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Gudea Statue G (Q001546)
Royal Inscription, Lagash II, Girsu · c. 2200 BCE–2100 BCE
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| Designation | Gudea Statue G |
|---|---|
| ID | Q001546 |
| 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-ŋir₂-su | Ninbirsu |
| 2 | ur-saŋ kalag-ga | strong hero |
| 3 | {d}en-lil₂-la₂ | of Enlil |
| 4 | lugal-a-ni | his master |
| 5 | gu₃-de₂-a | Gudea |
| 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 | {d}nin-ŋir₂-su | Ninbirsu |
| 12 | lugal-a-ni | his master |
| 13 | e₂-ŋidru e₂ ub imin | E-bidru, the seven-sided house, |
| 14 | e₂ ŋidru-bi | the house of its cloister |
| 15 | saŋ-bi-še₃ e₃-a | brought out in its entirety |
| 16 | {d}nin-ŋir₂-su-ke₄ | Ninbirsu |
| 17 | nam dug₃ tar-ra | who determines a good destiny |
| 18 | mu-na-du₃ | built for him. |
| ii | ||
| 1 | niŋ₂-mussa | |
| 2 | šag₄ hul₂-la | joyful heart |
| 3 | {d}nin-ŋir₂-su-ke₄ | Ninbirsu |
| 4 | {d}ba-u₂ | For Bau, |
| 5 | dumu an-na | son of An |
| 6 | dam ki aŋ₂-ni | his wife with his laborer |
| 7 | mu-na-ta-ak-ke₄ | he had made for him. |
| 8 | diŋir-ra-ni | of the Ibirrani (temple) |
| 9 | {d}nin-ŋeš-zid-da | Ninbešzida |
| 10 | egir-be₂ ib₂-us₂ | behind it he sat |
| 11 | gu₃-de₂-a | Gudea |
| 12 | ensi₂ | governor |
| 13 | lagaš{ki}-ke₄ | of Lagaš |
| 14 | ŋir₂-su{ki}-ta | from Birsu |
| 15 | iri-kug-še₃ | of Iri-kug |
| 16 | silim-ma im-da-be₂ | he says in peace. |
| 17 | šag₄ mu-ba-ka | in the field of its owner |
| iii | ||
| 1 | kur ma₂-gan{ki}-ta | from Magan |
| 2 | {na₄}esi im-ta-ed₃ | he surrounded it with ebony |
| 3 | alan-na-še₃ | a statue of himself |
| 4 | mu-tud | he swore. |
| 5 | ud zag-mu | on the day of the zagmu |
| 6 | ezen {d}ba-u₂ | festival of Bau |
| 7 | niŋ₂-mussa ak-da | the niŋussu-demon who acted |
| 8 | 1(aš) gud niga | 1 grain-fed ox, |
| 9 | 1(aš) udu i₃ | 1 sheep, oil |
| 10 | 3(aš) udu niga | 3 grain-fed sheep |
| iv | ||
| 1 | 6(aš) udu nita | 6 male sheep |
| 2 | 2(aš) sila₄ | 2 lambs, |
| 3 | 7(aš) kurum₆ zu₂-lum | 7 kurum-measures of dates |
| 4 | 7(aš) sab i₃-nun | 7 gur of butter oil |
| 5 | 7(aš) šag₄ ŋešnimbar | 7 (pieces of) carnelian |
| 6 | 7(aš) is-hu {ŋeš}peš₃ | 7 išhu-plants |
| 7 | 7(aš) ŋiri₃-lam | 7 birilam |
| 8 | 1(aš) ti₈-uz | 1: Ti’uz |
| 9 | 7(aš) {mušen}gambiₓ(|SAL.UŠ.DI.KID|) | 7 goosedoves |
| 10 | 1(u@c) 5(aš) {mušen}kur-gi₁₆ | 15 kurgi birds |
| 11 | 1(geš₂) mušen di₄-di₄ | 60 small snakes |
| 12 | is-hu-bi 1(u@c) 5(aš) | Its išubi: 15 |
| 13 | 1(geš₂) {ku₆}suhur-tun₃ | 60 suhurtun fish |
| 14 | is-hu-bi 3(u@c) | its reedbeds: 30 |
| 15 | 3(u@c) gun₂ lu{sar} | 30 talents, scribe |
| 16 | 7(aš) gun₂ enₓ(|NE.GI|)-bar | 7 talents of enbar-wood |
| 17 | 1(geš₂) gun₂ {ŋeš}ma-nu | 60 talents of emmer |
| 18 | niŋ₂-mussa {d}ba-u₂ | the nimussu of Bau, |
| 19 | e₂ libir-a | the old temple |
| 20 | ud-bi-ta-kam | It is of the day. |
| 21 | gu₃-de₂-a | Gudea |
| v | ||
| 1 | ensi₂ | governor |
| 2 | lagaš{ki}-ke₄ | of Lagaš |
| 3 | ud {d}nin-ŋir₂-su | when Ninbirsu |
| 4 | lugal-a-ni | his master |
| 5 | e₂ ki aŋ₂-ni | the house where his laborers |
| 6 | e₂-ninnu | the Eninnu |
| 7 | mu-na-du₃-a | he built for him. |
| 8 | {d}ba-u₂ | For Bau, |
| 9 | nin-a-ni | his mistress |
| 10 | e₂ ki aŋ₂-ni | the house where his laborers |
| 11 | e₂-tar-sir₂-sir₂ | the E-tar-siršir |
| 12 | mu-na-du₃-a | he built for him. |
| 13 | 2(aš) gud niga | 2 oxen, grain-fed, |
| 14 | 2(aš) udu i₃ | 2 sheep, oil; |
| 15 | 1(u@c) udu niga | 10 grain-fed sheep |
| 16 | 2(aš) sila₄ | 2 lambs, |
| 17 | 7(aš) kurum₆ zu₂-lum | 7 kurum-measures of dates |
| 18 | 7(aš) sab i₃ nun | 7 bundles: oil of the prince; |
| 19 | 7(aš) šag₄ ŋešnimbar | 7 (pieces of) carnelian |
| 20 | 7(aš) is-hu {ŋeš}peš₃ | 7 išhu-plants |
| 21 | 7(aš) giri₃-lam | 7 (mana wool for) Girilam |
| 22 | 1(u@c) 4(aš) a₂-an zu₂-lum | 14 aš-measures of dates |
| vi | ||
| 1 | 1(u@c) 4(aš) ukuš₂ dusu | 14 male goats, weaned, |
| 2 | 1(aš) ti₈-uz | 1: Ti’uz |
| 3 | 7(aš) {mušen}gambiₓ(|SAL.UŠ.DI.KID|) | 7 goosedoves |
| 4 | 1(u@c) kur-gi₁₆{mušen} | 10 geese, |
| 5 | 7(aš) i-zi{mušen} | 7: Izimušven |
| 6 | 1(geš₂) mušen di₄-di₄ | 60 small snakes |
| 7 | is-hu-bi 1(u@c) 5(aš) | Its išubi: 15 |
| 8 | 1(geš₂) {ku₆}suhur-tun₃ | 60 suhurtun fish |
| 9 | is-hu-bi 3(u@c) | its reedbeds: 30 |
| 10 | 4(u@c) gun₂ lu{sar} | 40 talents, carpenter |
| 11 | 7(aš) gun₂ enₓ(|NE.GI|)-bar | 7 talents of enbar-wood |
| 12 | 1(geš₂) gun₂ {ŋeš}ma-nu | 60 talents of emmer |
| 13 | niŋ₂-mussa {d}ba-u₂ | the nimussu of Bau, |
| 14 | e₂ gibil | New temple |
| 15 | gu₃-de₂-a | Gudea |
| 16 | ensi₂ | governor |
| 17 | lagaš{ki} | of Lagash |
| 18 | lu₂ e₂ du₃-a-ke₄ | the man who built the temple |
| 19 | ba-an-dah-ha-am₃ | he has taken away. |
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