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RIME 3/1.01.07, St E composite (P431887)

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

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Designation	RIME 3/1.01.07, St E composite
ID	P431887
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 Baba,
surface a 2	the beautiful woman,
surface a 3	daughter of An,
surface a 4	queen of the Holy City,
surface a 5	lady of abundance,
surface a 6	lady who decrees the fates in Girsu,
surface a 7	lady who is the judge of her city,
surface a 8	lady who loves (her) servants,
surface a 9	lady of things that have been lost,
surface a 10	his mistress,
surface a 11	Gudea,
surface a 12	ruler
surface a 13	of Lagash,
surface a 14	the man by whom the Eninnu (temple)
surface a 15	of Ningirsu
surface a 16	and the PA-house, the seven-corner house,
surface a 17	was built-
surface a 18	When Baba,
surface a 19	his mistress,
surface a 20	had chosen him by her sacred heart,
surface a 21	being a slave who reveres
surface a 22	his mistress,
surface a 23	the greatness of his mistress
surface a 24	he did proclaim.
surface a 25	To the cultic practices
surface a 26	of Baba,
surface a 27	his mistress,
surface a 28	he did attend.
surface a 29	Like the things (he had done) when the Eninnu,
surface a 30	his beloved temple,
surface a 31	for Ningirsu
surface a 32	his master
surface a 33	he had built,
surface a 34	when for Baba,
surface a 35	the daughter of An,
surface a 36	the queen of the Holy City,
surface a 37	his mistress,
surface a 38	the Etarsirsir,
surface a 39	her beloved temple,
surface a 40	he built,
surface a 41	he sanctified the city
surface a 42	and refined it with fire.
surface a 43	In the shed of the brick mold
surface a 44	he drew the design.
surface a 45	and by the excavation
surface a 46	he made the standards gleam.
surface a 47	The clay for it in a pure place
surface a 48	he mixed,
surface a 49	and its (first) brick onto a clean place
surface a 50	he let fall out.
surface a 51	He put bricks into the molds,
surface a 52	and made a fitting thing come forth resplendently.
surface a 53	He sanctified its foundation plot
surface a 54	and refined it with fire.
surface a 55	Its foundation pegs
surface a 56	with oil of princely scent
surface a 57	he adorned.
surface a 58	For Baba,
surface a 59	his mistress,
surface a 60	the queen of the Holy City,
surface a 61	she who inspires with awe,
surface a 62	in the Holy City,
surface a 63	on a pure place,
surface a 64	he built the temple.
surface a 65	Her great throne
surface a 66	of queenship
surface a 67	he fashioned for her,
surface a 68	and in her place of rendering judgment
surface a 69	he set it up for her.
surface a 70	Her sacred treasure chest
surface a 71	he fashioned for her,
surface a 72	and for her Exalted House
surface a 73	he had in brought in for her.
surface a 74	The harp (named) The Lady Excels with An
surface a 75	he fashioned for her,
surface a 76	and in her exalted courtyard
surface a 77	he set it up for her.
surface a 78	On New Year's Day,
surface a 79	the festival of Baba,
surface a 80	when the bridal gifts are to be performed,
surface a 81	1 grain-fed ox,
surface a 82	1 tallow sheep,
surface a 83	3 grain-fed sheep,
surface a 84	6 rams,
surface a 85	2 lambs,
surface a 86	7 kur-measures of dates,
surface a 87	7 jars of butter oil,
surface a 88	7 hearts of palm,
surface a 89	7 [...] of figs,
surface a 90	7 baskets (of dates?)
surface a 91	1 [...]-bird
surface a 92	7 cranes
surface a 93	15 geese,
surface a 94	60 small birds
surface a 95	whose strings are 15,
surface a 96	60 crates of fresh carp
surface a 97	their strings being 30,
surface a 98	30 talents of turnips,
surface a 99	7 talents of [...]-grain
surface a 100	60 talents of willow sticks-
surface a 101	(all these) were the bridal gifts for Baba
surface a 102	in the old temple
surface a 103	of former days.
surface a 104	Gudea,
surface a 105	the ruler
surface a 106	of Lagash,
surface a 107	when for Ningirsu,
surface a 108	his master,
surface a 109	his beloved temple
surface a 110	the Eninnu
surface a 111	he had built,
surface a 112	and for Baba,
surface a 113	his mistress,
surface a 114	her beloved temple
surface a 115	the Etarsirsir
surface a 116	he had built,
surface a 117	2 grain-fed oxen,
surface a 118	2 tallow sheep,
surface a 119	10 grain-fed sheep,
surface a 120	2 lambs,
surface a 121	7 kur-measures of dates
surface a 122	7 jars of butter oil,
surface a 123	7 hearts of palm,
surface a 124	7 [...] of figs,
surface a 125	7 baskets (of dates?)
surface a 126	14 date palm spadixes,
surface a 127	14 earth-baskets of cucumbers,
surface a 128	1 [...]-bird,
surface a 129	7 cranes,
surface a 130	15 geese,
surface a 131	7 [...]-birds,
surface a 132	60 small birds,
surface a 133	their strings being 15,
surface a 134	60 crates of fresh carp,
surface a 135	their strings being 30,
surface a 136	40 talents of turnips,
surface a 137	7 talents of [...]-grain
surface a 138	1 talent of willow sticks,
surface a 139	(all these) were the bridal gifts for Baba
surface a 140	in the new temple
surface a 141	which Gudea,
surface a 142	the ruler
surface a 143	of Lagash,
surface a 144	the man of the temple building,
surface a 145	has added to them.
surface a 146	With the temple of Baba
surface a 147	having been restored,
surface a 148	with its abundance
surface a 149	having been made to come forth resplendently,
surface a 150	with the throne of Lagash's
surface a 151	foundation having been made secure,
surface a 152	with Gudea
surface a 153	the ruler
surface a 154	of Lagash's
surface a 155	scepter of true words
surface a 156	resting in his hand,
surface a 157	and his life's
surface a 158	days having been extended,
surface a 159	together with his (personal) god
surface a 160	Ningešzida
surface a 161	to Baba
surface a 162	into her temple of the Holy City
surface a 163	he entered with all this to her.
surface a 164	In the middle of that year,
surface a 165	from the mountains of Magan
surface a 166	he brought down diorite,
surface a 167	and into (this) stone figure
surface a 168	he formed it.
surface a 169	My lady, you raised me up for it.
surface a 170	Grant life!
surface a 171	On the day commanded for it I did build it!
surface a 172	(so) he named it for her,
surface a 173	and into the temple he had it brought to her.
surface a 174	(This) is a statue
surface a 175	of the man by whom the temple of Baba
surface a 176	was built.
surface a 177	From its standing-place
surface a 178	no one shall remove it!
surface a 179	The regular offerings for it
surface a 180	no one shall reduce!
surface a 181	(This is a statue of) Gudea,
surface a 182	the ruler
surface a 183	of Lagash.

Transliteration (ATF)

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Line	ATF	Machine English (draft)
surface a
1	{d}ba-ba6
2	munus sa6-ga
3	dumu an-na
4	nin iri ku3-ga
5	nin he2-gal2
6	nin gir2-su{ki}-a nam tar-re
7	nin di-ku5 iri-na
8	nin sag-e ki-ag2
9	nin nig2 u2-gu3 de2-a
10	nin-a-ni
11	gu3-de2-a
12	ensi2
13	lagasz{ki}
14	lu2 e2-ninnu
15	{d}nin-gir2-su-ka
16	e2-PA e2-ub-imin
17	mu-du3-a
18	u4 {d}ba-ba6
19	nin-a-ni
20	sza3 ku3-ga-ne2 ba-an-pa3-da-a
21	ARAD2 ni2 tuku
22	nin-a-na-kam
23	nam-mah nin-a-na
24	mu-zu-zu
25	be6-lu5-da
26	{d}ba-ba6
27	nin-a-na-sze3
28	en3 im-ma-szi-tar
29	nig2 e2-ninnu
30	e2 ki-ag2-ni
31	{d}nin-gir2-su
32	lugal-a-ni
33	mu-na-du3-a-gin7
34	u4 {d}ba-ba6
35	dumu an-na
36	nin iri ku3-ga
37	nin-a-ni
38	e2-tar-sir2-sir2
39	e2 ki-ag2-ni
40	mu-na-du3-a
41	iri mu-ku3
42	izi im-ma-ta-la2
43	ga2 {gesz}szub-ba-ka
44	gesz ba-hur
45	ka-al-ka
46	{gesz}uri3 ba-mul
47	im-bi ki dadag
48	im-mi-lu
49	sig4-bi ki sikil-a
50	im-mi-du8
51	sig4 {gesz}szub-ba i3-gar
52	nig2-du7 pa bi2-e3
53	usz-bi mu-ku3
54	izi im-ta-la2
55	temen-be2
56	i3 ir-nun-ka
57	szu tag ba-ni-du11
58	{d}ba-ba6
59	nin-a-ni
60	nin iri ku3-ge
61	ni2 si-am3
62	iri ku3-ga
63	ki dadag-ga-a
64	e2 mu-na-du3
65	{gesz}dur2-gar mah
66	nam-nin-ka-ni
67	mu-na-dim2
68	ki di ku5-na
69	mu-na-gub
70	dub-szen ku3-ga-ni
71	mu-na-dim2
72	e2-mah-a-<ni>-e
73	mu-na-ni-kux(KWU634)
74	balag nin an-da gal-di
75	mu-na-dim2
76	kisal mah-na
77	mu-na-ni-gub
78	u4 za3-mu
79	ezem {d}ba-ba6
80	nig2-mu10-us2-sa2 ak-da
81	1(asz) gu4 niga
82	<1(asz)> udu i3
83	3(asz) udu niga
84	6(asz) udu-nita
85	2(asz) sila4
86	7(asz) kur6 zu2-lum
87	7(asz) sab i3-nun
88	7(asz) sza3-geszimmar
89	7(asz) pag {gesz}pesz3
90	7(asz) giri3-lam
91	1(asz) te8-uz
92	7(asz) mu10-us2-sa2-ke4{muszen}
93	1(u@c) 5(asz) kur-gil{muszen}
94	1(gesz2) muszen tur-tur
95	is-hu-bi 1(u@c) 5(asz)
96	1(gesz2) du5 ku6 suhur duru5
97	is-hu-bi 3(u@c)
98	3(u@c) gu2 lu{sar}
99	7(asz) gu2 gi:li9-bar
100	1(gesz2) gu2 {gesz}ma-nu
101	nig2-mu10-us2-sa2 {d}ba-ba6
102	e2 libir
103	u4-bi-ta-kam
104	gu3-de2-a
105	ensi2
106	lagasz{ki}-ke4
107	u4 {d}nin-gir2-su
108	lugal-a-ni
109	e2 ki-ag2-ni
110	e2-ninnu
111	mu-na-du3-a
112	{d}ba-ba6
113	nin-a-ni
114	e2 ki-ag2-ni
115	e2-tar-sir2-sir2
116	mu-na-du3-a
117	2(asz) gu4 niga
118	2(asz) udu i3
119	1(u@c) udu niga
120	2(asz) sila4
121	7(asz) kur6 zu2-lum
122	7(asz) sab i3-nun
123	7(asz) sza3-geszimmar
124	7(asz) pag {gesz}pesz3
125	7(asz) giri3-lam
126	1(u@c) 4(asz) a2-an zu2-lum
127	1(u@c) 4(asz) ukusz2 dusu
128	1(asz) te8-uz
129	7(asz) mu10-us2-sa2-ke4{muszen}
130	1(u) 5(asz) kur-gil{muszen}
131	7(asz) i-zi{muszen}
132	1(gesz2) muszen tur-tur
133	is-hu-bi 1(u@c) 5(asz)
134	1(gesz2) du5 ku6 suhur duru5
135	is-hu-bi 3(u@c)
136	4(u@c) gu2 lu{sar}
137	7(asz) gu2 gi:li9-bar
138	1(asz) gu2 {gesz}ma-nu
139	nig2-mu10-us2-sa2 {d}ba-ba6
140	e2 gibil
141	gu3-de2-a
142	ensi2
143	lagasz{ki}-a
144	lu2 e2 du3-a-ke4
145	ba-an-dah-ha-am3
146	e2 {d}ba-ba6
147	ki-be2 gi4-a-da
148	he2-gal2-bi
149	pa e3 ak-da
150	{gesz}dur2-gar lagasz{ki}-ka
151	suhusz-bi gi-na-da
152	gu3-de2-a
153	ensi2
154	lagasz{ki}-ka
155	gidri inim gi-na
156	szu-na gal2-la-da
157	nam-ti-la-na
158	u4-bi su3-a-da
159	dingir-ra-ni
160	{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
161	{d}ba-ba6
162	e2 iri ku3-ga-na
163	mu-na-da-kux(KWU634)-kux(KWU634)
164	sza3 mu-ba-ka
165	kur ma2-gan{ki}-ta
166	{na4}esi im-ta-e11
167	alan-na-sze3
168	mu-du2
169	nin-mu ba-zi-ge
170	nam-ti ba
171	u4 du11!-gaba i3-du3
172	mu-sze3 mu-na-sa4
173	e2-a mu-na-ni-kux(KWU634)
174	alan
175	lu2 e2 {d}ba-ba6
176	mu-du3-a-kam
177	ki gub-ba-be2
178	lu2 nu-zi-zi
179	sa2-du11-bi
180	lu2 la-ba-ni-la2-e
181	gu3-de2-a
182	ensi2
183	lagasz{ki}

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