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Išme-Dagan 06 (Q001950)
Royal Inscription, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Išme-Dagan 06 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q001950 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Nippur |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| i | ||
| 1 | {d}en-lil₂ | Enlil, |
| 2 | an ki-še₃ lugal-am₃ | is king of heaven and earth |
| 3 | dili-ni dingir-ra-am₃ | He alone is a god, |
| 4 | {d}nu-nam-nir | for Nunamnir |
| 5 | kur za₃ til-la-še₃ | to the borderlands that are finished |
| 6 | x-x en-zi-bi-im | Enzibum |
| 7 | x-zi-še₃ | x-zis |
| 8 | x-e | ..., |
| ii | ||
| 1 | u₄ dumu nibru{ki} | when the citizens of Nippur |
| 2 | kaskal-ta | from the road |
| 3 | ba-ra-an-zi | he did not raise. |
| 4 | e₂ {d}en-lil₂ | the temple of Enlil |
| 5 | {d}nin-lil₂ | For Ninlil |
| 6 | u₃ {d}nin-urta-ke₄ | and Ninurta |
| 7 | ba-ra-an-gar | he did not place. |
| 8 | ki-en-gi ki-uri | Sumer and Akkad |
| 9 | za₃-u-bi | its edge |
| 10 | mu-un-du₈ | he built. |
| 11 | su kalam-ma | the heart of the nation |
| 12 | mu-un-du₁₀-ga | he made good, |
| iii | ||
| 4-6 | x | |
| v | ||
| 1' | u₄ dumu nibru{ki} | when the citizens of Nippur |
| 2' | kaskal-ta ba-ra-an-zi | he did not take the road. |
| 3' | e₂ {d}en-lil₂ | the temple of Enlil |
| 4' | {d}nin-lil₂ | For Ninlil |
| 5' | u₃ {d}nin-urta-ke₄ | and Ninurta |
| 6' | ba-ra-an-gar | he did not place. |
| 7' | {d}iš-me-{d}da-gan | Išme-Dagan |
| 8' | dumu {d}da-gan-na-ke₄ | son of Dagan |
| 9' | gu₂-un-bi | its yield |
| 10' | ba-an-du₈ | he dug. |
| 11' | ki-en-gi ki-uri | Sumer and Akkad |
| 12' | za₃-u-bi mu-un-du₈ | he smashed its edges. |
| 13' | su kalam-ma | the heart of the nation |
| 14' | mu-un-du₁₀-ga | he made good, |
| 15' | u₄-ba du₈-mah | At that time, the Great Oval |
| vi | ||
| 1' | mu-un-dim₂ | he fashioned. |
| 2' | x-TIL-bi-še₃ | to its end |
| 3' | mu-mu ga₂-ga₂-de₃ | to make my name known |
| 4' | {d}en-ki-ke₄ | of Enki |
| 5' | geštu₂ dagal | broad understanding |
| 6' | nig₂-nam buru₃-buru₃-de₃ | to gather everything, |
| 7' | me uŋ₃-e šum₂-mu-de₃ | to make the divine powers known |
| 8' | {d}a-nun-na | the Anuna gods |
| 9' | en nam-tar-re-gin₇ | like the lord of fate |
| 10' | nig₂-nam-e sa-di | everything is heaped up. |
| 11' | nitadam-a-ni | his wife |
| 12' | kur gal {d}en-lil₂-la₂ | Great Mountain Enlil |
| 13' | al im-ma-an-ni-in-dug₄ | he praised him. |
| vii | ||
| 1' | x-a-ni | his ... |
| 2' | x me-en | I am ... |
| 3' | {d}iš-me-{d}da-gan | Išme-Dagan |
| 4' | lugal kala-ga | the strong king |
| 5' | lugal i₃-si-in{ki}-na | king of Isin |
| 6' | lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri me-en | I am the king of Sumer and Akkad. |
| 7' | x mu-na-dim₂ | he fashioned for him. |
| 8' | nam-til₃-la-mu-še₃ | for my well-being |
| 9' | a mu-na-ru | dedicated it (this vessel). |
| 10' | u₄ da-ri₂-še₃ | forever |
| 11' | u₄-da egir-bi-še₃ | At that time |
| 12' | an ki šu₂-a | in heaven and earth |
| 13' | u₄ su₃-ra₂-še₃ | to distant days |
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