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Warad-Sin 13 (Q002117)
Royal Inscription, Old Babylonian, unclear · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Warad-Sin 13 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q002117 |
| 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 en gal | Nanna, great lord |
| 2 | u₄ an ku₃-ge si | when holy An ... |
| 3 | men nun-na sag il₂ | head raised high in the princely crown |
| 4 | dingir zid u₄ gi₆-bi he-he | May the righteous god, whose days are long, rejoice! |
| 5 | itu ge-en-ge-en | month: “Geenge’ |
| 6 | mu silim-ma | years of peace |
| 7 | ša₃ e₂-kur-ra-ke₄ sun₅-na | In the heart of the Ekur, in happiness |
| 8 | eš-bar zid šu ti | wise decision, whose hand |
| 9 | ki a-a ugu-na-ke₄ | the place of her birth father |
| 10 | dumu ki ag₂ {d}nin-lil₂-la₂ | beloved child of Ninlil, |
| 11 | {d}dil-im₂-babbar₂-re | Dilimbabbar |
| 12 | šu šud₃ a-ra-zu geš tuku | Hand of prayer, arazu prayer |
| 13 | lugal-a-ni-ir | his master |
| 14 | ku-du-ur-ma-bu-uk | Kudur-mabuk |
| 15 | ad-da kur mar-tu | father of the Amorite land |
| 16 | dumu si-im-ti-ši-il-ha-ak | son of Simti-svīl-ḫak, |
| 17 | lu₂ šu gar e₂-babbar-ra-ke₄ | The one who the hand of the Ebabbar temple |
| 18 | bi₂-in-gi₄-a | he returned |
| 19 | {d}utu lugal-a-ni-ir | for Utu his master |
| 20 | šu bi₂-in-tag-ga | he has touched his hand |
| 21 | un bir(|HI×KUR|)-re-a | |
| 22 | gu₂-bi kar₂-kar₂-ra | whose necks are trembling |
| 23 | eren₂ suh₃-suh₃-a | a dense cedar forest |
| 24 | si bi₂-in-si-sa₂ | he arranged it correctly. |
| 25 | gu₃ ma-da-na | the voice of his land |
| 26 | teš₂-bi ib₂-ta-an-se₃-ga | he has reconciled with it |
| 27 | |SAG.DU| hul-du-bi | its evil head |
| 28 | tibirₓ(|(TAG×NE)&(TAG׊E)|)-ra bi₂-ra | split the Tibira |
| 29 | geš-bur ma-da-na | The reed screen of his land |
| 30 | gu₂-erim₂-ŋal₂-la-am₃ | it is a robbery |
| 31 | bi₂-in-haš-am₃ | he received. |
| 32 | ki-tuš NUN šul {d}utu | the residence of the prince, the head of Šamaš |
| 33 | di-ku₅ mah an ki | the supreme judge of heaven and earth, |
| 34 | larsa{ki}-ma nig₂ sa₂-dug₄ gin-na | in Larsa, whose regular offerings |
| 35 | su du₁₀ bi₂-in-tuš-am₃ | He sat in a good bed |
| 36 | ku-du-ur-ma-bu-uk sipa sun₅-na | Kudur-mabuk, the humble shepherd, |
| 37 | eš₃ e₂-babbar-ra-še₃ | to the shrine Ebabbar |
| 38 | nam-šita-aš gub-ba-me-en | I am the one standing by his life |
| 39 | u₄ an-ne₂ {d}en-lil-le | when An and Enlil |
| 40 | {d}en-ki {d}nin-mah-bi | Enki and Ninmaḫ |
| 41 | {geš}gidri zid un kas₄-kas₄ he₂-du₇ | May the righteous scepter, the unceasing one, be perfect |
| 42 | bala me da-ri₂ | a reign of eternal divine powers |
| 43 | me-bi nu-kur₂-ru-de₃ | so that its divine powers cannot be changed |
| 44 | dug₄-ga mah {d}nanna {d}utu-ta | from the supreme throne of Nanna and Utu |
| 45 | nam-si-sa₂-mu-še₃ | for my supplication |
| 46 | ma-ni-in-šum₂-mu-uš-am₃ | he made it grow for me |
| 47 | nam-bi-še₃ inim sag₉-sag₉-ge-mu-de₃ | Because of this, I want to speak good things about it |
| 48 | x NI x | ...; |
| 49 | x | |
| 50 | x x x | |
| 51 | igi-a x x | before |
| 52 | mul ku₃ x | the holy star ... |
| 53 | su-lim x | Sulim |
| 54 | {geš}gu-za x | a chair |
| 55 | ba-x x | ...; |
| 56 | ša₃ x | of ... |
| 57 | ra x | ...; |
| 58 | x x | |
| 59 | {geš}gu-za-a-bi x | its throne |
| 60 | ku₃-sig₁₇ huš-a gar-ra | adorned with red gold |
| 61 | u₄ til₃-le-mu x | The day of my life |
| 62 | kin-ga₂ re-eš x x | In my work, the head ... |
| 63 | alam {d}nanna me-dim₂-bi | the statue of Nanna whose features |
| 64 | zid-da ak-da x x | (Sum) I am the one who ... (Akk) The one who does ... |
| 65 | x x | |
| 66 | x x x x x | |
| 67 | gal-le-eš x x | |
| 68 | 2(diš) {d}lamma DI nam-x | 2: Lamma, ... |
| 69 | i₅-gar sag₉-sag₉-ge-da-mu-de₃ | I want to make beautiful the iŋar canal |
| 70 | utu-šu₂-uš ŋal₂-la nu UŠ x x | “If he dies or flees, it is not the UŠ of ... |
| 71 | za₃-za₃-bi he₂-bi₂-gin-ne₂ | may its corners be arranged. |
| 72 | alam šu-de-a-mu-še₃ | a statue of myself |
| 73 | šu-il₂-la₂ gibil-la₂ | a new hand |
| 74 | a-ra₂-zu-gin₇ ma-ab-la₂ temen {geš}gu-za-a-ba | Like an arazu prayer, the foundations of its throne |
| 75 | he₂-bi₂-ge-en-ge-en | may they establish. |
| 76 | amar an-na kilib₃-ba kin galam-ma-ka | The calf of heaven, in all of the work of the gala priests, |
| 77 | me za₃-za₃-bi he₂-bi₃-kin-kin | May the divine powers be established at their horizons. |
| 78 | gu₄-ab₂-ba 4(diš)-bi | its four oxen |
| 79 | he₂-bi₃-ge-en-ge-en | may they establish. |
| 80 | dur₂ gal-bi geš-gana₂{a}-LUM-ta | from the large threshing floor of the field |
| 81 | nir-nir-ra pirig maš₂ RU-am₃ | It is a wild lion with a kid |
| 82 | ku₃ luh-ha gar-ra | set in silver and luhhu-silver |
| 83 | zid nam-til₃-la-mu-še₃ | the life of my life |
| 84 | u₃ nam-til₃ ARAD-{d}sin | and for the well-being of Warad-Sin |
| 85 | dumu-mu mu-u₂ numun x-x | The child ... the seed. |
| 86 | mu da-ri₂ dumu x-x | forever, son of |
| 87 | u₂-a uri₂{ki}-ma e₂ x | provider of Ur, the temple |
| 88 | lugal larsa{ki}-ma a mu-na-ru | king of Larsa dedicated it (this vessel). |
| 89 | u₄-a u₄-da egir-bi-še₃ | In those days, in those days after |
| 90 | lu₂ {geš}gu-za-ba a₂ nig₂-hul dim₂-ma | the man who the throne with an evil arm |
| 91 | ib₂-ši-ag₂-ga₂-am₃ | shall be given. |
| 92 | nig₂ dim₂-ma-mu ib₂-zi-re-a | whatever my design is to be destroyed, |
| 93 | e₂-nig₂-gurₓ(|U.GA|)-ra i-ni-in-ku₄-ku₄-a | had entered the storehouse, |
| 94 | x-ti si-sa₂-ka ib₂-zi-re-ba | “If he tears out the ... of justice, |
| 95 | {geš}gu-za-a-bi-še₃ | and its throne |
| 96 | ib₂-ta-kur₂-ru-u₂-a | shall change, |
| 97 | nesaŋ a₂-ki-te x-x-la | nesaŋ offerings of the akītu-festival |
| 98 | ki-nag abzu-a-še₃ | at the watering place of the Abzu |
| 99 | u₄ tu-ud-bi-da e₃-a | When the birth mother came forth, |
| 100 | u₄ na₄-TUG₂ {geš}gu-za-a-ba | When the ... of the chair |
| 101 | u₃-mu-dim₂ | he fashioned. |
| 102 | {d}nanna lugal-la-ni | For Nanna his master |
| 103 | en₃-bi-eš ga₂-ga₂-am₃ | I want to set out for them. |
| 104 | a-ba-an-ge | Abange, |
| 105 | a₂ nig₂-hul-da-ni-ta | by his evil arm |
| 106 | ib₂-ta-kur₂-ru-a | shall change |
| 107 | dingir kur₂-ra u₃ lugal-e | a different god and king |
| 108 | gaba-ri-ni-ta | from her rival |
| 109 | nig₂-ba ba-ab-šum₂-mu-a | that which is to be brought |
| 110 | mu-sar-ra-a-ba | In its inscription |
| 111 | šu bi₂-ib₂-ur₃-ra-ge | shall erase his hand |
| 112 | mu-ni ib₂-sar-re-de₃ | shall write his name there. |
| 113 | aš₂ bal-la₂-ba-ke₄-eš | as ballaba prayer |
| 114 | lu₂-kur₂ šu ba-an-zi-zi | The enemy raised his hand |
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