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CDLI Literary 000514 (Rim-Sin G) composite (P481135)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000514 (Rim-Sin G) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P481135 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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) |
|---|---|---|
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| 1 | nidba ku3-ga si sa2-zu | Your pure offering, arranged in order |
| 2 | szu ku3-zu sizkur2 ku3 sikil-e ma-ra-tag-ga-zu | Your holy hand, your pure sizkur prayer, |
| 3 | gesz tag-ga szu tag-tag-ga-zu | Your ‘cutting-of-the-throat’ ritual |
| 4 | sza3-ge du11-ga eme gar-ra-zu | Your uttered commands and utterances |
| 5 | giri17 szu gal2-la-zu szu ku3 il2-la-zu | Your ‘hand-of-the-mouth’, your lifting of the holy hand, |
| 6 | {d}nanna lugal an ki en {d}lamma sa6-ga-zu he2-me-sze-sze | Nanna, king of heaven and earth, lord, may your beautiful protective deity be with you. |
| 7 | {d}nin-gal nin mah nin geszkim sa6-ga-zu he2-me-sze-sze | Ningal, the supreme lady, the lady of your favorable sign, may they be with you. |
| 8 | lugal sza3-gar du8-du8 {d}nanna {d}nin-gal-bi dingir gal-gal-e-ne-ke4 | king of the šagar drum, Nanna and Ningal, the great gods |
| 9 | {d}ri-im-{d}suen lugal e2 dingir-re-e-ne-ke4 | Rīm-Sîn, king of the temples of the gods |
| 10 | he2-gal2 ma-ra-si-si | he filled me with abundance. |
| 11 | lugal mu pa3-da {d}en-lil2-le nam bala-a-ni nam-he2 | king chosen by Enlil his reign of abundance |
| 12 | u4 he2-gal2-la mu giri17-zal-la | In days of abundance and joyful years |
| 13 | nam nam-gub nam he2-gal2-la nam-zu-sze3 he2-bi3-szi-gal2 | May a fate of standing, a destiny of abundance, be present for you. |
| 14 | lugal u4 ge6-a ge6 u3-na he2-gal2 nu-til-le-de3 | To make the king of the dark night and dark night dwell in abundance, |
| 15 | u4 ma-ra-ab-za-al ma-ra-ab-du10-ga ma-ra-ab-gi-ne2 | He spends the day there for you, he makes it good for you. |
| 16 | lugal nidba-zu sag-bi sza3 abzu-a du3-du3-ra-a ma-ra-du3-du3-ra | King, your food offerings are piled up for you in the Abzu. |
| 17 | lugal nidba-zu egir-bi kisal mah-a du3-du3-ra-a ma-ra-du3-du3-ra | Your king, after you have built the great courtyard for you, |
| 18 | he2-gal2 nu-til-le-de3 | to bring about the end of abundance |
| 19 | lugal su e2-a ma-ra-si-sa2 | The king, the one who fills the house for you, |
| 20 | {d}ri-im-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma me mah ki-ur3-ra | Rīm-Sîn, king of Ur, the supreme divine powers of the Ki'ur |
| 21 | ki-bi szu bi2-in-gi | he restored to its place |
| 22 | {d}nanna lugal an ki-ke4 aga zi mah nam-lugal-la szu du7 | Nanna, king of heaven and earth, who perfects the supreme crown of kingship |
| 23 | sag-za he2-ni-ib-gi-ne2 | they shall return to your head. |
| 24 | {d}nin-gal nin mah sza3-gar du8-du8-zu | Ningal, the supreme lady, your “fool-filled heart’ |
| 25 | sza3 sze-ga-ni-ta u4-bi-sze3 nam-ti du10 | From his supplication to this day, for a good life |
| 26 | zi-zu he2-eb-du10 | May your life be sweet! |
| 27 | szu ku3-ga-ni-ta me-lem4 gal nam-lugal-la dab5 | from his holy hand the great radiance of kingship seized |
| 28 | {gesz}gidru mah an ki-a szu-zu-sze3 tug2-ba13-gin7 he2-dib | May the supreme scepter of heaven and earth pass at your hand like a garment. |
| 29 | {d}ri-im-{d}suen lugal ki-ur3-ra he2-gal2 du8-du8 | Rīm-Sîn, king of the Ki'ur, who heaps up abundance |
| 30 | sag us2 nu-ti-le-de3 | in order not to live on its head |
| 31 | lugal {i7}idigna he2-gal2-la hu-mu-ra-ab-tum3 | the king of the Tigris brought abundance. |
| 32 | {i7}nun NIM-na sza3 si-ni-ta a zal-le hu-mu-ra-si | In the Upper Ninurta River, from the midst of the pure heart I filled with flowing water. |
| 33 | {i7}nun {i7}nun zi i7 zi-gal2 kalam-ma | the Princely River, the True Prince, the canal which is the life of the Land |
| 34 | ku6 muszen hu-mu-ra-ab-tum3 | may fish and birds bring to you. |
| 35 | a-ab-ba ab su-su-da-ta kun al-gub-ba-a-ta | From the Sea of the Susa Sea, where the tail stands, |
| 36 | u3-tu nu-til-le-da nam-lugal-zu-sze3 hu-mu-ra-ab-tum3 | With a birth that cannot be ended may he bring it to you for your kingship. |
| 37 | edin dagal ki dagal-ba nig2-ur2-4(disz) nig2-zi-gal2 SU RA-RA GA AL | In the broad steppe, in its broad place, abundance and life ... |
| 38 | eg2 pa5 pa4-ugur2-e szu hu-mu-ra-ab-il2-la | May he raise his hands to you in the ditches of the pa’ugur. |
| 39 | nam-ti ha-ra-ga2-ga2 | may life be established for you. |
| 40 | szudu3 inim-gar nig2 sa6-ga ha-ra-ga2-ga2 | may a šudu-offering (and) a favorable order be established for you. |
| 41 | sza3 hul2-la ha-ra-ga2-ga2 | may he place you in rejoicing. |
| 42 | geszkim sa6-sa6-ga ha-ra-ga2-ga2 | may a favorable sign be established for you. |
| 43 | sza3-zu ha-ra-du10 | May your heart be sweetened for you |
| 44 | su-zu ha-ra-du10 | May your flesh be sweetened for you |
| 45 | bar-zu geszkim gi-na-a-zu ha-ra-du10 | May your liver and your regular signs be pleasing to you. |
| 46 | sza3 {d}nanna {d}nin-gal-bi geszkim sa6-sa6-ga | The heart of Nanna and Ningal is a good sign |
| 47 | nam nam-ti-la da-ri2-sze3 he2-me-kar2-kar2 | May he decree a fate of life forever. |
| 48 | {d}ri-im-{d}suen lugal me-te-gal2 he2-gal2 szu du8-du8 dingir gal-gal-e-ne-ke4 | Rīm-Sîn, the king who is suitable for abundance, the one who perfects the great gods |
| 49 | ma-da he2-en-na-gi suhusz ma-da he2-en-na-ge-en | May he return the land to him, may he establish the foundation of the land for him. |
| 50 | {d}nanna lugal an ki-ke4 gu3 kalam-ma tesz2 hu-mu-ra-ab-se3-ge | Nanna, king of heaven and earth, may the cry of the land be uttered together for you |
| 51 | {d}ri-im-{d}suen lugal-gu10 | Rīm-Sîn my king |
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