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RIME 3/2.01.01.19 composite (P432129)

Official or display, Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE

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DesignationRIME 3/2.01.01.19 composite
IDP432129
LanguageSumerian
PeriodUr III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
GenreOfficial or display
Find spotuncertain (mod. uncertain)

English translation

By Foxvog, Daniel A. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)

LineEnglish
surface a 1For Nanna,
surface a 2the first-born son
surface a 3of Enlil,
surface a 4his master,
surface a 5Ur-Namma,
surface a 6the mighty man,
surface a 7king of Ur
surface a 8and king of Sumer and Akkad,
surface a 9a swamp planted with (palm) seedlings -
surface a 10it was indeed a swamp -
surface a 11a field of it
surface a 12which was 3600 (bur3) in area (= 233.28 sq. km)
surface a 13from the water
surface a 14he brought out for him.
surface a 15Levees for it, 4 danna (= 43.2 km) and 260 nindan (= 1560 m),
surface a 16he made for him.
surface a 17Next to Ur, as a (lasting) treasure
surface a 18he made it.
surface a 19Of that canal: Who Is Like Nanna
surface a 20is 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
1{d}nanna
2dumu-sag
3{d}en-lil2-la2
4lugal-a-ni
5ur-{d}namma
6nita kal-ga
7lugal uri5{ki}-ma
8lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri-ke4
9sug pesz du3-a
10sug he2-me-am3
11a-sza3-bi
12szar2-gal GAN2-am3
13a-ta
14ha-mu-na-ta-DU
15e-bi 4(disz) da-na 4(gesz2) 2(u) nig2-ra2
16he2-na-ak
17uri5{ki}-e gil-sa-asz
18he2-mi-na
19e-ba a-ba {d}nanna-gin7
20mu-bi

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