RIME 3/1.01.07, St G composite (P431889)
Official or display, Lagash II, Girsu · c. 2200 BCE–2100 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 3/1.01.07, St G composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P431889 |
| 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 | the man by whom the Eninnu |
| surface a 9 | of Ningirsu |
| surface a 10 | was built, |
| surface a 11 | for Ningirsu, |
| surface a 12 | his master, |
| surface a 13 | the PA-house, the seven-corner house, |
| surface a 14 | the temple whose [...] |
| surface a 15 | is the most excellent, |
| surface a 16 | and for which Ningirsu |
| surface a 17 | has decreed a good fate, |
| surface a 18 | he built for him. |
| surface a 19 | The bridal gifts |
| surface a 20 | which gladden the heart, |
| surface a 21 | Ningirsu, |
| surface a 22 | for Baba, |
| surface a 23 | the daughter of An, |
| surface a 24 | his beloved wife, |
| surface a 25 | he performs therein, |
| surface a 26 | while his (Gudea's personal) god |
| surface a 27 | Ningešzida |
| surface a 28 | followed after them. |
| surface a 29 | Gudea, |
| surface a 30 | the ruler |
| surface a 31 | of Lagash, |
| surface a 32 | from Girsu |
| surface a 33 | to the Holy City |
| surface a 34 | constantly spoke greetings. |
| surface a 35 | In the middle of that year, |
| surface a 36 | from the mountains of Magan |
| surface a 37 | he brought down diorite, |
| surface a 38 | and into (this) stone figure |
| surface a 39 | he formed it. |
| surface a 40 | When at the New Year, |
| surface a 41 | the festival of Baba, |
| surface a 42 | the bridal gifts were to be performed, |
| surface a 43 | 1 grain-fed ox, |
| surface a 44 | 1 tallow sheep, |
| surface a 45 | 3 grain-fed sheep, |
| surface a 46 | 6 rams, |
| surface a 47 | 2 lambs, |
| surface a 48 | 7 kur-measures of dates, |
| surface a 49 | 7 jars of butter oil, |
| surface a 50 | 7 hearts of palm, |
| surface a 51 | 7 [...] of figs, |
| surface a 52 | 7 baskets (of dates?), |
| surface a 53 | 1 [...]-bird, |
| surface a 54 | 7 cranes, |
| surface a 55 | 15 geese, |
| surface a 56 | 60 small birds, |
| surface a 57 | whose strings are 15, |
| surface a 58 | 60 lip(?) carp |
| surface a 59 | whose strings are 30, |
| surface a 60 | 30 talents of turnips, |
| surface a 61 | 7 talents of [...]-grain, |
| surface a 62 | 1 talent of willow sticks, |
| surface a 63 | (all these) were the bridal gifts for Baba |
| surface a 64 | of the old temple |
| surface a 65 | in former days. |
| surface a 66 | Gudea, |
| surface a 67 | ruler |
| surface a 68 | of Lagash, |
| surface a 69 | when for Ningirsu, |
| surface a 70 | his master, |
| surface a 71 | his beloved temple |
| surface a 72 | the Eninnu |
| surface a 73 | he built, |
| surface a 74 | and for Baba, |
| surface a 75 | his mistress, |
| surface a 76 | her beloved temple |
| surface a 77 | the Etarsirsir |
| surface a 78 | he built, |
| surface a 79 | 2 grain-fed oxen, |
| surface a 80 | 2 tallow sheep, |
| surface a 81 | 10 grain-fed sheep, |
| surface a 82 | 2 lambs, |
| surface a 83 | 7 kur-measures of dates, |
| surface a 84 | 7 jars of butter oil, |
| surface a 85 | 7 hearts of palm, |
| surface a 86 | 7 [...] of figs, |
| surface a 87 | 7 baskets (of dates?), |
| surface a 88 | 14 date palm spadixes |
| surface a 89 | 14 earth-baskets of cucumbers, |
| surface a 90 | 1 [...]-bird, |
| surface a 91 | 7 cranes, |
| surface a 92 | 10 geese, |
| surface a 93 | 7 [...]-birds, |
| surface a 94 | 60 small birds, |
| surface a 95 | whose strings are 15, |
| surface a 96 | 60 lip(?) carp |
| surface a 97 | whose strings are 30, |
| surface a 98 | 40 talents of turnips, |
| surface a 99 | 7 talents of [...]-grain, |
| surface a 100 | 1 talent of willow sticks, |
| surface a 101 | (all these) are the bridal gifts for Baba |
| surface a 102 | of the new temple, |
| surface a 103 | which Gudea, |
| surface a 104 | the ruler |
| surface a 105 | of Lagash, |
| surface a 106 | the man of the temple building, |
| surface a 107 | added to them. |
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 | lu2 e2-ninnu | |
| 9 | {d}nin-gir2-su-ka | |
| 10 | in-du3-a | |
| 11 | {d}nin-gir2-su | |
| 12 | lugal-a-ni | |
| 13 | e2-PA e2-ub-imin | |
| 14 | e2 PA-bi | |
| 15 | sag-bi-sze3 e3-a | |
| 16 | {d}nin-gir2-su-ke4 | |
| 17 | nam du10 tar-ra | |
| 18 | mu-na-du3 | |
| 19 | nig2-mu10-us2-sa2 | |
| 20 | sza3 hul2-la | |
| 21 | {d}nin-gir2-su-ke4 | |
| 22 | {d}ba-ba6 | |
| 23 | dumu an-na | |
| 24 | dam ki-ag2-ni | |
| 25 | mu-na-ta-ak-ke4 | |
| 26 | dingir-ra-ni | |
| 27 | {d}nin-gesz-zi-da | |
| 28 | egir-be2 ib2-us2 | |
| 29 | gu3-de2-a | |
| 30 | ensi2 | |
| 31 | lagasz{ki}-ke4 | |
| 32 | gir2-su{ki}-ta | |
| 33 | iri ku3-sze3 | |
| 34 | silim-ma im-da-be2 | |
| 35 | sza3 mu-ba-ka | |
| 36 | kur ma2-gan{ki}-ta | |
| 37 | {na4}esi im-ta-e11 | |
| 38 | alan-na-sze3 | |
| 39 | mu-du2 | |
| 40 | u4 za3-mu | |
| 41 | ezem {d}ba-ba6 | |
| 42 | nig2-mu10-us2-sa2 ak-da | |
| 43 | 1(asz) gu4 niga | |
| 44 | 1(asz) udu i3 | |
| 45 | 3(asz) udu niga | |
| 46 | 6(asz) udu-nita2 | |
| 47 | 2(asz) sila4 | |
| 48 | 7(asz) kur6 zu2-lum | |
| 49 | 7(asz) sab i3-nun | |
| 50 | 7(asz) sza3-geszimmar | |
| 51 | 7(asz) pag {gesz}pesz3 | |
| 52 | 7(asz) giri3-lam | |
| 53 | 1(asz) te8-uz | |
| 54 | 7(asz) muszen mu10-us2-sa2-ke4 | |
| 55 | 1(u@c) 5(asz) muszen kur-gil | |
| 56 | 1(gesz2@c) muszen tur-tur | |
| 57 | is-hu-bi 1(u@c) 5(disz) | |
| 58 | 1(gesz2@c) ku6 suhur du5 | |
| 59 | is-hu-bi 3(u@c) | |
| 60 | 3(u@c) gu2 lu{sar} | |
| 61 | 7(asz) gu2 gi:li9-bar | |
| 62 | 1(asz) gu2 {gesz}ma-nu | |
| 63 | nig2-mu10-us2-sa2 {d}ba-ba6 | |
| 64 | e2 libir-a | |
| 65 | u4-bi-ta-kam | |
| 66 | gu3-de2-a | |
| 67 | ensi2 | |
| 68 | lagasz{ki}-ke4 | |
| 69 | u4 {d}nin-gir2-su | |
| 70 | lugal-a-ni | |
| 71 | e2 ki-ag2-ni | |
| 72 | e2-ninnu | |
| 73 | mu-na-du3-a | |
| 74 | {d}ba-ba6 | |
| 75 | nin-a-ni | |
| 76 | e2 ki-ag2-ni | |
| 77 | e2-tar-sir2-sir2 | |
| 78 | mu-na-du3-a | |
| 79 | 2(asz) gu4 niga | |
| 80 | 2(asz) udu i3 | |
| 81 | 1(u@c) udu niga | |
| 82 | 2(asz) sila4 | |
| 83 | 7(asz) kur6 zu2-lum | |
| 84 | 7(asz) sab i3-nun | |
| 85 | 7(asz) sza3-geszimmar | |
| 86 | 7(asz) pag {gesz}pesz3 | |
| 87 | 7(asz) giri3-lam | |
| 88 | 1(u@c) 4(asz) a2-an zu2-lum | |
| 89 | 1(u@c) 4(asz) ukusz2 dusu | |
| 90 | 1(asz) te8-uz | |
| 91 | 7(asz) muszen mu10-us2-sa2-ke4 | |
| 92 | 1(u@c) kur-gil{muszen} | |
| 93 | 7(asz) i-zi{muszen} | |
| 94 | 1(gesz2@c) muszen tur-tur | |
| 95 | is-hu-bi 1(u@c) 5(asz) | |
| 96 | 1(gesz2@c) ku6 suhur du5 | |
| 97 | is-hu-bi 3(u@c) | |
| 98 | 4(u@c) gu2 lu{sar} | |
| 99 | 7(asz) gu2 gi:li9-bar | |
| 100 | 1(asz) gu2 {gesz}ma-nu | |
| 101 | nig2-mu10-us2-sa2 {d}ba-ba6 | |
| 102 | e2 gibil | |
| 103 | gu3-de2-a | |
| 104 | ensi2 | |
| 105 | lagasz{ki} | |
| 106 | lu2 e2 du3-a-ke4 | |
| 107 | ba-an-dah-ha-am3 | |
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