RIME 1.09.05.04 composite (P431120)

Official or display artifact excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period

Museum Collection(s)

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Museum Number

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Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

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Material(s)

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Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (composite)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Composite

Text

object composite text
surface a
1. {d}lugal-e2-musz3-ra
 en: For Lugalemuš,
2. en-mete-na
 en: Enmetena,
3. ensi2
 en: ruler
4. lagasz{ki}
 en: of Lagaš
5. sza3 pa3-da
 en: chosen by the heart
6. {d}nansze
 en: of Nanše,
7. ensi2 gal {d}nin-gir2-su2-ka
 en: chief ruler of Ningirsu,
8. dumu en-an-na-tum2
 en: son of Enanatum,
9. ensi2
 en: ruler
10. lagasz{ki}-ka-ke4
 en: of Lagaš,
11. {d}nin-gir2-su2-ra
 en: for Ningirsu
12. esz3 dug-ru
 en: the shrine Dugru
13. mu-na-du3
 en: he built,
14. a-husz
 en: the Aḫuš,
15. e2 igi zi bar-ra
 en: the temple that he (Ningirsu) views with a steadfast eye,
16. mu-na-du3
 en: he built
17. mu-ni-tum2
 en: and made fitting for him.
18. {gesz}gigir2 kur dub {d}nin-gir2-su2-ka {ha}har-ra-an eridu{ki}-ka gam4-gam-gam-bi
 en: The chariot “Mountain Heaper of Ningirsu, Grebe(?) of the Eridu Road,”
19. ni2-bi kur sza3-ga
 en: whose fearsomeness is of the heart of the mountains,
20. mu-na-dim2
 en: he fashioned for him.
21. e2 dur3{ur3} zi-le
 en: “House of Fine(?) Donkeys”
22. mu-na-du3
 en: he built for him.
23. {d}lugal-uru11{ki}-ra
 en: For Lugalurub
24. e2-gal uru11{ki}-ka-ni
 en: his palace of Urub
25. mu-na-du3
 en: he built.
26. {d}nansze
 en: For Nanše
27. e2-engur-ra zu2-lum-ma
 en: the E’engur of the Zulum (field)
28. mu-na-du3
 en: he built
29. mu-ni-tum2
 en: and made fitting for her.
30. ama-gi4 lagasz{ki}
 en: A remission of the obligations of Lagaš
31. e-gar
 en: he instituted.
32. ama dumu i3-ni-gi4
 en: He returned the mother to the child
33. dumu ama i3-ni-gi4
 en: and returned the child to the mother,
34. ama-gi4 sze ur5-ka
 en: and a remission of interest-bearing barley loans
35. e-gar
 en: he instituted.
36. u4-ba en-mete-na-ke4
 en: At that time, Enmetena
37. {d}lugal-e2-musz3-ra
 en: for Lugal-emuš
38. e2-musz3 pa5-ti-bir5-ra{ki}-ka
 en: the Emuš of Pa-tibira,
39. e2 ki-ag2-ga2-ni
 en: his beloved temple,
40. mu-na-du3
 en: he built
41. ki-be2 mu-na-gi4
 en: and restored.
42. dumu unu{ki}
 en: The citizens of Uruk,
43. dumu larsa{ki}
 en: the citizens of Larsa,
44. dumu pa5-ti-bir5-ra-ka
 en: and the citizens of Pa-tibira,
45. ama-gi4-bi
 en: a remission of their obligations
46. e-gar
 en: he instituted.
47. {d}inanna-ra
 en: For Inanna,
48. unu{ki}-sze3
 en: back to Uruk,
49. szu-na i3-ni-gi4
 en: to her control he returned them.
50. {d}utu-ra
 en: For Utu,
51. larsa{ki}-sze3
 en: back to Larsa,
52. szu-na i3-ni-gi4
 en: to his control he returned them.
53. {d}lugal-e2-musz3-ra
 en: For Lugalemuš,
54. e2-musz3-sze3
 en: back to the Emuš,
55. szu-na i3-ni-gi4
 en: to his control he returned them.
56. en-mete-na
 en: Enmetena,
57. lu2 inim-ma se3-ga
 en: a man subject to the word
58. {d}inanna-ka
 en: of Inanna,
59. dingir-ra-ni
 en: his (personal) god
60. {d}szul-|MUSZxPA|-am6
 en: is Šul-MUŠxPA.

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (composite)
Composite Number Q004252
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Accounting Period

Witnesses

This artifact is a composite text. View the score of RIME 1.09.05.04 composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness Period Provenience
RIME 1.09.05.04, ex. 01 (P222593) ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) Girsu (mod. Tello)
RIME 1.09.05.04, ex. 02 (P222594) ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) Bad-Tibira (mod. Tell Medinah)
RIME 1.09.05.04, ex. 03 (P392071) ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) Bad-Tibira (mod. Tell Medinah)
RIME 1.09.05.04, ex. 04 (P222595) ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) Girsu (mod. Tello)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P431120

Physical information

composite text

Artifact type
composite text
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)
Museum Number
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI) Q004252

References

  • primary: RIME 1, 09.05.04 composite

    [Frayne2008RIME1] Frayne, Douglas R. 2008. Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 1. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: FAOS 5/1, Ent 79, A

    [Steible1982FAOS5/1] Steible, Horst. 1982. Die Altsumerischen Bau- Und Weihinschriften. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien 5/1.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-26 at 18:30:35 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-25 at 09:41:21 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-01 at 20:47:06 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2014-11-19 at 14:21:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-01-01 at 12:27:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-09-17 at 11:42:28 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-07-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 1.09.05.04 Composite Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P431120.
RIME 1.09.05.04 composite artifact entry (No. P431120). (2024, September 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P431120 (Original work published 2012)
RIME 1.09.05.04 composite artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P431120 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	title = {RIME 1.09.05.04 composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P431120},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P431120},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 1.09.05.04 Composite Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P431120.
RIME 1.09.05.04 composite artifact entry (No. P431120). (2024, September 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P431120 (Original work published 2012)
RIME 1.09.05.04 composite artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P431120 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 26},
	title = {RIME 1.09.05.04 composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P431120},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P431120},
}


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