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Warad-Sin 27 (Q002131)
Royal Inscription, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Warad-Sin 27 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q002131 |
| 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}inanna | For Inanna |
| 2 | nin ni₂ gal gur₃-ru | the lady with great fearsomeness |
| 3 | me šar₂-ra tab-ba | who holds the divine powers of the king |
| 4 | dumu gal {d}suen-na | the great son of Suen |
| 5 | nin-a-ni-ir | his mistress |
| 6 | ARAD-{d}sin | Warad-Sin |
| 7 | nun še-ga nibru{ki} | noble prince of Nippur, |
| 8 | u₂-a uri₅{ki}-ma | provider of Ur, |
| 9 | sag en₃ tar gir₂-su{ki} | the one who inquires after Girsu |
| 10 | ki lagaš{ki}-a | of Lagaš |
| 11 | e₂-babbar-da ni₂ te-ga₂ | who reveres the Ebabbar, |
| 12 | lugal larsa{ki}-ma | king of Larsa, |
| 13 | lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri | king of Sumer and Akkad. |
| 14 | šul a₂-aŋ₂-ŋa₂ kin-kin | to work the labor of laborers |
| 15 | geš-hur šu du₇-du₇ | who perfects the plans |
| 16 | e₂ dingir-re-e-ne | the temples of the gods |
| 17 | šu gibil bi₂-in-ak | he made a new hand |
| 18 | {urud}alam gal-gal | large copper statues |
| 19 | mu pa₃-da nam-lugal-la-ka-na | nominated by his kingship |
| 20 | gal-bi bi₂-in-su₈-ga | he made it stand tall. |
| 21 | uru šub-šub-ba-bi | The city that is being plundered |
| 22 | bad₃-bi mu-du₃-a | he built that wall. |
| 23 | ma-da dagal-la-na | in his wide land |
| 24 | dag ne-ha bi₂-in-tuš-a | He sat on the throne of peace |
| 25 | ni₂-tuku ša₃ inim ŋal₂ | fearsome one, who speaks words |
| 26 | eren₂ šu-a gi₄-gi₄-a me-en | You are the one who returns the army to its place |
| 27 | geštu₂ dagal | broad understanding |
| 28 | kin da-ri₂ dim₂-me-de₃ | to establish a forever-lasting work |
| 29 | {d}en-ki-ke₄ ma-an-šum₂-ma | Enki, who can know you? |
| 30 | nam-bi-še₃ {d}inanna nin-ga₂ | Because of this Inanna, my lady, |
| 31 | inim sag₉-sag₉-ge-da-ga₂ | and my beautiful words |
| 32 | e₂-dilmun-na | of the Edilmuna temple |
| 33 | ki-tuš ni₂ dub₂-bu | a dwelling place of relaxation |
| 34 | ša₃ hul₂-la-ka-ni | her joyful heart |
| 35 | igi du₈-u₃-de₃ | to look at |
| 36 | ša₃-bi asilal si | Its inside is joy |
| 37 | diri u₄-bi-da-ka | more than before |
| 38 | e₂-šu-si₃-ga-bi | its Ešusiga temple |
| 39 | u₃-mu-dagal | I broadened. |
| 40 | u₄ ul-še₃ | in distant days |
| 41 | nam-til₃-mu-še₃ hu-mu-du₃ | I built for my well-being. |
| 42 | sag-bi mu-ni-il₂ | he raised its top. |
| 43 | hur-sag-gin₇ hu-mu-mu₂ | May it grow like a mountain range. |
| 44 | nig₂ ak-ak-da-ga₂-ne-e-še₃ | for the things that I do |
| 45 | {d}inanna nin-mu | To Inanna my mistress |
| 46 | ha-ma-ši-hul₂ | rejoice over me |
| 47 | u₄ su₃-ra₂ mu he₂-ŋal₂-la | In distant days, in years to come, |
| 48 | aš-te suhuš gi-na | Ašte, firm foundation |
| 49 | gidri un gur₂-gur₂ | a scepter bent back and forth |
| 50 | sag-e-eš ha-ma-ni-in-rig₇ | 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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