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Rim-Sin I 20 (Q002162)
Royal Inscription, Old Babylonian, unclear · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Rim-Sin I 20 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q002162 |
| 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 | en-an-e-du₇ | Enanedu |
| 2 | en {d}nanna | Lord Nanna |
| 3 | nam-gal nam-en-na ša₃ kug-ta nam-gi₇ an-na | Greatness, lordship, from the pure heart, requital of heaven |
| 4 | ša₃ ki ag₂ {d}nin-gal-e nig₂-U₄ nam-en-na bar šu-ta gar | Beloved of Ningal, creation of the en priesthood placed outside of his hand |
| 5 | me-te e₂-kiš-nu-ŋal₂ za₃ ša₄ utah-he un₃-na | The appropriate one of the E-kiš-nu-bal temple, the one who is awe-inspiring on the outside, |
| 6 | he₂-du₇ e₂ nun-na u₄ sa-sa-ha kalam-še₃ e₃ | The perfect one of the princely house, the storm that sweeps over the Land |
| 7 | muš₂ nam-en-na-še₃ ku₃-ge-eš-e tum₂-ma | The one fitting for the en priesthood |
| 8 | geš-hur šu-luh nam-dingir-še₃ zid-de₃-eš-e pa₃-da | chosen by the divine plans and radiance of the true divinity |
| 9 | nun ni₂-tuku du₈ mah e₂ lugal-la-na-še₃ šu-luh-luh-ha-ta al-gub-bu | The prince, who has fear, stands in a stupor at the house of his king |
| 10 | en-an-e-du₇ | Enanedu |
| 11 | en igi du₈-a {d}nanna {d}nin-gal-bi | the lord who sees Nanna and Ningal |
| 12 | uri₅{ki} uru{ki} za₃-e₃ ki-en-gi-ra | Ur, the city, the border of Sumer |
| 13 | ki šu tag za-na-ru en {d}dil-im₂-babbar-e | The place where hand-washing rituals of the lord Dilimbabbar |
| 14 | lu₂ gi₆-par₃ nam-en-bi-še₃ ki sikil-la du₃-a gal-bi tum₂-ma me-en | You are the one fitting for the gipar office of en-ship in a pure place. |
| 15 | u₄ {d}nanna {d}nin-gal-bi | when Nanna and Ningal |
| 16 | sag-ki zalag-ga-ne-ne-a igi bar-ra-bi nam-til₃-la | Their shining brows, their outer appearance, are life. |
| 17 | igi hul₂-la-bi mu-un-ši-in-sum-eš-am₃ | They looked at him with joy. |
| 18 | eš₃ e₂-kiš-nu-ŋal₂ ki-tuš nam-dingir-ne-ne-a | The shrine Ekišnubal, the residence of the gods |
| 19 | mu-mu mi-ni-in-mah-eš-a | who has made my name great |
| 20 | ka-mu sikil-la nam-šita nam-til₃-la mu-un-gar-re-eš-am₃ | They placed a pure mouth for life and well-being |
| 21 | šu si sa₂-mu u₄ nam-til₃ {d}ri-im-{d}sin | Hand of good horns, day of life of Rīm-Sîn |
| 22 | šeš tam-ma-mu | Hand of a Seal |
| 23 | su₃-sun-u₅-de₃ mu-un-ne-ri-eš-a | When they have brought out the šusunude |
| 24 | kur gu₂ erim₂-ŋal₂-la-ni | his enemy's enemy land |
| 25 | šu-ni-še₃ bi₂-in-si-iš-a | he has imposed upon him |
| 26 | u₄-ba gi₆-par₃ ku₃-ga ki-tuš nam-en-na-mu | At that time, my holy Ŋipar, my residence of en-ship |
| 27 | sig₄-bi ur₂-bi-ta nu-us₂-sa | Its bricks were not laid out from its base. |
| 28 | en-an-e-du₇ | Enanedu |
| 29 | en mu mah zid-de₃-eš sa₄-a | Lord whose exalted name is called |
| 30 | dumu ku-du-ur-ma-bu-uk me-en | I am the son of Kudur-mabuk. |
| 31 | gi₆-par₃ ku₃-ga ur₂-bi sumun-a sig₄ zid-DU he₂-ni-us₂ | In the pure ŋipar, in its old foundations he laid the right brick. |
| 32 | e₂-gar₈-bi šu-si tag-ga im dul₃ hu-mu-ak | May he do the work on its wall with a fingernail. |
| 33 | e₂-bi gibil-bi-eš hu-mu-tu | May he renovate that temple |
| 34 | u₄-ba unu₂ uri₃ ba-an-DU kislah nam-tar-ra | At that time, in the dining hall, the urine ... |
| 35 | en-en-e-ne libir-ra me-eš | The old lords ... |
| 36 | ki-bi bad₃ nu-dab₆ gu₂-gir₃-bi |EDIN.BUR₂|-bi he₂-šub | Its place was not encircled by a wall, its ziggurat was abandoned. |
| 37 | en-nu-un ba-ra-gar ki-bi ba-ra-sikil | The guard was placed, its place was unclean. |
| 38 | ga₂-e geštu₂ gal-zu-mu-ta | I, by my great wisdom |
| 39 | nam-tar u₄-da egir-ra ki-bi bi₂-kin-kin | The fate of the day has been established behind it. |
| 40 | diri ki-na₂ en-en-e-ne libir-ra me-eš | Excerpted by the lords of the old place |
| 41 | u₂-zu-ug dagal-la hu-mu-gar | I set up a broad uzug. |
| 42 | ki-bi šub-ba bad₃ gal-e hu-mu-dab₆ | May the great wall be seized in its place |
| 43 | en-nu-un kala-ga bi₂-gar ki-bi hu-mu-sikil | May the strong guard be established, may he purify this place. |
| 44 | mu pa₃-da nam-en-na-mu pa₃-pa₃-de₃-ne | whoever chooses me will be chosen for my lordship. |
| 45 | kin-bi ki-bi-še₃ he₂-em-mi-gar | I set its work at its place. |
| 46 | temen ar₂ nam-en-na-mu mu-sar | The foundations of my en-ship I wrote. |
| 47 | u₄ a-na ŋal₂-la-ka-ta he₂-em-mi-us₂ | When he goes out, may he set him free. |
| 48 | bad₃-bi ni₂ te-ga₂-mu he₂-em-i mu-bi he₂-em-mi-sa₄ | May its walls be filled with fearsomeness, may their names be named. |
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