[Title]

Yahdun-Lim  of Mari's Disc Inscription
[Alternate Title]


[Akkadian Title]


[Translation]

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..
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..
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.
[Explanatory Notes]

“Banks of the Euphrates” may be the name of the Mari kingdom.
[Publication]

D. Frayne, RIME 4: 602-604; study: Moran Fs (1990), 439-449,
[Publisher URL]


[Source]

F. Thureau-Dangin, RA 33, 50
[Date]

OB (ca 1800)
[Language]

Old-Babylonian
[Medium]

clay disk
[Find Spot]

Mari (Tell Hariri)
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