RIME 4.06.08.01 composite (P448577)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Museum Number

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Mari (mod. Tell Hariri)

Artifact Type

Material(s)

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (composite)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Composite

Text

object composite
surface a
1. ia-ah-du-un-li-im
en: Iaḫdun-Līm,
2. _dumu_ ia-gi*-id-li-im
en: son of Iaggid-Līm,
3. _lugal_ ma-ri{ki}
en: king of Mari,
4. tu-ut-tu-ul{ki}
en: Tuttul
5. u3 ma-at ha-na
en: and the land of Hana,
6. _lugal kal-ga_
en: the mighty king,
7. ga-me-er
en: controller
8. _gu2 {i7}buranun-na_
en: of the banks of the Euphrates -
9. {d}da-gan
en: Dagan
10. szar-ru-ti ib-bi
en: called my kingship,
11. _{gesz}tukul kal-ga_
en: and a mighty weapon
12. mu-sza-am-qi2-it
en: that strikes down
13. _lugal-mesz_ na-ki-ri-ia
en: the kings my enemies
14. id-di-nam-ma
en: he gave me.
15. 7(disz) _lugal-mesz_
en: Seven kings,
16. ab-bu-u2 ha-na
en: elders of Hana
17. sza uq-ta-ab-bi-lu-nim
en: who fought against me,
18. ak-mi-szu-nu-ti
en: I defeated them.
19. ma-at-su2-nu
en: Their land
20. a-na i-di-ia u2-te-er
en: I annexed.
21. hi-ip-pi2
en: The ...
22. sza _gu2 {i7}buranun-na_
en: of the banks of the Euphrates
23. as-su2-uh-ma
en: I removed,
24. ma-ti szu-ub-tam
en: and my land in peaceful
25. ne-eh-tam u2-sze-szi-ib
en: residences I caused to dwell.
26. na-ra-a-tim
en: Canals
27. u2-pe2-et-ti
en: I opened up,
28. da-la-a-am
en: and the drawing of water
29. i-na ma-ti-ia
en: in my land
30. u2-ha-al-li-iq
en: I ended.
31. _bad3_ ma-ri{ki} e-pu-usz
en: I built the wall of Mari
32. u3 hi-ri-su2 ah-ri
en: and dug its moat.
33. _bad3_ ter-qa2{ki} e-pu-usz2
en: The wall of Terqa I built
34. u3 hi-ri-su2 ah-ri
en: and dug its moat.
35. u3 i-na sa-we-e
en: Further, in a desert,
36. qa2-qa2-ar
en: a region
37. na-as,-mi-im
en: of thirst,
38. sza isz-tu u4-um s,i2-a-tim
en: where since days of yore
39. _lugal_ szum-szu
en: no king
40. a-lam la i-pu-szu
en: had ever built a city,
41. a-na-ku la-la-am
en: I the desire
42. ar-szi-i-ma
en: did get, and
43. a-lam e-pu-usz2
en: I built a city.
44. hi-ri-su2 ah-ri
en: I dug its moat,
45. _bad3_ ia-ah-du-li-im
en: and Fort Iaḫdun-Līm
46. szum-szu ab-bi
en: I called its name.
47. u3 na-ra-am ep-te-szum-ma
en: Further, I opened a canal for it, and
48. _i7_ i-szi-im ia-ah-du-li-im
en: Canal Destined by Iaḫdun-Līm
49. szum-szu ab-bi
en: I called its name.
50. ma-a-ti u2-ra-ap-pi2-isz
en: I enlarged my land,
51. isz6-de ma-ri{ki}
en: the foundations of Mari
52. u3 ma-ti-ia u2-ki-in-ma
en: and my land I made secure, and so
53. a-na u4-um s,i2-a-tim
en: for future days
54. szu-mi asz-ku-un
en: I established my name.
55. sza te-em-me-ni-ia
en: The one who my foundation deposits
56. u2-na-ak-ka-ru-ma
en: shall remove, and
57. te-em-me-ni-szu
en: his foundation deposits
58. i-sza-ak-ka-nu
en: shall place there,
59. a-wi-lum szu-u2
en: that person,
60. lu _lugal_ lu _ensi2_
en: whether a king or a governor,
61. an u3 {d}en-lil2
en: may Anum and Enlil
62. er-re-tam le-mu-ut-tam
en: with an evil curse
63. li-ru-ru-szu
en: curse him.
64. {d}utu ka-ak-ki-szu
en: May Šamaš his weapon
65. u3 ka-ak-ki
en: and the weapon
66. um-ma-ni-szu
en: of his army
67. li-isz-bi-ir
en: break.
68. {d}asznan u3 {d}szakkan2
en: May Ašnan and Šakkan
69. ma-su2 li-ik-ki-a
en: impoverish his land.
70. a-bu-ul ma-ti-szu
en: May the gate of his land
71. li-ki-la nu-ku-ra-tum
en: be blocked up by hostilities,
72. qa2-ab-lum li-ib-ta-ri
en: and may battle keep raging
73. i-na ma-ti-szu
en: in his land.
74. _lugal_-su2 a-di ba-al-t,u2
en: As long as he lives may his rule
75. u4-mi-sza-am hi-di-ir-tum
en: daily by calamity
76. li-im-ta-ah-ha-ar
en: be confronted.
77. an u3 {d}en-lil2 lu ra-bi-is, le-mu-ti-szu
en: May Anum and Enlil be his guardians for evil
78. a-na da-ri-a-tim
en: forever.

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Official or display (composite)
Composite Number	Q006431
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	Yahdun-Lim.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Witnesses

This artifact is a composite text. View the score of RIME 4.06.08.01 composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness	Period	Provenience
RIME 4.06.08.01, ex. 01 (P386350)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Mari (mod. Tell Hariri)

Record

CDLI number	P448577
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P448577

Physical information

composite text

Artifact type	composite text
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Mari (mod. Tell Hariri)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
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Collections

Collection(s)
Museum Number
Accession Number

References

primary: RIME 4, .06.08.01 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
2013-05-29 at 14:52:34	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2013-01-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 4.06.08.01 Composite Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 20, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P448577.

RIME 4.06.08.01 composite artifact entry (No. P448577). (2013, January 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P448577

RIME 4.06.08.01 composite artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P448577 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 4.06.08.01 Composite Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 20, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P448577.

RIME 4.06.08.01 composite artifact entry (No. P448577). (2013, January 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P448577

RIME 4.06.08.01 composite artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P448577 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2013},
	month = {jan 20},
	title = {RIME 4.06.08.01 composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P448577},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P448577},
}

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