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Iddin-Dagan 2 (Q001942)
Royal Inscription, Old Babylonian, unclear · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Iddin-Dagan 2 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q001942 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | unclear |
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 | {d}nanna | For Nanna |
| 2 | sag gal dingir {d}a-nun-ke₄-ne | the great head of the gods of the Anuna |
| 3 | nir-ŋal₂ e₂-kur-ra | hero of the Ekur, |
| 4 | me-ni an ki-da gu₂ la₂-a | whose divine powers are bound in heaven and earth, |
| 5 | u₁₈-ru sag₂ nu-di | The storm that cannot be undone. |
| 6 | en dili-ni dingir pa e₃-a | lord, who alone makes god manifest, |
| 7 | dumu-sag {d}en-lil₂-la₂ | first-born son of Enlil, |
| 8 | me ul-li₂-a ki-bi gi₄-gi₄ | Restore the divine powers of distant days. |
| 9 | geš-hur uri₂{ki}-ma | the design of Ur |
| 10 | si sa₂-sa₂-x-da | to ... the right and left |
| 11 | dumu nun-e e₂-kur-ta | the princely son from the Ekur |
| 12 | me mah ib₂-ta-an-e₃ | he brought forth the great divine powers. |
| 13 | {d}i-din-{d}da-gan | Iddin-Dagan |
| 14 | geštu₂ šum₂-ma {d}en-ki-ka-ra | By the wisdom of Enki |
| 15 | mas-su₂ inim pa₃-de₃ | whose interest is to be determined, |
| 16 | nig₂-nam gal zu-ra | the great things that are known |
| 17 | sipa zid ki aŋ₂-ŋa₂-ni-ir | the righteous shepherd of his land |
| 18 | šu-ni im-ma-an-šum₂ | his hand he gave to him |
| 19 | {d}i-din-{d}da-gan | Iddin-Dagan |
| 20 | lugal kala-ga lugal uri₂{ki}-ma | strong king, king of Ur |
| 21 | lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri | king of Sumer and Akkad. |
| 22 | ki ag₂ {d}nanna u₃ {d}nin-gal-ke₄ | beloved of Nanna and Ningal, |
| 23 | mu-na-dim₂ nam-til₃-la-ni-še₃ | fashioned for him, and for his well-being |
| 24 | a mu-na-ru | dedicated it (this vessel). |
| 25 | lu₂ a₂ nig₂-hul dim₂-ma | the man who devises evil plans |
| 26 | ib₂-ši-ag₂-ge₂₆-a nig₂ dim₂-ma-mu | will be decided, that which I have conceived |
| 27 | ib₂-zi-re-a | shall remove, |
| 28 | mu-sar-ra-ba šu bi₂-ib₂-uru₁₂-a | Who erases its inscription |
| 29 | mu-ni bi₂-ib₂-sar-re-a | shall write his name therein |
| 30 | aš₂ bal-a-ba-ke₄-eš lu₂-kur₂ | The one of the Bala-demon |
| 31 | šu ba-an-zi-zi-a | Hand that was raised |
| 32 | lu₂-bi lugal he₂-a | that man be a king |
| 33 | en he₂-a u₃ lu₂-ulu₄ sag zi-ŋal₂ | may he be lord, and may a man raise his head. |
| 34 | mu-ni sa₄-a he₂-a | may his name be called. |
| 35 | lu₂-bi mu na-an-tuku-tuku | This man should not acquire a name. |
| 36 | numun na-mi-i-i | the seed of Namî |
| 37 | lu₂-ba {d}nanna lugal-mu | that man Nanna my master |
| 38 | {d}nin-gal nin-mu | To Ningal my mistress |
| 39 | nam ha-ba-an-da-kud-ne | they shall curse him. |
| 40 | {d}utu {d}inanna maškim nu-kur₂-bi he₂-a | May Šamaš and Inanna be its unalterable witnesses. |
| 41 | u₄ da-ri-še₃ | forever |
Sources & licences
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