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RIME 4.02.09.16, ex. 01 (P519218)
Official or display, Early Old Babylonian, Maškan-šapir · c. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 4.02.09.16, ex. 01 |
|---|---|
| ID | P519218 |
| 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 |
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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | u4 en gal ur-sag {d}nergal | When great lord, hero Nergal |
| 2 | iri{ki}-ni masz-kan2-szabra{ki} | his city Maškan-šabra |
| 3 | sza3 gu2-be2 gi4-a-na | in his angry heart |
| 4 | zi-de3-esz mu-un-e3-a | he brought forth faithfully. |
| 5 | bad3-bi ki sikil-la | its walls in a pure place |
| 6 | gal-bi du3-a-da | whose greatness was built, |
| 7 | ki-tusz-bi dagal-la-da | with its wide dwelling place |
| 8 | inim nu-kam3-me-da-na | whose word cannot be changed |
| 9 | mah bi2-in-du11-ga-a | he had magnificently declared, |
| 10 | u4-ba {d}suen-i-din-na-am | At that time, Sîn-iddinam |
| 11 | nita kal-ga | the strong man |
| 12 | u2-a uri2{ki}-ma | provider of Ur, |
| 13 | lugal larsa{ki}-ma | king of Larsa, |
| 14 | lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri-ke4 | king of Sumer and Akkad |
| 15 | lu2 e2-babbar e2 {d}utu-ke4 | the man who the Ebabbar, the temple of Utu |
| 16 | mu-un-du3-a | had built, |
| 17 | {i7}idigna i7 dagal-la | the Tigris, the wide river |
| 18 | mu-un-ba-al-la-a | he deposited there. |
| 19 | nidba mah | a great offering |
| 20 | {d}a-nun-na-ke4-ne | of the Anuna gods |
| 21 | szu gal bi2-in-du7-a-me-en | I am the one who has perfected greatness |
| 22 | a-ra2 gal-gal | the great ways |
| 23 | ki-be2 mu-da-kin-kin-ga2-asz | because of what he had done, |
| 24 | erin2 dagal-la mu-tum3-tum3-bi | and brought the extensive troops. |
| 25 | zi-de3-esz mu-zu-a-mu-sze3 | Truely, because of my name |
| 26 | nam-bi-sze3 {d}nergal | for this Nergal |
| 27 | dumu {d}en-lil2-la2-ke4 | son of Enlil |
| 28 | {gesz}al {gesz}dusu ga2#?-[ra? ha?]-ma#?-szum2?-szum2? | I will give you hoe and shovel |
| 29 | nam-bi [ha?-ma?]-tar#-tar | may its fate be decided for me |
| 30 | e2 gesz#? [...]-x-ta | From the ... house |
| 31 | ga2-ra ma-il2# [...] DU | ... carrying ... for me |
| 32 | iri{ki}-ni masz-kan2-szabra{ki} | his city Maškan-šabra |
| 33 | ki ku3-ga bad3-bi sag#? il2 | In the holy place, its walls raised their heads |
| 34 | sza3 hul2-la-ni-ta | from his joyful heart |
| 35 | a2-ag2-ba ha-ma-ni-in-til | I have finished its work. |
| 36 | u4-ba igi-4(disz)-gal2 | at that time, 1/4 (shekel) |
| 37 | ugnim kalam-ma-mu | the army of my land |
| 38 | um-mi-zi | Ummizi, |
| 39 | iti-da u4 3(u)-ka | monthly, for 30 days |
| 40 | sig4-bi he2-em-mi-du8 | I had its bricks poured out. |
| 41 | bad3 gal-bi | its great wall |
| 42 | {d}nergal kur erim2 ha-am-se3-se3-ke | Nergal, who makes the enemy land tremble |
| 43 | mu-bi-im | that name |
| surface a col 2 | ||
| 1 | u3-ma mu-bi | That name |
| 2 | gal-bi he2-em-mi-sa4# | I named it. |
| 3 | u4 bad3 gal | when the great wall |
| 4 | masz-kan2-szabra{ki} mu-du3-a | Maškan-šabra he built. |
| 5 | a2 lu2 1(disz)-e | labor of one man |
| 6 | sze 4(ban2) gur-ta | barley, 4 ban2 each, |
| 7 | ninda 2(disz) sila3-ta | bread of 2 sila3 each |
| 8 | kasz 2(disz) sila3-ta | beer of 2 sila3 each |
| 9 | i3 2(disz) gin2-ta-am3 | 2 shekels of oil each, |
| 10 | u4 1(disz)-a# ur5-gin7 szu ha-ba-an-ti | For 1 day, like a dog, may he take it. |
| 11 | u4 bala du11-ga mu sa6-sa6-ga-ga2-a | In the days of bala, in years of good years, |
| 12 | sze 3(asz) gur-ta | 3 gur barley each, |
| 13 | zu2-lum 1(u) gur-ta | dates, 10 gur each |
| 14 | siki 1(u) 5(disz) ma-na-ta | wool at 15 minas each, |
| 15 | i3-gesz 2(ban2)-ta | sesame oil, 2 ban2 each |
| 16 | i3-szah2 4(ban2)-ta | lard at 4 ban2 each, |
| 17 | ganba sza3 uri2{ki} larsa{ki} | at the market rates in Ur and Larsa |
| 18 | u3 ma-da-ga2-ka | and my land |
| 19 | ku3 1(disz) gin2-e | 1 shekel of silver |
| 20 | ur5-gin7 ha-ba-ra-sa10 | may he buy it for you as a loan. |
| 21 | {d}suen-i-din-na-am | Sin-iddinam, |
| 22 | lugal nam-lugal-a-ni | his kingship |
| 23 | kur-ra diri-ga-me-en | I surpass the mountains, |
| 24 | gu3#-de2#-a#? iri-na | Gudea of his city |
| 25 | du11-ga-ni KAL#? KI?-me-en | His command is great(?) |
| 26 | u4-ba masz-kan2-szabra{ki} | At that time, Maškan-šabra |
| 27 | ki du10-ga | in a good place |
| 28 | suhusz-bi he2-em-mi-ge-en | I firmly established its foundations. |
| 29 | diri lugal szu-IGI-DU- | surpassing the king, Šu-IGI-DU-, |
| 30 | mu-ne-sze3 | for his own name |
| 31 | ki-tusz-bi he2-em-mi-dagal | I broadened its dwelling. |
| 32 | i7 x x [...]-da | the ... canal |
| 33 | sza iri{ki}-ba hu-mu-ba-al | of the city he shall carry. |
| 34 | ug3-ug3-bi | and its people |
| 35 | a du10 hu-mu-ne-nag | may he drink good water for him. |
| 36 | ki-tusz ne-ha | a peaceful dwelling |
| 37 | NIM#? IRI#? si he2-em-mi-sa4 | May he make the city tremble(?) |
| 38 | u4-ba nig2-si-sa2 | At that time justice |
| 39 | du11-ga hu-mu-ni-szum2-mu | may he give me orders. |
| 40 | nig2-gi-na | of justice |
| 41 | inim-ta hu-mu-ni-gar | I placed in the word. |
| 42 | sza3 {d}utu lugal-ga2-ke4 | in the heart of Utu my master |
| 43 | hu-mu-du10 | may he be good. |
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