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E-anatum 06 (Q001058)
Royal Inscription, Early Dynastic IIIb, Girsu · c. 2900 BCE–2340 BCE
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| Designation | E-anatum 06 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q001058 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Early Dynastic IIIb · c. 2900 BCE–2340 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Girsu |
| Coordinates | 31.5591, 46.1776 |
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 | {d}nanše | For Nanše |
| 2 | e₂-an-na-tum₂-me | Eannatum |
| 3 | bad₃ lagaš{ki} | the wall of Lagash |
| 4 | mu-na-du₃ | built for him. |
| 5 | zu₂ mu-na-keš₂ | he knotted for him. |
| 6 | {d}nin-ŋir₂-su₂ | Ninbirsu |
| 7 | e₂-an-na-tum₂ | Eannatum |
| 8 | ensi₂ | governor |
| 9 | lagaš{ki}-ke₄ | of Lagaš |
| 10 | mu pad₃-da | whose name was proclaimed |
| 11 | {d}en-lil₂-ke₄ | of Enlil |
| ii | ||
| 1 | a₂ šum₂-ma | labor of harvest |
| 2 | {d}nin-ŋir₂-su₂-ka-ke₄ | of Ninbirsu |
| 3 | šag₄ pad₃-da | chosen by the heart |
| 4 | {d}nanše-ke₄ | of Nanše |
| 5 | ga zid gu₇-a | sour milk eaten |
| 6 | {d}nin-hur-saŋ-ka-ke₄ | of Ninhursa, |
| 7 | mu dug₃ še₂₁-a | with a good name |
| 8 | {d}inana-ka-ke₄ | of Inana |
| 9 | geštu₂ šum₂-ma | that which hears |
| 10 | {d}en-ki-ke₄ | of Enki |
| 11 | ki-aŋ₂ | on the ground |
| 12 | {d}dumu-zi-abzu-ke₄ | Dumuzi-abzu, |
| 13 | giskim-ti | a gift |
| 14 | {d}hendur-saŋ-ka-ke₄ | of Ḫendursa, |
| 15 | dumu a-kur-gal | son of Akurgal |
| iii | ||
| 1 | ensi₂ | governor |
| 2 | lagaš{ki}-ke₄ | of Lagaš |
| 3 | {d}nin-ŋir₂-su₂-ra | For Ninbirsu |
| 4 | ŋir₂-su₂{ki} | of Birsu |
| 5 | ki-bi mu-na-gi₄ | he restored for him. |
| 6 | bad₃ uru-kug-ga | the wall of Urukuga |
| 7 | mu-na-du₃ | built for him. |
| 8 | {d}nanše | For Nanše |
| 9 | NINA{ki} | of Nineveh |
| 10 | mu-na-du₃ | built for him. |
| 11 | e₂-an-na-tum₂-e | Eannatum |
| 12 | elam hur-saŋ-u₆-ga | Elam, the mountain range |
| 13 | giŋ₄-še₃ bi-se₃ | he removed the reeds |
| 14 | |SAHAR.DU₆.TAK₄|-bi | its saḫurtakku-vessel |
| 15 | mu-dub | he heaped up. |
| 16 | šu-nir-|URU×A|{ki}-ka | of Šunir-Uruba |
| 17 | ensi₂-bi | its governor |
| 18 | sag-ba mu-gub-ba | on its head stood. |
| 19 | giŋ₄-še₃ bi-se₃ | he removed the reeds |
| 20 | |SAHAR.DU₆.TAK₄|-bi | its saḫurtakku-vessel |
| iv | ||
| 1 | mu-dub | he heaped up. |
| 2 | umma{ki} | of Umma |
| 3 | giŋ₄-še₃ bi-se₃ | he removed the reeds |
| 4 | |SAHAR.DU₆.TAK₄|-bi 2(u) | its sahardutakku: 20 |
| 5 | mu-dub | he heaped up. |
| 6 | {d}nin-ŋir₂-su₂-ra | For Ninbirsu |
| 7 | {a-ša₃}ašag ki-aŋ₂-ni | his throne chamber |
| 8 | gu₂-edin-na | Gu-edina |
| 9 | {d}inana šu-na mu-ni-gi₄ | Inana returned it to her hand |
| 10 | unu{ki} | Uruk |
| 11 | giŋ₄-še₃ bi-se₃ | he removed the reeds |
| 12 | uri₂{ki} | of Ur, |
| 13 | giŋ₄-še₃ bi-se₃ | he removed the reeds |
| 14 | ki-utu-ka | your truth |
| 15 | aga₃-kar₂ bi-se₃ | he defeated. |
| 16 | uru-az{ki} | of Uruza |
| 17 | mu-hul | destroyed. |
| 18 | ensi₂-bi | its governor |
| 19 | mu-ug₇ | who kills |
| v | ||
| 1 | mi-ši-me{ki} | of Išme |
| 2 | mu-hul | destroyed. |
| 3 | a-ru₂-a{ki} | Arua |
| 4 | mu-ha-lam | he destroyed |
| 5 | e₂-an-na-tum₂ | Eannatum |
| 6 | mu pad₃-da | whose name was proclaimed |
| 7 | {d}nin-ŋir₂-su₂-ka-da | with Ninbirsu |
| 8 | kur-kur-re₂ | all the lands |
| 9 | sag e-da₅-sag₃ | he struck his head. |
| 10 | mu lugal akšak{ki}-ka | in the year: “The king of Akšak.’ |
| 11 | i₃-zi-ga-a | Izigâ |
| 12 | e₂-an-na-tum₂ | Eannatum |
| 13 | mu pa₃-da | nominated |
| 14 | {d}nin-ŋir₂-su₂-ka-ke₄ | of Ninbirsu |
| vi | ||
| 1 | an-ta-sur-ra | the Antasura |
| 2 | {d}nin-ŋir₂-su₂-ka-ta | from Ninbirsu |
| 3 | akšak{ki}-še₃ | of Akšak |
| 4 | mu-gaz | he killed. |
| 5 | mu-ha-lam | he destroyed |
| 6 | u₄-ba | At that time |
| 7 | e₂-an-na-tum₂-e | Eannatum |
| 8 | i₇-gibil | the New Canal |
| 9 | mu-na-dun | he dug. |
| 10 | a-x | A-x |
| 11 | x | |
| 12 | x | |
| vii | ||
| 1 | x | |
| 2 | {d}nin-ŋir₂-su₂-ka | of Ninbirsu |
| 3 | dingir-ra-ni | his god |
| 4 | {d}šul-lahšu | Svullaḫšu |
| 5 | e₂-an-na-tum₂ | Eannatum |
| 6 | ensi₂ | governor |
| 7 | lagaš{ki} | of Lagash |
| 8 | dumu a-kur-gal | son of Akurgal |
| 9 | ensi₂ | governor |
| 10 | lagaš{ki}-ke₄ | of Lagaš |
| 11 | pa-bil₃-ga-ni | Pabilgani, |
| 12 | ur-{d}nanše | Ur-Nanše |
| 13 | ensi₂ | governor |
| 14 | lagaš{ki}-kam | of Lagash; |
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