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RIME 3/1.01.07, St R composite (P431899)

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

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DesignationRIME 3/1.01.07, St R composite
IDP431899
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 2the ruler
surface a 3of Lagash,
surface a 4the righteous shepherd with just words
surface a 5of Ningirsu,
surface a 6the man by whom the rites of the gods
surface a 7have all been correctly performed,
surface a 8after the Eninnu
surface a 9of Ningirsu
surface a 10he had built,
surface a 11to Namhani, the chief lamentation singer
surface a 12of the Munusgilsa (temple),
surface a 13in order that in pursuit of silver, bronze,
surface a 14baskets of earth,
surface a 15or whatever property of the high priest there may be,
surface a 16no person could enter his temple,
surface a 17he set up a freeing of obligations.
surface a 18In that year, the field boundaries(?) of a new six bur3 (field acreage)
surface a 19he agreed to for him.
surface a 29In the Munusgilsa Temple
surface a 30a (statue's) Mouth Opening (ritual) he set up for him.
surface a 31Of this statue,
surface a 32Gudea Did [...] For Me
surface a 33is its name.

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}
4sipa zi inim gi-na
5{d}nin-gir2-su-ka-ke4
6lu2 be6-lu5-da dingir-re-ne-ke4
7si bi2-sa2-sa2-a
8u4 e2-ninnu
9{d}nin-gir2-su-ka
10in-du3-a-ta
11nam-ha-ni gala-mah
12munus-gil-sa-a-ka-ra
13ku3-babbar zabar
14dusu sahar-ra
15u3 nig2 en-na gal2-la-asz
16e2-a-na lu2 nu-kux(KWU634)-kux(KWU634)-de3
17ama-ar-gi4-bi mu-gar
18mu-bi-a 6(bur3) gibil-e? gaba GAN2
19inim mu-na-gi
20[...]
21[...] x x x x
22NI [...] x
23TUR [...] UR [...]
24mu [...]
25mu [...]
26[...]
27[...]
28[...] x x x
29e2 munus-gil-sa-a-ka
30ka-du8 mu-na-ni-gub
31alan-ba
32gu3-de2-a ma-x
33mu-bi

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