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Samsu-iluna 03 (Akkadian) (Q002220)
Royal Inscription, Old Babylonian, unclear · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Samsu-iluna 03 (Akkadian) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q002220 |
| 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}en-lil₂-le | when Enlil |
| 2 | lugal dingir-re-e-ne | king of the gods |
| 3 | en gal kur-kur-ra-ke₄ | the great lord of all the lands |
| 4 | {d}utu-ra igi sag₉-ga-na | For Utu, in his beautiful face |
| 5 | mu-un-ši-in-bar-ra-am₃ | he had caused to be released |
| 6 | zimbir{ki} | of Sippar, |
| 7 | uru ul ki-šu-peš₆-a-ni | The city that does not obey his instructions |
| 8 | bad₃-bi du₃-u₃-de₃ | to build its wall |
| 9 | e₂-babbar-ra | of the Ebabbar |
| 10 | ki-bi-še₃ gi₄-gi₄-de₃ | to restore to its place |
| 11 | u₆-nir gi-gun₄-na mah-a-ni | His lofty unir shrine, the great terrace, |
| 12 | sag-bi an-gin₇ il₂-i-de₃ | to raise its top like heaven, |
| 13 | {d}utu {d}še₃-ri₅-da-bi | Šamaš, and Sverida |
| 14 | ki-tuš ku₃-ne-ne-a | in their holy residence |
| 15 | sil₆ nig₂-hul₂-hul₂-la-bi-še₃ ku₄-ku₄-de₃ | In order to bring in joyous lambs |
| 16 | inim nig₂ nu-kur₂-ru-da-na | his unalterable word |
| 17 | bi₂-in-dug₄-ga-a | he had satisfied, |
| 18 | u₄-bi-a | At that time |
| 19 | ur-sag šul {d}utu | hero, spear of Utu |
| 20 | nam gal {d}en-lil₂-le | the great fate of Enlil |
| 21 | zimbir{ki} e₂-babbar-ra | of Sippar, the Ebabbar temple |
| 22 | mu-ni-in-tar-ra-še₃ | which he had decreed |
| 23 | hul₂-la-gin₇ | like a joy |
| 24 | im-ma-na-ni-ib₂-gar | he placed it for him. |
| 25 | sa-am-su-i-lu-na | Samsu-iluna |
| 26 | lugal šu dug₄-ga-ni me-en | You are the king whose hand is pleasing |
| 27 | gu₃ hul₂ ma-an-de₂ | he spoke to me joyfully. |
| 28 | a₂-bi mu-da-an-aŋ₂ | he gave it to him. |
| 29 | u₄-bi-a | At that time |
| 30 | niŋin ki-en-gi ki-uri | the people of Sumer and Akkad |
| 31 | lu₂ gu₂ mu-da-ab-du₃-uš-a | the man who built it for you |
| 32 | ša₃ mu aš-a-ka | In that year |
| 33 | a-ra₂ 8(diš)-am₃ | 8 times |
| 34 | {geš}tukul-ta he₂-em-mi-sig₃ | I struck with the sword. |
| 35 | uru didli gu₂-bar-ra-mu-ne | When I go around the city, |
| 36 | du₆ ka-ar₂-me-še₃ he₂-ni-ku₄ | may he enter the mound of Carchemish. |
| 37 | lu₂-erim₂ | a criminal |
| 38 | lu₂-hul-ŋal₂ | Luḫulbal |
| 39 | suhuš-bi kalam-ta he₂-em-mi-bu | May its foundations spread out from the Land |
| 40 | kur gu₂ si-a | the mountain that roars |
| 41 | dug₄-ga-ga₂ hu-mu-ni-tuš | I made dwell in my sanctuaries |
| 42 | nig₂ u₄ ul-li₂-a-ta | from the things of distant days |
| 43 | sig₄ e₂-babbar-ra | brickwork of the Ebabbar temple |
| 44 | ba-dim₂-ma-ta | from the building |
| 45 | lugal palil-ne-ne-er | the king of the palil-priestess, |
| 46 | lugal na-me | no king |
| 47 | {d}utu ba-ra-mu-un-ši-in-še-ga-am₃ | Šamaš has not made it perfect for you |
| 48 | bad₃ zimbir{ki} | the wall of Sippar |
| 49 | nu-mu-na-ta-an-du₃-am₃ | did not build for him. |
| 50 | sa-am-su-i-lu-na | Samsu-iluna |
| 51 | ki ag₂ {d}utu | beloved of Utu, |
| 52 | {d}še₃-ri₅-da-bi | and Šerida |
| 53 | lugal kala-ga | the strong king |
| 54 | lugal babilim₂{ki} | king of Babylon |
| 55 | lugal an-ub-da limmu₂ | king of the four quarters: |
| 56 | lugal dug₄-ga-ni | his good king |
| 57 | ki {d}utu | with Utu |
| 58 | {d}še₃-ri₅-da-ta še-ga me-en | I am the one chosen by Šerida |
| 59 | dug₄-ga-dug₄-ga {d}utu | who makes Utu happy, |
| 60 | {d}marduk-bi-da-ka | of Marduk-bida |
| 61 | ugnim zid-ga | a rising army |
| 62 | ma-da-mu-ta | from Madamu |
| 63 | ša₃ mu-ba-ka | in the womb of Mubaba |
| 64 | sig₄-bi mu-ni-du₈ | he built its bricks. |
| 65 | bad₃ zimbir{ki} | the wall of Sippar |
| 66 | hur-sag gal-gin₇ mi-ni-il₂ | I raised it up like a great mountain. |
| 67 | e₂-babbar-ra šu gibil im-mi-ak | He made a new hand enter the Ebabbar |
| 68 | u₆-nir gi-gun₄-na mah-ne-ne | The lords of the supreme terrace, |
| 69 | sag-bi an-gin₇ mi-ni-il₂ | he raised its top like heaven, |
| 70 | {d}utu {d}iškur | Šamaš, Adad |
| 71 | {d}še₃-ri₅-da-bi | and Šerida |
| 72 | ki-tuš ku₃-ne-ne-a | in their holy residence |
| 73 | asila nig₂-hul₂-hul₂-la-bi-še₃ | because of the joyful joy |
| 74 | mi-ni-ku₄ | he entered. |
| 75 | e₂-babbar-ra | of the Ebabbar |
| 76 | {d}lamma sag₉-ga-bi im-mi-gi₄ | The good protective deity returned it. |
| 77 | su {d}utu {d}iškur | of Šamaš, Adad |
| 78 | {d}še₃-ri₅-da-bi | and Šerida |
| 79 | du₁₀-ga-ra im-mi-ak | he made good. |
| 80 | nig₂-dug₄-ga {d}utu | the good deeds of Utu |
| 81 | {d}marduk-bi-da-ke₄ | of Marduk, |
| 82 | ki-bi-še₃ im-mi-gar | he placed there. |
| 83 | bad₃-ba {d}utu | In that wall, Utu |
| 84 | sa-am-su-i-lu-na-ra | for Samsu-iluna |
| 85 | nam-nir nam-kala-ga | the power of mightyness |
| 86 | u₃ nam-til₃-la-ke₄ | and for the well-being |
| 87 | sag-e-eš₂ mu-ni-in-rig₇ | he presented it to him. |
| 88 | mu-bi-im | that name |
| 89 | ur₅-še₃-am₃ {d}utu | It is Ursam, Utu |
| 90 | sag nam-barag-ga-ni | his head of supplication |
| 91 | ša-mu-un-il₂-la | Šaman-ila |
| 92 | nam-til₃ ša₃ du₁₀-ga gi₁₆-sa ak-a | for the well-being of the good heart, the preservation of treasure |
| 93 | nam-lugal za₃-ša₄ nu-tuku-a | kingship that has no rival |
| 94 | {geš}gidri nig₂-si-sa₂ | a scepter of justice |
| 95 | kalam ge-en-ge-en | the land is secure, |
| 96 | {geš}tukul kala-ga {ŋeš}naŋa₃ lu₂-kur₂-e-ne | The mighty weapons of the enemy |
| 97 | nam-en ub-da limmu₂-ba | the lordship of the four world quarters |
| 98 | du-ri₂-še₃ ak-da nig₂-ba-ni-še₃ mu-na-an-šum₂ | He gave him as his gift a scepter for the day. |
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