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Lugal-ana-mundu 1 (Q004865)
Royal Inscription, Early Dynastic IIIb, Nippur · c. 2900 BCE–2340 BCE
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| Designation | Lugal-ana-mundu 1 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q004865 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | {d}nin-tu ama kalam-ma nin e₂-e dam gal {d}en-lil₂-la₂ nin ki-ag₂-ga₂-ni-ir | For Nintu the mother of the land the lady of the temple the great wife of Enlil his beloved lady |
| 2 | lugal-an-na-mu-un-du₃ nita kal-ga | Lugal-ana-mududu, the mighty man, |
| 3 | u₂-a nibru{ki} lugal adab{ki}-a-me-en | provider of Nippur, king of Adab, |
| 4 | lugal an-ub-da limmu₂-ba x-x-me-en | I am the king of the four world quarters. |
| 5 | sipa x x x le-um-ma gur-gur-ru-dam | The shepherd ... is to be returned. |
| 6 | gu₂ ug₃ kur-kur-ra-ke₄ mi-ni-in-gi-na | he has restored the necks of the people of all the lands, |
| 7 | ug₃-e kur-kur-ra u₂-sal-la mi-ni-in-nu₂-a | The people of all the lands lie down in the grass. |
| 8 | e₂ dingir gal-gal-e-ne mu-un-du₃-a | who built the temples of the great gods, |
| 9 | kalam ki-bi-še₃ mu-un-gi₄-a | and restored the land to its place |
| 10 | nam-lugal ki-šar₂-ra mu-un-ak-a | who exercised kingship over the world, |
| 11 | u₄-ba mi-gir-{d}en-lil₂ ensi₂ mar-ha-ši{ki} | At that time, Igir-Enlil, governor of Marḫasvi |
| 12 | {diš}{d}en-lil₂-ez-zu ensi₂ ub{ki} | Enlil-ezzu governor of Ub |
| 13 | {diš}{d}šeš-ke-e-el ensi₂ ke-e-el{ki} | Šeš-kēl governor of Kēkelle |
| 14 | {diš}šu-{d}a-nu-um ensi₂ ka₂-gal-la{ki} | Šū-Anum, governor of Kagalla |
| 15 | {diš}x-x-x-e-lum ensi₂ am-da-ma{ki} | -elum the governor of Amdama |
| 16 | {diš}i-bi-ma-ma ensi₂ ar-da-ma{ki} | Ibbi-Mama, governor of Ardama |
| 17 | {diš}nu-ur₂-šu-e-li ensi₂ a-x-x{ki} | Nuršu-eli, governor of A- |
| 18 | {diš}{d}iškur-šar-rum ensi₂ na-x-x{ki} | Adad-šarrum, ruler of Na |
| 19 | {diš}ba-ad-ga-nu-um ensi₂ zi-x-x{ki} | Bādganum the governor of Zi- |
| 20 | {diš}zu-mur-ta-nu ensi₂ x{ki} | Umurtanu, governor of |
| 21 | {diš}ri-im-šu-nu ensi₂ x{ki} | Rīmšunu, governor of |
| 22 | {diš}a-bi-ha-ni-iš ensi₂ x{ki} | Abī-ḫaniš, governor of |
| 23 | {diš}x-bi-ma-ra-ad-da ensi₂ x x{ki} | -bi-maradda, governor of |
| 24 | 1(u) 3(diš) ensi₂-me-eš mu-x-x | 13 governors ... |
| 25 | x x x UD x x x x x | day [......] |
| 26 | x um x mu-il₂ | ... raised. |
| 27 | x x KI a₂ x x x x x x x-eš-a | ... arms |
| 28 | x x x x x-ge-eš-am₃ | ... they are |
| 29 | x x x x x-NE | [......]...; |
| 30 | x x x-bi mu-NE | ... ... |
| 31 | x x x x he₂-bi₂-du₃ | ... I built. |
| 32 | x he₂-em-mi-de₂ | ... may he bring. |
| 33 | x-em-x-x | ..., |
| 34 | x x-ni-ba-ba | ...-nibaba |
| 35 | x x gu-ti-um dagal-la-ke₄ | ... of the broad Gutium |
| 36 | x x x zu₂-lum{ki} i-ni-dab₅ | Zulum seized |
| 37 | x bi₂-tuš | he has settled |
| 38 | x x i-ni-dab₅-dab₅ | he seized. |
| 39 | x mu-un-da-bala-eš-am₃ | They crossed over ... |
| 40 | x su-bir₄{ki}-ke₄-ne | of Subartu, |
| 41 | x-gul-gul | ... destroyed |
| 42 | x-dab₅ | -dab |
| 43 | x x | |
| 44' | x | |
| 45' | x x x x | |
| 46' | dim₂-ma x x x | a design ... |
| 47' | x x ug₃ x x | ... the people |
| 48' | x mu-sa₂ he₂-bi₂-x | ... years ... |
| 49' | ki UN x x | with the people |
| 50' | x x x | |
| 51' | x x ke₄ x x | ... |
| 2' | x x nita kal-ga x | ... the strong man ... |
| 53' | mar-ha-ši{ki} iri ki-ag₂ x x | Marḫasvi, the beloved city |
| 54' | nim-nim{ki} šem₅ zabar-ra x x | Nimnim, the bronze šem-instrument |
| 55' | ša₃ mar-ha-ši{ki}-še₃ ša₃ bar iri x | In Marḫasvi, in the outer city |
| 56' | iri{ki} sa₆-ga {d}en-lil₂-la₂ x | The beautiful city of Enlil |
| 57' | x x x la im-x | [......] not |
| 58' | ša₃ mar-ha-ši{ki} x | of Marḫasvi |
| 59' | x ki-bi-še₃ x | ... its place |
| 60' | a₂-bi x | its labor: ; |
| 61' | e₂ gan₂ kalam-ma e₂ {d}en-lil₂-la₂ x | The field of the Land, the house of Enlil |
| 62' | KA kalam-ma-mu-še₃ x | ... of my land |
| 63' | zi ug₃-ŋu₁₀-še₃ x | the life of its people |
| 64' | x-babbar₂ dumu ki-en-gi₄ x | ...-babbar, son of Sumer ... |
| 65' | x mar-ha-ši{ki}-ta x | from Marḫasvi |
| 66' | x x x x | |
| 67' | x | |
| 68' | KA kalam-ma-ŋu₁₀-še₃ x e₂-nam-zu x x x | ... of the Land ... your Enamzu temple ... |
| 69' | kin-bi i₃-libir da x x x x | Its work has become old ... |
| 70' | dingir-mah inim ku₃-ga-ni-ta x e₂-nam-zu e₂ libir-ra | Dingirmah, by means of his holy word the Enamzu, the old temple |
| 71' | geš-hur-bi u₄ ul du₃-a-še₃ | Its design was made in a distant time |
| 72' | 1(bur₃) 1(eše₃) GAN₂ a-ša₃ geš-hur mu-un-hur | 1 bur3 1 eše3 field area: field, design made; |
| 73' | imin ka₂-bi a-ša₃-ga ib₂-ag₂-x | Its seven gates ... in the field |
| 74' | diš-am₃ ka₂ mah x bi x | The great gate ... |
| 75' | ša₃ {d}nin-tu x | of Nintu |
| 76' | min-kam-ma ka₂ gu-la x x x ke₄ x x x | Secondly, the great gate ... |
| 77' | ki DU-DU x x x LU | ... man |
| 78' | kun₄-bi x zu x x x x | Its tail ... |
| 79' | ša₃-bi-ta x x x x | there ... |
| 80' | eš₅-kam-ma x x x x x | It is the fifth song |
| 81' | x UD x x x x | day [......] |
| 82' | x x x x x ta x x x | [......] |
| 83' | ki-bi x zu x x x | its place ... |
| 84' | limmu₅-kam-ma x ta x x x | It is the eponym year of . |
| 85' | x x x x x x x x x-eš-a | [......]ešua |
| 86' | nig₂ x x x x x | something ... |
| 87' | x x a | ...; |
| 88' | x-bi-x x x | ...; |
| 1'' | 1(diš) n sar x | 1 sar |
| 2'' | 7(diš) sar x x | 7 sar |
| 3'' | ki-tuš {d}nin-tu-ra x | the dwelling place of Nintur |
| 4'' | ša₃-ba murgu₂ sahar x | In its midst, murgu-sand |
| 5'' | 7(diš) {geš}ig {geš}KA x | 7 doors |
| 6'' | ul ku₃-sig₁₇ ku₃-babbar du₃-a x | ... gold and silver ... |
| 7'' | iti u₄ 7(diš) u₄ 1(u) 5(diš)-kam gal₂ x x x | of the 7th day and 15th day open ... |
| 8'' | 1(diš)-am₃ {geš}ig mah x | 1 great door |
| 9'' | ka₂ mah-ta x | From the great gate ... |
| 10'' | 2(diš)-kam-ma {geš}ig sag ku₃ gal₂ x | It is the second (time) that a door with a silver head is open |
| 11'' | ka₂ gu-la-ta x | From the Great Gate ... |
| 12'' | 3(diš)-kam-ma {geš}ig u₆-di gal x | It is the 3rd (time) that a great door |
| 13'' | ka₂ nam-tar-ra-ta x | From the gate of fate ... |
| 14'' | 4(diš) {geš}ig gissu du₁₀-ga x | 4 doors of good wood |
| 15'' | ka₂ kar-zi-da kalam-ma-ta x | From the Karzida gate of the Land ... |
| 16'' | 5(diš)-kam-ma {geš}ig igi lu₂ gur₃-ru x | The 5th time the door before a man ... |
| 17'' | ka₂ ka-aš-bar-ta x | from the Kašbar gate |
| 18'' | 6(diš)-kam-ma {geš}ig x-NE geš tuku x | It is the 6th (time) that the door ... has |
| 19'' | ka₂ x x x-ma-ta x | From the gate of ... |
| 20'' | 7(diš)-kam-ma {geš}ig me-lam₂ x | The 7th, the door of radiance |
| 21'' | ka₂ x-sag-ga₂-ta x | From the gate of ... |
| 22'' | ub ka₂-bi-ta {geš}ig {geš}x x | from its gate a door of , |
| 23'' | {geš}sag-kul {geš}suhub₄-bi-ta x x | from the bolt and the bolt |
| 24'' | e₂ u₃-til x x | The house finished ... |
| 25'' | u₄ šeg₁₂ tab-ba ku₄-ra x | The storm that brought in bricks, |
| 26'' | dingir-mah nin-mu ša₃ e₂ x x | Ilīmaḫ, my lady, inside the temple ... |
| 27'' | 7(diš) a-ra₂ 7(diš) gu₄ niga udu niga siskur₂ x x | 7 times 7 oxen, grain-fed, sheep, grains, siskur-offering |
| 28'' | igi {d}nin-tu-ra-še₃ x | before Nintur |
| 29'' | sukkal-mah kur {geš}erin-na elam{ki} mar-ha-ši{ki} gu-ti-um{ki} x su-bir₄{ki} | chief minister of the cedar mountains Elam, Marḫaši, Gutium, and Subir |
| 30'' | mar-tu su-ti-um{ki} x | Martu, Sutium |
| 31'' | lu₂ 1(geš₂)-am₃ x | 900 men |
| 32'' | 1(geš₂) gu₄ niga-am₃ 7(diš) x | 60 oxen, grain-fed, 7 |
| 33'' | ša₃ e₂-nam-zu-še₃ x x | In the Enamzu temple |
| 34'' | zi-ša₃-gal₂-la x x | life ... |
| 35'' | u₄ 4(diš) x | 4th day |
| 36'' | ša₃ x x | of ... |
| 37'' | AN x | Mars? |
| 1''' | x mu x | [x] years |
| 2''' | x lugal adab{ki} x x | king of Adab |
| 3''' | x nam-lugal ak-a-me-en | I am the ... of kingship. |
| 4''' | x 6(šar₂) GAN₂-am₃ | ... 6 šar field area: |
| 5''' | x bi₂-dab₅ ki-tuš i-bi₂-si | he seized, and the dwelling he filled with tears. |
| 6''' | x KI-e bi₂-sa₂ u₄ mi-ni-ib₂-zal-zal-e | ... spends the day there. |
| 7''' | x e₂-eš₂-dam ba-ra-bi₂-in-gal₂-la | ... that was not present in the storehouse |
| 8''' | x 3(bur₃) GAN₂-am₃ | 3 bur3 field area: |
| 9''' | x x za u₂ giri₁₇-zal ba-u₃-nam | ... you are the one who makes abundance abundant. |
| 10''' | x kur {geš}erin-na elam{ki} mar-ha-ši{ki} gu-ti-um{ki} | the lands of cedar, Elam, Marḫaši, Gutium |
| 11''' | x x su-bir₄{ki} mar-tu su-ti-um{ki} kur e₂-an-na-bi | Subir, Martu, Sutium, the land of the Eanna temple |
| 12''' | x-da-ne-ne-a {geš}gu-za ku₃-sig₁₇-ga i₃-dur₂-dur₂-ru-ne-eš | They sit on the gold throne of their ... |
| 13''' | x ku₃-sig₁₇-ga šu-ne-ne-a i-ni-in-gal₂ | he has put gold in their hands |
| 14''' | x ku₃-sig₁₇-ga dub₃-ne-ne-a i-ni-in-gal₂ | he has put gold on their lapis lazuli |
| 15''' | x x-a-bi ša₃ adab{ki} ša₃ KA-mu-še₃ hu-mu-ni-in-DU-a | May its ... in Adab, in my mouth, be brought. |
| 16''' | x igi-mu-še₃ hu-mu-ni-in-DU-a | May he bring ... before me |
| 17''' | x gissu šar₂-ra he₂-bi₂-x | May the ... of the king |
| 18''' | x x-x-la x x x-bi x-zal-zal-la | ... he will spend the night |
| 19''' | x DU u₄ ul du₃-a-še₃ | ... in distant days |
| 20''' | x {d}en-lil₂-la₂ mu-un-zi-zi-a | who raised the ... of Enlil |
| 21''' | x x-la₂-bi ga₂-e a-gin₇-nam lugal si-sa₂ me-en | ... I am indeed a king who is just. |
| 22''' | x ki-šar₂-ra u₃ ma-da-bi mi-ni-in-gur-eš-am₃ | They turned away the ... of the world and its land |
| 23''' | x ma-tum x x adab{ki} u₃ ma-da-bi iri-ni-še₃ | the land of Adab and its territories to his city |
| 24''' | x mi-ni-in-il₂-il₂ | he raised up. |
| 25''' | x x nam-bi₂-ib₂-tur-re | ... should not turn back. |
| 26''' | x x x nam-ba-ab-gul-gul-e | ... should not be destroyed. |
| 27''' | egir-bi ensi₂ kur {geš}erin-na elam{ki} mar-ha-ši{ki} gu-ti-um{ki} su-bir₃{ki} mar-tu su-ti-um kur e₂-an-na-bi-da | After that, the governor of the land of cedar, Elam, Marḫaši, Gutium, Subir, Martu, Sutium, with the land Eanna |
| 28''' | gu₄ udu siskur₂ ga₂-ga₂-ra nu-ub-ku₅-da | oxen and sheep sacrificed for offerings are not cut off. |
| 29''' | sa₂-du₁₁-bi ka-ka-na nu-ub-ku₅-da | Its regular offerings are not cut off in his mouth. |
| 30''' | dingir-mah nin e₂-nam-zu-ke₄ nam-ti-la sag-e-eš rig₇-ga | Ilummaḫ, lady of the Enamzu temple, who provides for life |
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