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Rim-Sin I 15 (Q002160)
Royal Inscription, Old Babylonian, unclear · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Rim-Sin I 15 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q002160 |
| 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 an {d}en-lil₂ {d}en-ki {d}nin-mah-bi | When An, Enlil, Enki and Ninmah |
| 2 | igi zid mu-un-ši-bar-re-eš-a | When they look faithfully |
| 3 | larsa{ki} ki-ur₃(|MES×UN|) aŋ₂-ŋa₂-ne-ne | Larsa, the Ki’ur of the men |
| 4 | nam-bi mu-un-tar-re-eš-a | whose fates have been decided |
| 5 | inim nu-kur₂-ru-ba-ne-ne-a u₃-tu-bi bi₂-ne₂-eš-a | When they gave birth to their unchangeable words |
| 6 | bala nam-he₂ a nu-šilig-ge | a reign of abundance that cannot be changed |
| 7 | sag-e-eš mu-un-rig₈-ge-eš | they presented to him. |
| 8 | a da-ri₂ ha-la kalam-ma-ka | forever, the share of the nation, |
| 9 | a {id₂}idigna {id₂}buranun-na-bi-da | with the Tigris and Euphrates |
| 10 | u₄ ul-li₂-a-ta mu-un-tum₃-be₂-eš-a | After they had brought it from the distant past |
| 11 | u₄-na-me-ka a-bi nu-šilig-ge | In those days no father could be reconciled |
| 12 | maš-bi i₇-{d}ma-mi-šar-ra-at i₇ he₂-ŋal₂ kalam-ma | Its interest may the River Māmi-šarrat carry off the river for the Land |
| 13 | a-bi {id₂}idigna {id₂}buranun-na-bi-da | its source the Tigris and the Euphrates |
| 14 | u₃-ba-e-ni-in-kar | he shall take away. |
| 15 | a-ab-ba-še₃ ha-ba-an-de₂ | may he bring it to the sea |
| 16 | en {d}nu-nam-nir-e dug₄-ga-ni sag ba-an-du | The lord Nunamnir sat down on his throne |
| 17 | sipa ša₃ du₁₀-ga-na-ka-še₃ mu-un-ši-in-gur | The shepherd turned away from his sweet heart |
| 18 | gu₃ hul₂ u₃-mu-un-de₂ nam du₁₀ mu-ni-in-tar | He decreed a good fate for the one who utters a joyful cry. |
| 19 | i₇ ba-al-e-de₃ ki-en-gi ki-uri | to make the river flow, Sumer and Akkad |
| 20 | a he₂-ŋal₂-la tum₃-u₃-de₃ | to bring forth water, |
| 21 | a-gar₃ gal-gal-bi še gu-nu mu₂-mu₂-de₃ | In order to make its large meadows grow with barley |
| 22 | pu₂-{geš}kiri₆-bi x x x lal₃ geštin du₈-u₃-de₃ | In order to make its orchards ... with syrup and wine |
| 23 | ambar-bi ku₆ mušen ul-e-eš gar-gar-e-de₃ | In order to make the fish and birds flourish in their marshes |
| 24 | kur gal {d}en-lil₂-le a₂ gal mu-da-an-ag₂ | Great Mountain Enlil gave great powers. |
| 25 | sipa ni₂-tuku a₂ {d}en-lil₂ lugal-a-ni-še₃ i₃-du-a me-en | You are the one who knows the strength of Enlil, his master. |
| 26 | {d}ri-im-{d}sin me-en lu₂ kur gal {d}en-lil₂-la₂ me-en | I am Rīm-Sîn, the man of the great mountain of Enlil. |
| 27 | igi-ŋal₂-tuku geštu₂ zid šu du₇ | Who has a righteous mind, perfecting his hand |
| 28 | {d}ri-im-{d}sin sipa zid sag-gi₆-ga me-en | Rīm-Sîn, you are the true shepherd of the black-headed people. |
| 29 | geštu₂ dagal {d}en-ki-ke₄ ma-ni-in-šum₂-ma-a | Enki has given me the broad wisdom |
| 30 | u₃-mu-ni-in-sag₉ i₇-da bal-e-de₃ | he made good for him, so that he could go to the river. |
| 31 | ša₃-mu he₂-bi₂-in-tum₂ | he brought into my heart |
| 32 | x-le ša₃ u₃-mu-ni-x x | ... the heart ... |
| 33 | i₇-bi za₃ i₇-{d}ma-mi-šar-ra-at i₇ he₂-ŋal₂ kalam-ma-ka | Its canal is at the edge of the Mamisvarrat canal, the canal that brings out the Land |
| 34 | x hu-mu-ba-al | ... I shall fill. |
| 35 | x | |
| 36 | x galam-bi geš-hur ha-ba-ak x x x | “[... its] radiance is a design that is to be re[moved ...] |
| 37 | un šar₂-ra nam-sipa-bi {d}en-lil₂ ma-an-šum₂-ma | The lord, the shepherdship of Enlil, is there for me. |
| 38 | sig-ta igi-nim-še₃ u₃-mu-un-nigin | From the lowland to the highland he made it grow. |
| 39 | usu kala-ga-mu-ta hu-mu-un-kin | I imposed upon him the strength of my mighty arm. |
| 40 | eg₂ min-a-bi hur-sag-gin₇ u₃-mu-un-dim₂ me-lam₂ hu-mu-du₈-du₈ | I fashioned its two towers like a mountain, I made them shine with splendor. |
| 41 | ka-bi a he₂-ŋal₂-la u₃-bi₂-ge-en | May you be able to bring water into its mouth! |
| 42 | kun-bi hu-mu-un-su₃-e | may he bind its tail. |
| 43 | gu₂-gu₂-bi u₂-šim kiri₃-zal-a hu-me₃-šar₂-šar₂ | May its banks be full of joy. |
| 44 | i₇-bi {id₂}tug₂-ma-at-{d}er₃-ra | that canal, the Tugmat-Erra canal |
| 45 | mu-bi he₂-bi₂-ib-sa₄ | he named it. |
| 46 | a da-ri₂ {id₂}idigna {id₂}buranun-na-bi-da | the everlasting water of the Tigris and Euphrates |
| 47 | hu-mu-ni-in-gi₄ | he returned. |
| 48 | {d}ri-im-{d}sin lugal larsa{ki}-ma | Rīm-Sin king of Larsa. |
| 49 | lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri me-en | I am the king of Sumer and Akkad. |
| 50 | kalam dagal-la-mu suhuš-bi hu-mu-un-ge-en | May my broad land establish its foundations. |
| 51 | uru a₂-dam-bi ki-bi-še₃ he₂-mi-in-gi₄ | May he restore the city and its settlements to their places |
| 52 | un šar₂-ra-mu-še₃ u₂ gu₇ a nag he₂-bi₂-in-gar | I put food and drink in the hands of my king. |
| 53 | ki-en-gi ki-uri gu₃ teš₂ u₃-bi₂-se₃-ke | Sumer and Akkad roared together |
| 54 | ša₃ {d}en-lil₂-la₂ hu-mu-un-du₁₀ | may the heart of Enlil be sweetened. |
| 55 | nam-bi-še₃ an {d}en-lil₂ {d}en-ki {d}nin-mah-bi | Because of this An, Enlil, Enki and Ninmaḫ |
| 56 | nam-til₃ u₄ su₃-ra₂{ra} ga₂-ra ha-ma-ni-in-šum₂ | May he grant me a long life. |
| 57 | bala he₂-ŋal₂-la {geš}gu-za suhuš gi-na | may a reign be brought, the throne with a firm foundation |
| 58 | sag-e-eš ha-ma-ab-rig₇-e-ne | may they present to me. |
| 59 | te-me-en mu pa₃-da nam-lugal-ga₂-a ar₂ u₃-bi₂-sar | I have written down the foundations of my kingship in a single document. |
| 60 | u₄ ul-li₂-a-še₃ un šar₂-ra-a ar₂ mu-un-ak-ak-ne | When in distant days the king’s wrath was set upon him |
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