RIME 4.04.add07.01 composite (P499481)

Text

object composite
surface a
1. na-ra-am-{d}suen
en: Narām-Sîn,
2. sipa nig2-nam szar2-ra unu{ki}-ga
en: the shepherd who has increased everything in Uruk,
3. lugal sza3 iri{ki?}-na du10-du10
en: the king who always makes pleasant the heart of his city,
4. dingir ma-da-na
en: the god of his country—
5. u4 an {d}inanna-ke4
en: When An and Inanna
6. nam-lugal unu{ki}-ga ma-an-szum2-mu-usz-a
en: had given me the kingship of Uruk,
7. u4-ba {gesz}tukul kal-ga-ga2-ta
en: then, with my mighty weapon
8. i7 unu{ki}-ga {gesz}x x x? gi4 gal2 he2-bi2-tak4
en: I opened ... the canal of Uruk.
9. e2-duru5 {d}nanna-i3-sa6{ki} he2-bi2-dab5
en: I siezed the village of Nanna-Isa,
10. za3-ge ur2-mu he2-bi2-gub
en: I set my foundations at the border,
11. [x?] x ni-x e2-gal nam-lugal-la-ga2 mu-du3
en: and ... I built the palace of my kingship.
12. u4-ba bala nam-lugal-la-ga2
en: At that time, during the term of my kingship,
13. 3(asz) sze gur-ta 1(u) [2(disz)] ma-na siki-ta
en: 3 gur of barley, 2 minas of wool,
15. 1(u) ma-na uruda#-ta 3(ban2) i3-gesz-ta
en: 10 minas of copper, or 3 bán of sesame oil,
16. ganba ma-da-ga2-ka ku3-babbar 1(disz) gin2-e
en: at the market rate of my land for 1 shekel of silver
17. he2-eb2-de3-sa10
en: each could be bought.
18. dumu-nita2 dumu-munus unu{ki}-ga-ke4#
en: The sons and daughters of Uruk
19. ama5 ama-a-sze3 he2-bi2-gur
en: I returned to their maternal living quarters,
20. inim nu-siki nu-mu-un-kusz-a he2-bi2-sa6
en: and I made good pronouncements about the orphans and widows.

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Text content

Genre(s)	Official or display (composite)
Composite Number	Q008428
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Dates Referenced	Naramsin3.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Witnesses

This artifact is a composite text. View the score of RIME 4.04.add07.01 composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness	Period	Provenience
RIME 4.04.add07.01, ex. 001 (P355641)	Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)	Uruk (mod. Warka)
RIME 4.04.add07.01, ex. 002 (P484163)	Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)	Uruk (mod. Warka)

Record

CDLI number	P499481
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P499481

Physical information

composite text

Artifact type	composite text
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Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
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References

primary: RIME 4, .04.add07.01 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
2016-12-21 at 22:17:12	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 4.04.Add07.01 Composite Artifact Entry.” 2016. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2016. https://cdli.earth/P499481.

RIME 4.04.add07.01 composite artifact entry (No. P499481). (2016, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499481

RIME 4.04.add07.01 composite artifact entry (2016) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499481 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

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	year = {2016},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {RIME 4.04.add07.01 composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499481},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499481},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 4.04.Add07.01 Composite Artifact Entry.” 2016. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2016. https://cdli.earth/P499481.

RIME 4.04.add07.01 composite artifact entry (No. P499481). (2016, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499481

RIME 4.04.add07.01 composite artifact entry (2016) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499481 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

@misc{2016RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2016},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {RIME 4.04.add07.01 composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499481},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499481},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2016/12/20/
PY  - 2016
ID  - P499481
LB  - CDLI:P499481
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - RIME 4.04.add07.01 composite artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P499481
ER  -