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Gudea Statue C (Q001542)
Royal Inscription, Lagash II, Girsu · c. 2200 BCE–2100 BCE
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| Designation | Gudea Statue C |
|---|---|
| ID | Q001542 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| i | ||
| 1 | {d}nin-ŋeš-zid-da | Ninbešzida |
| 2 | diŋir gu₃-de₂-a | ... of Gudea |
| 3 | ensi₂ | governor |
| 4 | lagaš{ki} | of Lagash |
| 5 | lu₂ e₂-an-na | the man of the Eanna temple |
| 6 | in-du₃-a-kam | he built. |
| ii | ||
| 1 | {d}inana | For Inana |
| 2 | nin kur-kur-ra | lady of all the lands |
| 3 | nin-a-ni | his mistress |
| 4 | gu₃-de₂-a | Gudea |
| 5 | mu gil-sa | year: “Gilsā’s. (Šumma Ālu 31 unknown) |
| 6 | ensi₂ | governor |
| 7 | lagaš{ki} | of Lagash |
| 8 | lu₂ e₂-ninnu | the man who the Eninnu |
| 9 | {d}nin-ŋir₂-su-ka | of Ninbirsu |
| 10 | in-du₃-a | had built, |
| 11 | ud {d}inana-ke₄ | when Inana |
| 12 | igi nam-til₃-ka-ni | before: his (own) well-being |
| 13 | mu-ši-bar-ra-a | who entrusts |
| 14 | gu₃-de₂-a | Gudea |
| 15 | ensi₂ | governor |
| 16 | lagaš{ki} | of Lagash |
| 17 | ŋeštug₂ daŋal-a-kam | It is a heavy garment. |
| 18 | arad₂ nin-a-ne₂ | servant of his mistress. |
| 19 | ki aŋ₂-am₃ | the place of work |
| 20 | bisaŋ u₃-šub-ba-ka | in the threshing floor |
| 21 | ŋeš ba-hur | received |
| 22 | ka-al-ka | at the gate |
| 23 | urin ba-mul | he adorned it with gold. |
| iii | ||
| 1 | im-bi ki dadag-ga-a | and its tablets in a pure place |
| 2 | im-mi-lu | he filled. |
| 3 | šeg₁₂-bi | Its brickwork |
| 4 | ki sikil-a | in a pure place |
| 5 | im-mi-du₈ | he built. |
| 6 | uš-bi mu-kug | Its roots he buried. |
| 7 | izi im-ta-la₂ | he spreads fire |
| 8 | temen-be₂ | and its foundation |
| 9 | i₃ ir nun-ka | oil of the princely perfume |
| 10 | šu tag ba-ni-dug₄ | Handwashing ritual |
| 11 | e₂ ki aŋ₂-ŋa₂-ni | the house where his laborers |
| 12 | e₂-an-na šag₄ ŋir₂-su{ki}-ka | In the Eanna, the heart of Birsu |
| 13 | mu-na-ni-du₃ | he built for him. |
| 14 | kur ma₂-gan{ki}-ta | from Magan |
| 15 | {na₄}esi im-ta-ed₃ | he surrounded it with ebony |
| 16 | alan-na-ni-še₃ | his statue |
| 17 | mu-tud | he swore. |
| 18 | gu₃-de₂-a | Gudea |
| 19 | lu₂ e₂ du₃-a-ka | the man who built the temple |
| iv | ||
| 1 | nam-til₃-la-ni he₂-sud | may he prolong his life. |
| 2 | mu-še₃ mu-na-še₂₁ | he named it and named it for him |
| 3 | e₂-an-na-ka | in the Eanna |
| 4 | mu-na-ni-kur₉ | he brought to him. |
| 5 | lu₂ e₂-an-na-ta | from the man of the Eanna temple |
| 6 | ib₂-ta-ab-e₃-e₃-a | shall remove, |
| 7 | ib₂-zi-re-a | shall remove, |
| 8 | mu-sar-a-ba šu bi₂-ib₂-ur₃-a | Whoever erases this inscription |
| 9 | {d}inana | For Inana |
| 10 | nin kur-kur-ra-ke₄ | the lady of all the lands |
| 11 | saŋ-ŋa₂-ne₂ unken-na | his regular offerings in the assembly |
| 12 | nam he₂-ma-kud-e | may he curse him. |
| 13 | {ŋeš}gu-za gub-ba-na | in his throne stationed |
| 14 | suhuš-bi | its foundations |
| 15 | na-an-gin₆-ne₂ | he did not make firm. |
| 16 | numun-a-ni he₂-til | may his seed be finished. |
| 17 | bala-a-ni he₂-kud | may his reign be long. |
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