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URU-KA-gina 05 (Q001133)
Royal Inscription, Early Dynastic IIIb, Girsu · c. 2900 BCE–2340 BCE
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| Designation | URU-KA-gina 05 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q001133 |
| 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 | lu₂ umma{ki}-ke₄ | the man of Umma |
| 2 | e-ki-bir₃-ra-ke₄ | of the Ekibira |
| 3 | izi ba-sum | he lit fire. |
| 4 | an-ta-sur-ra | the Antasura |
| 5 | izi ba-sum | he lit fire. |
| 6 | ku₃ za-gin₃-bi | its silver and lapis lazuli |
| 7 | ba-ta-keš₂-keš₂ | he smote |
| 8 | e₂-gal ti-ra-aš₂-ka | Palace of Tiras |
| 9 | šu bi-til | Hand of Bi-til |
| 10 | abzu-banda₃{da}-a | of the Abzu-banda |
| 11 | šu bi-til | Hand of Bi-til |
| 12 | barag {d}en-lil₂-la₂ | the dais of Enlil |
| 13 | barag {d}utu-ka | on the dais of Utu |
| ii | ||
| 1 | šu bi-til | Hand of Bi-til |
| 2 | a-huš-a | Ahuša |
| 3 | šu bi-til | Hand of Bi-til |
| 4 | ku₃ za-gin₃-bi | its silver and lapis lazuli |
| 5 | ba-ta-keš₂-keš₂ | he smote |
| 6 | e₂-babbar₂-ra | for the Ebabbar |
| 7 | šu bi-til | Hand of Bi-til |
| 8 | ku₃ za-gin₃-bi | its silver and lapis lazuli |
| 9 | ba-ta-keš₂-keš₂ | he smote |
| 10 | gi-gu₃-na | the Giguna |
| 11 | {d}nin-mah | For Ninmaḫ |
| 12 | tir kug-ga-ka-ka | of the pure forest |
| 13 | šu bi-til | Hand of Bi-til |
| iii | ||
| 1 | ku₃ za-gin₃-bi | its silver and lapis lazuli |
| 2 | ba-ta-keš₂-keš₂ | he smote |
| 3 | ba-gara₂-a | Bagara’a |
| 4 | šu bi-til | Hand of Bi-til |
| 5 | ku₃ za-gin₃-bi | its silver and lapis lazuli |
| 6 | ba-ta-keš₂-keš₂ | he smote |
| 7 | dug-ru | a vessel |
| 8 | izi ba-sum | he lit fire. |
| 9 | ku₃ za-gin₃-bi | its silver and lapis lazuli |
| 10 | ba-ta-keš₂-keš₂ | he smote |
| 11 | abzu-eg₂-ga-ka | of the Abzu-ega, |
| 12 | šu bi-til | Hand of Bi-til |
| 13 | e₂ {d}ŋa₂-tum₃-dug₃-ke₄ | the temple of Atumdug, |
| 14 | izi ba-sum | he lit fire. |
| iv | ||
| 1 | ku₃ za-gin₃-bi | its silver and lapis lazuli |
| 2 | ba-ta-keš₂-keš₂ | he smote |
| 3 | alan-bi | Its statue |
| 4 | i₃-gul-gul | he destroyed |
| 5 | eb e₂-an-na {d}inana-ka-ke₄ | the brickwork of the Eanna temple of Inana, |
| 6 | izi ba-sum | he lit fire. |
| 7 | ku₃ za-gin₃-bi | its silver and lapis lazuli |
| 8 | ba-ta-keš₂-keš₂ | he smote |
| 9 | alan-bi | Its statue |
| 10 | i₃-gul-gul | he destroyed |
| 11 | šag₄-pad₃-da | to be sworn |
| 12 | šu bi-til | Hand of Bi-til |
| 13 | ku₃ za-gin₃-bi | its silver and lapis lazuli |
| 14 | ba-ta-keš₂-keš₂ | he smote |
| v | ||
| 1 | he-en-da-ka | of Henda |
| 2 | X i₃-bal-bal | he will carry out. |
| 3 | ki-eš₃{ki} | of Ki’esh |
| 4 | e₂ {d}nin-dar-ka | in the temple of Nindara |
| 5 | šu bi-til | Hand of Bi-til |
| 6 | ku₃ za-gin₃-bi | its silver and lapis lazuli |
| 7 | ba-ta-keš₂-keš₂ | he smote |
| 8 | ki-nu-nir{ki} | of Kinunir, |
| 9 | e₂ {d}dumu-zi-abzu-ka-ke₄ | of the temple of Dumuzi-abzu |
| 10 | izi ba-sum | he lit fire. |
| 11 | ku₃ za-gin₃-bi | its silver and lapis lazuli |
| r i | ||
| 1 | ba-ta-keš₂-keš₂ | he smote |
| 2 | e₂ {d}lugal-urub{ki}-ka-ke₄ | of the temple of Lugalurub |
| 3 | izi ba-sum | he lit fire. |
| 4 | ku₃ za-gin₃-bi | its silver and lapis lazuli |
| 5 | ba-ta-keš₂-keš₂ | he smote |
| 6 | e₂-engur-ra | the Eʾengura |
| 7 | {d}nanše-ka | of Nanše |
| 8 | šu bi-til | Hand of Bi-til |
| 9 | ku₃ za-gin₃-bi | its silver and lapis lazuli |
| 10 | ba-ta-keš₂-keš₂ | he smote |
| 11 | sag-ug₅ | he killed. |
| r ii | ||
| 1 | e₂ {d}ama-geštin-na-ka | in the temple of Amageština |
| 2 | šu bi-til | Hand of Bi-til |
| 3 | {d}ama-geštin-ta | from Amageštin |
| 4 | ku₃ za-gin₃-na-ni | his silver and lapis lazuli |
| 5 | ba-ta-keš₂-keš₂ | he smote |
| 6 | pu₂-ba i₃-šub | in its well he dug |
| 7 | ašag {d}nin-ŋir₂-su-ka | the field of Ninbirsu |
| 8 | en-na absin₃-a | as long as the furrow |
| 9 | še-bi i₃-pad | he has sworn it. |
| 10 | lu₂ umma{ki}-ke₄ | the man of Umma |
| 11 | egir lagaš{ki} | after Lagaš |
| 12 | ba-hul-a-ta | after the destruction |
| r iii | ||
| 1 | nam-dag | |
| 2 | {d}nin-ŋir₂-su-da | For Ninbirsu |
| 3 | e-da-ak-ka-am₆ | he will kill. |
| 4 | šu in-ši-de₆-a-am₆ | He has brought his hand. |
| 5 | e-ta-ku₅-ku₅ | he has cut off |
| 6 | nam-dag | |
| 7 | iri-inim-gi-na | Irinimgina |
| 8 | lugal | the king |
| 9 | ŋir₂-su{ki}-ka | of Birsu |
| 10 | nu-ŋal₂ | he did not carry |
| 11 | lugal-za₃-ge-si | Lugal-zagesi, |
| 12 | ensi₂ | governor |
| 13 | umma{ki}-ka | of Umma |
| 14 | dingir-ra-ni | his god |
| r iv | ||
| 1 | {d}nisaba-ke₄ | Nisaba |
| 2 | nam-dag-bi | its slander |
| 3 | gu₂-na he₂-il₂-il₂ | may he raise his neck. |
Sources & licences
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