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En-metena 12
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High confidence(i 1) For Ninĝirsu, Enlil’s warrior. (i 3) En-metena, ruler of Lagaš, child of En-ana-tum, ruler of Lagaš, descendant of Ur-Nanše, king of Lagaš, built the sanctuary of Dugru for Ninĝirsu. He built the Ahuš, the temple that is looked upon with favour, for him. (iii 5) For Lugal-Uruba, he built his great temple in Urub. (iv 2) For Nanše, he built the E-engur in Zulum. (iv 5) For Enki, king of Eridug, he built the Abzu-pasira. (v 2) For Ninhursaĝa, he built the high temple of Tirkug. (v 6) For Ninĝirsu, he built the Antasura, the temple whose fearsome radiance covers all the lands. (vi 4) For…
Source: Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI), University of Vienna, edited by Gábor Zólyomi et al. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/etcsri/Q001093/
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Sumerian royal inscription, published in the Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI) by Gábor Zólyomi and collaborators. Translation reproduced from the ETCSRI edition. ORACC text Q001093.
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Translation excerpted from Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI), University of Vienna, edited by Gábor Zólyomi et al. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/etcsri/Q001093/.
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