RIME 3/2.01.02.02031 composite (P432239)
Official or display, Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | RIME 3/2.01.02.02031 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P432239 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | uncertain (mod. uncertain) |
English translation
By Foxvog, Daniel A. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| surface a 1 | For Nindara, |
| surface a 2 | the powerful king, |
| surface a 4 | his master, |
| surface a 5 | for the life |
| surface a 6 | of Šulgi, |
| surface a 7 | the mighty man, |
| surface a 8 | king of Ur |
| surface a 9 | and king of Sumer and Akkad, |
| surface a 10 | Šulgi-ki'ursa-kalama |
| surface a 11 | his person in charge of sacrifices, |
| surface a 12 | a statue of him (Šulgi) |
| surface a 13 | he created. |
| surface a 14 | The statue: |
| surface a 15 | Šulgi, |
| surface a 16 | Given Strength |
| surface a 17 | by Nindara, |
| surface a 18 | The Inspiration of His City, |
| surface a 19 | is its name. |
| surface a 22 | the opening(?) of the bowl, |
| surface a 23 | dealing with the cows in the Place of An. |
| surface a 24 | On the day of the festival |
| surface a 25 | in the temple of Ninmar, |
| surface a 26 | when the first (offerings?) are taken into the courtyard: |
| surface a 27 | 5 jugs of sweet-wort, |
| surface a 28 | 7 jugs of beer, |
| surface a 29 | 1 barig and 1 ban2 of royal flour, |
| surface a 30 | 1 linen cover |
| surface a 31 | and 1 linen (cloth) for the throne, |
| surface a 32 | cedar sprouts(?) and cedar 'herders', |
| surface a 33 | 7 times 2 minas of them, |
| surface a 34 | 590 split fish, |
| surface a 35 | 1 royal gur of salt, |
| surface a 36 | 1 gur of soda, |
| surface a 37 | quart jugs of ..., |
| surface a 38 | 1(?) silver ..., |
| surface a 40 | fish of the sea, |
| surface a 41 | silver rings, |
| surface a 42 | 1 jug of ... oil, |
| surface a 43 | were the gifts of the artisans. |
| surface a 44 | In Girsu, in the <month> of barley transporting, |
| surface a 45 | a properly equipped boat |
| surface a 46 | which is to be caulked (on its return) from Gu'abba, |
| surface a 47 | the office of the 'master of ceremonies' |
| surface a 48 | (and?) the one who bears fire from the temple |
| surface a 49 | belong to the artians. |
| surface a 50 | A term of ten days |
| surface a 51 | and a one-third (prebend) |
| surface a 52 | in the temple of Ki-es, |
| surface a 53 | one-third in the temple of Girsu, |
| surface a 54 | that when the boat spends the night at the shrine |
| surface a 55 | and when the boat lands at the quay; |
| surface a 56 | an allotment of 5/6 of that |
| surface a 57 | for when the boat is taken to the outer district, |
| surface a 58 | these requisitions were owed to no person. |
| surface a 59 | Legs of beef and mutton of the palace and the grain-stores |
| surface a 60 | and the dais of Ningirsu, |
| surface a 61 | the office of the šita-priest, |
| surface a 62 | with its uncultivated land, subsistance plots, holy water, |
| surface a 63 | the grain-store of the palace sheep, |
| surface a 64 | legs of wool-bearing mother sheep, |
| surface a 65 | 5 quarts of ghee, |
| surface a 66 | 1 barig of royal dates, |
| surface a 67 | n plus 1 ban2 of cheese |
| surface a 68 | 1 ban2 of milk, |
| surface a 69 | 10 quarts of wine, |
| surface a 70 | n strings of figs, |
| surface a 71 | 4 strings of apples, |
| surface a 72 | food for the jourey to Gu'abba, |
| surface a 73 | are the requisitions of the artisans. |
| surface a 74 | The field Little Marsh, |
| surface a 75 | the field Kimura, |
| surface a 76 | the field Little Canebrake, |
| surface a 77 | Vinegar Field, |
| surface a 78 | the field ..., |
| surface a 79 | (this) is the list (of fields) of the artisans. |
| surface a 80 | The sheep come from(?) the temple, |
| surface a 81 | and the goats of the word, |
| surface a 82 | are the requisitions of the artisans. |
| surface a 83 | Forever, |
| surface a 84 | for the one who will put wood into the oven for him (the king), |
| surface a 85 | may I be that man's guardian angel. |
| surface a 86 | May he invoke my name |
| surface a 87 | and tend to me. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | {d}nin-dar-a | |
| 2 | lugal uru16 | |
| 3 | x [...] | |
| 4 | lugal-a-ni | |
| 5 | nam-ti | |
| 6 | {d}szul-gi | |
| 7 | nita kal-ga | |
| 8 | lugal uri5{ki}-ma | |
| 9 | lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri-ka-sze3 | |
| 10 | {d}szul-gi-ki-ur5-sa6-kalam-ma-ka | |
| 11 | lu2 {gesz}tag-ga-ni | |
| 12 | alan-a-ni | |
| 13 | mu-du2 | |
| 14 | alan-na | |
| 15 | {d}szul-gi | |
| 16 | a2 szum2-ma | |
| 17 | {d}nin-dar-a | |
| 18 | zi-sza3-gal2 iri-na | |
| 19 | mu-bi | |
| 20 | x x x | |
| 21 | x za? x x x | |
| 22 | KA bur-ra | |
| 23 | ki an-na-ka ab2-ba szu tum3 | |
| 24 | u4 ezem-ma-ka | |
| 25 | e2 {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka | |
| 26 | sag kisal-la dab5-ba | |
| 27 | 5(asz) dug dida | |
| 28 | 7(asz) dug kasz | |
| 29 | 1(barig) 1(ban2) zi3 lugal | |
| 30 | 1(disz) gada ga-dul9 | |
| 31 | 1(disz) gada gu-za | |
| 32 | {gesz}dar-du3 {gesz}erin u3 gab2-ra {gesz}erin | |
| 33 | 7(disz) ma-na a-ra2 2(disz)-am3 | |
| 34 | 1(gesz'u) la2 1(u) ku6 al-dar-ra | |
| 35 | 1(asz) mun gur lugal | |
| 36 | 1(asz) naga gur | |
| 37 | dug sila3 |IGIxX| | |
| 38 | 1(asz)? ku3 [...] | |
| 39 | [...] | |
| 40 | ku6 ab-ba? | |
| 41 | har ku3-x | |
| 42 | 1(asz)#? dug i3-x x | |
| 43 | nig2-ba gaszam-kam | |
| 44 | gir2-su{ki} sze il2-la-ka | |
| 45 | ma2 szu du7-a | |
| 46 | gu2-ab-ba{ki}-ta du8-dam | |
| 47 | nam-lu2-be6-lu5-da | |
| 48 | e2-ta izi la2-a | |
| 49 | gaszam-kam | |
| 50 | bala u4 1(u) | |
| 51 | u3 igi-3(disz)-gal2 | |
| 52 | e2 ki-es3-sa{ki}-ga | |
| 53 | e2 gir2-su{ki}-ka igi-3(disz)-gal2 | |
| 54 | ma2 esz3 ge6 zal | |
| 55 | u3 ma2 kar-e!(BUR) tag-da-bi | |
| 56 | nig2-ba#? 5/6(disz){sza}-bi | |
| 57 | ma2 nigin9-bar-sze3 de6-a-bi | |
| 58 | nig2-dab5-bi lu2 nu-da-tuku | |
| 59 | ur2 gu4 udu e2-gal e2-sag | |
| 60 | u3 bara2 {d}nin-gir2#?-su-ka | |
| 61 | nam-szita4 | |
| 62 | kislah szuku a-gub2-bi | |
| 63 | e2-sag udu e2-gal | |
| 64 | ur2 udu ama siki | |
| 65 | 5(disz) sila3 i3-nun | |
| 66 | 1(barig) zu2-lum lugal | |
| 67 | n(disz) 1(ban2) ga-ar3 | |
| 68 | 1(ban2) ga | |
| 69 | 1(u) sila3 gesztin | |
| 70 | n(disz) {gesz#}pesz3 sze-er-gu | |
| 71 | 4(disz) {gesz}haszhur sze-er-gu | |
| 72 | ninda kaskal gu2-ab-ba{ki}-sze3 | |
| 73 | nig2-dab5 gaszam-kam | |
| 74 | a-sza3 ambar tur | |
| 75 | a-sza3 ki-mu-ra | |
| 76 | a-sza3 gesz-gi tur | |
| 77 | a-sza3 a-gesztin-na | |
| 78 | a-sza3 x-gi4-a | |
| 79 | giri3-gen-na gaszam-kam | |
| 80 | udu e2 lah5 | |
| 81 | masz2 inim-ma | |
| 82 | nig2-dab5 gaszam-kam | |
| 83 | u4 ul-li2-a-sze3 | |
| 84 | lu2 gesz udun i3-na-szum2-da | |
| 85 | lu2-ba {d}lamma-a-ni he2-me | |
| 86 | mu-mu he2-pa3-de3 | |
| 87 | en3-mu he2-<tar>-re | |
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