RIME 4.03.07.07Sumerian composite (P448503)

Official or display artifact excavated in Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period

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Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)

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Official or display (composite)

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Sumerian

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object composite
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1. {d}en-lil [nam-lugal-la-ni]
 en: Enlil, whose kingship
2. dingir-e-ne-[er]
 en: of all the gods
3. ib2-gu-[la ...]
 en: is the greatest,
4. sipa nam [tar-re]
 en: the shepherd who determines the destinies,
5. {d}za-ba4-ba4 {d}inanna
 en: because Zababa and Inanna
6. [nun] gal-e-ne-er
 en: among the great (divine) princes
7. gu3-mur in-ak-esz-a-asz
 en: were the most heroic,
8. [igi ku3]-ga-na nam-mu-un-ne-szi-du8
 en: he looked at them with his holy eyes.
9. [iri] kisz{ki}
 en: The city Kiš,
10. [ki-szu]-pesz sag-ga2
 en: their foremost cult site
11. [ki-tusz] mah-a-ne-ne
 en: and exalted residence,
12. [bad3]-bi du3-u3-de3
 en: to build its wall
13. [sag]-bi diri nig2 u4-bi-da-ka il2-i-da
 en: and to raise up its top more than before
14. [sza3-ga]-ne2 zi-de3-esz nam-mu-un-tum2
 en: his heart truly moved him.
15. [{d}en]-lil2 en gal
 en: And Enlil, the great lord,
16. [du11-ga]-ni szu nu bal-e-dam
 en: whose utterance cannot be overturned
17. [nam] ib2-tar-re-da
 en: and a fate which he determines
18. [nu-kur2]-ru-[da]
 en: cannot be altered,
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19'. [u3-ma-a]-ni sa2
 en: To him (Zababa) who his victories
20'. [du11-ga]-ar
 en: achieves,
21'. [{d}inanna dumu-munus]-am3
 en: and Inanna, the daughter
22'. [... ki-ag2-ga2]-na
 en: whom he loves,
23'. [nin nam-dingir-ra]-na
 en: the lady whose divinity
24'. [nu-mu-un]-da-sa2-e-a-asz
 en: is unrivaled,
25'. [igi hul2-la-na] mu-un-ne-szi-in-bar-ma
 en: his joyful eyes he directed towards them, and
26'. [inim sza3 du10]-ga-ke4
 en: words of heart-felt happiness
27'. [mu]-un-da-ab-be3
 en: he spoke with them.
28'. [sa-am-su-i]-lu-na
 en: Samsu-iluna,
29'. [sukkal] kal-ga
 en: my envoy, mighty
30'. [nu-kusz2]-u3-mu
 en: and untiring,
31'. [sza3 tum2-ma]-mu
 en: who the desire of my heart
32'. [ki-bi-sze3 gar-ra in-zu]-a
 en: knows how to put in place,
33'. [gesz-nu11 zalag-ga-ni he2-me-en-ze2]-en
 en: may you both be his shining light.
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34'. [dingir-e-ne-er] szilig-[ga-me-esz]
 en: (Zababa and Ištar) the most majestic of the gods,
35'. inim a-a-bi {d}[en-lil2]
 en: at the words that their father Enlil
36'. in-ne-szi-in-du11-[ga-asz]
 en: had spoken to them,
37'. sza3-bi hi-li su13 in-hul2
 en: their hearts rejoiced full of delight.
38'. sa-am-su-i-lu-[na]
 en: To Samsu-iluna,
39'. lugal kal-ga sipa ur-[sag]
 en: the mighty king, the shepherd and hero,
40'. szu du11-ga-ne-ne-er
 en: their accomplishment,
41'. sag-ki nam-ti-la-bi
 en: their countenances of life
42'. zalag-ge-esz nam-mu-un-szi-in-zi-ge-esz
 en: they lifted shiningly towards him,
43'. inim ul mu-un-da-ab-bal-bal-e-ne
 en: and joyfully they conversed with him.
44'. sa-am-su-i-lu-na
 en: O Samsu-iluna,
45'. numun da-ri2 dingir-e-ne-ke4
 en: eternal seed of kingship,
46'. he2-du7 nam-lugal-la
 en: one fitting for kingship,
47'. {d}en-lil2-le
 en: Enlil
48'. nam-tar-ra-zu mi-ni-ib2-gal
 en: has magnified your destiny.
49'. udug-za silim-ma-ta ak-de3
 en: To act with well-being as (your) guardian genies
50'. a2 ba-me-da-an-ag2
 en: he has commanded us.
51'. za3 zi-da-za u3-su8-en-de3-en
 en: When we shall have gone at your right side
52'. lu2 gu2 mu-e-da-ab-du3-usz-a
 en: the persons who hate you
53'. sag gesz ba-ab-ra-ra-an-de3-en
 en: we shall smite,
54'. lu2 erim2 gal2-la-zu-ne
 en: and your foes
55'. szu-za mi-ni-ib2-si-ge-en-de3#-en#
 en: we shall put into your hands.
56'. iri kisz{ki} ki-szu-[pesz ...] x [...]
 en: The city Kiš, our [awe-inpiring] cult site,
57'. bad3-bi u3-[du3 ...]
 en: build its wall!
58'. nig2 szu igi-[du-na-da] diri-[bi2-ib2]
 en: Make it greater than what was there before!
59'. sa-am-su-[i-lu-na]
 en: Samsu-iluna,
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60'. [dingir]-ni lugal [asz3-nun-na{ki}]
 en: Iluni, the king of Ešnunna,
61'. inim-ma-na gesz-[tug2 nu-un-na]-an-gal2-[la]
 en: who did not heed his words,
62'. szu im-mi-[in-du8]
 en: he held onto.
63'. {gesz}si-gar gu2 [du3-a-ta]
 en: With his neck held in a neck-stock
64'. nam-mi-in-[tum2]
 en: he brought him in,
65'. zi-ni gir2-[ta] im-mi-in-[gaz]
 en: and his life he slew with a knife.
66'. ka kilib3 ki-en-gi4 [ki]-uri#
 en: All of Sumer and Akkad
67'. tesz2-a im-[mi-in-si3]
 en: he caused to be of one mind.
68'. an-ub-da limmu2-[ba]
 en: The four world quarters
69'. du11-ga-na mi-[ni-in-tusz]
 en: under his command he caused to dwell.
70'. u4-ba sa-am-[su-i-lu-na] nita kal#-[ga]
 en: At that time, Samsu-iluna, the mighty man,
71'. usu ugnim-ni-[ta]
 en: through the strength of his army,
72'. iri kisz{[ki]} [mu-un-du3]
 en: rebuilt the the city Kiš.
73'. _hi-ri-tum_-[bi mu-un-ba-al]
 en: He dug its canal,
74'. sahar gal-[ta suhusz-bi]
 en: and with much earth its foundation
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  • primary: RIME 4, 03.07.07Sumerian composite

    [Frayne1990RIME4] Frayne, Douglas R. 1990. Old Baylonian Period (2003-1595 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 4. University of Toronto Press.

  • Composite No.: Q007331
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  • Provenience: Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-08-23 at 08:57:13 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2018-05-07 at 19:07:37 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2014-11-18 at 19:01:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-01-01 at 12:27:36 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-05-11 at 15:27:47 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2013-05-11 at 15:16:51 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2013-01-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“RIME 4.03.07.07Sumerian Composite Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 20, 2013. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P448503.
RIME 4.03.07.07Sumerian composite artifact entry (No. P448503). (2013, January 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P448503
RIME 4.03.07.07Sumerian composite artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P448503 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
@misc{2013RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-03-28]},
	year = {2013},
	month = {jan 20},
	title = {RIME 4.03.07.07Sumerian composite artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P448503},
}

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