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Rim-Sin I 23 (Q002165)
Royal Inscription, Old Babylonian, Larsa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Rim-Sin I 23 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q002165 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Larsa |
| Coordinates | 31.2832, 45.8549 |
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 | dingir ib₂-ba gu₂-en-na sag il₂ | The angry deity raises his head in the throne room. |
| 3 | an-ta-ŋal₂ kur-kur-ra dalla | who carries off all the lands, |
| 4 | muš₃-me-bi i-ši si | whose face is full of radiance |
| 5 | dingir zid ša₃ gur-ru-bi du₁₀-ga | The true god, whose roar is sweet |
| 6 | arhuš su₃ la-ra-ah nig₂-gig-ga | (who) has compassion and compassion for the sick, |
| 7 | šu dab₅-be₂ gal zu-a-aš | Hand of great seized one |
| 8 | nin-mu-ra | for Ninmura |
| 9 | nam-til₃ | for the well-being |
| 10 | {d}ri-im-{d}sin | Rīm-Sîn |
| 11 | lugal larsa{ki}-ma-še₃ | king of Larsa |
| 12 | u₃ li-ri-iš-ga-am-lum dumu-munus-a-ni | and Lirīš-gamlum his daughter |
| 13 | {d}ri-im-{d}sin-{d}ša-la-ba-aš-ta-šu | Rīm-Sîn-ša-la-ba’išta |
| 14 | dam ki ag₂ {d}ri-im-{d}sin | beloved spouse of Rīm-Sîn |
| 15 | dumu-munus {d}sin-ma-gir-ke₄ | daughter of Sin-magir, |
| 16 | munus sun₅-na | the humble woman |
| 17 | me-te nam-lugal-še₃ tum₂-ma me-en | You are the perfect fit for kingship |
| 18 | u₄ nin-mu mu nam-sag₉-ga | When my lady named me with a good name, |
| 19 | gu₃ zid-de₃-eš ma-an-de₂-a | He spoke to me faithfully |
| 20 | nam-bi-še₃ {d}inanna-ra | for this of Inanna |
| 21 | inim sag₉-sag₉-ge-da-mu-de₃ | in order to make beautiful words, |
| 22 | dug {na₄}u₂-šu₃ | a bowl of šû-stone |
| 23 | a sikil-la šu tag-ga-še₃ tum₂-ma | suitable for pure water, |
| 24 | nig₂ u₄-bi-ta nin igi du-mu-ne | Because of this, the lady looks at her children. |
| 25 | ba-ra-an-dim₂-ma-a | did not build, |
| 26 | u₃-mu-dim₂ | he fashioned. |
| 27 | ka₂ ku₃ kisal-mah e₂-me-ur₄-ur₄ | The holy gate, the main courtyard of the E-me-urur |
| 28 | ki u₆ di kalam-ma-ka | at the place of the luxuriance of the Land |
| 29 | ul-še₃ mu-ni-gub | he set it up in joy |
| 30 | šu lu₂ hul |LU₂×KARA₂.EŠ₂|-ta | Hand of an evil person |
| 31 | li-ri-iš-ga-am-lum kar-re-de₃ | to make lirīšgamlum bow down |
| 32 | a₂-zag₂ aš-buru₂ kuš-a-na ŋal₂-la | a thigh, a knee, and a toe are tied. |
| 33 | ni₂ nu-zu-ur₂ šum₂-mu-de₃ | To make one who does not fear fear |
| 34 | šag-hal igi-ni-a zid-zi-i-de₃ | to raise the šaghal in front of him |
| 35 | zid-ni uru₃ ak-de₃ | whose life is to be done in the city |
| 36 | nam-til₃ li-ri-iš-ga-am-lum dumu-munus-mu | for the well-being of Lirišgamlum, my daughter |
| 37 | u₃ nam-til₃-mu-še₃ | and for my well-being |
| 38 | geme₂ ni₂-tuku-ni me-en | I am a female slave who has no regard. |
| 39 | a mu-na-ru | dedicated it (this vessel). |
| 40 | u₄-me-da u₄-da egir-bi-še₃ | In those days, in those days after |
| 41 | lu₂ kin ak-a-mu ib₂-zi-ir-re-a | (Sum) The one who destroyed my work-assignment, the one who erases it (Akk) The man who erased my work |
| 42 | ki-gub-ba-bi ib₂-da-ab-kur₂-ru-a | shall change its standing place |
| 43 | ki kur₂-ra bi₂-ib₂-gub-bu-a | and placed it in a foreign place, |
| 44 | mu-sar-ra-ba šu bi₂-ib₂-ur₃-a | Whoever erases this inscription |
| 45 | mu-ni bi₂-ib₂-sar-re-a | shall write his name therein |
| 46 | aš₂ bala-ba-ke₄-eš | of the bala |
| 47 | lu₂-kur₂ šu ba-an-zi-zi-i-a | The enemy who raised his hand |
| 48 | lu₂-ba {d}inanna nin kur-kur-ra-ke₄ | That man, Inanna, queen of all the lands |
| 49 | ša₃ ib₂-ba lipiš-bal-a-ni | Whose anger (is) his rebellion |
| 50 | aš₂ gig-ga he₂-en-e | May he treat him with bitterness |
Sources & licences
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