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Primary publication	RIME 4.02.09.02 composite
Author(s)	Frayne, Douglas R.
Publication date	1990
Secondary publication(s)
Collection
Museum no.
Accession no.
Provenience	uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Excavation no.
Period	Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Dates referenced	Sin-iddinam.00.00.00
Object type	other (see object remarks)
Remarks	composite text
Material	composite
Language	Sumerian
Genre	Royal/Monumental
Sub-genre	composite
CDLI comments
Catalogue source	20130120 cdliadmin
ATF source	Foxvog, Daniel A.
Translation	Foxvog, Daniel A.
UCLA Library ARK	21198/zz002fthk8
Composite no.	Q002064
Seal no.
CDLI no.	P448366

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1. {d}suen-i-din-na-am
en: I, Sin-iddinam,
2. nita kal-ga
en: the mighty man,
3. u2-a uri2{ki}-ma
en: provider of Ur,
4. lugal larsa{ki}-ma
en: king of Larsa,
5. lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri
en: king of Sumer and Akkad,
6. lugal e2-babbar e2 {d}utu-ke4
en: the king who the Ebabbar, the temple of Utu,
7. mu-un-du3-a
en: did build,
8. gesz-hur e2 dingir-re-e-ne
en: and who the divine plans of the temples of the gods
9. ki-bi-sze3 bi2-gi4-a-me-en
en: did restore,
10. u4 an-ne2 {d}en-lil2 {d}nanna {d}utu-bi
en: when An, Enlil, Nanna and Utu
11. bala du10 nig2-si-sa2
en: a favorable reign of justice
12. u4-bi su3-su3-ud-ra2
en: whose days have been prolonged
13. ga2-ra sag-e-esz-e ma-ni-in-rig7-esz-a
en: did present to me,
14. gesztu2 dagal-la-mu
en: by means of my broad wisdom
15. mah-bi-sze3 gar
en: greatly established
16. sag-bi-sze3 e3-a-ta
en: and pre-eminent,
17. iri{ki} ma-da-mu-sze3
en: for my cities and land
18. a du10 ga2-ga2-de3
en: to produce good water
19. a-ra2 za3-mi2
en: as well as the course and praise
20. nam-ur-sag-ga2-mu
en: of my heroism
21. u4-da eger-bi-sze3
en: today and afterwards
22. pa e3 mah ak-de3
en: to make highly resplendent,
23. an-ra {d}en-lil2-ra
en: to An and Enlil
24. inim in-sa6-sa6
en: I made pleasing words,
25. a-ra-zu gi-na-mu-sze3
en: and they to my righteous prayers
26. hu-mu-szi-in-sze-ge-esz-a
en: having been agreeable,
27. {i7}idigna ba-al-la-a-da
en: for the digging of the Tigris,
28. ki-bi-sze3 gi4-a-da
en: and its restoring,
29. u4 ti-la su3-ud-ra2-sze3
en: also through long days of life
30. mu-mu ga2-ga2-de3
en: to establish my name,
31. inim nu-kur2-ru-bi-a
en: with their unalterable words
32. a2-bi hu-mu-da-an-ag2-esz
en: they issued orders to me.
33. u4-ba du11-ga du11-ga
en: At that time, by the commands
34. an {d}inanna-ta
en: of An and Inanna
35. sze-ga {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ta
en: with the agreement of Enlil and Ninlil,
36. {d}iszkur dingir-mu
en: and of Iškur my (personal) god
37. a2-dah-ga2-ta
en: my helper,
38. usu mah {d}nanna {d}[utu]-ta
en: and by the exalted power of Nanna and Utu,
39. {i7}idigna
en: the Tigris,
40. i7 he2-gal2-la {d}utu-ke4
en: Utu’s river of abundance,
41. u3-ma-mu-ta
en: by means of my triumph
42. gal-bi he2-em-mi-ba-al
en: I dug there in a grand fashion.
43. ki-sur-ra in-dub pa3-mu-sze3
en: Up to the border territory, my chosen boundary mound,
44. ka-bi um-mi-tum4
en: I brought its beginning,
45. a-gam-ma-bi-sze3
en: and into a marsh
46. si gal he2-em-mi-sa2
en: I directed it in a great fashion.
47. a da-ri2
en: (Thus) a constant water supply,
48. he2-gal2 musz3 nu-tum2-mu
en: a ceaseless abundance,
49. larsa{ki} kalam-ma-mu-sze3
en: to my city Larsa of the nation
50. he2-em-mi-gar
en: I established.
51. u4 {i7}idigna i7 gu-la
en: When the Tigris, the great river,
52. mu-ba-al-la-a
en: I dug,
53. a2 lu2 1(disz)-e
en: the wages for one man were
54. sze 1(asz) gur-ta
en: 1 kor barley each,
55. ninda 2(disz) sila3-ta
en: 2 sila bread each,
56. kasz 4(disz) sila3-ta
en: 4 sila beer each
57. i3 2(disz) gin2-ta-am3
en: and 2 shekels oil each,
58. u4 asz-a
en: in one day
59. ur5-gin7 szu ha-ba-an-ti
en: thusly they received it.
60. lu2 a2 la2
en: Either a man less wages,
61. lu2 a2 dah
en: or a man more wages
62. ba-ra-bi2-tuku
en: I did not let him take.
63. usu ma-da-mu-ta
en: Through the strength of the land
64. kin-bi he2-em-mi-til
en: I completed that work.
65. inim ka-asz-bar
en: By means of the commands and divine decisions
66. dingir gal-e-ne-ta
en: of the great gods
67. {i7}idigna i7 dagal-la
en: the Tigris, the wide river,
68. ki-bi-sze3 he2-em-mi-gi4
en: I returned to its former place,
69. u4 ul du-ri2-sze3
en: and (so) for all future time
70. mu-mu he2-em-mi-gub
en: I have indeed made my name stand forth.

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