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Warad-Sin 16 (Q002120)
Royal Inscription, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Warad-Sin 16 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q002120 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| 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 | {d}nanna | For Nanna |
| 2 | en dumu nun | lord, princely son |
| 3 | an ku₃-ge dalla e₃ | The holy An emerges brightly. |
| 4 | nam-šita a-ra-zu-e geš tuku | who listens to prayer and supplication |
| 5 | lugal-mu-ra | for Lugal-mura |
| 6 | ARAD-{d}sin | Warad-Sin |
| 7 | u₂-a e₂-kur-ra | provider of the Ekur, |
| 8 | sipa sag-en₃-tar | the shepherd who engendered |
| 9 | e₂-kiš-nu-ŋal₂ | Ekišnubal |
| 10 | lu₂ ni₂-tuku | a person of fear |
| 11 | eš₃ e₂-babbar-ra | In the shrine Ebabbar |
| 12 | me geš-hur | divine powers and plans |
| 13 | eridu{ki}-ga šu du₇-du₇ | who perfects Eridu |
| 14 | lu₂ nindaba gu-ul-gu-ul | the one who destroys food offerings, |
| 15 | e₂-ninnu me-en | I am Eninnu. |
| 16 | lagaš{ki} gir₂-su{ki} | of Lagaš and Girsu |
| 17 | ki-bi gi₄-gi₄ me-en | I am the one who restores this place. |
| 18 | uru{ki} dingir ma-da-bi-ne | the city, the gods of their land |
| 19 | šu gibil bi₂-in-ak-a | he made a new hand |
| 20 | {d}nanna {d}utu-bi | Nanna and Utu |
| 21 | ki-tuš hun-ga₂ du₁₀ mu-un-ne-ŋal₂-la | He carried him into a pleasant dwelling place |
| 22 | nun ni₂ te-ga₂ | the prince who reveres me |
| 23 | e₂ lugal-la-na-še₃ | to his king's house |
| 24 | zid ti-le-ni-še₃ gub-ba-me-en | I am the one standing at his right side |
| 25 | u₄ {d}dil-im₂-babbar | when Dilimbabbar |
| 26 | gizkim sag₉-ga-ni | his good command |
| 27 | igi ma-ni-in-du₈-a | he looked at him. |
| 28 | igi nam-til₃-la-ka-ni | before his life |
| 29 | mu-ši-in-bar-ra-a | who created |
| 30 | e₂-a-ni du₃-u₃-de₃ | to build his temple |
| 31 | ki-bi gi₄-gi₄-de₃ | to restore it, |
| 32 | ga₂-a-ar ma-an-dug₄-ga | he made sweet for me. |
| 33 | nam-til₃-mu-še₃ | for my well-being |
| 34 | u₃ nam-til₃ | and for the well-being |
| 35 | ku-du-ur-ma-bu-uk | Kudur-mabuk |
| 36 | a-a ugu-ga₂-ke₄ | the father who begot me |
| 37 | e₂ ša₃ hul₂-la-ka-ni | her house of joy |
| 38 | e₂-temen-ni₂-gur₃-ru | E-temen-ni-gurru |
| 39 | mu-na-du₃ | built for him. |
| 40 | me-te u₆ di kalam-ma-ka | The appropriate one, the splendor of the Land, |
| 41 | u₄ da-ri₂-še₃ bi₂-in-gub | he set it up forever. |
| 42 | {d}nanna lugal-mu | Nanna my master |
| 43 | za-e-me-en ba-e-a-ak | You are the one who did it. |
| 44 | ga₂-e a-na-mu me-en | I, what am I? |
| 45 | nig₂ ak-ak-da-ga₂ | that which I have done |
| 46 | {d}nanna en an-na | Nanna, lord of heaven |
| 47 | hu-mu-hul₂-le-en | may you rejoice over me. |
| 48 | nam-tar nam-til₃-la bala su₃-ra₂ | a fate of life and a long reign |
| 49 | {geš}gu-za suhuš gi-na | a throne with a firm foundation |
| 50 | sag-e-eš ha-ma-ab-rig₇-ge | may he present to me. |
Sources & licences
- 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) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)
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