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Nur-Adad 7 (Q002048)
Royal Inscription, Old Babylonian, unclear · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Nur-Adad 7 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q002048 |
| 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 | u₄ {d}utu larsa{ki}-ma | when Utu of Larsa |
| 2 | nam-bi mu-un-tar-ra-a | and decreed its fate. |
| 3 | {geš}gu-za-ba suhuš-bi | The foundation of the throne |
| 4 | su₃-ra₂-še₃ gi-ne₂-de₃ | in order to establish a regular offering |
| 5 | bala sag₉-ga-bi | and its good reign |
| 6 | muš₃ nu-tum₂-mu-de₃ | to make a snake not grow |
| 7 | nam-lugal-bi | its kingship |
| 8 | pa e₃ aka-de₃ | to make appear resplendently |
| 9 | un sag₂ dug₄-ga-bi | Its scattered wind |
| 10 | ki-ba ga₂-ga₂-de₃ | in order to establish it there |
| 11 | x x ki-tuš du₁₀-ga | good dwelling place |
| 12 | du₃-u₃-de₃ | to build, |
| 13 | šul {d}utu | head of Šamaš |
| 14 | inim nu-kur₂-ru-da-ni | his unalterable word |
| 15 | zi-de₃-eš | faithfully |
| 16 | bi₂-in-dug₄-ga | he satisfied. |
| 17 | nu-ur₂-{d}adad | Nur-Adad, |
| 18 | sipa nig₂-gi-na me-en | I am the shepherd of justice. |
| 19 | ša₃ su₃-ra-na | in his own heart |
| 20 | zi-de₃-eš | faithfully |
| 21 | mu-un-pa₃-de₃-en | he chose me. |
| 22 | x-na-mu-še₃ | to ..., |
| 23 | nam du₁₀ mu-un-tar | he decreed a good fate. |
| 24 | uru{ki} ba-tu-de₃-en-na-ga₂ | In my city that has been destroyed, |
| 25 | nam-sipa-bi ma-an-šum₂ | Its shepherdship is indeed there for me |
| 26 | nam-u₂-a eš₃-e uri₂{ki}-ma | in the rites of the shrine Ur |
| 27 | nam-sag-en₃-tar eš₃ e₂-babbar₂-ra | Namsag-entar of the shrine Ebabbar |
| 28 | x | |
| 29 | x | |
| 30 | x | |
| 31 | x | |
| 32 | x | |
| 33 | x-x | |
| 34 | x-x | |
| 35 | x-x-MU | -iddin |
| 36 | x-|DU.DU| | ...-DU.DU |
| 37 | x-na | na |
| 38 | x-ma-a | ...mâ |
| 39 | x-x ku₃ | holy ... |
| 40 | x-ta | from |
| 41 | x-DU-a | X-DUa |
| 42 | x-al | ..., |
| 43 | x-an-DU | ...-anDU |
| 44 | x-x-na | -na |
| 45 | x-gar-gar | ...-gargar |
| 46 | gur₇-du₆ gur₇-maš | gurdu-vessel, gurmaš (vessel) |
| 47 | {d}utu-ra gu₂-bi mi-ni-gur-gur | to Utu he turned his neck. |
| 48 | tur₃ amaš mi-ni-dagal | He widens the cattlepen and sheepfold |
| 49 | i₃ gara₂ mi-ni-hi-hi | he mixed butter and cream, |
| 50 | un-mu u₂ šar₂-ra | The lord, the grass of the land |
| 51 | mi-ni-gu₇ | he ate. |
| 52 | a he₂-ŋal₂-la mi-ni-nag | I drink water that was carried off. |
| 53 | ša₃-bi-a sa-gaz lu₂-hul-ŋal₂ | In their midst, the evildoer |
| 54 | lu₂-nig₂-erim₂ mu-ha-lam | the evildoer has destroyed |
| 55 | si-ga mu-un-su {lu₂}ki-gul-la | he smote, the destroyer |
| 56 | su-bi mi-ni-du₁₀ | he made their flesh sweet. |
| 57 | u₄ bala sag₉-ga-mu | when my good reign |
| 58 | 2(diš) še gur-ta 2(ban₂) i₃-ta | 2 gur barley, 2 ban oil each |
| 59 | 1(u) ma-na siki-ta | 10 minas of wool |
| 60 | 1(u) gur zu₂-lum-ta-am₃ | 10 gur of dates each |
| 61 | ganba ša₃ ma-da-ga₂-ka | at the market rates of my land |
| 62 | ku₃ 1(diš) gin₂-e | 1 shekel of silver |
| 63 | ur₅-gin₇ ba-ra-sa₁₀ | he bought it as a loan. |
| 64 | u₄-bi-a bad₃ gal larsa{ki}-ma | At that time, the great wall of Larsa |
| 65 | hur-sag-gin₇ ki sikil-la mu-du₃ | Like a mountain, he built a pure place. |
| 66 | a₂ lu₂ 1(diš)-e | labor of 1 man |
| 67 | 3(diš) ban₂ še-ta 2(diš) sila₃ ninda-ta | 3 ban2 barley, 2 sila3 bread each |
| 68 | 2(diš) sila₃ kaš-ta | 2 sila3 beer each |
| 69 | 2(diš) gin₂ i₃-ta-am₃ | 2 shekels each |
| 70 | u₄ 1(diš)-e ur₅-gin₇ šu ba-an-ti | For 1 day he received it like a goat |
| 71 | u₄ da-ri₂-še₃ mu-mu ga₂-ga₂-de₃ | In order to establish my name forever |
| 72 | bad₃ gal-bi | its great wall |
| 73 | temen ku₃ mi-ni-si | he filled with pure foundations. |
| 74 | {d}utu u₃-ma-ni | Utu, his lord |
| 75 | sa₂ bi₂-in-dug₄ | he made favorable. |
| 76 | mu-še₃ im-mi-sa₄ | he named it |
| 77 | di nig₂-gi-na {d}utu-ta | by the verdict of justice of Utu |
| 78 | uru{ki} x-še₃ ga-ba-al | I want to go to the ... city |
| 79 | mu-un-du₃-a | had built, |
| 80 | bad₃-bi du₆-du₆-ra mi-ni-šid | Its walls were made into mounds. |
| 81 | gu₂ nu-gar-ra-bi | its unbuilt plots |
| 82 | giri₃ {d}utu lugal-ga₂-še₃ mi-ni-gur₂ | via Šamaš my master I turned. |
| 83 | in-dub {d}utu | Indub of Šamaš |
| 84 | lugal-ga₂-ke₄ | of my king |
| 85 | ki-bi im-mi-gi₄ | he restored. |
Sources & licences
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