RIME 4.02.09.02 composite (P448366)

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

Museum Collection(s)

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Museum Number

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Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

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Material(s)

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Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (composite)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Composite

Text

object composite text
surface a
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.

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (composite)
Composite Number Q002064
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Accounting Period

Witnesses

This artifact is a composite text. View the score of RIME 4.02.09.02 composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness Period Provenience
CM 33, no. 4 (P603226) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)
RIME 4.02.09.02, ex. 01 (P431555) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) Adab (mod. Bismaya)
RIME 4.02.09.02, ex. 02 (P431554) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) uncertain (mod. uncertain)
RIME 4.02.09.02, ex. 03 (P345875) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)
RIME 4.02.09.02, ex. 04 (P390509) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) uncertain (mod. uncertain)
RIME 4.02.09.02, ex. add05 (P250740) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) uncertain (mod. uncertain)
RIME 4.02.09.02, ex. add06 (P250800) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) uncertain (mod. uncertain)
RIME 4.02.09.02, ex. add07 (P252439) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) uncertain (mod. uncertain)
RIME 4.02.09.02, ex. add08 (P252440) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) uncertain (mod. uncertain)
RIME 4.02.09.02, ex. add09 (P382670) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) uncertain (mod. uncertain)
RIME 4.02.09.02, ex. add10 (P459569) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) uncertain (mod. uncertain)
RIME 4.02.09.02, ex. add11 (P416893) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
RIME 4.02.09.02, ex. add12 (P416894) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
RIME 4.02.09.02, ex. add13 (P249237) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) uncertain (mod. uncertain)
RIME 4.02.09.02, ex. add14 (P453040) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
RIME 4.02.09.02, ex. add15 (P387838) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P448366

Physical information

composite text

Artifact type
composite text
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Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. uncertain)
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References

  • primary: RIME 4, 02.09.02 composite

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2013-07-19 at 17:05:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-03-10 at 15:06:32 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-03-10 at 12:46:04 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-01-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 4.02.09.02 Composite Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 20, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P448366.
RIME 4.02.09.02 composite artifact entry (No. P448366). (2013, January 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P448366
RIME 4.02.09.02 composite artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P448366 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2013},
	month = {jan 20},
	title = {RIME 4.02.09.02 composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P448366},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P448366},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 4.02.09.02 Composite Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 20, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P448366.
RIME 4.02.09.02 composite artifact entry (No. P448366). (2013, January 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P448366
RIME 4.02.09.02 composite artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P448366 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
@misc{2013RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2013},
	month = {jan 20},
	title = {RIME 4.02.09.02 composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P448366},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P448366},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2013/1/20/
PY  - 2013
ID  - P448366
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M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - RIME 4.02.09.02 composite artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P448366
ER  - 
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