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RIME 1.09.03.06 composite (P431080)

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

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Designation	RIME 1.09.03.06 composite
ID	P431080
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 Nanše
surface a 2	Eannatum
surface a 3	the wall of Lagaš
surface a 4	he built for her
surface a 5	and organized it for her.
surface a 6	For Ningirsu
surface a 7	Eannatum,
surface a 8	the ruler
surface a 9	of Lagaš,
surface a 10	nominated
surface a 11	by Enlil,
surface a 12	given strength
surface a 13	by Ningirsu,
surface a 14	chosen by the heart
surface a 15	of Nanše,
surface a 16	fed rich milk
surface a 17	by Ninḫursaga,
surface a 18	called a good name
surface a 19	by Inanna,
surface a 20	given wisdom
surface a 21	by Enki,
surface a 22	beloved
surface a 23	of Dumuzi-abzu,
surface a 24	trusted
surface a 25	by Ḫendursag,
surface a 26	the son of Akurgal,
surface a 27	ruler
surface a 28	of Lagaš,
surface a 29	for Ningirsu
surface a 30	Girsu
surface a 31	he restored,
surface a 32	and the wall of the Holy City
surface a 33	he built.
surface a 34	For Nanše,
surface a 35	Nigin
surface a 36	he built.
surface a 37	By Eannatum
surface a 38	Elam, the awesome mountain range,
surface a 39	was defeated,
surface a 40	and its tumuli
surface a 41	he heaped up.
surface a 42	The Standard of Uru,
surface a 43	though by its ruler it had been set up at the head of it,
surface a 44	he defeated it,
surface a 45	and its tumuli
surface a 46	he heaped up.
surface a 47	Umma
surface a 48	he defeated,
surface a 49	and its 20 tumuli
surface a 50	he heaped up.
surface a 51	To Ningirsu,
surface a 52	his beloved field,
surface a 53	the Gu’edena,
surface a 54	he returned.
surface a 55	Uruk
surface a 56	he defeated.
surface a 57	Ur
surface a 58	he defeated.
surface a 59	Kiutu
surface a 60	he defeated.
surface a 61	Iriaz
surface a 62	he destroyed,
surface a 63	and its ruler
surface a 64	he killed.
surface a 65	Mišime
surface a 66	he destroyed.
surface a 67	Arua
surface a 68	he obliterated.
surface a 69	Before Eannatum,
surface a 70	the one nominated
surface a 71	by Ningirsu,
surface a 72	all the lands
surface a 73	trembled.
surface a 74	In the year that the king of Akšak
surface a 75	rose up,
surface a 76	Eannatum,
surface a 77	nominated
surface a 78	by Ningirsu,
surface a 79	from the Antasura
surface a 80	of Ningirsu,
surface a 81	all the way to Akšak
surface a 82	he smote him,
surface a 83	and he obliterated it.
surface a 84	At that time,
surface a 85	Eannatum
surface a 86	the New Canal
surface a 87	he dug,
surface a 92	of Ningirsu,
surface a 93	his (personal) god
surface a 94	is Šul-MUŠxPA.
surface a 95	Eannatum,
surface a 96	ruler
surface a 97	of Lagaš,
surface a 98	is the son of Akurgal,
surface a 99	ruler
surface a 100	of Lagaš,
surface a 101	and his grandfather
surface a 102	was Ur-Nanše,
surface a 103	ruler
surface a 104	of Lagaš.

Transliteration (ATF)

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Line	ATF	Machine English (draft)
surface a
1	{d}nansze
2	e2-an-na-tum2-me
3	bad3 lagasz{ki}
4	mu-na-du3
5	ka mu-na-kesz2
6	{d}nin-gir2-su2-ra
7	e2-an-na-tum2
8	ensi2
9	lagasz{ki}-ke4
10	mu pa3-da
11	{d}en-lil2-ke4
12	a2 szum2-ma
13	{d}nin-gir2-su2-ka-ke4
14	sza3 pa3-da
15	{d}nansze-ke4
16	ga zi gu7-a
17	{d}nin-hur-sag-ka-ke4
18	mu du10 sa4-a
19	{d}inanna-ka-ke4
20	gesztu2 szum2-ma
21	{d}en-ki-ke4
22	ki-ag2
23	{d}dumu-zi-abzu-ke4
24	geszkim-ti
25	{d}hendur-sag-ka-ke4
26	dumu a-kur-gal
27	ensi2
28	lagasz{ki}-ke4
29	{d}nin-gir2-su2-ra
30	gir2-su2{ki}
31	ki-be2 mu-na-gi4
32	bad3 iri-ku3-ga
33	mu-na-du3
34	{d}nansze
35	NINA{ki}
36	mu-na-du3
37	e2-an-na-tum2-e
38	elam hur-sag u6-ga
39	\|GIN2.SZE3\| be2-se3
40	\|ISZ.DU6.KID2\|-bi
41	mu-dub
42	szu-nir uru18{ki}-ka
43	ensi2-be2 sag-ba mu-gub-ba
44	\|GIN2.SZE3\| be2-se3
45	\|ISZ.DU6.KID2\|-bi
46	mu-dub
47	umma{ki}
48	\|GIN2.SZE3\| be2-se3
49	\|ISZ.DU6.KID2\|-bi 2(u@c)
50	mu-dub
51	{d}nin-gir2-su2-ra
52	a-sza3 ki-ag2-ni
53	gu2-edin-na
54	szu-na mu-ni-gi4
55	unu{ki}
56	\|GIN2.SZE3\| be2-se3
57	uri2{ki}
58	\|GIN2.SZE3\| be2-se3
59	ki-{d}utu
60	\|GIN2.SZE3\| be2-se3
61	iri-az{ki}
62	mu-hul
63	ensi2-bi
64	mu-ug7
65	mi-szi-me{ki}
66	mu-hul
67	a-ru2-a{ki}
68	mu-ha-lam
69	e2-an-na-tum2
70	mu pa3-da
71	{d}nin-gir2-su2-ka-da
72	kur-kur-re2
73	sag e-dab6-sag3
74	mu lugal akszak{ki}-ka
75	i3-zi-ga-a
76	e2-an-na-tum2
77	mu pa3-da
78	{d}nin-gir2-su2-ka-ke4
79	an-ta-sur-ra
80	{d}nin-gir2-su2-ka-ta
81	akszak{ki}-sze3
82	mu-gaz
83	mu-ha-lam
84	u4-ba
85	e2-an-na-tum2-e
86	i7 gibil
87	mu-na-dun
88	a [...]
89	[...]
90	[...]
91	[...]
92	{d}nin-gir2-su2-ka
93	dingir-ra-ni
94	{d}szul-\|MUSZxPA\|
95	e2-an-na-tum2
96	ensi2
97	lagasz{ki}
98	dumu a-kur-gal
99	ensi2
100	lagasz{ki}
101	pa-bil3-ga-ni
102	ur-{d}nansze
103	ensi2
104	lagasz{ki}-kam

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