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&P469676 = ETCSL 2.1.2 The rulers of Lagasz&P469676 = CDLI Literary 000372 (Rulers of Lagasz) composite #atf: lang sux @object composite text 1. [egir a]-ma#-ru ba-ur3-ra-ta #tr.en: After the flood had swept over >>Q000372 001 2. [u3] ge16#-le-eg3 kur-ra-ke4 ba-an-gar-ra-ta #tr.en: and brought about the destruction of the countries; >>Q000372 002 3. nam#-lu2#-ulu3 da-re-esz i-ak-a-ba #tr.en: when mankind was made to endure, >>Q000372 003 4. numun nam-lu2-ulu3# im-mi-in-tak4-a-ba #tr.en: and the seed of mankind was preserved >>Q000372 004 5. ug3 sag ge6-ga ni2-bi-a im-mi-in-il2-la-a-ba #tr.en: and the black-headed people all rose; >>Q000372 005 6. u4 an-ne2 {d}en-lil2-le #tr.en: when An and Enlil >>Q000372 006 7. nam-lu2-ulu3 mu-bi sa4-a-ta #tr.en: called the name of mankind >>Q000372 007 8. u3 nam-ensi2 in-gar#-ra#-ta #tr.en: and established rulership, >>Q000372 008 9. nam-lugal# aga iri#-am3# #tr.en: but kingship and the crown of the city >>Q000372 009 10. an-ta# [nu]-ub-ta-an-e3-[a-ba] #tr.en: had not yet come out from heaven, >>Q000372 010 11. {d}nin#-gir2#-su {gesz}al {gesz}[mar] #tr.en: and Ninĝirsu, the hoe and the spade >>Q000372 011 12. {gi}dusu {gesz}apin-e zi-sza3-gal2 kalam#-[ma] #tr.en: the earth basket and the plough, which mean life for the Land, >>Q000372 012 13. ug3 se3-ga szar2-a nu-gar-re-esz-a-ba #tr.en: had not yet established for the multitude of well-guarded (?) people >>Q000372 013 14. u4-ba lu2-tur dan3-dan3-na-ka #tr.en: -- in those days, the carefree youth of man >>Q000372 014 15. mu 1(gesz2) 4(u) i3-ak #tr.en: lasted for 100 years >>Q000372 015 16. nam-bulug3-ga2-ni-ta mu 1(gesz2) 4(u) bi2-in-ak #tr.en: and, following his upbringing, he lasted for another 100 years. >>Q000372 016 17. kin-gi4-a li-bi2-ib2-gi4-gi4 #tr.en: However, he did not do any work. >>Q000372 017 18. i3-tur i3-tur-tur i3-gal2 ama-a-ni #tr.en: He became smaller and smaller, ...; >>Q000372 018 19. udu?-a-ni tur3-re im-ma-an-ri#-ri# #tr.en: his sheep died (?) in the sheepfold. >>Q000372 019 20. u4-ba a lagasz{ki} du3 [...] #tr.en: In those days, because the water of Lagaš was held back, >>Q000372 020 21. gir2-su{ki} sza3-gar [i3-gal2-am3] #tr.en: there was famine in Ĝirsu. >>Q000372 021 22. i7 nu-un-dun-[na-am3] #tr.en: Canals were not dug, >>Q000372 022 23. e pa5-re szu-luh# nu-ak-[am3] #tr.en: the levees and ditches were not cleaned. >>Q000372 023 24. a-gar3 gal-gal-e x [(x)]-na nu-un-[x] #tr.en: The large arable tracts were not ..., >>Q000372 024 25. GAN2#-ne2 GAN2 zi-de3# [a] he2#-gal2-la [nu-un-de2] #tr.en: there was no water to irrigate abundantly all the cultivated fields: >>Q000372 025 26. nam-lu2-ulu3 igi-bi im# szeg3-szeg3-[ga2 in-bar] #tr.en: the people relied on rain; >>Q000372 026 27. {d}asznan sze gu#-nu nu-ub#-ta#-[an-mu2] #tr.en: Ašnan did not make dappled barley grow, >>Q000372 027 28. ab-sin2-na [ka-bi nu-un-du8] #tr.en: furrows were not yet opened, >>Q000372 028 29. gu2 nu-mu-un#-[il2] #tr.en: they bore no yield; >>Q000372 029 30. an-edin-na [nu-un-uru4{ru}-ru] #tr.en: the high plain was not tilled, >>Q000372 030 31. gu2 nu-mu-un#-[il2] #tr.en: it bore no yield. >>Q000372 031 32. kur-kur ug3 lu-a dingir#-[re-ne-er] #tr.en: None of the countries with numerous people for the gods >>Q000372 032 # between lines 32 and 33 above the 2nd sign of line 33 there is a small sign written which is probably U2 33. kasz imgaga kurun# [...] #tr.en: emmer beer, liquor, ..., >>Q000372 034 34. kurun# du10 x x [...] #tr.en: sweet liquor or ... >>Q000372 034 35. [nu]-mu-un#-[ne-eb2-bala-bala] #tr.en: did they libate. >>Q000372 000 36. a#-sza3# gal {gesz#}[apin-ta] #tr.en: Large fields with the plough >>Q000372 036 37. [nu-mu]-un#-ne#-eb?#-[uru4{ru}-ru] #tr.en: they did not till for them >>Q000372 037 38. [...] #tr.en: ... >>Q000372 038 39. [...] #tr.en: ... >>Q000372 039 40. [...] #tr.en: ... >>Q000372 040 41. [...] #tr.en: ... >>Q000372 041 42. [...] #tr.en: ... >>Q000372 042 43. [...] #tr.en: ... >>Q000372 043 44. [...] #tr.en: ... >>Q000372 044 45. [...] #tr.en: ... >>Q000372 045 46. [...] #tr.en: ... >>Q000372 046 47. [...] #tr.en: ... >>Q000372 047 48. i7# [...] #tr.en: The river ... >>Q000372 048 49. a-sza3-bi# [...] #tr.en: Its field... >>Q000372 049 50. i7 dun-ne#-[de3] #tr.en: In order to dig canals, >>Q000372 050 51. e pa5-re szu!#-[luh ak-de3] #tr.en: to clean the levees and ditches, >>Q000372 051 52. a-gar3 gal-gal-e x [...] #tr.en: to ... the large arable tracts, >>Q000372 052 53. GAN2-ne2 GAN2 zi-de3# [...] im-[...] #tr.en: to ... all the cultivated fields, >>Q000372 053 54. {gesz}al {gesz}mar {gi}[dusu {gesz}apin-e] #tr.en: The pickaxe, the spade, the earth basket and the plough, >>Q000372 054 55. zi-sza3-gal2 kalam#-[ma] #tr.en: which mean life for the Land, >>Q000372 055 56. ug3-sze3 im-ta-an-[gar-re-esz] #tr.en: he established for the people. >>Q000372 056 57. u4#-bi-a sze e11-de3#-[da] #tr.en: Then, to making barley sprout, >>Q000372 057 58. gesztu2#-ga-a-ni na-an#-[gub] #tr.en: he did turn his attention. >>Q000372 058 59. [ki]-sikil#-sze3 igi-ni-sze3 ba-szi#-in-gub-ba-asz# #tr.en: He made the people stand before the maiden, >>Q000372 059 60. u4 ge6-bi-ta ki#-|KI.KAL|-bi#-[sze3] #tr.en: Day and night, at the appointed times, >>Q000372 060 61. sag-ba ba-szi#-in#-il2# #tr.en: they raised their heads. >>Q000372 061 62. {d}asznan sze-numun-bi mu-mu2#-a #tr.en: Before Ašnan who makes the seeds grow, >>Q000372 062 63. ki-a bi2#-in-za-za-asz im-mi#-ni#-in-e11-[de3-esz] #tr.en: they prostrated themselves and she made them grow (?) >>Q000372 063 64. {d}[asznan] [sze] gu-nu mu-[mu2]-a# #tr.en: Before (?) Ašnan who makes the dappled barley grow, >>Q000372 064 65. [...] KU? [...]-esz #tr.en: they ... >>Q000372 065 66. [...]-in#-il2# #tr.en: ... he raised ... >>Q000372 066 67. [...] DU# #tr.en: ... >>Q000372 067 68. [...] #tr.en: ... >>Q000372 068 69. [...] #tr.en: ... >>Q000372 069 70. [...] #tr.en: ... >>Q000372 070 71. [...] #tr.en: ... >>Q000372 071 72. [...] #tr.en: ... >>Q000372 072 73. 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[...] #tr.en: ... >>Q000372 098 99. mu [x i3-ak] #tr.en: ... acted for ... years. >>Q000372 099 100. igi husz x x [...] #tr.en: ... >>Q000372 100 101. {i7}PU3 mu#-[un-dun] #tr.en: ... dug the (canal) ..., >>Q000372 101 102. mu 4(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) i3-[ak] #tr.en: he acted for 2760 years. >>Q000372 0102 103. en-a2-ki-gal-la-[gub-ba] #tr.en: En-akigalaguba >>Q000372 103 104. dingir-ra-ni {d}x-[...] #tr.en: his personal god was ... >>Q000372 104 105. {i7}nina{ki}-gesz-tuku-am3 [mu-un-dun] #tr.en: he dug the (canal) Niĝin-ĝiš-tukuam >>Q000372 105 106. mu 2(gesz'u) i3-ak# #tr.en: He acted for 1200 years. >>Q000372 106 107. u4-ba mu# sar# nu-me-a x [...] #tr.en: In those days there was no writing >>Q000372 107 108. i7 nu-un-dun {gi}dusu [nu-un-il2] #tr.en: canals were not dug, earth baskets was not carried, >>Q000372 108 109. u4-bi-a a2 ur3 lugal [...] #tr.en: In those days, the king ..., >>Q000372 109 110. ug3 gesz tag-ga ku3-sig17 si sa2-a #tr.en: the people ... offerings of refined gold, >>Q000372 110 111. e11-de3-ra husz-na husz-a #tr.en: ... >>Q000372 111 112. ba-ni-in-gar #tr.en: ... >>Q000372 112 113. x tag-ga gabar zi-[de3] #tr.en: ... a good shepherd >>Q000372 113 114. kalam-sze3 im-ta-an-e3 #tr.en: rose over the Land; >>Q000372 114 115. a suhur ab-ba |NUN.ME.DU| ur3-ra #tr.en: ... >>Q000372 115 116. sa12-esz2 mu-ni-rig7 #tr.en: ... he gave them (?) as a gift. >>Q000372 116 117. en-{d}nin-gir2-su-ki-ag2 #tr.en: En-Ninĝirsu-kiaĝ >>Q000372 117 118. dumu en-a2-ki-gal-la-gub-ba #tr.en: son of En-akigalaguba >>Q000372 118 119. mu 2(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) i3-ak #tr.en: he acted for 1320 years. >>Q000372 119 120. en-{d}en-lil2-le-ki-ag2 #tr.en: En-Enlile-ki-aĝ >>Q000372 120 121. dumu en-{d}nin-gir2-su-ki-ag2 #tr.en: son of En-Ninĝirsu-kiaĝ >>Q000372 121 122. mu 3(gesz'u) i3-ak# #tr.en: he acted for 1800 years. >>Q000372 122 123. ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu en-{d}en-lil2#-le#-ki#-ag2# #tr.en: Ur-Baba, the son of En-Enlile-kiaĝ: >>Q000372 123 124. mu 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) i3-ak #tr.en: he acted for 900 years. >>Q000372 124 125. a2-gal dingir-ra-ni {d}ig-alim #tr.en: A-gal: his personal god was Ig-alim, >>Q000372 125 126. mu 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) i3-ak# #tr.en: he acted for 660 years. >>Q000372 126 127. KU-e dumu a2-gal-la-ke4 #tr.en: Kue (?), the son of A-gal: >>Q000372 127 128. mu 2(gesz'u) i3-ak# #tr.en: he acted for 1200 years. >>Q000372 128 129. ama-alim dumu# KU#-[e] [...] #tr.en: Ama-alim, son of KUe (?) ...: >>Q000372 129 130. mu 1(gesz'u) i3#-[ak] #tr.en: he acted for 600 years. >>Q000372 130 131. da#-an-x [...] #tr.en: ... >>Q000372 131 132. [mu n i3-ak] #tr.en: he acted for n years. >>Q000372 132 133. x [...] #tr.en: ... >>Q000372 133 134. mu# [x i3-ak] #tr.en: he acted for n years. >>Q000372 134 135. A x [...] #tr.en: ... >>Q000372 135 136. mu# [x i3-ak] #tr.en: he acted for n years. >>Q000372 136 137. GAN2?# [...] #tr.en: ... >>Q000372 137 138. UN# [...] #tr.en: ... >>Q000372 138 139. [...] #tr.en: ... >>Q000372 139 140. [...] #tr.en: ... >>Q000372 140 141. i7 [... mu-un-dun] #tr.en: he dug the (canal) ..., >>Q000372 141 142. mu [x i3-ak] #tr.en: he acted for n years. >>Q000372 142 143. [...] #tr.en: ... >>Q000372 143 144. [...] #tr.en: ... >>Q000372 144 145. {i7#}mah# [{i7}...] #tr.en: ... the (canal) Maḫ, the (canal) ..., >>Q000372 145 146. {i7}pirig3-gin7#-gen [{i7}...] #tr.en: the (canal) Piriĝgin-ĝen, the (canal) ..., >>Q000372 146 147. {i7}pirig3 ka {i7}lugal?#-[ka] #tr.en: the (canal) Piriĝ at the mouth of the (canal) Lugal, >>Q000372 147 148. {i7}GAN2-hi#-li-an-na {i7}TE#-[x] #tr.en: the (canal) GAN-ḫili-ana, the (canal) ..., >>Q000372 148 149. {i7}{d}nansze-pa3-da mu-un-[dun] #tr.en: and the (canal) Nanše-pada he dug. >>Q000372 149 150. a-gar3 gal-gal dili-e en3-bi tar-[re-de3] #tr.en: To care, single-handedly, for the great arable lands, >>Q000372 150 151. pa5 a du11-ga |AMAR.TI.AN| [mu-un-dun] #tr.en: he dug irrigation ditches and ..., >>Q000372 151 152. mu 3(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) i3-ak #tr.en: he acted for 2220 years. >>Q000372 152 153. ur-{d}nansze dumu# x x-ma-ke4 #tr.en: Ur-Nanše, the son of ..., >>Q000372 153 154. e2#-sirara6! e2 sza3 hul2-la-ni #tr.en: who built E-Sirara, her temple of happiness, >>Q000372 154 155. nina{ki} iri ki ag2-ga2-ni mu-du3-a #tr.en: and Niĝin, her beloved city, >>Q000372 155 156. mu# 1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) i3-ak #tr.en: he acted for 1080 years. >>Q000372 156 157. an-ne2-tum2 dumu ur-{d}nansze-ke4 #tr.en: Annetum, the son of Ur-Nanše, >>Q000372 157 158. ki alim-ma#-na dingir-re-e-ne #tr.en: in whose ... place the gods stood, >>Q000372 158 159. mu-un-gub-ba sa12-du5? {d}en-lil2 gal DE2 #tr.en: who ... the land register of great Enlil: >>Q000372 159 160. dingir-ra-ni {d}szul-udul10? #tr.en: his personal god was Šul-utul, >>Q000372 160 161. mu# 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 3(u) i3-ak #tr.en: he acted for 161 years >>Q000372 161 162. [...] NE# dumu an-ne2-tum2 #tr.en: ..., the son of Annetum: >>Q000372 162 163. mu [n] 6(gesz2) i3-ak #tr.en: he acted for n + 360 years. >>Q000372 163 164. [en]-en3-tar-zi dingir-ra-ni {d}mes-an-tum2 #tr.en: Enentarzi: his god was Mesantum2, >>Q000372 164 165. numun# u4 re-a iri-da mu2-a #tr.en: of the seed of ancient days, who had grown together with the city, >>Q000372 165 166. mu 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 3(u) i3-ak #tr.en: he acted for 990 years. >>Q000372 166 167. [x]-en#-da-in-si dumu en-en3-tar-zi #tr.en: ..., the son of Enentarzi: >>Q000372 167 168. [{i7}ur]-mah#-banda3{da} {i7}tab-ta?-ku3-gal2 #tr.en: the (canal) Urmaḫ-banda, and the (canal) Tabta-ku-ĝal, >>Q000372 168 169. [mu-un-dun] dingir-a-ni {d}mes-an-DU #tr.en: he dug, his personal god was Mesantum2; >>Q000372 000 170. [lugal-a-ni] {d}nin-gir2-su #tr.en: his king Ninĝirsu >>Q000372 170 171. [e2-a-ni du3-da] mu-un-na-du11 #tr.en: commanded him to build his temple; >>Q000372 171 172. mu# 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) i3-ak #tr.en: he acted for 960 years. >>Q000372 172 173. en#-[{d}en-lil2]-le#-su mu# 1(gesz'u) i3-ak #tr.en: En-Enlile-su: he acted for 600 years. >>Q000372 173 174. en#-[x-x] dumu# [en]-[{d}en-lil2]-le#-su #tr.en: En-..., the son of En-Enlile-su: >>Q000372 174 175. [dingir-ra]-ni {d}nin#-[a]-zu mu 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) i3-ak #tr.en: his personal god was Ninazu; he acted for 660 years. >>Q000372 175 176. [...]-du8# mu# 1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 3(u) i3-ak #tr.en: ...: he acted for 1110 years. >>Q000372 176 177. [|PU3.SZA|]-[{d}nin]-lil2# mu# [x szu]-szi n 1(disz) i3-ak #tr.en: Puzur-Ninlil: he acted for n + 61 years. >>Q000372 177 178. [en-{d}mes-an-tum2 dumu] |PU3.SZA|#-{d}nin#-lil2#-la2 #tr.en: En-Mesantum, the son of Puzur-Ninlil: >>Q000372 178 179. [dingir-ra-ni AN ... mu] 2(disz) szu-szi i3-ak #tr.en: his personal god was ..., he acted for 120 years. >>Q000372 179 180. da#-du dumu# en-{d}mes-an#-DU# mu# 2(gesz2) 4(u) <i3-ak> #tr.en: Dadu, the son of En-Mesantum: he acted for 160 years. >>Q000372 180 181. tug2-gur dumu da-du mu 2(gesz2) 4(u) i3-ak# #tr.en: Tuggur, the son of Dadu: he acted for 160 years. >>Q000372 181 182. LA-x mu 2(gesz2) i3-ak #tr.en: LA-..., he acted for 120 years >>Q000372 182 183. |PU3.SZA|-{d}ma-ma dub-sar [{d}]nin#-ki# #tr.en: Puzur-Mama, the scribe of Ninki: >>Q000372 183 184. dingir-ra-ni {d}za-za-ru mu [n] i3-ak #tr.en: his personal god was Zazaru; he acted for n years. >>Q000372 184 185. |LAM.KU|-nig2-ge-na sza3-tam |PU3.SZA|-{d}ma-ma #tr.en: LAMKU-niĝgena, the administrator of Puzur-Mama, >>Q000372 185 186. lu2 bad3 gir2-su#{ki} ASZ2?-[a]-ni #tr.en: who built the wall of Ĝirsu, his ..., >>Q000372 186 187. e2#-gal ti-ra-asz2 ki# lagasz{ki} mu-du3-a #tr.en: and the Tiraš palace in Lagaš: >>Q000372 187 188. mu# 4(gesz2) 4(u) i3-ak #tr.en: he acted for 280 years. >>Q000372 188 189. [he2-en]-gal2 dumu |LAM.KU|-nig2-ge-na #tr.en: Ḫenĝal, the son of LAMKU-niĝgena: >>Q000372 189 190. [dingir-ra-ni] {d}pa4?-bil-sag mu 2(gesz2) 2(u) <i3-ak> #tr.en: his god was Pabilsaĝ (?), he acted for 140 years. >>Q000372 190 191. [...] dumu he2-en-gal2 mu 2(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) <i3-ak> #tr.en: ..., the son of Ḫenĝal: he acted for 144 years. >>Q000372 191 192. [ur]-{d}nin-mar-ki-ka dub-sar um-mi#-a #tr.en: Ur-Ninmarki, the scribe and scholar: >>Q000372 192 193. [x x] kal sag dur2-ra dingir#-ra#-ni# {d}ha-ia3 {d}nisaba #tr.en: ..., his personal gods were Ḫaya and Nisaba, >>Q000372 193 194. [mu n] 2(u) i3-ak #tr.en: he acted for n + 20 years. >>Q000372 194 195. [ur]-[{d}]nin-gir2-su dumu ur-{d}nin#-[mar-ki-ka] [mu n] szu#-szi <i3-ak> #tr.en: Ur-Ninĝirsu, the son of Ur-Ninmarki: he acted for n × 60 years. >>Q000372 195 196. [ur]-[{d}]ba-ba6 dub-sar ur-{d}[nin-gir2-su-ka] x# #tr.en: Ur-Baba, the scribe of Ur-Ninĝirsu, >>Q000372 196 197. [...] x ukken-na [... mu x] 3(u) <i3-ak> #tr.en: who ... in the assembly: he acted for n + 30 years. >>Q000372 197 198. gu3-de2!-a szesz-banda3{da} ur-{d}ba-ba6-ka# [...] #tr.en: Gudea, the little brother of Ur-Baba ..., >>Q000372 198 199. dumu ama-na dumu ad-da nu-me-a [mu x i3-ak] #tr.en: who was not the son of his mother nor the son of his father: he acted for ... years. >>Q000372 199 200. e2-dub-ba sar-ra# {d}nisaba za3#-[mi2] #tr.en: Written in the school. Nisaba be praised! >>Q000372 199
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year = {2026},
month = {oct 14},
title = {Text of {CDLI} {Literary} 000372 ({Rulers} of {Lagash}) composite, revision 2229555},
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