RIME 4.02.13.27 composite (P448418)

Official or display artifact excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), 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

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

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
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1. {d}inanna
 en: For Inanna,
2. nin ni2 gal gur3-ru
 en: lady clad in great fearsomeness,
3. me szar2-ra tab-ba
 en: who clasps myriad divine powers,
4. dumu gal {d}suen-na
 en: great child of Suen,
5. nin-a-ni-ir
 en: his mistress,
6. ARAD2-{d}suen
 en: I, Warad-Sîn,
7. nun sze-ga nibru{ki}
 en: the obedient prince of Nippur,
8. u2-a uri5{ki}-ma
 en: provider of Ur,
9. sag-en3-tar gir2-su{ki}
 en: who tends to Girsu
10. ki-lagasz{ki}-a
 en: and the whole state of Lagaš,
11. e2-babbar-da ni2 te-ge26
 en: who reveres the Ebabbar,
12. lugal larsa{ki}-ma
 en: the king of Larsa
13. lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri
 en: and king of Sumer and Akkad,
14. szul a2-ag2-ga2 kin-kin
 en: the youth who seeks out the (divine) instructions
15. gesz-hur szu du7-du7
 en: and perfects the divine plans,
16. e2 dingir-re-e-ne
 en: who the temples of the gods
17. szu gibil bi2-in-ak
 en: renovated
18. {uruda}alan gal-gal
 en: and who the great statues
19. mu pa3-da nam-lugal-la-ka-na
 en: that demonstrate his kingship
20. gal-bi bi2-in-su8-ga
 en: did erect in grand fashion,
21. iri szub-szub-ba-bi
 en: who its dilapidated cities
22. bad3-bi mu-du3-a
 en: and its walls rebuilt,
23. ma-da dagal-a-na
 en: by whom the ones of his wide land
24. e2 ne-ha bi2-in-tusz-a
 en: were made to dwell in peaceful houses,
25. ni2 tuku sza3 inim-gal2
 en: reverent one who ...
26. erin2 szu-a gi4-gi4-me-en
 en: who returned the troops to (my) control -
27. gesztu2 dagal
 en: the wide wisdom
28. kin da-ri2 dim2-me-de3
 en: to fashion eternal works,
29. {d}en-ki-ke4 ma-an-szum2-ma
 en: having been given to me by the god Enki,
30. nam-bi-sze3 {d}inanna nin-ga2
 en: therefore, in order that Inanna my mistress,
31. inim sa6-sa6-ge-da-ga2
 en: as I was making beautiful words,
32. e2-tilmun-na
 en: the Dilmun Temple,
33. ki-tusz ni2 dub2-bu
 en: her relaxing residence
34. sza3 hul2-la-ka-ni
 en: of happiness
35. igi du8-u3-de3
 en: might experience,
36. sza3-be2 asila si
 en: whose interior is full of jubilation -
37. diri u4-bi-da-ke4
 en: when more than before
38. e2-szu-si3-ga-bi
 en: its Ešusiga
39. u3-mu-dagal
 en: I had widened,
40. u4 ul-sze3
 en: for far future days
41. nam-ti-mu-sze3 hu-mu-du3
 en: for my life I built it
42. sag-bi mu-ni-il2
 en: and raised up its top
43. hur-sag-gin7 hu-mu-mu2
 en: and made it grow forth like a mountain range.
44. nig2 ak-ak-da-ga2 ne-e-sze3
 en: For these things that I have done
45. {d}inanna nin-mu
 en: may Inanna my mistress
46. ha-ma-szi-hul2
 en: rejoice over me.
47. u4 su3-ra2 mu he2-gal2-la
 en: Long days (of life), years of abundance,
48. asz-te suhusz gi-na
 en: a throne with a secure foundation,
49. gidri ug3 gur2-gur2
 en: and a scepter which makes the people bow down
50. sag-e-esz ha-ma-ni-in-rig7
 en: may she present to me.

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (composite)
Composite Number Q002131
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P448418

Physical information

composite text

Artifact type
composite text
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)
Museum Number
Accession Number

References

  • primary: RIME 4, 02.13.27 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
2025-03-20 at 17:02:22 Downton, Jessica Transliteration Downton, Jessica Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2013-04-12 at 08:33:15 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 4.02.13.27 Composite Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 20, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P448418.
RIME 4.02.13.27 composite artifact entry (No. P448418). (2013, January 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P448418
RIME 4.02.13.27 composite artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P448418 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	year = {2013},
	month = {jan 20},
	title = {RIME 4.02.13.27 composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P448418},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P448418},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 4.02.13.27 Composite Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 20, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P448418.
RIME 4.02.13.27 composite artifact entry (No. P448418). (2013, January 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P448418
RIME 4.02.13.27 composite artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P448418 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2013},
	month = {jan 20},
	title = {RIME 4.02.13.27 composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P448418},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P448418},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2013/1/20/
PY  - 2013
ID  - P448418
LB  - CDLI:P448418
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - RIME 4.02.13.27 composite artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P448418
ER  - 
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