Position in chronology
Anonymous Uruk 1 (FAOS 05/2, AnUruk 01)
Written in modern English
After the goddess Ninimma spoke to Aya-diĝirĝu and filled him with awe, he and his mother Kumtuše dedicated a statue to the god Ninšubur. Aya-diĝirĝu is identified as the father of Aka and as temple administrator of the sun-god Utu.
A modern paraphrase of the literal translation — same content, contemporary voice.
Translation — scholar edition
ETCSRI(1) After Ninimma filled (Aya-diĝirĝu) with awe by addressing him, Aya-diĝirĝu, father of Aka, the temple administrator of Utu, and Kumtuše, mother of Aya-diĝirĝu, dedicated (this statue) to Ninšubur.
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 Q001383.
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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/Q001383/.
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