RIME 3/1.01.07, Cylfrag 02 + 12 (+) 11 composite (P431915)
Official or display, Lagash II, Girsu · c. 2200 BCE–2100 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 3/1.01.07, Cylfrag 02 + 12 (+) 11 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P431915 |
| 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 11' | The temple that was remote? in its being?, |
| surface a 12' | Ningirsu stood addressing the temple: |
| surface a 13' | That post erected by An, |
| surface a 14' | that big gate-post set down beside Lagaš, |
| surface a 15' | that (weapon) Levels the Multitudes, whose head is lifted like a holy crown over the brickwork, |
| surface a 16' | My big gate-post set down beside Lagaš, |
| surface a 17' | (the weapon) Levels the Multitudes which ... my city like a mast, |
| surface a 18' | who can construct it, for me the lord Ningirsu? |
| surface a 19' | Enki to lord Ningirsu |
| surface a 20' | gives an answer about it: |
| surface a 21' | To bring fat to that place where fat is brought, |
| surface a 22' | to hang cheese on pegs where cheese is hung, |
| surface a 23' | to give cattle and sheep to that house of cattle, |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1' | [...] PIRIG [...] x de2-e | |
| 2' | [...] x | |
| 3' | [...] DIM2 [...] szar2 [...]-ra | |
| 4' | ur zu x IGI IM x gi | |
| 5' | me-lam2-gin7 kalam-ma [...] NE | |
| 6' | [...] ti? [...] DIM2 | |
| 7' | [...] si si [...] x | |
| 8' | [...] x | |
| 9' | [...] x [...] x [...] x | |
| 10' | [...] x GAR [...] {d}nin-gir2-su [...] x | |
| 11' | e2 nam-ba su3-ra2-am3 | |
| 12' | e2 {d}nin-gir2-su gu3 di-de3 im-ma-gub | |
| 13' | dim an-ne2 mu-du3-a-bi | |
| 14' | uri3 gal lagasz{ki}-da si-ga-bi | |
| 15' | {gesz}szar2-ur3-bi men ku3-gin7 sig4 e2-ke4 sag [il2-la-bi] | |
| 16' | uri3 gal lagasz{ki}-da si-ga-mu | |
| 17' | {gesz}szar2-ur3 dim-[gal]-gin7 iri-mu x | |
| 18' | en {d}nin-gir2-su-me a-ba ma-da-du3-e | |
| 19' | {d}en-ki-ke4 en {d}nin-gir2-su-ra | |
| 20' | mu-na-ni-ib2-gi4-gi4 | |
| 21' | ki i3 DU-ba i3 DU-de3 | |
| 22' | gag ga la2-ba ga la2-de3 | |
| 23' | e2 gu4-ra2-be2 gu4 udu szum2-mu-de3 | |
| 24' | x [...] | |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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