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Yahdun-Lim of Mari's Disc Inscription
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I:1] Yahdun-Lim, son of Yaggid Lim; king of Mari, Tuttul and the country of the Hana-nomads; the powerful king, who controls the “Banks of the Euphrates”: Dagan proclaimed my kingship and, handing me a powerful weapon for destroying kings hostile to me, I defeated 7 kings Hana-nomad chiefs who successively challenged me, annexing their territory; I removed the invaders from the “Banks of the Euphrates,” giving peace to my land; I opened canals, thus eliminating well-water drawing throughout my land. I built Mari's ramparts and dug its moat; I built Terqa's ramparts and dug its moat.
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II:9] And in the burnt field—an arid spot—where not one king since days of yore founded a town, indeed I, having wished it, founded a town, dug its moat and called it "Dur-Yahdullim"; I then opened a canal for it and called it "Išim-Yahdullim." I, therefore, enlarged my country and strengthened the structure of Mari and of my land, establishing my reputation for eternity.
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III:3] Whoever discards my commemorations, replacing them with his own, such a person, be he king or governor, may Anum and Enlil curse him darkly; may Šamaš snap his weapons and those of his troops; may Ašnan and Sumuqan starve his land; may hostilities hold (shut) the gate of his country; may combat persist in his country; may trouble hound his kingship, daily, throughout his life; may Anum and Enlil be evil counsel to him, for evermore.
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| Comments: | “Banks of the Euphrates” may be the name of the Mari kingdom. |
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| Category: | Royal Inscriptions
-- Building Inscriptions
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| Publication: | D. Frayne, RIME 4: 602-604; study: Moran Fs (1990), 439-449, |
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| Edition: | F. Thureau-Dangin, RA 33, 50 |
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| Date: | OB (ca 1800) |
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| Language: |
Old-Babylonian
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| Medium: |
clay disk
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| Find spot: |
Mari (Tell Hariri)
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| Record Number: | 18 |
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| Listing added: | 2007-06-04 09:57:42 |
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| Last Updated: | 2007-06-10 13:02:51 |
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| Submitted by: | Bill Hook -- Vanderbilt University
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