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En-metena 04 (Q001117)
Royal Inscription, Early Dynastic IIIb, Girsu · c. 2900 BCE–2340 BCE
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| Designation | En-metena 04 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q001117 |
| 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}lugal-e₂-muš₃-ra | for Lugalemuš |
| 2 | en-mete-na | Enmetena |
| 3 | ensi₂ | governor |
| 4 | lagaš{ki} | of Lagash |
| 5 | šag₄ pad₃-da | chosen by the heart |
| 6 | {d}nanše | For Nanše |
| 7 | ensi₂ gal {d}nin-ŋir₂-su₂-ka | great ruler of Ninbirsu |
| 8 | dumu en-an-na-tum₂ | son of Enanatum, |
| 9 | ensi₂ | governor |
| 10 | lagaš{ki}-ka-ke₄ | of Lagash |
| ii | ||
| 1 | {d}nin-ŋir₂-su₂-ra | For Ninbirsu |
| 2 | eš₃ dug-ru | shrine, jug |
| 3 | mu-na-du₃ | built for him. |
| 4 | a-huš | a dog |
| 5 | e₂ igi zid bar-ra | the house where the righteous eye is seen |
| 6 | mu-na-du₃ | built for him. |
| 7 | mu-ni-tum₂ | he brought. |
| 8 | {ŋeš}gigir₂ kur-da₅ {d}nin-ŋir₂-su₂ HA {ha}har-ra-an eridu{ki}-ka GAN-GAM-GAM-bi | The charioteer of the mountain, Ninbirsu, ... in the canal of Eridu, its ... |
| 9 | ni₂-bi kur šag₄-ga | fear of the hostile land |
| 10 | mu-na-dim₂ | he fashioned for him. |
| iii | ||
| 1 | e₂-du₂₄-ur₃-zi-le | Edurzile |
| 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 | mu-ni-tum₂ | he brought. |
| 10 | ama-gi₄ lagaš{ki} | the mother of Lagaš |
| iv | ||
| 1 | e-ŋar | |
| 2 | ama dumu i₃-ni-gi₄ | the mother returned the child. |
| 3 | dumu ama i₃-ni-gi₄ | the child of the mother returned. |
| 4 | ama-gi₄-še₃ ur₅-ka | The amaĝi priestess of Urka |
| 5 | e-ŋar | |
| 6 | u₄-ba en-mete-na-ke₄ | At that time, Enmetena |
| 7 | {d}lugal-e₂-muš₃-ra | for Lugalemuš |
| 8 | e₂-muš₃ pa₅-ti-bir₅-ra{ki}-ka | in the Emush of Patibira |
| v | ||
| 1 | e₂ ki-aŋ₂-ŋa₂-ni | his temple of Ki'abani |
| 2 | mu-na-du₃ | built for him. |
| 3 | ki-bi mu-na-gi₄ | he restored for him. |
| 4 | dumu unug{ki} | son of Uruk, |
| 5 | dumu larsa{ki} | son of Larsa, |
| 6 | dumu pa₅-ti-bir₅-ra{ki}-ka | son of Patibira, |
| 7 | ama-gi₄-bi | its female slaves |
| 8 | e-ŋar | |
| 9 | {d}inana-ra | For Inana |
| 10 | unu{ki}-še₃ | of Uruk |
| 11 | šu-na i₃-ni-gi₄ | he returned to his hand |
| vi | ||
| 1 | {d}utu-ra | for Utu |
| 2 | larsa{ki}-še₃ | of Larsa |
| 3 | šu-na i₃-ni-gi₄ | he returned to his hand |
| 4 | {d}lugal-e₂-muš₃-ra | for Lugalemuš |
| 5 | e₂-muš₃-še₃ | to the Emus |
| 6 | šu-na i₃-ni-gi₄ | he returned to his hand |
| 7 | en-mete-na | Enmetena |
| 8 | lu₂ inim-ma sig₁₀-ga | a person who a favorable word |
| 9 | {d}inana-ka | of Inana |
| 10 | dingir-ra-ni | his god |
| 11 | {d}šul-lahšu-am₆ | Šullahšu |
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