RIME 1.09.05.04 composite (P431120)
Official or display, ED IIIb, Girsu · c. 2500 BCE–2340 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 1.09.05.04 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P431120 |
| 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 Lugalemuš, |
| surface a 2 | Enmetena, |
| surface a 3 | ruler |
| surface a 4 | of Lagaš |
| surface a 5 | chosen by the heart |
| surface a 6 | of Nanše, |
| surface a 7 | chief ruler of Ningirsu, |
| surface a 8 | son of Enanatum, |
| surface a 9 | ruler |
| surface a 10 | of Lagaš, |
| surface a 11 | for Ningirsu |
| surface a 12 | the shrine Dugru |
| surface a 13 | he built, |
| surface a 14 | the Aḫuš, |
| surface a 15 | the temple that he (Ningirsu) views with a steadfast eye, |
| surface a 16 | he built |
| surface a 17 | and made fitting for him. |
| surface a 18 | The chariot “Mountain Heaper of Ningirsu, Grebe(?) of the Eridu Road,” |
| surface a 19 | whose fearsomeness is of the heart of the mountains, |
| surface a 20 | he fashioned for him. |
| surface a 21 | “House of Fine(?) Donkeys” |
| surface a 22 | he built for him. |
| surface a 23 | For Lugalurub |
| surface a 24 | his palace of Urub |
| surface a 25 | he built. |
| surface a 26 | For Nanše |
| surface a 27 | the E’engur of the Zulum (field) |
| surface a 28 | he built |
| surface a 29 | and made fitting for her. |
| surface a 30 | A remission of the obligations of Lagaš |
| surface a 31 | he instituted. |
| surface a 32 | He returned the mother to the child |
| surface a 33 | and returned the child to the mother, |
| surface a 34 | and a remission of interest-bearing barley loans |
| surface a 35 | he instituted. |
| surface a 36 | At that time, Enmetena |
| surface a 37 | for Lugal-emuš |
| surface a 38 | the Emuš of Pa-tibira, |
| surface a 39 | his beloved temple, |
| surface a 40 | he built |
| surface a 41 | and restored. |
| surface a 42 | The citizens of Uruk, |
| surface a 43 | the citizens of Larsa, |
| surface a 44 | and the citizens of Pa-tibira, |
| surface a 45 | a remission of their obligations |
| surface a 46 | he instituted. |
| surface a 47 | For Inanna, |
| surface a 48 | back to Uruk, |
| surface a 49 | to her control he returned them. |
| surface a 50 | For Utu, |
| surface a 51 | back to Larsa, |
| surface a 52 | to his control he returned them. |
| surface a 53 | For Lugalemuš, |
| surface a 54 | back to the Emuš, |
| surface a 55 | to his control he returned them. |
| surface a 56 | Enmetena, |
| surface a 57 | a man subject to the word |
| surface a 58 | of Inanna, |
| surface a 59 | his (personal) god |
| surface a 60 | is Šul-MUŠxPA. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | {d}lugal-e2-musz3-ra | |
| 2 | en-mete-na | |
| 3 | ensi2 | |
| 4 | lagasz{ki} | |
| 5 | sza3 pa3-da | |
| 6 | {d}nansze | |
| 7 | ensi2 gal {d}nin-gir2-su2-ka | |
| 8 | dumu en-an-na-tum2 | |
| 9 | ensi2 | |
| 10 | lagasz{ki}-ka-ke4 | |
| 11 | {d}nin-gir2-su2-ra | |
| 12 | esz3 dug-ru | |
| 13 | mu-na-du3 | |
| 14 | a-husz | |
| 15 | e2 igi zi bar-ra | |
| 16 | mu-na-du3 | |
| 17 | mu-ni-tum2 | |
| 18 | {gesz}gigir2 kur dub {d}nin-gir2-su2-ka {ha}har-ra-an eridu{ki}-ka gam4-gam-gam-bi | |
| 19 | ni2-bi kur sza3-ga | |
| 20 | mu-na-dim2 | |
| 21 | e2 dur3{ur3} zi-le | |
| 22 | mu-na-du3 | |
| 23 | {d}lugal-uru11{ki}-ra | |
| 24 | e2-gal uru11{ki}-ka-ni | |
| 25 | mu-na-du3 | |
| 26 | {d}nansze | |
| 27 | e2-engur-ra zu2-lum-ma | |
| 28 | mu-na-du3 | |
| 29 | mu-ni-tum2 | |
| 30 | ama-gi4 lagasz{ki} | |
| 31 | e-gar | |
| 32 | ama dumu i3-ni-gi4 | |
| 33 | dumu ama i3-ni-gi4 | |
| 34 | ama-gi4 sze ur5-ka | |
| 35 | e-gar | |
| 36 | u4-ba en-mete-na-ke4 | |
| 37 | {d}lugal-e2-musz3-ra | |
| 38 | e2-musz3 pa5-ti-bir5-ra{ki}-ka | |
| 39 | e2 ki-ag2-ga2-ni | |
| 40 | mu-na-du3 | |
| 41 | ki-be2 mu-na-gi4 | |
| 42 | dumu unu{ki} | |
| 43 | dumu larsa{ki} | |
| 44 | dumu pa5-ti-bir5-ra-ka | |
| 45 | ama-gi4-bi | |
| 46 | e-gar | |
| 47 | {d}inanna-ra | |
| 48 | unu{ki}-sze3 | |
| 49 | szu-na i3-ni-gi4 | |
| 50 | {d}utu-ra | |
| 51 | larsa{ki}-sze3 | |
| 52 | szu-na i3-ni-gi4 | |
| 53 | {d}lugal-e2-musz3-ra | |
| 54 | e2-musz3-sze3 | |
| 55 | szu-na i3-ni-gi4 | |
| 56 | en-mete-na | |
| 57 | lu2 inim-ma se3-ga | |
| 58 | {d}inanna-ka | |
| 59 | dingir-ra-ni | |
| 60 | {d}szul-|MUSZxPA|-am6 | |
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