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Primary publication:	RIME 4.03.06.02Sumerian composite
Author:	Frayne, Douglas R.
Publication date:	1990
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CDLI no.:	P448469
UCLA Library ARK	21198/zz002fw7sd
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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.:	Q007335
Language:	Sumerian

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Object type:	other (see object remarks)
Material:	composite
Object remarks:	composite text
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Provenience:	Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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Chronology:
Period:	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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Date of Origin:	Hammurapi.00.00.00
Dates referenced:	Hammurapi.00.00.00
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1. u4 {d}utu
#tr.en: When Utu,
2. en gal an-ki-bi-da
#tr.en: great lord of heaven and earth,
3. lugal dingir-re-e-ne-ke4
#tr.en: king of the gods,
4. ha-am-mu-ra-pi2
#tr.en: at me, Hammurapi,
5. nun sze-ga-ni-me-en
#tr.en: the prince agreeable to him,
6. igi zalag-ga-na
#tr.en: with his shining eyes
7. hul2-la-bi
#tr.en: happily
8. mu-un-bar-re-en
#tr.en: looked,
9. nam-lugal da-ri2
#tr.en: and an everlasting kingship
10. bala u4 su3-ra2
#tr.en: and a reign of long days
11. ma-ni-in-rig7
#tr.en: he presented to me;
12. suhusz ma-da
#tr.en: and the foundation of the land,
13. nam-en-bi ak-de3
#tr.en: to exercise the lordship over which
14. ma-an-szum2-ma
#tr.en: he gave to me,
15. ma-ni-in-ge4-en
#tr.en: he made secure for me;
16. zimbir{ki}
#tr.en: of Sippar
17. ka2-dingir-ra{ki} ug3-bi
#tr.en: and Babylon their people
18. ki-tusz ne-ha tusz-u3-da
#tr.en: to settle in peaceful habitations
19. inim ku3 nu-kur2-ru-da-na
#tr.en: with his holy word that cannot be altered
20. bi2-in-du11-ga-a
#tr.en: he commanded me,
21. bad3 zimbir{ki}
#tr.en: and the wall of Sippar
22. du3-u3-da
#tr.en: to build
23. sag-bi il2-i-da
#tr.en: and its top to raise up
24. a2 gal hu-mu-da-an-ag3
#tr.en: he gave me the great order.
25. u4-ba
#tr.en: At that time,
26. ha-am-mu-ra-pi2
#tr.en: I, Hammurapi,
27. lugal kal-ga
#tr.en: the mighty king,
28. lugal ka2-dingir-ra{ki}
#tr.en: king of Babylon,
29. ni2-tuku
#tr.en: (god-)fearing one
30. {d}utu-da gesz tuku
#tr.en: who heeds Utu,
31. ki-ag2 {d}{sze3}szer7-da
#tr.en: who is the beloved of Šerda,
32. sza3 du10-ga {d}marduk
#tr.en: who pleases the heart of Marduk
33. lugal-la-ni-me-en
#tr.en: his master -
34. usu mah {d}utu-ke4
#tr.en: by the exalted strength which Utu
35. ma-ni-in-szum2
#tr.en: gave me,
36. ugnim zi-ga
#tr.en: through a troop levy
37. ma-da-mu-ta
#tr.en: of my land
38. usz8 bad3 zimbir{ki}
#tr.en: the foundation of the wall of Sippar
39. sahar-ta hur-sag gal-gin7
#tr.en: with earth like a huge mountain
40. sag-bi he2-em-mi-il2
#tr.en: its top I raised up,
41. bad3 mah hu-mu-du3
#tr.en: and the great wall I built.
42. u4 ul-li2-a-ta
#tr.en: That which since olden days
43. lugal-lugal-a-ne2-er
#tr.en: among all the kings
44. lugal na-me
#tr.en: no king
45. ba-ra-an-dim2-ma
#tr.en: had ever built,
46. {d}utu lugal-ga2
#tr.en: for Utu my master
47. gal-bi hu-mu-na-du3
#tr.en: I built in a grand manner.
48. bad3-bi
#tr.en: That wall:
49. du11-ga {d}utu-ta
#tr.en: By the Command of Utu
50. ha-am-mu-ra-pi2
#tr.en: May Hammurapi
51. gaba-ri na-an-tuku-tuku
#tr.en: Have No Equal
52. mu-bi-im
#tr.en: is its name.
53. bala sa6-ga-ga2
#tr.en: In my favorable reign
54. {d}utu-ke4
#tr.en: which Utu
55. mu-un-sa4-a
#tr.en: called,
56. zimbir{ki}
#tr.en: for Sippar,
57. iri{ki} ul-la
#tr.en: the ancient city
58. {d}utu-ke4
#tr.en: of Utu,
59. erin2-bi {gesz}dusu-ta
#tr.en: its men from corvēe work
60. {d}utu-ra he2-bi2-zi
#tr.en: for Utu I removed.
61. i7-bi
#tr.en: Its canal
62. hu-mu-ba-al
#tr.en: I dug,
63. ki-in-gub-ba
#tr.en: and in its emplacements
64. a da-ri2
#tr.en: perpetual water
65. he2-em-mi-gar
#tr.en: I established.
66. he-nun he2-gal2-bi
#tr.en: Abundance and plenty
67. he2-ni-gar-gar
#tr.en: I established everywhere there.
68. ug3 zimbir{ki}-sze3
#tr.en: For the people of Sippar
69. asila he2-bi2-gar
#tr.en: I produced joy,
70. nam-ti-ga2
#tr.en: and (so) for my life
71. szud3 he2-em-mi-sza4-asz
#tr.en: they indeed prayed.
72. su {d}utu lugal-ga2
#tr.en: What for the well-being of Utu my master
73. {d}a-a nin-mu
#tr.en: and Aia my mistress
74. du10-ga-ra he2-bi2-ak
#tr.en: was good I did.
75. mu sa6-ga-mu
#tr.en: That my good name
76. u4-szu2-usz
#tr.en: daily
77. dingir-gin7 pa3-de3-da
#tr.en: might be revealed like (that of) a god,
78. du-ri2-sze3
#tr.en: and that forever
79. nu-ha-lam-e
#tr.en: it may not be forgotten,
80. ka ug3-ta he2-bi2-gar
#tr.en: I put it in the mouths of the people.

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