Naram-Suen 02
Alex Forbes / Akkadian Royal Inscriptions / Old Akkadian Royal Inscriptions
- Created on 2022-07-13 23:56:59
- Modified on 2023-06-28 21:06:35
- Translated by Daniel A. Foxvog
- Aligned by Alex Forbes
A royal inscription from Nippur, celebrating Naram-Sin's victory over a rebellion. It was first published by Douglas R. Frayne (Frayne, D. R. (n.d.). RIME 2.01.04.05. ms. ) and translated by Daniel A. Foxvog (Foxvog, D. A. (n.d.). 20131227 cdliadmin. ms. ).
Akkadian
English
a-na _en en_ a-li2-a-tim u3 _ensi2 ensi2_ szubur { ki } is-tap-pa2-ar-ma u-s , e-li-ma x-x-me [ x x ] -UD-me [ x x ] -tum _en en_ a-li2-a-tim u3 _ensi2 ensi2_ szubur { ki } ki-ma il3-a-ba4 la i-pa2-la-hu [ . . . ] x-ma [ . . . ] -mu [ . . . ] x it-ma2-u3-ni-su4-ma { asz } amar-giri16 _lugal_ unu ! { ki } e3-ru-ur-ma lu-li-ik-ma-mi3 x-x-ma [ x-x ] -x-ni u3-lu li-mu-ut u3-lu u-na-as2 isz-tum a-si-ma-num2 { ki } a-na si-si-il3 { ki } in si-si-il3 { ki } _idigna { i7 } _ i-bi-ir-ma isz-tum si-si-il3 { ki } a-na pu-ti _buranun { i7 } _ _buranun { i7 } _-tam2 i-bi-ir-ma a-na ba-sa-ar _sa-tu_-i3 mar-tu { ki } e3-il-li2-a-am na-ra-am- { d } suen da-num2 isz-ma2-su4-ma _1 ( u ) la2 1 ( asz ) nu-banda3_-e a-ka3-de3 { ki } _szu-du8-a_-ma a-na pa2-ni-su4 ib-tu i-gu-us2-ma ha-ab-sza-at { ki } na-ra-am- { d } suen da-num2 burunun { i7 } -tam2 a-na ba-sa-ar _sa-tu_-i3 mar-tu { ki } ik-su4-ud-su4-ma _REC169_ is- [ ku8 ] -ni-a-ma is-ku8-na-ma i-ta-ah-za-ma in _di-ku5_ an-nu-ni-tum u3 { d } en-lil2 na-ra-am- { d } suen da-num2 in _REC169_ in ba-sa-ar _sa-tu_-i3 mar-tu { ki } _unu { ki } _ isz11-ar u3 inim { d } utu-zi _dub-sar erin2_ _ { asz } tab_-su { asz } DU-x _ensi2_ { asz } a-ba-x-x ? -x-x _ensi2_ . . . _ensi2_ . . . _ensi2_ . . . _ensi2_ . . . nu-banda3 [ x x x ] { ki } ur- { d } { ansze } szagan ( AMA ) { sza-gan } -DU _nu-banda3_ umma { ki } { asz } a-ba- { d } en-lil2 _nu-banda3_ adab { ki } _szu-nigin2_ 1 ( u ) la2 ( asz ) _gurusz_ ra-bi2-a-ni u3 7 ( gesz ' u ) ? 8 ( asz ) ? _gurusz gurusz_ in _kaskal_ u-sa-am-qi2-it na-ra-am- { d } suen da-num2 { asz } amar-giri16# _lugal_ unu { ki } in _kaskal_ i-ik-mi { disz } e2-ku3 _szagina_ { disz } en-lil2-gal-zu _abba2 iri { ki } _ unu { ki } { disz } lugal-sa6 _gal-sukkal_ { disz } { d } utu-mu-gi4 _szabra-e2_ { disz } ur- [ x x ] { disz } ur- { d } en#- [ x ] { disz } nig2-DAGAL _nibru { ki } -u3 { disz } a2 ? -kal ? -le { disz } nimgir-si { disz } szesz-lu2-x-x { disz } x-ad { disz } sipa-de3 { disz } ur- { d } idigna { disz } |IRIxX| { ki } { disz } DU ? { ki } { disz } ur-gidri _unu { ki } _-u3 { disz } i-sar-ru-um uri5 { ki } { disz } ba-lu5 lagasz { ki } { disz } ad-da-tur { disz } tir ? -ku3 ? { disz } lugal-du11-ga-ni-zi { disz } e2-zi _umma { ki } _-u3 { disz } da-da iri-sag-rig7 { ki } _ensi2 ensi2_ { disz } szu- { d } [ . . . ] _nu-banda3_ kar ? - [ . . . ] x-x- [ . . . ] _nu-banda3_ unu { ki } { disz } ur- [ . . . ] -x- [ . . . ] _nu-banda3_ lagasz { ki } [ . . . ] _nu-banda3_ adab { ki } { disz } lugal-sza3-iri _nu-banda3_ nibru { ki } _nu-banda3_-u3 { disz } be-li2-li2 u3 { disz } kin-gi4 ! ? -a ugula _mar-tu mar-tu_ szunigin 3 ( u ) 1 ( asz ) _gurusz_ ra-bi2-a-ni u3 _8 ( gesz ' u ) 3 ( asz ) szaga_ in _kaskal_ i-ik-mi _szunigin2 6 ( asz ) szagina szagina_ _szunigin 2 ( u ) la2 3 ( asz ) ensi2 ensi2_ _szunigin 1 ( gesz ' u ) 3 ( u ) la2 2 ( asz ) _ ra-bi2-a-ni _szunigin 1 ( szar2 ) [ n ] +3 ( gesz ' u ) 5 ( asz ) ? gurusz gurusz_ _szunigin szunigin n_ n _gurusz gurusz_ in _kaskal_ i-ik-mi [ szunigin szunigin 2 ( asz ) _ ] _lugal_ _szunigin szunigin 1 ( u ) 3 ( asz ) szagina szagina_ _szunigin szunigin 3 ( u ) 3 ( asz ) ensi2 ensi2_ _szunigin szunigin_ 2 ( gesz ' u ) 1 ( u ) ra-bi2-a-ni _szunigin szunigin 1 ( u ) ? 3 ( szar ' u ) ? 7 ( gesz ' u ) ? la2 1 ( gesz2 ) gurusz gurusz_ { d } en-lil2 u-kal2-lim na-ra-am- { d } suen da-num2 in _kaskal_ ma-la2-su4-nu u-sa-am-qi2-it u3 i-ik-mi u3 _szu-nir_-ni-su-nu na-ra-am- { d } suen da-num2 in _ka2-ka2_ i3-li-su u-sa-bi-ir { d } inanna ? [ an-nu-ni-tam ] [ u3 { d } en-lil2 ] u2-ma2 la su-ra-tum lu ki2-ni-isz-ma ma-la2-su-nu szar-ri2 { d } inanna an-nu-ni-tim u3 { d } en-lil2 na-ra-am- { d } suen da-num2 in _szita2_ il3-a-ba4 be-li3-su lu i-ik-mi-su-nu-ma lu u-sa2-ri2-bu-su-nu in ki2-nim
To
all
the
lords
of
the
Upper
(
Lands
)
and
all
the
governors
of
Subartum
he
(
the
king
of
Uruk
)
kept
on
sending
(
insults
)
,
and
.
.
.
,
and
.
.
.
All
the
lords
of
the
Upper
(
Lands
)
and
all
the
governors
of
Subartum
,
since
the
god
Ilaba
they
did
not
revere
,
.
.
.
(
by
that
god
)
they
swore
this
.
But
Amar-girid
,
the
king
of
Uruk
,
(
said
)
I
did
curse
,
and
so
let
me
go
.
.
.
either
he
(
Naram-Sin
?
)
shall
die
or
I
shall
dislodge
(
him
)
.
From
Ašimanum
to
Šišil
(
he
went
)
.
At
Šišil
the
Tigris
River
he
crossed
,
and
from
Šišil
(
he
went
)
to
beside
the
Euphrates
River
.
The
Euphrates
River
he
crossed
,
and
to
Bašar
,
the
mountain
of
Amurru
,
he
ascended
.
Naram-Sin
the
mighty
learned
of
him
,
and
9
lieutenants
of
Agade
did
capture
,
and
to
meet
him
he
set
out
.
He
marched
to
Habšat
.
Naram-Sin
the
mighty
the
Euphrates
River
at
Bašar
the
mountin
of
Amurru
,
met
him
,
and
in
battle
he
engaged
and
engaged
,
and
they
grappled
with
each
other
,
and
by
the
verdict
of
Annunitum
and
Enlil
,
Naram-Sin
the
mighty
,
in
battle
at
Bašar
the
mountain
of
Amurru
over
Uruk
was
victorious
.
Further
,
Inim-Utuzi
the
troop
scribe
,
his
companions
,
DU-x
the
governor
,
Aba-
.
.
.
the
governor
,
PN
the
governor
,
PN
the
governor
,
PN
the
governor
,
PN
captain
of
GN
,
Ur-
{
d
}
szagan-DU
the
captain
of
Umma
,
Aba-Enlil
,
the
captain
of
Adab
,
a
total
of
9
men
,
chiefs
,
and
4208
men
(
unclear
)
in
the
campaign
he
struck
down
.
Naram-Sin
the
mighty
,
Amar-girid
the
king
of
Uruk
in
the
campaign
he
captured
.
Ekug
the
general
,
Enlil-galzu
the
city
elder
of
Uruk
,
Lugal-sag
the
chief
minister
,
Utu-mugi
the
estate
administrator
,
Ur-
.
.
.
,
Ur-En-x
Nig2-DAGAL
(
all
)
Nippurians
,
Akale
,
Nimgirsi
,
Šešlu-
.
.
.
.
.
.
-ad
,
Sipade
,
Ur-Idigna
,
IRIxX
,
DU
?
Ur-gidri
(
all
)
Urukeans
,
Išarum
of
Ur
,
Balul
of
Lagaš
,
Addatur
,
Tirkug
,
Lugal-duganizi
,
and
Ezi
.
Ummaites
,
Dada
,
of
Irisagrig
,
the
governors
,
Šu-
.
.
.
the
captain
of
Kar-
.
.
.
.
.
.
the
captain
of
Uruk
,
Ur-
.
.
.
the
captain
of
Lagaš
,
.
.
.
the
captain
of
Adab
,
Lugal-šagiri
the
captain
of
Nippur
,
(
were
)
the
captains
.
Belili
and
a
messenger
(
?
)
,
a
foreman
of
the
Amorites
.
Total
:
31
men
,
chiefs
,
also
4803
(
?
)
prisoners
in
the
campaign
he
captured
.
Grand
Total
:
6
generals
.
«
Grand
»
Total
:
17
governors
.
«
Grand
»
Total
:
628
chiefs
.
«
Grand
»
Total
:
5405+
men
.
A
total
of
n
and
n
men
in
the
campaign
he
captured
.
A
total
of
2
kings
,
a
grand
total
of
13
generals
,
a
grand
total
of
33
governors
,
a
grand
total
of
1210
chiefs
,
a
grand
total
of
118
,
140
men
.
The
god
Enlil
showed
(
him
the
way
)
,
(
and
)
Naram-Sin
the
mighty
in
the
campaign
as
many
as
there
were
he
struck
down
,
and
captured
.
Further
,
their
standards
Naram-Sin
the
mighty
,
at
the
gates
of
his
gods
he
handed
in
(
?
)
.
By
Inanna
,
Annunitim
and
Enlil
I
swear
:
(
these
)
are
not
falsehoods
,
(
but
)
are
indeed
true
!
All
of
them
,
the
kings
of
Inanna
,
Annunitim
,
and
Enlil
,
Naram-Sin
the
mighty
,
by
the
mace
of
Ilaba
his
lord
,
did
indeed
capture
them
,
and
did
indeed
bring
them
in
,
in
truth
.