîn, my king, ... |
| 7 | {gesz}gu-za nam-lugal-bi he2-en-na-gi bala-bi he2-en-na-su3-u4 | May his throne of kingship be restored for him, may his reign be prolonged for him. |
| 8 | gidru-ni sig igi-nim-ma he2-en-e-du11 | May he say to you "his scepter is low in the sky" |
| 9 | lugal gu2-zal-a-bi he2-en-na-ab-gam-e | may the king of Guzala make it for him. |
| 10 | nidba {d}ri-im-{d}suen lugal-gu10 tur mah-e nibru{ki} e2-kur [...] | Food offerings of Rīm-Sîn my king, the young and exalted one of Nippur, the Ekur |
| 11 | szu-si-bi-ta lal3 i3-nun-gin7 al-biz-biz-ze2-e ge26-e dumu lu2 1(disz)-gin7-nam lal3 i3-nun-na | I, like one child of a man, like honey and butter, |
| 12 | nidba lugal-gu10 asila?-gu10-ta szu li-bi2-ib-sub | The food offerings of my king(?), from my joy(?) |
| 13 | dumu nu-u8?-gin7 2(disz) ganun? ku3-babbar ma-an-szum2-mu-usz | like a child not born, he gave me 2 (shekels of) silver. |
| 14 | x x x x x x dili-gu10 al-DA | ... my one ... |
| 15 | sukkal? dumu lu2-u3 ge26-e-me-en | I am the minister, the son of a man |
| 16 | da dumu lu2-u3-ne mu-da-la2-e-en | I sit with the people's children. |
| 17 | igi bar mu-u8-du11 he2-ri-ib-x [...] | May he/she say to you "look at me with favor" |
| 18 | dili-am3 {d}ri-im-{d}suen lugal-gu10 lal3 i3-nun-gin7 szu sub sag? [...] | “I am alone, Rīm-Sîn, my king, like honey and butter ... |
| 19 | inim-gu10 si bi2-ib-sa2 e2 ad?-da-gu10 in-zu? hu-mu-ak-e | My words are straight, my father's house is known(?) |
| 20 | 1(disz) {d}en-lil2 kur gal-a-ni mu-zu-gin7 {d}ri-im-{d}suen kur gal-a-zu he2-me | 1. Enlil, his great mountain is like your name, may Rīm-Sîn be your great mountain. |
| 21 | nam-ti-zu sza3? {d}nin-urta x E x hul2 he2-em-du11 {d}nin-nibru{ki} nin uru2 ki ga2-ga2? [...] | Your life may Ninurta’s heart(?) rejoice over you Ninnibru, lady of the city that is to be established |
| 22 | arhusz2? sza3-la2 sug4-gin7-nam x-ga-bi ba-nigin2-nigin2 nam-ti-sze3 he2-ri-ib-nigin2-nigin2 | (Sum) Its ... were scattered(?) like a reed thicket(?), it was scattered like ... (Akk) It was scattered as if it were a densely populated forest, it was spread out(?) for (its) life |
| 23 | {d}nin-szubur an igi {d}nanna-ke4 ba-du11?-[...] | Ninšubur, An, before Nanna |
| 24 | nig2 sa6-ga sag-zu-sze3 he2-em-x-a nam-ti-zu he2-eb-be2 | May he ... good things for you, may he proclaim your life! |
| 25 | igi-zu ib2-ba-a-du8 sza3 la-ba-an-x | Your eye has been smashed, it has not ... the heart. |
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