RIME 4.02.09.16 composite (P519217)
Official or display, Early Old Babylonian, Maškan-šapir · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.02.09.16 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P519217 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Early Old Babylonian · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Maškan-šapir (mod. Tell Abu Duwari) |
| Coordinates | 32.4055, 45.2207 |
English translation
By Foxvog, Daniel A. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
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| surface a col 1 1 | When the great lord, hero Nergal, |
| surface a col 1 2 | having made his city Maškan-šapir |
| surface a col 1 3 | in his heart 'overflowing its banks' |
| surface a col 1 4 | truly appear, |
| surface a col 1 5 | and its city wall on a pure place |
| surface a col 1 6 | having built up greatly, |
| surface a col 1 7 | and about its extended residences |
| surface a col 1 8 | with his words that cannot be changed |
| surface a col 1 9 | having spoken loftily, |
| surface a col 1 10 | then Sîn-iddinam, |
| surface a col 1 11 | the mighty man, |
| surface a col 1 12 | the provider of Ur, |
| surface a col 1 13 | the king of Larsa, |
| surface a col 1 14 | and king of Sumer and Akkad, |
| surface a col 1 15 | the man by whom the Ebabbar, the temple of Utu, |
| surface a col 1 16 | had been built, |
| surface a col 1 17 | who the Tigris, the wide river, |
| surface a col 1 18 | had excavated, |
| surface a col 1 19 | who the exalted food offerings |
| surface a col 1 20 | of the Anuna gods |
| surface a col 1 21 | did greatly perfect – namely I, |
| surface a col 1 22 | because all the great ways |
| surface a col 1 23 | I searched out for that place |
| surface a col 1 24 | and because about bringing together vast troops |
| surface a col 1 25 | I truly was knowledgable, |
| surface a col 1 26 | because of this Nergal, |
| surface a col 1 27 | the son of Enlil, |
| surface a col 1 28 | gave me mattocks and earth baskets |
| surface a col 1 29 | and determines this fate for me. |
| surface a col 1 30 | From the temple ... |
| surface a col 1 31 | he raised for me .... |
| surface a col 1 32 | For his city Maškan-šapir, |
| surface a col 1 33 | lifting the top of its wall on a sacred place, |
| surface a col 1 34 | with his joyful heart |
| surface a col 1 35 | he finished for me its instructions. |
| surface a col 1 36 | Then, one-fourth |
| surface a col 1 37 | of the armies of my country |
| surface a col 1 38 | I having mobilized there, |
| surface a col 1 39 | for one month, for thirty days, |
| surface a col 1 40 | I had them make its bricks. |
| surface a col 1 41 | That great wall, |
| surface a col 1 42 | May Nergal Level the Enemy Lands For Me |
| surface a col 1 43 | being its name, |
| surface a col 2 1 | by that name in triumph |
| surface a col 2 2 | I called it grandly. |
| surface a col 2 3 | When the great wall |
| surface a col 2 4 | of Maškan-šapir I built, |
| surface a col 2 5 | a wage for one man of |
| surface a col 2 6 | 40 liters each of barley, |
| surface a col 2 7 | 2 liters each of bread, |
| surface a col 2 8 | 2 liters each of beer, |
| surface a col 2 9 | 1 liter each of oil, |
| surface a col 2 10 | for one day so each received. |
| surface a col 2 11 | During my favorable reign of good years |
| surface a col 2 12 | 3 bushels of barley, |
| surface a col 2 13 | 10 bushels of dates, |
| surface a col 2 14 | 15 pounds of wool, |
| surface a col 2 15 | 20 liters of sesame oil, |
| surface a col 2 16 | or 40 liters of lard, |
| surface a col 2 17 | in the markets of Ur, Larsa, |
| surface a col 2 18 | and of my (whole) land |
| surface a col 2 19 | for 1 shekel of silver |
| surface a col 2 20 | thus could be bought. |
| surface a col 2 21 | Sîn-iddinam, |
| surface a col 2 22 | the king whose kingship |
| surface a col 2 23 | surpasses that in (all) the lands, |
| surface a col 2 24 | the called one(?) of his city, |
| surface a col 2 25 | whose commands are ..., namely I – |
| surface a col 2 26 | at that time, Maškan-šapir |
| surface a col 2 27 | the good place, |
| surface a col 2 28 | its fundations I made firm. |
| surface a col 2 29 | More than the kingly predecessors |
| surface a col 2 30 | of mine, |
| surface a col 2 31 | I broadened its residential areas. |
| surface a col 2 32 | The canal ... |
| surface a col 2 33 | I dug out into the heart of that city, |
| surface a col 2 34 | (and so) I let its population |
| surface a col 2 35 | have fresh water to drink. |
| surface a col 2 36 | Peaceful residences |
| surface a col 2 37 | I set out in orderly fashion in the upper city(?). |
| surface a col 2 38 | At that time, justice |
| surface a col 2 39 | I was promulgating by (my) commands, |
| surface a col 2 40 | and laws |
| surface a col 2 41 | I establshed by (my) words. |
| surface a col 2 42 | (Thus) the heart of my king Utu |
| surface a col 2 43 | I indeed gladdened. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a col 1 | ||
| 1 | u4 en gal ur-sag {d}nergal | |
| 2 | iri{ki}-ni masz-kan2-szabra{ki} | |
| 3 | sza3 gu2-be2 gi4-a-na | |
| 4 | zi-de3-esz mu-un-e3-a | |
| 5 | bad3-bi ki sikil-la | |
| 6 | gal-bi du3-a-da | |
| 7 | ki-tusz-bi dagal-la-da | |
| 8 | inim nu-kam3-me-da-na | |
| 9 | mah bi2-in-du11-ga-a | |
| 10 | u4-ba {d}suen-i-din-na-am | |
| 11 | nita kal-ga | |
| 12 | u2-a uri2{ki}-ma | |
| 13 | lugal larsa{ki}-ma | |
| 14 | lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri-ke4 | |
| 15 | lu2 e2-babbar e2 {d}utu-ke4 | |
| 16 | mu-un-du3-a | |
| 17 | {i7}idigna i7 dagal-la | |
| 18 | mu-un-ba-al-la-a | |
| 19 | nidba mah | |
| 20 | {d}a-nun-na-ke4-ne | |
| 21 | szu gal bi2-in-du7-a-me-en | |
| 22 | a-ra2 gal-gal | |
| 23 | ki-be2 mu-da-kin-kin-ga2-asz | |
| 24 | erin2 dagal-la mu-tum3-tum3-bi | |
| 25 | zi-de3-esz mu-zu-a-mu-sze3 | |
| 26 | nam-bi-sze3 {d}nergal | |
| 27 | dumu {d}en-lil2-la2-ke4 | |
| 28 | {gesz}al {gesz}dusu ga2?-[ra? ha?]-ma?-szum2?-szum2? | |
| 29 | nam-bi [ha-ma]-tar-tar | |
| 30 | e2 gesz? [...]-x-ta | |
| 31 | ga2-ra ma-il2# [...] DU | |
| 32 | iri{ki}-ni masz-kan2-szabra{ki} | |
| 33 | ki ku3-ga bad3-bi sag il2 | |
| 34 | sza3 hul2-la-ni-ta | |
| 35 | a2-ag2-ba ha-ma-ni-in-til | |
| 36 | u4-ba igi-4(disz)-gal2 | |
| 37 | ugnim kalam-ma-mu | |
| 38 | um-mi-zi | |
| 39 | iti-da u4 3(u)-ka | |
| 40 | sig4-bi he2-em-mi-du8 | |
| 41 | bad3 gal-bi | |
| 42 | {d}nergal kur erim2 ha-am-se3-se3-ke | |
| 43 | mu-bi-im | |
| surface a col 2 | ||
| 1 | u3-ma mu-bi | |
| 2 | gal-bi he2-em-mi-sa4# | |
| 3 | u4 bad3 gal | |
| 4 | masz-kan2-szabra{ki} mu-du3-a | |
| 5 | a2 lu2 1(disz)-e | |
| 6 | sze 4(ban2) gur-ta | |
| 7 | ninda 2(disz) sila3-ta | |
| 8 | kasz 2(disz) sila3-ta | |
| 9 | i3 2(disz) gin2-ta-am3 | |
| 10 | u4 1(disz)-a# ur5-gin7 szu ha-ba-an-ti | |
| 11 | u4 bala du10-ga mu sa6-sa6-ga-ga2-a | |
| 12 | sze 3(asz) gur-ta | |
| 13 | zu2-lum 1(u) gur-ta | |
| 14 | siki 1(u) 5(disz) ma-na-ta | |
| 15 | i3-gesz 2(ban2)-ta | |
| 16 | i3-szah2 4(ban2)-ta | |
| 17 | ganba sza3 uri2{ki} larsa{ki} | |
| 18 | u3 ma-da-ga2-ka | |
| 19 | ku3 1(disz) gin2-e | |
| 20 | ur5-gin7 ha-ba-ra-sa10 | |
| 21 | {d}suen-i-din-na-am | |
| 22 | lugal nam-lugal-a-ni | |
| 23 | kur-ra diri-ga-me-en | |
| 24 | gu3-de2-a iri-na | |
| 25 | du11-ga-ni KAL?-KI?-me-en | |
| 26 | u4-ba masz-kan2-szabra{ki} | |
| 27 | ki du10-ga | |
| 28 | suhusz-bi he2-em-mi-ge-en | |
| 29 | diri lugal szu IGI-DU- | |
| 30 | mu-ne-sze3 | |
| 31 | ki-tusz-bi he2-em-mi-dagal | |
| 32 | i7 x x [...]-da | |
| 33 | sza3 iri{ki}-ba hu-mu-ba-al | |
| 34 | ug3-ug3-bi | |
| 35 | a du10 hu-mu-ne-nag | |
| 36 | ki-tusz ne-ha | |
| 37 | NIM#? IRI#? si he2-em-mi-sa4 | |
| 38 | u4-ba nig2-si-sa2 | |
| 39 | du11-ga hu-mu-ni-szum2-mu | |
| 40 | nig2-gi-na | |
| 41 | inim-ta hu-mu-ni-gar | |
| 42 | sza3 {d}utu lugal-ga2-ke4 | |
| 43 | hu-mu-du10 | |
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