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Rim-Sin I 16 (Q002176)
Royal Inscription, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Rim-Sin I 16 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q002176 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | uncertain |
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}nin-e₂-gal | For Ninegal |
| 2 | nin gal me kilib₃ šu-na dab₅-be₂ | Great lady, seized all the divine powers in her hand |
| 3 | un šar₂-ra-aš igi-bi ŋal₂ | The king’s emblem is seen |
| 4 | na-de₅ mah šita₅-du₃ sag-gi₆ | the supreme nadītu of the black-headed people |
| 5 | a-ra₂-bi za₃ nu-di | its dividing lines are unrivaled. |
| 6 | nir-ŋal₂ ukkin-na dug₄-ga-ni igi-še₃ du | The nirbal priestess, the one who looks at the assembly |
| 7 | mu-ni a-ar-eš gi₇ | His name is “Areš, the river’ |
| 8 | dingir zid ki a-a ugu-ni-ta | the righteous god from the place of his birth father |
| 9 | ka ba-ni še-ga | who opens his mouth to speak |
| 10 | dumu gal {d}suen-na | the great son of Suen |
| 11 | nin-a-ni-ir | his mistress |
| 12 | si-ma-at-{d}inanna | Simat-Inanna, |
| 13 | dam ki ag₂ | beloved spouse |
| 14 | {d}ri-im-{d}sin | Rīm-Sîn |
| 15 | lugal larsa{ki}-ma | king of Larsa, |
| 16 | dumu-munus arad {d}nanna-ke₄ | daughter of the servant of Nanna |
| 17 | u₄ {d}nin-e₂-gal nin-a-ni | when Ninegal his mistress |
| 18 | mu sag₉-ga-ni in-sa₄-a | he named it with his good name. |
| 19 | e₂-a₂-aŋ₂-ŋa₂-kilib₃-ur₄-ur₄ | Ea-ba-kiliburur |
| 20 | ki-tuš nam-dingir-bi-še₃ tum₂-ma | fitting for the residence of his divinity |
| 21 | nam-til₃ {d}ri-im-{d}sin | for the life of Rīm-Sîn, |
| 22 | u₄ da-ri₂-še₃ ŋal₂-le-de₃ | to prolong the days |
| 23 | u₃ nam-til₃-la-ni-še₃ | and for his own well-being |
| 24 | mu-na-du₃ | built for him. |
| 25 | diri u₄-bi-ta-še₃ | more than before |
| 26 | e₂-šu-si₃-ga-bi mu-un-dagal | He broadened its Ešusiga |
| 27 | temen mu pa₃-da nam-nin-a-ka-na | Fundament chosen by the name of ladyship, |
| 28 | u₄ su₃-ra₂-še₃ im-mi-in-gar | he set it up in distant days. |
Sources & licences
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