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Gudea Statue L (Q005312)
Royal Inscription, Lagash II, Girsu · c. 2200 BCE–2100 BCE
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| Designation | Gudea Statue L |
|---|---|
| ID | Q005312 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1' | x | |
| 2' | x-bi | its ... |
| 3' | {d}nin-dar-a | For Nindara, |
| 4' | x-ib₂-be₂ | he will say |
| 5' | ka₂ me₃ | Gate of battle |
| 6' | {d}nin-ŋir₂-su-ka | of Ninbirsu |
| 7' | x-bi | its ... |
| 8' | x-x-bi | its ... |
| 9' | gu₃-de₂-a | Gudea |
| 10' | ensi₂ | governor |
| 11' | lagaš{ki}-ke₄ | of Lagaš |
| 12' | {d}nin-gir₂-su | For Ningirsu |
| 13' | lugal-a-ni | his master |
| 14' | gu₄-apin ka keš₂-ra₂ | plow oxen bound in the mouth |
| 15' | engar gu₄-ra | farmer of the oxen |
| 16' | še si-bi | The barley rations |
| 17' | udu hi-a | sheep for a gift |
| 18' | sipa-bi | its shepherd |
| 19' | i₃-ib₂-ku₄(KWU634)-ku₄(KWU634) | shall enter. |
| 20' | {d}ba-ba₆ | For Baba |
| 21' | x-ka | of ... |
| 22' | n ma-na siki-ta | [n] minas of wool each, |
| 23' | i₃-ba-e-ne | they shall divide. |
| 24' | 2(aš) {tug₂}bur₂ | 2 bur2 garments |
| 25' | 2(aš) gada |ZI&ZI|-a-ku₅ gu limmu | 2 linen garments, ‘cutting-of-the-throat’, |
| 26' | {munus}ama tuku₅-a-bi-ne | when they have a mother |
| 27' | 3(aš@c) ma-na siki-ta | 3 minas of wool |
| 28' | i₃-ba-e-ne | they shall divide. |
| 29' | 2(aš) {tug₂}ib₂-la₂ gu tab-ba | 2 bibla-garments, knotted, |
| 30' | uš-bar i₃-tuku₅-tuku₅-ne | They smote him with a weapon |
| 31' | x | |
| 32' | x | |
| 33' | x x | |
| 34' | x | |
| 35' | x | |
| 36' | mi₂ i₃-e | I bathed. |
| 37' | e₂-mah-be₂ | the Emaḫ |
| 38' | kar ka₂-sur-ra-ka | at the quay of the Kasura, |
| 39' | i₇-da | on the river |
| 40' | a-a su-su-da-be₂ | the father who bore him, |
| 41' | nar a₂-la₂ | singer of ala songs |
| 42' | igi-še₃ ba-gub | stood before |
| 43' | 1(aš) gu₄ 4(aš) udu 1(aš) maš₂ | 1 bull, 4 sheep, 1 billy goat |
| 44' | ba-sa₆ mi₂ i₃-e | I love Basa! |
| 45' | bur-gi₄-a-bi | its reed screen |
| 46' | 1(aš) gu₄ 4(aš) udu 1(aš) maš₂ | 1 bull, 4 sheep, 1 billy goat |
| 47' | ma₂-gin₂ gal-x | like a great boat |
| 48' | ma₂-gi₄-lum | Magilum |
| 49' | en x x | the lord |
| 50' | esir₂ ba-al | ... bitumen |
| 51' | lu₂ x | ... man |
| 52' | da x | next to |
| 53' | x | |
| 54' | x x x x | |
| 55' | x-e | ..., |
| 56' | x | |
| 57' | x-x-am₃ | is ... |
| 58' | 1(aš) gu₄ 6(aš) udu | 1 ox, 6 sheep |
| 59' | {d}nin-gir₂-su | For Ningirsu |
| 60' | 1(aš) gu₄ 6(aš) udu | 1 ox, 6 sheep |
| 61' | {d}nanše | For Nanše |
| 62' | 1(aš) gu₄ 6(aš) udu | 1 ox, 6 sheep |
| 63' | x | |
| 64' | x x x x | |
| 65' | gi-bi | its reed |
| 66' | geš-gi-ta | from the reedbed |
| 67' | lu₂ dub-ke₄ | the one who the tablet |
| 68' | im-ta-x | ... |
| 69' | 1(aš) tug₂ nig₂-x | 1 nig2-x garment |
| 70' | x x |
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