Literary tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK
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Transliteration
tablet
obverse
1. [...] x x-na? uludin2 nir-nir-ra hi-li x-[...]
en: ..., (possessing a) stretched out(?) physique, exuding(?) allure
2. [...] siskur2 sza3? ama ugu-na gal2#?-la#? {d}en-ki-ke4 zi-de3-esz sza3? mu-ni-in-hun?
en: (Using?) the ... and siskur rituals that are in the heart(?) of his birth mother, Enki has faithfully pacified the heart of ...(?)
3. [...] sa6-ga aga?-du-na-ni# la-la si-a
en: (Possessing a) beautiful ..., his “beardedness” is ample (lit. is filled with plenty)
4. [ri]-im-{d}suen lugal an {d}en-lil2 kalam-ma pa e3
en: Rīm-Sîn, the king made manifest in the land by An and Enlil
5. [asz]-te#? ka silim-ma nam-bara2-ga-asz? sag il2
en: With head raised upon(?) the splendid throne(?) of/in the manner of(?) royalty
6. lu2 nig2-gin6-na pa e3 nig2-erim2-ma? ha-lam-e
en: The one who makes the just man prominent and destroys the evil(doer)
7. x ku3?-zu gesztu2 dagal-la inim mah!? szar2-szar2
en: ..., broad-minded, who explicates great words
8. ri!?-im#-{d}suen lugal kal-ga {d}utu kalam e3
en: Rīm-Sîn, mighty king, emerging (like?) Utu in the land
9. [...] x ku3-zu sag zi-gal2 tum2-mu
en: Wise(?) ... suitable for living creatures
10. [...] inim nig2-si-sa2 ki ag2
en: ... who loves a word of(?) justice
11. [...] nam#?-ur-sag-e#? gu2-gal nam-en-na
en: ... of(?) heroism, foremost of en-ship
12. [...]-e# {gesz}kim sa6-ga ma-da-na
en: ... good omen of/in(?) his land
13. [...] x nam-ti-le x [...]
en: ... life ...
14. [...] x-ma? KA-KA x [...]
en: ...
15. [...] x TUR lu [...] x [...]
en: ...
16. [...] x ha?-[...]
en: May(?) ...
reverse
1. [...] x x [...]
2. [...] sipa x [...]
en: ... shepherd ...