Home › Tablets › P431079

RIME 1.09.03.05 composite (P431079)

Official or display, ED IIIb, Girsu · c. 2500 BCE–2340 BCE

Open in the reader & map →See it among all tablets

Designation	RIME 1.09.03.05 composite
ID	P431079
Language	Sumerian
Period	ED IIIb · c. 2500 BCE–2340 BCE
Genre	Official or display
Find spot	Girsu (mod. Tello)
Coordinates	31.5591, 46.1776

English translation

By Foxvog, Daniel A. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)

Line	English
surface a 1	For Ningirsu,
surface a 2	Eannatum,
surface a 3	ruler
surface a 4	of Lagaš,
surface a 5	nominated
surface a 6	by Enlil,
surface a 7	given strenth
surface a 8	by Ningirsu,
surface a 9	chosen by the heart
surface a 10	of Nanše,
surface a 11	fed rich milk
surface a 12	by Ninḫursaga,
surface a 13	called a good name
surface a 14	by Inanna,
surface a 15	given wisdom
surface a 16	by Enki,
surface a 17	beloved
surface a 18	by Dumuzi-abzu,
surface a 19	trusted
surface a 20	by Ḫendursag,
surface a 21	beloved friend
surface a 22	of Lugalurub,
surface a 23	son of Akurgal,
surface a 24	ruler
surface a 25	of Lagaš,
surface a 26	for Ningirsu
surface a 27	Girsu
surface a 28	he restored.
surface a 29	The walls of the Holy City
surface a 30	he built for him.
surface a 31	For Nanše
surface a 32	Nigin
surface a 33	he built.
surface a 34	By Eannatum
surface a 35	Elam, the awesome mountain range,
surface a 36	was defeated,
surface a 37	and its tumuli
surface a 38	he heaped up.
surface a 39	The Standard of Uru,
surface a 40	though by its ruler
surface a 41	it had been set up at the head (of it),
surface a 42	he defeated it,
surface a 43	and its tumuli
surface a 44	he heaped up.
surface a 45	Umma
surface a 46	he defeated,
surface a 47	and its 20 tumuli
surface a 48	he heaped up.
surface a 49	To Ningirsu
surface a 50	his beloved field,
surface a 51	the Gu’edena,
surface a 52	he returned.
surface a 53	Uruk
surface a 54	he defeated.
surface a 55	Ur
surface a 56	he defeated.
surface a 57	Kiutu
surface a 58	he defeated.
surface a 59	Iriaz
surface a 60	he destroyed,
surface a 61	and its ruler
surface a 62	he killed.
surface a 63	Mišime
surface a 64	he destroyed.
surface a 65	Arua
surface a 66	he obliterated.
surface a 67	Before Eannatum,
surface a 68	the one nominated
surface a 69	by Ningirsu,
surface a 70	all the lands
surface a 71	trembled.
surface a 72	In the year that the king of Akšak
surface a 73	rose up,
surface a 74	Eannatum,
surface a 75	the one nominated
surface a 76	by Ningirsu,
surface a 77	from the Antasura
surface a 77	of Ningirsu
surface a 79	Zuzu,
surface a 80	the king of Akšak,
surface a 81	all the way back to Akšak
surface a 82	he smote,
surface a 83	and he obliterated it.
surface a 84	At that time,
surface a 85	Eannatum,
surface a 86	Eannatum
surface a 87	being his own name
surface a 88	while his Tidnu(?) name
surface a 89	is Lumma,
surface a 90	for Ningirsu
surface a 91	a new canal
surface a 92	he dug,
surface a 93	and Good Like Lumma
surface a 94	he named it.
surface a 95	Eannatum,
surface a 96	a man subject to the word
surface a 97	of Ningirsu,
surface a 98	because Eannatum,
surface a 99	ruler
surface a 100	of Lagaš,
surface a 101	by Inanna,
surface a 102	was loved,
surface a 103	together with the rulership
surface a 104	of Lagaš
surface a 105	the kingship of Kiš
surface a 106	she gave to him.
surface a 107	Before Eannatum
surface a 108	Elam trembled,
surface a 109	and the Elamite he sent back to his land.
surface a 110	Kiš trembled before him.
surface a 111	The king of Akšak
surface a 112	he sent back to his land.
surface a 113	Eannatum,
surface a 114	ruler
surface a 115	of Lagaš,
surface a 116	the subjugator of many foreign lands
surface a 117	of Ningirsu,
surface a 118	Elam, Subartu,
surface a 119	and Uru
surface a 120	via the Carp Water (canal)
surface a 121	he defeated.
surface a 122	Kiš, Akšak,
surface a 123	and Mari
surface a 124	via the Antasura
surface a 125	of Ningirsu
surface a 126	he defeated.
surface a 127	For Ningirsu
surface a 128	the Good Like Lumma (canal)
surface a 129	he placed alongside,
surface a 130	and he presented it to him.
surface a 131	Eannatum,
surface a 132	given strenth
surface a 133	by Ningirsu,
surface a 134	the dam
surface a 135	of the Good Like Lumma (canal)
surface a 136	with 3600 gur-measures (containing) 2 UL (each) of bitumen
surface a 137	he built.
surface a 138	Eannatum,
surface a 139	a man subject to the word
surface a 140	of Ningirsu,
surface a 141	whose (personal) god
surface a 142	is Šul-MUŠxPA,
surface a 143	the palace Tiraš
surface a 144	he built for him.
surface a 145	He is the son of Akurgal,
surface a 146	ruler
surface a 147	of Lagaš,
surface a 148	and his grandfather
surface a 149	was Ur-Nanše,
surface a 150	ruler
surface a 151	of Lagaš.

Transliteration (ATF)

From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)

Line	ATF	Machine English (draft)
surface a
1	{d}nin-gir2-su2-ra
2	e2-an-na-tum2
3	ensi2
4	lagasz{ki}
5	mu pa3-da
6	{d}en-lil2-ke4
7	a2 szum2-ma
8	{d}nin-gir2-su2-ka-ke4
9	sza3 pa3-da
10	{d}nansze-ke4
11	ga-zi gu7-a
12	{d}nin-hur-sag-ka-ke4
13	mu du10 sa4-a
14	{d}inanna-ka-ke4
15	gesztu2 szum2-ma
16	{d}en-ki-ka-ke4
17	ki-ag2
18	{d}dumu-zi-abzu-ka-ke4
19	geszkim-ti
20	{d}hendur-sag-ka-ke4
21	ku-li ki-ag2
22	{d}lugal-uru11-ka-ke4
23	dumu a-kur-gal
24	ensi2
25	lagasz{ki}-ke4
26	{d}nin-gir2-su2-ra
27	gir2-su{ki}
28	ki-be2 mu-na-gi
29	bad3 iri-ku3-ga
30	mu-na-du3
31	{d}nansze
32	NINA{ki}
33	mu-na-du3
34	e2-an-na-tum2-e
35	elam hur-sag u6-ga
36	\|GIN2.SZE3\| be2-se3
37	\|ISZ.DU6.KID2\|-bi
38	mu-dub
39	szu-nir uru18{ki}-ka
40	ensi2-bi
41	sag mu-gub-ba
42	\|GIN2.SZE3\| be2-se3
43	\|ISZ.DU6.KID2\|-bi
44	mu-dub
45	umma{ki}
46	\|GIN2.SZE3\| be2-se3
47	\|ISZ.DU6.KID2\|-bi 2(u@c)
48	mu-dub
49	{d}nin-gir2-su2-ra
50	a-sza3 ki-ag2-ga2-ni
51	gu2-edin-na
52	szu-na mu-ni-gi4
53	unu{ki}
54	\|GIN2.SZE3\| be2-se3
55	uri5{ki}
56	\|GIN2.SZE3\| be2-se3
57	ki-{d}utu
58	\|GIN2.SZE3\| be2-se3
59	iri-az{ki}
60	mu-hul
61	ensi2-bi
62	mu-ug7
63	mi-szi-me{ki}
64	mu-hul
65	a-ru2-a{ki}
66	mu-ha-lam
67	e2-an-na-tum2
68	mu pa3-da
69	{d}nin-gir2-su2-ka-da
70	kur-kur-re2
71	sag e-dab6-sag3
72	mu lugal akszak{ki}-ka
73	i3-zi-ga-a
74	e2-an-na-tum2
75	mu pa3-da
76	{d}nin-gir2-su-ka-ke4
77	an-ta-sur-ra
77	{d}nin-gir2-su2-ka-ta
79	zu-zu
80	lugal akszak{ki}
81	akszak{ki}-sze3
82	mu-gaz
83	mu-ha-lam
84	u4-ba
85	e2-an-na-tum2-ma
86	e2-an-na-tum2
87	mu u2-rum-ma-ni
88	mu GIR3-GIR3-ni
89	lum-ma-a
90	{d}nin-gir2-su2-ra
91	ix(A) gibil
92	mu-na-dun
93	lum-ma-gin7-du10
94	mu mu-na-sa4
95	e2-an-na-tum2
96	lu2 inim-ma se3-ga
97	{d}nin-gir2-su2-ka
98	e2-an-na-tum2
99	ensi2
100	lagasz{ki}-ra
101	{d}inanna-ke4
102	ki an-na-ag2-ga2-da
103	nam-ensi2
104	lagasz{ki}-ta
105	nam-lugal kisz{ki}
106	mu-na-ta-szum2
107	e2-an-na-tum2-da
108	elam sag e-dab6-sag3
109	elam kur-ra-na bi-gi4
110	kisz{ki} sag e-dab6-sag3
111	lugal akszak{ki}
112	kur-ra-na bi-gi4
113	e2-an-na-tum2
114	ensi2
115	lagasz{ki}-ke4
116	kur gu2 gar-gar
117	{d}nin-gir2-su-ka-ke4
118	elam SZUBUR{ki}
119	uru18{ki}
120	a-suhur-ta
121	\|GIN2.SZE3\| be2-se3
122	kisz{ki} akszak{ki}
123	ma-ri2{ki}
124	an-ta-sur-ra
125	{d}nin-gir2-su-ka-ta
126	\|GIN2.SZE3\| be2-se3
127	{d}nin-gir2-su-ra
128	lum-ma-gin7-du10
129	mu-na-us2
130	sag-sze3 mu-ni-rig8
131	e2-an-na-tum2
132	a2 szum2-ma
133	{d}nin-gir2-su-ka-ke4
134	gesz-kesz2-ra2
135	lum-ma-gin7-du10
136	esir2? 1(szar2@c) gur 2(disz@t) UL
137	mu-ni-du3
138	e2-an-na-tum2
139	lu2 inim-ma se3-ga
140	{d}nin-gir2-su-ka-ke4
141	dingir-ra-ni
142	{d}szul-\|MUSZxPA\|
143	e2-gal ti-ra-asz2{ki}
144	mu-na-du3
145	dumu a-kur-gal
146	ensi2
147	lagasz{ki}
148	pa-bil3-ga-ni
149	ur-{d}nansze
150	ensi2
151	lagasz{ki}-kam

Sources & licences

Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number

Cite the original edition and translator. Page generated by Unread Atlas from the public corpus export of 2026-10-11.