RIME 1.09.09.02 composite (P431155)
Official or display, ED IIIb, Girsu · c. 2500 BCE–2340 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 1.09.09.02 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P431155 |
| 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 | URU-KA-gina, |
| surface a 4 | king |
| surface a 5 | of Girsu, |
| surface a 6 | the Antasura, |
| surface a 7 | his temple of abundance of the nation, |
| surface a 8 | and his palace Tiraš, |
| surface a 9 | he built. |
| surface a 10 | The temple of Baba |
| surface a 11 | he built for her. |
| surface a 12' | For Igalima |
| surface a 13' | his Temple of Great Furious Me of Heaven and Earth |
| surface a 14' | he built. |
| surface a 15' | For Šulšagana |
| surface a 16' | his Residence of Acclaim |
| surface a 17' | he built. |
| surface a 18' | For Lammasaga, |
| surface a 19' | his (protective) blinkers, |
| surface a 20' | her temple he built, |
| surface a 21' | and within it |
| surface a 22' | for Zazari, |
| surface a 23' | Nipa’e, |
| surface a 24' | and Urnunta’ea, |
| surface a 25' | temples he built for them. |
| surface a 26' | For Ninmu, |
| surface a 27' | the butcher of Ningirsu, |
| surface a 28' | her temple |
| surface a 29' | he built for her. |
| surface a 30' | For Enlil |
| surface a 31' | his House of the Father of Imsag |
| surface a 32' | he built. |
| surface a 33' | For Nanše |
| surface a 34' | her beloved canal, |
| surface a 35' | Canal Going to Nigin, |
| surface a 36' | he dug for her, |
| surface a 37' | and at its beginning the Eninnu (temple) |
| surface a 38' | he built |
| surface a 39' | and at its end the Temple of Sirara |
| surface a 40' | he built. |
| surface a 41' | For Ningirsu |
| surface a 42' | his beloved canal, |
| surface a 43' | Canal (of) Saman the Runner, |
| surface a 44' | he dug. |
| surface a 46' | When Ningirsu, |
| surface a 47' | the hero of Enlil, |
| surface a 48' | to URU-KA-gina |
| surface a 49' | the kingship |
| surface a 50' | of Girsu |
| surface a 51' | had given, |
| surface a 52' | and from the myriad people |
| surface a 53' | had grasped his hand, |
| surface a 54' | at that time, |
| surface a 55' | by the chief of the boatmen |
| surface a 56' | boats having been seized, |
| surface a 57' | donkeys by the head herdsman |
| surface a 58' | and sheep by the head herdsman |
| surface a 59' | having been seized, |
| surface a 60' | fish stores |
| surface a 61' | by the fisheries inspector |
| surface a 62' | having been seized, |
| surface a 63' | and the grain taxes |
| surface a 64' | by the lustration priests |
| surface a 65' | in Ambar |
| surface a 065.b' | the garlic plots |
| surface a 065.c' | of the ruler |
| surface a 065.d' | were located. |
| surface a 065.e' | Team donkeys |
| surface a 065.f' | and unblemished oxen |
| surface a 66' | whether he be a surveyor, |
| surface a 67' | or a lamentation singer, |
| surface a 68' | or a brewer, |
| surface a 69' | or a steward, |
| surface a 70' | or a foreman, |
| surface a 71' | who instead of a young lamb |
| surface a 72' | pays silver, |
| surface a 73' | a citizen of Lagaš |
| surface a 74' | By the ... administrator |
| surface a 75' | the orchard of the poor |
| surface a 76' | will not be taken away, |
| surface a 77' | (its) trees will not be cut down, |
| surface a 78' | and not be tied (in bundles) with reed twine. |
| surface a 79' | For a corpse being brought to the grave |
| surface a 80' | his beer will be three jugs |
| surface a 81' | and his bread will be 80 loaves. |
| surface a 82' | One bed |
| surface a 83' | and one lead goat |
| surface a 84' | the undertaker |
| surface a 85' | shall take away, |
| surface a 86' | and it will be one gur barley |
| surface a 87' | the person(s) of ... |
| surface a 88' | will take away. |
| surface a 89' | As for the household of the ruler |
| surface a 90' | and the property of the ruler, |
| surface a 91' | as much as he has, |
| surface a 92' | Ningirsu |
| surface a 93' | will be its owner. |
| surface a 94' | The household of the Woman’s House |
| surface a 95' | and the fields of the Woman’s House, |
| surface a 96' | as much as she has, |
| surface a 97' | Baba |
| surface a 98' | will be its owner. |
| surface a 99' | The household of the (royal) children |
| surface a 100' | and the fields of the children, |
| surface a 100.a' | as much as they have, |
| surface a 101' | Šulšagana |
| surface a 102' | will be its owner. |
| surface a 103' | The blind one |
| surface a 104' | who in ... |
| surface a 105' | stands, |
| surface a 106' | his bread for eating is one loaf, |
| surface a 107' | five loaves are his bread at midnight, |
| surface a 108' | one loaf is his bread at midday, |
| surface a 109' | and six loaves are his bread at evening. |
| surface a 110' | 480 loaves of bread that have sat, |
| surface a 111' | are the bread duty, |
| surface a 112' | 40 loaves of hot bread |
| surface a 113' | are the bread for eating, |
| surface a 114' | and 10 loaves of hot bread |
| surface a 115' | are the bread of the table. |
| surface a 116' | Five loaves are the bread of the persons of the levy, |
| surface a 117' | two mud vessels and one sadug vessel of beer |
| surface a 118' | are for the lamentation singers |
| surface a 119' | of Girsu, |
| surface a 120' | 490 loaves of bread |
| surface a 121' | and two mud vessels and one sadug vessel of beer |
| surface a 122' | are for the lamentation singers |
| surface a 123' | of Lagaš, |
| surface a 124' | and 406 loaves of bread |
| surface a 125' | and one mud vessel and one sadug vessel of beer |
| surface a 126' | are for the (other) lamentation singers. |
| surface a 127' | 250 loaves of bread |
| surface a 128' | and one mud vessel of beer |
| surface a 129' | are for the old (wailing) women, |
| surface a 130' | and 180 loaves of bread |
| surface a 131' | and one mud vessel of beer |
| surface a 132' | are for the old men of Nigin. |
| surface a 133' | The ferry toll for the main gate (of the netherworld) |
| surface a 134' | when the kingship |
| surface a 135' | of Girsu |
| surface a 136' | he received, |
| surface a 137' | their remission (of obligations) |
| surface a 138' | he established. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | {d}nin-gir2-su | |
| 2 | ur-sag {d}en-lil2-la2-ra | |
| 3 | URU-KA-gi-na | |
| 4 | lugal | |
| 5 | gir2-su{ki}-ke4 | |
| 6 | an-ta-sur-ra | |
| 7 | e2 he2-gal2 kalam-ma-ka-ni | |
| 8 | e2-gal ti-ra-asz2-ka-ni | |
| 9 | mu-na-du3 | |
| 10 | e2 {d}ba-ba6 | |
| 11 | mu-na-du3 | |
| 12' | {d}ig-alim-ma-ra | |
| 13' | e2 me husz gal an-ki | |
| 14' | mu-na-du3 | |
| 15' | {d}szul-sza3-ga-na-ra | |
| 16' | ki-tusz akkil-li2-ni | |
| 17' | mu-na-du3 | |
| 18' | {d}lamma-sa6-ga | |
| 19' | {gesz}igi-tab-ba-ni | |
| 20' | e2-ni mu-na-du3 | |
| 21' | sza3-ba | |
| 22' | {d}za-za-ri2 | |
| 23' | {d}ni2-pa-e3 | |
| 24' | {d}ur2-nun-ta-e3-a | |
| 25' | e2 mu-ne-ni-du3 | |
| 26' | {d}nin-mu2 | |
| 27' | gir2-la2 {d}nin-gir2-su-ka-ra | |
| 28' | e2-ni | |
| 29' | mu-na-du3 | |
| 30' | {d}en-lil2-la | |
| 31' | <e2>-ad-da im-sag-ga2-ka-ni | |
| 32' | mu-na-du3 | |
| 33' | {d}nansze | |
| 34' | i7 ki-ag2-ga2-ni | |
| 35' | i7 NINA{ki}-du-a | |
| 36' | al mu-na-du3 | |
| 37' | ka-ba e2-ninnu | |
| 38' | i3-du3 | |
| 39' | kun-ba e2-sirara3{ki} | |
| 40' | i3-du3 | |
| 41' | {d}nin-gir2-su-ra | |
| 42' | i7 ki-ag2-ga2-ni | |
| 43' | pa5 {d}samanx(|SZE.NUN.SZE3.BU|) kas4 DU | |
| 44' | al mu-na-du3 | |
| 45' | x-ba an-x x-ra | |
| 46' | u4 {d}nin-gir2-su | |
| 47' | ur-sag {d}en-lil2-la2-ke4 | |
| 48' | URU-KA-gi-na-ra | |
| 49' | nam-lugal | |
| 50' | gir2-su{ki} | |
| 51' | e-na-szum2-ma-a | |
| 52' | sza3 lu2 1(szar'u@c)-ta | |
| 53' | szu-ni e-ma-ta-dab5-ba-a | |
| 54' | u4-ba | |
| 55' | lu2 ma2-lah5-da-ke4 | |
| 56' | ma2 e-dab5-ba-a | |
| 57' | ansze u2-du-le | |
| 58' | udu u2-du-le | |
| 59' | e-dab5-ba-a | |
| 60' | {u3-mu2}u2-mu11 | |
| 61' | enku-re6 | |
| 62' | e-dab5-ba-a | |
| 63' | sze gub-ba | |
| 64' | gudu4-ge-ne | |
| 65' | ambar{ki}-a | |
| 065.a' | [...] | |
| 065.b' | ki-szum2-ma | |
| 065.c' | ensi2-ka | |
| 065.d' | e-gal2-lam | |
| 065.e' | ansze surx(ERIM)-ra | |
| 065.f' | gu4 du7-du7 | |
| 66' | lu2 esz2-gid2 he2 | |
| 67' | gala he2 | |
| 68' | lu2 lungax(|BIxNIG2|) he2 | |
| 69' | agrig he2 | |
| 70' | ugula he2 | |
| 71' | bar sila4-gaba-ka-ka | |
| 72' | ku3 a-ga2-ga2-a | |
| 73' | dumu lagasz{ki} | |
| 74' | sanga-NIG2-ke4 | |
| 75' | kiri6 ama-uku2-ra2 | |
| 76' | nu-lah5 | |
| 77' | gesz na nu ba-ni-de5-de5 | |
| 78' | gi-lim3(LAM) nu-ta-kesz2-re6 | |
| 79' | adx(|(LU2xUSZ2).USZ2.A|) ki-mah-sze3 DU | |
| 80' | kas-ni dug 3(asz@c) | |
| 81' | ninda-ni 1(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) | |
| 82' | 1(asz@c) gesz-nu2 | |
| 83' | 1(asz@c) masz sag-ga2 | |
| 84' | uruhx(|KUSZU2.MUSZ3|)-e | |
| 85' | ba-tum3 | |
| 86' | 1(asz@c) sze-am6 | |
| 87' | lu2 umum-ma-ke4 | |
| 88' | ba-tum3 | |
| 89' | e2 ensi2-ke4 | |
| 90' | nig2 ensi2-ke4 | |
| 91' | en-na tuku-a | |
| 92' | {d}nin-gir2-su | |
| 93' | lugal-bi | |
| 94' | e2 e2-munus | |
| 95' | GAN2 e2-munus | |
| 96' | en-na tuku-a | |
| 97' | {d}ba-ba6 | |
| 98' | nin-bi | |
| 99' | e2 nam-dumu | |
| 100' | GAN2 nam-dumu | |
| 100.a' | en-na tuku-a | |
| 101' | {d}szul-sza3-ga-na | |
| 102' | lugal-bi | |
| 103' | igi-nu-du8 | |
| 104' | zar2-ra-a | |
| 105' | gub-ba | |
| 106' | ninda zu2-gub-ba-ni 1(asz@c)-am6 | |
| 107' | ninda ge6-ba-a-ka-ni 5(asz@c)-am6 | |
| 108' | ninda u4-sa2-ka 1(asz@c)-am6 | |
| 109' | ninda ge6-a-na-ka-ni 6(asz@c)-am6 | |
| 110' | 8(gesz2@c) ninda durunx(|KU.KU|)-na | |
| 111' | ninda gub-ba-am6 | |
| 112' | 4(u@c) ninda kum2 | |
| 113' | ninda zu2 gub-ba-am6 | |
| 114' | 1(u@c) ninda kum2 | |
| 115' | ninda banszur-ra-kam | |
| 116' | ninda lu2 zi-ga-ka 5(asz@c) | |
| 117' | 2(asz@c) kas mudx(LAK449) 1(asz@c) sa2-du11 | |
| 118' | gala | |
| 119' | gir2-su{ki}-kam | |
| 120' | 8(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) ninda | |
| 121' | 2(asz@c) kas mudx(LAK449) 1(disz@t) sa2-du11 | |
| 122' | gala | |
| 123' | lagasz{ki}-kam | |
| 124' | 6(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) 6(asz@c) ninda | |
| 125' | 1(asz@c) kas mudx(LAK449) 1(asz@c) sa2-du11 | |
| 126' | gala-am6 | |
| 127' | 6(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) ninda | |
| 128' | 1(asz@c) mudx(LAK449) kas | |
| 129' | nam-um-ma-am6? | |
| 130' | 3(gesz2@c) ninda | |
| 131' | 1(asz@c) mudx(LAK449) kas | |
| 132' | abba2(UNUG)-igi NINA{ki}-kam | |
| 133' | addirx(|PAD.DUG.GISZ.SI|) a-bul5-la | |
| 134' | nam-lugal | |
| 135' | gir2-su{ki} | |
| 136' | szu ba-ti-a | |
| 137' | ama-gi4-bi | |
| 138' | e-gar | |
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