RIME 1.09.05.18 composite (P431135)
Official or display, ED IIIb, Girsu · c. 2500 BCE–2340 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 1.09.05.18 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P431135 |
| 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
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| surface a 1' | For ... |
| surface a 2' | Enmetena, |
| surface a 3' | ruler |
| surface a 4' | of Lagaš, |
| surface a 5' | given power |
| surface a 6' | by Enlil, |
| surface a 7' | fed rich milk |
| surface a 8' | by Ninḫursaga, |
| surface a 10' | When out of the myriad people |
| surface a 11' | his hand was taken, |
| surface a 12' | and the great scepter of fate |
| surface a 13' | by Enlil |
| surface a 14' | from Nippur |
| surface a 15' | to Enmetena |
| surface a 16' | was given, |
| surface a 17' | when ..., |
| surface a 18' | he, for Enlil, |
| surface a 19' | (this) great bowl |
| surface a 20' | he had brought down from the mountains. |
| surface a 21' | Šul-MUŠxPA, |
| surface a 22' | the (personal) god of Enmetena, |
| surface a 23' | of Nippur |
| surface a 24' | he fashioned it for him, |
| surface a 25' | and refined silver he fastened onto it for him. |
| surface a 26' | For his life, |
| surface a 27' | for the life |
| surface a 28' | of Lagaš, |
| surface a 29' | and for the life |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1' | [...]-x-ra | |
| 2' | en-mete-na | |
| 3' | ensi2 | |
| 4' | lagasz{ki} | |
| 5' | a2 szum2-ma | |
| 6' | {d}en-lil2 | |
| 7' | ga zi gu7-a | |
| 8' | {d}nin-hur-sag-ka | |
| 9' | [...] x x | |
| 10' | sza3 lu2 1(szar2@c)-ta | |
| 11' | szu-ni ba-ta-dab5-ba-a | |
| 12' | gidri-mah nam-tar-ra | |
| 13' | {d}en-lil2-le | |
| 14' | nibru{ki}-ta | |
| 15' | en-mete-na-ra | |
| 16' | mu-na-an-szum2-ma-a | |
| 17' | [...]-x-da-a | |
| 18' | a-ne2 {d}en-lil2-la | |
| 19' | bur mah | |
| 20' | kur-ta mu-na-ta-e11 | |
| 21' | {d}szul-|MUSZxPA| | |
| 22' | dingir en-mete-na-ka | |
| 23' | nibru{ki}-ke4 | |
| 24' | mu-na-dim2 | |
| 25' | ku3 luh-ha mu-na-ni-kesz2 | |
| 26' | nam-ti-la-ni-sze3 | |
| 27' | nam-ti | |
| 28' | lagasz{ki}-sze3 | |
| 29' | nam-ti | |
Sources & licences
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