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En-metena 26 (Q001108)
Royal Inscription, Early Dynastic IIIb, Girsu · c. 2900 BCE–2340 BCE
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| Designation | En-metena 26 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q001108 |
| 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-su₂ | Ninbirsu |
| 2 | ur-saŋ {d}en-lil₂ | hero of Enlil, |
| 3 | en-mete-na | Enmetena |
| 4 | ensi₂ | governor |
| 5 | lagaš{ki}-ke₄ | of Lagaš |
| 6 | a₂ sum-ma | the wages |
| 7 | {d}en-lil₂ | Enlil, |
| 8 | ga zid gu₇-a | sour milk eaten |
| ii | ||
| 1 | {d}nin-hur-saŋ-ka | of Ninḫursa |
| 2 | ša₃ pa₃-da | chosen by the heart |
| 3 | {d}nanše | For Nanše |
| 4 | ensi₂ gal | great ruler |
| 5 | {d}nin-ŋir₂-su-ka-ke₄ | of Ninbirsu |
| 6 | dumu tu-da | son born |
| 7 | {d}lugal-urub{ki}-ka | of Lugal-Uruba |
| 8 | dumu en-an-na-tum₂ | son of Enanatum, |
| 9 | ensi₂ | governor |
| 10 | lagaš{ki}-ka-ke₄ | of Lagash |
| iii | ||
| 1 | u₄ {d}nin-ŋir₂-su₂-ke₄ | when Ninbirsu |
| 2 | ŋir₂-nun-ta | from Birnun |
| 3 | ša₃ ku₃-ga-ni | his holy heart |
| 4 | ba-pa₃-da-a | he had chosen |
| 5 | e₂-ninnu-ta | from the Eninnu |
| 6 | nam-a-ni mu-na-tar-ra-a | he decreed his fate for him. |
| 7 | {d}nanše | For Nanše |
| 8 | sirara₃{ki}-ta | from Sirara |
| 9 | igi zid mu-ši-bar-ra-a | who sees righteously |
| 10 | en-mete-na-ke₄ | Enmetena |
| iv | ||
| 1 | {d}nin-ŋir₂-su₂-ra | For Ninbirsu |
| 2 | ŋeš-keš₂-ra₂ | to bind |
| 3 | lum-ma-gin₇ dug₃ | sweet as Lumma, |
| 4 | 3(diš) šar₂-gal sig₄ alurₓ(BAHAR₂)-ra | 3 great šargal-priests of baked bricks |
| 5 | 3(gešʾu) 4(u) gur saŋ ŋal₂ | 240 gur, regular offering, |
| 6 | en-mete-na-ke₄ | Enmetena |
| 7 | {d}nin-ŋir₂-su₂-ra | For Ninbirsu |
| 8 | mu-na-ni-du₃ | he built for him. |
| 9 | {ŋeš}gigir₂ {d}nin-ŋir₂-su₂-ka | the chariot of Ninbirsu |
| v | ||
| 1 | ŠA₃ x mu-na-dim₂ | he fashioned for him. |
| 2 | ama-gi₄ | the mother-in-law |
| 3 | lagaš{ki} | of Lagash |
| 4 | e-da-x-ŋar | ...-bar |
| 5 | ama dumu mu-ni-gi₄ | the mother returned the child. |
| 6 | dumu ama mu-ni-gi₄ | he returned the child to his mother. |
| 7 | x{ki} | of , |
| 8 | x | |
| vi | ||
| 1 | mu-ni-gi₄ | he returned. |
| 2 | ŋeš-keš₂-ra₂ | to bind |
| 3 | lum-ma | Lumma |
| 4 | gu₂-edin-na-ka | in Gu-edina |
| 5 | mu-na-ni-du₃ | he built for him. |
| 6 | en-mete-na-ka | of Enmetena |
| 7 | mu dug₃-ga-ni | his good name |
| 8 | {d}nin-ŋir₂-su₂-ke₄ | Ninbirsu |
| 9 | da-ri₂-še₃ | forever |
| 10 | geštu₂ na-gub | who listens, listens |
| 11 | en-mete-na | Enmetena |
| vii | ||
| 1 | x x x | |
| 2 | {d}nin-ŋir₂-su₂-ka-ke₄ | of Ninbirsu |
| 3 | lugal ki an-na-aŋ₂-ŋa₂-ni | the king who with Anani |
| 4 | {d}nin-ŋir₂-su₂-ra | For Ninbirsu |
| 5 | ŋeš-keš₂-ra₂ | to bind |
| 6 | lum-ma-gin₇-dug₃ | Luma-gindug |
| 7 | mu-na-du₃ | built for him. |
| 8 | {d}nin-ŋir₂-su₂ | Ninbirsu |
| viii | ||
| 1 | x na-x | ...; |
| 2 | mu mu-na-sa₄ | he named it for him |
| 3 | en-mete-na | Enmetena |
| 4 | ŋeš-keš₂-ra₂ du₃-a | built anew |
| 5 | {d}nin-ŋir₂-su₂-ka-ka | of Ninbirsu |
| 6 | dingir-ra-ni | his god |
| 7 | {d}šul-lahšu-am₆ | Šullahšu |
| 8 | u₄-ba du-du sanga {d}nin-ŋir₂-su₂-ka-kam | At that time Dudu was the temple administrator of Ninbirsu |
Sources & licences
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