RIME 1.09.05.26 composite (P431143)

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

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Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

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Official or display (composite)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Composite

object composite text
surface a
1. [{d}]nin-gir2-su2
 en: For Ningirsu,
2. ur-sag {d}en-lil2
 en: the hero of Enlil,
3. en-mete-na
 en: Enmetena,
4. ensi2
 en: ruler
5. lagasz{ki}
 en: of Lagaš,
6. a2 szum2-ma
 en: given power
7. {d}en-lil2
 en: by Enlil,
8. ga zi gu7-a
 en: fed rich milk
9. {d}nin-hur-sag-ka
 en: by Ninḫursaga,
10. sza3 pa3-da
 en: chosen by the heart
11. {d}nansze
 en: by Nanše,
12. ensi2 <gal>
 en: chief ruler
13. {d}nin-gir2-su2-ka-ke4
 en: of Ningirsu,
14. dumu tu-da
 en: son begotten
15. {d}lugal-uru11{ki}-ka
 en: by Lugalurub,
16. dumu en-an-na-tum2
 en: son of Enanatum,
17. ensi2
 en: ruler
18. lagasz{ki}-ka-ke4
 en: of Lagaš,
19. u4 {d}nin-gir2-su2-ke4
 en: when Ningirsu
20. gir2-nun-ta
 en: from the Princely Way
21. sza3 ku3-ga-ne2
 en: by his holy heart
22. ba-pa3-da-a
 en: had chosen him,
23. e2-ninnu-ta
 en: and from the Eninnu (temple)
24. nam-a-[ni] mu-na-tar-ra-[a]
 en: had decreed his fate,
25. {d}nansze
 en: and Nanše,
26. sirara6-ta
 en: from Sirara,
27. igi zi mu-szi-bar-ra-[a]
 en: had looked favorably upon him,
28. en-mete-na-ke4
 en: Enmetena
29. {d}nin-gir2-su2-ra
 en: for Ningirsu --
30. {gesz}kesz2-ra2
 en: a dam
31. lum-[ma]-gin7-[du10]
 en: of the Lummagindu (canal)
32. 3(u@c) szar2-gal sig4 urx(BAHAR2)-ra
 en: with 648,000 baked bricks
33. 3(gesz'u@c) 4(u@c) gur saggal
 en: and 1840 standard gur (of bitumen)
34. en-mete-na-ke4
 en: Enmetena
35. {d}nin-gir2-su2-ra
 en: for Ningirsu
36. mu-na-ni-du3
 en: had built.
37. [{gesz}gigir2] {d}[nin]-gir2-[su2-ka]
 en: A chariot of Ningirsu
38. sza3? x x mu-na-dim2
 en: ... he made for him.
39. ama gi4
 en: A remission (of obligations)
40. lagasz{ki}
 en: for Lagaš
41. e-da?-x-gar
 en: he established.
42. ama dumu mu-ni-gi4
 en: He returned the mother to the child
43. dumu ama mu-ni-gi4
 en: and returned the child to the mother.
44. [...]{ki}
 en: ...
45. [...]
 en: ...
46. mu-ni-gi4
 en: he returned to him.
47. kesz2-ra2
 en: A dam
48. lum-ma
 en: of the Lumma (canal)
49. gu2-edin-na-ka
 en: in the Gu’edena
50. mu-na-ni-du3
 en: he built for him.
51. en-mete-na-ka
 en: Enmetena’s
52. mu du10-ga-ni
 en: good name
53. {d}nin-gir2-su2-ke4
 en: Ningirsu
54. da-ri2-sze3
 en: forever
55. gesztu2 na-gub
 en: shall surely keep in mind.
56. en-mete-na
 en: Enmetena,
57. x [...] x
 en: the ...
58. {d}nin-gir2-su2-ka-ke4
 en: of Ningirsu,
58. lugal ki an-na-ag2-ga2-ni
 en: for his master who loved him,
60. {d}nin-gir2-su2-ra
 en: Ningirsu,
61. {gesz}kesz2-ra2
 en: the dam
62. lum-ma-gin7-du10
 en: of the Lummagindu
63. mu-na-du3
 en: he built,
64. {d}nin-gir2-su2
 en: and Ningirsu
65. [...] na-[...]
 en: ...
66. [mu mu]-na-sa4
 en: he named it for him.
67. en-mete-na
 en: Enmetena,
68. {gesz}kesz2-ra2 du3-a
 en: who built the dam
69. {d}nin-gir2-su2-ka-ka
 en: of Ningirsu,
70. dingir-ra-ni
 en: his (personal) god
71. {d}szul-|MUSZxPA|-am6
 en: is Šul-MUŠxPA.
72. u4-ba du-du [sanga {d}]nin-[gir2]-su2-ka-kam
 en: At that time, Dudu was the temple administrator of Ningirsu.

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

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    composite text

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    composite text

  • primary: RIME 1, 09.05.26 composite

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

  • history: CIRPL, Ent 35

    [Sollberger1956CIRPL] Sollberger, Edmond. 1956. Corpus Des Inscriptions “Royales” Présargoniques de Lagash. Geneva.

  • history: FAOS 5/1, Ent 35

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

  • Composite No.: Q001108
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-26 at 18:30:35 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-25 at 09:41:21 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-01 at 20:47:06 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2017-03-04 at 12:42:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-05-07 at 08:46:21 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-01-01 at 13:42:55 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2014-12-28 at 21:01:04 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-09-17 at 11:42:28 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2012-07-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View

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This artifact is a composite text. View the score of RIME 1.09.05.26 composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness Period Provenience
RIME 1.09.05.26, ex. 01 (P222540) ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) Girsu (mod. Tello)

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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 1.09.05.26 Composite Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P431143.
RIME 1.09.05.26 composite artifact entry (No. P431143). (2024, September 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P431143 (Original work published 2012)
RIME 1.09.05.26 composite artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P431143 (Accessed: October 7, 2025).
@misc{2024RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 26},
	title = {RIME 1.09.05.26 composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P431143},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P431143},
}


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TI  - RIME 1.09.05.26 composite artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 1.09.05.26 Composite Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P431143.
RIME 1.09.05.26 composite artifact entry (No. P431143). (2024, September 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P431143 (Original work published 2012)
RIME 1.09.05.26 composite artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P431143 (Accessed: October 7, 2025).
@misc{2024RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 26},
	title = {RIME 1.09.05.26 composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P431143},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P431143},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P431143
LB  - CDLI:P431143
M1  - 2025/10/7/
TI  - RIME 1.09.05.26 composite artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P431143
ER  -
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