RIME 4.01.10.11 composite (P465397)

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

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Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

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Official or display (composite)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Composite

Text

object composite text
surface a
1. {d}nin-lil2
en: For Ninlil,
2. nin dingir-re-e-ne-ra
en: queen of the gods,
3. {d}i-din-{d}da-gan lugal-e
en: king Iddin-Dagān
4. {uruda}alan gal-gal min-a-bi mu-na-dim2
en: fashioned two big copper statues
5. nibru{ki}-sze3 nu-un-de6
en: but did not bring them to Nippur.
6. szu {d}i-din-{d}da-gan-ta
en: From (the hands of) Iddin-Dagān
7. en-na {d}en-lil2-ba-ni lugal-e
en: until king Enlil-bāni
8. mu 1(gesz2) 5(u) 7(disz)-kam
en: it was 117 years
9. sza3 i3-si-in-na-ka i3-su8-ge-esz-am3
en: that they stood in Isin.
10. {d}nin-lil2-le sza3 hul2-la-ni-ta
en: Ninlil, with a happy heart
11. al in-du3 in-du11-ma
en: desired it and gave command, and so
12. {d}en-lil2-ba-ni lugal kal-ga
en: Enlil-bāni, the strong king,
13. lugal i3-si-in-na lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri
en: king of Isin, king of Sumer and Akkad,
14. ki-ag2 {d}en-lil2 u3 {d}nin-lil2
en: beloved of Enlil and Ninlil,
15. {uruda}alan gal-gal min-a-bi
en: those two big copper statues
16. sza3 i3-si-in-na-ta
en: from within Isin
17. nibru{ki}-sze3 in-de6
en: to Nippur he had brought.
18. kisal-mah e2 ga2-gesz-szu2-a-ka
en: In the great courtyard of the Gageššua temple
19. {d}nin-lil2 nin-a-ni-ir mu-na-gub
en: before Ninlil his mistress he set them up.
20. mu-bi-sze3 {d}nin-lil2-le
en: Because of this, Ninlil
21. nam-ti {d}en-lil2-ba-ni
en: the life of Enlil-bāni,
22. ki {d}en-lil2-la2-ta u4-bi ba-ni-in-su3
en: from (her) place (beside) Enlil, she lengthened its days.
23. lu2 mu-sar-ra-ba szu bi2-<ib-ur3-ra>
en: A person who shall erase this inscription,
24. {d}en-lil2 lugal-mu u3 {d}nin-lil2 nin-mu
en: may Enlil my master and Ninlil my mistress
25. nam ha-ba-an-da-ku5-ru-ne
en: curse him.
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Genre(s): Official or display (composite)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: RIME 4, .01.10.11 composite

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

Identifiers

Composite No.: Q001993
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Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Chronology

Period: Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Dates Referenced: Enlil-bani.00.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2014-06-23 at 11:36:54	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	Approved
2014-06-18 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	Approved

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Witnesses

This artifact is a composite text. View the score of RIME 4.01.10.11 composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

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Cite this Artifacts

“RIME 4.01.10.11 Composite Artifact Entry.” 2014. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 18, 2014. https://cdli.earth/P465397.

RIME 4.01.10.11 composite artifact entry (No. P465397). (2014, June 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P465397

RIME 4.01.10.11 composite artifact entry (2014) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P465397 (Accessed: January 23, 2026).

@misc{2014RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-23]},
	year = {2014},
	month = {jun 18},
	title = {RIME 4.01.10.11 composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P465397},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P465397},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2014/6/18/
PY  - 2014
ID  - P465397
LB  - CDLI:P465397
M1  - 2026/1/23/
TI  - RIME 4.01.10.11 composite artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P465397
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“RIME 4.01.10.11 Composite Artifact Entry.” 2014. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 18, 2014. https://cdli.earth/P465397.

RIME 4.01.10.11 composite artifact entry (No. P465397). (2014, June 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P465397

RIME 4.01.10.11 composite artifact entry (2014) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P465397 (Accessed: January 23, 2026).

@misc{2014RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-23]},
	year = {2014},
	month = {jun 18},
	title = {RIME 4.01.10.11 composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P465397},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P465397},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2014/6/18/
PY  - 2014
ID  - P465397
LB  - CDLI:P465397
M1  - 2026/1/23/
TI  - RIME 4.01.10.11 composite artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P465397
ER  -