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E-anatum 11 (Q001066)
Royal Inscription, Early Dynastic IIIb, Girsu · c. 2900 BCE–2340 BCE
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| Designation | E-anatum 11 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q001066 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| frg.a | ||
| 1' | giŋ₄-še₃ bi-se₃ | he removed the reeds |
| 2' | unu{ki} | Uruk |
| 3' | aga₃-kar₂ bi-se₃ | he defeated. |
| 4' | uri₂{ki}-ma | of Ur, |
| frg.a frg.b | ||
| 1 | e₂-an-na-tum₂ | Eannatum |
| 2 | lu₂ e₂ {d}ŋa₂-tum₃-dug₃ du₃-a | the man who built the temple of Batumdug |
| 3 | dingir-ra-ni | his god |
| 4 | {d}šul-lahšu | Svullaḫšu |
| 5 | e₂-an-na-tum₂ | Eannatum |
| 6 | {d}nanše | For Nanše |
| 7 | mu-tu | he gave birth. |
| frg.a frg.b frg.c | ||
| 1 | ha-x-e-da-x | may he |
| 2 | {d}nanše | For Nanše |
| 3 | gi-gu₃-na mah | the supreme reed screen |
| 4 | sa₂-še₃ na-dug₄-dug₄ | to be praised |
| 5 | {d}nin-ŋir₂-su₂-ra | For Ninbirsu |
| 6 | e₂-ŊEŠ-x-ga-ke₄ | the E-a-ES-v-ga |
| 7 | sa₂ še₃-na-dug₄-dug₄ | to be pleasant to him |
| 8 | {d}en-lil₂-la | of Enlil |
| 9 | nibru{ki} | of Nippur, |
| 10 | sa₂-še₃ na-dug₄-dug₄ | to be praised |
| frg.a frg.b frg.c frg.d | ||
| 1' | {d}nanše | For Nanše |
| 2' | e₂-mah-ba | in its Emaḫ |
| 3' | mu-na-ni-DU | he built for him. |
| 4' | gu₃-de₂-a | Gudea |
| 5' | KA-ku₅-ra₂-ke₄ | of the KA-kura |
| 6' | {d}nanše | For Nanše |
| 7' | nin kur sikil-le | lady of the pure mountain |
| 8' | he₂-bi-si | he filled. |
| 9' | x DU-ra | ... ... |
| 10' | {d}nanše | For Nanše |
| frg.a frg.b frg.c frg.d frg.e | ||
| 1' | nin kur sikil | lady of the pure mountain |
| 2' | {d}nanše | For Nanše |
| 3' | nin uru₁₆-ra | the powerful lady |
| 4' | e₂-an-na-tum₂-me | Eannatum |
| 5' | mu-na-dim₂-ma | he fashioned for him, and |
| 6' | lu₂ na-ab-dab₅-e | the man should not seize it |
| 7' | nam-ur za₃-bi pad-da | a lion whose right side is chosen, |
| 8' | mu-sar-ra-bi | Its inscription |
| 9' | suₓ(TAG)-suₓ(TAG)-ba | to be piled up, |
| frg.a frg.b frg.c frg.d frg.e frg.f | ||
| 1' | x KA x | ...; |
| 2' | na-dib-be₂ | do not pass! |
| 3' | lugal-kiš{ki}-bi | of Lugalkiš |
| 4' | na-dib-be₂ | do not pass! |
| 5' | {d}nanše | For Nanše |
| 6' | nin-kur-sikil | Nin-kursikil |
| 7' | gum mah {d}nanše | the supreme tooth of Nanše |
| 8' | ki-gub-ba-bi tak₄-e-ba | Its standing place was abandoned. |
| 9' | ensi₂ | governor |
| 10' | lagaš{ki} | of Lagash |
| frg.a frg.b frg.c frg.d frg.e frg.f frg.g | ||
| 1' | nam-ur za₃-bi pad-da | a lion whose right side is chosen, |
| 2' | ŋeštu₂-ni | His word |
| 3' | al-zu-zu-a | Alzuzua |
| 4' | mu-sar-ra-bi | Its inscription |
| 5' | ab-ta-GIR₂@g-a | Abta-GIR |
| 6' | ŋeštu₂-ni | His word |
| 7' | al-zu-zu-a | Alzuzua |
| 8' | izi ba-šum₂-mu | fire is to be ignited |
| 9' | ŋeštu₂-ni | His word |
| frg.a frg.b frg.c frg.d frg.e frg.f frg.g frg.h | ||
| 1 | al-zu-zu-a | Alzuzua |
| 1' | x x | |
| 2' | ŋeštu₂-ni | His word |
| 3' | al-zu-zu-a | Alzuzua |
| 4' | igi {d}nanše-še₃ | before Nanše |
| 5' | dingir-ra-ni | his god |
| 6' | na-dib-be₂ | do not pass! |
| 7' | a-ne na-dib-be₂ | he should not pass by. |
Sources & licences
- 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) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)
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