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Hammu-rabi 02 (Akkadian) (Q002181)
Royal Inscription, Old Babylonian, unclear · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Hammu-rabi 02 (Akkadian) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q002181 |
| 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 {d}utu | when Utu |
| 2 | en gal an ki-bi-da | great lord of heaven and earth, |
| 3 | lugal dingir-re-e-ne | king of the gods |
| 4 | ha-am-mu-ra-bi | Hammurabi |
| 5 | sipa še-ga-ni me-en | I am the shepherd of his field |
| 6 | igi zalag-ga-na | with his shining face |
| 7 | hul₂-la-bi | rejoice over it. |
| 8 | mu-un-bar-re-en | he imposed upon me. |
| 9 | nam-lugal da-ri₂ | and eternal kingship |
| 10 | bala u₄ su₃-ra₂ | a reign of long days |
| 11 | ma-ni-in-rig₇ | he presented it to me. |
| 12 | suhuš ma-da | the foundations of the land |
| 13 | nam-en-bi ak-de₃ | to exercise its en-ship |
| 14 | ma-an-šum₂-ma | nobody |
| 15 | ma-ni-in-ge₄-en | I established for him. |
| 16 | zimbir{ki} | of Sippar, |
| 17 | babilim₂{ki} un-bi | the foundations of Babylon |
| 18 | ki-tuš ne-ha tuš-u₃-da | dwelling place of relaxation, dwelling |
| 19 | inim ku₃ nu-kur₂-ru-da-na | his holy word that cannot be changed |
| 20 | bi₂-in-dug₄-ga-a | he had satisfied, |
| 21 | bad₃ zimbir{ki} | the wall of Sippar |
| 22 | du₃-u₃-da | built, |
| 23 | sag-bi il₂-i-da | whose head is raised |
| 24 | a₂ gal hu-mu-da-an-ag₂ | may he give me great strength. |
| 25 | u₄-ba | At that time |
| 26 | ha-am-mu-ra-bi | Hammurabi |
| 27 | lugal kala-ga | the strong king |
| 28 | lugal babilim₂{ki} | king of Babylon |
| 29 | ni₂-tuku | fearsomeness |
| 30 | {d}utu-da geš tuku | who listens to Utu |
| 31 | ki ag₂ {d}še₃-ri₅-da | beloved of Šerida, |
| 32 | ša₃ du₁₀-ga {d}marduk | The good heart of Marduk |
| 33 | lugal-la-ni me-en | I am his king. |
| 34 | usu mah {d}utu-ke₄ | the supreme strength of Utu |
| 35 | ma-ni-in-šum₂ | he has given to me |
| 36 | ugnim zid-ga | a rising army |
| 37 | ma-da-mu-ta | from Madamu |
| 38 | uš₈ bad₃ zimbir{ki} | access to the wall of Sippar |
| 39 | sahar-ta hur-sag gal-gin₇ | from the dust like a great mountain |
| 40 | sag-bi he₂-em-mi-il₂ | I raised up its top. |
| 41 | bad₃ mah hu-mu-du₃ | I built a great wall. |
| 42 | u₄ ul-li₂-a-ta | from distant days |
| 43 | lugal-lugal-e-ne-er | of the kings |
| 44 | lu₂-na-me | are men. |
| 45 | ba-ra-an-dim₂-ma | he did not build, and |
| 46 | {d}utu lugal-ga₂ | of Utu my master |
| 47 | gal-bi hu-mu-na-du₃ | I built for him. |
| 48 | bad₃-bi | its walls |
| 49 | dug₄-ga {d}utu-ta | who by the favor of Utu |
| 50 | ha-am-mu-ra-bi | Hammurabi |
| 51 | gaba-ri na-an-tuku-tuku | He should not have a rival. |
| 52 | mu-bi-im | that name |
| 53 | bala sag₉-ga-ga₂ | in my good reign |
| 54 | {d}utu-ke₄ | of Utu |
| 55 | mu-un-sa₄-a | he named it. |
| 56 | zimbir{ki} | of Sippar, |
| 57 | uru ul | no city |
| 58 | {d}utu-ke₄ | of Utu |
| 59 | erin₂-bi {geš}dupsik-ta | its labor-troops from the hoe |
| 60 | {d}utu-ra he₂-bi₂-zi | I raised up for Utu. |
| 61 | i₇-bi | its canal |
| 62 | hu-mu-ba-al | he shall fill. |
| 63 | ki-in-gub-ba | in the station |
| 64 | a da-ri₂ | forever water |
| 65 | he₂-em-mi-gar | I established. |
| 66 | hi-nun he₂-ŋal₂-bi | may the abundance carry off. |
| 67 | he₂-ni-gar | I established. |
| 68 | un zimbir{ki}-še₃ | in the midst of Sippar |
| 69 | asila he₂-bi₂-gar | may joy be established. |
| 70 | nam-til₃-ga₂ | for my well-being |
| 71 | šud₃ he₂-em-mi-ra₂-aš | May he pray to you |
| 72 | su {d}utu lugal-ga₂ | the body of Utu, my king |
| 73 | {d}a-a nin-mu | Aya my mistress |
| 74 | du₁₀-ga-ra he₂-bi₂-ak | I made good. |
| 75 | mu sag₉-ga-mu | my good name |
| 76 | utu-šu₂-uš | to smite |
| 77 | dingir-gin₇ pa₃-de₃-da | chosen like a god |
| 78 | du-ri₂-še₃ | for the scepter |
| 79 | nu-ha-lam-e | shall not be destroyed |
| 80 | ka un-ta he₂-bi₂-gar | he placed from the mouth. |
Sources & licences
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