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CDLI Literary 000511 (Rim-Sin D) composite (P481132)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000511 (Rim-Sin D) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P481132 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) |
| Coordinates | 30.9607, 46.1063 |
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}ri-im-{d}suen lugal nam-he2-gal2-la | Rīm-Sîn, king of abundance |
| 2 | igi-du mah bara2-bara2-ge2-e-ne | They are the supreme judges of the judges. |
| 3 | {d}nig2-zi {d}nig2-si-sa2 a2-tah-zu he2-a | May Nigzi and Nigsisa be your helpers. |
| 4 | [...] du10-ga ha-ra-ab-ga2-ga2-ne | ... may they set for you. |
| 5 | [...] x ha-ra-ab-ga2-ga2-ne | ... may they set for you. |
| 6 | {d}ri-im-{d}suen mu pa3-da an-e {d}en-lil2-le | Rīm-Sîn, chosen by An and Enlil |
| 7 | abula mah abula uri5{ki}-ma ku4-ku4-da-zu-ne2 | When you enter the great gate, the gate of Ur, |
| 8 | {d}udug sa6-ga {d}lamma silim-ma-ka | The good udug priestess, the protective deity of peace |
| 9 | i3-du8 abula mah-a-ke4 | the doorkeeper of the great gate, |
| 10 | igi-zu-sze3 [...] ha-ra-ab-zalag-ge-ne | May they shine for you before you |
| 11 | inim sa6-ga-zu {d}nanna {d}nin-gal-ra | Your good words for Nanna and Ningal |
| 12 | he2-ni-ib-ku4-re-esz-a | they shall bring in. |
| 13 | nam-ti silim-ma x he2-ri-ib-gi4-ne | they shall return him to life in peace. |
| 14 | x sa6-ga nig2 sza3 hul2-la inim-gar szu gi4-a | The good ..., which makes the heart rejoice, whose word is turned back |
| 15 | sza3 e2-kisz-nu-gal2-la-ta ha-ra-ab-ed2-ne | they shall lead him away from the Ekišnugal temple. |
| 16 | dingir nam-ti-la abula mah-a-ke4 | the god of life of the great gate, |
| 17 | {gesz}ig gal2 hu-mu-ra-ab-da13-da13-asz | May he open the door for you |
| 18 | dingir silim-ma en-nu-ug3 abula mah-a-ke4 | The god of peace, the guardian spirit of the great gate |
| 19 | igi-zu-sze3 he2-bi2-da-hul2-le-ne | they shall rejoice before you. |
| 20 | musz3-me-ne ha-ra-ab-zalag-ge-ne | May they shine for you in their faces. |
| 21 | AG? su6 ha-ra-ab-sze-sza4-e-ne | May the shepherds utter a lament for you |
| 22 | abula uri5{ki}-ma abula giri17-zal-la | The gate of Ur, the gate of joy |
| 23 | ku4-ra-zu-ne | when you enter, |
| 24 | [...]-la szeg12 uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 | ... brickwork of Ur |
| 25 | [...] x abula uri5{ki}-ma | ... the gate of Ur |
| 26 | [...] abula mah-a-ke4 | ... of the great gate |
| 27 | [...] ha-ra-ab-bala-bala | ... may he cross over for you |
| 28 | [...] abula mah-a-ke4 | ... of the great gate |
| 29 | [...] ha-ra-ab-be2-ne | ... they shall say to you |
| 30 | [...] sza3 hul2-la ha-ra-ab-gar-re-ne | ... may they place for you in rejoicing |
| 31 | geszkim sa6-sa6-ga inim nig2 sza3 du10-ga | a favorable sign, a good word, |
| 32 | igi-zu-sze3 ha-ra-ab-gar-re-esz | they shall place before you. |
| 33 | ki ku3 ki nam-ti-la giri3-zu he2-ri-ib-gub-bu-ne | They shall set your feet upon the holy place, the place of life. |
| 34 | {d}ri-im-{d}suen nun sag-kal kur kalam-ma-ke4 | Rīm-Sîn, prince foremost of the land of the Land, |
| 35 | du6-bara2-gal-mah ki-ur3 uri5{ki}-ma | the Dubaragalmaḫ, the Ki-ur of Ur |
| 36 | du6-bara2-gal-mah {d}nig2-erim2-szu-tab-bi | the Dubaragalmaḫ and Nigerimšutab |
| 37 | du6-bara2-gal-mah {d}nig2-erim2-szu-ur4-ur4 | the Dubaragalmaḫ, Nigerimšu-urur |
| 38 | du6-bara2-gal-mah {d}du11-ga-ab-szu-gi4-gi4 | The Dugabšu-gigi temple of the Great Oval |
| 39 | du6-bara2-gal-mah {d}du11-ga-ab-szu-tab-bi | The Dugabšutaba temple |
| 40 | dingir gub-ba abula mah-ke4 | The god standing in the great gate, |
| 41 | dingir ku4-ra silim-ma-ne | The gods who enter are well. |
| 42 | zi-da gab2-bu-zu nam nam-ti-le-sze3 | Your right side, for the sake of life, |
| 43 | u4 su3-ra2-sze3 he2-em-da-sub2-sub2-be2-esz | they shall submerge him forever. |
| 44 | inim sa6-ga-zu {d}nanna {d}nin-gal-ra | Your good words for Nanna and Ningal |
| 45 | he2-ni-ib-ku4-re-e-ne | they shall bring him in. |
| 46 | geszkim sa6-ga da-za-a musz3 nu-tum2-mu-de3 | The good sign of Za’a, which does not cease |
| 47 | sag-sag nig2 sa6-ga-zu he2-eb-tuku-tuku-ne | they shall acquire your good headdress. |
| 48 | {d}ri-im-{d}suen lugal-gu10 | Rīm-Sîn my king |
| 49 | szudu3-de3 dingir silim-ma abula mah ku4-ra-kam | It is the prayer of a well-being god entering the great gate. |
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