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Primary publication:	RIME 4.02.08.07 composite
Author:	Frayne, Douglas R.
Publication date:	1990
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CDLI no.:	P448364
UCLA Library ARK	21198/zz002fthh7
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Catalogue:	20130120 cdliadmin
Transliteration:	Foxvog, Daniel A.
Translation:	Foxvog, Daniel A.
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Genre:	Royal/Monumental
Sub-genre:	composite
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Composite no.:	Q002048
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Object type:	other (see object remarks)
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Provenience:	Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh) ?
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Period:	Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
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Date of Origin:	Nur-Adad.00.00.00
Dates referenced:	Nur-Adad.00.00.00
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1. [u4 {d}utu] larsa{ki}-ma
#tr.en: When the god Utu Larsa's
2. [nam-bi mu-un-tar]-ra-a
#tr.en: fate had decreed,
3. [{gesz}gu-za-ba suhusz]-bi
#tr.en: and the foundation of its throne
4. [su3-ra2-sze3] gi-ne2-de3
#tr.en: to secure forever,
5. [bala] sa6-ga-bi
#tr.en: its benevolent reign
6. musz3 nu-tum2-mu-de3
#tr.en: to make unceasing,
7. nam-lugal-bi
#tr.en: its kingship
8. pa e3 ak-de3
#tr.en: to make come forth replendently,
9. ug3 sag2 du11-ga-bi
#tr.en: its scattered people
10. ki-ba ga2-ga2-de3
#tr.en: to resettle in their places,
11. [...] x ki-tusz du10-ga
#tr.en: and the ..., the pleasant residence,
12. du3-u3-de3
#tr.en: to rebuild,
13. szul {d}utu
#tr.en: the youthful Utu
14. inim nu-kur2-ru-da-ni
#tr.en: his unalterable word
15. zi-de3-esz
#tr.en: steadfastly
16. bi2-in-du11-ga
#tr.en: had spoken,
17. nu-ur2-{d}iszkur
#tr.en: I, Nur-Adad,
18. [sipa nig2]-gi-na-me-en
#tr.en: being a righteous shepherd
19. [sza3 su3]-ra-na
#tr.en: in his remote heart
20. zi-de3-esz
#tr.en: truly
21. [mu-un]-pa3-de3-en
#tr.en: he chose me.
22. [...]-na-mu-sze3
#tr.en: For my ...
23. nam du10 mu-un-tar
#tr.en: he decreed a good fate for me.
24. [iri]{ki} ba-tu-de3-en-na-ga2
#tr.en: Of the city where I was born
25. nam-sipa-bi ma-an-szum2
#tr.en: its shepherdship he gave to me.
26. nam-u2-a esz3-e uri2{ki}-ma
#tr.en: The providing for the shrine Ur,
27. [nam]-sag-en3-tar [esz3 e2-babbar]-ra
#tr.en: the care for the shrine Ebbbar,
28. [...]
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29. [...]
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30. [...]
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31. [...]
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32. [...]
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33. [...]-x
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34. [...]-x
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35. [...]-x-mu
#tr.en: ...
36. [...]-DU-DU
#tr.en: ...
37. [...]-na
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38. [...]-ma-a
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39. [...]-x ku3
#tr.en: ...
40. [...]-ta
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41. [...]-DU-a
#tr.en: ...
42. [...]-al
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43. [...]-an-DU
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44. [...]-x-na
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45. [...]-gar-gar
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46. guru7-du6 guru7-masz
#tr.en: mounded grain heaps and ... grain heaps
47. {d}utu-ra gu2-bi mi-ni-gur-gur
#tr.en: for Utu I stacked up.
48. tur3 amasz mi-ni-dagal
#tr.en: I enlarged the cattle pens and sheepfolds.
49. i3 gara2 mi-ni-szar2-szar2
#tr.en: I increased the fat and cheese.
50. ug3-mu u2 szar2-ra
#tr.en: My people much food
51. mi-ni-gu7
#tr.en: I let eat,
52. a he2-gal2-la mi-ni-nag
#tr.en: and I let them drink abundant water.
53. sza3-bi-a sa-gaz lu2 hul-gal2
#tr.en: From their midst the robbers, wicked persons,
54. lu2 nig2-erim2 mu-ha-lam
#tr.en: and evildoers I obliterated.
55. si-ga nu-mu-un-kusz lu2 ki-gul-la
#tr.en: The weak, the widows and the destitute
56. su-bi mi-ni-du10
#tr.en: I improved their lives.
57. u4 bala sa6-ga-mu
#tr.en: At the time of my good reign,
58. 2(asz) sze gur-ta 2(ban2) i3-ta
#tr.en: each: 2 kor barley, 2 ban oil,
59. 1(u) ma-na siki-ta
#tr.en: 10 minas of wool,
60. 1(u) gur zu2-lum-ta-am3
#tr.en: 10 kor dates,
61. ganba sza3 ma-da-ga2-ka
#tr.en: at the market rate in my country
62. ku3 1(disz) gin2-e
#tr.en: one shekel silver
63. ur5-gin7 ba-ra-sa10
#tr.en: thusly could purchase.
64. u4-bi-a bad3 gal larsa{ki}-ma
#tr.en: At that time, the great wall of Larsa
65. hur-sag-gin7 ki sikil-la mu-du3
#tr.en: like a mountain range in a pure place I built.
66. a2 lu2 1(disz)-e
#tr.en: The wages per man
67. 3(ban2) sze-ta 2(disz) sila3 ninda-ta
#tr.en: were each: 3 ban barley, 2 sila bread,
68. 2(disz) sila3 kasz-ta
#tr.en: 2 sila beer,
69. 2(disz) gin2 i3-ta-am3
#tr.en: 2 shekels oil;
70. u4 1(disz)-e ur5-gin7 szu ba-an-ti
#tr.en: such for one day they received.
71. u4 da-ri2-sze3 mu-mu ga2-ga2-de3
#tr.en: In order to establish my name for eternity,
72. bad3 gal-bi
#tr.en: for this great wall
73. temen ku3 mi-ni-si
#tr.en: I sank the holy foundation pegs,
74. {d}utu u3-ma-ni
#tr.en: and Utu His Victory
75. sa2 bi2-in-du11
#tr.en: has Attained
76. mu-sze3 im-mi-sa4
#tr.en: I named it.
77. di nig2-gi-na {d}utu-ta
#tr.en: By the righteous verdict of Utu,
78. iri{ki} x-sze3 ga-ba-al
#tr.en: the city against which battle
79. mu-un-du3-a
#tr.en: he had waged
80. bad3-bi du6-du6-ra mi-ni-szid
#tr.en: its walls I counted as ruined mounds.
81. gu2 nu-gar-ra-bi
#tr.en: Those of it that did not submit
82. giri3 {d}utu lugal-ga2-sze3 mi-ni-gam
#tr.en: I made bend down to the feet of Utu my master.
83. in-dub {d}utu
#tr.en: The boundary mound of Utu
84. lugal-ga2-ke4
#tr.en: my master
85. ki-be2 im-mi-gi4
#tr.en: I restored.

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