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Ur-Nanše 06b (Q001050)
Royal Inscription, Early Dynastic IIIb, Lagash · c. 2900 BCE–2340 BCE
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| Designation | Ur-Nanše 06b |
|---|---|
| ID | Q001050 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Early Dynastic IIIb · c. 2900 BCE–2340 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Lagash |
| Coordinates | 31.4182, 46.4108 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| i | ||
| 1 | ur-{d}nanše | Ur-Nanše |
| 2 | lugal | the king |
| 3 | lagaš | of Lagaš |
| 4 | dumu gu-NI-DU | son of Gunidu |
| ii | ||
| 1 | dumu gur-sar | son of Gursar, |
| 2 | ba-gara₂ | Bagara |
| 3 | sig₄ alurₓ(BAHAR₂) | baked bricks |
| 4 | mu-du₃ | he built. |
| 5 | ba-gara₂ | Bagara |
| 6 | x-SAR | -sar |
| 7 | mu-dun | he dug. |
| iii | ||
| 1 | e₂-muhaldim | the kitchen |
| 2-3 | ba-gara₂-nam₂-si-sa₂-šum₂-ma | Bagarān-amsisas |
| 4 | eb muhaldim | The brickwork of the cook |
| 5-7 | ba-gara₂-nam₂-si-sa₂-šum₂-ma | Bagarān-amsisas |
| 7 | eb gal | Great brickwork |
| 8 | mu-du₃ | he built. |
| 9 | e₂ {d}nanše | the temple of Nanše |
| iv | ||
| 1 | mu-du₃ | he built. |
| 2 | eš₃ ŋir₂-su₂ | eš-birsu-vessel |
| 3 | mu-du₃ | he built. |
| 4 | ki-nir | |
| 5 | mu-du₃ | he built. |
| 6 | e₂ {d}ŋa₂-tum₃-dug₃ | the temple of Batumdug |
| 7 | mu-du₃ | he built. |
| 8 | ti-ra-aš₂ | Tirasv |
| 9 | mu-du₃ | he built. |
| 10 | nin-ŋar | Nin-bar |
| 11 | mu-du₃ | he built. |
| v | ||
| 1 | e₂ {d}nin-MAR-KI | the temple of NinMARKI |
| 2 | mu-du₃ | he built. |
| 3 | e₂-dam mu-du₃ | he built the Edam. |
| 4 | ka₂-ME | Gates |
| 5 | mu-du₃ | he built. |
| 6 | abzu-e | to the Abzu |
| 7 | mu-du₃ | he built. |
| 8 | bad₃ lagaš | The wall of Lagaš |
| 9 | mu-du₃ | he built. |
| 10 | pa₅-saman₃(|BU.ŠE.TUG₂.NUN|) | pa’saman |
| 11 | mu-dun | he dug. |
| vi | ||
| 1 | a-suhur | I removed. |
| 2 | mu-dun | he dug. |
| 3 | {d}nin-MAR-KI | Nin-MAR-KI, |
| 4 | mu-tu | he gave birth. |
| 5 | {d}nin-eš₃-REC107 | Nineš-REC107 |
| 6 | mu-tu | he gave birth. |
| 7 | {d}nin-PA | For Nin-PA |
| 8 | mu-tu | he gave birth. |
| 9 | šul-ša₃-ga-na | in his womb |
| 10 | mu-tu | he gave birth. |
| 11 | kinda₂-zi | kindazi |
| 12 | mu-tu | he gave birth. |
| 13 | {d}gu₂-šu-du₈ | Gudug, |
| vii | ||
| 1 | mu-tu | he gave birth. |
| 2 | {d}lamma | For Lamma |
| 3 | šita₄ e₃ | to emerge, emerge |
| 4 | mu-tu | he gave birth. |
| 5 | {d}lugal-ur-tur₃ | for Lugal-urtur; |
| 6 | mu-tu | he gave birth. |
| r i | ||
| 1 | lu₂ lagaš | man of Lagaš |
| 2 | lu₂ uri₂ | the man of Ur |
| 3 | lu₂ umma{ki} | the man of Umma |
| 4 | {+me}meₓ(LAK526) | |
| 5 | e-še₃-re₆ | to enter, enter |
| 6 | lu₂ lagaš | man of Lagaš |
| r ii | ||
| 1 | lu₂ uri₂ | the man of Ur |
| 2 | giŋ₄-še₃ mu-se₃ | he removed the reeds. |
| 3 | mu-dab₅ | he captured. |
| 4 | ensi₂ ma₂-gur₈ | governor of Magur, |
| 5 | mu-dab₅ | he captured. |
| 6 | ama-bara₂-si | Ama-barasi, |
| 7 | dub-ŋal₂ | (a kind of container) |
| 8 | nu-banda₃ | overseer |
| r iii | ||
| 1 | mu-dab₅ | he captured. |
| 2 | pap-ur-sag | Pap-ursag |
| 3 | dumu |U₂.U₂.U₂| | son of U.U.U |
| 4 | mu-dab₅ | he captured. |
| 5 | x | |
| 6 | x | |
| 7 | nu-banda₃ | overseer |
| 8 | mu-dab₅ | he captured. |
| 9 | |SAHAR.DU₆.TAK₄| | (a kind of container) |
| 10 | mu-dub | he heaped up. |
| 11 | lu₂ umma{ki} | the man of Umma |
| 12 | giŋ₄-še₃ mu-se₃ | he removed the reeds. |
| r iv | ||
| 1 | lu₂-pa₃ | Lu-pa, |
| 2 | bil₃(|GIŠ.PAP.NE|)-la-la | Bilala |
| 3 | nu-banda₃ | overseer |
| 4 | mu-dab₅ | he captured. |
| 5 | pa-bil₃-gal-tuku | Pabilgaltuku |
| 6 | ensi₂ | governor |
| 7 | umma{ki} | of Umma |
| 8 | mu-dab₅ | he captured. |
| 9 | ur-saŋ-gigir | Ur-sagigir |
| 10 | nu-banda₃ | overseer |
| 11 | mu-dab₅ | he captured. |
| r v | ||
| 1 | hur-saŋ-še₃-mah₂ | Hursa-vemaḫ |
| 2 | dam-gar₃-gal | chief merchant |
| 3 | mu-dab₅ | he captured. |
| 4 | |SAHAR.DU₆.TAK₄| | (a kind of container) |
| 6 | mu-dub | he heaped up. |
| r vi | ||
| 7 | lu₂ umma{ki} | the man of Umma |
Sources & licences
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