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Ur-Bau 05 (Q001466)
Royal Inscription, Lagash II, Girsu · c. 2200 BCE–2100 BCE
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| Designation | Ur-Bau 05 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q001466 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Lagash II · c. 2200 BCE–2100 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) |
|---|---|---|
| object statue i | ||
| 1 | {d}nin-ŋir₂-su | Ninbirsu |
| 2 | ur-saŋ kal-ga | strong hero |
| 3 | {d}en-lil₂-la₂-ra | for Enlil |
| 4 | ur-{d}ba-u₂ | Ur-Bau, |
| 5 | ensi₂ | governor |
| 6 | lagaš{ki} | of Lagash |
| 7 | dumu tud-da | son born |
| 8 | {d}nin-a₂-gal-ka-ke₄ | of Ninagala |
| 9 | šag₄-ge pad₃-da {d}nanše-ke₄ | chosen by Nanše, |
| 10 | a₂ šum₂-ma {d}nin-ŋir₂-su-ka-ke₄ | the arm of Ninbirsu |
| 11 | mu dug₃ še₂₁-a {d}ba-u₂-ke₄ | the name chosen by Bau |
| 12 | ŋeštug₂ šum₂-ma {d}en-ki-ka-ke₄ | The garment of Enki |
| object statue ii | ||
| 1 | lu₂ inim-ma sig₁₀-ga {d}inana-ke₄ | the one who the favorable words of Inana |
| 2 | arad₂ ki aŋ₂ {d}lugal-urub{ki}-ka-ke₄ | servant of the father of Lugal-Uruba |
| 3 | ki aŋ₂ {d}dumu-zi-abzu-ka-ke₄ | from the labor of Dumuzi-abzu |
| 4 | ur-{d}ba-u₂-me | Ur-Baume, |
| 5 | {d}nin-ŋir₂-su lugal-mu | Ninbirsu my master |
| 6 | ki-la₂ 1(u) kuš₃ mu-na-ba-al | The weight is 10 cubits. |
| 7 | sahar-bi za-gin₇ mu-bul₅-bul₅ | Its dust is piled up like a pile of dust. |
| 8 | kug-gin₇ izi i₃-la₂ | like silver he burns with fire. |
| object statue iii | ||
| 1 | ninda₂-gin₇ ki daŋal-la bi₂-gub | he set it up on the ground like bread. |
| 2 | sahar-bi šag₄-ba im-ši-gi₄ | Its soil was returned to its place |
| 3 | uš de₂-bi mu-ak | He performed the extispicy. |
| 4 | uguₓ(REC193)-bi-a ki-sa₂-a 1(u) kuš₃-am₃ bi₂-du₃ | Its uĝu-offerings were 10 cubits in length. |
| 5 | uguₓ(REC193) ki-sa₂-a-ka | at the threshing floor |
| 6 | e₂-ninnu-anzu₂{mušen}-babbar₂ 3(u) kuš₃-am₃ | Eninnu-anzu-babbar is 30 cubits. |
| 7 | mu-na-du₃ | built for him. |
| 8 | {d}nin-hur-saŋ ama diŋir-re-ne-ra | For Ninḫursa, the mother of the intertwined |
| object statue iv | ||
| 1 | e₂ ŋir₂-su{ki}-ka-ni | his house in Birsu |
| 2 | mu-na-du₃ | built for him. |
| 3 | {d}ba-u₂ | For Bau, |
| 4 | munus sag₉-ga | good woman |
| 5 | dumu an-na-ra | for the son of An |
| 6 | e₂ iri-kug-ga-ka-ni | her temple of Iri-kug |
| 7 | mu-na-du₃ | built for him. |
| 8 | {d}inana nin kug-nun-na-ra | For Inana, the lady of the Kugnuna |
| 9 | e₂ urub{ki}-ka-ni | her house in Urub |
| 10 | mu-na-du₃ | built for him. |
| 11 | {d}en-ki lugal eridu{ki}-ra | For Enki, king of Eridu |
| 12 | e₂ ŋir₂-su{ki}-ka-ni | his house in Birsu |
| object statue v | ||
| 1 | mu-na-du₃ | built for him. |
| 2 | {d}nin-dar-a lugal uru₁₆-ra | For Nindara, the powerful king |
| 3 | e₂-ni mu-na-du₃ | built his temple for him. |
| 4 | {d}nin-a₂-gal | For Ninagal |
| 5 | diŋir-ra-ni | of the Ibirrani (temple) |
| 6 | e₂-a-ni | his house |
| 7 | mu-na-du₃ | built for him. |
| 8 | {d}nin-mar{ki} | For Ninmar |
| 9 | munus sag₉-ga | good woman |
| 10 | dumu-saŋ {d}nanše-ra | daughter of Nanše |
| 11 | eš₃ gu₂-tur₃ e₂ šag₄-ge pad₃-da-ni | His chosen shrine Gutur, the temple chosen in the heart |
| 12 | mu-na-du₃ | built for him. |
| object statue vi | ||
| 1 | {d}en-sig-nun | Ensignun |
| 2 | sipad anše {d}nin-ŋir₂-su-ka-ra | the donkey herder of Ninbirsu |
| 3 | e₂-{anše}du₂₄-ur₃-ka-ni | his Du’ur temple |
| 4 | mu-na-du₃ | built for him. |
| 5 | {d}geštin-an-na | Geštinana |
| 6 | nin gu₂-a-|SI.A|-ra | the lady of Gu’a-SI |
| 7 | e₂ ŋir₂-su{ki}-ka-ni | his house in Birsu |
| 8 | mu-na-du₃ | built for him. |
| 9 | {d}dumu-zi-abzu | Dumuzi-abzu |
| 10 | nin ki-nu-nir{ki}-ra | the lady of Kinunir, |
| 11 | e₂ ŋir₂-su{ki}-ka-ni | his house in Birsu |
| 12 | mu-na-du₃ | built for him. |
Sources & licences
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