RIME 4.04.add07.01 composite (P499481)
Official or display, Early Old Babylonian, Uruk · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.04.add07.01 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P499481 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Early Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Uruk (mod. Warka) |
| Coordinates | 31.3234, 45.6395 |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| surface a 1 | Narām-Sîn, |
| surface a 2 | the shepherd who has increased everything in Uruk, |
| surface a 3 | the king who always makes pleasant the heart of his city, |
| surface a 4 | the god of his country— |
| surface a 5 | When An and Inanna |
| surface a 6 | had given me the kingship of Uruk, |
| surface a 7 | then, with my mighty weapon |
| surface a 8 | I opened ... the canal of Uruk. |
| surface a 9 | I siezed the village of Nanna-Isa, |
| surface a 10 | I set my foundations at the border, |
| surface a 11 | and ... I built the palace of my kingship. |
| surface a 12 | At that time, during the term of my kingship, |
| surface a 13 | 3 gur of barley, 2 minas of wool, |
| surface a 15 | 10 minas of copper, or 3 bán of sesame oil, |
| surface a 16 | at the market rate of my land for 1 shekel of silver |
| surface a 17 | each could be bought. |
| surface a 18 | The sons and daughters of Uruk |
| surface a 19 | I returned to their maternal living quarters, |
| surface a 20 | and I made good pronouncements about the orphans and widows. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | na-ra-am-{d}suen | |
| 2 | sipa nig2-nam szar2-ra unu{ki}-ga | |
| 3 | lugal sza3 iri{ki?}-na du10-du10 | |
| 4 | dingir ma-da-na | |
| 5 | u4 an {d}inanna-ke4 | |
| 6 | nam-lugal unu{ki}-ga ma-an-szum2-mu-usz-a | |
| 7 | u4-ba {gesz}tukul kal-ga-ga2-ta | |
| 8 | i7 unu{ki}-ga {gesz}x x x? gi4 gal2 he2-bi2-tak4 | |
| 9 | e2-duru5 {d}nanna-i3-sa6{ki} he2-bi2-dab5 | |
| 10 | za3-ge ur2-mu he2-bi2-gub | |
| 11 | [x?] x ni-x e2-gal nam-lugal-la-ga2 mu-du3 | |
| 12 | u4-ba bala nam-lugal-la-ga2 | |
| 13 | 3(asz) sze gur-ta 1(u) [2(disz)] ma-na siki-ta | |
| 15 | 1(u) ma-na uruda#-ta 3(ban2) i3-gesz-ta | |
| 16 | ganba ma-da-ga2-ka ku3-babbar 1(disz) gin2-e | |
| 17 | he2-eb2-de3-sa10 | |
| 18 | dumu-nita2 dumu-munus unu{ki}-ga-ke4# | |
| 19 | ama5 ama-a-sze3 he2-bi2-gur | |
| 20 | inim nu-siki nu-mu-un-kusz-a he2-bi2-sa6 | |
Sources & licences
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