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Lugal-zage-si 1 (Q001379)

Royal Inscription, Early Dynastic IIIb, Nippur · c. 2900 BCE–2340 BCE

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Designation	Lugal-zage-si 1
ID	Q001379
Language	Sumerian
Period	Early Dynastic IIIb · c. 2900 BCE–2340 BCE
Genre	Royal Inscription
Find spot	Nippur
Coordinates	32.1271, 45.2300

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	lugal kur-kur-ra	king of all the lands
3	lugal-za₃-ge-si	Lugal-zagesi,
4	lugal unu{ki}-ga	king of Uruk
5	lugal kalam-ma	king of the nation
6	išib an-na	From heaven
7	lu₂-mah	Lu-mah,
8	{d}nisaba	Nisaba
9	dumu bu₁₁-bu₁₁	son of Bubu
10	ensi₂ umma{ki}	governor of Umma
11	lu₂-mah	Lu-mah,
12	{d}nisaba-ka	of Nisaba
13	igi zid bar-ra	who sees righteously
14	an lugal kur-kur-ka	An, king of all the lands
15	ensi₂-gal	chief governor
16	{d}en-lil₂	Enlil,
17	geštu₂ šum₂-ma	that which hears
18	{d}en-ki	of Enki
19	mu pa₃-da	nominated
20	{d}utu	for Utu,
21	sukkal-mah	chief minister
22	{d}suen	Sîn
23	šagina	general
24	{d}utu	for Utu,
25	u₂-a {d}inanna	provider of Inanna
26	dumu tu-da	son born
27	{d}nisaba	Nisaba
28	ga zid gu₇-a	sour milk eaten
29	{d}nin-hur-sag	For Ninḫursaga
30	lu₂ {d}mes-sanga-unu{ki}-ga	the man of Mes-sanga-unuga,
31	sag a₂ e₃-a	whose head was raised,
32	{d}nin-girim₃	For Ningirim
33	nin unu{ki}-ga-ka	the queen of Uruk,
34	agrig-mah	chief steward
35	dingir-re-ne-ra	of the gods
36	u₄ {d}en-lil₂	when Enlil
37	lugal kur-kur-ra-ke₄	the king of all the lands
38	lugal-za₃-ge-si	Lugal-zagesi,
39	nam-lugal	kingship
40	kalam-ma	of the country
41	e-na-šum₂-ma-a	to him
42	igi kalam-ma-ke₄	before the Land
43	si e-na-sa₂-a	he made right for him.
44	kur-kur giri₃-na	all the lands at his feet
45	e-ni-se₃-ga-a	Enisega,
46	utu-e₃-ta	from Utue
ii
1	utu-šu₂-še₃	to smite
2	gu₂ e-na-gar-ra-a	he had established for him,
3	u₄-ba	At that time
4	a-ab-ba	the sea
5	sig-ta	from the lowlands
6	idigna	Tigris
7	buranun-bi	its Euphrates
8	a-ab-ba	the sea
9	igi-nim-ma-še₃	to the Upper Sea
10	giri₃-bi	its foot
11	si e-na-sa₂	he made right for him.
12	utu-e₃-ta	from Utue
13	utu-šu₂-še₃	to smite
14	{d}en-lil₂-le	by Enlil
15	gaba-šu-gar
16	nu-mu-ni-tuku	did not have
17	kur-kur u₂-sal-la	all the lands in grass
18	mu-da-nud	he made lie down.
19	kalam-e	of the country
20	a-ne hul₂-la mu-da-e	He says to him “Alas, I want to go!"
21	barag-barag ki-en-gi	the dais of Sumer
22	ensi₂ kur-kur-ra	governor of all the lands
23	ki unu{ki}-ge	of Uruk
24	me nam-nun-še₃	the divine powers of princeliness
25	mu-na-tar-e-ne	they shall determine for him.
26	u₄-ba	At that time
27	unu{ki}-ge	of Uruk
28	kiri₃-zal-a	joy
29	u₄ mu-da-zal-zal-le	he spends the day there.
30	uri₂{ki}-e	of Ur,
31	gu₄-gin₇ sag an-še₃	like an ox, head towards the sky
32	mu-da₅-il₂	he raised up.
33	larsa{ki}	Larsa
34	iri ki-ag₂	beloved city
35	{d}utu-ke₄	of Utu
36	a-ne hul₂-la	rejoices over him.
37	mu-da-e	he will measure it.
38	umma{ki}	of Umma
39	iri ki-ag₂	beloved city
40	{d}šara₂-ke₄	of Šara
41	a₂ mah	great strength
42	mu-da₅-il₂	he raised up.
43	ki zabalam{ki}-e	in Zabalam
44	u₈ sila₄ gur₅-a-gin₇	like a ewe carrying a lamb
45	šeg₁₂ mu-da-gi₄-gi₄	I will turn the roof over to you
46	\|KI.AN\|{ki}-ke₄	of Ki’an
iii
1	gu₂ an-še₃	shoulder of heaven
2	mu-da₅-zi	he raised up.
3	lugal-za₃-ge-si	Lugal-zagesi,
4	lugal unu{ki}-ga	king of Uruk
5	lugal kalam-ma	king of the nation
6	\|KIN.KIN\|-ma	messenger, and
7	{d}en-lil₂	Enlil,
8	lugal-ni	his master
9	nibru{ki}-a	in Nippur
10	nidba gal-gal	large offerings
11	e-na-su₁₃-de₃	he shall compensate.
12	a du₁₀ e-na-de₂-e	he pours good water for him.
13	šu-tur	small, small
14	{d}en-lil₂	Enlil,
15	lugal kur-kur-ra-ke₄	the king of all the lands
16	an aya₂ ki-ag₂-ni	An, his beloved father
17	nam-šita-mu	my life
18	he₂-na-be₂	may he say.
19	nam-til₃-mu	for my well-being
20	nam-til₃	for the well-being
21	ha-ba-dah-he	may he smite.
22	kur u₂-sal-la	the land of Usalla,
23	ha-mu-da-na₂	may it be with him.
24	nam-lu₂-ulu₃	Humanity
25	u₂-šim-gin₇	like a bird
26	šu dagal ha-mu-da₅-du₁₁	May he say to you "large hand"
27	ubur an-na-ke₄	the breast of An
28	si ha-mu-da₅-sa₂	may it be arranged correctly.
29	kalam-e	of the country
30	ki sag₉-ga	a good place
31	igi ha-mu-da-du₈	may he look at me.
32	nam sag₉-ga	a good fate
33	mu-tar-re-eš₂-a	who determines
34	šu na-mu-da-ni-bal-e-ne	Hand of Namu-dani-balene
35	sipa sag-gu₄-ŋal₂	shepherd of the oxherds
36	da-ri₂ he₂-me	may you be everlasting!
37	nam-til₃-la-ni-še₃	for his well-being
38	{d}en-lil₂	Enlil,
39	lugal ki-ag₂-ni	his beloved master
40	a mu-na-ru	dedicated it (this vessel).

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