RIME 3/1.01.07, St I composite (P431891)

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. u4 {d}nin-gir2-su
 en: When Ningirsu,
2. ur-sag kal-ga
 en: the mighty warrior
3. {d}en-lil2-la2-ke4
 en: of Enlil,
4. {d}nin-gesz-zi-da
 en: for Ningešzida,
5. dumu {d}nin-a-zu
 en: the son of Ninazu
6. ki-ag2 dingir-re-ne-ra
 en: and the beloved of the gods,
7. iri-a ki-ur3
 en: level places in the cities
8. mu-na-ni-gar-a
 en: had established,
9. asza5-ga GAN2 i7
 en: and agricultural tracts and canals among the fields
10. mu-na-ni-gar-a
 en: had established;
11. gu3-de2-a
 en: and when Gudea,
12. ensi2
 en: the ruler
13. lagasz{ki}
 en: of Lagash,
14. lu2 si-sa2
 en: the righteous man
15. dingir-ra-ne2
 en: who by his (personal) god
16. ki-ag2-e
 en: is beloved,
17. {d}nin-gir2-su
 en: for Ningirsu,
18. lugal-a-ni
 en: his master,
19. e2-ninnu anzu2{muszen}-babbar2-ra-ni
 en: his Eninnu (temple) with the white eagle,
20. e2-PA e2 ub 7(asz@c)-na-ni
 en: and his E-PA, the temple with seven corners,
21. mu-na-du3-a
 en: he had built for him,
22. {d}nansze
 en: (then) for Nanše,
23. nin uru16
 en: the powerful lady,
24. nin-a-ni
 en: his mistress,
25. e2 sirara6
 en: the Sirara Temple,
26. kur 'a3-ta il2-la-ni
 en: her mountain lifted up out of the water,
27. mu-na-du3
 en: he built for her,
28. dingir gal-gal lagasz{ki}-ke4-ne
 en: and (also) for the (other) great gods of Lagash
29. e2-ne-ne
 en: their temples
30. mu-ne-du3
 en: he built for them.
31. {d}nin-gesz-zi-da
 en: For Ningešzida,
32. dingir-ra-ni
 en: his (personal) god,
33. e2 gir2-su{ki}-ka-ni
 en: his Girsu temple
34. mu-na-du3
 en: he built.
35. lu2 dingir-mu-gin7
 en: A (future) person whom, as did my god,
36. {d}nin-gir2-su-ke4
 en: Ningirsu,
37. dingir-ra-ne2
 en: his god,
38. ug3-ga2 gu3 u3-mu-na-ni-de2-a
 en: has called to from among all the people,
39. e2 dingir-ga2-ke4
 en: toward the temple of my god
40. igi hul2?-la
 en: an envious(?) eye
41. na-ab-ak-ke4
 en: let him not make,
42. mu-bi he2-pa3-de3
 en: but let him reveal its name!
43. lu2-bi ku-li-mu he2-am3
 en: Let that man be my friend
44. mu-mu he2-pa3-de3
 en: and reveal my name!
45. alan-na-e
 en: This stone figure
46. mu-du2
 en: he formed.
47. gu3-de2-a
 en: To Gudea,
48. lu2 e2 du3-a-ka
 en: the man of the temple building,
49. nam-ti-il
 en: life
50. mu-na-szum2
 en: he (Ningešzida) has given,
51. mu-sze3 mu-na-sa4
 en: he named it for him,
52. e2-a mu-na-ni-kux(KWU634)
 en: and into the temple he had it brought to him.

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (composite)
Composite Number Q001548
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 I composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness Period Provenience
RIME 3/1.01.07, St I witness (P232282) Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC) Girsu (mod. Tello)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P431891

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) Q001548

References

  • primary: RIME 3/1, .01.07, St I 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. 218-21, 9/2, p. 59-67, Gudea Statue I [1991]

    [Steible1991FAOS9/1] Steible, Horst. 1991. Die Neusumerischen Bau- Und Weihinschriften. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien 9/1.

  • citation: Averbeck in Chavalas Ancient Near East, 46-47, 50

    [Averbeck2006Chavalas] Averbeck, Richard. 2006. “Late Third Millennium BCE Sumerian Texts: Gudea Historical Texts.” In The Ancient Near East: Historical Sources in Translation, edited by Mark W. Chavalas, 47–50. Blackwell publishing.

    (translation)

  • citation: HSAO 3, p. 265, St 115 [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. 132-34 [1987]

    [Colbow1987Rundplastik] Colbow, Gudrun. 1987. Zur Rundplastik Des Gudea von Lagaš. Vol. 5. Münchener Vorderasiatische Studien. München : Profil.

  • citation: Mesopotamia 6, pp. 11-12, pls. 37-43 [1978]

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

  • citation: CM 17, p. 330 [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
2024-09-17 at 08:19:02 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
2017-06-14 at 13:51:52 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI 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 I Composite Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P431891.
RIME 3/1.01.07, St I composite artifact entry (No. P431891). (2024, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P431891 (Original work published 2012)
RIME 3/1.01.07, St I composite artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P431891 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {RIME 3/1.01.07, {St} {I} composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P431891},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P431891},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 3/1.01.07, St I Composite Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P431891.
RIME 3/1.01.07, St I composite artifact entry (No. P431891). (2024, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P431891 (Original work published 2012)
RIME 3/1.01.07, St I composite artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P431891 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {RIME 3/1.01.07, {St} {I} composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P431891},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P431891},
}


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