Position in chronology
E-anatum 08
Translation — scholar edition
ETCSRI(i 1) E-ana-tum, ruler of Lagaš, whose name was proclaimed by Enlil, given strenght by Ninĝirsu, chosen by Nanše in the heart, nourished on rich milk by Ninhursaĝa, called by a propitious name by Inana, child of Akurgal, ruler of Lagaš, built Ĝirsu for Ninĝirsu, and built Niĝin for Nanše. (iii 5) E-ana-tum defeated Elam, the marvelous mountain range, and piled up a burial mound for it. (iii 10) He defeated Arawa, whose ruler marched with its standard in the vanguard, and piled up a burial mound for it. (iv 6) He defeated Umma, and piled up 20 burial mounds for it. He restored the field of…
Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions — scholar edition (Vienna).
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Scholarly note
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 Q001062.
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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/Q001062/.
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