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RIME 3/1.01.07, St A composite (P431883)

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

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DesignationRIME 3/1.01.07, St A composite
IDP431883
LanguageSumerian
PeriodLagash II · c. 2200 BCE–2100 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 1Gudea,
surface a 2ruler
surface a 3of Lagash,
surface a 4the man by whom the Eninnu
surface a 5of Ningirsu
surface a 6was built.
surface a 7For Ninhursaga,
surface a 8the lady who grew up with the city,
surface a 9the mother of all children,
surface a 10his lady,
surface a 11Gudea,
surface a 12ruler
surface a 13of Lagash,
surface a 14her temple of the city Girsu
surface a 15he built for her.
surface a 16Her sacred treasure chest
surface a 17he constructed for her.
surface a 18Her great throne of queenship
surface a 19he constructed for her,
surface a 20and into her Great Temple he had it brought to her.
surface a 21From the mountains of Magan
surface a 22he had diorite brought down,
surface a 23and into (this) his stone figure
surface a 24he formed it.
surface a 25The lady who would determine the fates in heaven and earth,
surface a 26Nintu,
surface a 27the mother of the gods,
surface a 28of Gudea,
surface a 29the man who built the temple,
surface a 30his life she shall prolong,
surface a 31he named it for her,
surface a 32and into the temple he had it brought to her.

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
1gu3-de2-a
2ensi2
3lagasz{ki}
4lu2 e2-ninnu
5{d}nin-gir2-su-ka
6in-du3-a
7{d}nin-hur-sag
8nin iri-da mu2-a
9ama dumu-dumu-ne
10nin-a-ni
11gu3-de2-a
12ensi2
13lagasz{ki}-ke4
14e2 iri gir2-su{ki}-ka-ni
15mu-na-du3
16dub-szen ku3-ga-ni
17mu-na-dim2
18{gesz}dur2-gar mah nam-nin-ka-ni
19mu-na-dim2
20e2-mah-ni-a mu-na-ni-kux(KWU634)
21kur ma2-gan{ki}-ta
22{na4}esi im-ta-e11
23alan-na-ni-sze3
24mu-du2
25nin an ki-a nam tar-re-de3
26{d}nin-tu
27ama dingir-re-ne-ke4
28gu3-de2-a
29lu2 e2 du3-a-ka
30nam-ti-la-ni mu-su3
31mu-sze3 mu-na-sa4
32e2-a mu-na-ni-kux(KWU634)

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