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A prayer to An for Rīm-Sîn (Rīm-Sîn C) (Q000510)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A prayer to An for Rīm-Sîn (Rīm-Sîn C) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000510 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Ur |
| Coordinates | 30.9607, 46.1063 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | sipad mu pad₃-da an kug-ge nam gal an-na tar | The shepherd chosen by holy An determines the great destiny of heaven. |
| 2 | {d}ri-im-{d}suen mu pad₃-da an kug-ge nam gal an-na tar | Rīm-Sîn, whose name was proclaimed by holy An and whose great fate was determined by An |
| 3 | nun šag₄ zid-ta nam-lugal-la mu-un-sa₂ | The prince placed kingship in the righteous midst |
| 4 | nam-men uŋ₃ šar₂-ra-še₃ gal-le-eš kiŋ₂-kiŋ₂-en | The great lordship of the king is upon the earth |
| 5 | larsam{ki}-ma kur SA₄ me nam-nun-na de₂-a | in Larsam, the red mountain of princeliness, |
| 6 | nam-sipad ki-en-gi ki-uri-še₃ zid-de-eš pad₃-da-me-en | I am the righteous shepherd of Sumer and Akkad |
| 7 | an gal mah an ki-a en niŋ₂-nam gal-zu | Great An, supreme in heaven and earth, lord, your great aura |
| 8 | a-a diŋir-re-e-ne nam tar-tar-re-de₃ ki-bi-še₃ ši-ŋar | Father of the intercessors, to determine destinies, to set them in their places |
| 9 | dug₄-ga dugud inim-bi nu-silig-ge | The strong one, whose words cannot be changed, |
| 10 | an-šag₄-ga sikil-la DU ŋal₂ | In the pure midst of heaven ... |
| 11 | nun {d}ri-im-{d}suen sipad šag₄-ge de₆-a-ne-me-en | Prince Rīm-Sîn, you are the shepherd of the field. |
| 12 | an gal-e šag₄ ki aŋ₂-ŋa₂-ni dalla hu-mu-ra-ni-in-e₃ | May the great An bring forth radiance in the earth and heaven for you |
| 13 | niŋ₂-si-sa₂-zu-še₃ gu₃ zid-de₃-eš hu-mu-ra-ab-de | May he/she say to you “may your utterance be true for you’ |
| 14 | an šag₄-ge su₃-ra₂ ud nam-til₃-zu hu-mu-ra-ab-dirig-ga | May the distant heavens prolong your days of life for you |
| 15 | nam-lugal kur niŋ₂-daŋal-la ud su₃-ra₂-še₃ hu-mu-ra-ab-šum₂ | May the kingship of the foreign lands be brought to you in distant days. |
| 16 | inim kug-ga-ne-ne-a nam nam-til₃-la hu-mu-ra-ab-tar | May he decree a fate of life for you with their holy words. |
| 17 | dug₄-ga niŋ₂-nam nu-kur₂-da zi su₃-ra₂ hu-mu-ra-ab-tah | May he add long life for you in a mighty vessel that cannot be changed. |
| 18 | aga kug-ge saŋ-za-a he₂-ne₂-eb-ge-en | May you set up a pure crown on your neck. |
| 19 | {ŋiš}gu-za nam-til₃-la-ka gal-bi hu-mu-ra-ab-tuš | May he sit on the great throne of life for you |
| 20 | u₃-luh niŋ₂-si-sa₂ šu-zu-še₃ hu-mu-ra-ab-si | May the uluh prayer be uttered to you |
| 21 | ešgiri₂ kalam ge-en-ge-en su-zu-a he₂-bi₂-la | May the ešgiri of the land, the geengeŋ-priestess, bring (them) to your body! |
| 22 | šibir uŋ₃ lu-a hu-mu-ra-ab-dab₅ | May a šibir priest take hold of you! |
| 23 | ubur an sud-aŋ₂ ŋal₂ hu-mu-ra-ab-taka₄ šeŋₓ(|IM.A|) an-na hu-mu-ra-ab-šeŋ₃ | May the breast of the exalted heaven be opened for you, may the ... of heaven be open for you |
| 24 | mu ma-da ud nam-he₂ an-šag₄-ta zag hu-mu-ra-ab-keše₂ | year: “Mada, day of abundance from the horizon, may it be smashed for you’ |
| 25 | iti₆ niŋ₂ giri₁₇-zal šag₄ hul₂-la ud-zu-še₃ hu-mu-ra-ab-ŋar | May the moonlight, whose appearance is joyous, make your day bright for you |
| 26 | bal niŋ₂ dug₃ niŋ₂-si-su si-a šu-zu-še₃ hu-mu-ra-ab-ŋar | May he make your hand shine for you with a radiant radiance and a pleasing aura. |
| 27 | an gal-e su₃-ra₂-še₃ a₂-bad-ŋal₂ nam-lugal-la-zu he₂-a | May the great heavens be encircled, may your kingship be carried off! |
| 28 | {d}ri-im-{d}suen lugal-ŋu₁₀ | Rīm-Sîn, the king |
| 29 | 28 mu-ni šudu₃-de₃ an | Twenty-eight lines for the šudu-service of An |
Sources & licences
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