RIME 4.03.06.12 Akkadian
Alex Forbes / Akkadian Royal Inscriptions
- Created on 2022-07-29 21:30:59
- Modified on 2023-06-28 21:35:25
- Translated by Daniel A. Foxvog
- Aligned by Alex Forbes
A royal inscription of Hammurabi written in the Old Akkadian dialect, found near Sippar. It was first published by Douglas R. Frayne (Frayne, Douglas R. Ms. RIME 2.01.04.05, n.d. ), and translated by Daniel A. Foxvog (Foxvog, Daniel A. Ms. 20131227 Cdliadmin, n.d. ).
Akkadian
English
ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_ da-num2 _lugal_ babila2 { ki } _lugal_ ki-ib-ra-tim ar-ba-im ba-ni ma-tim _lugal_ sza ep-sza-tu-szu a-na szi-ir { d } utu u3 { d } marduk t , a-ba a-na-ku _bad3_ sza zimbir { ki } in e-pe-ri ki-ma _sa-tu_-im ra-bi-im re-szi-szu lu u3-ul-li ap-pa-ra-am lu usz-ta-as2-hi-ir-szu { i7 } buranun a-na zimbir { ki } lu ah-re-a-am-ma kar szu-ul-mi-im lu u3-um-mi-su2 ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 ba-ni ma-tim _lugal_ sza ep-sza-tu-szu a-na szi-ir { d } utu u3 { d } marduk t , a-ba a-na-ku zimbir { ki } u3 babila2 { ki } szu-ba-at ne-eh-tim a-na da-ri2-a-tim lu u3-sze-szi-ib ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 mi-gi4-ir { d } utu na-ra-am { d } marduk a-na-ku sza isz-tu _u4_-um s , i-a-tim _lugal_ in _lugal_-ri2 la ib-ni-u3 a-na { d } utu be-li2-ia ra-bi-isz lu e-pu-us2-su-um
Hammurapi
,
the
mighty
king
,
king
of
Babylon
and
king
of
the
four
world
quarters
,
builder
of
the
nation
,
king
whose
deeds
to
the
well-being
of
Šamaš
and
Marduk
are
pleasing
,
I—
the
wall
of
Sippar
with
earth
like
a
mountain
great
its
top
I
truly
raised
.
With
a
marsh
I
made
it
be
surrounded
,
and
the
Euphrates
all
the
way
up
to
Sippar
indeed
I
dug
,
and
a
safe
harbor
I
set
next
to
it
.
Hammurapi
,
builder
of
the
nation
,
king
whose
deeds
to
the
well-being
of
Šamaš
and
Marduk
are
pleasing
,
I—
Sippar
and
Babylon
peaceful
residences
forever
I
made
to
inhabit
.
Hammurapi
,
favored
one
of
Šamaš
,
beloved
of
Marduk
,
I—
that
which
from
days
of
old
no
king
among
kings
had
ever
built
,
for
Šamaš
my
lord
in
a
grand
manner
I
did
truly
build
for
him
.