RIME 1.09.09.03 composite (P431156)
Official or display, ED IIIb, Girsu · c. 2500 BCE–2340 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 1.09.09.03 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P431156 |
| 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' | When the (amount of) silver was imposed(?) |
| surface a 2' | and the sheep had been bought, |
| surface a 3' | the best sheep from among those sheep |
| surface a 4' | a person would take away. |
| surface a 5' | The lustration priests |
| surface a 6' | measured the grain tax in Ambar, |
| surface a 7' | and those priests |
| surface a 8' | their grain-tax (storage) houses |
| surface a 9' | they would build in Ambar. |
| surface a 10' | When ..., |
| surface a 11' | stewards, |
| surface a 12' | foremen, |
| surface a 13' | lamentation singers, |
| surface a 14' | farmers, |
| surface a 15' | or brewers |
| surface a 16' | brought in a wool sheep, |
| surface a 17' | and it was plucked in the palace, |
| surface a 18' | whenever the sheep was pure(?) |
| surface a 19' | and its wool was taken away to the palace, |
| surface a 20' | five shekels of silver |
| surface a 21' | they would pay. |
| surface a 22' | The oxen of the gods |
| surface a 23' | the garlic plots |
| surface a 24' | of the ruler |
| surface a 25' | did plow, |
| surface a 26' | and the best fields |
| surface a 27' | When to the irrigation channels(?) |
| surface a 28' | that were located in the fields |
| surface a 29' | a blind worker |
| surface a 30' | was taken, |
| surface a 31' | the royal subordinate, |
| surface a 32' | (no matter) how much the work(?) being performed, |
| surface a 33' | drinking water |
| surface a 34' | he would not give him, |
| surface a 35' | and drinking water to the donkeys |
| surface a 36' | he would (also) not give. |
| surface a 37' | When a poor person |
| surface a 38' | a loan against his fish pond |
| surface a 39' | had made, |
| surface a 40' | a person would take away its fish, |
| surface a 41' | and that person could (only) say Oh Utu! (a cry for justice). |
| surface a 42' | When a man had divorced (his) wife, |
| surface a 43' | five shekels of silver |
| surface a 44' | the ruler |
| surface a 45' | took away, |
| surface a 46' | and one shekel of silver |
| surface a 47' | the chief minister |
| surface a 48' | took away. |
| surface a 49' | When a person put kohl on the head, |
| surface a 50' | five shekels of silver |
| surface a 51' | the ruler |
| surface a 52' | took away, |
| surface a 53' | one shekel of silver |
| surface a 54' | the chief minister |
| surface a 55' | took away, |
| surface a 56' | and one shekel of silver |
| surface a 57' | the sage |
| surface a 58' | took away. |
| surface a 59' | A person going along a path |
| surface a 60' | a garment(?) ... |
| surface a 61' | Silver ... |
| surface a 62' | the ruler, |
| surface a 63' | the minister, |
| surface a 64' | and the sage |
| surface a 65' | shall not take away. |
| surface a 66' | When a poor man |
| surface a 67' | an interest-bearing loan against his fish pond |
| surface a 68' | has made, |
| surface a 69' | no person shall take away its fish. |
| surface a 70' | For stolen property |
| surface a 71' | indemnification of it has been abandoned; |
| surface a 72' | lost property |
| surface a 73' | shall be hung at the main gate. |
| surface a 74' | If a woman to a male |
| surface a 75' | has spoken ... words(?) which exceeded (her rank?), |
| surface a 76' | onto the mouth (or teeth?) of that woman |
| surface a 77' | a baked brick shall be cast, |
| surface a 78' | and that brick |
| surface a 79' | will be hung at the main gate. |
| surface a 80' | As for women of former times, |
| surface a 81' | two of them a male |
| surface a 82' | could marry. |
| surface a 83' | But for women of today |
| surface a 84' | the indemnification of it has been abandoned. |
| surface a 85' | The dream interpreter, |
| surface a 86' | the seer, |
| surface a 87' | the caster of lots(?), |
| surface a 88' | the carpenter who plants pegs in the ground, |
| surface a 89' | of the words of the gods |
| surface a 90' | ... their copper arrow(s) |
| surface a 91' | Because of that barley, |
| surface a 92' | having sent envoys to him (Urlumma) |
| surface a 93' | and You must send here my barley! |
| surface a 94' | having said to him, |
| surface a 95' | Urlumma |
| surface a 96' | committed an agressive act(?) in response to it. |
| surface a 97' | The Antasura |
| surface a 98' | is mine! It is my border territory! |
| surface a 99' | he said. |
| surface a 100' | (The people of) Umma |
| surface a 101' | he levied, |
| surface a 102' | and he (also) chose (people from) foreign countries. |
| surface a 103' | In the Ugiga field, |
| surface a 104' | the field beloved |
| surface a 105' | of Ningirsu, |
| surface a 106' | Ningirsu |
| surface a 107' | Umma’s |
| surface a 108' | levied (troops) |
| surface a 109' | he annihilated. |
| surface a 110' | Urlumma, |
| surface a 111' | the ruler |
| surface a 112' | of Umma, |
| surface a 113' | when he had been driven back, |
| surface a 114' | in the floor(?) of the Lummagirnunta canal |
| surface a 115' | he confronted him. |
| surface a 116' | His donkeys, sixty teams, |
| surface a 117' | were left behind, |
| surface a 118' | and their personnel’s |
| surface a 119' | bones |
| surface a 120' | were left out on the plain. |
| surface a 121' | he built for him. |
| surface a 122' | A wine brewery with many large sila vessels, |
| surface a 123' | fitting for its owner, |
| surface a 124' | he built for him. |
| surface a 125' | His beloved canal, |
| surface a 126' | Canal (of) Saman the Runner |
| surface a 127' | he dug for him. |
| surface a 128' | The temple of Baba |
| surface a 129' | he built. |
| surface a 130' | For Igalima |
| surface a 131' | the Temple With the Great Furious Divine Powers of Heaven and Earth |
| surface a 132' | he built. |
| surface a 133' | For Šulšagana |
| surface a 134' | his Residence of Acclaim |
| surface a 135' | he built. |
| surface a 136' | For Gangir, |
| surface a 137' | the beloved lukur priestess |
| surface a 138' | of Ningirsu, |
| surface a 139' | her temple he built. |
| surface a 140' | For Lammasaga, his (protective) blinkers, |
| surface a 141' | her temple he built. |
| surface a 142' | For Ninmu, the butcher |
| surface a 143' | of Ningirsu, |
| surface a 144' | her temple he built. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1' | ku3 u3-ri-ri | |
| 2' | udu u3-sa10 | |
| 3' | udu-ba udu sa6-ga-bi | |
| 4' | lu2 ba-ta-tum2-mu | |
| 5' | gudu4-ge-ne | |
| 6' | sze gub-ba ambar{ki}-a e-ag2 | |
| 7' | gudu4-be2-ne | |
| 8' | e2 sze gub-ba-bi | |
| 9' | ambar{ki}-a i3-du3-du3 | |
| 10' | x x x | |
| 11' | [agrig-ge]-ne | |
| 12' | ugula-ne | |
| 13' | gala-e-ne | |
| 14' | engar-re2-ne | |
| 15' | lu2 lungax(|BIxNIG2|)-ke4-ne | |
| 16' | udu siki u3-mu-tum2 | |
| 17' | e2-gal-la u3-ur4 | |
| 18' | u4-da udu e-had2 | |
| 19' | siki-bi e2-gal-la a-ba-de6 | |
| 20' | ku3 gin2 5(asz@c)-am6 | |
| 21' | e-ga2-ga2-ne | |
| 22' | gu4 dingir-re2-ne-ke4 | |
| 23' | [ki]-szum2-ma | |
| 24' | ensi2-ka | |
| 25' | i3-uru4 | |
| 26' | [GAN2 sa6]-ga | |
| 27' | [a-musz-sza4] | |
| 28' | [asza5-ga?] gal2-la-a | |
| 29' | igi-nu-du8 | |
| 30' | a-ba-dab5 | |
| 31' | RU-lugal-ke4 | |
| 32' | addirx(|PAD.DUG.GISZ.SI|) en-na ak | |
| 33' | a na8-na8 | |
| 34' | nu-na-szum2-mu | |
| 35' | ansze a na8-na8 | |
| 36' | nu-ba-szum2-mu | |
| 37' | dumu uku2-ra2-ke4 | |
| 38' | ur5 |SAGxHA|-na | |
| 39' | u3-mu-ak | |
| 40' | ku6-bi lu2 ba-dab6-kar-re2 | |
| 41' | lu2-bi i3-{d}utu i3-e | |
| 42' | lu2 dam u3-tak4 | |
| 43' | ku3 gin2 5(asz@c)-am6 | |
| 44' | ensi2-ke4 | |
| 45' | ba-de6 | |
| 46' | ku3 gin2 1(asz@c)-am6 | |
| 47' | sukkal-mah-e | |
| 48' | ba-de6 | |
| 49' | lu2 sag szembi i3-ni-de2 | |
| 50' | ku3 gin2 5(asz@c)-am6 | |
| 51' | ensi2-ke4 | |
| 52' | ba-de6 | |
| 53' | ku3 gin2 1(asz@c)-am6 | |
| 54' | sukkal-mah-e | |
| 55' | ba-de6 | |
| 56' | ku3 gin2 1(asz@c)-am6 | |
| 57' | abgalx(|NUN.ME.EME|)-le | |
| 58' | ba-de6 | |
| 59' | lu2 giri3-a du | |
| 60' | TUG2 GA x [...] | |
| 61' | ku3 x [...] | |
| 62' | ensi2-ke4 | |
| 63' | sukkal-le | |
| 64' | abgal2-le | |
| 65' | nu-ba-tum3 | |
| 66' | dumu uku2-ra2-ke4 | |
| 67' | ur5 |SAGxHA|-na | |
| 68' | u3-ak | |
| 69' | ku6-bi lu2 nu-ba-dab6-kar-re2 | |
| 70' | nig2-zuh-a | |
| 71' | za-asz2-da-bi i3-szub | |
| 72' | nig2 u2-gux(PAD) de2-a | |
| 73' | a-bul5-la e-la2 | |
| 74' | munus-e nita-ra | |
| 75' | x inim? rib-ba i3-ni-du11 | |
| 76' | munus-ba KA-KA-ne2 | |
| 77' | BAHAR2 i3-szu4 | |
| 78' | BAHAR2-bi | |
| 79' | a-bul5-la e-la2 | |
| 80' | munus u4-bi-ta-ke4-ne | |
| 81' | nita 2(asz@c)-ta | |
| 82' | i3-tuku-am6 | |
| 83' | munus u4-da-e-ne | |
| 84' | za-asz2-da-bi i3-szub | |
| 85' | ensi | |
| 86' | igi-du8 | |
| 87' | NIG2 SZUB-SZUB | |
| 88' | nagar ki-a kak du3 | |
| 89' | inim dingir-re2-ne-ka | |
| 90' | ti{uruda}-bi DA?-[x] | |
| 91' | bar sze-ba-ka | |
| 92' | lu2 he2-szi-gi4-gi4-a-ka | |
| 93' | sze-mu ha-mu-tum3 | |
| 94' | he2-na-be2-a-ka | |
| 95' | ur-lum-ma-ke4 | |
| 96' | szu du7 e-ma-da-du11 | |
| 97' | an-ta-sur-ra | |
| 98' | ga2-kam ki-sur-ra-mu | |
| 99' | bi2-du11 | |
| 100' | umma{ki} | |
| 101' | e-ma-zi | |
| 102' | kur-kur-re2 szu e-ma-tag-tag | |
| 103' | GAN2 u3-gig-ga | |
| 104' | GAN2 ki-ag2 | |
| 105' | {d}nin-gir2-su-ka-ka | |
| 106' | {d}nin-gir2-su-ke4 | |
| 107' | umma{ki} | |
| 108' | zi-ga-bi | |
| 109' | i3-ha-lam | |
| 110' | ur-lum-ma | |
| 111' | ensi2 | |
| 112' | umma{ki}-a | |
| 113' | gar3 dar-ra-ni | |
| 114' | SUHUSZ@s i7 lum-ma gir2-nun-ta-ka | |
| 115' | gaba-ni-sze3 i3-DU | |
| 116' | ansze-ni surx(ERIM) 1(gesz2@c)-am6 | |
| 117' | e-sze3-tak4 | |
| 118' | nam-lu2-[u18-ba] | |
| 119' | [giri3-pad-ra2-bi] | |
| 120' | [edin-da e-da-tak4-tak4] | |
| 121' | mu-na-du3 | |
| 122' | e2-bappir3 gesztin sila3 gal-gal | |
| 123' | lugal-bi-ra tum2-ma | |
| 124' | mu-na-du3 | |
| 125' | i7 ki-ag2-ni | |
| 126' | pa5 {d}samanx(|SZE.NUN.SZE3.BU|) kas4 DU | |
| 127' | al mu-na-du3 | |
| 128' | e2 {d}ba-ba6 | |
| 129' | mu-du3 | |
| 130' | {d}ig-alim-ma-ra | |
| 131' | e2 me husz gal an ki | |
| 132' | mu-na-du3 | |
| 133' | {d}szul-sza3-ga-na-ra | |
| 134' | ki-tusz akkil-li2-ni | |
| 135' | mu-na-du3 | |
| 136' | {d}gan-gir2 | |
| 137' | lukur ki-ag2 | |
| 138' | {d}nin-gir2-su-ka-ra | |
| 139' | e2-ni mu-na-du3 | |
| 140' | {d}lamma sa6-ga {gesz}igi-tab-ba-ni | |
| 141' | e2-ni mu-na-du3 | |
| 142' | {d}nin-mu2 gir2-la2 | |
| 143' | {d}nin-[gir2-su-ka-ra] | |
| 144' | [e2-ni mu-na-du3] | |
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