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Samsu-iluna 05 (Akkadian) (Q002222)
Royal Inscription, Old Babylonian, unclear · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Samsu-iluna 05 (Akkadian) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q002222 |
| 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 an {d}en-lil₂ | when An and Enlil |
| 2 | lugal an ki-bi-da-ke₄ | the king of heaven and earth |
| 3 | {d}marduk dumu-sag | Marduk, first-born son |
| 4 | {d}en-ki-ka-ra | for Enki |
| 5 | igi hul₂-la-ne-ne-a | their joyful eyes |
| 6 | in-ši-in-bar-re-eš-a | they have imposed upon me |
| 7 | nam-en ub-da limmu₂-ba | the lordship of the four world quarters |
| 8 | mu-na-an-šum₂-mu-uš-a | he made it grow for him |
| 9 | {d}a-nun-na-ke₄-ne-er | of the Anuna gods |
| 10 | mu mah-a mi-ni-in-sa₄-eš-a | they have named it with a great name |
| 11 | babilim₂{ki} | of Babylon, |
| 12 | suhuš-bi an ki-gin₇ | its foundations like heaven and earth |
| 13 | mu-na-an-gi-ne₂-eš-a | who restored it for him |
| 14 | u₄-ba {d}marduk | At that time, Marduk |
| 15 | {d}en-lil₂ kalam-ma-na | Enlil of his country |
| 16 | dingir nam-ku₃-zu | the god whose divinity |
| 17 | an-dim₂-dim₂-me-a | who fashioned |
| 18 | sa-am-su-i-lu-na | Samsu-iluna |
| 19 | lugal la-la-ni i₃-me-en-na-ta | Because you are king of his charms, |
| 20 | kur-kur kilib₃-ba-bi | all the lands |
| 21 | nam-sipa-bi ak-de₃ | to exercise its shepherdship |
| 22 | ma-an-šum₂ | He is a man |
| 23 | kalam-ma-ni | his country |
| 24 | u₂-sal-la na₂-de₃ | in order to lay down in the grass, |
| 25 | un dagal-la-ni | his wide net |
| 26 | silim-ma du-ri₂-še₃ tum₂-tum₂-mu-de₃ | In order to bring about the well-being of the day |
| 27 | a₂ gal hu-mu-da-an-ag₂ | may he give me great strength. |
| 28 | sa-am-su-i-lu-na | Samsu-iluna |
| 29 | lugal kala-ga | the strong king |
| 30 | lugal babilim₂{ki} | king of Babylon |
| 31 | lugal an-ub-da limmu₂-ba | king of the four quarters |
| 32 | gu₃ teš₂-a bi₂-in-se₃-ga me-en | You are the one who calms the voice of the people |
| 33 | usu ni₂-ga₂ | strength of my own strength |
| 34 | igi-ŋal₂ gal-mu-ta | from the Great Eye |
| 35 | bad₃ an-za-gar₃ | the wall of the Anzagar |
| 36 | {d}nin-hur-sag-ga₂ | Ninḫursaga |
| 37 | ama in-dim₂-en-na-mu-uš | The mother who fashioned me |
| 38 | bad₃ pa₃-da{ki} | the wall of Pada, |
| 39 | {d}iškur a₂ dah-mu-ke₄ | Iškur, the mighty one, |
| 40 | bad₃ la-ga-ba{ki} | the wall of Lagaba |
| 41 | {d}nanna | For Nanna |
| 42 | dingir sag du-mu-še₃ | the god with the head of his child |
| 43 | bad₃ uru ia-bu-šum{ki} | the wall of the city of Yabum |
| 44 | {d}lugal-{geš}asal₂ | Lugal-geš-asal |
| 45 | mu nam-lugal-la-mu-um | year: “The kingship of my lord’s |
| 46 | bi₂-ib₂-gu-ul-la-aš | who destroys it |
| 47 | bad₃ uru gu-la-BAD₃{ki} | the wall of the city Gula-Dad |
| 48 | u₃ bad₃ | and the wall |
| 49 | {d}nergal | For Nergal |
| 50 | tun(|U₄.HUB₂|) lu₂-erim₂-mu-um | slaughterer of the enemy |
| 51 | bi₂-in-ak-a-aš | he made it. |
| 52 | 6(diš) bad₃ gal-gal-la-bi | 6 large walls |
| 53 | su-mu-la-el₃ | Sumula-el |
| 54 | a-a gu-la-mu | my great father |
| 55 | pa-bil₂-ga 5(diš)-kam-ma-mu | Pabilga is my 5th |
| 56 | mi-ni-in-du₃-a | had built, |
| 57 | nam-sumun-ba ni₂-te-a-ne-ne-a | their own wild cows |
| 58 | i₃-šub-šub-bu-uš-am₃ | It is the one who shook it |
| 59 | ša₃ itu 2(diš)-kam-ma-ta | from the 2nd month |
| 60 | sig₄-bi mi-ni-du₈ | he had its bricks laid out. |
| 61 | gal-bi im-mi-du₃ | he built for it. |
| 62 | sag-ne-ne hur-sag-gin₇ mi-ni-il₂ | They raised their heads like mountain ranges. |
| 63 | kilib₃ kur-kur-ra-ke₄ | all the lands |
| 64 | suhuš-bi mi-ni-ge-en | he made its foundation firm |
| 65 | babilim₂{ki} | of Babylon, |
| 66 | mu-bi hu-mu-ni-mah | he named it. |
| 67 | an-ub-da limmu₂-ba | in the four quarters |
| 68 | ni₂ me-lam₂ | fearsomeness and splendor |
| 69 | nam-lugal-la-mu | my kingship |
| 70 | za₃ an ki-ke₄ he₂-en-dul | May the border of heaven and earth cover him. |
| 71 | ur₅-še₃-am₃ | it is urše |
| 72 | dingir gal-gal-e-ne | the great gods |
| 73 | igi zalag-ga-ne-ne-a | with their shining eyes |
| 74 | hu-mu-ši-in-bar-re-eš | may they release him. |
| 75 | nam-til₃-la {d}nanna-gin₇ | for the well-being of Nanna |
| 76 | itu-itu-da mu₂-mu₂-da | in the month of Addaru |
| 77 | nam-sipa ub-da limmu₂-ba | the shepherdship of the four world quarters |
| 78 | silim-ma du-ri₂-še₃ ak-da | in good health and long life |
| 79 | ša₃ kur-ku-da-mu | from Kur-Kudamu |
| 80 | dingir-gin₇ sa₂ di-da | who like a god goes, |
| 81 | utu-šu₂-še₃ sag il₂-la | raised head towards the sun |
| 82 | asila ša₃ hul₂-la-ta du-du-da | who goes out from the joyous heart |
| 83 | sag-e-eš₂ hu-mu-rig₇-eš | I presented to him. |
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