RIME 4.01.04.08 composite (P465394)

Official or display artifact excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period

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Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

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Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

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1. {d}en-lil2 du11-ga u18-ru di-zu sukud dagal-la-am3
 en: O Enlil with exalted utterances, your judgments being high and wide,
2. ka-asz-bar e3 inim-ni nu-kam3-me-da umusz URUDA szu-ni-sze3 gar
 en: issuing divine decisions, whose word cannot be altered, with ... planning placed in his hands,
3. {d}isz-me-{d}da-gan gurusz kalag sa su pirig szul kalag ni2 gal2-la
 en: Išme-Dagan, the strong young man with the muscles and body of a lion, strong youth possessing fearsomeness,
4. dili-i-ni mah en mu du10 sa4-a-ni kur szar2-ra pa3-da
 en: who alone is exalted, lord whose called good name is demonstrated in all lands,
5. e-ne-da zi-gal2-la im-mi-in-lu?-[a?]
 en: under his sway he has made the living creatures numerous,
6. a2 bad3 ug3 dur2-ru-na-bi-sze3 sag?-ge6 szu mu-na-szum2?-ma
 en: and into whose hand were given the Black Headed People in their shelters where the people reside,
7. nesag? kur-ra-da si sza-mu-na-ni-ib-sa2-asz
 en: They prepared correctly for him the first-fruit offerings of the land.
8. e2-gal du10-ga-na ki la-ba-na-tag-ge
 en: They are not (merely?) left to him in his good palace.
9. u4-ba {d}isz-me-{d}da-gan szul ur-sag giri3 du10 gal2-e-ne-ke4
 en: At that time, Išme-Dagan, the youth, the hero of the runners,
10. nibru{ki} iri numun ug3 szar2-ra i-i ti-le u3-tu gal2-la-sze3
 en: to Nippur, being the city where the seed of the myriad people sprang up, where the living were born,
11. kas4-di hu-luh-e ge6 an-bar7-ba gub-bu musz3 nu-tum2-mu
 en: the reverent(?) runner who serves night and day without ceasing,
12. u4-szu2-usz nig2-nam tum3 sa2 gal-e-esz na-an-gar
 en: who daily brings everything (needed), made a great resolution.
13. zi-ga-ni u18-lu a-ma-ru im sur2-ba de6-a
 en: When he rises up it is gigantic, a flood bringing a wind in its fury,
14. a2-na bad-ra2-a-ba ga2-ga2-ga2 da-na su3-u4-bi-sze3 mu-gir2-gir2-re
 en: With his arms swinging open over and over, he flashes across distant miles
15. pirig husz edin-na-gin7 usu nam-szul-ba du-a
 en: like a fierce lion of the steppe going with strength and youthfulness.
16. du10 kaskal-la bad-bad-da-ni-a gesz-la2 me3-[sze3 gub-bu]
 en: opening wide his knees on the highway, striding towards battle and combat,
17. {ansze}si2-si2 har-ra-an-na kun su3-su3 [...]
 en: like a horse ... on the highway with its tail extended,
18. masz2-dara3-gin7 kas4-kas4-e hu?-luh?-ba [...]
 en: like a buck when racing around inspiring fear ...
19. du10-ub szu bar-ra nu-kusz2-u3 x [...]
 en: whose his knees when set free are untiring ...,
20. dumu nig2 tum2-tum2 {d}en-lil2-la2-ka
 en: the son who brings everything for Enlil,
21. nig2 sza3 hul2-hul2 {d}nin-lil2-la2-ka
 en: and also that which gladdens the heart of Ninlil,
22. lugal-e esz3 za-gin3-na-sze3 musz3 la-ba-ra-tum2-mu
 en: the king cares unceasingly for the lapis lazuli shrine.
23. u4-ba {d}isz-me-{d}da-gan {uruda}alan mir-re-e kas4-kas4-e hu-luh-ha-na
 en: At that time, Išme-Dagan, a copper statue which inspires fear as it races against the storm,
24. e2 ni2 gur3 bara2 kal-kal-la-na
 en: in the temple clad in fearsomeness, upon his most precious dais,
25. mu-ni-in-gub sze-er-zi-de3-esz bi2-in-gun3
 en: he set it up and colored it brilliantly.
26. nun gal za3 an-na en du11-ga nu-kam3-me-da
 en: The great prince of the whole heaven, the lord whose utterance cannot be altered,
27. sag-ki zalag igi zi il2-la-na-sze3
 en: his shining brow and raised righteous eyes
28. he2-en-szi-ni-gal2 sipa zi tu-da-ni-sze3
 en: may he let be upon him, directed towards the faithful shepherd whom he has engendered.
29. lugal a2 nig2-hul-dim2-ma ib2-szi-ag2-e-a
 en: But a king who orders a wicked thing,
30. mu-sar-ra-ba szu bi2-ib2-<ur3>-ra-a mu-ni bi2-ib2-sar-a
 en: and erases this inscription and writes his own name upon it,
31. asz2-bala-a-ba-ke4-esz lu2-kur2 szu ba-an-zi-zi-i-a
 en: or because of this curse incites another person to do it,
32. lu2-ba {d}en-lil2 lugal-mu {d}nin-lil2 nin-mu nam ha-ba-an-da-[ku5-ru-ne]
 en: may Enlil my master and Ninli my mistress curse that person.
33. {d}en-ki {d}iszkur {d}asznan {d}szakan2 en he2-gal2-la-ke4-[ne]
 en: May Enki, Iškur, Ezinu, and Šakan, the lords of abundance,
34. he2-gal2 an-ki-a a-ba-da-an-ge4-esz hul-bi ha-ba-[...]
 en: after locking up abundance in heaven and earth, ... him evilly.

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  • primary: RIME 4, .01.04.08 composite

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

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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2015-02-22 at 16:48:22 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-06-22 at 12:44:05 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2014-06-18 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View

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This artifact is a composite text. View the score of RIME 4.01.04.08 composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

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Cite this Artifact
“RIME 4.01.04.08 Composite Artifact Entry.” 2014. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 18, 2014. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P465394.
RIME 4.01.04.08 composite artifact entry (No. P465394). (2014, June 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P465394
RIME 4.01.04.08 composite artifact entry (2014) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P465394 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
@misc{2014RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-03-28]},
	year = {2014},
	month = {jun 18},
	title = {RIME 4.01.04.08 composite artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P465394},
}

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