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RIME 3/1.01.07, St D composite (P431886)

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

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Designation	RIME 3/1.01.07, St D composite
ID	P431886
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	For Ningirsu,
surface a 2	the mighty warrior
surface a 3	of Enlil,
surface a 4	his master.
surface a 5	Gudea,
surface a 6	ruler
surface a 7	of Lagash,
surface a 8	he of lasting fame,
surface a 9	who tows the boat
surface a 10	of Enlil,
surface a 11	shepherd chosen by the heart
surface a 12	of Ningirsu,
surface a 13	the strong steward
surface a 14	of Nanše,
surface a 15	a man subject to the word
surface a 16	of Baba,
surface a 17	child born
surface a 18	by Gatumdu,
surface a 19	given authority and a great scepter
surface a 20	by Igalima,
surface a 21	broadly provided with encouragement
surface a 22	by Šulšagana,
surface a 23	a righteous man
surface a 24	wbo loves his city,
surface a 25	he made a fitting thing come forth resplendently for him,
surface a 26	(namely) his Eninnu temple with the white eagle
surface a 27	he built for him.
surface a 28	In the middle of it his beloved high terrace
surface a 29	he built for him with aromatic cedar,
surface a 30	and his E-PA, the temple with seven corners,
surface a 31	he built for him.
surface a 32	Within it, the bridal gifts
surface a 33	for Baba,
surface a 34	his mistress,
surface a 35	he provided in proper fashion.
surface a 36	His beloved procession barge,
surface a 37	Gone Forth from the Princely Quay,
surface a 38	he constructed for him (Ningirsu),
surface a 39	and at the Lapis Lazuli Quay of the Kasura gate
surface a 40	he moored it for him.
surface a 41	Its boatmen
surface a 42	and their captain
surface a 43	he assembled for him,
surface a 44	and to the temple of his master
surface a 45	he presented them.
surface a 46	For Baba,
surface a 47	the beautiful woman,
surface a 48	the daughter of An,
surface a 49	his mistress,
surface a 50	her temple of the Holy City
surface a 51	he built.
surface a 52	By the power of Nanše,
surface a 53	and by the power of Ningirsu,
surface a 54	to Gudea,
surface a 55	given the scepter
surface a 56	by Ningirsu,
surface a 57	Magan,
surface a 58	Meluhha,
surface a 59	Gubin,
surface a 60	and the land Dilmun,
surface a 61	(lands) which had produced loads of timber for him,
surface a 62	their boats with all (this) wood
surface a 63	to Lagash
surface a 64	they brought to him.
surface a 65	From the mountain range of Magan
surface a 66	he brought down diorite,
surface a 67	and into (this) stone figure
surface a 68	he formed it.
surface a 69	The king whose heavy arm
surface a 70	the foreign lands cannot bear,
surface a 71	Ningirsu,
surface a 72	for Gudea
surface a 73	the man of the temple building,
surface a 74	has decreed regarding him a good fate,
surface a 75	(so) he named it,
surface a 76	and into the Eninnu
surface a 77	he had it brought to him.
surface a 78	(This is a statue of) Gudea,
surface a 79	the ruler
surface a 80	of Lagash.

Transliteration (ATF)

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Line	ATF	Machine English (draft)
surface a
1	{d}nin-gir2-su
2	ur-sag kal-ga
3	{d}en-lil2-la2
4	lugal-a-ni
5	gu3-de2-a
6	ensi2
7	lagasz{ki}
8	mu gil-sa
9	ma2-gid2
10	{d}en-lil2-la2
11	sipa sza3-ge pa3-da
12	{d}nin-gir2-su-ka-ke4
13	agrig kal-ga
14	{d}nansze-ke4
15	lu2 inim-ma se3-ga
16	{d}ba-ba6-ke4
17	dumu tu-da
18	{d}ga2-tum3-du10-ke4
19	nam-nir-gal2 gidri mah szum2-ma
20	{d}ig-alim-ka-ke4
21	zi-sza3-gal2-la szu dagal du11-ga
22	{d}szul-sza3-ga-na-ka-ke4
23	lu2 si-sa2
24	iri-ni ki-ag2-e
25	nig2-du7-e pa mu-na-e3
26	e2-ninnu anzu2{muszen}-babbar2-ra-ni
27	mu-na-du3
28	sza3-ba gi-gun4 ki-ag2-ni
29	szim {gesz}erin-na mu-na-ni-du3
30	e2-PA e2 ub 7(asz@c)-na-ni
31	mu-na-du3
32	sza3-ba nig2-mu10-us2-sa2
33	{d}ba-ba6
34	nin-a-na-ke4
35	si ba-ni-sa2-sa2
36	ma2-gur8 ki-ag2-ga2-ni
37	kar nun-ta e3-a
38	mu-na-dim2
39	kar za-gin3 ka2-sur-ra-ke4
40	mu-na-us2
41	lu2 ma2-gur8-bi
42	nu-banda3-bi
43	ka mu-na-kesz2
44	e2 lugal-na-ke4
45	sa12-esz2 im-mi-rig7
46	{d}ba-ba6
47	munus sa6-ga
48	dumu an-na
49	nin-a-ni
50	e2 iri ku3-ga-ka-ni
51	mu-na-du3
52	a2 {d}nansze-ta
53	a2 {d}nin-gir2-su-ka-ta
54	gu3-de2-a
55	gidri szum2-ma
56	{d}nin-gir2-su-ka-ra
57	ma2-gan{ki}
58	me-luh-ha{ki}
59	gu-bi{ki}
60	kur dilmun{ki}
61	gu2 gesz mu-na-gal2-la-am3
62	ma2 gesz du3-a-bi
63	lagasz{ki}-sze3
64	mu-na-de6
65	hur-sag ma2-gan{ki}-ta
66	{na4}esi im-ta-e11
67	alan-na-sze3
68	mu-tu
69	lugal a2 dugud-da-ni
70	kur-e nu-il2-e
71	{d}nin-gir2-su-ke4
72	gu3-de2-a
73	lu2 e2 du3-a-ra
74	nam du10 mu-ni-tar
75	mu-sze3 mu-na-sa4
76	e2-ninnu-a
77	mu-na-ni-kux(KWU634)
78	gu3-de2-a
79	ensi2
80	lagasz{ki}

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