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

Museum Collection(s)

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Museum Number

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Period

Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 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}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.

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (composite)
Composite Number Q001542
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)
Accounting Period

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)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P431885

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) Q001542

References

  • 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.

Revisions and credits

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

Cite this Artifact

“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: October 25, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P431885},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P431885},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“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: October 25, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P431885},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P431885},
}


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