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RIME 1.09.09.05 composite (P431158)

Official or display, ED IIIb, Girsu · c. 2500 BCE–2340 BCE

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DesignationRIME 1.09.09.05 composite
IDP431158
LanguageSumerian
PeriodED IIIb · c. 2500 BCE–2340 BCE
GenreOfficial or display
Find spotGirsu (mod. Tello)
Coordinates31.5591, 46.1776

English translation

By Foxvog, Daniel A. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)

LineEnglish
surface a 1The Man of Umma
surface a 2to the levee of the boundary territory
surface a 3set fire.
surface a 4To the Antasura
surface a 5he set fire,
surface a 6and its silver and lapis lazuli
surface a 7he bundled off.
surface a 8The palace of Tiraš
surface a 9he plundered(?),
surface a 10the Smaller Abzu
surface a 11he plundered,
surface a 12the dais of Enlil,
surface a 13and the dais of Utu
surface a 14he plundered,
surface a 15the Aḫuš
surface a 16he plundered,
surface a 17and its silver and lapis lazuli
surface a 18he bundled off.
surface a 19The Ebabbar
surface a 20he plundered,
surface a 21and its silver and lapis lazuli
surface a 22he bundled off.
surface a 23The temple terrace
surface a 24of Ninmah
surface a 25of the sacred grove
surface a 26he plundered,
surface a 27and its silver and lapis lazuli
surface a 28he bundled off.
surface a 29The Bagara
surface a 30he plundered,
surface a 31and its silver and lapiz lazuli
surface a 32he bundled off.
surface a 33To the Dugru
surface a 34he set fire,
surface a 35and its silver and lapis lazuli
surface a 36he bundled off.
surface a 37The Abzu of the Levee
surface a 38he plundered.
surface a 39To the temple of Gatumdu
surface a 40he set fire,
surface a 41its silver and lapis lazuli
surface a 42he bundled off,
surface a 43and its statues
surface a 44he demolished.
surface a 45To the oval of the Eanna of Inanna
surface a 46he set fire,
surface a 47its silver and lapis lazuli
surface a 48he bundled off,
surface a 49and its statues
surface a 50he demolished.
surface a 51The Chosen By the Heart (temple)
surface a 52he plundered,
surface a 53and its silver and lapis lazuli
surface a 54he bundled off.
surface a 55In Ḫenda
surface a 56he overturned the roofs.
surface a 57In Ki’eš
surface a 58the temple of Nindar
surface a 59he plundered,
surface a 60and its silver and lapis lazuli
surface a 61he bundled off.
surface a 62In Kinunir
surface a 63to the temple of Dumuzi-abzu
surface a 64he set fire,
surface a 65and its silver and lapis lazuli
surface a 66he bundled off.
surface a 67To the temple of Lugalurub
surface a 68he set fire,
surface a 69and its silver and lapis lazuli
surface a 70he bundled off.
surface a 71The E’engura
surface a 72of Nanše
surface a 73he plundered,
surface a 74and its silver and lapis lazuli
surface a 75he bundled off.
surface a 76In Sagub
surface a 77the temple of Amageština
surface a 78he plundered,
surface a 79and from (the statue of) Amageština
surface a 80her silver and lapis lazuli
surface a 81he bundled off,
surface a 82and he threw her (the statue) into its well.
surface a 83In the fields of Ningirsu,
surface a 84as many as were cultivated,
surface a 85their barley he uprooted.
surface a 86The Man of Umma
surface a 87after Lagaš
surface a 88he has sacked,
surface a 89it is a sin
surface a 90against Ningirsu
surface a 91that he has committed.
surface a 92The hand he brought against him
surface a 93he (Ningirsu) will cut off!
surface a 94A sin
surface a 95of URU-KA-gina,
surface a 96king
surface a 97of Girsu,
surface a 98it is not!
surface a 99Lugalzagesi.
surface a 100the ruler
surface a 101of Umma,
surface a 102may his goddess
surface a 103Nisaba
surface a 104that sin
surface a 105let be borne on his neck!

Transliteration (ATF)

From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)

LineATFMachine English (draft)
surface a
1lu2 umma{ki}-ke4
2e ki-surx(ERIM)-ra-ke4
3izi ba-szum2
4an-ta-sur-ra
5izi ba-szum2
6ku3 za-gin3-bi
7ba-ta-kesz2-kesz2
8e2-gal ti-ra-asz2-ka
9szu be2-bad
10abzu-banda3{da}-a
11szu be2-bad
12bara2 {d}en-lil2-la2
13bara2 {d}utu-ka
14szu be2-bad
15a-husz-a
16szu be2-bad
17ku3 za-gin3-bi
18ba-ta-kesz2-kesz2
19e2-babbar2-ra
20szu be2-bad
21ku3 za-gin3-bi
22ba-ta-kesz2-kesz2
23gi-gu3-na
24{d}nin-mah
25tir ku3-ga-ka-ka
26szu be2-bad
27ku3 za-gin3-bi
28ba-ta-kesz2-kesz2
29ba-gara2-a
30szu be2-bad
31ku3 za-gin3-bi
32ba-ta-kesz2-kesz2
33dug-ru
34izi ba-szum2
35ku3 za-gin3-bi
36ba-ta-kesz2-kesz2
37abzu e-ga-ka
38szu be2-bad
39e2 {d}ga2-tum3-du10-ke4
40izi ba-szum2
41ku3 za-gin3-bi
42ba-ta-kesz2-kesz2
43alan-bi
44i3-gul-gul
45eb e2-an-na {d}inanna-ka-ke4
46izi ba-szum2
47ku3 za-gin3-bi
48ba-ta-kesz2-kesz2
49alan-bi
50i3-gul-gul
51sza3-pa3-da
52szu be2-bad
53ku3 za-gin3-bi
54ba-ta-kesz2-kesz2
55he-en-da-ka
56sumur3 i3-bala-bala
57ki-esz3{ki}
58e2 {d}nin-dar-ka
59szu be2-bad
60ku3 za-gin3-bi
61ba-ta-kesz2-kesz2
62ki-nu-nir{ki}
63e2 {d}dumu-zi-abzu-ka-ke4
64izi ba-szum2
65ku3 za-gin3-bi
66ba-ta-kesz2-kesz2
67e2 {d}lugal-uru11{ki}-ka-ke4
68izi ba-szum2
69ku3 za-gin3-bi
70ba-ta-kesz2-kesz2
71e2-engur-ra
72{d}nansze-ka
73szu be2-bad
74ku3 za-gin3-bi
75ba-ta-kesz2-kesz2
76sag-u9
77e2 {d}ama-gesztin-na-ka
78szu be2-bad
79{d}ama-gesztin-ta
80ku3 za-gin3-na-ni
81ba-ta-kesz2-kesz2
82pu2-ba i3-szub
83GAN2 {d}nin-gir2-su-ka
84en-na uru4-a
85sze-bi i3-bux(PAD)
86lu2 umma{ki}-ke4
87egir lagasz{ki}
88ba-hul-a-ta
89nam-dag
90{d}nin-gir2-su-da
91e-da-ak-ka-am6
92szu in-szi-de6-a-am6
93e-ta-ku5-ku5
94nam-dag
95URU-KA-gi-na
96lugal
97gir2-su{ki}-ka
98nu-gal2
99lugal-za3-ge-si
100ensi2
101umma{ki}-ka
102dingir-ra-ni
103{d}nisaba-ke4
104nam-dag-bi
105gu2-na he2-il2-il2

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