RIME 3/1.01.07, St C composite (P431885)
Official or display, Lagash II, Girsu · c. 2200 BCE–2100 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 3/1.01.07, St C composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P431885 |
| 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 Foxvog, Daniel A. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| surface a 1 | Ningešzida |
| surface a 2 | is the (personal) god of Gudea, |
| surface a 3 | the ruler |
| surface a 4 | of Lagash, |
| surface a 5 | the man by whom the Eanna (temple) |
| surface a 6 | was built. |
| surface a 7 | For Inana, |
| surface a 8 | the mistress of all the lands, |
| surface a 9 | his mistress, |
| surface a 10 | Gudea, |
| surface a 11 | he of lasting fame, |
| surface a 12 | the ruler |
| surface a 13 | of Lagash, |
| surface a 14 | the man by whom the Eninnu |
| surface a 15 | of Ningirsu |
| surface a 16 | was built- |
| surface a 17 | when Inana |
| surface a 18 | her eye of life |
| surface a 19 | she had sent out towards him, |
| surface a 20 | Gudea, |
| surface a 21 | the ruler |
| surface a 22 | of Lagash, |
| surface a 23 | being of broad intelligence |
| surface a 24 | and a slave by his mistress |
| surface a 25 | beloved, |
| surface a 26 | in the shed of the brick mold |
| surface a 27 | he made the design, |
| surface a 28 | and by the excavation |
| surface a 29 | he made the standards gleam. |
| surface a 30 | The clay for it on a pure place |
| surface a 31 | he mixed together, |
| surface a 32 | and the bricks for it |
| surface a 33 | onto a clean place |
| surface a 34 | he let fall out. |
| surface a 35 | Its foundation plot he sanctified |
| surface a 36 | and refined with fire. |
| surface a 37 | Its foundation pegs |
| surface a 38 | with oil of princely scent |
| surface a 39 | he adorned. |
| surface a 40 | Her beloved temple, |
| surface a 41 | the Eanna, in the center of Girsu |
| surface a 42 | he built for her. |
| surface a 43 | From the mountains of Magan |
| surface a 44 | he brought down diorite |
| surface a 45 | and into (this) his stone figure |
| surface a 46 | he formed it. |
| surface a 47 | Gudea, |
| surface a 48 | the temple builder, |
| surface a 49 | may his life be long! |
| surface a 50 | he named it for her, |
| surface a 51 | and into the Eanna |
| surface a 52 | he had it brought to her. |
| surface a 53 | A person who from the Eanna |
| surface a 54 | shall remove it, |
| surface a 55 | or who shall destroy it, |
| surface a 56 | or erase its inscription, |
| surface a 57 | Inana, |
| surface a 58 | the mistress of all the lands, |
| surface a 59 | his head in the assembly |
| surface a 60 | may she curse. |
| surface a 61 | The throne that he has erected, |
| surface a 62 | its foundations |
| surface a 63 | may she not keep secure. |
| surface a 64 | May she make his seed come to an end |
| surface a 65 | and cut short his reign. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | {d}nin-gesz-zi-da | |
| 2 | dingir gu3-de2-a | |
| 3 | ensi2 | |
| 4 | lagasz{ki} | |
| 5 | lu2 e2-an-na | |
| 6 | in-du3-a-kam | |
| 7 | {d}inanna | |
| 8 | nin kur-kur-ra | |
| 9 | nin-a-ni | |
| 10 | gu3-de2-a | |
| 11 | mu gil-sa | |
| 12 | ensi2 | |
| 13 | lagasz{ki} | |
| 14 | lu2 e2-ninnu | |
| 15 | {d}nin-gir2-su-ka | |
| 16 | in-du3-a | |
| 17 | u4 {d}inanna-ke4 | |
| 18 | igi nam-ti-ka-ni | |
| 19 | mu-szi-bar-ra-a | |
| 20 | gu3-de2-a | |
| 21 | ensi2 | |
| 22 | lagasz{ki} | |
| 23 | gesztu2 dagal-a-kam | |
| 24 | ARAD2 nin-a-ne2 | |
| 25 | ki-ag2-am3 | |
| 26 | ga2 u3-szub-ba-ka | |
| 27 | gesz ba-hur | |
| 28 | ka-al-ka | |
| 29 | uri3 ba-mul | |
| 30 | im-bi ki dadag-ga-a | |
| 31 | im-mi-lu | |
| 32 | sig4-bi | |
| 33 | ki sikil-a | |
| 34 | im-mi-du8 | |
| 35 | usz-bi mu-ku3 | |
| 36 | izi im-ta-la2 | |
| 37 | temen-bi | |
| 38 | i3 ir nun-ka | |
| 39 | szu tag ba-ni-du11 | |
| 40 | e2 ki-ag2-ga2-ni | |
| 41 | e2-an-na sza3 gir2-su{ki}-ka | |
| 42 | mu-na-ni-du3 | |
| 43 | kur ma2-gan{ki}-ta | |
| 44 | {na4}esi im-ta-e11 | |
| 45 | alan-na-ni-sze3 | |
| 46 | mu-du2 | |
| 47 | gu3-de2-a | |
| 48 | lu2 e2 du3-a-ka | |
| 49 | nam-ti-la-ni he2-su3 | |
| 50 | mu-sze3 mu-na-sa4 | |
| 51 | e2-an-na-ka | |
| 52 | mu-na-ni-kux(KWU634) | |
| 53 | lu2 e2-an-na-ta | |
| 54 | ib2-ta-ab-e3-e3-a | |
| 55 | ib2-ze-re-a | |
| 56 | mu-sar-a-ba szu bi2-ib2-ur3-a | |
| 57 | {d}inanna | |
| 58 | nin kur-kur-ra-ke4 | |
| 59 | sag-ga2-ni ukken-na | |
| 60 | nam he2-ma-ku5-e | |
| 61 | {gesz}gu-za gub-ba-na | |
| 62 | suhusz-bi | |
| 63 | na-an-gi-ne2 | |
| 64 | numun-a-ni he2-til | |
| 65 | bala-a-ni he2-ku5 | |
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