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Warad-Sin 20 (Q002124)
Royal Inscription, Old Babylonian, unclear · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Warad-Sin 20 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q002124 |
| 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 | ARAD-{d}sin | Warad-Sin |
| 2 | nita kala-ga | the strong man |
| 3 | sipa nig₂-gi mu₂-mu₂ | the shepherd who makes justice grow, |
| 4 | ki ag₂ {d}en-lil₂ | beloved of Enlil, |
| 5 | {d}nanna {d}utu-bi | Nanna and Utu |
| 6 | e₂-babbar-da ni₂ tuku | who reveres the Ebabbar, |
| 7 | u₂-a e₂-kur-ra | provider of the Ekur, |
| 8 | lu₂ ša₃ nibru{ki} du₁₀-du₁₀ | the man who makes the heart of Nippur sweet |
| 9 | sag-us₂ e₂-kiš-nu-ŋal₂ | steward of the Ekišnubal |
| 10 | lugal larsa{ki}-ma | king of Larsa, |
| 11 | lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri | king of Sumer and Akkad. |
| 12 | dumu ku-du-ur-ma-bu-uk | son of Kudur-mabuk |
| 13 | ad-da e-mu-ut-ba-la me-en | I am the father of Emutbala. |
| 14 | {d}nanna lugal-mu inim sag₉-sag₉-ge-da-mu | Nanna, my master, my beautiful words |
| 15 | uri₂{ki} dagal-e-de₃ | to widen Ur |
| 16 | ki-sa₂-a-bi šu peš₁₁-e-de₃ | to make its foundations firm |
| 17 | diri nig₂ u₄-bi-da-ka | more than that of the days |
| 18 | ki-gar-bi gu-ul-lu-de₃ | to destroy its foundations, |
| 19 | mu mah tuku-tuku-de₃ | in order to acquire a great name |
| 20 | en₃ u₃-bi₂-tar | and inquired after it. |
| 21 | egir-a-ni bi₂-zukum | after him he has sworn. |
| 22 | sun₅-na-bi u₃-gul im-ma-an-ga₂-ga₂ | Its humble one is entrusted to him. |
| 23 | {d}nanna lugal-mu mu-ši-in-še | To Nanna my master he dedicated it (this vessel). |
| 24 | nam-til₃-mu-še₃ u₃ nam-til₃ | for my well-being and for my life |
| 25 | ku-du-ur-ma-bu-uk a-a tu-da-ga₂-ke₄ | Kudur-mabuk, my father who bore me, |
| 26 | uru kur nam-til₃-la | city, mountain of life |
| 27 | ki he₂-ŋal₂-la-ka | in the place where he will bring it, |
| 28 | ki-tuš niŋin ŋal₂ dingir-re-e-ne-ke₄ | The dwelling place of the sanctuaries of the gods |
| 29 | nam-bi mu-un-tar-ra | he decreed its fate |
| 30 | mu-ni-gin₇ diri-ga | like his own name surpassing |
| 31 | sag an-e us₂-sa | the head of heaven, |
| 32 | a₂-bi šu-ta kin ki en₃ tar gar-ra | Its arms are a work of hands, a place where inquiries are made |
| 33 | an-dul₃ dagal-la-ni kur-kur-ra ša-mu-un-me | His broad canopy covers all the lands |
| 34 | un sag-gi₆-ga ur₂-bi mu-un-lu-lu | The black-headed people tremble at their base. |
| 35 | nam-til₃ kar-kar-re-meš | for the well-being of the quays |
| 36 | bad₃ gal-bi hu-mu-du₃ | I built its great wall. |
| 37 | hur-sag sig₇-ga-gin₇ ki sikil-la he₂-bi₂-mu₂ | Like a green mountain range I made it grow in a pure place. |
| 38 | mu nam-mah-bi-gin₇ sag-bi hu-mu-ni-in-il₂ | I raised up its top like a great name. |
| 39 | u₆ di kalam-ma-še₃ pa gal-le-eš he₂-bi₂-in-e₃ | He made the splendor of the land manifest in great splendor |
| 40 | u₄ bad₃ uri₂{ki}-ma mu-du₃-a | when the wall of Ur he had built |
| 41 | a₂ lu₂ 1(diš)-e 3(diš) ban₂ še-ta | labor of 1 man, 3 ban2 barley each |
| 42 | 2(diš) sila₃ ninda-ta 2(diš) sila₃ kaš-ta | 2 sila3 of bread, 2 liters of beer |
| 43 | 2(diš) gin₂ i₃-geš-ta | 2 shekels oil |
| 44 | u₄ aš-a ur₅-gin₇ šu ha-ba-an-ti | That day, like a storm, may it be released. |
| 45 | ša₃ ma-da-ga₂-ka i-{d}utu he₂-eb₂-ta-zi | May Utu rise in the midst of my land |
| 46 | sag-ki zalag ša₃ hul₂-la-ga₂-ka | In my shining forehead, which makes the heart rejoice |
| 47 | kin-bi asila-la₂-a ul₄-le-eš he₂-em-mi-til | Its work is joy, may it be finished quickly. |
| 48 | geštu₂ dagal nam-ku₃-zu-mu-še₃ gal-bi hu-mu-du₃ | I had a great wisdom and wisdom built for you. |
| 49 | bad₃-bi {d}nanna suhuš ma-da ge-en-ge-en | Its wall is Nanna, the foundation of the land is firm. |
| 50 | mu-še₃ he₂-em-mi-sa₄ | I named it. |
| 51 | nig₂-ak-mu-še₃ | to do (anything) |
| 52 | {d}nanna lugal-mu hu-mu-hul₂-le-en | may Nanna my master rejoice over me. |
| 53 | u₄ ša₃ hul₂-la bala nam-he₂-a | a day of joy and a reign of abundance |
| 54 | til₃ nig₂-du₁₀ mu he₂-ŋal₂-la-ka | in order that life and good fortune be carried off, |
| 55 | {geš}gu-za suhuš gi-na | a throne with a firm foundation |
| 56 | sag-e-eš ha-ma-ab-rig₇-ge | may he present to me. |
Sources & licences
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