RIME 3/1.01.07, St E composite (P431887)

Official or display artifact excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC) period

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Museum Number

Period

Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Material(s)

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (composite)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Composite

Text

object composite text
surface a
1. {d}ba-ba6
en: For Baba,
2. munus sa6-ga
en: the beautiful woman,
3. dumu an-na
en: daughter of An,
4. nin iri ku3-ga
en: queen of the Holy City,
5. nin he2-gal2
en: lady of abundance,
6. nin gir2-su{ki}-a nam tar-re
en: lady who decrees the fates in Girsu,
7. nin di-ku5 iri-na
en: lady who is the judge of her city,
8. nin sag-e ki-ag2
en: lady who loves (her) servants,
9. nin nig2 u2-gu3 de2-a
en: lady of things that have been lost,
10. nin-a-ni
en: his mistress,
11. gu3-de2-a
en: Gudea,
12. ensi2
en: ruler
13. lagasz{ki}
en: of Lagash,
14. lu2 e2-ninnu
en: the man by whom the Eninnu (temple)
15. {d}nin-gir2-su-ka
en: of Ningirsu
16. e2-PA e2-ub-imin
en: and the PA-house, the seven-corner house,
17. mu-du3-a
en: was built-
18. u4 {d}ba-ba6
en: When Baba,
19. nin-a-ni
en: his mistress,
20. sza3 ku3-ga-ne2 ba-an-pa3-da-a
en: had chosen him by her sacred heart,
21. ARAD2 ni2 tuku
en: being a slave who reveres
22. nin-a-na-kam
en: his mistress,
23. nam-mah nin-a-na
en: the greatness of his mistress
24. mu-zu-zu
en: he did proclaim.
25. be6-lu5-da
en: To the cultic practices
26. {d}ba-ba6
en: of Baba,
27. nin-a-na-sze3
en: his mistress,
28. en3 im-ma-szi-tar
en: he did attend.
29. nig2 e2-ninnu
en: Like the things (he had done) when the Eninnu,
30. e2 ki-ag2-ni
en: his beloved temple,
31. {d}nin-gir2-su
en: for Ningirsu
32. lugal-a-ni
en: his master
33. mu-na-du3-a-gin7
en: he had built,
34. u4 {d}ba-ba6
en: when for Baba,
35. dumu an-na
en: the daughter of An,
36. nin iri ku3-ga
en: the queen of the Holy City,
37. nin-a-ni
en: his mistress,
38. e2-tar-sir2-sir2
en: the Etarsirsir,
39. e2 ki-ag2-ni
en: her beloved temple,
40. mu-na-du3-a
en: he built,
41. iri mu-ku3
en: he sanctified the city
42. izi im-ma-ta-la2
en: and refined it with fire.
43. ga2 {gesz}szub-ba-ka
en: In the shed of the brick mold
44. gesz ba-hur
en: he drew the design.
45. ka-al-ka
en: and by the excavation
46. {gesz}uri3 ba-mul
en: he made the standards gleam.
47. im-bi ki dadag
en: The clay for it in a pure place
48. im-mi-lu
en: he mixed,
49. sig4-bi ki sikil-a
en: and its (first) brick onto a clean place
50. im-mi-du8
en: he let fall out.
51. sig4 {gesz}szub-ba i3-gar
en: He put bricks into the molds,
52. nig2-du7 pa bi2-e3
en: and made a fitting thing come forth resplendently.
53. usz-bi mu-ku3
en: He sanctified its foundation plot
54. izi im-ta-la2
en: and refined it with fire.
55. temen-be2
en: Its foundation pegs
56. i3 ir-nun-ka
en: with oil of princely scent
57. szu tag ba-ni-du11
en: he adorned.
58. {d}ba-ba6
en: For Baba,
59. nin-a-ni
en: his mistress,
60. nin iri ku3-ge
en: the queen of the Holy City,
61. ni2 si-am3
en: she who inspires with awe,
62. iri ku3-ga
en: in the Holy City,
63. ki dadag-ga-a
en: on a pure place,
64. e2 mu-na-du3
en: he built the temple.
65. {gesz}dur2-gar mah
en: Her great throne
66. nam-nin-ka-ni
en: of queenship
67. mu-na-dim2
en: he fashioned for her,
68. ki di ku5-na
en: and in her place of rendering judgment
69. mu-na-gub
en: he set it up for her.
70. dub-szen ku3-ga-ni
en: Her sacred treasure chest
71. mu-na-dim2
en: he fashioned for her,
72. e2-mah-a-<ni>-e
en: and for her Exalted House
73. mu-na-ni-kux(KWU634)
en: he had in brought in for her.
74. balag nin an-da gal-di
en: The harp (named) The Lady Excels with An
75. mu-na-dim2
en: he fashioned for her,
76. kisal mah-na
en: and in her exalted courtyard
77. mu-na-ni-gub
en: he set it up for her.
78. u4 za3-mu
en: On New Year's Day,
79. ezem {d}ba-ba6
en: the festival of Baba,
80. nig2-mu10-us2-sa2 ak-da
en: when the bridal gifts are to be performed,
81. 1(asz) gu4 niga
en: 1 grain-fed ox,
82. <1(asz)> udu i3
en: 1 tallow sheep,
83. 3(asz) udu niga
en: 3 grain-fed sheep,
84. 6(asz) udu-nita
en: 6 rams,
85. 2(asz) sila4
en: 2 lambs,
86. 7(asz) kur6 zu2-lum
en: 7 kur-measures of dates,
87. 7(asz) sab i3-nun
en: 7 jars of butter oil,
88. 7(asz) sza3-geszimmar
en: 7 hearts of palm,
89. 7(asz) pag {gesz}pesz3
en: 7 [...] of figs,
90. 7(asz) giri3-lam
en: 7 baskets (of dates?)
91. 1(asz) te8-uz
en: 1 [...]-bird
92. 7(asz) mu10-us2-sa2-ke4{muszen}
en: 7 cranes
93. 1(u@c) 5(asz) kur-gil{muszen}
en: 15 geese,
94. 1(gesz2) muszen tur-tur
en: 60 small birds
95. is-hu-bi 1(u@c) 5(asz)
en: whose strings are 15,
96. 1(gesz2) du5 ku6 suhur duru5
en: 60 crates of fresh carp
97. is-hu-bi 3(u@c)
en: their strings being 30,
98. 3(u@c) gu2 lu{sar}
en: 30 talents of turnips,
99. 7(asz) gu2 gi:li9-bar
en: 7 talents of [...]-grain
100. 1(gesz2) gu2 {gesz}ma-nu
en: 60 talents of willow sticks-
101. nig2-mu10-us2-sa2 {d}ba-ba6
en: (all these) were the bridal gifts for Baba
102. e2 libir
en: in the old temple
103. u4-bi-ta-kam
en: of former days.
104. gu3-de2-a
en: Gudea,
105. ensi2
en: the ruler
106. lagasz{ki}-ke4
en: of Lagash,
107. u4 {d}nin-gir2-su
en: when for Ningirsu,
108. lugal-a-ni
en: his master,
109. e2 ki-ag2-ni
en: his beloved temple
110. e2-ninnu
en: the Eninnu
111. mu-na-du3-a
en: he had built,
112. {d}ba-ba6
en: and for Baba,
113. nin-a-ni
en: his mistress,
114. e2 ki-ag2-ni
en: her beloved temple
115. e2-tar-sir2-sir2
en: the Etarsirsir
116. mu-na-du3-a
en: he had built,
117. 2(asz) gu4 niga
en: 2 grain-fed oxen,
118. 2(asz) udu i3
en: 2 tallow sheep,
119. 1(u@c) udu niga
en: 10 grain-fed sheep,
120. 2(asz) sila4
en: 2 lambs,
121. 7(asz) kur6 zu2-lum
en: 7 kur-measures of dates
122. 7(asz) sab i3-nun
en: 7 jars of butter oil,
123. 7(asz) sza3-geszimmar
en: 7 hearts of palm,
124. 7(asz) pag {gesz}pesz3
en: 7 [...] of figs,
125. 7(asz) giri3-lam
en: 7 baskets (of dates?)
126. 1(u@c) 4(asz) a2-an zu2-lum
en: 14 date palm spadixes,
127. 1(u@c) 4(asz) ukusz2 dusu
en: 14 earth-baskets of cucumbers,
128. 1(asz) te8-uz
en: 1 [...]-bird,
129. 7(asz) mu10-us2-sa2-ke4{muszen}
en: 7 cranes,
130. 1(u) 5(asz) kur-gil{muszen}
en: 15 geese,
131. 7(asz) i-zi{muszen}
en: 7 [...]-birds,
132. 1(gesz2) muszen tur-tur
en: 60 small birds,
133. is-hu-bi 1(u@c) 5(asz)
en: their strings being 15,
134. 1(gesz2) du5 ku6 suhur duru5
en: 60 crates of fresh carp,
135. is-hu-bi 3(u@c)
en: their strings being 30,
136. 4(u@c) gu2 lu{sar}
en: 40 talents of turnips,
137. 7(asz) gu2 gi:li9-bar
en: 7 talents of [...]-grain
138. 1(asz) gu2 {gesz}ma-nu
en: 1 talent of willow sticks,
139. nig2-mu10-us2-sa2 {d}ba-ba6
en: (all these) were the bridal gifts for Baba
140. e2 gibil
en: in the new temple
141. gu3-de2-a
en: which Gudea,
142. ensi2
en: the ruler
143. lagasz{ki}-a
en: of Lagash,
144. lu2 e2 du3-a-ke4
en: the man of the temple building,
145. ba-an-dah-ha-am3
en: has added to them.
146. e2 {d}ba-ba6
en: With the temple of Baba
147. ki-be2 gi4-a-da
en: having been restored,
148. he2-gal2-bi
en: with its abundance
149. pa e3 ak-da
en: having been made to come forth resplendently,
150. {gesz}dur2-gar lagasz{ki}-ka
en: with the throne of Lagash's
151. suhusz-bi gi-na-da
en: foundation having been made secure,
152. gu3-de2-a
en: with Gudea
153. ensi2
en: the ruler
154. lagasz{ki}-ka
en: of Lagash's
155. gidri inim gi-na
en: scepter of true words
156. szu-na gal2-la-da
en: resting in his hand,
157. nam-ti-la-na
en: and his life's
158. u4-bi su3-a-da
en: days having been extended,
159. dingir-ra-ni
en: together with his (personal) god
160. {d}nin-gesz-zi-da
en: Ningešzida
161. {d}ba-ba6
en: to Baba
162. e2 iri ku3-ga-na
en: into her temple of the Holy City
163. mu-na-da-kux(KWU634)-kux(KWU634)
en: he entered with all this to her.
164. sza3 mu-ba-ka
en: In the middle of that year,
165. kur ma2-gan{ki}-ta
en: from the mountains of Magan
166. {na4}esi im-ta-e11
en: he brought down diorite,
167. alan-na-sze3
en: and into (this) stone figure
168. mu-du2
en: he formed it.
169. nin-mu ba-zi-ge
en: My lady, you raised me up for it.
170. nam-ti ba
en: Grant life!
171. u4 du11!-gaba i3-du3
en: On the day commanded for it I did build it!
172. mu-sze3 mu-na-sa4
en: (so) he named it for her,
173. e2-a mu-na-ni-kux(KWU634)
en: and into the temple he had it brought to her.
174. alan
en: (This) is a statue
175. lu2 e2 {d}ba-ba6
en: of the man by whom the temple of Baba
176. mu-du3-a-kam
en: was built.
177. ki gub-ba-be2
en: From its standing-place
178. lu2 nu-zi-zi
en: no one shall remove it!
179. sa2-du11-bi
en: The regular offerings for it
180. lu2 la-ba-ni-la2-e
en: no one shall reduce!
181. gu3-de2-a
en: (This is a statue of) Gudea,
182. ensi2
en: the ruler
183. lagasz{ki}
en: of Lagash.

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Consult word list of Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Official or display (composite)
Composite Number	Q001544
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)
Dates Referenced	Gudea.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Witnesses

This artifact is a composite text. View the score of RIME 3/1.01.07, St E composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness	Period	Provenience
RIME 3/1.01.07, St E witness (P232278)	Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)	Girsu (mod. Tello)

Record

CDLI number	P431887
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P431887

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)	Q001544

References

primary: RIME 3/1, .01.07, St E composite

[Edzard1997RIME3/1] Edzard, Dietz Otto. 1997. Gudea and His Dynasty. Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia, vol. 3/1. University of Toronto Press.
history: FAOS 9/1, p. 190-202, 9/2, p. 44-51, Gudea Statue E [1991]

[Steible1991FAOS9/1] Steible, Horst. 1991. Die Neusumerischen Bau- Und Weihinschriften. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien 9/1.
history: RA 046 (pp. 75-86), p. 80-84

[Tournay1952RA46] Tournay, R.-J., and Maurice Lambert. 1952. “LES STATUES D, G, E et H de GUDÉA (Textes Concernant La Déesse Bau).” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 46 (2): 75–86.
citation: JAOS 110 (pp. 660-665), 660-65

[Azarpay1990JAOS110] Azarpay, Guitty. 1990. “A Photogrammetric Study of Three Gudea Statues.” Journal of the American Oriental Society 110 (4): 660–65.
citation: HSAO 3, p. 264, St 111 [1991]

[Braun-Holzinger1991HSAO3] Braun-Holzinger, Eva A. 1991. Mesopotamische Weihgaben Der Frühdynastischen Bis Altbabylonischen Zeit. Vol. 3. Heidelberger Studien Zum Alten Orient.
citation: Rundplastik, pp. 127-28 [1987]

[Colbow1987Rundplastik] Colbow, Gudrun. 1987. Zur Rundplastik Des Gudea von Lagaš. Vol. 5. Münchener Vorderasiatische Studien. München : Profil.
citation: HUCA 61, p.25-88, p. 48-52

[Greengus1990bridewealth] Greengus, Samuel. 1990. “Bridewealth in Sumerian Sources.” Hebrew Union College Annual 61: 25–88.
citation: Mesopotamia 6, p. 9, pls. 9-12 [1978]

[Johansen1978Mes6] Johansen, Christina. 1978. Statues of Gudea, Ancient and Modern. Vol. 6. Mesopotamia. Copenhagen : Akademisk Forlag.
citation: BagM 31 (pp. 377-446), pp. 418-20

[Kose2000BagM31] Kose, Arno. 2000. “Das ‘Palais’ Auf Tell A von Girsu - Wohnstatte Eines Hellenistisch-Parthischen Sammlers von Gudeastatuen.” Baghdader Mitteilungen 31: 377–446.
citation: NABU 1997/36

[Selz1997NABU36] Selz, Gebhard J. 1997. “TÙN = Tùn Bei Gudea.” NABU, Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires 1997 (1).
citation: CM 17, p. 329 [2000]

[Suter2000CM17] Suter, Claudia E. 2000. Gudea’s Temple Building : The Representation of an Early Mesopotamian Ruler in Text and Image. Vol. 17. Cuneiform Monographs.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-10-01 at 14:33:22	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-10-01 at 14:00:41	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-09-25 at 16:35:43	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-09-22 at 16:15:06	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-09-18 at 09:36:44	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-09-09 at 09:42:08	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-09-01 at 18:21:32	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-08-03 at 15:41:17	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-14 at 15:36:33	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-10 at 10:11:42	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-08 at 14:18:08	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-08 at 13:49:45	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-08 at 13:47:07	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-25 at 14:04:14	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-25 at 13:58:53	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-25 at 13:54:56	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-25 at 13:53:52	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-18 at 10:09:39	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-06-01 at 20:47:06	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Novotny, Jamie	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2014-10-09 at 08:09:52	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Liu Changyu	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2012-09-18 at 20:17:39	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2012-09-18 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Dahl, Jacob L.; Edzard, Dietz Otto; Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 3/1.01.07, St E Composite Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P431887.

RIME 3/1.01.07, St E composite artifact entry (No. P431887). (2024, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P431887 (Original work published 2012)

RIME 3/1.01.07, St E composite artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P431887 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 3/1.01.07, St E Composite Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P431887.

RIME 3/1.01.07, St E composite artifact entry (No. P431887). (2024, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P431887 (Original work published 2012)

RIME 3/1.01.07, St E composite artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P431887 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).

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