RIME 1.09.05.17 composite (P431134)
Official or display, ED IIIb, Ur · c. 2500 BCE–2340 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 1.09.05.17 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P431134 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | ED IIIb · c. 2500 BCE–2340 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) |
| Coordinates | 30.9607, 46.1063 |
English translation
By Foxvog, Daniel A. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| surface a 1 | For Enlil |
| surface a 2 | of the House of the Father (temple), |
| 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 | son of Enanatum, |
| surface a 11 | ruler |
| surface a 12 | of Lagaš, |
| surface a 13 | descendant |
| surface a 14 | of Ur-Nanše, |
| surface a 15 | king |
| surface a 16 | of Lagaš, |
| surface a 17 | for Ningirsu |
| surface a 18 | the shrine Dugru |
| surface a 19 | he built, |
| surface a 20 | and the Aḫuš, |
| surface a 21 | the temple that he (Ningirsu) views with a steadfast eye, |
| surface a 22 | he built. |
| 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’engura of (the field) Zulum |
| surface a 28 | he built. |
| surface a 29 | For Enki, |
| surface a 30 | the king of Eridu, |
| surface a 31 | the Abzu of Pasira |
| surface a 32 | he built. |
| surface a 33 | For Ninḫursaga |
| surface a 34 | the temple terrace |
| surface a 35 | of the sacred grove |
| surface a 36 | he built. |
| surface a 37 | For Ningirsu |
| surface a 38 | the Antasura |
| surface a 39 | he built, |
| surface a 40 | and the Chosen by the Heart (temple) |
| surface a 41 | he built. |
| surface a 42 | The temple of Gatumdu |
| surface a 43 | he built. |
| surface a 44 | For Nanše |
| surface a 45 | her great temple terrace |
| surface a 46 | he built, |
| surface a 47 | and her temple he restored. |
| surface a 48 | For Enlil |
| surface a 49 | the House of the Father (temple) of Imsag |
| surface a 50 | he built. |
| surface a 51 | At that time, Enmetena |
| surface a 52 | (this) stone figure of himself |
| surface a 53 | he created, |
| surface a 54 | and Enmetena the One Loved by Enlil |
| surface a 55 | he named it. |
| surface a 56 | To Enlil |
| surface a 57 | into the temple |
| surface a 58 | he had it brought. |
| surface a 59 | Enmetena, |
| surface a 60 | the man who built the House of the Father -- |
| surface a 61 | may his (personal) god |
| surface a 62 | Šul-MUŠxPA |
| surface a 63 | for the life |
| surface a 64 | of Enmetena |
| surface a 65 | unto distant days |
| surface a 66 | to Enlil |
| surface a 67 | make obeisances! |
| surface a 68 | 25 bur of the field Drained(?) by Enanatum (in) the Ditch of Nanše, |
| surface a 69 | 11 bur of the field Thief of Rushes, |
| surface a 70 | fields in the Marsh of Nigin |
| surface a 71 | bordering on the Holy Canal, |
| surface a 72 | and 60 bur of fields (already belonging to) Enlil, |
| surface a 73 | fields of the Gu’edena, |
| surface a 74 | Enmetena, |
| surface a 75 | ruler |
| surface a 76 | of Lagaš, |
| surface a 77 | for Enlil |
| surface a 78 | of the House of the Father, |
| surface a 79 | built (the needed) paths(?). |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | {d}en-lil2 | |
| 2 | e2-ad-da-ka-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 | |
| 10 | dumu en-an-na-tum2 | |
| 11 | ensi2 | |
| 12 | lagasz{ki}-ka | |
| 13 | dumu-KA | |
| 14 | ur-{d}nansze | |
| 15 | lugal | |
| 16 | lagasz{ki}-ka-ke4 | |
| 17 | {d}nin-gir2-su2-ra | |
| 18 | esz3 dug-ru | |
| 19 | mu-na-du3 | |
| 20 | a-husz | |
| 21 | e2 igi zi bar-ra | |
| 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 | {d}en-ki | |
| 30 | lugal eridu{ki}-ra | |
| 31 | abzu pa5-sir2-ra | |
| 32 | mu-na-du3 | |
| 33 | {d}nin-hur-sag-ra | |
| 34 | gi-gu3-na | |
| 35 | tir ku3-ga | |
| 36 | mu-na-du3 | |
| 37 | {d}nin-gir2-su2-ra | |
| 38 | an-ta-sur-ra | |
| 39 | mu-na-du3 | |
| 40 | sza3-pa3-da | |
| 41 | mu-na-du3 | |
| 42 | e2 {d}ga2-tum3-du10 | |
| 43 | mu-du3 | |
| 44 | {d}nansze | |
| 45 | gi-gu3-na mah-ni | |
| 46 | mu-na-du3 | |
| 47 | e2-ni ki-be2 mu-na-gi4 | |
| 48 | {d}en-lil2-la | |
| 49 | e2-ad-da im-sag-ga2 | |
| 50 | mu-na-du3 | |
| 51 | u4-ba en-mete-na-ke4 | |
| 52 | alan-na-ni | |
| 53 | mu-tu | |
| 54 | en-mete-na {d}en-lil2-le ki-ag2 | |
| 55 | mu mu-ni-sa4 | |
| 56 | {d}en-lil2-la | |
| 57 | e2-a | |
| 58 | mu-na-ni-kux(DU) | |
| 59 | en-mete-na | |
| 60 | lu2 e2-ad-da du3-a | |
| 61 | dingir-ra-ni | |
| 62 | {d}szul-|MUSZxPA| | |
| 63 | nam-ti | |
| 64 | en-mete-na-ka-sze3 | |
| 65 | u4 ul-la-sze3 | |
| 66 | {d}en-lil2-la | |
| 67 | kiri3 szu he2-na-gal2 | |
| 68 | 2(bur'u@c) 5(bur3@c) GAN2 en-an-na-tum2 sur {d}nansze e-ta-e11 | |
| 69 | 1(bur'u@c) 1(bur3@c) GAN2 ni2-zuh szubx(|ZI&ZI.SZE3|) | |
| 70 | GAN2 ambar NINA{ki}-ka | |
| 71 | pa5 ku3-ge us2-sa | |
| 72 | 1(szar2@c) GAN2 {d}en-lil2 | |
| 73 | GAN2 gu2-edin-na-ka | |
| 74 | en-mete-na | |
| 75 | ensi2 | |
| 76 | lagasz{ki}-ke4 | |
| 77 | {d}en-lil2 | |
| 78 | e2-ad-da-ka-ra | |
| 79 | gir2 e-na-du3 | |
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