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E-anatum 08 (Q001062)
Royal Inscription, Early Dynastic IIIb, Girsu · c. 2900 BCE–2340 BCE
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| Designation | E-anatum 08 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q001062 |
| 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}nin-ŋir₂-su | Ninbirsu |
| 2 | e₂-an-na-tum₂ | Eannatum |
| 3 | ensi₂ | governor |
| 4 | lagaš{ki}-ke₄ | of Lagaš |
| 5 | mu pa₃-da | nominated |
| 6 | {d}en-lil₂-ke₄ | of Enlil |
| 7 | a₂ sum-ma | the wages |
| 8 | {d}nin-ŋir₂-su-ke₄ | Ninbirsu |
| 9 | ša₃ pa₃-da | chosen by the heart |
| ii | ||
| 1 | {d}nanše-ke₄ | of Nanše |
| 2 | ga zid gu₇-a | sour milk eaten |
| 3 | {d}nin-hur-saŋ-ke₄ | Ninhursa |
| 4 | mu dug₃ še₂₁-a | with a good name |
| 5 | {d}inana-ke₄ | of Inana |
| 6 | dumu a-kur-gal | son of Akurgal |
| 7 | ensi₂ | governor |
| 8 | lagaš{ki}-ke₄ | of Lagaš |
| 9 | {d}nin-ŋir₂-su-ra | For Ninbirsu |
| 10 | ŋir₂-su{ki} | of Birsu |
| iii | ||
| 1 | mu-na-du₃ | built for him. |
| 2 | {d}nanše | For Nanše |
| 3 | NINA{ki} | of Nineveh |
| 4 | mu-na-du₃ | built for him. |
| 5 | e₂-an-na-tum₂-e | Eannatum |
| 6 | elam hur-saŋ u₆-ga | Elam, the magnificent mountain range |
| 7 | giŋ₄-še₃ bi₂-se₃ | he removed the reeds. |
| 8 | |SAHAR.DU₆.TAK₄|-bi | its saḫurtakku-vessel |
| 9 | mu-dub | he heaped up. |
| 10 | šu-nir-|URU×A|{ki}-ka | of Šunir-Uruba |
| iv | ||
| 1 | ensi₂-bi | its governor |
| 2 | sag mu-gub-ba | standing at its head. |
| 3 | giŋ₄-še₃ bi₂-se₃ | he removed the reeds. |
| 4 | |SAHAR.DU₆.TAK₄|-bi | its saḫurtakku-vessel |
| 5 | mu-dub | he heaped up. |
| 6 | umma{ki}-a | of Umma, |
| 7 | giŋ₄-še₃ bi₂-se₃ | he removed the reeds. |
| 8 | |SAHAR.DU₆.TAK₄|-bi 2(u) | its sahardutakku: 20 |
| 9 | mu-dub | he heaped up. |
| 10 | {d}nin-ŋir₂-su-ra | For Ninbirsu |
| v | ||
| 1 | ašag gu₂-edin-na | field Gu’edena |
| 2 | šu-na mu-ni-gi₄ | he returned to his hand |
| 3 | unu{ki} | Uruk |
| 4 | giŋ₄-še₃ bi₂-se₃ | he removed the reeds. |
| 5 | uru-az{ki} | of Uruza |
| 6 | mu-hul | destroyed. |
| 7 | mi-ši-me{ki} | of Išme |
| 8 | mu-hul | destroyed. |
| 9 | e₂-an-na-tum₂ | Eannatum |
| vi | ||
| 1 | mu pa₃-da | nominated |
| 2 | {d}nin-ŋir₂-su₂-ka-da | with Ninbirsu |
| 3 | kur-kur-re₂ | all the lands |
| 4 | sag e-da₅-sag₃ | he struck his head. |
| 5 | e₂-an-na-tum₂ | Eannatum |
| 6 | lu₂ inim-ma si₃-ga | a person who a complaint |
| 7 | {d}nin-ŋir₂-su | Ninbirsu |
| 8 | dingir-ra-ni | his god |
| 9 | {d}šul-lahšu | Svullaḫšu |
| 10 | a-ru₂-a{ki} | Arua |
| 11 | mu-ha-lam | he destroyed |
Sources & licences
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