RIME 1.09.05.26 composite (P431143)
Official or display, ED IIIb, Girsu · c. 2500 BCE–2340 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 1.09.05.26 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P431143 |
| 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 | given power |
| surface a 7 | by Enlil, |
| surface a 8 | fed rich milk |
| surface a 9 | by Ninḫursaga, |
| surface a 10 | chosen by the heart |
| surface a 11 | by Nanše, |
| surface a 12 | chief ruler |
| surface a 13 | of Ningirsu, |
| surface a 14 | son begotten |
| surface a 15 | by Lugalurub, |
| surface a 16 | son of Enanatum, |
| surface a 17 | ruler |
| surface a 18 | of Lagaš, |
| surface a 19 | when Ningirsu |
| surface a 20 | from the Princely Way |
| surface a 21 | by his holy heart |
| surface a 22 | had chosen him, |
| surface a 23 | and from the Eninnu (temple) |
| surface a 24 | had decreed his fate, |
| surface a 25 | and Nanše, |
| surface a 26 | from Sirara, |
| surface a 27 | had looked favorably upon him, |
| surface a 28 | Enmetena |
| surface a 29 | for Ningirsu -- |
| surface a 30 | a dam |
| surface a 31 | of the Lummagindu (canal) |
| surface a 32 | with 648,000 baked bricks |
| surface a 33 | and 1840 standard gur (of bitumen) |
| surface a 34 | Enmetena |
| surface a 35 | for Ningirsu |
| surface a 36 | had built. |
| surface a 37 | A chariot of Ningirsu |
| surface a 38 | ... he made for him. |
| surface a 39 | A remission (of obligations) |
| surface a 40 | for Lagaš |
| surface a 41 | he established. |
| surface a 42 | He returned the mother to the child |
| surface a 43 | and returned the child to the mother. |
| surface a 46 | he returned to him. |
| surface a 47 | A dam |
| surface a 48 | of the Lumma (canal) |
| surface a 49 | in the Gu’edena |
| surface a 50 | he built for him. |
| surface a 51 | Enmetena’s |
| surface a 52 | good name |
| surface a 53 | Ningirsu |
| surface a 54 | forever |
| surface a 55 | shall surely keep in mind. |
| surface a 56 | Enmetena, |
| surface a 57 | the ... |
| surface a 58 | of Ningirsu, |
| surface a 58 | for his master who loved him, |
| surface a 60 | Ningirsu, |
| surface a 61 | the dam |
| surface a 62 | of the Lummagindu |
| surface a 63 | he built, |
| surface a 64 | and Ningirsu |
| surface a 66 | he named it for him. |
| surface a 67 | Enmetena, |
| surface a 68 | who built the dam |
| surface a 69 | of Ningirsu, |
| surface a 70 | his (personal) god |
| surface a 71 | is Šul-MUŠxPA. |
| surface a 72 | At that time, Dudu was the temple administrator of Ningirsu. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | [{d}]nin-gir2-su2 | |
| 2 | ur-sag {d}en-lil2 | |
| 3 | en-mete-na | |
| 4 | ensi2 | |
| 5 | lagasz{ki} | |
| 6 | a2 szum2-ma | |
| 7 | {d}en-lil2 | |
| 8 | ga zi gu7-a | |
| 9 | {d}nin-hur-sag-ka | |
| 10 | sza3 pa3-da | |
| 11 | {d}nansze | |
| 12 | ensi2 <gal> | |
| 13 | {d}nin-gir2-su2-ka-ke4 | |
| 14 | dumu tu-da | |
| 15 | {d}lugal-uru11{ki}-ka | |
| 16 | dumu en-an-na-tum2 | |
| 17 | ensi2 | |
| 18 | lagasz{ki}-ka-ke4 | |
| 19 | u4 {d}nin-gir2-su2-ke4 | |
| 20 | gir2-nun-ta | |
| 21 | sza3 ku3-ga-ne2 | |
| 22 | ba-pa3-da-a | |
| 23 | e2-ninnu-ta | |
| 24 | nam-a-[ni] mu-na-tar-ra-[a] | |
| 25 | {d}nansze | |
| 26 | sirara6-ta | |
| 27 | igi zi mu-szi-bar-ra-[a] | |
| 28 | en-mete-na-ke4 | |
| 29 | {d}nin-gir2-su2-ra | |
| 30 | {gesz}kesz2-ra2 | |
| 31 | lum-[ma]-gin7-[du10] | |
| 32 | 3(u@c) szar2-gal sig4 urx(BAHAR2)-ra | |
| 33 | 3(gesz'u@c) 4(u@c) gur saggal | |
| 34 | en-mete-na-ke4 | |
| 35 | {d}nin-gir2-su2-ra | |
| 36 | mu-na-ni-du3 | |
| 37 | [{gesz}gigir2] {d}[nin]-gir2-[su2-ka] | |
| 38 | sza3? x x mu-na-dim2 | |
| 39 | ama gi4 | |
| 40 | lagasz{ki} | |
| 41 | e-da?-x-gar | |
| 42 | ama dumu mu-ni-gi4 | |
| 43 | dumu ama mu-ni-gi4 | |
| 44 | [...]{ki} | |
| 45 | [...] | |
| 46 | mu-ni-gi4 | |
| 47 | kesz2-ra2 | |
| 48 | lum-ma | |
| 49 | gu2-edin-na-ka | |
| 50 | mu-na-ni-du3 | |
| 51 | en-mete-na-ka | |
| 52 | mu du10-ga-ni | |
| 53 | {d}nin-gir2-su2-ke4 | |
| 54 | da-ri2-sze3 | |
| 55 | gesztu2 na-gub | |
| 56 | en-mete-na | |
| 57 | x [...] x | |
| 58 | {d}nin-gir2-su2-ka-ke4 | |
| 58 | lugal ki an-na-ag2-ga2-ni | |
| 60 | {d}nin-gir2-su2-ra | |
| 61 | {gesz}kesz2-ra2 | |
| 62 | lum-ma-gin7-du10 | |
| 63 | mu-na-du3 | |
| 64 | {d}nin-gir2-su2 | |
| 65 | [...] na-[...] | |
| 66 | [mu mu]-na-sa4 | |
| 67 | en-mete-na | |
| 68 | {gesz}kesz2-ra2 du3-a | |
| 69 | {d}nin-gir2-su2-ka-ka | |
| 70 | dingir-ra-ni | |
| 71 | {d}szul-|MUSZxPA|-am6 | |
| 72 | u4-ba du-du [sanga {d}]nin-[gir2]-su2-ka-kam | |
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