RIME 3/1.01.07, St C composite (P431885)

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

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Period

Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

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Official or display (composite)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Text

object composite text
surface a
1. {d}nin-gesz-zi-da
en: Ningešzida
2. dingir gu3-de2-a
en: is the (personal) god of Gudea,
3. ensi2
en: the ruler
4. lagasz{ki}
en: of Lagash,
5. lu2 e2-an-na
en: the man by whom the Eanna (temple)
6. in-du3-a-kam
en: was built.
7. {d}inanna
en: For Inana,
8. nin kur-kur-ra
en: the mistress of all the lands,
9. nin-a-ni
en: his mistress,
10. gu3-de2-a
en: Gudea,
11. mu gil-sa
en: he of lasting fame,
12. ensi2
en: the ruler
13. lagasz{ki}
en: of Lagash,
14. lu2 e2-ninnu
en: the man by whom the Eninnu
15. {d}nin-gir2-su-ka
en: of Ningirsu
16. in-du3-a
en: was built-
17. u4 {d}inanna-ke4
en: when Inana
18. igi nam-ti-ka-ni
en: her eye of life
19. mu-szi-bar-ra-a
en: she had sent out towards him,
20. gu3-de2-a
en: Gudea,
21. ensi2
en: the ruler
22. lagasz{ki}
en: of Lagash,
23. gesztu2 dagal-a-kam
en: being of broad intelligence
24. ARAD2 nin-a-ne2
en: and a slave by his mistress
25. ki-ag2-am3
en: beloved,
26. ga2 u3-szub-ba-ka
en: in the shed of the brick mold
27. gesz ba-hur
en: he made the design,
28. ka-al-ka
en: and by the excavation
29. uri3 ba-mul
en: he made the standards gleam.
30. im-bi ki dadag-ga-a
en: The clay for it on a pure place
31. im-mi-lu
en: he mixed together,
32. sig4-bi
en: and the bricks for it
33. ki sikil-a
en: onto a clean place
34. im-mi-du8
en: he let fall out.
35. usz-bi mu-ku3
en: Its foundation plot he sanctified
36. izi im-ta-la2
en: and refined with fire.
37. temen-bi
en: Its foundation pegs
38. i3 ir nun-ka
en: with oil of princely scent
39. szu tag ba-ni-du11
en: he adorned.
40. e2 ki-ag2-ga2-ni
en: Her beloved temple,
41. e2-an-na sza3 gir2-su{ki}-ka
en: the Eanna, in the center of Girsu
42. mu-na-ni-du3
en: he built for her.
43. kur ma2-gan{ki}-ta
en: From the mountains of Magan
44. {na4}esi im-ta-e11
en: he brought down diorite
45. alan-na-ni-sze3
en: and into (this) his stone figure
46. mu-du2
en: he formed it.
47. gu3-de2-a
en: Gudea,
48. lu2 e2 du3-a-ka
en: the temple builder,
49. nam-ti-la-ni he2-su3
en: may his life be long!
50. mu-sze3 mu-na-sa4
en: he named it for her,
51. e2-an-na-ka
en: and into the Eanna
52. mu-na-ni-kux(KWU634)
en: he had it brought to her.
53. lu2 e2-an-na-ta
en: A person who from the Eanna
54. ib2-ta-ab-e3-e3-a
en: shall remove it,
55. ib2-ze-re-a
en: or who shall destroy it,
56. mu-sar-a-ba szu bi2-ib2-ur3-a
en: or erase its inscription,
57. {d}inanna
en: Inana,
58. nin kur-kur-ra-ke4
en: the mistress of all the lands,
59. sag-ga2-ni ukken-na
en: his head in the assembly
60. nam he2-ma-ku5-e
en: may she curse.
61. {gesz}gu-za gub-ba-na
en: The throne that he has erected,
62. suhusz-bi
en: its foundations
63. na-an-gi-ne2
en: may she not keep secure.
64. numun-a-ni he2-til
en: May she make his seed come to an end
65. bala-a-ni he2-ku5
en: and cut short his reign.

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)
Consult word list of Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)

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Genre(s): Official or display (composite)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: RIME 3/1, .01.07, St C 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. 180-84, 9/2, p. 38-42, Gudea Statue C [1991]

[Steible1991FAOS9/1] Steible, Horst. 1991. Die Neusumerischen Bau- Und Weihinschriften. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien 9/1.
citation: HSAO 3, p. 263, St 109 [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. 124-25 [1987]

[Colbow1987Rundplastik] Colbow, Gudrun. 1987. Zur Rundplastik Des Gudea von Lagaš. Vol. 5. Münchener Vorderasiatische Studien. München : Profil.
citation: Mesopotamia 6, pp. 8-9, pls. 5-8 [1978]

[Johansen1978Mes6] Johansen, Christina. 1978. Statues of Gudea, Ancient and Modern. Vol. 6. Mesopotamia. Copenhagen : Akademisk Forlag.
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.

Identifiers

Composite No.: Q001542
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Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)
Dates Referenced: Gudea.00.00.00
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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
2024-09-25 at 16:35:43	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
2024-07-14 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
2012-09-18 at 20:17:39	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2012-09-18 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Dahl, Jacob L.; Edzard, Dietz Otto; Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (Q001542) (Q001542)

Witnesses

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

Witness	Period	Provenience
RIME 3/1.01.07, St C witness (P232276)	Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)	Girsu (mod. Tello)

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Cite this Artifacts

“RIME 3/1.01.07, St C Composite Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P431885.

RIME 3/1.01.07, St C composite artifact entry (No. P431885). (2024, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P431885 (Original work published 2012)

RIME 3/1.01.07, St C composite artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P431885 (Accessed: January 26, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“RIME 3/1.01.07, St C Composite Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P431885.

RIME 3/1.01.07, St C composite artifact entry (No. P431885). (2024, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P431885 (Original work published 2012)

RIME 3/1.01.07, St C composite artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P431885 (Accessed: January 26, 2026).

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