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En-metena 17 (Q001091)
Royal Inscription, Early Dynastic IIIb, Ur · c. 2900 BCE–2340 BCE
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| Designation | En-metena 17 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q001091 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Early Dynastic IIIb · c. 2900 BCE–2340 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Ur |
| Coordinates | 30.9607, 46.1063 |
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}en-lil₂ | Enlil, |
| 2 | e₂-ad-da-ka-ra | for the House of the Father; |
| 3 | en-mete-na | Enmetena |
| 4 | ensi₂ | governor |
| 5 | lagaš{ki} | of Lagash |
| 6 | šag₄ pad₃-da | chosen by the heart |
| 7 | {d}nanše | For Nanše |
| 8 | ensi₂ gal | great ruler |
| 9 | {d}nin-ŋir₂-su₂-ka | of Ninbirsu |
| 10 | dumu en-an-na-tum₂ | son of Enanatum, |
| 11 | ensi₂ | governor |
| 12 | lagaš{ki}-ka | of Lagash |
| 13 | dumu-saŋ | daughter |
| 14 | ur-{d}nanše | Ur-Nanše |
| 15 | lugal | the king |
| 16 | lagaš{ki}-ka-ke₄ | of Lagash |
| 17 | {d}nin-ŋir₂-su₂-ra | For Ninbirsu |
| 18 | eš₃ dug-ru | shrine, jug |
| 19 | mu-na-du₃ | built for him. |
| 20 | a-huš | a dog |
| ii | ||
| 1 | e₂ igi zid bar-ra | the house where the righteous eye is seen |
| 2 | mu-na-du₃ | built for him. |
| 3 | {d}lugal-urub{ki}-ra | for Lugal-Uruba |
| 4 | e₂-gal urub{ki}-ka-ni | his palace of Urub |
| 5 | mu-na-du₃ | built for him. |
| 6 | {d}nanše | For Nanše |
| 7 | e₂-engur-ra-zu₂-lum-ma | E’engurazulum |
| 8 | mu-na-du₃ | built for him. |
| 9 | {d}en-ki | of Enki |
| 10 | lugal eridu{ki}-ra | king of Eridu |
| 11 | abzu-pa₅-sir₂-ra | Abzu-pasira |
| 12 | mu-na-du₃ | built for him. |
| 13 | {d}nin-hur-saŋ-ra | For Ninḫursa |
| 14 | gi-gu₃-na | the Giguna |
| 15 | tir kug-ga | a pure forest |
| 16 | mu-na-du₃ | built for him. |
| 17 | {d}nin-ŋir₂-su₂-ra | For Ninbirsu |
| 18 | an-ta-sur-ra | the Antasura |
| 19 | mu-na-du₃ | built for him. |
| 20 | šag₄-pad-da | šagpada |
| 21 | mu-na-du₃ | built for him. |
| 22 | e₂ {d}ŋa₂-tum₃-dug₃ | the temple of Batumdug |
| 23 | mu-du₃ | he built. |
| iii | ||
| 1 | {d}nanše | For Nanše |
| 2 | gi-gu₃-na mah-ni | his lofty reed screen |
| 3 | mu-na-du₃ | built for him. |
| 4 | e₂-ni ki-bi mu-na-gi₄ | and restored his temple for him. |
| 5 | {d}en-lil₂-la | of Enlil |
| 6 | e₂-ad-da-im-saŋ-ŋa₂ | Eadda’imsa |
| 7 | mu-na-du₃ | built for him. |
| 8 | u₄-ba en-mete-na-ke₄ | At that time, Enmetena |
| 9 | alan-na-ni | his statue |
| 10 | mu-tu | he gave birth. |
| 11 | en-mete-na {d}en-lil₂-le ki aŋ₂ | Enmetena, Enlil, the place of battle |
| 12 | mu mu-ni-sa₄ | he named it. |
| 13 | {d}en-lil₂-la | of Enlil |
| 14 | e₂-a | in the temple |
| iv | ||
| 1 | mu-na-ni-kuₓ(DU) | he had it brought in. |
| 2 | en-mete-na | Enmetena |
| 3 | lu₂ e₂-ad-da-im-saŋ-ŋa₂ du₃-a | the man who built the E-da-im-sa-ba |
| 4 | dingir-ra-ni | his god |
| 5 | {d}šul-lahšu | Svullaḫšu |
| 6 | nam-til₃ | for the well-being |
| 7 | en-mete-na-ka-še₃ | of Enmetena |
| 8 | u₄ ul-la-še₃ | in distant days |
| 9 | {d}en-lil₂-la | of Enlil |
| 10 | kiri₃ šu he₂-na-ŋal₂ | may he carry his hand on him |
| v | ||
| 1 | 2(u) 5(aš) GANA₂ en-an-na-tum₂ ur-{d}nanše e-ta-e₁₁ | 25 hectares (of field) Enanatum Ur-Nanše has cleared |
| 2 | 1(u) 1(aš) GANA₂ |IM.KA.ZI%ZI.ŠE₃| | 11 (gur) of imkazišu-tree |
| 3 | GANA₂ ambar NINA{ki}-ka | the fields of the marshes of Nineveh, |
| 4 | pa₅ kug-ge us₂-sa | a canal on the silver side, |
| 5 | 1(aš) GANA₂ {d}en-lil₂ | 1 aš-(worker) field: Enlil |
| vi | ||
| 1 | GANA₂ gu₂-edin-na-ka | in the field of Gu’edena |
| 2 | en-mete-na | Enmetena |
| 3 | ensi₂ | governor |
| 4 | lagaš{ki}-ke₄ | of Lagaš |
| 5 | {d}en-lil₂ | Enlil, |
| 6 | e₂-ad-da-ka-ra | for the House of the Father; |
| 7 | ŋir₂ e-na-du₃ | he built a bridge for it. |
Sources & licences
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