RIME 1.09.05.02 composite (P431118)
Official or display, ED IIIb, Girsu · c. 2500 BCE–2340 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 1.09.05.02 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P431118 |
| 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 | the hero of Enlil, |
| surface a 3 | Enmetena, |
| surface a 4 | ruler |
| surface a 5 | of Lagaš, |
| surface a 6 | chosen by the heart |
| surface a 7 | of Nanše, |
| surface a 8 | chief ruler |
| surface a 9 | of Ningirsu, |
| surface a 10 | the great levee of the boundary territory |
| surface a 11 | which Enlil |
| surface a 12 | had marked off for Ningirsu, |
| surface a 13 | he constructed. |
| surface a 14 | Enmetena, |
| surface a 15 | for his master who loved him, |
| surface a 16 | Ningirsu, |
| surface a 17 | from the Princely Canal |
| surface a 18 | to (the town) Mubikura |
| surface a 19 | he extended it, |
| surface a 20 | and steles |
| surface a 21 | in the fields of the boundary territory |
| surface a 22 | of Ningirsu |
| surface a 23 | he erected for him. |
| surface a 24 | Enmetena, |
| surface a 25 | the man who the great levee |
| surface a 26 | of Ningirsu |
| surface a 27 | constructed, |
| surface a 28 | his (personal) god |
| surface a 29 | is Šul-MUŠxPA. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | {d}nin-gir2-su2 | |
| 2 | ur-sag {d}en-lil2-ra | |
| 3 | en-mete-na | |
| 4 | ensi2 | |
| 5 | lagasz{ki} | |
| 6 | [sza3 pa3]-da | |
| 7 | {d}nansze | |
| 8 | ensi2 gal | |
| 9 | {d}nin-gir2-su2-ka-ke4 | |
| 10 | e mah ki-sur-ra | |
| 11 | {d}en-lil2-le | |
| 12 | {d}nin-gir2-su2-ra sur-ra | |
| 13 | mu-na-ak | |
| 14 | en-mete-na-ke4 | |
| 15 | lugal ki an-na-ag2-ga2-ni | |
| 16 | {d}nin-gir2-su2-ra | |
| 17 | i7-nun-ta | |
| 18 | mu-bi-kur-ra | |
| 19 | e-na-ta-ni-e3 | |
| 20 | na-ru2-a | |
| 21 | {a-sza3}asza5 ki-sur-ra | |
| 22 | {d}nin-gir2-su2-ka | |
| 23 | mu-na-ru2 | |
| 24 | en-mete-na | |
| 25 | lu2 e mah | |
| 26 | {d}nin-gir2-su2-ka | |
| 27 | ak-ka | |
| 28 | dingir-ra-ni | |
| 29 | {d}szul-|MUSZxPA|-am6 | |
Sources & licences
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