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RIME 3/1.01.07, Cyl A composite (P431881)

Official or display, Lagash II, Girsu · c. 2200 BCE–2100 BCE

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Designation	RIME 3/1.01.07, Cyl A composite
ID	P431881
Language	Sumerian
Period	Lagash II · c. 2200 BCE–2100 BCE
Genre	Official or display
Find spot	Girsu (mod. Tello)
Coordinates	31.5591, 46.1776

English translation

By Dahl, Jacob L. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)

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surface a 1	It was time to decide destinies in heaven and on earth,
surface a 2	Lagash had raised the head towards heaven in large ‘me’,
surface a 3	Enlil looked righteously upon lord Ningirsu.
surface a 4	Did the ‘nig2-ul’ not emerge in our city?
surface a 5	The ‘heart’, did it not return to its banks?
surface a 6	The ‘heart’ of Enlil, did it not return to its banks?
surface a 7	The ‘heart’, did it not return to its banks?
surface a 8	The flood, did it not twinkle? Frightening (all).
surface a 9	The ‘heart’ of Enlil, it is the river Tigris, did it not bring sweet water?
surface a 10	To the house its king spoke:
surface a 11	“I will make the ‘me’ of Eninnu emerge in heaven and on earth.
surface a 12	The governor is wise, he shall pay attention.
surface a 13	He shall enlarge big things.
surface a 14	He shall straighten the horns of perfect oxen, perfect goats.”
surface a 15	The brick of deciding destinies lifted the head towards him,
surface a 16	to build the shiny house it raised its neck towards him.
surface a 17	It was then, in a ‘dark goat’, that towards his king,
surface a 18	on the lord Ningirsu, Gudea looked.
surface a 19	“Build his house!,” he ordered him.
surface a 20	On Eninnu, whose ‘me’ is very large,
surface a 21	he (Ningirsu) directed his (Gudea’s) eye there.
surface a 22	Gudea, his ‘heart’ is distant,
surface a 23	counseled about the message:
surface a 24	“Let me, let me tell it to her, let me, let me tell it to her,
surface a 25	may she stand by me in this case.
surface a 26	I am the shepherd, princeliness was given to me.
surface a 27	Of what my ‘dark goat’ has revealed to me,
surface a 28	its ‘heart’ I did not know.
surface a 29	Let me bring my dream to her, to my mother.
surface a 30	My dream-interpreter, knowing ‘ku3’ on her own,
surface a 31	Nanše, my divine sister from Siraran,
surface a 32	may she make its meaning visible for me.”
surface a 33	Did he not set foot on his barge?
surface a 34	Towards Nina, her city, on Ininadua, he directed the barge,
surface a 35	he is breaking the waves of Ideḫula.
surface a 36	After reaching Bagara—house hanging over the river,
surface a 37	he sacrificed bread, he poured out cold water,
surface a 38	he went to the king of Bagara, and prayed to him:
surface a 39	“Hero, charging lion, having no rival,
surface a 40	Ningirsu, boisterous in the Apsû,
surface a 41	being noble in Nippur.
surface a 42	Hero, you spoke to me, let me do it right for you,
surface a 43	Ningirsu, let me build your house for you,
surface a 44	let me make the ‘me’ perfect for you.
surface a 45	Your sister, child born to Eridu,
surface a 46	hero in her own right, lady-dream-interpreter of the gods,
surface a 47	Nanše, my divine sister from Siraran,
surface a 48	may she place the path for me.”
surface a 49	His (Gudea’s) prayer was being heard.
surface a 50	From Gudea, his offering and his prayer, his king,
surface a 51	the lord Ningirsu, received from him.
surface a 52	In the House of Bagara he celebrated the week-festival.
surface a 53	The governor set up his bed in the house of Gatumdu.
surface a 54	He sacrificed bread, he poured out cold water.
surface a 55	He went to Shiny-Gatumdu,
surface a 56	(and then) he is saying an offering(!) to her:
surface a 57	“My lady, child born by shiny An,
surface a 58	princely in her own right, god with the raised head,
surface a 59	living in the land,
surface a 60	knowing ‘nig2-du7’ in her city.
surface a 61	You are the lady, the mother, founder of Lagash.
surface a 62	(With) your looking at the people: it is a bountiful wind.
surface a 63	(With) your looking at the righteous hero, the man: for him life is prolonged.
surface a 64	I am a no-mother-haver, you are my mother.
surface a 65	I am a no-father-haver, you are my father.
surface a 66	You have placed my semen in the inside: you bore me in the cella.
surface a 67	Gatumdu, your shiny name is sweet.
surface a 68	I will lay me down here this night,
surface a 69	you are my big dagger, following my side.
surface a 70	You are a reed, planted in the big water,
surface a 71	you have placed life in me.
surface a 72	You are a broad parasol, under your shade
surface a 73	let me cool myself there.
surface a 74	With the index finger? of your right hand,
surface a 75	‘stroke’ me with it my lady Gatumdu.
surface a 76	I will go to the city, may my sign be good.
surface a 77	To Nina, mountain raising out of the sea,
surface a 78	may your good Utukku go in front of me,
surface a 79	may your good Lamma follow me on my path.
surface a 80	Let me, let me tell it to her.
surface a 81	Let me, let me tell it to her.
surface a 82	May she stand by me in this case.
surface a 83	Let me bring my dream to my mother,
surface a 84	my dream-interpreter knowing ‘ku3’ by herself,
surface a 85	Nanše, my divine lady from Siraran,
surface a 86	may she make its meaning visible for me.”
surface a 87	His cry was heard.
surface a 88	His lady, the offering and the prayer,
surface a 89	Shiny-Gatumdu received from Gudea.
surface a 90	Did he not place the foot on the barge?
surface a 91	To her city, Nina, he moored at the port of Nina.
surface a 92	In the courtyard of the deity of Siraran the governor raised the head to heaven,
surface a 93	he sacrificed bread, he poured out cold water.
surface a 94	He went to Nanše, he prayed to her:
surface a 95	“Nanše, large lady, lady of precious, precious, ‘me’.
surface a 96	Lady, like Enlil deciding destinies.
surface a 97	My Nanše, your word is righteous,
surface a 98	it goes to the top.
surface a 99	You are the dream interpreter of the gods.
surface a 100	You are the lady of all the lands. Mother, my words, in the day, in the dream.
surface a 101	Inside the dream there was one man, his greatness was like heaven,
surface a 102	his greatness was like the earth.
surface a 103	He, according to his head he was a god,
surface a 104	according to his arm he was the Anzu,
surface a 105	according to his lower body he was the flood.
surface a 106	Lions lay by his right and left.
surface a 107	He spoke to me about the building of his house.
surface a 108	His ‘heart’ I did not understand.
surface a 109	A light went up on the horizon for me.
surface a 110	There was one woman. Who was it, who was it not?
surface a 111	going up to the top she made a haystack on the earth.
surface a 112	She held a stylus of purified silver in the hand.
surface a 113	She had the tablet of the stars on her lap.
surface a 114	She counseled it.
surface a 115	Secondly, it was a hero,
surface a 116	he bent the arm, he held a lapis writing board in the hand,
surface a 117	he drew the plan of the house.
surface a 118	In front of me stood a shiny basket,
surface a 119	a shiny mold was made ready,
surface a 120	the brick of deciding destinies was placed in the mold for me.
surface a 121	In a just poplar standing in front of me,
surface a 122	a ‘tibu’-bird passed the time tweeting.
surface a 123	A donkey stallion, on the right side of my king, scratched the earth for me.”
surface a 124	His mother, Nanše, answered the governor:
surface a 125	“My shepherd, let me, me interpret your dream for you.
surface a 126	The man (who was) great like the heaven, (who was) great like the earth,
surface a 127	(who) according to his head (he was a) god, according to his arm
surface a 128	(he was) the Anzu, according to his lower body the flood,
surface a 129	at (whose) right and left lions were lying,
surface a 130	it is surely my brother Ningirsu.
surface a 131	‘Build his shrine, the Eninnu!’ He ordered you.
surface a 132	The light that went up for you on the horizon,
surface a 133	it is your god Ningešzida, who like the light went up for you on the horizon.
surface a 134	The virgin, going up to the top, making a haystack on the earth,
surface a 135	holding a stylus of purified silver in her hand,
surface a 136	placing the tablet of the stars on the lap,
surface a 137	counseled it.
surface a 138	That is surely Nisaba, my sister.
surface a 139	(About) the shiny star of the building of the house,
surface a 140	she poured out her voice for you.
surface a 141	The second (one), it was a hero, with bent arm,
surface a 142	holding in the hand a lapis drawing board,
surface a 143	it is Nindubba, placing the house on the plan of the house.
surface a 144	The shiny basket standing in front of you, the prepared shiny mold,
surface a 145	the brick of deciding destinies, placed in the mold,
surface a 146	that is surely the righteous brick of Eninnu.
surface a 147	In the righteous poplar standing in front of you,
surface a 148	a ‘tibu’-bird passed time tweeting,
surface a 149	in order not to let sweet sleep come to your eyes, (so) that the house is build.
surface a 150	A donkey stallion scratching the ground on your kings right side,
surface a 151	that is you, scratching the ground for Eninnu like a ‘choice’ (?) (donkey-)span (?).
surface a 152	Let me give give you instructions, let my instructions be heeded.
surface a 153	(When) you have reached Girsu, the chief house of Lagash:
surface a 154	after you broke the seal of your treasure house, after your brought out wood,
surface a 155	after your have prepared a chariot for your king,
surface a 156	after you harnessed the donkey stallion,
surface a 157	after you decorated this chariot with purified silver and lapis,
surface a 158	(called) ‘quick as light the arrow go out from the quiver’,
surface a 159	after you have cared for ‘Ankara’, the ‘arm of heroism’,
surface a 160	after you have fashioned his beloved emblem,
surface a 161	after you wrote your name on it,
surface a 162	his beloved harp, ‘dragon of the land’,
surface a 163	the famous roaring wood, with which he counsels,
surface a 164	to the hero who loves gifts,
surface a 165	to your king, lord Ningirsu,
surface a 166	after you entered for him into Eninnu, ‘the white Anzu bird’, with it,
surface a 167	he will receive your small word, as if it was a mighty word.
surface a 168	The ‘heart’ of the lord, distant like the heavens,
surface a 169	of Ningirsu, son of Enlil, he will calm for you.
surface a 170	He will reveal the plan of his house to you.
surface a 171	The hero, his ‘me’ are the greatest,
surface a 172	he shall let it grow for you.”
surface a 173	The righteous shepherd Gudea
surface a 174	learnt big, and now he will perform big.
surface a 175	To the word Nanše spoke to him,
surface a 176	he bowed his head.
surface a 177	He broke the seal of his treasure house,
surface a 178	he brought out wood.
surface a 179	Gudea stood by the wood,
surface a 180	he is caring for the wood.
surface a 181	He made the top of the ‘mes’ wood good.
surface a 182	He put the oak wood to the axe.
surface a 183	He made it straight for him, for the lapis chariot.
surface a 184	The donkey stallion, ‘lion called for running’,
surface a 185	he harnesses for it.
surface a 186	He fashioned his beloved emblem for him,
surface a 187	he wrote his name on it.
surface a 188	With his beloved harp, ‘dragon of the land’,
surface a 189	the famous roaring wood, with which he councels,
surface a 190	to the hero loving gifts,
surface a 191	to his king, lord Ningirsu,
surface a 192	in Eninnu, the white Anzu,
surface a 193	he enters.
surface a 194	Joyfully he entered to him in the house.
surface a 195	Didn’t Gudea go out, brilliantly, from the shrine Eninnu?
surface a 196	For the second (time), in(?) the house he passed the days,
surface a 197	he passed the nights.
surface a 198	He flattened the hills, he returned accusations.
surface a 199	He removed the spittle from the dagger.
surface a 200	To Šugalam, the terrible place, the place of rendering justice,
surface a 201	the place of Ningirsu’s looking on all the lands,
surface a 202	the governor, fattened(?) sheep, fat-tail sheep, fattened goats,
surface a 203	un-fertilized sheep, in their hides, he brought in.
surface a 204	Juniper, the pure tree of the mountain he placed on the fire,
surface a 205	cedar incense, the incense of the gods,
surface a 206	its smoke he made.
surface a 207	He rose for his king in public, he prayed to him,
surface a 208	he went to him in ‘ubšu-ukkina’, he greeted him:
surface a 209	“My king, Ningirsu, lord holding back the terrible water,
surface a 210	righteous lord, semen poured out by the ‘great mountain’.
surface a 211	I am the youth not possessing guilt (?).
surface a 212	Ningirsu, I will build your house for you,
surface a 213	(but) my sign is my not.
surface a 214	Hero you poured out the voice to me about the old order,
surface a 215	son of Enlil, lord Ningirsu,
surface a 216	I don’t understand its ‘heart’,
surface a 217	your ‘heart’, surging, like the ocean,
surface a 218	your, receding, like the wave,
surface a 219	your roaring, like cascading water,
surface a 220	like a flood, your crushing of cities,
surface a 221	like the storm, your smashing of rebel lands,
surface a 222	my king, your whirling water which cannot be held back, your ‘heart’.
surface a 223	Hero, your remote, like the heaven, ‘heart’,
surface a 224	son of Enlil, lord Ningirsu,
surface a 225	I, what can I learn from you?”
surface a 226	For the second (time), to the sleeping, to the sleeping,
surface a 227	he stood by his head, he is touching his dagger:
surface a 228	“(That which) you are building for me, (that which) you are building for me,
surface a 229	Governor, the house you are building for me,
surface a 230	Gudea, I will surely give you the sign of the building of my house.
surface a 231	The shiny star of my ‘garza’ I will certainly proclaim for you.
surface a 232	My house, Eninnu, founded by An,
surface a 233	its ‘me’ is bigger than all the other enormous ‘me’
surface a 234	The king of the house gazes far.
surface a 235	Like the Anzu, its shriek,
surface a 236	makes the heaven tremble.
surface a 237	Its terrible radiance reaches the heaven.
surface a 238	The big fear of my house is spread on all the lands.
surface a 239	At its name all the lands gather at the horizon.
surface a 240	Magan (and) Meluhha will descend from their land.
surface a 241	I Ningirsu, holding back the terrible water,
surface a 242	the big hero in the place of Enlil,
surface a 243	having no rival,
surface a 244	I, the lord, have made my house, the Eninnu, bigger than a mountain.
surface a 245	My weapon, ‘multitude-eraser’, which places the mountain in the hand,
surface a 246	my terrible eye, which the lands cannot sustain,
surface a 247	no-one shall leave my out-going out arm.
surface a 248	My father and begetter, with love of greatness,
surface a 249	the king, flood of Enlil,
surface a 250	the border lands cannot sustain his terrible eye,
surface a 251	Ningirsu, hero of Enlil,
surface a 252	as name he named me.
surface a 253	I collected the fifty ‘me’.
surface a 254	I raised the offering table,
surface a 255	I straightened the ‘šuluh’,
surface a 256	I will raise my straightened hand to the shiny heaven for abundance:
surface a 257	the things of my hand are sweetness.
surface a 258	My father and begetter ate the sweetness,
surface a 259	An, king of the gods,
surface a 260	‘Ningirsu, king, priest of An’,
surface a 261	as name he named me.
surface a 262	Tiraš, like Abzu,
surface a 263	he founded in princeliness.
surface a 264	Within it, with (each) moon, on the new moon day,
surface a 265	he perfected for me greatly the very large ‘me’, my heavenly festival.
surface a 266	Ehuš my Kihuš,
surface a 267	like the Mušhuš(u-dragon?), he built on a frightening place.
surface a 268	my rebellious place, which is not argued against,
surface a 269	when my ‘heart’ has become angry with it,
surface a 270	it produces poison for me like a poisonous snake.
surface a 271	Ebabbar, place of my decisions,
surface a 272	place of my sun-like shining,
surface a 273	on that spot, I straighten the (law) cases of my city like Ištaran.
surface a 274	In the house Bagara, the place of my table,
surface a 275	the great gods of Lagash,
surface a 276	assemble for me.
surface a 277	My house, ‘chief house of all lands’,
surface a 278	‘right arm of Lagash’,
surface a 279	‘Anzu shrieking in all of heaven’,
surface a 280	‘Eninnu, my royal house’,
surface a 281	righteous shepherd, Gudea,
surface a 282	when your righteous hand caries it out,
surface a 283	(when) you call the heaven for rain,
surface a 284	I will let bounty come to you from the heaven.
surface a 285	May people stretch out the hand in bounty with you.
surface a 286	With the founding of my house,
surface a 287	may abundance arrive.
surface a 288	The great fields will lift the hand for you.
surface a 289	The canals and the ditches will overflow their banks for you.
surface a 290	Mounds that are never submerged,
surface a 291	will be submerged for you.
surface a 292	Sumer will pour out oil in excess with you,
surface a 293	will weigh out wool in excess for you.
surface a 294	When you place my platform for me,
surface a 295	when you put your righteous hand to my house,
surface a 296	the mountain, the place where the North-Wind rests,
surface a 297	(when) you have reached it,
surface a 298	the excessively strong male, the North-Wind, from the Mountain, the pure place,
surface a 299	will straighten a wind for you.
surface a 300	After I have given life to the people,
surface a 301	a solitary man will work with another.
surface a 302	At midnight the moon goes up for you,
surface a 303	at midday the abundance of the sun goes up for you.
surface a 304	I will build the house for you at day,
surface a 305	at night I will let it grow for you.
surface a 306	From below: oak,
surface a 307	‘peace’-tree will I bring down(!) to you.
surface a 308	From above: cedar šurme-wood, zabalum-wood, by itself,
surface a 309	from(?) the ebony-land,
surface a 310	I will bring ebony for you.
surface a 311	In the land of stone, large boulders of stone from the mountains,
surface a 312	I will cut into blocks for you.
surface a 313	On that day (when) your arm is touched with fire,
surface a 314	I will teach you my sign.”
surface a 315	Gudea rose, it was a dream.
surface a 316	He is afraid, it was a dream.
surface a 317	To Ningirsu’s spoken word,
surface a 318	he bowed the head.
surface a 319	He is stretching the hand in a white goat.
surface a 320	He struck the hand into the goat, his goat is good.
surface a 321	For Gudea, the ‘heart’ of Ningirsu
surface a 322	it is the light, that dawned on him.
surface a 323	He learned big, and now he will perform big.
surface a 324	The governor, in his city, like a solitary man
surface a 325	he regulated the rites.
surface a 326	area-Lagash makes its ‘heart’ like one for him, like one mothers sons.
surface a 327	He tore up trees, he weeded.
surface a 328	He pruned, he returned accusations.
surface a 329	He returned ‘sin’ to its house.
surface a 330	He loosened the tongue of the whip (and) the [...],
surface a 331	wool from a pregnant sheep he placed in the hand (of the overseer).
surface a 332	A mother does not accuse a son,
surface a 333	accusations, a son to his mother
surface a 334	does not speak.
surface a 335	The slave whose arm was touched by wood,
surface a 336	his king does not smash his head.
surface a 337	The slave girl, who a man wickedly made into booty,
surface a 338	her lady did not thrown stuff in her face.
surface a 339	To the governor, building Eninnu,
surface a 340	to Gudea, no man brought accusations.
surface a 341	The governor cleansed the city,
surface a 342	he spun it with fire.
surface a 343	An impure, a terrible one, a leper(?),
surface a 344	he brought out from the city.
surface a 345	He laid down the goat by the box, the mold,
surface a 346	he made the brick appear by the goat,
surface a 347	he gazed righteously at the tooth of the hoe.
surface a 348	The shepherd named by Nanše performed in princeliness,
surface a 349	his box, the mold, that he drew on,
surface a 350	his tooth of the hoe, that he placed in princeliness,
surface a 351	it is Anzu, his royal emblem,
surface a 352	he made it shine as a sign.
surface a 353	(For the) platform, he cleanses 24 ‘iku’ of the city for him,
surface a 354	he purifies the platform for him.
surface a 355	Juniper, the pure plant of the mountain, he placed on the fire,
surface a 356	The cedar incense, the scent of the gods, its smoke he made.
surface a 357	He spent the day with offerings and prayers to him.
surface a 358	He passed the night greeting him.
surface a 359	The Anunna of area-Lagash,
surface a 360	in order to build the house of Ningirsu,
surface a 361	with Gudea in offering and prayer,
surface a 362	they stood with him.
surface a 363	(For) the righteous shepherd Gudea, as something joyful,
surface a 364	it was placed there.
surface a 365	On that day, the governor arranged a levy in his land,
surface a 366	in the totality of all of his lands.
surface a 367	In the Gu'edina of Ningirsu
surface a 368	he placed a levy.
surface a 369	In the established city, in her settlements,
surface a 370	in the Gugešbara of Nanše,
surface a 371	he placed a levy.
surface a 372	‘The terrible, raised ox, having no rival,’
surface a 373	‘the white cedar, seized for its king,’
surface a 374	in the ‘tribe’ of Ningirsu,
surface a 375	he made a levy for him.
surface a 376	Its mighty emblem, ‘the king crushes the foriegn lands’, standing at the head.
surface a 377	‘Where there is a bank, where there is a turtle-back-island, going out from the water,’
surface a 378	‘the great river with much water, spreading its abundance’
surface a 379	in the ‘tribe’ of Nanše,
surface a 380	he made a levy for him.
surface a 381	The shiny u-(bird), it is the emblem of Nanše, went at its head.
surface a 382	‘A goat and donkey cord, spread out on the plain,’
surface a 383	‘the famous first-class team, the beloved team of Utu,’
surface a 384	in the ‘tribe’ of Inanna, he made a levy for him.
surface a 385	The sun-disk, it is the emblem of Inanna, went at its head.
surface a 386	About the construction of the house of Ningirsu,
surface a 392	Elam came to him from Elam.
surface a 393	Susa came to him from Susa.
surface a 394	Magan and Meluhha, from their land, submitted to him.
surface a 395	For the construction of Nigirsu’s house,
surface a 396	they assembled for Gudea in his city Girsu.
surface a 397	He gave instructions to Ninzaga:
surface a 398	“Its copper, like bringing much grain,
surface a 399	to Gudea, man, builder of the house,
surface a 400	he shall approach it to him.”
surface a 401	He gave instructions to Ninsikila:
surface a 402	“large oaks, ebony, mangrove-wood,
surface a 403	to the governor, builder of the Eninnu,
surface a 404	he shall approach it to him.”
surface a 405	To the land of cedar, where no man enters,
surface a 406	for Gudea, the Lord Ningirsu
surface a 407	made way for him.
surface a 408	He cut down its cedars with the great axe.
surface a 409	Into the ‘multitude-eraser’, the right arm of Lagash,
surface a 410	the weapon, ‘flood of his king’,
surface a 411	he split it with the axe.
surface a 412	It is a mighty snake floating on the water.
surface a 413	From the cedar mountains, cedar beams,
surface a 414	from the cypress mountain,
surface a 415	cypress beams,
surface a 416	from the ‘zabalum’ mountain,
surface a 417	‘zabalum’ beams,
surface a 418	very large ‘usuh’ trees, ‘tubulum’ trees,
surface a 419	‘eranum’ trees,
surface a 420	their large beams, in their floating,
surface a 421	by the mighty port of Kasura,
surface a 422	Gudea for the Lord Ningirsu
surface a 423	moored them for him.
surface a 424	To the land of stone, where no man enters,
surface a 425	Gudea for the Lord Ningirsu
surface a 426	made way for him.
surface a 427	Its large stones, in blocks, he brought,
surface a 428	In a ‘ha'una’ boat, in a ‘nalu'a’ boat,
surface a 429	excavated(?) bitumen, ‘igiesir’ bitumen, gypsum,
surface a 430	from the mountain of Madga,
surface a 431	goods, like ships bringing of the barley of the field,
surface a 432	Gudea to Lord Ningirsu
surface a 433	moored it for him.
surface a 434	For the governor, builder of the Eninnu,
surface a 435	he raised the hand for big things.
surface a 436	From Kimaš, the mountain of copper,
surface a 437	(that) revealed itself to him,
surface a 438	the copper he excavated there in its excess basket(?)
surface a 439	For the man, building his kings house,
surface a 440	for the governor, gold from its mountain,
surface a 441	in its dust was brought to him.
surface a 442	Purified silver is being brought down for Gudea from its mountain.
surface a 443	Carneol, like flowers, from Meluhha,
surface a 444	it is being made plentiful for him.
surface a 445	From the alabaster land, alabaster is brought down to him.
surface a 446	The shepherd, building the house in silver,
surface a 447	sitting with the silversmith.
surface a 448	He will build Eninnu with precious stones, sitting with the stonecutter,
surface a 449	He will build in copper and antimony?
surface a 450	The priest-smith(?), Nintukalamma
surface a 451	will straighten in front of him.
surface a 452	The ‘double-hand’ stone, the storm, shrieked for to him.
surface a 453	Diorite the ‘hand’ stone,
surface a 458	He made the days long for him,
surface a 459	he made the nights long for him.
surface a 460	Concerning the building of his king’s house,
surface a 461	he does not allow sleep to enter during midnight,
surface a 462	he does not set his head to sleep during midday.
surface a 463	It is him, looked righteously at by Nanše,
surface a 464	It is him, the man who is in Enlil’s ‘heart’,
surface a 465	It is him, the governor chosen in the ‘heart’ by Enlil,
surface a 466	It is him, Gudea, born in the lofty cella
surface a 467	by Gatumdu.
surface a 468	Nisaba, the house of wisdom,
surface a 469	she opened for him.
surface a 470	Enki made the plan of the house right for him.
surface a 471	(To) the house, its radiance reaches heaven,
surface a 472	its ‘me’ embraces heaven and earth,
surface a 473	its king, the lord carrying a terrible gaze,
surface a 474	its expert in war, the hero Ningirsu,
surface a 475	to Eninnu, the white Anzu,
surface a 476	Gudea, from below walked to it,
surface a 477	to high, on the platform of fire,
surface a 478	from high he walked to it, to below, on the platform of fire,
surface a 479	the field was right, he measured it,
surface a 480	he placed sticks on its border, he knew himself.
surface a 481	Like something joyful established for him,
surface a 482	It is morning, he went in prayer to the old house.
surface a 483	Gudea, at Baragirnunata
surface a 484	calmed his ‘heart’.
surface a 485	The day passed, he bathed.
surface a 486	He fixated himself.
surface a 487	Utu went up for him in abundance.
surface a 488	For the second time Gudea went out of the shiny city,
surface a 489	he sacrificed perfect oxen and perfect goats,
surface a 490	he went to the house,
surface a 491	he prayed there.
surface a 492	The shiny basket, the righteous mold of deciding destinies,
surface a 493	he raised to Eninnu.
surface a 494	He tied a sinew to the hoe, he went with raised head.
surface a 495	Lugalkurdub went in front of him,
surface a 496	Igalim places the road for him,
surface a 497	(and) Ningešzida, his god,
surface a 498	leads him by the hand.
surface a 499	He did ‘asaga’ in the mold.
surface a 500	The ‘adab’, ‘sim’, and ‘ala’ were played for the governor.
surface a 501	He flattened the top of the brick with the tooth of the hoe.
surface a 502	He greased it with honey, butter oil, and fine butter oil.
surface a 503	Incense and resin from various trees
surface a 504	he made into a paste.
surface a 505	He raised the shiny basket, he stood by the mold.
surface a 506	Gudea placed clay in the mold.
surface a 507	The cultic order emerged.
surface a 508	The emergence of the brick of the house was placed.
surface a 509	Foreigners sprinkle oil with him,
surface a 510	sprinkle cedar (oil) with him.
surface a 511	His city, area-Lagash, in happiness(?)
surface a 512	passes the day with him.
surface a 513	He shook the mold, he threw the brick to dry.
surface a 514	On its firing(?)
surface a 515	he looked righteously.
surface a 516	incense, apples, and resin
surface a 517	he smeared on its top.
surface a 518	(About) his brick placed in the mold,
surface a 519	Utu was pleased with it.
surface a 520	(About) his ‘agari’ which rises like a mighty river,
surface a 521	King Enki decided its destiny for him.
surface a 522	He placed the brick, he brought the mold into the house,
surface a 523	he lifted the brick from the mold,
surface a 524	it is a shiny throne raised to heaven.
surface a 525	He raised the brick, he brought it to his people,
surface a 526	it is the shiny team of Utu shaking its head.
surface a 527	The brick raising its head to the house,
surface a 528	it is the cow of Nanna, whose pen is shining,
surface a 529	He placed the brick, he walks in the house.
surface a 530	She is establishing the plan of the house,
surface a 531	it is Nisaba whose ‘heart’ knows counting.
surface a 532	Like a young man building a new house,
surface a 533	he does not allow sweet sleep to enter his eyes.
surface a 534	Like a cow whose eye are on its calf,
surface a 535	he walked to the house in great concern.
surface a 536	Like a man with (only) little food in the mouth,
surface a 537	he is not resting in his walking.
surface a 538	(That) his king’s ‘heart’ is the light (of the vision) dawned (on him).
surface a 539	For Gudea, the word of Ningirsu is the sign he was building (under),
surface a 540	in his ‘heart’ yearning for the building of the house,
surface a 541	a man gave me a good omen.
surface a 542	It was placed like something joyful for him,
surface a 543	he stretched his hand in the goat, his goat was good.
surface a 544	He gave grain to the wave, its appearance was straight.
surface a 545	Gudea lying by the top,
surface a 546	he slept, the word dawned on him.
surface a 547	To build his king’s house,
surface a 548	the separation of Eninnu from heaven and earth,
surface a 549	was brought to his attention.
surface a 550	It was placed like something joyful for him.
surface a 551	He threw the flax, he perfected the me.
surface a 552	The shiny‘ uzga’ sustains the shrine.
surface a 553	Enki places the foundation of the house,
surface a 554	Nanše, the daughter of Eridu cared for the omen taking.
surface a 555	The mother of Lagash, Shiny-Gatumdu,
surface a 556	bore its bricks in flows.
surface a 557	Baba, the lady, firstborn of An,
surface a 558	was sprinkling oil and cedar oil there.
surface a 559	The En and Lagar stood in the house,
surface a 560	they performed the me.
surface a 561	The Annunaki stood there admiring.
surface a 562	Gudea, builder of the house,
surface a 563	he placed the basket of the house, a shiny crown, on the head,
surface a 564	he placed the foundation, the wall touched the ground,
surface a 565	he gave a blessing, he stroked the brick with flax.
surface a 566	For the second (time) did he not give a blessing in the house?
surface a 567	It is flax in bloom placed on the top.
surface a 568	For the third (time) did he not give a blessing in the house?
surface a 569	It is Anzu spreading its wings over the calfs.
surface a 570	For the fourth (time) did he not give a blessing in the house?
surface a 571	It is a young lion embracing a terrible lion.
surface a 572	For the fifth (time) did he not give a blessing in the house?
surface a 573	It is the green sky, lifting terrifying radiance.
surface a 574	For the sixths (time) did he not give a blessing in the house?
surface a 575	It is the dawn dressed in joy.
surface a 576	For the seventh (time) did he not give a blessing in the house?
surface a 577	It is Eninnu—Moon passing (through)—filling the land.
surface a 578	They place the wood of the door.
surface a 579	It is the green sky lifting the crown.
surface a 580	From the wood of the door [...].
surface a 581	It is the lofty house embracing the heaven.
surface a 582	He build the house, he planted the tree.
surface a 583	It is the trough of Nanna, the [...] of Enki.
surface a 584	They make the house grow like a mountain.
surface a 585	They make it float in the middle of the heaven like a cloud.
surface a 586	They make it raise its hors like an ox.
surface a 587	They raise the head in all the lands, like Gešgana’abzu.
surface a 588	The house raised the head to heaven like a mountain in heaven and earth.
surface a 589	It is the moist cedar growing [...]
surface a 590	Eninnu, brickwork of Kiengir, carries joy,
surface a 591	they place the wood in the house,
surface a 592	it is the dragon of Abzu rising in its terror.
surface a 594	it is a dragon hissing in the mountain.
surface a 595	The cut down reed of the house is snakes coiled up in the mountain.
surface a 596	The mountain is moist cedar decorated with apples.
surface a 597	They placed white cedar to be admired in the ‘cedar hall’.
surface a 598	They cared for it with good resin and fine butter oil.
surface a 599	The E-imdua was decorated with the fertility of Abzu.
surface a 600	they made the drains hang down.
surface a 601	Shrine-Eninnu it is placed in the hand of the x of heaven.
surface a 602	The governor built the house, he made it grow,
surface a 603	he made it grow like a large mountain,
surface a 604	he placed the very large mast, the foundation, its Abzu, in the ground.
surface a 605	With Enki, in E'angurraka,
surface a 606	he counseled with him there.
surface a 607	The foundation, ‘a hero in heaven’, he seized in the house;
surface a 608	it drinks water at the drinking place of the gods.
surface a 609	He made Eninnu firm as a mast.
surface a 610	He built its Abgal.

Transliteration (ATF)

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Line	ATF	Machine English (draft)
surface a
1	u4 an ki-a nam tar-tar-re-da
2	lagasz{ki}-e me gal-la sag an-sze3 mi-ni-ib2-il2
3	{d}en-lil2-e en {d}nin-gir2-su-sze3 igi zi mu-szi-bar
4	iri-me-a nig2-ul pa nam-e3
5	sza3 gu2-be2 nam-gi4
6	sza3 {d}en-lil2-la2 gu2-be2 nam-gi4
7	sza3 gu2-be2 nam-gi4
8	a-mi-ru12 nam-mul ni2 il2-il2
9	sza3 {d}en-lil2-la2-ke4 i7 idigna-am3 a du10-ga nam-de6
10	e2-e lugal-be2 gu3 ba-de2
11	e2-ninnu me-be2 an ki-a pa e3 mu-ak-ke4
12	ensi2 lu2 gesztu2 dagal-kam gesztu2 i3-ga2-ga2
13	nig2 gal-gal-la szu mi-ni-mu2-mu2
14	gu4 du7 masz2 du7-re6 si im-sa2-sa2-e
15	sig4 nam tar-ra sag mu-szi-ib2-il2
16	e2 ku3 du3-de3 gu2-bi mu-szi-ib2-zi
17	lugal-ni-ir u4-ne masz-ge6-ka
18	gu3-de2-a en {d}nin-gir2-su2-ra igi mu-ni-du8-am3
19	e2-a-ni du3-ba mu-na-du11
20	e2-ninnu me-bi gal-gal-la-am3
21	igi mu-na-ni-gar
22	gu3-de2-a sza3-ga-ni su3-ra2-am3
23	inim-e mi-ni-kusz2-u3
24	ga-na ga-na-ab-du11 ga-na ga-na-ab-du11
25	inim-ba ha-mu-da-gub
26	sipa-me nam-nun-ne2 sag ma-ab-szum2-szum2?
27	nig2 masz ge6-ke4 ma-ab-de6-a-ga2
28	sza3-be2 nu-zu
29	ama-mu ma-mu-mu ga-na-de6
30	ensi ku3 zu me-te-na-mu
31	{d}nansze nin9 dingir sirara6-ta-mu
32	sza3-bi ha-ma-pa3-de3
33	ma2-gur8-ra-na giri3 nam-mi-gub
34	iri-ni nina{ki}-sze3 i7-nina{ki}-du-a ma2 mu-ni-ri
35	i7-de3-hul2-la-e kur-kux(KWU147) i3-si-il-e
36	ba-gara2 e2 i7-de3 la2-a-e im-<ma>-ti-a-ta
37	ninda gesz bi2-tag a sze23 i3-de2
38	lugal ba-gara2-ra mu-na-gen szu12 mu-na-de6
39	ur-sag pirig zi-ga gaba-szu-gar nu-tuku
40	{d}nin-gir2-su2 abzu-a gal di
41	nibru{ki}-a nir-gal2
42	ur-sag ma-a-du11 szu zi ga-mu-ra-ab-gar
43	{d}nin-gir2-su e2-zu ga-mu-ra-du3
44	me szu ga-mu-ra-ab-du7
45	nin9-zu dumu eridu{ki}-ge tu-da
46	nir-gal2 me-te-na nin ensi3 dingir-re-ne-ke4
47	{d}nansze nin9 dingir sirara6-ta-mu
48	giri3-bi ha-ma-ga2-ga2
49	gu3 de2-a-ni gesz ba-tuku-am3
50	lugal-a-ni siskur2-ra2-zu-ni gu3-de2-a-asz2
51	en {d}nin-gir2-su-ke4 szu ba-szi-ti
52	e2 ba-gara2-ka esz3-esz3 i3-ak
53	ensi2 e2 {d}ga2-tum3-du10-sze3 ki-nu2-a-ni ba-re6
54	ninda gesz bi2-tag a sze23 i3-de2
55	ku3 {d}ga2-tum3-du10-ra mu-na-gen
56	siskur2 mu-na-be2
57	nin-mu dumu an ku3-ge du2-da
58	nir-gal2 me-te-na dingir sag zi
59	kalam-ma ti-la
60	nu-du zu iri-na
61	nin ama lagasz{ki} ki gar-ra-me
62	igi ug3-sze3 u3-szi-bar-ra-zu szegx(\|IM.A\|) he2-gal2-la-am3
63	szul zi lu2 igi mu-bar-ra-zu nam-ti mu-na-su3
64	ama nu-tuku-me ama-mu ze2-me
65	a nu-tuku-me a-mu ze2-me
66	a-mu sza3-ga szu ba-ni-du11 unu6-a i3-tu-e
67	{d}ga2-tum3-du10 mu ku3-zu du10-ga-am3
68	ge6-a ma-ni-nu2
69	{gesz}kiszi17 gal-mu-me za3-mu mu-us2
70	gi:li9-bar a gal-la du3-a-me
71	zi-sza3 mu-szi-i3-gal2
72	an-dul3 dagal-me gissu-zu-sze3
73	ni2 ga-ma-szi-ib2-te
74	szu mah-za sa-ga a2 zi-da-bi
75	nin-mu {d}ga2-tum3-du10 ga2-ra ha-mu-u3-ru
76	iri-sze3 i3-du-e geszkim-mu he2-sa6
77	kur a-ta il2-la nina{ki}-sze3
78	u2-du11 sa6-ga-zu igi-sze3 ha-ma-du
79	{d}lamma sa6-ga-zu giri3-a ha-mu-da-du
80	ga-na ga-na-ab-du11
81	ga-na ga-na-ab-du11
82	inim-ba ha-mu-da-gub
83	ama-mu ma-mu-mu ga-na-de6
84	ensi3 ku3 zu me-te-na-mu
85	{d}nansze nin9 dingir sirara6-ta-mu
86	sza3-bi ha-ma-pa3-de3
87	gu3 de2-a-ni gesz ba-tuku-am3
88	nin-a-ni siskur2-ra2-zu-ni
89	gu3-de2-a-asz2 ku3 {d}ga2-tum3-du10-ge szu ba-szi-ti
90	ma2-gur8-ra-na giri3 nam-mi-gub
91	iri-ni nina{ki}-sze3 kar nina{ki}-na-ke4 ma2 bi2-us2
92	ensi2-ke4 kisal dingir sirara6-ta-ka sag an-sze3 mi-ni-il2
93	ninda gesz bi2-tag a sze23 i3-de2
94	{d}nansze mu-na-gen szu12 mu-na-sza4
95	{d}nansze nin uru16 nin me an-kal an-kal-la
96	nin {d}en-lil2-gin7 nam tar-tar-re
97	{d}nansze-mu du11-ga-zu zi-dam
98	sag-bi-sze3 e3-a-am3
99	ensi dingir-re-ne-me
100	nin kur-kur-ra-me ama inim-mu u4-da ma-mu-da
101	sza3 ma-mu-da-ka lu2 1(asz@c)-am3 an-gin7 ri-ba-ni
102	ki-gin7 ri-ba-ni
103	a-ne sag-ga2-ni-sze3 dingir-ra-am3
104	a2-ni-sze3 anzu2{muszen}-dam
105	se11-ba-a-ni-sze3 a-ma-ru-kam
106	zi-da gub3-na pirig i3-nu2-nu2
107	e2-a-ni du3-da ma-an-du11
108	sza3-ga-ni nu-mu-zu
109	u4 ki-szar2-ra ma-ta-e3
110	munus disz-am3 a-ba me-a nu a-ba me-a ni
111	sag-ga2 e3 ki karadinx(\|U.SZUR\|) mu-ak
112	gi-dub-ba ku3 NE-a szu im-mi-du8
113	dub mul-an du10-ga im-mi-gal2
114	ad im-dab6-gi4-gi4
115	2(asz@c)-kam ur-sag-ga2-am3
116	a2 mu-gur le-um za-gin3 szu im-mi-du8
117	e2-a gesz-hur-bi im-ga2-ga2
118	igi-mu-sze3 dusu ku3 i3-gub
119	{gesz}u3-szub ku3 si ib2-sa2
120	sig4 nam tar-ra {gesz}u3-szub-ba ma-an-gal2
121	ildag2 zi-da igi-mu gub-ba
122	ti-bu{muszen} lu2-a u4 mi-ni-ib2-zal-zal-e
123	dur3 a2 zi-da lugal-ga2-ke4 ki ma-hur-hur-e
124	ensi2-ra ama-ni {d}nansze mu-na-ni-ib2-gi4-gi4
125	sipa-mu ma-mu-zu ge26 ga-mu-ra-bur2-bur2
126	lu2 an-gin7 ri-ba ki-gin7 ri-ba-sze3
127	sag-ga2-<ni>-sze3 dingir a2-ni-sze3
128	anzu2{muszen}-sze3 se11-ba-a-ni-sze3 a-ma-ru-sze3
129	zi-da gub3-na pirig i3-sze21-sze21-a
130	szesz-mu {d}nin-gir2-su ga-nam-me-am3
131	esz3 e2-ninnu-na du3-ba za-ra ma-ra-an-du11
132	u4 ki-szar2-ra ma-ra-ta-e3-a
133	dingir-zu {d}nin-gesz-zi-da u4-gin7 ki-sza-ra ma-ra-da-ra-ta-e3
134	ki-sikil sag-ga2 e3 ki karadinx(\|U.SZUR\|) mu-ak
135	gi-dub-ba ku3 NE szu bi2-du8-a
136	dub mul du10-ga bi2-gal2-la-a
137	ad im-da-gi4-a
138	nin9-mu {d}nisaba ga-nam-me-am3
139	e2-a du3-ba mul ku3-ba
140	gu3 ma-ra-a-de2
141	2(asz@c)-kam-ma ur-sag-am3 a2 mu-gur8
142	le-um za-gin3 szu bi2-du8-a
143	{d}nin-dub-kam <e2> e2-a gesz-hur-ba im-mi-se3-se3-ge
144	igi-zu-sze3 dusu ku3 gub-ba u3-szub ku3 si sa2-a
145	sig4 nam tar-ra u3-szub-ba gal2-la
146	sig4 zi e2-ninnu ga-nam-me-am3
147	ildag2 zi-da igi-zu gub-ba
148	ti-bu{muszen} lu2-a u4 mi-ni-ib2-zal-a-sze3
149	e2 du3-de3 igi-zu u3 du10-ga nu-szi-kux(KWU147)-kux(KWU147)
150	{ansze}dur9 a2 zi-da lugal-za3-ke4 ki ma-ra-hur-hur-a-sze3
151	ze2-me e2-ninnu mur ni-is-ku-gin7 ki im-szi-hur-e
152	na ga-ri na-ri-mu he2-dab5
153	gir2-su{ki} e2 sag ki lagasz{ki}-sze3 giri3-zu ki i3-bi2-us2
154	e2 nig2-gur11-<ra>-za kiszib3 u3-mi-kur2 gesz u3-ma-ta-gar
155	lugal-zu {gesz}gigir u3-mu-DI
156	{ansze}dur9{ur3} u3-szi-la2
157	{gesz}gigir-bi ku3 NE za-gin3-na szu u3-ma-ni-tag
158	ti mar-uru5-a u4-gin7 i3-e3
159	an-kar2 a2 nam-ur-sag-ka mu10 u3-ma-ni-du11
160	szu-nir ki-ag2-ni u3-mu-na-dim2
161	mu-zu u3-mi-sar
162	balag ki-ag2-ni uszumgal kalam-ma
163	gesz-gu3-di mu tuku nig2 ad gi4-gi4-ni
164	ur-sag nig2-ba-e ki-ag2-ra
165	lugal-zu en {d}nin-gir2-su
166	e2-ninnu anzu2{muszen}-babbar2-ra u3-mu-na-da-kux(KWU147)-re
167	tur du11-ga-zu mah du11-ga-am3 szu ba-a-szi-ib2-ti
168	en-na sza3 an-gin7 su3-ra2-ni
169	{d}nin-gir2-su dumu {d}en-lil2-la2-ka za-ra ma-ra-hun-ge26-e
170	gesz-hur e2-a-na ma-ra-pa3-pa3-de3
171	ur-sag-e me-ni gal-gal-la-am3
172	szu ma-ra-ni-ib2-mu2-mu2
173	sipa zi gu3-de2-a
174	gal mu-zu gal i3-ga-tum3-mu
175	inim {d}nansze-e mu-na-du11-ga-asz
176	sag sig ba-szi-gar
177	e2 nig2-gur11-ra-na kiszib3 bi2-kur2
178	gesz im-ma-ta-gar
179	gu3-de2-a gesz-a mu-gub-gub
180	gesz-e mu10 im-e
181	{gesz}mes-e sag bi2-sa6
182	{gesz}ha-lu-ub2-ba tun3 bi2-bar
183	{gesz}gigir za-gin3-sze3 <si> mu-na-a-sa2
184	dur9{ur3}-bi pirig-kas4-e-pa3-da
185	im-ma-szi-la2-la2
186	szu-nir ki-ag2-ni mu-na-dim2
187	mu-ni im-mi-sar
188	balag ki-ag2-e uszumgal kalam-ma
189	gesz-gu3-di mu tuku nig2 ad gi4-gi4-ni
190	ur-sag nig2-ba-e ki-ag2-ra
191	lugal-ni en {d}nin-gir2-su-ra
192	e2-ninnu anzu2{muszen}-babbar2-ra
193	mu-na-da-kux(KWU147)-kux(KWU147)
194	e2-a hul2-la i3-na-ni-kux(KWU147)
195	gu3-de2-a esz3 e2-ninnu-ta zalag-ga nam-ta-e3
196	2(asz@c)-kam-ma e2-sze3 u4-u3-de3 bi2-dab
197	ge6-ge6 ba-an-dab
198	du6-du6 mu-si-ig i5-gar mu-gi4
199	ah-du11-ga gir2-ta im-ta-gar
200	szu-ga-lam ki husz ki di-ku5-ne
201	ki {d}nin-gir2-su-ke4 kur-kur-ra igi mi-ni-gal2-la-sze3
202	udu i3 gukkal masz2 niga ensi2-ke4
203	asz2-gar3 gesz nu-zu kusz-ba mi-ni-dab5-dab5
204	li {gesz}u2-sikil kur-ra-kam izi-a bi2-si-si
205	szim erin ir-szim dingir-ra-kam
206	i3-bi2-bi mu-du3
207	lugal-<ni>-ir ug3-ga2 mu-na-zi szu12 mu-na-de6
208	ub-szu-kin-na-ka mu-na-gen giri17 szu mu-na-gal2
209	lugal-mu {d}nin-gir2-su en a husz gi4-a
210	en zi a kur gal-e ri-a
211	szul ka-tar nu-tuku
212	{d}nin-gir2-su e2-zu ma-ra-du3-e
213	geszkim-mu nu-mu
214	ur-sag nig2-du7-e gu3 ba-a-de2
215	dumu {d}en-lil2-la2 en {d}nin-gir2-su
216	sza3-bi nu-mu-u3-da-zu
217	sza3 ab-gin7 zi-zi-zu
218	{gesz}esi-gin7 ga2-ga2-zu
219	a e3-a-gin7 gu3 nun di-zu
220	a-ma-ru12-gin7 u2-ru14 gul-gul-zu
221	u4-gin7 ki-bala-sze3 du7-du7-zu
222	lugal-mu sza3-zu a e3-a u2 nu-la2-zu
223	ur-sag sza3 an-gin7 su3-ra2-zu
224	dumu {d}en-lil2-la2 en {d}nin-gir2-su
225	ge26 a-na mu-u3-da-zu
226	2(asz@c)-kam-ma-sze3 nu2-a-ra nu2-a-ra
227	sag-ga2 mu-na-gub ul4!(GIR2) mu-da6-da6-e
228	ma-du3-na ma-du3-na
229	ensi2 e2-mu ma-du3-na
230	gu3-de2-a e2-mu du3-da geszkim-bi ga-ra-ab-szum2
231	garza-ga2 mul-an ku3-ba gu3 ga-mu-ra-a-de2
232	e2-mu e2-ninnu an-ne2 ki gar-ra
233	me-bi me gal-gal me-me-a diri-ga
234	e2 lugal-bi igi su3 il2-il2
235	anzu2{muszen}-gin7 szeg12 gi4-a-bi-sze3
236	an im-szi-dub2-dub2
237	me-lam2 husz-bi an-ne2 im-us2
238	e2-ga2 ni2 gal-bi kur-kur-ra mu-ri
239	mu-bi-e an-za3-ta kur-kur-re gu2 im-ma-si-si
240	ma2-gan me-luh-ha kur-bi-ta im-ma-ta-e11-de3
241	ge26 {d}nin-gir2-su a husz gi4-a
242	ur-sag gal ki {d}en-lil2-la2-ka
243	en gaba-ri nu-tuku
244	e2-mu e2-ninnu-ga2 en kur-ra ab-si-a
245	tukul-mu szar2-ur3 kur szu-sze3 gar-gar
246	igi husz-a-mu kur-re nu-um-il2
247	a2-bad-a-mu lu2 la-ba-ta-e3
248	a-ugu4-mu nam-gal ki-ag2-da
249	lugal a-ma-ru {d}en-lil2-la2
250	igi husz-a-ni kur-da nu-il2
251	{d}nin-gir2-su ur-sag {d}en-lil2-la2
252	mu-sze3 mu-sa4
253	me 5(u@c)-a za3 mi-ni-kesz2
254	{gesz}banszur mu-il2
255	szu-luh si bi2-sa2
256	szu si sa2-a-mu an ku3-ge u3-a ba-zi-ge
257	nig2 szu-ga2 du10-ga-am3
258	a-ugu4-mu du10-ga-bi mu-gu7
259	an lugal dingir-re-ne-ke4
260	{d}nin-gir2-su lugal iszib an-na
261	mu-sze3 mu-sa4
262	ti-ra-asz2 abzu-gin7
263	nam-nun-na ki im-ma-ni-gar
264	sza3-bi-a iti-da u4-sakar-ra
265	me gal-gal ezem an-na-mu szu gal ma-du7-du7
266	e2-husz ki husz-mu
267	musz-husz-gin7 ki szur2-ra bi2-du3
268	ki-bala-ga2 nu-mi-ib2-du11-ga
269	u4 sza3-mu um-szi-mi-ri2-a
270	musz-ze2-gur5-a-gin7 usz ma-a-u3-KU-e
271	e2-babbar2 ki a2 ag2-ga2-ga2
272	ki {d}utu-gin7 dalla-a-ga2
273	ki-ba {d}isztaran-gin7 di iri-ga2 si ba-ni-ib2-sa2-e
274	e2 ba-gara2 ki banszur-ra-mu
275	dingir gal-gal lagasz{ki}-a-ke4-ne
276	gu2 ma-si-si-ne
277	e2-mu e2 sag-kal kur-kur-ra
278	a2 zi-da lagasz{ki}
279	anzu2{muszen} an-szar2-ra sig4 gi4-gi4
280	e2-ninnu e2 nam-lugal-mu
281	sipa zi gu3-de2-a
282	u4 szu zi ma-szi-tum3-da
283	an-sze3 szegx(\|IM.A\|)-e gu3 ba-de2
284	an-ta he2-gal2 ha-mu-ra-ta-du
285	ug3-e he2-gal2-la szu he2-a-da-pesz-e
286	e2-ga2 usz ki gar-ra-bi-da
287	he2-gal2 he2-da-dub
288	GAN2 gal-gal-e szu ma-ra-ab-il2-e
289	e pa5 gu2-bi ma-ra-ab-zi-zi
290	du6-du6 ki a nu-e11-da
291	a ma-ra-e11-de3
292	ki-en-gi-re6 i3 diri mu-da-de2
293	siki diri mu-da-la2
294	u4 temen-mu ma-si-ge4-na
295	e2-mu u4 szu zi ma-szi-tum3-da
296	hur-sag ki {tu15}mer tusz-a-sze3
297	giri3-mu ki i3-bi2-us2
298	nita a2 diri-ke4 {tu15}mer-e hur-sag ki sikil-ta
299	im si ma-ra-ab-sa2-e
300	ug3-e zi-sza3-gal2 u3-ma-szum2
301	lu2 dili lu2 min-da kin mu-da-ak-ke4
302	ge6-a-na i3-ti ma-ra-e3-e3
303	e-bar7-GAN2 u4-<<ma>>-dam ma-ra-e3-e3
304	e2 u4-de3 ma-ra-du3-e
305	ge6-e ma-ra-ab-mu2-mu2
306	sig-ta {gesz}ha-lu-ub2
307	{gesz}NE-HA-GAG mu-ra-ta-e11-de3
308	igi-nim-ta {gesz}erin {gesz}szu-ur2-me {gesz}za-ba-lum ni2-bi-a ma-ra-an-tum3
309	kur {gesz}esi-a-ka
310	{gesz}esi ma-ra-ni-tum3
311	kur na-ka na gal hur-sag-ga2
312	lagab-ba ma-ra-ku5-e
313	u4-bi-a a2-zu izi bi2-tag
314	geszkim-mu ha-mu-u3-zu
315	gu3-de2-a i3-zi u3-sa-ga-am3
316	i3-ha-luh ma-mu-dam
317	inim du11-ga {d}nin-gir2-su-ka-sze3
318	sag sig ba-szi-gar
319	masz2 babbar2-ra szu mu-gid2-de3
320	masz2-a szu ni-gid2 masz2-a-ni i3-sa6
321	gu3-de2-a sza3 {d}nin-gir2-su-ka
322	u4-dam mu-na-e3
323	gal mu-zu gal i3-ga-tum2-mu
324	ensi2-ke4 iri-na lu2 dili-gin7
325	na-ri ba-ni-gar
326	ki lagasz{ki}-e dumu ama dili-a-gin7 sza3 mu-na-asz-e
327	gesz szu mu-du8 {gesz}ad2 mu-zi
328	u2-gur5 mu-gar inim du11-ga bi2-gi4
329	szer7-da e2-ba im-ma-an-gi4
330	u3-sa-an bar-us2-sa eme i3-du8
331	siki udu gan-na-kam szu-a mi-ni-gar-gar
332	ama-a dumu-da gu3 nu-ma-da-de2
333	dumu-u3 ama-ni-ra gu3 du3-a
334	nu-ma-na-du11
335	ARAD2 a2-gesz-tag tuku-ra
336	lugal-a-ni sag nu-ma-da-dub2
337	geme2 lu2 nam-ra2 hul mu-na-ak
338	nin-a-ni igi-na nig2 nu-mu-na-ni-ra
339	ensi2 e2-ninnu du3-ra
340	gu3-de2-a-ar i5-gar-bi lu2-u3 nu-ma-<na>-ni-gar
341	ensi2-ke4 iri mu-ku3
342	izi im-ma-ta-la2
343	uzug5-ga ni2-gal2 lu2-gi-AN
344	iri-ta ba-ta-e3
345	pisan u3-szub-ba-sze3 masz2 ba-szi-nu2
346	sig4 masz2-e bi2-pa3
347	zu2 al-bi-sze3 igi zi ba-szi-bar
348	sipa mu pa3-da {d}nansze-ke4 nam-nun-na ni-gar
349	pisan u3-szub-ba gesz bi2-hur-ra-ni
350	zu2 al nam-nun-na mu-ni-gar-ra-ni
351	anzu2{muszen} szu-nir lugal-la-na-kam
352	uri3-sze3 bi2-mul
353	u5 1(bur3) 1(esze3)-sze3 iri mu-na-ku3-ge
354	u5 mu-na-sikil-e
355	li {gesz}u2 sikil kur-ra-kam izi-a bi2-si-si
356	szim erin ir-szim dingir-ra-kam i3-bi2-bi mu-du3
357	u4 siskur2-ra mu-na-a-gal2
358	ge6 szu12-de3 mu-na-zal-e
359	{d}a-nun-na ki lagasz{ki}
360	e2 {d}nin-gir2-su-ka du3-de3
361	gu3-de2-a siskur2-ra2-zu-a
362	mu-da-an-szu4-szu4-ge-esz2
363	sipa zi gu3-de2-a hul2-la-gin7
364	im-ma-na-ni-ib2-gar
365	u4-ba ensi2-ke4 kalam-ma-na zi-ga ba-ni-gar
366	ma-da gu2-sag szar2-szar2-ra-na
367	gu2-edin-na {d}nin-gir2-su-ka-ka
368	zi-ga ba-ni-gar
369	iri du3-a a2-dam gar-ra-na
370	gu2-gesz-bar-ra {d}nansze-ka
371	zi-ga ba-ni-gar
372	gu4 husz zi-ga gaba gi4 nu-tuku
373	{gesz}erin babbar2-ra lugal-bi-ir dab6-ba
374	im-ru-a {d}nin-gir2-su-ka-ka
375	zi-ga mu-na-gal2
376	szu-nir mah-bi lugal-kur-dub2 sag-bi-a mu-gub
377	pesz10-gal2 gaba-gal2 a-ta e3-a
378	i7 mah a diri he2-gal2-bi bara3-bara3
379	im-ru-a {d}nansze-ka
380	zi-ga mu-na-gal2
381	u5 ku3 szu-nir {d}nansze-kam sag-bi-a mu-gen
382	gu masz-ansze-edin-na la2-a
383	ni-is-ku bir3 mu-tuku bir3 {d}utu ki-ag2
384	im-ru-a {d}inanna-ka zi-ga mu-na-gal2
385	asz-me szu-nir {d}inanna-kam sag-bi-a mu-gen
386	e2 {d}nin-gir2-su-ka du3-de3
387	[...]
388	[...]
389	[...]
390	[...] gir2 [...]
391	szu-ni [...] x [...] gar
392	elam elam-ta mu-na-gen
393	szuszin{ki} szuszin-ta mu-na-gen
394	ma2-gan me-luh-ha kur-bi-ta gu2 gesz mu-na-ab-gal2
395	e2 {d}nin-gir2-su-ka du3-de3
396	gu3-de2-a iri-ni gir2-su{ki}-sze3 gu2 mu-na-si-si
397	{d}nin-za3-ga-da a2 mu-da-ag2
398	uruda{da}-ni sze mah re6-a-gin7
399	gu3-de2-a lu2 e2 du3-a-ra
400	mu-na-ab-us2-e
401	{d}nin-sikil-a-da a2 mu-da-ag2
402	{gesz}ha-lu-ub2 gal-gal {gesz}esi {gesz}ab-ba-bi
403	ensi2 e2-ninnu du3-ra
404	mu-na-ab-us2-e
405	kur {gesz}erin-na lu2 nu-kux(KWU147)-kux(KWU147)-da
406	gu3-de2-a en {d}nin-gir2-su-ke4
407	gir2 mu-na-ni-gar
408	{gesz}erin-bi tun3 gal-e im-mi-ku5
409	szar2-ur3 a2 zi-da lagasz{ki}-a
410	tukul a-ma-ru lugal-la-na-sze3
411	tun3 im-ma-bar
412	musz mah-am3 a-e im-diri-ga-am3
413	hur-sag {gesz}erin-<na-ta> ad {gesz}erin-na
414	hur-sag {gesz}szu-ur2-me-ta
415	ad {gesz}szu-ur2-me
416	hur-sag {gesz}za-ba-lum-ma-ta
417	ad {gesz}za-ba-lum
418	{gesz}u3-<suh5> gal-gal {gesz}tu-lu-bu-um
419	{gesz}e-ra-num2
420	ad gal-gal-bi diri-diri-ga-bi
421	kar mah ka2-sur-ra-ke4
422	gu3-de2-a en {d}nin-gir2-su-ra
423	im-ma-na-us2
424	kur na lu2 nu-kux(KWU147)-kux(KWU147)-da
425	gu3-de2-a en {d}nin-gir2-su-ke4
426	gir2 mu-na-ni-gar
427	na gal-gal-bi lagab-ba mi-ni-de6
428	ma2 ha-u3-na ma2 na-lu-a
429	esir2 a-ba-al esir2 IGI-esir2 im-babbar2-ra
430	hur-sag ma2-ad-ga-ta
431	nig2-gur11 ma2 sze GAN2 de6-a-gin7
432	gu3-de2-a en {d}nin-gir2-su-ra
433	im-ma-na-us2
434	ensi2 e2-ninnu du3-ra
435	nig2 gal-gal-e szu mu-na-ab-il2
436	hur-sag uruda-ke4 ki-masz-ta
437	ni2-bi mu-na-ab-pa3
438	uruda-bi gi diri-ba mu-ni-ba-al
439	lu2 e2 lugal-na du3-dam
440	ensi2-ra ku3-sig17 kur-bi-ta
441	sahar-ba mu-na-tum3
442	gu3-de2-a ku3 NE-a kur-bi-ta mu-na-ta-e11-de3
443	gug gi-rin-e me-luh-ha-ta
444	szu mu-na-pesz-e
445	kur nu11-ta nu11 mu-na-ta-e11-de3
446	sipa-de3 e2 ku3-ga mu-du3-e
447	ku3-dim2 im-da-tusz
448	e2-ninnu za mu-du3-e zadim im-da-tusz
449	uruda nagga-a mu-du3-e
450	sanga simug {d}nin-tu kalam-ma-ke4
451	igi-ni-sze3 si im-sa2
452	na4-szu-min-e u4-da-am3 sig4 mu-na-ab-gi4
453	{na4}esi na4 szu-ke4
454	[...] min [...] pesz
455	gesz-kin-ti [...] nam [...] sze mah re6-a-gin7
456	[...] mu-na-ni-gar
457	[...]
458	u4-u4 mu-na-gid2
459	gex(DUGUD)-gex(DUGUD) mu-na-gid2
460	nam e2 du3-da lugal-la-na-sze3
461	u3 ge6-an-na nu-um-kux(KWU147)-kux(KWU147)
462	u3 an-ba-ra sag nu-mi-ib2-du3-e
463	igi zi bar-ra {d}nansze-kam
464	{d}en-lil2-la2 lu2 sza3-ga-na-kam
465	ensi2 sza3-ge pa3-da {d}nin-gir2-su-ka-kam
466	gu3-de2-a unu6 mah-a du2-da
467	{d}ga2-tum3-du10-ga-kam
468	{d}nisaba-ke4 e2 gesztu2-ke4
469	gal2 mu-na-tak4
470	e2-a {d}en-ki-ke4 gesz-hur-bi si mu-na-sa2
471	e2 me-lam2-bi an-ne2 us2-sa
472	me-bi an ki-da gu2 la2-a
473	lugal-bi en igi husz il2-il2
474	ur-sag {d}nin-gir2-su me3 gal zu-bi
475	e2-ninnu anzu2{muszen}-babbar2-sze3
476	gu3-de2-a sig-ta ba-szi-gen
477	nim-sze3 u5 izi-ka
478	nim-ta ba-szi-gen sig-sze3 u5 izi-ka
479	GAN2 zi-dam esz2 i3-gar-gar
480	a2-ba gesz bi2-gar ni2-te-ni mu-zu
481	hul2-la-gin7 im-ma-na-ni-ib2-gar
482	u3-te-am3 e2 libir-ra-asz2 ra2-zu-a ba-gen
483	gu3-de2-a bara2-gir2-nun-na-ta
484	sza3 mu-na-hun-ge26-e
485	u4 im-zal a mu-tu17
486	me-te-ni mu-gi
487	{d}utu he2-gal2 mu-na-ta-e3
488	gu3-de2-a 2(asz@c)-kam-asz2 iri ku3-sze3 im-ma-ta-e3
489	gu4 du7 masz2 du7-re6 gesz bi2-tag
490	e2-e im-ma-gen
491	giri17 szu im-ma-gal2
492	dusu ku3 {gesz}u3-szub zi nam tar-ra
493	e2-ninnu-sze3 mu-il2
494	al-e sa mu-la2 sag il2 mu-gen
495	{d}lugal-kur-dub2 igi-sze3 mu-na-gen
496	{d}ig-alim-ke4 gir2 mu-na-ga2-ga2
497	{d}nin-gesz-zi-da dingir-ra-ni
498	szu mu-da-gal2-gal2
499	pisan u3-szub-ka a-sa-ga i3-ak
500	ensi2-ra a-dab6 si-im a2-la2 mu-na-du12-am3
501	zu2 al sig4-bi sag im-mi-du8
502	lal3 i3-nun i3-du10-nun-na al im-ma-ni-tag
503	szembulug \|SZIMxPI\| gesz hi-a
504	uh-sze3 im-mi-ak
505	dusu ku3 mu-il2 u3-szub-e im-ma-gub
506	gu3-de2-a im u3-szub-ba ni-gar
507	nig2-du7 pa bi2-e3
508	e2-a sig4-bi pa e3 mu-ni-ga2-ga2
509	kur-kur-re i3 mu-da-su3-e
510	erin mu-da-su3-e
511	iri-ni ki lagasz{ki}-e se11-li2-a
512	u4 mu-di3-ni-ib2-zal-e
513	u3-szub mu-dub2 sig4 had2-de3 ba-szub
514	zu2 al im aga3-ri2-na-ba-sze3
515	igi zi ba-szi-bar
516	\|SZIMxPI\| ha-szu-ur2 szembulug-a
517	sag im-<ma>-ni-du8
518	sig4 u3-szub-ba mu-ni-gar-ra-ni
519	{d}utu im-da-hul2
520	aga3-ri2 i7 mah-gin7 zi-ga-na
521	lugal {d}en-ki-<ke4> nam mu-na-tar
522	sig4 mu-gar u3-szub e2-a i3-kux(KWU147)
523	pisan u3-szub-ba-ta sig4 ba-ta-il2
524	men ku3 an-ne2 il2-la
525	sig4 mu-il2 ug3-ga2-na mu-re6
526	bir3 ku3 {d}utu sag bala-e-dam
527	sig4-e e2-sze3 sag il2-la-bi
528	ab2 {d}nanna tur3-ba rin2-rin2-dam
529	sig4 mu-gar e2-a mu-lah5
530	e2-a gesz-hur-bi im-ga2-ga2
531	{d}nisaba sza3 szid zu-am3
532	lu2-tur gibil-bi e2 du3-gin7
533	igi-ni u3 du10-ga nu-szi-kux(KWU147)-kux(KWU147)
534	ab2 amar-bi-sze3 igi gal2-la-gin7
535	e2-sze3 TE-TE-ma im-szi-gen
536	lu2 ninda tur ka-a gub-ba-gin7
537	re7-e nu-szi-kusz2-u3
538	sza3 lugal-na u4-dam mu-e3
539	gu3-de2-a-ar inim {d}nin-gir2-su-ka uri3-am3 mu-du3
540	sza3 gu3 di e2 du3-da-ka-na
541	i5-gar sa6-ga-a lu2 <im>-ma-a-gar
542	hul2-la-gin7 im-ma-na-ni-ib2-gar
543	masz-a szu i3-gid2 masz-a-ni i3-sa6
544	a-mer-e sze ba-se3 igi-bi si ib2-sa2
545	gu3-de2-a sag-sze3 nu2
546	mu-nu2 inim mu-na-ta-e3
547	e2 lugal-na-ka du3-bi
548	e2-ninnu an ki-ta bad-bi
549	igi-a mu-na-a-gal2
550	hul2-la-gin7 im-ma-na-ni-ib2-gar
551	gu mu-ba-ra me szu im-du7-du7
552	uz-ga ku3-ge esz3 mu-ga2-ga2
553	e2-a {d}en-ki-ke4 temen mu-si-ge
554	{d}nansze dumu eridu{ki}-ke4 esz-bar kin-ge26 mu10 ba-ni-du11
555	ama lagasz{ki} ku3 {d}ga2-tum3-du10-ke4
556	sig4-bi kur-kux(KWU147)-a mu-ni-du2
557	{d}ba-ba6 nin dumu-sag an-na-ke4
558	i3 szim erin-na ba-ni-su3
559	e2-e en ba-gub la-gal ba-gub
560	me-e szu si im-ma-sa2
561	{d}a-nun-na u3 di-de3 im-ma-szu4-szu4-ge-esz2
562	gu3-de2-a lu2 e2 du3-a-ke4
563	e2-a dusu-bi men ku3 sag-ga2 mu-ni-gal2
564	usz mu-gar a2-gar ki im-mi-tag
565	sa2 mu-se3 sig4-ga gu bi2-dub2
566	e2-a silim 2(asz@c)-nam nam-mi-se3
567	gu kurun3-ba sag gal2-la-am3
568	e2-a silim 3(asz@c)-am3 nam-mi-se3
569	anzu2{muszen} amar-a a2 pag-am3
570	e2-a silim 4(asz@c) nam-mi-se3
571	pirig-tur pirig husz-a gu2-da la2-am3
572	e2-a sa2 5(asz@c)-am3 nam-mi-se3
573	an si-<ga> su2-lim il2-la-am3
574	e2-a sa2 6(asz@c)-am3 nam-mi-se3
575	u4 sa2 du11-ga hi-li gur3-am3
576	e2-a sa2 7(asz@c) nam-mi-se3
577	e2-ninnu i3-ti u4 zal-la kalam si-am3
578	gesz ka2-na im-ga2-ga2-ne
579	an se3-ga men il2-la-am3
580	gesz ka2-na-ta ba-ta-KU
581	e2-mah an-da gu2 la2-am3
582	e2 mu-du3 gesz-e im-ma-ru
583	bugin {d}nanna sag kesz2 {d}en-ki-kam
584	e2 hur-sag-gin7 im-mu2-mu2-ne
585	murux(DUGUD)-gin7 an-sza3-ge im-mi-i3-ib2-diri-diri-ne
586	gu4-gin7 si im-mi-ib2-il2-il2-ne
587	gesz-GAN2-abzu-gin7 kur-kur-ra sag ba-ni-ib2-il2-ne
588	e2-e hur-sag-gin7 an ki-a sag an-sze3 mi-ni-ib2-il2
589	erin duru5 ki u2 rib mu2-a-am3
590	e2-ninnu sig4 ki-en-gi-ra2-ka hi-li mu-ni-ib2-du8-du8
591	e2-a gesz im-ga2-ga2-ne
592	uszum abzu tesz2-ba e3-de3-dam
593	inim an-na im-mi-ib2-u3-u3-dam
594	musz-mah hur-sag-ga2 nam ak-am3
595	e2 gi gur5-bi musz kur-ra tesz2-ba nu2-am3
596	sa-du2-bi erin duru5 ha-szu-ur2-ra szu he2-tag-ga-am3
597	aga3 erin igi u6 di-bi-a erin babbar2 im-ga2-ga2-ne
598	szim zi i3-du10-nun-ka mu10 ba-ni-ib2-e-ne
599	e2 im-du8-a-bi he-nun abzu szu tag-ga-am3
600	a-NIG2-ka-bi im-szi-ib2-la2-ne

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