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RIME 1.12.06.02 composite (P431197)

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

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Designation	RIME 1.12.06.02 composite
ID	P431197
Language	Sumerian
Period	ED IIIb · c. 2500 BCE–2340 BCE
Genre	Official or display
Find spot	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Coordinates	31.6669, 45.8861

English translation

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

Line	English
surface a 1	When Šara
surface a 2	to Enlil
surface a 3	the collected prayers of (his) heart
surface a 4	had spoken,
surface a 5	and had gone to him,
surface a 6	Gišša-kidug, the beloved shepherd
surface a 7	of Šara,
surface a 8	the one born for ...,
surface a 9	the princely one, fierce head of Sumer
surface a 10	who no counterpart in all the foreign lands,
surface a 11	the en-priest who holds fast to the side of Ninura,
surface a 12	the mother(?) who soothes the heart of Enki,
surface a 13	beloved friend
surface a 14	of Ištaran,
surface a 15	mighty governor
surface a 16	of Enlil,
surface a 17	king nominated by Inanna–
surface a 18	he constructed its levee
surface a 19	and erected its stele.
surface a 20	Its boundary mound
surface a 21	he made resplendent
surface a 22	and its stele(s)
surface a 23	he restored.
surface a 26	(This) is the frontier according to the stele of Šara:
surface a 27	from the Great Canal
surface a 28	to the Gaba’a Canal
surface a 29	is 45 nindan.
surface a 30	(This) is the frontier according to the stele of Šara:
surface a 31	From the Gaba’a Canal
surface a 32	to HAR-AL
surface a 33	is 390 nindan.
surface a 34	(This) is the frontier according to the stele of Šara:
surface a 35	From HAR-AL
surface a 36	to the ten fortresses alongside the the Durgara
surface a 37	is 390 nindan.
surface a 38	(This) is the frontier according to the stele of Šara:
surface a 39	From the ten fortresses alongside the the Durgara
surface a 40	to Nag-Nanše
surface a 41	is 636 nindan.
surface a 42	(This) is the frontier according to the stele of Šara:
surface a 43	From Nag-Nanše
surface a 44	to New Canal
surface a 45	is 1180 nindan.
surface a 46	(This) is the frontier according to the stele of Šara:
surface a 47	From New Canal
surface a 48	to the Temple of Dimgalabzu
surface a 49	is 960 nindan.
surface a 50	(This) is the frontier according to the stele of Šara:
surface a 51	From the Temple of Dimgalabzu
surface a 52	to Fodder of Šara
surface a 53	is 790 nindan.
surface a 54	(This) is the frontier according to the stele of Šara:
surface a 55	From Fodder of Šara
surface a 56	to the ... of Ištaran
surface a 57	is ... nindan.
surface a 58	(This) is the frontier according to the stele of Šara:
surface a 59	From the ... of Ištaran
surface a 60	to the Tower
surface a 61	is 6680 nindan.
surface a 62	(This) is the frontier according to the stele of Šara:
surface a 63	From the Tower
surface a 64'	Beyond its border mound
surface a 65'	he did not permit any to pass.
surface a 66'	Its stele(s)
surface a 67'	he restored,
surface a 68'	and at the command of Ištaran
surface a 69'	he erected a (new) stele at that place.
surface a 70'	Should a foreign man
surface a 71'	destroy its place,
surface a 72'	or take it away
surface a 73'	and make it disappear from there,
surface a 74'	in his city,
surface a 75'	like a place devastated by snakes,
surface a 76'	may he never hold (his) head high!
surface a 77'	In his devastated palace
surface a 78'	onto that ruler
surface a 79'	may painful fangs
surface a 80'	be fastened!

Transliteration (ATF)

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Line	ATF	Machine English (draft)
surface a
1	u4 {d}szara2
2	{d}en-lil2-ra
3	ra2-zu ur4 sza3-ga
4	e-na-du11-ga
5	e-na-gen-na
6	gesz-sza3-ki-du10 sipa ki-ag2-ga2
7	{d}szara2-ke4
8	a x x-sze3? tu-da
9	nir-gal2 sag husz ki-en-gi-ke4
10	gaba-gal2 nu-gi4 kur-kur-ra-ke4
11	en za3 kesz2 {d}nin-ur4-ke4
12	ama sza3 kusz2 {d}en-ki-ka-ke4
13	ku-li ki-ag2
14	{d}isztaran-ke4
15	ensi2 kal-ga
16	{d}en-lil2-la2-ke4
17	lugal mu pa3 {d}inanna-ke4
18	e-bi mu-ak
19	na-bi mu-ru2
20	im-dub-ba-bi
21	pa e-mi-e3
22	na-ru2-a-bi
23	ki-be2 bi-gi4
24	[x] x [x ...]
25	[...] x x [x]
26	za3 na-ru2-a-{d}szara2-kam
27	i7-mah2-[(x)]-ta
28	id5 gaba-a-sze3
29	4(u@c) 5(asz@c) {ninda}nindax(DU)
30	za3 na-ru2-a {d}szara2-kam
31	i7 [gaba-a-ta]
32	HAR-AL-sze3
33	6(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) {ninda}nindax(DU)
34	za3 na-ru2-a {d}szara2-kam
35	HAR-AL-ta
36	1(u@c) bad3 da {ansze}dur9{ur3}-ga2-ra-sze3
37	6(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) {ninda}nindax(DU)
38	za3 na-ru2-a {d}szara2-kam
39	1(u@c) bad3 da {ansze}dur9{ur3}-ga2-ra-ta
40	nag-{d}nansze-sze3
41	1(gesz'u@c) 3(u@c) 6(asz@c)? {ninda}nindax(DU)
42	za3 na-ru2-a szara2-kam
43	nag-{d}nansze-ta
44	i7 gibil-sze3
45	2(gesz'u@c) la2 2(u@c) {ninda}nindax(DU)
46	za3 na-ru2-a {d}szara2-kam
47	i7 gibil-ta
48	e2 {d}dimgal-abzu-ka-sze3
49	1(gesz'u@c) 6(gesz2@c) {ninda}nindax(DU)
50	za3 na-ru2-a {d}szara2-kam
51	e2 [{d}]dimgal-abzu-ka-ta
52	mur-gu4 {d}szara2-sze3
53	1(gesz'u@c) 3(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) {ninda}nindax(DU)
54	za3 na-ru2-a {d}szara2-sze3
55	mur-gu4 <{d}szara2>-ta
56	e2# {d}isztaran-sze3
57	[n] {ninda}nindax(DU)
58	za3 na-ru2-a {d}szara2-kam
59	e2 {d}isztaran-ta
60	an-za-gar3-ta
61	[1(szar2@c)?] 5(gesz'u@c)? 1(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) {ninda}nindax(DU)
62	za3 na-ru2-a {d}szara2-kam
63	an-za-gar3-ta
64'	im-dub-ba-be2
65'	nu-ni-dib
66'	na-ru2-a-bi
67'	ki-be2 be2-gi4
68'	inim {d}isztaran-ta
69'	ki-ba na be2-ru2
70'	lu2 kur-ra
71'	ki-bi al?-gul-la
72'	szu ba-ta-ti-a
73'	ab-zah2-a
74'	iri?-[na?]
75'	ki musz hul-a-gin7
76'	sag-il2 na-du12-du12
77'	e2-gal hul-a-na
78'	ensi2-be2
79'	zu2 gig
80'	ha-mu-du3-e

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